Chapter 51: A Newborn Calf Is Not Afraid of a Tiger
Setting up a record company, the equipment money alone made Zhang Yicheng want to burst into tears, so he had to give up the idea for the time being. However, although he did not have the idea of setting up a record company for the time being, it was inevitable to release a record, even though Benxi's debut was also a matter of course.
It will be two years later, but it is impossible for him to sign only Benxi, there will be other artists to add to it.
He will definitely release a record by then, but since he does not have the ability of his own, outsourcing has become the only option. Choosing a cooperative method, cooperating with existing record companies to jointly release records has become the most ideal way.
Among so many record companies, in fact, Zhang Yicheng also took advantage of this opportunity to sell songs. However, it was only limited to business cooperation in selling songs. Compared with the relationship with Fumao Records, it is not a good relationship.
And now he was talking to the music director of Foremost Records, so he naturally had to seize the opportunity to ask.
But Li Zhiming thought about it and said: "Okay, welcome, haha, but you also know that I don't run the company, there are some necessary expenses."
"Of course, of course, I will not embarrass Director Li. It is purely a business transaction and does not involve personal feelings!" Zhang Yicheng said with a smile.
"Don't worry, I will definitely get the most suitable price for Mr. Zhang!" Li Zhiming said with a smile. He was so eager to agree, so he naturally had his own ideas. You know, in the current record market, if you use
To describe it as a recession is to praise him.
With the popularity of the Internet and MP3, the record market can be said to have plummeted, getting worse year by year. Do those singers who claim that their records sell well dare to report how many records they have sold?
Except for super big names like Jay Chou, no one can guarantee that their records will be a big hit. Many singers just sell 20,000 or 300,000 copies and they say it's a hit, and almost everyone says their records are a hit.
, but if everyone is really selling well, then the record market will not be so weak. It is estimated that it will not be so strong even when it is the most powerful.
However, everyone knows how much water there is in this, and everyone does not expose each other. At this time, the purpose of releasing records is not to make money. Many people are losing money to make money. The key is to keep releasing new songs and maintain
Popularity, otherwise how can we rely on endorsements, how can we rely on cheating, how can we rely on making money!
The same is true for the current Foremost Records. Today's Foremost Records is not at its peak in the past. The only singer who is good at it now is Angela Chang. However, this first sister of Foremost is still making troubles to terminate her contract with Foremost Records.
, everyone in the company mobilized to argue with Angela to keep Angela, and even this record has become a major task for the company to retain Angela!
Apart from Angela Chang, there are basically only two or three artists who can break even when they release records. The other singers lose money every time they release records, which is really sad. Even the company is considering whether to continue releasing records.
It’s just that he has been insisting. Although these singers basically lose every one they sell, the problem is that there is also the possibility of becoming popular. If they don’t, they will never have a chance. The company cannot always rely on just a few people to support it.
The only way to survive is to constantly promote new talents. Companies that relied on a few old singers to rest on their laurels were eventually eliminated. This has been proven by history.
However, although the senior management finally agreed to his suggestion, he was also under greater pressure. Because he is the music director, whether a record can sell well has the most fundamental relationship with him. Although the senior management is still
I trust him very much, and the company's main income has shifted from records to other aspects.
But if he keeps making crappy, money-losing records, it will only be a matter of time before he steps down. That’s why he has such high expectations for Angela Chang’s record.
Nowadays, helping singers from other companies to release albums is naturally a very good source of income. Firstly, it is expensive. Secondly, they do not have to bear the risk of the album. Basically, whether it can be sold or not has little to do with them.
It's nothing more than borrowing their equipment, personnel, and sales channels. There is no sales channel at all. It's up to you to use it or not. It's always there.
With the decrease in the company's production frequency, many of the personnel and equipment are empty and useless. However, the company has to pay maintenance fees for these equipment and pay wages to these personnel. In this case, lending it to others is not a good idea.
What's wrong? It's a very good source of income.
"Has Mr. Zhang's company signed a singer now?" Li Zhiming asked. His company has only been established for a few months and is about to release a record. Has it already signed a singer?
"Yes, I have already signed one, but I am still training, and it may take a few years to debut!" Zhang Yicheng said with a smile.
When Li Zhiming heard this, his heart suddenly trembled, and he sighed, "The young people are really terrible. There are already many people starting companies now, but there are not many who are willing to work hard to train new people. It should be said that there are only a few, and they are usually found in large companies."
It only takes one or two years to train like this. Of course, it pales in comparison to the kind of training in Korea that takes every seven or eight years. But relatively speaking, in China, we are already very far-sighted CEOs and companies.
However, big companies can do this because they have enough sources of income. However, Zhang Yicheng's company has just been established, and there should be no other artists who can make money yet. Such a situation of just paying without returns cannot last long.
In the end, they were forced to go bankrupt. In fact, there are some people with long-term vision, but few people can persist until they pay off. In this situation, nine out of ten companies usually go bankrupt. This is simply a bad situation.
Cycle, unless he can sign a good artist from the beginning, or he has relatively strong capital and can afford to wait. Zhang Yicheng should be neither of the two, but he can make such a decision, which is not unheroic, but in the end
How far it can be achieved is hard to say.
However, he still admired this young man who was only a teenager for actually daring to make such a decision. It was true that a newborn calf was not afraid of tigers. Maybe in the future it would be possible for tigers to roar into the abyss, and his achievements might not be astonishing!
But no matter what, he still welcomes Zhang Yicheng to come to his company to produce records!
