If mainland pop music in the 80s was still in its infancy, then the entire 90s was the most vibrant era for the mainland pop music scene, with various high-quality original songs emerging one after another, known as the "Mainland Pop Music Blowout Decade".

At that time, there were not too many so-called unspoken rules, and singers sang by their voices and talents. As long as you have excellent singing skills, a unique voice, or a talented musician, then you have many opportunities to make a splash.

Li Chunbo, who sang "Xiaofang", was originally just deep. The bassist and captain of the Zhen Art Troupe Band became an instant hit because of a song "Xiaofang", and the album sales exceeded 1 million in half a year.

Sun Yue went bankrupt and spent 50,000 yuan to buy the copyright of "I Wish You Peace", and then spent tens of thousands of yuan to make an album, gambling on the future of the whole family for a song. She made a successful bet, and a year after the release of "I Wish You Peace", Sun Yue not only became popular in Chinese mainland, but also went to Japan's NHK TV station to record a program on behalf of Chinese singers, and two years later, she flew to Las Vegas at the invitation of Huamei TV to participate in three large-scale concerts.

There are countless examples, just like in the Chinese academic circles in the 20s of the 19th century, various trends of thought arose, and young people climbed to the top and immediately became master-level idols.

The same was true of the mainland pop music scene in the 90s, when the mainland pop market was already emerging, but there was a shortage of idol and powerful singers. On the road to fame, there is no so-called old-timer in the way, as long as you can do it, there will be record companies rushing to praise you, because you can make money for them.

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Leaving the airport, the car drove into the city.

It's only been a year. Kang Jianfei felt wide. The state is changing with each passing day, and it seems that every time you come to discover something new.

Same as the north. Compared with the calm and solemn of Beijing, the city of Guangzhou/Zhou is very trendy. Pedestrians on the street wear. Already very close to Hong Kong, it is common to see a variety of explosive and wavy hairstyles.

Kang Jianfei accompanied Ye Zipei to Guangzhou. After playing for two days, I came to Xiongfei Records.

The address of Xiongfei Records' unit has not changed, and it is still a rented building of the former state-owned record factory, but the decoration inside is very trendy.

"Mr. Ye is early."

"Hello Mr. Ye!"

"Mr. Kang is good!"

“……”

After Ye Zipei entered the company, the employees greeted each other along the way, and only a few old employees recognized Kang Jianfei.

Kang Jianfei followed Ye Zipei around the company. After showing his savings, he went directly to the artist department to find the singer's information.

Although Xiongfei Records is very famous, there are about 20 real signed singers. contains many well-known singers of Kang Jianfei. However, there are only a few people who can really sell more than hundreds of thousands, such as Li Ningyu, Zhang Mingmin, Tu Honggang, and Cheng Fangyuan.

Among them, Zhang Mingmin's reputation has weakened a lot in the past two years, Li Ningyu got married secretly last year, and the news of pregnancy just came out. But Tu Honggang is popular. It can be regarded as the first brother of Xiongfei Records.

"I heard that last year in the north. There was a 90s rock concert in Beijing, and the response to the concert was very strong, and it was praised by the media as China's '69 Worstock', why didn't our company even sign a rock band? Kang Jianfei suddenly asked. He also met Wang Fei by chance a few years ago, and only then did he remember that the diva's first husband Dou Wei seemed to have made his debut.

Ye Zipei explained: "The circle is different. Rock 'n' roll is all in the north. Jing, I had people contact the bands Tang Dynasty and Breath last year. They were thrilled to hear that they were going to be able to put out a record, but in the end they turned it down because many of their members were in the north. There is a permanent job in Kyoto. I don't plan to go south to Guangzhou/Zhou to become a professional singer. Moreover, the main market for Xiongfei records is in Guangzhou. East. Rock 'n' roll doesn't sell sales here, and it doesn't have that kind of circle and atmosphere to play rock 'n' roll, which I guess is the main reason why they refuse to go south. ”

"No, you're thinking wrong," Kang Jianfei mercilessly pointed out that Ye Zipei's idea was wrong, "Rock and roll must also go out of the north. In Beijing's small circle, those who are reluctant to have an iron job will eventually quit. Don't say it's coming to Guangzhou. The state, even if they sign to go to Hong Kong, there must be people who will be willing. As for the market, there are many people who like rock and roll, regardless of the north and south of the Yangtze River. ”

Ye Zipei smiled bitterly: "North. Jing also has a record company, and the Tang Dynasty is now signed by a northern . Beijing's record company, why should people go far and wide? ”

"There is more than one rock band in the Tang Dynasty, and I heard that there is a Black Panther band that is very good." Kang Jianfei said.

Ye Zipei said: "Then I'll send someone to the north again. Take a trip to Beijing. ”

Kang Jianfei continued to scroll down the company's signed singer information, and suddenly turned to a familiar name, he pointed to the information and asked: "What song has this Mao Ling played?" ”

"A rookie singer, someone Chen Ke brought from New Era Records." Ye Zipei said.

