Chapter 200 198. Premiere of Turn Left Turn Right (Part 1)
Boss Wang's fantasy soon became a reality.
His shop was supposed to open at 8 o'clock every morning, but today, before 7 o'clock, Boss Wang had already seen a few young children outside the door looking into the shop.
This was just the beginning. Within 20 minutes, 20 to 30 people had gathered outside the door. Boss Wang even saw some of them holding bread, pancakes and other things. It was obvious that they had even set aside their breakfast time just to get a good ranking.
Seeing more and more people gathering at the door of the store, Boss Wang was not a rigid person. He quickly opened the door of the store to welcome customers.
"Boss, I want Wang Fei's new album."
"Boss, I want one too, the one called "More and More Unknown."
"Boss, give me five copies!"
There was no surprise at all. All the people waiting outside the door were fans who came to buy Wang Fei's album. In just one morning, Boss Wang sold more than 500 albums, and this was just the peak of the day. You know, the real peak buying period is actually at night. Boss Wang felt that the 2,000 copies he bought were even a bit conservative. Looking at this situation, it was not certain whether he could survive today.
Thinking of this, Boss Wang gritted his teeth and made another phone call to order a thousand copies.
At the same time, many audio-visual stores had a very good start, especially in those big cities. There were really long queues in front of some audio-visual stores, and the album was also selling well.
The employees of Sony's marketing department were really tired and happy today. They were tired because there were too many data feedbacks, but this also showed that this was a performance of a big sale. Seeing the album sales figures rising step by step, they knew that the bonus at the end of the month would definitely be very generous.
Wang Fei, who rarely appeared in the company on weekdays, also came to her exclusive lounge in the company today. Although she had never left the lounge, everyone in the company knew that the queen was waiting for the results of the album's sales on the first day.
"Sister Fei, the people in the marketing department are still counting, but I heard from them that the first wave of sales data seems to be good." The assistant opened the door of the lounge and saw the queen watching TV, and reported happily.
"I know, tell me when you have specific data." Wang Fei replied with a calm expression.
"Okay, then you take a rest. If you need anything, call me. I'll go to the marketing department and wait for news." When the assistant left the room, he couldn't help but sigh that the queen's mentality was really strong. She was so calm in the face of good news. It was amazing.
What he didn't know was that when he just closed the door, Wang Fei's originally calm expression instantly turned into a bright smile. Her originally somewhat cold face was full of sunshine at this moment.
After all, even if she is as strong as the queen, she should put her album sales in the most important position in her heart. After all, this is an affirmation of her work. What's more, Wang Fei herself is a person who loves face. If the album sales are not good, it would be so embarrassing. At this moment, she got good news and she was relieved.
However, Wang Fei knew very well that the sales in the morning were nothing. The subsequent evening sales and the total sales in the next week could estimate the commercial potential of this album.
Of course, what made her happy was the unanimous praise of the album by music critics.
This morning, she went online to look at the reviews of the music critics. The favorable rate was as high as nine levels, which means that at least nine out of ten music critics are on her side, and the two songs with different styles by Nie Wei are the most recognized in her album.
Whether it is "Legend" or the title song of the album with the same name "More and More Ununderstood", they are all liked by the music critics. Some of them even debated online about which of the two songs is more qualified to be the title song, just like the musicians of Sony at the beginning.
Here we have to mention the Star Blog founded by Nie Wei. This platform has become the favorite of music critics. On it, they can debate with each other in real time across the screen with their own group of fans, and watch their views being recognized by a group of people. Moreover, the debate between the two sides will greatly increase the popularity of both parties. This is simply a good platform for music critics to kill two birds with one stone.
If the opinion of that music critic gets the attention of a big star, then it is possible to become famous overnight.
At least among the music critics, there are some outstanding people who have gained attention on this platform that is no less than that of stars, and the cost of writing articles is also rising steadily, which has also made more musicians favor this platform. Nowadays, on the Internet, Star Blog has even become the biggest voice of music critics.
Music critic Zhou Fei is one of this group of people.
