Chapter 1396 The No. 1 Golden Broker

If you want to ask which country has the hardest work for artists, Yin Jun would definitely choose South Korea.

South Korea's trainee system, which often lasts for two to three years or five to six years, is simply frightening to everyone.

Tens of thousands of people have been trained together since they were 11, 12, 13 or 14 years old. They are trained in dancing, singing, posture, etc. for more than 12 hours a day. This kind of boring and boring life is unbearable even for adults, let alone these. A child now.

But judging from the results, you have to admit that the combinations trained in this way usually have great appeal to young people.

For example, the Thigh Era moved from South Korea to Japan, the birthplace of idol culture, dominating all Japanese charts and becoming the most popular group in Japan, even suppressing local groups like AKB48. , which is absolutely impossible without some extraordinary strength.

Yin Jun also wants to be in an idol group, but he has never thought about changes like Korea. At most, the model can be similar to Japan.

His first experimental subject was the Happy Girls group.

It is definitely an unprecedented feat in Asia to bring together five beauties, Wen Bixia, Zhou Haimei, Zeng Huaqian, Li Lizhen and Li Saifeng, who have been carefully selected to form a group.

Unless Zhou Huimin, Li Zhi, Zhong Liti, Qiu Shuzhen and Li Jiaxin are brought together in the future, there will be no second group that can compare with them.

So Yin Jun has high expectations for the Happy Girls girl group.

Not only did they open the way for them with the popular hit "Happy Ghost" across Asia, but they also specially prepared three popular songs for them that fill the hearts of girls.

"Next Stop Queen" by Twins.

SHE's "Not Yet Lovers".

"One Thousand and One Wishes" by 4 in love.

No matter which one of these three songs is taken out, it will be a best-selling hit. It is definitely an instant choice, let alone put together.

So while "Happy Ghost" was popular all over Asia, the album "Next Stop Queen" also officially set a precedent for an idol group.

Within three months, this previously unknown group achieved sales of 1.5 million copies with this album. Half a year later, the total sales exceeded 2 million, becoming the number one group among all Asian groups.

The female group of Happy Girls has not given up on the concert.

In the three months since the movie and record came out, the five girls traveled to 8 countries and regions and held 15 concerts, all of which were sold out.

Back in Xiangjiang, they also held 8 concerts in a row, which was better than several of their senior brothers. Only Leslie Cheung's 12 concerts could surpass them.

But who is Zhang Guorong?

The number one king in Hong Kong and even Asia!

Being able to get close to Zhang Guorong, even for a moment, was enough for them to be honored.

They accepted advertising endorsements with ease. They won 23 ads in two months, and the advertising endorsement fee was 48 million, setting another record!

I originally thought that the Happy Girls girl group would definitely develop so smoothly. After one or two years of continuous progress, they would officially consolidate their position as the number one group.

But the facts did not develop according to this situation.

Instead, the girl group of Happy Girls started in winter and entered a bottleneck period.

The TV series and movies they each starred in were met with mediocre responses. Even Wen Bixia, the "daughter of Xiangjiang" and the "big devil" whom people in Hong Kong grew up watching, starred in two movies and TV series, and the box office ratings were very high. generally.

The second album of the Happy Girls group was released after the Spring Festival this year. However, it only sold 250,000 copies in one month!

And 250,000 copies were sold throughout Asia!

For ordinary singers and groups, 250,000 copies is definitely not a low number, and they have even already made money.

The album of the Happy Girl Group has indeed begun to make a profit.

But things cannot be seen so simply!

Their debut album sold 2 million records half a year ago, and now their second album only sells 250,000 copies. Do you think it’s normal?

To this end, Kirin Records has conducted an internal review.

First of all, everyone wanted them to have a breakthrough, so the songs they wrote seemed a little more mature and abandoned their previous youthful vitality. As a result, those young people who loved happy girl groups suddenly stopped liking them.

Secondly, the singing skills of the female group of Happy Girls have not improved.

The first album could still attract fans with its freshness and smooth songs, but the second album still had the same tone and no surprises, which disappointed many people.

