Chapter 268: Occupy the Hot Selling List(1/2)
The next day, Xu Jingrong's new song was released "silently".
Her fans were a little caught off guard. They didn't expect it to be such an important thing for the youngest diva to release a new song. They only posted a Weibo message the night before to explain how rushed it was.
Some people couldn't help but speculate about what happened here.
Some "well-informed" insiders immediately jumped out to report the change of ownership of Feitianxia Media, thereby analyzing that Xu Jingrong may have been suppressed by the new owner.
Other "industry insiders" also said that a celebrity like Xu Jinrong would not be able to release a song in a hurry without special reasons, so there must be something going on.
According to such gossip, the fact that Xu Jinrong was suppressed by the company seems to have been confirmed.
However, no matter how hastily Xu Jingrong's new song is released, her fans will download and support it as soon as they get the news. Even those who are more enthusiastic fans will download hundreds of copies to support it.
Therefore, the first-day sales of Xu Jingrong's new songs easily exceeded 5 million downloads each.
Regardless of the five million downloads, it seems that many famous singers can do it.
But in fact, before the singer releases a new song, he will do a lot of publicity and previews for a long time. On the release day, he will use various means to promote it, such as sending signed photos and cross-promotion with other celebrities.
Organize activities with Dahong Platform and so on.
Xu Jingrong doesn't do any of this at all now. She posts on Weibo one night and publishes it the next day, and then gets such sales, which shows how strong her appeal is.
Moreover, it is foreseeable that the sales of her two new songs will remain at a very high level, and it will not be said that they will be cut in half after the first day.
However, these are things for the future. The first thing Xu Jinrong has to face are the rumors online about her being suppressed.
In Ye Chengwang's office——
Xu Jinrong and Lin Xiaoxiao were invited over early in the morning. Ye Chengwang sat in front of them, his face a little gloomy.
Also present were Li Huaxin, director of the artist department, Lin Cheng, director of the distribution department, and Feng Qing, deputy director of the distribution department.
Ye Chengwang said: "Why do you do this? Why not promote the new song well this time?"
Although Ye Chengwang's tone was very calm, the questioning meaning in his words was obvious.
Xu Jinrong kept a cool look, as if these things had nothing to do with her. Even when facing Ye Chengwang's gaze, she did not flinch and didn't care.
It was Lin Xiaoxiao who spoke for her: "Mr. Ye, it's like this. We have asked the artist department and distribution department before, and they said that you have informed them that before setting up the studio, Jingrong must follow the agreement for the last time.
The company wanted to release an album, so Jingrong and I discussed it. Since the preparations at the studio are almost complete, we should simply release the new album quickly, which can save time."
"Save time?"
Ye Chengwang's eyes immediately turned to Lin Xiaoxiao.
He was still polite to Xu Jingrong, but it was different when it came to Lin Xiaoxiao: "Now that rumors are spreading outside, have you considered how much negative impact it will have on our company?"
Lin Xiaoxiao seemed to have been mentally prepared for it. Facing Ye Chengwang's question with a hint of anger, she said sincerely: "Mr. Ye, to be honest, I have thought about this issue before, so I have considered it comprehensively and prepared
Several plans have been put in place to remedy the situation, and I believe that with Jingrong’s current popularity, we should be able to recover the sales of the new album.”
Ye Chengwang said nothing.
Lin Xiaoxiao added: "Mr. Ye, how about I tell you my remedy plan in detail now? What do you think?"
Ye Chengwang took a deep look at Lin Xiaoxiao, turned to Li Huaxin and said, "Mr. Li, what do you think?"
Li Huaxin is the director of the artist department and an elder of the company. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has watched Xu Jinrong grow up. It is obviously more appropriate for him to speak at this time.
Ye Chengwang didn't want to break up with Lin Xiaoxiao, so he immediately approached Li Huaxin.
Li Huaxin had been sitting in his seat with the old god present. Hearing this, he looked up at Ye Chengwang, then at Lin Xiaoxiao, and pondered without speaking immediately.
He knew what was going on. When Xu Tianzhang transferred the company, in order to give his daughter greater freedom, he made an agreement with Raw Stone Capital to let Xu Jinrong set up an independent studio under the company's name.
In this way, Xu Jinrong's studio is in a semi-independent state, and she can go out independently every minute.
This can be regarded as a way out for Xu Tianzhang to leave his daughter. If her studio is ready, she can go out and work alone. If not, she can continue to work in Feitianxia.
With Xu Tianzhang’s lifelong relationships and reputation in this industry, Xu Jinrong will be able to move forward or retreat with ease in the future.
Originally, Raw Stone Capital should have been prepared for Xu Jingrong's positioning. They couldn't do anything to Xu Jinrong. After all, it was decided early on.
However, in the past two years, Xu Jingrong's popularity has been so high that she has truly become the queen of the music industry. If we only look at her popularity, she is really the number one female singer in China, and no one else can compare with her.
After Ye Chengwang took over Feitianxia Media, he probably had some thoughts about Xu Jinrong and wanted to keep Xu Jinrong, at least "for a while."
As far as Li Huaxin knew, Ye Chengwang had devised several plans. Firstly, he wanted to capture Xu Jingrong, and secondly, he was preparing to find a few new people to help Xu Jingrong "lead the area". Even if Xu Jingrong could not be retained in the end, he could still borrow some money.
