(The characters, plots, and place names in this novel are all artistic creations of parallel time and space, and any similarities are purely coincidental.) ）

In May 2000, the temperature was already gradually rising with the arrival of summer.

Zhou Jianhui, general manager of Warner International Music Co., Ltd., was sitting in his office at the moment, looking at the information in his hand, and his hands were a little cold.

As a former "layman", he has not been in the record industry for a long time, but the results he handed over are beautiful.

In 96, he entered the treasure island record industry giant, and in 97, he used his whimsy and marketing ability trained in the advertising industry to successfully make Gigi Leung, who had cut off her long hair, popular throughout the treasure island province before the album "Short Hair" was released.

The success of this case also made Warner UFO, whose market share was almost at the bottom of the valley at that time, seem to see a savior, and beat gongs and drums to poach him from Keyi Baidai and serve as the general manager of Warner UFO.

At first, Zhou Jianhui was reluctant to come.

After all, the Warner UFO in 1997 is not at its peak, but at least it can be said to be in decline.

Not to mention the chaos of the management infighting, the singers under it either jumped ship or did not renew their contracts, which directly led to the huge company for a while, and only Aaron Kwok and Sammi Cheng, the queen of the king, were left to support the scene.

If it weren't for the sincerity of the conditions offered by Warner, Zhou Jianhui might still be thriving in science and art.

It is precisely because of this that Zhou Jianhui, who got the power, took office in 1998, and took office in 1998, which had not changed its name at that time, and in the same year, he got the distribution business of acting for Gu Juji and Gigi Leung, two popular artists, which can be regarded as a good start for his Warner career.

Of course, this is just the beginning.

Because there are really no good seedlings worth cultivating except for Aaron Kwok and Sammi Cheng, and there are no good singers in the market, Zhou Jianhui, who took office, also did something incredible in 98-

A dignified Warner general manager is actually smashing a female student who is still in college, leading the team to learn negotiation skills with the female student's parents who are not bad for money, in order to sign their daughter.

Even, in order to sign this female college student he was optimistic about, Zhou Jianhui actually made a promise that he was "willing to wait for her to graduate before signing a contract".

Although he didn't say it explicitly, in private, many people felt that Zhou Jianhui was simply crazy. After all, the woman named Sun Yanzi is not an Asian diva, just a college student who is still in school.

But Zhou Jianhui still reached an agreement with the Sun family against public opinion, and made the decision that Warner was willing to wait for Sun Yanzi for two years.

After doing this, Zhou Jianhui began to continue to find good seedlings on the one hand, and on the other hand, he began to actively sort out the historical problems left by his predecessor and adjust his strategy.

In 1999, the second year after Zhou Jianhui took office at Warner, Warner UFO officially became history under his leadership, and the reorganized Warner International Music Co., Ltd. replaced it, commonly known as Warner Records.

The current year 2000 is his third year at Warner.

This year, there were only three major events on his schedule, that is, preparing for Sun Yanzi's first album and trying to sign the treasure island diva Zhang Huimei and the mainland diva Na Ying.

Yes, as a singer who Zhou Jianhui waited for two years to sign, Sun Yanzi had just graduated from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore on the front foot, and the Warner team came to the door to sign her with a contract.

In the past two years, Warner under the leadership of Zhou Jianhui has really not forgotten Sun Yanzi, and really treats her as a treasure.

The reason why they want to sign Zhang Huimei and Na Ying is a concept proposed by Chen Zeshan, deputy general manager of Warner: to create a "Tianhou Palace".

Although Warner Records at the beginning of the millennium still had Aaron Kwok and Sammi Cheng in charge, the keen sense of smell Zhou Jianhui had noticed that the two were no longer as strong in the record industry as before, and were ready to start developing new markets.

Especially in the mainland market.

In order to open up the mainland market, he has long been in contact with some music companies rooted in the mainland, and often runs between Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland.

It doesn't matter if he doesn't run, as soon as he runs, he found a pearl from the mainland - Zhou Yi.

The information in his hand is the points that the team summed up for him after another failed signing, which may be able to impress Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi, male, was born on December 13, 1981 in Raozhou City, Jiangxi Province, and is currently a third-year student in the Law Department of Peking University. His mother used to be a general worker in a garment factory, his father was a painter, and now his parents run a small supermarket in their hometown.

