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Chapter 296 Slow Step by Step, Slow Step by Step
  "Here comes the little flying stick!"

"Little...what?"

The voice was one she was very familiar with, but the vocabulary was not any Chinese vocabulary she had ever learned.

Youzhen raised his head and looked at Han Yi with some confusion, who was standing at the door with an energetic expression and smile.

She had no expression at first, and she was not in the mood to make any expression as she was so tired recently that she had a persistent migraine. But for some reason, when she saw him, the corners of Yuzhen's mouth unconsciously raised, and ripples like water overflowed from her eyes.

"He's talking about his own weird words again."

After getting along day and night for so long, Zhao Youzhen has long been accustomed to Han Yi's nervousness that breaks out from time to time. He would suddenly throw out some strange phrases that he had never heard of before, leaving Yu Zhen stunned on the spot, not knowing how to react, because he had no idea what those words meant.

This level of confusion is similar to that of a person who speaks English as a second language when hearing the word "delulu" for the first time.

Then, usually, Han Yi would explain to her the true meaning of these phrases. When asked about the source, he would generally use the excuse "I saw it on the Internet".

Which network?
  It’s not like Yuzhen doesn’t have access to the Chinese Internet, so why can’t she see such weird and abstract things?

When we first met, we heard these coined words very frequently. Now, almost a year has passed, and the new words that can be heard from his mouth are becoming less and less, but occasionally they will come around like today.

"Little flying stick."

Realizing that he had accidentally said another hot word on the Internet that did not exist in this time and space, Han Yi grinned and tried to cover up the past with a brighter smile and a more high-spirited tone.

"Now, look, that's it." Han Yi raised the paper bag in his hand, "I bought the bread for you."

"Ah." You Zhen whispered, his eyes gleaming with excitement, "Song of praise?"

"Well, it's from Bouchon Bakery. I asked Kian to buy some yesterday."

"Great!" The Korean girl stretched out her hands like a baby ready to grab a pacifier.

"You haven't eaten yet." Han Yi took a step back and tilted his head, looking full of insight.

"Eat." Yuzhen whispered.

"What to eat?"

Han Yi put the paper bag in his arms aside, put his hands on the table, and stared at Zhao Youzhen with burning eyes.

"Spinach, carrots, and apples." Youzhen shrank his neck and muttered the answer.

"In the form of..." Han Yi spread his hands and kept drawing circles in mid-air, reminding Zhao Youzhen to be honest and honest.

"Juice."

After uttering a word softly and looking at Han Yi's straight body, helpless eyes and even corners of his mouth, Yuzhen couldn't help but laughed out loud in embarrassment.

"I haven't had time to exercise recently...I've gained a lot of weight. I need to clear my stomach."

"Then you still eat so much lunch with me every day?" Han Yi blew his beard and glared, scaring Yu Zhen, "What's the use of cutting back like this?"

"It's different from you." You Zhen shook his head, his expression rarely so playful, "I'll have a good appetite after eating with you."

"Stop talking about this." Han Yi clenched his fist and put it to his lips, coughed twice, avoided Yu Zhen's gaze, took out two croissants wrapped in the paper bag, placed them on the desk, and spread them out carefully , "Eat quickly."

"Then I'm welcome!"

Zhao Youzhen held up the fluffy, plump and perfectly shaped croissant, which even glowed with dark brown oil under the light of the office chandelier, and took a big bite.

Anyone can see that her appetite cannot be satisfied by a glass of mixed fruit and vegetable juice.

"Why are you here so early today?"

Han Yi looked back at the corridor outside the door. It was now [-]:[-] in the morning, thirty-seven minutes before the regular working hours of Han Music Headquarters. In the office of Xinghui Building, except for Zhao Youzhen and Han Yi, there were only Two Mexican cleaners were cleaning the open office area.

Very few Americans arrive at the office early to start working, especially in the music industry. Most of the partners who need to be contacted only wake up in the afternoon, and there are many performance, distribution and marketing matters that must be dealt with on weekends. Therefore, Han Music fully implements a flexible working system. As long as the fixed working hours can be achieved every week, you can come to the office as late as you want. It doesn't matter.

Therefore, Zhao Youzhen, the hard-working Sannyasin who goes to bed late and gets up early every day, has become the most unique scenery in Room 1000 of Xinghui Building.

"Aren't you very early today?"

Youzhen devoured the first piece of croissant and reached for the second piece. She puffed up her cheeks and chewed carefully while half-squinting her peach blossom eyes and looking at Han Yi with a smile.

"You came here specifically to accompany me?"

"Yes, I'm afraid you'll be alone." Han Yi has long figured out Zhao Youzhen's behavior pattern. After communicating with each other, she is like a little hedgehog. Occasionally she will be bold enough to rush over to tease Han Yi. But as long as Han Yi kept her expression straight and talked about love in the same way, she would quickly shrink into a ball of hair and cover up her shyness with little thorns that had no deterrent effect.

