Entertainment 2000: Supporting female stars will bring you a hundredfold return

Chapter 358 The music scene is shaken, the pre-sale box office of "Caribbean" (Please subscribe)
2003 marked the last glorious moment for print media, but it had already been on a long downward trend.

Billboard magazine's core selling point lies in its chart data.

The data from these rankings isn't only available in Billboard magazine.

They charge radio stations and music websites to license their charts.

Taking May as an example, the average sales of magazines were around 100,000 copies per issue.

The new issue of the magazine is currently being prepared for 15 copies.

As a result, the product sold out immediately upon entering the market, and the phone kept ringing with calls urging for more stock. The only solution was to have staff work overnight to reprint it.

Billboard magazine internal discussion:
"Tang, you truly are a marketing master in Hollywood. Your news hype is amazing; it's even boosted our magazine's sales."

"That's not all. We've also received collaboration offers from many mid-sized radio stations; they want our licenses..."

More authorizations mean more revenue.

Moreover, it's not a one-off deal.

"The news is making a big fuss, with countless people across America waiting to see John Mayer kiss the big spotted sow!"

"It's a pity they kissed buttocks. If they had kissed on the lips, we could have sold another 50,000 magazines."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Talk and laugh.

Nobody cared whether John Mayer lived or died.

Finally, the president spoke up: "Tang's move was brilliant. Now the whole of America is waiting for his album to break records."

If Billboard dares to suppress it and prevent the record from being reached.

Then listeners and netizens across the country will be disappointed and feel that Billboard has something going on.

Warner Music also understands this, and they opened champagne halfway through last night.

Today, they've poured a lot of money into various Taiwan Power Company resources and promotional materials.

We will do everything we can to help Tang Wen climb the rankings.

With the help of many parties, the female reporter from Warner Entertainment website organized a photo contest for "Big Spotted Sow".

A voting function has been set up.

Let North American netizens decide which sow John Mayer should kiss.

The selected sow will receive a reward of $20,000.

Those who wanted to join in the fun quickly went online to participate.

Someone brought a camera to the farm, filmed the sows, and posted the photos and text online as a live broadcast…

The chart-topping success of Tang Wen's album has become a mini-national celebration!

"You're a genius!"

On the bed, her beautiful body lay sprawled out.

Golden hair flying, still busy at work.

The speaker is Heidi Klum.

Her slender hand pressed against Tang Wen's strong, muscular physique, feeling the astonishing explosive power it contained.

His big blue eyes were filled with fascination.

Scarlett Johansson, busy at work, rolled her eyes at her expression.

New York is Scarlett's home turf.

When she's not filming, besides going out to have fun with Tang Wen, she prefers to stay in New York.

It's impossible for Tang Wen not to look for her now that he's here.

He reached out and patted Heidi's sweaty face, then gestured with his eyes to the cigarette box on the bedside table.

Heidi, who has never liked the smell of cigarettes, did not hesitate at all. She picked up a cigarette, lit it, and handed it to Tang Wen.

sensible.

His large hand patted the pert part with satisfaction.

Heidi Klum squinted like a big cat, pressing her skin against his: "I really want to see what that damn John Mayer looks like right now."

The whole of North America is watching this hype unfold.

Tang Wen took the opportunity to promote his album, and Heidi benefited from his fame, resulting in a higher endorsement fee.

The female reporter gained fame through this opportunity, and newspapers and media outlets saw increased readership...

Everyone was happy, except for John Mayer, who was injured.

Heidi Klum rubbed her head against him and said, "I know, you must have done this."

Listening to her sweet nothings, oblivious to everyone else.

Scarlett couldn't keep up the pace; if she continued, the big fox would definitely benefit in the end.

I decisively started doing it myself.

Tang Wen glanced at the Billboard magazine next to him.

According to the latest Billboard statistics, sales of "Tang" dropped sharply last week.

Weekly sales: 29 copies.

It remains the undisputed top seller in North America.

29 tickets a week is definitely not a small number.

It's just that the record he set at the beginning was so abnormal that 29 tickets didn't seem like much.

However, the first wave of sales was the release of the long-accumulated enthusiasm of fans, which led to sales exceeding one million in just 10 days.

This is unsustainable.

Last week, he was traveling all over Europe promoting his products, and sales in Europe did not decline too much.

According to Billboard's statistics, the total value of vinyl records, CDs, and cassette tapes is 57.

However, at least 30,000 to 40,000 CDs and cassettes were given away as gifts with vinyl records, without any payment.

The actual sales volume was around 50 copies.

Vinyl records have high profit margins; one vinyl record can be equivalent to more than ten CDs. You can't just look at sales figures.

In Asia, sales in Japan reached 13 copies.

It completely overshadowed the album "The Only Flower in the World" by their local national group SMAP.

