Chapter 105, "Listening to the Sea"!
Early the next morning, after saying goodbye to the staff of the "Speed Running" program team, Jiang Lun and his party boarded the departing flight.
Except for Zhang Ziling, who is going to Xiangjiang, the others are all the way back to Beijing, but they are not lonely.
Everyone had already left each other's phone calls, got off the plane and said goodbye, and went their separate ways.
The company sent a car to pick up the airport and sent Jiang Lun and Chen Yingying home directly.
After resting for two days in a row, on the morning of the third day, Jiang Lun came to Yida.
I took the elevator upstairs and came directly to Wu Chaoyang's office, but when I pushed the door in, I saw Wu Chaoyang playing games on the computer, and I couldn't help laughing, "Brother Ang! You are so comfortable at work, playing games with the air conditioner, and drinking tea!"
"I'm down to business!" Wu Chaoyang was serious, "You came just in time, I have something to talk to you about!"
"You say!" Jiang Lun closed the door and sat down in the chair in front of his desk.
"You take a look at this first!" Wu Chaoyang handed over a report.
This is a sales table for the new album and "Ghost Blows the Lamp", detailing the sales of each channel, as well as daily data from the release to the present.
Although the sales of the album exceeded 120,000, it included the 50,000 copies of the previous pre-sale, that is, only 70,000 copies were sold in the past three weeks, and most of them were channels on e-commerce platforms, and the sales volume of traditional channels was negligible.
As of yesterday's data, the first batch of first prints has been sold out, and the second print has also been put on the shelves.
Since the release of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", Jiang Lun has not gone anywhere to promote it except for being recommended on the show, and it has only been less than a month that he has been able to have such proud results, which really surprised everyone.
In the cultural circle, this news has been broken for a long time, and relevant experts said that there are many reasons why the sales of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" can appear in this way, in addition to the star effect, the type of this book is also unprecedented, so it has attracted many people.
As early as the beginning of the popularity of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" on the Internet, many people expressed their disapproval, especially those traditional writers who had ridiculed it, and even a vice chairman of the Writers' Association publicly said that how could Chinese literature be reduced to the point of "pretending to be a ghost" to become popular?
But after they read "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" in private, they realized that this is not just a book pretending to be a ghost.
The book integrates oriental mystical culture with elements of world pop culture, and the ups and downs of the story, the ancient inheritance, the mysterious relics, and the friendship between brothers are more fascinating, coupled with humorous and concise language, rich and colorful folk culture, so that they are also immersed in the world of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern".
From skeptics to supporters to public supporters, their transformation attracted more elite attention to the book, which is why "Ghost Blows the Lamp" has achieved such a great result.
Compared with the sales results of albums and books, there is a serious polarization, and it seems that the music market is not as good as the cultural market.
But looking at the data given by major music software, the playback volume of all the songs in the album has achieved impressive results, and the major charts have almost been contracted by Jiang Lun's new songs.
In particular, the three songs "Love Before the West Yuan", "The One" and "Jiangnan" will appear at least one in the top three of the major charts.
But what's the use of this, not to mention breaking 10 million, it is breaking 100 billion playbacks, and it's also free to listen to, and no one pays for it.
Listeners won't, player software companies won't, and network operators won't.
The spring of music practitioners does not know where it is.
"Let's talk to you about next month's work plan first!" Wu Chaoyang opened a document on the computer, "I will go to fifteen cities next month, including a few song clubs, major programs to promote the new album, and a few signing sessions of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", you will definitely be a little tired, you should be mentally prepared!"
"Hmm!" Jiang Lun smiled helplessly, he had to work hard again.
"In addition, there is a movie from the film and television company looking for you, do you want to shoot it?"
"Forget it!" Jiang Lun waved his hand, "I don't plan to enter the film and television industry yet!"
"I think so too, then I'll officially push with them!"
Wu Chaoyang said, "In addition, several major communication providers have settled the bill, and the CRBT fee and audio trial fee have been settled a lot, and the company has called you to the account, you sign it!"
As he spoke, Wu Chaoyang handed out a piece of paper, which was the receipt of the financial department.
Jiang Lun glanced at it and couldn't help but be stunned, "Three million?
"It's not much!" Wu Chaoyang smiled, "This is still last month's money, the new album you released this month, the company also signed a new contract with the communication company, and you will receive more every month in the future!"
"Good ......"
Jiang Lun is now worth millions, and the accounts settled by the company before, in addition to the money sent to his family, as well as the purchase of that set of recording equipment, as well as the odd and bits of expenses, the remaining savings are more than four million.
There is still a part of this that has not been settled, like the song club and the recording of "Extreme Run" a few days ago, which are still in the checkout, and the sales share of the new album and "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" will not be settled until next month.
In this way, it should not be a problem for the deposit to exceed 10 million by the end of next month.
