Chapter Ninety-Five: The First Person in China!
First thing to do, first of all, apologize.
Again, people sometimes fall into a blind corner of thinking, unfortunately, I have a dead end again, and I will actually take a 2% rebate of 700,000 records to calculate the price of more than 500,000.
However, at that time, I actually thought like that, and I wrote that, and it was not easy to change it later, and now I can only say that the two paragraphs in the previous chapter about Tong Qinghuan's settlement of accounts were deleted...... Let's just ignore it, it's my mistake.
Thanks to the guy in the book review section who helped catch bugs, Hanmingl, thanks!
Then, I would like to say to all readers, I'm sorry!
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There are many industries in this world that seem extremely mysterious to the outside world, but in fact, internally, all the news is close to transparent. No matter how secret the news is, as long as a third person knows, the entire industry will soon know about it.
Liao Liao signed a contract with Li Qian Studio, which many people can guess in advance, Li Qian and Liao Liao will definitely be able to make a very good album together, which is also affirmed by countless people, but Li Qian Studio actually wants to do its own distribution, can their distribution ability work? This is a very unremarkable thing.
It can be said that in advance, nine out of ten people thought that even with the banner of Liao Liao, Li Qian's studio would not make any cheap money by testing the water distribution market this time - the more experienced people in distribution, the more they would think so.
Because for the major record companies, every advantage in distribution and every distributor's choice is slowly cultivated and selected year after year, one record after another. No one believed that Li Qian's studio, or the lake culture company, had stepped into the field of distribution in a daze. I was able to fire this first shot smoothly.
It's just that Li Qian's studio's ability to issue in the bulk market is definitely not good, which everyone has long expected, after all, although Qi Jie took people to go all over the country to negotiate the issuance contract, it has gradually fed back to Shuntianfu, and all major companies have heard about it. But no one would think that just by virtue of the small companies signed by Qi Jie, they have the ability to sell Liao Liao's new album to amazing results. But. At least in large national chain retailers such as Dongguan Bookstore, they are still very optimistic about the sales prospects of "Grateful Heart".
After all, Dongguan Bookstore is a powerful channel in its own right, and Liao Liao's album is sure to sell well. As long as the supply is sufficient. Can this album not sell well?
But the result is that it only took two days at most for the subordinate stores of Dongguan Bookstore to buy out the goods, but on the contrary, the main store did not transfer the goods below - which led to the first week of "Grateful Heart", which made everyone stunned.
The first week is ten thousand Zhang, this should definitely not be Liao Liao's achievement!
Gradually, some intimate little news came out. Many people can't help but shake their heads in disdain while suddenly realizing it. For some small means that are enough to make the whole industry indignant, a sneer of disdain.
Then, the Voice of China Golden Melody On-Demand List was released, and those fans who like Liao Liao in the music circle, the breath in their hearts finally gradually smoothed out-
"Grateful Heart", seven songs appeared on the on-demand list at once!
And if you add "Da Jiangdong Go", Liao Liao is alone, and eight songs have appeared on the gold song list at the same time! It seems that suddenly, Liao Liao, who is normal and will be slaughtered as long as he releases an album, is really back!
First place, "Dream Camel Bell".
Second place, "Happy Hometown".
Third place, "Desert of Passion".
Fourth place, "Grateful Heart".
Fifth place, "Last Night's Stars".
Seventh place, "Da Jiangdong Go".
Eighth place, "Xintianyou".
10th place, "Olive Tree".
In fact, there is still some disappointment in the industry for this record. After all, two years have passed now, and the combination of Li Qian and Liao Liao has become synonymous with absolute quality in everyone's hearts, and Liao Liao's singing skills and strength have already conquered most of the ears in this circle, so the more professional listeners are, the less easy it is to be satisfied, and they are all eager to hear more new ideas, new attitudes, and new ways from this album joined by Liao Liao and Li Qian.
However, it's a pity that Liao Liao's album is almost anything, no matter who it is, there are no obvious deficiencies and loopholes, you want Chinese style, it has "Dream Camel Bell" that China can't be Chinese anymore, you want folk songs, "Crescent Spring", "Olive Tree", "The Past Can Only Be Recalled", are all absolute masterpieces, even if they are heard by those discerning ears, these songs are qualified to go to the classics, and moreover, Liao Liao also came up with a classic folk song, "Xintianyou".
