1993 My China Entertainment Age

Chapter 8 Selling songs and negotiating with gold medal producers!

The next day, early in the morning.

Jiang Xiaofeng carried the guitar on his back, took the sheet music, got on a bus, and headed to Dadi Records.

Dadi Records is a record company registered in Hong Kong. It was first founded in 1990 in Hong Kong by the famous Hong Kong musician Liu Zhuohui and his friends.

Because Liu Zhuohui is the main lyricist of the famous Hong Kong band Beyond, one of the most famous songs "The Earth" was written by Liu Zhuohui, so when he founded the record company, he chose "The Earth".

It is worth mentioning that Dadi was the first Hong Kong record company to sign contracts with mainland singers, and the first signed singer was Chang Kuan.

Soon, Jiang Xiaofeng arrived at Dadi Records. Liu Zhuohui happened to be away from Yanjing. The one who received Jiang Xiaofeng was Huang Xiaomao, the director and producer of Dadi Records' production department.

Cui Jian's "Prodigal Son Returns" released in 1986 and Ai Jing's "My 1997" released in 1992 were all produced by Huang Xiaomao.

However, one thing to say is that the lyrics and music of the song "My 1997" are not very good, especially the lyrics, which are really vulgar and low, and the song is written like a running account.

Huang Xiaomao wears a pair of black-rimmed glasses. He looks elegant, his eyes are slightly dull, and his smile is a bit honest.

After saying hello, Jiang Xiaofeng did not mince words and directly explained his purpose clearly: to sell songs.

Huang Xiaomao didn't expect Jiang Xiaofeng to be so direct, so he asked with a smile: "Are there any demos of songs coming over?"

Jiang Xiaofeng said calmly: "No, I didn't record the demo. I want to sing it for you live."

Huang Xiaomao nodded: "Okay, then you sing, I will listen."

Jiang Xiaofeng played and sang the song "Drum Tower" to Huang Xiaomao in his office.

"I walked under the Drum Tower

The road is blocked

The sunshine after the rain scatters

People are coming out

…

…

…

I'm standing on the shore of Shicha Sea

All sweetness has nothing to do with me

this is a crowded place

But I'm lonely

I'm in the Drum Tower, I'm in the Drum Tower

I'm in the Drum Tower, I'm in the Drum Tower

…”

After listening to the song "Drum Tower" played and sung by Jiang Xiaofeng, Huang Xiaomao smiled happily and asked: "Are you sure this song is your own original creation?"

Jiang Xiaofeng replied: "Of course it is my original work."

After receiving Jiang Xiaofeng's affirmative answer, Huang Xiaomao nodded: "Well, it's very well written. How much do you plan to sell it for? You set a price!"

Jiang Xiaofeng really hasn't thought about this issue, because he doesn't know how much the song "Drum Tower" can sell for, nor does he know the current market price.

Jiang Xiaofeng asked: "Teacher Huang, how much do you think this song is worth?"

After Huang Xiaomao pondered for a moment, he said: "If you really want to sell it, I will give you 1,000 yuan and you will sing this song yourself."

Jiang Xiaofeng thinks that the price of 1,000 yuan is reasonable because he is not a well-known musician himself, but he does not plan to sing the song "Drum Tower" by himself.

It's not that Jiang Xiaofeng doesn't like the song "Drum Tower", it's mainly that Jiang Xiaofeng feels that his first song must be an instant hit.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaofeng replied: "Teacher Huang, just give me 1,000 yuan. As for the song "Drum Tower", I won't get involved if you let whoever you want to sing it."

After hearing Jiang Xiaofeng's words, Huang Xiaomao had roughly guessed that Jiang Xiaofeng had some reservations in his creation, and he must have better works that he has not yet produced.

Huang Xiaomao could also see that Jiang Xiaofeng's current life was a bit embarrassing, otherwise he would not come out to sell songs, and then asked: "Xiao Jiang, do you have other works? If you have better works, you might as well listen to them, I will

Based on the quality of the work, we will offer you a higher price."

Jiang Xiaofeng thought about it and said, "Teacher Huang, to tell you the truth, I do have a better work than "Drum Tower" on hand."

"But now, I just want to sell this song. You just said that I would sell it to your company for 1,000 yuan. Isn't that a lie?"

Huang Xiaomao replied: "Of course it's not false. The promised 1,000 yuan is 1,000 yuan. You won't lose a penny."

