Chapter 281 The Godfather of Music
The record master tape needs to be obtained and copied. At the same time, the publicity work also needs to keep up. Although the master tape was obtained in late September, it was already early October when the film was about to be released, and the speed is quite good.
Bao Lijin is shameless. Chen Jin doesn't say that he has a big brother in the Hong Kong music world now. Even in the Japanese music industry, he also has a super-imaginative appeal. In addition to the short time to develop there, his achievements make all Japanese singers envy and hate.
Jacky Cheung and Andy Lau both released a film in Japan for the first time. Although both of them have a little popularity there because of the Cantonese film, compared with Chen Jin, it is really miserable.
Therefore, after Andy Lau's single disc came out in the later stage, Polaroid King made his record as fast as possible, preparing to let him release the film with Jacky Cheung. As for the reason, he naturally hoped that Chen Jin, as the producer of their two records, would also go to Japan to help promote the propaganda.
Zhang Xueyou's energy alone may not be the same. Now the two of them get together. Chen Jin is always embarrassed not to help. Even if Zhang Xueyou and Andy Lau know what that means, for the sake of grades, Chen Jin also knows Bao Lijin's thoughts, but for the sake of friendship, everyone I have to work hard for the time being.
However, such an approach, with too obvious traces of conspiracy, left a bad impression in the hearts of Zhang Xueyou and Andy Lau, and was also grateful for Chen Jin's attitude. He could completely ignore this behavior of deliberately digging a pit to make him jump. Zhang Xueyou and the two of them could not say anything, each was their own master, not to mention Chen Jin. I have worked hard to help them make the record before.
Promotional matters are all about Bao Lijin's own family. Of course, they don't understand Chen Jin's thoughts. Chen Jin's thoughts in Japan. These small entanglements are just small things for this big goal. Moreover, since he is asked for help, it is reasonable to make a small stroke. Anyway, taking money has nothing to do with Jacky Cheung and Andy Lau.
In addition, help with publicity, the better the sales, the money he, the producer and songwriter, takes is also indispensable, although it is like a cloud for him!
The publicity was very smooth. In three days, Jacky Cheung's singles first exceeded 100,000. Although Andy Lau's was a little poor, there were also nearly 90,000 copies. For Chen Jin's "Leave" singles, it was only a half-day or two-hour shipment.
But for Jacky Cheung and Andy Lau, this is a big surprise. The price of a Japanese single disc is about the same as that of a Hong Kong album. After the exchange rate is exchanged, it is between 120 and 150 Hong Kong dollars. Now Chen Jin's is more expensive. For example, the price of "Leaving" is as high as 180 Hong Kong dollars. Coins.
The price is about the same, but there are only two songs. Moreover, what does the sales of 100,000 copies represent? It is double platinum in Hong Kong. By the way, even with the popularity of Jacky Cheung and Andy Lau, it is not easy to release a record in Hong Kong with such a result.
Now it is very easy to achieve, and these 100,000 pieces are only three days. If possible in the future, according to expectations, 300,000 is certain, and 500,000 is still hopeful.
Think about it, what a great thing six platinum and ten platinum are. In Hong Kong, it's something that can only be found in a dream. The problem is that this is still a single disc. It's not difficult, but it still has such a good price. No wonder Jacky Cheung and Andy Lau are excited to hear the sales data on the plane. I can't.
After getting on the plane, Chen Jin was thinking about a very strange thing that happened in Hong Kong yesterday - the release of Wang Zuxian's mixed Cantonese album.
In fact, this disc has just been prepared. It was originally intended to be released at the beginning of the month, but it happened to happen to Zhang Xueyou and others, so I planned to arrange it after Chen Jin came back. Unexpectedly, yesterday, Wang Zuxian suddenly held a press conference on the new product, and what was even more shocking is that Chen Zichen She attended the press conference as the owner of Jinchen Records, which was also her first stop to come to the stage.
