Treasure Island 1992, starting from the Four Little Heavenly Kings

"Jamie Chen's album is on sale, and street video stores are in short supply"

"Hot record, expected to sell half a million copies on first day"

"A person in charge of the Super Bowl said that he is actively contacting Jamie Chen, hoping that he can attend the Super Bowl halftime show in February"

……

That afternoon, the popularity of the album "Baby" was quickly reported by the media.

Among them, the statement made by a senior member of the alliance quickly attracted public attention.

Not only the United States, but also people in the far East were shocked by this news.

"Awesome! During the Super Bowl halftime show, your appearance is completely comparable to that of Michael Jackson!" When Andy Lau called, his tone was one of envy.

"I didn't receive an invitation to the Super Bowl, so I'm not sure whether I will attend!" Chen Qiming shook his head and said.

Although there have been wild rumors that Chen Qiming will attend the Super Bowl halftime show in February.

But in fact, Chen Qiming did not receive this invitation.

"That's pretty cool. Even the Super Bowl is here to get your attention. You can imagine how popular you are in America now." Andy Lau's tone was still very envious.

After a pause, he continued: "Did you know? Because of you, record companies such as PolyGram and EMi are all preparing to launch Chinese singers in Europe and the United States.

On my side, my company has also contacted me and hopes that my next album will be released in English. "

"What do you think? Don't you really want to develop in Europe and the United States?" Chen Qiming asked.

"No, I refused. I know my own weight. It's okay for the movie I starred in to be released in Europe and the United States. But I don't think I can do it if I release an English record."

Andy Lau is very self-aware.

He knows what he's capable of.

He is not Chen Qiming.

Chen Qiming can become famous in Europe and the United States.

In addition to his conformity to European and American aesthetics, outstanding talent, and perfect singing skills.

Another very important reason is that Chen Qiming's English is very good.

He is a top student in the Foreign Languages ​​Department of Baodao University and is proficient in several languages.

English is almost exactly the same as foreigners.

There is no local accent, which is an important reason for his success in Europe and the United States.

Andy Lau himself has tried it.

When he held a concert in the United States in the middle of this year, he sang English songs by Chen Qiming.

As a result, the popular "What Are Words", sung by Chen Qiming, did not attract any attention due to his singing.

He was even criticized by the media. Some people felt that his singing was too inferior to that of Chen Qiming.

Even the cover version was not acceptable. If he was allowed to sing the original song, he could not imagine what the result would be.

In addition to Andy Lau calling Chen Qi, many other acquaintances also called him frequently in the past few days.

Some film and television company bosses hope to cooperate with him to promote blockbusters internationally.

A singer asked him to help write two English songs.

Because there were so many people calling, Chen Qiming simply turned off the phone later and concentrated on record sales.

Riding on the popularity of "Baby", the new album topped the US single-day sales chart with sales of half a million on the first day of its release.

In the following days, the second day was [-], the third day was [-], the fourth day...

Sales are getting higher day by day during the week.
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  "Baby" was released on Tuesday.

In the first six days, "Baby" topped the sales list with sales of [-] million.

What's even more terrifying is that with the explosion in sales and on-demand.

The song "Baby" directly topped the Billboard chart in the first week of the album's release.

Chen Qiming became the first Chinese to rank No. [-] on Billboard in the first week.

Even during the years when Billboard was established, Chen Qiming was one of the few.

In addition to "baby", other songs in the album also exploded after the album was released.

The first is "Sugar", which is the album's first chart-topping song.

Although his ranking on the Billboard is not as high as that of Baby, he still made it into the top ten, ranking sixth.

Followed by "Seorita", this song ranked sixteenth. The reason why this song performed so well is that it is a male and female chorus song. The singer who sings the duet with Chen Qiming is Kelly Marie, the most popular female singer in Colombia. Ya.

The powerful combination of Chen Qiming and Kelly made this song directly to the forefront by fans of both parties as soon as it appeared on the list, becoming one of the most popular songs in Chen Qiming's album.

After that, "Treasure", a classic song from the previous life of Brother Martian, ranked [-]st.

