Starting with Super Girl, he began to train the Chinese entertainment industry.

Chapter 146: Hong Kong's 10th Anniversary of Return to China Gala? Hung Hing, Neighborhood Committee?!

Being able to frequently make headlines in 2007 is a tremendous skill.

Shen Qing and his two key figures frequently appeared on the homepages of Sina and Sohu, leading many celebrities to believe that Shen Qing must have used his financial power.

Portal websites of this era would indeed do that.

For very popular celebrities, they will pay to buy exclusive coverage.

For example, after Zhang Liangying released her second album "Ru Yuan" last year, Sina and Sohu, two of China's leading websites, approached her with millions of yuan.

Putting aside whether Shen Qing received money or not, just to be approached by investors, you have to meet the hard requirements of being 'highly popular, extremely popular, and having many fans,' otherwise they won't even bother watching.

In the past few days, the only two major news stories that managed to grab headlines in the entertainment industry amidst the events surrounding Jane Zhang's concert and Deng Ziqi's new album are "Stefanie Sun kidnapped in Egypt" and "Lydia Shum is terminally ill."

The latter's vital signs are already not optimistic... It's a pity that he was only 62 years old this year.

As for the kidnapping of Sun Yanzi, it can be said to be entirely a publicity stunt by the company.

As soon as she returned to Taipei Airport from Singapore, she was surrounded by dozens of media outlets, who pressed her for the truth about her abduction.

Sun Yanzi, whose petite frame looked somewhat pitiful, responded with a less-than-pleasant tone: "I've only heard about this. The one who knows the most about what happened should be the director."

The incident was actually quite simple: the music video production team and the local guide had a conflict over payment. The Egyptian guide made a few threats, which was then used by the agent to stir up controversy.

While fans felt sorry for Yanzi, they also realized what was going on...

Many pointed the finger at the company and its agents, accusing them of using Yanzi for publicity.

These questionable tactics show that the record market is really not doing well. Nowadays, even top singers like Sun Yanzi need to make a fuss when releasing a new album.

As for Cai Yilin, she also put a lot of effort into promoting her new album.

She recently had a sexy photoshoot done and spent a lot of money on media promotion...

However, in terms of final sales, the gap between the two was still quite large.

The niche singers are still far ahead!

Although only one song from Sun Yanzi's new album, "Against the Light," is truly outstanding, its sales still far surpass those of Cai Yilin.

Both of their albums sold for about 20 days after release. "Against the Light" sold 12 copies in Taiwan, 60 copies in mainland China, and about 30 copies in Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea, totaling a little over 100 million copies. The final sales figure is expected to be around 120.

This was the first album to break one million copies sold in 2007.

As for Cai Yilin's "Agent J", it sold 7 copies in Taiwan, 30 copies in mainland China, and 10 copies in Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea, totaling less than 50 copies. The final sales are expected to be around 60.

Although the two seem to be locked in a fierce battle and are often compared by various media outlets, they are actually both with EMI Records and share the same manager: Chen Zebin.

This person is very capable and is known as a queen-maker.

He has launched the careers of female singers such as A-mei, Jolin Tsai, Stefanie Sun, Sammi Cheng, Na Ying, Elva Hsiao, and Tanya Chua, and will soon become the president of Warner Music Greater China.

However, his most criticized aspect is that he is too good at self-promotion.

Cai Yilin and Stefanie Sun released their albums almost simultaneously and charted together, which was all thanks to his efforts. The results were quite remarkable, with Stefanie Sun's "Against the Light" selling over a million copies in just 20 days.

Of course, don't be fooled by Cai Yilin's sales of only 500,000 to 600,000. If it weren't for Chen Zebin's hype, it probably wouldn't have even reached 500,000.

Because Cai Yilin's fans are not that loyal.

This is related to his personal positioning.

As a female singer who sings and dances, her ability to attract fans is superficial and she is destined not to attract many die-hard fans.

As a talented singer, Stefanie Sun attracts fans with her high-quality songs, and she has far more male and female fans than Cai Yilin.

