Chapter 56: The Trend
The speed at which the manufacturer produces albums is very fast, for them, they are only worried about no orders, and they will not worry about the processing speed at all, after some market research on Pony Galloping, in response to Gu Bei's current popularity, he directly burned 100,000 copies of "Whispering" for the first time, which is twice the total sales of the previous "Spectator".
Shi Rong originally wanted to arrange for Gu Bei to hold an album press conference and promote it on a few programs, but the Academy of Drama opened early, and the programs selected for Gu Bei were directly rejected by Gu Bei, and there was no large-scale publicity, just Saturday and Sunday, when the school was not in class, Gu Bei was arranged to participate in fan meetings in more than ten cities.
More than ten cities ran down, Gu Bei also got to know his fans, fans, fans, and Yan fans, the scale of each meeting was about 400 people, but it was often full, I heard that there were still many people who couldn't buy admission tickets, and the ticket price was also copied to more than 100 yuan by scalpers.
Previously, Gu Bei knew that he was a celebrity, but it was not very clear to what extent he was popular, after this time, Gu Bei was very clear about his positioning, and for the time being, he was not as good as the "top stream" of Zhao Wei, who was just popular, but he also touched the level of the first line, and I believe that Gu Bei will be able to stabilize the first line soon.
In addition, Gu Bei personally felt the company's efforts on himself, but the reporters at the meeting were a lot of contacts and favors, and the media during the publicity period had a high evaluation and a high degree of appreciation for the songs, which was not only Gu Bei's own credit, if it were not for the company's financial output, it could only be said to be silent.
In the past two years, Gu Bei is still the only artist who can take advantage of Pony Galloping, which is why the company is willing to invest in Gu Bei, and Shi Rong is also making a lot of noise in the company because of Gu Bei's current momentum.
On September 21, 1999, "Low Murmur" was officially released, and this day happened to be Gu Bei's birthday.
While the company was happy, Gu Bei was also very happy, after all, this was an album that Gu Bei had painstakingly revealed, and every time he sold a piece, Gu Bei could get a little money.
In the following week, the songs in "Whispering" slowly spread all over the country, bringing a small trend, and Gu Bei's folk songs gradually became a must-have repertoire for most Qing bars, and the resident singers began to interpret "Miss Dong" with their own voices, interpreting "Nanshannan", and interpreting all the songs in "Whispering".
The popularity of "Whispering" also drove the sales of "Spectator", and Pony Galloping continued to contact and engrave "Whispering", and at the same time, it also burned more than 20,000 copies of "Spectator" again.
Gu Bei, who was pushed down on the cusp, also accepted an exclusive interview with "Southern Metropolis Daily", which has a good reputation and is also one of the real large-scale media in China, with a large audience.
"First of all, congratulations, your album is selling so well right now." Wen Jing, a reporter from "Southern Metropolis Daily", said very politely when interviewed.
Since his debut, Gu Bei has faced reporters a lot, and he also said modestly at this time: "This is thanks to the support of fans and fans." ”
"So, do you have any expectations for the sales of 'Whisper'?"
"My previous expectation was to break through 100,000, after all, my previous album "Spectator" only sold more than 50,000 copies, but the number of 100,000 was quickly broken, and now I just hope to sell a little more."
"It seems that your requirements are not very high, and you will not fight or grab."
"It's not that I don't have high requirements, but I know my position, and my voice is very suitable for singing, but in fact, I have been learning to sing for less than three years, and many skills have not been used in place, and there is still a big lack of emotional endowment." Gu Bei is telling the truth, as for whether this is modest in the eyes of others, it will not be under Gu Bei's control, "Therefore, every time I sell an extra one, it is an affirmation of me." ”
"Your songs are very popular among young people nowadays, and we have learned what some fans think, and most of their explanations are because they see themselves in your songs, and simple tunes and chords are easier to learn and sing, what do you think of your songs?"
"Didn't they say my voice was nice too?" Gu Bei made a joke.
"No, it's a well-known thing, so I didn't mention it just now."
"Hmm...... I watched these songs step by step, recorded them, and then posted them, and I wrote and sang them myself, so to speak, I am my child, and I hope that my child will be more recognized, and of course, I hope that I can get more money from it. ”
"Money?"
Nodding, Gu Bei smiled: "Yes, money can make me feel at ease, and it is also the most positive evaluation standard for me." ”
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The interview was very bland, and in the process, Wen Jing also deliberately gave Gu Bei's opinion of Xu Jinglei, and Gu Bei's old fritter's character, which was naturally praised by Xu Jinglei, and when it came to the relationship between the two people, it was mentioned again.
Wen Jing wrote in the interview comments on the day: "Before, we knew Gu Bei's seriousness about performance, Zhang Yimou, Huo Jianqi, Cheng Long, Teng Rujun, Zhang Yibai and other important predecessors in the circle praised the young actor Gu Bei, this time, Gu Bei faced the public as a singer and wrote a gripping lyric, just like the name of this album "Whispering", Gu Bei who sang seemed to be whispering, telling the common story of many people with his magnetic voice.
During the interview, Gu Bei's mood was very indifferent, it seems that most non-fans have the impression of him like this, they don't know much, but as long as they talk about it, they will always hear it somewhere, Gu Bei rarely acts in front of the public, according to him, he wants to go to school, and he is very happy to see such a young man who is not arrogant or impatient.
He has a mature mind, but also has a mature style of accidents, in the process of chatting, he showed his funny and real side, he said that money can make him feel at ease, I think Gu Bei said what most people think, and in the entertainment industry, there are few people who are so honest, and his smile is very sunny, and he is an actor and singer who is very popular with the audience......"
After Gu Bei finished reading this report in Shi Rong's office, his favorability for Wen Jing skyrocketed, and he didn't have any energy to praise him, but described an ordinary artist in a very restrained and simple way.
"Have you finished reading?" Shi Rong took a sip of tea with a smile, took out an envelope and handed it to Gu Bei, "Open it and take a look." ”
"What's that?"
Gu Bei took the envelope, and after opening it, there was a thank you letter lying inside, and it was also from Lanzhou Cigarette Company, just because of the lyrics in "Miss Dong" "Give me a Lanzhou", which caused the total sales of Lanzhou cigarettes to rise by 7 points for a while, so he wrote such a thank you letter to Gu Bei.
"It's better to give me something practical, what's the use of a thank you note."
"Don't be satisfied, you kid, and the Anhe Bridge in your song, now there are often people going there, especially young couples often go there on dates, I heard that from time to time, it will also affect traffic, and there are a few restaurants opened next to it for some reason."
Gu Bei really didn't expect that his "idol effect" could drive such a trace of economy, and after Shi Rong said this, Gu Bei couldn't help but be proud.
"By the way, you are about to take a holiday, hurry up and learn sign language well, "Silent River" is filmed in half a month on National Day, if you are well prepared, you can finish filming in ten days, and you don't have to delay your class."
"Understood."