Chapter 330 World Science Fiction Conference (seeking monthly ticket)
Although Zheng Qian is in China, he often pays attention to the overseas sales of the single "You Are Not Alone".
From the beginning, when only 20,000 singles were printed, Zheng Qian was actually a little dissatisfied.
But there was nothing he could do about it. After all, there was no historical success in Europe and the United States. No matter how popular you are in China, it seems that no record company is willing to take risks.
Even though Universal Music has had successful cooperation with him, it seems that he is not optimistic about Zheng Qian's single album release in Europe and the United States this time.
This made Sony Records pick up a leak.
However, various regions of large companies compete with each other. Despite Saki Yuri's recommendation, Sony Records' North American headquarters still arranges shipments according to the shipment volume of ordinary singers.
However, when the release was approaching, and at the moment of release, orders surged instantly, Sony Records responded very quickly, and quickly ordered to speed up production and disc production.
Fortunately, there is still a lot of inventory in warehouses in various places, and they can be connected in time so that there will not be no goods to sell.
As a result, in the following week, shipments of "You Are Not Alone" almost caught up with sales.
At the same time, it also successfully placed "You Are Not Alone" on the Billboard singles chart at number three.
It was noticed by countless readers instantly.
Being able to occupy the top ten positions in the "Billboard" magazine singles rankings is undoubtedly the most potential and popular hit single last week, and "You Are Not Alone" airborne to third place, although it cannot be called
A miracle, but also surprising enough.
"Billboard" collects songs from all European and American countries, and the songs selected are absolutely unambiguous, and songs without some influence will never be included in the list.
This list is considered to be the most authoritative singles list in the pop music world in the United States and even European and American countries.
In addition to weekly selections, there is also the "Billboard" Music Award of the same name, which is selected once a year. The results of each year's winners are summarized based on the weekly rankings from December of the previous year to November of the current year.
The ranking results of each week are arranged according to the sales and play rate of the songs.
Therefore, the "Billboard" Music Awards can also be said to be the most authoritative popular awards in the European and American pop music circles.
Zheng Qian was also very excited when he learned the news.
Although this achievement is weaker than that of Michael Jackson, the great master in his previous life, it still has a certain weight. After all, Zheng Qian almost started from scratch in the North American market and had almost no help. To be able to have such an achievement, this song
The quality plays a big role.
Even the readers of "The Three-Body Problem" are only a very small group.
If you want to be listed in "Billboard" magazine and rank in the top three of the singles chart, you need extremely high sales, as well as the support of huge traffic such as radio stations and streaming media.
What Zheng Qian didn't expect was that in the next week, with the vigorous promotion of Sony and the crazy promotion of many fans who loved this song, the various data of the song "You Are Not Alone" increased steadily.
, began to quickly become popular throughout European and American countries.
Europe and the United States have mature song promotion mechanisms that can bring a song to the public as quickly as possible, and "You Are Not Alone" instantly captured the hearts of a large number of fans with its touching behind-the-scenes story and the quality of the song.
It even appeared on music radio stations in many countries and was mentioned frequently.
As time went by, the popularity grew rapidly.
However, because Zheng Qian's name is a bit difficult to pronounce, fans in Europe and the United States are only interested in Zheng Qian's songs.
This is probably what the so-called famous singers are no longer famous for.
Finally, another week has passed.
Amid the vigorous discussion, "You Are Not Alone" successfully topped the Billboard singles chart.
"Faded" and "You Inspire Me" also achieved good results at seventh and eleventh place respectively.
All three songs on a single album are on the charts, and they even come from China. This is tantamount to a huge cognitive impact for many musicians and singers from European and American countries.
At present, it is almost impossible for Japanese and Korean singers and producers, let alone Chinese, to get a high ranking on the "Billboard" singles chart. After all, the languages are different.
Zheng Qian, however, formally greeted European and American fans directly in pure English for the first time.
It has achieved good results and has been on the music charts in more than ten European countries.
This aroused curiosity and doubts in many people.
But it was like a shot in the arm, hitting the heart of Sony Records.
Hong Kong branch chief Saki Yuri called Zheng Qian in person almost the day before the second week's list was announced, and excitedly told Zheng Qian the news.
"As of yesterday evening, 300,000 singles have been sold out in North America and Europe, and the factory is still printing more copies!"
