42,863 copies of "Woman Flower" and 33,168 copies of "Witch's Tears"!

If it weren't for the sudden outbreak of the Sony incident, this would definitely be a big news worthy of any media special mention - whether it is Zhou Yan's historic breakthrough of 10,000 in a single week, or the performance of the two queens in this face-to-face confrontation, it is definitely extremely eye-catching.

In addition, Feng Feifei's continuous decline is almost slump, Zhao Xinfu and the four beauty bands' strong and continuous selling ability, etc., etc., are all places worthy of the media's writing.

However, these news are not destined to occupy the headlines of the entertainment pages of tonight's evening newspaper and tomorrow's daily newspaper.

Although Liao Liao got the second highest weekly record in her life, and through the big sales of four consecutive albums, she once again consolidated her absolute position as the top name in the domestic music scene today, although Zhou Yan once again continued the trend of her comeback all the way through the big sales of this album, at present, the momentum has surpassed Zhen Zhen and Feng Feifei, and has become the third strong female singer after Liao Liao and He Runqing.

However, for at least the next week, the biggest limelight belongs to Sony Records, there is no doubt about it.

At noon, when everyone sat in the office and ate a boxed lunch, one news after another had begun to be gradually determined, and Sony Records had also announced that it would hold an official press conference this afternoon.

Zhen Zhen and his wife's company has indeed been wholly acquired by Sony, and what Sony paid to the two of them is a 4.2% stake in Sony Records. Therefrom. The couple will join forces to become Sony Records' seventh largest shareholder. Meantime. Zhen Zhen did sign a three-record sharing contract with Sony Records. According to Zhen Zhen's usual album release speed, if there is no accident, she will stay at Sony Records for at least five years in the future.

Of course, according to the grapevine, I don't know if I was stimulated by money, or if I was stimulated by the obvious loss of my status in the domestic music scene in the past two years, in short. When the two sides reached a contract, Zhen Zhen once said that these three albums would be completed in the next three years. If this gossip is true, it means that in the next three years, Zhen Zhen will have a new album on the market every year.

For Zhen Zhen's fans, this is of course a happy moment in life, but for the current domestic music scene, her decision and determination. It may mean that she will rejoin the competition for the queen of the music world such as Liao Liao, He Runqing, Zhou Yan, Feng Feifei, Li Xinru and many other powerful female singers in China.

And in fact. Because Liao Liao's position has stabilized, He Runqing and Zhou Yan are already much ahead, and Feng Feifei can almost be judged out, so Zhen Zhen joins in, in fact, she wants to compete with Li Xinru, a little diva who debuted ten years late - Li Qian and Liao Liao are not very optimistic about this big sister in the music world.

Because times have changed.

However, according to relatively unreliable sources, the little diva Li Xinru has also been won by Sony Records - if this matter is true, I have to say that in terms of female singers, with Zhen Zhen, Feng Feifei, Li Xinru and Sima Duoduo and others, Sony Records, which has completed the integration of singer resources, even if it is only in terms of female singers, is already qualified enough to wrestle with Minghu Culture.

And if Zhou Yan ends up staying at Sony Records...... Sony Records would even have quite an advantage.

In terms of male singers, Sony's advantage will be so great that all the other record companies in the entire domestic music industry are unable to compete with it!

Huang Yuqing, has confirmed to join!

Zhou Feng, has confirmed to join!

Zhao Xinfu Studio is negotiating with Sony Records, and the acquisition is almost a certainty, and now what they are talking about is just the price of the acquisition - Zhao Xinfu Studio has a contract with Sony, and it is currently a semi-subordinate and semi-cooperative relationship, as long as the price is negotiated, the integration of resources between them is even much faster than Zhen Zhen's company, and it almost doesn't take much effort.

At that time, Sony Records will have a super luxurious lineup composed of Zhao Xinfu, Huang Yuqing, Zhou Feng, and Zhang Chang in terms of male singers!

After these news were determined one by one, and then looking back, whether it was Li Qian, Qi Jie, or Liao Liao, they finally began to understand why Xinda Records, which has been known for slamming doors for more than ten years, suddenly quoted an astonishing high price of 50 million for 30 songs to Zhou Yan - they must have gotten the relevant news earlier than Minghu Culture, and they were really scared!

