Chapter 286: Ten Years Later
"I Am Maiba" is an entertainment program of Lizhi Channel, a well-known entertainment TV station in China, not a talent show. It's just that each issue will screen out a few registered singing enthusiasts to participate in the program, and compete for the simple entertainment of singing.
However, this entertainment program has high ratings, and it is also a leader in the ratings of the entertainment program in China, because of the humor of the host, the entertainment of some links of the program, and another important reason. is that each episode of the program will invite a singer as a guest to participate in the interaction, and will also sing songs. The guest of this episode of the program is Xu Meitang.
After a session, it was time for the guests to sing. "Sister Meitang, I heard that your new album is in preparation?" asked the host. Xu Meitang smiled and nodded: "That's right." "We all know that you haven't released a new album for a whole decade, and I remember when you first got married, you also said that you might be a family woman for the rest of your life, so what made you choose to return to the music scene?"
"On the one hand, it's because I love singing, and I can't help but want to sing to everyone. Xu Meitang smiled: "Actually, the main reason is that this work is very good, and every one is very good...... Haha, I'm not a princess selling melons, it's really good!" The host laughed: "We all know that Sister Meitang's songs are very good, and everyone likes them too, right?"
This sentence was asked to the audience in the studio. In each episode of the show, which guest is invited to come, there will be some fans of the guests who will come on purpose. Xu Meitang has not debuted for ten years, and although she has participated in entertainment programs, there are very few, so this time she was a guest here, and some fans came to see her. However, most of these fans are about 30 years old, the oldest ones are 40 years old, and only two or three young people who seem to be 20 years old. Every star has its own fan age group, and if your fan age can span two decades, then you are very successful and can be regarded as a king and queen. If you can span three or four decades, then you are a palace, and if you can span half a century or more, you are a myth in the singing world.
Of course, this is just a way to understand, some singers are great, and they can grow into kings and queens in just three or five years, with the support of only one age group. Hearing the host's question, the audience shouted very cooperatively: "Yes!" "Then how about asking Sister Meitang to sing a track of this new album for everyone?" The host smiled: "I tell you, you have ears, because the publicity of the new album has not been officially launched, so this is the first time that Sister Meitang has sung the songs in the new album in public." Like you, I'm looking forward to it. Then please ask Sister Meitang to bring us this song!" Xu Meitang stood up from her seat and smiled at the audience: "After ten years of farewell to the music industry, I am finally coming back, I hope everyone can support me as much as they supported that Meitang ten years ago." A song "Dream Chaser" for everyone!"
The music of the accompaniment tape began to sound, and the MV began to play on the big screen behind the stage, Xu Meitang spoke, and the singing voice fluttered in the studio. As the last note dissipated, Xu Meitang smiled and bowed to everyone, and the studio burst into warm applause. "I haven't heard Sister Meitang's new voice for ten years, and now when I hear it, it's like going back to the past. The host smiled: "Moreover, compared with the previous works, this song has a little more maturity and vicissitudes, which is the most impressive!"
With the broadcast of this episode, the news that Xu Meitang is coming back has also begun to spread, especially among some of her fans, and the response is still relatively enthusiastic. However, it is true that there are many people who do not feel her deeply, especially young people around 20 years old. But so what? Even if she is a newcomer, Time and Space Music has the confidence to build her into a first-class singer, not to mention Xu Meitang, who has singing strength and fan base? Ten years later, Meitang is rolling red dust! After ten years of absence, Xu Meitang returns to the music scene with her new album "Rolling Red Dust"! Ten years of sharpening a sword! Xu Meitang shows off the affectionate charm of a mature woman! Taking advantage of the good response broadcast of that program, Time and Space Music officially launched the publicity activities of the new album "Rolling Red Dust"! For ordinary fans, they no longer care about what music company is and what creator, most of them just care about Xu Meitang or the album itself. Some young people didn't know who Xu Meitang was, so they checked the information, so the love story of Xu Meitang and Zhou Ke was picked up again, passed on as a good story, and was praised by many young men and women. And for the fans and people in the music industry who care about the behind-the-scenes of the album, this is undoubtedly another new shock.
