Chapter 63: Album Launch
At the beginning of March, winter turned to spring, and with the departure of the cold winter, the weather in Kyoto gradually warmed up, and with this belated warmth, a piece of news that made fans excited also came.
That's right, after preparing for production in April, Brilliant Entertainment's two albums finally came out, and with the arrival of the first batch of finished albums, the whole company began to get busy again, and Zhang Yang, as the protagonist, was not idle, and was directly carried to the scene of the album launch conference by Aya.
The album conference was held in the company's large conference room, and there were about 20 media present.
I have to praise the professional ethics of the reporters, although there were many reporters present, but everyone did not ask questions, but held the microphone and stared at Zhang Yang eagerly, obviously waiting for him to speak first.
"Hello~Hello everyone~"
Zhang Yang likes the media of this era very much, everyone is very polite, and it is not difficult to speak, he greets with a smile, and then he does not speak at the door, but leads the media into the house.
"I'm glad that everyone can come to the interview in their busy schedules, and once again I just wish you a good old age on behalf of myself, and wish you all a high career and smooth sailing in the new year~"
It was polite to say polite words, but the flamboyant words were full of sincerity, and when I heard it, the reporters present smiled one after another, obviously very useful for this, and when he finished speaking, the press conference began.
The first to ask questions was a reporter from the Kyoto Entertainment Daily, a female reporter who looked to be only in her twenties, obviously a novice, and she had to read the questions according to the note, and she read them stumblingly:
"Zhang Yang, hello, I, I'm Zhao Wen, a reporter from Entertainment Daily, please, may I ask ......"
Seeing that the reporter named Zhao Wen was getting more and more stumbling, Zhang Yang was worried that he wouldn't be able to ask clearly, so he interrupted with a smile:
"Zhao Wen~ It's your first time doing an interview, right?"
"Yes, yes~"
Hearing this, Zhao Wen's face suddenly turned red, and a pair of small hands kept kneading the small note in his hand, looking very nervous, and other reporters were also amused by her small actions and laughed out loud.
"Don't be nervous, the interview is just ordinary small talk, you can see how other seniors interview first~"
As he spoke, Zhang Yang raised his chin with a smile at a middle-aged man among the reporters, and teased:
"Lao Gao, don't just laugh, come and set an example for the younger generations~"
Lao Gao, the expatriate reporter of Kyoto Entertainment Daily, and Zhang Yang are old acquaintances, and the truth of Gao Xiaosong's hurting incident was interviewed and reported by him before, and that report can be said to have helped Gao Xiaosong clarify the facts, so Zhang Yang was very impressed by him.
was named by Zhang Yang, Lao Gao was also surprised, grabbed his hair and said with a smile:
"I didn't expect Mr. Zhang to remember me~"
"Look at what you said, I can forget what a big living person is~"
After scolding with a smile, Zhang Yang waved his hand and continued:
"Ask, let me see what questions you have prepared today"
"Then I'll ask~"
In the end, it was an old reporter, as soon as he entered the interview stage, the sneer on Lao Gao's face immediately became serious, and the questions he asked were straight to the point:
"Mr. Zhang, what are the prices of the two albums launched this time? How many tens of thousands are expected to be sold? Will it be available in Hong Kong and Taiwan? ”
The questions are asked at a very high level, three important questions are asked in one sentence, for ordinary fans, the price is the issue they are most concerned about, especially for students who are still in school, the living expenses given by the family are limited every month, and there is not much spare money at all.
"You don't have to worry about the price, these two album companies are not ready to make money~"
On the issue of the price of the album, Zhang Yang took the lead in responding, and then the quoted price of the album made the reporters present fall into a sluggish state at the same time.
“4.5?”
None of the reporters thought that the price of the album reported by Zhang Yang was so low, it was simply terrible, you must know that since the end of last year, the monthly salary of ordinary workers has increased from 5,6 yuan to nearly 100 yuan, it can be said that the domestic economic situation is gradually rising, in this case, the price of other albums has increased accordingly, but to Zhang Yang, the price of the album not only did not rise, but fell a lot.
"Mr. Zhang, are you sure that the price of a single album is 4.5 yuan?"
Lao Gao is still a little unsure, but the answer given by Zhang Yang is very positive:
"That's right, it's 4.5 yuan, the unified price in the mainland~"
"However, this price is lower than other albums on the market, is it in terms of album quality?"
It's no wonder that the old man is not suspicious, the average price of albums on the mainland market is about 5.5 yuan, most of them are floating between 5-6 yuan, the price of the album is mainly determined by the popularity of the singer, but Zhang Yang Jinli and others can't say that they are popular all over the country, but they are very famous around Kyoto, in the current situation, it can be priced at 5 yuan, but Zhang Yang has set the price so low, so that people will wonder if there is a problem with the quality of the album.
"You don't have to worry about the quality, it's absolutely top-notch, as for why it's so low, it's mainly for the fans~"
Picking up the two tapes on the table, Zhang Yang pointed to the word brilliant on the cover of "Brilliant Collection":
"Without the support of fans, there is no glory, the reason why the price of this album is set so low is mainly to repay the love of fans, besides, everyone knows that my family is not short of money~"
It's rare for him to be naughty in front of outsiders once, I heard it, the reporters were stunned at first, and then smiled knowingly, Zhang Yang's family is rich, which is well known, think about the previous doubts about the quality of the album, the reporters suddenly felt a little ridiculous, people kindly repaid the fans, and they also doubted the quality of others.
The interview continued, and the next question was the expected sales and distribution region, and Zhang Yang did not dare to guarantee the sales volume, so he could only give a very conservative figure of 300,000 copies, and as for the distribution region, the answer was also very clear: neither album will be released in Hong Kong.
"Excuse me, why wasn't the album released in Hong Kong? Isn't it before~"
As soon as the words came out, the scene instantly cooled down, and an uneasy atmosphere began to rise slowly, and the reporter who asked the question seemed to realize something, and shrank back as a gesture.
It has been more than two months since the incident in Hong Kong, although the reporters were curious, but no one dared to mention it, until today, the reporter finally couldn't hold back, and took the opportunity to raise this question, originally everyone thought that he would be angry because of this, but Zhang Yang just smiled after silence, and responded with humor:
"It's not that I don't want to issue it there, but the people of Hong Kong still have the ability to buy it?"