Debuted right after graduating from high school

Chapter 100 The album is a big hit!

This time I recorded a mobile phone ringtone.

We really need to find female singers to help, and create some chorus and female-only versions to test the waters. It doesn't matter which one becomes popular, the key is to make money.

It is estimated that this is to screen out weak partners and reduce the difficulty of operation, even though it is necessary to launch 50 mobile ringtones at one time in accordance with the minimum standards of telecommunications operators.

But if one or two of these songs could become real hits, Fan Wumian would actually be very satisfied.

According to the information he learned, the information fee for each ringtone during this period ranged from 5 cents to 3 yuan.

The revenue is usually split 50-50 between telecom operators and ringback tone companies.

Of course.

Fan Wumian could not see the actual purchasing data in the background, and was also worried that someone would play tricks, causing him to not receive any money or to earn less.

So this time he cooperated through Shanzeiwang Media (Huaxia) Co., Ltd.

As a mainland branch of a Hong Kong enterprise and a "Hong Kong" star, I believe that in order to avoid disputes, some people may be a little more restrained, or at least not so blatant.

An Internet company called TOM, owned by Hong Kong's richest man, Li Cheung Kong, announced two months ago that it earned millions in dividends a month from mobile phone ringtones.

Bullying the weak and fearing the strong is very realistic.

Therefore, the more famous Fan Wumian is now, the less likely he is to be cheated. No one will joke about their iron rice bowl just to generate income for the company. It is easier to pick on a weak target.

The mobile phone ringtone industry is in a period of explosive growth and expansion.

By the time the telecom operators come to their senses and realize that they can create their own mobile phone ringtones and keep most of the profits in their own hands, it will not be easy to make a quick buck.

Fan Wumian could no longer remember when the popularity of ringtones would end. He had never paid special attention to this kind of news in his previous life.

In order to become "the pig standing on the wind", he had to work a little faster and recorded more than 20 new song ringtones in one go, without even caring about keeping a low profile.

Anyway, every time he went to the Sapphire Blue Records Studio to record songs recently, the staff looked at him as if he were looking at some kind of "god".

Being good at singing and being good at writing good songs of different styles are obviously two different concepts, not to mention that Fan Wumian sings quite well.

Compared with many tone rogues, there is a slight gap.

However, it is precisely because of the lack of characteristics that many styles of songs can be sung decently.
Zuo Ziyan also speaks Mandarin.

It’s hard to describe my level, I can only say that I can speak it.

For example, when she sings "Learn to Meow", you can tell she is a southern cat.

I wouldn't do something love-minded like throwing away my job just to please my girlfriend.

In the yoga studio.

Fan Wumian asked Zuo Ziyan to try singing "Learn to Meow" and "Fairy Tale Town", and then told her that he would ask her to try again next time he wrote a Cantonese song suitable for a male and female chorus.

How could I not understand what he meant?

Zuo Ziyan was so angry that her face turned red. She said, "I'm going home for dinner," and then left the yoga club classroom to do other things.

Smile cheerfully.

At 5 o'clock in the evening, the phone vibrated gently.

Fan Wumian took out the text message and read it, and an expression of surprise appeared on his face.

Because Bluebird sent a text message saying, "I'm busy shipping and clearing out the inventory! A big customer bought all the 16400 albums that had just arrived in the warehouse!"

These days, information doesn't travel that fast.

Maybe Fan Wumian has already become famous in Dongguang, but most people in the north, northwest and southwest still don’t know who he is.

Recently the media started to pay attention to him and gave him a big push, and the initial popularity he gained in the mainland immediately began to show up in album sales.

Actually.

In many cities in Dongguan, shops on the streets and alleys like to play Fan Wumian's songs over and over again recently.

When walking on the street, you can often hear passers-by humming those magical brainwashing lyrics.

For example, in "You Hide, I Hide" -

"What is such a lonely love?

Wrap me with your fingertips
Escape from me with a kiss

The silent kiss invades my heart"

And in "Under Mount Fuji"——

“I once wandered along the snowy road
Why do you cry for good things?

Who can claim Mount Fuji for himself out of love?"

The Cantonese songs that Fan Wumian can remember are already popular classics.

Every song in the album is a hit song, and the quality is no joke. What it lacks is just publicity and promotion.

The crazy online advertising and media promotion by the internet trolls, coupled with word-of-mouth from the first listeners, led to a sharp increase in sales, and the warehouse was always out of stock.

This is also the reason why Fan Wumian dared to make the decision and asked manager Shi Zhongzhi to bring legal documents and find several large factories to place orders for 50 albums at one time.

The news that the monthly production is 80 sheets has been released through dealers.

We hope that this huge number can scare off some copycat dens that are planning to follow suit.

After all, the wholesale price is not high and the stock is sufficient.

If the bosses of those dens had any brains, they would be able to see that the counterfeit goods they produced might end up losing money on them.

After increasing supply and demand and meeting the needs of dealers, there is no need for these dealers to take the risk of looking for sources of supply elsewhere.

There was a piece of news at the beginning of the month that caused quite a stir.

There was news that a music store owner was sued and fined tens of thousands of yuan just for selling two pirated Jay Chou albums. The inspections are very strict in all places.

Other powerful and legitimate record companies have no way to completely clean up all the counterfeit dens, and Fan Wumian believes that he has no such ability. He can only consider trying to grab more market share and not be like Jay Chou, who made a joke that when the genuine album sold more than one million copies, it was said that the counterfeit album sales had exceeded 10 million copies.

