If you don't make money, you are not a true man.

Zheng Qian readily agreed.

Compared with China, Neon Country obviously respects intellectual copyright more. Writers, cartoonists or composers all have a certain status in society and are sought after by others.

Also because of the mature institutional environment, copyright holders also make a lot of money. They are top-notch in the entire Asia. It is also a market that many popular artists in South Korea want to capture.

After all, Japan is the second largest music market in the world.

When thinking of Japanese singers, the only ones that Zheng Qian is familiar with in his memory are Kenshi Yonezu, Ayumi Hamasaki, Mika Nakajima, and Kana Hanazawa, who are highly exposed on the Internet. If they go back a few years, he can't really remember them.

Because what he is familiar with is only the episodes of well-known animations such as "One Piece" and "A Certain Scientific Railgun". The former is world-famous and popular all over the world, while the latter is known through the Bilibili video website.

Animation is considered Neon’s cultural pillar industry.

In fact, Japanese solo singers have gradually declined since the end of the last century. Now, it is the turn of idol groups to become popular and form a unique support culture.

It is difficult for ordinary solo singers to develop. Even singers like Kenshi Yonezu, whose works have been played over 100 million times on YouTube, cannot compete with those of idol groups when their albums are released. It is common for their sales to be ranked outside the top ten.

For example, the 48 series, etc., these idol groups have an unimaginable number of die-hard fans. They will do their best to support the various businesses of female idols. In terms of support capabilities, no one in Asia can beat them.

However, once a foothold is established, solo singers' personal income, social status, etc. can also crush these managed idol groups. It can only be said that each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Zheng Qian has not yet understood the domestic market. He has just captured one-third of an acre of his land, and has yet to capture more than half of the country. Logically speaking, he should not be jealous of the Japanese market.

But he is not an ordinary person, and he does not suffer from mental exhaustion for the time being.

Furthermore, if an opportunity comes to you, you should seize it.

Therefore, in the next two days, Zheng Qian maintained communication with Hayakawa Nazhi while preparing for the release of the new album.

Soon, he wrote two demos, and then called Hayakawa over and asked her to listen to them.

As a recording engineer at Universal Records, Nai Hayakawa appears here in a white dress and twin tails.

She had taken off her glasses and put on contact lenses, which made her eyes look very bright.

Hayakawa Caizhi's expression was a little surprised, and her mouth opened slightly: "It's too fast, Mr. Zheng, are you serious?"

"Well, one is called "No Big Deal" and the other is called "P". Listen to it and tell me which one you like."

Zheng Qian sat on the high chair, picked up the guitar and gently plucked the strings.

"No Big Deal" is the theme song of the animated movie "Your Name". The overall musical feel is very light and it achieved good results together with the movie once it was released in the previous life.

Zheng Qian cleared his throat and started singing a cappella: "The wind passed by us (the wind passed by us)..."

Zheng Qian's singing voice was clear and clear at this moment, like a clear spring, quietly flowing into Hayakawa Caizhai's heart.

Hayakawa took off her glasses and adjusted the frames of her glasses subconsciously, but she felt lonely.

There was surprise in her eyes.

Zheng Qian's Japanese actually sounds like a foreigner's accent to the locals, but when Zheng Qian sang, his pronunciation was so clear that even Hayakawa Caizhi was shocked, as if he was seeing a senior in the music industry.

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Of course, she was attracted by the singing in the end.

After Zheng Qian finished singing a short section, he picked up the guitar and played the chorus a little.

So there was a touch of excitement on Hayakawa Caizhi's face: "Mr. Zheng, give it to me, I want..."

Zheng Qian coughed: "Be patient, Miss Hayakawa, there is also a song "P"! Yes, it means planet."

Speaking of this song, Zheng Qian himself also likes it very much. Although it was barely popular in Japan after it was released in 2006, due to various reasons, it only struggled for a few times in the Japanese music scene and eventually disappeared.

Afterwards, the original band was unable to survive and disbanded on the spot.

But I never thought that short video applications would become popular in China ten years later.

However, this is a narrative song, and Zheng Qian's singing voice imitating the neon man made Hayakawa Nazai frown when he heard it.

Compared with the beauty revealed in "No Big Deal" and the poetic feeling in the lyrics, the dejection revealed in the lyrics of "PLa" is really hard for Hayakawa to accept.

In Japan's low-desire society, such songs are obviously not very popular.

No matter in terms of melody or lyrics, "No Big Deal" almost crushed "Planet". Hayakawa Nazhi didn't even think about it and said directly: "I want "No Big Deal", is that okay?"

"sure."

Zheng Qian put down his guitar and sighed.

I like it, but I have to admit that when it comes to sophistication, the lyrics in "No Big Deal" are so exquisite that they definitely beat "Planet", and it's no wonder Hayakawa chose the former.

So, on the same day, Zheng Qian wrote the lyrics and music and handed them over to Hayakawa Caizhai.

