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Liu Yuan's version of "Jasmine" was freshly released, and before it was hot, he couldn't wait to contact the domestic studio to prepare to release this new song.

Unlike those ordinary singers who are in a hurry to publish a new work to gain fame and popularity, Liu Yuan wants to let the Chinese sons and daughters in China hear this song as soon as possible.

The production of this version is actually very simple, with piano and strings, and some dulcimer embellishments.

Except for the piano, everything else is MIDI analog production, and Li Zhifan has done it all alone.

Coupled with Liu Yuan's sometimes warm and moist like jade, sometimes majestic singing, the style of the whole song is layered before and after, and the peaks and loops are turning, showing the skills and demeanor of singing everyone.

As soon as it is released, it is immediately heated and fermented at a very fast rate.

Liu Yuan immediately returned to China, and the work of making an album for Lilith was handed over to Li Zhifan and Song Song.

In the past, Lilith would definitely not collaborate on her own album with anyone other than Liu Yuan, not even Song Song.

But now Li Zhifan has become the second Chinese producer after Liu Yuan to reassure Lilith, and his work location has also moved from Liu Yuan's home to a recording studio in town.

Dealing with foreigners is not something Li Zhifan is good at, and even the daily communication is taken care of by the assistants he brought, so Song Song and Lilith are much easier, and communication between them is not a problem.

Besides, the arrangement work has been completed, and only the recording is left, in fact, Song Song is fine, but Li Zhifan is very comfortable.

Only six hours a day, three meals a day add up to more than 200 US dollars, which is placed in China, and the production cost is at least more than 100 million.

After the work, Li Zhifan and Song Song found a bar alone to have a drink together.

Song Song loves to drink very much, but because of drunk driving, his driver's license has been revoked in the United States and in China, and he can't take a driver's license for five years in China, but in the United States, he was punished with a lifetime ban from driving.

Because of this, his wife was very strict with him, so he could only drink some outside secretly, and when he returned home, he couldn't see the two beer cans.

"Foreigners' money is so easy to make!"

Li Zhifan looked at his phone and said with a smile.

Lilith gave him a separate salary, and in order to take care of his convenience, she also specially arranged for Lilith's brokerage company in Huaxia to be directly transferred to Li Zhifan's Huaxia account, and it was settled every Monday, which was the third settlement.

"Come on!" Song Song smiled bitterly, "This is because you met Lilith, she settled for you diligently, you must know that many Yankees are very bad, especially the Hollywood companies that make movies, you give them a music, the price is quite high, and it takes half a year to settle the settlement, alas! You have to go through the account of Motor, Citi can't do it." ”

"That's really bad!" Li Zhifan said in agreement, "Brother Song, you have been in the United States for a long time, you must have encountered a lot of ups and downs!"

"I've met a lot!"

After drinking some wine, Song Song's conversation box couldn't be closed, and he scolded one by one "foreign devils" and "Yankees", which attracted the sideways glances of the surrounding guests.

However, most of them could not understand Chinese, so even if they were dissatisfied, no one knew what he said.

Otherwise, the fight would have started a long time ago.

"Zhifan-kun!?"

Suddenly, a hesitant and familiar voice sounded in his ears, and the accent was by no means Chinese.

Li Zhifan couldn't help but look back and saw a familiar face, but compared to the original youth, he looked much more mature and introverted now.

"Youdou?"

The person standing behind him was actually Zhongju Youdou, but Li Zhifan was still not used to being called "Youdoujun".

I wasn't used to it, and I still don't get used to it.

"It's really you!"

Zhongju Youdou was pleasantly surprised, "You have become a big star in Huaxia now, long time no see, long time no see!"

"What a big star, it's just a mouthful of food!"

Li Zhifan smiled and introduced to Song Song on the other side, "Brother Song, this is Zhongju Youdou, who first became acquainted with me on the field, a Japanese friend!"

"Oh, the Japanese!"

Song Song looked at Yuto Nakaju with playful eyes, and popped out a sentence in Japanese, "konn-bann-wa, Songsong!"

"Hello Song San!"

Zhongju Youdou hurriedly stretched out his hand, "First time we meet, please take care of me!"

"Haha, sure enough, you'd say that!"

