Roy then responded to Mariah Carey's agent and told him Xiang Nan's idea.
Mariah Carey's agent did not say anything on the spot.
But Roy looked obviously embarrassed when he saw him.
This is not surprising either. Mariah Carey is the queen of American music, and there are countless musicians who want to write songs for her.
Xiang Nan refused this honor and even wanted to cooperate with her. It was like a toad trying to eat swan meat.
Roy knew that he had offended Mariah Carey terribly this time, and he had lost such a good opportunity and didn't know when he would get it again.
So he was very depressed these two days.
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But two days later, when Xiang Nan and others left Las Vegas and headed to Phoenix, Roy suddenly received another call from Mariah Carey's agent.
"What, she agreed? Really or not, did I hear it correctly?" He exclaimed in surprise.
Because on the phone, Mariah Carey's agent told him exciting news.
She actually agreed to cooperate with Xiang Nan, which was really an unexpected surprise.
"Dan, this is really good news." After he hung up the phone, he couldn't help but happily said to Xiang Nan.
"Calm down, be reserved, don't act like you've never seen the world before." Xiang Nan curled his lips and said, "She asked us to cooperate, not us asking her to cooperate. You must keep this in mind."
He has been an emperor, but does he take Mariah Carey seriously?
Roy heard this and nodded with a wry smile.
He is not as calm as Xiang Nan, who is Mariah Carey, one of the three major American singers. What an honor it is to work with her, what an opportunity it is, I really got it.
But Xiang Nan is right.
Cooperation is all about equality, mutual benefit, and win-win, and he really can't be too flattering.
Besides, he is Xiang Nan's agent, and his salary is paid by Xiang Nan, not Mariah Carey. He had to keep that in mind and figure out who was the boss.
Otherwise, Xiang Nan will lose face and he will have no choice but to fire him.
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Later, Roy discussed the details of the cooperation with Mariah Carey's agent, such as cooperation methods, profit sharing, etc.
"Dan, good job. Even Mariah Carey wants to cooperate with you. It seems that your chance to reach the top is not far away." Rod Statter also smiled at Xiang Nan after receiving the news. road.
He also didn't expect that Xiang Nan would be able to interact with Mariah Carey once he went to the United States. It was really an unexpected surprise.
"I appreciate your words." Xiang Nan smiled.
"In my opinion, the new song you collaborated with Mariah Carey will be used as the main song of the new album. What do you think?" Rod asked again.
Thanks to Xiang Nan's hard promotion, "YEAH!!" has been at the top of the Billboard charts for three consecutive weeks. Nearly four weeks after its launch, the daily sales volume is still more than 40,000 copies, and the cumulative sales volume has exceeded two million copies.
With such achievements, I dare not say that it ranks among the top tier, but it can still be considered popular. Then the production of the album will definitely be put on the schedule.
"I think it's better to do the second title song." Xiang Nan curled his lips and said, "I'm not Mariah Carey's vassal. I want to maintain my independence."
The title song is definitely the most heavily promoted. If the song he collaborates with Mariah Carey plays the lead role, then after opening up the market with this song, he will have to stay with her in the future and be said to be "the man who made Mariah Carey famous."
Xiang Nan didn't want that. The song he collaborated with Mariah Carey could only be the second hit at best.
"It makes sense. But you have to make sure that your first hit song is of higher quality than the songs you collaborated with her on." Rhodes thought for a while and then reminded.
"Don't worry." Xiang Nan smiled.
He is a songwriter, and he has so many songs in his hands, so why not pick the best one for himself?
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Later, Xiang Nan continued to lead people to promote the single "YEAH!!".
They have traveled to more than half of the United States, and have appeared on nearly a hundred TV programs alone. They have been to almost all local TV stations in big cities.
It can be said that the level of effort is even higher than that of American singers.
During the promotion period, the news that Xiang Nan and singer Mariah Carey were about to collaborate was revealed by the American media, further increasing Xiang Nan's popularity.
Therefore, with such blessing, the popularity of the song "YEAH!!" has never diminished.
The song eventually topped the Billboard charts for six weeks and stayed on the Billboard charts for 150 days.
The final sales volume was as high as 5.5 million copies, ranking seventh in the annual single sales list. At a time when the physical record industry is shrinking, such an achievement is definitely a big hit.
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In September, after finishing the promotion of "YEAH!!", Xiang Nan led the team back to London and began recording his first album.
As the first album, Xiang Nan naturally takes it very seriously.
To this end, he specially produced many good songs, such as "sexy back", "good time", "sugar", "move like a jaguar", "uptown funk", "rolling in the deep", "I gotta" feeling》……
It made Rod Statt look stupid.
He admitted that Xiang Nan was talented, but after watching so many good songs, he still had to admit that he still greatly underestimated Xiang Nan's talent.
Xiang Nan can write so many songs, with different styles and types, and the key is that each one is beautiful. Such an astonishing talent is only seen in very few musical talents such as Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, and Elton John.
So he was really happy, he really found a treasure.
No wonder Xiang Nan is not at all proactive or enthusiastic about working with Mariah Carey.
Indeed, with such talent, he will become famous sooner or later, so he will naturally not be able to flatter anyone.
Later, Rod Statt selected twelve good songs for Xiang Nan's first album, including "I gotta feeling", "sugar", "move like a jaguar", "uptown funk", etc., basically all of them Dance music, this is also to continue the success of "YEAH!!"
However, there are still three soothing ballad songs, such as "cry me a river", "free loop" and "we belong together".
Among them, "we belong together" is the song that Xiang Nan will collaborate with Mariah Carey.
The song topped the Billboard charts for 14 weeks, saving Mariah's shaky career at the time.
As for "uptown funk" sung by Xiang Nan himself, it is the real hit song.
This song was released by Martian Brother in 2014. It has topped the Billboard charts for 14 consecutive weeks, with total sales exceeding 12 million copies.
You know, under the background of the sharp shrinkage of the physical record industry, it is simply a miracle among miracles that such sales can be achieved.
Brother Mars is also rising to the top with this song and becoming the world's top superstar.
(End of chapter)
