Unscientific Movie King

Chapter 167: Writing songs again and signing artists

In late October, Liu Sisi had almost finished practicing her song, so Qin Chuan took her to Lao Ma's recording studio.

After entering the door, there are a row of shelves with his signed singles and the only album he has released so far.

"Brother Chuan, why are you here?"

Lao Ma was lying on the sofa reading a magazine. He stood up immediately when he saw Qin Chuan.

Ever since Qin Chuan’s music was signed to Tianyu, he was destined not to come to him to record songs anymore.

Although his recording studio is good, it cannot compare with big companies like Tianyu Media. Their pair of speakers cost hundreds of thousands, and everyone from producers to composers are experts.

I thought Qin Chuan would never come again, but I didn't expect that the two of them would meet again one day.

Having said that, ever since Qin Chuan left, he felt worse than if his wife had died.

Qin Chuan pointed at Liu Sisi and said, "I brought my friends here to record a song."

Lao Ma was stunned: "Ms. Liu is also a singer?"

He made a single for Qin Chuan and saw Liu Sisi in the MV. However, Liu Sisi was still very young at that time, not as pretty and graceful as she is now.

Liu Sisi smiled sheepishly: "I'm not a professional singer, I just sing for fun."

Lao Ma looked at Qin Chuan: "Just recording a song?"

Qin Chuan said easily: "As usual, I will take care of the arrangement, and you will be responsible for recording and composing the music."

"hiss!"

Old Ma took a breath of cold air.

Qin Chuan composed the music himself. This level of achievement was only possible when Qin Chuan released his own songs before.

Old Ma looked at the score in Liu Sisi's hand, eager to try: "Can you show it to me first?"

"of course."

Liu Sisi handed over the music score. Lao Ma didn't look at the lyrics, but first glanced at the author who wrote the lyrics and composed the music.

The two words "Qinchuan" are very eye-catching.

"Brother Chuan, this is a rare thing. This is the first time I see you writing a song for a girl."

It’s not like Qin Chuan hasn’t written songs for others before. He wrote once for Liu Dehua and once for Wang Baoqiang, but this is his first time for a girl.

"I've already told you, my friend." Qin Chuan said, "Stop talking nonsense and get it done."

"understand."

Lao Ma understood immediately that a girlfriend is also a friend.

After bringing Liu Sisi into the recording studio and briefly explaining to her the things to pay attention to when recording the song, the recording of the song began.

It was the first time Liu Sisi recorded a song. She was unfamiliar with it and made many mistakes, having to record it over and over again.

Outside, Qin Chuan was not in a hurry either. He sat on the sofa and drank tea calmly. Lao Ma handed him a cigarette and the two chatted casually.

After recording more than ten times, Liu Sisi's voice became a little hoarse, and the song was finally recorded.

Instead of leaving in a hurry, Lao Ma called all the staff in the recording studio to come and listen to the assignments from the producer Qin Chuan.

"I want the dongxiao for the prelude, don't worry about this part, I'll do it myself."

"We need a drummer, a pianist, and a guzheng player..."

Qin Chuan had nothing to do these days, so he used Nuo tools to unlock the profession of Dongxiao. Now his flute-playing skills are pretty good. Although not at the top level, they are not much different from professionals.

Since I had nothing to do, I might as well take on the task of playing the flute in the prelude.

Soon, everyone received their tasks, and Qin Chuan explained to them one by one the mood of the song and the feeling required in each paragraph.

Liu Sisi was an outsider and didn't understand these things, but she listened quietly.

Looking at Qin Chuan's profile, she felt that Qin Chuan was like a director, and the people composing the music and singing were like the various departments in the crew.

After working for two or three hours, the production of the song "Star Moon Myth" finally got started.

In the following time, every few days, Qin Chuan brought Liu Sisi over to inspect the results.

After ten days or so, the song was completed.

Qin Chuan gave Lao Ma 10,000 yuan as a reward for his hard work.

Since he came here, Lao Ma's shop has been closed. He does not accept other orders and focuses on making Liu Sisi's new song.

Qin Chuan couldn't let others work for nothing.

But Lao Ma refused to take any money.

It’s the same as before, just put the name of his recording studio on the song when releasing it.

He doesn't know the quality of other people's songs, nor does he know whether they will become popular, but he unconditionally believes in the songs that Qin Chuan wrote the lyrics and composed the music himself, and participated in the arrangement and music.

