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Chapter 122 Music Creation Camp

Carmel by the sea is really too small, even if they walked around two streets, it was only 45:[-] when Han Yi and Xu Yiru returned to La Playa Carmel Hotel.

Zhao Youzhen's TGO joint manager meeting had just begun, while Ling Lan and Tian Zongyun, whose biological clocks were still in a state of disorder, were still sleeping soundly.

Both sides are not easy to disturb, so Xiaoru can only enter his room with Han Yi.The two sat on two wicker chairs in the bedroom and watched Netflix on Han Yi's iPad.

There is a modern popular saying in English called Netflix and Chill, which refers to the current situation where lonely men and widows live in the same room.

But it’s a pity, maybe it’s because I’ve had enough of today’s sweetness, or maybe it’s because the small town of Carmel is just too sleepy, there’s only Netflix between Han Yi and Xu Yiru, there’s no Chill… In fact, there’s not even Netflix .

"Lovers at the End of Time" played on the screen for less than 10 minutes, and the blood bar was drained by the final exam. Today, Xiaoru, who accompanied Han Yi for the entire journey, tilted his head. , Leaning on the rattan chair and falling into a deep sleep.

Covering Xu Yiru's legs with a bathrobe, and taking out a dark red Burberry windbreaker from the suitcase just in case and covering it in front of him, Han Yi sat back on his chair, turned his iPad to mute, and read "The Chef's dining table".

After watching Nikki Zhongshan's episode for less than a quarter of an hour, Han Yi was amazed at his ingenuity.There is no meal at nine o'clock, and there is a food show when you are hungry. Only a real genius can do this kind of thing.

However, making your hunger pangs more intense is also a great way to stay awake.

After persisting like this for more than half an hour, Netflix has automatically skipped to the sixth minute of the next episode. Han Yi, who was about to fall over in a few seconds, finally heard two slight knocks on the door.

"Sorry." Looking at Han Yi's protruding head, Zhao Youzhen smiled apologetically, "The meeting was a bit late... Where's Xiao Ru?"

"You are as small as your sister who just took a bath, so it's not convenient."

Han Yi of Scorpio returned this sentence with a grudge.

Zhao Youzhen, who hadn't turned his head around, suddenly opened his eyes wide, but within two seconds, he relaxed again.

"You do."

Youzhen supported the door with one hand, and slipped in through the gap in Han Yi's chest.

"I never thought about it."

Taking advantage of Zhao Youzhen's back to him, Han Yi grabbed the sweater on his chest and smelled it, then quickly recovered, patted the clothes, and said calmly.

"How was the TGO meeting going?"

"21 Savage, Lauv, Cheat Codes, Grey, and NOTD...all signed!" Zhao Youzhen grinned, such an excited look can only be seen from her face when she is engaged in business and eating.

"And it's good news right away."

"What good news?"

"Let me tell you one by one... ah, that..."

Rubbing his empty belly, Zhao Youzhen shrank his shoulders in embarrassment.

"What dinner did you bring back?"

"The doors are closed, there is nothing, drink some water today and go to sleep."

"Oh, okay, it's okay, I..."

"I lied to you."

Han Yi picked up the plastic bag placed on the luggage table next to the closet.

"Braised pork rice, fish-flavored shredded pork, and Kung Pao chicken...etc."

Han Yi stretched out his hand, and softly stopped Youzhen who was about to pounce on him.

"It's already cold, I have to take it to the front desk to borrow the microwave."

"You can eat it cold..."

"You eat braised pork rice cold, isn't that eating toothpaste?" Han Yi was annoyed and funny, "With me? I just finished talking about work, and I opened up to eat when I came back."

"Okay!" Zhao Youzhen nodded heavily and replied.Following Han Yi and walking out of the room softly, Youzhen took a deep breath, and then recounted the content of the meeting at the speed of "Show Me the Money".

"First of all, 21 Savage. Before he signed with us, he had already been confirmed by XXL magazine, and he will be on the cover as a member of their 2016 freshman class."

