Chapter Ninety-Three: Cold on the Outside and Hot on the Inside

Since May, the domestic cultural and entertainment market has begun to enter a peak period of production and sales.

Specific to the record market, although in recent years, the traditional concept of almost impossible sales in winter has long been broken by one best-selling album after another, but I have to say that there are still a few that can sell well in winter, after all, and the outbreak period of the entire market is still from May to October.

In 1998, the domestic record market, even without the great changes of Sony Records, just looking at the market itself, has begun to show a certain chaos - this chaos is relative to the stability and order of the market for more than 20 years before.

In the past, although the domestic record market was not small, after all, the total amount was limited, and the singers were also limited, so who would release the album in which month, and how much market dominance he, or she, had during the period when he released the album, which has been familiar to everyone, so everyone goes their own way, makes their own money, and does not interfere with each other.

However, in recent years, with the rise of the domestic economy, the cultural and entertainment market has risen, and the record industry has ushered in an unprecedented prosperity - in 1994, the total sales of records in the domestic record industry to the last count were only more than 63 million copies a year, and by the time the statistics of 1997 came out, the total sales of domestic records had exceeded 100 million yuan, and as high as more than 117 million copies.

In just three or four years, the capacity of this market has doubled, and it is still increasing at a high speed. According to the outlook of the Phonographic Industry Association, in 1998, the total sales volume of the domestic record market. It is expected to break the 130 million mark!

However. The market has gotten bigger. The competition is getting tougher.

In the current domestic market, there is no so-called security period, and there is almost no so-called "personal time".

Soon after the year, the first album of the four major beauty bands "Fake Monk" was a big hit, but in the two months when "Fake Monk" became popular, the record market alone had as many as 17 new albums!

Although in so many albums, it is really able to achieve a certain number of sales. There are only two or three people, including Feng Feifei, but I have to emphasize that before the listing, "Fake Monk" was already recognized by the industry as an album that would have quite strong market dominance, and the March when this album was selected to be listed was not the traditional peak season for album sales!

But even so, even in such an off-season, even if you know that you have to face "Fake Monk", there are still many record companies and many singers, who are fearless and have launched a charge against sales and the market!

In mid-May, the two days later released a new album at the same time. Finally, there was a moment of silence in the market – in fact. In today's country, if you want to talk about market dominance, Liao Liao must be recognized as invincible in the world.

But even Liao Liao and Zhou Yan, even if they are such a tearing group that everyone thinks is destined to sweep the entire record sales market, they can only scare others for two weeks.

The time has just entered June, and two singers from Xinda and Huage have released new albums one after another. Although after their albums were released, under the rule of the two queens, they hardly made any splashes, but starting with them, the follow-up album release arrangements suddenly began to be frequent.

On June 13, Sima Duoduo, a singer who had been given considerable expectations by the market and the industry, released his first solo album after flying solo - "Flying Alone" only four weeks after the release of the two albums "Woman Flower" and "Witch's Tears".

And just one day before, on Monday, June 12, on the latest sales list of Dongguan Bookstore, the albums of the two divas continued to sit firmly in the first and second places, and won 37,192 and 31,543 copies respectively - although they are already in a steadily declining sales period, the dominance of the two divas in the market is still at its peak!

"Flying Alone", which was pinned on by the industry and Sony Records, hit it head-on!

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On June 19, it was another Monday, and the list of Dongguan Bookstore's sales list of 6.12-6.18 was released on time.

First place, 33193, "Woman Flower", Liao Liao, Fifth Week, Minghu Culture.

2nd place, 30,155 copies, "Tears of the Witch", Zhou Yan, Week 5, Sony Records.

Third place, 13,250 copies, "Flying Alone", Sima Duoduo, Week 1, Sony Records.

Fourth place, 8512 photos, "Fake Monk", Four Beauty Bands, Fourteenth Week, Minghu Culture.

