Huayu 1992, my entertainment era

"My dear! You are finally back. If you don't come back, I will have to go to Hong Kong to invite you in person!
"

On October 21st, Zhou Ziheng returned to Guangzhou. As soon as he came back, Liu Zhiwen came to his house.

"What's so urgent?"

Zhou Ziheng saw that he was running out of breath and asked in confusion.

"Oh my God! You really don't know!

Your song "Heart Too Soft" is very popular all over the country. Now your song is popular all over the country. On dozens of radio station charts across the country, the champion is all "Heart Too Soft".

We plan to release the record in advance, but you know, the master is on your side.

We went to your door several times, and people from your company said that the master tapes were kept by you and you were the only one who had the key to the safe.

But you have been staying in Hong Kong all this time..."

Hearing this, Zhou Ziheng knew he was being rude, and said apologetically: "This is my fault, mainly because of the delay in Hong Kong.

I will give you the master tape right now.”

As he spoke, Zhou Ziheng took the key to his office, opened the safe, and took out the master tape.

"Let me make it clear first, you should know the harm of piracy, and my request is that the master tapes must be kept safe and not be obtained by those with ulterior motives.

Otherwise, I won’t be the only one who suffers.”

After 1995, piracy became more rampant.

Many singers' records from record companies have not yet been released, but pirated copies have already appeared on the market.

How did this come about?
Needless to say, there was a traitor within the group.

In order to prevent his record from being pirated before it was released, Zhou Ziheng directly refused to hand over the master tape to Pacific, and instead waited until it was about to be released before handing it out.

This can prevent piracy from occurring prematurely.

However, even so, piracy began to appear at this time.

As for the source, it is naturally the radio station.

It can be said that piracy is now pervasive.

There are people pirating among record companies, radio stations, and even ordering companies.

Zhou Ziheng has already decided not to compete on the charts before the release of his next album.

That is, he won’t provide songs to radio stations until the album is officially released.

There's no way. Compared to the record company, the radio station has almost become a sieve.

You send your record to the charts in the morning, and in the evening a pirate may get it and start printing it.

"We all understand what you said. I will personally send someone to keep an eye on your album."

Liu Zhiwen made the promise immediately after receiving the record.

He wasn't being perfunctory.

It is true that piracy has a great impact on them.

Due to the imperfection of copyright laws, the mainland is where piracy is most rampant.

The major record companies most affected by pirated CDs are undoubtedly Pacific and New Age.

Since the beginning of this year, the revenue of most record companies has dropped by more than half compared to last year.

Pacific is even worse off. The records they released so far this year have not been selling well, and coupled with the impact of piracy, their revenue this year has shrunk to less than one-third of last year's.

Now, the entire Pacific is counting on Zhou Ziheng's "Too Soft Heart" to make a comeback and earn money for the company.

Liu Zhiwen came in a hurry and left in a hurry. He was going to supervise the production of tapes and CDs of "Heart Too Soft".

Pacific is still very confident about this album.

"Heart Too Soft" had only been on the charts of major radio stations for a week when the song became an instant hit across the country, topping dozens of charts.

Coupled with Zhou Ziheng's appeal, Pacific can already imagine how popular this album will be after its release.

"Brother Xu Wei is writing a song!"

Zhou Ziheng walked around Hengdong Records but didn't see He Jin.

That guy is young and has nowhere to put his energy. He goes out on dates whenever he has something to do, and changes girlfriends more frequently than Zhou Ziheng himself.

This time should be a date with your girlfriend.

As for Xu Wei, this guy has a really strong desire to create.

Every time Zhou Ziheng came back, he saw him composing in the arrangement room.

"Mr. Zhou, you're back!" Xu Wei raised his head and saw Zhou Ziheng, and immediately said excitedly:
"I wrote a new song, come over and help me take a look at it."

Zhou Ziheng walked over and picked up the lyrics and music.

When he saw this, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"You just wrote this?"

"Yeah! What's wrong?" Xu Wei looked confused.

"It's okay!" Zhou Ziheng shook his head quickly.

"Once you".

Yes, what Xu Wei is writing now is the song "You in the Past" which will become widely known in the future.

Zhou Ziheng remembers that this song was originally included in Xu Wei's 2004 album "Let's Have Tea".

I didn't expect that this song was created so early.

I don’t know whether Shi Kong was originally created at this time, or whether it was because of my own reasons that stimulated him and caused the song to come out ahead of time.

"How's the song? I feel like this is probably the best song I've written in the past few years!"

Xu Wei looked at Zhou Ziheng expectantly.

“It’s a really great song. If it’s released, it could become a national hit and even a classic among folk songs.”

Zhou Ziheng said.

Hearing this, Xu Wei was immediately overjoyed.

Who is Zhou Ziheng?
He is currently recognized as the top creative talent in mainland China, and even Chen Xiaoqi has publicly stated that he is not as good as him.

Being praised by him like this, Xu Wei felt very proud.

"Isn't your album for this year released yet? You can use this song as the title song."

Zhou Ziheng looked at the song again and gave instructions.

"OK, I thought so too."

After a pause, Xu Wei asked hesitantly, "It should be okay for me to release rock and folk songs now, right?"

"It won't be a problem. You're not from Mo Yan."

This year, mainland rock has reached its end.

Because of the big mouths of the Three Masters of Magic Rock, the higher-ups started targeting those rock musicians who didn't know their limits.

The entire Magic Rock Records was warned.

All three of the Three Heroes of Moyan were banned.

Dou Wei is fine. After being banned here, he went to hang out with Faye Wong.

Speaking of Faye Wong.

In fact, Zhou Ziheng had advised her several times not to marry Dou Wei.

But the other party didn't listen at all.

He even almost had a falling out with Zhou Ziheng because of this incident.

Seeing that she didn't listen to any advice, Zhou Ziheng didn't bother to care about it anymore and let her do what she wanted.

……

After returning to Guangzhou, Zhou Ziheng began to focus on promoting his record.

It’s still the same old routine, appearing on TV, radio and holding some offline events to promote the album.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that "Heart is too soft"

This album was released all over the region.

It is sold simultaneously in Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, South Korea and other places.

The reason for this is mainly to avoid being exploited by pirated products.

Although piracy is most rampant in mainland China, it is also quite common in other parts of Asia.

It's just a little less than in the mainland.

Therefore, in order to avoid piracy, simultaneous release is the best way.

(End of this chapter)