No one may have heard of SMAP.

This group includes the famous Takuya Kimura.

Tang Wen dominated the charts with an English album.

Including the previous two weeks, he was also the top seller.

Now, after winning the title for three consecutive weeks, the entire nation of Japan is exclaiming in amazement – ​​no domestic supergroup can compare to Guo Hailong!

Island media outlets have started giving Tang Wen nicknames.

Sweeping the World, the Music Scene Destroyer Dragon

In South Korea, Rain is gaining popularity with his album "Rain".

His album contained many dance tracks, which solidified his status as the King of Asian Dance.

When Tang Wen arrives, kill him without hesitation.

With a staggering 11 copies sold in a single week, it left the top three sellers in South Korea speechless.

Only a few die-hard fans are sticking to their guns.

Some say Tang Wen only sings and doesn't dance, so he's not as good as Rain!

Even without Tang Wen's fans responding, ordinary Koreans who yearn for America and Hollywood would immediately retort: ​​"Rain hasn't even left Korea yet!"

The situation is similar in Southeast Asia.

China has not yet fully risen, and America is its beacon.

English songs have a considerable market.

Moreover, Tang Wen's English albums are of excellent quality.

Lion City, Singapore.

Wang Xinling is very popular here.

Newcomer Lin Junjie has already debuted.

When it comes to the best-selling album to date, it's Tang Wen's Chinese album.

Since its release after the Lunar New Year, it has been the top-selling book for four consecutive months.

However, due to population limitations, the total sales volume is not large.

Tang Wen's English album is a huge hit, ranking second in sales in Singapore last week.

This week, it directly dethroned its own Chinese album to become the top-selling album.

Domestic sales figures, thanks to Warner's careful statistics, have also been released. Although Tang Wen hasn't returned to China to promote the products yet, Fan Bingbing, Tang Wei, and the other girls are having a heated online argument on Renren.com.

The publicity effect was significant.

In the new week, more than 40 copies were sold, mainly the cheapest cassette tapes.

Sales figures from all regions combined.

That's a terrifying number!

Within 17 days of its release, the book sold 141 million copies in North America and over 350 million copies worldwide!

The North American music scene was shaken.

The world music scene is taking notice!

how?

Is the golden age of records about to return?!
Even in the golden age of cinema, few people could achieve this level of success.

Moreover, the decline of the record industry is an irreversible trend.

Billboard magazine spreads out on the smooth back of world-renowned supermodel Heidi Klum.

Looking at the strings of numbers, one weekly sales champion after another.

Tang Wen couldn't help but nod: "These past ten days of hard work haven't been in vain." "You...you are a legend..."

Scarlett's voice was intermittent.

Director Tang applied more force, making her unable to speak anymore.

Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Tang Wen has a total of 11 songs on the chart.

The two new songs are: First, "Burning".

The song was of high quality, and Warner Music invested heavily in it, causing it to jump to number 83 on the charts as soon as it was released.

It is the lowest-ranked song among all of Tang Wen's songs on the charts.

The other one is "Sunshine in the Rain".

Tang Wen's high school boy-like voice made this song popular with many girls.

It ranked as high as 79th.

The only song not on the chart is "Free Loop".

This song is very popular in Europe and China.

Market analysts believe it also has the potential to climb the rankings.

They've put so much effort into publicity.

Several songs from the new album made it into the top ten.

Bad Day, Part 7

"Because of U" Part 4

"You are beautiful" has surged to the top and is now in second place.

Among the top ten, there is also a song by Tang Wen – "Baby", which is currently ranked ninth.

It was entirely due to the fans' spontaneous love that it was brought here.

Warner Music was in a state of jubilation.

The president and vice president both breathed a sigh of relief as they looked at the record sales figures.

They made the decision to strongly promote Tang Wen's new album under great pressure.

If you don't produce good results, you might be dismissed.

Fortunately, Tang Wen was quite capable.

They didn't waste the resources they seized; they also knew how to market themselves.

350 million records sold worldwide in 17 days.

It is foreseeable that this month's sales will definitely exceed 400 million copies.

By this time next year, we might be able to think about tens of millions of copies.

In addition, the Billboard rankings were very impressive, with three songs in the top ten.

Warner Music's reputation was thus restored.

In the future, any young singer with ambition who wants to create a legend, would they not consider signing with Warner Music?

With Tang Wen's album, their market share will also increase.

If Tang Wenming could release another new album in the future...

The Warner president's eyes flickered.

Tang Wen, who was having a good time, was unaware that someone was planning to ask him to release another album next year.

I understand. To put it bluntly: you're really delusional!
China.

When "Peacock" was released, only Fan Bingbing, a famous artist, was busy with preparations.

Tang Wen can't go back for the time being. Disney has started pre-sales for "Pirates of the Caribbean 1".

