Treasure Island 1992, starting from the Four Little Heavenly Kings

Chapter 285 Starting Point Records
To be honest, winning the Grammy Award for Best Newcomer definitely has a significant effect on Chen Qiming's career boost.

In the weeks since the Grammy Awards, Chen Qiming's fame has increased significantly around the world.

Even "The Wind and Cloud", which was already on the verge of release, experienced a small explosion at the box office in North America.

The same is true for sales figures for other albums and the like.

However, regarding this matter, Chen Qiming himself did not pay too much attention to it.

The day after the Grammy Awards ceremony, he flew back to Baodao, and while recording the two Japanese and Korean albums, he began to set up his own record company.

The name of the record company, Chen Qiming, named it "Starting Records".

With a capital injection of 2000 million Taiwan dollars, the address is not far from Fulong Company.

In fact, Chen Qiming didn't want to open his record company in Taiwan at the beginning.

He has contacts on Baodao, but compared to the small group of Ge Fuhong and others, he is much worse.

He was very worried about being squeezed out by Ge Fuhong and others.

However, after thinking for a long time, he finally chose to open the company in Baodao.

The reason why we finally decided to open in Baodao is mainly because in the next few years, the focus of the Chinese music scene will gradually shift to Baodao.

Although Hong Kong has never admitted it, there is a fact that the Cantonese record market has begun to decline sharply in the past two years.

This can be seen from the fact that a large number of singers in Hong Kong have begun to shift their focus to Taiwan.

Cantonese queens like Wang Jingwen even went directly to Baodao to develop.

Even Chen Qiming himself has only released a few Cantonese songs in the past few years, and the other songs are all in Mandarin.

The main reason for this is that the Cantonese market is already too small compared to the Mandarin market.

Especially for an existence like Chen Qiming whose record is based on millions of sales after it is released, instead of spending his time trying to release a Cantonese album and only reaping hundreds of thousands of sales in the end, he might as well just release one For Mandarin albums, sales start at least two to three million.

Well, it's a bit of an exaggeration.

But Chen Qiming is such a dick in the Chinese music scene now.

Currently, Chen Qiming has released a total of four Mandarin albums, with a total sales volume of around 200 million.

Among them, "Storm of the Stars" had the highest sales volume, reaching 100 million, followed by "Too Soft Heart", with a sales volume of just over 1000 million.

The other two albums "Fairy Tale" and "Trend Figure" are 700 million and 300 million respectively.

There is no doubt that Chen Qiming's record data is rising in steps.

The average sales volume is 800 million copies.

800, what is this concept?
It can be said that in the history of the entire Chinese music scene, and even in the history of Asian and global music, this is a very explosive existence.

Because of this data, some media have even declared that whenever Chen Qiming releases a record, regardless of the quality of the record, the minimum sales volume will be 400 million.

In the Mandarin market, Chen Qiming naturally wouldn't waste his time releasing Cantonese records.

Therefore, considering the audience, Chen Qiming finally chose to open the record company in Baodao.

Qidian Records is not a completely new creation.

For Chen Qiming, starting from scratch is a waste of time.

Therefore, he chose to acquire a small record company in Formosa.

This record company was originally a company that undertook record production and had two recording studios.

Because of poor management, the boss was also attracted by the enthusiasm for opening factories in the mainland in just a few years, so he sold the record company to Chen Qiming.

Based on this, Chen Qiming established Qidian Records.

After the initial establishment of the record company, it was naturally impossible for Chen Qiming to be the only one.

Record producers, company executives, and recording crews are all indispensable.

In order for the record company to start operating as soon as possible, Chen Qiming had no choice but to brandish a hoe and start poaching corners.

The first is the record producer. He directly recruited Chen Xiunan from Warner as the chief producer.

Then Tao Zhe, who once wrote a song "Love Is Simple" for himself, was dug over from Fulong Records.

These two people.

Chen Xiunan's life at Warner for the past two years is not bad.

Since the flying saucer was acquired by Warner, the original generals of the flying saucer have all been affected to varying degrees.

Originally, those gold medal producers of UFO either quit Rolling Stone, or were dispatched to Hong Kong Warner, or continued to stay in UFO Warner.

Among them, Li Ziheng, who originally wrote the song "Rain and Rain" for Chen Qiming, quit for various reasons and went to Rolling Stones.

