Middle Age: A Leisurely Life in the Entertainment Industry

Chapter 201 Vinyl
Every spring is the busiest time for the mainland music scene.

In February, the annual music event, the Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards Ceremony, was held first, and then singers began to release their new song albums.

This year is no exception. Many singers have announced the release date of their new albums on their official websites and Weibo, making fans look forward to it.

But at the end of March, several famous singers, especially male singers, suddenly announced that they would postpone the release of their new albums, or that they would release the digital version online instead of offline and online simultaneously.

The reasons are mixed, some are due to delays in the construction period, some say that they want to keep improving the album, and some simply don’t mention any reasons and just apologize to fans on their official website Weibo.

But there is a gossip circulating in the industry: it is all to avoid the release of the new album of Qing Mang Lu.

Of course, no one would admit to this.

But there are no absolutes in everything, because on this day, a singer under another well-known studio also released a new album of the album at the same time.

Zhou Wei, a well-known folk singer signed by Liu Weici Studio, will release his fourth album "Cool", which will be released online and offline simultaneously, and will also release limited edition CDs and vinyls at the same time.

Today is the afternoon of March 3.

Zhou Wei is a veteran domestic singer who once released a record that hit platinum sales, but today he is a little worried in his high-end apartment.

"Old Feng, what do you think will happen tomorrow?"

Old Feng's name is Feng Gang, and he is Zhou Wei's manager. He never leaves his cigarette. Looking at Zhou Wei's appearance, he comforted him, "Why are you nervous? Several songs in this album of yours were written by the boss himself."

Their boss is Liu Weici.

"Old Feng, tell me what's on your mind." Zhou Wei said with a wry smile: "In the past, the songs written by the boss would have guaranteed sales, but now..." Zhou Wei shook his head after speaking.

Neither of them mentioned a person's name - Yu Dongqing.

"Are you worried that Yu Dongqing and his band's release of a record on the same day will affect us?" Feng Gang asked.

"Don't you think so?" Zhou Wei asked back.

Feng Gang was silent for a while: "I once suggested to the boss that your album be postponed, but the boss refused."

"That's right. The number one singer in the boss studio, who once achieved platinum sales, why would he shy away from the album of a semi-professional band? Where is the face of the boss?" Zhou Wei laughed at himself.

"Boss and Yu Dongqing seem to have conflicts." Feng Gang suddenly said.

"Oh? Who did you hear that from?"

"It's so rumored that the original reason was that in last year's "Happy Girls" audition, the boss was optimistic about the girl named Li Xuexin, but Yu Dongqing was optimistic about Han Chun, and even wrote the song "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau" in private, and she was defeated in one fell swoop. Li Xuexin advanced smoothly."

"Yu Dongqing is quite sinister." Zhou Wei said with a smile, "But that song is really well written, it's almost tailor-made for that fat girl."

"Yes. The boss can't do this."

"Let's not talk about the boss, look at the mainland, Xiangjiang, who can do it like Xia Wenxi and Liu Guoliang?" Zhou Weichang sighed.

"This only shows that this Yu Dongqing is an evildoer. After ten years of hard work, no one asked him, and he became famous all over the world in one fell swoop." Finally, Zhou Wei came up with a poem.

"Zhou Wei, don't worry too much. After all, your strength is there. You once set a record for platinum sales." Feng Gang reassured.

"That was in the past, but it's different now. The record industry is in decline. Who dares to say that your physical record sales will exceed one million? Even the most popular traffic singers only dare to release digital albums. That's right, that singer named Cai Qing, he It seems that your new album will be released tomorrow, right?"

"Yes, but only digitally."

Cai Qing is a popular traffic star in this time and space, especially famous for RAP.

"Look, even he doesn't dare to release a physical album." Zhou Wei smiled: "It's difficult to make a physical CD."

Lao Dao is a CD and vinyl record store owner in Chengdu. His record store is called
"Kole Records" is located in an old building in the famous Kuanzhai Alley in Chengdu.

A low-key signboard, high-profile playback equipment, a store of about 20 square meters, a CD area on the left, a vinyl area on the right, and about 12 boxes full of vinyl on the ground.There are tens of thousands of vinyl and CDs. If 8 people stand in the store, it will be a bit crowded, and the music atmosphere will blow your face.

Now making CD records and playing vinyl, in addition to seeking survival and doing business, it is more about protecting the feelings of this niche, so that vinyl records will not be obliterated in the ups and downs of the market, and love vinyl Record enthusiasts provide a poetic habitat for music.

So usually there are not many people in the store, and the business is light.

When Lao Dao was free, he stood alone at the counter, put on a vinyl record, and listened to those familiar voices, as if walking in the old days.

But today is a bit busy.

A lot of customers came here to buy the physical album that will be released tomorrow: "Wild Lily Has Spring" published by Qingmanshoe Band.

Of course, Lao Dao had heard of this album, and he had ordered a limited edition of [-] sets and three or four vinyl copies, but he did not expect that the pre-orders would be sold out soon.

When he added another [-] sets to the seller, he was told that it was temporarily out of stock!

Out of stock in store.

Online platforms such as Taobao and JD.com are all out of stock!

So he had to hang a small sign at the door, which said that the pre-sale album of the Qingmanshoe band was out of stock.

This is the first time in all these years.

At this moment, a petite girl who looked like a student hurried in and asked, "Boss, are you still pre-ordering the album that will be released tomorrow by the Qingmanshoe Band? I want both the limited edition and the vinyl."

"Sorry, the pre-sale is already sold out." Lao Dao apologized, pointing to the sign hanging at the door.

The girl was disappointed, and seemed a little unwilling to give up: "Boss, is there any scalper to buy, I will buy it at a high price!"

high price? !
Lao Dao was taken aback. He looked at the girl's attire in front of him. She was a college student, not a rich kid.

"Girl, do you know how much the vinyl of this album has been sold for? It was originally 1888 yuan, but now it has been sold for 4000 yuan!"

"4000 yuan? It's so expensive." The girl exclaimed.

"It's a bit expensive." Lao Dao said with a wry smile.

Generally speaking, the older the vinyl is, the more valuable it becomes, especially for those big singers. I have never seen records that have not yet come out be sold so high.

"So, girl, I suggest you don't rush to buy. After a while, the price will definitely come down." Lao Dao kindly suggested.

"Then I want to hear what to do tomorrow?"

"You can buy digital albums online, it's cheap."

"Oh," the girl sighed softly.

Seeing the disappointed look of the girl, Lao Dao thought for a while and said:
"Girl, if you really like it, you can leave your contact information, and I will notify you as soon as it is in stock."

"Ok."

The girl left her phone number and name on the notebook.

Lao Dao looked at it, the name was nice, it was Chen Guoguo.

(End of this chapter)