Then, "Whatever You Want" and "Passionate Desert" both have the attitude that rock works must have, and they are full of power, and "Happy Home" and "Last Night's Stars" and "Grateful Heart" are pop pops that can hit the charts, and they are catchy enough, especially works like the absolute title of the album "Grateful Heart", and "Olive Tree", which are positive enough to make people feel like singing and sighing!
But, but, but, that's all.
That's Liao Liao plus Li Qian!
This level of level, this level of shooting, for the vast majority of ordinary fans, and even for slightly more picky fans, it can be called an absolute feast and an absolute gluttonous feast, but for some people who are really at the top of this circle, they still feel that something is missing.
Such a record is safe enough, and it is big enough to sell, but it lacks the fearless momentum that the two of them showed when they joined forces in the past!
You must know that Li Qianchu appeared in this circle, whether it is the urban light rock love songs created by works such as "Persistence" and "Wild Flowers", or the Chinese style full of classical Chinese charm such as "Half a Pot of Yarn" and "The Sound of the Waves Remains", they are all genre-level works. Li Qian, on the other hand, appeared as a pioneer and innovator.
But now, Li Qian's works are still strong. But he is still wandering around the circle he has drawn in the past, and there is no innovation anymore!
Therefore, when the entire industry and the entire entertainment industry were obsessed with and admired Liao Liao's new album, Xie Mingyuan directly called Li Qian and said: "Your album is great, even if your channels are not good." But selling a few million copies, it shouldn't be a big problem. But...... This shouldn't be your level!"
When Li Qian heard this, he just smiled and asked, "Then what do you think should be my level?"
Xie Mingyuan responded: "New ideas." New ideas, new categories, new attitudes, new skills...... In a word. You're Li Qian! Why can't you come up with something new for us to worship?"
Li Qian laughed. He replied, "I'll just take it as a compliment to me!"
Then, after a pause, he said, "Mainly...... I feel like I'm not happy! I feel like I'm too tired!"
Xie Mingyuan was surprised when he heard this, "You have only made two albums after several months of hard work, so you are tired?"
Li Qian laughed when he heard this, and thought about it. He said, "Whatever I want, I can do it." I don't want to do anything, so I don't do it, so I don't get tired. And now, I have opened a studio, I have signed Liao Liao and He Runqing, I have to be responsible for them, I have to let their sales rise, of course tired!"
Xie Mingyuan was speechless for a long time when he heard this, and then, he sighed and said, "I also think that when you simply play music, it is the most relaxed." When Li Qian heard this, a smile just appeared on his face, but on the other end of the phone, Xie Mingyuan immediately said: "However, you have a small studio, and you already have two queens in your hands, just this, there are only two albums a year, are you content! You can make a lot of money, but you don't have much work, I almost envy you to death! What else do you want?"
Li Qian shrugged his shoulders with a smile when he heard this, and said to the other end of the phone: "What do I think, you will know soon." ”
Xie Mingyuan was stunned when he heard this, and after a while, he thought for a moment and said, "You mean Runqing, hehe, I'm really curious about this, I really want to know, look at what kind of sweet song queen you have created!"
Li Qian smiled when he heard this, and replied: "It's delicious, it's good-sounding, it's good-looking, and it tastes charming." ”
Xie Mingyuan laughed.
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On June 3, the album sales chart of Dongguan Bookstore was released on time.
This week, the sales data of "Grateful Heart" finally began to return to normal - of course, once it did, it was immediately a little abnormal.
In the week from May 27 to June 2, that is, the second week of the release of "Grateful Heart", as the main store of Dongguan Bookstore began to resume the supply of its chain stores, I don't know if it was too much to do with the previous shortage of goods, this album suddenly burst out with unprecedented energy in Dongguan Bookstore!
50,864 in a single week!
Absolute number one!
The world was shocked!
