Chapter 52 Yu Caiwei's social death moment
At home? Ye Zhiqiu was slightly stunned and continued typing.
Yiye Zhiqiu: Is your family originally located in Shangjing?
Weiguang: Well. I wanted to study music at first, so my family asked me to come to Huahai University of Communication so that my grandpa and my aunt could take care of me.
Ye Zhiqiu knew that Yu Caiwei's grandfather was Professor Liu Minkang, so he didn't ask any more questions and continued typing.
Yiye Zhiqiu: The album will be officially released at 0 o'clock tonight, right?
One Leaf Zhiqiu: Hasn’t it been made a long time ago? Why are you still so busy?
Weiguang: There is a girl group under Yinghong Entertainment. Their new albums are scheduled to be released on the same date. Both my uncle and my aunt are worried about this, and the company is planning to increase investment in publicity.
Are you meeting a competitor? Ye Zhiqiu suddenly realized that he had seen this kind of plot many times in his previous life.
Two rival companies chose to release albums at the same time, and the meaning is self-evident.
Yiye Zhiqiu: Is the other party very strong?
Weiguang: Have you ever seen the girl group at the school graduation party called "Pinkgirl"?
The performance was very dull? Ye Zhiqiu was stunned. He was indeed deeply impressed by that performance that night.
Yiye Zhiqiu:...The strength is average, nothing to be afraid of!
In the room, Yu Caiwei looked at the message sent by Ye Zhiqiu, and remembered that guy's behavior of running out to watch the girl group's performance that night, and snorted slightly.
His green fingers moved to the screen, and before he could type anything, Ye Zhiqiu's next message had already been sent.
Yiye Zhiqiu: There is less than an hour left, are you nervous?
Yu Caiwei paused, deleted the unfinished words, and re-edited.
Weiguang: A little bit. Mainly because I don’t want to disappoint the people in the company. They have paid a lot.
Weiguang: But I have confidence.
After thinking for a moment, Yu Caiwei typed another sentence.
Weiguang: "The Wind Rises" is a very nice song, and I like it very much myself. As the title song of the album, it will definitely sell well.
Yiye Zhiqiu: Of course, I don’t care who wrote it.
Yu Caiwei frowned slightly at this arrogant maniac, but she did not refute.
Yiye Zhiqiu: By the way, I want to ask a question in the industry, how many albums can the domestic singer with the highest sales volume sell?
Weiguang: Let’s break it down into periods. The era of physical records in the 2000s was different from now. The highest record at that time was probably King Huang Jie’s sales of 5 million copies.
Weiguang: But now the record industry has declined, and all albums have been converted to digital albums, so the prices are lower, but even so it is difficult to compare with before.
Weiguang: The general sales standards in the industry are 100,000 gold records, 500,000 platinum records, and 1 million diamond records. There are also levels of one, two, and three stars in each range.
Weiguang: In recent years, no more than 5 albums have achieved diamond status, and only 1 has achieved 3 million gold diamond status.
After Yu Caiwei's explanation, Ye Zhiqiu finally understood. After thinking about it for a while, he continued to ask.
Yiye Zhiqiu: What about some people who didn’t buy the entire album but paid to listen to a few of the songs separately? How does this count?
Weiguang: There is also a rough standard in this industry. In terms of revenue generated, it is about 1,000 media plays per album sales.
Yiye Zhiqiu: How much is your company’s estimated sales volume?
Weiguang: Not sure. Samsung Records, which is expected to reach 400,000 yuan, will earn money. If it reaches platinum, it will be an unexpected surprise, but it is a bit difficult.
So few? Ye Zhiqiu was stunned. He didn't expect Huahai Entertainment's expectations to be so conservative. Even Yu Caiwei, a new-generation singer with a large fan base, was so conservative. This shows how difficult the record industry is.
To recall, the song "The Wind Rises" in the previous life was released in 2018. It has been popular for more than 2 years and has been played more than 1.2 billion times in total.
Converted at 1000:1... it's equivalent to 1.2 million copies. Is that the level of a diamond record?
However, Ye Zhiqiu was a little unsure whether this song could reach the level of popularity it had in its previous life, so he decided to be conservative.
Yiye Zhiqiu: Don't worry, according to my professional judgment, your album's performance is guaranteed to be a platinum record, and it is very likely to reach a diamond record.
Weiguang:......
Weiguang: Then I will really become a diva, the first person of the new generation.
In the room, Yu Caiwei had a slight smile on her lips and was about to continue typing when suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"Weiwei, can mom come in?" A gentle voice came from outside the door.
Yu Caiwei was startled, put down her phone, shrank her body and got into the quilt, and then responded: "Okay."
The door was opened, and a graceful and beautiful woman with fair skin and no apparent age walked in.
The beautiful woman sat lightly on the edge of the bed and asked with concern: "Are you still asleep? You usually fall asleep before half past ten."
"Well..." Yu Caiwei's little face was exposed outside the quilt, her face was a little red.
The beautiful woman whispered: "Is it because of the company's album?"
"No..." Yu Caiwei was about to reply subconsciously, but suddenly changed her words: "Well... yes."
The beautiful woman looked distressed and said: "Don't work too hard, otherwise we will stop being a singer. I will tell your uncle tomorrow..."
"Mom~" Yu Caiwei was startled and sat up in a panic, "No, I like the current situation very much."
The beautiful woman was about to say something else when suddenly a "ding dong" message sound sounded, and the two of them subconsciously looked down.
Because of Yu Caiwei's action, the silk sheet was lifted up, and the covered mobile phone was exposed, just right on the WeChat homepage.
In the top chat box, the red number "1" is particularly conspicuous, and the only unread message is clearly visible.
Yiye Zhiqiu: Dog Head.jpg, Hehe, then I am the man standing behind the singer...
The expressions on the two people's faces gradually became weird.
"Yeah!!" A scream that could penetrate the entire roof of the villa rang out. Yu Caiwei grabbed the phone and got back into the quilt ten times faster than sitting up.
The beautiful woman's eyes flickered, and she said with a half-smile, "Weiwei, chatting on your phone so late is not good for your skin."
The quilt covered her head, and Yu Caiwei was buried in it without making a sound.
"Okay, I won't disturb you anymore." The beautiful woman's face returned to calmness, and she warned, "Go to bed early and stop looking at your phone, you know."
"Hmm." A muffled voice came from the bed.
A smile flashed in the beautiful woman's eyes. She patted the round quilt and stood up. The quilt remained motionless.
Opening the door, the beautiful woman looked back again and said, "When will you bring that boy back to show your parents?"
"Mom~!!!"
The grief-stricken and angry voice penetrated the bed, and one could guess the owner's state of mind at this time.
The beautiful woman chuckled and closed the door.
The sound of closing the door sounded, and after a while, the quilt on the bed was lifted, revealing a red and charming face.
Picking up the phone again and looking at the messages in the chat column, Yu Caiwei felt like crying but had no tears, and her face fell down.
Chapter completed!