XXL magazine, founded in 1997, is one of the hip-hop magazines with the highest circulation in the United States and the most influential in the industry.And the "Freshman Class" freshman class list they have released since the tenth year of publication is the highest honor that newcomers in the entire western hip-hop music world dream of.Being able to be on the cover of XXL magazine as a member of the freshman class means that this Rapper has been widely recognized by the music industry, and he is only one step away from becoming popular all over the world.

J.Cole and Wiz Khalifa in 2010, Kendrick Lamar in 2011, Macklemore in 2012, Travis Scott in 2013, Chance the Rapper in 2014, and Fetty Wap in 2015, every year, XXL magazine will launch The ten strongest rookies of the year, and out of the ten, basically one or two will become legends who will dominate the rap music scene in the next ten years.

Just before signing the contract, Renyu Management received a generous gift from the sky, no wonder Zhao Youzhen seemed so happy.

"21 will fly to New York to shoot the cover tomorrow. After our negotiation, Ben Mosen will go with him this time. One is to get acquainted with new clients, and the other is that he also wants to see Lana- Del Rey, talk to her about the TaP acquisition."

"Soon to be our artist." Han Yi said with a smile.Although she has passed her peak period, she has a valuable second-tier musician in her hand, and there are many cards she can play in the future, and what if Lana can become popular again after being managed by others?This kind of butterfly effect, who can say for sure.

"Yes, ah, I actually like Lana's songs very much." HMG's lineup of artists is getting bigger and bigger, and Zhao Youzhen's work is getting more and more energetic, because she found that in just two months, the music by her side Surprisingly, such a large number of Billboard chart regulars and top guests of major music festivals have gathered.

"And I think she is very close to Madison's style...or in other words, very close to the route Madison should take." Zhao Youzhen corrected herself, "Ben and I plan to match up their cooperation, and then let Austin composers to help them tailor a single."

"This is a very good idea, who came up with it first?" Han Yi's eyes lit up.Madison Bill told him countless times that her favorite is the slow and deep love song, and Lana Del Rey happens to be one of the spokespersons of this style.If the two can combine and have a cooperation that was unheard of in the previous life, maybe they will be able to collide with a creative spark unique to this time and space.

"Me." Zhao Youzhen raised his hand to his chest, with a little pride in his expression.

"Ten points for Slytheringa!"

"You are the Slytherin." Zhao Youzhen rolled his eyelids, and his smile grew stronger, "I communicated with Madison about this idea on Whatsapp after the meeting just now... She loves it so much, she even told me , when the advance payment arrives, I want to make the first album into this style.”

"It's still not good if they're all adagio love songs." Han Yi shook his head and pursed his lips helplessly.Some things won't change even if you do it all over again, and this includes Madison Beal's musical aesthetic.While that wasn't the main reason she parted ways with Scooter Braun, their differences in artist development and musical style were genuine.

Madison loves Ballads and feels that only those lyrics that have something to say and are closely related to her life and emotions can resonate with her and let her enter the best creative rhythm and recording state.

In her last life, her EP "As She Pleases" and her solo album "Life Support" basically didn't have a fast-paced dance song, and they were all baroque pop or pop soul music in the style of Lana Del Rey.This also severely limited her list performance and commercial value improvement. After all, it is still the same sentence, whether it is radio or ordinary listeners, most of the time they are more inclined to fast-paced pop dance music and pop electronic music.

Now that he knew this obvious flaw, Han Yi, who came back after seven years, would definitely find a way to help her avoid it.

"I mean, half adagio love songs, half pop dance music, interspersed. Of course, it doesn't mean that we have to go against her preferences. When choosing songs, we can specifically find some... a little deeper , a more independent style of electronic music for her."

"Deep and independent..." Zhao Youzhen pondered, "This is Deep House? "How Deep Is Your Love"?"

"Almost...hi, hello, can I borrow your microwave...ah, it's over there, thank you very much."

Under the guidance of the staff, he walked towards the tea rest area in the lobby on the first floor. Han Yi did not continue until he stood in front of the microwave oven, put in the first box of braised pork rice and pressed the quick microwave button.

"Tech House, Melodic Techno, and some retro Nu Disco, Synthpop, and Euro House that are getting more and more popular recently can all be considered."