You must know that in the previous "The Sound of the Waves", Liao Liao once set a record of 38,552 copies of the highest weekly sales in Dongguan Bookstore, firmly occupying the first place in the best-selling album in China!
That result is crazy enough, and so far, on the historical list of Dongguan Bookstore, the only singers who can reach more than 10,000 copies in a single week are Liao Liao and Wuxing Wusu. In addition, it doesn't matter if it was Huang Yuqing and Li Junru, who became popular last year, Zhen Zhen who returned from the king, or Zhou Yan, who made a comeback at the beginning of this year, even if they are really popular, they are still unable to break through the 30,000 line.
Therefore, the previous Liao Liao has been considered the undisputed first person in the domestic music scene!
But now, she has once again broken the sales record set and held by herself in one fell swoop, and she has also raised this data by more than 12,000 at once!
If in the past, like Zhen Zhen, like Huang Yuqing, like Liu Mingming, Zhao Xinfu, Li Junru, these powerful and capable big-name singers, for Liao Liao and Wuxing Wusu's data of breaking 30,000 copies in a single week, they would be very greedy, and they would be ashamed and courageous, and they would even think countless times about breaking the 38,552 weekly sales record set by Liao Liao, then now, a new monument stands in front of us, breaking 50,000 copies in a single week! Such as Zhao Xinfu, such as Zhen Zhen. Ambitions such as Huang Yuqing, such as Li Junru, can't help but be daunted!
That's a statistic that makes everyone despair!
If you extrapolate according to the 20-fold rule. In just this week, the sales data of "Grateful Heart" across the country is likely to directly break 1 million!
In a single week, the national sales volume is one million!
What is this concept?
You must know that even though the domestic music scene is booming year by year, the total sales of more than one million and getting a platinum certification are still the goals that most singers are working for! It means that this singer has stepped into the second line!
But this sales volume, for Liao Liao, is likely to be just a single week sales data!
Of course. This achievement, everyone knows that it is very abnormal, it is completely beyond common sense, even Qi Jie and Liao Liao. I know all about this.
And in fact. When the time came to the next week, when the album sales chart of Dongguan Bookstore was released on time again, this "Grateful Heart" began to return to "normal" sales after a week of crazy sales.
37,559 in a single week!
Of course, there is no doubt that it is the first again!
This data is second only to the 50,864 and 38,552 created by Liao Liao himself, ranking third in history!
For Qi Jie. Take the leaderboard in your hand, and then look at the thick pile of reminders. As well as the installment sales data reported by the distributors in the following provinces and cities, she is of course very surprised and excited. But for Li Qian and Liao Liao, such sales are not a surprise, if you have to find a word to describe their mood after learning the sales data, then there is only one word that is appropriate, that is: relieved.
Yes, relieved.
They are not worried about the quality of the album, and they are not worried about the album's ability to hit the charts in Dongguan Bookstore, as well as the ability to hit the Voice of China's Golden Melody On-Demand Chart, but whether it is Dongguan Bookstore, or other large chain bookstores and supermarket chains, it is only a part of the entire record sales market, and what they are really worried about is the studio's ability to distribute in the bulk market, and there may be tens of thousands of audio-visual stores across the country.
And now, although they only got all the data of the first week of listing, they still breathed a sigh of relief - it turns out that Liao Liao's fame and excellent album quality are enough to directly open up a market channel, even if there is nothing before, they can still create a distribution and sales channel out of thin air!
Of course, other record companies may be able to find out about some specific sales data, but it is certainly impossible to grasp all of them, so they probably wouldn't have guessed that Li Qian's studio, which has just been established for less than a year, has really accomplished such a feat.
And it is conceivable that when the sales of this album are finally announced, the entire music industry will be surprised again!
When He Runqing took the initiative to call Liao Liao to congratulate him, Liao Liao jokingly said: "I have already fired this first shot, sister, it's up to you next!"
He Runqing was silent for a moment, and said affirmatively: "I have confidence in Li Qian, and I also have confidence in myself. ”
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In the office of the music director of Sony Records, Xie Mingyuan shook the sales chart in his hand, smiled and said to Zou Wenhuai and Zhou Yan sitting on the sofa: "This is Liao Liao, this is Li Qian!
