national idol

Chapter 264

"Hey, boss, your album sales have surpassed mine." Zhang Xuan, who was sitting on the sofa when she saw Ding Ning enter the company early in the morning, immediately stood up and said to Ding Ning with a smile.

"Is there?" The air conditioner was turned on a little high, and it was quite hot in the company. Ding Ning asked Zhang Xuan while taking off his coat.

"Yes." When Ding Ning walked over, Zhang Xuan handed the tablet in front of him: "You sold 21 copies yesterday, and I only sold 15 copies. Isn't that more than me?"

Knowing it was a joke, Ding Ning smiled and said, "You're hurting me, do you still want to hold a platinum celebration banquet?"

Hearing that Ding Ning was threatening the celebration banquet, Zhang Xuan immediately withdrew her smile and showed a bitter begging look: "Boss, I was wrong."

"How much is the total sales?" Ding Ning sat down on the sofa and asked.

"Just now I did the math and it was 112 million."

"It's okay, are you satisfied?"

It sold 8 million in 112 days, which was lower than Ding Ning's highest expectation.

Stimulated by the high sales of Li Yixian and An Keqing, his highest expectation for the sales of Zhang Xuan's new album was aimed at the pre-sale of three platinum, at least two platinum. Looking back now that the results are out, it is indeed overestimated.

However, it is normal for sales to be lower than expected.

For one thing, his publicity is not as overwhelming as that of Universal and Best. If he is exhausted, he will bring Zhang Xuan with his own popularity.

Secondly, Zhang Xuan is not a promising singer like Li Yixian and An Keqing, she was just a third-tier or fourth-tier singer who couldn't even sell gold sales.

She can achieve the current results, which is actually very good. In the entire music scene, it is enough to be called a quasi-first-line level. Compared with Xia Ziyan's new album sales, it is not far behind. Going out and already has her own social status. It is completely possible to show off, and if he is not satisfied, he will be too greedy.

After all, the entire music world can't produce a few platinum singers a year, and there are even fewer platinum singers like Zhang Xuan who can reach platinum sales within the pre-sale.

I don't know how many companies are envious of promoting a third-rate singer to the first-tier. He has already proved his golden sign as a "sales expert", and even the media has unanimously praised him, so he should be satisfied.

"Of course I am satisfied." Of course I am satisfied, but looking at Ding Ning, it seems that he is not satisfied, Zhang Xuan asked weakly: "Are you dissatisfied?"

"Ha." Ding Ning smiled, and lay down on the sofa: "No, it's not bad."

This is not bad, if you sell 8 million in 112 days, it is likely to sell triple platinum in the end. In the entire music world, a female singer who can sell triple platinum with one album is enough to count on her fingers. ok.

Of course, after all, Ding Ning can't look at it with the eyes of ordinary people. Zhang Xuan paused and said, "Are you disappointed in me?"

Seeing that Zhang Xuan is not as casual towards him now as he was before, and his words and deeds are a little more awe-inspiring, and he is not used to her like this, Ding Ning smiled: "No, don't think too much, it's good, just because I'm afraid you will be proud .”

"Oh." Zhang Xuan responded, and the joy in her heart suddenly diluted a lot.

She felt that Ding Ning's expectations of her must be higher than the grades she got now, which made her a little worried.

With Ding Ning's current name, there is no shortage of people in the company. Like the little girls she knew in the music industry, I don't know how many want to jump to Wanwei, and they all want to get online through her and Ding Ning.

In the past, the company held group auditions, and there were so many people who signed up. After two rounds of screening, the remaining ten, in her opinion, are not inferior to her, and they are all younger than her.

Under such circumstances, she was under a lot of pressure. She was afraid that if she dissatisfied Ding Ning, she would fall out of favor in an instant, and her status as the first sister would be lost.

Seeing that Zhang Xuan lost interest in his few words, Ding Ning quickly changed the subject: "How much did "No Difference" sell?"

Zhang Xuan took the tablet and did the math, and said in a low voice, "Only sold for 43."

43 is really not much, but after all, it is the opening song of the finals of the Young Singer Contest. The audience has been diverted by the opening editions of the Shu and Yangcheng competitions that have already been held. The sales are also reasonable. Ding Ning said: "Pretty good. By the way , I’m going to recommend you to participate in the singer’s night, are you going?”

