this man is not calm

Chapter 378 Return Early
While the cousins ​​were chatting, Li Xuan, Zhang Yu and Mei Fengchun were sitting in a corner eating snacks and drinking refreshing hot tea.

None of the three of them are particularly fond of sociable people. If Zhang Yu still likes the sense of accomplishment under the spotlight and Mei Fengchun is more competitive, Li Xuan is actually a lazy girl with a slightly literary and artistic vibe. She has a good brain, but doesn't like to be clever. She doesn't love many things, and she hates very few things either. Her temperament is relatively dull, and she will only show a certain interest in something she particularly cares about.

"Graduation is only half a year away. It's going so fast. Fang Hua is also going to quit the team. It's really..."

Mei Fengchun glanced at the relatives sitting next to him. He was very familiar with Li Xuan, but not particularly close. The two of them didn't match each other very well, but there were no conflicts either. They interacted politely and lived in harmony. They were not good friends yet, let alone besties.

As for Zhang Yu, they are in the same team after all, so it is only right for them to have a good relationship with each other. However, this "cousin's cousin" occasionally does some surprising things.

"Sister Xiaochunzi, don't we still have me? Ashang also said that the band will have to add more people in the future."

"Don't learn from that guy and call me Xiaochunzi. You don't need to learn good things, but you can learn these nonsense things very quickly."

After complaining a few words in a bad mood, Mei Fengchun didn't get angry at all. Being strong doesn't mean being petty.
"Come to think of it, you are almost ready to upgrade your college degree, right? Are you sure you want to switch from dance to vocal music?"

"Well, just practicing dancing is too restrictive. My future development direction is singing and dancing. As long as I can dance better than most singers and sing better than other dancers, it will be fine. What matters is the overall strength. There are few singers of the same kind in China at present, so I still have a chance."

If she were to spend ten or eight years learning to sing, or spend most of her life practicing dancing in seclusion, it would probably be too late.

“When will you go solo?”

"It will probably take another two to three years for the level to reach a certain level. We can afford to wait."

She was only 23 or 24 years old after graduation, which is the golden period for female artists. What's more, she has not been doing nothing in the past two years. It would be nice to join the Xiao Ma Zha band to gain popularity and be promoted.

After a long time, Zhang Yu got used to this kind of life.

"How's it going at the training school?"

"Some are good and some are bad!"

Zhang Wu replied somewhat depressedly,
"My tutor said that my vocal skills have improved a lot, but I still have a lot of problems. My unconventional style has brought me a lot of bad habits that need to be improved."

"What did Ashang say?"

"That's really unpleasant to hear. They say things like 'running before learning to walk', 'unsound foundation, aiming too high', etc. Especially when they say that I make strange noises when I get carried away. They are playing music, but I am played by the music."

Li Xuan, who was trying not to laugh, interrupted:
"There's really no need to be mysterious. If you want to show your uniqueness, you might as well master a musical instrument. Of course, this is my layman's perspective..."

"I want to, but guitar is easy to learn but hard to master, and jazz drums require talent and require long hours of hard practice. I'm just a nobody, and I don't know what to do."

Mei Fengchun thought for a while and suggested:
"Practice the bass! Although rock bands are not good at it, keyboard players are becoming more and more important, and their performance forms are becoming more and more diverse. Only the bass, at present, cannot be replaced."

"Is that so? I heard that technology is developing very fast now, and keyboards can be simulated and replaced in many cases."

"Others may be weakened, but bass is different..."

After tidying up his words, Mei Fengchun explained,
"With the continuous development of keyboards, they can already replace other roles to a large extent. In many commercial performances with low requirements, a good keyboard player can almost shine throughout the show..."

"Then...I want to learn keyboard, or bass? Because they are very important..."

"No, no, no, what I mean is that the irreplaceable nature of bass guitar may not be shaken for a while. In fact, no one can really replace everyone. It is true that keyboards are getting more and more powerful, with more possibilities, bringing more vitality to the band, and even to a certain extent stealing the limelight from drummers and guitarists. But it also has limitations. Think about it, what does a bassist do?"

“The link between rhythm and melody?”

"That's right. The bass is responsible for the rhythm and bass in the team. It takes over the rhythm downwards and supports the harmony and melody upwards. When both the upper and lower parts become more complex and varied due to the development of the keyboard, think about it, isn't the bass becoming more and more expressive?"

