In a simple but not simple apartment building, a middle-aged man bent down and turned on the TV and switched the program to Beijing Satellite TV.
The middle-aged man is Ma Xuyi. He is forty years old and is a professional agent and producer. However, he is not affiliated with any media company. To put it simply, he is a self-employed person who relies on his strong connections in the circle.
He moved through the chain to various production companies and made profits through high commissions.
His most famous and symbolic venture was when he was young, he successfully created the popular band Windmill. The band's great achievements also made Ma Xuyi's reputation even more widespread.
At that time, Ma Xuyi was known as the Platinum Godfather. This recognized title was of great significance because the artists he led released records with a minimum sales volume of one million copies!
Countless companies tried to win over this platinum godfather with high signing bonuses, but most of them failed.
With the disbandment of the Windmill Band, Ma Xuyi gradually disappeared from the public's sight, showing no signs of making another move. Some people speculated that he had left the band, but more insiders were more willing to believe that the reason why Ma Xuyi was
If he doesn't show up again, maybe he hasn't met anyone worthy of his action yet.
Ma Xuyi had no intention of denying such rumors.
Because there is indeed a reason for him not to take action.
Ma Xuyi is only forty years old this year, and he still has more time to discover more potential singers. However, it has been nearly five years since the Windmill Band disbanded.
The band rose in the late 1980s and disbanded in the early 1990s, only existing for four years.
Later, its members were scattered all over the world. Some disappeared from the music scene, some made their solo debut, and some moved to the film and television industry. However, no matter what, the disbandment was the dissolution, and the former band would never regain its former glory.
The Windmill band was only popular for four years, but disappeared for five years. With their disappearance, rock music gradually began to decline.
As the platinum godfather who single-handedly made the Windmill band famous, Ma Xuyi really likes rock music. However, in the past five years, there are only a handful of rock songs that make him feel good, and among them, all rock songs are
None of the songs have ever been a real hit.
He knew that rock music had indeed declined, so in recent years, he no longer focused on those rock geniuses, but gradually turned his attention to singers of various styles.
However, no matter whether it is an underground singer hiding at the bottom or a singer who has already debuted and achieved certain results, there is no talent that can satisfy him.
This gradually made him feel negative about the future of the music industry, and at the same time he became more cautious about his next move.
He is a man with a very high vision. Although he is not interested in the so-called platinum godfather title, he is not willing to destroy the Great Wall with his casual actions as he finally accumulates a reputation.
However, a phone call from his good friend Jiang Zhongnan a few days ago made him feel quite moved after he had disappeared from the music scene for a long time.
Lao Jiang ran a blues-style bar in the capital. It was quiet in the bustle and had a petty bourgeois style. It could indeed attract young and middle-aged men and women with rich experience and sentimentality. Although there was no opportunity to make a lot of money, there was always a lot of profit.
In this exciting phone call, Lao Jiang mentioned two people, two singers who sang in his bar.
One is named Bao Yunyun and the other is named Li Qing.
Ma Xuyi knew Lao Jiang very well. Like himself, Lao Jiang was a person who loved rock music and talents. However, he did not agree with what he said on the phone. A singer named Bao Yunyun came to him through his connections.
From the information found on the link, we can see that although the people who have heard her sing are not rave reviews, the people who have heard her sing either hate her to death or love her to the extreme.
A very extreme singer, which also made Ma Xuyi very excited.
As for this Li Qing...
According to the information Ma Xuyi saw, Li Qing, apart from having a good skin, does not have any unique advantages in singing. Of course, this is a polite way of saying it. If you go by the actual situation written in the information,
Look, this Li Qing is not far from tone deaf.
Although it seemed that Lao Jiang was very optimistic about Li Qing and emphasized Li Qing's talent in rock music, Ma Xuzhen still felt that this Li Qing could not be recreated.
From the information he obtained, it can be understood that Li Qing is already an official singer, but he debuted as a group. His only record release was lucky enough to get a gold record. However, he was not successful in Xiaohuo
After a while, it was disbanded due to internal disagreements among the members and other reasons.
Ma Xuyi specially found a record of this group from a friend to listen to.
There are two members in the group. The voice and singing skills of Wendi Zhao are indeed pretty good, but that's all. They didn't impress Ma Xuyi.
As for another member Li Qing, whether it is singing skills or voice, how can I put it...
Ma Xuyi felt that when he heard Li Qing singing, he felt as if his ears were being raped.
Therefore, although he promised on the phone that he would go to the Blue Moon Bar when he had time, what he was more optimistic about and liked was the resident singer named Bao Yunyun.
Hope you won’t let yourself down!
Speaking of which, it seems that I have been disappointed a lot over the years.
Ma Xuyi sighed.
"The much-anticipated "Music Star" is about to begin. How many contestants will successfully pass tonight?"
"Dear viewers, from now until the official start of the show, please quickly pick up your phone, dial 12992333 to participate in our "Music Star" hotline, tell the staff the number of the contestant you think can pass, and guess the result
For those who are interested, there will be a certain chance that after the program ends, there will be a program gift package provided by Beijing TV Station!"
"...Hurry up and pick up the phone in your hand and call!"
After coming back from his thoughts, Ma Xuzhen sat on the sofa and looked at the TV.
Zhang Heng, the director of Beijing Satellite TV's "Music Star", is Ma Xuyi's former operating partner, but the relationship between the two is really average. I don't know what the relationship between this old friend who has not seen each other for a long time is today.
Tune in to watch tonight's episode of Music Star for yourself.
He knew about this program and had watched it several times. He was indeed very optimistic about this kind of music program that was born in the form of a talent show. However, he had no intention of paying attention to this news.
Because according to the information he received, most of the people participating in the recording of the program were not very good. This was one of them.
The second thing is that these players already have their own management companies. Even if the players are outstanding, without a large amount of liquidated damages and superior conditions, it is impossible to poach these players to their side.
Therefore, Ma Xuyi did not pay too much attention to this aspect.
However, it is impossible for Director Zhang not to know the truth behind this.
The reason that makes him insist on calling himself may be the reason why he has to call and the target that interests him.
Ma Xuzhen did indeed guess one or two things correctly.
When Wendi Zhao hinted at banning Li Qing and cutting off Li Qing's participation tape, Director Zhang ignored it and secretly rejected Zhao Wendi on the grounds of ratings and reputation, and insisted on showing Li Qing's participation in the competition.
Here, although Director Zhang is not afraid of Wendi Zhao, a newly popular singer, he is a little worried about the Yuanzheng Media Company behind him.
Yuanzheng Media is one of the three major record companies in Beijing, an industry giant that integrates distribution, production, and promotion. Director Zhang is not worried about Wendi Zhao, but he is worried that he will snitch and secretly put himself in trouble, so after thinking twice, he decided to
It was decided to invite Ma Xuyi, an expert with strong connections and connections in the industry, to act as a shield.
Director Zhang made a good calculation. With Ma Xuyi, an industry giant standing in front of him, even if the artillery fire from Yuanzheng Media came, it would not be able to hit him.
Besides, Director Zhang felt that he was not trying to trick this great master.
He believes that Ma Xuyi, who has been silent in the entertainment industry for a long time, will be moved once he sees Li Qing's singing scene.