After getting the finished song, Qin Chuan and Liu Sisi came out of the store and got into the Rolls-Royce.

In the passenger seat, Liu Sisi excitedly inserted the CD into the car, adjusted the volume and listened to the music.

First there is a long, eternal sound of a bamboo flute, giving people a feeling of tranquility and leisure.

"Brother Chuan, you play the flute so beautifully."

Although she had heard Qin Chuan playing the flute in the recording studio, the sound recorded on the disc was much cleaner and more pleasing to the ears than the live sound.

Qin Chuan was driving the car and turned his head and said, "Want to learn? I'll teach you."

"Forget it, I won't learn it, it's too difficult, and I have no talent for musical instruments."

"This is very simple. Trust me, you will learn quickly."

"If I don't learn, I'll be very tired from singing."

Liu Sisi refused to learn it, and Qin Chuan was a little disappointed. This is the quintessence of the Chinese nation, and young people don’t know how to appreciate good things.

Seeing Qin Chuan's expression, Liu Sisi's face changed slightly, and she suddenly felt a little guilty, as if she had thought wrongly.

However, this feeling of guilt only lasted for a few seconds before being diluted by the following song.

Liu Sisi never thought that her singing would be so beautiful that she listened to the song over and over again.

"Brother Chuan, I suddenly feel that I have the talent to be a singer."

"I feel the same way."

Qin Chuan said this against his conscience.

Being able to sing and singing well are two different things. Liu Sisi has no musical foundation at all and is still a long way from being a professional singer.

The reason why the finished songs sound good now is entirely due to the recording studio and post-production.

Recording sentence by sentence, then editing and synthesizing it in post-production, it would be strange if it didn't sound good.

Liu Sisi said cautiously, "I won't listen to it yet. I'll listen to it when I get home. It would be bad if I mess up my CD by playing it on repeat."

Qin Chuan smiled.

It won't bloom after just a few sowings. Not even a hundred or eighty times.

"Hey, you still have Liu Yifei's songs here." Liu Sisi suddenly saw Liu Yifei's CD in the car.

Qin Chuan nodded: "Yes, her new album."

He had heard it before and it was very ordinary.

The arrangement is quite fancy, with a mixture of rock and punk, and the combination of more than a dozen instruments looks very classy and high-end.

The sales were just not that good. After a month of release, it sold tens of thousands of copies and then stopped selling. It was all paid for by fans, so it didn't make any splash at all.

Half a year of music training, several months of production, and in the end only tens of thousands of copies were sold. It was a complete waste of time.

For this album, Liu Xiaoli also helped her promote several scripts in which she played the leading female role.

"Then I have to listen to it." After inserting the CD, Liu Sisi asked, "Is this a song you wrote?"

Qin Chuan said calmly: "No, among all the girls, I have only written to you."

Liu Sisi's mouth corners were harder to suppress than AK: "Is that so."

Soon, the songs started playing. They were all Chinese mixed with English, which was really boring. Liu Sisi listened to every song and finally commented:

“It’s not as good as mine.”

……

After sending Liu Sisi home, Qin Chuan went to Qinchao Entertainment.

I haven't been here for several months and the company has completed its renovation.

Previously, there were only seven or eight people in the small team, but now it has grown to more than ten people.

In the deputy general manager's office, Wang Tingting was busy reviewing a pile of contracts and she didn't even notice Qin Chuan coming in.

Qin Chuan walked around behind her and took a closer look. Wang Tingting was really serious about what she was doing.

Some key points were marked, and it seemed that he planned to go back and look up the information, or find a lawyer, and hold a meeting to discuss it.

Qin Chuan also noticed that she, who always loved beauty, had big dark circles under her eyes and acne on her face, and she would scratch her head with her hands when she encountered difficulties.

"Combine work and rest. Put aside the things you can't figure out first, and think about them again after you rest."

"Who? Ah! Why are you walking without making any sound?" Wang Tingting turned her head and was startled.

"There was a sound, but you didn't notice it." Qin Chuan found a chair and sat down, and asked, "How does it feel to be a boss?"

“It’s tiring but also fun. I learn a lot every day and get to know a lot of different people.”

“What about the company’s revenue?”

Qin Chuan's question seemed casual, but it was actually a small test for Wang Tingting.

It is true that it is reassuring when your own people use it, but you also need to have the ability to work.

Without looking at the financial statements, Wang Tingting quickly said, "In the first half of the year, we licensed film and television rights to 14 companies and singing rights to 48 companies, with a profit of 1.23 million."

