Chinese entertainment, from radio love songs to superstars

Chapter 36, Famous in Formosa Province

Chapter 36, Famous in Formosa Province
The double pressure of recession and piracy has caused the Chinese music scene to collapse.

According to the medium-sized promotional costs, album sales of 5 copies are the safe bottom line for starting to make a profit.

But now the market is slow to heat up, and often by the end of the promotional period, the sales figures remain stagnant.

Formosa Province was the hardest hit.

Take November for example, Jay Chou's album "Jay" has been the sales champion for three consecutive weeks, and its current total sales are only 11 copies. Compared with the golden age when sales champions could easily sell 3 or 13 copies, it is really incomparable.

Of the nearly 150 albums released in the Chinese music scene throughout the year, no more than 50 made money, and as many as two-thirds lost all their money.

Compared to most albums that don't even sell 1000 copies, Xin Xiaoqi's results of 3.8, Wan Fang's 3, and Fan Wenfang's 1.2 are enough to make one smile, as at least they didn't lose too much.

The four new generation divas, Elva Hsiao, Cai Yilin, Stefanie Sun and Fish Leong, are the emerging sales saviors.

Liang Jingru officially debuted in 1999 with her first solo music album "Growing Up Overnight". This year, she sold 18 copies of the song "Courage" in Formosa Province.
Elva Hsiao's self-titled debut album in November 1999 and Red Roses in August this year have sold nearly 11 copies in total;
Since her debut in September 1999, Jolin Tsai's first two albums, "Jolin Tsai's Self-titled Album" and "Don't Stop", have not only sold a total of 9 copies, but also set a record for the most number of revisions of the same album;

Stefanie Sun, who debuted the latest, came from behind. Her first self-titled album released in June this year sold 6 copies, and her newly released new album "Meeting" sold over 30 copies on the first day.

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Formosa Province, Tiaobei.

Viking music.

"Zhou Jianhui used this powerful combination well!"

"Looking at this momentum, it's probably another junior college with 30 sales."

Producer Chen Wei looked at his boss Yao Qian, who had a gloomy face, and said a hard-to-accept fact: "Jolin's new album "Show Your Love" will be released on the 22nd of this month. After this wave of impact, Elva is likely to drop to third place among the three divas."

Yao Qian rubbed his temples and after a moment of silence, he said, "How's the progress of Elva's new album?"

Chen Wei replied: "According to your request, the music style is diverse. In addition to R&B, there are also Hip-Hop, Latin, Soul, and even gospel songs. It won't be released so soon, it will be in the first or second quarter of next year."

Yao Qian frowned and asked, "Have you written the melody for the title song?"

Chen Wei said with a bitter face: "Not yet."

Yao Qian thought for a while and said, "What do you think of Shen Lang's level?"

Chen Wei looked at him, and an idea came to his mind, but he didn't say it, just replied: "Compared to the two of us, it's not bad."

In addition to being producers and bosses, they are also composers and lyricists.

Half of the songs in Elva Hsiao’s first two albums were written by them.

The same is true for this third album.

Yao Qian suddenly said, "He signed a contract with Xinsuo. Aren't you familiar with Chen Yaochuan? Find some time to talk to him."

Chen Wei asked tentatively: "You mean, ask Shen Lang to write the title song for Elva's new album?"

Yao Qian asked back: "Do you think it's feasible?"

Chen Wei pondered, "There is no problem with his strength and ability, but at present, he only writes love songs, and Elva's new album focuses on singing and dancing. I don't know if he can write this type of song."

Yao Qian said calmly: "So, go to Chen Yaochuan to get some information."

Join if you can't beat him?

That's not what I meant.

As a boss, you have to consider the benefits of the company.

Elva Hsiao is currently very popular, so she should release more albums to reap the rewards.

At present, Shen Lang's songs have very impressive sales.

Moreover, he is a male singer and has less competition with Elva Hsiao.

So, since it can both increase the sales of Elva Hsiao's album and improve the company's efficiency, why not do it?

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Universal Music.

"Has the battle between the young divas begun? Two albums a year and they are all high quality."

"The threshold of the new millennium has completely wiped out a large number of veteran singers who had good sales in the 90s, such as Valen Hsu, Hsin Xiaoqi, etc. After entering this year, another group of golden song singers have been unable to recover, including Mo Wenwei."

Wu Dawei, Zuo Kehui, and other out-of-date singers and musicians from Universal Music.

In 98, while studying fashion design in Canada, 19-year-old Xiao Yaxuan secretly participated in the Chinese New Talent Singing Competition held by TVB in Hong Kong. However, her mother was very angry and thought that her daughter's eyes were so small that she didn't look like a star. Because of the crime of delaying her studies, she didn't give her pocket money for three months. It was also that year that Chen Yaochuan discovered Stefanie Sun in a singing competition in Singapore and decided to wait for her for two years.

In the same year, 18-year-old Cai Yilin participated in the "Newcomer Position Competition" of MTV music channel. He danced with his hands and feet together. The competition lasted for two months. He even sang several English songs. His iron lung strength left people behind and won the championship.

The couple Wu Dawei and Zuo Kehui saw the potential of Jolin Tsai and believed that she was a talented person with great potential.

The following year, Cai Yilin signed himself to Universal with a "contract" and entered the music scene as a "boy killer".

The first album took off quickly, and Wu Dawei and Zuo Kehui also made a comeback.

“Both songs ‘Meeting’ and ‘Starting to Understand’ are good. The former even topped the popular music charts. It will have a significant impact on Jolin’s new album.” Wu Dawei’s worry was written all over his face.

"It was revealed before that the title song of Stefanie Sun's album was produced by Weisong and Sisong. Why was it suddenly changed?" Zuo Kehui knew these two brothers.

The title song of Cai Yilin’s new album, "Show Your Love", was composed by Li Weisong.

"These two are playing tricks on us. They are really unfriendly." Wu Dawei complained.

"Zhou Jianhui is very ambitious. It seems that he wants to make Stefanie Sun the last queen of the century." Zuo Kehui said with narrowed eyes.

"Ideals are full, but reality is skinny. Warner only has Weisong and Sisong as the songwriters. Do they think they can elevate Stefanie Sun to this position? It's wishful thinking. The same goes for Viking. Elva Hsiao can't get rid of the word 'little'. How can she compete with our Universal's resources?" Wu Dawei chuckled.

"Don't underestimate the enemy. Didn't Shen Lang show up unexpectedly?" Zuo Kehui reminded.

"He's from Xinso, how could he possibly work for Warner and Viking? Don't worry, Jolin is safe." Wu Dawei said indifferently.

Indeed, at this stage, only the Rolling Stones can compete with Universal.

Going against a company on your own?
This is even more fantastical.

Even people as strong as Luo Dayou and Li Zongsheng can't do it.

What’s more, he is just a 22-year-old kid who hasn’t even grown all his hair yet.

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Warner Records.

"Cattle!"

Seeing the sales of Stefanie Sun's new album "Meeting" growing day by day, Zhou Jianhui couldn't stop smiling.

But the more I think about this, the more regret I feel.

How could you let it go? !