Saki Yuri seemed unable to remain calm: "Your single album is really magical! Mr. Zheng, do you know? The current environment is not good, and it is difficult to achieve the results of millions of sales ten years ago.
Moreover, without any publicity in the early stage, it is truly amazing that your single album has achieved sales of 300,000 copies. Our group headquarters very much hopes to cooperate with Mr. Zheng again to release a new English album.
, we will also use the huge network of contacts within the group to provide all the foundation for Mr. Zheng to enter the European and American music circles in the future. I believe that Mr. Zheng will become the light of Asia and achieve amazing results in Europe and the United States..."
Although Zheng Qian was a little happy, he was not moved by Saki Yuri's words.
The three songs on this single disc were all classics in previous lives. It would be nonsense if they were buried. In fact, Zheng Qian had expected such a situation today.
That's why he had the confidence to hand over the publishing of the single to Sony Records without fear of offending Universal Records.
Because Zheng Qian knows that there is more than 70% certainty that this single album will achieve outstanding results. By then, it can only be said that Universal Music Group has poor eyesight.
But now, the facts are just as Zheng Qian thought, everything is developing in a good direction.
However, continuing to publish English albums and catching a wave of popularity while the iron is hot is not within Zheng Qian's consideration for the time being.
Even if he were to consider it, he would have to wait until the release period for his fourth Chinese album "Still in Bloom" is over.
Because he has a very full schedule ahead of him, Zheng Qian must be very tired just from the Asian concert tour.
Therefore, in the face of Saki Yuri's impetuous plea, Zheng Qian could only decline.
But Saki Yuri did not give up easily, and said without giving up: "Are you worried about the issue of priority? I said that during our cooperation, all legal issues that arise between you and Universal Music can be solved by us.
, you will not have any other worries..."
"No, President Yuri, I will be very busy for a while."
Zheng Qian said seriously: "My schedule for the next three months is full. I won't be able to continue writing songs for at least three months."
"Ah! That's it! I'm overthinking it!"
Saki Yuri said politely: "Then I'll contact you when you have creative ideas, okay?"
Zheng Qian couldn't laugh or cry. When do I have creative ideas, do you still know?
But I still agreed.
There is one more road, one more choice. You cannot block one road at Universal Music, that would be too passive.
In fact, Zheng Qian didn't have many ideas other than treating Universal Music and Sony Records as tool men. He just needed to squeeze out the last bit of glory in the recording era.
It won't be long before, with the rapid advancement of the Internet age, physical records will be buried in the dust of history and can only be regarded as collections.
The whirlwind in Europe and America cannot temporarily disturb Zheng Qian, who is currently busy.
With the completion of various MVs and recordings for the fourth new album, "Still in Bloom" is about to be released.
Prior to this, Zheng Qian will appear on several popular domestic variety shows to warm up the new album.
At the end of July, the fourth new album "Still in Bloom" was officially released.
In addition to the three English songs that have been released in Europe and the United States, the remaining twelve Chinese songs in this album are all masterpieces and even cover multiple age groups.
Among them, the song "Where Has the Time Gone" is a song that almost everyone can sing. It was sung at the Spring Festival Gala and became popular all over the country overnight.
In addition, there is also "As Long as Ordinary" recorded with Wei Yehong.
This song is the theme song of "I'm Not the God of Medicine". Although the movie has not been completed yet, some of the clips are taken from the studio scenes. It can also be said that some content has been exposed in advance, which can attract a large number of fans to pay attention to "
The movie "I'm Not the God of Medicine".
There is also the song "Katyusha", which is now included in Russian primary and secondary school textbooks.
After performing in Russia and returning to China, the domestic education department also contacted Yuexiang Media and incorporated "Katyusha", a Soviet-style song with profound meaning, into domestic primary and secondary school music teaching materials.
In response to Russia's moves, some foundations for friendship between the two countries were established.
To put it simply, most of the songs in this album are twice-cooked pork, and they are all works that have been sung in public.
For example, "Fireworks Easily Cold" was sung as a menu item on the last concert tour.
For example, "Exaggerated" was sung at the 2004 MAMA Awards Ceremony. Zheng Qian performed amazingly at that time, shocking artists in the entire Asian pop music circle. In the end, Zheng Qian's performance was cut out on Korean television, resulting in a weakened influence.
many.
