Chapter 54 Spring Festival Gala Invitation
The three Wa people were quickly settled. Kawakami and Endo are still in charge of the scenes, while Mikiko Maeda assists Daisuke Takahara in training artists, although there are not many artists in the company at present, including Huang Gaozhi, Liu Xia, and the two singers brought back by Su Wenhai from Lingdong Province.
With the addition of the three Japanese people, Chen Tianliao felt that the strength of his company had increased a little. Next, the albums of Huang Gaozhi, Liu Xia and Shuhai also began to be produced.
Huang Gaozhi is still the main saliva song. The term saliva is more derogatory in Europe and the United States, because Europe and the United States pay more attention to techniques such as the rhythm of American music and the harmony of European music. However, East Asian music is different in that it focuses more on the beauty of the melody. It doesn't matter if the saliva song is saliva, as long as the melody is beautiful, the people will recognize it. Chen Tianliao also agrees with the East Asian music concept that melody is king. To give an example, the piano prince Richard Klayderman has more loyal fans in China than other pianists, if not for anything else, but because his piano melodies are more suitable for Chinese appetites. In the same way, the same is true of Bandari, who is engaged in light music.
In terms of melody, the Chinese have gone further than our people. Don't look at the many songs of the Japanese country after being adapted into the Chinese version and becoming popular in China, but many songs that became popular in the Japanese country have no market in China at all, such as the rock group Glay in the Japanese country in the previous life held a concert in Beijing in 2002 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, but the popularity in China is still a small niche in the minority, and life and death are not welcomed by Chinese audiences.
In the same way, many songs with great connotations in the Wa Kingdom have been changed very shallowly by Xiangjiang and Baodao singers, but they are still popular with the audience. Without him, the melody of the song is beautiful enough. Especially the songs covered by youth idols.
Therefore, although as a musician, Huang Gaozhi is reluctant to sing saliva songs, but from the perspective of the market, he is really suitable for singing saliva songs, and he has become popular because of this, and is regarded as an idol by many teenagers. So Huang Gaozhi suffered from the pain of damaged self-esteem of musicians, and at the same time enjoyed the happiness of ordinary people's vanity being extremely satisfied, and he couldn't stop it.
Liu Xia is positioned as a party-type main theme singer. After she debuted with Northwest Wind, she quickly became one of the most popular singers at the gala. Everyone found that her wild voice was particularly suitable for the folk songs of the Northwest Territories. And the cassette that Chen Tianliao gave her is still the northwest wind song of the previous life. The Northwest Wind was popular in the previous life for two years, so let's continue to make them popular for two years now.
In terms of singer development, Huang Gaozhi usually practices in the company, and there will be a performance every month. In the 80s, it referred to the behavior of singers and actors who went to perform on short-term tours organized by private organizations in other places to earn performance fees. In the narrow sense, it refers to the behavior of singers in the system taking private work. As for Liu Xia, she is a celebrity at the party, and she has a high salary and dividends, so naturally she doesn't have to go to the acupoint, but just work hard to improve her singing level.
Jukai's songs are all naturally Mongolian songs. Chen Tianliao has a certain understanding of the songs of Outer Mongolia in the previous life, the songs of the steppe countries of Central Asia, the Mongolian branches such as Kalmykia and Tuva in Russia, and the songs of the steppe peoples such as the Tatars. These songs are the songs that Shuhai needs to sing in the future. In his previous life, Chen Tianliao was very fond of Алсу, who was born in the Russian Tatar Republic (corresponding to the Latin alphabet Alsu, Arsu), and liked many of her songs very much. Because of the steppe folk style, some of Arsu's songs can even be mistaken for Chinese songs by ordinary listeners, such as Arsu's "МенеляшэргорурКазаным" (Tatar, corresponding to Russian Живитысячулет, Казань, meaning "You lived a thousand years, Kazan"). Kazan is the capital of Tatarstan. As soon as the prelude came out, it was considered by many people to be a Chinese folk anthem. Their songs, the sea of trees can be sung.
As for the two singers that Su Wenhai found from the south, they were both discovered in the song and dance halls of Pengcheng and Yangcheng. They all have some singing skills.
