Shi Zhenqiu watched one interview application after another, and the more he looked, the bigger his smile became.

Really, the entertainment industry is really a realistic place.

It's not like he hasn't been interviewed by the media before, but how did he do that?

I worked hard to contact the reporter, invited guests to dinner, and gave gifts, and people still love to take care of it.

Shi Zhenqiu still remembers that in order to send a news article to T-ara, he gave the reporter a watch worth 5 million before he succeeded.

But now, these media and reporters have completely switched sides, scrambling to get the right to interview him.

Good guys, the most ruthless "Seoul Sports" actually offered a price of 10 million.

Just an interview, it turned out to be higher than the performance fee of many artists.

"Well, look, what interviews should I give?"

Yin Zhongxin did not help Shi Zhenqiu arrange it without authorization, it was completely up to his own opinion.

He knew that Shi Zhenqiu was shrewd, and he must know what to do.

Shi Zhenqiu read all these applications, and said with a smile: "Section TV Performing Arts Communication must be agreed, this is my mother's family, no matter what others do, I have to take care of it." ”

"Section Tn Performing Arts Newsletter" is an entertainment news interview program of MBC TV, and its main content is to broadcast major events and small affairs about the entertainment industry.

The MCs are Kim Guozhen and Park Shiqi, both of whom Shi Jinqiu knows.

And he started from MBC, so when there are good things, you still need to take care of MBC.

Hearing his choice, Yin Zhongxin smiled.

"Ah, Brother Guozhen knows, he must be happy to death. I reckon he'll invite you to play golf. ”

Kim Guozhen is also hosting "Radio Star" with Yoon Jong-shin, and Shi Zhenqiu made this choice without thinking about Yoon Jong-shin.

Yin Zhongxin knows what's going on, just keep it in his heart.

Later, Shi Zhenqiu chose a few more influential media that needed to be friends, and the rest gave up.

He didn't have much time to say yes to everything.

"Tell these media outlets that I don't need to pay for my interviews. I hope everyone will not be burdened. ”

Shi Zhenqiu said this to Yin Zhongxin.

Although there is a lot less income, Yin Zhongxin understands that Shi Zhenqiu is right.

Even if you pay to get the right to interview, those media will be happy. But in any case, if you do this, in people's hearts, you will only take it for granted.

Now that Shi Zhenqiu is popular, there is nothing yet. However, when it stabilizes in the future, the situation between the two sides will inevitably return to normal.

In this way, it is better to take the opportunity to sell it well and let those media accept his favors.

When I do a report about him and Mystic89 in the future, I will open the net.

runs an entertainment company, Shi Zhenqiu doesn't think that his artists will have problems.

In the bizarre entertainment industry, I don't know who will cause trouble.

At that point, it will be necessary for these media to be merciful.

He was busy with the filming of movies, the recording of programs and the promotion of interviews, but he didn't expect that he would suddenly welcome an unexpected guest.

"Hi Seok, we'll arrive in Korea tomorrow. We need to have a good talk, and this time it's about you. ”

Receiving a call from Mark Rosen, Shi Zhenqiu was a little surprised.

"Mark, good look, how did you come to Korea?"

The next day at Incheon Airport, Shi Zhenqiu personally received Mark Rosen and his party. In addition to him, there were two white men, in suits and leather shoes, who looked like successful people.

After Mark Rosen and Shi Zhenqiu hugged, they laughed and said, "Of course I want to thank you well." If Bruno wasn't very busy, he would have wanted to come over in person. ”

Ever since Upton Funk became popular, Bruno Mars' popularity has skyrocketed.

Now invitations to various performances have piled up on his desk, and there are countless bills.

Bruno Mars didn't dare to slack off, and was busy promoting it everywhere.

Compared to him, Mark Rosen, the producer behind the scenes, is more idle.

"Mark, it's not your character. Let's be honest. ”

Shi Zhenqiu was not fooled, and he didn't believe that Mark Rosen came all the way to South Korea just to thank himself.

I really want to thank myself and pay what I deserve.

I know that this guy is as shrewd as a fox, and he is not easy to fool. After laughing, Mark Rosen introduced the other two to Shi Zhenqiu.

"This is James Dwight, CEO of Atlantic Records, and this is Andor Woodsquez, Director of Production at Atlantic Records. ”

Shi Zhenqiu's brows were connected, and he was really a little surprised.

He didn't expect that these two people would be so identical.

After the two sides got to know each other preliminarily, they got into Shi Zhenqiu's car and came to the Shilla Hotel arranged for them by Shi Zhenqiu.

It was here that Mark Rosen talked about the purpose of the trip.

"Shi, this time through that guy from Bruno, you have shown your strength. So Atlantic Records wants to be able to sign you to be responsible for your record distribution in Europe and the United States. ”

Shi Zhenqiu nodded, and he already had a certain amount of psychological preparation on the road.

If it weren't for this reason, would it be necessary for the CEO and director of Atlantic Records to rush to South Korea?

It seems that the song produced for Bruno Mars this time really scared his counterparts in Europe and the United States.