Once Sony completes the integration of their singer resources, the lineup will be absolutely luxurious, regardless of whether it is a male or female singer. At that time, in terms of female singers, Minghu Culture may not be left behind by virtue of Liao Liao and He Runqing, but in addition, even one of the original three giants like Xinda and Hua Ge will face a situation of being completely suppressed.

Therefore, at such a critical moment of drastic change, if a record company wants to gain a certain right to speak in the future and obtain a certain market position that can provide support, then it is already necessary to hold at least one superstar!

Otherwise, if you want to focus on which record, Sony will directly come up with a superstar with a similar style, and the release date will overlap, not to mention the direct smashing, at least it will make your publicity plan half the effort to a large extent, and an album that could have been a big seller may also be greatly suppressed sales.

To put it simply, if you don't have even one superstar who can support the scene and the market, a record company will lose the right to talk to the other party - if you want to negotiate, you are not qualified!

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Before the working meal was finished, the people who rubbed the rice came.

didn't say hello in advance, Zhou Ye drove over by himself.

He has always been eye-to-eye with Minghu Culture, which is not new news in the industry, even in the circle of media reporters, and many reporters have already made the news that Zhou Ye will soon join Minghu Culture.

Like this time, he came over here and was also discovered by reporters who are now extremely sensitive. When the car was parked downstairs. was also photographed by reporters. Of course. Although he was in a hurry, Zhou Ye was still measured, after all, he still had to continue to finish the album in his hand with his company, so in the face of the questions of the two reporters, he didn't know at first, but later when he saw the reporters and even followed him into the elevator, he had to say. I made an appointment in advance and came to get the song.

Of course, he didn't dare to say that it was Li Qian's work, if that was the case, it would become an invitation to sing, which was somewhat shameless, he was talking about Liao Liao's work - anyway, Liao Liao did promise him.

Then, it happened that Huang Wenjuan and Wei Lan had a surplus of boxed lunches they bought, so Zhou Ye also ate together, talking while eating. He confessed that he came over this time. I just came here to report it.

According to him, Sony, Cinda, Huage, Dongfang, four record companies have all given him offers.

It should be said that although Zhou Ye has only released one album so far, and he is not too popular, his potential is still very optimistic about the musicians and record companies in the industry, so in this sudden battle for singer resources, instead of being able to stay out of it, he has become the hottest one!

The reason is very simple, he has enough potential, and he may soar at any time because of a certain album or a certain song, but at the moment, he has not become popular yet, so it is relatively "cheap".

Thirty songs, six million, the price is negotiable, this is Sony.

Thirty songs, five million, or three albums, 12% of the basic commission, this is Xinda.

Twenty songs, plus priority for the next album, five million, this is a Chinese song.

Thirty songs, seven million, this is the East.

It should be said that the price is not low in any one, not to mention that as long as Zhou Ye is interested, the price can be negotiated again. This is really generous for Zhou Ye, who only has one album at the moment.

The promise given by Qi Jie is four albums, which basically means four or five years of bondage, and there is only a 10% basic commission...... It can be said that in contrast, it is almost uncompetitive.

But on the contrary, eating, chatting, and waiting for a lunch that was not salty or light to be eaten, put down the chopsticks, Zhou Ye said: "Brother, I just came to report to you and my sister, don't worry, even if they give me 10 million, I won't go." I'm messing with you, I'm messing with my sister!" Then, he said lightly, "If you don't have any other instructions, I'll go back to work! finish this album one day earlier, and jump ship one day earlier!"

This time, it was Qi Jie who personally sent him to the door of the company.

After eating and wiping his mouth, Li Qian said three words to Liao Liao: "This is a debt!"

Liao Liao laughed.

After laughing, she said, "We can afford to carry it!"

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At three o'clock in the afternoon, Sony Records' press conference was held on time, and at the same time, a series of news announced by Sony's general manager Watanabe Kazuichi himself at the press conference quickly shocked the entire pop music world.

Mr. Li Yaofu, chairman of Sony Records, has officially decided to accept the acquisition of shares of Sony Entertainment Co., Ltd., as the company's largest shareholder other than Sony Entertainment Co., Ltd., Mr. Li Yaofu, who holds 17% of the shares, has agreed to sell about 15% of his shares, and the contract has been formally signed and executed.