The male singer is Zhang Wenchao from Xichuan Province, 25 years old this year, born in a folk song class, with a loud voice and a wide vocal range, but there are too many folk song masters, he is not too outstanding, he can't enter the system song and dance troupe, so he simply went south to work and changed to singing pop songs.
Female singer Zhu Hong, a native of Jianghuai Province, from Jiangnan Water Town, is 22 years old this year. is still a student of folk songs, the voice is very sweet, and the expressiveness of the songs is very good. When Chen Tianliao heard Zhu Hong's singing, he almost thought that Yang Yuying, the queen of sweet songs in his previous life, was reincarnated. Whether it's timbre, technique, or vocal range, it's all the same. In her previous life, Yang Yuying was definitely the first sister in the mainland music scene in the mid-to-early nineties, and no singer could compare to her popularity, whether it was male or female singers, or singers from the mainland or Xiangjiang Treasure Island, no singer could have her popularity. It's a pity that for some reason she disappeared from the music scene, leaving countless listeners, especially male listeners, with endless regrets.
The huge blank market left by Yang Yuying's disappearance has been coveted by many people, and they have also wanted to launch a new Yang Yuying, but they have failed one by one. Perhaps because it is too widely sung, when you first hear Yang Yuying's songs, you will think that it is easy to sing, and it is easy to sing well. But in practice, almost no one can imitate it successfully. Whether it is her natural voice condition or acquired musical skills, she is very unique. When others imitate Yang Yuying's songs, they will have a lot less flavor. And Yang Yuying imitates other people's songs, such as Teresa Teng, Cai Qin, Han Baoyi, Meng Tingwei and others' sweet songs, can sing a taste that makes the audience feel intoxicated. The world can actually meet a woman who is so similar to Yang Yuying, and her appearance is also eye-catching, Chen Tianliao feels that he has been hit by a pie falling from the sky. So he instructed Takahara Daisuke to focus on cultivating Zhu Hong, if he could copy Yang Yuying, this would definitely be a huge cash cow!
In terms of cultivating singers, Chen Tianliao takes a steady route. Although he started Tianliao Records, game companies, music studios and other enterprises in the Wa Kingdom, he was not a pure capitalist. In other words, he is a capitalist abroad, but when he returns home, making money is not his priority. The record company pins on his feelings, and he will carefully train all singers, so that they can grow up healthily and perform more excellent works. Of course, it is a good thing to be able to make money, but if he can't make money but has social value, he will also support it.
Even if he sees a huge amount of money from Zhu Hong, Chen Tianliao will still cultivate Zhu Hong step by step, especially in mental health. The entertainment industry is an industry where fame and fortune are concentrated, and it is not easy for ordinary people to face one of them calmly, let alone appear at the same time. So whether at home or abroad, the entertainment industry is a place where there are a lot of bad things and bad people. Chen Tianliao will do his best to keep the company from being so smoky.
Before the song was released, Chen Tianliao broadcast some of the songs on major radio and television stations in various provincial cities and economic centers. This is somewhat similar to the convention of releasing a single before the release of an album. It's just that the machines for all kinds of disc playback in China are very scarce, and the music carrier is basically a cassette, so there is no habit of releasing singles, so it can only be promoted on radio and television. Of course, this is also due to the fact that TV advertising is very cheap in this era.
After two weeks of advertising, the cartridges for the two were released separately. Sales are relatively hot. Liu Xia's album mainly sold well in the north, while Huang Gaozhi's album was killed by all men, women and children from all over the country, and the sales volume was nearly three times that of Liu Xia's album, which surprised Chen Tianliao. Looking at the sales curve of more than 3.5 million plates, Chen Tianliao secretly complained in his heart about the aesthetic taste of the people in this era. There is no doubt that with two more such cassettes, Huang Gaozhi will definitely become the king of the mainland! However, this cassette does have many excellent songs, such as "The Sound of the Waves Remains", "I Wish You Peace", "Through the Moon Full of Flowers" and other songs.
When the song was selling well, Chen Tianliao suddenly received a call from Liu Yu. As soon as he asked, Liu Yu said: "Xiaoliao, Director Zhao of the Spring Festival Gala asked me to ask you, can you arrange for Huang Gaozhi and Liu Xia to participate in the Spring Festival Gala?"