In May last year, he supervised the production of Ekin Chow's "Really Don't Want to Leave".

As for Chen Xiunan, he was dispatched to Hong Kong by UFO Warner last year. He was reused and was in charge of Aaron Kwok's monster image record "Desire".

Compared with Chen Xiunan's life is not so good, Tao Zhe's life is not so good.

After the song "Love Is Simple" he wrote for Chen Qiming became popular, he was immediately reused, and Ge Fuhong transferred him away from Chen Qiming to be responsible for the record production of the company's newcomers.

It's a pity that he didn't have any good songs in the past two years, so he was gradually buried in the company.

Both of them have a good relationship with Chen Qiming.

As soon as Chen Qiming called, the two left Warner and Fulong one after another, and went directly to Qidian Records.

And except for these two people.

At the end of February, after Chen Qiming completed the production of two Japanese and Korean records, Liu Ciwei, who was the general manager of Fulong Company, also chose to change jobs and directly came to Qidian as the manager of Qidian Records.

Regarding Liu Ciwei, in fact, Chen Qiming did not take the initiative to dig him out.

He took the initiative to contact Chen Qiming.

After Chen Xiunan and Tao Zhe went to Qidian Records successively, he called Chen Qiming directly and expressed his hope to come.

Compared with Chen Xiunan and Tao Zhe when they switched jobs, the situation was calm.

Liu Ciwei's job-hopping really caused a lot of trouble.

It seems that before leaving, Liu Ciwei approached Ge Fuhong to discuss the issue of shares, but Ge Fuyou refused.

In a fit of anger, Liu Ciwei contacted Chen Qiming, and when this guy left, he wanted to take Takeshi Kaneshiro and Sun Yaowei away.

These two people are artists brought by him in Fulong, and they have a very good relationship with him. As long as they are willing, they may really follow along.

And Takeshi Kaneshiro and Sun Yaowei are Ge Fuhong's treasures now.

After Chen Qiming left, Fulong Records was completely supported by the two of them.

If the two of them are taken away by Liu Ciwei, one can imagine what kind of turmoil will happen to Fulong.

However, Chen Qiming rejected his idea of ​​taking people away after knowing his idea of ​​taking them away.

Chen Qiming and Ge Fuhong separated peacefully, but he didn't want to separate, and the relationship between the two parties was like fire and water.

If Liu Ciwei really brings Takeshi Kaneshiro and Sun Yaowei to Qiming Records, then the two sides will definitely turn their faces.

Therefore, Chen Qiming rejected Liu Ciwei's proposal.

In the end, Liu Ciwei had to leave alone and came to Qidian Records.

……

Starting point records, in an office on the second floor.

Chen Qiming sat at the desk, and opposite him sat Liu Ciwei and Chen Xiunan.

After the company's front desk poured a cup of tea for the two of them, Chen Qiming took out two documents from the drawer and handed them to them.

"The company has just been established. Both of you are veterans of the company. Before I came here, I told you that I would not treat you badly.

This is the share transfer contract I prepared, please take a look. "

Liu Ciwei and Liu Ciwei, who were sitting casually, suddenly looked happy when they heard this and took the contract from Chen Qiming.

After the two opened the contract and read it, the joy on their faces became even stronger.

Liu Ciwei put down the contract and said directly: "I am looking forward to the future development of the company!"

Obviously, he was very satisfied with the shares that Chen Qiming gave him.

5.00%.

These are the shares that Chen Qiming gave to the two of them.

Some people may feel that it is too high.

But the real situation is that these two people are definitely worth the price, at least, in Chen Qiming's opinion.

Chen Xiunan, the gold medal producer of UFO, he can control the company's record production department.

Liu Ciwei, agent, manager, and a variety show cafe, not to mention other places, in Treasure Island, his network is definitely the first row.

In the future, there will be newcomers in the company, and his contribution will be indispensable in the early stage of development.

In addition, Chen Qiming must devote most of his energy to singing and acting. At that time, the operation of the company will basically depend on these two people.

If you want the horse to run, you must provide it with grass. This is what Chen Qiming believes.

Unlike Ge Fuhong, he likes to eat alone, and all the people in the company are migrant workers.

For talents like Liu Ciwei and Chen Xiunan, Chen Qiming felt that it was definitely worthwhile to give them a certain amount of shares.