"But guitar and keyboard can sometimes replace the bass part..."

"What about rhythm? Think about what I said before. A band can have two or three people at least, or five or six at most. Each has their own division of labor and responsibilities. No one person can really do everything. Rather, the combination of keyboards and guitars frees up the bass, giving it more solo opportunities."

"This……"

After thinking for a while, Zhang Yu asked tentatively,

"It's like the saddles, stirrups and spare horses for cavalry. They lower the quality requirements for riders, but change their strategic position. It's even more powerful for the top elites?"

"It's a little bit off, but that's about it. You can't tell what will happen in the future. If you go solo, whether you sing and dance or play and sing, you'll probably need a bass. In a band, a bassist may not be particularly prominent, but there will definitely be plenty of them."

Zhang Yu still listened to the advice of the top students who graduated from professional music schools. If he really wanted to make a career in the pop music scene in the future, he had to master one or two unique skills. Learning a musical instrument was a good choice, and it would provide him with more options in the future.

Speaking of future plans, Zhang Yu asked curiously:
"Is Ashan planning to speed up the release of albums in the next few years?"

"Yes, it is based on the future performance of the record market."

Li Xuan, who knew the general idea, smiled and replied,

"In the short term, the Internet will increase the speed of dissemination, and free electronic music will suppress the expansion of pirated discs. In the long run, the legitimate market will be eroded sooner or later, and the entire market will collapse completely."

There will always be fans of physical music, but the mainstream will no longer be dominated by Walkmans, CD players, tapes and vinyl records.

“Is this the judgment of a semi-professional?”

Mei Fengchun was skeptical about Jin Shang's statement. In the professional field, she believed that she was no worse than others, but when it came to business, she had no insights and was not very interested in it.

"The Internet has a huge impact on reality. E-commerce has affected large supermarkets, especially the home appliance chain business. Online audio-visual has an even greater impact on media audio-visual. You may not know that Jinxi Video and Jinxi Music are about to get full licenses, and they are also planning to co-produce music variety shows with music channels. Have you seen the ones that tried it out last year?"

Zhang Wu tilted his head and thought for a while before answering:

"Something like, 'I need to memorize the lyrics' or something?"

"In fact, there are more than that. There are three or four others, but they don't have much ratings. Only "I Love to Remember Lyrics" has a little bit of viewers."

This is not what I want to talk about now. Li Xuan quickly returned to the topic.
"While I'm still young and have a rich collection of works and a lot of inspiration, I should release a few more albums to make enough money and consolidate my popularity. In a few years, there won't be such a good opportunity anymore."

These words were well-reasoned and just like Jin Shang's style, so Mei Fengchun and Zhang Yu had no doubts. "What are the specific arrangements?"

"It seems that the band Xiao Ma Za keeps releasing two albums a year, and the individual albums are also two."

"That... eight albums, that's ridiculous."

"It's a guaranteed minimum. If needed, there may be more."

"That would offend all my colleagues."

The record company is not doing charity. The national market is so big that Dai Yiqun can make hundreds of millions just by releasing a popular album.

The current estimated total volume of the global record market is over 16 billion, some say 21 billion, or possibly even more. It is unclear whether this is accurate or not, and no one can really calculate it anyway. However, the trend of resources concentrating on the top is very obvious.

In fact, Jin Shang's judgment is that the record industry will shrink. He means that in the ten years after the new century, physical music albums will collapse to only 5%, but the total volume of the music market has not declined. After a period of adjustment, it will rise again.

For example, in 2006 in the previous life, the global estimated size of the legitimate online music market reached 2 billion US dollars. Compared with the declining record market, electronic music, which was easier to spread, gradually became the mainstream.

Life may not be easy for the vast majority of unknown musicians, but for well-known singers who have established themselves, they can make more money.

The emergence of online music has easily transcended the barriers of time and space. The emergence of multi-functional MP3 players has made electronic music even more powerful. The arrival of the era of music phones and smart phones has dealt the physical record industry the final blow, and then it has been unable to recover.

"What Ashang meant was to proactively adapt and promote, take the lead, and create a golden age of 'battle of the gods' in the afterglow of the physical record industry, and then usher in the dusk of the end."

