Chapter Forty-Six: Entrusting the Album
Hu Yiting sorted out the patent for an afternoon, entrusted it to Liu Yinan, and then went to Huachuang Canteen for the last meal.
Out of the Shenyi Industrial Building, Hu Yiting walked past the roaring construction site opposite, the cool night breeze poured into his neckline, took the bus, walked through the city of buzzing vehicles, and finally returned to the guest house.
Hu Yiting felt like he was home, he ran to Tong Mu's room first, and found that Tong Mu was wearing new clothes and was studying the orchestra's arrangement at the table.
"Ah, this dress is so beautiful, the shirt is beautiful, the leather shoes are so shiny, wife, why are you so beautiful today. Hu Yiting smeared honey on his mouth and pestered Tong Mu to look at it carefully.
Tong Mu was shy with joy, and said hurriedly: "Be quiet, don't scream in the future." After speaking, her voice was as small as a mosquito: "Today, my aunt took me to the street, bought me a lot of clothes and shoes, and took me to eat, which cost a lot of money." ”
"How much is it?"
"Three, four hundred. ”
Hu Yiting smiled: "My mother is used to being poor, don't mind, I think she really likes you." ”
Tong Mu was a little angry: "Why do you say that, Auntie is a good person." ”
After speaking, Tong Mu sat down on the edge of the bed, lowered his head and said leisurely: "After my parents died, I wore new clothes for the first time today, and my aunt treated me very well. ”
Hu Yiting sat beside her with a smile: "Of course my mother is good, but we also have to be wary of sugar-coated shells, let me ask you, did she say that you are not allowed to associate with me?"
Tong Mu still lowered his head: "You love to talk nonsense, if you do this again, I will ignore you." ”
Hu Yiting could see that Tong Mu and his mother must have gotten along very well. He rejoiced and said, "Yes, I'm right, right?
Tong Mu nodded: "Auntie is very good to me, but I always feel that I can't go." I didn't dare to sue her, you came to Shenzhen because of me. ”
Hu Yiting took her hand and held it: "Don't think like this in the future, it's strange to be tired." In fact, this time I came to Shenzhen, my harvest is much greater than yours. I think if you don't come to me, I'll have to run sooner or later, as the saying goes, it's better to be early than late. ”
Tong Mu looked into his eyes: "That's because you have the ability to shine wherever you go." Auntie told me that you are going back to Hushan soon, right?"
Hu Yiting said: "If you don't want me to leave, then I'll stay." ”
Tong Mu shook his head: "You hurry up, I have to go back after recording the song, I don't have my ID card with me, and I still have to get a graduation certificate, I'm worried now, what will the school do with me." ”
Hu Yiting said in his heart: The old lady's sugar-coated cannonball is really powerful, and this time I kidnapped my daughter-in-law back.
"It's time to go back to get your graduation certificate, and it's best to send it to Hushan Normal University. I'll figure it out.
Anyway, you don't have to worry about money in the future, I just signed a contract here, as long as the chip is put into production, I can support you by collecting patent fees. If you don't want to sing, you can study in peace and we will go to school together. ”
Tong Mu asked wistfully, "Really?"
"When did I lie to you. ”
Tong Mu clenched Hu Yiting's hand: "I just hope that I can earn a sum of money this time, enough for my tuition and living expenses, I don't want to live on my aunt anymore."
Do you remember? Professor Luo of the Normal University said last time that he was willing to accept me into the music department, but I actually like to study early childhood education, but as long as I can enter the university, I will be able to live on campus at that time. ”
Hu Yiting said: "Yes, live in the school, far away from your aunt." ”
Hu Yiting went back to his room, and Bai Ping heard that Hu Yiting had completed the contract, so he urged him to hurry back to Hushan.
Hu Yiting had no choice but to agree to his mother.
Seeing that Hu Yiting could finally return to Hushan, Bai Ping fell to the ground in her heart, and said happily: "You sleep by yourself at night, and I will go to the child herd's room." ”
Hu Yiting said with a smile: "Your old man is real, and if you have a daughter-in-law, you will dislike your son." ”
Bai Ping snorted and said, "It's nonsense again, I think this child is pitiful and sensible, and I can talk to her." ”
Hu Yiting said: "I can see the clothes you bought for her, how about it, you like this daughter-in-law, right?"
