Chapter 118 "Exaggeration"
Chapter 118 "Exaggeration"
In "Mic Master".
It contains so many new songs of different styles, and each song is about 45 seconds to one minute long.
Some time ago.
Just discussing how to arrange the order took the three gold medal producers of Sapphire Blue Records Studio several hours of serious deliberation.
There are two directions in composing music.
One is to create a completely new piece of music.
Secondly, based on the original ringtone music, we splice it together and then tune it through computer software to make the background music seem less discordant.
At the Sapphire Blue Records studio, employees are more focused on the songs themselves.
Fan Wumian regarded "Mai Ba" as a "long advertising song" to promote his own mobile phone ringtones, so he chose the second plan without hesitation, trying his best to retain the characteristics of each mobile phone ringtone.
Now they are mobile phone ringtones.
Once the complete versions of these songs are recorded, it will be his second solo album.
I have personally experienced being attracted by a short and beautiful melody and scratching my head to find the complete song.
If "Mai Ba" has enough listeners and mobile phone ringtones become widely popular, Fan Wumian believes that his second solo album will still have a chance to achieve quite good sales.
It's like from now on.
The pre-promotion has already begun in preparation for the release of the second album.
After lunch.
Fan Wumian came to the studio to record a song.
He had listened to the integrated version of the soundtrack before, and after getting familiar with it, he took a few pages of lyrics and walked into the recording studio, ready to fight a protracted battle.
The total length of the entire song has been added up to 22 minutes.
Trying to sing all of it in one breath is a big challenge to your lung capacity.
Fortunately, there are two melodies of about 20 seconds in the middle, which are used to divide songs of different types and present a progressive melody, so it is no problem to record it in three sections.
In order to catch the audience's ears from the very beginning, the arrangement of the first song is quite particular.
After several gold medal producers discussed it, they decided to lead with "Actually There's Nothing", a song that many men and women had listened to and found very touching.
Fan Wumian stood in the recording studio to get a feel for it, and soon he made an OK gesture and started recording.
"From where there is nothing
To a place where there is nothing
We acted as if nothing happened
Just walk along the road by yourself."
It is said that the inspiration came from musicals.
The composer at the studio divided the song into three sections: "Single, In Love, and Breakup." Each section has a progression, and he compiled a background story outline for the song.
I just finished singing "Actually Nothing".
A song "Dongguan Love Story" followed.
After singing the first six songs, the accompaniment became a little lighter, and Fan Wumian started singing the "Passionate Love" part.
It starts with a song that was supposed to be the female version of "A Sky Full of Stars Can't Match You", followed by "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and "Gravity".
These songs were recorded as mobile phone ringtones, so there was no difficulty.
In addition, this was originally just a hobby and was intended to be released to the public for free, so there was no pressure at all. Fan Wumian performed exceptionally stably today.
I was busy from about 12 noon until about 5 pm, and basically there were no major problems, so I ended it neatly with "Nanshan Nan".
Sapphire Blue Records Studio has recently made a great comeback with the album "That Girl", attracting many independent singers to record songs.
Most people see that Fan Wumian can do it and mistakenly think that they can do it too.
next door.
Jiang Zhiren, the owner of another music studio, came over after get off work to join in the fun.
After listening to a short clip of the song "Mai Ba", Jiang Zhiren exclaimed: "Although my Mandarin is not that good, these songs are so nice!"
Fan Wumian didn't know the other person, so he just said politely, "Thank you."
Jiang Zhiren gave a warning to a producer next to him in advance, saying:
"I'd like to make it clear that I'm not trying to poach anyone, but since this guy is so good at writing lyrics, could you try to write a lyric for me?"
"My brother was my good friend. Last year, oh, it was the year before last. When I heard that he fell from a building and passed away, I decided to write a song to commemorate him. I had already written the tune, but I couldn't think of the right lyrics."
"Wait a moment, I'll go back to the company and show it to you."
Confused.
The other party didn't even give him a chance to speak and ran out the door.
Fan Wumian asked helplessly: "Who is this? Brother Guorong's friend?"
The composer surnamed Li explained:
"Yes, my brother's songs "Countdown with You" and "Drunkenness and Dreams" were all composed by Boss Jiang. He also wrote "Love Letter to Myself" for the princess and asked Lin Xi to write the lyrics. Business has been bad in the past two years. Boss Jiang seems to be ready to close the company to save a lot of rent. I saw that he recently posted a notice for subletting."
Fan Wumian knew his true abilities, so he didn't dare to write lyrics for others.
Thinking I could find an excuse to get out of it later, I packed my things and prepared to go home.
Boss Jiang Zhiren came back quickly, holding a laptop in his hand, and sighed:
"I heard the news of my brother's death two years ago and was deeply saddened."
"On the plane rushing back to pay my respects, I suddenly thought of this melody. I had asked several people to try it, but none of them were satisfactory."
"Brother Fan, listen to it first. I see someone called you the little prince of love songs recently. Maybe it doesn't fit your style. If you don't have any inspiration, forget it. I'm just desperate and I'll ask any good lyricist I meet recently."
originally.
Fan Wumian was already prepared to make excuses, saying that he was not qualified enough and was too busy recently.
However, when the melody of this song sounded.
He blinked immediately and almost sang along.
Because the song Jiang Zhiren was playing on his computer was the melody of Eason Chan's "Fukua"!
I don’t understand why the song originally intended to be used to commemorate my brother was finally changed to "Fukua".
however.
Fan Wumian secretly said to himself, “That was a close call.”
