If the mainland pop music in the 1980s was still in its infancy, then the entire 1990s was the most vibrant era in the mainland pop music scene, with various high-quality original songs emerging one after another, and it is known as the "Ten Years of Pop Music in Mainland Pop Music". (].
At that time, there were not many so-called unspoken rules. Singing by singers depends on their voice and talent. As long as you have excellent singing skills, unique voice, or outstanding musical talent, then you will have many opportunities to make a splash.
Li Chunbo, who sang "Xiaofang", became famous for his song "Xiaofang", and his album sales exceeded 1 million in half a year.
Sun Yue spent 50,000 yuan to buy the copyright of "Peace" and spent tens of thousands of yuan to make an album to gamble on the future of the whole family for a song. She successfully bet on the bet. One year after the release of "Peace", Sun Yue not only became popular in mainland China, but also represented Chinese singers to record a program. Two years later, she flew to Las Vegas at the invitation of Huamei TV to participate in three large-scale concerts.
There are countless examples, just like the Chinese academic community in the 1820s, where various thoughts arise, and young people suddenly become master idols.
The same was true for the mainland pop music scene in the 1990s. At that time, the market for mainland pop music had already emerged, but idols and powerful singers were short of. On the road to fame, there were no so-called old seniors who were blocking the way. As long as you could, there would be record companies rushing to support you because you could make money for them.
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Leaving the airport, the car drove into the city.
I haven't been here for only a year. It seems that I can discover new things every time I come.
The city of Guangzhou/zhou is very trendy. The pedestrians on the street are already very close to Hong Kong, and you can often see various explosive and wavy hairstyles.
After playing for two days, I came to Xiongfei Records.
The unit address of Xiongfei Records has not changed. It is still a building rented by the former state-owned record factory, but the decoration inside is very trendy.
"Mr. Ye."
"Hello, Mr. Ye!"
"Hello Mr. Kang!"
“…”
After Ye Zipei entered the company, employees greeted him along the way, and only a few old employees recognized Kang Jianfei.
Kang Jianfei followed Ye Zipei around the company. After showing his presence, he went directly to the Artist Department to find singer information.
Although Xiongfei Records are very famous, there are only about 20 real contracted singers. They include many singers familiar to Kang Jianfei. However, there are only a few who can really sell more than hundreds of thousands of yuan, such as Li Ningyu, Zhang Mingmin, Tu Honggang, and Cheng Fangyuan.
Among them, Zhang Mingmin has become much weaker in the past two years. Li Ningyu got married secretly last year and just heard that he was pregnant. Tu Honggang is just popular and is considered the number one player in Xiongfei Records.
"The concert was very strong. It was hailed by the media as China's '69 Worcester'. Why didn't our company even sign a rock band?" Kang Jianfei asked suddenly. He also met Wang Fei by chance before the new year, and only then did he remember that the queen's first husband Dou Wei seemed to have made his debut.
Ye Zipei explained: "The circles are different. Last year, I asked someone to contact the Tang Dynasty and breathe these bands. They were very excited to hear that they could make records, but in the end they refused. They didn't plan to go south to Guangzhou and become professional singers. Moreover, rock music cannot sell sales here, and there is no such circle and atmosphere of playing rock. I guess this is the main reason why they refused to go south."
"No, you were wrong," Kang Jianfei pointed out mercilessly that Ye Zipei's idea was wrong. "People who are reluctant to give up their jobs will eventually withdraw. Even if they are asked to sign in to Hong Kong, there will definitely be people who will be willing. As for the market, there are many people who like rock, regardless of whether they are from the Yangtze River."
Ye Zipei smiled bitterly and said, ", why should we let go of the near and far?"
"There are more than one rock band in Tang Chao. I heard that it is very good to have a Black Panther band." Kang Jianfei said.
Ye Zipei said: "."
Kang Jianfei continued to look down on the company's contracted singer information, and suddenly turned to a familiar name. He pointed to the information and asked, "What song did Mao Ning have produced?"
"A new singer, someone brought by Chen Ke from New Era Records." Ye Zipei said.
Kang Jianfei asked: "Who is Chen Ke?"
Ye Zipei said: "I have learned from the new era record. Now he is the artistic director and producer of the company. He is recording songs now, and I will bring people here for you to see you later."
Kang Jianfei nodded and turned his head to find piles of envelopes in the cabinet. He asked, "What are those? Fans don't need to put the artist's information room when they come to credit."