After the completion of this transaction, Mr. Li Yaofu has less than 2% of the shares in his hands, becoming an ordinary shareholder, and is ready to resign as chairman of the board of directors at the next board meeting, and after the completion of the transaction, Japan's Sony General Entertainment Co., Ltd.'s shareholding in Sony (China) Records has increased to 52%, with an absolute controlling stake.

Why did Li Yaofu suddenly sell his shares? Is it because Sony's offer is too high for him to refuse? Or is it as rumored that the legendary billionaire has become debt-ridden due to a series of failed investments in the industrial and financial markets in recent years in order to revitalize his assets?

Watanabe stressed that the price of the transaction between the two parties was a trade secret and could not be disclosed to the outside world.

Later, he said that he had been entrusted with the chairmanship of Sony Japan at the next month's board meeting, and that he would be tasked with reorganizing the board of directors of Sony Records.

This is the biggest head, and the change in capital level can not only make headlines in the entertainment section. And there's enough headline news to make the headlines of the economy. But for the uninitiated. The takeaway may be just a concept: Sony Records. It's already the Japanese who call the shots!

As a result, many reporters asked on the spot: Where does music director Xie Mingyuan go?

Kazuichi Watanabe's answer was a little cautious, saying that Mr. Xie Mingyuan had submitted his resignation and was resolute, but the company was trying its best to stay at bay. In the face of hundreds of reporters, Watanabe Kazuichi's attitude is extremely modest and low-key, he said, in the past few years of cooperation. He has a very tacit understanding with Director Xie Mingyuan, and he himself appreciates Mr. Xie Mingyuan's musical talent, so he strongly supports Xie Mingyuan as the general manager of Sony Records after the reorganization, or continues to serve as music director.

And after finishing talking about Xie Mingyuan, of course, it was the turn of the singer to change.

Zhen Zhen's news has been confirmed, Huang Yuqing has also confirmed that he will officially join in June, as for Zhou Feng, Sony Records will be this Friday, together with Li Xinru, a little diva who has risen in the past two years. Hold a grand joining ceremony.

Feng Feifei's last contract has not yet been executed, and he has renewed his contract three times.

Zhou Yan's side. Kazuichi Watanabe claimed that since Sony Records has the right of first refusal, it will definitely not be wasted, and for a diva-level superstar like Zhou Yan, no matter what the price, it can be negotiated. And he also said that Zhou Yan is considering the contract renewal invitation given by his side, and perhaps the two sides will start contract renewal negotiations on this next.

Of course, in front of hundreds of reporters, he didn't forget to jokingly say, "There is something I want to discuss with Mr. Li Qian, you already have Liao Tianhou here, don't rob Zhou Yan with us, otherwise it will be easy to make trouble." ”

It's just that his little humor did not cause much reaction from reporters at the scene.

In fact, in the face of this series of big news and big moves, even well-informed reporters were a little blindsided, and they didn't react at all.

And in the No. 1 conference room of Minghu Culture, watching the news broadcast on TV, when Watanabe Kazuichi said this, Liao Liao said "ha", and he didn't know whether to laugh or be sarcastic.

At about 3:40, the press conference ended, and all the high-level executives of Minghu Culture who were currently at home were sitting in the conference room, discussing something in small voices.

Sony Records has become dominated by Japanese capital, and this large-scale integration of resources is obviously sharpening knives, and Minghu Culture, as the record company with the highest sales in the domestic pop music industry except Sony Records, will naturally not have a sense of crisis. It's just that at this time, everyone is just casually discussing, and in response to this situation, it is difficult to figure out a completely clear idea and coping strategy in a short period of time. And...... To tell the truth, Sony's material may not have completely exploded yet!

At this time, before Li Qian or Qi Jie could say anything, Li Qian's mobile phone suddenly rang.

Li Qian took out his mobile phone and glanced at it, slightly surprised.

Facing Liao Liao's inquiring gaze, he said, "It's Watanabe." ”

In the conference room, it quickly quieted down.

Li Qian answered the phone, "Hello Mr. Watanabe." ”

"Li Qianjun, you are okay. I wonder if I've read the news?"

"Do you mean your press conference?"

"Yes. ”

"Well, I'm watching, just over. Your company's courage is amazing! Congratulations!

