8:30

  Inside the lounge next to the conference room on the third floor of the Fenglong Hotel.

  The publicity manager of Changsheng Records, Liu Zhongxin, and Liao Liao's agent Xiao Yuandong, are currently leading the crowd of media outside. In this rest room, there are only four people: Chen Changsheng, Liao Liao, Zhao Meifeng and Huang Wenjuan.

  Huang Wenjuan was, as usual, pretending to be invisible wherever she went. Except when she saw someone's cup was empty in front of them, and she would quickly get up to pour water for the person, at other times she would shrink into a corner, wishing that everyone couldn't see her.

  Liao Liao's face was calm and serene, leaning back on the sofa with his eyes closed.

  Instead, Chen Changsheng and Zhao Meifeng listened to the various sounds coming from the conference room outside, and both of their faces occasionally showed a frowning expression.

  Today is the press conference of Liao Liang's new album "Tao Sheng Yi Jiou".

  And also the preview of the first main song "Tao Sheng Yi Jiou" of this new album.

  To create a sensation, Chen Changsheng specially booked the No. 2 conference room of Fenglong Hotel, which is not far from the company, as the venue for the press conference. At the same time, he also asked the publicity department to prepare more than 50 small gifts according to the invitation list for the media - of course, including a single tape of the song "Tao Sheng Yi Jiou" that was specially recorded.

  As time passed, suddenly the door of the rest room was pushed open and Liu Zhongxin flashed in, then quickly turned back to close the door, but still startled the four people who were thinking differently inside the room.

  Liu Zhongxin walked over a few steps and said to Chen Changsheng, "Director Chen, there are quite a lot of people here, many unfamiliar faces, and many media outlets that we didn't invite. I also saw several record company staff members, probably all here to dig up information."

  Chen Changsheng thought for a moment and smiled: "As a media worker, your nose is very sensitive, I guess you've all smelled something!"

  At this time, Zhao Meifeng took over and said: "The third number Sony will hold a press conference. The sixth number Huage will hold a press conference. Looking at He Runqing and Wuxu are about to fight, the media and the circle are already boiling. We chose to hold a press conference at this time, and we set up such a big array, making them think too much! Our company is worth setting up such a big array. Is there only one Liao Liao?"

  Liu Zhongxin smiled and sat down on the sofa beside him, glancing at his watch. "Director Zhao is right! This time it's going to be lively! Among the female singers who can really sell out concerts, you can count them on one hand - there are only He Ruyin, Wu Xingshu, and Liao Liao. And now, Wu Xingshu has just announced that she's going to surpass He Ruyin, and we're coming out right after! Ha! You haven't seen it yet, but when you go out later, you'll understand. The reporters who came today are all so excited! They're all squeezing in, like they're afraid we won't let them in! You don't know, when Old Xiao and I saw this scene, we were almost scared silly!"

  Chen Changsheng smiled and turned his head to look at Liao Li, who was still expressionless, and said with a smile: "Liao Li is also a Tian Hou level now!"

  Liao Liao smiled calmly and raised his wrist to glance at his watch, then looked up at Chen Changsheng and asked, "Director Chen, since everyone is almost here, shall we... begin?"

  Before Chen Changsheng could respond, Liu Zhongxin hastily raised his hand, "Don't rush, don't rush, you haven't seen that there are still people coming! I estimate that only about half of them have arrived now! Look at the situation. There are many more behind! Let's just stick to the scheduled 9 o'clock, okay?"

  Liao Liao nodded and shrank back into the sofa.

  At this time, Liu Zhongxin looked at her, turned his head to look at Chen Changsheng, and slightly frowned before carefully saying: "That, Director Chen, I'm not questioning your decision with Liao Liao, I just think... if we do it like this, will it work? Don't let us start off strong but end up not being worth it!"

  Chen Changsheng turned his head to look at him, and Liu Zhongxin hesitated for a moment before continuing: "If it were He Runying herself, we'd be honest, last year Liao Liao was still new and she already got knocked down by her. What more now? If we're aiming for her, we don't have much to worry about, at least we won't lose! But Wu Xing Wusu... haha, you all know that's Qian Shao's protégée, and now it's really red hot! I heard they're temporarily stopping commercial performances because they're making a new album, some companies are already offering 800,000 yuan per show, and someone even offered 300,000 yuan per song! Think about it, this is how popular she is! If we clash with her... this... this..." He hesitated for half a day and still didn't dare say what if they lost, only saying "Let's not end up in a double defeat!"

