China Entertainment 1997

Beijing, Shangri-La Hotel

Lao Feng took his apprentice Xiao Chen who had just arrived, passed the security checkpoint with his press pass, and hurried to the banquet hall.

Xiao Chen, who was temporarily caught by the master, asked in confusion: "Master, what's the news today? It's so urgent?"

"The press conference for Cao Xuan's contract renewal with Warner Bros. Damn it, it was originally Lao Chu's job, but this old boy had diarrhea today, and the editor-in-chief sent me temporarily without bringing everything."

"It's news about Cao Xuan."

Xiao Chen understood that the Spring Festival Gala song "Stars and Sea", Cao Xuan has been very popular these days. It is an artist to pay attention to. Now he has renewed his contract with China's No. 1 record company. It is normal to send old reporters here.

However, Xiao Chen still underestimated Cao Xuan's influence. When he arrived at the banquet hall, he was stunned when he saw the dense crowd of colleagues dozens of people younger than him.

"Good guys, "Beijing Entertainment News", "Morning News", "Southern Metropolis Daily", the three major portals of Sohu, Sina and NetEase, Phoenix TV, Enlight's "Entertainment Live", CCTV's "China Film Report"...

That's Wen Wei Po in Xiangjiang, right? Reporters from Taiwan Province are also here. Oh my god, there are foreigners too. "

Xiao Chen was stunned, and even Lao Feng was a little stunned. It is really rare for entertainment news to be of this scale, covering almost all well-known entertainment media in China.

Lao Feng didn't pay much attention to this job before. Seeing this, he quietly asked a reporter he knew well to ask.

"Old Wei, what's going on? Why are so many people here today?"

Lao Wei glanced at him in surprise and complained: "You don't know what you are doing here?"

"Lao Chu was originally responsible for the temporary work."

Lao Feng explained and Lao Wei nodded. This was a very common thing for reporters, so he told Lao Wei the situation.

"This contract renewal drama has been so ups and downs. In December last year, Sony began to tentatively flirt with Cao Xuan. Later, the words became more explicit. The progress is gratifying.

As a result, after traveling abroad, the situation changed, and Warner began to declare that Cao Xuan intended to renew his contract.

According to insider reports, it was heard that Cao Xuan was preparing to sign a contract with Sony at that time. Representatives of China Unicom, the head of Warner Asia, went to South Korea together and pestered Cao Xuan for three days and nights, making numerous conditions and playing emotional cards. , Cao Xuan changed his mind. "

"What about Sony?"

Lao Feng enjoyed listening to it. It was so exciting that the two major international record companies were competing for Chinese artists.

"What can Sony do? There is nothing they can do if Cao Xuan doesn't sign the contract. Warner is not a vegetarian either. After all, they are the ones poaching in the first place."

"If you ask me, Cao Xuan made the right choice this time. No matter how bad the Americans are, they are still better than Japan."

"Not necessarily. Sony is still very strong in Asia. Didn't Cao Xuan win the Oricon in Japan before? If we want to develop in Japan next, Sony will be more powerful."

"Wouldn't it be better to go to the United States? Sony is not as good as Warner in the United States."

The three people argued for a while, and then Lao Wei remembered the business: "Before Sony gave up, it tricked Warner and revealed a signing fee of 100 million to Cao Xuan. Didn't this put Warner on the hook? These reporters are all Come to see the excitement.”

"100000000!"

Old Feng and Xiao Chen were stunned by this astronomical figure. After waiting for half a minute, Old Feng sighed.

"Wang Fei's 60 million shocked the entire entertainment industry back then. Now Cao Xuan's income has almost doubled."

"You can't say that. Back in 1997, prices and the business environment were weaker than now. The value of Wang Fei's 60 million is not much worse than Cao Xuan's 100 million."

"Don't care if it's 60 million or 100 million, these singers really make money. My lifetime salary combined is not even a fraction of what they make."

Lao Feng couldn't hide his sourness, but Lao Wei was very open-minded: "Everyone has his own destiny, but others are not convinced. I am quite convinced that Cao Xuan takes this money."

"How to say?"

"People earn more and donate more. I had dinner with a reporter from Xinhua before. He has studied Cao Xuan's charity?"

"How much did he donate?"

"I don't know how many, but it's probably over 10 million. It's said that Cao Xuan built more than a dozen Hope Primary Schools in the southwest, southeast, and his hometown of Lu Province.

The charity [Tomorrow Fund] established by an individual has successively funded nearly a hundred poor students in the past two years, and also makes regular donations to some hope primary schools and children's welfare homes. "

"When you get rich, don't forget charity. Cao Xuan is very particular about it."

"Well, I haven't heard of any celebrity who is more enthusiastic about charity than Cao Xuan. He even funded the establishment of a foundation to systematically do it for a long time, and he didn't talk about the good deeds he did. Later, the reporter wanted to do an exclusive interview, but Cao Xuan declined. , saying that he didn’t want to be exposed too much.”

Old Feng was also convinced, no matter what, Cao Xuan really paid tens of millions of real money, and he did not deliberately hype it up. Not to mention celebrities, there were not many wealthy entrepreneurs who donated more than him.

"When I watched "Stars and Sea" and "Your Answer" before, I realized that people like Cao Xuan, who came from hard times, should not forget their roots and deserve to get rich."

"It just cost a little, otherwise there's really nothing to say about his character."

"What's wrong with the flowers? I'm sick. You, the old boy, even went for a massage. You just envy her for being young and rich. If I were a girl, I would also like Cao Xuan, who is young and rich, talented and loving."

