Chapter 301: The Controversy of Following the Trend

""Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty" opened the Golden Melody Award, and was known as the first song of Chinese metal rock."

"A song "Chinese", singing the heart of China."

"Wanwei Shuangbi, Ding Ning and Kong Que won the best newcomer male and female singers respectively."

"It's a pity that he didn't win the best lyrics, and Ding Ning passed by with the Golden Melody Award 'Grand Slam'."

"'Seed' won the album of the year, and the folk song became a hit again."

"The 28th Golden Melody Awards came to an end, and Ding Ning won six awards alone and became the biggest winner."

"No one has left the Golden Melody Awards, the myth of Ding Ning continues, and the controversy is no more."

The Golden Melody Awards are over, but the impact is still continuing, reports from all sides have come out one after another, and Ding Ning has become the darling in the eyes of the media.

Ding Ning's popularity on Bay Island soared overnight, especially in Taipei, where the Golden Melody Awards were held, and his popularity can be said to be "suddenly like a night of spring breeze, thousands of trees and pear blossoms".

The next day, Ding Ning traveled around Taipei with a firm cover, and was recognized several times on the way, so that he wanted to stay in Taipei for two more days, but he moved to Tainan the next day.

The song "Chinese" has caused great controversy on the Bay Island network, including many people who speak ill of Ding Ning for this song, and even some people vainly try to call for the ban and boycott of Ding Ning, and there is no shortage of echoes, but in general, there are still many people who support Ding Ning.

Ding Ning is dismissive of negative remarks such as banning and boycotting him, because the biggest singers on Bay Island are basically inclined to the mainland, even if they may have a "Bay Island heart" hidden inside.

When their local singers are moving closer to the mainland, banning and boycotting or something is a joke.

Due to the scenery on the Golden Melody Awards. Many media on Bay Island also began to pay attention to Ding Ning, two days after the Golden Melody Award. Ding Ning can be regarded as having a full sense of presence on Bay Island.

"Chinese" has caused a greater response in the mainland, although the sales on major music platforms are not as good as songs such as "Dark Fragrance". But many companies of all stripes approached Wanwei and wanted to buy the right to use it.

In one day, "Chinese" earned 3.67 million in copyright fees, enough for many people to have food, clothing, housing and transportation for at least half of their lives.

Not only "Chinese" earned enough copyright income, driven by the Golden Melody Award, Ding Ning's popularity in Bay Island has risen significantly, and many KTV, singing software, song ordering channels, etc. on Bay Island have found Wanwei and acquired a large number of rights to use Ding Ning's songs from Wanwei.

That's a lot of money. Like KTV, etc. are not a one-time buyout of copyrights, each on-demand will be charged, according to the estimation of the Ministry of Finance, at least 10 million yuan can increase the company's revenue every year.

However, compared with the mainland's income of nearly 100 million yuan, it is much worse.

The income from on-demand copyright is now a major part of Wanwei's income.

Of course, the vast majority of them earn. None of them were contributed by Ding Ning's own songs.

Most of the songs he sings have no advantage on on-demand, whether it is on the KTV song list or on the mobile phone ringtone download list, except for "My Territory", "Dark Fragrance" and "Blue Lotus" and other sporadic songs have been on the list. Most of his songs are far behind.

The popular ones are the songs of Zhang Xuan and Kong Que.

In terms of personal fame, Zhang Xuan is not as good as Kong Que, who specializes in supergods, but she contributes income to Wanwei on demand. Even if the time factor of early debut is excluded, it is far beyond Kong Que.

Because Kong Que's songs are so good and difficult to sing. And several of Zhang Xuan's songs, "Dear. That's not love" or "Heart Wall" are all saliva songs that have dominated the top ten for a long time, "Say I Love You" and "The Title Song of Love" are slightly inferior, but they can also be as long as Kong Que's famous song "Green Light".

Now Feng Liqin is also half of Wanwei's person, so with a part of Feng Liqin, plus the newly opened Bay Island market, Wanwei's income on demand is at least hundreds of millions of dollars per year.

It's just that this income is relatively hidden, most people can't see it, and they don't know that the current annual income of Wanwei, if it is only calculated according to income, not to mention net profit, it has already surpassed the investment of Chen Linsen and Huayou, aside from the film and television business, this income is only worse than some old giants in the record industry.

According to Ding Ning's estimates, at most, Chen Linsen and Huayou's investment in him will be able to start recovering profits, and he is already a veritable billionaire.

The situation was very good, much better than he had estimated at the beginning.

But Ding Ning was not satisfied.

First, there are still few singers who can handle Wan Wei now, including himself, excluding Feng Liqin, that is, three people, even if these three are all three platinum-level.

A record company, with only three famous singers, seems to be an unreachable giant compared to a small company, but compared with the three platinum singers such as Universal, Mai Sui, and the British Championship, it is not less than Wanwei, and compared with countless real giants with singers below the three platinums, it is still too bad.