"Just Say Hello" ranked [-]rd.

"I Hate Falling in Love", the third chart-topping song, is actually the lowest-ranked song written by Chen Qiming, ranking at thirty-fifth.

However, even so, Chen Qiming's strong performance shocked countless Europeans and Americans.

In its first week, six songs debuted in the Billboard top [-].

And these songs basically have the potential to continue to grow.

Chen Qiming became famous in Europe and the United States.

No, he became famous after three battles.

The results of his previous two albums were not bad, but because of his qualifications and the popularity of the songs, others felt that Chen Qiming was only popular because of "Baby".

And it is.

Chen Qiming has achieved good results at the Grammys for two consecutive years.

In terms of record sales, last year's "My Heart Will Go On" ranked first in the global record sales list.

Of course, none of this matters.

In a word.

Only a week has passed since the release of "Baby", and Chen Qiming has already become a pyramid-level presence in the European and American music circles.

Warner Bros. deserves his name.

As Chen Qiming's record partner, Warner has made a lot of money from Chen Qiming's records.

According to a report published by an American statistics agency, since Chen Qiming released his first English EP, Warner Records has made a total of nearly [-] million US dollars from Chen Qiming's records.

This figure accounts for more than a quarter of Warner's total revenue in the past two years.

How many artists are there on Warner Records?

There are hundreds of people if not a thousand. With so many people, Chen Qiming alone occupies a quarter and more.

Not to mention, Warner Records also owns superstars like Madonna.

In Warner, where a large number of superstars gather, Chen Qiming can still achieve such data. You can imagine what Chen Qiming means to Warner now.

And so is it.

Warner Records is now eager to surrender Chen Qiming.

After the release of "Baby" became popular, a large number of record companies contacted Chen Qiming privately, hoping that Chen Qiming would change jobs.

After the news was known to Warner, Warner immediately approached Chen Qiming and said that no matter what conditions other record companies offered, Warner was willing to match it.

Moreover, in order to retain Chen Qiming, Warner directly made an offer to Chen Qiming that he could not refuse.

They are willing to sell Chen Qiming [-]% of the shares for US$[-] million.

What is the value of Warner Records in Europe and the United States?

The company is currently valued at over one billion.

And the company's shares are generally not sold by anyone.

Under such circumstances, they paid [-] million US dollars for [-]% of the shares to Chen Qiming. You can imagine how afraid they were that Chen Qiming would change jobs. Moreover, the US$[-] million does not need to be given directly.

Warner will share it with Chen Qiming's future recording revenue.

Well, that means they are not afraid that Chen Qiming's records will not sell for money.

……

"James Cameron? Is that James Cameron?"

On November [-]th, Chen Qiming, Linkin Park, and Eminem were attending an event.

While taking a break backstage, he received a call from Mike.

“Yes, that’s the same Cameron who shot Terminator, and he’s shooting a blockbuster film, funded by [-]th Century Fox.

You should know about Cameron's style. He is famous for being extravagant when making movies.

Recently, the film's budget has exceeded its budget so much that [-]th Century Fox felt it could no longer afford it.

So we approached other companies including our head office and Paramount.

Cameron came with people from [-]th Century Fox.

It is said that he likes your song "My Heart Will Go On" very much and hopes to use this song as the theme song of the movie.

According to our contract with you, the copyright of your songs is in your hands and we cannot make the decision, so Cameron hopes to have a face-to-face talk with you. "

"When?" Chen Qiming stood up and walked to a quiet place and asked.

James Cameron.

Not only did he know this name, it also appeared frequently in his dreams.

And in the dream, he seemed to have a movie released next year that would be a sensation around the world.

When contacted, Cameron was interested in the song "My Heart Will Go On", and Chen Qiming had almost confirmed it.

Cameron and [-]th Century Fox came to Vanara for investment, probably because of the famous "Titanic", which is enough to leave a mark in film history.

Chen Qiming suddenly became excited when he thought about the global box office of this movie.

"Have Fox and Warner reached an investment agreement?" Chen Qiming asked.