As for the idea of ​​singing a duet, Zheng Qian declined it. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but he just didn't have the time. The next period of time was the beginning of a busy period. He had just received the news that there would be more than one book signing, and it would be held all over the country and even overseas.

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After Junji Ito understood the value of "No Big Deal", he finally gave a price of 500,000 yuan. In the words of a songwriter in their company, the lyrics of "No Big Deal" alone were worth 500,000 yuan.

, not to mention, the music of this song is also so excellent.

In addition to the 300,000 yuan for "Moon Serenade", Zheng Qian received a total of 800,000 yuan this time.

Before leaving, Junji Ito said: "Zheng Jun, if you want to break into the Japanese market, you can contact me at any time. Music has no national boundaries. In Japan, as long as you have a steady stream of talent, you can continue to succeed.

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Hayakawa Caizhi seemed a little reluctant to leave. Although they only got along for a short time, something about Zheng Qian gradually attracted her. It was not the love between a man and a woman, but the desire to follow, because she was by Zheng Qian's side.

When you are there, your mind can always get a moment of peace.

After seeing off the Japanese female singer, Zheng Qian discussed the birthday party with Wan Feng.

Universal Music Group has many kings and queens of singers. For example, Singaporean queen Sun Xueyao, who previously participated in "Chinese Idol", joined Universal Music Group at the beginning of this year with a sky-high signing fee of 50 million, which caused a sensation at the time.

In addition, Li Wen, the judge of the last "Medieval Idol", is also a Universal artist.

As well as Principal Tan Jingtan, the Hong Kong singer king, who is also a signed singer of Universal Music.

And these people, according to Wan Feng, will come to support Zheng Qian on next Monday, which is Zheng Qian's first day of banquet, and give Zheng Qian enough face.

In addition to Universal's artists, Andy has also finalized his schedule and will be there. Three hosts of the Hong Kong TVB variety show "Super Boss" have also been invited by Wan Feng to attend.

This surprised Zheng Qian.

"Your popularity is quite good."

Wan Feng saw Zheng Qian's surprised face and said with a smile: "You appeared on "Super Boss" once, and the response was good at the time, with high ratings. Now you have released a new album. Zeng Liwei said that he will arrange "Super Boss" for you.

"Super Boss" special show, you have to take a good break to say goodbye to this ex. You must know that Tsang Li-wei's wide network of contacts is almost unparalleled in Hong Kong."

Zheng Qian thought of Zeng Liwei, a big shot in the entertainment industry who acted like he was promoting his daughter. Although he seemed honest and honest, his current status was only due to his strong connections. The chaos of Hong Kong in the last century was almost

It is obvious to all that there are not many artists who can emerge from that dark period unscathed.

Thinking of the presence of so many big shots, Zheng Qian was really looking forward to the birthday party.

But before that, he had to return to Shonan to record a new episode of "Chinese Idol".

Since the last episode of the program was aired, "Chinese Idol" has continued to have the highest ratings. Despite the blockage of major satellite TV stations including CCTV, it is still proud of the world and has a very high audience rating of 13%.

The scary thing is that the ratings of reruns of the program are also close to 10%, which was absolutely unimaginable before.

The scene of Stephen and a group of gringos appearing in the camera and shouting for Zheng Qian crazily also spread throughout the country through the lens of the photographer.

The director of Shonan TV Station was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear. In an interview, he bluntly said that "Chinese Idol" is a program that has attracted international attention and has successfully exported culture, etc. This triggered a lot of discussion among netizens.

In addition, Zheng Qian's song "Faith" also broke the hearts of audiences across the country.

The day after the show was broadcast, as usual, the wave of "Faith" swept across the country and became one of the most popular songs at the moment.

And the most rare thing is that this song seems to have the potential to kill both young and old.

Unlike "Nocturne", although it is very popular, it is difficult to be liked by the elders, and its reputation is polarized.

But "Faith" is different. The infatuation in the song makes adults and aunts in their decades shed tears and makes young people deeply moved.

"Zheng Qian's voice has a tear-jerking effect. When watching TV, my grandparents had tears in their eyes."

"The same goes for my second uncle. He cried and told my aunt that what people are most afraid of in this life is suddenly understanding a certain song..."

"Isn't that too exaggerated? Can you cry when you listen to the song?"

"Ah, I love you so clearly and with such strong faith -"

"Zheng Qian is really the prince of love songs of the new generation! Once "Faith" comes out, who can compete with him?"

"It's so good that my eyes shed tears involuntarily. Maybe it's been too long since I've heard such a touching lyrical song."

""Faith" still sounds good. I couldn't listen to the previous "Love in BC"..."

"But the singing was so good that people suspected it was lip-synching..."

"I just want to say something in a low voice, what exactly has this old man Zheng Qian gone through?"

"Do people really like the same person over and over again?"

"When I listened to this song, my eyes were swollen from crying! I just got the news that my long-distance girlfriend is pregnant..."

"I really can't understand this song without breaking up once! This song is written so realistically! Every damn sentence touches my heart! It hurts me so much!"
To be continued...