Bright Star Road [Entertainment]

Li Wei looked at the materials in front of him and began to select them step by step.In fact, the concert production company is a new type of service company that has emerged recently. In the past, the concert production company was in charge of the singer's record company.However, with the development of the times, fans' expectations for concerts are getting higher and higher, and concerts produced by record companies have gradually become unpopular with fans.So the record company tried to cooperate with the stage production company to introduce dazzling lighting effects, brilliant fireworks effects, and performances such as magic and acrobatics in the concert.So with the deepening of this kind of cooperation, some professional concert production companies began to be born.

For the concert market in Asia, Soaring Sky in Beidao City, Live Entertainment in Pearl City and Dome Production in Tokyo are the three largest and best.Soaring to the Sky is the most experienced of the three, cooperating with Heavenly Kings and Queens all the year round, and is considered the most qualified; Dome Productions cooperates more with idol artists, and their stage designs are gorgeous, so they cover up the idol's singing skills a lot Live entertainment is a rising star, the company is headquartered in Citigroup Los Angeles, and Pearl City is only the location of their Asian headquarters.

After Li Wei read all the materials of the production companies and the cases they had produced, Li Wei finally called Li Ke in, "Please help me make an appointment with the production director of Live Entertainment Asia, I want to chat with them My idea for my concert. You have the legal department prepare a non-disclosure agreement, and then arrange for an intellectual property lawyer to attend.”

"Mr. Li, have you really decided to cooperate with live broadcast entertainment?" Li Ke was a little embarrassed, "The cases of live broadcast entertainment in Asia are basically cooperated with European and American artists, and there are very few cases of cooperation with local Asian artists, especially those in Asia. Pop idols are almost zero. Live entertainment is characterized by lighting and fireworks effects, which are not particularly popular in Asian idol concerts. On the contrary, the stage design and dome-made stage performances are very popular. This is a popular project, I think Mr. Li, should you think about it again? After all, this is your first concert, and as usual we are going to make DVDs and BDs for sale.”

"Of course I know." Li Wei never treats his management team as a chairman, but as a partner instead. "However, as you said, there are too many concert stages in charge of the production of Soaring Sky and Dome, at least accounting for about [-]% of the current concert market, right? Because of this, their stages are popular among Asian audiences. It was a bit rigid and boring in my eyes. That’s why I decided to cooperate with Live Entertainment. After all, the stages they produced are relatively rare, and we also have gimmicks in publicity. In addition, I really liked their lighting and fireworks effects superior."

Li Wei felt a little strange about the concert on this plane, because for some unknown reason, the concert on this plane was developing in the direction of musicals and stage plays.A concert is a script, singers have to perform in addition to singing, this is putting the cart before the horse in Li Wei's view.Fans come to the concert because they want to see their idols look cool, who wants to see their idols performing musicals without embarrassment!In particular, many idols' acting skills are not up to standard, and at the same time, their singing skills are barely passable. So after a concert, not only did the performance make people not know what to say, but also the song didn't sing well. As a result, many idol artists fell to the ground. at the concert.

Of course, this is also related to the lack of development of some concert technologies, such as the so-called microphone index.Strictly speaking, the microphones of idol singers at the concert will not be fully open, because idol singers sing and dance on the stage, and there are very few people who can completely control their breath.Therefore, the singers at the concert generally choose to turn on the microphone halfway, which can not only ensure the dance movement, but also ensure the singing effect.When encountering some long-term and big-movement dances, singers generally choose Guan Mai to perform. "Don't worry, I'm only temporarily choosing live broadcast entertainment. If they don't meet the needs, I will change the production company again."

After listening to Li Wei's explanation, Li Ke left Li Wei's office and returned to his seat in the broker's office to contact Live Entertainment.After receiving Li Ke's consultation call, the Asian branch of Live Entertainment Production Co., Ltd. immediately reported it to the senior management as a major event.Everyone knows that Li Wei should produce a concert, but no one knows who Li Wei will cooperate with, when and where the concert will be held.

Since they took the initiative to call Live Entertainment, it means that Live Entertainment is at least on the list in Li Wei's pocket.As far as live entertainment is concerned, they have indeed produced many concerts of international kings and queens, but they have never opened up the market in Asia.Traditional record companies are not interested in the style of live entertainment, so live entertainment can only be responsible for the concerts of European and American artists in Asia, or some European and American-style Asian artist concerts.Therefore, concerts produced by live entertainment only account for less than [-]% of the total market share, which can be called bleak.The olive branch that Li Wei handed over this time is undoubtedly the best performance stage for live entertainment in Asia. Therefore, under the intervention of high-level executives, live entertainment immediately formed an elite team headed by production director Bai Qiwen and chief live producer Yu Naixin and flew to Donghai City. , intending to chat with this popular idol about his first concert.

