"What? Commercial performance?"
Just after going to work the next day, Jiang Kan was called to the conference room by Zhang Lingling and told him a piece of news that he found very unbelievable.
"Ha, I am a newcomer who has only debuted for three months. Will someone invite me to perform in a commercial?"
The first reaction was that of great surprise, and the second reaction was that of disbelief.
"You don't know how fast your popularity has increased recently..."
Zhang Lingling also received an unknown phone call shortly after arriving at the company. She thought it was a prank, but the person clearly said that she was from a well-known company in Shonan Province.
"Tell me more specifically?"
Jiang Kan sat down very curiously and looked at him with an expression of disgust at Versailles.
"It's like this, isn't it the Spring Festival that's coming up recently? That famous company in southern Hunan Province plans to hold a grand Spring Festival party for its employees - it wasn't the kind that held New Year's Eve back then, it was held a few days in advance - and then That song of yours recently... Ha, Brother Kan, guess which song they are going to ask you to sing?"
Zhang Lingling was about to explain, but suddenly she seemed to think of something and was put off.
"Oh? Which song to sing? Not all songs?"
Jiang Kan had never experienced a commercial performance before, so he thought he was just going to sing all the songs he had sung before. His answer at this time was obviously a bit inexperienced.
"Hahaha, how is that possible? Doesn't that mean we have a concert?"
Zhang Lingling was also amused and burst out laughing.
After a while, he gradually stopped acting rudely in the face of the other party's unhappy eyes.
"It's like this, our Xia Kingdom's rules, for ordinary commercial performances, we only sing one designated song, two songs at most. The main purpose is to add to the fun, not to really turn it into someone's concert. , after all, my company’s Spring Festival gala must have other arrangements, and the singers invited by the company are just one part of it.”
Following Zhang Lingling's introduction, Jiang Kan suddenly remembered that when he was still working in that IT company, some well-known singers were indeed invited to sing at the Christmas party and Spring Festival party, but it seemed that everyone really only sang. One song!
"Okay, just one song, let me guess..."
He suddenly felt that this matter became interesting. A few years ago, he was still an audience member watching other people's performances, but now his status suddenly reversed. It was quite novel and interesting to think about it.
""May you be happy and prosperous"?"
After all, it is the Spring Festival, so this song should be the most appropriate for the occasion. After all, who doesn’t like to hear auspicious words?
But Zhang Lingling looked like "I knew you could say this song" in her eyes, smiled and shook her head.
"Why, it's not this one? That's weird. If I were the boss, I would definitely choose this one!"
Jiang Kan put on a "black question mark" expression.
Then he thought for a moment and continued:
"'Someone Like Me'? This is my famous work!"
Zhang Lingling still said nothing, smiled and shook her head.
""Chengdu"? It's impossible, it's impossible. I'm an enterprise in southern Hunan Province. Why would you choose "Chengdu"..."
"In this case, "My Deskmate" is also impossible, and it's not an alumni reunion...then it must be "The Wind Rises"! Yes, it must be it!".
Jiang Kan clapped his hands and said affirmatively.
"Ha, not really! Forget it, I won't play charades with you, it's "Mouse loves rice!"
Zhang Lingling revealed the answer to the question with a smile, but Jiang Kan was stunned on the spot!
"How is that possible? That's an Internet song, and... the lyrics aren't very serious..."
"Hey, Brother Kan, why are you so stubborn? Who said Internet songs can't be performed at the Spring Festival Gala? You don't know how popular your song "Mouse Loves Rice" is now!"
With an expression like "I knew you would say that", she handed the phone to Jiang Kan and clicked on the webpage above with her chin:
"This song of yours has been downloaded 336,070 times and is ranked 9th on the playlist! Have you not paid attention to this recently?"
She looked into Jiang Kan's eyes curiously, only to find that the handsome man really showed a look of confusion and curiosity. He picked up the phone seriously and looked at the data on it carefully.
"Hey, I have been thinking about going to the Magic Conservatory of Music to teach in the past few days. I have been studying piano-related knowledge crazily. I really forgot that I also participated in such an online song competition. I didn't expect that this time Reached ninth place in just one week?”
"I said, Brother Kan, can you stop showing off like this..."
Zhang Lingling helplessly covered her face and shook her head at Jiang Kan's Versailles behavior.