"Spring Festival Gala?Huang Gaozhi and Liu Xia?" Chen Tianliao almost choked on his saliva. It is reasonable for Liu Xia to go to the Spring Festival Gala, after all, the northwest wind is a very unique Chinese pop song, and several songs in her previous life were also on the Spring Festival Gala. And what the hell is Huang Gaozhi on the Spring Festival Gala?
"Yes, the Spring Festival Gala. Liu Yu said, "Because the songs of these two people are good songs." Huang Gaozhi's songs, reflecting the life emotions and concepts of young people in the new era, are very popular among young people, and do not have the glamorous sound of Xiangjiang and Baodao songs, which is healthy pop music. Liu Xia's songs, on the basis of inheriting the traditional Chinese folk songs, add reflection on the past, rebellion against traditional constraints and yearning for a new life, which is a rare musical masterpiece. They and these songs need to be on the big stage of the Spring Festival Gala, so that the people of the whole country can enjoy their excellent songs. ”
Chen Tianliao said happily: "Okay! Where is there a reason for me not to let them go?" But can you intercede with the leader and let my Xiaoqing also go back to the Spring Festival Gala?"
Liu Yu smiled: "Where is the Spring Festival Gala so easy." The program was already widely selected three months ago. This time, it was because Huang Gaozhi and Liu Xia performed well, and some of the original programs of the Spring Festival Gala needed to be adjusted, so the director decided to let them try. Xiaoqing is not suitable. If she was still an elementary school student, she might be able to get in. ”
"Yes, then thank you Aunt Liu for informing me, I will notify my singer immediately, and then go to the station for an interview, and visit you by the way!"
Liu Yu smiled: "Okay, call me before you come!"
Chen Tianliao nodded, and didn't care that Liu Yu on the other end of the phone couldn't see this action: "Little obey!"
hung up the phone, Chen Tianliao immediately told Huang Gaozhi the news. Huang Gaozhi was also stunned when he heard the news: "Xiao Liao, you won't lie to me, right? Pop songs have always been unpopular songs that they look down on, how can they be on the Spring Festival Gala?"
Chen Tianliao smiled: "The times have changed, and the concept of the director of the Spring Festival Gala has also changed." Sooner or later, pop songs will become the mainstream of songs, and as long as the ears are not deaf and the eyes are not blind, anyone can see this trend. The director of the Spring Festival Gala is not a fool. ”
Huang Gaozhi said: "But the leaders of the ministry can also let go?"
Chen Tianliao looked at Huang Gaozhi, and immediately thought of something from what Huang Gaozhi had just said, and said, "Others may not be able to let him go, but you should be able to." Your family and Sister Yi's mother's family should have enough face, right?"
Huang Gaozhi was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly: "Also, these guys are not blind." ”
Chen Tianliao said: "In fact, more importantly, if the ban on pop songs is lifted on the Spring Festival Gala, no one is more suitable than you and Liu Xia." ”
Huang Gaozhiqi said: "Why?"
Chen Tianliao said: "Liu Xia won't talk about it, her songs have a natural advantage. The combination of a folk song style and a grand and profound theme is too great. But her songs aren't the mainstream kind of pop songs. And the mainstream pop songs, in terms of sales and influence, are just you and Zhang Wei. The difference is that Zhang Wei's songs are basically covers of foreign language songs, while your songs are all original and are truly Chinese songs. If the director wants to choose, of course, he will give priority to you, and by the way, he can also show favor to your family, killing two birds with one stone, why not do it!"
Huang Gaozhi nodded: "I understand." Thank you so much, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to go to the Spring Festival Gala. ”
Chen Tianliao said: "It's just a contest now, it's too early to say that it's really going to the Spring Festival Gala." Liu Xia: I'm not worried, she's a regular guest at the party. Don't drop the chain for me, go to Mr. Takahara to make up for the evening performance class first!"
Huang Gaozhi shouted happily: "Yes! Yes!" After speaking, he left in a hurry.
Chen Tianliao looked at his distant back, and suddenly had a greater sense of accomplishment. The song can get the attention of the platform of Central TV, and the future prospects are brighter.