China Entertainment 1997

On August 4, a manga author named Eiichiro Oda began serializing his new manga "One Piece" in "Shounen Jump".

Since then, this comic has been drawn for more than 20 years, and it was not serialized until the day "Cao Xuan" died...

On the same day, a new singer appeared on the cover of the latest issue of "Contemporary Music", one of the most popular entertainment magazines nowadays.

Cao Xuan!

This is also the first time that a major media has made a systematic and detailed introduction to Cao Xuan, although more emphasis is placed on "Ten Thousand Reasons".

As early as late July, the influence of "10,000 Reasons" slowly left the radio station and entered major music rankings in several regions of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, and its ranking climbed rapidly.

As of August 1st, on the more well-known charts, "10,000 Reasons" has made it into the top five, top three, and even reached the top.

At this time, "Ten Thousand Reasons" became completely popular in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.

This is how Cao Xuan appeared on the cover of "Contemporary Music".

And not only "Contemporary Music", many print media in Beijing devoted a certain amount of space to reporting on "10,000 Reasons", adding fuel to the already popular "10,000 Reasons".

With this shareholder style, Jingcheng Publishing House. The first batch of newly produced albums will be sold to all parts of the country except Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.

As for Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, they have been occupied by piracy...

Although I don't want to admit it, the radio station is undoubtedly the first to contribute to the rapid popularity of "10,000 Reasons", but these pirates also take a lot of credit.

Lan Qi's genuine tapes and CDs have sold a total of 65,000+ copies in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, while pirated copies have sold at least 500,000+ copies.

This is still a conservative estimate. Many people suspect that there are at least 1 million pirated copies in Beijing. Otherwise, why would the streets be full of "Ten Thousand Reasons".

The momentum was so strong that even "Heart Is Too Soft" was suppressed.

In late August, good news came from Jingcheng Publishing House.

The sales of "Ten Thousand Reasons" are impressive. Counting Lan Qi's previous sales, the original sales of the entire single have reached 400,000.

For a newcomer's single, this sales volume is terrifying.

As a songwriter and singer, Cao Xuan suddenly became the favorite of major record companies.

Not only record companies in Beijing have reached out, but major record companies such as PolyGram and Sony have also sent people to negotiate.

Cao Xuan still has the same attitude. He will not sign a management contract, but he can reach other cooperation.

Two months ago, Cao Xuan's condition made those record companies sneer.

But now that he has proven his worth, except for a few who have left directly, the remaining record companies have said they can discuss it.

A real batch!

Cao Xuan has not forgotten Lan Qina and his wife, but having said that, Lan Qi's stall is too small. Apart from the convenience of the radio station, the rest of the conditions are far behind other record companies.

What's more important is that the boss Han Qi has no enterprising spirit, and his business is almost a fool's errand.

Jiang Yue is a female prostitute with no money and no connections, and she is not very proficient in the recording industry. After all, she is alone.

Seeing this, Cao Xuan simply picked up a hoe and dug up Han Qi's foundation...

Don't get me wrong, although Cao Xuan's surname is Cao, he has no legacy of Wei Wu and has no special thoughts about other people's wives.

He poached Jiang Yue because he wanted her to be his agent.

"Ten Thousand Reasons" is so popular that it is foreseeable that Cao Xuan will receive many job offers in the future. He will definitely be too busy to handle it alone, so he wants to find an agent to help take care of it.

Through the previous interactions, Cao Xuan was deeply impressed by Jiang Yue's character and work ability.

Treating people sincerely and being very trustworthy, Lan Qi contributed a lot to the 2.1 million from Jingcheng Publishing House, but Jiang Yue had no intention of taking credit for it and strictly followed the pre-contract to distribute the dividends.

He is well-educated, works vigorously and resolutely, but is also meticulous. He has strong leadership skills and is good at negotiating with others. He is a good candidate to be an agent.

Of course, Jiang Yue has obvious advantages and many disadvantages, such as lack of relevant experience as an agent, no connections in the circle, a slightly irritable temper, etc.

However, compared to the advantages, Cao Xuan feels that these shortcomings are acceptable.

Anyway, all the agents in Mainland China are just starting out, and it’s easy to make a fool of yourself at the same time, so let’s just figure it out together.

Facing Cao Xuan's invitation, Jiang Yue was very tempted.

"Ten Thousand Reasons" made Lan Qi make a lot of money, but to put it harshly, this time it was just a blind cat running into a dead mouse, and it was purely luck.

Due to the lack of hard power and the unambitious boss Han Qi, the profits earned by "Ten Thousand Reasons" can only sustain Lan Qi for a few more years.

Jiang Yue is an ambitious woman, otherwise she would not have quit her job at university and came to Lan Qi to work for her husband Han Qi.

However, a good woman can't make a meal without rice. Jiang Yue made some calculations and decided that instead of staying as the vice president, it would be more cost-effective to become an agent for Cao Xuan, who had a bright future.

Anyway, Lan Qi is doing his own business, so he can't be a broker, so he will still be the vice president when he comes back.

Therefore, Boss Han likes to mention that "his wife was abducted" was an achievement...

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After Jiang Yue was hired, Cao Xuan gave her a monthly salary of 2,800 yuan, and there would be performance bonuses for related businesses. If she worked hard, she could easily earn over 10,000 yuan a month.

In 1997, she was able to earn more than 10,000 yuan a month, which was barely considered a gold collar. And as Cao Xuan becomes more famous, her income will become higher.

At that time, through the national channels of Jingcheng Publishing House, the influence of "Ten Thousand Reasons" expanded from the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region to the whole country.

On August 14, "Ten Thousand Reasons" topped the China Central Broadcasting Station's pop music chart, beating popular songs such as "Heart Is Too Soft", "Chinese" and "Listen to the Sea". List champion.

At the same time, it ranked second on the weekly popular music chart of CCTV Music Channel, second only to "Heart Is Too Soft".

On August 18, a new week began. After two days of fierce competition, "10,000 Reasons" simultaneously topped many authoritative rankings such as CCTV and CCTV.

"Beijing Entertainment News" issued a front-page headline, calling Cao Xuan "a surprise given to the Chinese music scene in the summer of 1997."

This statement has been resisted by some people, who think it is too praiseworthy.

But some people also expressed support. Cao Xuan's sales of a single even exceeded that of many second- and third-tier singers. In this record era, nothing is more convincing than good album sales.

But regardless of support or opposition, everyone must admit that there is another rising star in the mainland music scene.

Jiang Yue was full of energy and contacted everyone, preparing to take advantage of Cao Xuan's popularity to take on more business performances.

Thanks to the popularity of "Ten Thousand Reasons", Jiang Yue contacted Cao Xuan for three jobs without much effort.

When a new company opens and cuts the ribbon, they go up to sing two songs, and the appearance fee is 30,000 yuan.

A unit in a district under Tianjin City held a party. The party was attended for two days and the appearance fee was 50,000 yuan.

A community benefit performance, this one has no money, but it is reported by Beijing TV station, which helps to strengthen the popularity by brushing your face.

In fact, with Cao Xuan's current popularity, there are far more business invitations than these, but Cao Xuan is cautious and would rather make less money than choose something safe and practical.

Public security is not very good these days, especially in the local area where dragons and snakes are mixed. Liu Tianwang has been detained by the public, let alone a new star in the music industry.

Therefore, Cao Xuan asked Jiang Yue to promote all commercial performances and activities in other provinces except official ones, and temporarily only carry out activities in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area.

But even so, tens of thousands of dollars were collected in just a few days, which made Cao Xuan understand why artists desperately want to be famous.

It’s really profitable to be popular!