national idol

Chapter 290 Feelings
In June in Taipei, the average temperature is above 25 degrees, hot and rainy.

After getting off the plane, as soon as they got out of the pick-up gate, the pick-up staff gave Ding Ning and his party an umbrella, and reminded that if they go out, remember to carry it with them, otherwise, if they get soaked, don't blame Taipei for being unfriendly.

Ding Ning and his party thanked each other with a smile, and under the leadership of the staff, they arrived at the hotel that the organizer helped to book.

The hotel is quite stylish. It is not located in a skyscraper rising from the ground, but a villa-style building surrounded by shady green trees. The style is Japanese-style. The interior is simple, elegant and antique, filled with a faint woody fragrance .

After completing a series of check-in procedures, the group of people just went to their respective rooms to put down their luggage when it started to rain.

The pouring rain knocked the palm, kapok and rain bean trees in the courtyard, and the rain dripped down the eaves. Looking through the window, it has an island style.

Ding Ning pushed open the window, wanting to see the rain scene in Taipei, but as soon as he poked his head out, he smelled a strong fragrance.

Moon orange, also known as Qilixiang, is surrounded by clusters of white flowers, which are embarrassed by the heavy rain. The fragrance of thick and thin is permeating in the humid air. This is probably the "My love overflows like rainwater" in "Qilixiang". "The source of the sentence.

The room he lived in happened to be in the corner, and there was a sunny doll hanging on the corner of the eaves, which was being blown to and fro by the strong wind, which reminded Ding Ning of his childhood.

He once had a room with an eaves. When it was sunny, the sunlight flowed down along the gutters on the eaves. When it rained, the rainwater poured into waterfalls, and the whole house seemed isolated from the world.

He also hung something on the eaves, but it was not a sunny doll, but a wind chime, but it was pulled in less than half a day, because the noise at night made people uneasy, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but raise his mouth when he thought of it.

However, this kind of nostalgia is not because of how good and retro this place is, but more because of feelings.

Here, for Ding Ning, everything he sees is a song and a clear memory from the yellowing.

Hong Kong Island and Bay Island music dominated the entire Chinese music scene when he was young in his previous life. It can be said that he grew up listening to songs from Hong Kong Island and Bay Island singers since he was a child.

From Bay Island campus folk songs such as "Grandma's Penghu Bay" and "Childhood", to the era of pop hits represented by the Four Heavenly Kings, and then to the era of C-pop represented by Tao Wang Zhoulin, it is undeniable that as a place where Chinese and Western cultures collide, Outpost, Hong Kong Island and Taiwan Island songs have given too many people memories of youth, and also given him too many profound and unforgettable beauty.

Especially Bay Island singers, who almost always occupied Ding Ning from childhood to adolescence.

And there are too many feelings in these songs.

At the moment, these feelings emerged word by word into various pictures, filling his whole mind, like raindrops outside the window, falling densely, tick-tock-tock-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick.

The bricks, tiles, vegetation, and even the ground have all become musical instruments. Musical notes bounce from the eaves, drip down from the branches, and mix into the muddy and wet ground. There is no melody everywhere.

It is what Zhou Hui sang in "The Promise", "The bells in the distance echoed in the rain, we listened hand in hand under the eaves", and it was also what Jay Chou sang in "The Unspeakable Secret", "The most beautiful thing is not the rainy day, It's the eaves that escaped the rain with you", which is also what Lara sang in "Rainy Day", "It's raining, what should I do, I miss you so much".

Oh, and "After it rained last night, the playground was very humid, and the water droplets on the basketball hadn't dried up. The smell of the soil flowing through the rain was very strong, and the smell of green grass in the playground wafted into my dreams from time to time."

Well, and many, many, many more.

In an instant, Ding Ning thought of many songs, some of which he had written down, and some of which he hadn't.

But he has no desire to find a pen right now, or reach for a tablet, and write down the songs that are circling in his head.

For him who was in a hurry, he didn't want to interrupt his mood at this moment.

He wanted to rest, to do nothing, just look out the window, let his thoughts diverge, shuttle through the rain curtain with the fragrance of flowers, and spread in all directions.

It's like being distracted in class while studying.

"Ding dong."

However, there was still an uninvited guest who disturbed his lucid dream.

The doorbell rang, and he was in a bad mood for a moment. Ding Ning frowned and walked to the door.

The monitor next to the door showed the face of the person who came. He was tall and dressed in a dark gray suit. He seemed to have known him before, but he couldn't remember who it was. Ding Ning asked, "May I ask who you are?"

