The scene of the East China Sea New Fashion Music Festival.

This is a music festival jointly organized by a number of domestic record companies and entertainment companies, and at this time of year, many big names in the circle will be invited to help.

The festival aims to explore avant-garde music, and every year many bands and independent musicians gather at Tokai Coastal Park to exchange music.

The organizers have a wide range of contacts, and many celebrities are invited to help each time.

Fang Xing also received an invitation, but he has been very busy recently and is catching up with the progress of the new album.

However, Liang Yusong, as a veteran musician of Songshi Records, represented the company in this music festival.

In addition to Songshi Records, the largest record companies in China have all received invitations.

Puxiang Records and Merlin Records are naturally among them.

Although there is competition between Songshi and Puxiang and Merlin, in fact, the music circle is so big.

Liang Yusong knows musicians from many record companies, and he can also chat politely when they meet.

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In addition to the musicians, the festival also attracts a lot of entertainment journalists.

Events like this gathering of stars often break the news.

Therefore, many entertainment reporters gathered around the venue, waiting to interview the big names who participated in the festival.

Every time, as soon as a star comes out of the venue after participating in the event, a large group of reporters will surround him, shoot long guns and short cannons on the star's face, and start asking about lace news.

During the interview, once a bigger celebrity comes out, the reporter immediately scatters the birds and beasts to surround the big star.

The Catfish Band is a new band that has participated in some band shows, and although it has not won a high ranking, it still has a little popularity.

The members of the catfish band were happily being interviewed by reporters.

At this time.

A musician wearing sunglasses and escorted by an agency team came out of the venue.

When the entertainment reporter found the musician, someone immediately shouted: "It's Xu Shangyan!" Hurry up and ...... It's Xu Shangyan! ”

The surrounding reporters instantly shifted the target, hung the catfish band in place, and all went to encircle Xu Shangyan.

The lead singer of the catfish band was originally answering a reporter's question, but halfway through the answer, the reporter in front of him ran out in the blink of an eye, causing his answer to come to an abrupt end, and the scene was very embarrassing for a while, but fortunately no one paid attention to them.

Because everyone is paying attention to Xu Shangyan.

Who is Xu Shangyan?

He is the producer of Merlin Records and the producer of the new generation of music king Tan Zhiguan.

It can be said that Tan Zhiguan was created by Xu Shangyan and Mailin Records.

Xu Shangyan is a music giant with both strength and fame.

The eighteen-line band like the Catfish Band is not comparable with Xu Shangyan at all.

Therefore, the entertainment reporter is very realistic, and as soon as he saw Xu Shangyan, he directly put the catfish band into the air.

Although the catfish band felt a little embarrassed, they didn't dare to say anything about it.

Because they know very well that they and Xu Shangyan are not of the same grade at all.

If it weren't for the fact that there were too many reporters around Xu Shangyan, the catfish band would have wanted to go up to say hello and ask for autographs.

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"Teacher Xu, Teacher Xu...... Can I ask you a few questions? ”

More than a dozen microphones were slammed in front of Xu Shangyan, directly blocking his way.

In this kind of public place, as a public figure, even if you are impatient, you can't show it.

Xu Shangyan's attitude was very good, smiling and waving to the reporter.

The assistant next to him said loudly: "Friends from the media, Mr. Xu has something to do today, so we only have ten minutes, so we have selective questions and come one by one." ”

The reporter heard that there was only ten minutes, so he squeezed forward more and more fiercely, wanting to stuff the microphone in front of Xu Shangyan.

Because there are logos of various media on the microphone, stuffing the microphone in front of Xu Shangyan will have performance.

Moreover, today's journalists are particularly crazy.

Because there has been a big move in Merlin Records recently, a big move that comes once in five years.

The reporter who was crowded at the front took the lead in asking: "Mr. Xu, last month Mailin Records posted a photo, which is rumored to be a promotional photo of the MV of the King of Heaven.

"Is Merlin Records going to release a new album for the king? I remember when you were interviewed last year, you said that you were preparing a new album, and it has been a year since the new album came out? ”

When Xu Shangyan heard this question, he was not surprised, and replied in a calm tone: "Everyone wait and see." ”

Tan Zhiguan swept the three major Golden Melody Awards five years ago and was crowned the king of the music world in one fell swoop, but he did not release a new album for five years.

In fact, this situation is very common in the music world.

When a singer becomes famous, he slows down the pace of releasing a new album.

