Chapter 13 Album Launch
The concept of platinum sales in Hong Kong is to sell 50,000 copies, based on the population of nearly 7 million in Hong Kong, on average, about every 140 people buy one, this number does not seem to be much, but in Hong Kong a year, there are only a handful of record sales that can reach platinum, so when Gu Chen's single exceeded 50,000 copies after half a month, it caused a lot of repercussions in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, not only because Gu Chen is a newcomer, but also because this is a single, even the mainstream Hong Kong newspaper "Ming Pao" has rarely reported it.
Soon, various things about Gu Chen were made public under the intentional or unintentional leakage of Polygram and the excavation of media reporters, including Gu Chen's family situation, taking a leave of absence from college after just one year, selling four songs to Polygram at a price of 200,000 yuan each, and personally serving as the deputy producer of the record.
Of course, at this time, Gu Chen only released a single, and his influence was not proportional to the sales of the single, let alone cultivated a large number of loyal fans, but this situation soon changed. Taking advantage of this shareholder trend, PolyGram officially launched Gu Chen's first music album, and held a grand album launch conference at the five-star Crown Hotel in Hong Kong on the day of the album's launch.
At 7:50 p.m., the venue staff walked into the lounge next to the venue and said to Cao Hanmin: "The media we invited have basically arrived, and hundreds of fans have also come, but due to the limited size of the venue, we only let more than 200 in, and the rest are outside the hotel." ”
Gu Chen was a little nervous in addition to the excitement in his heart when he heard this, not because of the scene he was about to face, but because this was the first step he had taken in this life, and he couldn't help but laugh at himself, "There are so many people, it seems that I am still quite popular!" ”
Zhao Huilian seemed to see Gu Chen's strange appearance, thinking that the latter was nervous because it was the first time she encountered this kind of scene, so she said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, this kind of scene will be a very common thing for you from today onwards, and even bigger scenes are common." For example, when you come to Hung Hom to hold a concert, the stage is fully open, and you will face more than 10,000 people, compared to today's press conference, which is just pediatrics. By the way, wait at the press conference, your answer should be cautious, try not to talk about personal matters, if there is a reporter who deliberately makes things difficult, you don't have to worry, we and the on-site host will block you from driving, in a word, you just need to keep a normal heart. ”
After seeing that the time was almost up, Gu Chen, Cao Hanmin, Zhao Huilian, Chen Huixian and Lan Xinmei left the lounge and entered the press conference.
"Now, please use your warmest applause to invite Gu Chenchen, the protagonist of today's press conference and the singer who has recently set off a musical wave in Xiangjiang, to appear on the stage."
As Wu Minghui's words fell, the more than 200 fans who entered the venue immediately took out their strength to shout, the momentum almost didn't tear off the roof, and even the reporters in the press booth under the rostrum cheered, obviously there were many Gu Chen's fans.
Gu Chen walked in front alone, with a faint smile on his face, and walked briskly towards the rostrum, Cao Hanmin and the other four people were about two positions behind him.
Today's Gu Chen is wearing a well-fitting white casual suit, a pair of casual leather shoes of the same color, coupled with a handsome face and a tall posture, it is really as eye-catching as Prince Charming, this time without Wu Minghui encouraging again, the applause and screams below are even louder.
Although when the single "What Do You Want in Life" was released, the cover of the single had a photo of Gu Chen, and the first album released this time also used Gu Chen's photo as the cover, but limited by the processing technology of this era, no matter how good the photo is, it can't fully show people, and Gu Chen is obviously the type where real people look better than photos, so it's no wonder those fans are so excited.
Strength in the entertainment industry is important, but appearance is also essential, which can save you many detours and make it easier for you to be recognized by the audience and listeners.
When Gu Chen walked to the rostrum, the voice below finally gradually quieted down, Wu Minghui asked Gu Chen and Cao Hanmin, who then walked to the rostrum, and others walked to the center of the stage, and said with a smile: "It seems that Chen Shao, your charm is really not small, but just now there were many male fans who also screamed, and even I was a little jealous when I saw it." ”
Gu Chen smiled and said, "Xie Lu, thank you all the reporters and friends who are present and the fans who can't enter the venue can come to my album release conference, I'm really happy to meet everyone." ”
Wu Minghui stopped digression at a timely time and stepped into today's topic: "Yes, today is the press conference of Chen Shao's new album "True My Style", as a host, I am very happy to be invited as today's host, because I am also your fan, whether it is the previous single "Life with You", or the "True My Style" that began to be released this morning, I have bought it, I believe that the fans and many reporters in the venue are also like me. Again, Chen Shao, can you tell us about this album. ”
The questions that the host wants to ask are all discussed before, so Gu Chen has already had a draft: "I was born in Hong Kong, I came to Taiwan at the age of twelve because of my father's work needs, I have been very fond of music since I was a child, I remember when I was fifteen years old, my father used his year-end bonus to buy me a piano, although this piano is a second-hand goods bought in the thrift market, but I have always regarded it as a treasure, the baby is very good, it is also from that time, I began to teach myself music, and try music composition, four years later, I was admitted as I wished** The Department of Music of the National University of the Arts, the ten songs included in this album "My True Self" were all written by me during this time. ”
"I'm only 19 years old, and a lot of people think I'm a little precocious after listening to my songs, and in fact it may be true, these ten songs are all created by the feeling I get from what I usually see and hear, like a story I heard the other day: