Chapter 304: News
After getting the principal and helping him solve his skipping problem, Chen Lang's life became busy, except for continuing to write the novel "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", Chen Lang was busy studying.
It is necessary to study not only the courses of Secondary 5, but also the relevant textbook knowledge of Secondary 6 and 7, so that after the completion of Secondary 5, you can directly upgrade to Secondary 7, and then study the courses of Secondary 7 for half a semester before applying for the university examination.
Fortunately, the content of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" was completely imprinted in Chen Lang's mind, so it saved Chen Lang's time to conceive and carve, and he could copy it directly.
Chen Lang spends two hours every day copying "The Ghost Blows the Lamp", and he can write about five to six chapters a day.
Chen Lang also told Chen Shufen about his plan to focus all his energy on his studies in the near future, but Chen Shufen has a lot of opinions about this.
"Lang Lang, now is a good time for the company to continue to expand its influence, but you have to take a semester off for so long, isn't it a waste?" After Chen Shufen heard Chen Lang's plan, she was a little angry.
Chan Lang knew that his second album "Catchy" had achieved a staggering seven-platinum sales, ranking second on the Hong Kong record sales chart.
At the same time, the rookie singing contest that ended in June attracted a lot of attention in Hong Kong, and Anita Mui, who signed with Huaxing with the halo of champions, also recorded her first record "Red Temptation" after a month of training.
This song is the title song of the record written by Chen Lang for Anita Mui, and it has also become the title of the record, which took a month to complete, and was officially launched on September 1st, and has been released for more than a month now.
In her previous life, Anita Mui's first record "Heart Debt" did not sell well, although Anita Mui won the championship of the rookie singing contest, but there is a long gap between winning the draft championship and really being affirmed in the music world.
Whether it is now or in the future, there are many examples of you being the draft champion but quickly disappearing in everyone's eyes, the best example is the third Zhang Weijian won the championship, but Huaxing did not mean to release a separate record for him at all.
However, as the title track of Anita Mui's second record, "Red Temptation" is a famous song that really became popular in the Hong Kong music scene and gained a firm foothold, and now "Red Temptation" has become the title song of Anita Mui's first record, making Anita Mui's first record sales sell two platinum sales.
This sales volume is higher than the sales of Anita Mui's first record "Heart Debt" in the previous life, but it is lower than the sales of the four platinum of the second record, of course, these are unknown to others.
However, as a rookie singer, achieving two platinum sales is a very good result, and more importantly, let everyone recognize and know Anita Mui, Huaxing Records is very satisfied with this achievement, after all, not everyone is Chen Lang.
The big sales of Chen Lang's records, coupled with the hot sales of Anita Mui's rookie singer records, and the huge attention caused by the rookie singing contest, at the same time, Huaxing Records, as a representative of Hong Kong's local record companies, was out of the limelight for a while, except for the giant Polygram Company, even EMI and Warner Records were robbed of the limelight.
Taking advantage of this opportune moment, Chen Shufen wanted to take advantage of the victory to pursue and let Chen Lang release his third record immediately afterward, continuing to show the strong strength of Huaxing Records and increasing the company's attractiveness.
But when she heard the news that Chen Lang wanted to study in retreat, it was no wonder that Chen Shufen was a little unhappy.
"I am also seizing the time to study now so that I can be admitted to university as soon as possible, so that I will no longer have the pressure and shackles of studying, and I can show my strength in the music world to my heart's content." Chen Lang said his plan.
Chen Shufen also felt that it made sense when she heard this, and now Chen Lang can't devote himself to the singing career because of his studies.
If Chen Lang can release another record and continue to maintain the level of "Catchy", then Chen Lang has become a superstar in the music world, and no one will deny it.
"And I said that the songs on my record will be songs written by myself, and now I have to write songs for Sister Jun and Ah Sam, and release a record for all the songs that don't have so many."
Although Chen Lang knows that in the Hong Kong music scene now and in the future, many popular singers have released films for a short time, and even released four records within a year, which is really crazy, and the later Alan Tam is a typical representative.
After Chen Lang became a singer, he realized how hard it is to record a record, especially when you are striving for excellence in the record, although it may only take a month, but after a record is recorded, mentally and physically, you must spend a few days to adjust well, otherwise you will never recover.
At the same time, Chen Lang also had to sigh that the people of the 80s were really dedicated, too hardworking, not only released many records within a year, but also participated in more than a dozen movies within a year.