The third factor is the lack of a super classic finale like the three title songs of the first album. The production style of the entire album is relatively bland and cannot create any surprises, so there is not much effort in promotion. Make people actively want to buy.

To put it simply, the charm of the five girls has not been developed at all, and it is worse than when they first debuted.

You know, they have been debuting for almost half a year now. They are a super idol group that has become very popular, but they have not made any progress at all. It is really confusing.

The news was fed back to Yin Jun, and Yin Jun thought it was all right.

However, this cannot conceal the failure of Kirin Culture in packaging the Happy Girls group.

For a mature and excellent group, songs, dances and film and television works are certainly very important, but the company's packaging of them is also a very important factor.

If everyone relies on their strength to make a living, then what does your company need to do?

A good company can turn an 80-point idol group into a 95-point or above.

A mediocre and poor company can lose the game even if it has a king plus four twos.

Of course, the Happy Girls girl group is definitely not a complete failure. From last year to this year, they all participated in the filming of "The Deer and the Cauldron", and all five girls gave wonderful and important performances.

Li Lizhen, the most beautiful among the five, plays the role of A Ke, the little princess Mu Jianping is played by Li Saifeng, Wen Bixia is Princess Jianning, Zeng Huaqian plays Shuang'er, and Zhou Haimei plays Zeng Rou.

Except for the fact that the wife of a leader was unable to cast these young girls, and that Fang Yi was really a woman with a weak sense of presence, they basically occupied all the important female roles.

This TV series is Kylin TV's summer flagship. It is written by Yin Jun, produced by Xiao Sheng, starring Tony Leung and Andy Lau, and was shot on location in the Mainland. The average cost per episode exceeds 1 million.

The entire filming of more than 60 episodes cost more than 60 million yuan.

This does not include some post-production.

Even Xiao Sheng himself said that this was the most laborious and wasteful TV series he had ever filmed, even better than the previous "Legend of the Condor Heroes".

With the blessing of such a TV series, the Happy Girls girl group will definitely become more popular again.

But this is definitely not enough.

What they really want to become famous is music and idol culture.

Therefore, in addition to once again intervening in the affairs of the Happy Girls, Yin Jun is also preparing to match the Happy Girls with the best manager.

Xiangjiang is such a big place, and although the recording industry is flourishing, there are only a dozen really good singers, and there are only a handful of good managers.

Among them, there are two female agents named Chen, who are the most popular and praised.

The first one is Chen Shufen, who is currently the director of Kirin Culture’s performing arts department. She started her career by giving concerts and bought a song "MORICA" that made Leslie Cheung famous and made Cheung Suet-you famous when he was in a period of alcoholism and decadence.

With the two superstars above alone, Chen Shufen can be ranked among the top three agents in Hong Kong.

The second one is called Chen Jiaying.

Chen Jiaying is a wonderful person.

Unlike Chen Shufen, who casts a wide net, she has only served three people in her entire life as an agent.

Chen Baiqiang, Wang Fei and Chen Yixun.

And it's not at the same time at all, but only one singer at a time. People only accept the contract of the next singer after the fate of the previous one ends.

Chen Baiqiang passed away from a drug overdose, and Chen Jiaying began to cooperate with Faye Wong. After Wang Fei failed to make records and faded out of the music scene, Chen Yixun eagerly asked her to come to her door and let her become her manager.

In 2014, when Chen Jiaying announced that she was retiring, Yixun Chen came to her door and pestered her for a full week. The king of the music industry acted cunningly and wanted her to continue to take care of him because he did not want her to end her contract.

The same is true for Wang Fei. Even if she fades out, her contract and her daughter's contract are all in Chen Jiaying's name, even if it's just in name.

She only believed in Chen Jiaying. She not only entrusted her entire acting career to Chen Jiaying, but also continued to entrust her daughter to Chen Jiaying.

Who wouldn't admire Chen Jiaying, a heroine who can make someone as simple and indifferent as Wang Fei do this?

Being able to be so loved by the singers he serves, Chen Jiaying, who has only been the manager of three people in her life, has no regrets.

