national idol

Chapter 289 Leading the Market
After listening to Gu Xi's narration, Gu Xiangping knew that it was time to come.

Ever since Ding Ning announced his relationship with Ye Di, he knew that such a day would be much later than expected.

Ding Ning and Ye Di announced their relationship in early January, and now it is June, the beginning of summer. After nearly half a year, the day finally came to an end, and he felt heavy and relieved.

The sad thing is that his daughter is not feeling well, and neither is he.

What is relieved is that people will never die until they reach the Yellow River. Now that everything has been uncovered, Gu Xixin should die if he thinks about it, then it is time to let go of his worries.

"So, what do you think?" Gu Xiangping stretched out his hand and gently rubbed Gu Xi's hair.

Ever since Gu Xi entered high school, it was very difficult for him to have the opportunity to do these little intimate gestures.

Now that it is so difficult to have an opportunity, he feels very uncomfortable.

What a wonderful baby girl, she must be hanging on the tree of Ding Ning, but Ding Ning still has Ye Di.

This is the so-called non-destiny.

The weather is good and the sun is just right. When you look up, you can see a vast expanse in all directions. From downstairs, you can see the towering tall buildings. From this angle, you don’t have the sense of majesty, but it looks steeper. , Like one cliff after another.

In the past, Gu Xi never dared to look down condescendingly, but now, she can retract her gaze freely.

Compared with all the emotions in her heart, the physical fear is really nothing, and even the lower part that made her fear before now still has a kind of magic that attracts her to look around.

She took a deep breath and said slowly, "I want to stay in Ding Ning's company."

"Why?" Gu Xiangping was extremely surprised.

Ding Ning has said so openly, she still wants to stay in Ding Ning's company, why bother?
Gu Xi turned his head, looked at his father and said, "I never thought about what I would do after graduation, because I feel that graduation is far away from me. You are going to send me abroad to study for a master's degree or a Ph.D., so my previous goal There is only one thing, and that is to read the book well."

"But after training in Wanweili for so long, I found that I actually like singing very much. Since I was a child, I have been receiving training in various music, vocal music and musical instruments. It was painful to learn these things when I was young. I don’t want to learn how you beat and scold me.”

"After studying, I found that everyone praised me for my good singing and piano playing. I didn't want to learn, but I took the initiative to learn, and the things I hated became my interests. After staying in Wanwei for so long, I have been affirmed all the time, and I have been learning more about the industry of singers, and gradually I can't let go of being a singer."

"I really want to be a singer now. I really want my dad, you, mom, and sister to hear my songs and see me standing on the stage. I also want people all over the country and even the world to know my name , a bit wishful thinking, but I just want to. I don’t want to work hard for so long, just give up if I say give up.”

"As for Ding Ning," Gu Xi's eyes dimmed: "Now that everything has been discussed, I already know that it is impossible for me and him, so I can just devote all my energy to singing."

"Turn grief into strength." Gu Xi squeezed her lips and smiled: "As you said, the earth turns around the same as everyone else, and I don't have to be him. I'm so beautiful, and those who chase me can go around the earth three times. How could I hang on this tree like him. I just want to be a singer now, no matter if I succeed or fail, I must at least give it a try.”

After hearing the words, Gu Xiangping was silent for a moment, and said, "To be a singer, you don't have to be in Ding Ning's company. Would you like me to help me find a new company? Dad still has a few friends in the entertainment industry."

"No need," Gu Xi said decisively, "Just stay in Ding Ning's company, it's useless to escape, isn't it?"

"Yes, but if you don't escape, you will make yourself miserable." Gu Xiangping frowned slightly, speaking slowly.

He could tell that his daughter hadn't completely let go.He was helpless and regretful.

Obviously, he agreed to Gu Xi's entry into Wanwei before, no doubt doing bad things with good intentions. He felt that he should not be a good person at that time, but it was too late.

"It's the same for escaping." Suddenly, Gu Xi remembered "Dark Fragrance".

Better to let a heart die in splendor than die in ashes, she thought.

Gu Xiangping was speechless for a moment.

He touched his chest pocket and took out the cigarette case, but before he could take out the cigarettes, he was stared back by Gu Xi's housewife with the same eyes.

This daughter always has inexhaustible means of dealing with him, both soft and hard, but why is she so powerless in front of Ding Ning.

