Chinese entertainment, from radio love songs to superstars

Chapter 9, Radio Star

Wednesday.

September, early autumn.

The ginkgo trees are golden yellow, and the maple trees are like fire.

The autumn atmosphere permeates this ancient yet modern city.

Early in the morning, the streets are deserted, and occasionally you can see a few elderly people doing morning exercises.

After eating soy milk and fried dough sticks at a roadside stall in the urban village, Shen Lang rode his 28-inch bicycle to the Radio and Television Building.

"Morning."

"morning."

After entering the building, many people greeted him enthusiastically along the way, because the name "Shen Lang" had spread throughout the entire Broadcasting Industry.

Shen Lang was in a good mood.

When he arrived at their floor and walked in, his colleagues stood up from their workstations and applauded him.

"Well done, Xiao Shen!"

"well done!"

"you are awesome!"

……

What's going on?

Shen Lang was a little confused.

At this time, Wu Zhoutong, Zhao Xue and Zhang Zhong walked up to him.

"Dang-dang-dang-dang..."

Zhao Xue and Zhang Zhong respectively unfolded the banners in their hands.

On one side it says - Radio Matchmaker.

On one side it says - both moral and artistic excellence.

Seeing Shen Lang's puzzled expression, Wu Zhoutong immediately explained, "Everyone knows that you saved a life with a song. The banner was mailed by Wang Cheng and Qin Jiajia, whom you helped."

Shen Lang finally understood and immediately thanked everyone: "Thank you."

This is the first time I have received a banner in my two lifetimes.

Unconsciously, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

This feels pretty good.

At ten o'clock, Director Yang Lin came out of the office and asked everyone to go to the meeting room.

No one knows what happened.

There are very few meetings where all Taiwanese people come together.

This situation is usually a big deal.

Sure enough, the leaders all came.

"Comrades, today, we are holding a meeting here to commend Shen Lang for saving lives on the program "Midnight Music Talk" on September 9. When the people needed help, he stepped forward and was brave enough to make sacrifices..."

All eyes turned to Shen Lang.

Shen Lang sat upright with a smile on his face.

Good guy.

There is actually another big wave.

"Here, on behalf of Yanjing Radio and Television Station, I would like to award Shen Lang the honorary title of 'Radio Star' and express my warm congratulations and highest respect!"

This is to take Shen Langshu as a model and role model, so as to play the role of "lighting a lamp and illuminating a large area".

The reward is a certificate and 200 yuan.

Shen Lang was invited to the stage. He first took a photo with the leader holding the award certificate, and then gave a speech.

"I am grateful for the recognition and encouragement from my leaders. It was really unexpected for me to receive this honor. I believe that anyone would lend a helping hand at that moment. I will continue to work hard to live up to this honor."

"Applause to Shen Lang. I will say a few more words next..."

The leader spoke for two hours.

I worked until the end of the get off work day at noon.

Shen Lang put the certificate back to his workstation before going to the cafeteria.

After being commended, the aunt who served him food stopped shaking and gave him a big bowl full of meat.

in the afternoon.

As soon as Yang Lin got to work, he called Shen Lang to his office.

Today, he is in high spirits and in a good mood.

Shen Lang was his subordinate. He did such a good thing and was commended in front of all the employees on the island. Naturally, he was very proud of it.

In addition, the two songs "Lonely Sand Island is Cold" and "Angel's Wings" and their corresponding events also caused the listening rate of "Midnight Music Talk" to soar, and it is expected to return to its previous popularity and even surpass a number of gold medal programs.

These will add a nice touch to his performance record.

How can you not be happy?
"Xiao Shen, I won't say any more polite words. This is your official contract. Not only will your salary be increased, but you will also receive an extra bonus this month. You must work with Wu Zhoutong to make "Midnight Music Talk" bigger and stronger. You are young and it is the time to work hard. There will be many opportunities. Don't let us down."

"Please rest assured, Director, I will fulfill my duties conscientiously."

Want to CPU me?
impossible!
Yes, Shen Lang successfully became a regular employee.

He is still serving as Wu Zhoutong's assistant.

The salary also rose to 1800. This year, the national average annual salary of urban employees is 9371, and the average monthly salary is 780.9.

This monthly salary is very high.

But if you want to release an album, this increase is a drop in the bucket.

