Huayu 1992, my entertainment era

Chapter 76 Big Event

The concert continues.

After Zhou Ziheng sang "Sad Pacific", he sang "Sea and Sky".

Talking about this song, it became popular completely by accident.

Originally in the album, this song was used by Zhou Ziheng to make up the number.

He thought that this popular Tik Tok song released in 2022 might not be popular in this era.

Unexpectedly, after the album was released, although this song was not as popular as other songs such as "Sad Pacific", it was still not weak.

There is a group of listeners who like it.

For this reason, the number of popular songs in the album "Pacific Heartbreak" increased from five to six.

The media jokingly said that the album has six hits.

……

Zhou Ziheng knew that he was angry.

If I wasn't so popular, "Pacific Rim" wouldn't have sold two million copies and would have been on par with "Goodbye Kiss".

If he wasn't popular, Pacific Records wouldn't have used his fame to promote this round of concerts.

However, Zhou Ziheng had no intuitive feeling about his own hot temper.

His most intuitive one was probably the book signing event some time ago.

There were no less than a thousand people attending each signing session.

But compared to the autograph session, the Pacific Stars concert in Guangzhou made him feel his popularity more vividly.

Because there are more stars in the Pacific Ocean.

So Zhou Ziheng sang the most songs, five in total.

However, they also need to leave the stage after singing two songs and let others sing, and then come on stage again after others have sung a few songs.

It was fine at first. When Zhou Ziheng left the stage, the audience would still sing for him, but not too many.

But when the concert was halfway through, an accident occurred.

At that time, Zhou Ziheng sang a song "The Moon's Trouble" and then left the stage, giving the stage to other singers.

However, something happened that neither he nor the other Pacific singers expected.

The fans in the audience shouted loudly:

"We want to listen to Zhou Ziheng"

"We want to listen to Zhou Ziheng"

"We want to listen to Zhou Ziheng"

The sound was so deafening that it almost blew the stadium apart.

The audience's cheers did not end briefly, but continued.

When other singers were singing, the audience could clearly hear fans shouting for Zhou Ziheng to come on stage.

In the end, Pacific had no choice but to ask Zhou Ziheng to sing one more song.

And show up early.

At the same time, in order to avoid the scene where the audience shouted in unison for Zhou Ziheng after Zhou Ziheng left the stage, Zhou Ziheng was forced to take on the role of temporary host of the concert, appearing at the end of each singer's performance to give a brief exchange to appease the audience.

Pacific All Stars' Guangzhou concert has a great influence.

This is one of the few concerts in the mainland with a crowd of more than 7,000 to 8,000 people.

In mainland China where the average number of people attending concerts is around two to three thousand, this is definitely a very impressive result.

The next day, news about the concert was reported by major media.

"Pacific All Stars Show" is now open

"The Sky River is packed, and the Pacific Ocean's appeal is evident"

"Zhou Ziheng attended the Pacific All Stars Gala, and the audience watched him"

Various reports have come out, making this summer even hotter.

While the media were reporting on this incident, Zhou Ziheng and others took a day off and continued their performance in Shenzhen.

Compared with Guangzhou, Shenzhen has a slightly smaller population, just over 5,000.

But there is one thing that is the same as in Guangzhou.

That is, the audience has a special liking for Zhou Ziheng.

Although there is no such thing as fans only listening to him, every time he appears, the audience will be extremely excited and cheer continuously.

……

July 1st.

The Pacific All Star Show continues.

On the same day, a piece of news came from Hong Kong, causing a certain sensation in both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau.

Beyond lead singer Wong Ka Kui passed away.

At this time, the Chinese music scene had only been in its infancy for a few years.

Almost all the popular singers are still alive and in their prime.

This is the first time that a popular singer like Wong Ka Kui has passed away.

Therefore, this incident has a wide impact. Not only is it hotly discussed in Hong Kong and Macao, but media in Taiwan and the mainland are also reporting extensively on it.

The incident escalated and many Hong Kong celebrities expressed their condolences publicly.

The successive appearances of many celebrities have made this news the biggest news of the year.

Even Zhou Ziheng was questioned by the media.

Ask him about his views on Beyond and Wong Ka Kui.

Although Zhou Ziheng did not know Wong Ka Kui, he was quite fond of his music, so he also expressed a few words of regret for him.

However, although it was regrettable, Zhou Ziheng did not get too involved in this matter.

Instead, he calmly watched this media feast from the sidelines.

Yes, it can be said to be a media feast.

