Chapter 82: A Big Surprise!
On the second day of the second lunar month, the dragon raises its head.
This time, Li Qian, who has opened his own studio and is in Shuntianfu, did not refuse the invitation to the Golden Melody Award again. On the day of the Golden Melody Awards ceremony, he and Qi Jie accompanied Liao Liao and He Runqing to the scene of the award ceremony.
Only this time, he came in vain.
In fact, it was not too unexpected, he, like He Runqing, returned empty-handed.
Even Liao Liao, obviously in the past 1996, she was definitely the most popular singer in the domestic music scene, and a "The Sound of the Waves" can definitely be called a big kill, and no one in the entire domestic music scene is invincible. But in the end, in the competition for the best album of the year and the best female singer of the year, she still lost to Li Junru and Zhen Zhen, and finally won the first place in the top ten golden songs only with the absolute golden song "The Sound of the Waves Remains".
And the biggest winner of this year's Golden Melody Awards is obviously Li Junru.
Just debuted, on her first album, she won two awards for Best Album of the Year and Best Newcomer of the Year in one fell swoop, and in the future, her future is almost unanimously optimistic.
And the most frustrated is undoubtedly Huang Yuqing.
He came with a huge advantage, and was originally a strong contender for the best album of the year and the best male singer of the year, but on the contrary, if the best album of the year lost to Liao Liao's "The Sound of the Waves Remains", it would be okay to say, but "The Sound of the Waves Still" did not get it, but Li Junru's "Marry Me!" got it, which made him obviously extremely angry in his heart.
Not to mention, in the competition for the best male singer of the year, he also lost to Zhao Xinfu in the end.
It's just that at the award ceremony, everyone had a smile on their faces, and it seemed that here, there would never be human fighting and jealousy.
After the Best Lyric and Best Composition were awarded successively. Liao Liao's face was already a little ugly, and when the best album of the year was also awarded, the expression on her face was already quite angry, but fortunately, she knew clearly what this place was, so no matter how angry she was in her heart. Here, after a while, it adjusts.
In fact, their trip with Li Qian today is a typical off-court hot and on-field cold.
Since arriving at the award ceremony, a group of people have been coming to talk and communicate, and all of them are among the best power figures in this circle, and they are all CEOs of major companies. And they didn't say anything, just simply greeted each other. But what Li Qian, Liao Liao and others know well is that they are all here for the next distribution agency of Li Qian's studio.
It's just that they don't know that Li Qian has decided to rely on no one and want to do the distribution by himself.
So, after the ceremony was over, the four of them went straight home after receiving a trophy for the golden song of the year, ignoring the invitation from some people to hint that they could talk again. It also deliberately avoided all interviews with reporters.
They all know in their hearts that this year, at least, is not their moment of glory.
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Issuance issues. Now it has become the top priority of Li Qian's studio.
It is already basic for all the relevant staff to gather for a meeting, make a plan, and assign tasks. At this time, although Li Qian thought that he really didn't understand this, he cared. But I couldn't help but run over to observe the meeting.
Qi Jie was under a lot of pressure, but obviously had a lot of confidence.
I have to say that people are trained out, and more than a year ago, she was just an ordinary Chinese teacher. Later, she quit her job and just ran to work as a cosmetics salesperson, but after more than a year, first, she has experienced a lot of things and accumulated a lot of experience and insights, and secondly, she has been learning almost every day for more than a year. So now, even in the face of major events related to the life and death of the studio, she can be calm and calm.
At least, from the perspective of Li Qian, a layman, the distribution strategy she formulated is very reasonable and perfect, so that Li Qian does not feel that there are any obvious loopholes.
And the key thing is that the kind of temperament that she brings out of her whole person at this time has begun to make people subconsciously willing to trust her and make people believe that she can do this thing well.
Of course, in fact, Li Qian knows that the so-called good work, even if it sells three million copies, it is difficult.
