Chapter 623 Album and Making Money
Since there are not many classic Chinese songs in his memory, he plans to release two or three Chinese albums, and then release an English album, and go abroad to earn US dollars and euros.
After writing a few songs and making good arrangements, Link sent two songs to Zhang Yadong. After reading them, Zhang Yadong said that the lyrics and music were very good and very mature, and urged him to come and try to sing and record songs.
Link agreed, and on Saturday he came to the Wheatfield Music Recording Studio to try to sing "Wind Blowing Wheat Waves" and "Suddenly Miss You".
"Under the blue sky in the distance, golden wheat waves are surging. It was there that you and I loved. When the breeze with the smell of harvest blew towards my face, I remembered your gentle words that wet my eyes."
"Great!"
Outside the recording room, before Link finished singing, Zhang Yadong excitedly slapped his thigh.
Song Ke, Gao Xiaosong, Lao Lang and other musicians beside him also showed surprised expressions when listening to Link's singing. For wild new singers, when they first entered the recording studio, they needed repeated guidance from the producer before they could do the initial singing.
When singing, singers may also go out of tune, which requires producers to give instructions and help tune outside the studio. After dozens or hundreds of repetitive recordings, a mature song can be honed.
But Link is different. He can smoothly present the song as soon as he enters the recording studio. The pitch and beat are the same as those marked on the score. There are few places that are out of tune, which makes him look particularly stable and sophisticated.
"Is this Link really a new singer? Why do I think his singing skills are more solid than many old singers?"
Gao Xiaosong said, touching his fat chin.
Song Ke shook his head and looked at Link behind the soundproof glass window. "When you meet someone like Link, sometimes you have to admit that there are really geniuses in this world. Compared with them, we are just ordinary people."
"This song is really good, the lyrics and music are of high quality. Is this written by Link himself?"
The old wolf with long hair asked while wearing headphones.
"That's why I say he's a genius."
"He has a top-notch appearance and temperament, can write lyrics and compose music, has solid singing skills, and is a natural star. Wheatfield has found a treasure."
Gao Xiaosong laughed.
"It's true that I've found a treasure. When the album is released, I should give Brother Xun a big red envelope."
Song Ke smiled with his arms folded.
In the recording studio, Link finished singing the first song and then sang the second song "Suddenly I Miss You".
"I'm most afraid of the sudden silence of the air, the sudden concern of friends, the sudden rolling and twisting of memories, and the sudden fear of hearing news about you. If there is a sound of missing you."
Zhang Yadong listened to it and felt that there was no problem. There were only two or three details that needed to be adjusted. The rest of the melody, emotion, and appeal were very mature.
"Song Ke, why don't we just record it? Link sings very well. We only need to add music in the later stage, and it will be a mature song."
"Then record it. I'll ask Link if he has other songs. If not, we can help him find a few songs. If there is enough time, this album can be released at the end of the year."
Song Ke said.
Zhang Yadong nodded.
After Link finished singing, several people sat down to discuss the new album. The first album can be set at 12 songs to test the waters and see how the market reacts.
Song Ke asked Link if he could hurry up and write a few more new songs.
Link said he could try.
Song Ke said that the company was also helping him find songs. Although the quality was not as good as his two songs, it was not bad. He could consider it when recording. Since these songs were purchased, the company paid for them and did not need to share the copyright with the songwriters.
Link said yes.
After recording songs, Link returned to school to continue training, and took time to write songs. Before the end of October, he produced six songs of good quality, plus four songs bought by Maitian Music.
All 12 songs for the first album were collected.
Link, Zhang Yadong and others were busy in the recording studio for two weeks, and recorded all the songs in the first album.
On November 2, the first promotional single of the new album, "Suddenly I Miss You", was broadcast on major radio stations across the country, mobile music halls, and Taihe Maitian's "Qianqian Jingting" music platform.
Qianqian Jingting is a music app developed by Taihe Maitian Music Company. It is currently the Internet music software with the most users in China, with about three million users.
