The singer jumps and jumps, sells face, sells legs, sells youth, sells beauty, but does not sell voice, nor sells lyrics, nor sells melody. To be honest, the lyrics and melody are also of low taste, with a strong sense of vulgarity and cliché, as if they had directly copied someone else's entire album. The song sequence is also completely copied!
But... "Sisters Come Together", sold very well.
It can't be said to be a big seller, nor can it be said to be very popular, but judging from the market performance of the past four weeks, a platinum record is not far away! For Shengda Records and Sister Thirteen, this must be considered a successful album!
However, the originality, lyrics and melody all have a certain standard, not outstanding, but definitely above-average works. Moreover, although everyone is Chinese-style, the few Chinese-style songs in this album are not the same routine as Li Jian's two popular Chinese-style songs, and can be considered an extension of the Chinese-style genre. Furthermore, even if we look at it critically, we must admit that Huang Feng's vocal conditions are good, and the producer's standards are also there, making this album a truly accomplished work.
However, "Wind Flower Snow" was a flop.
In two weeks, it sold less than 3,000 copies in Dongguan Bookstore alone. You can imagine how badly it sells nationwide! Moreover, this is just the first two weeks after its release, and this is still under the heavy promotion of Shidai Records' massive investment - you can imagine that its subsequent sales will be even worse!
To be honest, in one sentence: Era Records will absolutely not recover its costs!
Not to mention the estimated higher cost of promotion and distribution, just relying on album sales, they probably can't even recover their production costs!
But that's just the way the market is.
Like the album "Sisters Come Together", not to mention in the industry, even among fans, there are countless people who will go to mock, ridicule and despise it, or even boycott it. But it made money!
So, this is a good record for the record company!
But like "Feng Hua Xue", the company spent a higher production cost, even sparing no expense to bring in several famous Chinese-style new works, and mobilized big-name producers to carefully produce it. And in the subsequent publicity and release, they must have spent an even higher cost. But it flopped!
So, for record companies, there's nothing left but tears!
It can be said that in the first month of 1996, when the record market was just starting to take off and the summer sales season had not yet arrived, and the top stars of various major companies had not yet begun to exert their strength, the entire domestic record market was simply a mess.
Take a look at Dongguan Bookstore's bestseller list. Even many insiders suddenly feel "incomprehensible".
What kind of album will be a bestseller? What kind of album will flop?
No one dares to pat their chest and say, "This will definitely be a hit", or "That will definitely flop". At most, people will say that fast songs seem to be consistently popular, but as for Chinese style... hmm, it's better to be cautious!
It can be said that at this time when the domestic music scene is chaotic, every practitioner in the industry has their own thoughts and answers. However, this market continues.
However, after the success of "Feng Hua Xue", many record companies have started to raise their expectations for Chinese-style works. In other words, the good times when songwriters could easily write a Chinese-style work and have it immediately snapped up by major companies are gone, disappearing in just a few months.
Moreover, many companies and singers who were originally preparing to release new albums, especially those with Chinese-style songs, slowed down their promotional pace, waiting for a while - according to industry rumors, He Runcheng's new album is almost ready and can be released at any time.
For the Chinese style genre, He Rongqing is the second to come out and take the lead, and facing the market test, her single "Half a Jar of Silk" can be considered absolutely successful. So, since her new album will focus on Chinese style, and this time she didn't invite Li Jian to sing, it's clear that she is the best pioneer in this market!
Is it that without Li Qian, Chinese Feng can't play anymore?
The entire music circle is waiting with bated breath.
At this time, the annual national art college entrance examination is about to begin.
On March 28, the Huaxia Drama Academy announced that the art recruitment work has officially started. All candidates are required to come in person or by letter to obtain the registration form. The registration will end on April 16, and the examination will start on April 17.
On the same day, Hua Xia Music Academy also announced that the registration for art students' additional exams has officially started. However, they do not accept mail requests for application forms, and the forms can only be obtained at the temporary admissions office set up at the school entrance.
On April 1, Shuntian Film Academy announced the start of the registration for the special examination stage of art students, which also does not accept mail-in applications, and the deadline is April 15.