Chen Jin somehow felt that there was something wrong with it. Chen Zichen and Wang Zuxian seemed to be waiting for him to leave, and then they immediately did this matter. It seemed that they did not want him to participate in Wang Zuxian's new album press conference, but there were some topics that could be avoided. Those paparazzi would only have more sensational words. When the question is made, who they are, that's what they do.
Chen Jin had not found any clues before. He was very curious about what had happened in the middle. Not to mention anything else, the tacit understanding between the two people, something must have happened between Chen Zichen and Wang Zuxian.
After Zhang Xueyou and Andy Lau got on the plane, they were talking about how to make a grand plan. At first, they didn't notice Chen Jin's state. After talking for a while, they wondered why Chen Jin, who usually likes to make trouble, didn't say anything. Only then did he find that this guy really looked at the clouds outside the window and didn't know what he was thinking.
Zhang Xueyou first patted him and said, "What are you thinking about? You seem to be very distressed. Are you afraid that our grades are so good that we will take your job?"
If you don't think about it, you don't want to. You will know when you go back and torture the two little girl later. Or, as long as the two of them are still happy, he doesn't bother to care what happened. Some women's secrets don't have to be known.
He turned his head with a smile and curled his lips, "Look at you two proud and have a great ambition. I think you two should learn Japanese well first, so that you don't always let me be a translator for you. You don't feel ashamed. I'm tired."
"I just said that this boy is fine. I don't know how bad he hides in his heart?" Andy Lau said from Zhang Xueyou, "Look at how cruel he is. I was just happy for a while, and he was heartbroken."
Zhang Xueyou smiled, but hugged Chen Jin's shoulder. "To be honest, how about you send one in two months and one in three months? You are the best at this thing. We really rely on you."
"Are there any benefits?" Chen Jin raised his eyebrows and said, "If you don't have it, forget it. This is the first time I've hurt my vitality. You two are too stupid. I might as well send two more by myself."
"Go, you don't have anything. Even there are several beautiful women, and you still want benefits from us two poor guys. Are you embarrassed?" Andy Lau hummed, "Besides, we don't have anything to sell unless we sell it to you."
Chen Jin said, "Well, that's good. If you sell it to me, I can consider sending you two out one for two months. Anyway, are they all my own people?" This is not implicit, but this is also the answer to Liu Tianwang's words, and the two of them don't have some tacit understanding.
In fact, Chen Jin is not unwilling to help Zhang Xueyou and Andy Lau, but he is really unwilling to make wedding clothes for others, not to mention Bao Lijin, a company that has a little holiday with him.
No matter how hard Zhang Xueyou tried, they would never get more than 15%, or even only about 12%. This is still their status, and more of them were taken away by Polaroid Gold Records. Of course, Chen Jin will also have a part, but it is still a small head.
Jacky Cheung and Andy Lau looked at each other, but they didn't think that Chen Jin was deliberately threatening each other. Everyone's old friends just better consider their own interests. Chen Jin didn't let them worry and simply said, "Don't worry about the liquidated damages. This thing will be earned back soon. What's more, you are now They don't have much way to end the contract.
There are still people sitting in front of the senior management of Bao Lijin. Andy Lau pulled him first, "O's fine, you want to kill us. Let's talk about this after this year." Although Chen Jin has never said anything, Jinchen Records is the best choice in terms of interests and friendship.
In the past, Jinchen Records was too small, but now it is not so simple. Not to mention the hardware equipment, it is the best in Hong Kong. Since the last announcement of the "Newcomer Plan", Jinchen Records has expanded a lot, and it is also a big record company in Hong Kong.
Of course, the most important thing is that Chen Jin's influence is the most irresistible. How to put it, the code name of the king may not represent anything. The word that can really represent him may be the "godfather of music".
Chen Jin is a great producer who is also a producer, a songwriter and a singer, and everything is so great. Let's not to mention the rest, let's say that Zhang Xueyou and Andy Lau were jealous of sending Japanese discs before. It is really the kind of sales that sells at least one million copies and more than four million copies at most stimulated them.
But then again, Chen Jin's success does not represent their success, which has been proved in Hong Kong, Taiwan and many places, and these places do not have much appreciation barriers in language and singing. Japan is a completely strange place.
