These two women were really difficult to deal with; they wanted both money and people. Liang Liang finally managed to get rid of them with great difficulty.
I'm making plans right now, I don't have time to mess around with you guys.
Having chased the two little devils away, Liang Liang was just about to have some peace and quiet when someone unexpectedly appeared at the Haiyun Dance Hall.
When the security guard brought this person to Liang Liang, Liang Liang was stunned for more than ten seconds.
Huang Jie! He actually came!
Liang Liang stood up and shook hands warmly with Huang Jie: "Brother Jie! Welcome to Lianwan. It's quite unexpected to see you. Are you planning to develop your career here?"
"I can't rule out that possibility, but not now. I'm just passing through on my way back to Shucun and stopped by to take a look."
"You went from Changchun to Beijing and actually passed through Lianwan? That's quite a roundabout way of going!"
Both of them laughed heartily.
Huang Jie did go to Shucun, and he did stop by Lianwan to learn about the situation there. If he felt there was potential for development, he wouldn't rule out coming to Lianwan to try his luck.
"Is this nightclub yours?"
"I guess it's mine. It wasn't before, but it should be mine this year."
Liang Liang felt it was time to admit that the dance hall was his own; he kept saying he was working for someone else, but now hardly anyone believed him anymore.
"I never knew you were a boss! Show me how your business is doing!"
"no problem!"
Liang Liang personally accompanied Huang Jie, taking him on a systematic tour from the dance hall to the music store to the music school to the recording studio.
Liang Liang didn't mention the disco, as it was quite far away, but he planned to take Huang Jie to check out the small theater that evening.
Like everyone who visited Liangliang Industrial, Huang Jie looked surprised and envious.
"When I get to Shucun, I will definitely tell the poor brothers there what I have seen and heard, and see if they are interested in coming here."
There are some truly talented people in Shucun, including Huang Jie himself.
Huang Jie has his own unique style in arranging music, and he is also a skilled composer.
In the evening, Liang Liang took Huang Jie to the Haiyun Small Theater, where they stayed for more than an hour and watched the performance.
This one hour gave Huang Jie a clear understanding of the level of the Lianwan rock band.
Technically speaking, the bands in the small theater are indeed not as good as the musicians in Shucun.
However, these bands possess a spirit that the people of Shucun lack.
These band members didn't have that decadent and desperate expression, nor that cynical language. Judging from their expressions and body language, they seemed to be engaged in a very promising job, and were generally quite optimistic.
Every musician is performing with dedication, unlike many musicians in Shucun who are just going through the motions.
Moreover, the songs they perform on stage don't contain any words related to despair, sadness, death, or anything below the waistband. Their songs mostly use words like the sea, sky, earth, flowers, and sunshine, and the melodies are mainly light and energetic, with a higher content of pop elements.
Listening to these bands' songs will make you feel relaxed and even a little excited.
"How are these bands paid for performing in this small theater?" After learning about the current situation of these small bands, Huang Jie brought up the issue of survival.
"The performances here are based on a pure ticket revenue split, with a 30/70 ratio. I get 30% and the singers get 70%."
This profit-sharing ratio surprised Huang Jie. He had worked at other places where the profit-sharing was usually 50/50, and some bosses were so greedy that they only gave him 60/40, but here it was 30/70!
How much money does a musician get per performance?
"The ticket price for a show here is around 3,700 to 3,800 yuan per night, because the factory can only accommodate so many people, less than 800. The singers can get around 2,700 to 2,800 yuan. There are always 10 bands performing each night, playing 3 to 4 songs. Each musician can get between 50 and 70 yuan per night."
Those who receive more than fifty yuan are part of a five-person band, and those who receive more than seventy yuan are part of a four-person band.
"How many bands performed? Are they all regular bands?"
"There are about 30 bands that have qualified to perform in small theaters. Each band gets to perform 10 shows a month. They are all regular bands. There are almost no cases like in Shucun where one person plays for several bands."
A band with a stable and consistent lineup will develop faster than a band without a stable lineup.
Unless there are irreconcilable conflicts or huge differences in creative concepts.
Liang Liang believes in supporting the long-term stability of a band. Only with a stable lineup can a band unleash its creative passion and develop its own consistent style.
Therefore, the bands in Lianwan City are relatively stable, and it is rare for them to form today, disband tomorrow, and then form again the day after.
Huang Jie expressed his appreciation.
"Based on this calculation, a worker's monthly income is between five and seven hundred yuan, which is better than that of a factory worker, but it doesn't seem too high."
"The main problem is that there are too few performance venues. This year, I will open another small theater in the southwest of Lianwan City to allow these bands to increase their performances and improve their income. In the future, I also plan to open these small theaters in Songyang, Changchun, and Harbin. Once a virtuous cycle is formed, bands from different places can travel back and forth between venues, and their income will increase significantly, reaching a level where they can support their families."
Huang Jie perked up: "You want to drive all the way to Changchun?"
"What's the rock music scene like in Changchun?"
"Not many people play it, and it doesn't have a large user base."
"That's no problem. We can develop it gradually. As long as we can develop it to the point where two hundred people buy tickets to attend a show, that's fine."
A small theater that can hold 500 people can basically make a profit if it can sell 200 tickets; that's the minimum acceptable level.
"Brother Jie! Aren't you from Changchun? If I ever open a small theater in Changchun, I'll need your support!"
"If that day ever comes, I will definitely serve."
They stayed in the small theater for more than an hour, and you returned to the Ocean Shipping Ballroom around nine o'clock in the evening.
After watching the performances of these bands at the Maritime Ballroom, Huang Jie was completely convinced.
The band that performed at the Maritime Ballroom was probably the best top-tier band in Lianwan City.
Both the musicians' technical skills and the songwriting have reached a new level.
"Do these bands compose all their own music?"
"Of course! Every band has its own songs. If you don't have your own songs, how can you perform on stage? Sing other people's songs? It's not that you can't sing one or two songs, but if you sing other people's songs, what are you going to do? We encourage originality, and this is no different from the originality policy in Beijing."
Huang Jie felt a little excited. He thought the rock atmosphere in Lianwan City was a hundred times better than that in Shucun.
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