Li Wei also attached great importance to this interview. Not only did he instruct his management team to do their homework, but he also spared two full days of his schedule to chat with the live entertainment.For the sake of confidentiality, the live broadcast entertainment team signed a non-disclosure agreement, and the conversation was also held in Li Wei's private conference room.After everyone exchanged pleasantries for a while, Bai Qiwen, director of live entertainment production, asked: "Mr. Li, we don't have much gossip. I have a few questions for you: First, what is the scale of your concert? About how many tours?" Where? How many tours? Second, how will your concert tickets be sold? Third, what are your expectations for your concert, such as stage design, lighting arrangements, fireworks effects and any other details.”

"Since it's my first concert, it's naturally a concert tour. However, I decided to skip the stadium tour and go straight to the egg tour. Since it's an egg tour, we'll do it all in six cities, and we'll hold three shows in each city. .” Li Wei said.

The level of the concert tour is actually related to the level of the singer. After all, your appeal cannot bring such a high box office, and the concert will lose money.In terms of concert tours, the lowest level is the club tour.Basically, as long as a singer can make a regular debut, he can hold a club tour after accumulating enough songs.After all, the club can only accommodate about □□, so the sales pressure at the box office is still not great.And above the club is the LiveHouse, which generally has a size of about 1000 to 2000 people.In fact, LiveHouse is also a club, but its scale is larger, and the sound effect is better and it is more suitable for live singing.

Above LiveHouse is a more formal touring venue, and generally requires at least second-tier or above singers to dare to be on the stage.For example, theater tours require that the number of tickets sold for each show be no less than 5000. This is also the venue that only the leading singers in the second tier dare to choose.When it comes to the stadium tour, the pressure on tickets soars to 1 to 2.This is the stage for first-line singers, and it is also the standard for verifying whether a singer is still popular.As for the dome-level concert tour, the number of tickets mobilized for each show must be at least 3 people, especially the Yanjing Dome that can accommodate 5 people.Therefore, the singers who can hold dome concerts are not only the first-line singers, but also the most popular first-line singers.

"This concert is my return to my own fans, so I don't sell tickets to the public. All tickets will be pre-sold through my fan club, and only the tickets after my fan club is sold out will be sold on-site a week in advance. As for the concert For the details of the meeting, I have some requirements and stage design here, please take a look first and tell me if the current technology can realize it."

"Dong Li is indeed very courageous, and he went directly to the egg patrol!" Bai Qiwen applauded softly.For production companies, the bigger the venue, the more room they can play.In particular, the conditions of the egg tour are really good, it is simply a golden stage in the eyes of the production company.

"Then Li Dong's request for the stage is four sides or one side? I'll take a look at these details first, and Li Dong may need to wait for me for more than ten minutes."

Bai Qiwen smiled and opened Li Wei's proposal.At first, Bai Qiwen thought that Li Wei had just some simple opinions, but he didn't expect that Li Wei had so many requirements for the stage, and he even drew sketches in many places for his own understanding.Bai Qiwen closed his eyes and ran through Li Wei's design in his mind, feeling astonished.But if he wants to achieve the effect he expects, it is not only a strict requirement for his own production team, but also a strict challenge for Li Wei's stage performance.

Bai Qiwen couldn't help asking, "Mr. Li, your imagination is really amazing! Such a gorgeous stage is unheard of, and I believe the effect will shock the world. But my question is, this concert requires us to In addition to being strict, you are not too demanding. At the same time, for these backing dancers and harmony voices, your concert will kill them half their lives, right? Would you tone it down a bit? Difficulty?"

"I can persevere, and the team I recruited can also persevere. Now let me ask you if you can meet my standards?" Li Wei asked.

"Since Director Li has no problem, we don't have any problem with live entertainment either." Bai Qiwen replied.

The equipment mentioned by Li Wei has actually been produced a long time ago, but very few people have used it in concerts.Bai Qiwen had to admire Li Wei's creativity, the whole concert has become a big show under his design.Bai Qiwen couldn't help but look forward to seeing this concert as soon as possible. At the same time, he did not forget to sign a memorandum and preliminary letter of intent with Li Wei.

Finally, Bai Qiwen and Li Wei shook hands and said, "I believe that Li Dong's concert will change the entire concert market! The whole industry will cheer, tremble, and worship for your creativity!"

Li Wei was not so excited, but responded with a smile: "I just hope that my fans will be satisfied."

After sending off the live entertainment people, Li Wei recruited his management team and began to think about the songs for the concert.Li Wei intends to limit the duration of the concert to 120 minutes, which means he needs to sing 25 songs; at the same time, he also needs to prepare 10 alternative songs, so that he can make small-scale adjustments during each concert; the final step is to prepare 5 encores to deal with the overly enthusiastic fans on the spot.

To be continued...