Especially singers at the level of kings and queens, for them, they would rather not release a new album than release an album that does not sell well.

After all, at the level of the king and queen, he has accumulated a lot of albums, and there are endless songs to sing in concerts, even if he doesn't release a new album, it won't affect his star journey.

However, once a new album is released, if the new album sells on the street, it will affect popularity.

Tan Zhiguan is not exempt from vulgarity, after sweeping the three major Golden Melody Awards five years ago, he has only sung two film and television theme songs, and has not released a new album for five years.

Although Tan Zhiguan is over forty years old, he is actually young among the kings.

is still in his playing years, and there are many fans who are waiting for his new album.

Since last year, when Xu Shangyan and Tan Zhiguan were interviewed by reporters, they mentioned that they were preparing a new album.

For famous singers, the time to prepare an album is uncertain, a year, two years, or even a few years.

Because the songs need to be carefully chosen, it is better to be slow than to ensure the quality of the songs.

Therefore, since last year, there has been news of Tan Zhiguan's new album on the Internet from time to time, but it is difficult to distinguish between true and false.

Until last month, the official Weibo of Merlin Records posted a photo that looked like a still from the MV.

This is equivalent to officially announcing that Tan Zhiguan's new album is coming.

At that time, this MV still was also on the hot search.

Since last month, Xu Shangyan has had to answer questions about the new album every time he is blocked by reporters.

He has long been accustomed to coping with it, and his answer is: "Everyone will wait and see." ”

finally blocked Xu Shangyan.

These entertainment reporters naturally refused to give up like this, and continued to ask: "Tan Tianwang hasn't released a new album for five years, is he worried that the new album will overturn and that his sales will not affect his popularity?" ”

Xu Shangyan looked at the reporter and asked with a chuckle: "Have I ever overturned?" ”

A reporter who stirred up the news next to him felt that the reporter who asked the question was not sharp at all, so he squeezed up and asked: "Mr. Xu, I heard that Tan Tianwang released a new album this time because Pengcheng Capital, the holding company of Merlin Records, has lost money in many projects in a row.

"For the sake of Merlin Records, in order to make up for the loss of Pengcheng Capital, I have to let Tan Tianwang release a new album to make money, is that so?"

When Xu Shangyan heard this question, his expression stiffened, but he quickly regained his smile and replied, "I don't know where such a ridiculous rumor came from. ”

The reporter who stirred the news continued to ask: "We have reliable news channels, and the news comes from the financial industry, please answer positively." Is it to make money, and you want to use the fame of the king to make money? ”

"Nonsense! Regarding Zhiguan's new album, we have been preparing for it since last year and have been preparing for more than a year. Xu Shangyan immediately reprimanded.

The reporter who stirred up the news asked more and more sharply, and the reporter next to him took the initiative to give up his position.

Because it doesn't matter who asks the question, as long as you can ask about the breaking news and take a video of the interview, it can make headlines.

The surrounding reporters stepped out of the way, and the reporters who stirred up the news stood in front of Xu Shangyan and continued to ask: "Teacher Xu, the news I got is not like this.

"I heard that you are not satisfied with the songs of Tianwang's new album, and the original plan was to continue to prepare for more than half a year, but the holding company of Merlin Records has been losing money continuously and urgently needs to replenish blood.

"Merlin Records can't withstand the pressure of the holding company, so it can only advance the plan to release the album in advance, is that right?"

Xu Shang said righteously: "I don't know where you heard the rumors, Zhiguan's new album is produced by me, and each song is carefully selected, full of sincerity, and there is no situation where the plan is in advance." ”

The corner of the reporter who stirred up the news hooked up a smile, and continued to ask: "I also received news that you and Tan Tianwang had a quarrel in the recording studio because the new album was planned ahead of schedule, is that so?" ”

Xu Shangyan immediately denied it: "I don't know what you mean by the so-called quarrel. Zhiguan and I are both musicians who have high requirements for music, and it is normal for us to have occasional arguments in music, which just means that we are serious and rigorous in our attitude towards our work. ”

The reporter who stirred up the news changed his words and said: "In other words, Tianwang's new album is indeed coming soon, right?" When will it be released? Is it the end of the month? Or the beginning of next month? ”

Xu Shangyan frowned, and found that he was surrounded by this reporter.

Although he has been denying the "rumors" said by reporters, this is equivalent to indirectly admitting that King Merlin is going to release a new album.

