The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 331 European and American Record Market
"How could it be a conspiracy theory? Think about it. Is it to make you lose weight? He sells you diet pills to make more money, or let you grow naturally. He can't sell a box of diet pills and make more money?" Xu Guanwu waved his hands. "Do you know how big the weight loss market is? At least hundreds of billions of dollars."

"What about the huge market of hundreds of billions of dollars?" Zhao Yazhi gave him a white look. "The food market is still worth trillions of dollars. Is there a conspiracy theory?"

"However, pharmaceutical production companies in Europe and the United States are basically monopoly enterprises. If promoting the concept of weight loss can make them earn tens of billions of dollars every year, do you think they will pay a little money to let these fashion designers talk about the benefits of weight loss; Spend a little money in a magazine, saying that thin women are the most beautiful; find a few medical experts, and publish a few articles saying that losing weight is good for your health, and obesity may lead to various complications..." Xu Guanwu He smiled and said.

"It's not as dark as you said, is it? Are these really just conspiracy theories?" After hearing this, Zhao Yazhi couldn't help asking with some doubts.

"If you don't believe it, just wait for 30 or 40 years and see if fashion returns to natural beauty?" Xu Guanwu said with a smile.

"Wait for three or 40 years?! Then I think I'll be old and out of shape. Even if he advocates natural beauty, what does it matter to me?" Zhao Yazhi asked with wide-eyed eyes.

"It's true, then I will buy more TV stations and run more newspapers later, and then vigorously promote the beauty of nature. It is estimated that the trend may be reversed in advance." Xu Guanwu said with a smile.

"Is there anything wrong with advocating weight loss? Why do you do so many things?" Zhao Yazhi asked suspiciously.

"Losing weight is good, but excessive weight loss is not good." Xu Guanwu shook his head, "Besides, you are not fat now, and you don't want to lose weight all the time. Losing weight also affects fertility. When you are pregnant with a baby in the future, you will not be able to provide Sufficient nutrition."

In later generations, there were many cases of death due to weight loss, which aroused people's doubts about weight loss.If losing weight is to prevent disease, prolong life, and improve your quality of life.So what is the purpose of losing weight to death? !

"That's it, then I won't reduce it for the time being, and I will reduce it after the baby is born." Zhao Yazhi couldn't help stroking her belly when she heard what Xu Guanwu said.

Xu Guanwu nodded, "By the way, do you know who that black guy we met at the press conference just now?"

"Who is it?!" Zhao Yazhi turned her head and asked.

"He is a very remarkable singer." Xu Guanwu said excitedly.

"Really? What kind of songs has he sung?" Zhao Yazhi asked in surprise. She didn't expect that black guy to be a big singer.

"This..." Xu Guanwu was speechless for a moment. What song did Michael Jackson sing before? !Xu Guanwu only remembers the classic songs he sang in the 90s and [-]s, but he is really not familiar with the songs he sang in the Jackson Five before.

"You don't even know what songs he sings, but you know he is a great singer?" Zhao Yazhi gave Xu Guanwu a white look, and teased.

"Well, I didn't live with you before, but I knew you were a good wife and mother." Xu Guanwu said with a smile, "Some people don't need to know too much, as long as they see their essence. .”

"Spoof." Zhao Yazhi smiled, "You have a lot of fallacies."

"Oh, how could this be fallacy? In the ancient book "Lie Zi", Ma Youyun, the Prime Minister of Bo Le, got the essence and forgot the roughness, and forgot the outside when he was inside. See what he sees, but don't see what he doesn't see; What they look at, but what they don’t look at.” Xu Guanwu said with a smile, “This is also the principle used to select talents, which is similar to Cao Cao’s meritocracy. You should usually read more books, especially the ancient Literary classics are of great value in self-cultivation."

"Those books are no longer read even in mainland China. They are copied and burned when they are called the Four Olds. You treat them as treasures. Are they really as good as you say?" Zhao Yazhi shook her head and said.

"Think about the books that have been passed down for thousands of years from the pre-Qin period to the present. Could it be that they are just talking nonsense?" Xu Guanwu couldn't help laughing and said, "The books that have been passed down for thousands of years in the West have now been regarded as the Bible." Yes. Aristotle, Archimedes, Plato... During the Western Renaissance, it is still an important part of Western culture to dig out these ancient people who have long been forgotten from the pile of old papers, and then worship them on the altar. Our ancients will be regarded as the four olds and thrown into the fire to be burned. They may have forgotten that in the ancient history of thousands of years, China has always been a powerful country in the world. These ancients How can you underestimate your wisdom?"

"Okay, okay, don't get too excited. If that black guy is really a great singer, do you want to sign him?" Seeing Xu Guanwu's excited look, Zhao Yazhi couldn't help persuading him .

"He is already a very famous singer, and he has already signed a record company. It is unlikely that he can be recruited. Moreover, I have neither a record company nor a channel for releasing records in the United States, let alone publicity. If you rashly sign him, it will ruin such a good singer with potential." Xu Guanwu waved his hand.

"Well, that's really a pity. But you don't have to worry too much. There are plenty of good people. Are you afraid that you won't find better ones?" Zhao Yazhi persuaded with a smile again.

