Chapter 83 The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish
Chapter 83 The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish (Please subscribe!)
After school.
Fan Wumian brought a few of his close friends to the Temple Street Night Market to buy snacks.
He found that there were many strangers in the crowd, who began to recognize him, point at him, and whisper to him. He instantly realized that he had become really famous this time.
Rather than being happy, this made Fan Wumian feel a sense of urgency.
Because he knows very well that traffic comes quickly and goes quickly, he must find a way to strike while the iron is hot and firmly grasp this wave of wealth.
Albums in Hong Kong and Taiwan need to be put on sale as soon as possible, and small workshops in the mainland should also start production as soon as possible and find ways to promote and sell the albums.
Currently, his popularity seems to be concentrated in Hong Kong and other cities. Fan Wumian feels that it is necessary to spend more money on publicity, and it would be best if he could also make a hot topic in the mainland.
In this era, the market size of the Chinese entertainment industry is not large.
If he only took over the small market of Hong Kong city, the sales of genuine albums would be at most tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands. This forced Fan Wumian to take a long-term view and try to make a big splash.
At this moment.
While eating grilled pig's trotters and grilled squid at a stall on Temple Street, girls from other schools happily ran up to Fan Wumian, took out pens and notebooks and asked him to help write autographs, and even held his arms tightly.
This scene made Mantis and Youpian drool. They were deeply envious of Fan Wumian's popularity with women. Even the pig's trotters in their hands didn't smell good anymore.
Especially the fourth brother Roudie, who asked Fan Wumian if it was too late to learn singing now.
Mantis hit the nail on the head, saying that even if he sang like Zhang Xueyou, no girl would throw herself at him.
When Fan Wumian received the message from Zhuang Muxi, he learned that a reporter was guarding his door.
In order to increase exposure, he threw 200 yuan to let his close friends continue to eat and drink well, and went home first.
on the way home.
Mr. Zhao from Mingrong International Music Company suddenly called Fan Wumian and said to him straight away:
"You're really good now! You're so lucky. Even Mr. Zheng from EMI Records has taken a fancy to you and wants to sign you to his company. Mr. Zheng just called me and asked for your number. I think I'll send someone to contact you soon. Remember not to give up easily. It's best to find an experienced agent to be your advisor."
Fan Wumian was confused after hearing this and asked:
"I know about 100 Records, but who is Mr. Zheng? Brother Zhao, you are my mentor. I just wanted to make a phone call to ask when the album will be available for sale."
". I don't know, Mr. Zheng, how dare you still hang out in the Hong Kong music scene? You must have heard of Taizi Ji. Zheng Xihan is his father. His status in the music scene is probably similar to that of the Xiang family in the film industry. They can make you popular or flop you. You'd better not offend them."
After Boss Zhao reminded him, he immediately added:
"We've already made a batch of records. I'm paying the factory to ship 5 copies as soon as possible. When are you free to participate in some promotional activities? Show up in crowded places. With your image, you're perfect for being a star. Signing books on site will make you more popular."
Fan Wumian replied:
"I'm available anytime. My school will hold a solo concert for me the day after tomorrow. It feels like a good sales opportunity."
"Huh? Then you go to Times Square for a book signing tomorrow night, and we'll arrange the event at your school the day after tomorrow."
Boss Zhao was still happy about the word "Bo Le" and reminded again:
"I know you're young, but it's hard to get by without a record company. Even the son of movie mogul Xie Xian had a conflict with the King of England and was eventually put on ice and had to sign an extra 6-year contract."
"It's not that easy to become famous. The market is only so big. Why should others help you get a share?"
"Last time, King Records dared to give you 100 million. This time, EMI Records will at least double it. If they can give you an additional 10% or 28% profit dividend, you'd better agree to it first. Anyway, even if they sign a -year contract with you, you will only be years old after the contract period ends."
Whether it is Hengdian or Gangcheng, many things are actually similar.
Fan Wumian has been around for so many years, how could he not understand these principles? However, the times are changing slowly nowadays, and many people of the older generation have not noticed yet.
In the past, whoever capital made famous would become famous, and other people had no chance to be exposed at all. But now, promotion can be carried out through the Internet, and even a pure passerby like Zhuang Muxi can get terrifying traffic exposure.
Moreover, the Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment circles used to pay almost no attention to the mainland market, but Fan Wumian knew that the rise of the mainland market was not far away, and a huge amount of funds would soon enter the market, making the pie bigger and bigger.
Even if there is no opportunity to cooperate with Hong Kong companies, you can step out of the circle and cooperate with mainland companies.
Just like last month, I clearly owed a lot of debt and only had a few hundred dollars in my pocket, but I felt that the 100 million Hong Kong dollars from King Records was too hot to handle and I couldn't accept it no matter what.
At this time, hearing about the long contracts of 8 or 10 years, Fan Wumian still felt that it was simply a contract to sell one's body. There was no need to offer oneself to others and give them the opportunity to exploit him.
I've been working for so many years that I'm almost sick of it.
Even though he had taken a lot of detours in the past month or so in order to make his debut and become famous, at least during this period he felt not only free but also very comfortable.
When I was a pure passerby, I never thought of signing a contract to sell myself to take shortcuts, not to mention that I have already broken the deadlock.
and so.