Singer's Night is the music program with the highest ratings recently. Since Ding Ning is willing to recommend her to go, it doesn't mean that she is still very optimistic about her. Zhang Xuan said pleasantly, "Go."

Ding Ning said: "Then prepare yourself, next week you will go to the gymnastics match."

You have to sign up for the gymnastics match, and then the program team screens it out, but Ding Ning is very sure, Zhang Xuan asked doubtfully: "Has it been confirmed?"

"Yeah." Ding Ning crossed his legs, twitched his mouth, and said with a smile, "The director came to me by himself. Are you sure you're not sure?"

"That's great, thank you boss!"

Ding Ning is Ding Ning, and Zhang Xuan really admires and envies him for making the director come to him in person.

After tossing and tossing in the music scene for a long time, she was even more delighted to have the opportunity to appear on TV, or a TV program with a skyrocketing ratings.

But when she thought about it again, a lot of pressure rose in her heart.

Because the kick-off competition must be in the top four to be considered a success, and all the contestants in the singer's night are old-timers. None of the first two rounds of kick-off players succeeded, and they have to step on the shoulders of their predecessors It is difficult and difficult to enter the top four.

She was very worried, and finally took a chance, but as soon as she appeared on the stage, she was directly cannon fodder, not only losing her own people, but also Ding Ning's people.

"Let's prepare well, choose the competition song first, and let me know when you've chosen."

With that said, Ding Ning got up and prepared to go back to the office.

Coincidentally, Da Fei pushed the door open and entered the company. She looked at Ding Ning as soon as she entered the door, and she hurriedly called Ding Ning: "Oh, Pigeon, don't leave yet."

"Morning, Da Fei." Ding Ning greeted quickly.

"Morning." Dafei walked up to Ding Ning quickly, opened the notebook in his hand, showed it to Ding Ning, and said, "Last night, a director named Deng Qing called and said that it was recommended by director Zhang Jingwei. Yes, I want you to help write a movie theme song. Can you write a costume Kung Fu movie?"

There are too many theme songs for kung fu movies, and several songs have already floated in his mind. Ding Ning said: "Yes, why not, tell him to charge 30 yuan."

"So much?!" Da Fei was surprised.

The general theme song charges, no matter how big the big name is, it is about 30 yuan, and Ding Ning asks for [-] yuan, which is really too high.

"Well," Ding Ning explained, "I may not be able to sing the theme song of a kung fu movie with enough vigor, so I have to find someone to sing it. 30 is not much, 10 for the songwriter and 20 for the singer, not the market price." What? I still have to give the singing share, which is reasonable."

That’s right, Ding Ning used to do the production and singing all by himself, so the fee was naturally relatively cheap, not to mention that today is different from the past, he is now famous, and he no longer has to stick to others, so of course the fee has to be raised, Dafei suddenly smiled when he heard this Said: "Well, then who are you going to invite to sing, so I can talk to Deng Qing."

I haven't even written the song yet, so I don't know who to invite to sing. Ding Ning said: "It must be a big name. Now I can't say who to invite. You first ask him if he agrees."

"Okay. Then I'll go ask."

"Go."

Da Fei left, and Ding Ning went back to his office.

After a while, Da Fei came to the door again. Hearing Da Fei's knock on the door, he thought she had made a deal with Deng Qing, but after Da Fei opened the door and came in, he looked up and found that there was still a man behind Da Fei. Followed by a stranger who looked so familiar but couldn't tell where he had met.

Male, age should be above forty, looks a bit thin, not short, well dressed, looks like a person with status.

Seeing this, Ding Ning quickly stood up and listened to Da Fei say, "Gezi, Director Deng came over by himself. He wants to have a detailed chat with you about the theme song."

It turned out to be Deng Qing, Ding Ning quickly smiled at Deng Qing and said, "Hi, director."

Deng Qing responded with a smile: "Okay."

After sending Deng Qing in, Da Fei said, "You guys talk, I'll go out first", closed the door and left, while Deng Qing walked up to Ding Ning, shook hands with Ding Ning, and said, "It's better to be famous than to meet, you really are a good-looking talent. "

Every time he heard such polite words, Ding Ning felt weak: "Thank you for the director's compliment, the director got up early, where did you come from?"

"It's not far, Mingxiu District, where I live. I was going to the studio, so I happened to drop by, so I came here." Just as he was about to follow Ding Ning to the sofa, Deng Qing saw something written on the notebook spread out on the table. sentence.

