If mainland pop music in the 1980s was still in its infancy, then the entire 1990s was the most vibrant era for the mainland pop music scene. Various high-quality original songs emerged in an endless stream, and it was known as the "Mainland Pop Music Blowout Decade."
At that time, there were not many so-called unspoken rules. Singers relied on their voice and talent to sing. As long as you had excellent singing skills, a unique voice, or extraordinary musical talent, you had many opportunities to become a blockbuster.
Li Chunbo, who sang "Xiao Fang", was originally the bassist and captain of the Shenzhen Art Troupe. Because of his song "Xiao Fang", he became an instant hit, and his album sales exceeded 1 million in half a year.
Sun Yue went bankrupt and spent 50,000 yuan to buy the copyright of "I Wish You Peace", and spent tens of thousands more to make an album, betting her family's future on a song. Her bet was successful, and one year after the release of "I Wish You Peace"
, Sun Yue not only became popular in mainland China, but also went to Japan's NHK TV station to record a program on behalf of Chinese singers. Two years later, she was invited by Huamei TV to fly to Las Vegas to participate in three large-scale concerts.
There are countless examples, just like in the Chinese academic circles in the 1820s, various ideological trends emerged, and young people rose to the top and immediately became master-level idols.
The same was true for the mainland pop music scene in the 1990s. The situation at that time was that the mainland pop music market had already emerged, but idols and powerful singers were in short supply. On the road to fame, there are no so-called seniors standing in the way, as long as you
OK, there are record companies rushing to support you because you can make them money.
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Leaving the airport, the car drove into the city.
After only one year of absence, Kang Jianfei felt the rapid changes in Guangzhou, and it seemed that he could discover something new every time he came.
Compared with the calmness and solemnity of Beijing, the city of Guangzhou is very trendy. The clothes of pedestrians on the street are very close to those of Hong Kong, and you can often see a variety of afro and wavy hairstyles.
After Kang Jianfei came to Guangzhou with Ye Zipei, he visited Xiongfei Records for two days.
The address of Xiongfei Records has not changed, it is still the rented building of the former state-owned record factory, but the decoration inside is very trendy.
"Mr. Ye, it's early."
"Hello, Mr. Ye!"
"Hello, Mr. Kang!"
"..."
After Ye Zipei entered the company, employees greeted him one after another along the way, and only a few old employees recognized Kang Jianfei.
Kang Jianfei followed Ye Zipei around the company, and after showing his presence, he went directly to the artist department to look for singer information.
Although Xiongfei Records has a great name, there are only about 20 signed singers, including many singers that Kang Jianfei is familiar with. However, there are only a few who can really sell hundreds of thousands of dollars, such as Li Ningyu and Zhang Mingmin.
, Tu Honggang, Cheng Fangyuan.
Among them, Zhang Mingmin has become much less famous in the past two years, Li Ningyu secretly got married last year, and news of her pregnancy just came out, but Tu Honggang is currently popular and can be regarded as the first brother of Xiongfei Records.
"I heard that a 1990s rock concert was held in Beijing last year. The response to the concert was very strong. It was hailed by the media as China's '69 Woodstock'. How come our company doesn't even have a rock band?"
Didn't you sign?" Kang Jianfei asked suddenly. He also met Wang Fei by chance years ago and remembered that the queen's first husband Dou Wei seemed to have made his debut.
Ye Zipei explained: "The circles are different. Rock and roll people are all in Beijing. Last year, I contacted some bands like Tang Chao and Breathing. They were very excited when they heard that they could release a record, but in the end they rejected it because
Many of their members have fixed jobs in Beijing and have no plans to go south to Guangzhou to become professional singers. Moreover, the main market of Xiongfei Records is in Guangdong. Rock music cannot sell here, and there is no such thing.
The rock circle and atmosphere, I guess this is the main reason why they refused to go south."
"No, you are wrong," Kang Jianfei pointed out mercilessly that Ye Zipei's idea was wrong. "Rock music must also get out of the small circle in Beijing. People who are reluctant to give up their iron rice bowl will eventually quit. Let alone come to Guangzhou.
.zhou, even if we ask them to sign and go to Hong Kong, some people will definitely be willing. As for the market, there are many people who like rock and roll, regardless of the north or the south of the Yangtze River."
Ye Zipei smiled bitterly and said: "Beijing also has a record company. Tang Dynasty is currently signed to a record company in Beijing. Why should people choose the far away place?"
"There is more than just the Tang Dynasty rock band. I heard there is a Black Panther band that is very good." Kang Jianfei said.
Ye Zipei said: "Then I will send someone to Beijing again."
Kang Jianfei continued to flip through the company's contracted singer information, and suddenly he came across a familiar name. He pointed at the information and asked: "What songs has this Mao Ning released?"