Of course, Ding Ning is not in a hurry to expand his artist team, his own particularity is destined to make him only take the boutique route.

He couldn't get the strategy of the old company of Universal to cast a wide net and cultivate intensively.

Second, the development of Wanwei's film and television business, except for Ye Di, who has developed in the film and television industry, is basically zero.

Although Ding Ning is reluctant to let his singers scatter the focus of his career, the basic plate that should be laid still has to be laid, after all, film and television are an important way to increase exposure and popularity, and it can also increase the company's income, if it is only used as an auxiliary career, it is not a bad thing.

It is not difficult to implement this aspect, after all, he has the background of Huayou, and there are few artists under him, as long as he is willing, now Zhang Xuan and Kong Que can receive filming.

Kong Que is now very popular, and she can't be distracted for the time being, in Ding Ning's opinion, she is not suitable for acting, because her positioning is relatively unique, and there are not many plays suitable for her, so it is better to sing with peace of mind in the short term.

Zhang Xuan recently joined Huayou's artist training class, and in half a year, he will be able to go to the film and television industry.

Ding Ning is more worried that his personal contribution now accounts for too much of Wanwei's income, which is a huge hidden danger that restricts Wanwei's development.

So, on his way to Bay Island. After planning to return to the mainland, I have to expand the team of people behind the scenes.

Otherwise, he would do everyone's lyrics and music alone. With the addition of Yang Du to arrange the music, it is difficult to achieve sustainable development. It is not conducive to the construction of socialist modernization.

When "Chinese" caused a huge impact, the initial popularity of "Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty" was dwarfed, even if Wen Heyang called it the first domestic metal rock song, even if many media reported the opening song of this year's Golden Melody Awards, its exposure and popularity have never kept up with "Chinese".

After all, there are very few popular songs of the Acura nation, and "Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty" is a dry rock song, which cannot be compared with "Chinese" that most people can enjoy.

But slowly, "Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty" was accompanied by all kinds of controversies. The popularity is still later, and gradually surpasses "Chinese".

"The whole song is nearly 8 minutes long, and the intro alone is nearly 3 minutes, is it interesting to do it so long, it's too showy."

"This song is the essence from beginning to end, the prelude is invincible, the lyrics are invincible, the guitar solo of the interlude is invincible, and the 8 minutes are full of sincerity, okay."

"Garbage, what heavy metal first song. The whole thing is a patchwork of all kinds, and I cut it after listening to a prelude. ”

"Please, put it together, and if you put it together, it's a good song. Haven't you read the prose and poetry, how many articles and poems that have been passed down through the ages are not all pieced together. ”

"The domestic version of "Rong Ma Expedition" is no worse than "Rong Ma Expedition".

"Don't always be a domestic version or something, okay. "Dreaming Back to the Tang Dynasty" is "Dreaming Back to the Tang Dynasty", if you want to say anything. It's a rock version of "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night"! ”

"This song "Dreaming Back to the Tang Dynasty" should be the follow-up work of "Rong Ma Expedition". These domestic singers will only follow the trend. ”

"Follow the trend, you are paralyzed, you tell me about the similarities between "Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty" and "Rong Ma Expedition".

Such a quarrel will be staged every day, until the 13th, Ding Ning returned to Shen City from Bay Island, and this noise did not subside.

It can only be said that rock lovers are very combative, whether they support "Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty" or criticize "Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty", they can chatter and fight non-stop, especially when it also involves the comparison between home and abroad, and the quarrel is even more intense.

And in the end, it is basically arguing about whether "Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty" is a work that follows the trend of "Rong Ma Expedition".

In this regard, Ding Ning was also quite helpless.

"Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty" is a song that appeared in the early 90s of the last century in his previous world, how did it become a follow-up to "Rong Ma Expedition"?

He wanted to ask "Dreaming Back to the Tang Dynasty", where did he follow "Rong Ma Expedition".

In fact, except that the subject matter is very atmospheric, there is no similarity between the two songs, and they follow the trend.

But some people just want to buckle the hat of following the trend.

is helpless, Ding Ning didn't make any rebuttals, because rebuttals would only be boring for themselves, and maybe it would cause entanglements such as "why refute if you don't follow the trend".

Moreover, this kind of herd argument is actually unsolvable.

Because modern pop songs originated abroad, in other words, domestic pop songs as a whole are following foreign music.

Guitars, basses and drum kits are all Western musical instruments, rock is transmitted from abroad, you lose on the macro, no matter how you argue on the microscopic level, a macro hat is buttoned down, you are speechless.

This highlights a truth even more: If you fall behind, you will be beaten.

At the level of pop music, it is backward and can only follow the trend, because the mainstream is determined by the "fist" side, from macro to micro.

