Chapter 192 Transformation Is Never Easy

Listening, Li Qian gradually put away the smile on his face.

At the beginning, it was polite, no matter how close and sincere the words were, what face, what reason, what excuse, etc., were all polite refusal words, but when He Runqing was really that simple She said all her thoughts, and if she played politely again, it would not be a matter of rejection, it would simply be contemptuous of others.

As for He Runqing, no matter her strength or her status, the most important thing is her sincerity, let Li Qian know that this time, he must take it seriously.

In fact, he understood what He Runqing wanted, so he knew that what the other party said was the truth.

Moreover, frankly speaking, the things she said really touched Li Qian's heart.

Of course, it is impossible to give a new appointment. Although the other party is extremely sincere, if Li Qian's studio really signs He Runqing with a new appointment, there will definitely be an earthquake in the circle. By then, Li Qian's studio will make more enemies , everyone's jealousy towards the studio will become even more overwhelming.

But in fact, even if they don't sign a newcomer contract, even if they sign a contract that is fair to both parties, it still represents a great harvest for Li Qian's studio.

First of all, of course, He Runqing.

Things in the world are always like this, even if it is a small business, it is extremely difficult to reach the top level, strength, talent, hard work, and luck are all indispensable.

He Runqing has been popular in the domestic music scene for ten years. There is no doubt that the time, place and people are right for her, and she has everything. In terms of voice, singing skills, scene, appeal, and image, although she has started to decline, she is still a queen of the same level as Liao Liao. Right now, she is just beginning to be unable to keep up with the changes of the times, but her golden signboard is still priceless.

Secondly, as she said, her joining will really bring a very direct increase in income for the studio, because her diligence is really well-known in the entire domestic music scene.

She debuted for ten years and has been popular for ten years. Almost every year, she is not the most popular one. There is Zhen Zhen in the front, Zhou Mo in the middle, and Liao Liao in the last two years. There are people who can compete with her, or even hold her down, but if you really talk about income, Zhen Zhen, who has also been popular for ten years, plus Zhou Mo, who has been popular for four or five years, and Liao Mo, who has been popular for more than a year recently. Liao, the three of them together don't earn as much as she alone. Perhaps, only Feng Feifei, who has been earning money in a low-key manner and binge-watching golden songs in film and television, can barely compare with her, but he is definitely not as good as her.

Moreover, regardless of the limited sales of her albums now, her price is not low when it comes to accepting commercial performances, and the companies and units that are willing to invite her to commercial performances will never be less than Liao Liao—this is ten years later. position!

Wu Xing Wu Su has become popular, and the price of commercial performances may soar overnight to a level that everyone can't reach, but when an album hits, their price will drop immediately, even after the drop. Performance companies have to be cautious when inviting them, but He Runqing's level is not like this at all. Even if a certain album is rushed, her commercial performance price is still high-even if it is for a certain feeling, There are many people who are willing to listen to He Runqing's singing live. This kind of market appeal accumulated purely by time is definitely not comparable to Wu Xing Wu Su or Liao Liao, a newcomer or new queen who has just appeared in his first year or two.

The key point is that she is hardworking enough. She has been popular for ten years. She has released more than a dozen albums, which is worth more than one a year. To release more albums naturally represents a huge workload. However, on the basis of such a large workload , She can still spare a lot of time every year, going to as many as 40 or 50 commercial performances every year!

She didn't seem to know what "rest" was all about, and she never seemed to get tired.

Then, obviously, every income of an artist, the contracted company and the studio will have a share. The higher her income, the more share the contracted company will get.

If the calculation is serious, even if Liao Liao sells 10 million albums, the income she brings may not be comparable to that of He Runqing's album which sells 2-3 million copies!

So, what if He Runqing's album can also sell five or six million copies, or even more?

She will be a huge gold mine!

It's just... not easy!

With the development of the times and the acceleration of people's life rhythm, He Runqing's sweet songs are really gradually declining. Therefore, if she continues to release sweet songs, an album will sell 12 million copies, and then she will run away. It is of course no problem to continue to earn money from commercial performances for a few more years, but it will be very difficult to sell her album to five million copies.

Must transform!

But transformation... has always been extremely difficult!

Especially like He Runqing, she has almost become a signature figure in the entire domestic music scene. Her voice and image have long been fixed-the advantage of this is that her audience is quite stable. The acting price will never drop, but the downside is that it is infinitely more difficult for her to transform than other singers.

Although Li Qian has a huge amount of resources in his hands, and although he can produce countless excellent works, he can also learn from and refer to the examples of success or failure of many singers in that time and space, but if we want to Why did he make a transformational album for Runqing, but he was still not sure.

And once the transformation fails, she really can only continue to eat sweet songs for the rest of her life until she completely retires. Considering her age of 30 this year, the golden period is at most ten years away, and considering her Her appeal is already on a downward curve. Obviously, she has absolutely no chance of a second transformation.

Li Qian stretched out his hand to grab his chin, whirling continuously.

After He Runqing finished speaking, she looked at him without blinking.

She has already said that she wants to continue to be popular, so everything is implied - she just wants to transform!

Why can't even wait a year, insist on buying out the contract with his own money, and even go so far as to have such an argument with Sony? Because she knows very well that she is already thirty years old, and every year that follows is a countdown to her career.

Why would you rather choose a new date than come to Li Qian's studio? She also made it clear that at present, in the domestic music scene, she believes that there is only Li Qian who is the most promising and most likely to help her successfully transform.