Song Song said with a smile, "Ten Japanese, eleven will say this when they meet for the first time." ”

"This is the politeness and custom of our country!"

Zhongju Youdou said: "Zhifanjun, Song Sang, you are here, do you have something to do?"

"...... right"

Song Song was about to say, Li Zhifan glanced at him and said with a smile, "I'm here to play, and Mr. Song works here in California." ”

"Oh! that's great!"

"The night after tomorrow, I have a concert in Berkeley, and I hope you two can come to enjoy it!"

"No problem!"

Li Zhifan smiled and said, "We must go, you go back and leave the address and time, oh, there are still tickets!"

"Then why don't you leave me an address? I'll get someone to send it to you!"

Zhongju Youdou waved his hand, and a white German man stood up behind him, meticulously put down a notebook, opened it for Li Zhifan, and took out a pen.

Li Zhifan casually wrote down his current address and left a phone number: "This is my mobile phone number in the United States, call me when you have time!"

"Okay!"

Zhongju Yuto picked it up and read it seriously, his lips moved, and he read it silently a few times before putting it away.

At this moment, Li Zhifan had the time to ask: "What are you doing now? Holding concerts all over the world?"

"Yes!" said Yuto Nakai, "I signed to a German agency, and I just found my first piano album this year, and I'm on tour at this time. ”

"That's good! Looks like you're going to make a name for yourself in piano history!"

Piano creation albums are completely different from ordinary solo performance albums, and even more different from singers' song albums, and the difficulty is not at the same level.

Looking at the world, newcomers who can release piano composition albums a year can count them on one finger.

Either they created themselves, or they have great potential and funds.

Writing a piano piece is completely different from writing a song, and even pop piano music is not easy to compose.

Moreover, in a country like Germany, the requirements are very strict, and without excellent technology, it is impossible for a brokerage company to praise it.

Yuto Nakai said very modestly: "I was lucky to meet Mr. Ken Tange, who is a Japanese national treasure music creator, and he has my album!"

"Oh!

Song Song slapped his thigh violently, "Mr. Tange Ken's works are all masterpieces when you look at the world, and we who make music, no matter which country, have great respect for him." ”

Ken Tange was just an ordinary musician at first, but caught up with the rapid development of Japanese animation, and has composed more than 200 soundtracks for Japanese animation, including more than 50 classics.

Moreover, his music skillfully combines ancient Japanese style with modern new music, and it is his music that indirectly promotes the popularity of Japanese comics all over the world.

Ken Tange's music includes explosive rock music, clear piano music, solitary Japanese folk music, and new-age music with electronic characteristics.

But no matter what kind of music it is, it is full of Japanese music style, and you can tell that it is Japanese music as soon as you listen to it.

In terms of attainments, Tange Ken has surpassed many masters, and even some American Hollywood movies have asked him for soundtracks, but he can't be invited.

At that time, many costume films in Huaxia Xiangjiang had cooperated with him, and at that time, Tangejian did not have his current status, and it was also a good time for Hong Kong films.

"Then I'll have to listen to this concert!"

Li Zhifan said with interest, "By the way, how long have you been here in California?" ”

"There are only four days to go, Berklee College of Music has two performances, and I'm going to tour Australia right away. ”

"That's a pity!" Li Zhifan said very regretfully, "My daughter will be 100 years old next Sunday, and I hope you can come!"

"Your daughter?"

Song Song and Nakaju Yuto were surprised almost at the same time.

Zhongju Youdou didn't know at all, and Song Song and Li Zhifan had been together for so long, and they hadn't heard Li Zhifan talk about it, so naturally they didn't know.

"You have a daughter?"

"When?"

The two suddenly became curious babies and pulled Li Zhifan to ask.

Li Zhifan couldn't help laughing and said, "Didn't I tell you? I will be 100 years old next Sunday!"

"Oh!" Song Song reacted suddenly, "It turns out that your kid ran to the United States to give birth, who is Mrs? ”

Zhongju Yuto still asked in confusion: "What does it mean to be 100 years old!"

"To be 100 years old is to be born 100 days!"

Song Song explained to him and spoke again in Japanese.

"Oh! We also have a 100-day feast in Japan, and this ritual is called the first food!" said Yuto Nakai.