He has to go to Los Angeles to keep an eye on things, so Bingbing will have to suffer a bit.

Fortunately, with Tang Wen absent, both Lanxing Entertainment and the companies of Jia Jingwen and Gao Yuanyuan will help with the publicity.

"Peacock" won the Best Actress and Best Director awards at Cannes.

Their fame within China has already been spread far and wide.

Anyone who pays attention to movies knows this.

I've been waiting to buy tickets to see it for a long time.

Therefore, Tang Wen not going back won't have a significant impact.

As time went on, with the release of "The Incredible Hulk" imminent, Disney considered it the biggest competitor to "Pirates of the Caribbean."

The investment and marketing for "The Incredible Hulk" were both top-tier.

However, due to Tang Wen's album release and the series of actions he took, the popularity of "The Incredible Hulk" was somewhat suppressed.

For young people with limited pocket money, buying Tang Wen's albums and CDs might mean they can't buy tickets for the movie "Hulk" right away.

Of course, this is only temporary.

I'll get more pocket money next week.

But this is on the premise that "The Incredible Hulk" has a good reputation.

But would The Incredible Hulk work?
The advance ticket sales for "Pirates of the Caribbean" mean that you can choose your seats a week in advance.

It's equivalent to buying tickets a week in advance.

Before the pre-sale, Tang Wen spent a day each in Los Angeles and New York promoting the product.

At the promotional event, his books, albums, CDs, and movie posters were displayed as usual.

Based on past experience.

Audiences are not tired of this "composite" form of propaganda.

From a sales perspective, they have a complementary effect.

People who are willing to spend money to buy books often also enjoy art forms such as music and movies.

The means of entertainment today are not as abundant as in later generations.

If you have money, buying a movie ticket, the original novel, or an album shouldn't be a problem.

Inside Disney.

Roy Disney took Don Wen's advice and made peace with Michael, hoping to remove him from the center of Disney's power in a dignified manner.

His proposal received strong support from shareholders.

Michael was unable to withstand the pressure.

He was used to having absolute power and was even more afraid of being kicked out.

He readily agreed to the "peace bet".

Now we'll see how high "Pirates of the Caribbean" box office can go.

If it really does exceed 6 million US dollars.

Michael will step down as Disney CEO in the second half of the year and as chairman next year.

He personally felt that the global box office target of $6 million was too high.

He has a good chance of winning the bet.

This is also why he was willing to agree.

If the goal is achieved, Disney's stock price will rise significantly.

He left in glory, and the media and the outside world cannot say that Michael lost.

As for Iger and Roy Disney, they will bring along some neutral shareholders to carefully monitor every aspect of the film, ensuring that no one can cause trouble behind the scenes.

Tang Wen, on the other hand, was also on high alert and made thorough preparations.

Not only did he attend every event diligently.

Meanwhile, during the promotional period, Olivia was also asked to arrange for people to be on-site to protect the event, in case any competitors tried to play dirty tricks or cause any negative incidents.

He would be immediately subdued by the FBI and labeled a violent attacker.

Thursday night, June 19.

The pre-sale box office figures for "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" for the past week are in—

$1398!
The brightly lit Disney building resounded with applause from the staff who had worked tirelessly on the film.

Everyone turned their attention to the center.

Tang Wen was sitting there, looking at the data on the big screen.

This number did not excite him.

However, the pre-sale system is still in its early stages of development and has many immature and imperfect aspects.

Roy Disney walked in from outside, followed by several staff members carrying pizzas, fried chicken, and cola: "Thank you for your hard work, it's on me tonight."

Cheers erupted inside the room.

Tang Wen and Ai Ge each picked up a glass of cola and raised their glasses to signal to everyone.

Amidst the farewells of the crowd, he returned to his office with Roy Disney.

The two Disney executives sat down separately, their eyes fixed on Tang Wen.

Disney had little experience with pre-sales, so they didn't know whether $1398 million was a high or low amount.
The main question is whether Tang Wen's goal has been achieved.

"Not bad." Tang Wen took a sip of his cola. "My minimum expectation was $800 million, so I exceeded the target."

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

Roy Disney unbuttoned the top button of his shirt, leaned back in his chair, relaxed for a moment, and said self-deprecatingly, "I'm really getting old, I can't take any more of the storms."

Tang Wenduo is quite the smooth talker: "As long as Disney operates smoothly, its inherent strength is enough to crush all its rivals. This great ship needs a seasoned captain to steer it forward!"

Iger's lips twitched: No, bro, you don't work at Disney, how come you're talking faster than me?

Before he could speak, Tang Wen said, "Tomorrow, our biggest competitor, 'The Incredible Hulk,' might have a very high opening day box office."

"How tall?" Egg asked instinctively.

(End of this chapter)