After returning from the Beijing TV station, Li Qing continued to help Bao Yunyun supervise the production of the new album. The four to five million yuan was not free, not to mention that it also included his 3% sales share, so he would not suffer any loss if he was serious.
Over the next period of time, twelve new songs for the new album were gradually recorded.
When the master disk was completed, Bao Yunyun and Ma Xuyi began to get busy.
Pao Yunyun began to make announcements like those real debut singers, while Ma Xuyi had already begun to contact the distribution company, put the master disk into the factory, and started the production of CD.
The distribution company that Ma Xuyi contacted is called Hongzhi Records. This company can only be regarded as a mid-range company in China. Its scale is far smaller than that of industry giants such as Yuanzheng Media and COSCO Media, and its distribution channels and publicity and production are relatively poor.
It is also relatively weak.
But although Sparrow is small, it is well-equipped. Hongzhi Records has a relatively mature operating model in all aspects. In the seven years since its establishment, it has successfully launched a variety of second- and third-tier singers, and once won a platinum album sales volume, so it released a
An album by a newcomer is much more skillful than those unreliable companies.
When we first met, the conversation between the two parties was very pleasant and successful.
Hongzhi Records is very excited, because the partner for this cooperation is Ma Xuyi, a well-known platinum godfather in the industry. If he can really achieve the sales of a platinum record, it will be a big plus for Hongzhi Records.
Thick resume.
The reason why Ma Xuyi did not go to the large-scale distribution companies in the industry was mainly related to the issue of profit sharing.
By cooperating with Hongzhi Records, he can get a 40-60% commission.
But when cooperating with record companies owned by COSCO and Huaxing Media, not to mention 40-60, even 30-70 is a luxury.
Twenty-eight cannot be more.
This is after the lyrics, music, and recording of the master disc have all been recorded.
But how could Ma Xuyi, who had strong confidence in Bao Yunyun's album, accept this share ratio that was almost cannibalistic?
Even if Hongzhi Records has weaker channel capabilities in terms of distribution and promotion, Ma Xuyi still admits it.
It can be said that Ma Xuyi has unprecedented confidence in this record, which was personally supervised by Li Qing and played by himself.
According to his own estimation of this album, it is worth at least a platinum record.
And for sales of one million, let yourself accept 28, haha, are you kidding me?
So whimsical!
Therefore, after having some contact with media companies with powerful channels and receiving a pitifully small share ratio, Ma Xuyi quickly put an end to the idea of cooperating with these large companies and set his sights on domestic second- and third-tier records.
company.
Finally, after screening more than ten companies, Hongzhi Records was selected.
Hongzhi Records, which received the master disc of Bao Yunyun's new album, also treated Ma Xuyi's comeback with great enthusiasm.
Out of confidence in Ma Xuyi and after carefully studying Bao Yunyun's new album, Hongzhi Records made up its mind and launched a production plan of 500,000 sets of tapes and 200,000 CDs in advance. If
If the market permits, we will continue to increase the production quantity.
Hongzhi Records still has the confidence to produce one million CDs within one or two months.
As for vinyl records, they are placed separately.
After all, the prices of vinyl record players and vinyl on the market are relatively high, and they have been gradually replaced by cheap CDs. Unless you are a first-line singer, this is a taboo circle, and whoever touches it will lose.
Of course, if it really becomes popular, it wouldn't be too late to try releasing a vinyl record.
After all, the sound quality of vinyl is much higher than that of CDs, let alone shoddy tapes. There is a huge difference.
On the other hand, vinyl records are also the favorite of some domestic music enthusiasts. Only by winning the love of these enthusiasts can vinyl records truly become profitable.
However, there is still a long way to go in this regard. Currently, Bao Yunyun, as a newcomer, is not qualified to touch it yet.
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After helping Bao Yunyun produce the album, Li Qing's task was completely completed, and he suddenly became more relaxed.