"That's!" Li Zhifan blurted out, "The cultures of East Asian countries all originated in China, and you have learned all of them!"

Zhongju Youdou wanted to argue something, but he opened his mouth and didn't say anything, but instead said: "Zhifanjun, I will definitely come that day, you must wait for me!"

"Uh, you're so busy, forget it, just make a video call!"

Li Zhifan waved his hand, "Anyway, I didn't call anyone else, just the family had a meal together." ”

"I have to go!"

Song Song hurriedly said, "The two of us are so close, I know it now, how can I not be there? ”

"That's okay, you can just come over when the time comes!"

As soon as Li Zhifan said this, Zhongju Youdou also nodded with Song Song, and said in his mouth: "Well, I will definitely go!"

Well, Li Zhifan didn't say anything more, and pulled Zhongju Youdou to have a drink together, but he said that he still had to rehearse at night, so he could only drink a few drinks.

The more he talked, the more speculative he became, and Zhongju Youdou sighed as if unintentionally and intentionally: "Zhifanjun, I wish I could ask you to write me a piano piece! Your music is the best one I have ever seen among musicians in my life!"

"That's!" Li Zhifan smiled modestly, and this answer should be answered for Beethoven, Mozart, Liszt, and Tchaikovsky.

"When I was making the album, I thought of you at the first time, but because the agency signed a cooperation agreement with Mr. Ken Tange, my opportunity to release the film was not easy to come by, so I had to give up this idea. ”

Looking at Zhongju Youdou's eyes, they were full of depression, which made Li Zhifan tremble, could this guy really have depression?

However, this depressive color was fleeting in his eyes, and Li Zhifan breathed a sigh of relief again, and said secretly: It shouldn't be.

He patted Zhongju Youdou's arm: "That's it, the concert the day after tomorrow, give me a chance to play, and I'll give you a piano piece on the spot!"

"Send me?"

Zhongju Youdou's surprise ignited again, but he instantly regained his correct attitude, and waved his hand again and again, "No, no, no, I can arrange it for you, but you don't have to send me, I now have a brokerage company, all the copyrights belong to the company, you give it to me, it is equivalent to cheapening them, if one day I regain my freedom and become a free pianist again, I will ask you for authorization." ”

"Okay!"

Li Zhifan didn't care, picked up his glass and said, "Cheers! I wish you a complete success in this piano concert." ”

"Thank you!"

Zhongju Youdou held the drink cup in both hands, respectful.

Ringing the first time I saw Yuto Nakai at Fujino University, the unruly and above-eyed Yuto Nakai, seems to be gone, and I haven't seen him show the look of the year today.

Perhaps reality has worn away this young man's original heart, and even at the moment when he has become a rising star in the piano world, he has lost the pride of the year.

After chatting for an hour, the white German man came over and called away Zhongju Youdou, and he had to obey the order and say goodbye to Li Zhifan and Song Song for the time being.

Looking at his departing back, Song Song said: "The Japanese, they are so restrained at all times, but they cooperate with the Germans because they listen to it. ”

"So he's not like that!"

Li Zhifan recalled the past, and told the process of getting to know Zhongju Youdou, as well as the story halfway.

Takamatsu's expression was very flat, and he didn't show much surprise or surprise, maybe he also had the experience of agreeing, so he empathize!

When he got home, Li Zhifan deliberately lay down on the rattan chair in the courtyard for a while, first, to dissipate the smell of alcohol, and secondly, to think about what he would play the day after tomorrow when he went to participate in Zhongju Youdou's concert.

For Li Zhifan, he has a huge music library, so he has options.

Whether it is to overshadow the limelight of Zhongju Youdou, or to show a hand, or to take care of yourself.

The first is the technical piano music.

The second is to show the audience, especially the students of Berklee College of Music, who are the mainstays of the music circles around the world in the future, and it is not easy to show them a hand.

The last one is to follow your heart, play whatever you want, don't care whether the technique is high or not, and don't care whether the audience is surprised or not, whether you like it or not, just be yourself.

After thinking about it for a long time, Li Zhifan made a decision and thought of a suitable piano piece.

So, he immediately got up and went back to the house and went straight to the study on the second floor.

There's a piano in there, left by the previous owner, so let's try it first!