Anyway, "Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty", a song that at least microcoscopically gives up on me, became popular in the disturbing quarrels.

The controversy of "Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty" following "Rong Ma Expedition" has spread abroad through online channels, and even "Times Information Network" has made corresponding reports.

Correspondingly, "Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty" has also become a small hit abroad.

Because these reports will basically add videos, on the world's largest video website "Youchannel", the video of Ding Ning singing "Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty" at the Golden Melody Awards reached 33 million views a week, although it was not on any charts, but the promotion effect was still good, at least let many foreign friends know Ding Ning.

Immediately, a strange phenomenon appeared.

That is, foreign audiences have expressed their doubts about how they can't hear any traces of "Dreaming Back to the Tang Dynasty" following the trend of "Rong Ma Expedition". It wasn't until the words of "Dreaming Back to the Tang Dynasty" were translated into English that many people suddenly realized. It turned out to be this follow-up.

Many people think that this is a bit of a big deal, because in addition to the words are very grandiose. I really can't see much similarity between "Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty" and "Rong Ma Expedition".

Moreover, if the style of words is bold, it is to follow the trend. "The Expedition of the Horse" is not the most bold rock song, let alone the ancestor of this kind of "epic rock", there were similar songs decades ago.

In their opinion, if the lyrics are only magnificent, it is impossible to talk about following the trend at all, on the contrary, they feel that this song has its own characteristics, such as the use of various instruments in the long prelude is very "interesting", and Ding Ning's opera-style singing is also very "novel", which has a psychedelic rock feeling.

They wondered why Chinese netizens would say the song was following the trend. And they quarreled about it so much that someone told them the answer.

“Beacause_the_singer_is_‘Ning’,one_of_the_most_popular_superstar_in_China。”

Because he is Ding Ning, he is the most shining new star in the Chinese pop music scene in recent years, the only super newcomer who has been the opening guest of the Chinese music festival and the Golden Melody Awards at the same time, and his every move has attracted much attention.

Any of his actions will be magnified again and again, he only says one line, and someone will match him with 800 tones. His eye expression can extend countless speculations.

All in all, he's on fire.

Because he is hot, he is controversial. Out of nothing, without wind and waves, any gossip will greet him.

The foreign audience suddenly realized. have expressed sodisnai, huh. Is this in English?

When Ding Ning took advantage of the controversy of "Dreaming Back to the Tang Dynasty" to open up some popularity abroad. On June 14, Ding Ning received a visitor from afar in Wanwei.

This person is from the United States, named Jimmy, and is the agent of "hotpause".

He was accompanied by Sun Xiangyang, the CEO of Jingmao Entertainment, China's leading artist performance management company, to invite Ding Ning to participate in the concert of "hotpause" at the Shenshi Stadium on July 16.

"It's a rare opportunity to be on the same stage as Hotpause, and the whole world will be watching you, so you must be interested, right?" Jimmy was full of confidence.

However, Ding Ning replied to him: "I'm_sorry." ”

The whole world is watching you ghost, when I am a three-year-old child, you are famous all over the world, and you have the ability to sell out the tickets for the Shenshi concert.

What is the current situation in China, that is, listening to English songs, I always feel that I am superior.

However, most of these people are far less generous than those who like to listen to local singers, and they are even less evil. Teach crazy Korean fans, and let him pay for the concert, heheda.

The ticket money is often hundreds or thousands, and it is better to eat a few more skewers.

Why is this happening?

Because most people listen to English songs are "vassal elegance", you can't understand it at all without reading the lyrics, and you may not even be able to find people from the north to listen to a concert without lyrics?

Ouch, pull it down, it's better to go up the mountain and listen to the monks chanting to wash away the muddy mind.

Listen to the concerts of local singers in China, at least you can understand and find resonance; Listening to the concert of South Korean Idol, at least you can be dazzled and adrenaline rushing; And European and American superstars?

Ding Ning believes that if Beckham comes to China for a concert, someone will definitely buy it.

Moreover, domestic people do not have much sense of identity with real European and American superstars, and they must also identify with certain popular songs.

However, many foreign "Murong Xiaoxiao" and "Phoenix Legend" are highly sought after in China.

Why?

Because no matter how high your music level is, when you bring it to China, it is far less catchy than the melody that moves and hits, and everyone's aesthetic sentiment is not on the same line as abroad.

This is not that Ding Ning despises the Chinese people, but the inevitability of cultural differences.

When you can't understand the lyrics and don't have the energy to study the music, isn't it a simple matter what kind of song is good?

You "hotpause" superstar again, in China, the concert can sell half of the tickets is considered awesome. Isn't it just to use my name to promote me, and think it's giving me a gold sticker?

Maybe the other stars will take what they need with you, but I.

"Not available." Ding Ning replied. (To be continued.) )

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