Xu Guanwu nodded. Although he missed Michael Jackson this time, he also reminded Xu Guanwu of one thing, that he should set up the record market in Europe and America.Not to mention anything else, almost all of the English songs he sang to Wenner Band and Zhang Guorong were classic songs that were bestsellers.

It doesn't matter if they come to the United States to sing, or find someone to cover the song here in the United States, and they will definitely achieve very good results.This will also bring a lot of benefits to YESUNG.The so-called mosquito is meat no matter how small it is, Xu Guanwu has no reason to give up such a large market.

However, the music market in Europe and the United States is much more chaotic than the movie market. Because the movie market was relatively prosperous back then, it received a lot of attention, and it was all controlled by big conglomerates.Of course, due to the shrinking film market, almost all of them have withdrawn their shares.Moreover, in order to facilitate the control of these film companies by large consortiums, the government also issued many regulations. The most classic one is the Paramount Treaty, which strictly prohibits film companies from controlling downstream theaters, otherwise it will be regarded as a monopoly and will be fined a huge amount. fine.

But now, because of the poor film market, large financial groups have withdrawn their capital one after another, and the restrictions on film companies have also been appropriately relaxed. Some film companies have begun to buy shares in theater operators, and theater operators have also bought shares in film and television companies.However, this is still a behind-the-scenes transaction, without clearly showing it on the surface.But in the early 80s, this regulation will be abolished.The American film industry will also usher in a new wave of development.

Precisely because of the involvement of large financial groups in the film industry, relatively big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat dried shrimps.The companies headed by the eight major film companies have also established their status and prestige in Hollywood.Not any small film company can compete.

Even now that American film companies are popping up one after another, even a company at the level of DreamWorks cannot escape the bad luck of being acquired in the end. We know that Hollywood film companies seem to be prosperous, but in fact there is still an invisible barrier there.

As for the record company, due to the lack of sharp enough masters to sit in charge, the competition is too fierce.The record industry is not like movies. Although the investment of movies varies, at least hundreds of thousands are required.Of course, it is not ruled out that some talented people use home video recorders, and then find a few actors who really love art and don't expect anything in return to shoot movies.

But the record can be created for a few hundred dollars. Even if you don’t have that much money and you have great talent, you can still sing in the streets or bars to attract people who are interested in your music.So frankly speaking, compared with film companies, the barriers to entry in the record industry are too low.As a result, there are so many large and small record stores in the United States.

There are so many record stores, plus street, bars, and even underground bands, etc., the number of professional or non-professional singers in the United States is close to one million. There is almost a singer in a bar in a small town sing there.

With so many singers, there are tens of thousands of albums released every year, and those who can stand out from them must be the best among them.With so many singers and so many records, how to make one's own singer stand out is undoubtedly a test of the skills of the record store owner.

Fortunately, there are not many other things here in the United States, and there are many concerts.Almost every state, every city, every town, and every bar holds its own concert.The scale varies from large to small. The large ones may gather tens of thousands of people, while the small ones may only be customers of bars.

But basically all singers come out of this kind of concert, and they have been tested by the fans on the spot.It's not like in the future, as long as you have a pretty face, release a record, film an MV, guest star in a TV series, and then newspapers, magazines and media tout it, you will become a first-line idol superstar.Every time she sings, she has to lip-synch, and from time to time, she goes out of tune and breaks the sound, and it's really hard work to be praised, so don't insult her!
If American singers want to be popular, they basically sit in a station wagon, go to concerts one after another, and accumulate their fans bit by bit.If you happen to have outstanding talent and are discovered by a certain record store owner, then one day the album will be released, it may be a hit, or there may be no response, but there will be a stage to show your talent.

The reason why European football is so prosperous is because people have had a complete training system since they were young.There are teams and training camps in elementary schools, teams and training camps in middle schools... There are also various town, city and national football clubs... If you are really talented, you can do it in It is shown on the stage in a big way, and it will definitely be discovered by others.

I think backstreet boys participated in such concerts one after another when the Backstreet Boys were first established, accumulating their own audience fan by fan.Michael Jackson also sang from bars, singing competitions, concerts, etc., before he attracted the attention of record stores...

Therefore, if Hong Kong singers such as Winner Band and Zhang Guorong want to enter the United States in the future, they will inevitably face such severe challenges, including their singing skills, their style, and their philosophy.Instead of just relying on a handsome face to fight for the world.

Xu Guanwu knows that the European and American record industry is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger. Not to mention the actors in "Glee", they sing well, are handsome and can dance, but have they ever known their names before? !

Furthermore, European and American singers all have their own style, such as Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Nirvana, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Aerosmith and so on.They all have a strong personal style, and rely on this strong style to attract fans who agree with their philosophy.

Relatively speaking, Hong Kong singers seldom have their own unique style. The four great kings are all red, but their styles are almost the same. They are not as outstanding as Taiwan's Luo Dayou, Li Zongsheng, and Zheng Zhihua.In other words, if the four heavenly kings are all unattractive in appearance, I am afraid that their popularity will undoubtedly drop by a large percentage.

　Some readers wonder if fans of Hong Kong and Taiwan singers are not superstitious, would they believe in fortune-telling?Everyone understands everyone, White Dragon King!

　　
　
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