"I'm Dong Yuanbo, the director of Soth Music. I just heard that you're here, so I'm here to pay a visit." The visitor replied.

In Ding Ning's previous life, many major record companies in the Chinese music scene were international companies, such as Warner, Sony, etc., and in terms of scale, they were much larger than many local entertainment companies.

However, the world is affected by the unique information revolution. The domestic entertainment industry started early and has policy support. Local entertainment companies are far stronger than international entertainment companies. Currently, the two largest international entertainment companies in China are Chinese entertainment companies. Music International, one is Soth Music.

Previously, Huayin International focused on the mainland market, while South Music was based in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Soth's music was once extremely brilliant. From the rise of popular music in Hong Kong and Taiwan to its heyday, Soth's artists can be said to have swept most of the Chinese music scene, and the most representative ones are Wei Liang and Xiang Qin.

Both of these two were once dominant figures in the music scene for a period, and South's brilliance can be seen.

However, after entering the new century, with the gradual decline of Hong Kong and Taiwan music, Soss music has also gradually declined. At present, it has been left behind by local companies based in Hong Kong and Taiwan, Yingguan and Boyan.

However, centipedes are dead but not stiff. The current strength of Soss Music is still not to be underestimated. After adjusting its business strategy and deepening its cultivation in the mainland, Soss has cultivated many newcomers with great achievements in recent years, and there are signs of rising .

For record companies, as long as the environment is stable, the key is people.

If you can't support people, the company will decline, but if you win, it will come back to life immediately. With a strong background, everyone thinks that South can make a comeback.

It turned out to be Dong Yuanbo, and Ding Ning opened the door because he was so familiar.

As soon as Ding Ning's face appeared in the door, Dong Yuanbo smiled and said, "Don't bother me?"

"Don't disturb, please come in." Ding Ning responded with a smile.

"Yeah." Walking into the house, Dong Yuanbo was surprised to see that Ding Ning had opened the windows on such a heavy rain day: "Why, isn't the air in the room bad? The windows are still open under such a heavy rain, and the rain has drifted in. "

"No", Ding Ning led Dong Yuanbo into the house: "Look at the rain scene."

"I'm interested", Dong Yuanbo smiled: "Did you think of a good song again, can you sell it to us?"

What Dong Yuanbo said was not some polite words.

Nowadays, the lyrics that everyone in the entire music world most desire is not Li Zainian's, but Ding Ning's, and the most desired song is no longer Zheng Wei, Xi Zichen and others, but also Ding Ning.

The most expensive composer and arranger in the entire music scene is none other than Ding Ning.

In the pop music world, the current perception of Ding Ning is that this guy is basically a hit maker. He is extremely versatile and capable of wind.Sao, able to be dignified, moving like a rabbit, quiet like a virgin, probably born with the blessing of God, can write any song can be popular.

It's just that the asking price is too expensive, and it costs 30 yuan to guarantee the bottom line, and the share is [-]% higher than others, and there is no market for the price. I don't know how many people have been rejected by him.

Soth Music had been rejected by Ding Ning several times before.

But this time, Dong Yuanbo estimated that Ding Ning would not refuse again, because he brought a generous offer, and he came for someone whom Ding Ning would also like to cooperate with.

"I didn't write a song, I just watched the scenery casually." Ding Ning said perfunctorily.

Hearing Dong Yuanbo's words, Ding Ning knew that he must come here for something.

Sure enough, after Dong Yuanbo took the chair from him and sat down, he cut to the point and said, "Maybe you have something to do later, and I won't waste your time, so I'll just talk about my visit. Wei Liang, you should know, right?"

There is no song god after Wei Liang, how could Wei Liang not know his name, when Dong Yuanbo mentioned Wei Liang, Ding Ning frowned: "I know."

Dong Yuanbo leaned back in his chair: "He has been retired for some years, but he is going to come back recently. I am here today to invite you to sing for him. I won't say anything long-winded. The conditions are up to you. We have ten Extremely sincere."

"The God of Songs is coming back?"

As soon as Dong Yuanbo mentioned Wei Liang, Ding Ning already guessed that it was such a thing.

In his opinion, it is unwise for Wei Liang to come back.

For some people, since they have become myths and canonized as gods, they should just stay in the god's position well, and if they have nothing to do to come back, the probability of smashing is at least [-]%.

Because it doesn't matter whether you are a singer or not, after leaving the music scene for so long, even if you are a person who is a god, the popularity is already over.Those who like you are no longer the main force of consumption, feelings?

