Huayu 2009: Who should we call the Heavenly King?

Good morning, Shishi.

In the dressing room on the first floor, Zhang Junning ran into Liu Shishi and greeted her with a smile.

Liu Shishi turned her head and saw the other person's radiant appearance. Then, thinking about her own dark circles, she glared at Zhang Junning with annoyance.

Dog men and women!

Zhang Junning smiled gently; she wasn't angry.

I never expected my younger brother to be so amazing.

fierce.

At first, she had a hard time holding back. But when she learned that Liu Shishi was next door, she became less hesitant and took the opportunity to test Shen Yan.

As it turned out, Shen Yan didn't care at all.

If you disturb someone's rest, it's normal to get a dirty look.

the other side.

Watching Shen Yan putting on makeup, Yuan Hong was conflicted, wanting to say something but holding back. He really wanted to ask Shen Yan what he meant.

Just a few days ago he was flirting with Shi Shi, and now he's had a relationship with the female lead.

He lived diagonally across the street and could faintly hear the noise.

The soundproofing in the small white building is really terrible!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Just as Yuan Hong was about to speak, footsteps sounded outside the door. Looking in the direction of the sound, Hu Jia, dressed in a business suit, hurried in.

"Shen Yan, there's something I need to tell you."

"what?"

Shen Yan, who had been dozing off, opened his eyes.

"Sister K just informed me that Huang Weijing, the person in charge of Gold Typhoon, will be coming to Hengdian this afternoon specifically to see you."

Next, Hu Jia introduced this behind-the-scenes driving force in the record industry.

"She is a confidante of Zheng Donghan. You should know Zheng Donghan, right? He is a legendary figure in Chinese music. He made Zhang Guorong, Tan Yonglin, Zhang Xueyou, Li Min, Beyond and others famous."

"Huang Weijing is currently the head of Gold Typhoon in mainland China and Taiwan. In 02, when she was with EMI, she came to the mainland and immediately took a liking to Hu Yanbing."

"The Flowers Band also transformed and became a hit under her strong promotion."

"Our first collaboration with her was on the soundtrack for 'Chinese Paladin 1,' which sold 50 copies. Huang Weijing then signed a three-record contract with Hu Ge."

"Later, when the company encountered financial difficulties, she also invested in 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes'."

"Wait a minute, let me ask."

Shen Yan picked up his phone and made a call that woke up Hu Yanbing.

"Feed?"

On the other end of the phone, Hu Yanbing's voice was groggy.

"Hey Lao Hu, is the record company sending anyone?"

"Ah, yes, Joanna (Huang Weijing) is going to Hengdian today."

"Why didn't you tell me beforehand?"

"That's what I'd like to say."

Hu Yanbing remained silent.

"You hung up the phone so abruptly last night, you were in such a hurry, how could we possibly have a chance to talk?"

"..."

Shen Yan understood.

This guy did it on purpose. Then, he got up and walked a few steps to the side, to a corner.

"Old Hu, can you tell me why Joanna came here?"

"What else could it be?"

Hu Yanbing stated frankly.

"I'd like to sign you, Ayan. Joanna is a nice person, but Gold Typhoon is just so-so. But you don't need to worry too much."

"Your management contract is with Tangren Media. At most, they can only sign you a record deal. I reckon Gold Typhoon is trying to manipulate the copyright issue."

Next, Hu Yanbing offered his analysis.

"Currently, there are three main cooperation models between record companies and artists. One is a full contract like mine, where the company provides the most support, since we can make money from the management contract."

"The second type is like Xu Wei's record contract. This type of support is less. The company will only provide intensive promotional resources during promotional periods, such as when releasing an album or going on tour."

"Your company's Hu Ge is also like that, but you are different from him. You have very good basic conditions and are a creative talent. Even if you only sign a record contract, the company will value you."

"The third type is your current agent, who takes money to do things, such as public relations awards, hiring people to comment, recommend, cheer, and other extra hidden resources, but there will be none of that."

After careful analysis, Hu Yanbing concluded.

"Actually, from my personal perspective, if you want to develop your career properly, it's best to sign with a record company, because many resources are exclusive and won't be available to the public without a contract."

"Moreover, we can also discuss a record deal."

"Take me as an example. The album was funded by the company, and the recording copyright belongs to the company for a period of seven years. However, the copyright of the lyrics and music, the cover song authorization, film and television soundtrack, and the adaptation rights are all in my hands."

"Of course, I authorized the company to act as my agent. It's too troublesome to do it myself. In addition, the company has more connections. Even if we split the profits 50/50, I can still earn more than if I did it myself."

"As for the recording copyright, online downloads, and revenue sharing for ringtones, you'll have to negotiate those yourself."

"Anyway, record companies are still quite tolerant of singer-songwriters."

"Thank you for the suggestion, soldier. I will think it over carefully."

After chatting for a few more minutes, Shen Yan hung up the phone.

Signing with a record company was also part of his plan, provided the contract was satisfactory.

Although record companies are no longer the only way to become famous in the digital music era, the connections and resources of major record companies in the industry are still unmatched by independent singers.

Xu Song became famous very early, and his song "Customized" released at the beginning of this year was also very popular online, but it was after he signed with Ocean Butterflies Music that he truly entered the mainstream.

The same applies to Wang Sulong, another of the three giants of QQ Music. His signing with Wonderful Music, a subsidiary of Rock Records, was the catalyst for his explosive popularity.

And Li Jian.

After going solo, Li Jian created many works, but he has yet to break into the mainstream.

It wasn't until the 2010 Spring Festival Gala that Wang Fei chose Li Jian's early single "Legend," which made him famous overnight. This song helped him shed the label of "former member of Shui Mu Nian Hua."

Independent musician and music poet Li Jian is now online!

This matter is also somewhat related to Gold Typhoon.

Wang Fei debuted at Cinepoly Records, a label under PolyGram.

At that time, she was still called Wang Jingwen. Wang Fei disliked the company's arrangements and did not like singing Cantonese songs.

She debuted in 89, but it wasn't until 94 that she released her first Mandarin album, "Mystery".

At that time, Huang Weijing was the head of the publicity department at PolyGram Records. She was from Taiwan, and the main publicity and distribution for her Mandarin album "Mystery" was also in Taiwan.

That's where she and Wang Fei first met.

Li Jian signed with Gold Typhoon at the end of 2009. Wang Fei sang "Legend" at the 2010 Spring Festival Gala. Shen Yan doesn't know whether Huang Weijing helped with this.

But he guessed it was probably related.

Jian Ge's positioning as a "musical poet" was also part of the project during this period.

During the subsequent opening ceremony, Shen Yan was completely offline, preoccupied with his record deal.

He suddenly remembered something.

Huang Weijing later became a Taoist layperson. He couldn't remember the exact time, but he remembered another thing very clearly.

Ronald Cheng's father, Cheng Tung-han, a legendary figure in Hong Kong's record industry, announced his retirement in 2011.

then.

Many artists and behind-the-scenes staff have terminated their contracts with Gold Typhoon, and Huang Weijing was probably one of those who left Gold Typhoon around that time.

A few years later, Shen Yan forgot exactly how many, but it must have been two or three years later, Gold Typhoon was acquired by Warner Music.

With this in mind, Shen Yan made a decision.