If he hadn't found it a bit difficult to sing, he would have almost included "Fukua" in his first album. If the matter had gotten out of hand, it would have definitely been considered plagiarism, and his reputation and future would have been ruined.
This was not the first time he had almost fallen into a trap. He had sung the song "Nocturne" at home, but it was not until last month that he discovered that Jay Chou was already busy shooting the MV for "Nocturne" and had already been producing a new album around this title song.
If Jay Chou had been holding back on releasing his new song and he sang it first, it would have been a huge joke and his reputation would have collapsed immediately.
Listening to the familiar melody of "Exaggeration".
Fan Wumian thought that he should be more stable in the future, and said:
"Writing a song in memory of my brother is too great a responsibility. I have neither the qualifications nor the ability to do it."
"But, Boss Jiang, I really like your song."
"Maybe I can write lyrics to describe a different story. Could you please sell this song to me?"
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The Hong Kong music scene is in a downturn and everyone is having a hard time.
Fan Wumian succeeded after all.
He bought a ready-made background music for the song "Fukua" for a mere 2 yuan.
When signing the contract, Boss Jiang sighed and felt a little sorry for his friend.
However, after all, I have to support my family, and it is a rare opportunity to open a business and make money, so I can't just miss it.
After all, among the newcomers in Hong Kong, Fan Wumian is the most popular.
Boss Jiang Zhiren felt that as long as he could make his own background music popular, he might have a chance to become popular again and get more new business.
Moreover, it has been more than a year since Brother Rong passed away, and Boss Jiang doesn’t want to bring up the past again and trigger everyone’s grief.
There is still some post-production work to be completed on “Mic Master”.
Fan Wumian didn't stay long.
I just took a taxi back to the apartment building and learned from the housekeeper who was in charge of managing the serviced apartment that someone had visited me in the afternoon and left a business card.
After picking up the business card and reading it, his eyebrows instantly raised.
Because on the business cards, it says - "Yin Yi Entertainment", "Artist Agent", "Miao Wentai" and so on.
Fan Wumian did not recognize this agent, but was very familiar with "Yin Yi Entertainment" because it was the film and television agency founded by Andy Lau.
Yin Yi Entertainment has participated in movies such as "A World Without Thieves" and "Crazy Stone".
With Andy Lau in charge, it is considered to be one of the stronger star agencies among many star agencies. At least Fan Wumian knows that it later signed many stars, including "Chen Haonan", Wang Baoqiang and others.
I was thinking that maybe the news about the recent filming was unexpectedly heard by Andy.
As he was worried that there was no distribution channel for the film in mainland China, Fan Wumian called his agent named Miao Wentai just to ask.
After the call was connected, he asked tentatively:
"Yinyi Entertainment? I'm Fan Wumian. Did anyone come to see me this afternoon?"
A voice came from the other end of the phone:
"Hello!"
"Yes, I came to you to ask if you have any idea of signing with our company? With your recent fame, you can get a very good signing fee, starting at at least 500 million."
"Our boss is Hua Zai, he's very powerful. How about we arrange a meal together so we can sit down and talk?"
After listening.
When he found out that he just wanted to sign his agent again, Fan Wumian’s interest instantly faded.
He is a fan of Andy Lau and he admires him very much.
However, it was impossible to work obediently, so I just told him, "Sorry, I have started a company and started working on my own."
"Ah~ I see, it's impressive that you dare to start your own company at such a young age."
This is awesome.
Obviously not really a compliment.
Ever since becoming famous.
There are many record, film and television and agency companies that want to sign him. In more than a month, he has probably rejected twenty or thirty of them in total.
Other artists choose to sign contracts because they either value the company's resources or the ability to make a lot of money.
Fan Wumian has no shortage of these now.
The destination of countless stars is to start their own company and become their own boss after becoming famous and making money. Since they already have the opportunity to start their own business, they certainly won't choose to take a detour.
After hanging up the phone and returning home, I found Zuo Ziyan was there again.
The young lady was lying on the sofa watching TV, wearing a blue suspender and a pair of white shorts.
He changed into slippers, walked to the sofa, and placed her slender thighs on his legs.
Zuo Ziyan pointed to the kitchen and said with a bright smile:
"I prepared dinner for you. Isn't that very virtuous? Suddenly I feel like a wife waiting for her husband to get off work at home."
Fan Wumian replied:
"I smell it. It's the smell of clay pot rice from the mall downstairs."
"That's right. I said I prepared dinner, but I didn't say I would cook it for you. It's almost cold now."
Zuo Ziyan kicked his dirty hands away and continued:
"You should treat me to dinner tonight, and I'll help you get an endorsement opportunity."
"The second daughter of Liubao Watch and Jewelry is very familiar to me. Her family recently became the Greater China agent for Swiss Jacques watches."
"I met her this afternoon and recommended you to endorse her advertisement. If all goes well, she should send someone to talk to you soon. Remember to ask for a few more watches to match your clothes."
Jacques watches are a first-tier luxury brand.
Even if it's just an agency advertisement, it's still very good.
In Zuo Ziyan's soft exclamation.
Fan Wumian picked her up like a princess, saying:
"I don't have anything to repay you for. The jacuzzi in the bedroom can accommodate two people. Do you have any ideas?"
Zuo Ziyan hugged his neck and said, "No! Every time I come here, you always try to trick me into going to the bedroom. I won't dare to come here next time!"
"No way, I just came here yesterday afternoon, and I'm obviously very diligent."
"Please shut up"
(End of this chapter)