The richest person in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 30 Talent Arrival
Zhang Chen remembered that after his trip to China, he saw a report on the plane that Princess Diana had returned home before the 31st, and there has been no news of her accidental death so far.

In other words, she escaped the car accident in the original time and space.

The impact was the release of a song - "Candle in the Wind 1997"

This song was written by Elton John after the death of Princess Diana, and it took advantage of the global hot news at the time, so that the song sold more than 2000 million copies in a short period of time.

Don't underestimate Diana's influence around the world. "The People's Princess" is a widely recognized title in the Commonwealth circle. The singer also sold so many records with a song expressing condolences for Diana's death, so you can imagine her influence.

At the same time, the singer also won the 98 Grammy Award for "Best Male Pop Vocalist" with this song, which can be said to be due to Princess Diana's influence.

Now that this song has not been released, it naturally gives other singers opportunities.

Of course, he was not the only one nominated, but without this song, his chances of winning increased a lot.

Zhang Chen's four nominations not only caused an uproar in the outside world, but even Zhang Chen himself was surprised.

Here we have to mention the Grammy award setting. The Grammy is divided into many sections, and each section has different awards.

Among them, the four with the highest value are: Production of the Year, Album of the Year, Single of the Year, and Best Newcomer.

Because this is an award open to singers of all types and the competition is particularly fierce, the value is also the highest.

Others will be broken down into sub-awards such as pop, rock, country, etc.

Of course, there are also more important ones: Best Female Pop Vocalist, Best Male Pop Vocalist, and Best Pop Album.

The reason is simple, it's the same logic, there are the most people singing pop music and the competition is fierce, so the value is high.

So among the five most prestigious awards that Zhang Chen could win, he received four nominations. Even if he didn't win the last one, it was an honor to be nominated, which is why people were surprised and even shocked. You have to know that he was only 14 years old when he attended the Grammy Awards. Many singers may not have received a single nomination from their debut to their retirement.

After thinking about it for a moment, Zhang Chen felt that there must be a story behind this.

"What about the Chinese album?" Zhang Chen also became concerned about the basic market.

"According to some media, the sales volume is 2300 million copies, but the authentic copies we can count are only 130 million." Yin Zilan replied helplessly.

There is no way. There are a large population in China, so the consumer market should be very hot.

The sales of 2300 million copies is a clear proof, but pirates are too rampant, and many singers and even film and television drama investors have suffered greatly. For example, the popular song "Heart Too Soft" that became popular last year is said to have sold 2600 million copies, but the actual sales of genuine copies are less than one million.

Is there any cure? Anyway, Zhang Chen is not qualified to manage it, so he can only say that the water is too deep.

This is also a big reason why Zhang Chen had to develop outside in the early stage, because he really couldn't make much money.

"Forget it. We can't do anything about it. As long as we can make money, it's fine." Zhang Chen also let it go. No matter how small a mosquito is, it's still meat. Besides, the position of the basic base also depends on this to be consolidated. It's better to occupy a position early so that he doesn't have to call those people seniors in the future.

From now on, everyone who debuted since 98 will have to call him senior, even if they are older than him.

I'm talking about you, Xiao Zhou!

Zhang Chen thought about it and found it quite interesting.

At the wrap party, there was naturally eating and drinking, but Zhang Chen didn't dare to overeat as he needed to take care of his voice during this period.

Zhang Chen felt that he had rushed too hard in 97, so he wanted to slow down and take some time to calm down.

The main reason is that there are many things that he cannot do at his age, and he always feels restrained when he wants to do something.

Including the selection of songs for my own album, I know there are many suitable songs, but they are not suitable for me to sing at this age.

There was also the business layout, he planned to hide behind his mother and guide her to make the layout. Besides, he was a student, and it seemed that he could only have some time for activities during the winter and summer vacations.

After New Year's Day in 1998, Zhang Chen completed the recording of all albums.

He finally selected three songs for the English album:

"Baby"

Monsters

Unstoppable

It also includes a total of 5 songs that were collected by Zhang Chen himself or Warner.

In addition to the title song "baby", the other two songs in the album are inspirational songs, which is also his current style.

These days, in addition to the album matter, I also received good news from my mother.

Perhaps the previous press conference had an effect, and a very famous female director and screenwriter in later generations began to contact Sun Fangping.

This director named Lin Yufen has made many movies and TV series in TVB, but due to the current layoffs in TVB, he had to go north to look for opportunities. It just so happened that Chenguang Entertainment was recruiting, and the two sides were attracted to each other.

The screenwriter they found was a good friend of Mr. Gu Long, who is also a famous writer in Taiwan. He brought the adapted script of his good friend's novel "The Flying Dagger of Xiao Li".

The ratings of this drama were second only to "My Fair Princess 99" in 2, reaching 35%.

However, in order to make this film, a martial arts director was indispensable, and Sun Fangping found Yuan Heping.

With the help of several directors and screenwriters who have been in the industry for many years, "The Flying Dagger of Xiao Li" officially entered the cost accounting stage.

Sun Fangping has learned a lot about the development of Chenguang Entertainment during this period of time. Under the subtle guidance of Zhang Chen, she has formulated a strategy to produce a TV series independently every year and invest in and participate in no less than two TV series.

In terms of movies, the domestic film business is temporarily stagnant because the domestic commercial film industry is not yet strong.

However, if a suitable script is delivered, Chenguang Entertainment can also give it a try.

Not for making money, just for gaining experience.

Zhang Chen was also very clear that only after the millennium would it be the time for him to truly show his talents.

"Brother Chenchen, what are you thinking about?" Liu Qianqian walked into the living room and saw Zhang Chen in a daze, so she asked curiously.

"I was thinking, after my album is released, if fans ask me to sing 'Let's Meow', what should I do?"

"I'll sing, I'll sing!" Liu Qianqian was very positive and she felt she was capable of doing the job.

"Aren't you afraid of singing on the stage?"

"Don't look down on me. I've even participated in competitions!" Liu Qianqian held her head high with a proud look on her face.

"Okay, it's settled. If there's a book signing event, a fan meeting, or something like that, you'll sing this song for me." Zhang Chen slapped the coffee table and settled the matter.

"Humph! Just wait and see what I do!"

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