When an album combines "Jiangnan", "Blue and White Porcelain", "Daoxiang", "Suzhen", "Qilixiang", "Broken Bridge with Remaining Snow", "Qingming Rain", and "Wind-Blowed Summer", What’s wrong with a physical album costing 66 yuan?
Many big-name singers in the industry release albums. Except for one or two title songs and one or two high-quality songs, the rest of the songs are just scraps. Wouldn’t they also sell for more than fifty or sixty yuan? As for the "Jiangnan" album, the songs included are all the title songs of other people's albums, and it sold for 66 yuan, which is very conscientious.
Anyway, the "Jiangnan" album is completely popular. Just like the name of this album, it is popular all over the country. Within a week of being online, including pre-sales, the physical album of "Gangnam" sold 7 million, including 4 million DVDs and 3 million CDs.
Another weird album with more DVD sales than CD sales.
It is worth mentioning that. The DVD of "Gangnam" has not been finished yet, because there are several music videos in this album that cannot be filmed in the month of October. For example, "Broken Bridge with Remaining Snow".
The remaining snow on the broken bridge is a famous scene on the West Lake. It is famous for the bridge deck looming on the lake surface from a distance when it snows in winter. Whenever the auspicious snow falls, I stand on Gemstone Mountain and look south. The West Lake is covered in silver, and the white embankment stretches across the snowy willows and frosty peaches. The arch surface of the broken stone bridge is unobstructed. The ice and snow melt in the sun, revealing the mottled bridge railings. The two ends of the bridge are still covered by the white snow, and the vaguely distinguishable stone bridge body seems to be hidden* , and the white snow in the culvert is shining brightly, and the gray and brown on the bridge deck form a contrast. From a distance, it looks like a broken bridge, so it is called the Broken Bridge.
Wang Keyu of the Ming Dynasty has a wonderful saying about the scenic beauty of West Lake in his "Remaining Talk about Picking Green at West Lake": "The beauty of the West Lake is that the clear lake is not as good as the rainy lake, the rainy lake is not as good as the moon lake, and the moon lake is not as good as the snow lake... It can truly lead the landscape. How many people are there in this world who are absolutely perfect!"
Hangzhou, located in the south of the Yangtze River, has a short snow season every year, and heavy snow days are even rarer. Once covered with silver makeup, it will create a snowy lake scene that is completely different from the usual scene. Whenever it clears up after the snow, I go to the Broken Bridge and look west and north. The towers and terraces in the Gushan and Geling areas are like a paved pavilion of jade, crystal clear and with a kind of cold beauty.
The scenery is beautiful, and so are the legends.
The name Broken Bridge. It is connected with the lingering and tragic love story in the Chinese folk tale "The Legend of White Snake".
Legend has it that the White Snake was originally a little white snake that cultivated in the mountains. One day, the little white snake was caught by an old snake catcher and almost died. Fortunately, it was saved by a little shepherd boy. After 1,700 years of practice, the White Snake finally transformed into a human form. Under the guidance of Master Guanyin, she came to Hangzhou West Lake to look for the little shepherd boy who was her savior in her previous life.
During the Qingming Festival, it was misty and rainy. Guanyin Bodhisattva once said, "If you are destined to meet each other thousands of miles away, you must go to the heights of the West Lake to find it." On the bridge of the broken bridge in the West Lake, using an umbrella to convey her love, the White Snake finally found Xu Xian, her savior in her previous life, and promised to marry him. After experiencing the flood of Jinshan, we met again at the Broken Bridge and renewed our relationship.
On the broken bridge, the moving love story of Xu Xian and White Snake is circulated. The lingering and sad love story of Bai Niangzi and Xu Xian started from meeting on the broken bridge and borrowing an umbrella to seal their love. The scene of life and death when the two met again on the Broken Bridge after many ordeals gave every tourist who visited the Broken Bridge endless memories. …. .
! "The Snow on the Broken Bridge" is a song written by Xu Song when he visited the West Lake and came to the Broken Bridge and was inspired by the story of the White Snake. This song uses a soft and classical melody to describe an infatuated man waiting silently on a broken bridge, an emotional tone of fate and gloom. The man's helplessness is integrated with the vicissitudes of time in the scenery, just like wisps of spring breeze ruffling the spring water in the pool, but it only condenses for a moment.
