Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 53 EP Release
Ji Xiang is really dedicated and responsible as an agent!

Knowing that Shen Yan was not a professional, he arranged a teacher for him and also specifically reminded him of the limits when interacting with others...

But Shen Yan suddenly remembered something: "Brother, You Dazhi is currently filming a TV series for Tangren!"

“…Yu Dazhi?”

"Yes, he has been looking for work since he left Galaxy Image!"

Ji Xiang immediately understood his idea: "You want him to direct 'Introduction to Architecture'?"

"Yes, his skills are good... and the price is not expensive!"

"let me see!"

On why You Dazhi left Galaxy...

Milkyway Image was founded in 1996. The 1997 Asian financial crisis brought the Hong Kong film industry into a slump. Milkyway Image was mired in economic crisis in its second year, with its funding chain experiencing several breakdowns.

The company's early productions were critically acclaimed but not commercially successful, causing it to lose money and unable to pay its employees' salaries.

The situation did not improve until after 2000.

For the past three years, the entire team has been able to hold on thanks to their passion.

You Dazhi was just one of the ones who couldn't hold on. He came from an ordinary family and his girlfriend urged him to get married. How could he survive without money?
You can only leave the galaxy!

However, he left behind three works in Galaxy: "Only One Can Survive", "Dark Flower" and "Very Sudden"...

After leaving Galaxy, he filmed a TV series called "The Losers" for China Star. That work was mediocre. Later, he filmed "The Twin Dragons of Tang Dynasty" for TVB, which became a classic in the hearts of Hong Kong drama fans.

Yau Tat-Chi was a disciple of Johnnie To. He was assigned to be To's assistant and followed him for more than ten years...

His style tends to be more serious, like fatalistic, but...making a romantic film shouldn't be difficult for him...

……

How to promote original songs?

In the past, there was a complete industry chain – through radio and music station charts, and recommendations from many professional magazines…

Finally, a TV promotion...

Now, this form of publicity has been eliminated!
Because no one buys so-called professional music magazines.

Magazines like Contemporary Music and Music Weekly are barely read by anyone...

Of course, if you're willing to pay, you can be included, but it's meaningless...

In addition, you need to pay to buy the Chinese Music Chart and CCTV Music.

You have to be on the charts before you can have a chance to perform on TV!

Now, there are charts, but they are mainly concentrated on the three major platforms: Kugou Music, QQ Music, and Kuwo Music Box...

Especially Kuwo Music, which was the number one music platform in the era when there was no copyright awareness!
You definitely have to spend money to buy recommendations—homepage recommendations, new song recommendations…

Shen Yan's first EP is called "Shen Yan", which has five songs: "Why Not Go Home and Drink Tap Water", "Mountains and Seas", "Light", "Zou Ma", "Xiao Ban"...

Each song is very popular and has a very artistic feel...

After it was released in September, coupled with strong publicity and marketing, it quickly topped the hot song charts.

EP sales also exceeded 10!
10 sales is already quite impressive, after all, Shen Yan is a complete newcomer...

It can be said that Shen Yan became an overnight sensation!
Thanks to Shi Shi, Yuan Hong and Wen Zhang for their help - they all helped promote it on Weibo...

Although Weibo has just been established, Sina Weibo only has 3000 million users...

And among the three of them, Yuan Hong, who has the highest number of followers, only has 50 fans, but... his publicity power is still very strong!
Sina Weibo was officially launched in August 2009, and immediately faced fierce competition: NetEase, Tencent, Sohu and other portals announced the launch of Weibo services.

In addition, Shen Yan did not forget to add a sentence in the introduction of "The Supreme of the World": "The author's first EP "Shen Yan" is on the market, please support it!"

"The Honor of One World" has been on the shelves for three months, with three chapters updated every day...

The click rate according to Qidian statistics exceeds 300 million.

The number of pirated readings must be multiplied by at least ten...

At least at this stage, its popularity is no less than that of celebrities’ Weibo recommendations…

Shen Yan originally wanted to ask a few experts for a recommendation... but he had no connections with these people, so he gave up! Oh, and now that "Lotus Tower" has finished serialization, Shen Yan directly asked Chen Xu to upload "Lotus Tower" to Qidian...

Free version!
By the way, "You Fei" has started serialization in the "Wuxia Edition"...

As for the extremely popular Shen Yan, he spent almost a month promoting his songs.

Ji Xiang arranged a bunch of offline promotional performances for him, including but not limited to compilation concerts, shopping mall performances...

It really is a shopping mall extravaganza!
Shen Yan just sang in the mall with his guitar...

It’s pretty good, at least I don’t have to go to a nursing home to sing!

In September, a bunch of singers released albums. Zhou Bichang released her fourth album "Time", Yu Haoming released "Hug", and Zeng Yike also released "FOREVER ROAD".

The best-selling song is the soundtrack of "Let's Watch the Meteor Shower Together"...

By the way, after 08, the internet became ubiquitous, and a new generation of people no longer relied on portable players or MP3 players to listen to music, opting instead for online players. This also fueled the rise of online singers. Mainstream media began to be diverted by self-media, and traditional mainstream singers also began to decline.

09 was the golden age of "divine songs", and songs such as "Love Business" and "The Most Dazzling National Style" are still popular today.

Although songs such as "Making a Mistake", "Love Business" and "One Person's Loneliness is Two People's Mistake" have been attacked by mainstream media as vulgar, it has to be said that their brainwashing ability is top-notch.

It just so happens that Shen Yan's songs are not suitable for ringtones...

The top ten ringtones are all earthy music such as "Love Business", "My Good Brother", "Make a Mistake", "I'm Just a Legend", and "One Person's Loneliness is Two People's Mistake"!
In addition, "Heartache 2009", "I Want a Hug", "Marry Big Bad Wolf", and "Li Lei and Han Meimei" also ranked high.

……

Changsha, hotel.

Tomorrow, Shen Yan will participate in the recording of "Day Day Up" and will make a cameo appearance during the show to sing "Mountains and Seas"...

Ji Xiang is on the phone with someone...

After a while, he knocked on the door and came in. Shen Yan was typing...

"I just received news that 'Why Not Go Home and Drink Tap Water' is ranked 95th on the ringtone on-demand chart..."

Shen Yan took the time to reply: "What else?"

"One hundred or so..."

One hundred outside...

I'm speechless!
Shen Yan shook his head: "I really want to write a divine song..."

Ji Xiang: "Then go ahead and write it... I'm telling you, the song 'Love Business' alone earned over 5000 million in revenue from ringtone downloads!"

"I'm worried about losing face!"

"Indeed, these brainwashing songs are full of cheapness... But we're not bad either. I calculated that the ringtone share is enough to cover our investment costs... Sales, publicity, and commercial performances are pure profit!"

“…How much can I earn?”

"It's hard to say. After all, it's not time to pay the bill yet. But, it should be at least over 200 million!"

200...

He can get 80.

It’s already very good!

Adding the 30 yuan in the card, it’s enough to pay the down payment...

After pondering for a moment, Shen Yan asked, "Don't you have any advertisements for me?"

"...Yes, I was asked to recommend them all... They were all three-flawed products, or they didn't match your image or temperament!"

"You decide," Shen Yan said, "How's our movie going?"

"I've already sent the script to Li Xing. In a couple of days, I'll take you to meet Sister Bingbing!"

Shen Yan nodded and was about to speak when his phone vibrated. He looked at the incoming call ID and smiled: "...I'll take a call!"

"Shi Shi again?"

"Um…"

(End of this chapter)