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

Chapter 39: Two Cobblers
Currently, Huayi Brothers is not among the major Chinese-language record labels.

Today, it's just an obscure little music company, far less influential than Huayi Brothers in the film industry.

past life.

Huayi Records' rise to prominence began with the signing of Jane Zhang at the end of 2005. After that, Huayi's success was unstoppable, and it signed many big names in one go.

In January 2006, Huayi Brothers released an EP album for Jane Zhang, titled "Jane·Love". This mini-album included three songs: "Radiance", "To Be Loved" and "Counterclockwise".

However, it didn't become popular.

Afterwards, Huayi invited Singaporean musician Lee Wei Song and others to tailor-make Zhang Liangying's first official album, "THE ONE".

Among them, "If Love Continues," produced by Wu Mengqi, frequently topped various music charts and became one of Zhang Liangying's early representative works.

The album was released on October 11 and sold 500,000 copies in less than a month.

By the end of the year, national sales reached 100 million copies.

at the same time.

Zhou Bichang and Li Yuchun, along with several others, also released their debut albums at the same time.

Zhou Bichang's "Who Moved My Strings" sold 80 copies; Li Yuchun's "Queen and Dream" sold 137 million copies.

This shows how awesome the 'corn' fans are.

They're all willing to spend money to support Brother Chun.

But upon closer reflection, compared to the lavish production teams (Xiao Ke and Zhang Yadong) of Zhou Bichang and Li Yuchun's albums, Zhang Liangying's producers, apart from Li Weisong, are practically invisible.

Her ability to sell 100 million copies speaks volumes about her talent.

……

now.

Shen Qing was not tempted by the offer from Huayi.

The same applies to Jane Zhang.

Shen Qing replied calmly, "Mr. Yuan, I'm sorry, all the contestants participating in the finals have to sign with Tianyu Media, and the contracts have already been..."

Yuan Tao had already gathered information and knew Tianyu's tactics.

Now that you're calling, it means you're sincere about paying the penalty for breach of contract.

"Haha, I know all the contestants have signed with Tianyu Media, but you haven't! Shen Qing, if you want to sign with our company, I'd love to welcome you."

"In addition, we are also willing to pay Zhang Liangying's breach of contract penalty."

"As long as Liangying signs with Huayi, the company will definitely give her the best resources to promote her. With her unique singing voice, it won't be difficult for her to become a rising star in mainland China."

This guy~
They're already making empty promises about things that haven't even begun.

Shen Qing gave him a few perfunctory replies and then hung up the phone.

He doesn't want to sign with Huayi.

……

Huayi's recruitment served as a wake-up call for Shen Qing.

This forced him to carefully consider his next move.

Previously, Zhang Lu of Taihe Wheatfield had talked to Shen Qing no less than five times, each time strongly urging him to join Taihe Wheatfield.

Actually, Taihe Wheatfield is quite strong, at least for now... Pu Shu, Sha Baoliang, Zhang Yadong and others are all under its banner.

Signing a contract has its advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that large companies have sufficient resources to find top music producers and have better distribution channels.

But the disadvantages are also obvious.

Artists are subject to the control of their companies, and more than half of their income goes to the company. After taxes, they are lucky if they get 30% or 40%.

This might be a great condition for an ordinary artist, but Shen Qing was not satisfied with it.

After all, he is a genuine reincarnated person. Shen Qing: "Liangying, now we should consider this matter. The national finals are on August 26th. After the finals, you will officially debut."

Jane Zhang: "How about we sign with a Taiwanese company? There are so many big companies there, like Rock Records, UFO Records, Warner Music, Sony..."

Shen Qing: "No, Taiwan has imposed many restrictions on mainland artists in recent years..."

For example, in recent years, Zhang Guoli has often gone there to promote his new dramas, such as "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo" and "The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan". Every time, he was asked not to accept media interviews, which made him feel very frustrated.

In her previous life, when Li Yuchun went there to perform in February 2006, she was told that she could only sing on stage and was not allowed to accept media interviews, participate in seminars, or make any statements.

In the end, all Chun Ge could do was smile in the face of her enthusiastic fans.

Shen Qing gave Zhang Liangying a lecture, which made Zhang Liangying angry and she cursed, "Damn it! I'm not going there. Qing, why don't we start our own company?"

Shen Qing smiled and said, "That's exactly what I was thinking too. Although the process will be difficult and we'll face exclusion from big companies, I believe we will definitely succeed."

Zhang Liangying pulled Shen Qing along and encouraged her, "Don't worry, we can definitely succeed if we work together. I have confidence in my singing skills, and I have even more confidence in your talent."

Shen Qing nodded: "Let's cheer each other on!"

To be honest, Shen Qing had never been in the entertainment industry in her previous life, so she was completely unfamiliar with how to run a music company and needed to learn gradually.

So he didn't exaggerate too much.

Fortunately, I have the advantage of being reborn. I can freely choose from so many classic songs from my previous life.

in fact.

Besides starting your own company, another relatively good option is to collaborate with large companies under the name of a studio.

Many celebrities adopt this model after they become famous.

It leveraged the resources of large companies without becoming deeply tied to them, instead engaging in dialogue through cooperation.

But I don't know which company would be willing?

After all, Shen Qing and Zhang Liangying are not big producers or big singers now.

Although his previous original songs were good, they were still far from deserving the title of "musical genius".

Those famous seniors might just nod twice when they see Shen Qing, and then say indifferently: "Oh, this kid is alright, he has some potential!"

……

After visiting Orange Isle, the two took a bus to Hunan University and Yuelu Academy.

I encountered many of Zhang Liangying's fans at Yuelu Academy. They came up to take photos, chat, or feed her various kinds of food.

"Only in Chu are there talents, and here they flourish."

Shen Qing had seen the inscriptions on both sides of the academy's main gate in books.

But this is the first time I've ever seen it with my own eyes, whether in this life or a previous one.

Strolled around for more than an hour.

Feeling the cultural heritage of the thousand-year-old academy, Shen Qing was suddenly moved and thought of a song with profound meaning that he had once heard.

The song "Farewell" was written by Master Hongyi (Li Shutong).

Master Hongyi actually wrote the lyrics for this song as early as 1915, and the melody is taken from the American song "Dreaming of Home and Mother" composed by John Pound Otway.

The earliest pop singer in China to sing his songs was probably Pu Shu.

This song was used as the ending theme song for the 2013 TV series "The Chef, the Actor, and the Scoundrel," and was sung by Pu Shu with deep emotion. It is said that Pu Shu even cried while singing it.

Shen Qing likes this song.

Standing at the entrance of Yuelu Academy, I began to sing softly.

Zhang Liangying looked at Shen Qing with admiration: "Wow, it sounds so good, but it sounds familiar... Did you write this song?"

Shen Qing said with a smile, "This song was written in 1915, but no popular singers sang it. It's normal that you're not familiar with it. You can bring it to the competition."

(End of this chapter)