1993 My China Entertainment Age

Chapter 44: Supply exceeds demand, sweeping all major radio stations!

July 28, 8:30 in the morning.

Yanjing, Tengfei Video Store.

The owner, Lao Song, came to the store leisurely, opened a bottle of Arctic Ocean, and picked out a box of tapes from the counter.

After a while, Jiang Xiaofeng's deep and clear singing voice came from the store's stereo.

"Nothing can stop

your yearning for freedom

A fantastic career

Your heart is free from worries

Through the dark years

I also felt hesitant

…”

As the first title song of Jiang Xiaofeng's album of the same name, "Jiang Xiaofeng", along with the hot sales of "Jiang Xiaofeng", the song "Blue Lotus" has also become one of the most popular songs at the moment, if not the only one.

"One set is enough, we both take turns listening."

"I think Dou Wei has the most authentic rock style, and Jiang Xiaofeng doesn't have that taste at all!"

"Jiang Xiaofeng is a folk singer. Does he know what rock and roll is?"

With the support of fans, several radio stations in Yanjing have even hosted Jiang Xiaofeng's new album on demand.

Fueled by the media, many irrational young fans, especially mainland rock fans, like to compare themselves to the "Four Elites of Magic Rock" and even quarreled over their rankings.

The concept of the "Four Heroes of Magic Rock" with the characteristics of ancient China was quickly established, and to a certain extent, the four rock singers Dou Wei, Jiang Xiaofeng, Zhang Chu, and He Yong were created like the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong.

of opposition and competition.

Jiang Xiaofeng's album of the same name, "Jiang Xiaofeng", did not disappoint Lao Song. In less than five days, all 200 albums were sold out.

Therefore, regarding the ranking of the Four Heroes of Magic Rock, the main quarrel is between Jiang Xiaofeng's fans and Dou Wei's fans. He Yong and Zhang Chu's fans have no sense of existence. There has to be someone at the bottom anyway, so why can't it be them.

"Dou Wei just debuted early. If Jiang Xiaofeng debuted so early, he might not lose to Dou Wei!"

While I was busy, two boys, one tall and one short, who looked like high school students, came into the store. They walked in, took a few glances, and asked.

The tall boy nodded: "No, Jiang Xiaofeng has been very popular these days. There are many female classmates in our class who have started copying his lyrics..."

But this time, Lao Song's worries were obviously unnecessary, because Jiang Xiaofeng's "Jiang Xiaofeng" album had already exceeded the 200,000 mark within ten days of its release, surpassing the 110,000 sales of "Black Dream" and also surpassing

Sales of 50,000 copies of "Lonely People Are Shameful".

"..."

The sales volume of Zheng Jun's "Chi Guoguo" even surpassed that of Dou Wei's "Black Dream" and Zhang Chu's "Lonely People Are Shameful". Excluding pirated sales, it exceeded

500,000 pieces.

After the transaction was completed, Lao Song looked at the excited two people and said with a smile: "Jiang Xiaofeng's record is so impressive. It's good to have one or two songs from other people's records. As for him, he has at least five or six songs."

Can hear it."

Therefore, seeing Jiang Xiaofeng's new album "Jiang Xiaofeng" selling so well this time, Lao Song had already stocked up 200 copies of the album two days ago, just waiting to make a lot of money in the next few days.

Some rock fans believe that among the "Four Elites of Magic Rock", Dou Wei should be ranked first, followed by Jiang Xiaofeng, and it doesn't matter who is third or fourth.

Another group of fans believe that Jiang Xiaofeng is the most popular right now and should be ranked first among the "Four Elites of Magic Rock", while Dou Wei can only be ranked second. It doesn't matter who is third or fourth.

After drinking half a bottle of Arctic Ocean, Lao Song went to the shelf to take inventory of the goods purchased in the first half of the year. He put the best-selling items in a conspicuous place and put the unsold items inside.

"Okay! I'll give you 10 yuan!"

Most of the time, if video stores want to make quick money, they have to stock up on records within a week or two of their release. Otherwise, when pirates see the profits later, they will print pirated copies frantically and replace the original records with

The living space is squeezed down.

"I'm looking for you two cents!"

Although the album "Jiang Xiaofeng" has only been released for a few days, several songs in this album have quickly swept through the streets and alleys of Yanjing.

The short boy next to him was also very excited and asked with a smile: "How much does it cost, boss?"

"Yes, there must be. His records are the hottest selling these days."

Many fans who have been deceived do not know that the copywriting and photos in many pirated records are actually added by the pirates themselves, and these contents are not included in the genuine tapes at all.

