105 The Storm Strikes
"How many? 190,000? Lao Li, are you * blinded by the wrong eye! Hearing the figures reported by Li Yifan, Huang Weichen was so shocked that even swear words came out of his mouth.
"One hundred and ninety-three thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, absolutely not mistaken."
"He's!" Huang Weichen sat down again, ignoring the overturned water glass on the table, he lit a cigarette and asked, "Old Wei, did you buy the album of the Storm Band and listen to it?" β
Wei Taiqing pointed to his bloodshot eyes and said, "I bought it yesterday and listened to it for most of the night." β
"You're an expert, tell me about it, is their album really that awesome?" Huang Weichen was still a little unconvinced.
"Mr. Huang, I'm not a big wrist in the music circle. Although I don't dare to say how awesome I am, I still have basic appreciation skills. For the album "New Forces of Rock", I can only say that I am convinced! β
Wei Taiqing gave his thumbs up as he spoke, and then he took out a CD from his pocket, which was the "New Power of Rock" by the Storm Band: "Mr. Huang, it's not me who increases the prestige of others, seven of the eight songs in this album are classics." β
There is also a song Lin Xin's version of "In the Spring" and Qin Kun's version of "In the Spring" that are counted as one song.
"I think Mr. Huang, you should also listen to it." Wei Taiqing said and handed the CD in his hand to Huang Weichen.
Huang Weichen took the CD and said jokingly: "Old Wei, you just need to buy a tape, why did you buy a CD?" You're obviously an enemy! β
When he first heard the sales volume of "New Power of Rock" on the first day, Huang Weichen was indeed taken aback. However, he is at the helm of Huale Records, one of the three major record companies in the empire. After the initial surprise, Huang Weichen calmed down. He knew that the rise of the Storm Band and Storm Studios was inevitable, and at this time, there was no point in getting angry and angry again, except to add to his own blockage.
"I started with a cassette tape, but after listening to it, I thought I should keep one. So I went and bought the CD again. Wei Taiqing saw Huang Weichen joking, and knew that his mentality had recovered, so he didn't have so many scruples when he spoke.
"There is going to be one more person in the imperial music circle." Huang Weichen sighed as he carefully put away the CD. He turned his head and asked Li Yifan, "Old Li, do you know what the relationship between Qin Kun, the owner of Storm Studio, and the Qin family in Jiangcheng?" β
Li Yifan first shook his head and said, "At the beginning, when we investigated, we didn't find that Qin Kun had anything to do with the Qin family in Jiangcheng. However, yesterday their album was released at the Ruyi convenience store, and I think this Qin Kun and the Qin family in Jiangcheng should be related, but we didn't find it. β
"This Qin Kun is hiding quite deeply!" Huang Weichen nodded, he still agreed with Li Yifan's inference: "Do you say that the Qin family in Jiangcheng is planning to intervene in the record industry?" β
Li Yifan frowned and said, "It's really hard to say. Although the Jiangcheng Qin family is not a top family in the empire, their influence in the south of the empire is still relatively large, if they really want to get involved in the record, we are afraid that we will have to prepare early. β
Wei Taiqing glanced at Li Yifan and interjected: "I think the Qin family in Jiangcheng has little to do with the Storm Band. After all, they started as a restaurant and convenience store chain. As the saying goes, interlacing is like separating mountains, and the people of the Qin family will definitely not give up the industry they are familiar with and rashly enter the record industry. Besides, the empire's record market has been obviously sluggish in recent years, and even if the people of the Qin family are out of risk, I am afraid they will not break in recklessly. β
"Then Lao Wei, what happened to the release of the Storm Band album TongguΓ² Ruyi convenience store this time?"
"I think that Storm Studio has nothing to do with the Jiangcheng Qin family, but the owner of the studio, Qin Kun, may have something to do with the Jiangcheng Qin family." Wei Taiqing said his conclusion: "Moreover, I don't think we need to take the Qin family too seriously. The Storm Band's album was able to sell so well, although it was due to the Ruyi convenience store, but it was not the most important thing. Let's not get it wrong. β
Hearing Wei Taiqing's words, Huang Weichen's eyes lit up: "Old Wei, do you mean that the key person here is that Shen Qiu?" β
Wei Taiqing nodded: "That's right." This time, their album can sell so hot, it is entirely because the songs in the album are good, although the sales channel also accounts for part of the factor, but it is not the most important factor. To put it mildly, even if our company's Liu Chen's album "Youth Years" is sold at Ruyi convenience store, I am afraid it will not be able to sell 190,000 a day. β
Huang Weichen nodded, acquiescing to Wei Taiqing's analysis.
Seeing that the boss agreed with his point of view, Wei Taiqing continued: "In addition to the good song, there are also market factors. The empire has not seen classic homegrown rock music for more than 50 years, and the market has an extreme lack of classic rock songs, which combined to create a huge hit for this rock album. Mr. Huang, look at it, their sales volume will definitely fall back today. β
"Smack!" After listening to Wei Taiqing's analysis, Huang Weichen slapped the table and said, "What Old Wei said is so right! As soon as you say that, I figured it out. It seems that this Shen Qiu is the key. Speaking of this, he turned his head and asked Li Yifan: "Lao Li, have you contacted Shen Qiu with him?" β
Li Yifan shook his head and said, "I haven't been contacted." It's just that he got in touch with his agent, who is now the vice president of Storm Studios, Zhou Wanqing. However, the other party said that Shen Qiu has been very busy recently, and I am afraid that he has no time to write songs or create albums for us. β
"Hey, it's on the shelf." Huang Weichen smiled: "Do they think the price is low?" Lao Li, you continue to contact that Zhou Wanqing and tell them that the price can be negotiated, if he can help us release a rock album, then the profit can be divided according to 10% to 15%. β
Huang Weichen made a good calculation, although the profit share of 10% looks like a lot, but don't forget that Shen Qiu can also take the sales channel of Ruyi convenience store.
When the three of them had finished discussing their business, they went their separate ways.
As Wei Taiqing said, the seven songs in the album "Rock and Roll New Power" are all classics. And the market is desperate for homegrown classic rock songs.
A day after the release of the album "New Forces of Rock", the icon of imperial pop music has been completely dominated by this album.
The first place on the song list is "No Place to Be Embarrassed", the second place is "DON'TBREAKMYHEART", the third place is Qin Kun's version of "In the Spring", the fourth place is "I am a little bird", and the fifth place is "The Story of Time" Liu Chen. No. 6 "Facebook", No. 7 "Don't Come to Pester Me", No. 8 "Experience", No. 9 "Our Love" Princess Liu Rushuang, No. 10 Lin Xin's version of "In Spring".
In the top 10 of the song list, the Storm band occupies eight songs. In other words, all eight songs included in the album "New Forces of Rock" are on the list, and they are still in the top ten.
The storm is coming, and rock 'n' roll is reborn!
A group of music critics are not willing to be lonely, and they have put eye-catching headlines in major newspapers and magazines.