The first Haiyun Music Festival was undoubtedly a success, generating a positive social impact and generating a profit of over 100,000 yuan.
It has had some impact on the lives of Lianwan residents, with many young people saying that it would be great if there were such a grand event every day.
It's impossible to hold a music festival every day, but a small theater can operate every day, and the ticket only costs five yuan. Apart from having fewer people, it's not much different from a music festival and can completely replace it.
After Mayday left, it was the turn of the ocean waves.
Liang Liang secretly met with Xiaoqian and Xiaoyao, and then comfortably sent them onto the plane.
The first of this year's three major events has been successfully completed; now it's time for the second major event.
Liu Wen had been in Lianwan City for over a month. He returned to Guangzhou with the Sea Waves band when they went there.
Liu Wen didn't say whether he would come back when he left, and Liang Liang didn't ask either, just smiled and saw him off on the plane.
After seeing Liu Wen off, Liang Liang recruited several retired vocal professors and singers in Lianwan City and opened a class at the music school to popularize music theory and proper vocal training and protection techniques for these young rock musicians.
Although these young people play with music every day, they really lack basic music theory knowledge, and their vocal exercises are not standard.
These retired singers and professors were once well-known figures in the Lianwan music scene, and they are the most suitable people to teach knowledge and correct mistakes.
Liang Liang's purpose in inviting them was not limited to this. The music school had opened several instrument classes, and he also planned to open a vocal class to prepare for the future training of singers.
The building on the east wall of the music school was completed by July.
The main work involves applying protective paint to the exterior walls, while the interior involves painting the walls, installing heating equipment, and installing doors and windows.
Meanwhile, an old factory building that Liang Liang rented not far from the music school for CD and audio tape production was renovated and officially put into use.
Now Haiyun Audio-Visual Company can finally operate openly and legitimately, releasing albums and selling cassette tapes and CDs.
As for the videotape?
This thing is about to disappear from the scene, so it's best to avoid it.
July 1st is a special and auspicious day, a truly auspicious day according to the Chinese almanac. Haiyun Audio-Visual Company chose this day to officially open for business.
Liu Wen stayed at his home in Guangzhou for two days, and then rushed back on the 30th, bringing several people with him.
On the afternoon of his return, he accepted Liang Liang's letter of appointment and became the general manager of Haiyun Audio-Visual Company.
As the general manager of Haiyun Audio-Visual Company, it was only natural for him to preside over the opening ceremony.
Leaders from the municipal publicity department also attended the opening ceremony of Haiyun Audio Company.
Liang Liang felt that he had done a good job with the audio-visual company, but in Liu Wen's eyes, the audio-visual company was still almost a blank slate.
The staff is incomplete.
Can a record company be run smoothly with just ten or twenty people?
When Liu Wen returned to Guangzhou, he used his influence to recruit a group of his former subordinates in the shortest possible time.
Some of these people are like him, retired but pretending to be idle, while others are people he tricked into coming.
"I've spent a lot of time with you, and instead of learning anything good, I've learned how to fool people."
Liang Liang blinked a few times: "President Liu! You're not talking like that. Doesn't your conscience hurt? You can't pin this on me! As the head of the company for many years, is it really okay for you to play the innocent white lotus? Actually, you're all cunning foxes, aren't you?"
As the head of such a famous company as Pacific for many years, you tell me you don't lie? Do I look that much like an idiot?
Liu Wen laughed heartily: "So the record company has assembled a team, but we're still short-handed, especially lacking in high-quality personnel. This can be resolved gradually. But having singers is the most urgent task. Since we're a record company, the most basic requirement is to have signed singers. What's the point of doing anything without singers? Tell me, who are you planning to sign?"
"Mr. Liu! Shouldn't you be the one to solve this problem? I hired you to make all the decisions, so what's the point of having you?"
"Hey kid! You tricked me into coming here and now you're just going to wash your hands of this?"
"How novel! If I have to manage everything, why would I need to hire someone?"
"You little rascal! Aren't you afraid I'll turn around and go back to Yangcheng?"
"Drink, drink, drink!" Liang Liang replied with a series of "drinks."
Now that you've accepted this golden cudgel, you've got to keep wielding it.
The first thing Liu Wen did when he took over the record company was to sign singers and bands.
There are two types of signing artists and bands: buyout and revenue sharing.
Buyout is the contract form adopted by almost all audio-visual companies on the market.
Singers sign with a company, receive a fixed job, and the company is responsible for composing, releasing albums, and promoting them, just like factory workers.
As for revenue sharing, singers sign with a company and don't receive a salary; their income comes from performances and album releases, which are paid according to a set percentage.
Few companies do this, mainly because singers feel that this approach is unreliable before they become famous, and that it's far more reliable to receive a fixed salary.
However, Liang Liang has been using this method since he entered this circle, and he has benefited greatly from it.
Both of these contract types offered by Haiyun Audio-Visual Company are voluntary for singers; the company does not guide them on which type of contract they wish to sign.
But whether it's a buyout or a revenue-sharing arrangement, there are different levels of options, and choosing the right one can be quite a headache for these singers.
Take buyout as an example. For individuals, Haiyun Company's starting contract is 1,000 yuan, with a cap of 7,000 yuan, and there are three other tiers in between: 2,000, 3,500 and 5,000 yuan.
If you are an established singer, you will naturally command a higher price.
Because of the large number of members, the starting price for a band is 700 yuan, and the maximum is 5,000 yuan.
Liang Liang wouldn't do something like signing only the lead singer and not the musicians.
He'll sign all the bands as long as they don't break up, just like a company hiring employees.
The first solo singer signed to Haiyun Company was Liu Wen.
The first band we signed was Han Chuang.
The first female duo we signed was Shang Hanmei.
Xu Wei and Han Mei signed a profit-sharing agreement, while Han Chuang signed a buyout agreement.
Although the Hanchuang Band is now famous, they believe they still have a lot to learn. After listening to the lessons taught by the music theory teachers that Liang Liang found, they realized that there is so much they need to learn.
I'll sign a three-year buyout agreement first to allow myself time to calm down and hone my skills.
They naturally signed top-tier band contracts, with each member earning a monthly salary of five thousand yuan.
The contracts are all for three years. Liang Liang won't use a long-term contract to bind these singers. He feels it's unnecessary. The world will keep turning no matter who's gone.
No sooner has one singer left than another will be promoted, because he has countless songs in his head.
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