Chapter 707 This World May Be Crazy
New York, Manhattan, Fifth Avenue, West 10th Street.
The red-nosed middle-aged man with a bruise on his face, who was cursing, pulled up the shutter of his shop under the watchful eyes of the store manager of the neighboring shop——
"Will, what's wrong with your face? Did you fight with your wife again last night?" The manager of the watch shop, which opened earlier than him, was a Latino, and he couldn't help but tease him when he saw this.
"Go to hell!"
The white man called Will glared, and then said in a frustrated tone: "Blair, do you think the children nowadays are sick? Is my wife too spoiled? She actually went to fight with an idol who has nothing to do with her, and she even beat me when I pulled her back."
In this world-famous Fifth Avenue area, there are many middle-aged American white men like him who have a relatively successful career.
In theory, his middle-class family life should be pretty good, but unfortunately his daughter should have entered a rebellious period recently and dared to throw things at him.
It's simply outrageous.
Business had been declining since the beginning of this year. In the first two months, the Canadian little witch Avril and Usher, who he had high hopes for, made him a big hit as a record dealer. They sold very well. Basically, he could sell about 400 CDs in a week for every 500 CDs he bought.
Especially Usher.
This new generation king, who was promoted by the famous American hip-hop producer P. Diddy, sold over a million physical copies of his new album "Confessions" in the first week.
Although the album was too commercialized, it was not as popular as Avril's second album "Under My Skin", but at least it was the No. 1 male singer so far this year.
The singers below these two were said to be popular, but their overall sales were just so-so. They belonged to the second tier in his store. He could sell about 300 CDs in half a month.
The third tier was the kind of stuff that could only be sold at a discount.
The decline in sales in the US market was obvious.
Before, the albums of singers in the third tier could feed these dealers.
So far this year, among the top male singers, only Usher has achieved the record of breaking the million-sale record in the first week. This R&B king is also making great strides on the Billboard. Although the album's stamina is not as good as Avril's, the B-list ranking has suppressed her.
Especially the single "Yes" that he used to promote the chart.
Although there were doubts about whether there was a rumor that he was trying to copy Zhou Yi's first album single "Yeah" during the promotion, he still rushed to the B-list single throne with his strong melody and arrangement - he is only one step away from taking that position.
"Isn't it also because of the fight between Spike and Eminem?"
The watch store manager Bray immediately straightened his posture and asked, but his wording quickly attracted the attention of the record store owner Will: "Also?"
"My son."
"..."
"..."
The two looked at each other in silence.
"My son is like possessed. I think we should ban both of them." Blair was so angry that his teeth itched.
What's your fucking idol's life?
Will the stars give you a share of the money they make?
His son is more filial to that damn Spike than to his biological father, which almost pissed him off.
"I'm angry. I can't help it."
Will sighed depressedly, and then took out four boxes of newly purchased albums in Blair's eyes.
Spike's "Listen/Future Sounds", the cover background is very simple, a city that looks very technological, a bright red half-body silhouette of Zhou Yi, and there are many people walking in the city in the background;
Eminem's "Encore", the cover shows Eminem bowing with his back to the audience under the stage, holding a gun tightly in his hand behind his back.
After placing some of the albums of the two on the prominent position of the shelf, Will moved a notice board and wrote the names of Spike and Eminem on it, and marked "Today's Sales:" below.
This is too much, brother!
"Will, you-"
"Life is like rape. Since you can't resist, you might as well enjoy it."
Will closed the cap of the marker and sighed: "Since they are fighting so hard, whether I can change furniture and cars this year depends on them."
If this doesn't make him a lot of money, he will turn into a black man and export the quintessence of America.
"How many did you get in these four boxes?"
"Three thousand copies per person."
"..."
The agent is your relative?
How can you take so many goods?
"Six thousand copies, you don't sell the rest of the goods? Aren't you afraid of losing money?" Blair was amazed.
"What are you afraid of? This is Fifth Avenue, the famous dream street in New York. I don't believe that we can't sell out with such a large flow of people. The brave ones will be fed to death, and the timid ones will starve to death."
Will touched his round belly and smiled: "If I hadn't recently hired a female college student, I would have taken the extra money to buy more."
Don't say it, after all, she is a female college student, which is powerful.
Although he has to pay some living expenses and help pay part of the tuition, Will thinks it is worth it.
"Boss, do you have Spike albums here?"
"Yes, yes, 59 dollars a copy, I have--"
"Bought, checkout."
"..."
"Boss, do you have the Eminem album?"
"Yes, yes, it's $59 a ticket, I-"
"Is this so expensive? Can $50 be enough?"
"No, the minimum is $55."
"Okay, I want one."
"..."
"boss……"
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Soon, when the first wave of business after the opening ended, Will, who simply sold at a higher price, was a little confused——
No, why are you so accepting of price increases?
He gave it away after just two tugs at most?
Boss Wei, who had been busy until four o'clock in the afternoon when the flow of people temporarily decreased, began to think about it——
Something is wrong, very wrong.
Are other peers raising prices more aggressively?
Did he add too little?
"Boss, do you have Spike's album for sale here?"
Just when he was about to call his colleagues in the next block, two young girls in bright clothes walked into the store and asked if there were any albums - because there were no more on the shelves.
"It's sold out, ma'am. I'm calling to restock the goods. You can wait if you need it."
Raising the phone receiver in his hand, Will tentatively asked, "Why don't you leave your contact information and I'll call you directly when the goods arrive?"
"Fast?"
"It's quick, I know the agent, there's someone on top."
"Can you arrive at night?"
"This... you know, miss, I am transferring goods illegally. If you still want to go faster, then-" Will's face and tone were a little embarrassed.
"How much does it cost for the deluxe version?"
The regular CD version is US$25.9, the hardcover version is US$35.9, and the deluxe edition is priced at US$69.9. There are three versions from Warner.
Unexpectedly, Will asked for the deluxe version. He raised his finger and said, "100 US dollars."
"I want three. Give them to me before six o'clock in the evening, okay?"
"Okay! No problem!"
Will nodded sharply and slapped his thigh directly after leaving his contact information!
Grass!
Damn, I must have added too little!
Having learned his lesson, Will decisively called to inquire about the situation in the surrounding area, and the results he got instantly shocked his world view for a hundred years——
"Are you crazy? You only increased the price by $100? Do you know that the regular version of Spike's album is now selling for $70 in our area?!
“Eminem’s is a little bit worse, it can only be sold for about 60 US dollars——
"Wait a minute, Will, you still have some in stock, right? Right? Give me some, give me some!"
"My signal is not good, hang up."
What the hell, Spike’s regular version of his album is selling for $70? !
Is this just the first day of album release?
Am I crazy or is the world crazy?
Wait a moment--
"Fuck! Fuck!"
Suddenly remembering that he had just given a sum of money to a female college student, Will wanted to slap his second brother.
Damn, the little head controls the big head!
If he uses this money to purchase goods, how much can he earn together?
Shouldn't he be able to directly upgrade from New Car to New House?
The premium bonus period for the album is only a week at most, damn it! ! ! !
Will's eyes almost turned green, those were all green dollars! ! !