Zou Wenhuai nodded with emotion, sighed, and then couldn't help but turn his head to look at Zhou Yan.
Of course, it was just a glance, and then he withdrew his gaze and pretended not to know anything.
At this time, Xie Mingyuan couldn't help but say to Zhou Yan: "Sister-in-law, where did Li Qian offend you? Why would you say that you don't agree to the company helping you invite him to help you make an album?"
Speaking of this, he waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I'm not Huang Dazhong, I'm not so petty! As long as you nod, I'll personally help you hire someone, not to mention 16 percent, what about 20 percent? We can afford it! Although my friendship with Li Qian is not very deep, but I still have some friendship, plus He Runqing's incident, he owes me a little favor, as long as I open my mouth, he will definitely agree! At that time, your voice, coupled with his talent...... With the next album, maybe you'll be able to climb to the next level!"
After a pause, he said with emotion: "Look at the five elements and my essence! Just such a combination, those five girls, in addition to being beautiful, except for the long legs, if you really rap skills, the five of them together can't compare with you! So as long as they leave Li Qian, they will be beaten back to their original form immediately, as long as Li Qian is added, they can sweep everything at once! Now their new album has been on the market for four months, right? It is said that the shipment has exceeded five million copies! Now except for one Liao Liao, almost no one can overpower them! But on the contrary, no matter Liao Liao or Wuxing Wusu, all of their best-selling albums are made by Li Qian! This, I have to admit that when it comes to making albums, I am not as good as Li Qian!"
Speaking of this, he smiled and said, "Or, will you think about it again?"
Zhou Yan didn't react yet, Zou Wenhuai couldn't help but nod his head hurriedly, turned his head to look at Zhou Yan, and said, "Yes, yes, Mr. Xie is right, you ...... again Think again!...... It's a little contradiction, it's not necessary, isn't it?"
Zhou Yan glanced at him when she heard this, but did not speak.
Xie Mingyuan put down the information in his hand, walked out from behind the desk, and said with a smile as he walked: "Is this good? I'll have a treat, I'll be responsible for calling Li Qian out, when the time comes, you and Lao Zou, you will also go over, everyone will sit down at a table, this peace is old, I'll do it! As long as it's not too much of a contradiction, everyone will talk about it in a few words, won't it be over?" I don't believe it, how much enmity there can be between the two of you, I think, as long as you are willing to give me this face, Li Qian will not be angry with you as a woman, Lao Zou, are you right?"
Of course, Zou Wenhuai nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, that's it! What Mr. Xie said makes sense!" Then he touched Zhou Yan's arm and persuaded him softly, "Think about it again, don't live up to the kindness of Mr. Xie!"
Zhou Yan finally raised her head, looked at Xie Mingyuan, who was sitting opposite her, and asked calmly: "Who did you just say about the first person in China? Li Qian and Liao Liao?"
This topic has been going on for a while, and when Zhou Yan suddenly asked, Xie Mingyuan was slightly stunned, but immediately, he smiled and said: "Li Qian is undoubtedly the first person in China to make music, write songs, and make albums! If He Runqing's album comes out next, he can still surprise me, and his status as the number one gold medal promoter in China, I don't think anyone will be unconvinced! And Liao Liao, that is the undisputed first domestic singer! So, they are all the first people in China!"
Zhou Yan nodded, then lowered her head, and there was a line of words written on her face that anyone could understand: I'm not happy!
She let out an "oh" and said, "I see." ”
Xie Mingyuan was stunned and turned his head to look at Zou Wenhuai.
Zou Wenhuai pursed his lips, frowned, shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands, and looked helpless.
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I recommend a book that I have a very good relationship with in reality, called "Virtual Synchronization of Online Games", friends who like to watch online games, I hope to move over to have a show, I thank you here.
In addition, the second volume is coming to an end, and there are about four or five chapters left, this volume, I wrote it myself, and I know you don't like it, but there are some things, but there are some things that must be foreshadowed, otherwise it will not be possible to explode in the future. Also, don't worry, Volume 3, I'm going to make you happy! )