The rise of music in Guangzhou was somewhat sudden.
When the music scene first opened up, its proximity to Hong Kong and Macau allowed it to access many new things that were unavailable in mainland cities. It was like a balloon being blown up in one breath, or like a nouveau riche experiencing a brief period of glory.
However, it was actually immature in many aspects and lacked the foundation of the past, so it did not develop well.
With the opening up of the country, Beijing, as the political and cultural center, has naturally regained its advantage as a cultural center.
With its rich history, Beijing's advantages became apparent. The singers who had created the glory of the southern music scene also felt the charm of Beijing, and it was only natural that they all went north.
The northward migration of these singers directly plunged the music scene in the south into a slump.
"Mr. Liu! Have you ever considered developing your business in the north in the future?"
"Go to the north to develop?" Liu Wen was surprised by Liang Liang's question.
"If one day the music environment in the south changes and becomes unsuitable for the development of the music scene and begins to decline, and the center of song creation shifts to the north."
"Is this even possible?" Liu Wen didn't believe Liang Liang's explanation at all.
The situation in Guangzhou's music scene is not just good, it's excellent, which is completely different from what Liang Liang described.
"I'm just saying it's a possibility. Maybe it will happen next year, or maybe it won't happen for ten years."
"If it's really as you say, I won't go to the north. I'm about to retire, why would I bother going up there?"
"To continue contributing their remaining energy! Didn't the newspapers say so? Retired cadres can continue to contribute their remaining energy to society."
Liu Wen laughed: "We'll talk about that later! Let's talk about your album first. I estimate that within two days, some songs from your album will be on the Lingnan New Song Chart and the Guangdong New Song Chart."
"Lingnan New Song Chart? Isn't it mainly for promoting original Cantonese songs? Our album is all Mandarin songs!"
The Lingnan New Song Chart was originally the "Music Shockwave" program established by Pearl River Economic Radio in 1989. This program was also a song chart, mainly promoting original Cantonese songs.
In 1992, "Music Shockwave" evolved into "Lingnan New Song Chart".
The other chart that Liu Wen mentioned, the "Guangdong Province New Song Chart," was originally the Jianpai Song Competition, which later became the "Guangdong Province New Song Chart."
These two charts were the two most prestigious song charts in the Southern music scene at the time.
"Although the Lingnan New Song Chart mainly recommends new Cantonese songs, it now also includes Mandarin songs."
Charts are still useful; singers like Tao Sheng Yi Jiu and Mai Zi Jie became more widely known through charts.
The Blue Shark band's high popularity in Guangzhou is closely related to this chart.
After the album "Hometown" was released, four or five songs from it appeared on this chart. "Hometown" and "Returning Home" once held the top spot on the chart for several weeks.
Works such as "Blue Lotus" and "Grey Bird" have also occupied high positions.
However, Liang Liang wasn't too concerned about which songs from the current album would climb the charts. Tomorrow, they would be flying back to Lianwan City to attend Su Ennan's concert.
Participating in Su Ennan's concert can help the Blue Shark Band accumulate enough popularity. When their popularity reaches a certain level, the Blue Shark Band will also start holding concerts.
No matter how the music scene develops in the future, holding concerts will always be one of the stable sources of income for singers, provided that you have that much popularity. Otherwise, if you hold a concert and only eight or ten people come to watch, you'll have to bring your wife and children along.
There is no doubt about Liang Liang's popularity with the Blue Shark band.
Releasing albums and holding concerts—every little bit helps now. If we miss the opportunity to download ringtones when free downloads become available on computers, we'll be in for a tough time.
If we don't accumulate some wealth now, how will we survive in the future?
The conversation then shifted to everyday life, focusing on mundane family matters.
Because of the solid foundation laid by their first album, Blue Shark's new album saw its sales skyrocket upon release.
Sales are booming across the country.
Although the statistics at that time relied on feedback from retailers, the process was relatively slow.
However, the sales volume on the first day still exceeded 500,000 boxes.
This is only the statistics for some first- and second-tier large and medium-sized cities; small and medium-sized counties and rural areas have not yet been included in the statistics.
From the afternoon of the album's release, the melody of "No Place to Hide" began to drift through the streets and alleys of Guangzhou.
"Liang Liang! How many copies do you think our album will sell?"
It's guaranteed that Han Chui asked this question; the other three would never ask such a pointless question.
After dinner, Liang Liang suddenly suggested that they go to Putong 100 to see what kind of chaotic and disorderly place it was now.
Putong 100 has become a very famous shopping destination in Guangzhou, but of course it has nothing to do with music anymore.
Liang Liang's reason for going there was also related to this; he mainly wanted to see if Yan Liang could still be saved.
We can't just stand by and watch him go in and squat there!
However, their timing was inconvenient. Entertainment venues are usually busiest at night, so coming to find someone, especially a manager like Yan Liang, at this time was rather inappropriate.
Liang Liang and his group didn't plan to go in, mainly because they were worried that if they were unlucky and the Guangzhou police raided the place tonight, they would be mistaken for customers of prostitutes and smuggled in.
They were planning to call Yan Liang out and have a chat with me outside.
They were standing outside the Putong 100 dance hall, chatting idly while watching the bustling traffic outside.
"No one knows the exact figures right now, but sales should exceed one million, though it's hard to say exactly how many millions it will reach."
In the previous life, this album sold 1.5 million copies in 1992. Although it's less than two years later now, the sales figures should be similar.
Liang Liang is concerned about the number of overseas versions, as this will determine the overall sales of the album.
"Our last album sold three million copies. This time, we'll be happy if we can reach five million."
Han Chui has already sent someone to inform Yan Liang, but Yan Liang hasn't come out yet after so long, probably because he can't get away.
Sure enough, after waiting there for about ten minutes, a security guard came out of the dance hall and told them that Manager Yan really couldn't find the time to meet with them.
This can't be blamed on Liang Liang and the others. They've already come, and it's Yan Liang's loss that he didn't have time to see them.
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