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continues to exceed 30,000 copies in a single week, for Liao Liao and Zhou Yan, of course, it can be announced that this record is a great success, and for Sima Duoduo and her "Lonely Flight", the first album after solo flight, literary and artistic freshness, more than 10,000 copies in the first week, is not too successful, but at least it proves that whether it is with the help of the fan group accumulated in the Five Elements Wusu period, or the establishment of personal style, in short, this step can be regarded as a successful step.

At least, many music critics can declare: Even if Zhou Yan really retires from the music scene from now on, she is already a successor!

You must know that her achievement was completed when Liao Liao and Zhou Yan were still dominating the sales market, but when she thought of the new opponents she would face in the next few weeks, it was estimated that whether it was Sima Duoduo or Sony Records, it was really difficult to be happy - because on July 1, it was Liu Mingliang, and on July 10, it was He Runqing.

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Tuesday, June 20, Minghu Culture, Studio 2.

Li Qian wore headphones and listened very carefully.

"Laugh and sing praises,

As soon as I frowned, my heart hurt.

I don't have time to pay attention to me,

Just feel what you feel.

Where are you going?

Take my soul with you,

It's enchanted for you,

What's the use of keeping it?

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He suddenly took off his headphones, He Wei turned his head to look at him, and Xie Bing, Wang Jingxue, and Sun Ruoxuan looked at him intently.

He Wei was previously at Sony, and he was a top five, or even top three producer. Coffee position in the industry. Of course it is high enough. Li Qian arranged for the newly joined him to Rose Power and let him be responsible for the production of this new album, Xie Bing and Sun Ruoxuan and others, of course, can't say anything, but after all, in today's domestic music scene, even Xie Mingyuan, Du Xiaoming and other original absolute celebrities, they dare not say that they have the ability to grasp music and the production of records. It is more than Li Qian.

Therefore, although they all feel quite good after recording the title song of this new album, in the final analysis, they still have to be nodded and approved by Li Qian, so that they can really be down-to-earth in their hearts.

At this time, Li Qian suddenly took off the headphones halfway when he heard it, which naturally scared the three girls.

But after taking off the headphones, Li Qian wanted to say something, but he stopped and frowned for a moment. Then he didn't look at the three girls, but just said to He Wei: "Teacher He." I think Jing Xue's voice is too bright...... I don't know how to describe the specific feeling, we need her to play the highest note of rose power, this sound, must also be a little colder, including her personal image, but also to the cold side to shape, but this voice is processed, I think it is a little cold, not quite right. ”

The three girls looked at each other when they heard this.

He Wei nodded solemnly, then put on the headset and motioned for the recording engineer to pay him a return visit.

After more than a minute, he took off the headset, seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then said: "You mean, it has to be cold, but it can't be this kind of direct fireworks that don't eat the world, you have to ...... A little more...... How do you say that, charming?"

Li Qian suddenly slapped his palm and laughed.

The three girls all looked at him intently, and after a moment, he stopped laughing and said, "Teacher He, you know what I mean, but it's charming...... It's a bit too much again...... Besides, you can't be sorry for her!" Speaking of this, he smiled and turned his head to look at Wang Jingxue, "Sister Jingxue, you ...... Will it be charming?"

At that moment, Wang Jingxue really felt a little embarrassed.

She has always looked so cold, and unlike Zhou Yan's light and breezy appearance, she is a real iceberg beauty, so when Li Qian asked, she really didn't know how to answer.

Xie Bing and Sun Ruoxuan both laughed heartlessly.

Even He Wei couldn't help but laugh along.

Because...... Indeed, everyone doesn't think that Wang Jingxue can be "charming".

However, at this time, Li Qian was very keenly aware that Wang Jingxue lowered her head a little unreasonably, and at the moment when she lowered her head, Li Qian clearly saw that under the embarrassment, her eyes were slightly red.

This is not Wang Jingxue!

She's the kind of person who, no matter how happy you laugh or how much fun you're making fun of me, will be indifferent, and won't even bother to take care of it - that's not the way she should react.