"A new singer, brought here by Chen Ke from New Era Records." Ye Zipei said.
Kang Jianfei asked: "Who is Chen Ke?"
Ye Zipei said: "The master I hired from New Era Records is now the company's art director and producer. He is recording songs now. I will bring him over for you to meet him later."
Kang Jianfei nodded, turned around and found stacks of envelopes in the cabinet. He asked, "What are those? Fan letters don't need to be put in the artist information room, right?"
Ye Zipei held over a pile of envelopes and said, "They are all self-recommendations from singers, and many of them are accompanied by their own songs. These are just some of them, and there are more in the warehouse."
After some understanding, Kang Jianfei learned that the company receives countless letters of recommendation every year, and on average, dozens of original new songs are sent to Xiongfei Records every month.
These days, most singers are unable to record demos for themselves. More than 90% of the songs received by Xiongfei Records are complete sheet music. Some even have tapes attached, which were recorded using those old tapes.
, not only is the noise loud, but the singing voice is severely distorted, making it difficult to distinguish the quality of the singer's voice.
Why does Xiongfei Records receive so many works?
Because folk singers lacked channels for promotion, there was no talent show or the Internet at this time, and the singing competitions held by TV stations required recommendation units before they could sign up.
In another time and space, it was not until the China Music Television Competition was held two years later that folk singers were finally given a stage to display their talents. In the first Music Television Competition, there were more than 300 contestants, and countless applicants.
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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. It has sold 11 records with sales exceeding 1 million, including 4 records.
The sales volume is even more than 3 million.
In the domestic pop music circle, Xiongfei Records is already the leading large company. More importantly, regardless of their origin, grassroots singers can still succeed at Xiongfei Records, while the singers promoted by state-owned record companies are basically from art troupes.
, a singer in a song and dance troupe.
Kang Jianfei looked through the submitted songs with great interest, and before he knew it, it was almost noon.
Ye Zipei brought a man about 30 years old over and introduced: "A Fei, this is Chen Ke, the company's artistic director and chief music producer. Lao Chen is a good player that I worked hard to recruit."
The person who came was short and fat, and there was nothing special about him. Kang Jianfei was not familiar with the mainland music circle. He did not know that the person in front of him would be a well-known figure in the Guangdong music scene in later generations. He was not only a gold medal producer, but also a
Ranked among the top five recording engineers in Mainland China.
Kang Jianfei shook hands with Chen Ke and said with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Chen, I will be troublesome to you regarding the company's music production work from now on."
"I don't dare to take it seriously. I'm just trying my best." Chen Ke was also sizing up Kang Jianfei. He had been in the company for more than half a year, but this was the first time he met the boss behind the scenes, and he was full of curiosity about Kang Jianfei.
Chen Ke also has friends in Hong Kong. He knows that Kang Jianfei has just released a small disc and it has been sold like crazy in Hong Kong.
This time Ye Zipei returned to the company, he brought several vinyl and tapes of "Queen's Road East". As the company's chief producer, Chen Ke was naturally qualified to have access to these foreign records, "Queen's Road East" and "Eastern Road".
Pearl" 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-recommended works is not high, but there are some excellent ones. I just discovered a song called "Xiao Fang" a few days ago."
""Xiao Fang"?" Kang Jianfei was very surprised. Although he couldn't remember when the song "Xiao Fang" was released, it certainly couldn't be as early as 1991.
Chen Ke explained: ""Xiao Fang" is a song about educated youth returning home. The author used to be a musician in the Haizheng Art Troupe, and later transferred to the Shenzhen Art Troupe to work in a band. His professional standards are very good.
Most of the educated youth who returned to their hometowns in the past are now in their 30s and are the main buyers in the record market. I think the song "Xiao Fang" is very exciting."
Where is the most interesting place? Is it very interesting?
As soon as "Xiao Fang" came out, it was not only played on TV stations, radio stations, shopping malls and streets, but also various literary derivative works emerged in endlessly. It is definitely a phenomenal song.
"I believe in Mr. Chen's vision and professionalism." Kang Jianfei said with a smile.
The two chatted about the situation in the Guangdong/Guangdong music scene, and the topic quickly turned to Mao Ning.
It turns out that Mao Ning used to work at the Liaoning Provincial Opera House, and last year she decided to move south to Guangzhou. She first worked in some dance halls, and after settling down, Mao Ning took the initiative to recommend herself to major record companies, and was valued by Chen Ke.
His image and singing skills.
Chen Ke was poached by Ye Zipei to buy Xiongfei Records, and when he left, he brought Mao Ning with him.
In another time and space, both Mao Ning and Yang Yuying were discovered by Chen Ke. However, due to the relationship between Ye Zipei and Chen Ke, Yang Yuying and Chen Ke missed it.
Now that Mao Ning has appeared, where is Yang Yuying? r1152