Just like the internet celebrities following trends in later generations.

Because the news of Huang Jiaju's death was very popular, a large number of media outlets came out to report the news, making it the biggest media feast in recent years.

The Hong Kong media collectively dug up various news about Wong Ka Kui and reported his various deeds.

Make a fortune from this.

Except for the media.

PolyGram, Warner Music, and Rolling Stone also stepped in and asked their singers to speak out on the matter and mourn Wong Ka Kui.

The reason why these three companies took action was certainly not because they thought Wong Ka Kui was a great musician.

So far, no one thinks that Wong Ka Kui is a great musician. Everyone is just taking this opportunity to seek benefits for themselves.

This also includes these three record companies.

These three record companies all have the copyright to Beyond's songs.

While the three record companies were promoting the influence of this news event, they also temporarily released a collection of Beyond's concert songs on July 1st.

Zhou Ziheng remembered that in his previous life, in the three months after Huang Jiaju's death, as the influence of the news gradually expanded, several record companies released one album after another.

In just two or three months, five compilation albums were released.

This is more records than Beyond had released in previous years.

Zhou Ziheng couldn't tell whether the actions of the media and record companies such as Warner and PolyGram were right or wrong.

But one thing is certain, that is, with the collective coverage by the Hong Kong media, Beyond's reputation has reached an unprecedented level during this period.

As a result, their songs became regulars on major music charts during this period.

It even has an impact on the mainland.

Especially places like Guangdong close to Hong Kong and Macao.

The competition on the list was already fierce.

There are "Sad Pacific" and "The Moon's Trouble" by Zhou Ziheng, "Kiss Goodbye" by Jacky Cheung, "Flower Heart" by Wakin Chau, "Come to Taipei to See the Rain in Winter" by Meng Tingwei and "Love Bird" by Lin Yilun.

Now Beyond is popular again.

Their classic song "Boundless Oceans and Vast Skies" also came up.

It directly defeated the above-mentioned songs one after another and topped the championship throne in just one week.

However, this matter did not have much impact on Zhou Ziheng.

He continued to give concerts with Pacific All Stars.

I visited Shanghai, Hangzhou, Beijing, Tianjin and other places.

In mid-July, after attending seven concerts, Zhou Ziheng rushed back to Guangzhou.

As for the next three concerts.

It's none of his business. Whoever arranges it should go, but he won't go anyway.

He had to show some attitude to tell certain people inside the Pacific that he was not someone who could be ordered around at will.

As for whether this would offend some high-ranking officials in the Pacific and lead to him being banned.

That is impossible.

To ban him would mean going against tens of millions of profits every year and going against the RMB.

No one would do that.

Besides, if Pacific banned him, other record companies would probably be happier.

Apart from anything else, New Era has approached Zhou Ziheng more than once, hoping that Zhou Ziheng would join New Era and form a true golden boy and jade girl with Yang Yuying.

It is said that New Era even approached the higher-ups about this matter, hoping that Pacific would give Zhou Ziheng to them.

As for the final result, it is obvious that the Pacific Ocean cannot be given up.

Zhou Ziheng did not attend the subsequent three concerts, which caused Pacific to be very worried for a while.

All the tickets for their next three concerts were sold under Zhou Ziheng's name.

Now, without him, the main character of the promotion, how can the concert go ahead?

Refund?
Pacific Ocean is obviously reluctant.

A total of 15,000 tickets were sold for the next three concerts.

With tickets costing 20 yuan each, the revenue is about 300,000 yuan.

This amount of money can be earned by just holding a two-hour concert, it's like robbing, there's no way Pacific can give it up.

In the end, there was nothing we could do on the Pacific side and we had to ask for help.

They invited Li Chunbo and Yang Yuying, who are the most popular singers in mainland China besides Zhou Ziheng this year, and Mao Ning to join the show.

As for how to explain to the audience who bought tickets!

Pacific said that Zhou Ziheng was absent from these three concerts due to a sudden illness.

In fact, Pacific has also thought about calling Zhou Ziheng back.

But Zhou Ziheng was stubborn and refused to go.

There was no other choice but to ask for help.

……

On July 20th, Zhou Ziheng rested for two days and then went to the Pacific Ocean.

Bill, please!

Well, the share of "Pacific Rim" was settled.

Although Pacific likes to take advantage, it is still very quick in settling payments.

After Zhou Ziheng asked for payment and settlement, they immediately took action and began to calculate Zhou Ziheng's share.