But as a result, their results are naturally worse than Chen Jin's, but they are already very good. What's more, this is still the beginning, and their popularity is slowly increasing. And all this, it can be said that 80% of the credit is that Chen Jin is not too much.
Write lyrics and songs, producer, etc. As long as he helps you make the record, it basically represents success. What a ** it is. Although it can't be like this every time, it's just the current Japanese disc. It's a very good thing to let him help.
But as Chen Jin said, if he has that skill, it's better to send two more by himself. Old friends return to old friends, once or twice, and every time they make wedding clothes for other record companies. No one is a moral master. Moreover, even if he wants, Chen Zichen will definitely stop him in time.
The second half of Andy Lau's words has actually expressed some meanings very ambiguously. Chen Jin didn't understand. He looked at Jacky Cheung and Andy Lau with a smile. The three of them had a tacit understanding!
When he went to Japan, Chen Jin really didn't want to dig the foot of Bao Lijin's wall. It seemed that there were still two pillars.
The world is so cruel. Since you are in the first year of junior high school, don't blame others for doing the fifteenth. What's more, you still attack Chen Jin. Universal and Huaxing know that they are obedient. Bao Lijin has been rampant in the music industry in Hong Kong for too long, and the position of NO.1 is hot, so he has developed such arrogance.
Whether a record company is strong or not, the number of its super brands is a very important standard. With Chen Jin, Jinchen Records has today's scale and power, but it is not enough. One person is too thin. Since Jacky Cheung and Andy Lau are willing to pass the file, it is naturally the best, and it is also the official strength of Jinchen Records. An important step.
Chen Jin is not worried about what Bao Lijin will do to him, what he can do to him, and he is not even afraid of what all record companies will do together. Now Bao Lijin is the target of public criticism, but he still lives a comfortable life. This is strength.
However, Chen Jin will not deliberately provoke conflicts with other record companies. Perhaps, for the time being, others do not have the strength to make him want to provoke trouble. Li Ming is still Bao Lijin's, but it's okay for him to stay there. After Zhang Xueyou and Andy Lau left, he became Bao Lijin's brother. I don't think it will be bad. I will talk about it again in the future.
Guo Fucheng is now a member of Rolling Stone Records in Taiwan. If he is willing to come over, he will come over. If he doesn't want to, Chen Jin will not deliberately dig people. Just let nature take its course. What's more, too many big names at home are also troublesome. Although they are old friends, sometimes some things are not too easy to do.
Wang Zuxian's sudden release of the film not only surprised Chen Jin, but also the media. Generally speaking, before the star released the film, there should be a period of warm-up, so that everyone can have a more detailed understanding of the situation of this release, listen to some of the main songs in the record, maybe add some hype or something, there is only one It's ready, and there will be better results when it comes to the market.
Of course, Wang Zuxian has enough popularity. Whether it is a movie or the "Love Hotel" that is about to enter the finale, it has made her at the forefront of the public in Hong Kong, and the attention she has naturally received is very unusual.
However, this time, the media's eyes are always on the producer of her record, Chen Jin, the songwriter of all songs, and the ambiguous relationship between Chen Jin and her.
Coincidentally, Chen Jin went to Japan to promote the new album with Jacky Cheung and Andy Lau as a producer two days ago, which seemed a little unreasonable. After all, Wang Zuxian signed the record contract with Jinchen Records, and Chen Jin was also the person of Jinchen Records and the producer of Wang Zuxian's record. So many identities are enough to let He stayed to help his classmates.
Whether Jacky Cheung and Andy Lau are Chen Jin's old friends or not, they are always Bao Lijin's people, and Miss Wang Zuxian is not only a member of Jinchen Records, but also Chen Jin's "close comrades-in-in-arms". Therefore, at this time, Chen Jin's departure has become the focus that the media can't ignore and does not want to ignore, which is hidden The mystery is too much to say.
So, for the sake of the job and the benefit, the entertainers are like sharks smelling the blood, and all of them came out all of a sudden.
(to be continued)