Xu Shangyan took a breath, calmed his emotions, and replied in a very official tone: "When the time is right, we will announce it." I'm running out of time, if there are no other questions......"

He was already a little impatient, so he didn't want to continue answering reporters' questions.

However, the reporter who stirred up the news did not let him go, and continued to ask: "Two days ago, news came out on the Internet that Fang Xing was about to release a new album. So will the timing of Fang Xing and Mai Lin Tianwang release albums collide? ”

When Xu Shangyan heard this question, his eyes lit up.

In fact, it is not the first time he has heard the news that Fang Xing is going to release an album.

Three days ago.

The news that Fang Xing was going to release a new album just came out on the Internet, and an employee of the company told him the news the next day.

However, there is very little news about Fang Xing's new album, there is only one unknown Weibo account, and two news posts have been posted, which are not the news released by Songshi Records and Ark Culture at all.

Therefore, there is no accurate information about Fang Xing's new album.

Generally speaking.

According to the habits of major record companies, usually singers above the first line will consciously stagger the schedule.

After all, singers above the first line want to hit the song list.

If two singers above the first line sing together, then it will be embarrassing to be compared to the one who is compared.

Of course, there are also some record companies that are originally rivals, and they will choose to face it head-on.

For passers-by, they actually want to see singers sing together and compete for the charts together, which is interesting.

Famous singers above the first line don't think so, no one wants to be a stepping stone, so most of the cases will be misscheduled.

For this reason, the top five record companies in terms of strength have basically formed a song release rule, which is fixed to release songs in a certain month of the year.

I release songs at this time every year, and I don't squeeze other people's song schedules.

After the formation of a fixed pattern, there is a tacit understanding between record companies.

Which company's first-line singers will sing this month, everyone will divide the time and not affect each other.

Merlin Records often releases songs at the end of July, and now the time is getting closer, so many people speculate that a new album from Merlin King Tan Zhiguan may be coming.

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The reporter who stirred up the news continued to ask: "If Fang Xing also wants to release a song in July, will it collide with the time of the new album of King Merlin?" The competition between Merlin and Songshi has been very fierce in the past two years, will they fight head-to-head? Or will you choose the wrong time to start the song? Avoid the edge of the awakening? ”

Xu Shangyan replied expressionlessly: "I don't know about other singers' songs, we have our own work plan and will follow the plan." ”

"In case Fang Xing also chooses to release a new album in July, and the schedule hits, Merlin will not back down, is that so? But King Merlin has already lost to Fang Xing in a music variety show, and this time the song release time has not been announced, will he change the time to avoid Fang Xing? The more the reporter who stirred up the news asked, the more ruthless he became.

"Please pay attention to the news on Merlin's official Weibo, thank you." Xu Shangyan didn't want to say any more, and gestured to the assistant next to him with his eyes.

The assistant immediately stepped forward and separated the crowd: "Let's let go, Mr. Xu is in a hurry, just now he said that there are only ten minutes, and now it has run out of time, please let go, thank you for your cooperation." ”

Xu Shangyan was escorted out of the crowd by the assistant and walked quickly to the nanny car.

The entertainment reporter behind him refused to give up, and continued to ask after him:

"Mr. Xu, are you confident that you will defeat Fang Xing on the new album?"

"Will the influence of Merlin Records on Pengcheng Capital lead to a decline in the quality of Tianwang's new album?"

"Mr. Xu, how many songs are there in Tianwang's new album? What type of songs are they? Can you tell us about that? ”

"The contract between King and Merlin will expire next year, if there is an unpleasant quarrel because of the new album this time, will it affect the renewal of King and Merlin?"

"Mr. Xu, the revelation of Fang Xing's new album mentioned that there will be Chinese-style songs. Will King Merlin try Chinese style? ”

"Mr. Xu, the newly launched female singer of Merlin Records, sang Chinese-style songs that were not recognized by fans, does it mean that Merlin Records lacks experience in the new genre of Chinese-style?"

The reporter's questions are all so tricky.

Xu Shangyan didn't answer any more questions, got into the nanny car, and directly asked the driver to drive away.

He doesn't remember how many years he hasn't been speechless when asked by reporters.

In the past, when Tan Zhiguan became the new king of the music scene, he also became the most popular music producer in China.

At that time, reporters' interviews were mainly based on praise, and few reporters dared to ask such tricky questions.

But since last year's damn music variety show, the attitude of these entertainment reporters has begun to change, and the questions they ask are becoming more and more difficult to answer.

(End of chapter)