Kang Jianfei asked, "Who is Chen Ke?" ”

Ye Zipei said: "The master I poached from New Era Records is now the company's art director and producer. He's recording a song right now, and I'll bring someone over for you to see later. ”

Kang Jianfei nodded, turned his head and found a stack of envelopes in the cabinet, he asked, "What are those?" Fans can't be trusted to put the artist's data room. ”

Ye Zipei hugged a bunch of envelopes and said: "They are all cover letters from singers, and many of them also have their own song works." These are just some of them, and there are many more in the warehouse. ”

After some understanding, Kang Jianfei learned that the company receives countless cover letters every year, and on average, dozens of original new songs are sent to Xiongfei Records every month.

In this year, most singers are not able to record samples for themselves, and more than ninety percent of the songs received by Xiongfei Records are complete song scores. Some even appended tapes, which were recorded on old tapes, which were not only noisy, but also distorted and so distorted that it was difficult to tell whether the singer's voice was good or bad.

Why does Alpha Records receive so many works?

Because of the lack of channels for folk singers to rise, there is no talent show or network at this time, and the singing contest held by the TV station requires a recommendation unit to sign up.

In another time and space, it was not until two years later that the China Music TV Competition was held, which finally gave folk singers a stage to display their talents. In the first Music TV Competition, there were more than 300 contestants alone, and countless people signed up.

As one of the earliest private record companies in China, Xiongfei Records has released records for singers such as Li Ningyu, Zhang Minming, Cui Jian, Cheng Fangyuan, Tu Honggang, etc., and there are as many as 11 records with sales of more than 1 million, of which 4 records have even sold more than 3 million.

In the domestic pop music circle, Xiongfei Records is already a major company second to none. What's more, regardless of the background, grassroots singers still have a future, and the singers launched by state-owned record companies are basically singers from art troupes and song and dance troupes.

Kang Jianfei looked at the submitted songs with great interest, and before he knew it, it was almost noon.

Ye Zipei brought a man about 30 years old over and introduced: "Ah Fei, this is Chen Ke, the company's artistic director and chief music producer. ”

The man was short and stocky, and he couldn't see anything else. Kang Jianfei is not familiar with the mainland music circle, he doesn't know that the person in front of him is the future generation. The well-known figures in the Eastern music scene are not only gold medalists, but also rank among the top five recording artists in the mainland.

Kang Jianfei shook hands with Chen Ke and said with a smile: "Hello Mr. Chen, I will trouble you in the future for the company's music production." ”

"Don't dare to do it, just do your best." Chen Ke was also looking at Kang Jianfei. He has been in the company for more than half a year, but it is the first time he has seen the boss behind the scenes, and he is full of curiosity about Kang Jianfei.

Chen Ke also has friends in Hong Kong, and he knows that Kang Jianfei has just released a fine disc, and he has already sold crazy in Hong Kong.

Ye Zipei returned to the company this time, and brought a few vinyl and cassette tapes of "The Queen's Great Host". As the chief producer of the company, Chen Ke is naturally qualified to contact these foreign records, and "Queen's Road East" and "Pearl of the Orient" really amazed him.

Kang Jianfei flipped through letters from all over the world and asked, "Did you find any good works?" ”

Chen Ke said: "The overall quality of these self-recommended works is not high, but there are also high-quality works, I just found a song "Xiaofang" a few days ago. ”

"Xiao Fang?" Kang Jianfei was very surprised, although he didn't remember the year "Xiaofang" came out, but it definitely wouldn't be so early in 1991.

Chen Ke explained: ""Xiaofang" is a song written about returning to the hometown of educated youth, the author used to be a musician in the Haizheng Art Troupe, and later transferred to Shen. I worked in the Zhen Art Troupe and worked in a band, and my professional level was very good. Most of the educated youths who used to return to their hometowns are now in their 30s and are the main buyers in the record market, and I think the song "Xiaofang" is very interesting. ”

What's so funny? It's very funny.

As soon as "Xiaofang" came out, not only TV stations, radio stations, shopping malls and streets and alleys were playing, but various literary derivative works also emerged in endlessly, which was definitely a phenomenal song.

"I believe in Mr. Chen's vision and professionalism." Kang Jianfei said with a smile.

The two chatted about the situation in the Cantonese/Eastern music scene, and the topic quickly turned to Mao Ning.

It turns out that Mao Ling used to be Liao. The people of the Ning Provincial Opera House resolutely went south to Guangzhou/Zhou last year. first ran in some song and dance halls, and after settling down, Mao Ning took the initiative to go to the major record companies to recommend herself, and was valued by Chen Ke for her image and singing skills.

Chen Ke was poached by Ye Zipei to bring Xiongfei Records, and when he left, he also brought Mao Ling over.

In another time and space, Mao Ning and Yang Yuying were both discovered by Chen Ke. However, because of Ye Zipei's relationship with people, Yang Yuying and Chen Ke missed each other.

Now that Mao Ling has appeared, where is Yang Yuying? (To be continued......)

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