Chapter 234 Mencius Said
1997 was destined to be an extremely lively year for the Chinese music scene.
People are noisy and horses are screaming, and the heat is boiling.
Just in mid-February, Wuxingwusu, the number one female singing group in China, released their fourth studio album, "Look at the Boy Opposite".
In the domestic entertainment circle of this era, there are no programs or media with the same influence as China TV's Spring Festival Gala, so there is no doubt that Huage Records' promotional strategy for "Look at the Boy Opposite" is It worked again.
With the help of the two-and-a-half-minute successful performance at the Spring Festival Gala, of course, the most important thing is the quality of the song itself, and the song itself accurately grasps the psychology of the younger generation of fans... In short, the song "The Boy Opposite Look Over" Song, instant fire.
As if everything was repeating itself, when this fresh and beautiful youthful wind blows, almost no one can stop it, and "Look at the Boy Opposite" was listed at the top of the Dongguan Bookstore's sales list in the first week, and at the same time, As the first title of the album, "Look at the Boy Opposite", also went directly to the top of the Voice of China's Golden Songs On Demand list without any suspense!
At this moment, Wuxingwusu seems to be the omnipotent Wuxingwusu who breaks all rules again. What Zhen Zhen, what Huang Yuqing, what Li Junru, what Huang Mai, kill them all.
Later, when "Look at the Boy Opposite" became popular, some media revealed that the new film of the famous domestic new-generation director Yu Bojun was in preparation, and the heroine of his film had already been locked in the group of Five Elements and My Elements. Zhou Pingping, known as the "beauty with electric eyes". In an interview, Zhou Pingping frankly admitted the news.
In China, the film and television industry and the music industry have always been collectively referred to as the entertainment industry. In the eyes of the public, it seems that these two circles are very closely related to each other, but they are not. The music circle and the film and television circle, of course, have a lot of intersections, and there are many talented people who straddle the two circles. As for singers who need to shoot MVs, and films and television that also need soundtracks, the two sides will definitely overlap. But to be honest, the overlap between these two circles is nothing more than that.
In the time and space that Li Qian once experienced, there was a special case, that is the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Because the place is small, the population is limited, and the entertainment industry has shown unusual and unreasonable prosperity. Therefore, in the most glorious years of Hong Kong's entertainment industry, many people were so-called three-dwelling stars of film and television, who were able to gather Screenwriter, director, actor, singer and many other identities in one body, and there is no shortage of entertainers who have released their comprehensive talents.
But, that's really just the exception.
Looking at the world, whether it is Europe, the United States, or Japan, in this kind of market with a mature entertainment industry, although there are many examples of acting and excellent performance, or singing and excellent performance, basically speaking, there are two aspects There are not many of them who can be successful. Singers often act in movies and TV shows only occasionally, or simply as guest appearances in friendship, while actors release records, and most of the time they just want to have fun. The same is true in China.
Even in China, some star actors release albums, not just because they are fun or because they like music, they will release albums, in fact, they just want to have a way to facilitate commercial performances.
Therefore, Zhou Pingping suddenly took this step from a singer to an actor, and this step is so big that she can directly star in a movie heroine. In the film and television industry, maybe people don't realize it, but for the music industry, it is extremely. An astonishing piece of news—many people think that this is a symbol that Wuxingwusu has reached its peak.
As a matter of fact, for many singers in the music circle, being able to act in a movie, and still play the leading role, and then embark on the road of the development of film and television songs, is indeed the envy of countless people.
In this regard, Huage Records is naturally full of ambition and high-spirited.
However, there are many people who are popular.
In the past year, it can be said that ever since the group Wu Xing Wu Su became popular, domestic record companies have been eyeing the girls in their group one after another, and the poaching activities have been almost non-stop. At this time, as Wuxingwusu became more and more popular, and the five-year management contract they signed with Huage Records was about to expire, the poaching activities of various record companies became even more frantic.
But for this, Huage Records seems confident.
During an interview, Wu Xing Wu Su’s agent, Wu Xing Wu Su, said with a smile on her face that considering that the contracts of artists such as Zhou Pingping and Sima Duoduo will expire before the end of this year, Huage Records has prepared abnormal conditions for Wu Xing Wu Su. A generous new contract, and several girls from Wuxingwusu also said that of course they will continue to renew their contracts with the company.
However, in the gossip news circulating in the industry, it is Wu Xing Wu Su who is quite dissatisfied with the new contract given by the company, but because when the company signed the five girls, they signed them separately, and then kneaded them into Wu Xing Therefore, the name Wuxing Wusu and this group actually belong to Huage Records. Therefore, the five girls will be afraid that once they leave this group, they will lose their capital in an instant. This is incomparable. Hesitating, neither dared to break up with the company, nor dared to change jobs—but obviously, after receiving the invitation to make an appointment with the heroine of Yu Bojun's new film, Zhou Pingping's confidence suddenly became stronger. Became the eldest sister among the five girls.
When interviewed during a certain promotional event, she mercilessly directly bombarded Huage Records for squeezing artists. Not only did the current contract treat artists like slaves, but the new contract was still the same!
So overnight, Zhou Pingping bombarded the news that the company squeezed artists, which became the headlines of the major entertainment editions, and the entire entertainment circle instantly set off a huge storm—and Zhou Pingping, who was at the center of the storm, immediately rose to a higher level , it seems that overnight, she has begun to break away from the original impression of "a girl among the five elements and my elements" in the minds of domestic fans, and has become the hottest in the domestic entertainment industry and the most popular in the entertainment media. number one actress.
Her name began to go beyond the category of "group" and became an independent existence, leaving a deep mark in the hearts of domestic fans.