Xu Jingrong’s popularity and momentum have given rise to newcomers.
All these designs are based on the premise that Xu Jinrong continues to stay in the company.
To put it bluntly, Ye Chengwang was planning to make a fuss about Xu Jingrong's last album and try to delay it so that Xu Jinrong could not set up a studio so quickly.
Unexpectedly, Xu Jingrong didn't follow the routine, and she didn't follow any procedures when releasing her new song, she just released it, which caught Ye Chengwang off guard.
Now this matter is a little out of control.
Ye Chengwang is probably angry now, and wants to make things right as much as possible.
After Li Huaxin thought for a while, he said to Lin Xiaoxiao: "Xiao Lin, Jingrong is really a little anxious about the new song release this time. No matter what you say, everyone is watching, right?"
This is what it means to open the skylight and speak out...
Lin Xiaoxiao also understood that this time no matter what, it was a bit unreasonable, so she could only nod: "It is true that we did not think carefully."
After a slight pause, she added: "However, I have communicated with the publishing department several times about Jingrong's release of a new album, but we have not received a satisfactory result. We... are forced to do so."
While she was talking, she glanced at the two people in the distribution department intentionally or unintentionally, and threw the pot away smoothly.
This is not nonsense. She has been communicating with the distribution department to discuss the release of the song, but the distribution department has been pushing back and forth. This attitude can explain the problem.
Moreover, she could see Ye Chengwang's thoughts clearly. Everything had been prepared in the studio. Now that Ye Chengwang was delaying like this, she had to do this after discussing it with Xu Jingrong.
The chief and deputy directors of the distribution department are all here.
Director Lin Cheng was the original employee of the company and was a direct descendant of Xu Tianzhang, so he was not trusted by the new owner.
Deputy Director Feng Qingcai was Ye Chengwang's person and was specially placed in the distribution department. Apparently after getting familiar with the business, he would take Lin Cheng's place in the future.
Lin Cheng himself knew this very well, so he seldom served as director. There were even rumors outside that he was in contact with a headhunting company and was expected to leave soon.
Hearing Lin Xiaoxiao's words, Lin Cheng was not nervous at all, because the matter had little to do with him, so of course he could deal with it calmly.
Deputy Director Feng Qingcai was the target of Lin Xiaoxiao's attack. He frowned and said quickly: "Mr. Lin, you can't say this nonsense. We here have always attached great importance to Jingrong's new album, and that's why we are particularly cautious.
I hope to be able to work out a perfect distribution and promotion plan, but as you are now...we are the most passive."
Lin Xiaoxiao's lips curved slightly, and she said with a hint of disdain: "Mr. Feng, then you should give me a definite time. Jingrong hasn't released a new song for so long, how can she maintain her popularity? Many fans have begun to question it, and I too
There is really no other way to get to this point.”
"Mr. Lin, you..."
"Okay!"
Feng Qing wanted to say something else, but Ye Chengwang had already spoken to stop him.
If the two of them were allowed to quarrel, I don't know how it would end. Ye Chengwang couldn't just watch.
Feng Qing looked ugly and stopped talking.
Lin Xiaoxiao didn't say anything. Anyway, she succeeded in passing the blame and her goal was achieved.
After Ye Chengwang was silent for a while, he set his tone and said: "Okay, now that the matter has come to this, let the distribution department cooperate more and try to make up for it."
Xu Jingrong's new album belongs to Feitianxia Media. This is a real benefit that Ye Chengwang cannot ignore.
Now that things have come to this, he can only endure his anger and try his best to make amends.
After saying a few more words, Ye Chengwang asked everyone to leave.
Before leaving, he thought for a moment and called Xu Jinrong: "Jingrong, please stay here for a moment. I have something to tell you."
Xu Jinrong and Lin Xiaoxiao looked at each other, and Xu Jinrong said: "Sister Xiaoxiao, you go first, I will find you later."
Lin Xiaoxiao nodded and then left.
In the office, only Ye Chengwang and Xu Jinrong were left.
Ye Chengwang seemed to relax all of a sudden. He showed an approachable demeanor and began to put the tea set on and make tea.
Xu Jinrong looked at Ye Chengwang quietly, waiting for Ye Chengwang to speak.
Ye Chengwang poured a cup of tea for Xu Jingrong and then said: "I haven't had time to have a good chat with you for a while. I would like to take this opportunity to chat with you today."
Xu Jinrong was not the kind of person who liked to talk politely. She picked up the tea cup and took a sip, but still didn't say anything.
Ye Chengwang continued: "Jingrong, Uncle Xu and us have agreed beforehand that you will set up a studio. This will definitely not change, but I think... are you a little too hasty this time?"
Xu Jinrong thought for a moment and said, "I think it's okay. We're almost ready for the studio. If we don't hurry up, a lot of things will be in vain."
"I understand."
Ye Chengwang nodded and said: "I want to keep you. Although Uncle Xu has transferred Feitianxia Media, you still have shares and are now the second largest shareholder of the company. The company is good and it is good for you.
I think you should understand one thing."
Xu Jinrong stopped talking again and only pursed her lips lightly.
Ye Chengwang said: "However, I respect whatever decision you make. After all, this is what our two families have agreed upon before."
To be continued...