  Chen Changsheng nodded silently, saying nothing.

  Zhao Mei Feng continued: "This matter was decided by President Chen and Qian Shao together, Liao Liao also agreed. I shouldn't say more, but just like Old Liu said, this matter is really too risky! With the three major female voices in the domestic music scene colliding directly, He Runying will likely be the most severely impacted, but we may not necessarily gain much advantage either. Just look at how Huage dares to directly target He Runying, and you'll know how confident they are about this album 'Wu Xing Wu Su'!"

  Chen Changsheng let out a sigh at her words, but after careful consideration, his expression quickly firmed up again.

  This is the last album of Liao Liao's contract with the company, although there is still a chance for renewal, but if Liao Liao chooses to leave the company, this will be her last album released under the company.

  In other words, it's very likely that the record will be sold out and Liao Liao will have nothing to do with Changsheng Records anymore! Her future reputation, trend, and prospects will all have nothing to do with Changsheng Records!

  Yes, once the three major female voices collide, no one can predict the final outcome. If Liao Liao doesn't gain an overwhelming advantage, it's likely to lead to poor sales, which would result in Long Sheng Records losing a significant amount of money. However... with the four songs that Li Qian had previously agreed to provide, Chen Changsheng felt that as long as Liao Liao's album didn't lose money, he would already be standing on unshakeable ground!

  On one hand, there's Liao Liao who is about to finish his contract. On the other hand, there are four male singers who have renewed their contracts with the company for three or four years in order to get Li Qian's songs... To put it bluntly, as long as one of Li Qian's four songs achieves the expected effect and makes any one of these four people a star, Chen Changsheng will gain a golden goose that lays eggs for the next four or five years!

  It's all for this. If Liao Liang's new album sells a little less, it's completely acceptable. 500,000 yuan per song is also completely acceptable!

  This is what I call doing business!

  Then, he thought for a moment and said: "This matter is what Jian Shao firmly requested, and I have also discussed it with Liao Liao. Since everyone has already decided on this, let's not discuss anything else. Everyone should follow the plan and do their own things well! Although Wu Xuan is very popular now, this album was not produced or written by Jian Shao for them. Hmph, I think that if they really compete, Liao Liao may not necessarily be worse than her! You have to know, in the music world, what matters is not the person, but the song! No matter how many opinions you have, in the end, whoever has the better song wins!"

  His words had just fallen when Xiao Yuandong pushed in the door and said softly: "Mr. Chen, it's time to start!"

  Chen Changsheng stood up at the sound, turned his head to see Liao Liao also standing up, and smiled: "Let's go, we'll tell everyone. You, Liao Liao, have joined the battle!"

  …………

  "I've invited everyone here today mainly to share a piece of news with you all."

  As he spoke, Chen Changsheng's gaze swept across the audience from his seat at the head of the table. Although there were faces everywhere, he couldn't make out anything, but at this moment, a sense of grandeur arose spontaneously.

  After entering the music scene for over a decade, he has finally had the opportunity to directly challenge giants like Sony and Huawei! Although it's hard to predict who will win or lose. But even if it's just this one time, it's enough for him to be proud of himself for several years!

  At this time, he paused for a moment and said loudly: "So, after more than half a year of preparation and careful production, Liao Liao's new album "Tao Sheng Yi Jiou" has completed all the work before its release. After our company's research, I am now responsible for announcing that Liao Liao's new album "Tao Sheng Yi Jiou" will be officially released nationwide on July 5th, ah, which is Tuesday, and meet with music fans!"

  As soon as Chen Changsheng finished speaking, especially after clearly saying "Tuesday", the group of reporters under the rostrum suddenly exploded.

  He Runkui initially announced that the national release date of "Bitter Bamboo" was Tuesday, June 21.

