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Chapter 72: After gathering songs, people still need to gather people

Author: Knight Confused 2023

Chapter 72: After gathering the songs, you still have to gather people

Investing in "Party A and Party B" made the friendship between Qi Wei and Ge You deeper.

Qi Wei's gains go beyond this.

When investing in "Party A and Party B", what Qi Wei cares about is not how much profit the movie will bring to him after it is released, but he hopes to build a relationship with Mr. Han through this movie.

Establish a good relationship with him, gain his favor, and then have the opportunity to embrace this thigh.

Even though Mr. Han is just the director of Beijing Film Studio, in the current film and television industry, he has a very thick thigh.

Mainland film production has been gradually declining in recent years. In 1997, the film production in the whole year was only over 100 films.

The Beijing Film Studio led by Han Sanye produced 25 films, nearly a quarter.

The films produced are not only high in quantity, but also of high quality.

This year, Beijing Film Studio won 4 of the 10 government awards. The award-winning films include "Red Suit", "Winner", "Happy Doremi", etc.

Beijing Film Studio is the leading film studio in the mainland, and Mr. Han has a very high say in the mainland film industry.

Not only that, his relationship with China Film Company is irreversible and can influence the introduction of films from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Europe and the United States.

This is also the reason why he was able to hold important positions and quickly became the chairman of the board when eight units including Beijing Film Studio and China Film Company were merged into China Film Group.

Mr. Han controls the upstream of the mainland film market, and the local theater chains downstream must also give him face.

If you don't have a good relationship with such people, you won't be able to achieve anything in the film and television industry.

Especially when the film market is in a slump in the next few years, if you get involved rashly, you will definitely be eaten to the bone.

Even if you can put those blockbuster movies on the screen and adapt to the market and win the love of the audience, without the protection of such a character, it is impossible to achieve satisfactory box office.

There is no chance at all!

At this time, the situation of box office fraud was much more serious than in later generations.

To put it more bluntly, among the film and television companies that have emerged in the millennium, Bona's Yu Dong is Mr. Han's mazi, Huayi Brothers is supported by him, and the rest are inextricably related to him.

Growth requires the support of noble people.

After the cooperation was reached, Mr. Qi paid for all the expenses, and he accompanied the interested Mr. Han and others to the entertainment venue for most of the night.

Then returned to Yan Danchen's residence.

During this period, Yan Danchen has been doing yoga training, and Qi Wei is testing her training results with great interest.

Playing with her and playing through the game, Xiaobiesheng and the newlyweds were busy for the rest of the night.

The next morning, Qi Wei was still in high spirits. After saying goodbye to Wenrou Township for a short time, Qi Wei came to his record company and met another person.

With Qi Wei's personal album selling well, Qi Wei's record company has gained a firm foothold in the industry.

Many singers and groups submitted their resumes to Qi Wei's record company.

But after all, all the major record companies are now vying for territory in the mainland. Qi Wei's record company is not very attractive in comparison, and there are only some unlucky singers and groups trying their luck.

Qi Wei saw almost no familiar faces in the resumes he submitted.

So after seeing the resume he submitted to the company, Qi Wei was a little unbelievable.

But now that he saw him in person in his record company's office, Qi Wei was sure.

"Hello, should I call you Xiaogang or not?" Qi Wei took the initiative to reach out his hand.

"You can call me by my name, Zhou Chuanxi." The man wearing sunglasses opposite politely extended his hand to shake.

Zhou Chuanxi is a singer from Wanwan, and he submitted his resume to a mainland record company. So when he saw his resume, Qi Wei was immediately surprised and unbelievable.

After all, Zhou Chuanxi is not a newcomer who has just debuted. He has been debuting for many years and has released many albums, some of which are still very popular.

After reading his resume and politely chatting with him and asking some questions, Qi Wei roughly understood the situation.

Zhou Chuanxi debuted very early, using his nickname "Xiao Gang" as his stage name. In his early years, he participated in a campus competition in Wanwan, and because of his good looks, he was selected as one of the first members of the "Little Tiger Team".

Just when he was about to sign the contract, he learned that Xiaohudian wanted to be an idol. In his heart, he just wanted to be an independent music producer, not an idol, so he finally gave up.

Later, he signed a contract with a small record company and released two albums that were well received by the market. However, he was a pursuing musician and began to try different styles, even trying Chinese style as early as 1994.

However, because the style was too avant-garde, it was difficult for the market to accept it, and sales subsequently fell. After the instant success, there was a slump.

After the contract expired, he went to EMI Records, but because his market positioning was too similar to Zhang Xinzhe's, Zhang Xinzhe was not popular at the time, and resources were biased towards Zhang Xinzhe, which made him in an awkward situation in the company.

Later, he began to transition to commercial production, so he produced the album "My Heart Is Too Confused". This album sold very well in the mainland, but the response in the Bay Area was mediocre, and unlike Ren Xianqi, his album was very popular in the mainland and could be received back.

Wanwan increases sales.

EMI record company was unwilling to provide resources for him to transform, so at that time he was half-hidden by the company.

He is a typical example of a singer who is not popular, so after the contract expired, EMI did not retain him.

Currently, Zhou Chuanxi has not signed a contract with any record company and is in the state of a free man.

When Qi Wei asked Zhou Chuanxi why he submitted his resume to his record company, this is his explanation.

