When the audience came forward, the lady gave up her seat and slowly walked out, looking down at the exquisite record packaging box in trance.
The perfect capture angle, the intimate interpretation and cooperation, the appropriate blurred background, the extremely stretched intertwined signatures, the artistic poster font...
Looking at this album cover, the exciting or sincere and tender sound effects she heard at the scene began to replay in her heart again and again.
The folding fan is swaying gently, the silk ribbon is floating, and I feel some sweetness in my mouth. Why?
"Madam, you haven't given me your ticket stub yet." Fan Ning's voice sounded again.
"Ah! I'm so sorry, I was so absorbed." The lady suddenly became excited and returned to the table with small steps on high heels.
With a kacha sound, the staff used ticket-checking pliers to cut a hole, and the fan once again left the venue holding the cover with his head bowed.
"Do you think we need to keep a signed record for ourselves?" Sheeran suddenly asked.
"Myself?" Fan Ning turned his head in confusion and found that the girl was holding her chin with the hand holding the pen, looking at him without blinking, so she wondered, "Why do you want to sign your own name? We can't write whenever we want.
?"
"Can I stay?"
"sure."
"Then you sign one with me later."
In another line, the first listener who came forward said something shocking: "If I pre-order ten records, can I sign all ten copies?"
"How many should you buy?" Kaplan, who was sitting behind the long table, suspected that he heard wrongly.
"Ten sheets, can you sign them?"
"Sorry, according to regulations, one VIP ticket stub can only be signed for one record." Kaplan said with a smile on his face while refusing.
You bought ten tickets as soon as they came out? The first surprise came too quickly, but who are you kidding me? If you can play like this, then don’t you all go to the people who sell tickets on your behalf?
"Okay, then I'll buy eight copies. The other two friends who entrusted me with the request have said they don't want the non-signed copies." The audience shrugged, "...these two guys' demands are too high, and they will definitely regret it later.
Yes, forget it, let them make one more trip on their own."
"Thank you for your strong support." Kaplan smiled and tore off the registration form.
"I need one." "One, thank you." "Can I pre-order three?"
Once the audience had lined up, the staff sitting in front of the benches immediately started working repetitively in a streamlined manner.
Fan Ning kept taking the signed cover from Sheeran, writing her own name and pushing it in front of the fans. As soon as the first few freshness wore off, her whole body went into a mechanical state.
action state.
"Dear Miss Sheeran, it's an honor to talk to you up close." A shy young gentleman stepped forward.
"Hello?" Sheeran pulled back her hair.
"I originally bought from the second-class area and have never been acquainted with your and Mr. Fan Ning's music, but now I really want to get your autographs. Is it okay to ask for it?" The young music fan felt uneasy while holding the record box.
said.
"Ah, this..." Sheeran covered her mouth with one hand, her eyelashes trembling, and the fans watching her from a distance felt their heart skip a beat.
The girl secretly rolled her eyes and glanced at Fan Ning, who was immersed in signing autographs next to her. She wanted to reach out and poke him out of habit, but she didn't know if this occasion was appropriate, so she was at a loss for a moment.
"If it's not convenient, just sign Miss Sheeran's name." The gentleman saw that she was hesitating, so he tried to show his true purpose.
"You only want mine? Or... why don't you ask Mr. Fanning if that's okay?" Sheeran curled her lips.
"It doesn't matter. What I want more is your signature."
"Yes, can you ask him?"
"Uh..." The young man was confused and couldn't figure out the reason for a while, so he had to move to the side, "Respected Commander Fan Ning..."
"Just hand the track list to Miss Sheeran." Fan Ning was still immersed in signing.
"Ah, thank you!" The young man agreed excitedly at first, but a slight disappointment immediately flashed in his heart.
Alas, it's not a record...
He lowered his head and glanced at the well-made hard repertoire. The violin soloist's poster font was also in a prominent position. It should also have certain collection or commemorative value?
"Thank you, dear Miss Sheeran." So he politely handed over the track list with both hands. When he thought that he could leave the name written by the girl here, he still cheered in his heart.
"You're welcome." Sheeran lowered his head and responded while writing.
The young man held the play list firmly in his hand, thanked him and left.
Seeing the vivid "Success Strategy" experience before my eyes, there were seven or eight music fans behind me who were eager to give it a try.