"He's really brave. Isn't he afraid of being beaten up?"

Zhang Wu stuck out his tongue exaggeratedly and said with a smile:
"So many people around the world rely on it for their livelihoods. He has destroyed other people's jobs. I'm afraid he will be scolded to death."

"That day will come sooner or later. Instead of passively struggling, we should take advantage of this opportunity."

Li Xuan added without changing her expression,

"In just over a year, Jin Xi Music has acquired many copyrights that no one wanted at bargain prices. Large record companies are still a little hesitant and not very easy to cooperate with, but the negotiations with singers are too smooth."

With the launch of a large number of genuine music and the support of a number of high-quality exclusive songs, Jinxi Music has become a unique existence in the online music industry. Other peers cannot even be compared with it.

Powerful music companies cannot give up the high profits of the record market and are not willing to seek gold in the unfamiliar Internet market. They do not strictly guard against electronic music, but they also keep their distance from it. Most of those engaged in the operation of online music players are technology enthusiasts and laymen who have no ability to compose and produce music. Without audio sources, they can only play pirated copies of poor sound quality.

When the scale was small, Jin Shang was too lazy to pay attention to it, but once it became popular and received a lawyer's letter of warning, he naturally became obedient.

The name is right and the words are justified. As long as it is used well, the leading position will be unshakable.

It’s easy to make money by releasing records now, and it will be even easier to make money from online music in the future. Each generation has its own version, and it all depends on whether you know how to play it.

"It sounds so magical, but when will the MP3 player be released?"

Mei Fengchun always felt something was wrong when he thought that the CD player he bought just over a year ago and spent a lot of money on was no longer the latest portable player. The consumer electronics market was changing too quickly. A machine that was very popular last year might be out of date next year.

"It's probably around the end of April or the beginning of May, no later than before the summer vacation."

"I'll have to carefully examine it when the time comes to see if it's really that useful."

Compared to making money, Mei Fengchun prefers to work in the music field. Now she has some savings and does not need to focus too much on profits.

In addition, I was driven by my competitive spirit and didn't want to lose to my younger cousin.

"By the way, don't forget to log in to your blog account. Ashang seems to have high hopes for this thing. I don't know how useful it is. Apart from literary young men and pretentious girls, I don't think many people would use it!"

Li Xuan said this, and she couldn't see any advantage of blogs at all. Let alone Jinxi Chat and Fetion, what's the point of blogs when there is already a relatively popular friend network?

……

Before nine o'clock, Jin Shang, who declined to go to the bar for a second show, and Li Xuan prepared to go home, and specially asked Que Sheng to pick them up.

During the holidays, don’t hang around outside. Go home early and have some Yuanxiao (Chinese Yuanxiao).

After arriving home, the little guy Jinfeng was still awake. There were people setting off fireworks and firecrackers outside from time to time, and he couldn't sleep. It was only now that he felt a little quieter.

I went to the yard to watch the furry children for a long time, but they were not afraid at all. They grabbed the fur of Huang'er and Jinbiao and were unwilling to go back.

So we haven’t rested yet and keep arguing.

When he saw Jin Shang and Li Xuan coming back, he opened his arms to hug them, tried to get close to them, and even wanted to go out for a walk.

After being coaxed into drinking some soup, my little brother finally felt sleepy and lay quietly in the crib.

"fine?"

Mother Mei Xinghong asked with concern.

"I didn't drink much in the first place, and there were so many people coming and going that my smile was stiff. There were also some models and celebrities who somehow got in, trying to get close to me, followed by venture capital funds and private banks with bad intentions. It was so annoying, so I left early."

“Maybe I don’t know you!”

"This is even more embarrassing. After all, I am a relatively well-known singer, and my works are quite popular. Why is my face so unrecognizable?"

Even though it’s been more than two years since the young genius became popular, and he hasn’t appeared on any well-known TV shows in a while, is he really that insignificant?
Where did this small fry come from and want to get gold coins by playing in the wild?

I received an invitation to perform at the Spring Festival Gala a few years ago, but I was too lazy to rehearse, so I declined.

Such a big star was actually fooled by a young man who had never seen the world and followed his elders to hang out in the circle. He is so bold.

(End of this chapter)