Chapter 92 Cassette Production
The person who carried forward the music MV was Michael Jackson.
Each of his music videos can be regarded as a big production.
Not only does it have a storyline, but it also has a good linkage with music.
So much so that decades later, they are still talked about by fans.
With the current domestic technology, Chu Qing can't shoot like that at all. And the funds are not allowed.
In recent months, don't look at BBK's sales, it has been tens of millions.
Aside from expenses, as well as offline channels and investment in research and development, BBK has only a surplus of several million on its books.
This time to create a media company, Chu Qing transferred one million in one go. Excluding the company's construction, Chu Qing only invested 300,000 yuan for the MV this time, and allocated it to each song, which is only tens of thousands of yuan.
So many scenes and people are shared.
Fortunately, as long as the script is arranged, without entangled in acting, filming is still very fast.
"The first cassettes are out. You can find a channel to distribute the goods! In Chu Qing's office, Bi Xiaoshi happily came in with the goods that had just been shipped.
It has been more than ten days since I came to BBK Media, and the more I learned about it, the more frightened Bi Xiaoshi became.
He didn't expect that an electronics company would actually lay out the cassette in advance.
When he went to the cassette production workshop and saw the mountains of blank cassette, he was really shocked.
Five 1-in-5 recorders can produce 6,000 cassettes per day. Such a strong production capacity is a little worse than those large state-owned enterprises.
But compared with the small manufacturers that have just emerged on the market now, it is not half a star.
Nowadays, record companies need to cooperate with state-owned enterprises in the production of basic cassette. And the distribution is also based on these big companies.
If the relationship is not in place, no matter how good your album is, it is common for you to get stuck in the cassette production factory.
After all, it's the supplier's world.
Originally, when he first joined BBK, he was arranged by Chu Qing to shoot the MV, and he thought that Chu Qing didn't know how to do it.
How can there be cassette manufacturers and channels that have not been done well, so they will do MV promotion first.
The current MVs are all filmed after the cassette is sold.
Of course, Chen Ming and Wang Xu are now famous, but it's still a bit of putting the cart before the horse when they come up and shoot MVs.
But it wasn't until Chu Qing took him to the cassette factory that he understood why Chu Qing was never in a hurry to produce.
With its own factory, you can launch it on the market if you find a good channel.
In this way, when the MV is broadcast on CCTV, it can also be sold on the street.
"You don't have to worry about the channel, BBK's offline flagship store has long been ready. The first batch of posters has already been sent. ”
Chu Qing, who looked at the document in his hand, didn't raise his head, and threw it aside after signing.
He and Wei Ling's visas have already come down, and they will go abroad in a few days at most.
During this time, he had to quickly arrange the work in hand.
And you have to withdraw some more money from the foreign exchange market. There are a lot of places to spend money on this trip.
Don't look at BBK, the shipment volume is rising every day, but when the new project is confirmed, there will be more places to spend money.
"Offline flagship store, don't we look for the Pacific?" Bi Xiaoshi was a little surprised, and the BBK distribution was also done by himself?
The release of the record cassette requires a lot of connections. It's not just a matter of talking.
"Click!"
Chu Qing didn't answer him, but took out three boxes of cassettes from the drawer on the side and threw them in front of Bi Xiaoshi.
With the observation of this period of time, Bi Xiaoshi can be regarded as being recognized by Chu Qing.
It's been so long, and now I'm not afraid of the things I used to know about.
Before the leader did not inspect, this did have some potential risks for Chu Qing and BBK.
But now that backgammon is different, these things are not a problem.
Before copyright law came out, these were gray areas at best. It's the kind of question that can be pursued or not.
"Golden Melody 1991", "Four Heavenly Kings", "Ten Heavenly Queens"
At first, when he saw these boxes of cassettes, Bi Xiaoshi was still a little stunned.
As an insider, how could you not know about these boxes of cassette.
Although it is pirated, many people have heard of it.
Especially the box of "The Four Heavenly Kings", with Andy Lau appearing on the Spring Festival Gala this year, the name of the Four Heavenly Kings is not only in the mainland, but now even the newspapers in Xiangjiang and Wanwan are discussing this.
It's just that what they are arguing about is the question of the selection of the Four Heavenly Kings.
Xiangjiang newspapers all believe that Wang Jie is not a singer in Xiangjiang, and the Four Heavenly Kings are somewhat unworthy of their names.
But in the bend, this problem is reversed. The newspaper thinks that Liming is still from the capital, and if you simply choose Xiangjiang, Liming and Wang Jie are not counted.
However, among the four people, these two are the most senior, and if they are eliminated, these four heavenly kings will seem to be a little unworthy of their name.
In addition, Jacky Cheung has just emerged this year, and he is the youngest of the four.
According to the meaning of the bend, if you want to pick it up, you also want to go out with Jacky Zhang.
For a time, the newspapers in the two places quarreled.
As the popularity became higher and higher, the mainland media couldn't sit still and began to dig deep into the origin of the Four Heavenly Kings.
From myths and legends, to Journey to the West, and then to Chen Xiaoqi of Pacific Records.
In the end, a box of pirated "Four Heavenly Kings" tapes appeared in front of everyone.
It has been confirmed by many parties that this is the original origin of the Four Heavenly Kings.
With the coming "Four Queens" and "Golden Melody 1991", they were also dug up.
Although the shipments of these cassettes were not large at that time, a total of more than 100,000 boxes, due to their excellent production, their reputation in the music industry was very good.
It's just that no matter how many reporters and media dig up, they can't find the pirate who produced these boxes of cassettes in the end.
It's like they've evaporated from the world, they've disappeared into the tape industry.
And these three cassettes have also become a legend in the music industry.
It is said that the pirate dealer over there deliberately made such a pirated cassette for the purpose of pushing the singer and selling records.
After all, most of the songs in it are big hits in recent years.
In addition, these cassettes are so well made, they are not much worse than the original.
Of course, this was broken by the Xiangjiang tabloids. Although the credibility is questionable, it is also recognized by the vast majority of people.
As for the piracy made by the mainland's own people, whether it is Xiangjiang or Wanwan, I don't believe it very much.
At present, the piracy technology in the mainland is not ordinarily poor. With such good technology, I would have made it myself a long time ago.
However, at this moment, Bi Xiaoshi knew that this was really piracy made by the mainland itself.
And the one who did the piracy, right in front of himself.
He can not only do piracy, but also make genuine copies.
With this figured out, it makes sense to look at the mountains of cassette factories.
Looking at Chu Qing's self-release again, presumably they used to do offline pirated distribution, but now it has become illegal and legal.
A team and a half years ago was able to do the distribution in most parts of the country. Now with the financial support of backgammon, what else is impossible.