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Leaving the crew of "Daming Palace Ci" early in the morning, Qi Wei hurried back to the capital at four or five in the afternoon.

Back in the capital, Qi Wei did not go home to rest first, but came to the record company to deal with matters.

Jay Chou's first album was released in Wanwan after the Chinese New Year in February, and now it's the end of March. They have already finished the promotion of the album in Wanwan and returned to the mainland.

They happened to be there when Qi Wei came to the record company.

Qi Wei knew their detailed itinerary, but they didn't know the details of Qi Wei's itinerary.

Qi Wei set aside a three-month filming schedule for "Da Ming Gong Ci". He joined the team in early January, and logically returned to Beijing in early April.

As a result, the filming went smoothly, and the filming was completed three days ahead of schedule.

So when Qi Wei came to the company, they were pleasantly surprised.

"Boss, you're back!" It was Lin Xilei who reacted quickly and was the first to step forward and greet him with a smile.

It's still the smart and capable business attire, the beautiful and sexy outfit of her is indeed quite seductive.

Qi Wei gave her a hug, then reached out and gently hooked her nose.

"Can't you speak well?" Qi Wei is used to her mandarin with Wanwan accent, but she is not used to Qi Wei who speaks that baby voice today.

Could it be that all the women in Wanwan would use the baby voice to pronounce, Qi Wei didn't understand.

"I thought you liked it, Boss." She resumed her normal voice, still smiling at Qi Wei with her crescent moon bent.

"I prefer the real you."

Qi Wei smiled at her, patted her lightly, and then walked towards Zhou Jielun and Fang Wenshan inside.

"Boss, you are harassing." She muttered in her heart, reaching out to touch her butt, which was where Qi Wei just slapped her.

She was a little reluctant, and her gaze towards Qi Wei became flickering.

At this moment, Qi Wei had already walked up to Zhou Jielun and Fang Wenshan, and gave each of them a hug.

Zhou Jielun looked excited at the moment, as if he wanted to say something, but his introverted personality made him seem hesitant, so it was Qi Wei who said first: "I came back this time specially for you heroes."

Jay Chou's new exclusive release was first released in Wanwan. In the first two weeks, 35 genuine copies were sold, and more than 50 copies were sold in one month.

Although it is far inferior to Qi Wei's sales of one million in the first month of Wanwan last year, this sales volume can definitely be regarded as an achievement worthy of celebration this year.

Because the record market has undergone tremendous changes last year and this year.

Last year was still at the peak of the domestic record market, but in fact it was already at its end. The domestic record market has gradually declined since the second half of last year.

This year is so obvious that almost everyone in the industry is aware of it.

The reason is because of the influence of piracy.

The increasing maturity of piracy technology has made piracy more and more difficult, with low cost and almost the same quality as genuine ones.

And the cost of the original version remains high, even if the price is broken, it cannot compete with the pirated version that has almost no cost.

Buyers of genuine records are passing by more and more.

For example, Zhang Xueyou, the song god who set a sales record in Wanwan, has an extremely large fan base in Wanwan, but he only sold 50 copies of his album this year in Wanwan.

The results of Jay Chou's debut album are similar.

In later generations, in 00, Wu Zongxian bet that Jay Chou would release 30 copies of his album. If he sold 30 copies, he would give Jay Chou a sports car. He never thought that Jay Chou's first album would sell 30 copies. ten thousand.

From this we can see how difficult it was for the singers at the time to sell 30 records.

In fact, 30 copies is nothing at all during the peak period of the record market in the past few years.

When Ren Xianqi's album "The Heart Is Too Soft" was first released in Wanwan, it was because of the unsatisfactory record sales that it was released in the Mainland to try its luck.

If it hadn't been a big hit in the mainland, maybe it would have ruined the singer's career because of the unsatisfactory record sales in Wanwan.

And how much is this unsatisfactory record sales?
That's 30 copies.

Later, because "The Heart Is Too Soft" was very popular in the mainland, the sales volume in Wanwan ushered in a resurgence, and finally sold 60 copies.

Record quality can affect record sales, but it is not the only factor that determines record sales. In fact, it determines the record market more.

When the market is good, cats and dogs can be sold for their shoddy productions, but when the market is not good, even if it is the hard work of the kings and queens, the audience may not buy it.

In different periods, Qi Wei's expectations for the record are different. In fact, Qi Wei's expectation for Jay Chou's first album is the same as the sales volume bet between Wu Zongxian and Jay Chou in later generations, which is also 30 copies.

