At the awards ceremony, Jiang Hua's performance of "Boastful" slapped the entire music industry in the face.
Jiang Hua's Blue Album only won the Best Crossover Singer award.
Isn't this a joke? This album pioneered several genres.
First, it stunned the entertainment industry with its opera-style and ancient style.
Then, the song "Hair Like Snow" directly made Chinese style popular.
"Flowing Sand" even made Jiang-style love songs a classic, in terms of arrangement, lyrics, innovation, and popularity.
This album is a divine masterpiece, directly elevating Jiang Hua to the ranks of top singer-songwriters.
But such an album that dominated the charts only managed to snag a single award.
What is this? The eyes of the public are discerning. It's just because Jiang Hua has no commercial value.
There's no capital backing him.
Why has the music industry declined? Assembly line songs have become mainstream, driven by capital.
Old Xue still joined Star Entertainment without hesitation.
Star Entertainment gradually entered the public eye.
However, he quickly felt the power of capital.
As a near A-list singer-songwriter, he also had quite a few endorsements.
There were also several variety shows to record.
But soon, these endorsements and variety shows were terminated under various pretexts.
They were blocked by capital.
This was a huge loss for Old Xue.
At his home, the couple sat on the couch, with Gao Leixin leaning on his shoulder.
"Honey, think carefully. Jiang Hua is very talented, but after all, he's not capital. It's not too late to regret it now."
Xue Ziqian didn't blame his wife, after all, she was just looking out for him.
It's just that she didn't know how stunning Jiang Hua's performance was at the awards ceremony, it was simply a god descending to earth.
It slapped the entire music industry in the face.
The Priest, as the final performer, cast a big spell on stage.
Even that couldn't save face for the music industry.
You should know that although the Priest's songs are strange, his singing is actually pretty good.
At least his high notes are very stable.
Even so, after his performance ended, the applause wasn't as enthusiastic as it was for Jiang Hua.
Don't take the audience for fools, or you're the real fool.
The audience knows what good songs and good music are.
"It's fine, I believe in Jiang Hua. After all, he said he wants to hold 12 concerts in a year and have me exercise more so I can be a regular guest then."
Gao Leixin felt this sounded more and more unreliable. Isn't this just a capitalist making empty promises?
He didn't know that Jiang Hua was currently making promises to someone else.
"Qiqi, your emotional investment is a bit lacking. You're too focused on technique and neglecting emotion. Come on, sing it again. Pay attention to your vocal placement. We're going to hold 12 concerts in a year, and a scientific singing method will allow us to do it with ease."
Deng Qiqi was excited.
Concerts! 12 in a year! This was the stage she had always dreamed of.
Following the boss was probably the most correct decision of her life.
Jiang Hua tapped her head, interrupting her wild thoughts.
"Focus. Sing it again, let me hear how it feels."
"Okay, boss."
This one was the company's model worker. Her little body was great, 12 concerts a year would definitely be easy.
Jiang Hua saw the potential of the strongest worker in her.
So he devoted a lot of effort.
"Beautiful bubbles, though briefly lit. All your promises, though too fragile.
But falling in love with bubbles, if you can see through it, what's there to be sad about?"
Frankly, the original singer still had to sing it. That little flavor scraped up right away.
"Good, good, not bad. Keep it up, this flavor is just right."
"Ah, boss, really? I feel like there are some flaws, I still haven't found the right emotion."
Jiang Hua rubbed his nose. This flavor was pretty pure, driving Qiqi crazy.
"It's almost there. You're still young now, your feelings are still simple. In the future, when you have more experience, you'll be able to understand the meaning of the lyrics."
Really? Deng Qiqi felt like the boss was bluffing her.
But the boss gave some pointers and it really felt a lot better.
As expected of the boss. A man who can sing "Boastful," she saw with her own eyes the boss take a wooden guitar.
In less than 10 minutes, he made this song. It was simply tailor-made for her.
Zheng Qiqi was also a rare singer-songwriter. As a girl, her production skills were very high.
This song seemed to be a portrayal of her.
She waited for someone for nine years, only to finally receive a wedding invitation. She had just told this story to the boss.
The boss understood women too well.
"Alright, go back and rest."
Zheng Qiqi hesitated for a moment, then said, "Boss, all of Old Xue's endorsements have been cancelled, even the variety shows have been replaced by others."
Old Xue debuted in 2008 and struggled to reach his current status.
This was equivalent to being blocked by capital. Even the Heavenly Queen's current endorsements were cancelled.
Star Entertainment only had these people. Although they looked like big names, their commercial value had plummeted.
This time it was a joint block. It seemed Star Entertainment had become a thorn in many people's eyes.
Relying on the bit of album revenue from NetEase Cloud Music alone probably couldn't support the entire company.
Jiang Hua thought for a moment, then said, "It depends on Old Xue. Whatever decision he makes, I understand. After all, he's also someone who has shielded me from sewage. This friend is worth keeping."
He has a family and a wife to support. Can't let them starve while making music.
This matter still needed long-term planning. But Jiang Hua felt the profit margin in the mainland music industry was too small.
His Blue Album had an exclusive deal with the platform and stayed on the charts for so long. After deducting all expenses, he only made less than 10 million yuan. To be honest, making music really doesn't make money.
His goal was the stars and the sea.
This time, the advertising song for Audi directly gave him 2 million US dollars, and the copyright was still in Jiang Hua's hands.
It brought Jiang Hua a whole new line of thinking. Earning US dollars was the way to go.
Look at the music industry's top ten richest. They all earned US dollars.
The top one was directly worth over 1 billion US dollars, and she was a woman. She herself was capital.
Perhaps looking at it from a different angle, being blocked in the mainland wasn't entirely a bad thing.
"How's your English?"
Jiang Hua asked out of the blue.
Deng Qiqi subconsciously replied, "Not bad. I grew up in Hong Kong and learned English from a young age."
Perfect. This was simply a heaven-sent worker.
Why stay cooped up in the mainland? Wait for Jiang Hua to test the market reaction, then everyone go out and earn US dollars.
In any case, he still had to go overseas to shoot commercials this time. Jiang Hua would take the opportunity to learn about European and American music.
"Go back and rest. This matter is very simple."
No matter how powerful capital is, can you block the European and American music industries? Then you'd truly be awesome.
I'll change tracks and still play with you.
At worst, I'll go make movies, do animation.
If I can't do these either, he still had a stable job, haha.
What predicament for Star Entertainment? That's just superficial.
They're doing great!
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