Chapter 160
After the Jade Maiden's Transformation, 1200 Million in Revenue!
Chapter 160 After the Jade Maiden's Transformation, 1200 Million in Revenue!
"Next Stop, Queen" has seen its sales continue to rise after achieving triple platinum status in just two days, thanks to the quality of the song itself and the popularity of Vivian Chow's fans.
In just over a month, more than 50 tickets were sold in Hong Kong Island alone.
Meanwhile, sales in Taiwan and Southeast Asia have also been steadily increasing.
Cantonese albums generally don't sell as well as Mandarin albums in Taiwan, but despite this, they still sold over 30 copies.
The total number of people in Southeast Asia combined is over 20.
What surprised PolyGram the most was South Korea!
Previously, Vivian Chow was not very popular in South Korea, far less so than Joey Wong, who played Nie Xiaoqian.
Her sweet, innocent songs weren't very popular in South Korea.
So PolyGram didn't take the Korean market seriously at first, only sending 3,000 cards there to make a show of it.
To their surprise, the 3,000 records sold out in less than a week.
Moreover, the market response was quite good, with many fans lingering in record stores, listening to the songs while urging the owners to stock up.
What sparked the buying frenzy among South Korean fans was the dance track "Saika" from the album.
It's probably because this song was originally a Korean song that was translated into Chinese.
Korean fans absolutely adore this song.
Many people even use Korean to provide phonetic transcriptions of the lyrics and learn to sing along.
Some even started learning Cantonese.
There's no way around it, they just love each other too much.
At this time, the music video for "Shu Ke" was also released.
On the screen, Vivian Chow, dressed in a white robe and wearing slightly exaggerated makeup, danced a dynamic dance that resembled a ritual, accompanied by the three dancers, Wind, Fire and Sea.
That beautiful face, and the pair of jade-like legs that were faintly visible under the long robe, directly captivated the Korean fans!
"I've heard Vivian's songs before, but in my memory, she only sang very gentle and sentimental ballads. She even had a nickname, 'The Jade Girl Leader.' I never expected her to sing dance music so well!"
"Not only is she a great singer, she's also very beautiful, even more so than Joey Wong!"
"What kind of nobody dares to try and piggyback on Joey Wong's fame? This is—Vivian! Well, that makes sense, she's definitely prettier than Joey Wong!"
"I hereby declare that from this day forward, Vivian is my goddess, and no one can change that!"
"I study physiognomy, and Vivian's appearance clearly shows features typical of the Han Chinese ethnic group. I can conclude that she is at least one-quarter Korean!"
"So Vivian is Korean! No wonder she's so beautiful and sings so well!"
Without Zhou Huimin's consent, the Koreans unilaterally declared her Korean citizenship.
This behavior is funny, but it's undeniable that Vivian Chow has become very popular in South Korea.
Seeing this, PolyGram also quickly sourced goods from South Korea.
In just one month, they actually sold as many as 20 copies.
In summary, "Next Stop, Superstar" sold an astonishing 120 million copies across Asia!
The entire PolyGram executive team was stunned.
Last year, Vivian Chow released two Mandarin albums, two Cantonese albums, and one compilation album.
Five albums, total sales in Asia over a year, amounted to 1.4 million.
This sales volume has already made PolyGram a lot of money, and has further solidified Vivian Chow's status as the "Jade Girl Leader".
However, what was unexpected was that "Next Stop, Superstar" almost surpassed this achievement in just one month.
This instantly turned the previous smugness of PolyGram's top executives into a joke.
In the office of PolyGram's Hong Kong Island branch, the ashtray in front of General Manager Lin was almost overflowing.
After a long while, he finally stubbed out the last cigarette in his hand, and looked up at his subordinates with a complicated expression.
"Gentlemen, tell me, what should we do?"
Vivian Chow is a signed singer with PolyGram, and her albums are selling very well, which should be a good thing.
The problem is that the lyrics, music, and production of this album, "Next Stop, Superstar," were not done by PolyGram.
They only get a small share of the album's revenue.
Moreover, the musical style of many of the songs is quite different from their previous packaging and promotion of Vivian Chow.
Now, the album is selling like hotcakes.
Doesn't that prove from another angle that their previous assessment of Vivian Chow was wrong?
If her image and musical style had been changed earlier, she might not have been the "Jade Girl Leader" anymore, but a true queen of pop.
This is not just baseless speculation; some people in the media have already put forward this argument.
They said that using the title of "Jade Girl Leader" hindered Vivian Chow's career!
Zhou Huimin should have become a well-deserved diva like Sally Yeh and Anita Mui long ago!
This was naturally fueled by rival record companies, but if PolyGram did nothing, its reputation and profits would be greatly affected.
It's even possible that we'll lose Vivian Chow as a new queen of the music scene!
The people below quickly started discussing it amongst themselves.
Some have suggested that the company could use its resources to create a new album for Vivian Chow that surpasses "Next Stop, Queen of Pop".
At that time, not only will you be able to make money, but you can also take the opportunity to salvage your reputation, killing two birds with one stone.
However, some people soon raised different opinions.
[Next Stop, Queen] is amazing! Every song is a hit single. It must be so difficult for them to create an album like this!
The music director also stated that this idea was difficult to realize, and such a masterpiece would be hard to surpass.
Then, the operations director suddenly said something.
"If you can't do it, then just find a music director who can!"
"Xi-zai is so amazing, we can poach him! Then we won't just have one Vivian, we'll have countless Vivians!"
The proposal was quickly approved by the vast majority of people except for the music director.
Then, He Xi received an invitation.
At PolyGram headquarters, General Manager Lin looked at He Xi with a sincere expression.
"Xi-zai, we admire your talent in music and hope to continue working with you."
"No matter how close we cooperate, we're still just friends. Why don't we just become one of our own?"
"We hope you can come to PolyGram and become our music director!"
"Whatever your conditions, just name them!"
"We will definitely offer you a salary that satisfies you!"
He Xi did not give a direct answer, but asked a question instead.
When will the first earnings from "[Next Stop, Superstar]" be settled?
According to the previously signed contract, an album CD would sell for HK$100, and He Xi, as the lyricist, composer, and producer, would receive HK$10.
In order to secure the distribution rights to this album, PolyGram offered He Xi a revenue share that was far higher than the market price.
She earned far more than singer Vivian Chow.
The first batch of albums sold 120 million copies, which is 1200 million!
The benefits are not much different from those of "form is emptiness".
And this is only the first share of the profits!
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