"QQ Music, which is the renamed platform of Tencent Music, made a profit of 850,000 yuan through paid downloads."

"Your first album sold another 350,000 copies... The total revenue for the first half of the year was 3.57 million."

Twelve songs, earning more than 3.5 million in half a year.

QQ Music has the least revenue. People nowadays don't have much awareness of paying. Most people just use it for free. Part of the money they spend on Green Diamond subscriptions goes into the platform's pocket. Albums have the most revenue, but after the initial sales of about 5 million copies, the sales will only decrease. It is estimated that there will only be a few hundred thousand copies left in the second half of the year.

The big spend in the next few years may be on copyright.

It is true that netizens have no concept of copyright, but singers in the entertainment industry do.

Some people want to cover his songs, some want to take them to TV stations for competitions, and some want to use them as interludes or theme songs in film and television dramas. All of these require authorization.

Qin Chuan asked suspiciously: "I remember there are ringback tones now? Didn't the mobile company buy them?"

"I don't want it!" Wang Tingting said, and then cursed: "They have no taste. Songs like Mouse Loves Rice and Flying Free are said to be popular."

Hearing this, Qin Chuan also cursed: "Fuck, what a tasteless person!"

Having said that, in the early 2000s, online pop songs did make money by relying on the ringback tone business.

Unfortunately, Qin Chuan has now released an album and has been labeled as a high-quality work, so he is a bit embarrassed to sing catchy songs.

His character collapsed when he sang.

It's like a well-known movie star filming a drama about the Crooked Mouth Dragon King. Even if the ratings are high or the pay is high, the reputation will be affected to some extent.

But just because I can’t sing doesn’t mean I can’t write.

Qin Chuan immediately said to Wang Tingting: "Please help me contact Zeng Yilinghua and Li Yugang and tell them that I am treating them to a meal."

"Forget it, I'll make the contact myself and you go and book a private room."

Qin Chuan took out his cell phone and called Zeng Yi. The assistant answered and said that Zeng Yi was busy, so Qin Chuan asked someone else to call.

This time it was Li Yugang who called, and it was also answered by his assistant, who took over the call in a few seconds.

"Brother Chuan."

Li Yugang was a little confused as to why Qin Chuan called him.

The last time the two met was on Star Boulevard, and it has been two years since then.

Could it be because he sang his cover of The Drunken Concubine?
He bought the singing rights for Qin Chuan's "Drunken Concubine" and often sang covers on major television stations, making a lot of money and fame.

Li Yugang was worried that Qin Chuan thought his singing was a little too enthusiastic and didn't let him sing.

"Steel!"

"Brother Chuan, it's me. If you have something to say, please tell me."

"Are you free? Let's have a meal together."

"I'm very busy here, you see..."

Li Yugang has already prepared himself mentally. If Qin Chuan doesn't let him sing, then he won't sing. It's no big deal to sing covers for the rest of his life.

But he will never bow his head to please others.

You must have integrity as a human being.

Qin Chuan just said calmly: "I wrote a song and I think it's more suitable for you. Forget it if you're busy."

Li Yugang excitedly said: "Where are you? I'll come right over!"

"Are you not busy anymore?"

"Brother Chuan, what you said is true. If you invite me to dinner, I will go no matter how busy I am. Brother, tell me the time and place. I will fly over right away."

"Peking, can you come tonight?"

"can!"

It’s a bit too late to buy a plane ticket at this point, but fortunately Li Yugang is not too far away, only two or three hundred kilometers away, and it only takes a few hours to get there by car.

"I'll send you the address of the restaurant later."

Qin Chuan hung up the phone, and soon Zeng Yi called. Qin Chuan asked him to have dinner with him, but Zeng Yi said he didn't have time.

Qin Chuan said he wanted to write a song, and Zeng Yi said he would be there soon.

Wang Tingting didn't understand and asked with her mouth wide open: "Boss, are you really going to write a song for them?"

"correct."

"Can't you sing it yourself?"

"Why should I write for them if I can sing it myself? Some songs don't suit my style."

Wang Tingting felt distressed: "It would be a pity if this were the case."

How much can a song sell for?
Five thousand, or fifty thousand?
Even if it is sold for 500,000, it will still be a loss.

If you leave it to professionals to operate, the money you earn will be dozens of times more than 500,000.

For example, Qin Chuan’s previous album was all made by his old brothers. After Tianyu was integrated, they made an album, and Qin Chuan earned 20 million from his share of the profits.