If only she could be half as hot as her mother.

It's a pity that his daughter is really a person like water, clear, translucent, and gentle, so he can't make up his mind to go against her ideas and intentions.

He sighed softly, and said slowly: "It's up to you, but don't put down your studies, and don't do stupid things. You can love to be persistent, but you can't love to be ignorant."

"Well." The father was still tolerant, Gu Xi grabbed his father's arm: "Dad, don't worry, I know it."

"Yeah." Gu Xiangping smiled, the sun poured down and sprinkled on Gu Xi's face, reflecting her very clearly.

Suddenly, looking at Gu Xi's smiling face, he felt that there is nothing wrong with being like this now, youth, if you bump into a wall, you will mature.

Who has never been obsessed with ignorance and righteousness without turning back.

But he felt a little distressed, which was really contradictory.

……

Gu Xi chose to stay, Ding Ning was naturally happy, he spent two days making the demos of "Goddess of Laurel" and "Human World" and handed them over to Gu Xi.

On June 6th, Gu Xi sang for the first time, "Human World" recorded one version, and "Laurel Goddess" Gu Xi sang two versions.

After Gu Xi sang, he left the recording studio because of emotional problems, and Ding Ning worked out the demo, and re-listened to the two versions of "Goddess of Laurel" with Yang Du, and then asked Yang Du: "Uncle Yang, Which version do you think is better?"

Yang Du really admires Ding Ning's hard-hearted heart. After Gu Xi sang "The World", his eyes were as red as a rabbit, but he was able to stay in the recording studio to analyze the demo indifferently, so it is said that passionate men are the most ruthless .

That's right, in his opinion, Ding Ning is a passionate seed, otherwise how could Gu Xi and Ye Di be members of Wanwei.

He didn't know what Ding Ning was thinking, but he thought it was bad, but he couldn't say it.

After all, he had already intervened and made a mistake in this matter once, so he didn't dare to do anything more.

Suppressing other wild thoughts in his mind, Yang Du said: "If you want to say it is pleasing to the ear, it must be a normal popular singing version. However, this version is too standard, there is nothing amazing, and it sounds very drooling. Breathless The version is not so drooling, it has a sense of ups and downs and folds, but it may be a bit fancy, according to my aesthetic point of view, it is a bit artificial and not popular enough."

"But this is the style you define for Gu Xi. If you must distinguish Gu Xi from other singers, then I recommend the breath version. Her use of breath is amazing, and Feng Liqin can't sing it well." Her feeling is her talent. However, to be honest, it will take time for the public to accept her singing style. She is different from Kong Que. There is a big difference. I don’t know what you think of her and Kong Que. Yes, but I think Kong Que is completely different from her."

"How about Kong Que? Her singing voice is so powerful that it sinks into people's ears. And most people can imitate her singing style. Gu Xi's singing style floats out of her ears. It is difficult to imitate the shape, this is the limitation.”

Hearing this, Ding Ning was silent for a while, and said, "Uncle Yang, tell the truth, if I use these two songs to give Gu Xi a single album, how much do you think it will sell?"

Yang Du thought for a while, and said, "The single album only costs three or four yuan. If we give some publicity ourselves, it won't be a problem to sell it platinum."

"Just one platinum?" Ding Ning frowned.

Yang Du smiled: "You are too ambitious. A newcomer, before letting go, can sell a platinum is already thankful. No matter which company you go to, you are a seed-level seedling. We Wanwei have produced a few evildoers , but you can't really turn everyone into a monster. I didn't say that singing well and being popular are two different things. Kong Que is a fake niche. It's the first time I heard her voice, so I'll tell you. She can be red."

"But Gu Xi, to be honest, I'm a bit pessimistic. Maybe 30 or [-] years earlier, Gu Xi's singing style would have become popular. But now that saliva songs are in power, few people can calm down and savor the charm of the songs. Even Feng Liqin , you can see that her current singing style is also very popular, and she lacks a lot of fancy skills. The more flamboyant, the less popular, you must know this yourself."

"Nowadays there is a market for fancy skills, and there is only one place, and that is on reality shows. But when you meet contestants who can really arouse people's emotions with simple voices, no matter how fancy they are, it's useless." ...Remember Qiu Yiyi, admit it or not, her singing skills beat you, but has she ever beaten you, and she was eliminated soon afterward."

