December, Christmas Eve.

Xiang Nan's first album "Chopin in December" was officially released. The title song is "Nocturne".

This song has a retro melody and beautiful artistic conception. When it was released by Jay Chou, it was a sensation, winning many sales championships and being recognized by many awards. It is still an immortal classic in the hearts of fans.

At this time, Xiang Nan performed it. Although it is not exactly the same as Jay Chou's version, it is still a very pleasant song.

In order to promote this album, Feiyu Records also paid a lot of money, using radio stations, the Internet, and record stores to market it through multiple channels. They even gave the album to pirates in advance and let pirates come and steal it.

The reason for this is that after entering the new century, the mainland's recording industry has shrunk significantly.

Records by singers such as JJ Lin, Angela Chang, Elva Hsiao, etc. can only sell a few hundred thousand copies. As for unknown singers, it would be good if their records can sell a few thousand copies. Therefore, it is difficult for record companies to make money from physical records.

At that time, the main way for record companies to make money was ringtones, performances and brokerage contracts.

Among them, whether it is ringtones, performances, or advertising endorsements, they all require a certain degree of popularity.

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For example, the common cassette tapes and CDs in those days, such as "Everyone Has a Famous Song", "Good Songs Are Most Popular", and "Selected Popular Songs", were basically produced by Taobao merchants.

Moreover, Taoban stores can sell products much faster than genuine record stores. As soon as a new song is released, pirated tapes and Taoban CDs will be launched on the market.

Because 2004 was an era of great heroes competing for the throne, and great gods emerged in large numbers. Jay Chou, JJ Lin, Jingru Leung, FIR, Angela Chang, Wang Lee Hong, Zhou Chuanxiong, Jolin Tsai... it was like fighting between gods.

What's more, these god-level singers are more likely to be made into stars if they have talent and good looks.

Moreover, these Baodao artists are not only talented, but also backed by powerful large companies.

The quickest and most effective way to increase your visibility is to cooperate with merchants.

What would Xiang Nan think if he really came back and saw her spending Christmas Eve with Tu Jun?

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But what disappoints her is that she hasn't received any text messages or calls so far. Even when she called Xiang Nan, her phone was turned off, which made her feel depressed.

Yanjing, Langfang, Jinmen, Shengjing, Changshan, Quancheng... A singer like him who is not very famous can earn several thousand yuan in appearance fees.

Xiang Nan immediately started running around and performing.

Hearing what he said, Li Anran couldn't help but be deeply moved.

"Wow, so beautiful~"

Martin couldn't help being extremely disappointed, and looked back at Li Anran, "Will Liu Wenqin come back to spend Christmas Eve with you today?"

She is very smart and knows that Tu Jun has a crush on her. Previously, she wanted to find Liu Wenqin through him, so she took the initiative to approach him. Now she only treats him as a friend, so she doesn't want him to misunderstand.

"How are you going to spend Christmas Eve?" Tu Jun asked everyone in the classroom at Jiefangbei Middle School.

But in fact, I didn't put any thought into studying. I kept looking at my phone secretly, hoping to see Xiang Nan's text messages or phone calls.

In 2004, the Internet was not yet fully popularized. Most people still used Taoban tapes and Taoban CDs to listen to music.

Seeing that he was turning a blind eye to her, Zhu Weijiao couldn't help but pout her lips in anger.

Although Li Anran stayed in the classroom for self-study, he did not sneak out to spend Christmas Eve like other students.

"No, you can just be busy with your career." Li Anran waved her hand, she was very considerate.

"What are you talking about? Who wants to go out with you?" Zhu Weijiao was stunned and then refused.

"An Ran, if Brother Qin hasn't come back by night, you can come with us to play." Tu Jun heard this and immediately invited.

"Fool! No matter how good your career is, it's worthless without you by my side." Xiang Nan said.

"Wow, it's snowing." At this moment, someone cheered loudly.

Moreover, in her heart, she still had plans for what might happen.

"I don't know. He is very busy these days. At his busiest time, he had five performances a day and had to run around. Even if he doesn't come, I don't blame him." Li Anran waved his hand.

Tu Jun didn't care at all, but looked at Ding Rongliang and Luo Shenxi, "How about we go to the Jiefang Monument to play."

"I don't know, I just want to see if anyone invites me." Zhu Weijiao glanced at Tu Jun.

Compared with the salary of more than 1,000 yuan for ordinary people, this kind of income is already quite impressive.

After Xiang Nan's "Chopin in December" was released, it did not cause much response at first.

"How about we go out to play?" Martin saw this and quickly invited.

"No." Li Anran waved his hand and said, "Let's go to self-study in the evening."

"Don't worry, I will definitely come back to spend Christmas with you." Before leaving, Xiang Nan said to Li Anran.

Those record companies in Taiwan are very good at packaging and marketing. Even artists with little singing skills and just a face can be promoted as high-quality idols.

When Tu Jun saw this, his face darkened.

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Major companies, shopping malls, real estate, etc. are also willing to invite artists to perform, promote, reward employees, and attract customers at this time.

It happens to be December now, and the performance market at the end of the year is the most active.

However, even though it didn't take off, Xiang Nan became somewhat famous. As a result, various performances were immediately arranged.

People who have worked hard for a year will become generous at this time, eating, drinking, having fun, and spending money without feeling bad.

Therefore, a well-known artist like Xiang Nan can also get a lot of performance opportunities. However, most of these performances are not in Chongqing, and Xiang Nan has to travel all over the country.

Soon it was night.

In comparison, Feiyu Records was just a small company, lacking both capital and experience. It was difficult to compete with Baodao Records, so Xiang Nan's first shot was not launched.

Therefore, when it comes to promoting new songs and singers, bandit record companies have an advantage. Therefore, there is a strange scene where legitimate record companies seek cooperation from bandit bands.

The students turned around and saw outside the window that snowflakes were really falling.

Although these several thousand yuan have to be split 50-50 with the company, if the performances continue a month, I can still earn over 100,000 yuan.

Just like the song "Mouse Loves Rice" was so well-known in the past that young people used it as ringtones. Singer Yang Chengang also continued to perform due to this. At the height of his popularity, the appearance fee was as high as one million, allowing him to make money from just one song.

One or two hundred million.

"It snows on Christmas Eve, so romantic~"

"Wow, let's go see the snow~" the students cheered, and they all ran out to see the snow.

"An Ran, let's go too." Tu Jun saw him and immediately invited with a smile.

"I won't go." Li Anran waved her hands. Although everyone was in high spirits, she was really not in the mood.
Chapter completed!