In this music critic war, he is a firm supporter of "More and More Ununderstood". In his opinion, "Legend" is definitely a classic work, and even higher than "More and More Ununderstood" in terms of musical artistry, but the musical diversity of "More and More Ununderstood" is indeed what he most admires.
"In today's Chinese music scene, pure music has gradually been abandoned by the times, and the diversification of music has gradually become a popular trend, just like the song "More and More Ununderstood", which combines R\u0026B, blues, folk-pop and other elements in it, allowing these musical elements to blend together wonderfully, and finally become this unique style of song. I think "Legend" is indeed Nie Wei's classic work, but this song "More and More Ununderstood" is indeed his work to challenge the master producer."
Zhou Fei's remarks were well received by a group of people on the Internet, especially Nie Wei's huge fan base. They gave enthusiastic support to the music critic's praise of Nie Wei, especially the title of "Master Producer". Many fans directly replaced the concept and gave it to Nie Wei.
However, even if Nie Wei is not a master producer yet, at least in the circle, Nie Wei has firmly established a first-line position as a music producer.
His songs were already very expensive, and after the release of Wang Fei's album, they continued to rise. Especially when Wang Fei's latest album sold millions of copies, Nie Wei's song prices also rose to sky-high prices, which can be called the top in the country.
Faced with such sky-high prices, the other singers who needed good songs did not retreat, but instead, the information of song invitations fell like heavy snow to Huayi Company.
It is said that Wang Zhonglei suffered from telephone syndrome at that time. It was mainly because some big-name singers, when they couldn't find Nie Wei, called Wang Zhonglei to invite him to sing. In just one week, this boss helped Nie Wei block countless invitations.
However, while rejecting these invitations, Wang Zhonglei couldn't help but have some ideas about music. Wang Fei's album sales exceeded one million in this era. Although the charm of the queen is the most important, who dares to say that Nie Wei's songs are not important at all? It can be said that apart from the queen, Nie Wei contributed the most to this album with sales of one million.
This also gave Wang Zhonglei the idea of expanding his business in music. After all, he found that there was suddenly such a great god in his family. If he didn't make good use of it, he would be sorry for his identity as a businessman.
Of course, these things only left a thought in his mind. As a boss, he knew very well what Nie Wei's most important job was at this moment.
That was filming!
Fortunately, Nie Wei is now filming in the sparsely populated Kekexili, otherwise she would be asked by reporters sooner or later about her thoughts on Wang Fei's album.
However, what surprised Nie Wei during this period was that she actually received a thank-you text message from Wang Fei.
You know, this is the first time that the other party has contacted her actively since the concert. The moment Nie Wei received the text message, she couldn't believe her eyes.
After all, with Nie Wei's understanding of Wang Fei, even if the other party wanted to give in, it would be impossible for her to take the initiative, and things like sending text messages to thank her were even more impossible, but this impossible thing happened to become a reality.
Just as Nie Wei thought, Wang Fei actually didn't want to send this text message at all, and she didn't even have the idea of giving in. The queen is the queen. Although she admires Nie Wei's talent, she will not lower her status for this.
The reason why Wang Fei sent this text message came from her agent, Katie, Sister Jiaying.
As the manager who made Wang Fei famous, Jiaying is not only a manager, but also a mother-like existence in Wang Fei's eyes, so Wang Fei will seriously consider her suggestions.
"Nie Wei is only about 20 years old, which is the period when a creator's inspiration bursts out, and this period can last for at least ten years. As long as Nie Wei is willing to invest a little energy in this regard, with his current achievements, he will definitely be one of the pillars of the Chinese music scene in the next ten years. His works are not lacking in the market, but as a singer, you need good enough works to maintain your position. Besides, we are not asking for an apology. A text message of thanks gives both parties room to ease the conflict and is a step. How about it?" After the celebration party for the album sales exceeding one million, Jiaying directly persuaded Wang Fei in the nanny car.
If it was before the album results, Jiaying might not have such an idea, but with the huge sales of Wang Fei's album this time, Nie Wei has also become a force that cannot be ignored.