Because for Li Qian's studio and Qi Jie, it is really starting from scratch.
So after the meeting ended, Li Qian deliberately stayed, and when the staff at the meeting left, he thought about it and said to Qi Jie: "Don't have too much pressure, what kind of sale can be, even if it is, whether it is me or Liao Liao, I won't care how much it will be sold in the end." So, just do your best. ”
Qi Jie smiled when she heard this, and said calmly: "You may not understand what I said, in fact, I like pressure now!"
Li Qian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then raised his eyebrows and smiled faintly.
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As a pure musician, Li Qian actually prefers to believe that quality determines sales.
Therefore, while handing over the release to Qi Jie to lead the team and let her do it, on the other hand, he became more and more attentive and refined in the recording of the next two albums.
Of course, it is also becoming more and more demanding.
Li Qian Studio, the first recording studio.
"Stop!"
Liao Liao was halfway through the recording, and she felt okay, when she suddenly heard this stop, she was stunned for a moment, and then looked up to see Li Qian outside the glass window really made a pause gesture, and the accompaniment also stopped, only then did she know that Li Qian really stopped, and couldn't help but take off the headset, open the door and walk out, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Li Qian sat on the chair, rubbing his chin with his hands, his brows furrowed slightly, he pondered for a moment, and said, "You sing very well, but I always feel ...... I always feel that the taste is not right. Anyway...... Something's missing!"
Liao Liao turned his head and glanced at He Runqing, who had also taken off the headset, and couldn't help but walk out and ask, "What's wrong?"
He Runqing thought about it, and couldn't help but look at Li Qian, and said, "I think it's good, the coldness and loneliness in this song are almost all out." ”
However, Li Qian shook his head and rubbed his chin vigorously.
The two women looked at each other and were speechless for a moment.
Because no one could understand what Li Qian was talking about, Liao Liao simply walked over and put on a headset. motioned to the recording engineer to replay it, and He Runqing then picked up the headset and brought it on.
The two listened to the playback, took off the headset one after another, and looked at each other again, both puzzled in their eyes.
They really couldn't hear what was wrong.
And at this time, Li Qian took a deep breath. Suddenly said to Liao Liao: "Otherwise, I'll change the song for you, I think this "Wolf" doesn't seem to be suitable for you!"
Liao Liao was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Her voice and singing skills are excellent, and for these ways in the domestic music scene, her conditions are almost no dead ends, that is, no matter what song. She can sing greatly.
Not counting this album, she has also collaborated with Li Qian twice before, a total of fifteen songs, this is the first time, Li Qian directly said that she is not suitable for a certain song - especially, this "wolf", or a rock song! And this is still a rock song that she personally likes very much, and firmly believes that she will be able to sing good rock!
In fact, the voice of the Chinese people. There are not too many female voices suitable for singing rock and roll, and Liao Liao is definitely the best voice among them. In fact. The two albums released in Changsheng Records in the past, especially the two rock songs in the last "The Sound of the Waves", have made her an absolute big name in the domestic rock circle.
This time. As if noticing the unconvincing look on Liao Liao's face, Li Qian smiled helplessly, paused, and said, "I know I'm a little nitpicky, but." The kind of ...... in this song "Wolf" Anyway, it should be a kind of 'call of the wilderness'...... Your voice is very generous, so you can sing about loneliness, or even cold, but you can't sing the 'cold north wind' flavor!"
Then, he thought about it and deliberately explained: "This has nothing to do with your singing skills, and it has nothing to do with your understanding of this song, it is purely determined by the innate condition of your voice!"
Liao Liao thought about it for a while, turned his head and wanted to exchange views with He Runqing, but found that she was pondering, and she didn't notice her eyes, so she said to Li Qian: "Do you have to change the song?
Li Qian smiled when he heard this, "Your current singing skills are really not a matter of guiding or not!" After a pause, he said: "Let's change it for you, or rock, okay? Let's record something else today!"
