Chapter Thirty-Seven: Good Songs Are Hard to Find
Everyone has a love of beauty.
Seeing that photo, Chen Yi couldn't help but say in his heart: Oh, this is damn sweet.
As for Yang Xi being able to play the guitar, Chen Yi didn't think it was unusual.
When they first met in a café, Yang Xi carried a guitar on his back.
Now, the two have been chatting on prestige for almost a month, and they have become good friends and know each other better.
He knew that Yang Xi liked fantasy novels and mystery novels, had studied at a world-class conservatory abroad, and knew several musical instruments.
"Why are you going to the bar with your guitar?" Chen Yi asked.
"This bar is owned by an uncle of mine, and I come here these nights to sing and get used to singing and getting used to singing under people's attention. ”
"Adapt?" Chen Yi sent a questioning expression.
"Haha, I signed up for a music talent show "Huaguo Good Songs" on Zhongzhou TV at the instigation of a friend before, and I got the news yesterday that the video audition passed. I'm going to Zhongzhou to record a show in a week. Yang Xi made a proud expression.
"Congratulations, that's amazing. ”
Chen Yi asked, "Then why didn't you tell me before?"
"Hmph, I didn't know that I could pass the audition, and it wouldn't be a shame if I didn't get selected, so I didn't tell you. Yang Xi sat on the high chair and typed with a smile.
Chen Yi smiled slightly and replied:
"I used to have a high school classmate who was my back desk, and he also studied music since he was a child, and I also bought a guitar under his foolishness, and practiced piano in high school for several years. When I was in college, I joined a music club and formed a band with my seniors as a guitarist. ”
"Really? When is it time for the two of us to talk. ”
"Don't dare, I don't dare, my skills are average, compared with you, the top students of the conservatory, it's far worse, I can't talk about communication, you can guide me, it's okay." Chen Yi knows his own catties.
"Hahaha, you're too modest. ”
"No, I'm self-aware, by the way, do I have the confidence to participate in the competition?"
"No...... , and even a little panicked. ”
"Why, you're a top student at the Conservatory, I think you'll definitely get good grades. ”
Yang Xi held his snow-white chin with one hand and made a crying expression, "You also think too highly of me, if it is compared to the piano and guitar playing ability, or singing ability, I am quite confident."
However, the focus of "Huaguo Good Songs" is the song, singing is only a part, whether you can be promoted mainly depends on whether the song can be loved by the tutor, and writing songs is more about creativity, my music skills are still good, after all, I have studied for so many years, but if you want to write songs, I am not so confident. ”
Chen Yiran nodded.
What Yang Xi said is true, he knows a lot about music theory and has a deep foundation in music, but he may not be able to write songs that people like.
Just because you don't know so much about music theory doesn't mean you can't create great songs.
There is no necessary causal relationship.
There are so many singers in Huaguo, and the most popular kings and queens who take the original route are not from professional colleges, and they are basically self-taught, but it does not affect their creation of popular works.
The same is true of Dong Chou in the last world, he failed to take the music academy for two years, but all the songs he wrote after that were composed by himself, which were recognized and loved by people.
Yang Xi complained: "So far, I have written a satisfactory song. Of course, the purpose of the show is to discover good musical works, as long as the songs are new songs that have not been released, and you don't have to write your own lyrics and music.
You can invite those songwriters to cooperate and help me write songs, but my dad invited a few songwriters to write three songs for me, and I don't like them very much, which makes people bald.
It takes four songs to participate in the show, and I still lack three songs, so what can I do? ”
"There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, maybe you participate in the competition, and under the pressure, the inspiration bursts and you create a good song. Chen Yi was comforted.
In fact, Chen Yi has a lot of good songs in his mind, and he also has basic knowledge of music theory, so he can restore those songs.
His singing ability is very average, and he is at the level of KTV, or he would not be able to be a guitarist in a band in the college group, so he never thought of being a singer himself.
He had thought about making money by submitting articles to music companies before, but the newcomers who submit articles to music companies every day are like carp crossing the river, and it doesn't matter if it doesn't matter, it's too difficult to get ahead.
Generally speaking, the vast majority of singers have their own familiar songwriters, and rarely collect songs outside, and the chance of wanting to be appreciated is too small.
It's not that Chen Yi's songs are of high quality, so he can naturally win the favor of others, crying and shouting to buy his songs at a high price, it's not that simple.
Between singers and songwriters, many times Wang Ba looks at mung beans and just looks at the right eye, even if your songs are of high quality, but people just don't like them, you can't help it.
At the beginning, the "Tears Knowing" written by Dong Chou to Liu Tianwang was rejected, and the "Nunchuck" written to Zhang Huimei was rejected again, which is the reason.
Of course, if you have a reputation and a successful experience, then it will be different, and you will become a great songwriter, and there will be people everywhere who beg you to write songs.
It is for these reasons.
Therefore, he will focus on the job of variety shows step by step, and if he has a familiar singer in the future, he will try to go on the path of music.
But—
Chen Yi touched his chin.
Now, if you write a song for Yang Xi, it is a shortcut.
"Huaguo Good Song" is the first of the four major TV stations, Zhongzhou TV's new weekend prime-time variety show, which has recently begun to build momentum and publicity, and Chen has also heard of it.
Such a big show has its own popularity, if I cooperate with Yang Xi, it will save countless twists and turns and waiting in the middle, which can be regarded as a very good start on the road of music.
After all, when he had a relationship in the future, he cooperated with those well-known singers, and Chen also wrote songs for others.
No matter how good his songs are and how high the quality is, as a newcomer, in the eyes of outsiders, it is people who are promoting him.
Just like the musical genius Chou Dong who Chen Yi was impressed by in his dream, if he looked at it from God's point of view, he was naturally talented, and the lyrics of lyricist Fang Wenshan were also a must.
However, at the beginning, both of them were unwilling, and they were discovered by Wu Bus, and before Dong Chou and Wu Bu had a falling out, but on any show, they all said that Wu Bus was their noble person and Bole.
When you take the initiative to come to the door, people promote you, and the other party takes the initiative to ask you to invite songs, which is a completely different concept, and there is an essential difference in status.
Therefore, it is best to cooperate with Yang Xi, on the one hand, it is your own friend, and you don't have to rush to recommend your songs to others.
However, Chen Yi did not tell Yang Xi directly, saying that he wrote songs for her.
Mao Sui recommended himself, it is better to wait for Yang Xi to find a good song by then, and then stand up majestically.
"I'm such a scheming boy. Chen Yi thought to himself.
"I hope so. Yang Xi's answer was not confident.
"By the way, I'm going to Zhongzhou next week, and I recently made an appointment to come out for dinner. Yang Xi said instead.
"Okay, let's make an appointment for the weekend of this week. "In two days, Chen Yi will be paid, and the bonus will be paid, so you can take Yang Xi to have a big meal.
Men have bulging wallets, and they are more confident when they go out.