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Chapter 67: Sunshine in the Cracks

Ikeno had no idea what was in Mr. You's mind.

The two of them "partnered" back to the set of "Loop." Director Zhang was well-informed and had already heard about the troubles on the neighboring "Deep Sea." He kept asking questions to Teacher You, concerned about his health...

"It's okay, it's okay. The director said he was going to call the producer. Everything is quiet."

Teacher You waved his hand cheerfully, looking at the orderly crew of "Cycle", and said with feeling: "Your crew is still good, there are not so many troubles."

"What are you talking about?"

Director Zhang exclaimed, "All directors are the same, but TV directors are especially miserable. If I have the chance in the future, I will definitely enter the film industry."

"Haha, you."

After chatting with his beloved disciple for a while and soothing the depression in his heart, Teacher You talked about Chi Ye whom he met on the road.

"This kid's appearance is really impeccable... Well, no, he's still a bit dazzling. If he really wants an audition, he'll have to tone it down a bit."

Teacher You shook his head: "But to be honest, I don't want to use traffic stars anymore."

Director Zhang heard this and said with a hint of regret: "It's my fault... I thought I could help you with your worries... But if you're worried about his acting, I think you should go and see him. He's not as bad as people say."

Director Zhang gestured to Chi Ye who was currently rehearsing with Ran Qiao.

Teacher You looked at it carefully for a while, then looked away: "It's indeed good, but it's not enough."

At this point, Director Zhang didn't say anything more.

He really felt sorry for Ikeno.

He had read the book that Teacher You had written several years ago, and it was really good.

Although spy war themes are declining nowadays, but with the cooperation of my teacher's good friend, the famous spy war director, as long as nothing unexpected happens, the story will definitely become a hit and will definitely win an award.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Speaking of which, I've read your script..."

The two changed the subject.

……

After Ikeno returned to the crew, he continued filming. The filming progress of "Loop" was not slow. During this period, he also began to contact the recording team recommended by Karl Lagerfeld.

Releasing an EP is not as cumbersome as an album, but it is equally time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Fortunately, Ikeno started preparing a long time ago.

The name and theme of his first EP have been decided, it is called "Restart".

It contains 5 to 6 songs in total, featuring the hottest pop music on the market now.

Moreover, because he already had the song in his mind and he could now use basic musical instruments, the two most difficult and time-consuming steps, arranging and composing, were greatly reduced.

In other words, as long as he arranges a recording time, the complete EP will be released soon.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to say so boldly at the New Year's Eve party that he would release an EP in the first month of the new year.

three days later.

Ikeno asked for leave from the crew and, as agreed, came to a high-end recording studio in Beijing.

It is said that this recording studio is one of the top recording studios in the country. Its previous owner was a big name in the music industry, but in December last year, it was taken over by Xiangjiang Xiao Qiansui's company.

It can also be seen from here that this year's company has already thought of a backup plan after repeatedly encountering setbacks, or even before encountering setbacks.

Because their company's record company once ranked first in Hong Kong, since they were not good at film and television, they started with the weaker music industry.

It just so happens that Cantonese songs from Hong Kong are very popular in mainland China, and there are quite a few gold medal singers signed under their company.

Chi Ye came here alone. Today was the recording of the last few episodes of "See You". Mr. Lafayette originally wanted to come, but Chi Ye felt that he had to consider the impact on her reputation in the circle. After much persuasion, the girl finally agreed reluctantly.

Although the person is not there, the "will" is there.

Ikeno came to record songs with the "instruction" of Mr. Lafayette, and the person in charge of the recording studio came out to receive him in person.

After some greetings, we immediately started team preparations.

"Teacher Chi, don't worry. We've found the best vocalist in Hong Kong this time. Just sing with confidence. No matter how you sing, we can fix it for you."

Perhaps due to some "inside information," the person in charge was unusually enthusiastic, patting his chest and assuring, "If it really doesn't work, we'll fix it word by word! We've encountered customers like this before!"

Chi Ye glanced at him and said, "There's no need to be so troublesome."

The person in charge was surprised: "Oh?"

"Why not just find me a voice replacement? That would save me a ton of money."

Ikeno's old problem came back, and the person in charge was embarrassed.

"Okay, now that we're ready, let's not waste any more time and get started."

Ikeno is actually very efficient in his work. Once the recording team is ready, he immediately gets into the state.

The person in charge squinted at his back and muttered to himself: With this style, people who don’t know you would think you are a pop star.