Bai Ping said: "What if you like it, I'll tell you, if you mess around again in the future, I will let Tong Mu ignore you and don't say a word to you." ”
"Childish. ”
"Don't believe it, Tong Mu and I have a good relationship. ”
"Well, good for you sisters, I'm sleeping. ”
"Little rabbit, talk no big or small. ”
Bai Ping said that he left the room and went to the children's house, and the two chatted until late before going to sleep.
The next day, Hu Yiting went to the Shenzhen Audio-visual Publishing House early in the morning and communicated with Kong Jing in person.
"You're leaving? I've got the contract here, and the general manager has approved it, and I'm going to ask you to sign it this afternoon." ”
"It's okay, my mother is here, and it's the same with her as an agent for Tong Mu. ”
Kong Jing leaned back from the sofa and said with a smile: "Hey, your family is really good." I said Hu Yiting, you are really capable, 16 years old! You can bring your mother to be your girlfriend's agent, I have never seen such a precocious talent as you!"
Hu Yiting said with a smile: "It's not precocious, my emotions are more delicate, and my family is more understanding and supportive." ”
"Hahahaha. Kong Jing laughed heartily: "Yes, your eloquence is better than mine." ”
After the two laughed, Kong Jing said: "But I have already contacted the vocal teacher and the band, starting from Friday, that is, tomorrow morning, I will have to run in, you, a young genius musician who composes lyrics and music, are not here, I am a little worried." ”
Hu Yiting said with a smile: "The quality of the album depends on the level of the producer. I have created good lyrics and songs, and I have found good singers, which is equivalent to a product being created, but there is no packaging. A good portrait advertising idea, like an industrial designer, can give a new connotation to this product. Director Kong, how do you think your level is?"
Kong Jing smiled: "Good boy, wait for me here." How good I am, you'll know when the album comes out. ”
After speaking, he nodded again and said: "To be honest, I have made seventeen or eight albums before, and I think the overall quality is average, nothing too outstanding, but there are no shoddy ones, and the sales were okay at that time."
I remember that the best-selling one was Zhao Li's "The Wind and Rain Road of Love", which sold more than 70,000 tapes, and other Sun Qing's "Life and Love", etc., also sold more than 50,000 copies.
But that was all in '85 or '87, and then it didn't work, and it didn't sell anymore. Today, to be honest, the domestic music scene has been too affected by Hong Kong and Taiwan, and it has declined greatly.
Although domestic singers have good vocal literacy and personal conditions, they are limited to backward packaging levels, outdated and monotonous musical elements, and their achievements are declining.
In addition to a few powerful singers, there are also some bright spots in Chinese rock, and most of the new pop singers in the country are selling sluggishly. ”
Kong Jing sighed: "The more I can't sell, the more I don't have the money to make zuò, a vicious circle, I haven't made a singer album for a long time."
In the past two years, domestic musicians have become popular to burn HIFI, and I have focused my work on the introduction of foreign classic symphony records. Consumers who play HIFI equipment are willing to spend more than 100 yuan to buy a genuine CD, and the profits in this regard can still be guaranteed, at least the company will not lose money. ”
Hu Yiting said: "Since you haven't made a song album for so long, why did you want to buy out my album songs in the first place?
Kong Jing rubbed his hands and sighed: "Intuition, I haven't had this impulse for a long time, until I listened to the sample you sent." ”
Hu Yiting said: "You just trust your instincts, I can guarantee that this album is enough for you to make a comeback and become a first-class music producer in China." From now on, as long as you mention this album in the industry, people will have to convince you. ”
Kong Jing smiled unconfidently: "I don't dare to be so extravagant. But since you are going to leave Shenzhen and hand over all the control to me, then I will definitely do my best. I'm going to see if my instincts are right this time. ”
Hu Yiting said: "The arrangement and overall style of music, I have discussed with Tong Mu for a long time, she is very clear about my ideas, instruments, soundtracks, arrangements and other aspects, she is my spokesperson, you just use your professionalism and industry vision, when she is not sure, help her come up with ideas, just hold down the array, especially the recording into the studio, she and I are both chicks." ”
Kong Jing said: "It would be great if she could understand your request, in the final analysis, pop music is to truthfully express the creator's initial creative inspiration and artistic feeling, and the producer only plays an auxiliary role." ”
Hu Yiting nodded in agreement.
Because he negotiated a patent contract with Hua Chuang, he is no longer as eager to use music albums to help Tong Mu improve his economic conditions as before. I no longer worry about whether there will be a difference between the album and the original.
Hu Yiting thought to himself: "It's normal to have a little difference, the original singers of these songs are all men, and now they are sung by female singers, and some changes in the system are not necessarily a bad thing." ”