Chapter 35 Seeing the Money
This novel involves musicians in the entertainment industry, and the names of music companies are basically all fictional, and if there are similarities, it may be a coincidence.
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Mr. Duan was very willful before, he prepared a box to draw numbers, and the musicians used the numbers drawn to decide who would go on stage first, Luoyang was a good seedling that he only discovered today, so he temporarily added a number, even if Luoyang didn't come, then skip it, there was no hindrance.
In his opinion, Luoyang is very powerful, a song she'sgone, the singing skills have already won the audience, and under the full singing, the still unwavering guitar performance is also quite eye-catching, this kind of guitar strength, and any guitarist he has ever seen is not too much, if even such a top singing skill and guitar, can not support a performance, then it can only be said that the audience is deaf.
The only pity is that the aura is not strong enough, which makes his performance a lot less flavorful.
Eighty percent of his aura comes from self-confidence, although Luoyang is not without self-confidence at all, but that little bit of self-confidence is too far behind his strength.
If he can have more opportunities to perform, get more cheers and applause, and cultivate his self-confidence, then an excellent singer will be born.
It's just a small opportunity, and if you can help powerful juniors, then there's nothing to be stingy about.
So Mr. Duan enthusiastically encouraged Luoyang and let him come to power.
So Luoyang finally agreed, and Mr. Duan's hospitality made him a little moved.
He figured out the last number in the number box - the seventeenth, and then immediately began to think about what to perform, the performance began after half an hour, and when it was his turn, it was more than an hour, so he still had at least an hour and a half to prepare, he put down the guitar, walked into the toilet, and then turned on the mobile phone recording function...
"Let's welcome the first band to take the stage, our..."
Time passed tightly, and soon the show officially began, and Mr. Duan was already sitting in the front row, with the internationally renowned producers he had invited.
When it comes to international fame, many people's first reaction is that they are foreigners, and the three music producers invited by Mr. Duan are indeed foreigners.
Charles Harris, who is wide and fat, Jason Creek, who is tall and muscular, and Ian White, who is wider and fatter.
This is not to say that Mr. Duan admires foreign countries, but these three people are all friends he met when he studied in the United States, and they have recently had jobs in the Celestial Empire, so by the way, they came to help Mr. Duan as an examiner, evaluate the musicians he found, and then cheer for Mr. Duan's music festival by the way.
Pop music was originally transmitted from Europe and the United States, and the time for engaging in the music industry is longer than that of the Empire, plus the United States is an old developed country, the various business systems in the entertainment industry are very perfect, and the music market is also very sound, so it naturally has a unique advantage in engaging in music.
There are many musical talents in the Celestial Empire, but for now, it is still inferior to the rice country, which is inferior to the whole, not something that can be solved by a few talents, and it is also necessary to solve the problem from the fundamental infrastructure.
And Mr. Duan is doing this kind of thing, establishing a channel for cultivating musical talents, and continuously importing talents to the music industry, if this model can be successful and imitated by other entertainment companies in the Celestial Empire, then it is conceivable that the music industry of the Celestial Empire will flourish.
Of course, there is a greater chance that Mr. Duan's efforts will not stir up the slightest wave, after all, the investment in cultivating talents is too large, if it were not for Mr. Duan's love of music, he would not have spent so much effort on this music festival, there is not enough capital to drive, this model is very difficult to promote.
Knowing that they couldn't do it, the warriors and the three of them were very convinced of Mr. Duan, even if they were not optimistic about the prospects of the festival, they still came to support him.
"The level is good, Duan, you have found a lot of good seedlings. ”
Charles, who had a big belly and a full beard, said to Mr. Duan with a smile: "Although I am still not optimistic about your success, I admire you very much." ”
Mr. Duan shook his head and scolded with a smile: "You bastard, you can't say a good word to me!"
"Ideals are always good. Charles shrugged: "It's like losing weight, maybe one day I succeed and I'll take back my words." ”
Jason looked calm, the performance on stage did not move him at all, after hearing Charles speak, he also said: "It's not enough, these people are honestly really good, but they don't have the potential to become the top, you know, it doesn't make sense to go up or down, knowing that they can't become the top, but they can't give up hope, so they can only continue to invest in nothing... Duan, this is a bottomless pit, you will lose all your money. ”
"Jason, you still don't understand what I'm trying to do. Mr. Duan shook his head and said, "The towering trees are majestic, that's true, but you can't say that the small flowers under the trees are meaningless, there are many people who like big trees, and there are not a few who like flowers." ”
Charles smiled: "I knew you weren't just letting us come and see the show... Do you want us to be hard gardeners and help you grow your flowers?"
Mr. Duan helplessly shouted: "No, I just want you to take a look and make an evaluation." ”
Ian joked, "We've spent most of our lives convincing people that the work that comes out of our hands is a guarantee of album sales, are you going to have me start from scratch?"