Ye Zipei brought over a bunch of envelopes and said, "It's all self-recommendation letters from singers, and many of them also have their own song works. These are just some of them, and more are in the warehouse."
After some understanding, Kang Jianfei realized that the company received countless self-recommendation letters every year, and dozens of original innovative songs were sent to Xiongfei Records in an average of one month.
Nowadays, most singers are not able to record samples for themselves. More than 90% of the songs received by Xiongfei Records Company are complete song scores. Some even have tapes attached, which are recorded using old tapes. Not only is the noise high, but the singing distortion is also serious, making it difficult to distinguish the singer's voice.
Why does Xiongfei Records receive so many works?
Because folk singers lack channels for growth, there are no talent shows or Internet at this time, and the singing competitions organized by TV stations require recommendation units to register.
In another time and space, it was not until the China Music and Television Competition was held two years later that folk singers were finally given a stage to display their talents. In the first Music and Television Competition, there were more than 300 contestants alone, and countless applicants were included.
As the earliest private record company in China, Xiongfei Records has released records for singers such as Li Ningyu, Zhang Minming, Cui Jian, Cheng Fangyuan, Tu Honggang, etc. There are as many as 11 records alone that have sold over 1 million, and 4 of them have sales of even more than 3 million.
In the domestic pop music circle, Xiongfei Records is already a leading company. More importantly, Xiongfei Records does not care about their origins, but grassroots singers still have a chance to make a name for themselves. The singers launched by state-owned record companies are basically singers from art troupes and singing and dancing troupes.
Kang Jianfei looked through the submission songs with great enthusiasm, and it was almost noon before he knew it.
Ye Zipei brought a man about 30 years old to come over and introduced: "A Fei, this is the company's artistic director and chief music producer Chen Ke. Lao Chen is a good player I have worked hard to poach."
The person who came was short and fat, and there was no other way. Kang Jianfei was not familiar with the mainland music circle. He didn't know that the person in front of him was not only a gold medal producer, but also ranked among the top five recording artists in the mainland.
Kang Jianfei shook hands with Chen Ke and smiled and said, "Hello Mr. Chen, I will trouble you in the future when the company's music production work."
"I dare not take it, just do my best." Chen Ke was also looking at Kang Jianfei. He has been in the company for more than half a year, but it is the first time he has seen the boss behind the scenes, and he is full of curiosity about Kang Jianfei.
Chen Ke also has friends in Hong Kong. He knew that Kang Jianfei had just released a fine disc and was already selling crazy in Hong Kong.
When Ye Zipei returned to the company this time, he brought a few vinyl and tapes from "Queen's Grand Host". As the company's chief producer, Chen Ke naturally had the right to come into contact with these foreign records. "Queen's Avenue East" and "Pearl of the East" really surprised him.
Kang Jianfei flipped through letters from all over the country and asked, "Have you found any good works?"
Chen Ke said: "The overall quality of these self-recommendations is not high, but there are also fine works. I just discovered a song "Xiaofang" a few days ago."
""Xiao Fang"?" Kang Jianfei was very surprised. Although he didn't remember the song "Xiao Fang" was released in the year, it was definitely not so early in 1991.
Chen Ke explained: "Xiaofang is a song about educated youth returning home. The author used to be a musician in the Haizheng Art Troupe and had a band. His professional level was very good. Most of the educated youth who returned home are now in their 30s and are the main buyers in the record market. I think the song "Xiaofang" is very interesting."
What is the point of being very good? Is it a point of being very good?
As soon as "Xiaofang" was released, not only were the TV stations, radio stations, shopping malls and streets and alleys, but various literary derivative works were also emerging one after another, which was definitely a phenomenal song.
"I believe in Mr. Chen's vision and professionalism." Kang Jianfei said with a smile.
The two talked about the situation in the Guangdong/Dong music scene, and the topic quickly turned to Mao Ning.
Last year, he resolutely went south to Guangzhou. First, he ran to some dance halls and stabilized. Mao Ning took the initiative to go to major record companies to recommend himself, and Chen Ke valued his image and singing skills.
Chen Ke was dug up by Ye Zipei to Xiong Fei Records, and when he left, he brought Mao Ning over.
In another time and space, Mao Ning and Yang Yuying were both discovered by Chen Ke. However, because Ye Zipei was poaching people, Yang Yuying and Chen Ke missed each other.
Now that Mao Ning has appeared, where is Yang Yuying? (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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