With the vigorous promotion of Taihe Maitian, "Suddenly I Miss You" was played 180 million times on major radio stations in the first week of its release, and 560,000 people chose to pay 1 yuan in the mobile music hall to customize this song as a ringtone.
On Qianqian Music, with the blessing of resources, the first week playback volume exceeded 42 million times and the download volume reached 1.8 million times.
Among the songs released this year, only the three main singles of Jay Chou's new album "Ye Huimei", "Willing Love" released by Wang Fei at the end of the year, Jolin Tsai's "Look at My 72 Changes", SHE's "Super Star" and other six singles, the first week playback volume is better than this song.
"Suddenly Miss You" became popular almost in a week. Now walking on the streets of Kyoto, sometimes there are three or four stores on a street playing this song, and people are humming this song on the street.
Although this situation cannot make Link earn much money, when everyone is listening to this song, playing it repeatedly, and using it to attract customers, and even paying for it as a ringtone.
This shows that everyone likes this song, likes Link's voice, and likes the way he sings.
This also shows that the song was a successful test.
In mid-November, Link's first Chinese album "Wind Blowing Wheat Waves" was officially released. The album songs include "Suddenly Missing You", "Because of Love", "Steady Happiness", "Long Time No See", "Love Transfer", "Wind Blowing Wheat Waves", etc., all of which are classic lyrical songs.
In order to help him become famous, when recording "Because of Love", Zhang Yadong invited Princess Wang to cooperate with him. It is said that Princess Wang was reluctant at first and did not want to cooperate with an 18-year-old new singer.
After Zhang Yadong played the two songs "Wind Blowing Wheat Waves" and "Steady Happiness" to her, Princess Wang agreed and said that she would take time to record.
After hearing that these songs were written and composed by Link, Princess Wang said that she was free now, and took Zhang Yadong to meet Link, saying that she wanted to find Link to write songs.
After singing "Because of Love" with Link once, Princess Wang's eyes began to soften when looking at him, and she did not hide her appreciation for him in her words.
With the blessing of the queen, and Taihe Maitian using a lot of media resources to promote and promote, "Wind Blowing Wheat Waves" has attracted a lot of fans' attention as soon as it was released.
The album sold 720,000 copies in the mainland in the first week. The album here includes tapes, CDs, vinyl records, etc., and sold 340,000 copies in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, and more than 100,000 copies in the Asia-Pacific region.
The first week sales exceeded one million copies, which is worse than the new albums of Jay Chou, Jolin Tsai, SHE and others, but much better than other second-tier singers. He was rated as the new king of the music scene this year by many media.
Eight songs including "Because of Love", "Suddenly I Miss You" and "Long Time No See" successfully ranked in the top 50 of the Eastern Music Chart, and three songs entered the top ten of the Pepsi Music Chart.
Due to the good sales of the album, Maitian Music Company invested 1.2 million yuan to shoot 8 MVs for this album, which were broadcast on the TV music channel and released music CDs to expand publicity.
Lin Ke also followed the publicity team to several major cities for several autograph sessions.
In the second week, the album "Wind Blowing Wheat Waves" sold 1.15 million copies in China, and the total sales reached 2.21 million copies.
At this time, a large number of pirated tapes and CDs began to appear on the market, and there were also many free audio sources on the Internet.
Album sales and downloads began to decline.
However, due to the popularity of pirated tapes, the songs in this album are very popular in China.
From cities to villages, the songs of this album can be heard in the streets and alleys, and Link's fame has increased greatly. Many people know his name, his voice, and his appearance.
Link also has many more fans. Every time he is in public, you can hear a lot of screams.
In addition, Link's performance fees have also risen steadily, from 100,000 yuan per performance in mid-November to 100,000 yuan per song now.
By the end of December, with the first batch of album revenue and performance income, the total after tax was 5.207 million yuan.
This is the result of him being busy with training and not wanting to take more commercial performances. If all commercial performances are accepted, it is not a problem to double the income.
