The 2nd Song Auction of the 364th Palm (Part 1)
In the afternoon, the second song auction of Sheraton Hotel was officially held.
At this year's song auction, the auctioneer was replaced by Huang Zhan to Yu Zheng, which was specially arranged by Han Jin to enhance her momentum.
In addition to representatives and singers from major record companies, there were also reporters from major media in Hong Kong gathered here to wait for the moment to witness the miracle.
Surprisingly, although Warner Records was not invited this time, Chen Baiqiang participated in this song auction in his private capacity, which immediately attracted media attention.
The song auction was officially held at three o'clock, and someone was waiting here an hour ago. Representatives of major record companies also tried to talk to each other, and they all wanted to ask which song they wanted to bid for and what psychological price they were. However, the answers were mostly true, false, and no one was willing to tell the truth.
"Dear sirs and ladies, the scene of the song auction of "The Ghost Horse and Flying Man". I am the auctioneer Yu. Zheng, and today I am responsible for smashing the price for everyone!" Yu Zheng walked up to the auction stand and said with a smile, "Long story, now we will start bidding for the first song. Please raise the sign in your hand!"
"The first song is "Speak Unheard", with a starting price of 50,000 Hong Kong dollars, and a sign of 5,000 yuan will be raised at a time!" Yu Zheng announced, "Please raise your sign!"
"The Unheard" is a classic masterpiece of Lu Fang in 1985. After its release, it also achieved good sales of double platinum. At the same time, this song also won the 8th Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards, the 3rd Top Ten Golden Melody Awards, as well as the Best Lyrics Award and the Best Arrangement Award. It can be said that this is a classic song with high quality and good sales, and it is also a representative song of Lu Fang's singer career.
A good song like this naturally attracts the attention of many record companies, especially this song is very suitable for singers with good singing skills. It will definitely be a long-lasting and good song.
Although there was a wave of adaptation in the Hong Kong music scene last year, record companies bought the copyright of European and American popular dance music, and then re-write the lyrics and handed them over to singers to sing. Although the sales volume was good, record companies and singers made a lot of quick money. However, high-quality slow songs like "The Unheard of Speak" are not unappreciated.
In fact, if a singer wants to be popular in the music industry for a longer time, he cannot always think about singing salivating songs. At least one or two songs that are long-lasting. Because salivating songs can only be popular for a while. It would be fine if he was satisfied after listening, and he would not go into his mind at all.
"Fifty-five!" "Sixty-five!" "Sixty-five!" "Seventy-five!"..."... "100,000!" "110,000!"... "150,000!"... "150,000!"......
Yu Zheng kept shouting, and the price rose rapidly. No one called for a price again this year, because this time everyone has learned from their mistakes. Even if they want to speculate, they may not be able to get it. So everyone bid honestly for this auction. They all rely on their strength to speak.
The price of the song "The Unheard of Speak" was quickly raised to 210,000 yuan. Currently, the most competitive ones are Huaxing Records, Polygon Records and Chen Baiqiang himself.
Huaxing Records wanted to give this song to Lv Fang for singing. He was the champion of the second rookie singing competition in 1983. But he did not debut at that time like Mei Yanfang. Instead, he studied vocal music with Hong Kong music master Dai Sicong for a year and was only ready to release an album this year.
Han Jin guessed that the reason why he couldn't debut was not because of his poor singing skills, but because Lu Fang's appearance was too ordinary. Nowadays, the popular young idol singers in the Hong Kong music industry are all so handsome like Han Jin, Zhang Guorong, and Chen Baiqiang. Lu Fang's appearance can only be considered an ordinary person, and he is also short and looks like a child.
Huaxing Company also took great pains to promote his debut, and first let him film a TVB for two years. It was not until last year that he participated in "Xinza Senior Brother" and became famous with the role of "Gao Laoquan", that he considered launching a new album for him.
This song "Speak Unheard" is a lyrical slow song that can maximize his singing skills and does not require him to jump around. This way, he can play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses and give full play to his greatest advantage.
Polykin Records wants to give this song to Zhang Xueyou for singing. He won the championship of the Hong Kong District 18 Amateur Singer Competition last year. After a year of hard training, Polykin Records plans to make his debut this year. In order to ensure that the young singer can become a hit, the company plans to buy him a few good songs. Han Jin's songs are naturally their first choice.
Chen Baiqiang wanted to buy this song himself. He knew that if he didn't catch up, he would be completely left behind by Zhang Guorong and Tan Yulin. Therefore, even if there was no company support, he decided to pay the money to buy the song himself.
The song "The Unheard of Speak" is very suitable for his taste. With his melancholy princely temperament, it is just right to sing this lyrical slow song. Therefore, he decided to buy it no matter how much it costs.
Now the tripartite melee has been fought and the bidding has been sold for 230,000 yuan. Huaxing Company already has the intention to give up. Because it holds rookie singing competitions every year, and there is no need to worry about not having talent at all. Therefore, Lu Fang is not valued by Huaxing Company, otherwise he would not have been left for so long.
However, Polygold Records continues to bid up because the company pursues a high-quality strategy. Although there are few singers under it, everyone is an amazing singer, such as Tan Yulin, Zhong Zhentao, Cai Guoquan, etc. Since the company decided to support Zhang Xueyou, it is naturally spending a lot of money.
Chen Baiqiang did not want to give up easily for his acting career. So after calling 250,000 yuan, after Huaxing Records withdrew, Polykin Records was still fighting hard with Chen Bai.
