Starting with Super Girl, he began to train the Chinese entertainment industry.

Chapter 103: What do you mean? Why are you targeting me?

Cai Yilin is also under a lot of pressure.

"Dancing Diva" was her first album after switching to EMI Records, and also her eighth Mandarin album in her career. Its success or failure determined her status at EMI.

It's important to know that many record companies will invest heavily in developing a new artist's career during their first album, but if the sales are dismal, it will be difficult to secure resources later on.

After all, you're not the only one in the company.

EMI Records has signed several new artists this year, including Sun Yanzi, A-mei, Luo Zhixiang, and Huang Lixing. The first two are both formidable figures, and the latter two are also quite good.

Cai Yilin is extremely nervous right now.

She deliberately chose the quiet month of May to release her album, thinking everything would go smoothly, but Zhang Liangying stole the front page headlines in mainland China.

The mainland market is the biggest money reservoir...

Amidst the tense atmosphere on both sides, time quietly slipped into the late night of May 11th. The temperature was neither too high nor too low, the breeze felt comfortable, and the fans were also quite restless.

Many people couldn't sleep, so they simply went to the entrance of the music and video store.

In Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hangzhou and other places, many people are already queuing up for the cold rice noodle shops to open.

Hangzhou.

Some young people who had just finished their night shifts and were planning to relax at internet cafes or billiard rooms were completely baffled when they saw a long queue forming outside the city's largest audio-visual market!

what's going on……

Why are you standing here so late at night instead of sleeping?
We go to internet cafes for entertainment and relaxation, but you guys are just suffering standing at the entrance!
In the group, Chen Bo, a freshman at Zhejiang University with a clear and innocent look in his eyes, said excitedly, "I envy President Chen Liang so much. He is friends with Shen Qing and Liang Ying. Shen Qing specially sent him 100 CDs. I heard that everyone in the music club has one."

His classmate Liu Jian said, "The threshold for Zhejiang University's music society has been raised, and it's not easy to get in now."

Chen Bo nodded: "My name is only one character different from President Chen's, and I can't get in either. It's said that President Chen became popular after he strongly supported Zhang Liangying, and many people have been trying to get in."

Liu Jian said, "Forget about that. We have to buy a few more CDs tomorrow. When we get back, we can show them off to our female classmates. Maybe we can find a girlfriend to talk to."

Chen Bo: "Haha, Shen Qing, please bless me! If I could find a partner who can sing like Liang Ying, I'd be willing to eat and drink well every day!"

Liu Jian: "Hehehe..."

Chen Bo: "Hehe!"

……

at the same time.

Zhejiang University Tianci Music Society.

The music gala is drawing to a close.

This is the last concert organized by Chen Liang as president, because the re-election will be held tomorrow, and he will no longer serve in this music club that he created.

"Dear members, brothers and sisters, I will be graduating in a month. I'm so glad to have spent these past few years with you all..."

"I hope everyone will cast their precious votes carefully in tomorrow's election and elect the person you believe can carry forward the music club."

"Tomorrow, Liangying's album will be delivered to the campus. When the election ends, everyone will get a copy. Please continue to support Liangying in the future."

"..."

As he spoke, Chen Liang became somewhat sentimental.

Many people came to comfort him.

However, when Chen Liang revealed a major scandal, everyone was filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred, wishing they could replace him.

"Damn it, boss! I was feeling so sad just now, and you actually secretly got an offer from 'Qingying Studio'?!"

"Ugh... President, you fucking deserve to die!!!"

"Waaah, I'm so envious."

"Old Chen, when did this happen? You kept it a secret from the brothers for so long!"

"Trying to treat! Let's have some skewers, let's go!"

"..."

Chen Liang was secretly pleased; finally, he got to play the big role.

He coughed, gestured with his hand, and said calmly, "You know, I met her during the preliminary rounds of the talent show. I was the one who organized her first campaign event... With a relationship like that, it's not unreasonable for me to work at her company as her legal counsel, assistant, HR, and PR representative, is it?"

No~
Why are you taking on so many jobs?

Give the brothers a chance!

Seeing the members chattering away, Chen Liang felt great and waved his hand, "Eat and drink whatever you want tonight, and we'll even book a whole karaoke place. We'll drink until we drop!"

……

The next day.

When Chen Liang and his group came out of the KTV, the streets were already bustling with traffic, and the sunshine was warm and pleasant, just like his job after graduation.

Chen Liang stretched and yawned, "Awesome! Following Liangying and Shen Qing, the future is bright!"

Although a Zhejiang University diploma is highly coveted, Chen Liang knows that the money-making potential of that diploma is nowhere near as fast as that of the entertainment industry.

Just then~
Singing could be heard coming from a steamed bun shop on the street corner.

What I miss is the ability to talk about anything.

What I miss is dreaming together.

What I miss is what happened after the argument.

"I still have the urge to love you."

"..."

Chen Liang immediately realized that it was Zhang Liangying's voice.

It's only 7:30 in the morning, and this song is already available and playing?

So fast!

The others also came to their senses.

"Holy crap, it's a song by Liang Ying!" "The album's already on sale?"