"Music is said to have been taught by myself in high school to catch up with girls, and I learned a lot about music after I went to university......

"He is very confident, and has rejected two versions of the contract, both of which cannot be negotiated due to copyright issues, and it can be determined that the copyright clause needs to be relaxed to reach a contract with him.

Note: Zhou Yi personally has quite advanced music creation concepts and production capabilities, and also has a vision of international and domestic economic forms that far exceeds ordinary people.

"If the company still needs to firmly control the full copyright of its songs, I'm afraid he really has no interest in entering the music industry, because he has other channels to make money......"

Looking at it all the way, Zhou Jianhui, who was middle-aged, couldn't help but sigh, and subconsciously took off his glasses on the bridge of his nose and wiped them.

What the hell is his luck.

Let's say it's bad, in 98, I met Sun Yanzi, who felt like a queen seedling, and this year when I went to the mainland, I met a Zhou Yi with the potential of a heavenly king;

said okay, in 98, he wanted to sign Sun Yanzi but was rejected, and it took the Sun family to agree to sign the contract for two years. I wanted to sign Zhou Yi this year but was rejected again, and this time the stalking didn't work......

I wanted to give up, but when I thought of what I saw Zhou Yi, Zhou Jianhui's heart was difficult to let go.

In his heart, this man who is full of talent can completely combine with Sun Yanzi and lead Warner, which is now at the bottom, on the road to rejuvenation.

Even, among the two, he is more optimistic about Zhou Yi's future development.

There is no other reason, just because Zhou Yi is not only extremely handsome, but also has the ability to write and make songs by himself, and the quality is extremely high. Top singer-songwriters are the most scarce wealth in the music industry, which is the consensus of the industry.

Zhou Jianhui even thinks that this kid will definitely be able to become more popular than the current Warner brother Aaron Kwok in the future.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhou Jianhui, who put on his glasses again, took a deep breath and slowly exhaled to calm his thoughts-

Picking up the phone on the desk, he gave an order: "Sign him, the copyright terms are relaxed." ”

"What? Jianhui, are you crazy again? "The person on the phone was clearly in disbelief.

"He'll be even more popular than Aaron Kwok, trust me."

Just as in 98, he reached an agreement with Sun Yanzi, who was still in school, Zhou Jianhui, who pushed his glasses, said seriously: "He will become the pillar of Warner together with Yanzi, just like Aaron Kwok and Sammi Cheng in the past." ”

“…… Jianhui, what the hell do you think? Actually put the treasure on the two children? I don't understand, I don't understand. ”

The person on the other end of the phone was obviously a little broken: "Only celebrities can save us, only big stars, big stars like Aaron Kwok and Sammi Cheng."

"You can't do anything with children, you know?

"Putting the treasure on the two children, do you still want to perform?"

At a time when Warner's market share is declining year after year, instead of signing big stars to improve performance and enhance the company's influence, it has given the green light to two young people, what is this called.

"Of course I want results, but the problem now is that the Warner brand is no longer attractive enough. Chen Zeshan wants to sign Zhang Huimei and Na Ying to create a gimmick of Tianhou Palace, but what is the result? None of them are here now.

"I also want to sign Xie Tingfeng and Ren Xianqi, but do you think they will come to Warner now?"

Zhou Jianhui's speech speed was not fast, and his tone was not heavy, but it made the person on the other end of the phone fall into silence.

After a long time, the person on the other side of the phone spoke: "You are gambling, you have already gambled, Jianhui." ”

"From the moment I signed Yanzi, this gamble began. It's done, I'm going one step further. Lost, I was willing. ”

Zhou Jianhui, who was sitting in the general manager's office chair, turned his head to look out the window, and his eyes under the lenses were full of determination: "Yanzi will be more popular than Zheng Xiuwen, and Zhou Yi will definitely be more popular than Aaron Kwok." ”

A singer-songwriter's song copyright or something, compared to the performance and position he needs at the moment, is not worth mentioning.

After all, if Sun Yanzi, the debut album that Warner has invested so much manpower and material resources to prepare, fails this year, then he will most likely get out of the position of general manager who has been working for three years.

At that time, no copyright will have anything to do with him.

Instead of a bamboo basket for nothing, it is better to take a step back in the contract and bet on this young man who he is optimistic about, so that he has his own copyright.