Tianyu Media earns no less than him.

These two companies made the biggest profit, and the distributors and audio-visual store owners also made a lot of money. So, after adding it all up, how much did this album sell for?

Now Qin Chuan wants to write songs for others, isn’t he also a singer?
What a loss.

"What a shame?" Qin Chuan laughed and said, "Have you ever seen me suffer a loss?"

Wang Tingting scratched her head: "But selling songs is a loss."

"Come along, you'll know in the evening."

In the evening, Qin Chuan took Wang Tingting with him to the appointment.

In the box, the three parties met soon.

Li Yugang came alone, while Zeng Yi and Ling Hua from Phoenix Legend were also there.

Qin Chuan brought Wang Tingting with him. He brought her here for two reasons: one was to gain experience, and the other was to serve as a driver.

"Brother Chuan!"

"Brother Chuan!"

"Guys, long time no see."

Qin Chuan shook hands with everyone after he entered the room, and then introduced Wang Tingting behind him to them: "This is Wang Tingting, the vice president of our Qin Dynasty Entertainment."

"Hello, Mr. Wang."

"Hello, Mr. Wang."

After some greetings, everyone sat down.

Qin Chuan held a glass of wine and reminisced with a few people, talking about the original Avenue of Stars. After three rounds of drinks, he got down to business.

"Mr. Wang."

Qin Chuan said something, and Wang Tingting immediately took out some music scores from her bag and gave them to him.

Zeng Yi, Ling Hua, and Li Yugang stared at him intently.

When Qin Chuan called them, they were indeed busy. They turned down work and lost the performance fee. Why? It was all for the new song that Qin Chuan mentioned.

Qin Chuan gave the two songs to Zeng Yi and Li Yugang respectively: "I recently had a sudden inspiration and wrote two songs. Can you two help me take a look at them?"

Zeng Yi got Above the Moon.

Qin Chuan's name is written in the column for lyrics and composition.

Zeng Yi and Linghua said nothing, just lowered their heads and read down. They finished reading the lyrics the first time, and began to hum along the second time.

Qin Chuan didn't bother her. He held a cigarette in his mouth, leaned back in his chair, and occasionally took a few bites of the food that Wang Tingting picked for him.

What Li Yugang got was "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", which was also written and composed by Qin Chuan.

Just when he was humming the chorus, Qin Chuan interrupted him: "Gangzi, you are wrong, this is not how you sing it."

The cigarette butt was put out in the ashtray.

Qin Chuan sang a few lines in an operatic voice: "The silk and satin fluttered to cover the setting sun, and a heartbreaking ancient song was played."

"When I look up at the picture, it is so beautiful, I wonder whose ink was used."

"A touch of rouge covers my thoughts, but a few drinks make me feel drunk."

"How many talented people have painted and written works over three thousand miles, and the significance of carving the Shanghe Tu."

Li Yugang opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word.

Qin Chuan's opera singing style is unique in the Chinese music scene. I haven't heard him sing much since "Chi Ling". I didn't expect that this song "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" is a combination of opera singing style and pop music.

After The Drunken Concubine and Red Opera, many people in the Chinese music scene have imitated songs with this structure.

So far, no one can compare to Qin Chuan.

Either you can't write this kind of lyrics, or you can't sing in opera style.

"Brother Chuan, is this song for me?" Li Yugang stuttered.

If this song was sung for him, he would be extremely popular.

A lifetime masterpiece.

On the Phoenix Legend side, Zeng Yi and Ling Hua raised their heads and looked at Qin Chuan. They also wanted to sing "Above the Moon". It was so suitable for their style and it was simply tailor-made for them.

Next, we just have to wait for Qin Chuan to make an offer.

"Of course." Qin Chuan smiled amiably, "Not only Along the River During the Qingming Festival, but also Above the Moon was sung for Sister Hua and the others."

Zeng Yi took a deep breath and said, "How much!"

Two hundred thousand, five hundred thousand, one million, he bought them all.

Li Yugang had a similar idea. He could afford one or two hundred thousand.

It is true that songs don’t make much money these days, but commercial performances and gigs can make money, and one can earn hundreds of thousands of yuan for just one show.

With one representative song, they can live off it for three to five years and earn back several millions.

If you are lucky, the entire endorsement can earn you hundreds of thousands.

Qin Chuan smiled and said, "Talking about money is so vulgar, I don't want any money!"

(End of this chapter)