Treasure Island 1992, starting from the Four Little Heavenly Kings

Originally, Chen Qiming didn't want to pay attention to the media's hype about him and Xie.

After all, although Xie is indeed very popular in Hong Kong now and can be regarded as a rare supernova in the past two years, the level of the other party is really different from his own.

The gap in status and reputation means that whenever Chen Qiming responds to this matter, he will bring huge traffic to the other party.

And Xie is not Wang Jie, he is familiar with him, and he is willing to give him warmth.

In fact, Xie's way of gaining popularity is very radical, in a way that he wants to step on Chen Qiming's rise to power.

Therefore, Chen Qiming ignored him.

But now, Xie has gone from using the media to hype things up in a subtle way, to openly questioning and challenging them.

If Chen Qiming hadn't taken any action, ordinary people would probably think that he was scared.

However, where there is action, there is action.

But Chen Qiming didn't want to end up personally to increase Xie's traffic.

Therefore, this matter is worth thinking about.

With Xie's current status, whenever Chen Qiming ends up personally, no matter what the final result is.

It was Chen Qiming who beat him to a pulp, or whatever it was, it was a victory for Xie.

Regardless of the outcome, he will receive a lot of attention and traffic because of this collision.

This is not what Chen Qiming wants to see.

Therefore, he has to avoid ending up himself.

If you don't want to appear on your own, but also want to teach Xie a lesson and let him know the pros and cons, the only way is to create an album for his singers and release it at the same time as Xie.

Just like how he created an album for Andy Hui in order to deal with PolyGram.

Of course, it's definitely not Xu Zhian this time.

Xu Zhian has developed quite well in the past two years and has won the top ten golden songs in the Hong Kong Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards for two consecutive years.

When Hong Kong's Four Heavenly Kings and Chen Qiming gradually faded out of the top ten Chinese awards, he already belonged to the first level of the Chinese music scene.

Letting him deal with Xie is completely overqualified.

Chen Qiming already has a choice to deal with Xie.

The Times Idol Group has been established for some time. These days, they have been conducting various trainings at Qidian Records, such as singing, dancing, and language learning such as Chinese, Japanese, and English.

At present, their studies have come to an end, and the company has begun to prepare a new album for them.

Talking about learning from idol groups of the era.

In fact, at the beginning, Chen Qiming's plan was to use them to make quick money.

But just last November, Liu Ciwei suggested that although the members of the era idol group each have their own skills, they are all good.

But if you want this group to go further, retraining them is the best option.

Moreover, not only Liu Ciwei thinks so, although some members of the era idol group want to debut as soon as possible and release records to make money, there are also some who want to have a broader development path in the future, and those who agree with Liu Ciwei's ideas.

In the end, with the idea of ​​cultivating good talents for the Chinese music scene, Chen Qiming finally gave up the idea of ​​letting them debut as soon as possible to create benefits for the company, and instead let them train in seclusion for nearly a year.

There are benefits to this.

It can be said that almost all the members of this group are top talents in the industry.

But the disadvantages are also great.

That is, after about a year of retreat, the members of the era idol group lost a lot of popularity.

After not being exposed for a long time, the market, media, and their fans have almost forgotten them.

But after all, they were once popular show contestants in Asia. Even if they disappear for a year, they will definitely attract huge attention when they reappear.

On August 10th, Chen Qiming met with the members of the idol group at Qidian Records Branch in Hong Kong.

And personally selected two songs for them from their minds as their debut songs.

The two songs are "Monkey Cage" and "Happy Worship".

The first album of the era idol group does not have a single theme, but covers various types of songs.

There is dance music, rock music, rap, and pop love songs.

This is based on the individual characteristics of each member.

Most of the songs on the album were written by the company's songwriters.

The overall quality is very good.

Among them, Jay Chou composed two songs for the idol group of the era, one "Simple Love" and one "Nunchaku".

Originally, Chen Qiming wanted Jay Chou to put these songs on his album.

But Jay Chou said that he has already prepared the songs for his album.

Therefore, Chen Qiming did not continue to persuade.

After confirming the album songs of the era idol group, Chen Qiming responded to Xie's provocation for the first time on the 12th.