"That's incredible speed. The record stores must have opened early."

"That's a steamed bun shop run by a jellyfish vendor. Let's go support his business!"

At the entrance of Ma Er Hangzhou Xiaolongbao Shop.

Chen Liang and the others were about to order 100 steamed buns when they were drawn to the television screen.

Inside the small steamed bun shop hung a color TV and a VCD player, which was playing "The One I Miss".

One member said, "The song 'Liangying' paired with this music video is absolutely amazing! President, can you check where the album Shen Qing sent is?"

Chen Liang couldn't wait any longer.

He immediately took out his phone and called the delivery person.

beep...

Busy...

I called again, but the line was still busy.

It wasn't until the fifth attempt that the call connected.

Upon hearing Chen Liang's words, the person on the other end of the phone said, "I'm just too busy. I really can't leave here. There are too many stores coming to restock."

Chen Liang: "Boss, where are you? I'll come get it myself."

Boss: "It's in the audio-visual market. When you get here, just ask the security guard where the biggest distributor is. Go up to the second floor and find me. My surname is Liu."

The album that Shen Qing sent to Chen Liang was shipped from a distributor in Hangzhou... but the boss's phone was ringing off the hook with calls from various stores all morning, so he didn't have time to deliver it to him.

Chen Liang ran over and got 100 CDs. When he got back to school, it was already 11 o'clock. A group of club members were waiting anxiously at the door.

When they saw Chen Liang come in, everyone excitedly went to greet him.

"The president is awesome!"

Stop being so arrogant, just listen to the music.

When Chen Liang took out the CD and saw Zhang Liangying's artistic photo on the cover, he was overjoyed. This woman would be his future boss.

No, he'll be my colleague from now on.

The boss is Shen Qing~
They carefully opened the CD and put it into the VCD player, then watched the television screen without taking a deep breath.

Side A contains six songs.

The first song is "Radiance".

The second song is "Chinese".

The third song is "The One I Miss".

The fourth song is "Thinking of You at 00:01".
The fifth song is titled "Still Want to Be Happy".

The sixth song is "Dream It Possible".

Side B contains 7 songs.

The songs are "The Song of Wonderful Abilities," "If Love Continues," "In My Song," and "Little Happiness," along with three bonus songs: "Moonlight," "Ten Thousand Frontiers," and "Warmth."

The four main tracks were not listed in the first four tracks, but were instead distributed across sections A and B.

The advantage of doing this is that it allows everyone to listen to all the songs.

Because if the main tracks are all placed at the beginning, many people will listen to the first few and then stop listening to the later ones, making the later songs useless.

This situation is not good for record companies or artists, so when recording CDs, the songs are often scattered and distributed.

After all, as a singer, only if she has enough songs and a wide enough reach can she become famous enough.

Those singers who only have a few classic works will not amount to much and will soon fade into obscurity.

……

A day later, according to data compiled by distributors, in Chengdu alone, third-tier distributors and stores obtained 4 CDs and cassettes from second-tier distributors.

The situation is similar in other first-tier cities.

However, this does not represent the final data; we still need to look at the final sales figures from the stores. Nevertheless, it is sufficient to illustrate the point.

The order volume on the first day...

It has already surpassed the 30,000 copies sold last November for Jay Chou's "November's Chopin".

This clearly demonstrates how high the distributors' expectations are for album sales, placing Jane Zhang and Jay Chou's earning power side by side.

This doesn't mean that Jane Zhang's influence is on the same level as Jay Chou's. It's just that Jane Zhang gained a large number of die-hard fans through "Super Girl," and these fans are much more enthusiastic and have a stronger willingness to spend money than Jay Chou's fans.

This is the advantage of talent shows...

The fans they attract are all active and willing to spend money.

……

Because the distributors of Cai Yilin's CDs and Zhang Liangying's CDs were the same group of people, EMI Records obtained the sales data of the two artists in mainland China around 11 p.m.

now.

Baidai Conference Room.

Chen Zebing, the deputy general manager of Bai Dai, frowned as he looked at the report his secretary brought him. "I thought Zhang Liangying's sales would be quite good, but the results still surprised me."

Cai Yilin also had a form in her hand, and she remained silent.

Chen Zebing laughed and said, "But it's okay. As long as you lead in sales in Taiwan, your current trend is only slightly behind Jay Chou's 'November's Chopin'."

Cai Yilin forced a smile and said, "Okay, soldier, I'm still a little worried. The data for 'Dancing Diva' doesn't seem very optimistic. It's much lower than Jay Chou's..."

Chen Zebing put down the report and said, “With the rise of online music piracy, the decline of the record market is inevitable. In 1998, album sales in Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong reached 84 billion yuan, last year it was only 20 billion yuan, and this year it is estimated to be less than 16 billion yuan. Your sales are already the highest in Taiwan this year.”

Cai Yilin nodded silently.

After a busy day, she didn't rush to shower and go to bed when she got home. Instead, she put Zhang Liangying's CD into the player, ready to listen to see what kind of songs it was that could outsell Jay Chou and me!
(End of this chapter)