At this time, Fan Ning finally raised his head and showed a helpless smile: "Thank you everyone for your enthusiasm and love, but, you see..."
Everyone followed his gaze and saw four queues that had already lined up the navigation hall, and people were still gathering at the end. The media carrying various equipment were also surrounding the three floors inside and outside. There were already people talking about the concert hall, record companies or
The staff of the symphony orchestra began the interview.
The eyes of the people behind were indeed a little anxious, because it was getting late at this time, it was already past ten o'clock in the evening!
"Everyone is so enthusiastic, I think Ms. Sheeran won't mind adding this extra link." Fan Ning said with a smile, "But we also hope that all music fans can go home and sleep early holding the pre-sale record packaging box.
, right? I personally recommend that the number of autographs for the track list is limited to 200. Music fans who are in need should come over after purchasing the record, first come first served."
Fan Ning's purpose is very clear. The co-signed value of this album must be controlled to the circulation quantity corresponding to the distinguished ticket stub. No matter how pitiful the fans are, this deal cannot be made.
Is it a pity? Did you know this was the case? Next time you book a concert at Turner Hall, will you know how to choose your seats?
Of course, these music fans are all financial backers, and their passionate appeals must be taken seriously and responded to with actual actions. 200 is a standard that Fan Ning chooses. While maintaining the order and rhythm of tonight's autograph signing, he will collect 280 signatures.
The value impact of records is also minimal.
Everyone nodded along. Young musicians like Mr. Fanning and Miss Sheeran are indeed friendly and approachable to the audience.
Naturally, the people in the front had no objection to the benefits of this extra arrangement, but the fans at the back... They looked around and saw that the end of each team had disappeared from the corner of sight. There were at least over a hundred people. If everyone went to get it,
If they sign the track list, it might not be their turn until late at night.
The concert hall immediately designated two staff members to count and respond.
Some time passed.
"Caron, my arm is so sore." Sheeran put one hand on his forehead and rubbed the lower part of the other shoulder with the other.
Her signature frequency is almost twice that of Fanning.
"A side effect of being famous." Fan Ning held the pen and sucked the ink, then raised his head and looked into the distance, "...No, why can't this team see the end?"
He turned around and looked at a bearded man standing behind him, who was the project leader of the Hoffman Records Company: "Mr. Mark, could you please step inside and help me take a look?" After that, he went directly to
He stood up and said, "Forget it, I'll go take a look with you."
More than two hundred copies of the record have been signed out, and the fans who bought exclusive tickets were mainly concentrated in the first section. After more than an hour, I was almost free.
"Okay." Mark agreed readily and told several other staff members, "You will help the concert hall continue to maintain good order."
As soon as Fan Ning got out of his seat, the voices of "Quick, quick, quick" immediately appeared among the surrounding media reporters, and a group of people quickly followed him.
"Why are there so many people!?" Fan Ning didn't have time to take into account the situation behind him, and his heartbeat accelerated for a moment.
He turned several corners, and every time he felt that the line was almost reaching the end, and every time it opened up new horizons, and there were always groups of listeners looking for him along the end.
The amazing thing is that these four groups have not been in chaos yet, perhaps because most of these music fans are of high quality, pay attention to etiquette, and are in a good mood tonight, and they are talking to each other endlessly.
Romance
I'm really going to get some money tonight!
!
On the surface, Fan Ning wears the smile of an elegant gentleman of this era, but in his heart, he is possessed by a groundhog from his previous life.
In such a big building, the aisles are almost full and intersecting. The two people next to me seem to be standing in two long lines side by side. In fact, they are in the same line. The turning point is hidden at a corner that I don't know.
at.
What's the situation, are you playing greedy? Fan Ning couldn't help but said to himself: "I remember correctly that the Symphony Hall of the National Concert Hall has 2760 seats, right?"
With a 30-second round process, four queues can process nearly 500 people in an hour, but at a glance, it seems that there are four or five times the amount left? Why does the number of people in line seem to be more than the number of listeners?
Many fans around him recognized Fan Ning and heard his confusion: "Mr. conductor, many people came in from outside later."
"Ah! Is he Mr. Fanning?"
"Yes, I came in from outside too."
"This ticket is too hard to get. I can't get it at all, so I can only buy the record and listen to it."
"Mr. Fan Ning, the queue is a bit long. Can I ask what time you are open until?"