So she is better than Chen Shufen. ——Chen Shufen and Zhang Xueyou later caused a heated dispute over the termination of their contract, and Chen Yixun begged Chen Jiaying not to retire and continue to take care of him. They are two extremes.

Now that Chen Shufen has arrived at Qilin Culture and is doing quite well in concerts, Yin Jun is not ready to let her take charge of the agency department for the time being.

After all, the mainland is such a big market and it is in great need of people to develop it, bring in Hong Kong’s popular culture, and lay a solid foundation for celebrities to enter the mainland, so concerts are very important.

This time, Chen Shufen controlled the whole concert of Zhang Mingyan, Luo Jialiang and Kuang Yuyun.

With such a good start, concerts will continue from this year onwards, and Chen Shufen is absolutely indispensable.

Therefore, what Yin Jun is looking for is Chen Jiaying.

It just so happened that Yin Jun only knew that Chen Jiaying used to work at Wireless and was Liang Shuyi's assistant, and later went to concerts with Liang Shuyi.

When Yin Jun asked Liang Shuyi where Chen Jiaying was now, Liang Shuyi answered directly that she had recruited Chen Jiaying to her side as her assistant.

Now that he was one of his own, Yin Jun talked to Liang Shuyi and called Chen Jiaying to her reluctance.

Chen Jiaying didn't know what Yin Jun wanted to do with her. She was surprised when she heard that Yin Jun asked her to be the manager of Happy Girls, specializing in planning their road to stardom.

"Master Jun, maybe I can't do it?" Chen Jiaying thought silently for a while, then expressed her refusal, "They are already the leading star group in Asia, and I know their bottlenecks recently. I'm not afraid of difficulties, but I've never experienced this before, and I'm afraid that I won't do it well and will delay them."

"No one can do everything at the beginning." Yin Jun said with a smile, "They are at a low ebb now, which is the right time for you to perform. As for whether they can succeed, we don't care, you have to do it yourself. Only then will we know the result.”

"But……"

Chen Jiaying still hesitated.

What she was most worried about was not accepting the task itself.

Doing work, what kind of work is not doing?

If your boss asks you to do it, can you still refuse?

It's just that the girl group of Happy Girls is so special. Three of the five girls in it are extremely close to Yin Jun, especially Wen Bixia, who is like a little princess.

If Wen Bixia disobeys her, not even Liang Shuyi can do anything, let alone Chen Jiaying.

If you can't manage them well, how can you plan for them and let them continue to reach the top?

Yin Jun also understood the hesitation in her heart and said harmoniously: "Don't worry, they are very smart and want to make a career. In the group, no one is special, and they don't have this kind of thinking. You create them according to your own model. If anyone is not convinced, you come and tell me, even if it is Ayu, I will teach her a lesson. "

With Yin Jun's statement, Chen Jiaying breathed a sigh of relief.

In any case, as long as the big boss can suppress them and prevent them from being too pampered, it will be easier to deal with them.

After all, these girls are only seventeen or eighteen years old, so as long as you can find a way to get along with them, it's not that difficult.

"So, do I have the final say in all their affairs?" Chen Jiaying asked, "Including record production, concerts, film and television performances, advertising endorsement contracts..."

"right!"

Yin Jun nodded and said, "You are in charge of everything. As for the manpower needed, you can go to the agency department to mobilize and set up a special small studio to serve them."

"good!"

Chen Jiaying thought about it for a while and then decisively agreed, "I will follow, but Master Jun, you must keep your word and do what you promise me."

She is also a decisive person, otherwise she would not have been able to achieve such achievements in her previous life.

But then, she immediately said, "Then I'm going to release a third album for them, which will be released together with "Happy Ghost 2" this summer. Master Jun, please write two more songs for them!"

Seeing how quickly she entered the role, Yin Jun burst into laughter.

But the young man had no reason or intention to refuse, and readily agreed.

Writing songs has always been Yin Jun's strength.

There are thousands of song names in the boy's future memory notebook. Finding a few good songs in it is not a problem at all.