  Three days later, Huayi Brothers announced that Wu Yifan's new album "Let Me Fly" will be released nationwide on June 28th, just seven days after He Runcheng... Hmm, also on Tuesday!

  And now, Liao Liao's new album is scheduled for release on Tuesday, just seven days after Wu Yifan's!

  June 21st, June 28th, July 5th!

  It's too obvious what each of you is doing, isn't it?

  This is absolutely the rhythm of a tearing battle!

  And it's still the three major domestic female voices together on stage, which can be called the highest level of tearing up in the domestic pop music scene!

  For the media, it's always been about seeking sensationalism and controversy because the more sensational something is, the more newsworthy it becomes, the better newspapers and magazines sell, and the higher TV program ratings will be!

  So, let alone He Runqing, Wuxing Wusu and Liao Liao, at this time, they would have liked to join in with Zhen Zhen, Zhou Mei, Liu Mingliang, Zhao Xinfu, Zhang Chan and Hu Yangshen.

  The more intense the tearing war, the more excited the people across the country will be!

  But at this moment, it has to be said that there are still many relatively professional journalists on the scene who are familiar with the domestic music circle and the pop music scene. For them, the decision made by Liao Liao and Changsheng Records to join the war group is indeed somewhat difficult to understand.

  Just as He Runqing and Wu Xing Wusu were about to start fighting, Liao Liao stood by and watched the excitement. Then, when their battle had slightly cooled down, or even when they were both injured, he would come out with a new album, wasn't that just taking advantage of the situation?

  Why did she have to join in and make a scene?

  The more insiders know, the more they understand that in the face of two consecutive press conferences held within the past three days, and facing the upcoming fierce market competition, the entire domestic popular music scene has been in a state of panic and discussion.

  There are those who fear that the world is not chaotic enough, there are those who criticize Huage for disrupting market order, and there are even those who scold Wu Xing Wusu and Huage's albums, as well as those who strongly support He Runkui.

  But more often, just bystanders.

  The great god wages war, and the fish and shrimp suffer.

  Before the outcome of this market war between Wu Su and He Runqing appears, although everyone is pessimistic about He Runqing, it's hard to say who will win in the end. However, one thing that everyone understands is that during the golden period at the end of June and early July, it's likely that second- and third-tier singers will be completely out of luck.

  No matter how much the market expands or how much the purchasing power of fans increases, the overall capacity of the market is still limited, especially within a short period of just a few weeks, and the purchasing power of fans is even more limited.

  Many fans have already spent all their money on this album and can't afford to buy that one, even He Runkui's album sales are facing an unprecedented challenge, who dares to join in at this time?

  So, many second- and third-tier singers who originally planned to release their albums in late June or early July are hastily adjusting the timing and progress of their album releases, especially female singers, who at least want to avoid the month when the two women clash.

  But at this very moment, Liao Liao suddenly joined in!

  So at this time, when Chen Changsheng finished speaking on behalf of Changsheng Records, not to mention those entertainment reporters who were just there for the excitement, even many relatively professional reporters raised their hands in a flurry.

  At the same time, many people didn't wait for Liu Zhongxin to point it out and directly asked: "Excuse me, Liao Liao, why did you choose to release an album at such a sensitive time? Are you going to compete with Wu Xing Yu Su and He Runying?"

  "Liao Liao, please look over here. I'd like to ask if the three companies or the three parties have reached an agreement? Do you have any protocol?"

  Originally, according to the press conference schedule, the next step should have been playing the song "Tao Sheng Yi Jiou", but this news is really too shocking and exciting, so reporters at this time simply couldn't care about anything else. One by one, they raised their arms high and disregarded any rules, asking all sorts of questions in a chaotic manner.

  By this time, many relatively introverted people couldn't help but speak out. One of the more outspoken reporters from "Artist Weekly" also couldn't help but loudly ask: "Miss Liao Liao, are you daring to release an album at a time like this? Aren't you afraid that Wu Xing Yu Su will sabotage your sales? Or is it that you want to help Li Qian get revenge?"

  With a swish, the scene suddenly fell silent.

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  Today is the third watch, this is the first watch, 4,000 words!

  I have nothing else but sincerity, so I'm asking everyone for their last September vote! (.)