Such feelings can be found everywhere in meager, QE talk, and verbal, but when it comes to the level of pockets, it is better to wash and sleep.

Feelings are a thing of the past, and like Xiaoqingxin, it has almost become something that many people sneer at.

Even if he is not scoffed at by others, his comeback will most likely end with falling from the altar and becoming an angel with broken wings, leaving behind the feathers of "Lian Po is old and can still eat".

Looking back on the previous life, one came back and the other came back, but Ding Ning seemed to have none of the successful ones, and the bigger the brand used to be, the harder it was to succeed. Even those who were called successful were basically bragging.

Times are always changing. At the beginning, I quit because of the fading popularity, but now I want to come back?

Money is not so easy to earn.

Of course, it's easy to make a little money with feelings, if you are willing to lose your identity.

"Well." It seems that Ding Ning also recognizes Wei Liang's title of "God of Songs", Dong Yuanbo said with a smile: "Well, not many people know about it, whether you are willing to write songs for him or not, please write for us Confidential."

"That's for sure." Ding Ning paused.

In fact, he didn't really want to buy Wei Liang's account, but Dong Yuanbo has already found the **** himself, and he still has Wei Liang's name. If he doesn't buy it, it seems that it is not very good. How many songs do you want, I don’t have more. I’ve been very busy recently, and I can’t take time to write songs.”

Originally, the more Ding Ning's songs, the better, even if Ding Ning outsourced the entire album, as long as Ding Ning is willing, Dong Yuanbo is willing.

But now that Ding Ning has put down all his words, he can only say gloomily: "How many songs can you provide? The comeback time we have arranged for Wei Liang is tentatively scheduled for July. At that time, we will release a single first. This single You can write, right?"

Ding Ning said: "Such an important matter, are you sure you want to entrust it to me? To be honest, I don't have the confidence to write a song suitable for the God of Songs. His level is too high, and I'm afraid I won't be able to reach it."

This is modest, a person who can push the level of a female singer up again and again, how can she not fall below Wei Liang's level, isn't it just that she doesn't want to write.

Ding Ning didn't seem to have a lot of weight in Ding Ning's heart. Dong Yuanbo's heart sank: "I believe in you, what song you come up with, what song we sing, it's enough sincerity."

This is indeed quite sincere, and Ding Ning can't evade it anymore: "Success, then I wrote this single, the songs for the next album, it's still early, why don't we talk about it later?"

Ding Ning's plan is obviously to delay the attack. Dong Yuanbo hurriedly said: "That's not true. The single will be released first, but the album will also be released in August and September. There will not be much time in between. It must be done together."

Ding Ning thought for a while, and said: "Including the single, I can provide up to two songs. Anyway, it's not good to have too many songs. If my style is too obvious, it will not be a good thing for the song god."

Dong Yuanbo is not afraid that Ding Ning's style is too obvious.

Ding Ning's style is changeable.Variety of styles is a good thing, not a bad thing.

Of course, if the whole album, or most of the songs, were really handed over to Ding Ning as he expected, it would be really not good to think about it carefully.

Now, Ding Ning is a living label, which means fire.

But it is precisely because of this that as long as the songs he writes for anyone become popular, they will give people the impression that it is not the singer who sings the fire, but the songwriter who is too good.

Even queen figures like Feng Liqin and An Keqing are unavoidable.

If the entire album was named Ding Ning, then Ding Ning's limelight would definitely overwhelm Wei Liang, which would be counterproductive.

But two songs are too few, Dong Yuanbo said: "One more song, let's do three."

The number of two songs was originally intended to give Dong Yuanbo a chance to advance, Ding Ning said: "Okay, then three. When will the single be the latest?"

Dong Yuanbo said: "Today is the 8th. Can you give us the demo at the latest on the 20th? Wei Liang is quite picky about the quality, and he will ponder a song for a long time."

That would have to delay the time to help Gu Xi produce a song, but they all agreed, so they could only continue, Ding Ning said: "Okay, on the 20th at the latest, I will give you the single, do you have any requirements for style?"

"Yes", Dong Yuanbo said very solemnly: "We want to subvert, Wei Liang doesn't want to give people the impression that he is relying on his laurels. There are breakthroughs in inheritance, which is why I approached you. There are many geeks who are good at subversion in the entire music world, but you are the most trendy among geeks."

Ding Ning grinned: "All right, I will hand over the song to you before the 20th."

(End of this chapter)