But the latter was carefully checking the rankings of the online song competition and did not notice her helpless expression.
Today is February 8th, and a large number of top works have clearly appeared in the song rankings of the competition.
In particular, some singers who have just shed their status as newcomers this year and have not yet entered the second tier or below have occupied a place at the top of the list by virtue of their strong popularity accumulation and high-quality song resources.
For example, the top spot on the list is "Spring Will Not Come Back" sung by Hu Yuyong, an old acquaintance of himself and Wang Yuchang, Xinghai Entertainment's strongest newcomer. This song has a very nostalgic style, but it also incorporates many elements from recent years. Popular rap elements are included, and it is very popular among young people who follow the trend.
The second place went to Li Zixing from Guangguang Entertainment. Her song "It's Good to Be a Girl" also won the favor of a large number of female fans, and they strongly promoted her to the second position.
The third one is Li Ruping from Xinghai Entertainment, who won the first place in last year's "Super Stunning Girl". Her song "The Road Away" has a strong martial arts style and a very strong martial arts flavor, and her publicity The team also intentionally or unintentionally led fans to associate it with the most popular song "The Sea Has Love", and the record is very good.
Although Jiang Kan's own "Mouse Loves Rice" is ranked ninth, it firmly occupies the first position on another list - the fastest-rising list!
From a mere 357 downloads a week ago, the number suddenly surged to more than 333,000. How did this happen?
"Hey, this is really strange. It's so popular..."
He touched the back of his head and looked at the data in front of him in shock.
"Do you want to know the reason? It's actually very simple. First of all, your scarf is reposted everywhere by your die-hard fans - they are very capable, and they even took the initiative to sell songs across the country to promote your songs! "
"Then... do you know that children nowadays like your song?"
Zhang Lingling's eyes became very curious.
"The kindergarten I passed by on my way to and from get off work seemed to be playing your song all the time, and through the fence I could see the teachers leading the children to dance with this song! Don't tell me, they dance well. It’s quite impressive!”
"Then there are those milk tea shops, fruit shops, fast food restaurants... among the three songs there is one "Mouse Loves Rice"! I didn't feel it a few days ago, but in the past two days I have heard it more and more often , I have even gradually developed a conditioned reflex to want to buy milk tea as soon as I hear this song!"
Zhang Lingling shook her head as she spoke, sighing at the unique charm and powerful appeal of this song.
"Really? Is it that powerful?"
Because Jiang Kan drives to work by himself and rarely buys milk tea, he doesn't have a very deep understanding of this phenomenon.
But Zhang Lingling really feels it. She has heard this song more and more frequently when she was shopping recently, and she already has the feeling that stores "are out of date if they don't play this song"!
"Haha, isn't this a good thing? I just didn't announce this song through the company, and I was worried about how to promote it... By the way, if you tell me this, it's a private matter, right? After all, the copyright of this song is It’s all my own!”
"Of course, it is also stated in the contract that the songs you create in your spare time and do not need to be promoted through company channels are your own copyrights, but the company that invited you to the Spring Festival Gala doesn't know that!"
Zhang Lingling also put on a helpless look, looking at Jiang Kan with innocent eyes, as if to say, "Who asked me to be your agent?"
"Ha, then I agree to this. As long as it doesn't conflict with my work time, you can help me agree to them. If you are willing to help me handle this 'private matter' and help me handle the copyright of this song, I will I’ll still give you 10% of the income generated by this song as the manager’s share, what do you think?”
Jiang Kan knew what Xiao Zhang was thinking, so he said it very grandly.
After all, he is a complete layman when it comes to things like commercial performances, copyright transfers, price negotiations, etc. There are so many different things here, and those who don't understand them will suffer big losses if they are not careful.
With Zhang Lingling as a professional, he can just focus on singing, and all other tasks such as booking air tickets, contacting the other party, arranging accommodation, pick-up and drop-off services, payment and tax payment... can be done in one go. Isn’t it wonderful that this excellent all-purpose agent whom I have left to myself really saves me worry, effort and trouble?
"Well, the commercial performance is scheduled for the evening of February 18th, which is a Saturday..."
After hearing Jiang Kan's approval, Zhang Lingling immediately entered professional agent mode, took her phone back and started frantically recording it on the memo.