"You're not afraid that I'll be alone... run to Europe alone." Youzhen curled up his feet, placed them on the office chair, and muttered softly.

"You haven't calmed down yet?"

Han Yi laughed dumbly.

Zhao Youzhen has been brooding about the fact that he stayed in Europe for half a month for a while.

why?
  Because they originally had a rough plan to go to Europe for a business trip together.

10月20日、10月21日与10月22日，瀚现场分别在巴塞罗那、伦敦和巴黎举办了三场Block Party。巴塞罗那在蒙特惠奇城堡旁边1900人的希腊剧场，伦敦在金丝雀码头对面可以容纳6000人的Printworks，巴黎在19区的天顶体育馆Zénith Paris，7000人的规模，是这次Block Party首次海外巡演最大的场地。

In addition, Mad Decent, the electronic music label under Han Music, will also participate in many public industry forums and private internal meetings at the annual electronic dance music event ADE to expand the label's contacts in the European electronic music circle. The Internet is paving the way for a series of electronic music events that will be launched on this continent next year.

Han Yi and Zhao Youzhen’s original plan was to land in Amsterdam on the 19th, attend three consecutive Block Parties on the 20th, 21st and 22nd, and then return to Amsterdam on the 23rd to wrap up with several important closed-door meetings. But Madison Beer's collaboration with Lana Del Rey and Stevie Nicks inadvertently disrupted their arrangement.

Han Yi didn't want to miss out on Stevie Nicks' copyright library. In order to raise funds and be the first to make a move before his competitors, he had to advance his European trip by more than half a month. Travel to Monaco, Lake Como and London to find quick ways to earn rewards and snowball wealth.

This time, Zhao Youzhen didn't try to hide her disappointment. How can we not be disappointed?
  In Los Angeles, except during working hours, Yuzhen basically couldn't find a chance to be alone with Han Yi. There is a love rival with eyes as wide as copper bells who will appear next to them at any time.

It was hard to find a suitable excuse to create a world for two of them through business travel for nearly a week, but the result was...

"It's not slowing down."

Every time I think about this, Yu Zhen feels tight in the chest.

One step at a time, one step at a time.

Really annoying.

"Speaking of Europe... have you seen the review videos of these three performances? The one Amy forwarded last night?"

Han Yi pulled up the chair opposite Zhao Youzhen's desk, sat down, and asked softly. He knew very well where the Korean girl's unhappiness came from, but he also knew very well that the European trip with pink bubbles that Yuzhen fantasized about would never happen.

Not to mention the rush of the four-city trip in five days, let’s talk about her competitor Xu Yiru who got there first. If she had known that the two of them were going to Europe together, no matter how much she loved studying, Xiaoru would probably have taken a week's personal leave and followed them through the entire journey.

Han Yi could even picture a vivid scene in his mind - Xiaoru dragging a large suitcase, holding a pillow in his arms, looking triumphantly at the stunned Zhao Youzhen at No. 864 Stradella Road .

You are so naive, Sister Yuzhen.

Since you want to go with me to New York, don't blame me for going to Europe too.

"Look, I've already replied to her...the materials are fine and can be sent."

Zhao Youzhen turned the pen dexterously on her fingertips, her voice was low, and her face was full of displeasure. Only in front of Han Yi would she show her emotions so clearly and clearly. But if you are sulky, you will still be sulky, and you still have to answer well when you encounter work problems.

Although the two of them were not present, and Han Yi did not put too much energy into Block Party, a live performance project with a scale of [-] people, the first European tour of this famous event brand still ended successfully with praise from fans and the media. closed the curtain.

Jacqueline Berto, CEO of Han Live, who has experienced many battles, has handled countless large-scale performance projects during her time at Caesars Entertainment. When running a medium-sized indoor music festival with less than [-] people, she can only use four words to describe it. to describe.

The Barcelona station on October 10th is the smallest, the venue can only accommodate a maximum of 20 people, and it is a Thursday, so Han Live did not arrange an all-star lineup here. The headline guests are Dillon Francis and RL Grime, the two sub-finalists are Herobust and Ookay, and the other two opening DJs are local Spanish artists provided by UTA.

The four main guests are all famous producers who have released many singles on the Mad Decent label, and they are all representatives of American Trap music. The strategy of this small music festival is very precise, which is to provide Spanish electronic music fans with a refreshing music experience.

Techno, Raggaeton and Bachata are the main themes of the Spanish electronic music scene? Then find a new way to bring American Trap and Brostep to Barcelona, ​​using freshness as a gimmick to turn curiosity into actual purchasing power.

Dillon Francis has many hits and has been running funny characters on social media. He has a strong sense of presence, and his number of fans and actual offline box office appeal remain high.

RL Grime is known as the King of American Trap. He is the master of this music genre. It is difficult for senior music fans who pay attention to the level of producers not to be attracted to him.

