Unboxing, Director!

Chapter 35 The wisest and stupidest decision!
Zhou Jianhui was staring at Lu Jiang at this time.

He had thought about how fast Lu Jiang would grow in the future.

"Fairy Tale" was a huge success.

"Lu Jiang" topped the mainland.

It is conservatively estimated that the next album will be able to maintain its number one position in mainland China.

To be bold, the most they can do is just add a few more songs like "Jiangnan" and "Sunset".

But now, Lu Jiang actually came up with a song like "Lanting Preface"!
When "Jiangnan" came out earlier, Lu Jiang said it was a new Chinese style, and Zhou Jianhui was already amazed by it.

There is also Chinese style in the music scene today, such as "A Laugh in the Ocean" and "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer".

This type of song is based on the traditional pentatonic scale, with a relatively slow and simple rhythm. The arrangement is mainly based on national instruments. The lyrics are magnificent and have a strong classical cultural background.

"Jiangnan" is obviously an innovative work.

The song incorporates the styles of blues and R&B, while also being rich in Chinese elements such as the dongxiao and guzheng. In terms of musical conception, it expresses the eternal concept of love. It is a love song that combines Chinese and Western elements and is full of Chinese style.

At that time, Zhou Jianhui was surprised and thought that "Jiangnan" was probably Lu Jiang's highest level at the time.

Even if I want to continue to improve, I have to at least explore a few more songs in this style.

As a result, a more mature version of "Lanting Preface" has now come out.

"Lanting Preface" is obviously much more mature than "Jiangnan".

In the arrangement, more traditional Chinese instruments are used, such as guzheng, flute, pipa, and dizi.

There have also been new attempts in singing style.

In terms of lyrics, this time it is full of ancient charm, and the level is far better than "Jiangnan".

In terms of theme, it also dares to match "Lanting Preface" and is so suitable
For a moment, Zhou Jianhui didn't know what to say.

There was only one thought in my mind.

Lu Jiang, you are going to skip the title of king and directly become a god!

Even if he is not deified, the title of the founder and ancestor of the new Chinese style in pop music can be established!
This time, Warner UFO can be said to be the return of the king!

Looking at Zhou Jianhui's constantly changing expression of surprise, Lu Jiang was actually quite surprised too.

He knew that the song "Lanting Preface" would shock Zhou Jianhui.

But I didn't expect his reaction to be so big.

After all, the previous album already had "Jiangnan", and I also said it was a Chinese style.

Zhou Jianhui also specifically consulted with major media outlets on the topic of Chinese style.

"Jiangnan" is very popular now. Since its release, it has been ranked among the top three almost every week.

The topic of the new Chinese style has also become a hot topic of discussion.

If it truly wants to become a recognized style, it needs the emergence of more representative songs.

Lu Jiang also said that the new album will be completely completed.

As a result, Zhou Jianhui still has such a big reaction now.

So even after I said so much earlier, the other party still underestimated me?
But come to think of it, if I were him, I would probably be even more surprised now.

From this perspective, Zhou Jianhui was quite patient, as he couldn't even upgrade the treasure chest to gold.
Forget it, a golden treasure chest is something you can only come across by chance.

Now the purple is good.

Lu Jiang then opened the treasure chest directly.

One thing before the eyes.

Then he smiled into the microphone and asked, "How do you feel about this song?"

Zhou Jianhui came back to his senses outside the soundproof glass, swallowed hard, and then asked, "Is this the title song?!"

Lu Jiang smiled and said, "This is just the beginning."

Zhou Jianhui: “?!”

"There's another song. It hasn't been arranged yet, but it can be sung a cappella. Listen to it."

As Lu Jiang spoke, he began to adjust his state and prepare to sing.

This is from the purple treasure chest that Zhou Jianhui just dropped: "Dongfeng Po"

This is another Chinese style song, and it is also one of Jay Chou’s most representative early songs.

Including "Lanting Preface", the new album contains two Chinese-style poems.

Looking at it this way, as a mainland singer, Lu Jiang felt that he might as well just make "Dong Feng Po" the main theme song.

