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"Fifth Brother, I don't mean anything by it, but I feel that it wasn't easy for our Boss Chen to come from Hong Kong to start the company. Red Star Production Company has been established for more than a year, and so far, not a single work has been produced."

While your arrangement quality is high, it's too slow. At your pace, even if we rented a recording studio for two and a half days, we might not be able to finish a single song.

So, I'll handle the arrangement myself; let's save money where we can!

Jiangnan knows these rock musicians all too well; what they hate most is hypocrisy.

"If you don't like me, just say so. Don't try to fob me off with all that nonsense."

For example, if Feng Xiaogang were to work in Beijing's underground rock music scene, he definitely wouldn't last more than three days.

"Yes, yes, Fifth Brother, that's exactly what Jiangnan means. He's thinking that for his first song, the arrangement can be done casually." At this moment, Chen Jiantian also came in and immediately began to smooth things over.

He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, flicked one out, and handed it to Liu Yijun with both hands, then adopted an extremely humble posture.

That's how bosses from the South are; when it comes to making money... harmony is paramount!

But Liu Yijun didn't take it. Instead, he tossed his long hair behind his head and chuckled:

"Your name is Jiangnan, right?"

You're right, there's nothing wrong with saving money for a boss who appreciates you.

At this point, Liu Yijun changed the subject, saying, "However, since you want to save money, then why not save it all the way?"

That's how powerful those words are.

Zhao Muyang, Zhang Ju, Dou Peng, Li Yanliang, and others, who were just studying drum scores, guitar scores, and piano scores, handed their papers to Chen Jiantian, who looked somewhat embarrassed.

Immediately afterwards, Han Hong, Jiang Xin, Ding Wu, Dou Ying and others who were preparing to sing harmonies also handed over the lyrics and sheet music. Beijing rock music is a circle, and everyone should advance and retreat together.

Zhou Xun, who was also singing harmonies, glanced around but instead gripped the musical score in her hand.

"You're all from the Beijing rock music scene, but I'm not. I just came from my hometown, and I thought this handsome guy in front of me was pretty good-looking, clean and refreshing."

"Hehehe..."

In rehearsal room number one of the Baihua Recording Studio, facing the team that was on strike at the slightest disagreement, Jiang Nan smiled and said, "Thanks. Since Fifth Brother says this is cheaper, let's record it this way!"

After speaking, Jiang Nan gave a slight bow and then turned and left the rehearsal room.

……

The main recording hall of Baihua Recording Studio is extremely large, covering an area of ​​270 square meters, making it the largest single-unit synchronous recording studio in China.

Next to the recording studio are five separate cubicles, divided by function as a drum room, bass room, guitar room, piano room, and vocal room.

Human voice, that is, the place where harmonies are sung.

  

The drum room is the largest, measuring 24 square meters. It has thickened sound insulation and sound absorption, and drummers record drum tracks here to avoid crosstalk interfering with other instruments.

Jiangnan entered the main recording hall and went straight to the drum room. He put on his headphones, sat down in front of the drum kit, composed himself, picked up the drumsticks, and struck the first drumbeat…

To be honest, whether it was Liu Yijun, Zhang Ju, Li Yanliang, and Zhao Muyang who came by invitation, or Dou Wei and Wang Feng who came to watch the excitement, they were all very surprised to see Jiang Nan walking alone into the recording studio.

The idea of ​​"one person playing multiple tracks and independently arranging and producing" is theoretically feasible because songs are recorded separately and do not need to be played simultaneously.

In general, the process involves recording the drums first, saving the complete drum track separately; then recording the bass, which plays along with the drum beats; next is the lead guitar; and finally, the keyboard, piano, synthesizer, and so on are overlaid.

However, what is theoretically possible is not necessarily possible in practice.

For example, when Dou Wei was recording Black Dream, he wanted to handle all the instruments by himself, but he failed in the first challenge, "drums". Drums require the highest level of rhythm, and if the drummer's skills are weak, the drum track is easy to become unstable.

Therefore, Dou Wei invited Zhao Muyang to record "Black Dream".

Could it be that I just came here to join in the fun today and bumped into a master, and a master who is only 19 years old?