"The style of The Weeknd?" Zhao Youzhen was a little worried, "Would it feel like plagiarism?"

"No, everyone will be doing retro pop in the future. Let's catch this trend early, that's right." Talking about music trends, Han Yi still has that unquestionable strong confidence, "Baroque pop, art pop Half pop soul, half retro dance pop, and as long as we get the songs right, Madison's first album is going to be a hit."

Before signing, Han Yi used Mad Decent and Jimmy Iowen to get Madison Bill the two singles "Cold Water" and "Stay" that will undoubtedly be a big hit. "Cold Water" Madison has too few roles, so he can only follow Justin Bieber to gain popularity, but "Stay" is Madison's one-man show from beginning to end.Let Zedd be released as a promotional single, earn a wave of sound, and then sign an agreement with the friendly Interscope Records to clear each other's exclusive rights, and let Madison put this song on his first solo album to stimulate Just sell it.

After leaving Scooter Braun and Kojima Records, the first two singles were Wang Zha of this level. Madison Bill, who had a future boss to help her choose songs, did not say that the first album was a big hit, at least It is still worth looking forward to a top ten Billboard album chart.

"Could it be...can you save two or three songs and try some Future Bass and Tropical House?" With a ding, Zhao Youzhen took out the braised pork lunch box before Han Yi, and put it in another one, which scalded her He kept blowing on his fingertips, "After all, this kind of songs have become popular in the past two years, and... Grey, Cheat Codes and NOTD, the three groups of electronic music producers we signed are all following this style."

"If they can work together, of course it's great." Han Yi gave Zhao Youzhen a look of approval, walking ahead of this era, it is inevitable to forget some styles that are popular in 2016. Future Bass and Tropical House are indeed the main pop trends from now until 2019.

Among other things, Horch's upcoming "Closer" and Madison's yet-to-be-recorded "Stay" are both Future Bass full of popularity and commercial potential.

"Hey, by the way, since we now have so many singer-songwriters, producers and composers, why don't we hold a creative camp?" Han Yi's eyes lit up suddenly, "Newport Beach, Pacific Palisades, Ah Spoon, or Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, England, wherever, find a villa with a recording studio, lock them together, and see what new things come out of it.”

The group activities Han Yi mentioned are songwriting camps often organized by major music copyright distribution companies. As the name suggests, it is like a summer camp for musicians to communicate and create.Rent a villa or even several villas with professional recording studios in a secluded place with pleasant scenery, and stay for a short period of three or four days, or a long period of one or two months or even a season, until a sufficient number of high-quality works are produced until.

Musicians like this kind of summer camp, because all the expenses of food, clothing, housing and transportation during this period are borne by the copyright distribution company.The reason why publishing companies are willing to engage in this kind of seemingly expensive activity year after year is because the A&R team can finally find a legal reason to lock up signed musicians and whip them to release songs in large quantities.

If the group of future stars he had collected were gathered together... Han Yi was a little excited just thinking about this possibility.

Just to give an example, Luis Bell + Horch + Grey.

"Let Me Love You" + "Closer" + "The Middle".

Doesn't this directly create a masterpiece of diamond certification in the first week?

More importantly, there are indeed many classic works that really existed in the previous life, which can only be created by the cooperation of these people.

"We just talked about the creative camp, and Austin strongly recommends it. He likes the three of Cheat Codes very much, and wants the creators under Electric Feel to have a lot of cooperation opportunities with them." Zhao Youzhen put a few boxes of The stewed pork rice was folded and put back into the plastic bag, looking eagerly at the shredded fish-flavored pork turning in the microwave oven, swallowing, "We asked for Adrian's opinion, and everyone agreed that the creation of the first HMG Just don’t go too far for the camp, just find two quiet houses near Malibu. It saves travel expenses, and it’s easier for us to manage.”

"Good idea." Han Yi gave a thumbs up, "At that time, I think if there is a chance, put the meeting between Scooter and Ed over there, and everyone will just get to know each other."

"Then we... start preparing when we come back from Las Vegas?"

"Now we can actually let them get ready, come back to Vegas and start directly, so as not to waste time."