This expectation is relatively low, and it is actually Qi Wei's deliberation.

There are two main reasons. One is that Qi Wei does not want to put too much pressure on Jay Chou, and the other is that after all, Jay Chou’s first album in this world was released more than a year earlier than in later generations, there is still a high possibility of unacceptable conditions. of.

However, it turns out that this consideration is obviously superfluous.

Audiences still buy Jay Chou's song style.

Hearing Qi Wei say that he is a hero, Zhou Jielun touched the back of his head with a simple and honest face.

Although he doesn't understand the changes in the music market as well as Qi Wei, and although the sales of his records are far inferior to those of his boss, he knows very well that not every singer belongs to his boss.

In fact, Jay Chou is very satisfied with the result of his first album, this result not only made him famous, but also made him feel proud.

My boss may not be aware that he is filming, but Jay Chou has a personal experience.

Those who look down on themselves, like the former boss Wu Zongxian, have gradually changed from arrogance and disdain at the beginning to jealousy and regret today.

From Wu Zongxian's program, Jay Chou can clearly see this change.

This also made him very proud.

Zhou Jielun also knew in his heart that his own hard work was only a secondary reason for his impressive achievements when he just debuted, and the most important thing was Qi Wei's attention and support for him.

This is the most important benefactor in my life.

Zhou Jielun was very grateful to Qi Wei in his heart, more than ever.

"Boss, will your coming back for us affect your filming?" Jay Chou asked honestly.

"It doesn't matter. I finished the filming ahead of time. I heard that you guys are waiting for me to have a celebration party, so I rushed back as soon as the filming was over."

Qi Wei put his arm around Zhou Jielun's shoulder and said, "I'll hold a celebration party for you tonight."

Jay Chou said with a silly smile, "But I still have to promote the album tomorrow."

The release of Jay Chou's new album in the mainland was two weeks later than that of Wanwan. It was officially released after Jay Chou finished promoting the new album in Wanwan and returned to the mainland.

The mainland market is huge, Jay Chou's new album has been released in the mainland for more than half a month, and he is still busy promoting the new album.

Really dedicated and hardworking.

"I am very satisfied with the results of your new college, including the results in the Mainland."

In fact, Jay Chou's new album has achieved better results in the mainland than Wanwan. It was released two weeks later, and the sales volume in the mainland has already surpassed Wanwan's 50 sales.

The mainland market has great potential, and it has not been released for a month, so there is still a lot of room for growth.

Qi Wei looked at Zhou Jielun for a while, and then said: "I think you seem to be thinner. I appreciate your serious work attitude, but you must also pay attention to your body and know how to combine work and rest."

"But I heard that the boss worked harder than us when he was the head of the special promotion."

"I was an independent musician at the time, and you are now signed singers of my company. Why did I sign you, and it was not to give you more favorable conditions for your creation. Listen to me tonight, take it easy, let it go, and let it go Your nerves are tense."

The boss has already said that, so everyone naturally has to listen. Fang Wenshan looked at Qi Wei in a good mood, saw the timing, and asked boldly: "Boss, you will give us a bonus for tonight's celebration. ?"

"Everyone is going!" Qi Wei said generously.

The people present immediately cheered.

When Qi Wei asked someone to arrange a celebration for tonight, Qi Wei received a call from Zheng Donghan.

"Mr. Zheng, you have already arrived in Beijing, shall I arrange someone to pick you up now?"

"No, I'm already in the car, and I'll be at your company in about 5 minutes."

"Mr. Zheng, you make it look like I don't know how to treat guests."

"Didn't I hear that you just returned to Beijing after a long journey, and I don't want to disturb you, I'll pay attention next time."

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After hanging up the phone, Qi Wei estimated the time and went out to meet him in person.

Zheng Donghan was also very punctual. Seeing him, Qi Wei greeted him very enthusiastically.

Qi Wei welcomed him into his office. The water in the office was just boiling, and Qi Wei poured him a cup of tea.

"Mr. Zheng, congratulations on your promotion." Qi Wei handed him the tea.

After Zheng Donghan took it, he nodded, smelled the elegant tea fragrance, and took a sip.

“Good tea!”

After complimenting him, he squinted his eyes and smiled again: "It's not about being promoted, it's thanks to you that I was able to achieve this position smoothly."

During the days when Qi Wei was filming on the set of "Da Ming Gong Ci", an earth-shattering event happened in the music circle.

PolyGram was acquired by Universal at a price of over [-] billion meters.

Zheng Donghan, who was the president of Polygram Asia, has changed, and now he is the president of Universal Asia.

