Chapter 59: Studio (1)
On August 15, Wei Ting walked out of Shanghai Airport alone with her suitcase and found a public phone to paged Bai Xue...... Not long after, Bai Xue called back and told her an address.
Taking a taxi into the city, Wei Ting looked at the street scene outside the window, looking a little dazed...... As in my memory, Shanghai in the 90s was still full of high-rise buildings and traffic, and it was not much better than ten years later, but there were more 'pigeon cages' hidden behind high-rise buildings.
"First time in Shanghai?" The driver asked suddenly.
“…… Came a long time ago. Wei Ting hesitated and replied.
"For a long time? Seeing that you're not very old, I'm afraid you can't remember much, right? ”
The driver seemed to be quite talkative, glanced back at her, and continued: "Shanghai has changed a lot now, and even the water in the Huangpu River is much clearer...... By the way, you're here to study in Shanghai, right? It was quite early. ”
"I'll come to Shanghai to study, but not now." Wei Ting said, her eyes slipped out of the window again.
At this time, Shanghai's famous Oriental Pearl Radio and Television Tower has not yet ...... Construction will not begin until next year. The Shanghai Stock Exchange will not officially open until the end of the year, and the previous excitement was just stock warrants, and it was not a regular transaction. In the short term, Wei Ting does not plan to enter the market, and the next bull market is after Deng Gong's southern tour, that is, in 92, which is an opportunity to make an appointment, but it is still early now.
Thinking about his future plans, he has arrived at the place amid the chatter of the driver chanting.
"Tingting!"
As soon as the car stopped, Bai Xue magically appeared next to the car and opened the door.
"Sister Xue, where did you ...... from?"
Wei Ting didn't know where she came from, as if she came out of thin air.
"There."
Bai Xue pointed to a public telephone (newspaper) kiosk next to her, and then raised her voice: "Hu Bing, come and do me a favor." ”
"Sister Xue, I'm here." A very handsome young man hurriedly ran over and reached out to take Wei Ting's suitcase.
"Thank you, master."
Wei Ting paid for the car, waved at the driver, and then looked at the handsome guy curiously...... It's faintly familiar, but it doesn't seem to have crossed paths before, it should be a memory from a previous life.
"His name is Hu Bing, he was originally a model, I heard his songs, and they were not bad, so I signed it. What do you think? Bai Xue introduced with a smile.
"A handsome guy."
Wei Ting stretched out her hand, "Wei Ting, when we meet for the first time, please take care of Brother Hu." ”
"Uh...... Take care of each other. Hu Bing reached out and shook her lightly, and then released it again, as if he had held a soldering iron.
"Hu Bing sings well, and he also likes to design clothes, and he is also a very rare multi-faceted talent." Bai Xue seemed to have a lot of admiration for this young man.
Designing costumes, models, singers...... Wei Ting remembered suddenly. This Hu Bing is the one who later became known as the four Xiaosheng with Lu Yi, Chen Kun, and Li Yapeng, but now it is 90 years, he should have just entered the modeling industry, and he didn't make a name for himself, and he didn't know why, he fell into the hands of Bai Xue.
"Sister Xue, where are we going?" After exchanging a few words with Hu Bing, Wei Ting looked at Bai Xue and asked.
"It's not far ahead, don't be too surprised to wait a while!" Bai Xue smiled mysteriously, took Wei Ting's arm and walked forward, Hu Bing followed behind them, looking at Wei Ting's back with some curiosity.
As soon as Bai Xue received the call, she excitedly called him to run out to pick up someone...... Hu Bing thought it was a big shot, but unexpectedly it was a girl who was younger than himself, could it be Bai Xue's relative?
Not to mention Hu Bing's muttering in his heart, Wei Ting, who was walking in front, was inquiring about the preparation of the studio.
Recording studios have been set up and sound engineers have been hired, but there are some equipment that sound engineers won't use, because this kind of digital recording is very different from traditional recording.
"It's okay, I'm here to debug the equipment. Well, what are your plans regarding the music room...... I mean the distribution side. Wei Ting asked.
"There is no problem with funding at the moment, if there is no problem with the recording equipment, we will record it ourselves, produce it ourselves, and then find a company with distribution channels to cooperate in the distribution ......"
The two of them didn't walk fast, and Bai Xue whispered a brief explanation of her plan.
As far as the current situation is concerned, the studio still has a certain advantage.
Although Lin Ruocheng terminated the contract with the company, she already had a certain reputation and fans before, especially the recent record was booming, it turned out that the company had already repented and was contacting her and Bai Xue, hoping to re-sign, and the conditions were quite good, but the two did not agree.
"Just don't want to say yes?" Wei Ting heard a hint of extraneous meaning.
"It's still under consideration,"
Bai Xue smiled: "It's better to be raw than cooked, Pacific Records' distribution channels are still good, especially since they have relatively complete distribution channels throughout Southeast Asia." ”
"Will they agree?" Wei Ting was a little curious.
The two sides broke up unhappily at the beginning, and now they want to cooperate?
"There are only eternal interests in the mall, and there are no eternal enemies."
Bai Xue saw Wei Ting's thoughts...... Only at this time did she feel that Wei Ting was a normal girl, "We use their distribution channels, and they also need our songs to increase their fame and make money." ”
"So this has been solved?" Wei Ting was very impressed with Bai Xue's opinion, but she ...... just now Hey, I don't know what's going on.
"It's still talking, it's mainly about the proportion, it's just a small issue. When the record starts to be released, a solo concert will be held, mainly to promote Ruo Cheng and our studio. ”
As she spoke, Bai Xue stopped, "Here we are, this is our studio." ”
"Such a big yard, a small two-story building...... Sister Xue, this place is not cheap, is it? Wei Ting asked, looking at the building in front of her.
It is a separate yard with neat and tidy inside, and in the middle is a small three-storey red brick building...... Oh, and there's a sign at the door that says, 'Golden Years.' ’。
"Sister Xue, this is ......" Wei Ting was a little puzzled, did this have to be the rhythm of kicking the gym?
"The office and the inaugural issue of this magazine are ours." Bai Xue said with a very queenly wave of her hand.
"You mean...... How much did all this cost? Wei Ting felt a little incredible.
It's actually not difficult to start a studio, as long as the formalities and money are in place, and the inaugural issue of a media is not so easy to get, and this Bai Xue's work is really surprising.
"The magazine couldn't run anymore, so I used 50,000 yuan to relieve their debt crisis, and then paid 5,000 yuan a year in rent, and I got a bankrupt magazine and this office space. What do you think? Not expensive, right? "Bai Xue is a little proud.