Liao Liao frowned slightly when he heard this.
In fact, she still didn't quite understand what Li Qian said about what was missing in her voice, but out of trust in Li Qian, she thought about it, nodded her head, and said briskly: "Okay, then change it!" But I can say ugly things first, you can change it for me, it must not be worse than this one, otherwise I don't want to! You know, I like this song very much, I really like it!"
Li Qian stretched out his hand, made an "OK" gesture, and said, "Don't worry!"
Then he stood up and said to the recorder, "Then let's do it first, everyone take a break, and in fifteen minutes, let's record the next song." ”
The recording engineer naturally had no objections, and Liao Liao was also about to get up and go to the lounge to drink some water to rest his throat, but at this time, He Runqing suddenly turned his head to look at Li Qian and said: "The cold feeling you just said, the feeling of 'call of the wilderness' and 'cold north wind', I feel that I suddenly understand a little." Is this good......" Facing the eyes of Li Qian and Liao Liao, she smiled and said, "Or, let me try this song?"
Li Qian and Liao Liao were a little stunned when they heard this.
He Runqing, singing rock and roll?
In fact, when it comes to He Runqing's transformation, since he decided to sign her, Li Qian has put a lot of thought into it, and in the end, the transformation route he formulated by He Runqing is the kind of thinking expressed in "Thirty-Year-Old Woman" and "Women Are Tigers", that is, maturity and independence with a touch of flavor.
In short, lightly cooked routes.
Independent, spacious, steady, and has a strong femininity, delicate and capable.
According to the songs selected by Li Qian for her new album, coupled with her current singing ability, Li Qian's grasp of the success of her transformation can be said to be as high as eighty percent - when this album comes out, her image in the minds of the Chinese people will change from the style of the sweet and soft national lover in the past to become the spokesperson of the new independent woman.
But even so, Li Qian will let her sing "Thirty-year-old Woman" and let her sing "Women Are Tigers". even arranged for her "Dream Chaser", "Applause", "Ninety-Nine Daughter Red" and "Flower and Full Moon" and other works, from folk songs to pop, and even he was hesitant to give her a sweet song like "Sweet Honey", because in Li Qian's view, transformation. It's just to expand the singing path, not to completely abandon the past - however, he never thought of letting He Runqing sing rock and roll!
It's a bit ...... It's subversive!
If the queen of sweet songs doesn't sing sweet songs, she just runs to sing rock and roll?
It's really weird to think about!
But at this time, it seemed that he wanted to win this opportunity for himself, He Runqing couldn't help but continue to explain: "I said that I understand what you just said, because I suddenly thought of the voice problem you said. Liao Liao's voice is a little more generous, so. Actually, her voice isn't bright enough, but I'm fine, my voice isn't as wide as hers, but my voice can be a little brighter than hers, so I think maybe I might be able to sing what you want. ”
Li Qian looked at her seriously for a moment, and couldn't help asking, "Sister Runqing, are you sure you want to sing rock and roll?"
He Runqing smiled faintly when he heard this. "I couldn't have imagined it a month ago. But just now, I just suddenly thought, I can sing it well, I can make this song the kind of feeling you want...... So, let me try, shall we?"
Li Qian thought for a while and said with a smile: "Since you really want to try." Then you can try!" After a pause, he smiled: "But ah, be careful, don't break your voice, you have to record next!"
He Runqing smiled. Turning his head to look at Liao Liao, he said with a smile: "Then I'll try it!"
Liao Liao shrugged his shoulders and made a gesture of "please".
He Runqing walked over with a smile, opened the door of the recording studio, and walked in.
Previously, she helped Liao Liao supervise her work, and Liao Liao later helped her listen to it, so after a month or two, the two are already quite familiar with each other's songs - the song "Wolf", in fact, not only Liao Liao likes it, He Runqing also likes it, especially in order to better help Liao Liao supervise, she also tried to sing it herself for Liao Liao's reference, so it is not difficult for her to get started with this song at all.
