Liu Wen's story goes far beyond this.
Blue Shark recorded a lot of video footage during this tour, and this footage can be processed and released on CD.
CDs featuring the original singers and their original recordings still have a strong market.
Currently, the number of VCD players installed in China has reached over 15 million, leading to increased demand for optical discs and a surge in sales. This has made it a sales area that audio-visual companies cannot ignore.
A good CD can sell hundreds of thousands of copies.
It must be said that Liu Wen was farsighted and insightful.
On October 1st, the release of Hanmei Duo's album "My Heart Will Go On" was nothing short of spectacular, causing a sensation and a dramatic change in the landscape.
Xu Mei was on tour with the Blue Shark band, so only Lin Hanrui attended the premiere ceremony.
The launch ceremony was quite simple. There were too many people at the scene, so there was no autograph session. If Lin Hanrui had to sign autographs by himself, he would have been exhausted.
Following the launch ceremony, the album officially began circulating in the market.
The album was released on the National Day holiday. When people were strolling down the street and heard the refreshing and unforgettable songs from this album playing in music stores, they were deeply moved and had a strong desire to buy it. It was impossible for them not to spend money.
Every song on this album is a classic. Although it was a bit pricey, its sales were still like a flood, reaching every corner of society.
Retailers who had prepared their goods in advance were overjoyed these past two days, as they sold out their stock completely in just two days.
At this point, they could only complain that they hadn't stocked enough goods and began to rush to the distributors to purchase more.
The album "My Heart Will Go On" sold over a million copies nationwide on its first day of release due to pre-orders exceeding one million, a miracle in the history of Chinese-language album sales.
During the same period, both albums sold over 200,000 CDs.
When information from all over the country was gathered on Liu Wen's desk, another wave of worry appeared on his face.
It's still a matter of production capacity.
It's worrying when things don't sell, but it's also worrying when they sell too quickly.
Factories across the Pacific also began rushing to produce "My Heart Will Go On" along with the album "Too Softhearted".
The two processing plants in Lianwan, Haiyun Audio-Visual and Lianwan Northern Audio-Visual, are producing these two albums, and their production capacity is enough to make them work overtime to produce them.
The Blue Shark band's performances took them all the way south, leaving Xinxiang and passing through Nanjing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and finally arriving in Fuzhou and Guangdong Province.
They have arranged four performances in Guangdong Province: Guangzhou, Dongguan, Shenzhen, and Zhuhai.
The strong response wherever they went also contributed to the booming sales of Blue Shark's album.
The tour concluded its final stop in Zhuhai.
When the last stop ended, it was already December.
This tour consists of 20 stops, running from August 5th to December 9th, lasting four months.
A total of 600,000 people watched the performances at these 20 stops of the tour, averaging 30,000 audience members per show.
The highest attendance at a single show exceeded 50,000, while the lowest attendance was around 20,000.
The average ticket price was 13.6 yuan, and the box office revenue totaled 8.1 million yuan.
Nearly half of the total expenses were used up, leaving a profit of over four million.
Actually, this amount of money is less than what the Blue Shark band earns from releasing an album.
They can easily earn over four million yuan from releasing just one album.
But touring is the best opportunity to expand the band's popularity, and close interaction with fans will create a huge sense of loyalty among them.
Therefore, even if it doesn't generate much profit, it still has to be held.
Liang Liang had already distributed the money before they even got home, and they returned to Lianwan feeling completely at ease.
The Spring Festival in 1996 was on February 19th, so even if they went to participate in the Spring Festival Gala, they would have enough time to rest and adjust!
When Liang Liang returned to Lianwan, Xu Wei's album had been on the market for more than three months, with cumulative sales exceeding eight million copies.
Breaking the 10 million mark is only a matter of time.
The album by the Hanmei duo was even more successful, selling eight million copies in just two months.
Both albums sold over 500,000 CDs.
This only includes the mainland China market; overseas markets are not included.
The sales of the audio tapes were as expected.
The album "Too Softhearted" could have created a legend of selling 26 million copies in its previous life.
It shouldn't be weak in this lifetime either.
It's nothing short of a miracle that a record company established just this summer has become so popular after releasing only two albums.
To outsiders it was a miracle, but to Liu Wen it was perfectly normal. With a prodigy like Liang Liang around, it wouldn't be surprising if the company created any miracles.
After Liang Liang returned, Liu Wen's first suggestion was to establish an audio-visual products factory in the southwest region to be responsible for the distribution of products in the southwest and northwest regions.
It would be best to build a production factory in Shanghai as well, so that production capacity won't face enormous pressure once a hit album is released.
Liang Liang approved the factory to be set up in the Southwest region, but the factory to be set up in Shanghai was rejected.
He felt that setting up a factory in Shanghai was not as good as setting it up in Anhui Province, so that it could be connected to coastal, central and southern regions.
After the project was approved, Liang Liang sent people to conduct on-site inspections in Anhui and Sichuan provinces to select suitable cities for investment.
After three or four months of renovation, some of the small theaters in the three northeastern provinces are now operational.
For example, the earliest Songyang Small Theater.
The outdoor area of the small theater in Changchun was cleaned up before the weather turned cold. There are still some unfinished projects in the city, but construction should be able to start around New Year's Day.
Only the small theater in Harbin will not be operational until the end of the year.
Liang Liang led a group of people north and first arrived in Songyang.
Among the people he brought were Zheng Tuo and a rock band.
When he took Zheng Tuo in again, he told him to come to Songyang in the future, away from the sad place of Lianwan.
Zheng Tuo has now been assigned to a small theater in Songyang.
These past few months, Liang Liang has done a good job at the Lianwan No. 2 Small Theater, freeing herself from Zheng Tuo's influence. The economic benefits and other aspects of the small theater have greatly satisfied Liang Liang.
The rock band that came to Songyang with Liang Liang was there for an exchange.
These bands performing in small theaters are not stationary but mobile, which mainly strengthens communication among them and prevents them from working in isolation.
And then there's the matter of economic benefits.
If a band stays in one place for too long, they may not get bored, but that doesn't mean the audience won't. Moving around more will bring more new shows and keep things fresh.
As Liang Liang approached Songyang by car, it began to snow, with snowflakes swirling and dancing in the air.
Another winter has arrived.
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