Chapter 97 3 Melons and Dates
Chapter 97: Three melons and two dates (Please subscribe!)
The day after the yacht party.
Fan Wumian received a call from the staff of Hong Kong City’s No. 45 TV station and went to their company to record a one-on-one celebrity interview. After editing, the interview will be about minutes long.
The questions asked during the interview were nothing more than about his family background, why he liked singing, how he came up with the idea of composing those songs, etc. He had prepared a draft in advance and his answers were impeccable.
The only sensitive question is whether the rumored relationship with his girlfriend is true.
Fan Wumian only replied that he was still single.
The program will be aired at 9: am the next day, which is a garbage time slot with average ratings.
Rather than counting on the effect of this interview, it is better to expect some related reports to appear on the Internet after the program is broadcast.
If a newcomer wants to stand out, he or she cannot miss any opportunity to promote himself or herself, which is not a waste of time.
In this year 2004.
The popularity of a star cannot be measured by the number of followers on a social account or the number of interactions on his or her posts.
To be honest, Fan Wumian has no idea what the overall publicity effect is in the recent period.
Anyway, whether it is the forum in the mainland or the official website of the fan club in Hong Kong, a large number of new people have joined in recent days, and the album sales are very good.
Thanks to the excellent song quality and topic popularity, the sales volume is close to that of many first-line singers. At least this is the case in Hong Kong and Macau.
As for the treasure island with a population of more than 20 million, and the markets throughout Southeast Asia.
We were not prepared enough and didn’t stock enough before, so the production of the album has just increased and we have just started distributing it in small batches.
Overall, it feels great to debut and become famous, which is much smoother than Fan Wumian expected. If it weren't for the topic of "the son of a poor family with a noble character", it would probably take another month or two to slowly build up popularity like other stars.
Unfortunately, the popularity of "the noble son from a poor family" gradually faded away, and people began to pay attention to other more fresh news.
new week.
From Monday to Wednesday.
Under the arrangement of Mingrong International Records, Fan Wumian participated in activities everywhere after school every day. The signing locations included the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Taikoo Shing, and the Ruins of St. Paul's in Macau.
The process is exactly the same.
He sang a few songs live and then signed autographs for fans waiting in line.
It is very convenient to take a boat from Hong Kong to Macau. After school, I go there to participate in activities and when I get home, I just have time to wash up and go to bed.
The future signed version of "That Girl" album probably won't have much room for collection hype.
A rough calculation shows that in recent years, Fan Wumian has signed his name at least more than two thousand times. He repeats the mechanical action every time and often almost forgets how to write his own name. He can earn 3 Hong Kong dollars for each album. He is both miserable and happy.
It's a pity that he doesn't have the confidence to hold concerts to make money, and he doesn't have an agency or record company to help him run his business. Opportunities for filming movies or taking on endorsements are still a long way off, and he can't make much money just by selling albums.
Compared to what Fan Wumian had originally imagined, being rich and powerful and carrying sacks of money, these were completely different things.
After personal experience.
It made him understand why many celebrities in Hong Kong are so poor.
Just this little income.
No wonder Andy Lau had to shoot bad movies and work to pay off his debts for several years after his company went bankrupt. No wonder Eason Chan had to borrow money from his girlfriend to raise money for his father's medical expenses.
No wonder when Sister Caier complained to Xuanxuan, she said that she was planning to sell her house worth about 500 million yuan and move back to Brother Shanji's ancestral home in the countryside.
It is no wonder that the dream of many female stars is to hook up with a rich man while they are in their prime.
Even if you cannot become a wealthy wife, giving birth to a child for a wealthy man is equivalent to having a long-term meal ticket.
Many actresses suddenly retire in the middle of filming, most of them having found their next job in advance and beginning to look down on the meager earnings they made in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.
The reason why Stephen Chow became rich is that he worked hard on filming movies and investing in real estate.