"There's another thing, it's this game!" Wu Chaoyang pointed to the game he had just played on the computer.
"What?
"Not only endorsement, but also write a promotional song!"
Wu Chaoyang said, "Anyway, writing songs is not a difficult task for you, they require that it must be close to the theme of the game!"
"Uh...... What kind of game is this?"
"Mecha Warriors, you can go back and play on your own, a first-person shooter 3D online game. I had a great time!"
"You've already agreed?" Jiang Lun asked.
Wu Chaoyang smiled bitterly, "Actually...... It's a struggle, and you're just one of the candidates. ”
"Oh...... Does that mean there are other people fighting for this endorsement?"
"Well, a lot of people are fighting for it. ”
Wu Chaoyang paused, and then said, "And Huang Daming is also one of the spokespeople." ”
"Huang Daming?" Jiang Lun thought about it and couldn't help but smile, "Okay, I'll take it." ”
"When will I be able to sing soon?"
"Tomorrow!"
Jiang Lun stood up, "Then don't delay the time, Sister Liu, I still have to go there, and I'll go back to prepare as soon as possible!"
"Okay!" Wu Chaoyang nodded and said, "I'm waiting for your good news tomorrow!"
Jiang Lun came this time and brought a song to Liu Xiayu, so when he left Wu Chaoyang, he went to find her.
Liu Xiayu's office door number only has her name written on it, and although she does not hold any position, everyone knows that she is the largest shareholder of the company.
knocked on the door, and there was a response from inside, and Jiang Lun pushed the door and walked in.
"Sister Liu!"
"Come in and sit!"
Liu Xiayu is still a very easy-going person in her bones, she generally doesn't like to trouble others too much about trivial matters, and she even poured water for Jiang Lun by herself, and she didn't call an assistant.
"How was the trip to Nanjin? I heard that you also recorded a reality show?"
"Don't mention it!" Jiang Lun was miserable, "It's too torturous, in the future, I will push this kind of show as much as I can!"
"Hehe!" Liu Xiayu suddenly smiled, "Do you know why I don't like to participate in this kind of variety show?"
"I don't know!"
Jiang Lun shook his head and thought, how do I know? You rarely even participate in ordinary talk shows, and it is a miracle that you can appear once a year.
"I just don't really like people holding me up and saying a bunch of compliments!"
Liu Xia said, "You are the only man I have ever seen who doesn't praise me, it's been so long, I haven't heard you praise me!"
"Uh......"
Jiang Lun scratched his head, he actually said it so bluntly, saying that women like to listen to good words, I don't know if Liu Xiayu wants to praise her?
"Let's get down to business!"
Liu Xiayu saw that Jiang Lun was embarrassed, so she changed the topic, "I've been too idle lately, but we signed an agreement, although we are not in a hurry in terms of time, but you are singing new songs one after another outside, when will you write one song for me?"
"Now there is!"
Jiang Lun smiled, "It was just completed two days ago, so I'm not going to send it to you soon!"
As he spoke, he took out his phone and clicked on a song in the music list.
The accompaniment was made by Jiang Lun in the past two days with home software and keyboard synthesizer, which is relatively simple, but as soon as the strings and piano of the prelude come out, it gives people a very magnificent feeling.
In order to find a suitable song for Liu Xiayu, he repeatedly listened to several albums of Liu Xiayu back and forth several times, her voice is very tense, rich and full of emotion, and after watching her live video, I found that in fact, the record covers a lot of things that everyone can't see on the stage, which may be related to her learning opera since she was a child.
After repeated searches, Jiang Lun finally picked out the first song - "Listening to the Sea".
"Write to me and tell me what color the sea is today
The sea that accompanies you every night, what is the mood.
Gray is not to say, blue is melancholy,
And you, who are adrift, the heart of the wild waves, where does it stop......"
As soon as the first paragraph came out, Liu Xiayu sat up straight, put his ear close to Jiang Lun's mobile phone, and listened carefully.
Musically, she is an extremely demanding person, and she cannot tolerate the slightest flaw.
But as soon as this song came out, she suddenly felt like she was hit, although the sample was sung by Jiang Lun herself, but as a professional singer who is familiar with her voice, she can immediately think about what it would be like if she changed to her own timbre.
Jiang Lun observed Liu Xiayu, her actions and emotional reactions, which could intuitively express her feelings about this song.
Luckily, it looks like it should have been a success.
"Hoo ......"
After listening to the song, Liu Xia let out a long sigh of relief.
After a while, she asked, "What is this song called?"
"Listen to the Sea!"
"I left this song!"
Liu Xiayu took out his mobile phone, "Send it to me via Bluetooth!"
After the operation, Jiang Lun said, "I'll send you another song in two days!"
"Don't worry!" Liu Xia said, "If it's such a song, it doesn't hurt to write it slowly!"
"I understand!" Jiang Lun smiled.