Spring goes and spring comes again. During the plum blossom season, loneliness lingers in my heart for a long time. Fireworks bloom in the sky. They are very gorgeous, but they only last for a moment, and they are quickly annihilated. I was left waiting there alone. Thinking of your face and your gentleness makes me sad.
Yes, "Snow on the Broken Bridge" is exactly such a song. The scene in the lyrics is the snow scene of the Broken Bridge in the West Lake. If you want to shoot the MV, it is naturally best to shoot in winter.
Another time and space. When Xu Shangao released "Snow on the Broken Bridge", the MV was just an animation, and the quality was not very good, very rough. But at that time, Xu Song was still a student, alone, without a team, so naturally he couldn't pursue much. .
But Wang Xuan is different. When it comes to Wang Xuan's level, the MV must strive for excellence.
There is also "On the Qingming Rain", this song is a mourning song, similar to Lu You's "Shen Yuan" death poem. The lyrics are sad and melancholy, like tears raining down upon me as I recall my pain, looking across the horizon and never returning.
This song is about the Qingming Festival. The MV needs to capture the hazy mood of the rain during the Qingming Festival to make it more interesting. This time is not suitable for shooting.
"Jiangnan" and "Wind-Blowed Summer" write about summer scenery. Of course*, in Jiangnan, there is not much difference between October and summer, so you can take photos if you want. But there is no time.
Wang Xuan only plans to release an album in August, and he has been busy with "Legend of the Condor Heroes". It would be nice to take time to record the album CD. How can he find so much time to shoot the MV?
So currently, Wang Xuan has only filmed the MVs for "Daoxiang" and "Qilixiang", and they were filmed out of necessity.
"Daoxiang" and "Qilixiang" both describe autumn, and it is autumn now. If we don't shoot now, we will have to wait another year if we miss it. There is no way, Wang Xuan can only squeeze out time to shoot.
In view of the fact that Wang Xuan only filmed the MVs of "Daoxiang" and "Qilixiang". Of course the DVD cannot be delivered. Tianhai also explained this situation. The delivery time of DVD is uncertain. He advised fans and friends not to choose DVD, but he could not resist the enthusiasm of fans.
In fact, if the DVD had not been available immediately, the ratio of CD sales to DVD sales of the "Gangnam" album would have been much exaggerated. Since watching the DVD of "Fairy Tale", many people know that DVD is the correct way to open Wang Xuan's album.
Now many fans have bought CDs as a last resort because they couldn't get the DVD right away. However, more fans expressed their willingness to wait for the DVD. At most, they would just pay to purchase the digital album of "Gangnam" on the music platform.
It is precisely because of this that the sales of the already very popular "Gangnam" digital album have become even more amazing. In just seven days, 21 million copies were sold.
DVDs are priced at RMB 88 each, CDs are priced at RMB 68 each, and digital albums are priced at RMB 15 each...
In just one week, the sales of the album "Jiangnan" reached nearly 900 million. After deducting various costs, the profit was nearly 600 million! ! …. .
! A thoughtful person made some calculations in his mind and found that the album "Jiangnan" actually earned nearly 600 million in just one week. He was speechless. Isn't this too fucking scary?
The industry was dumbfounded.
Giant companies such as Huayi and Xingkong lost their voices. In the past, they felt that they had paid enough attention to Tianhai, but now they found that they did not pay enough attention to Tianhai.
A giant company like Huayi only earns about 4 billion in profit after a year. As a result, Wang Xuan made 600 million in just one week, earning one-seventh of their annual profit. What the fuck! It makes no sense.
One Wang Xuan is enough for them to drink a pot. Now Tianhai also has powerful singers such as Chen Xueqi, Lin Zhixiang, He Hui, Lin Miaoke, Zhu Xiaoxiao, Xu Yang, etc. It's a bit scary to think about it.
Mainly, Wang Xuan also showed his good screenwriting and directing abilities. It doesn’t matter if he’s so good at writing lyrics, composing music and singing, but his writing and directing skills are so strong, it’s ridiculous.
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Magic city, or extraordinary video store
As soon as Lao Qian, the owner of Chaofan Video Store, opened the door, two girls who looked like high school students ran over. Lao Qian looked familiar, and then he thought about it.
"Aren't you the two high school students who bought the "Fairy Tale" album from me last year?" Lao Qian said.