Now that he has made a comeback and re-included this song in this album, Zheng Qian believes that more people will like this unique work.
"Father" and "Heavenly Road" are both songs that have been exposed and have received high praise, which also makes the album "Still in Bloom" highly anticipated.
In addition to these already exposed songs, other new songs naturally also exist.
For example, "Story of Time", "Birch Forest", "Life is Like a Summer Flower".
These three songs all belong to the folk style and are very lyrical, which is different from most of Zheng Qian's previous works.
This also caused complaints from many industry peers and fans.
"A soprano singer who stopped singing high notes and started playing folk songs instead?"
"There is nothing wrong with Zheng Qian's strategy. Indeed, listening to high-pitched songs and occasionally listening to soothing folk songs gives it a different flavor."
"Who said that Zheng Qian doesn't sing high notes? You ate "The Road to Heaven"?"
"The three English songs in Zheng Qian's new album are the real masterpieces. I heard from friends overseas that they have topped the Billboard singles chart. This is absolutely unprecedented and unprecedented!"
"What is a bulletin board? Is it awesome?"
"Haha, Zheng Qian is no longer satisfied with the domestic market. He wants to conquer the global market in one fell swoop!"
"With Zheng Qian's strength, he can indeed get better and more treatment."
"Yes, you can't just settle down and go abroad to win glory for your country. This is the mission of a singer like Zheng Qian!"
"There is actually "Katyusha". This is my favorite song. Buy it, buy it! I must buy it!"
With the official release of the album "Still in Bloom", Zheng Qian suddenly entered a busy state.
In just half a month, book signings were held in Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen, Jinling, Beijing and Bingcheng to communicate face-to-face with fans from all over the country.
At each book signing, more than half of the truck can be filled with the gifts alone.
Although Zheng Qian strictly prohibited it, he still couldn't resist the enthusiastic fans who frantically threw the gifts at their feet.
Ren Xin looked at the crowds at the autograph session and recalled a year ago with a lot of emotions.
Time flies too fast, and everything changes too fast. In the past, I would have never dared to think about this kind of situation, but now, wherever Zheng Qian goes, all streets will be immediately subject to traffic control, because there are too many people.
There are so many. Wherever you look, they are all filled with people.
And the power of humble fans is also powerful. Almost every city’s autograph sessions will sell more than tens of thousands of albums on site.
Zheng Qian’s hand was sore when signing, but he still smiled.
Even though he is different now, he still remembers that the customer is God.
While such a lively book signing was in progress, Zheng Qian also received an invitation letter from the World Science Fiction Convention.
The "Hugo Awards" award ceremony will be held in Tokyo, Japan this year.
This is a rather unexpected awarding address.
Because in the past, the "Hugo Awards" were basically awarded in English-speaking countries.
Of course, in addition to English-speaking countries, the World Science Fiction Convention has also awarded awards in Germany, the Netherlands, and Japan.
This is the second time Japan has hosted the World Science Fiction Convention.
However, this time it was in Tokyo, the economic and trade center of Japan, a very prosperous place.
The last time, it was held at the foot of Mount Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, more than ten years ago.
Zheng Qian attaches great importance to the "Hugo Award". This award can be said to be the Nobel Prize in science fiction literature and one of the top honors that science fiction writers can receive in the world. Therefore, Zheng Qian specially made Ren Xin available.
, went to attend the World Science Fiction Convention held in Tokyo.
At that time, popular science fiction writers from all over the world will come to the scene.
As the authors and translators of the masterpiece "The Three-Body Problem" that has been popular in Europe and the United States in the past year, both Zheng Qian and Stephen will appear at the awards ceremony.
The two of them are obviously one of the biggest focuses of this World Science Fiction Convention.
As the most popular nominee for the Best Feature Film Award, "The Three-Body Problem" has been praised by writers from all over the world. Naturally, it has a very high probability of winning the award. Therefore, during the media warm-up stage, the names of Zheng Qian and Stephen
Frequently appeared in media reports, and after extensive digging by the media, the identity information of "Qin" was also exposed to all readers verbatim.
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A young man was kneeling on the street, his face wet from the rain, his eyes dull with tears at the corners, and he said repeatedly: "Please give me a monthly pass..."