"I don't know about this, but it is said that Warner has no interest in this film.

Fox has invested nearly 1.5 million US dollars in this film, but the filming is only halfway through.

If Warner wants to invest, it must at least invest no less than [-] million US dollars.

For such a large investment, the film is still a romance film. The senior management felt that they would lose money, so they did not want to invest. "

"Mike, do me a favor and contact Fox and Cameron.

Tell them there's nothing wrong with licensing the song.

However, I would like to talk to them about the investment in their movie.

You tell them that Qiming Films is very interested in this project.

If they are willing, help me make an appointment with them to chat at the Four Seasons Hotel in the evening. "

"Chen, do you want to invest in this project?" Mike on the other end of the phone was obviously frowning.

After a pause, he said: "Chen, actually, I can't interfere with your business regarding film and television investment.

But you have to think clearly, Fox is a project that everyone hates.

Fox has contacted DreamWorks, Disney and other companies for this project.

But no company is willing to invest in this project.

Everyone knows that this project will definitely lose money.

Can you imagine investing more than [-] million in a romance film?

Currently, the best-grossing romance movie in the United States only has a box office of about 2.5 million. Even if the global box office is considered, it does not exceed [-] million.

And if you invest in this project, [-]% of the time, this project will lose money.

Even so, do you still want to invest? "

Mike is the person at Warner Records who has the most contact with Chen Qiming.

Since Chen Qiming came to the United States to develop, he has been the person who connected Warner with Chen Qiming.

The two of them often interacted with each other, so their relationship was naturally good.

Therefore, Mike does not want Chen Qiming to intervene in Cameron's current big pit project.

Well, it’s the big pit project.

Cameron has been preparing this film for several years. Fox has been deceived again and again by Cameron from the tens of millions at the beginning, and now it has directly invested nearly 1.5 million US dollars.

Because of this project, Fox's capital chain fell into a huge crisis.

It is said that Fox has long regretted investing in Cameron's project.

But there is no way, hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested, and there is no way to withdraw it.

Now they can only bite the bullet and continue to pour money into it.

Now all the film and television companies in the United States are watching Fox's excitement.

Everyone knows that Fox is likely to go bankrupt directly because of this project.

It is said that some consortiums have begun to prepare to acquire Fox privately.

"Mike, thank you for the reminder, but I believe Cameron.

He is a shining star in the American film industry.

The success of projects such as "True Lies", "Alien", and "Terminator" have proven his control of the market.

I believe the same is true for this new play. "

Although Chen Qiming did not accept Mike's reminder, he was still very grateful to him.

The other party can remind him as a friend.

If it weren't for the friendship, no one else would bother to remind him!
  "OK! You decide your own money! I will help you contact Cameron."

Mike was a little angry that Chen Qiming didn't listen to his advice, but he still said that he would help Chen Qiming pull the strings.

"Thank you! Mike, look at it! I have always had a good investment vision.

You can’t go wrong this time! "

After hanging up the phone, Chen Qiming pondered for a moment, then immediately took out his phone and called his fund manager.

He was asked to sell off all the stocks he currently held and scrape together money here and there, and finally raised [-] million U.S. dollars for himself.

The reason why he had to scrape together things here and there was not because Chen Qiming didn't have that much money.

Mainly because all his money was mortgaged in Thailand.

Well, yes, Chen Qiming plans to make a fortune following Soros.

He used a large amount of cash to purchase a large number of properties in Thailand, which he used as collateral, and planned to lend US$[-] million worth of baht from Thailand.

The process is still in progress.

Therefore, Chen Qiming's current cash flow is not much.

However, after all, Chen Qiming controls the shares and stocks of a large number of companies in Asia. After selling them, he can easily make [-] million US dollars.

As for US$[-] million, Chen Qiming felt that it should be enough to invest in Cameron's project.

Now, it depends on whether he can reach an agreement with Fox.

As long as a deal can be negotiated, he will invest [-] million.

He believes that when this project is released next year, he can earn at least [-] million US dollars.

(End of this chapter)