"Wow, the boss has a good memory. He actually remembers us." The visitors were none other than Xiao Rong and her friends.
"No, I was a top student when I was young. My memory is top-notch, and I can recite articles that need to be memorized in minutes." Lao Qian boasted, and then his face straightened, "Did you skip class again? What? Want to buy another CD?"
"Yes, do you have Wang Xuan's "Jiangnan"?"
"Yes, there is, but it's only on CD."
"I know, Wang Xuan said on Weibo that the DVD won't be released until next year."
"How many do you want?"
"8 pictures."
"So much? Isn't it necessary? Even if you want to collect it, you don't need to buy so many. This CD is not cheap." Lao Qian said kindly.
"No, we only need two. The rest are bought for my classmates."
Lao Qian nodded and took 8 "Jiangnan" CDs from the most conspicuous position on the shelf to Xiao Rong and his friends: "A total of 544 yuan."
Xiao Rong paid. Just as he was about to leave, he was stopped by Lao Qian.
"I also have the single VCDs of "Daoxiang" and "Qilixiang" here, do you want them?" Lao Qian said.
"Ah? Didn't you say that the DVD of "Gangnam" hasn't been released yet?"
"It's not out yet, but the single VCDs of "Daoxiang" and "Qilixiang" are available, but the quantity is not large, so I and Tianhai purchased more, so they gave me some as a favor. It’s for use. Most people I wouldn’t be willing to take it out, but you are about the same age as my daughter. When I saw you, I thought of my daughter, so I took it out, do you want it?”
"How much does it cost?"
"I've told you that I'll give it to you for free. When I see you, I think of my daughter. How much does it cost?" Lao Qian said with a smile, took out two DVDs from a relatively delicate box and handed them to Xiao Rong.
"Wow, thank you boss! The boss is so kind. Long live the boss. We will definitely patronize your business often in the future." Xiao Rong flattered Lao Qian, happily took the DVD and said goodbye.
"It's great to be young!" Lao Qian sighed. …. .
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On the other side, Xiao Rong and her friends secretly returned to school.
Unfortunately, they have already missed the biggest recess time. Xiao Rong and her friends can only endure it and wait for lunch time to watch the MVs of "Daoxiang" and "Qilixiang".
Seconds seemed like years, and two hours finally passed.
When the school bell rang, Xiao Rong and her friends didn't even eat lunch and went straight to the radio station.
It should be said that after everyone in the radio station learned that Xiao Rong had bought the "Jiangnan" album and that the boss had given away the DVDs of "Daoxiang" and "Qilixiang", they all gathered at the radio station without having lunch.
Insert the DVD into the computer and turn on the big screen. Soon, along with the sound of insects, a piece of golden rice appeared in front of everyone.
A catchy guitar sound plays. There are also children playing among them. Innocent laughter, followed by the title of the song and the name of the singer appeared on the screen one after another.
Song title: Daoxiang.
Singer: Wang Xuan.
As the camera turned, an ox cart suddenly appeared on the road in the distance, with the driver, Xiao Huihui and Wang Xuan. Yes, Xiao Huihui was raped by Wang Xuan. Who knew this guy could play the guitar well?
Among those arrested were Gu Jiahui and Chen Kai. The coachman is played by Gu Jiahui.
The original MV was not an ox-cart, but a human-pulled one. Of course, it didn’t take much effort to pull two people in that kind of car. However, Wang Xuan was too embarrassed to let others pull him, so he used an ox cart instead. It’s pretty much the same anyway.
In the picture, Xiao Huihui has a guitar hanging on his shoulder, Wang Xuan's arms are swinging in the air, and the driver is nodding along with the melody while driving cattle.
The camera turned and Chen Kai came into view. He appeared in a public office and was scolded by a man dressed like a dog, holding documents. Chen Kai looked uncomfortable, angry, and wanted to resist, but in the end he endured it.
Then, I saw Chen Kai slowly packing his things. It seemed that he had been fired.
After he finished packing, someone came over and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him. Chen Kai didn't say anything, just nodded, and then nodded to other people in the office.
The scene changes. Chen Kai was already carrying his things and walking on the street with a lonely expression, his face was numb and confused. Then he stopped and stood, looking back at the place where he once worked, speechless for a long time. At this moment, Wang Xuan’s singing voice came:
"If you have too many complaints about the world
If you fall, you won’t dare to move forward.
