Unboxing, Director!

Chapter 53 Xiao Qi shrank
After telling Zhou Jianhui about the plan, he agreed with the suggestion of starting a two-king competition.

But what about the hydrogen bomb?
Even though I already knew that Lu Jiang was a genius among geniuses, I still couldn't believe it at this moment.

Lu Jiang didn't waste any time and directly performed three new hits.

A few minutes later, a purple treasure chest suddenly popped up above Zhou Jianhui's head:
[Zhou Jianhui wants to renew the contract with the host, no matter the cost]

【Exceeding the requirements, the treasure chest can be upgraded】

Regardless of the cost, it’s still just purple?

That’s right, after all, they are just three new songs.

"Lu Jiang, you have more than just these three, right?"

"I've only finished writing these three songs so far. The rest will depend on inspiration."

"Now that the new album is finished, how about we renew the contract in advance?"

“I’m a director.”

“The price is negotiable!”

Zhou Jianhui had long regretted signing only a two-year contract with Lu Jiang.

He had been wanting to mention this matter for a while now.

I thought I’d talk about it after the new album is released.

But now he couldn't bear it anymore and spoke directly. He really didn't want such a treasure to be snatched away by others.

Lu Jiang smiled and said, "If I offer a higher price than Wang Fei, will you agree?"

Lu Jiang has also thought about renewing his contract with Warner.

After all, it is really troublesome to start your own record company.

Another requirement for upgrading the Golden Finger is 100 million in cash.

So if Zhou Jianhui can really offer a high price, he will naturally consider it.

As for what the appropriate price is, of course it has to be on par with the best.

In 97, Wang Fei signed a contract with EMI Records for HK$6000 million for five albums.

Although Wang Fei's case is extremely rare in the Chinese music scene.

But aren’t monsters like Lu Jiang rare?

So you think about it.

Zhou Jianhui thought about this for a moment, then said solemnly, "I'm glad you said that. We'll study it carefully and will definitely satisfy you."

"Well, let's not talk about this for now, let's deal with the things at hand first."

The two sides then discussed the publicity plan in detail.

At the same time, in order to adapt to the insurance plan, Lu Jiang postponed the release of the new album to early September.

This can also accommodate the special effects production time of "Dongfengpo".

This is my first time producing special effects, so it’s still a little slower than expected and will exceed the budget by a few days.

Considering the time for "Return of the Condor Heroes 2" and the production of new songs, it is still very appropriate to postpone it for a few days.

At the same time, Lu Jiang did not forget Yehenara.

"Has the release date for Yehenara's new album been set?"

Zhou Jianhui shook his head: "At the beginning of the year, it was revealed that it would be around July, but until today, there is no confirmed date."

Lu Jiang felt a little regretful.

He still remembered this grudge, but she turned out to be even more of a coward than Richie Jen.

But now that he is facing a powerful enemy, he has no energy left to deal with Yehenara.

I hope she can be more careful and put the release time together with herself.

After confirming the release date, Zhou Jianhui also provided a detailed publicity plan.

The name of the plan is "Double Kings Battle".

One is the new king who has just taken the throne, and the other is a quasi-king with extremely fierce momentum.

The competitive relationship between the two is actually very popular in the market.

Many people feel that the two have a bad relationship.

More people want to see a peak showdown.

Everyone was already hungry and thirsty. The reason was simple.

In the mid-to-late 80s, PolyGram launched the "Alan Tam and Leslie Cheung Competition", and the entire Hong Kong music scene was dominated by Alan Tam and Leslie Cheung.

In the early 90s, the Hong Kong music scene was promoting the "Four Heavenly Kings", whose popularity surpassed all singers from Taiwan and mainland China at the same time.

Today, Alan Tam and Leslie Cheung have semi-retired from the music scene, and the Four Heavenly Kings have gradually transformed themselves, and their glory is gone.

The entire entertainment industry has become less lively.

At this point, Richie Jen and Lu Jiang suddenly emerged, and it was thought that a complete confrontation between the "two kings competing for supremacy" would be achieved.

As a result, the album release dates of both parties have never matched.

This also makes the "confrontation" scene lack a lot of highlights.

It's a bit like two boxers fighting in the ring, but their appearance times are always staggered, which is really disappointing.

So now both of them will release their new albums in August and September at the same time.

There is no doubt that the entire Chinese music scene will be completely ignited.

Zhou Jianhui was very excited about this.

Prepare all resources to mobilize.

They strive to build a thick enough defensive wall for Lu Jiangxin in the face of the joint encirclement of their arch-rival Ren Xianqi's Rolling Stone, Xie Tingfeng's Hong Kong circle, and other possible competitors, so that he will not fall behind.

Then wait for the new album to be released and launch a major counterattack with quality.

Everything is finalized.

But before officially announcing the release date of the new album the next day, Richie Jen flopped.

At the end of May, Rolling Stone Records officially announced that Ren Xianqi will release a greatest hits album on October 5.

The so-called best of albums is a solid album that brings together many old songs that have been tested by the market and re-recorded, as well as songs sung by Richie Jen and well-known singers, plus a few individual new songs.

Similar to peripheral merchandise, it is specifically used to give back to old fans and expand the audience base.

In addition to giving back to fans, the compilation album also has another function, which is to consolidate one's position in the industry.

For example, in this selected album, Ren Xianqi will sing his old songs with big-name singers such as Li Zongsheng and Zhou Huajian.

After all, he is a new superstar, so he needs the support and endorsement of some veteran singers. In this way, he declares that he has gained the recognition of veteran singers and authorities.

To put it bluntly, Ren Xianqi had no intention of making a breakthrough in his personal style, artistic attainments, or sales this year; he just wanted to maintain his current position.

Zhou Jianhui couldn't help but laugh when he saw this.

It turns out it wasn't a smokescreen, they really only release compilation albums!
Thus.

If the other party releases a selected album, no matter whose new album has better sales and quality, the industry will not think that Ren Xianqi has lost.

If he continues to hype it up, it will seem like he has no vision.

This is a typical anti-fraud method.

Moreover, the release date was also changed. Knowing that Lu Jiang would release an album around August, it was changed to October.

This means that the other party has given up the competition directly.

But this attitude seems to be a direct stop to the fight, and tacitly accepts two or more kings.

But in fact it is the safest, because in the end no matter how many kings there are, he can sit back and watch the others fight to the death.

In the end, no matter who comes to power, it won’t have much impact on him.

Even the newly appointed king had to thank him for his previous kindness.

But the problem is.

"There's no need for the Rolling Stones to do this. Isn't it obvious which situation is more advantageous, one superstar or multiple superstars?"

Zhou Jianhui felt that there was something wrong with his arch-rival, the Rolling Stones.

Although this method can indeed help Ren Xianqi stabilize his position now.

But in the past, when facing people from rival companies, the Rolling Stones would take as much as they could and were very domineering.

Why are you so Buddhist now?

Can you just watch Lu Jiang become equal to him?

Lu Jiang sensed something was wrong with this: "Maybe Ren Xianqi doesn't have any good songs this year."

(End of this chapter)