It took a week before.

The sales volume increased from zero to over 5 copies.

In the first three days, the total sales volume has reached more than 100,000 copies. Considering the total population size of the mainland, it is far from reaching its peak.

I feel that the OEM order volume of 50 pieces is a bit too conservative.

Fan Wumian called Manager Shi Zhongzhi, and when the call was connected, he asked straight to the point:
"We've been selling more and more albums these days. Should we place another batch of orders?"

On the other side of the phone.

Manager Shi Zhongzhi said in an excited tone:
"Of course!"

"I was just about to find some time to call you. Do you know how many orders the customers have placed today? More than 8!!!"

"There is no stock in the warehouse, which makes me very anxious. I think we need to work in two shifts and produce 24 hours a day to ship the goods as soon as possible."

Fan Wumian was also shocked by this number and asked:

"Another big client came today?"

"We contacted them ourselves and met with the people from Xinhua Bookstore. Our salesmen also contacted chain stationery stores and chain bookstores and told them that young people like to buy this album recently and they can return it to us if they can't sell it. The order was placed quickly and the price was pushed down to around RMB 4."

The commission plus the bonus means that I can earn more than 10,000 yuan a day.

Manager Shi Zhongzhi was so excited that he was going crazy, immersed in the thrill of making crazy money.

Money is what can be earned. Fan Wumian didn't care much about the wholesale price being lowered from the original 5 yuan to more than 4 yuan. When he met many powerful distributors who wanted to sell tens of thousands of albums, it was inevitable that they would be forced to lower the price madly.

Even so, he can still earn about double the gross profit.

Due to the outsourcing to third-party factories, the production cost increased slightly. The average cost of the 50 albums produced was about RMB 2.

Fan Wumian raised his fist and said:

"Thank you for your hard work. Next time I come over, I will calculate the amount and give you the bonus commission in advance."

When I was looking for news on the Internet before.

When Fan Wumian saw that the album "The First Snow of 2002" sold more than copies in Northwest China in just one month without the help of any major record company, he was so envious that he drooled.

I never expected that happiness would come so suddenly.

It only took me half a month to exceed this target.

Rough statistics.

The total sales in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Southeast Asia have rapidly exceeded 6 copies.

Sales in the mainland have increased dramatically.

Total sales in almost three weeks are approaching the 40 mark, which is mainly attributed to online advertising through water armies and counterfeit album dealers, who have sales channels all over the country.

If the distribution scope and production volume had not kept up, the overall sales volume should have been higher.

Judging from such strong momentum.

By the end of next week, it will be basically no problem for total album sales in the mainland to exceed 50 copies, and there is even hope that it will reach or copies.

Thinking that most people in the mainland don’t know him yet and that the market prospects are still extremely broad, and that he is currently just a niche singer in the mainland, Fan Wumian is full of expectations for his financial prospects.

The strategy of small profits but quick turnover is very effective.

Even if most of the profits are taken away by dealers and retailers, it is much better than watching the owners of counterfeit dens get rich.

On average, the pre-tax net profit for each album is about 2 yuan, plus the revenue in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Southeast Asia, which means that this month's profit may reach millions!

Although it was only equal to Miss Shuang's half-day pay (208 million), it was enough to make Fan Wumian overjoyed.

If he can maintain this momentum, the sales next month will most likely be even higher. At this rate, he will be able to earn the HK$400 million signing fee that EMI Records promised him with just one album, "That Girl".

really.

It is better to be your own boss than to work for others and strive hard to realize your boss's dream.

He has been busy recording mobile phone ringtones recently. The best-selling album, online promotion by internet trolls and media coverage are also working simultaneously to help Fan Wumian become famous in mainland China and have made countless people begin to remember his name.

I became famous and made money at the same time, which was a great feeling.

hang up the phone.

Thinking about the fact that he had earned more than 100,000 yuan today, Fan Wumian had a feeling that it was not quite real. After being poor for a long time and suddenly becoming rich, it was difficult for him to adjust his mentality for a while.

I walked to the entrance of the martial arts club not far away in a daze.

Fan Wumian saw Youpiao and the others playing games. He just opened the door and walked in, ready to say hello, when he discovered that a few of their friends had started to make a fuss.

The mantis gave a thumbs up and shouted:
"Brother Tianwang is awesome! No wonder you've been missing for so long, do you really have a chance to marry into a wealthy family? Just now you were having a tryst with the school beauty Zuo, and were caught alive by Lao Wu!"

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Fan Wumian gave him a middle finger and retorted:
"Men and women are equal, and the strict barriers of social class are revealed as soon as they are spoken. Why do I have to marry into the family?"

"I've been on a plane with Heifer recently, and I'm so awesome. I just wanted to talk to her about something. The school thinks that it would be embarrassing for a big star like me to have bad grades, so they asked the school beauty to help me with my studies. Don't wait for me to finish school together recently."

"Let's go! I'm in a good mood tonight, so I'll take you guys out for a meal. Let's go to a restaurant and get some beef offal and roast goose."

Youpiao covered his chest and said in an exaggerated tone:

"There is the opposite sex but no humanity. I will give you private lessons. I think I have seen a similar plot in a Japanese movie."

Mantis asked:

"Huh? Tutor? Or detention? I'm familiar with all of these!"

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(End of this chapter)