"Facing the waves with pride, the blood is like the red sun."

"The guts are like iron, but the bones are like fine steel."

"He has a broad mind and a long-term vision."

This word is strong and powerful, and Deng Qing was shocked instantly. He quickly pointed to the notebook and asked in surprise: "You wrote this word?"

"Ah, yes," Ding Ning picked up the notebook, handed it to Deng Qing, and said, "I just heard from my assistant that you want words for kung fu movies, so I wrote a few sentences."

"Well written!" Deng Qing took the notebook and looked at it carefully again, the more he read it, the more he appreciated it.

In his opinion, these few words are full of spirit and life.

Very eager to know what words Ding Ning would write next, he looked at Ding Ning and asked eagerly, "What about the next one?"

Suddenly realizing that this kind of passionate words can only be written with inspiration like a diabetes collapse, Deng Qing suddenly apologized: "Did I bother you? Did I interrupt your inspiration?"

This word is actually "A Man Should Be Self-Reliant" written by Master Huang Zhan. Ding Ning remembered that he knew it by heart, so he would not be disturbed.He smiled and said, "No, how about I finish the word first."

"Okay, hurry up." Such a good word is of course the top priority. I was very worried that my uninvited visit would interrupt Ding Ning's inspiration. Deng Qing secretly blamed himself for coming at an inappropriate time.

It would be a very sad thing for him to ruin a good word.

Hearing that Deng Qing agreed, Ding Ning sat back on the chair and wrote out the follow-up words.

"I will work hard and be a good man."

"Be a good man and improve yourself every day."

"A hot-blooded man is brighter than the sun."

"Let Haitian gather energy for me, to open up the world, to break through for my ideals."

"Let the blue waves be tall and strong, and see the vast blue sky, full of majesty."

When Ding Ning wrote this, Deng Qing couldn't help saying "yes".

It's really good, just standing beside Ding Ning and watching Ding Ning writing quickly, he can feel the blood in his body surge up, and he wants to go out and do a set of Taiji Baguazhang.

Hearing his applause, Ding Ning raised his head and smiled, then continued to write with his head down.

"I'm a man who should be self-reliant."

"Stand tall and hold your chest high, everyone will be a pillar and a good man."

"Use my hundred points of heat to shine a thousand points of light."

"Be a good man with a warm heart."

"Lighter than the sun!"

After finishing writing, Ding Ning pushed the notebook to Deng Qing, got up and led Deng Qing to the sofa in the middle of the room, and said, "It's finished, Director Deng, what do you think?"

Needless to say, just this word, whoever you show it to, is not always eager to ask for it, Deng Qing took the notebook and said: "The writing is very good, I want this word, you make a price. "

Ding Ning said: "I want to find a master to sing this word, one-stop service to the end, I charge Director Deng 30, what does Director Deng think?"

30 is too cheap, even if it is doubled to 60, he is willing to give it, Deng Qing said: "No problem, then when will your song come out."

The arrangement of "A Man Should Be Self-Reliant" needs some time, Ding Ning thought for a while and said, "At least five days, slow work and meticulous work, Director Deng, you shouldn't be in a hurry, right?"

No matter how much time is given to polish good words, he is willing. Deng Qing said: "There is no rush, there is no rush at all. Just let go and do it slowly. It will take two months for you."

It won't be necessary in two months, Ding Ning said with a smile: "That's fine, by the way, Director Deng, I plan to change the song of this word according to the "General Order", is it okay?"

"General's Order" is a famous song through the ages. It is a good thing to be able to change it according to "General's Order". There can be more gimmicks in the publicity. Deng Qing sat down on the sofa and said: "No problem, when will you finish the demo?" , you can listen to me first."

"Okay." Ding Ning followed suit and sat down.

Deng Qing paused, then said again: "I heard from Zhang Jingwei that you can make music, right?"

"Yes."

"Is there a schedule in April or May? My movie has just started shooting, and it will be finished in about three months. I want to hand over the soundtrack to you."

In fact, when he came here, Deng Qing was still hesitant about the soundtrack, but now that he saw the word Ding Ning, he felt that he could let Ding Ning give it a try.

He didn't wait for Zhang Jingwei and Li Liang's soundtrack, but waited for Deng Qing. Ding Ning smiled and said: "There is no such long-term arrangement now. If Director Deng really intends to hand it over to me, I will definitely spare time."