You should know that an excellent producer is not enough to make the queen take the initiative to give a step, but an excellent producer with a high popularity star halo already has such weight. Nie Wei's achievements in the actor circle make his identity as a producer shine. There will never be a lack of topics when working with such a person.
Such a person has unlimited potential in the future. Sister Jiaying, as a senior agent, can naturally see it at a glance, especially from Wang Fei, who has received a high evaluation of this person, which is enough for Sister Jiaying to look at him differently.
That's why there was a thank you text message later.
The temperature in Kyoto in May can already make people feel the heat of summer, but in Kekexili, Nie Wei still lives in a military coat, drinking a big bowl of tea, and shivering with cold.
Luo Yuan, who had a week's vacation, had returned to the team a long time ago with a very happy mood. According to her, she took advantage of this vacation and took her children out to have a good time. They went to the amusement park, the zoo, and the ocean park. Looking at the children's smiling faces, Luo Yuan was fully satisfied.
Of course, she was also extremely grateful to Nie Wei. She had never seen such a considerate boss.
So Luo Yuan was more and more concerned about Nie Wei. Almost all the entertainment reports about Nie Wei in the mainland were conveyed by Luo Yuan.
"Nie Wei, there are two good news. Can you guess?" Another day, while taking a break from filming, Luo Yuan asked Nie Wei with a smile.
"There is no clue at all. How can I guess?" Nie Wei said, while taking two lunch boxes handed over by the staff.
"It is related to Wang Fei's album. Isn't this clue obvious enough?"
"It's not that my song production fee has increased again, that's really good news." Nie Wei said with a smile.
"Oh, why are you so obsessed with money? What's the most important thing about being a star?" Luo Yuan sighed when she heard Nie Wei's answer, and tapped Nie Wei's head with her finger, and reminded him again with a look of disappointment.
"It's nothing but fame and fortune. Since you can't mention money, then it's fame."
"Smart, some media have selected the four major producers of the new generation. Nie Wei, you are selected together with Jay Chou from Taiwan, Lin Junjie from Singapore, and Xie Tingfeng from Hong Kong. The media all call you the future leaders of the Chinese entertainment industry." Luo Yuan said excitedly.
"Then I think Xie Tingfeng will be very angry after seeing this report." Nie Wei said jokingly after listening.
"You should focus on the main point, why talk about that person."
"Okay, tell me the next good news." Nie Wei is not interested in the four major producers of the new generation. He is not in that circle. He is more looking forward to what the second good news from Luo Yuan will be.
At Nie Wei's urging, Luo Yuan quickly told the second good news.
"The Chinese Popular Musicians Association, Kyoto Music Association, Chinese Music Producers Association and other seven music-related associations have invited you to join. The company has agreed to all of them. As for the membership fees, the company will help you pay." Luo Yuan said with a smile.
Her idea is very simple. So many music associations invited Nie Wei, which means they recognized Nie Wei's achievements in this industry. The more they invited, the more they recognized him. Naturally, she was happy.
But from Nie Wei's point of view, the invitations from so many music associations also represent recognition, but this recognition is to accept him as one of their own.
No matter which angle, the company's approach is not wrong. As for the membership fee, it's a joke. The total membership fee of only a few thousand yuan per year is not even a fraction of Nie Wei's income. However, it can be seen that the company is showing goodwill to Nie Wei. Although it is just a matter of money, such details will be considered, which also shows Nie Wei's status and importance within the company.
"Okay, two good news certifications, I'll reward you with a chicken leg." Nie Wei smiled and passed the chicken leg from the lunch box to Luo Yuan.
Luo Yuan was not polite, she took the chicken leg and ate it. This thing is definitely a rare food in Kekexili. She really had enough of sheep and cattle. Only by following Nie Wei can she enjoy more food variety.
Time unknowingly came to July. There were only more than 60 people left in the crew of "Kekexili". However, it was these people who had been sticking to their posts that the film came to the end in the hardships. However, just when "Kekexili" was about to be finished, Nie Wei got another news that was closely related to him.
"Turn Left, Turn Right" is finally going to premiere.