Mr. Duan was speechless and glared at Charles.
"I seem to have said something I shouldn't have said..."Charles covered his mouth and looked at Duan Qing gloatingly.
Jason chuckled rarely, and followed to tease Duan Qing: "Duan, I don't have such a good reputation, and I've also made albums with poor sales, so if the price is negotiable, I'll have no problem." ”
"Stop..."Mr. Duan said helplessly: "You are too valuable, I can't afford to invite you, watch the show... Their music is fun, isn't it?"
Ian glanced at the players on the stage, and said seriously: "Seriously, Duan, it's just fun, you should know, what we just said is not bad, it's just for ordinary people, compared to the majors, they are still far behind, you know, like us top..."
"yes ~ that's right ~ of course I know..."Mr. Duan rolled his eyes and said: "You always work with the best singers, just like Wu Yifan recently, right? He must be amazing, no matter what effect you want, he can sing beyond your imagination, no matter what style of music, he can control it perfectly, every song you write will be carried forward in his upcoming new album... Scold... Perfect, so!"
Mr. Duan looked at Ian, showed a kind smile again, and said, "I'm really happy for you to see you dedicate yourself to the work you love." ”
Ian blushed and tried to defend something, but in the end he only squeezed out a "hum" and turned his head sideways.
The other two were also embarrassed and couldn't say anything, because they both had a copy of the album of "The Best Singer Wu Yifan".
In fact, they came to the Celestial Empire for this album.
In order to cater to a singer with unstable bass and unstable treble, what is the quality of the music they make, they themselves have the best number in their hearts.
Although it is said that people die for money, birds die for food, and it is understandable for them to do this in order to make money, but this matter is indeed too undisciplined, and in the face of Duan Qing, who is running on the road of pursuing his ideals, he can't hold his face anymore.
Embarrassed...
However, something even more embarrassing came, a group of performances just ended, and the host came to the stage to announce the curtain: "Next is the singer Luoyang guitar solo, and the singing track is "money, on, my, mind"!
"Pss
Although it is a coincidence, the title of this song is too appropriate for the occasion.
moneyonmymind, literally translated as having money in the head, paraphrased is... Money grubber.
The foreigner trio's faces darkened, and they felt that their hearts had been hit mercilessly...
Luoyang on stage didn't know anything about this, and in fact, he didn't know why he suddenly wanted to sing this song so much today.
This song is one of Sam Smith's only albums, it is a very good R&B, not rock, but Luoyang changed it in the toilet and found that the rock version was also good, so he decided to sing it.
After all, it's a rock festival, so you can't really sing R&B here...
After taking the stage, Luoyang didn't talk nonsense, immediately played the prelude, and then began to sing.
This was originally a song used by singers to show their determination to pursue music, but the same lyrics suddenly became extremely sarcastic in a different context...
When I signed the contract
I'm stressed
I don't care about the numbers of money
Just want to see heaven...
Clear pronunciation, smooth pronunciation, compared with the original version of the commotion, a little less tender, a little more chic and happy, and there is no slightest mistake, the standard is extremely high.
Of course, this is not the point, the point is that Mr. Duan has laughed so much that he can't appreciate it, and the more the foreigner trio listens to it, the more they feel that every lyric is piercing their hearts.
However, this is just the beginning, the chorus is the peak of a song's feelings, and this song that was changed by Luoyang Demon did not disappoint everyone at all, the evil falsetto exploded, with the powerful lyrics, instantly raised the ridicule to the table.
Sing along with me!
Don't you see?
I didn't see the money!
Money grubber!
Money is open!
I'm doing this because of love
It's because of love!
Because of love!
...
It's just that every sentence is poking people's hearts...
Mr. Duan held Ian's hand and trembled with laughter, Ian was extremely congested, and shook off his hand in disgust: "Mr. Duan, I don't do Ji thank you!"
Charles was very unhappy and said, "Hey! Duan! this can't be specially prepared by you, right?"
Jason also stared at him with a dark face.
Mr. Duan laughed wildly and waved his hand in denial, almost out of breath.
However, the performance is not over yet.
The two rounds of chorus passed and entered the interlude part, which was more soothing, so Luoyang not only sang easily, but also added various expressions.
You must know that Luoyang was born in the school's drama club, so his acting skills are very good, especially his expression, and he has practiced perfectly, so Luoyang sang while putting on a sassy expression:
When the sun sets
Aren't you afraid?
No, because I didn't see the money
There is only love in my heart~~
...
God only has love...
The foreigner trio who were hit hard by the heart, and Mr. Duan, who laughed until he was about to cramp, felt that it should be difficult for him to forget Luoyang for a long time in the future.
It may even be impossible to forget it for the rest of your life.
It's so special...