The two sides bid all the way, and they kept calling for HK$300,000. Polykin Records were a little afraid to shout again. Because the price of HK$300,000 is really too high. If Zhang Xueyou’s new album cannot be sold for platinum records, the money may not be collected.
So they lifted up two more times, and when they reached 320,000, they announced that they would give up, and Chen Baiqiang obtained the right to use the song.
The first song was sold at a high price of 320,000 yuan. It was more than twice as high as last year, which made many album representatives and media reporters present shocked.
"Ba! Congratulations to Danny for obtaining the right to use "Speak Unheard" for 320,000 yuan! Congratulations!" Yu Zheng couldn't help but feel a little ruthless when he fell the hammer. She sold for a sky-high price of 320,000 yuan, which was really unimaginable. You should know that the famous musicians in Hong Kong now only have only a few thousand yuan in songs. Han Jin's song was enough for them to work hard for several years.
But now she has no time to sigh anymore, because the second song will be auctioned soon!
"Now the second song, "Japanese Doll"!" Yu Zheng began to say again, "The minimum price of this song is 50,000 yuan, and each time you raise a bid, please bid actively!"
"Japanese Doll" is a classic song released by Xu Guanjie in 1985. The lyrics are funny and funny. The melody is light and humorous. It is ironic that the Japanese culture that has been popular in Hong Kong in recent years.
Because Japan's economy grew rapidly in the 1980s, Japanese culture also swept the world strongly. Now many young people in Hong Kong like to use Japanese products, drive Japanese cars, and be fascinated by Japanese singers. Watch Japanese animations and eat Japanese cuisine. If you learn from Japan, your madness is no less than that of the Kazakhs and Koreans in the new century.
This song "Japanese Doll" also resonated with great resonance after its release because of its satirical current problems. Its sales are above platinum records, and it also won the third Top Ten Golden Songs Award.
"Five thousand five!" "Sixty thousand!" "Sixty thousand five!" "Seventy thousand!"..." "Hundred thousand!" "Hundred thousand five!" "Hundred thousand five!" "100 thousand five!" "It's ten thousand five!"...
There are not many record companies that bid for this song because it is a typical singular song. There are not many singers singing sing singular songs in Hong Kong, and there are only a few people, so the fight is not too intense.
However, the price is still rising steadily. Many record companies are joking and join forces to raise the price. At that time, the record companies spend more money on this song, so the funds they can use on other songs will naturally be less.
Now only one of Kang Yi Chengyin is really interested in buying songs, and is preparing to buy them to sing for his No. 1 brother Xu Guanjie. However, when the price is raised to 200,000, the representatives of Kang Yi Chengyin's record can't help but hesitate.
Because their record company is just a small company, they can't get too much cash at once. And this time they want to buy more than one song. If this song costs too much money, then the following songs can't be bid for.
Seeing that the record company was not very powerful, Xu Guanjie stopped raising prices after paying 200,000 yuan, and was about to be snatched away by Baida Records. Their company has singers such as Ye Zhentang, Qu Ruiqiang, and Jia Sile. Every singer is suitable for singing this song. If they really sing it, it would be a pity for him.
"Twenty-two thousand!" Xu Guanjie shouted directly with a sign.
When he saw Xu Guanjie standing up by himself, several record companies no longer increased their prices. It was not because they could not afford to pay, but because they wanted to give Xu Guanjie a face. Because he is a famous Mr. Haohao in the Hong Kong music industry and has first-class connections in the circle.
He hadn't stood up before, and these record companies could still pretend to be stupid. Now he has stood up by himself, so other record companies naturally dare not shout anymore.
"Congratulations to Sam for winning the song "Japanese Doll" for 220,000 yuan, congratulations!" Yu Zheng smiled. She was very happy to see the right song fall into the right person. In her opinion, there will be no other person in Hong Kong that is more suitable for singing this weird song than Sam.
"Okay, now bid for the third song, "Song of the Sunset"!" Yu Zheng announced, "The minimum price is 80,000 Hong Kong dollars, and you can hold the card for ten thousand at a time, please hold the card!"
"Eighty thousand!" "Ninety thousand!" "100 thousand!" "100 thousand!" "1100 thousand!"...
Since the auction started, this song "Song of the Sunset" has been highly sought after. This is the song that Han Jin re-writes the Japanese song "Song of the Sun" and is also a very classic song. It has won the top ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards and the top ten Jin Songs Golden Melody Awards. It also created a double yolk egg with Chen Huixian's "Thousand Thousand Que Songs".
In fact, "Song of the Sunset" and "Song of Thousand Thousand Que" are both very good works. Although the tunes are the same, because they are matched with different lyrics, the artistic conception is also very different. "Song of the Sunset" has a more grand feeling, while "Song of Thousand Thousand Que" is even more touching.
The two songs were released in the same year, and the competition was particularly fierce. In the end, Chen Huixian won the "Thousand Thousand Songs" because she chose to leave the music scene temporarily after launching this song, which made this song particularly meaningful.
At that time, because of the double yolk eggs derived from this song, Mei Yeon-fang and Chen Huixian were criticized by each other's fans. Especially when Mei Yeon-fang won the highest award at the Top Ten Golden Songs Awards Ceremony for this song, she was even called by fans because TVB was biased towards her family and was suspected of being privately taught. This caused Mei Yeon-fang's career to be stained and her popularity later declined.
Han Jin didn't want this kind of tragedy to happen again, so he wanted to release this song in a staggered way so that there would be no double yolk eggs. (To be continued...)
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