Ikeno ignored his gaze. After entering the recording studio, he briefly communicated with the recording, mixing, and mastering engineers, then sat down on a chair. "Is everything okay?"

Several people looked at each other, and all the psychological preparations they had made gradually collapsed.

——It seems that Ikeno is not as “uninformed” as the rumors say.

After all, they are people who have been exposed to music, idols, so they are different.

Several people thought so and nodded: "No problem, Teacher Chi, please wait a moment, we will start after we are ready... Let's do it once to get a feel for it."

"it is good."

Ikeno nodded and closed his eyes to adjust his mood.

Half an hour later, the team sent an OK sign. Ikeno opened his eyes, took a deep breath, and the first version of the accompaniment that he had agreed with the team sounded in the headset.

His voice is magnetic and delicate, the bass part is handled softly, and his breath is even and stable.

As if whispering the pain in my heart:
"How much trauma is stuck in the throat"

"How many tears wet the pillow"

“How much do you think you can’t do?”

"The pain of being understood can only be silenced~"

Directly enter the climax of the chorus, the bass suddenly turns into high notes, and the tone is bright and textured.

It's like a cry that breaks through the darkness, vividly expressing the song's desire for hope:
"When the night turns over, a new day will come."

“After the tsunami recedes, it will just be the ebb and flow of the tide.”

"Don't wait until the end to find out, the beast inside"

“I gave up before the end”

Ikeno paused, feeling that the taste was still lacking.

JJ's song "Sunshine in the Cracks" almost perfectly fits "his" past experiences, past injustices, and the unyielding spirit he displayed after his rebirth to fight against Yue Na.

Singing is not just about technique and voice, more importantly it is about emotion.

Just like acting, a song without emotional appeal is not a good song.

In Ikeno's mind, it makes perfect sense to write such a song based on "his" state of mind and everything "he" has experienced. At the same time, it must express the feeling of breaking through the darkness and shouting out, not giving in even in despair.

This is the soul of "Sunshine in the Cracks".

"Hmm... Let me adjust my mood and try to find the feeling of being bullied before..."

Ikeno decided to empathize with "himself".

There was complete silence all around.

Ikeno looked up, puzzled.

At this moment, all members of Hong Kong's top music team, including producers, recording, mixing, mastering, art directors, creative planners, etc., were looking at him in confusion.

His eyes were filled with surprise and a bit of disbelief.

This…

My brother sings so well! As soon as this thought came to mind, Ikeno grabbed a guitar and signaled to the arrangement team, "Let's arrange this song too. You guys can listen to it first."

The full version of "When You" is here again.

The recording studio was in a state of confusion.

This was followed by the third song, "Laughing Eyes".

The fourth, the fifth...

Everyone in the recording studio was completely stunned!

"Ahem, is everything going well?"

At some point, as it was getting dark, the person in charge of the recording studio "cautiously" knocked on the door. After entering, he found the atmosphere inside to be surprisingly strange.

The top recording team is busy at the moment. While they are working, they can't help but look at the young man who is still humming from time to time, looking for feelings and emotions.

The young man was so handsome. He had a face that could be called a king of looks, with good bone structure and skin. But in the eyes of these people, they simply ignored his face and only heard his voice.

"Yeah... not bad."

The team leader came back to his senses, saw the person in charge, paused, and then said, "It feels like today's work went surprisingly smoothly."

How could it not go smoothly?
Ready-made tune, ready-made music, ready-made singing skills...

What else can they do here besides doing some professional work for Ikeno that he doesn't understand yet, and using the recording equipment?
——Who says the son-in-law is not strong? The son-in-law is really powerful!
"Oh…"

The person in charge looked at everyone suspiciously, hesitated for a moment, and pulled the team leader over: "There is something a little troublesome..."

"Mr. Huang Yixiao from Mr. Sui's company has booked a recording studio and will be coming next week to record the last song for the album. Can you finish it next week?"

Team leader: “?”

"Next week? We'll be done in two or three days."

"what?"

The person in charge was confused.

The team leader shook his head, feeling a little frustrated.

Because before they came, they had specifically checked out Ikeno and knew that he was a "waste" who knew nothing about music, but they had to complete the task given by their superiors.

Well, I have to accompany the prince to study and I can’t be perfunctory. I tried my best to think of all kinds of tricks, and even came up with the outrageous method of modifying the pronunciation word by word.

