"I ask you, do you know what kind of attitude the record company has towards the new artist's first album? And what is the singer's own attitude towards the first album? ”

Sister Mei asked with a smile.

Chen Yichen hurriedly said: "I know that I know Sister Mei, my attitude towards the first album is to attach importance to it, the kind of importance that is taken to the extreme. Company ......"

When it came to the company, Chen Yichen was stuck all of a sudden. After a while, he said a little hesitantly: "On the company's side, it should be ...... I guess it's also important, right? ”

"What do you say, little leaf?" Sister Mei was noncommittal and turned to Ye Zi.

Ye Zi still knows a little bit about this aspect.

"Sister Mei, the singer's attitude should be the attitude that Ethan just said, the attitude that he attaches great importance to, after all, this is his first album, and no one will not pay attention to it. But on the company's side, I don't think it should be as important as the singer, and it should be more of a pathfinder nature, using the first album to test the market's reaction. ”

"That's right." Sister Mei immediately affirmed Ye Zi's statement: "The first album is for pathfinding. For record companies, the singer's first album will be very serious, but they will not pay much attention to it. ”

"This album is mainly used to explore the way, and the other is to find out."

"The record company has a good idea of how the singer reacts to this album in the market. But more importantly, the recording, promotion and release of the album Tongguò, the singer's current strength, future development direction and most importantly, the development potential of the singer, will be more clearly and comprehensively displayed. ”

"That's what record companies value the most."

Sister Mei gave a conclusion.

"Oh, it turns out that this first album is a thorough exam, I understand, I understand." Chen Yichen said as if he had just woken up from a big dream.

Sister Mei smiled slightly: "Yes." The same can be said. So Ethan, do you now know why I'm trying to persuade you to put those two songs on your next album? ”

"Yes, why Sister Mei? I still don't get it. Chen Yichen was still a little confused: "It stands to reason that you should go all out for the exam, right?" ”

"You're stupid!" Sister Mei said angrily: "Xiao Yezi, tell him, don't tell me that you don't understand." ”

Of course Ye Zi understood.

In this regard, Ye Zi originally knew a little. Now that Sister Mei said this, Ye Zi combined what he knew with what Sister Mei said, and with a little inference, it was immediately completely clear.

"Ethan, you're too careless, in fact, you should understand it if you think about it." Ye Zi took the wiring board found by the waiter, and said slowly while connecting the equipment.

"Sister Mei just said very clearly, for the company, the most important thing for the first record is not the results, of course. If you get good grades, you're even better. The most important thing for the company is the strength, development direction and future potential of the singer. ”

"As long as these points are determined, it doesn't matter if the results of the first album are even close. Sister Mei, am I right to understand this? Ye Zi turned his head and asked.

Sister Mei nodded lightly: "That's right, that's what it means." Ethan, listen to Xiao Yezi continue. ”

"Xiao Yezi, you say it, you say, I'll listen."

Chen Yichen said flatteringly. Who knew that Sister Mei glared at him again, so frightened that he hurriedly sat there honestly, like a good student in class.

The corners of Sister Mei's mouth. A slight smile appeared.

Ye Zi also smiled and continued.

“ethan。 determined the company's attitude towards the singer's first album, then it is easy to understand Sister Mei's construction. ”

"How?" Chen Yichen looked up with a puzzled face, his reaction in this regard was really slow enough.

Sister Mei sighed in her heart and shook her head slightly.

"It's easy to understand." Ye Zi was very patient and explained slowly: "This is like the exam you just said. This test is not about scores, but about your ability to solve various questions. ”

"Because of this, in the first album, the company put too much effort into it, and it was a bit more than worth the loss, unless the first album was a big hit. But don't bother with it. It is possible that we will not be able to find out the bottom of this. So enough is fine. ”

"Since it's enough, then from the company's side, it will definitely not use all the resources on this album, so why do you use so many good works? Right? ”

"Take your album as an example, you already have "Song of the Times", which is a great work, and it is okay to be the title song of the album. Then for this album, you only need to choose another song that is about the same weight as "Song of the Times", or a little more than that, and it will be completely sufficient. ”

"No more, in the case of the first album, it is not necessary, it is wasted."

"Got it, Ethan?"

If Ye Zi explained it like this, Chen Yichen still couldn't understand it, then his comprehension would really be a problem. Obviously, Chen Yichen's comprehension is not a problem, he just reacts a little slower.

"I see." Chen Yichen nodded heavily.

"Got it?" Sister Mei asked again with little relief.

Chen Yichen said embarrassedly: "Sister Mei, I really understand." ”

"Hehehe, it's good to understand." Sister Mei smiled: "Every record company basically operates like this. As long as you can show the kind of potential worthy of the company's efforts in the first album, then in the second and third albums, the company will tilt its resources and push you to the top as much as possible. ”

"It's like my first album "Heart Debt" back then, the results were very average, and it was a collection. But the company recognized my performance and potential, and the second album began to give me strength, and this album immediately became a five-platinum achievement. At the award ceremony, he also won frequent awards. ”

"After that, the road will go smoothly little by little."

Sister Mei's voice has a strong taste of memory.

"So Ethan, you have to do this first album seriously, but don't use all the good songs."

Chen Yichen completely understood it now, but this guy seemed to be a little unsatisfied.

"Sister Mei, you say...... You said that if my first album was a platinum record, would the company pay more attention to me? ”

"Platinum Records?" Ye Zi and Sister Mei said at the same time.

Sister Mei laughed: "You really dare to think about it, ethan!" ”

Ye Zi also shook his head lightly on the side.

"What's that?" Chen Yichen was very unconvinced: "Brother Xueyou's first album was four platinum, and only one song in that album, "Love Has Passed Away", won the award, which is not much different from my current album, right?" Brother Xue can do it, I believe in me...... I can too! ”

Chen Yichen's speech sounded illogical, but his tone was extremely firm, and his eyes were shining like fire.

This is Chen Yichen, a singer who reacts very slowly, but has extremely persistent beliefs.

Only such a singer can bloom his own dazzling brilliance in the noisy and lively Xiangjiang music scene.

Anita Mui looked at him with great appreciation, as if she had seen a peerless treasure.

"Ethan, I'm very, very happy that you have that kind of confidence." Sister Mei was very slow and slow, and said word by word: "If your album can really reach platinum sales, I am responsible for negotiating with the company and asking them to praise you as the chief male singer of the flower star." ”

"Really?" Chen Yichen was overjoyed.

"Of course it's true, I can assure you." Sister Mei replied without hesitation, and the momentum of the eldest sister in the Xiangjiang music scene burst out like a flying rainbow.

Looking at Chen Yichen again, he sat there stupidly, and he could only grin. (To be continued.) )

ps:ps: "Gold Record" and "Platinum Record" have different standards from place to place. According to the standard of Hong Kong IFPI, 25,000 was considered a gold record in the past, and 50,000 was a platinum number. Singers in the 80s and 90s released records with the goal of "gold records" and "platinum records", and no matter how low they are, it is not worth mentioning. It was really a turbulent era in the music world, and countless bright singers shone in the vast sky of the music world, and their names still keep us in our hearts. With the decline of the record industry, this number has dropped from 08 to 15,000 gold records and 30,000 platinum records. But it is such a strict standard of shrinkage, and the number of people who have reached the gold record in the entire market for a year is very small. How can this be described by the word "miserable". Alas!