Although he often visits Hu Die Studio and plays with some of the studio's instruments, since the recording of Bao Yunyun's album ended, he has rarely gone there as often.
On the one hand, it is because Ma Xuyi's contract with the studio has expired and the funds have been settled.
On the other hand, Li Qing was slightly annoyed by the cynicism from time to time by the contracted singers at Hu Die Studio.
Except for TV, these guys don't seem to read newspapers. They have participated in the Easter competition and successfully advanced. They even use those old sesame jokes to ridicule themselves, saying what they said about the eliminated singers...
I've been a little too busy lately.
There are still two weeks before the "Music Star" revival competition starts. Although there are relevant reports in this regard, there are not many, only a few, and everything is calm.
In the entire entertainment industry, people are actually more willing to focus on singers and actors who have released new albums and new movies, including some celebrity gossip in the entertainment industry.
For example, the recent news that Taiwanese 17-year-old young model Weng Chi-ling has transferred her career center to the mainland and will release her first new album has been promoted by interested people and has been hyped up by various media.
As we all know, Weng Chi-ling was named Taiwan's number one model when she debuted. She has a beautiful voice and a sweet voice. She is 1.77 meters tall at the age of only seventeen, and her figure is even more exquisite. She has won the hearts of many male compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
of love.
The personal photo album he released has sold 100,000 copies in Taiwan alone, and the sales of pirated photo albums in mainland China are conservatively estimated to be more than one million, and the profits are unprecedentedly huge.
It is precisely because of the huge gap between one hundred thousand and one million that the brokerage company behind Weng Chiling was jealous. After careful consideration, it finally decided to move its business focus to mainland China where brokerage is gradually rising.
There are countless Taiwanese artists similar to Weng Chi-ling. In fact, many Taiwanese artists came across the sea long before Weng Chi-ling.
It also coincides with the return of Hong Kong this year, so many Hong Kong artists have also set their sights on the mainland entertainment industry and began to go north to seek gold one after another.
Therefore, the entire entertainment industry seems to be in a state of turmoil recently, with news everywhere about Hong Kong and Taiwan artists making huge profits in the mainland entertainment industry.
Under such circumstances, artists throughout the mainland entertainment industry encountered unprecedented cold reception.
Compared to artists from Hong Kong and Taiwan, their worth seems to be inherently lower in terms of the notices and treatment they receive.
We were not worried about the scarcity but the inequality, so gradually, there were some slight complaints in the circle.
Even the famous diva Leng Ling seems to have temporarily lost her luster in recent media reports.
In this regard, although there are policy preferences and care, the main reason is still the curiosity of mainlanders towards Hong Kong and Taiwan artists.
Because no matter in terms of personal appearance or speech, Hong Kong and Taiwan artists in 1997 were much better than mainland artists.
Especially for Taiwanese artists, their Taiwanese accent has become quite popular in mainland China after being heavily bombarded by TV dramas.
On campus, many teenagers feel proud and excited to be able to speak a sentence or two in Mandarin with a Taiwanese accent.
So, unconsciously, Hong Kong and Taiwan culture began to slowly penetrate into the mainland entertainment industry.
Mainland artists feel deeply about this, and are naturally miserable.
Things like being robbed of endorsements and being squeezed out of party spots also happen from time to time, and most of them are Hong Kong and Taiwan artists.
As the saying goes, the moon in Europe is rounder than in China.
However, these have little to do with Li Qing at this time.
Living on the fringe of the entertainment industry, Li Qing leads a leisurely and unorganized life. Recently, he has been seriously considering using the more than 400,000 idle funds in his hands to buy a piece of land within the fifth ring road of Beijing and wait for the appreciation in value.
thing.
However, an unexpected incident temporarily interrupted his thoughts.
The day before the "Music Star" revival competition started, Li Qing received a phone call. The phone call surprised him, and the content surprised him even more.
The call was from the back office department of Yuanzheng Media Company, and the content was...
"Come to work!"
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