So, Li Qian blinked, quickly put away his smile, looked at Wang Jingxue who lowered his head, and said in a calm voice: "Sister Jingxue, just kidding, in fact, I think you should suppress the translucency in your voice, let's not be so translucent, and the color should be a little darker...... Can you see what I mean?"

As soon as it came to business, Li Qian's attitude was so serious, Wang Jingxue quickly raised her head - that's right, she is not a person who is good at hiding herself, and the red in her eyes is still there.

In other words, at this moment, Wang Jingxue suddenly gave Li Qian a feeling of "wanting to cry" - although she should have been trying very hard to cover up her gaffe.

After a pause, she said, "Color...... Darker?"

Li Qian nodded and said: "Ruoxuan's voice is very lively, Bingbing's voice is very crisp and sweet, so, in your combination, Ruoxuan is naughty, Bingbing is a good girl, and you are a big sister who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside!"

After brushing it, Wang Jingxue looked at Li Qian with wide eyes.

Sun Ruoxuan couldn't help but "oops", and spit out unscrupulously in front of so many people, "Please, boss, I know the relationship between the two of you, but can you call her Xiaoice?"

Xie Bing pushed her embarrassedly when she heard this, and her face turned red instantly.

Yes, the relationship between Xie Bing and Li Qian can be hidden from others, but it must not be concealed from Liao Liao and Zhou Yan, who have tacitly divided the odd and even numbers, and the good sisters Wang Jingxue and Sun Ruoxuan in the same combination, but until now, Xie Bing still can't stand Sun Ruoxuan's jokes about her, as long as Sun Ruoxuan says this, she will definitely blush, she must be shy.

It's just that at this time, Li Qian shrugged his shoulders and said, "Okay, okay, then I'll call her Xiaoice, okay?" and then turned his head to look at Wang Jingxue, only to find that Wang Jingxue was still staring at him intently.

The two looked at each other.

Li Qian had a puzzled look in his eyes.

Over there, Xie Bing and Sun Ruoxuan were still messing around, but Wang Jingxue suddenly opened her mouth and asked, "What did you just say?" I'm a cold on the outside and hot on the inside...... Big sister?"

She asked very seriously, really seriously.

Li Qian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then nodded very seriously, and gestured, and said: "That's right, it's just that feeling, you are cold, including your voice, including your usual performance image, are cold, but this kind of coldness can't be really cold, but it should be a moment of gentleness contained in the coldness and blandness......" Speaking of this, he smiled and said: "Every little boy longs for an understanding big sister!"

Wang Jingxue's eyes seemed to light up for a moment, and then they became dull.

She nodded slowly and said calmly, "I see what you mean." ”

Li Qian turned his head to look at He Wei.

He Wei also nodded, and then looked at the three girls, "That's ...... Come back twice later?"

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There is only one final exam left, and the summer vacation is just around the corner.

On the morning of June 21, Li Qian drove Wang Jinglu to Huairou Film and Television City.

The crew of "Love with Green Onions" is filming intensively here.

Basically, although the background of this drama is a troubled era, the whole story and the whole movie revolve around a big mansion, so there is basically no need to go to other places to shoot. A Huairou Film and Television City can already solve most of the shots. - To some extent, this can even be regarded as a house drama.

In this play, Li Qian is not only one of the screenwriters, but also promised Yu Bojun to take Wang Jinglu to play a small role in a cameo, and even Cao Zhan has already come to make a cameo appearance as a bookkeeper. If it weren't for Wang Jinglu to come, Liao Liao would have resolutely refused, otherwise, Yu Bojun would even want Liao Liao to play a supporting role.

Anyway, such a small supporting role, for filming, it doesn't take much effort, and there can be a big gimmick when promoting - Yu Bojun has been making movies for so many years, and it's hard to say how high the specific directing level is, but he has a theater chain at home, and he must be extremely expert in how to tap the commercial value of a movie.

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