Today's music scene has three major sections that are recognized as the hottest, that is, youth songs, urban love songs, and Chinese style. And the first launcher of these three styles, the market leader of these three styles, and the most successful person so far is Li Qian.

Therefore, Li Qian's statement that he is not good at making sweet songs is naturally broken without attacking.

After a while, Li Qian looked up at her, frowned, and asked, "Have you made up your mind? Do you really want to sign?"

He Runqing nodded, "Think it over. I've thought it over a long time ago. I'm just waiting for your studio to open, otherwise I would have come here earlier."

Li Qian rubbed his chin and continued to frown, "Want to transform?"

He Runqing nodded again, and said firmly, "We need to transform!"

Li Qian let out a long breath, let himself collapse on the sofa, closed his eyes, and kept rubbing his temples with his hands.

To, or not to?

Well, frankly speaking, even if it is the same songs, it is definitely easier for Li Qian to choose a newcomer with suitable conditions in all aspects to create. Let's paint! And if you want to use the same songs to praise He Runqing again and help her transform successfully, the difficulty will immediately become countless times greater!

You know, for a singer, ten years will not only solidify her external image and singing style, but also her pronunciation, her singing voice, her breath, and all her singing habits ...To change these, the difficulty is not much lower than changing her market image!

But, well, it's definitely a little more challenging this way.

Whether it is from the perspective of loving music, challenging the difficulty, or from the perspective of making money, it is not a discussion to sign her; The route, the scruples, and the gold content of myself as a gold medal pusher are considered, and it seems that I should be more cautious, rejecting her without discussion!

At this moment, even He Runqing, who was used to seeing strong winds and waves, watched Li Qian intently, waiting for the result of his thinking, but couldn't help sweating from his palms!

After so many years, she actually experienced the feeling of anticipation mixed with apprehension and worry again.

She is really a little nervous!

You know, since she really became famous, there is basically no one or anything that can bring her such a feeling. But now, the young man sitting across from him, his next words will very likely determine the direction of his career for the next ten years, how can she not be nervous?

After about two or three minutes, maybe seven or eight minutes, who knows, no one cares about this, He Runqing just noticed that Li Qian suddenly opened his eyes, and his eyes seemed to light up suddenly.

He Runqing sat up straight in an instant, nervously even deliberately holding her breath.

Li Qian also left the back of the sofa, sat up straight, looked at her seriously, and said, "I still decide..."

As soon as these five words came out, He Runqing's expression changed instantly.

still!

He Runqing pursed her lips slightly, clenched her palms into fists, her face turned pale.

The next words seemed to make Li Qian feel a little bit hard to say, so he unconsciously made two gestures, and then said: "Sister Runqing like this, I know you want to change, but your voice, your so Years of singing habits have been decided, and you basically can't change! I don't want to say anything else, can you sing other things?"

He Runqing was already agitated, aggrieved, puzzled, and even a little bit angry... Li Qian's words directly aroused her anger. Despite years of experience in dealing with people, she still controlled herself and did not run away on the spot. But when she spoke, she couldn't help but take a breath, "Why can't I sing other things? I was born in singing folk songs, and I sang in the mountains when I was young. The reason why I sang sweet songs is because at that time The producer who discovered me told me that I could become famous by singing sweet songs, and I really became popular after listening to him, so I continued to sing sweet songs, but it doesn’t mean I can’t sing other things!”

Facing He Runqing who was anxious and angry, Li Qian's face was almost expressionless at first, and then a slight smile appeared unconsciously. In He Runqing's eyes, there was a hint of "disdain", so she His face was red and white, and he became more and more anxious and angry.

At this time, Li Qian tapped his legs unconsciously a few times, and then said: "Then you mean, you can sing any song?"

He Runqing was stunned for a moment. Years of experience in life made her react quickly, and said immediately: "I didn't say that I can sing any song, but at least I have no problem with Chinese style and urban love songs!"

Hearing this, Li Qian nodded slowly, let out a long "Oh", and then said: "If you want to put it this way, do you think that as long as I write you a few Chinese style and urban love songs, you can easily complete the transformation Is it over?"

He Runqing was astonished when he heard this.

Of course she knows that transformation is not that simple.

Otherwise, even if she continues to stay at Sony, as long as the price is high enough, she can still get the song from Li Qian. After all, Li Qian even opened a studio, which is just an air of opening the door to do business. Naturally, the difference is only a matter of price.

But with the failure of the transformation of the last album "Bitter Bamboo", of course she already knew that it would not work just like that!

At least not enough to transform her.

Therefore, as far as the current situation is concerned, if she wants to successfully complete the transformation, she needs Li Qian to use 100% of her talent and energy to help her at least monitor and produce an album throughout the process.

Then, she seemed to suddenly understand the reason why Li Qian refused to sign him.

That is: even he is not sure!

Or: making such an album is too tiring for Li Qian! The risk is too great!

After a pause, she couldn't help lowering her head, but soon, she raised her head again, and said with firm eyes: "Sign me, you are responsible for writing songs and making albums for me, then, what you say is what you say , I will sing whatever you want me to sing! And, don’t worry, even if I fail, I don’t blame you, I will continue to help you earn money!”

Li Qian looked at her with surprise, "Is it okay?"

He Runqing nodded, "Of course!"

After a long time, Li Qian nodded, "Is this so... Chinese style?" While talking, he thought for a while, then suddenly got up, opened the door and shouted outside, "Who can get me a pen and some blank sheet music?"

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