According to the previous contract, Zhou Ziheng's share this time will increase from 20% to 25%.

Therefore, the revenue from this tape will far exceed that of last year's "Wandering Song".

The total order volume of "Pacific Heartbreak" is currently 2.3 million copies.

This time the settlement is the share of two million shares.

Two million copies, the wholesale price is still six dollars, and the total revenue is twelve million.

After deducting the cost of three million, there is still nine million left.

Subtract another 700,000 for publicity and promotion, and there will be 8.3 million left.

This is pure profit.

Of this money, Zhou Ziheng took 25%, which is 2.07 million.

After receiving most of the income from "Pacific Rim", Zhou Ziheng went to the bank to check the amount of funds he currently had.

"Wandering Song" earned him about 105 million, and after deducting taxes, he still had million left.

Excluding taxes, the revenue from commercial performances, endorsements, and autograph sessions totaled 97.

The buyout fee for the Hong Kong and Taiwan distribution of "The Pacific" was 105 million, or 72 after tax.

The two million tapes of "Pacific Rim" earned 207 million, or 145 million after tax.

All the money added up is about 420 million RMB.

Some of this money was spent on the production of "Pacific Rim", plus debt repayments and various other expenses.

He currently has 363 million yuan in his hands.

This is a huge sum of money in this day and age.

Holding the money, Zhou Ziheng began to think about how to make more money.

After two days of careful consideration.

Zhou Ziheng finally made a decision.

It seems that he has nothing else to do except buying a house.

Having made the decision, Zhou Ziheng took action immediately.

Start buying houses in first-tier cities such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Beijing.

He bought a total of ten properties in good locations.

The average price of each apartment is about 300,000.

It cost him 310 million in total.

As for the remaining money, Zhou Ziheng did not touch it.

Being a celebrity is quite expensive.

You usually need to run around and buy various famous brands to maintain your image, so this money can be saved for emergencies.

Just when Zhou Ziheng was busy buying real estate.

On July 26th, a major event occurred in the Pacific Ocean.

Chen Xiaoqi, director of the planning department of China Record Corporation, left the company with several singers including Li Chunbo and Gan Ping and joined Pacific Record Corporation.

Zhou Ziheng only found out about the incident after it happened.

He called Chen Xiaoqi and found out that he had a conflict with a senior executive of China Record Corporation.

For this reason, he turned to the Pacific in anger.

Chen Xiaoqi received a warm welcome as soon as he arrived in Pacific.

As we all know, Chen Xiaoqi has been very active in the music scene in recent years, and many of the currently popular Hong Kong and Taiwan singers are related to him.

For example, Zhou Ziheng had a close relationship with him.

In addition, Chen Xiaoqi himself possesses outstanding abilities. He is an expert in both creation and management.

And not only did he come alone, he also brought several generals with him.

Under such circumstances, it would be strange if he was not taken seriously!

As soon as Chen Xiaoqi arrived at Pacific, he was appointed as the deputy general manager of Pacific.

Responsible for the company's record production.

Many singers under Pacific were assigned to him.

However, although Zhou Ziheng had a good relationship with Chen Xiaoqi, he was not assigned to be responsible for the task.

There is no way, Zhou Ziheng is currently the most profitable singer in the Pacific.

No matter who Liu Zhiwen gives to Chen Xiaoqi, he will not give him to Chen Xiaoqi.

According to Liu Zhiwen, he was still counting on Zhou Ziheng to get promoted!
Chen Xiaoqi's job-hopping to Pacific caused a sensation in Guangzhou.

The relationship between Pacific Records and China Records became somewhat tense because of this incident.

All the cooperative work under the company was stopped.

Although they are all state-owned enterprises, the competitive atmosphere is even more intense than that of enemy companies.

After Zhou Ziheng heard about this, he didn't take it too seriously.

No matter how dirty Pacific and China Records are, it will not have the slightest impact on him.

That night, Pacific hosted a welcome banquet for Chen Xiaoqi and his group.

The venue was chosen as Dongshan Hotel.

Zhou Ziheng and most other Pacific singers attended the banquet that night.

He also went on stage and delivered a speech on his own behalf to welcome Chen Xiaoqi and others.

"I heard that "The Pacific Ocean" will be released in Hong Kong and Taiwan?"

As soon as I stepped down, Chen Xiaoqi came to me.

"Yes, I may go to Hong Kong the day after tomorrow to cooperate with the promotion.

I should stay there for a while." Zhou Ziheng replied.

(End of this chapter)