Of course, Chen Qiming is not a fool. In order to prevent the two of them from running away with their shares in the future, he also set up many clauses in the contract.

Such as performance terms, such as company revenue terms.

Anyway, in order to get the money for 5.00% of the shares, the two of them have to work hard.

The most basic point is that the work must be done well. If the revenue is not up to standard, then naturally you have to take less money.

Both of them were very satisfied with the 5.00% shares, they basically didn't mention the terms inside, and signed on it directly.

After putting away the contract belonging to the company, Chen Qiming began to talk about another purpose for bringing the two of them here today.

"When the company is established, the first record must pass.

What are your thoughts on my first record? "

He looked at the two of them.

In fact, Chen Qiming already had a preliminary idea in mind.

But after all, the company has just been established, and it is the time to gather people's hearts. He must not be able to talk about it, so he plans to discuss it with the two of them.

"Although we don't have the ability to distribute, but with your appeal and influence, after the record is produced, those companies that have the ability to distribute will definitely flock to get the distribution rights.

So, we don't need to worry about that.

Now, all we need to consider is one point.

That is whether to release the Mandarin record or the English record first!
Personally, I think it's best to release a Mandarin record first.

Your appeal in Asia is now unparalleled. The Mandarin market is very easy for you, and fans will buy it.

This can more safely allow the company to accumulate word of mouth. "

Liu Ciwei spoke first.

He hoped that Chen Qiming's first record at the starting point would be a Mandarin record.

"I think it's okay to take a risk."

Chen Xiunan adjusted his glasses and said:
"Amin just won a Grammy for Best New Artist and his ep has been out for over six months.

I think what we should do now is to release an English record to stabilize the European and American markets.

After all, fans are very forgetful. You have also seen that the replacement speed in the European and American markets is very fast. Every year, a large number of outstanding newcomers debut and achieve very good results.

If A Ming doesn't release an English record, I'm afraid it won't be long before the fans in Europe and America will forget about him. "

"I know that the English market is very important, but the top priority is to make the company famous!

English records are too risky!If it fails..."

Liu Ciwei frowned and said.

"The sign is actually not that important. I think that with me here, the sign of Qidian Records will be known to people sooner or later."

Chen Qiming took the conversation and said.

He is very confident.

It’s not about confidence, it’s just a fact.

What kind of existence is he, Chen Qiming, now?
No.1 in the Chinese music scene, the most popular superstar in Asia, the world's annual sales No. [-] last year, the winner of the Grammy Best Newcomer, and the most popular Chinese superstar in Europe and America.

Many titles and achievements make him shine, and he attracts attention almost everywhere he goes.

Then there is his terrifying and amazing creative talent.

It can be said that in the entire Chinese-speaking region, there is no company that attracts more attention from newcomers than his company.

Not to mention newcomers, there are some first-line singers now, and I am afraid that they all want to join Qidian Records.

This is the appeal and influence of the golden song making machine.

"You mean to make an English record first?"

Liu Ciwei looked at Chen Qiming.

"Yes! That's what I planned too!" Chen Qiming nodded.

After a pause, he explained: "My sales in English may not be as good as those in Mandarin.

But the price of English records is much higher than that of Mandarin records. "

The price of records is not static.

It is distinguished by the local economy as well as the popularity of the singer.

Let's talk about Chen Qiming's current record.

In Baodao, one of his records can be sold for 120 Taiwan dollars, which is about 30 yuan.

In Hong Kong, the price will be slightly lower, probably around 25.

Then there is the mainland, where the price will be lower, only about [-] per piece. (PS: VCD is popular now)

This is the price in Asia.

And Europe and America!
When it comes to Europe and America, according to Warner, Chen Qiming can now sell it for twenty dollars a piece.

The gap, this is the gap, comes from the economic gap.

Therefore, if Chen Qiming releases an English record, his sales may be less, but the profit will be no less than that of a Mandarin record.

If nothing else, just talk about Japan.

Throughout the year, the highest-selling records there are only 400 to [-] million records.

In this case, why does Chen Qiming want to expand the Japanese market.

The reason is that records are more expensive in Little Japan. They only cost 200 million, which is almost equivalent to 800 to [-] million in Chinese-speaking areas.

(End of this chapter)