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Chapter 38 Another New Album

The time has entered the second half of 98, and it is now October 98.

"Dad, how's the translation of Harry Potter going?" Zhang Chen rarely showed concern for Lao Zhang's work progress.

"The translation work is finished. The next step is to arrange for the listing, which should be within the next few months." Zhang Zhiguo sat on the sofa in the living room, crossing his legs.

"Well, time goes by so slowly. It's so boring to go to school every day." Zhang Chen lamented.

For him, who has an adult mindset, facing a group of little brats every day is a hellish torture. Fortunately, there is Liu Xixi who can bring him a little joy.

"If you were more active in your business, you wouldn't feel so bored." Sun Fangping was peeling an apple and complaining about her son without even looking up.

As for why he didn't say anything like studying hard, it was because Zhang Chen's academic performance was already impressive enough. Zhang Chen's memory was not to be underestimated. Although it didn't reach the level of "hyperthymesia", it was still easy for him to remember some junior high school knowledge points.

Moreover, he learned all the knowledge from beginning to end with the mentality of an adult. This means he started from scratch and has a solid foundation.

"Mom, let's make a show. Let's get those idle artists together to make a show and sell it to the TV station. I believe the audience will be happy to watch it."

After such a long time, Chenguang Entertainment has basically obtained all the necessary certificates, covering quite a few projects.

"What weird things are coming out of your head next?" Sun Fangping has become immune to her son's weird ideas.

"Today's audiences are full of curiosity about the daily lives of celebrities," Zhang Chen explained.

"That's true. I'll discuss it with everyone in the company, but there's one thing you need to know."

"what?"

"You have to go to Shonan TV and be on a show."

"Happy Camp?" Zhang Chen remembered that this program had been on the air for a while and had a very high viewership rating.

"Well, they are basically all the people from the My Fair Princess crew, including you."

"What does it have to do with me and Xixi if people from the production crew of My Fair Princess appear on the show?" Zhang Chen was puzzled.

"Because they heard that you wrote all the interludes, they strongly requested that you be on the show. We thought it would help the sales of your new album and the ratings of My Fair Princess, so we accepted the notice for you. As for Xixi..." Sun Fangping put down the apple she was eating, with only the core left, and continued, "Because the song 'Learn to Meow' is in your album."

After hearing this reason, Zhang Chen really couldn't find any words to refute. It was very logical and well-founded.

"Okay, it's good to go out for a walk." Zhang Chen lay down and let his mother make all the arrangements.

"It will be this Friday, live broadcast." Sun Fangping deliberately emphasized the last two words.

The current Happy Camp is not the recorded broadcast format of the future, and the hosts are only Li Xiang and He Lao Shi. The program format at this time has begun to take on the style of later generations, with basically no scripts, and mainly relying on the hosts to make on-the-spot reactions based on the performance of the guests. This tests the hosts as well as the stage performance abilities of the guests.

"Have you finished your new album for next year? You can put the rest aside for now. You have to submit the songs for the Spring Festival Gala first. It has been delayed for two months. If it weren't for your good performance in the last Spring Festival Gala and the high hopes placed on you by the director team, you would have been missing from the list long ago." Sun Fangping asked about Zhang Chen's work during the summer vacation.

"Well, it's almost done. The arrangement and mixing are all done. Now they're just waiting for me to go record."

For the past six months, Zhang Chen didn't do anything else but stayed at home and thought about what songs to write.

Although his last song "Baby" successfully made him top the Billboard charts, the negative impact afterwards was not small. If he hadn't thought of a suitable excuse long ago and his parents had cooperated, he would have gotten through it by a narrow margin.

But he didn't want to go through this again, so he was very careful in choosing the songs this time.

First of all, there is the English album. He has a contract and he has to release this album.

However, Zhang Chen also needs to earn as much money as possible as a singer before the digital album arrives.

So in terms of song selection, we chose a popular song, 3 well-received songs, and 5 average songs to produce it.

Album title: Rock
Natural

Menglong won many awards through this album. Zhang Chen's vocal condition is a little difficult to control, but he can still perform 18% of it. It just lacks some mature voice charm, which will be made up after he turns and his voice becomes more full-bodied.

As for why he didn’t release this song when his vocal conditions were more mature, it was naturally because of his age.

It's funny to say, because of my young age and immature voice, it would have been better to release this song later.

And because of his young age, this song is one of the few hit songs he can think of.

I can only choose the lesser of the two options and sing the song first. At worst, I can release a remastered version later.

Immortals

The theme song of Big Hero 6 is self-evident in its meaning. The original movie is an animated film for teenagers. The song has a passionate rhythm and the lyrics are profound. It is a rare masterpiece and was also among the top ten on the Billboard at the time.

《It's my life》

It is not a love song about a broken heart, nor is it a silent prayer of a thinker, but a song that makes people's blood boil.

The above three songs are the new songs in Zhang Chen’s new English album.

This time he plans to go for a complete rock style, and the unified style will also help promote the album.

It’s not that Zhang Chen doesn’t want to put more popular songs in, but too many good songs will lead to a lack of concentration when hitting the charts, and finally lead to a tragic situation of hitting himself.

As for the Chinese album, Zhang Chen plans to go for a Chinese style this time. However, the Chinese style has not yet become popular in this country, and many songs are covers from Japan and South Korea. There is no unique style of our own.

Zhang Chen intends to set this precedent.

Album "Chinese Style":
"Blue and White Porcelain"

Needless to say, this song is a masterpiece, both the lyrics and the music are perfect. Fang Wenshan is indeed a talented man. Zhang Chen still remembers his creative process and explanation clearly. If asked about it, he can just explain it by copying his own ideas.

"Red Actress", "Looking into the Window", "The Silk Play", "Su Mu Zha"

Four songs in traditional Chinese opera style, all of which are accompanied by ancient costume MVs, and actors from Chen Guang including Liu Xiaoli and Fan Bingbing were invited to perform.

Zhang Chen also experienced the feeling of being a producer for the first time. Although each MV was only a few minutes long, it still took a lot of effort to capture the scenes in Zhang Chen's mind.

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