Xu Meitang returned after ten years, nothing. There are more people who quit the music scene and come back. What shocked them was that in the three promotional tracks of this album, "Dream Chaser", "Looking Back Again", and "Just Like Your Tenderness", they found that the lyrics and composers were all Ye Zheng, and even Ye Zheng's name appeared in the arrangement......! They were speechless, this person who had just revitalized Chinese rock music and was respected by rock fans as the "godfather of Chinese rock music" had come up with such mature pop songs in the blink of an eye? These three songs, each of which can be called a classic! Generally speaking, when the album is promoted, all the good songs in the album will not be taken out, otherwise there will be no new surprises when the album is released and sold.
In other words, there are other songs on the album, definitely no less than these three songs, and the name of the album "Rolling Red Dust" may be one of them. What kind of creative genius is this!" We didn't find a way to win Ye Zheng under Baina's banner at the beginning, and it was really our loss!" Zhang Deqiang looked at the promotional video on the computer and sighed deeply. Originally, Ye Zheng chose the company's address in Yanjing, and he was relieved. It's just that he's feeling a lot of pressure lately. Beside him is the chairman of Baina, and the person who owns the most shares of Baina, Song Jianhua. "Don't regret it, such people are not something we can win over. Song Jianhua said: "This is a dragon, he will not be kept in captivity, he is destined to go to the world by himself." No one can win him over, and no one is qualified to win him over. For example, the previous three rock albums, what price do you think you will pay to buy them? high price? Do you have the confidence and courage to gamble like him when the rock market is low? Low price? Will he be willing?"
Song Jianhua said calmly: "That's it. He is still very young, but he has become a fierce tiger. However, the market in the music industry is so big, every year there will be new companies established, and there will be some new companies rising, isn't this what we did at the beginning? We don't need to worry about these things, what we have to do is to take care of Baina and strive to increase our competitive advantage to seize the market. This time, Lin Wanqing's new album sales are very good, selling 700,000 copies in two months, and it is destined to be a platinum album, and it will sell almost 1.5 million copies a year ago. The next new album must be promoted with all its heart, and that is enough. ”
"Hmm. Zhang Deqiang nodded, just thinking in his heart, if Ye Zheng will always maintain such a strong creativity and creation ability, I am afraid that the music market will be taken away by him...... the publicity work of "Rolling Red Dust" is in full swing, from the end of July to mid-to-late August. On August 20th, after three weeks of intensive publicity, "Rolling Red Dust" was officially released and sold, but at this time, Ye Zheng went home, and his sister had finished all the performances and arrived home on the same day as him. "What about the new script that promised me?" As soon as they met, Ye Nan couldn't wait to stretch out his hand to Ye Zheng.
Some time ago, Ye Nan asked Ye Zheng if there would be a new drama script. In fact, she didn't have much expectations, after all, Ye Zheng was too busy during this time, and in Ye Nan's opinion, it must have been very difficult to create those songs and take care of a huge music company. How can I have time to do a drama script. However, unexpectedly, Ye Zheng agreed. And it's a flirtatious and casual tone. "Oh, wait until I get home to you. Ye Zheng said at the time. So, after Ye Nan bowed to her younger brother on the other end of the phone, she waited for her new script with anticipation. When she got home and saw her brother, she couldn't help it. Ye Zheng took out the printed script from his bag and handed it to his sister: "Give, rhinoceros in love!"
"What's the story?" Ye Nan asked as he took it. "A paranoid, a man who falls in love with a woman and does everything a man can do for her...... An outlier story. Ye Zheng said. "Sounds profound, I'll take it and see it. Ye Nan couldn't wait to go back to the house to read the script with the script, and didn't even play the good baby in front of his parents. The successful performance of "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Spring" further inspired her love for drama, saying "Hello. Ye Zheng answered the phone. "Xiao Zheng Zheng......" Hearing this voice, Ye Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then felt uncomfortable for a while. Guo Meimei. At this time, what did Guo Meimei call him for? Moreover, the phone number used is still Yanjing's? "Xiao Zhengzheng, you haven't been in touch for so long, do you miss others? People miss you very much!" Guo Meimei said on the other end of the phone: "And people specially flew from Hengyang to Yanjing to look for you, wanting to give you a surprise! But you just went back to Hengyang! It's really annoying!"