“I do have plans for a record this year, and the release date is just around the corner, but I’m not interested in bullying newcomers.

However, the idol group of our company is also about to release a record, and they are looking forward to having a strong rival at the same time.

I remember that Emperor Records is recruiting songwriter and songwriter Xie to create a new album. If we go by the time, his new album should be in September, right?
The era idol group's album will also be released in September, and they should be a good match. "

Chen Qiming's words were immediately recorded by reporters on the scene and reported the next day.

"Haha! He really thinks he is a god. What the hell is the idol group of this era?"

Emperor Records, Yang Shoucheng couldn't help but sneered after seeing the news.

"Mr. Yang, don't underestimate this group. The Times Idol group is the final member of the Times Idol program created by Chen Qiming last year.

The members of this group are very popular throughout Asia.

Among them, the one named Edison Chen received tens of millions of votes in last year's voting period. It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of people voted for him. He is an out-and-out popular newcomer. "

Next to him, Xie's manager Huo Wenxi saw that Boss Yang didn't know about the idol group of the era, so he immediately explained.

Hearing this, Yang Shoucheng finally looked at it seriously. He asked: "The company has summoned so many songwriters and composers. How are the new album songs they created for Xie?"

“There are songs that have been selected for Xie’s album, but the title song has not been targeted yet.

We plan to expand our invitations to songwriters and composers.

This record is in Mandarin, and the songwriters and songwriters from Baodao have an advantage. We are contacting the record companies there, hoping to find outstanding songwriters. "

Huo Wenxi said.

After a pause, she continued: "Unfortunately, Qidian Records is too big, and they have almost poached most of the creators on the market.

Otherwise, our recruitment would not be so difficult. "

"Pacific Entertainment is a cancer. They just lure away most of the talents in film and television. They don't even let go of the talents in music.

They are trying to be the Shaw Brothers of the new century, playing dictatorship and hegemony. "

Yang Shoucheng slapped the table hard, with an angry look on his face.

Don't blame him for being angry.

Pacific Entertainment is really too bullying.

In terms of film and television, Emperor Entertainment originally invited talents such as Wang Jing and Stephen Chow to produce movies for Emperor Entertainment this year.

As a result, Chen Qiming kept Wang Jing and others in a tight circle. Even if he offered good terms, he could not win over Wang Jing and others.

Then there are the record companies.

Qidian Records is even more ruthless. As Chen Qiming's home base, Qidian Records will not let go of any talent in the Chinese music scene.

All creators with names and surnames were recruited into the creative department of Qidian Records.

However, Qidian Records, because Chen Qiming values ​​originality, treats these creators surprisingly well.

A songwriter who writes a high-quality song will almost always have a certain amount of copyright income from the song.

Such favorable conditions directly caused most creators to go to them.

The result of this is that after the establishment of Emperor Records, even though it has strong funds and many outstanding singers, it has a very embarrassing problem. That is because they have too few creative people.

Some of them are also crooked and cracked.

"There is nothing we can do about it. Qidian Records is the only record company in the Chinese music industry that gives priority to providing creators with a certain amount of copyright income from their songs, as well as generous wages and benefits.

Although we now all mention that the treatment of creators is the same as that of Qidian, most creators will still give priority to cooperation with Qidian Records. "

Huo Wenxi also looked helpless.

It can be said that Chen Qiming's Qidian Records gave the music world a big earthquake.

It not only recruited a large number of outstanding singers, but also proposed for the first time the idea of ​​sharing song copyright income with creators.

What does it mean?

In fact, it means that as long as a creator joins Qidian Records, and the song he creates is used by any singer under Qidian Records, then after the song is released, the creator will have the copyright income of the song.

The copyright income from Qidian Records to different creators is different.

Most are dated.

The creator will receive 5% of the song's income share for ten years.

Some people will directly own 10% of the copyright income.

For example, Jay Chou and Tao Zhe are creators who have proven themselves.

Why did Jay Chou give his songs to the idol group of the era?
The reason is actually not that he wants to help the company create new people.

The main reason is actually profit.

Era Idol Group is an idol group created by Chen Qiming.

In the company's plan, this combination is not limited to China.

They will fight against Japan, South Korea, and even Europe and the United States.

