Chapter 3 The State of Music
"Sister Chen can go to the audition, I feel that your voice is very distinctive, and your singing skills are good, at least it is not a problem to enter the top three or four. Qin Fangge didn't understand the situation, so he opened his mouth.
Xiao Yuran said excitedly, "After the draft is popular, I will release a record and an album, start a tour, and receive endorsements......"
"Chinese records have long since died, don't you see that they are not called singers and renamed artists now? Nowadays, in the bar, everyone basically only orders the old classic songs, and it is very good to have two or three new songs that can be sung a year. Chen Yushan's expression was very helpless, these two students are still flowers in the greenhouse, and they are not often exposed to pop music, so they don't understand the cruelty of reality at all.
"I think these stars are quite beautiful!" Xiao Yuran asked puzzled, she studied classical music, and she didn't know much about the status quo than Qin Fangge.
Chen Yushan couldn't help laughing, "That's the side you only see their scenery, to be honest, it's better for you, whether it's piano or vocal opera, whether you join the orchestra or become a music teacher in the future, your life is stable and rich." After so many years of drafting, there are a few who can get out of the way, and those who are still active are basically the money-making tools of brokerage companies. ”
"If you have real skills, you won't be afraid, just go to the draft and gain popularity. Xiao Yuran said assumedly.
"It's so easy, if you don't sign a contract, whoever holds you, there are ways to brush you down. Chen Yushan replied with a smile, it's not that she hasn't participated in the draft, and she stopped outside the top ten in the region with no background.
Xiao Yuran was curious, "Then how do they make money and live." ”
"Commercial performances, this piece is the big head, and the appearance price varies according to fame. Then there is the concert tour, and the general talent singers are grouped, and after the operating cost brokerage company is commissioned, there is not much for everyone. There is also endorsement, if there are many popular fans, you can get some endorsements. As for the copyright record or something, it's almost the same as nothing, most of the talent singers don't have their own songs, and others don't ask you for copyright fees, so you can steal the fun!"
Xiao Yuran was a little scared when he heard this, and he was a little secretly glad, "It's so hard! I'd rather be a teacher to teach students, and I can have 100 yuan in one school hour." ”
After hearing this, Qin Fangge immediately reprimanded her, "So unambitious, you are the one who wants to become a piano master!"
Xiao Yuran raised his little fist, hehele, "That's the ideal, I still have to work hard to be admitted to the Huaxia Conservatory of Music!"
"I believe that we will definitely be admitted to the Huaxia Conservatory of Music together. Qin Fangge helped her cheer her up and gave herself confidence.
Chen Yushan smiled, "Come on! I'm optimistic about you!"
"Well, you have to come on. Xiao Yuran waved his clenched little fist, "Qin Fangge, your little universe has exploded, and I will also explode." ”
Qin Fangge smiled, and then asked Chen Yushan about the current situation in the pop music industry, he was more concerned about the treatment of composers and lyrics, and the most direct thing was how much money he could get for writing a song.
If you don't have money, don't play music, both worlds are pretty much the same. Qin Fangge's economic conditions are not particularly good, his parents are teachers, and his salary is not much, thanks to Ning Xiupei's family, one is a music teacher and the other is a physical education teacher, and he can make some money with extracurricular tutorial classes. Qin Fangge can also practice in the piano room of the school under the pretense of public aid, otherwise, he can't afford to run Rongcheng once a week to learn vocal music and piano.
Chen Yushan's eyes were a little puzzled, but she still quickly gave him an answer, "If you are a newcomer, a song will range from 1,000 yuan to 3,000 yuan, don't be too low, it depends on whether people are willing to ask for it, I don't know how many songs the company receives every day! If it is a famous composer and lyricist, it will be almost the top if you take 10,000 yuan for lyrics and composers." If the song release results are good, you may be generous and give a red envelope, and then give a hundred or twenty thousand yuan. ”
Before Qin Fangge could say anything, Xiao Yuran hurriedly shouted, "A thousand yuan? The salary is so low, in the long run, who is willing to write songs with heart." It's no wonder that there are no good songs now, they are all garbage songs from the assembly line. ”
"Does the copyright have to be bought out?" Qin Fangge asked, obviously much more professional than her.
"If you want to give it to mainland entertainment companies, in order to avoid trouble, the copyright is basically bought out, except for the right of authorship and honor. Hong Kong and Taiwan are doing better, and they can still have some copyright income, while the copyright income in Europe and the United States is even higher. Chen Yushan replied, the current situation is indeed very worrying, singers are very hard, it is true, but after they become popular, they can still make money from commercial performances, endorsements and other activities. The most difficult thing is the lyrics and composition, as well as the music production team behind the scenes, arrangement, recording, etc., the song is produced, except for the name, it basically has nothing to do with you.
Qin Fangge could only shake his head, and lamented in his heart that he was a bird in terms of copyright, and some companies really didn't even bother to do superficial efforts to respect copyright.
Chen Yushan finally couldn't help asking, "You ask this, do you plan to sell this song?"
Xiao Yuran hurriedly said, "The price is so low, it's better to keep it for yourself, I don't think you lack this money." ”
Qin Fangge smiled, "It's not that there is a shortage of this money, there is a lot of money." ”
"How could it be!" Xiao Yuran didn't believe it, their family was not particularly short of money, otherwise they wouldn't be able to learn music.