Deng Qing said: "I can't say clearly that I will definitely hand over the soundtrack to you. I will give you a small tape after a while, and let you try it first."

He has no experience in soundtracking, Deng Qing was not so relieved, it was normal, Ding Ning said: "No problem, can I ask Director Deng about the content of your movie, so I can make preparations."

Dare Ding Ning didn't know what scene he was filming, Deng Qing was stunned, and said, "Does Huang Feihong know?"

Upon hearing the words Huang Feihong, Ding Ning almost vomited blood, because "A Man Should Be Self-Reliant" itself was written for Huang Feihong.

He also immediately realized why he thought Deng Qing looked familiar. He had just seen the news about the opening of this drama two days ago, and he still remembered that the name should be "Huang Feihong: The Scary Dragon and the Dragon". Deng Qing must also be a great director.

It is really destined, Ding Ning said with a smile: "It must be the scene of Jinghongyoulong, then I know."

I thought Ding Ning knew about it a long time ago, but I didn't expect to know it now. Deng Qing was a bit dark: "Yes, that's the scene, then..."

While talking, Ding Ning's cell phone rang suddenly, and Deng Qing stopped talking immediately when he heard the ringtone.

"I'm sorry." Ding Ning hastily took out his mobile phone to check, and found that it was Dafei who sent him a text message, saying that Xia Ziyan had come and was waiting for him in the VIP room.

After replying "received" to Da Fei, Ding Ning put away his phone and smiled at Deng Qing, "I'm sorry, Director Deng, please continue."

All that needs to be said has been said, Deng Qing got up and said: "It's nothing else, anyway, it's the show, if you have something to do, go to it first, I have to go to the set too, we will call when the time comes."

"it is good."

Ding Ning gave Deng Qing a cell phone number and sent Deng Qing out.

After sending Deng Qing away, Ding Ning rushed to the VIP room. Seeing him enter, Xia Ziyan got up and said with a smile, "There are visitors this early in the morning, so business is booming."

"That's not it." Ding Ning smiled, walked to the sofa opposite Xia Ziyan and sat down: "Sister Xia, you are also quite early, and you have something to do with me?"

"Of course there is something." Xia Ziyan felt a sense of oppression in front of Ding Ning for no reason. Xia Ziyan crossed her legs and pretended to relax with a smile: "Next week is the final of the Young Singer Contest. Don't you want us Forget about the chorus."

About this matter, Xue Xianzheng just sent him a text message yesterday afternoon, asking him to go to the People's Stadium to gather at ten o'clock this morning. How could he forget it? Ding Ning said: "I haven't forgotten, isn't it still early? You're going to the stadium together."

Didn't Ding Ning mean that she was in a hurry?

However, she is really in a hurry, because now as long as she touches Ding Ning, she can be exposed in the news, and now she wants to hug Ding Ning's thick thigh.

I don't know if Ding Ning has seen through her thoughts, Xia Ziyan put her legs down again in embarrassment: "You haven't told me what song to sing in chorus until now, I just wanted to come and ask you."

Isn't it up to the tutor to decide the chorus song? Why did he ask him? Ding Ning was taken aback when he heard this: "Shouldn't it be Sister Xia who decided the song?"

When Xia Ziyan heard Ding Ning's words, she was also stunned.

That's right, shouldn't she set the song? Why did she come to ask Ding Ning?

why?

Isn't it because Ding Ning has far overshadowed her in the limelight now, she subconsciously thinks that Ding Ning will set the song.

In her heart, she also hoped that Ding Ning would set a song, and it would be best to tailor a chorus song for them, because it would be popular!Will be red!Will be red!
This is very important and must be said three times.

But how could Ding Ning know what she was thinking? Xia Ziyan blinked, suppressing her embarrassment, and said, "I thought you would decide."

Fainted, if you didn't tell me, how would I know you wanted me to fix it.Thinking secretly like this, Ding Ning pondered for a while, and said: "Well, actually, I happen to have a song on hand that is very suitable for us to sing together."

"New songs and old songs?" Xia Ziyan's eyes lit up when she heard this.

"New song, I have lyrics. How about, Sister Xia, come to the office with me to have a look?"

"Okay." Xia Ziyan responded indifferently, but said "Oh yeah" in her heart.

Ding Ning's new song is still a chorus. If it has the level of "Coral Sea", it won't be able to hit the charts and kill the world. She is very much looking forward to it.

(End of this chapter)