"I have been paying attention to you since the album "Shengtian Banzi" you released last year. I admire your music style very much. In the solo album you released this year, I like the song "Dusk" so much, it makes me very happy.

Touched, as if meeting a close friend."

What Zhou Chuanxi said made Qi Wei feel a little embarrassed. Looking at the man in front of him who had begun to grow a beard and gradually had the appearance of a melancholy young man in later generations, Qi Wei always had a feeling in his heart that the fake Li Kui met the real Li Kui.

Zhou Chuanxi continued: "After my contract with my previous company expired, I wanted to go to the UK to study for a while, but I was invited by a mainland company before. I wanted to come to the mainland first and meet you, so I gave

Your company submitted your resume."

It's the butterfly effect again.

"So how do you feel now?" Qi Wei asked with a smile.

"Somewhat unexpected." Zhou Chuanxi's answer was ambiguous.

Qi Wei still has great musical potential and an absolute sense of sound. Although Qi Wei studied performance at Nortel, he has never stopped studying music. He has been learning from vocal teachers and is constantly improving.

Therefore, when Qi Wei participated in the announcement program, there was no such thing as Tailor Li in the later generations who was so shameless by the "flower language" that he stripped off his pants.

If you don’t understand the most basic chords, what kind of song would you write?

Qi Wei has never been exposed.

Now when I talk to Zhou Chuan about music and art, I take it easy.

"I would like to invite you to join my record company." Qi Wei sent the invitation directly.

"I have to think about this." Zhou Chuanxi seemed a little hesitant. He came to Qi Wei's record company mainly because he was curious about Qi Wei, and he was really not ready.

"I sincerely invite you."

Qi Wei became sincere and persuaded: "The mainland's music market is bigger than that of Wanwan, and the potential is incomparable to Wanwan. A popular album in Wanwan can now sell more than one million genuine copies at most.

But in the Mainland, it can sell two million or even three million copies. Both of my albums have sold this amount.

Your "My Heart Is Too Confused" did not sell well in the Bay Area, but it was very popular in the Mainland."

"I know that."

Speaking of the album "My Heart Is Too Chaotic", Zhou Chuanxi had a bitter look on his face. However, when the album was selling well in the mainland, the mainland publisher asked him to go to the mainland to promote it. However, he was embarrassed by EMI Records at that time.

status, so no response was received.

"There are good prospects for development in the Mainland. I think you are more suitable for development in the Mainland. Mainland fans like your songs so much."

Qi Wei thought for a while and then said: "If you are willing to stay, I can give you very good treatment, and even help you set up your music studio with money. I also know your experience. I had it before I became rich."

experience.

I will not interfere with your music creation. We are all music creators. I understand your thoughts. You can make the music you want. If you want to release a record, I can use all resources to help you release and promote it."

Qi Wei kept making promises. Although Zhou Chuanxi did not agree immediately, Qi Wei knew that Zhou Chuanxi was interested and already had the idea of ​​​​joining and cooperating.

After all, Qi Wei's conditions are still very attractive.

A cooked duck will not fly.

Why Qi Wei was so generous to him? First, he had the idea of ​​​​buying horse bones for thousands of dollars, hoping to attract more talents to join him.

Secondly, Qi Wei really valued him. Zhou Chuanxi was a very talented musician and a very pure musician who really liked making music.

At this time in later generations, he began to work behind the scenes and helped others produce many classic songs.

Such as "Notepad" by Chen Huilin, "Is there a song that reminds you of me" by Zhou Huajian, "Betrayed" by Ge Geying, "Eternal Night" by Ren Xianqi, etc.

This is the musical talent that Qi Wei lacks, and it is a real money printing machine.

Qi Wei has already figured it out. Music talents like this don't need to be signed to his own record company. After all, nearly 40% of the company's shares belong to others. Why bother to recruit talents yourself but make wedding clothes for others?

It's better to use your own money to help others set up music studios.

It's enough that you own part of the shares with your own money, and the record company holds part of the shares to make some connections. It's enough that your total shares are more than your own record company.

60% to 70% is enough, more is better, but don’t force it.

This method of paying money and holding shares to help others set up music studios is easier to retain talents, and if you own more shares, you will not lose. In the future, as long as there are musical talents that Qi Wei likes, Qi Wei will adopt this kind of cooperation more

Way.

Qi Wei doesn't care about short-term profit losses, as long as they can keep their music copyright in the music studio.

Having such a large number of shares is equivalent to owning their music copyright, and you can earn it back in the future era of ring tones and the Internet era.

The emergence of Zhou Chuanxi made Qi Wei think more broadly, and the selection of talents should not be limited to the mainland.

There is a better money printing machine lurking now, and there is a good chance to recruit him.

It's a pity that Qi Wei doesn't have many connections in Wanwan.

After Zhou Chuanxi left, Qi Wei immediately called PolyGram Zheng Donghan.

"I'm not talking to you about the record share, nor about the new album. Let's wait until after my next album to talk about the concert. I hope you can help me. I have taken a fancy to someone.

I saw him after watching a Wanwan music program called "The Rookie King". I think he has great musical talent. I hope he will join my company to create music and help me contact him. Thank you."

After ending the phone call, Qi Wei couldn't help but sneered, his evil sneer was like those villains on TV.

"I collected the songs of your future generations, which is not enough. I still need you to help me with work, hehe."

(End of chapter)