Various voices began to be heard in the team.
Discovering this situation, especially hearing these words, Mark, the bearded gentleman next to Fan Ning, and his female secretary were also completely dumbfounded!
Mark is an executive of the Hoffman Records Company. He had two contacts with the Santa Maria Symphony Orchestra, and it was Fanning who took the initiative to seek connections.
Because Hoffman Records is a world-class brand that has published countless masterpieces and records by famous performers. They have a certain threshold. Generally, young artist-level works are cooperated with second- and third-tier record companies, and they have no interest in releasing them at all -
—The company's profitability has been growing for nearly two decades in a row. The consideration of records has both a strict artistic value dimension and a very realistic market value dimension.
The first time was for the trailer radio recording, because Fan Ning had a relationship with Luo Yin, and for the sake of the McAdam family, he sent someone there. The second time was for tonight's recording, because the box office was so popular that day.
The big news, of course also related to factors, was that he agreed to release an album to test the waters.
But the cooperation method he chose was not a "signing" share-sharing type, but a "one-time" buyout type!
This cannot be blamed on him. Based on his rich experience in the industry and starting from two important nodes of the company's performance evaluation method, his market prediction is that the maximum pre-sale volume on the first night is 400 and the maximum sales volume in a year is 1,000.
This is already a very promising situation for Fan Ning, a young musician. He thinks that the 30-pound pricing strategy is too expensive. In conversion, it is equivalent to acquiescing to the conversion of all their exclusive ticket preferential policies, and the conversion rate of other listeners is also the same.
More than 5%.
This is equivalent to his prediction of a maximum revenue of 12,000 pounds on the first night and a maximum revenue of 30,000 pounds in a year.
The conditions he offered that day were to buy out the band with a commission of 24,000 pounds, with the first and last payments to be paid, and the rest of the revenue going to the band.
Mark made a favor when agreeing to cooperate, but he never mentioned any conditions. It was purely based on the interests of the company.
According to the average record company signing standards in the serious music industry, artists receive 25% of the revenue share, and the rest belongs to record companies, distributors and other channel partners. After all, they still have to bear the costs of production and operation.
Hoffman Records has a good reputation and high market response, so it is stronger. The share for ordinary signed artists is only 20%. If based on the share, the company can only earn "at most" 24,000 pounds. This is huge uncertainty, so he
A direct buyout of 24,000 pounds was put forward.
Fan Ning readily agreed on the spot.
So Mark knew in his heart: the University of St. Lenia was spending money on publicity.
Although you may lose thousands of pounds in one pass, with the endorsement of a well-known record company, your popularity has increased.
Pretty much. How many people want to do this promotion?
If you have connections, things will be easier to do.
As soon as today's performance ended and everyone gathered in the hall, judging from the atmosphere, Mark had a hunch that his decision might be a little off.
But now, seeing the people all over the mountains and plains, Mark's cognition has collapsed.
He began to have difficulty swallowing, and his heart was roaring fiercely.
Anyone who's not blind can tell that there are at least over 3,000 people queuing up!
Listener conversion rate 5%? Damn 5%!
Not only have almost none of these listeners left, but new ones are constantly coming in!
Damn it, I’ve seen high conversion rates, but never over 100%!
It looked like this that night. Who knows what the sales volume is in a year!?
If I had chosen to share the contract, I would have been able to sit back and work for the next year!
!
"Mr. Mark..." The female secretary next to her took a step forward worriedly, "Are you a little sleepy? It's already 11 o'clock in the night. Do you want to take a rest first?"
"It's okay, I'm okay." The bearded gentleman shook his head. The strong winds and waves he had seen over the years stabilized him. After taking a few deep breaths, his mood calmed down a little.
At this time, two people who looked like reporters stepped forward and said in a friendly tone with a smile: "Mr. Mark, can I ask you a question?"
Seeing the media interview, Mark calmed down, adjusted his glasses, and stood up straighter.
The music fans nearby also focused their attention on him.
He returned to his elegant smile: "Okay."
No matter what, today is always positive news.
The sales data results belong to the same company as Hoffman Records, which is not a bad thing. Stay calm and stay calm.
Some things have passed, just let them go, don't think about them anymore, don't talk about them anymore.
So the reporter set up his equipment and his tone was still friendly:
Chapter completed!