"You don't have to accept these commercial performances, but there is one invitation you must accept."
In the nanny car, agent Zhang Ying said while looking at the folder.
Zhang Ying is from Maitian Music's agency department, responsible for his music work. She is 36 years old, has been in the industry for more than six years, has short hair, looks kind, is slightly plump, and is the mother of two children.
"What invitation?"
Link asked, leaning back in his seat.
"The Kyoto TV Spring Festival Gala program team has invited you to sing "Steady Happiness" on the first day of the new year. How about this invitation?"
Zhang Ying smiled.
"Of course I can't refuse the invitation from Kyoto TV, but there's still some time before the Chinese New Year, so there's no need to rush."
"How can I not rush? We still have to rehearse the show before the New Year, prepare the costumes for the performance, and there are a lot of things to do. In addition, the company believes that with your current popularity, you can hold concerts in several major cities in China. What do you think about the beginning of next year?"
"It's too early. Although many people know me now and have heard my songs, my personality has not been established yet. I won't have too many fans, and I won't make much money from holding concerts.
In addition, I have to concentrate on training before August next year to prepare for the Olympics. Holding concerts will delay time, and the national team will not allow it. I'd better consider it after the Olympics."
Lin Ke said.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. The Olympics are the most important. You concentrate on training, and I'll handle the company's affairs."
Zhang Ying put away the documents and said.
The car arrived at Maitian Music. Lin Ke went upstairs to chat with Song Ke and others, eat and drink, and then he drove home. It was a newly purchased Porsche sedan, which cost more than 800,000 yuan. The black car paint made it look relatively low-key.
After returning home, he didn't see Zhang Zilin, so Link called her to ask where she was and when she would come over, and brought her a gift.
"Really? You are a big star now, and you still remember me as your girlfriend?"
Zhang Zilin complained on the phone.
"I was only out for a week, and I called you every day. When did I forget you? Come back soon, or I can pick you up. The new car has arrived, and I will take you for a ride."
"Okay, come quickly, I'll wait for you at home."
Zhang Zilin said happily.
Since he was going to her house, Link couldn't go empty-handed, so he drove to Zhang Zilin's house with two boxes of Maotai and other New Year's goods. Her parents, brother and sister were all there, and they were quite enthusiastic to see him, so they took him to eat.
Zhang Zilin's parents didn't support his singing, saying that he was a student and an athlete, and should focus on learning and training, and win glory for the country in the Olympics or other international competitions in the future.
Link nodded and said yes.
The reason why he sang and released albums was that he was used to a wealthy life in his previous life, and now he suddenly became a pauper. He was a little uncomfortable, so he thought of taking shortcuts and releasing albums to make money.
He told Zhang's parents that he had finished the album promotion work and didn't need to run around. He would focus on training next and strive to win a gold medal in the Athens Olympics next year.
Seeing that he was steady, Zhang's parents didn't say anything more and invited him to drink.
After drinking, he couldn't go out to race, so he had to stay overnight at Zhang's house and was arranged to sleep in Zhang Zilin's brother's room at night.
The next day, he took Zhang Zilin and Zhang Zilin's brother and sister-in-law to walk around the city. In the afternoon, the two returned to the apartment, closed the door, and did some things they loved to do.
After finishing the album, Link returned to school to train and take classes to prepare for the final exam. He was good at English and advanced mathematics. He often read books at school and basically didn't fail.
After the exams, the first half of the junior year ended, and Lin Ke went back to his hometown, took out 200,000 yuan to pay off the family debt and build a house, pay tuition for his younger siblings, and took out 1 million yuan to build a school in the town.
He kept the rest of the money for himself and would not donate it for the time being.
He stayed at home for three days, and before the city TV station reporter arrived, he took the opportunity to return to Kyoto, and he will spend the New Year in Beijing this year.
Now he has a house, a car, a woman, and some friends and colleagues in Beijing, and he has initially established a network of relationships.