"I want a lot of things, I want my own piano, I want to play a lot of instruments, it's better to have a recording studio and my own orchestra, and I want to support my parents. Forget it, let's not talk about this for now, the most important thing at the moment is to cope with the exam. Qin Fangge took advantage of the fact that when they were not paying attention, he quietly increased the drip flow, striving to end it early, so that everyone could go back to rest early.
"Your song is so good at composing, it's too wasteful to sell it to others, but you can submit it to a TV series or movie, once you increase your fame through TV and movies, the price of the later songs will naturally be high. Although he didn't care about this, Chen Yushan was not idle, using her brains to give him advice.
Xiao Yuran high-fived and sighed, "Sister Chen, this idea is good, you are well-informed, you can help inquire if there is a suitable TV movie theme song to be played." ”
Chen Yushan smiled, "I'll pay attention, you can prepare for the exam with peace of mind!"
Qin Fangge didn't know how to find a TV movie to submit, this "Rolling Yangtze River East Passing Water" was originally the theme song of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"! But he still thanked Chen Yushan, but she told him not to be polite.
Xiao Yuran suddenly remembered that Qin Fangge had just sung a cappella, so he asked anxiously, "If you want to take this song for the exam, don't you still have to be a piano accompanist?"
"When I go to the piano room later, I already have a rough idea in my mind, and I should make it quickly, anyway, it's an accompaniment! Actually, I hope that my voice will remain the same tomorrow, otherwise it would be a waste of such a good song. Qin Fangge laughed self-deprecatingly.
"Such a good melody will not be wasted no matter what. Xiao Yuran said with a smile, although she didn't believe that he made a beautiful tune so quickly and did a good job of accompaniment, but she didn't show it, but praised, "You are still really amazing!"
"When I was in bed, I just thought about it. When the inspiration comes, I can't stop it, it feels like I put it in my head, and I just take it out and use it, hehe!" Qin Fangge smiled.
In the later exams, he also plans to get two more "original" songs out, and he must be admitted to the Huaxia Conservatory of Music, which can be regarded as a good preparation work in advance. It's nothing to show the demon point, but the Huaxia Conservatory of Music is a place where the elite of the whole country gathers, if you are not a genius, people will not accept you. On the contrary, the more gifted and talented you are, the more you are valued and nurtured by your professors.
There are so many geniuses in the music industry that Mozart, who began playing the piano at the age of three, composing at the age of four, and touring at the age of six, wrote more than 700 works in just 35 years, and influenced centuries of geniuses.
Xiao Yuran smiled, disapproving at his words, thinking that he was modest.
Chen Yushan, who knows more about composition and has also written songs herself, didn't have much opinion at the moment, she wanted to see the piano accompaniment made by Qin Fangge before commenting.
After chatting a few more words, Xiao Yuran took the trouble to remind him, saying that his voice was the most noble, and he was not allowed to speak and let him ponder the piano accompaniment, "It's always right to be meticulously crafted!"
Also, both of them have a deep understanding of music, and they both know that it is not so easy to do a good piano accompaniment. Strictly speaking, this falls under the scope of arranging instruments, although there is only one instrument, the piano, and the need not to use other instruments can save a lot of effort. If you want to make an arrangement, at least, you have to understand the most basic music theory knowledge, and then you must know at least one instrument.
If you simply compose a melody, anyone can compose music, even if you don't have any knowledge of music, and humming in your mouth even if you don't have lyrics, as long as you have a melody, you can compose music.
It can be said that the threshold for composing music is very low, but this does not mean that it is easy to make a good song, and those meaningless songs can be made and forgotten in a blink of an eye, or it is okay to entertain yourself. But what is truly high-quality and can be passed down for several years or even decades or even hundreds of years, in addition to hard work, is really talent and talent, and inspiration must also be counted in talent and talent.
Therefore, Qin Fangge's composition of "Rolling Yangtze River East Passing Water" may be his inspiration for a while, and he is very majestic, and Xiao Yuran and Chen Yushan can also accept it.
However, arranging the music as a piano accompaniment is somewhat similar to the piano improvisation accompaniment that Xiao Yuran usually plays when he practices the piano, but it is not the same. The improvised accompaniment has a strong randomness, and the arrangement is more purposeful. Of course, the things used in both are actually the same, both are composed of textures, chords, polyphony, harmony, etc.
It is no exaggeration to say that the arrangement looks at a person's real musical skills, and there is no room for fraud.
Although Qin Fangge has learned piano and vocal music since he was a child, he is the main vocal music, and now he can use the piano to arrange music, Xiao Yuran and the others are even more surprised. The two of them didn't want to doze off here, and after he made another fuss, the two girls talked more and more about him, huddled together and whispered.
As for Qin Fangge himself, he had to close his eyes and pretend to sleep.
At this time, he didn't care if they would find out about the abnormality between him and the previous Qin Fangge.
Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if his mother Ning Xiupei rushed over and discovered the abnormality, what could he do, drive him away and leave him to fend for himself? Or invite a mage to catch the ghost who possessed him? He has already occupied this body, the original Qin Fangge has disappeared, and he is still afraid of a bird!
Judging from what he knew as a music teacher before, the current situation of music in the two worlds is similar, and it is really difficult to make a fortune quickly by selling songs, so he has to take one step at a time! Fortunately, what he left to him in the other world is good things that cannot be changed, and no matter how he lives, it will not be too miserable.