"If that's the case, I'd be happy to shell out of my pocket. Ye Zhao said with a smile. Having said that, in his own heart, he also clearly knew that this was a goal that seemed promising at first glance, but in fact it was also very far away.

What is the concept of two million singles?

Two million-level singles, over the years, the entire being has only been B'Z's single released in 1993 "Love のままにわがままに仆は君だけを伤つけない" (the song title is so long).

Speaking of this single, there is also a little subtlety, or rather aggrievedness.

The year this single was released, it was the strongest year for being, and B'z's single was also the closest to the top of the annual chart for singers in the being department, but in this year, the demon group named Chuck and Asuka released a demonic single called "Yah Yah".

This single was a hit that year, throwing more than 400,000 copies of B'Z to take away their single crown of the year.

Fortunately, the album chart of that year was not missed, and Zard successfully won the album chart with the album "れる想い", officially marking the band's heyday.

And this is also a sign that being is at its peak.

It's also fate, in the early 90s, there were several "duels" between B'Z and Chuck and Asuka, whether it was a single or an album. In front of this demonic group, even a big guy like B'Z can hardly get any bargains, not only has he been cut off from the single crown, but also from the album year.

If you want to talk about it, these two bands, which are also composed of two people, can be regarded as serious "formula opponents".

Although only B'Z has won one single in the 2 million level so far, there are several singles close to 2 million copies, and Ands and Miho Nakayama's "世界中の人よりきっと", and the single "Love Phantom", which is also B'Z, are all stuck around 1.8 million copies.

With a national degree like "Don't Admit Defeat", it only sold about 1.6 million copies, which is a big difference from 2 million.

It can be seen that in the 90s, although it was easy to sell one million, it was really a super difficult thing to sell two million sales.

……

The night after the members of the Beer Club celebrated him, Ye Zhao appeared at the restaurant where he had been with Izumi Sakai on the day of the move.

After his name was announced, the male waiter still led him to the second floor as he did last time, but it was not the same private room as last time.

Sakai Spring Water had already arrived first, and Ye Zhao apologized to her: "I'm sorry, let Sister Quanshui wait." ”

"I suddenly made an appointment with Ye Jun. Sakai Izumi smiled "it's okay".

After ordering and waiting for the food to be served, Ye Zhao chatted with Sakai Izumi: "Speaking of which, it is obvious that they are neighbors who are only 'separated by a wall', but they really rarely meet with Sister Quanshui. ”

Sakai Izumi thought for a moment, "It seems that this is really the case?"

"There's no way, because Sister Quanshui's schedule is just the opposite of others. So, although they moved downstairs to live with her, the place where they had the greatest chance of meeting was in the recording studio late at night.

Thinking of this, Ye Zhao half-jokingly said: "To be honest, I can't help but wonder now, Sister Quanshui will go to the recording studio immediately, right? ”

"Don't worry, you need to take a break once in a while. After Sakai Quanshui finished speaking, he also added jokingly, "Moreover, since it is to celebrate Ye Jun winning the first and second places on the list, how can it add a psychological burden to Ye Jun." ”

"In that case," Ye Zhao asked, "Today is special?"

Sakai Izumii smiled, "Yes, it's special. ”

……

Ye Zhao came here directly after the meeting with the executive producer of Sony.

Just three weeks after Puffy's debut single was released, he's already in talks with their executive producers about releasing their next single while the iron is hot.

is also a singer with Ye Zhao as the producer, and in the treatment of Kawamoto Makoto's career, Ye Zhao is quite relaxed to let her maintain the frequency of two singles and one album a year, so that it will neither put too much pressure on her, nor let her lack exposure.

But when it comes to Puffy, his strategy is the exact opposite, advocating dense hair and a lot of exposure.

The reason why there are two diametrically opposed strategies, in the final analysis, is because the positioning of these two groups of singers is different.

Makoto Kawamoto has a strong personal style and creative ability, although she still relies on the title song provided by Ye Zhao at this stage, but one day she will turn into a full-song singer-songwriter, even if her momentum falls back in the future, there will still be a group of loyal fans to follow her.

At the beginning of their careers, many female singer-songwriters released most of the songs they released in collaboration with their music teachers, and only after their personal style gradually formed did they break away from the protection of their teachers and begin to compose independently, until they grew up to become independent musicians.

And Puffy's side, to put it bluntly, this group is a "fast food group", the lyrics and music are handled by Ye Zhao, and the clothing style is also designed by a special designer, according to the positioning that Ye Zhao made for them, and there are very few things that really belong to the two of them.

Even the singing skills, with the singing strength of Ami Okan and Yumi Yoshimura, if they hadn't formed such a group, they probably wouldn't even have a chance to debut. Even if he can make his debut, he will definitely not reach this level now.

Before them, there was no such quirky but interesting group on the market, so when they appeared, because of that freshness and impact, they almost immediately attracted attention from all directions, and without much effort, they won the weekly championship as soon as they debuted, and became the pop star that everyone talks about nowadays.

But freshness has an expiration date, and the longer it goes, the less fresh it gets, and when the audience loses interest in them, the speed of this group will definitely not lose to the speed at which they rise.

This is actually very similar to the combination H Jungle ITH T that he just dueled against Ye Zhao. The partnership of Masako Hamada and Tetsuya Komuro is, to a large extent, also consuming the novelty of the public.

Therefore, Makoto Kawamoto can work slowly and carefully, but the two of them cannot. Not only can't, but also crazy to release the film with a bombardment posture, before the novelty of the audience disappears, to occupy a place in the music scene. 2k reading web