Three songs, let Jing Fupo accompany me to subvert the Chinese entertainment industry.

What was the most popular song in August 2011?

It's the viral internet hit "Can't Afford to Be Hurt," a song by one of the three giants of QQ Music.

But now, suddenly two songs have appeared.

"You Were Once a Teenager" ignited the ideals of countless people on a certain late night, while "Slowly Cold" slowly healed the wounds during a heartbreaking time.

This only applies to these two songs; the other songs are doing well as well.

The popularity of the three previously released singles had faded considerably, but this time they have returned to the charts with the help of the album.

The song that Xue Zhiqian and Li Ronghao co-wrote, although it didn't become a huge hit, is actually considered by many to be just as good as the title track on side A.

The other songs on side B each have their own characteristics, and young people at least like them.

Overall, none of the songs were bad. Although the two main singles absorbed most of the popularity and buzz, the other songs still managed to share some of the revenue.

As a result, although the other songs did not perform as well as the two that were outstanding, they at least occasionally made it onto the charts.

Moreover, the sales volume of 100,000 units in the first week is truly terrifying.

In today's world where piracy is rampant and physical albums are practically extinct, how can anyone dream of a song selling 100,000 copies in its first week and then a month?

"Impossible. In this situation, let alone 500,000, it's probably not even 200,000."

Hearing Jingyang speak so bluntly about himself, and even express some pessimism about sales, Lu Zheng felt somewhat helpless.

Seeing the results of the first week, he thought that the first month's sales would reach 300,000 and could eventually reach 500,000.

It wasn't that Lu Zheng was impatient; it was just that Starlight Brilliant desperately needed a victory to cover up their previous defeats.

But it was clear that Jingyang was destined to spoil the fun.

"I'm not saying this to be mean, but Lao Lu, you shouldn't have any expectations for the current or future Chinese music scene."

"It's like Wang Xiaoer's New Year celebrations getting worse every year; in the future, the upper limit for singers will be much lower than that for actors."

"Even I don't rely on the popularity of the music industry and singers to go on to act and create a reputation for being a triple threat in film, television and music."

After hearing what Jingyang said, Lu Zheng felt that it was a mistake for him to help Jing Tian collect songs.

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

"We can't achieve such great results and then not publicize it, can we?"

Lu Zheng was helpless.

"We still need to promote, but we need to change the focus of the promotion."

"Stop promoting sales figures and talk about how much better it would be to promote which song had an impact on whom?"

"I'm going to be a positive character!"

"If the time is right, I wouldn't mind becoming the godfather of the new era of Chinese pop music!"

As he spoke, Jingyang looked intently at Lu Zheng, his meaning quite clear.

"Lao Lu, what do you think about what I told you earlier?"

"It's only a few million US dollars, the company should have that kind of money..."

Jingyang was referring to ByteDance's upcoming angel round of funding.

Although founder Zhang Yiming has no shortage of channels or money, angel rounds, as the name suggests, are angel investments, which carry considerable risk.

This is also why Lu Zheng has always opposed it.

He didn't know what was wrong with Jingyang, but after learning about this company, he insisted on urging him to become an angel investor.

Has Lu Zheng gone mad?

"That won't work. The only resources we can utilize are those from Wanda Group. A real estate company and an internet company... they're completely unrelated..."

If it were anyone else, Lu Zheng would never have spoken to them so politely.

However, this is Jingyang.

He and Jing Tian both agreed that he would be the true leader of the company for at least the next two and a half years.

No matter how much he refused, he still had to consider Jingyang's requests...

"That's such a pity..."

Jingyang sighed involuntarily, sometimes people are just a little bit off.

"Hey Lao Lu, let's talk about something. I'll mortgage the copyright to the company. How much money can the company get for me?"

Lu Zheng: "?"

When he types a question mark, it means either you have a problem or I have a problem.

Putting aside the issue of pledging copyrights, are you trying to embezzle money from the company?

In an instant, Lu Zheng's eyes locked onto the official seal still on the table.

Are people robbing others these days without even trying to hide it from others?

But seeing the serious look in Jingyang's eyes, Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask, "No, are you serious?"

Jingyang rolled his eyes and didn't say anything.

At this point, Lu Zheng also had to consider Jingyang's suggestion.

"Although it's outrageous, I still respect your choice."

Lu Zheng summoned the copyright department and calculated the copyright value of Jingyang's ten songs on the spot based on market copyright conditions.

The four songs "Slowly Cooling Down," "You Were Once a Teenager," "Decent," and "Take Everything You Want" topped the charts, so the price will be a bit higher. The copyright fee for one year is about 400,000 yuan.

The other six songs, while popular, did not reach the top spot and did not receive any additional benefits from the singers, so the highest they could be offered was 100,000 per year.

The entire album costs only 1.8 million a year, which is only 300,000 US dollars.

However, based on the future trend of the copyright market, Jingyang's pledge over ten years should increase significantly, but the exact increase depends on the other party's wishes.

After the calculation was completed, the copyright officials tactfully left without daring to ask another question.

Jingyang did some calculations and said, "Based on the speed of my country's economic development, at an annual growth rate of 5%, if we don't make things too complicated, you give me 4.5 million US dollars, and the copyright of these ten songs will be yours for ten years."

Even though Lu Zheng had anticipated this, he didn't expect Jingyang to still have such great courage.

He sold his pension insurance directly.

And it was sold too low...

Given the market's positive outlook on the entertainment industry, these ten songs would be worth far more than this price even in five years, let alone ten.

"You think so highly of that company?" Lu Zheng muttered to himself.

After a dozen seconds, Lu Zhengdao said, "It's not bad for you, a mortgage of five million US dollars over ten years."

"Let's go through the procedures in the next few days!"

After saying that, Lu Zheng told Jingyang to leave.

But Jingyang added, "Also, could you please introduce me to Wang Sicong, the young master of Wanda Group? I have a project that will definitely make him money."

This time, Lu Zheng couldn't hold back any longer and directly yelled at Jingyang to leave.

Don't you know the famous saying in the industry?

It's not that I'm afraid of rich kids spending money, it's that I'm afraid of them starting their own businesses...

He dared to let Wang Sicong start a business, so Old Wang dared to storm his door.

Jingyang, who had been kicked out, curled his lip. "Fine, don't try to make connections then, but why kick me out?"

Although he was kicked out, he wasn't without a Plan B.

"Hey, Tian Tian, ​​help me make an appointment with Young Master Wang from Wanda."

"Hey, this isn't just messing around, it's serious business, we're helping him make money."

"What? You're coming too?"

"Okay then, call me when we meet up later."

"Thank you, Princess Tian Tian~"

After hanging up the phone, Jingyang revealed a triumphant smile.

Although there were some unexpected events along the way, the goal was achieved.