This is why the company requires members to be proficient in these three languages.

Not to mention whether this group can shine internationally in the future.

Let’s just say that now, in Asia, era idol groups have a very good fan base.

Smart people know that as long as the first album of an idol group of the era is of good quality, its sales will definitely be very good.

Under such circumstances, as Jay Chou who has income from song copyrights, he certainly hopes that his songs will appear on the album of the idol group of the era.

Because this means that as long as this album sells well in Asia, he will be able to obtain a permanent 5% of the income of several songs he wrote in Asia.

Five percent may seem like a small amount, but it’s actually a lot.

If the song becomes a hit, it won’t be a problem to earn millions from one song.

"Then what should we do? Since the idol groups of this era are so powerful, should we move Xie's record plan to a later date?"

After getting angry, Yang Saucheng looked at Huo Wenxi helplessly.

"I don't think so. We asked Xie to choose Chen Qiming before, just to increase Xie's traffic!
Now that Chen Qiming is not going to die personally, it would be a good idea to have a try with the idol group of the era.

The idol group of the era is a very popular group. Even though they have not officially debuted, they are still getting a lot of attention.

Collision with them can also bring huge attention to Xie.

If Xie can defeat them, Xie may even take this opportunity to expand his influence to the mainland, Japan and South Korea. " Huo Wenxi analyzed.

"Then it's settled, let's do it!" Yang Shoucheng knocked on the table and gave the order.

……

Chen Qiming did not know that Emperor Records had hesitated to withdraw from the competition with the idol group of the era.

He is very busy at this time.

He is busy promoting his new record.

The new album is named "Chen Qiming 1999", and the release date has been set for August th, which happens to be Saturday.

This record release will be released simultaneously in all places except the mainland.

Because Chen Qiming's album has never been promoted before.

Therefore, when Chen Qiming suddenly announced that the new album will be released with fans next week, all the fans were excited.

After about a year, Chen Qiming is finally releasing an album again.

All fans are already gearing up and ready to start buying records as soon as the album is released.

Some students even started saving money that week after hearing the news to buy a record after the album was released.

Compared with previous albums, before the album is released, the title song will be placed on major radio stations to chart.

This time, Chen Qiming did not provide songs to any radio station.

He has already planned that the songs will not be released on major radio stations until the album is released.

This is a means of preventing piracy.

As the new century approaches, piracy becomes more and more rampant.

Globally, record sales have been greatly affected.

Chen Qiming, a superstar singer, was equally affected.

Even worse.

Every time he releases a record, there will be at least 10 million worth of pirated VCDs circulating on the market.

In order to prevent piracy, Chen Qiming has adopted various methods.

He has cooperated with the authorities to combat piracy, and has also tried to actively lower the price of records to allow more fans to buy genuine copies.

He also educated fans on the dangers of piracy.

But although these are effective, piracy cannot be avoided.

Therefore, all singers including Chen Qiming know that piracy cannot be eradicated.

In this case, there is only one way, and that is to minimize the occurrence of piracy.

To this end, the singers used various methods.

Some people choose to use various more expensive anti-piracy discs.

Someone directly started signing and selling in all regions.

Some people even directly choose to cooperate with pirates to get the lowest price of records.

As for Chen Qiming, his method is something that others cannot do.

Don’t send songs to radio stations.

After some investigations by Chen Qiming, it was found that many pirated copies were actually circulated from major radio stations.

When singers send records to radio stations for promotion and charts, the records will be copied by certain people at the radio station and then sold to pirates for their own benefit.

Many singers know this.

But they had no choice but to continue sending songs to radio stations.

No way, their record needs promotion.

Without radio promotion, the album would have sold even fewer copies.

Therefore, they cannot do without the radio station at all.

But Chen Qiming is different. His records have attracted a lot of attention. Even if there is no radio station as a promotional aid, there will still be countless other platforms to help promote it.

There is no need to even promote it. As long as they see his records in a physical store, fans will almost not hesitate and pay for them.

Therefore, Chen Qiming chose not to send songs to radio stations for charting, in order to prevent piracy from appearing on the market when the record was just released.

Of course, there are also disadvantages to this, that is, it will inevitably offend major radio stations.

(End of this chapter)