The entertainment industry market size in both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau is only so big these days, so of course the share of the pie is small, and fame and income are a bit disproportionate.
Therefore, countless actors are always thinking about developing in Hollywood. For example, the big-nosed actor Jack Long has made hundreds of millions of dollars in the United States in recent years with the "Rush Hour" series, "High Noon" series and "The Tuxedo".
Fan Wumian also wanted to make some money from Hollywood to improve his status in the industry, but unfortunately he lacked start-up capital.
According to his calculations.
If you become a big star through traditional means, step by step, even if you become as famous as Jay Chou through singing.
Without any advertising endorsements or filming opportunities, the total annual income is at most a few million Hong Kong dollars, and the expenses of employees, publicity and promotion costs, and taxes must be deducted from them.
Although you can still get rich by leveraging your fame once the mainland market develops, there is a huge difference between getting rich in your twenties and getting rich in your thirties or forties.
So after attending the three events, Fan Wumian found reasons to cancel other signing and promotion arrangements, and only agreed to cooperate in promotions in Formosa, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and other places at that time.
Thursday and Friday.
He took leave from school to record songs and try to produce cell phone ringtones as soon as possible, which was the most stable way to make money in the short term.
It was the registered agent who had cooperated with him before who asked Fan Wumian for his personal information and power of attorney, and asked him to go to the mainland to complete the necessary documents for signing a "color ringback tone business cooperation agreement" with the telecommunications operators.
Since it is considered an unpopular business, plus the "advance payment" of 100 million in registered capital, the agent charged a total of 3 Hong Kong dollars.
This means that 10,000 albums were sold in vain.
I lost money but gained publicity.
Making money as a star is more troublesome than imagined, but fortunately there was good news, which gave Fan Wumian a little comfort.
Lanli, acting as a spy, reported the album's shipment and production status to him via text messages every day. In order to earn commissions, manager Shi Zhongzhi and his team were even more aggressive than taking drugs. They hired seven temporary contract workers and put together a team of 10 people to run sales everywhere. In just one week, they shipped more than 5 albums.
The benefits of a huge market are reflected here.
Even if they just buy some goods because the song is good, if more dealers are willing to take the goods, it will be a considerable sales amount, which is equivalent to the total sales in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
We still asked Lanli to help buy computers and connect network cables for the water army team. For the time being, we only hired four people. Their daily task is to post in the forums of countless schools in the mainland to help promote Fan Wumian and his album.
After reading some posts, I feel they are too rough.
Yesterday, Fan Wumian temporarily hired an artist and a copywriter to join this informal team of navy soldiers.
A week passed quickly and it was Saturday again.
Fan Wumian got up early and went through customs again to Shenzhen. In the morning, he went to Chide Hunter Human Resources Co., Ltd. and personally interviewed several applicants in the form of a conference call.
The agent they finally hired was named Jiang Shixi, from Fochuan, Dongguang.
Jiang Shixi is married and has a child. He will be 30 years old this year. He graduated from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics with a major in business administration. He joined Hubei Radio and Television Corporation right after graduation. This year, he joined the agency company under Hubei Radio and Television Corporation - Yutian Media.
His resume was pretty good. Not only had he worked in a TV station for six years, he had also worked in a professional agency for half a year. Jiang Shixi answered all the questions that Fan Wumian had prepared fluently.
The salary agreed upon by both parties was 7500 yuan per month, which is more than three times the current average salary in Shenzhen, and successfully made Jiang Shixi give up his half-iron rice bowl.
The public relations person was also found successfully, a female colleague recommended by Jiang Shixi.
The female colleague’s name is Ji Qiao, she is 30 years old and graduated from the Journalism Department of Communication University of China.
Considering that publicity and promotion in the mainland is more important and she also has to help manage the "water army team", Fan Wumian offered her a monthly salary of 6000 yuan. Together with the maximum provided provident fund and bonus benefits, it is already a high salary.
At least it is considered a "Hong Kong city enterprise".