So, after entering, she spent about a minute or so contemplating her emotions, and then made an "OK" gesture to the outside. Li Qian nodded, and the recording engineer then cut out the accompaniment.
Then, He Runqing opened his voice.
"I am a wolf from the north, walking in the endless wilderness, the terrible north wind blows, and the yellow sand sweeps ......"
After brushing it, Li Qian and Liao Liao's eyes lit up at the same time.
In fact, after feeling that Liao Liao's voice couldn't sing that kind of bleak charm, the first voice reflected in Li Qian's mind was Wang Jingxue - although the current Wang Jingxue is not at the same level as Liao Liao and He Runqing in terms of singing skills, her innate voice is indeed more suitable for this song.
Because her voice was clear enough and cold enough.
Of course, as far as he knows, there are currently two or three male singers in China who can hold this song, but at present, he has almost no friendship with those people.
And in his consciousness, he never thought of letting He Runqing sing this song.
Even, a voice like He Runqing was excluded by him in the first batch.
But what he didn't expect was that as soon as He Runqing opened his voice at this time, he was stunned all of a sudden.
Sure enough, just like she once said: she just sang sweet songs and became popular, but she never only sang sweet songs! You know, she grew up in the mountains since she was a child, and she grew up singing mountain songs!
At this moment, behind the glass window, her lips pressed tightly against the microphone cover, her arms outstretched, her eyes half-open and half-closed, her body swaying gently to the rhythm - like a bard wandering on the savannah.
Her voice is not cold enough, but it is clear enough to bring the loneliness, wandering, depression, and arrogance in this song ...... It is expressed one by one and in a clear layer.
Coupled with Li Qian's carefully adjusted arrangement four times, and excellent accompaniment...... It can be said that at this moment, Li Qian suddenly saw a little hope from her and her voice to surpass the Qi Qin version!
In fact, up to now, as long as he personally writes songs and albums for Liao Liao, the goal is to surpass the original version he is familiar with! Specific to the song "Wolf", it is precisely because he found that Liao Liao's voice limitations make it impossible for her to surpass the original version, so he suddenly decided to take this song from her new album.
But who would have thought that just now he was helpless to feel that this song would only see the light of day in a few more years, at least until it met the right singer before it could be brought out to others. And the next moment, He Runqing suddenly gave himself a big surprise!
I have to say that although she sings sweet songs and sings red, as a veteran diva, the expandability in He Runqing's voice is really rich and scary!
Her sweet songs can be sung and become popular for many years, which shows that she has no problem controlling this style, and in recent song practice and recording, her strong expressive ability in folk and pop songs has also left a deep impression on Li Qian.
And now, Li Qian suddenly discovered that she could even sing rock!
For a musician, the happiest thing is undoubtedly to meet a good voice that can be adjusted and trained at will! And now, there is no doubt that the original idea of Li Qian's He Runqing plan has been expanded again!
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The end of the song.
To be honest, it's not my own song after all, and I haven't really spent a lot of time practicing it, so there are a lot of flaws. However, Li Qian's most important characteristics of this song are vividly expressed.
After singing, He Runqing took a headset and looked outside, as if he was waiting for Li Qian's comment.
However, Li Qian smiled, but did not press the microphone to speak inside, but turned his head to look at Liao Liao, who had been stunned, and saw that she was looking at He Runqing behind the glass wall in a daze, Li Qian couldn't help but laugh quietly: "How is it? The pressure is coming, right? The tail can't be cocked, right? You know what a diva level is?"
When Liao Liao heard this, he turned his head and glanced at him, and stretched out his leg to kick him under the table.
Then, she slowly stood up and began to applaud.
Li Qian smiled, turned his head to look at He Runqing, who was a little dazed behind the glass wall, pressed the microphone with a smile, and said, "This song is yours!"
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