The king of all people

Chapter 9 Preparing for a New Album

In modern Chinese society, the most indispensable thing is college students.In the same way, there is never a shortage of newcomers in the entertainment industry. However, after the cruel baptism of the entertainment industry, there are only a handful of them who emerge from nirvana.

Music wizard Stefanie Sun was the well-deserved newcomer king in the music scene in 2000, and the management company Warner Music she belonged to also made a lot of money and flourished.In the show business circle, the popularity whirlwind created by the three Huanzhu sisters has not yet subsided, and they are rising stars in the Chinese film industry.EMI had annexed Viking Records a few years ago, and it is an international entertainment company with Warner.The historical infighting between the two is not groundless.After all, no matter in any industry, it is difficult for leaders in the same field to live in harmony.

In the past two years, EMI has obviously lagged behind Warner Records in "new releases", and the company's top management has also noticed this problem. "Freshmen card battle" is the company's first decision after many discussions. At the same time, it also dispatched staff to major music academies to explore stars.After casting the net widely, a group of newcomers has been recruited, and Li Xian is one of them. As the champion candidate of the freshmen card battle, he is also one of the high-profile ones.

After filming the music video for "Certificate of Love", Li Xian's first solo album was put on the agenda.Without works, at this stage, of course, he cannot receive invitations such as print announcements or performances.The company has a keen sense of Li Xian's commercial value from the song "Jiangnan", and Li Xian has become their key cultivation object.

"Hello, Xiao Xian? I'm Xiao Yun"

"It's me, Sister Yun."

"That's it. Come to the company in the afternoon. I have received a lot of new song demos in the past few days. Let's see if there is any suitable income for your new album."

Xiao Yun is indeed Li Xian's manager, but Li Xian is not the only newcomer he brings.After getting along for a while, she admired this young but calm ex-man very much.This point is not difficult to see from his performance when he was robbed last time.Xiao Yun is optimistic about his future, so this time she went back and forth many times in the preparatory work of his album preparation.

"Okay, I get to know Sister Yun, and I have compiled a few original songs here, so I'll see you this afternoon."

After hanging up the phone, Li Xian fell headlong into the bed again, preparing to go back to sleep.

If you say he is lazy, Li Xian will definitely protest to the end.He hadn't had a good night's sleep for several days.He originally thought that it would be effortless to pick out a few good songs from such a vast treasure trove of resources in the "Astrology" system.When he actually put it into practice, he found that he was wrong, and he was wrong too much.

Just like a seemingly simple open-book exam, you think it is not difficult, but after you start, you find that you have no way to write. It involves too much and too wide, and you don’t know which page the answer is on if you want to copy it.It was this question that bothered Li Xian.

"Jiangnan" is a love song, a Chinese-style love song, and it is also Li Xian's favorite song style.However, there are 10 songs included in an album, and the first ones can't all be of a similar style.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and the audience and music critics didn't think so.If he really releases such an album, I'm afraid he will have more people scolding him than listening to his songs.The genre is diverse enough, the melody is melodious enough, and the lyrics are vivid enough, so that this kind of album may stand out.

Li Xian couldn't remember how many songs he had listened to in the past few days.All kinds of music linger in his ears.Before his rebirth, he had no time or mood to appreciate popular songs due to his work, which caused his memory of the not-so-vulgar songs that became popular over the years to be almost blank.In desperation, he had to listen to a song in its entirety.

Until last night, after careful consideration, Li Xian finally selected four songs.

"That's all..."

Li Xian put the song materials he brought on the table and said to Xiao Yun.

Xiao Yun was obviously frightened.

"There are 4 songs in total, Xiaoxian, did you write all of these?"

"Yes, Sister Yun, help me see how the quality is, do you like it?" Li Xian was a little eager to try, and was eager to know how others felt about his "creation".

Seeing Li Xian's embarrassing look, Xiao Yun burst out laughing.

"Don't worry, sister Yun, although I am proficient in interpersonal relationships, I really have no accomplishments in music... Listening to songs is fine, you ask me to study the lyrics, it's no different from asking me to read heavenly books..."

After getting He Xueyao's permission, Xiao Yun took Li Xian to find Ji Fan, Audit Director of EMI Music.

"Let's put it there first." Ji Fan waved his hand, signaling Li Xian and Xiao Yun to sit down.At this time, they were holding the company's record plan for the new quarter, and the matter of Li Xian's new album was also one of the points of discussion at this meeting.

Looking at the manuscript of the song on the table, a meaningful smile appeared on Ji Fan's face.

"You are Li Xian? Hehe, yes, the young man looks quite energetic."

"The song "Jiangnan" you created, everyone who is writing it, including me, has heard it. It is indeed a high-quality masterpiece. It is rare that you can write such an excellent song at such a young age. Everyone appreciates it You." Ji Fan, as the music director of EMI Records, was the absolute speaker at today's meeting.

"Let me tell you the truth, this time your debut album is regarded as the company's key project in the second half of the year, and we have high hopes for it. Therefore, we must strive for excellence in all aspects and avoid unnecessary mistakes."

"Yes, the song "Jiangnan" has exquisite lyrics, gorgeous writing style, and the composition is also close to market demand. The chorus part is very catchy. Since you can create such an excellent work, we naturally believe in your Creative ability. However, as Director Ji said, this time your album can be said to have no room for mistakes. You have created 5 songs in a row in just a few days. It is hard for us to believe that they will still maintain the "Jiangnan" style level……"

The speaker was Jiang Yushan, a veteran lyricist of EMI Records. He admired the beautiful and moving artistic conception expressed in the lyrics of the song "Jiangnan". Ai Wu and Wu appreciated Li Xian, an unknown newcomer.

But this time, he also felt that Li Xian was a bit indiscriminate.Quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes, but he blindly pursues speed, and the works written in this state will deteriorate.

"Lao Jiang is right, young man, you are too impatient. You have an original heart and we do not object to it, but we also support it. In this era, there are fewer and fewer newcomers in the music world. This is also your own advantage. .Unfortunately, originality is a banner. If you want to support this banner, you must use your work to speak. Even if a perfunctory song is original, you will be scolded and useless." Slightly frowning, another present Group members expressed their opinions.

"Forget it, Xiao Li, you take these manuscripts over first. These are the manuscripts that the company has collected for you through various channels these days. We have carefully selected them. Let's see if you are satisfied."

"As for the four songs you brought, let's not talk about other things for the time being. Let's review them first, read them carefully, and come up with your true opinions."

Considering that Li Xian is a newcomer, denying his hard work face to face might hurt his self-confidence, Ji Fan dismissed Li Xian and asked him to choose songs first, leaving Xiao Yun in the conference room.

Afterwards, Ji Fan sent his assistants to copy more than a dozen samples of the song and distributed them to every member in the meeting room.

(End of this chapter)