After hesitating for a few seconds, Zhang Xincheng gave his email address.
After sending the encrypted audio file of "Sold Out," Li Zhaoyang only made one request: "Can sing English songs, has solid singing skills, and is a male singer."
"Okay..." Zhang Xincheng was still confused, then looked uncertainly at the director: "Director, aren't you going to deal with the company's problems first?"
He thought that after firing Zhang Wenlan and Zuo Jingqiu, the next step would be to deal with the problems, hand over the work, and then get back on track to face the pressure from the Sihai Group.
Seeing the wink from Lao Zhang, Supervisor Gou added, "Yes, Director, it's not a big problem to prepare a new song release for Li Zhaoyang, but at this critical juncture, we still need to think about how to weather the pressure from the Sihai Group."
After he finished speaking, the marketing manager handed him a stack of documents: "Director, this is my research report for the next month. Sihai Group has launched the 'Double Star Project'. One is a singer from our Dragon Country, focusing on Chinese albums, and the other is a popular American singer, focusing on English albums. The two albums together have a total of 10 songs."
"Go on." Zhang Shulan felt it was necessary to take a look at the market research report of Sihai Group, and as she opened it, she listened to the market manager's explanation.
Marketing Director: "Sihai Group will release two albums in a week. The Chinese album will be styled to match our Sunset Glow album, while the English album will be used to attract more fans and further squeeze the market share of our Sunset Glow album."
In the music industry, what's the most feared thing? Clashing styles.
What's more serious than clashing styles?
Others not only have the same style as you, but they also surpass you in terms of quality and audience.
Given the same style, it's obvious which one the audience will choose because it has higher quality and a wider audience.
After all, the worst thing you can do when listening to music is to make comparisons. You might have enjoyed a song, but then a high-quality song in the same style suddenly appears, and all your initial enjoyment vanishes instantly.
“Well, it’s okay if our Chinese album is competing with our Sunset, this time we’ll focus on an English song.” Zhang Shulan’s gaze swept over Zhang Xincheng.
After receiving the encrypted audio file, Zhang Xincheng opened it on his laptop and asked uncertainly, "Director, you're not going to rely on this...new song, are you?"
Several managers secretly realized something was wrong; Zhang Wenlan had just predicted it... The director was managing the branch office using the same methods as in China.
This is the United States, after all. A single song turning the tide might happen in China, given the country's enormous market share. Whether it's a Chinese song or a foreign language song, they are all very popular here.
However, this situation cannot be reversed. In the United States, unless you write an extremely high-quality English song that can stand out from the flood of classic works, there is only a slight chance of turning the tide.
"Stop talking nonsense," Zhang Shulan said.
"Okay." Seeing that the director was serious, Zhang Xincheng didn't bother to ask any more questions. Anyway, with the leaders taking the blame, they, the supervisors, wouldn't be held responsible if something went wrong.
"Does this song title... mean betrayal?"
Zhang Xincheng has listened to many English songs, but he has never heard one with a betrayal theme.
Open the audio file for "Sold Out".
Because the song didn't have a pre-rock, the intro started playing before Zhang Xincheng could even connect it to the Bluetooth speaker in the conference room.
Everyone's vision was instantly drawn to the imagery of a mountain plunging down into a valley.
It has a "go all out" attitude.
As Zhang Xincheng continued reading the lyrics, his brows furrowed deeply.
Ordinary audio files cannot truly and perfectly capture the essence of a song.
Because the audio file only contains voiceover and scrolling lyrics, but no singing, you have to fill in the blanks with your imagination.
but.
After glancing at the lyrics, Zhang Xincheng had a sense of "going all out and fighting a desperate battle."
It's awesome!
It gives off a very energetic and super energetic vibe!
Several managers present shifted their positions and moved closer to Zhang Xincheng's laptop screen to observe.
"Why is the accompaniment to this song so rhythmic?" said Manager Gou.
"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap!!" The marketing manager was the first to sit up in shock: "Isn't this song all about going all out? I've come up with a terrifying plan that could turn the tide."
"Stop talking so slowly, just get to the point." Zhang Xincheng really wanted to kick this guy in the butt.
"Didn't Sihai Group's competitor release a movie called 'All-Star Heroes' last month? The theme of this song is very suitable for those super-exciting video clips."
The marketing manager offered his opinion: "What if the climax of Starlight's movie was edited by netizens and dubbed with 'Sold Out'? The revenue of both parties would be tied together. In addition, Starlight and Sihai Group are competitors, so they will definitely seize this opportunity to promote it all over the world."
Starlight and Sunset have different areas of expertise; Starlight is in the film and television industry, while Sunset is in the music industry.
The reason why Sihai Group can compete with Starlight Films and also produce Sunset Music is mainly because Sihai has a wide range of business operations.
After listening to the marketing manager's words, the managers fell silent and carefully considered the feasibility of the idea.
Finally, Zhang Xincheng pulled him back to listen to the instrumental version of "Sold Out" again.
The more I listen, the more I feel it.
This is... something a bronze-level lyricist and composer could write?
In an instant, Li Zhaoyang felt a tightness in his anus and sensed a strange gaze. He turned around and saw that Supervisor Zhang Xincheng was staring straight at him.
Zhang Xincheng's eyes flickered, as if he had figured out many things.
No wonder, no wonder, no wonder he was banned from the Chinese music scene in China, and his company was desperate to help him develop his career abroad.
Not only is he the chairman's illegitimate son, but his creative level is so high that I would protect him to the death if I were in his shoes!
But... isn't the chairman's surname Lin? How come his illegitimate child has the surname Li? Does he take his father's surname?
"Amazing...amazing." Old Gou's eyes were like torches, as if he could see the scene of soaring profits in the near future: "If the movie that Starlight Films became a hit was paired with this song 'Sold Out' by netizens, the original stable situation would probably be broken, and the person in charge of Sihai Group would probably cry in the toilet."
"Brother Yang, please state all your requirements for the person recording this song!" Zhang Xincheng suddenly ran over and grabbed Li Zhaoyang's hand with fiery enthusiasm.
"Be normal." Zhang Shulan rolled her eyes at him.
"Haha, sorry, Director... I lost my composure." Zhang Xincheng scratched the back of his head.
“Wait a minute, I think one song isn’t enough.” Since Li Zhaoyang is going to use a new song as a stepping stone, then this stepping stone must be of such high quality that it can smash the door into the American music scene and help Wanxia get out of her current predicament.
If the sunset cannot escape its predicament, it will be unable to carry out its "musical extravaganza" plan.
"What?" Zhang Xincheng exclaimed, as if he'd been injected with adrenaline. "Brother Zhaoyang, you still have some in stock?"
"No, I'll write one right now." Li Zhaoyang closed his eyes and prepared to open the system.
“Alright.” Zhang Xincheng deliberately avoided mentioning the words “writing on the spot.” He could understand the young master’s impetuousness, and he couldn’t embarrass him in public. He even had to cooperate with the young master: “Brother Zhaoyang, we’ll wait for you.”
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