Ji Qiao, who was a bit fat and had no plan to change jobs, immediately agreed after searching Fan Wumian's information.
As for the personal assistant.
The professional skills required were not many, and the job was mainly responsible for running errands and doing odd jobs on a daily basis. Fan Wumian directly hired a senior student from Shenzhen University named Pu Jiajing, who majored in international economics and trade.
When interviewing Pu Jiajing, this girl, who was about 160cm tall but had a well-proportioned and slim figure, rushed from school to the headhunting company in person without even having time to change her clothes.
Her clothes are a bit ordinary, but if she tidies up a bit, she should be more pleasing to the eye.
After all, they need to be together all day long, so Fan Wumian would certainly like to arrange a small benefit for himself, so he chose this girl from countless resumes and offered her an internship salary of 2000 yuan a month.
There is a crazy shortage of high-paying jobs in the market, and recruiting people is basically easy.
Fan Wumian knew very well what he wanted to do. He just needed these employees to complete the tasks he assigned them conscientiously.
Just when it seemed that the personal studio was about to get on track, only Bandit King Media was left, which had not made any move yet.
However, the headhunting company has found some employees who have the skills to produce and distribute ringtones, and they also passed the telephone interview today.
Fan Wumian wanted to wait until the employees joined the company before making all the songs included in "That Girl" into ringtones to test the waters, so as to avoid wasting time.
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Yao sister culture.
After running around outside for a few days, Manager Shi Zhongzhi took the initiative to work overtime on Saturday.
Because he earns several thousand yuan in commissions and bonuses a week, his mental state is extremely high. If someone doesn't let him work, he will probably get angry on the spot.
When Manager Zhong Zhi saw Fan Wumian, he simply greeted him and then asked tentatively:
"Boss Fan, the quality of your album is impeccable, but some distributors are always worried that they won't be able to sell it after purchasing it. They want to change your name to Jay Chou or Lin Junzhe's, just by changing the paper inside the box."
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I still remember the album "Balixiang".
Fan Wumian rejected it without even thinking about it.
"No room for negotiation. If the news gets out, how will I survive? Besides, I plan to release my second album after I become famous. If you guys work harder now, you will have the opportunity to earn commissions later."
Being famous is important, but making money is also important.
After thinking for two seconds, Fan Wumian said again:
"You know how to lure the snake out of its hole."
"They are worried that no one will buy, so you find someone to pretend to be a customer and ask around. If you think there are a lot of people who want to buy, maybe when you wholesale from us, they will place orders more quickly."
"If they are afraid that a large number of goods will be left in their hands, those dealers will definitely try their best to sell them to customers. Wouldn't the sales volume increase as a result?"
Lately my mind has been full of thoughts on how to sell the album, earn commissions, and earn bonuses.
Manager Shi Zhongzhi's eyes lit up after hearing this and he said with a smile:
"Yes, I happen to have the contact information of many distributors. I will try it later. We have visited all the wholesale markets near Shenzhen. We will take a bus to Yiwu Small Commodity Wholesale Market tomorrow. Many powerful distributors from all over the country gather there, and they also cooperate with major record companies."
Fan Wumian really wanted to join in the fun.
But even if you rush over from far away, you can't help, so it's better to hurry up and record a cell phone ringtone.
After asking about the recent sales situation, I learned that many dealers who were not interested at first changed their minds immediately after listening to the album, so much so that the company's salesmen now carry CD players with them when they travel around.
While promoting the products, temporary contract workers, under the direction of the manager, often go to audio-visual stores to check for counterfeit goods, and it seems that they have not been targeted by various dens until now.
This is mainly because Fan Wumian is not famous.
Others may worry that after producing the products, they will not be able to sell them and end up with a problem.
Although it is a copycat den, not just any Tom, Dick or Harry can catch their eye.
According to reliable sources, they are gearing up for the release of the new album of the first-line female singer Sun Yanzi.
(End of this chapter)