As the most famous business district, it has many entertainment facilities and influential publicity.
If you want to develop in Aramco, you can't be considered popular unless you put up a billboard in Times Square.
On Monday, as night fell, countless neon lights lit up.
Ads for Crazy Coke are also placed on various billboards.
Pedestrians on the road subconsciously stopped.
"Oh, it's Xi Bier! She's so beautiful."
"Crazy Coke finally found Xi Bier to shoot an advertisement. Hehe, you no longer have to hesitate about buying Coke in the future."
"This handsome yellow guy with black hair and black eyes looks a bit familiar, as if I've seen him somewhere."
"He's the leading actor in "The Matrix"! That movie is really good."
"I never thought that people from China could make science fiction films."
"Let's go buy a new package of Coke."
With the help of Xi Bier's fame and the promotion of Crazy Coke, the advertisements were repeatedly broadcast on major TV stations and neighborhoods, giving Song Yu a certain degree of fame.
In addition to Aramco, the European Union, Korea, Mao Xiong and other countries have also launched.
And the effect is better.
Especially Koryo, woolly bears, etc.
Song Yu was very famous before, but now he has become a superstar.
Of course, the most popular place is Daxia.
After the Crazy Coke ad debuted on Kanke, it exceeded 100 million views in just one hour.
The one who benefited the most was Xi Bier.
This queen is more in line with the aesthetics of Daxia people.
After seeing the advertisement, many people ran to buy her new song, and it soared to the top ten of the weekly pop music charts.
Very rare.
Songs in different languages inherently sound different.
On Daxia's three major music platforms, most of Daxia's songs still occupy the top ten.
Unless special circumstances arise.
Song Yu's leadership is undoubtedly a special situation.
Crazy Coke is quite satisfied with the effect of this advertisement.
Even planning to come again next year.
As for Song Yu himself, he is looking for international brokerage companies everywhere.
Very hard to find.
Normal brokerage companies suck blood too hard.
Although Song Yu is very famous in Daxia, he has never proven himself in the foreign music scene, so how can he offer generous terms?
Just when he thought he would miss the opportunity, Penguin came to the door.
It was his old acquaintance, Penguin Film and Television Sun Yuan.
"Brother Song, if you want to find a brokerage company, why don't you find us Penguin?"
"I don't remember Penguin having an agency."
"But Penguin has investment companies."
Sun Yuan smiled and said, "Aramco's third largest brokerage company Endeavor, Penguin owns nearly 20% of the shares. With a little manipulation, it will not be difficult for you to sign the contract."
Song Yu raised his eyebrows.
20% is indeed an astronomical figure, and I don’t know how Penguin managed to win it.
"I have very high requirements." Song Yu said.
"I know." Sun Yuan said without any surprise, "If you didn't have high demands, you would have already signed the contract and it wouldn't be my turn."
"General brokerage companies split it 50-50, but I want a 70-30 split, and I have a 70-50 split."
"No wonder we didn't reach an agreement." Sun Yuan still seemed relatively calm and said, "I can promise you, but there are conditions."
"What conditions?" Song Yu was not surprised. No company would do good things unless it was his own company.
"How about all the movies and TV series produced by Xingdong Entertainment in the future be handed over to Penguin Film and Television for distribution and investment?"
"Impossible." Song Yu refused without thinking.
If he didn't have any cheats, he might agree.
But how could you do this when you know that your movies and TV series will be popular?
"You misunderstood. What I meant was that I wanted priority and, if possible, let us invest."
Sun Yuan quickly changed his statement.
When it comes to negotiation, the lion opens his mouth first.
Seeing that Song Yu refused to be decisive, he changed the terms to a lower level.
In fact, he did this entirely because he felt that Song Yu would not be popular in the European and American music circles.
Too many singers who have entered the international music scene have achieved nothing in the end.
"There is nothing wrong with the priority, but it must be based on the market price."
Song Yu paused, "As for investment, there will be no more than one film a year. I will discuss it with you then."
Sun Yuan thought for a moment and then agreed.
Being able to win priority and investment rights is already a huge gain.
Unless Song Yu becomes popular in Europe and the United States, otherwise, even if he gets 70%, he is destined to lose.
But this is impossible.
Sun Yuan had never seen a pure-blood Daxia person become famous in foreign music circles.
Becoming the King of Heaven is something that you can't even dream of.
All in all, he felt that Penguin took advantage.