Lao Feng became a fan of Cao Xuan's charity. When he heard Lao Wei complaining about Cao Xuan's playfulness, he started to choke with Lao Wei.

Xiao Chen was a junior and didn't dare to speak just now. Now he whispered: "Master, it seems it's about to start."

Lao Feng turned around and saw that the staff were setting up the podium. Many reporters began to look for seats and rushed to grab them.

However, they soon discovered that the seats were all arranged and there was no need for them to grab them. Lao Feng knew what was going on. I am afraid that Lao Wei was not right. These reporters were not here to watch the fun, but were invited by Warner.

Based on the instinct of reporters for many years, Lao Feng sensitively sensed that there was big news, so he took Xiao Chen to find their seat and sat down.

The location was pretty good, just a little worse than a few authoritative media outlets. However, Xiao Chen walked around and noticed something was wrong.

"Master, why is the location of Fengyun Studio so good?"

"That company should be Cao Xuan's cooperative media organization. I even suspect that Cao Xuan has shares in this media. He is one of his own, and he must have a good position."

Although Cao Xuanming does not have any shares in Fengyun Studio, the media in the industry are not stupid.

Any news about Cao Xuan and Fanxing, Fengyun Studio can grab the first or even exclusive release, and it is basically a positive report. If there is no conspiracy between the two parties, no one with any sense will believe it.

Fengyun Studio was somewhat marginalized by other media because of this.

On the one hand, Fengyun is a bit like a private mouthpiece, for the sake of a neutral attitude for journalists, on the other hand, it is bitter because they can get top-notch news from Cao Xuan and Hu Jing, and they are not short of money.

I heard that the sponsor behind it, my father, is very generous, and his salary and bonus packages are among the best in the industry.

And there is a lot of room for growth. It is said that it has begun to deeply interoperate with multiple Internet platforms. Once strategic cooperation is reached, it can directly catch up with the three major portals.

To be honest, if Lao Feng hadn't been reluctant to part with the establishment, he would have wanted to change jobs and work in Fengyun Studio...

While the master and apprentice were discussing, people began to take their seats on the rostrum in the party hall. The venue gradually became quiet, and the contract renewal press conference officially began.

Warner China President Zhou Jianhui personally served as the host. After thanking the reporters for arriving, he first introduced everyone on the podium.

Adam, President of Warner Records Asia, Mike, Director of Warner Records Corporation, and Meyer Warner, Vice Chairman of Warner Records Corporation.

Fanxing Entertainment general manager Li Yan, Fanxing Entertainment deputy general manager Jiang Yue, and Cao Xuan himself.

After the introduction, there was a slight commotion in the audience. Cao Xuan was the boss of Fanxing Entertainment. It was normal for the senior management to attend the meeting. The standards of Warner Records were not generally high.

Just the president of Asia. After all, Cao Xuan is Warner's pillar in Asia. There is even a vice chairman and a director from the head office. It seems that Cao Xuan is not generally valued.

Since it is a press conference, there are not so many twists and turns.

Zhou Jianhui talked about the previous experiences of Cao Xuan and Warner, how they have supported each other until now, and then looked forward to the future, hoping to continue to be brilliant, and then directly started to renew the contract.

Cao Xuan shook hands with Warner Records Vice Chairman Meyer and Asia President Adam respectively, and then the three signed the contract and took a group photo.

The following is the reporter's question. Cao Xuan and Warner also abandoned the so-called clichés and leaked some real information.

"Excuse me, there is news that Cao Xuan was paid a signing fee for this contract extension. Can you please reveal the amount?"

It is the focus of Warner's publicity. Even if reporters don't ask, there will be special inquiries. Zhou Jianhui answered readily.

"The signing fee is 100 million yuan."

boom!

The whole place was in an uproar.

Sony previously revealed that it would give Cao Xuan a signing fee of 100 million, but after all, that was just a rumor, and no current employee at Sony confirmed it.

So it's just a rumor, not a fact. Others also said that they would give Cao Xuan 1 billion. There is no point in talking about it, and the real money will be paid.

But now, Warner publicly admitted in a press conference that it was obviously not as simple as a round of talk, but a genuine 100 million.

Even though many reporters were mentally prepared, their hearts were still hit hard.

The five flavors are mixed and I can’t tell what it tastes like.

However, some reporters still upheld their professionalism and asked: "The sky-high signing fee of 100 million is not a small number. Warner only issued this signing fee for a special purpose."

The reporter's question was obviously aimed at Sony's previous poaching, but Warner ignored it and just emphasized solemnly.

"We believe that the value Cao Xuan brings to the company will far exceed the 100 million. This is the reason why we give the signing fee."

Some reporters applauded at the scene. Indeed, although 100 million is a sky-high price, Cao Xuan's value far exceeds this amount, and Warner will not lose.

And Warner's answer can be regarded as indirectly giving Cao Xuan a hand.

It's not that Warner used money to win over Cao Xuan, but that Cao Xuan himself has value and is worthy of Warner's heavy investment. Although it seems that they are all using 100 million signing fees to kill people, the meaning is fundamentally different.

To put it more simply, Cao Xuan made money while standing this time...

Before the reporters could digest the shock of the 100 million signing fee, Warner and Cao Xuan dropped another bomb.

"Warner Records and Cao Xuan have reached a cooperation. Cao Xuan's first English EP will be officially launched in the United States at the end of February."

All the reporters present went crazy. Cao Tianwang shouted hundreds of chapters and finally entered the international music scene! ! !

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ps: I will open a post in the book review area later. If you have any English songs, you can tell me.