And Zheng Donghan's success in being the president of Universal Asia is due to Qi Wei's factors, but more because of his influence in the Asian music market, especially in the Chinese market.

Of course, although he has sat on the position of president of Universal Asia as he wished, he is not stable.

The reason is because he was an old minister of Polygram.

It was only because Universal, which did not acquire Polygram, did not have enough influence in the Asian music market, especially the Chinese market, that gave him a chance.

But what Zheng Donghan has to do now is to make his position as the president of Global Asia Region stable, that is to make performance.

Gotta make money for Universal.

This is also the reason why he came to the mainland to discuss with Qi Wei himself.

After exchanging a few polite words with Qi Wei, he got straight to the point, took out a document from his briefcase and placed it in front of Qi Wei.

Zheng Donghan said: "This is the concert plan I personally planned for you. Take a look and ask any questions."

"I'm sorry to trouble you." Qi Wei became serious, and after receiving it, he began to carefully read the concert plan.

With the accumulation of three albums, and the preparation of a new album, now the leeks are so ripe that they cannot be cooked any more.

If you don't cut it, it will be too late.

However, Qi Wei didn't care too much about these things. After all, according to the current ticket price, Qi Wei could earn millions of dollars for a solo concert.

There are many ways to do concerts. Generally speaking, there are two situations for singers to make money by holding personal concerts. One is to get a fixed appearance fee, and the other is to participate in the share.

If you get a fixed appearance fee, the advantage of this situation is that you can guarantee your income in droughts and floods, whether the concert is held well, whether the tickets are sold well, these will not affect your income.

This situation generally applies to the kind of tepid singer.

Like those little singers who are not famous at all, the record company will not help you hold a personal concert.

And a popular singer like Qi Wei who has a strong appeal doesn't bother to pay a fixed appearance fee.

Isn't it fragrant to participate in it?

Just like Qi Wei's solo concert this time and Universal's share.

Let me talk about the split of concert tickets.

After subtracting those favor tickets, the remaining tickets are calculated into the box office. A considerable part of it will be divided by singer Qi Wei, accounting for 30%.

The remaining project producers get 20%, and the stage lighting and sound account for 20%. Universal is responsible for these two parts.

The remaining 30% will be given to the venue, security management and various public relations, etc.

Take Qi Wei's concert in Beijing as an example. The concert at the Workers' Stadium can accommodate up to 8 people. After deducting favor tickets, about 6 tickets are recorded in the box office.

The average ticket price is between 400 and 500 yuan....
Then the total ticket revenue for a concert in Beijing is between 2400 million and 3000 million.

Calculated at 30%, Qi Wei can get 720 million to 900 million for a solo concert in the capital.

For concerts held in other places in the mainland except Shanghai, the capacity of the venue and the price of tickets are not as high as those in the capital, so from these places, the money Qi Wei gets from concert tickets will be much less.

As for the concerts held in Hong Kong City and Southeast Asia, these places have good economic conditions, and the ticket prices will be higher than those in Beijing, but because the number of people held in the venue will be much smaller, for example, the number of people in the Hong Kong Stadium is only one Wan early.

Therefore, Qi Wei's ticket share from these places will not be more than that from the capital.

In addition to the concert ticket income, there are also advertising fees, live broadcast rights, recording rights, video tapes, etc. Qi Wei can participate in the share.

In this concert plan, Universal arranged [-] concerts for Qi Wei within two months.

After the 5000 concerts by Qi Wei, if calculated based on the best-case scenario of a sold-out concert, Qi Wei will probably be able to share more than [-] million in after-tax income.

In later generations, this income is not too much, but in this era when the average monthly income of white-collar workers does not exceed [-] yuan...
This is more than Qi Wei's share of the release of two albums.

It's no wonder that now holding concerts is the most important way for singers to cut leeks.

Universal's profit share from Qi Wei's concert will also be tens of millions. This is also a very important reason why Zheng Donghan values ​​​​Qi Wei so much and is keen to help Qi Wei hold a concert.

Even more concerned than Qi Wei's new album.

Those expenses on women are only a few million a year. For Qi Wei, who is now worth hundreds of millions, it is almost negligible.

But hoarding houses and various investments made Qi Wei's cash flow from the financial crisis consumed quickly.

Coupled with various film and television investments, if you can only get in and out and continue like this, it won't be long before the cash flow will be stretched.

QQ still needs to reserve a sum of funds.

So holding a concert and releasing a new album can be regarded as a solution to Qi Wei's urgent needs. (end of this chapter)