"Are we going to hold a signing ceremony?" Sun Yuan asked casually.
In the beginning, when Daxia singers entered the international music scene, they would make a big deal of publicity.
But later on, no one did this.
Because there is no confidence.
"Okay." Song Yu replied.
Sun Yuan was a little surprised, but he didn't say anything and went back to promote it.
The news that Song Yu signed a contract with Endeavor Agency immediately became a hot topic among viewers.
"Wait, what's going on? Brother Yu is going to change jobs?"
"As mentioned above, Endeavor is Ami's third largest management company, and Brother Yu wants to enter the international music scene."
"Brother Yu, you are awesome! Entering the international music scene at the age of 21, your courage has far surpassed that of many singers."
"Courage is courage, but the international music scene is very bloody. There are almost no well-known Daxia singers."
"I remember Wang Zhi tried it a few years ago, but the album didn't sell a few copies at all and could only come back in despair."
"Brother Yu, I think there is still hope. If he comes up with a few English versions of "Opera", it might become a hit."
Fans are so worried, not to mention other celebrities.
Zhou Ting called him specifically and told him not to be impulsive and that he could wait for two years before entering.
Xu Jian, Bai Xiang and others mostly tried to persuade.
Song Yu is now at the height of his power. If he fails, it will leave a dark history and dampen his popularity.
Those who persuade will naturally take pleasure in others' misfortune.
For example, Wang Zhi.
He is quite aware of the cruelty of the international music scene.
If you sing in Mandarin, it is almost impossible to get out of Asia.
But English songs are too demanding.
There are cultural differences here.
Unless Song Yu bought a good song.
In this case, it deviates from his creative personality.
To put it bluntly, even if you buy a good song, as a newcomer, it is almost impossible to break into the rankings.
As the birthplace of pop music, there are too many singers.
If you don't pay attention, you will be overwhelmed.
Especially the Daxia people have no advantage in themselves.
Friday.
Binjiang City, a hotel.
Song Yu signed a contract with Endeavor Agency.
Before the time, it was already crowded.
All the moderately famous media in Daxia came to join in the fun.
Song Yu himself rarely holds press conferences, and now there is breaking news about entering the international music scene, which naturally attracts countless media.
Many well-informed reporters were a little dumbfounded.
The whole hall is full of people.
At a glance, you can see dozens of media signs.
This kind of scene is really extremely rare.
Even the King of Heaven is difficult to achieve.
In addition to the media in Daxia, there are also many foreign media.
And they are all big media.
It was invited by Endeavor.
As a large Aramco company, it still has a reputation.
The time soon arrived at nine o'clock.
Song Yu and his party arrived at the scene.
There are not many people.
From Xingdong Entertainment, here are Song Yu and Song Yan.
Endeavor Brokerage is Asia president Kano.
Because Song Yu was from Daxia, Kano was in charge.
If you want to meet the real person in charge, you have to wait until he becomes famous in Ami.
In fact, it can be seen from the lineup that Endeavor is not optimistic about Song Yu's development.
He was able to sign him purely because of the pressure from the Penguins.
Kano was not in high spirits and kept following the script, saying things like joining hands in the future.
After that, it’s time to sign the contract.
Song Yan signed on behalf of Xingdong Entertainment and took a group photo.
Next, the reporters asked questions.
"Is it because you signed the contract with Endeavor to enter the international music scene?"
"Of course." Song Yu replied readily.
After all, it was just news before, but now that it is confirmed, everyone has a bit of mixed feelings.
On the one hand, I hope Song Yu will succeed, but on the other hand, I also know that the chance of success is relatively small.
Some people also think that he was blinded by his achievements in Daxia and thought that it would be equally easy abroad.
However, this cannot be said clearly.
"After signing the contract, will you release a new album?"
"Yes." Song Yu thought for a moment and then said, "Because of time issues, it's a mini album."
Time issue?
The reporter reacted quickly and immediately thought of the Crazy Coke advertisement.
No wonder the album was released at this time, it turned out to be just to gain popularity.
But rubbing one's own heat is not heat.
How can ordinary singers have such ability?
Only Song Yu can make these big international brands take a high look.
"Is the new album a Mandarin album or an English album?"
The former is undoubtedly taking advantage of loopholes. Song Yu's Mandarin is bound to be popular in Daxia, and at least he can maintain his basic base.
The latter is purely starting from scratch, and even his original fans may not support it.
"English album." Song Yu replied.