When Chen Shufen heard Chen Lang's words, she sighed in her heart, although she knew that this was definitely due to Chen Lang's laziness, but Chen Shufen knew that Chen Lang had extremely high requirements for herself, and she must have the idea that every record should be kept at a super high level or even that every record was a classic.
Just like Chen Lang himself usually said that he should work hard to do it, "Lang Lang's products must be high-quality." ”
However, in this case, it is destined that Chen Lang's annual release volume is only two chapters at most, and it is a beginning of the year and a year, and it is impossible to release four records a year like some singers.
Although Chen Lang can pick out three songs from each record, plus a few songs of inferior quality bought from other places to form a record, which will also be a big seller and bring more benefits to the company, Chen Shufen knows that Chen Lang will definitely not agree.
At the same time, Chen Shufen also has the fantasy of making every song of Chen Lang a classic, when Chen Lang replaces the older generation of singers, coupled with quality assurance, Chen Lang will become a myth in the Hong Kong music scene, which is Chen Shufen's biggest expectation, so even if she heard that Chen Lang's words were a pretext, she could only smile wryly and shook her head.
"Okay, forget it, you can study with peace of mind during this time, but in order to maintain exposure, you need to appear in front of everyone every once in a while, so that everyone will not forget you." Chen Shufen reluctantly agreed to Chen Lang's request.
"Don't use this, as long as my novel is updated, everyone will definitely remember me, and now Pepsi ads are everywhere, and everyone will not forget me. If I meet up with everyone, it will probably be at the awards ceremony at the end of the year, and the rest of the time I will only spend it studying, otherwise I may not be able to skip a grade. Chen Lang had to inch in, and he didn't want to show up again.
"Okay, count you kid ruthless." Chen Shufen gritted her teeth and said, "By the way, I have three more news to tell you." But the third message seems to be unnecessary. ”
"What do you mean?" Chen Lang asked curiously.
"First of all, it's October, and the sales of your second album 'Catchy' across Asia are almost confirmed.
With the exception of South Korea, which is in a special situation, there has been a considerable increase in record sales in other regions, and it seems that this trip to Asia has worked well, and of course it is also due to the foreshadowing of your first record.
Records have sold 360,000 copies in Hong Kong and 650,000 in Taiwan, with a total of 700,000 records sold in Southeast Asia, 220,000 more than the first "Lang Lang Qiankun" in Japan, and 620,000 copies in South Korea, barely reaching 100,000 copies.
That is to say, as of today, "Catchy" has sold 2.65 million copies in Asia, 750,000 more than "Lang Lang Qiankun", to be honest, this result is beyond everyone's expectations, just the cumulative sales of the two records have reached nearly 5 million, Lang Lang your achievements have exceeded everyone.
Even Asian singer Teresa Teng has not achieved such results at your age, and Ah Sam, who has surpassed you in Hong Kong sales, his record sales outside Hong Kong are not ideal, and the total may only be about 1 million, in Hong Kong you are already almost the same as him, and in the entire Asian market, you have surpassed him a lot, and now in Asia, your goal is only Teresa Teng. ”
Chen Lang was excited when he heard this, but he didn't expect that the second record would achieve sales of more than 2 million, and it reached an astonishing 2.65 million copies.
At the same time, hearing that Ah Sam's total sales in Asia are only one million, Chen Lang sighed in his heart, this is still achieved with the blessing of the blockbuster "Best Partner", otherwise I am afraid it will be even worse.
The younger generation in Asia needs new idols when they grow up, and the popularity of the older generation of singers, led by Sam, has inevitably declined in Asia.
The entertainment industry is so cruel, the speed of renewal is very fast, except for a very small number of immortal emperors, no one else can escape this rule.
"It looks like I'm going to make a lot of money again, hehe......" Chen Lang smiled, "What about the other two news?" ”
"The second news is that the pretty boy you fancy Leslie Cheung has officially signed a contract with our Huaxing in September, and his mentor Li Xiaotian has also joined the company. Leslie Cheung's acting contract was also signed on TVB. Chen Shufen said.
"Is Leslie Cheung here?" Chen Lang muttered in a low voice.
Brother Leslie Cheung is a legendary superstar who has influenced a generation.
In the music world, he is the only music superstar who can compete with Alan Tam, and he has also left many classics for everyone in terms of actors.
At the time of his death, many fans around the world spontaneously held memorial services, and some institutions held Leslie Cheung film and television song exhibitions, showing his legendary life to the world.
As for the various post bars established on the Internet, there are countless fan networks, and a lot of Chen Lang's information about him is found here.
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