As the record label responsible for the release of "Upton Funk", Atlantic Records naturally does not have to deal with money.

Now that he sees Shi Zhenqiu's potential, it is logical to sign a contract.

After Mark Rosen, James Dwight picked up the conversation.

"Mr. Shi, after careful evaluation, we believe that you have a good understanding of the pop music market in Europe and the United States, and you can fit in perfectly. And we have listened to the DEMO you made, and I have to say that your singing skills are very perfect and flawless, and you are a rare singer with top singing skills in recent years. We all agree that you have the potential to develop in the European and American music market. ”

Shi Zhenqiu listened carefully and nodded silently.

As a singer and a music producer, it is undoubtedly a great success to be recognized by the European and American markets.

After all, it is a higher world, and greater value of life can be realized.

If you can gain a foothold in the European and American markets, I believe that no singer will miss it.

However, Shi Zhenqiu also has his own concerns.

"Mr. Dwight, it's an honor to be spotted by Atlantic Records. But my situation is that I currently have an agent contract and have no plans to terminate it, and I'm afraid I'm going to live up to Atlantic Records' favor. ”

Andorra Woodsquez interjected.

"Mr. Shi, take the liberty of asking, is your brokerage contract signed with a brokerage company in Korea? If that's the case, I don't think it will be a problem. ”

In fact, inside Atlantic Records, Andorra Woodsquez is the most active person to sign Shi Zhenqiu.

When he heard the song "Upton Funk", he was shocked and gave Bruno Mars a very lenient distribution condition, so that the latter chose this company as the distributor without the slightest hesitation.

In fact, his vision won great interest for Atlantic Records.

In just over two weeks, from this song, Atlantic Records has frantically sucked in $700 million, which is similar to grabbing money.

Acutely aware of the value of the song, Andorra Woodsquez wanted to get to know the song's producer.

In his opinion, he hadn't seen such a spiritual producer for a long time.

Good music is not only good for the singer to sing, but also for the melody to be made.

In order for music to become popular, producers must accurately grasp the trend of popularity, understand the changes of the times, and accurately combine the ideas of the songs with the pulse of the times.

For example, a perfect retro piece of music will go viral at the right time. But if the timing is not right, it won't have much impact.

In Korea, when people think of retro style, the first thing that comes to mind is onder girls and T-ara.

But in fact, the person who was first respected as the queen of retro was actually Pei Shiqi.

She relied on the retro style to be active, but in her period, she did not achieve any outstanding results.

This is because her style is too advanced, and the retro style can't resonate with people in that era.

At the beginning of the 21st century, people have not yet come out of the booming music trend of the 90s. And the music scene of that period was still continuing the previous foundation, and moving forward was the trend.

Pei Shiqi prematurely launched the retro style, which is contrary to the trend, so it did not succeed.

And by the time onder girls and T-ara arrived, the Korean music scene had been almost poisoned by overpackaged idol groups.

Most of the works that people can enjoy are the songs and dances of idol groups that have no new ideas.

The decline of the entire Korean pop music industry will make people more nostalgic for the era of the 90s of the last century.

At this time, the retro style reappeared, and in one fell swoop, onder girls and T-ara were sent to the status of top girl groups.

So in the eyes of Andorra Woodsquez, this producer who can keenly grasp the trend is actually worth more than Bruno Mars.

He found Bruno Mars, originally wanting to inquire about Shi Zhenqiu's situation.

Unexpectedly, here at Bruno Mars, he unexpectedly heard the DEMO sung by Shi Zhenqiu himself.

When I heard it, I was shocked.

In Andorra Woodsquez's view, Shi Zhenqiu's singing skills are almost flawless, and he can't find any faults.

Although it is a demo without sound repair, in terms of singing skills, Shi Zhenqiu is much better than Bruno Mars.

If the song "Upton Funk" is released by Shi Zhenqiu, then it will definitely give fans the ultimate enjoyment.

However, he also knows that Shi Zhenqiu has no roots in Europe and the United States, and even if it is really launched, no one will care.

But because of this, Andor Woodsquez realized that Shi Zhenqiu was a piece of jade, a gem that was about to shine brightly.

Because of "Upton Funk", Shi Zhenqiu has a certain popularity in Europe and the United States.

If at this time, as the producer of this song, Shi Zhenqiu can take advantage of the trend to launch his own works and be equally excellent, then he can definitely become a superstar.

With this in mind, Andorra Woodsquez persuaded the board of directors of Atlantic Records, and together with the CEO, traveled thousands of miles to South Korea to prepare to sign Shi Zhenqiu.

As for the fact that Shi Zhenqiu has signed a contract with a brokerage company, it is not a problem for them at all.

"Mr. Shi, your current brokerage contract does not conflict with us. We want to distribute your records in Europe and the United States, and we are not involved in Asia. ”

"Is that so?"

Hearing that it could be like this, Shi Zhenqiu was also a little moved.

"Wait a minute, I need to talk to the CEO. ”

Saying that, Shi Zhenqiu urgently contacted Yin Zhongxin.