On the same day, the vast majority of art colleges and universities across the country, including Huaxia Opera Academy, Shuntian Music Academy, Songjiang Drama Academy, Huaxia Fine Arts Academy, Shuntian Fine Arts Academy, Songjiang Fine Arts Academy, Shandong National Art Academy and others, all kicked off their artistic recruitment examinations.
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March 28th.
"Hey, Jian Shao, hi. Yeah, it's me, He Runqing. Um, nothing else, just that I know you're coming to Shuntian Prefecture for the art exam, but I didn't know which schools you'd be applying to, so I've been asking around and heard that Huaxia Drama Academy and Huaxia Music Academy have already started registration. So I had someone pick up two application forms for you and sent them to your agent's address. Hope it helps... No need to thank me, just a small favor, not a big deal at all... Yeah, okay, anyway, Shuntian Film Academy is supposed to start handing out application forms on April 1st... Don't worry about it, really no trouble, I'll have someone pick one up and send it over when the time comes... Yeah, okay, no need to thank me, you're busy, so just take care of things. When you get here, don't forget to give me a call, and I'll definitely treat you to dinner!... Yeah, see you later!"
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March 28th.
"Hey, Huaxia Music Academy and Huaxia Drama Academy have started registration! You should come to Shuntian now! By the way, I asked Juanzi to pick up a few registration forms for you from both places. Remember to fill them out, it's said that without the forms, you can't take the exam!... Hey, hey, don't you have any conscience? I'm helping you so much, and you can't even say thank you?... Haha, okay, but Juanzi is the one who picks up my salary, her going to get it is just like me going to get it, right?... You really have no conscience!"
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March 28th.
"It's me... Your phone is really busy! I called twice and it was engaged. ... Ah, how did you know? Won't someone else have picked it up for you? ... Oh dear, I thought I was the only one, but it seems someone has beaten me to it! How annoying, if I had known, I wouldn't have sent it to you... Hehe, I was afraid of wasting time, so I sent it by express, and I didn't want my assistant to know, so I personally ran out to secretly send it. It took half an hour just to find the courier! And it cost 20 yuan! So expensive! I haven't had a meal over 20 yuan in ages! To be honest, I haven't eaten properly in ages! Come quickly to Shun Tian Fu and take me out for dinner! ... Won't work? If you're treating, the agent or producer won't stop me from eating, hehe, help me out, if worst comes to worst, I'll pay myself!"
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March 28th.
Shuntian Prefecture
Wang Jingxue opened the door, putting down her keys and handbag while changing into slippers, calling out towards the house. She heard Wang Jinglu respond, but she still didn't come out. Upon entering, she saw that this girl was lying on the table writing something.
She didn't mind either, took off her coat and hung it up, and asked as she came in: "Why did you come back earlier than me today?"
Wang Jinglu didn't even turn her head and replied: "I took a leave of absence today! The art exam is about to start, so I took a leave of absence to pick up the registration form!"
This time, Wang Jingxue finally discovered her sister's excitement.
She couldn't help but glance at her curiously, and suddenly remembered something, walked back to the door to grab her bag, unzipped it while walking in, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "What are you writing? You look so serious?"
Wang Jinglu finally put down the pen in her hand when she heard this, turned her head and smiled at her sister, raised the papers in her hand and said: "Application forms! Mine, and his! He didn't come, of course I had to fill it out for him! He said, sign up early and take the exam early, he hates queuing! ...Actually, I also hate queuing!"
Wang Jingxue heard this and carefully looked at the application form in her hand that was half-filled, saw that it indeed had "Li Qian" written on it, even with a one-inch photo attached, and couldn't help but be stunned.
"Did he ask you to help fill it?" she asked.
Wang Jinglu turned back, without noticing anything unusual about her sister, and said in a very normal tone: "Nope, I guess he still doesn't know yet. He said on the phone the day before yesterday that he'll be back in a few days, so it's just right to scare him then! Haha, I asked him for the photo before New Year's, when we went to take pictures together, and he was so unwilling at first, humph! He'll know when he gets here!"
Wang Jingxue fell silent upon hearing this.
After some thought, she looked down at the few sheets of paper neatly stacked in her bag and silently zipped it up.
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Uh, now I'm still 100 votes behind the previous one. Today can't burst out, so I don't have too much expectation, just hope that brothers who have votes can vote for me, not for anything else, let's first keep our current position and not fall behind, right?
Thank you!
