Chinese entertainment, from radio love songs to superstars

Chapter 93, Just Cutting Leeks
"What kind of hero do you want to be? I think you're just a mercenary. I just want to cry, I just want to cry, I just want to cry..."

"Who is playing the song of Dong Feng Po on the pipa? The years are peeling off the wall, and I see my childhood..."

"It's Qingming again. I'll pick some chrysanthemums and send them to you, and sing your favorite song softly..."

"Because I happened to meet you, leaving beautiful footprints. The wind blows the flowers and sheds tears like rain, because I don't want to be separated..."

"Blue Lotus..."

In the car, Na Ying had a blank expression on her face and Na Xing had a gloomy face.

I shouldn't have listened if I had known.

You little brat, you are ruining my moral character!
Yes, the two sisters had just finished listening to Shen Lang’s new album in the car.

how to say.

It took less than half an hour for me to go from being very happy when I started listening to Side B to feeling unpleasant after listening to Side A.

Black Orange:
It involves multiple aspects such as human nature, society, and love, and expresses unique insights into life, social phenomena, and human nature. In terms of style, it belongs to grunge. The noisy and distorted feeling in the arrangement is very consistent with the expression of this emotion. There are several places in which Shen Lang's voice is also very distorted, and the two voices, one real and one false, are intertwined, like the cries of two different voices in the heart.

"East Wind Breaks":
With its affectionate melody and moving lyrics, this song is not only a sincere confession of love, but also a helplessness and struggle against fate. It makes people feel as if they are in an ancient and romantic world, feeling the sweetness and bitterness of love.

Qingming Rain:
Set against the backdrop of the traditional Chinese festival Qingming, the song incorporates delicate emotions and nostalgia for deceased relatives. The song begins with the melodious sound of a flute, combining pop and classical music to create a musical atmosphere that is both simple and modern, as if bringing people into a misty water town in the south of the Yangtze River.

Just Met You:
The cross-border fusion with classical music has a certain degree of innovation and artistry. This cross-border fusion not only demonstrates the diversity and inclusiveness of music, but also creates a new musical style by combining elements of pop music with classical music.

Blue Lotus:
Is this something he could write?!
Na Ying looked at the booklet that came with the album, which recorded Shen Lang's mental journey in creating these songs.

This time he changed his previous approach of letting everyone imagine it and just said it directly.

The story is more real if you tell it yourself.

“Rather than saying that his life experience brought him creative ‘inspiration’, it would be better to say that he simply portrayed the world in his heart.”

For the first time in her life, Na Ying felt "frustrated".

"Isn't this just cutting leeks? The five songs on the B side are all old songs. The media's talk of Jiang Lang's lack of talent is not a pessimistic statement."

Na Xing, as always, stood firmly on her sister's side.

However, she forgot that the so-called new album "Zhiying Love Songs" released by Na Ying in the first half of this year actually includes 1995 classic love songs of Na Ying from 2000 to 15.

This is what it means to “cut leeks”.

If people are ruthless, they will stab themselves with a boomerang.

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The real battle in the Chinese music scene began in the second half of the year.

There is a kind of fate called enemies meet on a narrow road.

Shen Lang and Na Ying, who were forced to become rivals by the media, released new albums on the same day.

Because Na Ying won the "Most Popular Female Singer Award" at several important music award ceremonies, she took a huge lead among all female singers, and her fame and popularity soared. Her new album "I'm Not an Angel" sold like hot cakes on the first day.

As for Shen Lang, as the strongest newcomer at present, he naturally gets a lot of attention. The promotion of Xinsuo Records is also very powerful. When his new album "Lang" was released, his fans gave 100% support and many passers-by also paid for it.

At the end of the first day, the sales figures of the two new albums were comparable, exceeding 10 copies in Asia, and Na Ying was even ahead.

But on major music charts, Shen Lang completely crushed Na Ying.

Na Ying only has two songs on the list: "I'm Not an Angel" and "Just Smile It Off".

Shen Lang's five new songs all made the list, with "Blue Lotus" at No. 4, "Black Tangerine" at No. , and "East Wind Breaks" at No. . His arrival also pushed "Meteor Shower", released by F in mid-August, off the top spot.

Offline, there is not much discussion about this contest, but online, the argument has already started.

Tianya Community:

“Sales volume is not everything. Music should have its own standards and aesthetic requirements. We should not assume that the quality of music is high just because the market response is great.”

“Have you ever heard of something not selling because of its high quality?”

"Can't poop? Blame it on the toilet?"

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Maopu.com:
"Brother Lang has always kept a low profile since his debut. He has never caused any trouble, but he is not afraid of trouble either. If there is any trouble, he will sing a few lines!"

"Lao Na is already the number one queen of the Chinese music scene. What can you compare her with? The Best New Artist award at the Golden Melody Awards has already been snatched away by someone else."

"Besides doing some random marketing, what else can you do? What else?"

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Sina Forum:

"How can a 20-something kid have so many insights and sighs? I think those songs were either bought or copied."

"Just because you don't understand doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't do it. With such superficial and narrow-minded cognition, who is the brat?"

"Don't be too confident, or you'll get slapped in the face in the end."

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Even though there aren’t many people online, they are very good at quarreling and can argue hundreds or even thousands of times in a matter of minutes.

Therefore, the conflict between Shen Lang and Na Ying is not a personal grudge, but can be seen as a confrontation between the regular army and the unconventional team in musical concepts.

This confrontation also attracted the attention of people in the industry.

There are some influential comments among them.

For example, Gao Xiaosong, a musician who supports Na Ying, said: "He will only hurt himself if he plays like this. If he plays rock, he should play rock well. If he plays pop, he should play pop well. He will show off whatever he has. But he doesn't know that he is superficial but not specialized, and he will end up with nothing. I have seen too many people like this."

For example, director Zhao Baogang, who supports Shen Lang, said: "Shen Lang's lyrics have a strong sense of narrative and imagery, and the melodies are rich, diverse and catchy. He is not only an excellent singer, but also a talented composer and lyricist."

Anyway, everyone has their own opinions and their own reasons.

Shen Lang was sitting in the crew, and the "enemy" came from the sky. He couldn't help but complain: "Am I Dao Lang?"

He doesn't care too much about the good or bad evaluations of these so-called "professionals".

If the market likes it and the audience likes it, that's enough.

He never thought about leaving a name in the history of Chinese music, his only goal was to "make money".

But then again, this hype brought a lot of sales to his new album "Lang".

Many people who didn't know him, or who knew him but had never heard his songs, paid for it out of curiosity.

Of course, it is the overall quality of the album that determines final sales.

He was not worried at all. Although this album looked messy and chaotic, without a theme, it just embodied the word "wave".

(End of this chapter)