"No problem, I will ask Austin to go to Malibu in the next two days to find a suitable place...Okay, okay, Yi!"

Zhao Youzhen patted Han Yi's arm excitedly, and pointed at the microwave oven. He looked full of anticipation, childish and cute, not at all like a music manager who was already managing five or six artists at the same time.

"Can you keep a ladylike look in front of me." Han Yi looked at her and smiled.

"I don't care, there are no outsiders here! I'm starving to death!"

Putting the last box of Kung Pao Chicken back into the plastic bag, Zhao Youzhen solemnly lifted it from the table and tugged at Han Yi's sleeve.

"After talking about work, it's dinner time."

"Let's go, but we haven't finished the chat yet." Han Yi thought for a moment and asked, "Bili's good friend, Khalid, the release date of the first single has been set, right? I seem to have seen it on the Internet, but I don’t remember the exact time.”

"Well, on May 5st, "Location" will be launched on all major platforms. Anne-Marie's "Alarm" is a day earlier than him, and Dua Lipa's "Hotter Than Hell"... May 21th."

"Which of the three songs do you like the most?"

"Ah, I like them all..."

"to be frank."

"In terms of commercial potential..."Hotter Than Hell", if you want to talk about artistry, it is "Location"." Zhao Youzhen thought for a while and replied, "I really think that Khaled is a genius, just like Bili and Finia. It's on par."

"None of the people we signed is not a genius." Han Yi smiled complacently, "I'm finally busy, three songs in three days, how does it feel?"

"It's a lot of pressure." Zhao Youzhen touched his hair and laughed softly, "Fortunately, there are many experts who accompany me to go crazy. Dua has returned to London now, and just finished filming the MV, and the filming team that TaP hired is rushing to post-production The MV for Anne-Marie will be launched in Mexico City tomorrow, and Emma Morris will go to the itinerary. Try to finish the filming in one day and make a draft in three days. The time for Khalid's song is set in a hurry, and it may not be able to catch up It’s time for the release of the single, and it may be used for the second wave of publicity in June and July. These people will come back together next week to take a group Powerhouse photo, and then take turns to do interviews with KIIS-FM... Just talking about it makes me feel Tired."

"Traveling with you this time...it should be the last time in a long time." Zhao Youzhen pressed the elevator close button, took a step back, and put the plastic bag in front of him with both hands, watching the slowly turning He let out a long sigh of relief, "Wherever I go in the future, I should be on a business trip."

"Isn't that good?" Han Yi looked at her, "Isn't this the life you dreamed of?"

"Indeed, I am very grateful for the life I have now, this state, because..."

Zhao Youzhen hesitated to speak.

There were only the two of them in the elevator car. To Han Yi's surprise, the girl turned her head and pushed her head against his shoulder.

"Thank you."

"What kind of thanks is this?" Han Yi was stunned, "Where did you learn it?"

"Please touch the kitten, have you seen it?"

As soon as the unthoughtful words came out, Zhao Youzhen blushed and changed his explanation.

"I'm holding the bag... it's not convenient for my hands."

"Okay, I hope you can learn the unique skill of holding a plastic bag with one hand one day." Han Yi joked as he stepped out of the opened elevator door.

"I will work hard." Following Han Yi, Zhao Youzhen gradually grasped the essence of cold jokes in Chinese, "Now I can bury cat litter by myself."

"Our family is really awesome."

With a thumbs up in his left hand and a card in his right hand to open the room door, Han Yi walked to the bed and patted another cat that was sleeping soundly curled up in the wicker chair.

"Xiao Ru, wake up quickly."

Girl Baodao managed to open her eyes, looking at the two heads floating in front of her with blurred vision.

"You finally woke up."

Han Yi put on a sad expression, sighed heavily, and said.

"We've been waiting for you for ten years... oh, why did you hit me again?"

"I owe you a call, locomotive."

Xu Yiru rubbed her fists, put on a slightly hazy smile, and said to Zhao Youzhen.

"Sister Youzhen, shut him up in the bathroom, I'll call my aunt and mother-in-law to have dinner together."

(End of this chapter)