As for Herobust and Ookay, they are also two talented groups with extremely rapid rise. They have toured all over the world this year and performed various performances.

The lineup is indeed unique and powerful, and the ticket prices are also very affordable. Tickets for Block Party Barcelona are 75 yuan for pre-sale tickets with unlimited beer, and 35 yuan for general on-site tickets. It is the same size as the show held by the brand in Detroit this year. The fare is the same, but the currency unit is changed from US dollars to Euros.

Compared with Barcelona's famous nightclubs, such as Pacha Barcelona, ​​which has an admission fee of 15 euros on non-performance days, it can be said to be a good value for money.

Therefore, the Barcelona station, which officially opened on Ticketmaster Europe in mid-July, was sold out by early August. 7 all-you-can-drink pre-sale tickets and 8 general on-site tickets brought a total revenue of 400 euros to Han Live.

For this show, Dillon Francis's performance fee was US$2, RL Grime's US$1.2, Herobust's US$4000, and Ookay's US$5000, all of which were landing prices, that is, the organizers did not need to pay for the artists' international air tickets. The venue rental of the Greek Theater is 7500 euros, plus 1 euros for stage, equipment and various labor costs. The final gross profit of this Block Party in Barcelona was fixed at 2.4 euros.

It may seem like a small amount, but it is already a reflection of the exquisite micro-management of Han's on-site team.

首先，艺人演出费方面，巴塞罗那站就省了一大笔。Dillon Francis 2016年的平均演出价格在3-4万美元左右，RL Grime一般会接的offer是2-2.5万美元。Herobust的报价在6000-1.2万美元左右浮动，而Ookay则一般不会看8000美元以下的报价。

So why did they accept Mad Decent's performance invitation at such a "cheap" price?

This has something to do with the prime and non-prime schedules in the performance agency industry.

Generally speaking, the prime time period is only two days a week, Friday and Saturday. These are the two days with the most consumers and the most active market. They are also the two days when the organizers expect the highest profits. Therefore, artists usually ask organizers to offer the highest possible remuneration on Fridays and Saturdays, and use this offer as the baseline for the artist's average market price.

Above the baseline are events that are also in prime time but are larger in scale, such as music festivals with tens of thousands of people. Except for a few newcomers who choose to reduce their prices or appear on the main stage of the music festival for free in order to get the chance to appear, famous artists will basically increase the average price by 30-50%, and some even increase by 80-100%, as their weekend music Festival's asking price.

So what’s beneath the baseline?

Of course it is a non-prime period.

Monday to Thursday and Sunday are non-prime time periods in the traditional sense. Monday to Thursday is also easy to understand because it is a working day. As for Sunday, it looks great, but one sentence can bring down its potential value: I have to work tomorrow.

During these five days, there were obviously fewer viewers willing to buy tickets and spend money, so the performance market was not very active. However, if the schedule is empty, it is also empty, especially when the artist is touring overseas. An empty day is a wasted day. Therefore, as long as someone is willing to take these non-prime time slots, the performance agency will usually lower the price at its discretion, by 20%-30%, or even more.

However, the price obtained at the Han site is obviously much lower.

The reason why it can break through the psychological bottom line of the brokerage company is that three factors are indispensable. First, Dillon Francis and Ookay are both represented by UTA, which belongs to the same system under Han Yi. They are easy to talk to and easy to handle. Secondly, the four producers all have different forms of recording contracts with the Mad Decent label, and their relationship is definitely much closer than that of ordinary organizers. Third, Han Live booked three performances for them that week, in Barcelona on Thursday, in London on Friday, and in Paris on Saturday.

It was equivalent to an organizer from Han Live who organized a small European tour for them.

There are not many discount points, which really doesn’t make sense.

The combination of various favorable conditions resulted in a strong lineup under the extreme budget of the Barcelona station, and an excellent answer with a final profit margin of nearly 30%.

2.4 euros may be insignificant to Han Yi, but in the eyes of any small organizer, if its brand activities can continue to obtain 30% gross profit through events with a scale of [-] people, then the company will be able to grow in a few years. He is one of the important players in the entertainment industry in his region.

You know, the gross profit margin of small music festivals is generally between 5-10%. Moreover, this data is based on the fact that most organizers can only struggle to survive.

The first appearance of Hanshi in Barcelona is a reflection of the capabilities of the executive team and proof of the gradual formation of Hanyi's industrial system.

Of course, Barcelona is not an isolated case. One day later, in London, the scale tripled and the difficulty of trading increased exponentially, but the results were still gratifying.

On the premise of completely retaining the four main guests of Barcelona Station, Han Live has added two groups of electronic music stars with high popularity and popularity.

DJ Snake, and Gud Vibrations.

　I have been busy with the performance today. I have not finished writing this plot. I have a [-]-word chapter scheduled for tomorrow, I said so!
  　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)