Poverty alleviation variety show goes to the countryside, my talent can no longer be hidden

Chapter 148 Are You Sure You Are Not Joking?

After sitting down and chatting for a few minutes, Zhou Hao got straight to the point.

"I heard that you have decided to break up with East Star Records?"

Xu Lingyue was stunned for a moment while holding the cup, and looked at him curiously, "How did you know?"

As soon as she asked the question, she realized, "My grandma said that, right?"

"Yes." Zhou Hao smiled awkwardly, "She said that you didn't tell your family about your work, so they don't know the details of the situation."

"I just don't want to talk about that at home because I'm afraid they'll worry about it."

Xu Lingyue sighed and said, "I have already talked to Dongxing and it is confirmed that the contract will not be renewed, but it has not been made public yet."

Zhou Hao nodded. To be honest, this result was not surprising.

When the album "Red Bean" flopped, this result was basically doomed.

As the investor, East Star Records would absolutely not renew Xu Lingyue's contract according to the original conditions.

When Xu Lingyue was at the peak of her career, the contract offered by Dongxing was an S+ level one. But now Xu Lingyue's commercial value is no longer what it used to be, so bargaining is inevitable.

But Xu Lingyue is not the kind of person who is willing to accept things passively and swallow her anger, so the contract renewal talks are almost certain to fail.

"So what are your plans for the future?" Zhou Hao paused and added, "I mean, what are your plans after you come back from studying abroad?"

Xu Lingyue shook her head. "I haven't thought that far yet. Anyway, the studio is still there, so I can just find a company to affiliate with when the time comes."

Zhou Hao fell silent after listening to this, and lowered his head to turn the cup.

After hesitating for a while, he mustered up the courage to say, "I have an idea. Are you interested in listening to it?"

"Tell me about it." Xu Lingyue said with interest.

"You are an insider in the industry, so you should know one thing better than me - the decline of the record market is an irreversible trend," Zhou Hao said.

Xu Lingyue didn't say anything, which was considered as her agreement.

With the rise of the Internet boom, digital music is expanding wildly and encroaching on the original physical record market.

As things have developed to this day, only the top singers can still sell physical records. The middle and lower-level singers have long given up the physical route because they simply can't sell.

Even for top singers, the sales structure has long been inverted, with online digital sales accounting for the majority, while physical record sales are shrinking year by year.

Seeing that she didn't refute, Zhou Hao continued: "Now that digital music has begun to become mainstream, the way music is sold has also changed."

"In the past, singers would basically sell entire albums, or at least an EP, and only those superstars would dare to release singles, but it's different now."

"It is much easier to control the cost of digital music than records, so more and more singers are releasing EPs and singles, and fewer and fewer singers are willing to sell an entire album."

Hearing this, Xu Lingyue frowned slightly.

"what do you want to say in the end?"

"I want to ask, should you also consider making some changes?" Zhou Hao said cautiously, "You don't have to put together a whole album before selling it. You can also use singles or EPs to maintain your popularity."

"This way, the production cycle is short, and I can maintain my popularity regularly. I can also eliminate those useless songs, and I don't need to make compromises just to complete an album."

"And the results of your previous performances of Mr. Zhou's singles were very good... I think you can consider leaning more towards this aspect."

Seeing Xu Lingyue's frown getting tighter and tighter, Zhou Hao quickly added: "Of course, this is just a little suggestion from me. If you don't like it, just treat it as a fart."

Xu Lingyue was silent for a long time, then looked up at him and said, "This is what my grandma asked you to say, right?" Zhou Hao smiled awkwardly and did not deny it.

If the old lady hadn't begged him, he really wouldn't have wanted to take care of this matter.

Listening to these words, I feel they are very fatherly.

"In fact, during the time I was in Siyuan Village, I thought a lot myself." Xu Lingyue held the straw in her mouth, lowered her head and said in a deep voice: "Voices on the Internet say that I am out of date. Not only my songs are out of date, but my thoughts are also out of date."

"At the time I thought it was all just trolls, but when I calmed down and thought about it carefully, I realized that there was some truth to it. I might have fallen behind."

"As you said, the ship of the new era has arrived, but I am still clinging to the mast of the old ship... It is not unfair for me to be eliminated."

Hearing this, Zhou Hao breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, my mind is still clear.

If you really have a conservative mind that is stuck in the old ways, then it will be really troublesome.

As if seeing through Zhou Hao's thoughts, Xu Lingyue smiled lightly, "I'm not as stubborn as you think... If I hadn't seen the problem, I wouldn't have considered changing my ways and going out to learn from a master."

"That's true." Zhou Hao nodded, and suddenly fell silent again.

"Anything else?" Xu Lingyue looked curious. "Just say it if you have anything to say. It's okay."

After taking a sip of the fruit tea in the cup, Zhou Hao lowered his voice and said, "I want to tell you something. Don't tell anyone for now."

Seeing his cautious look, Xu Lingyue couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, "Okay."

"After The Legend of the Condor Heroes is finished, I plan to leave Miaobi and start my own studio."

Xu Lingyue was stunned for a second, then smiled and said, "Then I have to prepare a gift in advance. Unfortunately, I may be out by then and won't be able to be there in person to congratulate you."

"I'm not asking you for a gift." Zhou Hao said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "What I mean is... why don't we cooperate, or... just become partners?"

"what?"

Xu Lingyue was startled, her peach blossom eyes widened, "Are you sure you are not kidding?"

"Of course not!" Zhou Hao said seriously, "I'm going to start a film and television studio. By then, there will be a lot of OSTs that need to be taken. Instead of looking for people to sing everywhere, why not find a fixed partner?"

"And for you, there will definitely be a period of pain during the transition. If you can use film and television OSTs as transition resources, it would be a good choice, isn't it?"

"I am responsible for the output of film and television works, and you are responsible for the output of OSTs and related music. We can complement each other's strengths... What do you think?"

Xu Lingyue was stunned when she heard this, her eyes a little confused.

After a long while, she gritted her teeth and said, "This is a big deal. I have to think about it carefully... In addition, I have to listen to Zhang Hong's opinion. After all, she also has a stake in my studio."

"Okay, you can think about it slowly." Zhou Hao said hurriedly: "Anyway, it will take some time before I go solo, so there is no rush."

It's good that you can consider it, I'm just afraid of being rejected outright.

As long as you are willing to consider it, you can definitely get it!

Whether it's her potential for collaboration in music or just the person she is...

All worth taking.

(End of this chapter)