Why do people have to be so fragile and corrupt?”
For a moment, Xiao Rong and others almost burst into tears. When they listened to "Daoxiang" before, they actually didn't have much emotion when they heard the lyrics. After all, they were all students, at a carefree age, and had never been beaten by society. They didn't know what sadness was at all. What is livelihood.
But seeing Chen Kai being scolded, seeing Chen Kai being angry but having to endure it, seeing Chen Kai being fired, walking down the street with a lonely and confused look on his face, seeing Chen Kai standing there, looking back at the company. , and combined with this lyrics, they finally understood what this verse was about.
"Please turn on the TV and see how many people
Work hard and go on bravely for life... .
! Should we be content?
Cherish everything even if you don’t have it.”
At the same time as this lyrics sounded, Chen Kai's wife and daughter appeared in the MV. The two were sitting at the same dining table. Chen Kai's wife didn't know what she said to her daughter, and then she saw Chen Kai's daughter ordering it. Nodding, he quickly came to Chen Kai's bedroom.
In the bedroom, Chen Kai was lying on his side on the bed.
His daughter called him twice, but there was no response. Then she couldn't help but come over and push his body. Considering the dinner table, she should be calling Chen Kai to eat, but Chen Kai still didn't respond.
Then, his daughter went out.
In fact, Chen Kai's eyes have always been open. He just lost his job and thought that his family had to rely on him to make a living, so he couldn't eat.
Seeing these scenes, Xiao Rong and others felt even more uncomfortable, and those with slightly lower tear points were already in tears.
Then, his daughter returned to the dining table and told his wife what he had said silently. His wife was afraid that he would be hungry, so she served a bowl of rice. The rice was filled with vegetables and placed on the table in Chen Kai's bedroom, reminding him to eat when he was hungry.
As a result, Chen Kai lost his temper and lost his temper at his wife. He didn't know what he said. Then, he saw his wife packing her luggage and taking his children with her. After looking back at the bedroom, she left. It should be Returned to her parents’ home.
And Chen Kai, in the bedroom, finally cried, crying very hard and uncomfortably. Seeing this scene, few friends at the radio station could hold back this time, and they all started crying.
Some of them understood what the main song of "Daoxiang" was about, while others simply looked at Chen Kai crying in pain and couldn't help crying.
But "Daoxiang" is by no means a sad song, nor is it a bitter love song. This song is actually an inspirational song*, a song that encourages others to get up when they fall and move forward bravely. He also warned the world that if you are tired, you can go home and have a look, return to the pastoral life, and return to the original beauty. Just like this lyrics: Smile, success and fame are not the goal, making yourself happy is the meaning. The paper airplane of childhood has finally flown back into my hands...
So the next MV scene completely changed.
After his wife and daughter returned to their parents' home, Chen Kai also felt depressed for a while. Then he drove back to the countryside and returned to his parents. I ate the long-lost meal from my parents, played chess with my mother, played tops with the children, and took the children to the fields to catch fish and set nets.
They are all happy and full of childlike scenes.
Chen Kai, who returned to his hometown, has more smiles on his face. They are smiles from the heart, full of innocence. Soon, Chen Kai's wife and children also came over, and the family reconciled as before.
throughout the process. From time to time, there are scenes of Wang Xuan and Xiao Huihui singing and dancing in front of a golden rice field, and scenes of Wang Xuan and Xiao Huihui in front of a farmhouse, with countless simple farmers sitting behind them, following the melody. Singing and dancing scene.
These images are really touching.
Xiao Rong and her friends were all infected, and their bodies kept swaying.
After the MV for "Daoxiang" was played, everyone was still a little bit unsatisfied. So at Xiao Rong's suggestion, they played it again, twice... and listened to it three times in a row before stopping.
"Wow, this song is so nice."
"When I listened to the song before, I thought "Daoxiang" was very good. But when I listened to this song with the MV, I found that "Daoxiang" is so good. It's so beautiful. This song is also so beautiful."
"I'm reminded of my childhood again."
"Sure enough, DVD is the right way to open Wang Xuan's songs."
"With this MV, I can probably listen to "Daoxiang" on repeat all day without getting tired of it. But isn't there also a DVD of "Qilixiang"? How about the MV for that song?"
"You'll know after you let it go for a while."
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