We have to think of another way.

Just when Shen Lang was at a loss as to what to do, a record company came to him.

In this era of explosive growth in musical talent, a large number of music companies have gone bankrupt.

Because the millennium brought about great changes, the curse of recession shrouded the entire record industry, and the extent of market shrinkage was no less tragic than the stock value falling by half.

After the great waves washed away the sand, only those record companies with larger scale remained.

In Formosa Province, there are five giants: Rolling Stone, Warner, Universal, Sony, and Foremost, competing with each other and fighting fiercely.

In Hong Kong, PolyGram, Huaxing and Warner were the three major players, and Cantonese pop culture reached its peak.

As for the mainland, most of them are still dependent on Hong Kong and Taiwan. The reason is that there are many good horses, but not many good horse trainers.

The first person to find Shen Lang was Warner from Formosa Province.

Its predecessor was Feidie Records, which at its peak occupied 30% of the entire Chinese-speaking market.

However, after Warner acquired it and changed its name, it has been on a downward trend, with its market share falling to less than 10%.

The turning point for Warner was Stefanie Sun.

In the past few years, Warner was in a state of reconstruction, and perhaps it was a bit like trying any possible means, but it decided to choose Stefanie Sun.

After a period of coaxing and persuading, Sun's father was deeply moved by Warner's shameless spirit, so he decided to let Stefanie Sun sign the contract immediately after she completed her studies. Warner waited for two years.

The company waited for an artist for two years, which is very rare in the entertainment industry.

When the Cantonese pop queen Xu Xiaofeng was spotted by a record company, her parents refused to let her sign the contract and asked the company to wait for two years. However, two years later, the company had long forgotten about such a person.

It can be seen how high a status Stefanie Sun holds in Warner's heart. Moreover, only two months after the official signing, Warner launched her first solo album "Stefanie Sun's Self-titled Album".

Although the name of this album was really criticized, the sales of the record were very encouraging, with 30 copies sold in Taiwan alone.

Stefanie Sun became an overnight sensation, and Warner also bucked the trend and rebounded.

It is not difficult to understand Warner's approach. Stefanie Sun's mentor Li Weisong once brought out Gigi Leung. Stefanie Sun, who also has short hair, can definitely replicate Gigi Leung's success.

Facts have also proved that Warner has vision.

"You said he refused?"

Zhou Jianhui, who was the president of Warner in Baodao Province at the time, received a call from the deputy manager who was responsible for negotiating the contract with Shen Lang.

"Yes."

"what reason?"

In Zhou Jianhui's opinion, if he gave the same treatment as Sun Yanzi, it would be a sure thing to win over Shen Lang.

An orphan.

I was earning a fixed salary of around a thousand yuan at the radio station.

How could I resist such temptation?

But if nothing else, there was an accident.

"He made a condition."

"What conditions?"

“The copyright to all the songs he wrote belongs to him.”

Zhou Jianhui frowned.

Usually, the copyright of a song belongs to the lyricist for the lyrics, the composer for the music, and the arranger for the arrangement.

But if you sign a contract with a company, they will ask you to sign a copyright transfer agreement, which means that the company will obtain the copyright of the song.

Since one of the main sources of income for record companies is the copyright of songs, they naturally have to find ways to obtain them.

For an unknown person like Shen Lang, basically as long as he signs a contract with a company, no matter which company it is, he has to say goodbye to the copyright of his songs. This can be seen as exchanging the company's resources.

As for Shen Lang’s thoughts.

He is confident that he can make a name for himself in the entertainment industry.

Relying on the enhanced memory after time travel and relying on those classic works from 2000 years later, he can "kill gods and prove his truth" in this age of gods fighting.

But as someone who has been around for more than 20 years, I have seen many artists and companies go to court.

He doesn't want to end up having to go to court to sing his own songs.

Take Deng Ziqi for example.

After becoming famous, he was tricked by the company.

Not only could he not sing the songs he had composed, he couldn't even use the name "Deng Ziqi".

Losing the big for the small is not worth it.

However, Shen Lang was not determined to sign a contract with a record company.

As long as the conditions are agreed, it is possible.

He also gave his own conditions, and it depends on whether Warner will accept them.

Obviously they won't accept it.

He regards copyright as his life, and so does Warner.

(End of this chapter)