"Eh, what are you looking for me?" Ye Zheng asked. "My contract with Baina has expired, I don't want to do it in Baina, I'm coming to you!" Guo Meimei smiled and said, "Do you take me in?" The smile was filled with confidence, an arranger like Guo Meimei, no matter which music company she left, it would be a loss for this music company. Whichever music company you go to is the luck of this music company! Unless there is a saturation of talents, no music company will refuse! And for the time and space music in the early days of its establishment, what is most lacking is talent, especially the arranger master of Guo Meimei's level, except for Zhou Ke, who can barely be regarded as this level, there is no one else! Ye Zheng was overjoyed: "Welcome, welcome!"
Guo Meimei smiled: "Then why don't you hurry back to Yanjing? And I heard that you are still short of artists, so I also brought you two singers...... I heard you've created another album for your company, oh no, for a new guy in our company? Come and write a few more songs for the two of them!"
"Okay, I'll take tonight's flight back!" Ye Zheng said immediately. Whether it is Guo Meimei or the two artists he brought, Ye Zheng must rush back to see it as soon as possible. The current time and space music is exactly the time when talents are needed. Although he is confident that he can rely on his own ability to support a huge music company. But that kind of development and business situation is unhealthy. A real music company, in addition to top people, must also cultivate a sound creation and production system and form a good mechanism in order to develop healthily. The arrival of Guo Meimei filled the gap of the arranger, so that Zhou Ke could concentrate on album production. It will also save Ye Zheng a lot of time and energy, and in fact, some music styles on the earth are not necessarily completely adapted to this world, and some of the arrangements made by Ye Zheng will be better after Guo Meimei inspects and repairs. The two singers he brought are also important, and since he is confident to bring them, they will certainly not be bad.
So, Ye Zheng and Ye Nan flew from Hengyang City to Yanjing that night, and when they arrived in Yanjing in the early morning, Ye Nan went to the school first, and had already contacted the rest of the crew, asking all the staff to gather at the school within two days to study the new script. Nowadays, Ye Nan's reputation in the drama club is in full swing, and with the hundreds of thousands of income brought to each person by "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Spring", everyone is also reverent and grateful to Ye Nan. Hearing that there was a new script, someone immediately rushed to Yanjing overnight. Ye Zheng went to time and space music. Watching Ye Zheng get out of the taxi, Zhou Ke said with a smile: "In the future, you have to have a car and a driver, otherwise the chairman of our time and space music will call the company every day, and it will be too bad to say it." "Oh, Xiao Zhengzheng! People are waiting for you, but they got up early in the morning!" Guo Meimei appeared, followed by two young people, a man and a woman, who looked to be in their twenties. Thinking that Guo Meimei was going to work in time and space music in the future, Ye Zheng resisted the urge to give him a sole, and gave him a big hug, and then quickly took two steps back and distanced himself from him. Guo Meimei gave Ye Zheng a roll of her eyes with some resentment, and then walked towards the office with them, and said with a smile: "Xiao Zhengzheng, let's sign the contract quickly, after signing it, I will be a member of Time and Space Music!" Ye Zheng was stunned: "Why are you more excited than me?"
Zhou Ke said helplessly: "It's not the album you wrote for Meitang! In fact, after Mr. Guo's contract expired, Baina wanted to increase his salary and continue to hire him." There are also music companies that want to hire him. In this case, Mr. Guo chose our time and space music, all because he heard "Rolling Red Dust" and was moved......" Before Zhou Ke finished speaking, he was interrupted by Guo Meimei and continued: "Do you know now how much shock your album has brought to the entire Chinese music industry?" "Eh?" Ye Zheng has been at home for the past two days, and he hasn't paid too much attention to any outside news, but he just knows "Rolling Red Dust" 's album sales are also very good, although not as popular as the first three rock albums, but it undoubtedly has more stamina. As for the evaluation of the music industry, he did not pay attention.
"Master of creation!" Guo Meimei said with a serious expression: "If there is still controversy about your previous three albums being called the godfather of Chinese rock music, but now your title as a master of creation has been firmly established!"
Starting with Baina's three albums, to Peacock Music and Blue Dream Records, followed by Rye Field Music's albums...... Then came the three rock albums and this "Rolling Red Dust...... With these excellent albums, you are undoubtedly a master of creation!"