"The most popular at that time was not Sun Lixin who imitated you and sang folk songs. He sang "The Stranger" so popular, and "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth" was so popular. Now the media is boasting that he is almost better than you. , Under the comments of your original song, many people said that you are not as good as Sun Lixin. Does he have any fancy skills? I think his singing skills are worse than yours, but he is popular."

When Ding Ning heard this, he was silent for a long time.

Yang Du is right, the more flamboyant the less popular.Faye Wong's recognized pinnacle work is "Impetuous", which is completely unearthly. However, the sales of "Impetuous" are simply horrible.And Gu Xi's current style is very similar to that of Faye Wong in "Impotent".

Yang Du's vision is still very sharp, at least Yang Du can find him early, and he can tell him that he has found Kong Que as soon as possible.

Yang Du is very sensitive to the market. Hearing what he said, Ding Ning also felt that Gu Xi might not be as popular as the other singers he had worked with.

But he is not willing to compromise on this.

Although the sales volume of "Impetuous" was not good, it confirmed Faye Wong's status in the pop music world.And Gu Xi has such good innate conditions, he is also reluctant to give up and let her follow the crowd.

After thinking about it for a while, he decided to stick to his point of view: "It doesn't matter, I just want Gu Xi to sing like this. Sun Lixin has disappeared now. With his level, he won't be popular if he is not popular. It is just a flash in the pan. In the final analysis, singing skills are still very important."

"Haha", knowing that Ding Ning would not change his mind, Yang Du smiled heartily: "It's not that singing skills are important, it's that voice is very important. Sun Lixin became famous because his voice is unique, with a bit of alcohol and tobacco. Gu Xi's voice is not bad, but the technique is not grounded."

"Of course, you have to decide for yourself, just do it according to your own ideas. Maybe you can let Gu Xi sing with a popular singing method to make her sell three platinum, but her upper limit may stop at three platinum, no There is no outstanding style, just like Zhang Xuan, she has little room for improvement. But if you insist on your own ideas, her upper limit is very low now, and it may gradually increase when the market is formed. , she is the overlord."

"What did Zheng Wei say, the most powerful singer is not to go along with the market, but to lead the market. Now you are leading the market in creation, so let Gu Xi lead the market in terms of technique."

"Well", Yang Du's words made her feel more comfortable, Ding Ning said: "Then let's stick to the original idea, then Uncle Yang, do you think it's appropriate for her to release such a two-song single album at this time?" Is it?"

Yang Du tapped the keyboard with his fingers, thought for a while, and said, "It's not suitable. For a style like Gu Xi, you have to give a larger dose at one time. It's not impossible if you want to come in a little bit, because I'm afraid it won't have enough influence. The audience's preferences were not tamed, but we ourselves first raised the flag and surrendered."

"What about the EP album, about six songs." Ding Ning said.

Yang Du said: "Almost, the two songs are a little less, basically there is no selection, and we can only become famous purely by one song. But you know the difficulty of becoming famous with one song. There are many outstanding seedlings in this industry who released single albums. Dead. The single album, how should I put it, is to raise Gu, let a bunch of singers release it, focus on cultivating those who are lucky and popular, and the others are dead."

"If you really want to cultivate Gu Xi, don't let her release a single album. Make a good plan for her. An EP album is the minimum. It would be better if you can release a complete album. You think, if you always give her Single, if she doesn’t get better grades, our resources will be biased towards her again and again, then the same six songs, a few single albums or a few singles will definitely be full of gossip. And an album, you want It’s not easy to let others say something, right?”

After all, it is someone who has been here, this door is clear, Ding Ning said: "That's fine, then I will reconsider."

"Yeah." Yang Du nodded, paused, and said, "Aren't you really going to see Gu Xi? I saw that she sang "Human World" just now, and her eyes turned red when she sang a sentence."

Ding Ning smiled sadly: "Don't worry about Uncle Yang, I have my own plans."

Young people, the one on the left has his own plans, and the one on the right has his own ideas, but in the end they still make a mess.

Now, Ye Di is pregnant, and Gu Xi has become a hurdle. Yang Du is anxious about how Ding Ning will get over it.

But he really couldn't care less, he could only sigh secretly: "Yeah."

(End of this chapter)