Mainland singers can't always follow the Hong Kong and Taiwan singers and sing love songs. I just want to say, well, I'm sorry Jay Chou, I'll ask you to act in a movie next time if I have the chance to make it up to you!
"Who is playing the song Dong Feng Po on the pipa?
I can see through the ending of Maple Leaf Colored Story

I will lead you through the ancient road outside the fence

In these wild and overgrown years, even breakups are silent

"

After the song was finished, although there was no accompaniment, Zhou Jianhui already knew that "Dong Feng Po" would probably not be worse than "Lanting Xu".

He shook his head, and at this moment his mind was full of the scene when he first met Lu Jiang.

That day I decided to go to the Central Academy of Drama to study in Lujiang.

At that time, he was still thinking that he must be crazy for going to the Central Academy of Drama to personally meet a college student majoring in directing.

The subsequent development was quite fantastic.

Jiangnan, Dusk, Maple.
I thought the most dreamy moment in my life was in the Rock Anluo recording studio that day.

As a result, now, still in Locke Anluo, the dream level can be even higher!

He felt that the day he decided to wait in ambush Lu Jiang was the wisest and stupidest decision he had ever made in his life!
He shook his head, trying to suppress the dopamine surging in his heart, and looked at Lu Jiang: "Lu Jiang, I regret it."

"What do you regret?"

"I regret only signing with you for two years."

"Don't say that. Maybe I'll be out of ideas after this."

Lu Jiang spoke the truth with a smile.

The cheat code has been upgraded, and MV rewards may become very rare in the future.

By then, Jiang Lang will have run out of ideas.

But Zhou Jianhui, Li Chao and others didn't believe this at all.

I just thought Lu Jiang was being modest.

Lu Jiang naturally wouldn't explain.

Anyway, when the time comes, I will just say that I want to return to my main job as a director.

Six songs were performed.

Next, Zhou Jianhui rushed back to the company.

Lu Jiang had come up with a big hit, so he also had to make corresponding adjustments to the subsequent publicity and promotion plans.

On the basis of striving to be the king, work hard and become a god!
Lu Jiang also continued to work hard, trying to reap all the tail profits from last year before officially starting to produce the new album MV.

In addition to making money from commercial performances, the most tangible bonus is the various award ceremonies.

Last year, Lu Jiang released two albums, both of which sold well and gained good reputation. Finally, it was time for him to reap the awards.

During this period, music award ceremonies were mostly held at the end or beginning of the year, with all sorts of awards, big and small, making it hard to tell who was who.

You don't have to go in person to most award shows, but some awards happen to be near the city where the commercial performance is held, so you can go there on your way.

You don't go there to walk the red carpet, but just make a voice on the radio or show up on TV. Most of the time, you don't even need to show up. Most of the time, you just receive a trophy privately, give an interview, and then have a meal with the leaders of the radio and TV station to build good relationships, which will facilitate publicity next time.

Generally speaking, they are all trivial awards, but there are also some important ones, but the time has not come yet.

One is the Taiwan Golden Melody Awards, but it is in June.

In mainland China, it is said that CCTV will hold an MTV awards ceremony this year, which will be very grand and has the potential to "unify the Chinese pop music world."

But Lu Jiang wasn't optimistic, as he hadn't heard much about this award in his memory, so it was likely to just be a sit-in-a-row-and-divide-the-fruits kind of thing.
After completing commercial performances and winning awards, it was already late March.

During this period, news about Lu Jiang releasing a new song around August also spread in the market.

At the same time, the sales of "Lu Jiang" in Asia have exceeded two million, of which the sales in Taiwan have reached 94, surpassing Huang An's "New Mandarin Duck and Butterfly Dream", and is less than away from Richie Ren's two million-dollar albums. Zhou Jianhui predicts that he will completely surpass it when he releases a new album in the middle of the year.

The total sales of "Fairy Tale" in Asia have exceeded one million, but the follow-up has been very weak.

At this time, under the control of Warner, the media on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau have begun to call Lu Jiang the new king in a small range.

The response was pretty good, and there weren't many voices of opposition. After all, the sales and quality were there. If they wanted to gain complete recognition, all they really needed was an album similar to "Lu Jiang".

The industry and fans are still very concerned.

Many media outlets also began seeking interviews and gathering information about the new album.

But Lu Jiang didn't care about this now.

Because Lao Lu found another investment project.

Lu Jianguo's text message read: "I've found another promising project. Come home soon, son!"

(End of this chapter)