"Yaya, have you packed your schoolbag homework?"

"Alright. ”

Early on Monday morning, after breakfast, Gao Ge drove his daughter to school.

"Goodbye Dad!"

Come to the school gate.

Gao Ge lowered the window of the car and waved his hand at his daughter, and after seeing her enter the school gate, Gao Ge did not go home directly, but drove to Xu Hongfei's Tahoe Records.

Tahoe Records is not very large and occupies half the floor of an office building.

As a company that exists in parallel with records and brokers, Xu Hongfei still signed a few singers and artists, which can be regarded as second-tier stars in the circle, running commercial performances and announcements, and can also provide a lot of revenue for Tahoe Records every year.

In fact, if it weren't for his musician background, Xu Hongfei estimated that he would have thrown out the record business a long time ago.

To tell the truth, records are really not profitable.

The current era is no longer the era of physical records, and the singers who caught up with the last wave of folk dividends sold more than six or seven hundred thousand albums at most, where is it like Gao Ge who sold millions of albums at every turn, or even millions, which is not counting the piracy that is so large that it cannot be calculated!

Today's music has already entered the era of streaming, and it is not an exaggeration to say that 'make music with your heart, concentrate on losing money'.

Thirty percent of domestic musicians have 0 music income, the part-time rate of musicians is as high as 70%, and 95% of musicians cannot support themselves with music income alone.

75% of musicians have no income on digital music platforms, 49% of musicians who do earn less than 100 yuan, and 68% of musicians earn less than 1,000 yuan.

The reason for this is nothing more than two points, one is that the domestic copyright system is not perfect, and the other is that musicians are in a passive and weak position in the industry.

The situation of original musicians is quite difficult to mix.

Gao Ge's situation is better than that of ordinary original musicians, after all, his former identity and status are here, and there is also Internet popularity, coupled with the exclusivity of his songs in QQ Music;

This music exclusivity fee is still very refreshing and atmospheric, which greatly alleviates Gao Ge's worries about money.

"Old Gao, are you here?"

When he came to the conference room, Gao Ge saw Jiang He drinking tea with a water cup, several of them had drunk enough last night, but they didn't expect him to get up early in the morning.

"Haha, are you okay?" Gao Ge smiled and patted Jiang He's shoulder, looking concerned.

"No, I'm still a little dizzy!"

Hearing Gao Ge's words, Jiang He waved his hand again and again, he was in his thirties, which was not comparable to when he was young, and he was still a little dizzy at this time.

"And how did you get here?"

"My daughter-in-law sent me. Jiang He on the side opened his mouth to explain.

Last night, a group of old men called to find seven or eight substitute drivers, and the substitute drivers were stunned when they came here.

Gao Ge was a little better, he didn't drink too much and his head was sober, so he told the driver's master one by one their home addresses and contacts, and after sending everyone to the car, he returned home under his driver's driver.

When I went back, I was beaten by Gao's mother, and more than thirty people didn't dare to say a word in the living room.

This is already the family tradition of the Gao family, Gao's father doesn't look at how high he drinks, as long as Gao's mother stares at him after he comes back, he has to wake up most of the wine.

The two chatted, and Gao Ge also took a disposable water cup and poured a cup of hot water, chatting about the past while drinking.

"You really didn't make a decision with a hot head?" Gao Ge picked up the water cup and carefully took a sip of hot water before asking.

Faced with his old friend's question, Jiang He put down the water cup in his hand and nodded, "It's not that your head is hot." ”

"When you reach middle age, you have the desire to express yourself again through music. Jiang He laughed self-deprecatingly.

As a CEO who has been immersed in the advertising industry for many years, music is no longer a means of making a living for him, but an old friend he has not seen for many years.

After so many years, Jiang He has never given up playing music, but this time he wants to play with his old friends!

Concert!

Speaking of this proposal, Gao Ge casually mentioned it at the wine table, and Xu Hongfei, who was drinking, was the first to raise his hand to agree, and then Tian Zhuang and Jiang He also came to join in the fun.

A group of middle-aged people playing music drank a little wine and began to let themselves go, and they almost said that they would hold a concert in the Bird's Nest!

"What about you, why have you started writing songs again after all these years?" Jiang He asked rhetorically.

Gao Ge retreated behind the scenes to write songs that are too self-conscious, and it has been a long time since he wrote such songs like "Beauty", "Ordinary Road" and "Love in the Dust" that take into account both self and the public.

"Actually, I didn't think about it so much, I have other desires to express myself like you, so I can't let go of the musical instrument and pen in my hand. ”

"Then I want to record one by one, write one by one, and then sing it to everyone!"

In the face of old friends, it is easier for Gao Ge to pour out his truest thoughts in his heart.

Looking back on the past again, the memory of this life is becoming clearer and clearer, but the life experience of the previous life is becoming more and more blurred, until some time ago, Gao Ge realized again that he has long been inseparable from this world.

He can clearly remember how much his first song sold, and that day he took the money to Xu Hongfei, Jiang He, Tian Zhuang and their girlfriends to go out to eat and consume, and the rest of the money was used to change the stereo of the band.

In the summer vacation of those years, he went home from Harbin Institute of Technology, and several people took rickety trains and ships, all the way from Beijing to Shenzhen and Hainan, and from the southernmost to the northernmost side.

Leaning on the bar and singing, he ran all over China.

At the most difficult time, a few people went to Hainan and didn't even have enough money for a return ticket, so they all came over during this time......

The older you get, the clearer your memories become.

"Damn, you're here early enough!"

While the two were talking, Tian Zhuang, the drummer of the team, pushed open the door of the conference room, and when he opened the door, he saw his two eldest brothers.

"Why don't you say you're late?" Jiang He said, "Come and sit down." ”

After the three of them gathered, more than ten minutes passed, and Xu Hongfei was late.

"I'm sorry, brother, there is a traffic jam on the road, there is a traffic jam on the road!" Xu Hongfei opened the door and admitted his mistake first, where could everyone let him go so easily.

"At noon, sheep scorpion, you have a treat. ”

"No problem, this one is totally fine!"

Xu Hongfei, who knew that he was at a loss, did not change his face, and directly agreed.

Seeing that lunch had been settled, everyone was not in a hurry, and sat down to chat about the current situation while turning the topic to business.

"If we want to hold a concert, how much appeal do we have?" Xu Hongfei took the lead in asking.

A few people, you look at me, I look at you, and the last gaze fell on Gao Ge......