The opening of China Entertainment Group gave Jay Chou a head-on confrontation

Chapter 707: This World May Be Crazy
New York, Manhattan, Fifth Avenue, West 10th Street.

The red-nosed middle-aged man, who was cursing and had scratches on his face, pulled up the shutter of his shop under the watchful eyes of the manager of the neighboring shop.

"Will, what's wrong with your face? Did you have a fight with your wife again last night?" The manager of the watch shop who opened earlier than him was a Hispanic. Seeing this, he couldn't help but tease him.

"Screw you!"

The white man called Will rolled his eyes, then said in frustration, "Blair, do you think kids nowadays are sick? Does my wife spoil her too much? She actually went to fight with an idol who has nothing to do with her. She even wanted to hit me when I pulled her back."

In this world-famous Fifth Avenue area, there are many middle-aged American white men like him who have achieved success in their careers.

Theoretically, his middle-class family life should be pretty good, but his daughter has entered a rebellious phase recently and even dared to throw things at him.

It's totally counterintuitive.

Business had been declining day by day since the beginning of this year. Only in the first two months, the Canadian little witch Avril Lavigne and Usher, who he had high hopes for, made him, as a record dealer, reap the benefits. The sales were very hot. Basically, for every 500 CDs he purchased, he could sell about 400 in a week.

Especially Usher.

This new generation of king, who was promoted by the famous American hip-hop producer P. Diddy, sold over a million copies of his new album "Confessions" in its first week.

Although the album didn't have as much staying power as Avril Lavigne's second album "Under My Skin" because it was too commercial, it is at least the No. 1 male singer so far this year.

The singers below these two are said to be very popular, but their overall sales are just so-so. They belong to the second tier in his store, and he can sell out most of the 300 albums he buys in half a month.

The third tier consists of goods that can only be sold at a discount.

The decline in sales in the US market is evident.

In the past, albums from third-tier singers could satisfy distributors like them.

So far this year, among the top male singers, only Usher has achieved the record of breaking the million-sale record in the first week. This R&B king is also making great strides on the Billboard charts. Although his albums are not as popular as Avril Lavigne, his ranking on the B charts has crushed her.

Especially the single "Yes" which was used to promote the charts.

Although there were doubts during the promotion about whether it was trying to copy Zhou Yi's first album's number one single "Yeah", it still rushed straight to the top of the B chart with its extremely strong melody and arrangement - and it is now only one step away from taking that position.

"Isn't it also because of the fight between Spike and Eminem?"

The watch shop manager, Bray, immediately straightened his posture and asked, but his choice of words quickly attracted the attention of the record store owner, Will: "Also?"

"my son."

"..."

"..."

The two looked at each other speechlessly.

"My son is simply possessed. I would ban both of them." Blair was so angry that his teeth were itching.

What the hell does it have to do with you how your idol is doing?

Will celebrities give you a share of the money they earn?

His son was even more filial to that damn Spike than to his biological father, which almost pissed him off to death.

"Fire, there's nothing I can do."

Will sighed depressedly, and then, under Blair's surprised gaze, he carried out four large boxes of newly arrived albums.

The cover background of Spike's "Listen/Future Sounds" is very simple, a city that looks very technological, a bright red half-body silhouette of Zhou Yi, and many people walking in the city in the background;

The cover of Eminem's "Encore" shows Eminem bowing with his back to the audience, holding a gun in his hand behind his back.

After placing some of the duo's albums in prominent positions on the shelves, Will brought in a notice board and wrote the names of Spike and Eminem on it, with "Today's Sales:" written below.

This is too much, brother!
"Will, you—"

"Life is like rape. Since you can't resist, you might as well enjoy it."

Will closed the cap of his marker and sighed, "Since they're fighting so hard, whether I can change my furniture and car this year depends entirely on them."

If this doesn't make him a lot of money, he will at least turn into a black man and export the American quintessence.

"How much did you get in these four big boxes?"

"Three thousand per person."

"..."

Is the agent your relative?
How the hell can you carry so much stuff?

"Six thousand. You're not going to sell the rest of the goods? Aren't you afraid of losing money?" Blair exclaimed in amazement.

"What are you afraid of? This is Fifth Avenue, the famous Street of Dreams in New York. I don't believe that we won't be able to sell out with such a large flow of people. The brave ones will die of overeating, while the timid ones will die of starvation."

Will touched his round belly and smiled: "If I hadn't recently bought a female college student, I would have taken the extra money to buy more goods."

Don’t say anything, she is a female college student after all, that’s pretty cool.

Although he had to pay for living expenses and part of the tuition, Will thought it was worth it. "Boss, do you have any Spike albums?"

"Yes, yes, yes, 59 dollars a piece, I have--"

"I bought it. Check out."

"..."

"Boss, do you have an Eminem album?"

"Yes, 59 dollars a piece, I—

"Your price is so high? How about 50 dollars?"

"No, the minimum is $55."

"Okay, I want one."

"..."

"boss……"

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Soon, when the first wave of business after the store opened was over, Will, who had directly raised the price, was a little confused.

That’s not right. Why are people so accepting of price increases?

Just pull it twice at most and it'll be given?
I was busy until 4pm, when the flow of people temporarily decreased and Boss Wei began to think about it.

Something is wrong, very wrong.

Are other competitors raising their prices even more aggressively?

Did he add too little?

"Boss, do you have any Spike albums for sale?"

Just as he was about to call his colleague in the next block, two brightly dressed young girls walked into the store and asked if there were any albums - because the ones on the shelves were sold out.

"It's sold out ma'am, I'm calling to arrange for the stock, you can wait if you need it."

Will raised the receiver in his hand and asked tentatively, "Why don't you leave me your contact information, and I'll call you directly when I get the goods?"

"Fast?"

"It's guaranteed to be quick. I know the agent and he has someone above him."

"Can you get there tonight?"

"This... you know miss, I'm adjusting the goods illegally. If you want more speed, then--" Will's expression and tone were a little embarrassed.

"How much more for the deluxe version?"

The regular edition CD is priced at $25.9, the hardcover edition is priced at $35.9, and the deluxe edition is priced at $69.9. These are Warner's three versions.

Unexpectedly, this sister came up and asked for the deluxe version of Will. She raised a finger and the lion opened her mouth: "100 dollars."

"I want three. Give them to me before six in the evening. Is that okay?"

"OK, no problem!"

Will nodded vigorously, and slapped his thigh after leaving his contact information!
Grass!
Damn, I must have added too little!

Having learned his lesson, Will decisively called to inquire about the situation in the surrounding area. The result he got instantly shocked his worldview for a hundred years -

"Are you crazy? You only raised the price by $100? Did you know that the regular edition of Spike's album is selling for $70 in our area?!
"Eminem's is a little worse, only selling for about $60 -

"Wait a minute, Will, you still have some goods, right? Right? Give me some, give me some!"

"My signal is bad. I'm hanging up now."

Fucking hell, a regular Spike album costs $70?!
This is only the first day of the album release, right?

Am I crazy or is the world crazy?

Wait a moment--

"Fuck! Fuck!"

Will suddenly remembered that he had just given some money to the female college student and wanted to slap his younger brother a few times.

The damn little head is controlling the big head!

If he uses this money to purchase goods, how much can he earn in total?

Could he upgrade directly from New Car to New House?

The album premium bonus period is only one week at most, damn it!!!

Will's eyes almost turned green, those were all green US dollars!!!
(End of this chapter)