The reporters present applauded and admired Song Yu's choice.
It is difficult for most people to get out of their comfort zone, let alone the king.
"Are you still responsible for writing lyrics, composing, and arranging music this time?"
"It's me."
Song Yu's answer made all the reporters look at each other in shock.
They didn't know he knew English.
And even if you can, writing songs is another matter.
Song Yu's talent has been recognized.
But can songs written in English still be as successful as those written in Mandarin?
Reporters don't think so.
In fact, the same is true for Song Yu's fans.
After the press conference, the relevant content was uploaded to Kanke.
"As expected of Brother Yu, he is still high-spirited."
"For one thing, I'm not very optimistic about it. Foreign culture and aesthetics are too far behind ours."
"Indeed, if you are not careful, Brother Yu will overturn the car."
"And as far as I know, many of the most popular songs abroad are marginal. I don't want Brother Yu to do the same."
Everyone, please go and try it soon.]
"Really? I don't believe it. Send me some songs and I'll listen to them."
In fact, Song Yu did consider such factors.
There can't be any conflicts, otherwise, the personality he has maintained will be completely destroyed.
And it will leave a not so good impression on the superiors.
He has worked hard for so long and cannot let it go to waste.
Regardless of the content, Song Yu mainly refers to the bulletin board when selecting songs.
The so-called bulletin board is the song ranking list.
Being able to win the championship or be in the top ten is enough to be proud of.
It is the most authoritative list of A&M and has wide influence in English-speaking countries.
Although the gold content has declined later, it is definitely an important reference standard.
Since you want to be an instant hit, you have to start with a bang to achieve the best results.
A song that can be on the Billboard, especially a champion song, undoubtedly meets the requirements.
The first song is "Baby" by Justin Bieber.
A song that made this sixteen-year-old boy a top-notch singer in Europe and the United States.
I believe that the phrase ‘like , ,,,,,,,,,, , oh, oh, still have impressions on many people.
In addition, this song is also the background song of "QQ Speed Mobile Game".
Of course I bought it after it became popular.
The song "Baby" is more lyrical, describing the first love in childhood.
The second song is "Hello" by Adele Adkins.
This song is also more lyrical, and it is a female singer.
But male singers can also sing.
The third song is "you are beautiful" by James Blunt.
A lovelorn song.
The reason Song Yu chose him was because James Blunt won Best New Artist for this song.
The previous songs may be due to the addition of singers.
But there are relatively few songs.
After three ballads, Song Yu decided to find two more rock songs.
There is a saying that the main thing to listen to in English songs is the melody.
Well, the lyrics of some songs are really unpalatable.
The fourth song, "Numb" by Linkin Park.
In the future, both NBA and League of Legends will use it as the theme song.
The reason is simple.
Just burn it and that's it.
Even if you don't understand the lyrics, you can still hear it with excitement.
The fifth song, "Believer" by Menglong Band.
Just like the previous song, it has a super strong rhythm and explosive music style.
This song won the previous Billboard's Best Rock Song of 2018.
At the same time, the two songs have a common feature, inspirational.
It doesn’t just focus on the melody, but also on the content.
For Song Yu, it is a very good choice.
All five songs have set off trends.
His original plan was to release a complete album directly, but as he is a newcomer, having too many songs would cause a waste of material.
And it is true that there is not enough time.
After Song Yu finished recording the song, he had to hand it over to Endeavor Management Company for preparation and promotion.
If we don't hurry up, the craze of Crazy Coke may have disappeared.
In fact, being able to release five songs within a few days has already surprised Endeavor Management Company.
It's like taking medicine.
Of course, they prefer to have written it before.
It was only after the audition that Kano was embarrassed.
Not too bad, but too good.
As the president, he has a good appreciation of music, so he can naturally hear the good and the bad.
Although he dare not say that he can win the Billboard No. 1, he will definitely have no problem entering the top 50.
Some people may say that the Top 50 is not very good, but in fact it is quite outrageous.
There is a saying in Ami that if a song reaches the top 50, you will have no worries for the rest of your life.
He felt heartbroken when he thought that Endeavor Agency signed a contract with Xingdong Entertainment for a 73% share.
A lot of money left him.
But he had already signed the contract and there was nothing he could do.
Who told them that they didn't believe in Song Yu's level before?
Endeavor Agency showed the efficiency of a large company. In less than half a month, they notified Song Yu that he was ready to release a song.