Of course, this matter was later suppressed by Huage Records.
In Wu Xing Wu Su's subsequent promotional activities for the new album, Zhou Pingping began to be absent, and the remaining four girls, faced with these tricky problems, especially the contract renewal issue, all expressed with one voice, "satisfied with the company's contract”, “there are some small problems, we have cooperated for several years, and they can be resolved through negotiation.”
And then, some media broke the inside story - it is said that the reason why Zhou Pingping was absent from the subsequent publicity was not because she was blocked or temporarily suppressed by the company, but because the company was urgently negotiating a new contract with her.
It is also said that considering Zhou Pingping's "special contribution" in the group Wuxingwusu, Huage Records has decided to adjust the personal treatment for her to a certain extent.
In other words, everyone is a member of the Wuxingwusu combination, but the contract will be different.
When the two "rumours" came out, Huage Records immediately denied it, and said that the company would treat the five girls in the group equally, and there would never be any "special treatment" because everyone is an indispensable part of the group. or missing one. And Zhou Pingping, who reappeared in the group's promotional schedule, also accepted this statement with a smile, and said that she did not get any special contract. She bombarded the company before, and she just wanted to win a better job for her sisters. It's just treatment.
When a program host asked whether she would quit, Zhou Pingping smiled directly and said no, and said that she was very grateful for the company's training and love for her, and she was willing to stay with Huage Records and never quit.
However, in this episode of the program, interested people have begun to discover that almost half of the shots in the entire program are dedicated to Zhou Pingping alone, while the other four girls in Wuxingwusu are almost completely suppressed. Neglected. What's more, even the host's questions are mostly about Zhou Pingping, and other girls rarely get a chance to speak-it seems that the combination of five elements and my elements has really begun to lead Zhou Pingping and become Zhou Pingping combination.
Moreover, attentive viewers could almost notice that they were also smiling. The smiles on the faces of Sima Duoduo, Sun Ruoxuan and other girls were obviously not as bright as the smiles on Zhou Pingping's face.
And right afterward, what Li Qian heard from Wang Jinglu was: Huage Records had indeed opened a special contract for Zhou Pingping, with better treatment and fewer restrictions. The contract is simply a leap forward, and the contract for the other girls, including Wang Jingxue, is only a little higher. The contract with Zhou Pingping is quite different-of course, the internal It was very clear during the meeting that Zhou Pingping is now taking the path of developing both film and television and music, which will greatly improve the popularity and influence of the entire group. Therefore, her personal treatment is better. As it should be.
Moreover, this matter is an internal secret of the company, and no one is allowed to disclose it to the outside world.
When the matter came to this point, after hearing the news, although Li Qian did not express the slightest opinion in front of Wang Jinglu, he couldn't help but sighed softly in his heart.
She knew that the once brilliant combination of the Five Elements and My Elements was already facing disintegration.
Because the words of Mencius have been verified countless times over thousands of years, and they are absolutely correct.
Mencius said: Don't worry about widows, but worry about inequality.
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At the end of March, Zhou Ye's solo debut album "Rainy Day" was officially released.
Coincidentally, most of the recording of Liao Liao's new album had been completed, so Li Qian readily let Liao Liao go to promote his fellow countryman on the platform——Zhou Ye's album is mainly popular, and there are two love songs in Li Qian feels that he is quite quality, and the most important thing is that Zhou Ye's personal high-pitched and clear voice is fully displayed in this album. At least in the domestic music scene, his voice alone is already a must. Ignored exists.
It's a pity that although his voice is very distinctive, the production of this album can be regarded as excellent, and during the promotion period, there are big friends like Liao Liao who took the initiative to stand up to help praise, but reflected in the market sales, it is only Can be considered mediocre.
Moreover, even in the music critic circle, the evaluation of his album is mixed.
Detractors believe that he has an excessive desire to "show his voice" in this album, which has caused his voice to completely cover up and suppress the emotions that the song itself needs to convey. Those who praised it believed that such a good voice is what the domestic music scene needs most. It was a loud and high-pitched, manly voice.
Of course, no matter whether it is praise or criticism, the music critics have unanimously praised the song "The Crooked Moon". And when he was interviewed by the radio station, Zhou Ye also took the initiative to break out gossip, saying that he strongly invited sister Liao Liao to join in the song and produced it for him. This is the first show of Liao Liao's behind-the-scenes work. Moreover, according to him, the producer originally reserved this song for Sister Liao Liao and planned to include it in her new album, but later Liao Liao heard that her new album still lacked a song, so she generously included this song I gave it up to myself—I have to say that he is very smart. He offered to give up the song to Liao Liao and even helped to produce it. This not only praised Liao Liao, but also directly aroused the curiosity of many fans. At least after hearing the show, everyone would want to know what kind of song "The Crooked Moon" is, and what is so unique about Liao Liao's so-called behind-the-scenes production debut.
Although in fact, not many fans can hear what Liao Liao has left in this song, at best, fans with a higher level can feel the pop atmosphere of this song and the whole album. Just out of place.
However, "The Crooked Moon" was still a small hit.
So, beyond the expectation of Zhou Ye and the record company, and beyond Li Qian's expectation, this song became the most popular song in Zhou Ye's new album. To a certain extent, for Zhou Ye who only has this album so far, this song "Curved Moon" can even be said to be his masterpiece.
So, after a short publicity trip, he ran more frequently to Li Qian's studio.
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When the time entered April, He Runqing's new album officially completed the production of the studio stage and entered the post-production stage.
And at this time, the long-awaited, first album after Zhou Mo's comeback was finally released.
And as soon as it was released, the album directly set off a sales frenzy.