Watanabe Kazuichi laughed lightly twice and said, "That's the case, this time I called Li Qianjun, mainly because our company decided to hold a celebration reception tonight, and the staff is currently calling to invite them one by one, because the news was suddenly leaked, and it was a bit hasty." However, as soon as the press conference ended, I still thought that other people could be invited by the staff, but Li Qianjun, you must be personally invited by me, please ...... Be sure to enjoy the light!"

"Oh......" Li Qian frowned, and said in a calm tone: "Tonight? That's really a bit unfortunate, I've already made an appointment to drink together!"

Watanabe Kazui was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then said, "Is it an insider?...... Oh, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked about privacy, but it doesn't matter, even if you are not an insider, as long as you are Li Qianjun and your friend, you are the most honored guest of our Sony, can you invite him to our celebration reception on my behalf?"

Li Qian thought for a while and said with a smile: "Of course, of course, I can invite on my behalf, but ...... I don't think he would be willing to go?" After a pause, he added, "It's Mr. Xie of your company." ”

On the other end of the phone, there was silence for a full four or five seconds.

Afterwards, Watanabe Kazuichi seemed to sigh and said helplessly: "We really want to keep him! I personally have great respect for his work ability and his musical talent! In China, I personally believe that in the combination of commercial records with literature and art, and technology, only Li Qianjun and Ming Yuanjun are first-class!"

However, Ming Yuanjun attached too much importance to the capital aspect, and he insisted that Sony Records must be dominated by Chinese capital, otherwise he would resign. But what we need to do most for those who do art is not to use a good platform to make better works? Is it really that important whether this platform is dominated by Japanese capital or by Chinese capital?"

The meeting room was extremely quiet, so even though it was only a built-in voice, people who were close could clearly hear Kazuichi Watanabe on the phone.

At this time, Li Qian just smiled when he heard this, and made a gesture of pressing his palm down on Liao Liao, signaling her to be restless, and then asked: "So, did Mr. Watanabe persuade Mr. Xie with this remark?"

Watanabe Kazuichi replied: "Of course, we talked a lot, and I want to talk to him again recently! If you can, Li Qianjun, can you persuade you to meet tonight? Sony Records, I really need his talent!"

Li Qian smiled again and asked, "When you persuaded him, how did he answer you?"

On the other end of the phone, there was silence for another four or five seconds.

Then, Watanabe Kazuichi said slowly: "Ming Yuanjun said, 'The music Chinese made is sold to Chinese audiences, of course, Chinese have the final say!'" After a pause, he added: "He also said 'Art has no borders......"

"But artists have different countries...... Right?" Li Qian said with a smile.

Watanabe Kazuichi's voice was a little low, but he still replied, "Yes." ”

Li Qian nodded and said with a smile: "Mr. Watanabe, Sony's resource integration is actually not a bad thing for the entire industry, and the increase in competition is likely to mean that the quality will be doubled." In this regard, I and Minghu Culture are very happy to see this, and for business purposes, Minghu Culture will not exclude some commercial cooperation with your company. However, personally, I support Mr. Xie Mingyuan's decision. …… I'm sorry!"

Watanabe Kazuichi was silent for a moment, "Li Qianjun, I understand what you mean." However, as the person in charge of the two largest record companies in China, I personally hope to arrange a meeting with you, excuse me, is that okay?"

Li Qian replied at that time, "Of course, I am also very happy to meet Mr. Watanabe. ”

"Okay, thank you Li Qianjun, excuse me!"

"You're welcome, I wish your company a great future!"

"Thanks, thanks!"

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hung up the phone, put the phone back in his pocket, and met everyone's eyes, Li Qian shrugged his shoulders and said to Qi Jie: "I won't go over to be a background board, you can lead the team over to congratulate you, and by the way, witness the peak night of Sony Records!"

Qi Jie raised her eyebrows and was about to speak, but her phone suddenly rang.

She took out her mobile phone and looked at it, showed a helpless smile to Li Qian, and said, "Watanabe......"

Li Qian shrugged, walked out side by side with Liao Liao, and asked her, "Old Liu Won's stewed dumpling restaurant, do you want to go?"

"Xie Mingyuan, don't go!"

"No mouth, you!"

"I'm going, but it's going to affect your schoolgirl!"

"I want to soak early, but are you still there?"

"Contempt!" (To be continued.) )