Fan Wumian held the phone and said to Boss Zhao:
"Thank you for your kind reminder, but I am too wild. If I have a conflict with the company, it will be troublesome to be hidden. When I release my second album in a while, I still hope to cooperate with your company first, and then you can give me more dividends."
If there is a chance to cooperate with Fan Wumian, Boss Zhao can make money from it, so of course he will not continue to persuade him, and only replied:
"Okay, think about this matter carefully. You have already offended the King of England, so don't get into a fight with Bai Dai again, or you will completely cut off your own escape route. By the way, there is one more thing. Do you have the mainland distribution rights for the album 'That Girl'? I can buy it for you."
Hear the words.
Fan Wumian pretended to be surprised and said, "Oh! I wanted to call you earlier to talk about this. Today, someone came to my school with 30 Hong Kong dollars in cash and bought the mainland distribution rights. I thought the price was not bad, so I signed a contract with them. It's a mainland record company that is not well-known."
Seeing Fan Wumian suddenly become famous, Boss Zhao began to regret underestimating him before.
I originally thought that I was just doing Zuo Ziyan's cousin a favor, but I didn't expect that her cousin was actually giving me money. Because I felt that it was unlikely to sell well, I missed a good opportunity in vain.
After hearing this, Boss Zhao said helplessly, "Well, since it's sold, forget it. They're really quick."
Fan Wumian was hoping to make money by wholesale albums in the mainland by holding the copyright, but he would never sell it easily. He simply transferred the copyright to Yaomei Culture Company registered in the mainland.
hang up the phone.
I thought the opportunity had now come.
He began to think about recruiting people and setting up a "water army team" in the mainland to specifically help him with publicity, with a high probability of being able to accomplish great things with little money.
Whether it is selling albums or promoting mobile phone ringtones, they can be used in the future.
There aren’t many opportunities to make quick money these days.
Compared with selling albums in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, these two money-making projects are the most critical.
In Fan Wumian's eyes, whether he can bypass the record companies to wholesale albums and the mobile phone ringtone project can be successful directly determines the height of his development in the next three to five years.
Without sufficient funds, you will be restricted in doing anything.
Just like he seized the opportunity this morning to turn around and fire at reporter Chai Wenshi, although making money by bypassing the record companies may offend the Hong Kong music scene, the principle of "the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish" is particularly applicable in the entertainment industry.
If the matter really gets out of hand in the future and a bunch of record companies smear the company to death, from another perspective, that's also traffic.
For example, Dao Ge, who sang "The First Snow of 2002", has become less popular recently, but he has been in the hot news in mainland China and often makes the headlines of the entertainment pages.
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After returning home and standing at the door to be interviewed, Fan Wumian was exhausted.
After arriving at the room, he searched for relevant information online and found that both the number of comments on posts in the forum and the media reports on himself were increasing, which made him so excited that he clenched his fist to cheer himself up.
but.
Among the pile of news dominating the screen, he actually saw Zhuang Muxi's photo.
It's really magical.
The reporter posted a newsletter more than half an hour ago with the title:
——"Breaking news! Piano goddess Zhuang Muxi and poor nobleman Fan Wumian are neighbors. The two seem to have a close relationship and their words are full of love."
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Good guy.
I had been trying hard not to take advantage of Zhuang Muxi's popularity, but I didn't expect that I would get it by accident.
Fan Wumian had just finished reading a few articles with meaningless content.
Then it was discovered that a reporter dug out the "Gray Avatar" advertising MV and cut out a picture of him kissing Zuo Ziyan as the cover, and broke the news that Zuo Ziyan was the daughter of Zuo Real Estate.
Sitting in front of his laptop and stroking his chin, Fan Wumian felt that it was particularly necessary to form his own private team as soon as possible.
For example, if the relationship between him and Zuo Ziyan were to be exploited by someone with ulterior motives, it would be easy to combine it with the news about "the son of a poor family becoming a noble son". Without a professional public relations team to help and advise, he would always feel uneasy.
In fact, some reporters have tried to link it to this aspect before.
Fortunately, Zhuang Muxi hit the jackpot by accident. In the evening, it was proved that his family was indeed very poor. The news that his family was often so poor that they had to cut off power had also been leaked.
Reporters who are very good at catching news work particularly hard to make a living. Many gossip media have also come up with new ideas and started to move towards the "love story between a rich girl and a poor boy".
In some of the latest articles tonight, it was mentioned that Zuo Ziyan filmed an advertising MV with Fan Wumian, and helped to protect Fan Wumian this morning, which seemed to indicate that they were having an underground affair.
to this end.
A reporter contacted students of Trinity College and learned that Fan Wumian had been pursuing Zuo Ziyan for several years and his love for her remained unchanged.
When asked about Fan Wumian's situation today, a student revealed that he said today "If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight."
In the morning, Fan Wumian was chatting with Youpiao and others. Other people in the class were also present. It was estimated that some reporters interviewed his classmates.
These news are all very worthy of hype and naturally have a strong eye-catching effect.
When Zhuang Muxi became popular a few days ago, she was also turned upside down.
That's not what the media is all about.
Only after all the usefulness of Fan Wumian has been fully explored will these reporters shift their attention and move on to pursue the next valuable target.
(End of this chapter)