I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 519 EP Listing (44)

Generally speaking, there are many factors that film producers have to consider when setting a release date, the most important of which are the release date and competitors!

In addition, a comprehensive consideration must be made based on the film's production costs, publicity and promotion budget, film characteristics, audience characteristics, competitive product characteristics, and historical data for the same period.

For example, movies with very high production costs can usually only be supported during the Spring Festival, summer vacation, and National Day.

However, when releasing a movie starring Shen Liang, there is only one factor to consider: the release date!

There is no need to consider competitors, audience characteristics, etc.

Because, as long as his movie is released, it will definitely be the champion of the schedule!

Let’s not talk about “Raging Fire”, even the most competitive Spring Festival period: “Underground Fire” initially got 30% of the screenings, which is basically the same as “Detective Chinatown 3”…

The specific schedule will depend on pre-sales.

But the difference won't be that big...

From the perspective of theaters, "Underground Fire" and "Detective Chinatown 3" are both candidates for the 40 billion yuan mark!

As for "Hello, Li Huanying", "The Order of the Samurai", "New Gods: Nezha Reborn", and "Boonie Bears: Wild Continent", they can only compete in the second tier at best!
Oh, this is the real idea of ​​cinemas today...

Let’s get back to the live broadcast.

Shen Liang talked about the EP sales: "As long as the sales are decent, we are not competing for first place... As long as you think it sounds good, that's fine!"

"Surpass Xiao Zhan... If I really want to surpass him, I can just spend my own money to buy 2000 million copies... There's no need. For pop music, of course, we should pursue popularity. If the platform didn't require it to charge, I would definitely give it away for free!"

"But I talked to the platform and this EP is the last paid EP, and it will be free after that!"

QQ Music's operating method is different from that of many overseas streaming platforms. Most overseas platforms mainly earn money from membership fees and advertising fees.

Take Spotify as an example. The software is free to download and listen to, but there will be a lot of advertisements inserted and the music is also very poor. After purchasing a membership, you can not only listen to a large number of newly released songs, but also without advertisements, the sound quality is also the best quality, and you have the permission to play songs randomly.

AM (Apple Music) is different. You can only listen to new songs if you purchase a membership, but you also need to pay extra to download songs.

Purchasing a membership of overseas streaming media is equivalent to renting music. The user has the right to use the music but not the ownership, and enjoys the right to play the music during the membership period.

The QQ Music platform directly integrates two rights, requiring users to purchase membership and albums...

Platform operation model: rental and sale integrated.

Why must Shen Liang charge a fee?

The reason is very simple. If you look at the music sales charts, you will find that the top rankings are basically dominated by traffic!
The albums of popular singers can easily earn tens of millions, but when converted into listening volume, they are still not as good as those of ordinary OST singers.

The only ones who have both traffic and sales are Shen Liang and Zhou Jielun!

Shen Liang’s first album sold over 100 million copies…

The key is that his traffic is also very strong!

"Shen Liang" has sold nearly 2000 million copies... and this is despite the purchase restriction (each account can only buy five copies at most)!

……

Oh, this year's digital album (EP, single) sales, ranked first is Xiaozhan, the single "Light Spot"!
This song broke various records after its release. Its sales on relevant platforms have now exceeded 4100 million copies, and its single sales have exceeded 1.19 million - million.

He became the second "singer" after Shen Liang to achieve sales exceeding 100 million.

In addition, Zhang Yixing's "Lotus" ranked second, with sales exceeding 5000 million;
Next up are Hua Chenyu, Zhou Jielun, Huang Minghao…

Lu Han's "π-volume.3" ranked seventh.

对了，男团、女团的歌曲也不差，R1SE《曜为名》——4448820元；THE9《斯芬克X谜》——3897330元；硬糖少女303《硬糖定律》——2864670元…

Shen Liang…’s EP was originally going to be named “Light”, but it seems a bit similar to Xiao Zhan’s “Light Spot”, so we just named it “Echoes of Dusk”…

Anyway, there is no difference between the four songs in the EP! Price: 5 yuan...

Similarly, one account can only buy up to five...

Shen Liang... wasn't kidding when he said his sales couldn't surpass Xiaozhan's - more than 40 million copies, that's fucking awesome!

It also verified Xiaozhan's ability to attract money, and then capital began to increase.

"Ace Troops", "Please Give Me More Advice for the Rest of My Life", "The Sea in My Dream", "Sun Accompanies Me"...

There is even "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" directed by Xu Ke!
However, Shen Liang did not take the sales volume too seriously. On the one hand, the platform had already done enough publicity work. On the other hand, the filming of "Changjin Lake" was very urgent... and there was no time to think about other things!
Although "Changjin Lake" has just entered the filming stage, the film has been scheduled for July next year! !
That’s right, the release date originally confirmed was July next year.

So for the actors, time is tight and the task is heavy...

I started working overtime...

At the beginning, Shen Liang was a little resistant to Brother Chen Kai, but after he started working, he immediately took a liking to him - because Brother Chen Kai always shoots smoothly, and it is easy for the actors to get into the state!
The so-called sequential shooting means shooting one scene at a time in chronological order.

From the perspective of the creator clarifying his thoughts, this will be smoother and more comfortable, and it will also be easier for the actors to present reasonable emotional changes.

But from a cost perspective, this is a crime!
For example, there is a large scene that requires an expensive set.

Normally, the director will combine several scenes taking place in this scene together for filming, and then the scene can be dismantled after use.

According to Director Chen's habit, this scene must be rented until he has finished filming all related scenes.

Therefore, to shoot the same scene, Director Chen's cost can be several times higher than that of other directors.

But shooting this way does make it easier for actors to get into the mood.

……

“…Are you checking the box office of “The Crowd”?”

In the rest area, Shen Liang was flipping through his phone. Wu Jing came over and asked casually.

Shen Liang shook his head: "...No, half an hour ago, they told me that "The Crowd" had already exceeded 200 million on the first day...so I didn't watch it!"

"Then what are you looking at?"

"Look... my latest EP sales and reviews..."

"Hey, you have a new song? Let me listen to it!"

"...You..." Shen Liang was about to answer when his cell phone rang. He looked at the caller ID and said, "I'm going to answer the call~"

"Just go!"

Wu Jing fiddled with his phone, probably searching for Shen Liang's new song.

Oh, the person who called was Chen Jiadong.

"In 20 hours, sales exceeded 1.5 million..."

Shen Liang was surprised: "So high?"

Chen Jiadong on the other end of the phone: "Well, the platform is also a little surprised... The sales volume has exceeded 3000 million... It is estimated that it will exceed 24 million within 3500 hours, which has already refreshed the record of Xiao Station!"

The data of Xiao's "Light Spot" is very impressive. After it was put on the shelves, the total sales of "Light Spot" exceeded 2548 million copies in just over a day, breaking the album sales record.

"It seems that my brother's appeal is still strong!"

“…I heard that Xiaozhan’s fans are planning to raise funds for another wave…”

"Just brush it... Don't worry about them, how's the reputation?"

(End of this chapter)