But in the end you tell me... we prepared plans for several days and nights, but none of them were used?
Although I am very happy, why do I feel a little irritated and lost inexplicably?

"Alright... Anyway, we can't delay Mr. Huang. He's the most popular singer of the younger generation in the company, so you guys should hurry up."

The person in charge didn't dare to tell Chi Ye, but he dared to give orders to the team leader.

The team leader remained silent, just feeling sad.

"Ah... this young lady is really like this. If she likes a horse, she will give it the best saddle in the world. Mr. Sui really dotes on her..."

The person in charge left muttering to himself.

No one cares about him.

"That's it. Let's start with these five songs. I'll be here in the next few days to work on the instrumentation, arrangement, and mixing. The demo needs to be ready as soon as possible."

Eight o'clock in the evening.

Ikeno finished a day of recording, his throat was dry, and it really felt like it hurt from singing.

It was even more tiring than that time when I had a fight with Karl Lagerfeld in KTV.

But the spirit is very excited.

The team members looked at each other and nodded: "Don't worry, Teacher Chi, there will be absolutely no problem!"

It was still "Teacher Chi", but this time it sounded particularly natural.

Chi Ye didn't say much. He still had a night scene to shoot today. It was the scene where Xiao Heyun and Li Shiqing's relationship first warmed up. Xiao Heyun was taking a lot of melatonin...

So he said hello to a few people, gave them a high five, and returned to the crew with his new assistant Xiao Liu.

……

at the same time.

The studio manager's office.

The person in charge called Jin Sui: "Hello? Mr. Sui."

"Well... it's that same thing. I think I should tell you... that Mr. Huang Yixiao wants to use the recording studio..."

"He heard the company bought this shed and wanted to try it out. He never had the chance to use it before... Okay, I get it."

The person in charge paused and tried to probe: "Then I'll give them three days? If that doesn't work... Fine, then you can arrange another place for Chi Ye then. Okay, that's it. Oh, okay, bye."

After hanging up the phone, he breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that he had finally "given away" a hot potato.

……

Hong Kong.

Guangying Shimeng Entertainment Company.

Jinsui hung up the phone, thought for a moment, and raised his hand to call Sister Zhang in.

"Mr. Sui."

Sister Zhang walked in holding a stack of documents.

"Huang Yixiao wants to use the studio in Beijing. Please help Chi Ye find another studio tomorrow..."

"Well, besides... what's the list of songs to be released in January?"

Sister Zhang put down the documents and spoke clearly, "The competition in January wasn't too fierce. Those who have announced their releases include Yue Na's Hua Yichen and Shi Jinwei... and finally, us."

"That's good...Yu Yan didn't make an official announcement, right?"

This year I still can’t forget the defeat in the mainland.

I am unwilling.

"No." Sister Zhang shook her head: "Yu Yan's next album will be released in the middle of the year, during the months when competition is most intense."

"He has too many fans, but...even though he won't be releasing a song this time, as long as Hua Yichen releases one, they'll compile data, so he should still be number one."

"Ah."

Jinsui nodded.

The Chinese music scene has actually been gradually declining up to now.

Apart from a few music variety shows, the music scene in the entertainment industry doesn't cause much stir.

Ultimately, one reason is definitely that there are fewer good works, and the other is that with the advent of the short video era, there has been too much fragmentation.

Of course, no matter how bad it is, the necessary competition will still exist, and it may even be more intense than before.

In today's Chinese music scene, although Hua Yichen is often criticized, in terms of album sales and popularity, he is indeed a "top star".

In addition to Hua Yichen, there are many singers who are not good at marketing, are not as popular, but are more talented and have more loyal fans.

Shi Jinwei is somewhere in between. As one of the four little flowers, her traffic is even more exaggerated than Hua Yichen.

In comparison, Huang Yixiao, the "No. 1 Little Singer of Hong Kong" among the younger generation of their company, is a bit weaker.

"Fortunately, Xiao Huang has many fans in mainland China and has a good reputation..."

Jinsui thought about it and said with regret: "It would be better if Yu Yan was signed."

"...Mr. Sui, I don't think we need to be pessimistic."

Sister Zhang consoled him and told the truth: "There are few young singers in mainland China who can beat Yi Xiao. On the contrary, I think we are making the right choice by choosing the singer route to save the country in a roundabout way."

"Although the film and television industry is stronger than the music industry, there are many different industries. Sometimes, this kind of operation is needed to reap unexpected rewards."

(End of this chapter)