Thinking of this, Dou Wei turned to look at her former agent, Chen Jiantian.

"Old Chen, does Jiangnan play the drum?"

"Just a little bit!" In the control room, Chen Jiantian recalled his first meeting with Jiang Nan and Jiang Nan's "humble" demeanor.

"So, does Jiangnan know how to use a keyboard?"

The person who asked this question was Dou Peng, who had just started dating a girl named Zhou Xun in the south and brought her to Beijing to live together. In less than a week, she was already ignoring him.

The fifth member of the Tang Dynasty band didn't want everyone to cooperate with Jiangnan, but Zhou Xun insisted on singing harmonies for him.

"Just a little bit!" Chen Jiantian answered truthfully.

"Where's the guitar?" The guitar was Li Yanliang's proudest possession. He had been in the Beijing music scene for a year, and in his eyes, everyone else was insignificant except for himself.

"A little bit!"

At this point, Chen Jiantian seemed a little guilty.

Because everyone in the control room can see in real time through the glass windows the actual scene of Jiangnan playing various musical instruments.

He came out of the drum room after five minutes, and then ran to the second cubicle to start recording bass and lead guitar.

So, facing this group of bigwigs in Beijing's music scene, this guy explained with a wry smile:

"To be honest, last Sunday was the first time I met Jiangnan. He only brought a song called 'Single Love Song' with him to the Red Star Production Company."

Upon arriving at their destination, Zheng asked him what musical instruments he could play, and he replied that he could play a little bit of each.

"No, boss!"

When Zheng Jun first met his idols Dou Wei and Ding Wu, he spoke a little shyly.

"Jiangnan said at the time that he could play almost all musical instruments, except for the erhu, because he had been playing the erhu with the grandfather of the girl next door since he was 4 years old."

"Oh, right, right..."

After Zheng Jun's reminder, Chen Jiantian finally remembered that Jiangnan did indeed have a high level of erhu playing.

"..."

Everyone fell silent.

By this time, Ding Wu, Dou Wei, Zhao Mingyi, Li Tong, Zhao Muyang, Wang Feng, and others had already taken headphones from the worktable and listened to Jiangnan's drumming, bass playing, and guitar playing.

It can't be said that the artistic level is particularly high, but as a "craftsman", it is sufficient.

The key point is that this grandson is only 19 years old this year. Even if he had started learning musical instruments from the womb, he still wouldn't have reached the level of being proficient in all of them!

Just like a drum, without 8 to 10 years of practice, his drumbeats wouldn't be so steady!

"Cough cough cough..."

The person coughing softly is Wang Xinbo, whose nickname in the industry is "Old Brother".

He was the chief recording engineer at Baihua Recording Studio and a benchmark recording engineer for mainland rock in the 90s. He operated the multi-track reel-to-reel recorder to record tracks for Black Panther, Cui Jian, and many other underground bands.

"Hey bro, what's wrong?"

Did you choke on your cigarette?

Ding Wu was very familiar with him, and seeing the old man coughing with a cigarette in his mouth, he jokingly asked him.

"Come and listen, everyone?"

The background music is finished, and I think it's really great!

After speaking, Wang Xinbo turned on the speaker of the recording monitoring equipment. As soon as the music started, the control room became quiet, and everyone calmed down to carefully appreciate the arrangement from a 19-year-old.

"So cold..."

The piano's single-note arpeggios form the foundation, while gentle arpeggios create a solitary atmosphere; subtle synthesizer sustained notes provide background support, with no drums or guitars.

The minimalist instrumentation simulates the desolate and empty streets at night, establishing a somber tone.

After listening to only eight bars of the intro, Liu Yijun, who was standing next to Chen Jiantian, reached out his hand to him.

"Old Chen, here you go?"

"What?" Chen Jiantian, who was listening attentively to Jiangnan's arrangement, was a little puzzled.

"Bring me the lyrics and sheet music for this song, and I'll sing the harmonies for him," Liu Yijun said.

That's just how rock musicians are!

If you have real talent, everyone will respect you, like Dou Wei, whose voice alone can command respect from all his peers; but if you don't have real talent and still try to show off, believe me, a beer bottle alone could smash your head with bumps.