With Huang Xiaomao's words, Jiang Xiaofeng finally felt relieved, and then said: "Teacher Huang, how about this? After a while, I have sorted out my works, and I will come to see you?"

Now that Jiang Xiaofeng had spoken up to this point, Huang Xiaomao couldn't say anything more and could only nod in agreement.

However, Huang Xiaomao is still very talented. He thinks that the song "Drum Tower" composed by Jiang Xiaofeng has a folk feel and a very unique style.

Although Jiang Xiaofeng's singing skills are mediocre and his guitar playing is very unfamiliar, in general, Huang Xiaomao still appreciates Jiang Xiaofeng's creative talent very much.

Huang Xiaomao also took this opportunity to have a serious chat with Jiang Xiaofeng about his idea of ​​making a folk album.

It turned out that Huang Xiaomao planned to record a folk album, and the album was called "Campus Folk Songs". The songs in this album were all written by people who had been on campus or who had left school. Each song,

They are all commemorations of their youth.

It can be seen from this that "Campus Folk Songs" is not a music genre, but a brand of Dadi Records.

After understanding Huang Xiaomao's idea, Jiang Xiaofeng was also tempted, and vowed to Huang Xiaomao: "Teacher Huang, wait for my good news, and I will definitely come back to you with my best work!"

Huang Xiaomao smiled and replied: "Okay, you go to the recording studio first and record a demo for us. After recording the demo, go to the finance room to make change."

"no problem!"

Afterwards, Jiang Xiaofeng went to the recording studio and, under the guidance of Huang Xiaomao, spent a whole morning recording the demo of the song "Drum Tower", which is also the so-called song sample.

After recording the demo of "Drum Tower", Jiang Xiaofeng also successfully received 1,000 yuan in copyright income.

That night.

After making his first pot of gold, Jiang Xiaofeng specially invited Xiao Li to go to Wangfujing to eat McDonald's together.

This McDonald's was the first McDonald's store opened in Wangfujing, Yanjing in 1992. The store is very large and one of the largest among all McDonald's stores in the world. It has nearly 800 seats and 30 cash registers.

, which shows how large the scale is.

As the first McDonald's store in Yanjing, the Wangfujing store is quite fashionable these days, both in terms of decoration style and menu design.

As long as you purchase a set meal in the store, you can get free cartoon toys, which is very attractive to children. Being able to sit with Uncle Clown on the bench in the store is already very satisfying.

, if I could take another photo, it would be something worth showing off.

For many people born in the 1980s in Yanjing, this Wangfujing McDonald's restaurant can be described as a beautiful childhood memory.

However, this is not the first McDonald's in China, because in 1990, there was already the first McDonald's in Shenzhen.

When talking about McDonald's, it's hard not to think of KFC. The first KFC in Beijing was earlier than McDonald's.

As early as November 20, 1987, the first KFC restaurant opened grandly at the Qianmen of Yanjing, becoming the first Western-style fast food brand to enter China and the first KFC in China.

On the first day the KFC front door restaurant opened, a customer ordered China's first KFC set meal, which included 2 pieces of finger-licking original chicken + small meal bag + chicken gravy mashed potatoes + cole slaw.

This store is also quite "longevity". It is still open after more than 30 years. It has the reputation of "KFC China's first store" and has witnessed the development history of fast food in China.

Seeing that Jiang Xiaofeng was so generous today and invited himself to eat at McDonald's, Xiao Li asked curiously: "Monk, how much did your song cost?"

Jiang Xiaofeng took a sip of Coke with ice and asked with a smile: "Guess!"

Xiao Li thought for a while and asked tentatively: "200 yuan, or 300 yuan? It can't be 500, right?"

It is said that wealth should not be shown, and wealth should not be shown. Jiang Xiaofeng felt that he should be low-key and not too showy, so he lied to him and said: "How can I have 500 yuan? I am not a famous musician. I can sell a song for two."

Three hundred is considered pretty good."

Xiao Li thought it was reasonable, and Jiang Xiaofeng was quite interesting. As soon as he made money, he treated himself to McDonald's. He didn't ask any more questions. He ate French fries and hamburgers, and drank Coke with ice.

Jiang Xiaofeng ate a burger, added a portion of chicken wings, French fries, and Coke. He was already seven to eight times full, and began to think about what he should write for his next song.

Originally, Jiang Xiaofeng planned to wait until he had mastered the guitar before making his debut. Now that he had such an opportunity to publish his own work, he naturally did not want to miss it easily.

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