When "Against the Light" sold over a million copies, Chen Zebin announced that it had sold 100 million copies, not 200 million.

At the same time, he announced that the sales of "Agent J" had exceeded 100 million.

As expected, there is always false advertising... Shen Qing felt that he was too honest.

When "Zhang Liangying" sold over 200 million copies, he promoted it exactly as it was; when "Ru Yuan" sold over 400 million copies, he still promoted it as 400 million, without exaggeration whatsoever.

If this were under Chen Zebin's command, it would at least double.

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studio.

Zhang Liangying was having lunch in her small office and chatting with Deng Ziqi, who was filming the music video for "Winter's Secret" in Yili.

"Ziqi, after you finish filming 'Winter's Secret,' let's go to Hong Kong together to film 'Wedding Invitation Street.' After filming, let's go shopping and have a good time!"

"Haha? You don't have money? No problem, I do."

Deng Ziqi, with her sweet tongue, cheerfully said, "Thank you, Master's wife. You're the best."

Calling her "Master's wife" made Zhang Liangying feel very happy.

No one has ever shouted that before.

Just then, a Sina News push notification popped up in the lower right corner of Zhang Liangying's computer screen, and the headline instantly caught her attention.

[“My People, My Country” has been nominated for Best Film at the 10th Anniversary Hong Kong Film Awards. Former gangster actor and jury member Alex Man said: “Such an excellent film deserves its nomination at this year’s festival!”]

Netizen: How come you, Jiang Tianyang of Hung Hing, are so famous for your words?
Excited and curious, Zhang Liangying clicked on the link and became happier as she read on. "Wow, Ziqi, I have some good news to share with you about your mentor. The film your mentor invested in has been nominated for Best Film at the Hong Kong Film Festival 10th Anniversary of Hong Kong's Return to China."

On the phone, Deng Ziqi's excited voice came through, "Haha, I knew my master was amazing! My master is invincible!"

Zhang Liangying chuckled and said, "If Shen Qing hears what you said, he'll give you an extra two thousand yuan in salary."

Deng Ziqi: "Master's wife, it's the same if you add more for me..."

Zhang Liangying blushed and asked softly, "Who is the teacher's wife?"

Deng Ziqi: "You!"

Zhang Liangying beamed: "Okay, I'll add another 20,000 for you!"

Just then, Chen Liang returned to the studio from outside.

As soon as I entered, he said, "Liangying, I just received a call from the Hong Kong government. They'd like to invite you to participate in the Hong Kong 10th Anniversary Gala..."

Zhang Liangying: "Sure, what number is it?"

Chen Liang said, "On the evening of July 1st."

Zhang Liangying: "Okay, you should report to President Shen first and see what he thinks. I'm fine with it."

On the phone, Deng Ziqi drooled with envy, "I'm so envious of my teacher's wife! I also want to participate in such an event, it's a gala celebrating Hong Kong's 10th anniversary..."

As a girl who grew up in Hong Kong, Xiao Deng really wants to go back and help out at this funeral gala. She wants to show her face in front of her hometown folks and have a triumphant (show-off) feeling.

Hearing Deng Ziqi speak, Chen Liang couldn't help but laugh and said, "Ziqi, actually, I also have some good news for you."

Immediately, Deng Ziqi's heart pounded, she swallowed hard, and said, "Brother Liang, did you invite me too? Ahhh... No way, my album hasn't even been released yet..."

Chen Liang: "It's not the gala on July 1st, it's the 'Hong Kong Youth Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Handover' event next week. The organizing committee wants to invite you to sing 'Wedding Invitation Street.' I just spoke to them on the phone!"

Then, Comrade Deng on the phone went 'crazy'!
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Ili.

Kuang Sheng, who was setting up the music video set in the snow, saw Deng Ziqi jumping around and thought she was suffering from altitude sickness. He immediately ran over: "Assistant, assistant, Xiao Deng is suffering from altitude sickness, quick..."

Deng Ziqi: Who's experiencing altitude sickness? Wait, why am I feeling dizzy...

(End of this chapter)