Of course, in the Chinese music scene in 1994, it was a year of fighting between gods. In the first half of the year alone, there were ten or twenty popular songs, such as Andy Lau's "Love Forgetting Water", Lao Lang's "My Deskmate",

Wang Fei's "I Do", Na Young's "Smoke in the Sky", etc. have all been popular for several months.

After a while, another young man came in and spent 6 yuan to buy a pirated record of Zheng Jun - "Chi Guo Guo".

The tall boy took the cassette, carefully flipped it back and forth, looked at the black and white photo of Jiang Xiaofeng on the cover, and browsed the song list on the back. After confirming that it was correct, he grinned happily and said: "That's it, that's right.

"

In the album "Chi Guo Guo", Zheng Jun's lazy singing voice and charming and sexy idealistic lyrics are the characteristics of the album. The songs "Back to Lazarus" and "Cinderella" in the album can be regarded as hits.

Extremely momentary.

You should know that in 1994, there were hundreds of video stores in Yanjing, especially Xinjiekou, and the famous Taodie Street in Yanjing. There were more than ten video stores on one street.

When Zhang Peiren saw that Jiang Xiaofeng's album was selling so well, he used all the resources at his disposal to arrange for Jiang Xiaofeng to appear on TV. However, due to lack of connections, he was unable to appear on TV, so he arranged for him to appear on the radio to promote "Jiang Xiaofeng".

A record to promote.

All in all, the name "Magic Rock Four" has completely made a name for itself in the mainland music scene, and Jiang Xiaofeng has also begun to have a group of loyal fans.

If there was a ranking of the top ten popular albums in the Mainland music scene in 1994, then Zheng Jun's "Chi Guo Guo", Dadi Records' "Campus Ballad 1", and Jiang Xiaofeng's "Jiang Xiaofeng" would definitely be ranked among the top ten.

.

Almost all of the 10 songs in the album "Jiang Xiaofeng" have been requested over and over again, including the relatively unpopular songs "When the Snow Comes" and "Don't Talk", which are requested by the audience quite frequently.

"Old rules, 9 yuan and 8 cents!"

In addition, Zhang Peiren also cooperated with newspapers, books and other media to vigorously market the concept of "The Four Masters of Magic Rock", and also promoted the new albums of Jiang Xiaofeng, Dou Wei, He Yong, and Zhang Chu.

"Okay, here you go! Take a look, is this one?" Lao Song took a record from the shelf and handed it to the tall boy.

Keyman's pirated records are quite exquisite. There is a cardboard case on the outside with the album cover printed on it. When you take it out, you will find the plastic box packaging of the simplified version of the tape, and then there is a thick and beautifully designed lyric book stuck inside.

Some of them are also accompanied by a bunch of celebrity photos and copywriting, making them more like genuine records than genuine records.

However, Jiang Xiaofeng's new album is not only popular with the song "Blue Lotus", but also has several popular songs such as "With You in My Life", "I Believe", "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky", etc.

Spend.

"Dou Wei is a rap singer, but he knows shit about rock and roll!"

As a law-abiding businessman, Lao Song wanted to sell genuine copies. The problem was that not long after Zheng Jun's "Chi Guo Guo" record became popular, pirated records began to flood the market.

"How many plates do you two want to buy?" Lao Song said, walking to the shelves.

When Lao Song turned around and wanted to restock, he was frustrated to find that the record company had no time to supply it because of insufficient preparation.

"Boss, do you have Jiang Xiaofeng's new album?"

As for the song "Blue Lotus" by Jiang Xiaofeng, it can only be said that it has just become popular and can only be regarded as a hot song at the moment. Unless the song "Blue Lotus" can continue to be popular for a few more months, then it can be regarded as a song.

Phenomenal hit song.

After all, it's not a big store like Audio World, and Lao Song didn't dare to stock up on too many goods for fear that he wouldn't be able to sell them.

"Dou Wei is also a senior after all. When the Black Panther was popular, Jiang Xiaofeng didn't know where to go for alms."

After the album "Jiang Xiaofeng" came out, it swept the rankings of more than 50 radio stations in the mainland, and soon the sales exceeded 350,000 copies. This sales figure is still increasing.

At the same time, the record sales of Dou Wei's "Black Dream", He Yong's "Garbage Dump", and Zhang Chu's "Lonely People Are Shameful" have also increased to a certain extent due to the marketing of the "Four Elites of Magic Rock"

growth.

However, in fact, the media prefer to compare Jiang Xiaofeng with Zheng Jun, calling them both the "double swordsmen" in the rock circle, because their popularity seems to be about the same, whether it is record sales or

The number of hit songs and even their looks are relatively close.

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