Chapter 28: The Basement

After signing the contract, Chen Tianliao did not immediately release records for the singers, but let them all receive training from Daisuke Takahara first. And the singers are also very happy to be trained by the old experts of the Japanese country. "Foreign experts" in this era, that is an out-and-out academic authority!

Next, Chen Tianliao began to interview the managers who passed Su Wenhai's preliminary inspection. The company's management positions have been enriched one after another, but there is still a lack of suitable personnel for the positions of the main general manager and deputy general manager. There is no way, Chen Tianliao plans to cultivate it slowly. He is more optimistic about Huang Yi's distant cousin Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong, Chinese New Year's Eve, is a graduate of Renmin University, worked as a workshop director in a small factory, is usually more studious, has a little understanding of the production management of Western factories, and can also boldly try to innovate in the factory. Later, after the factory changed to a conservative leader, he was assigned to work in the union. It happened that Chen Tianliao needed talents, so Huang Yi recommended him to Chen Tianliao. After Chen Tianliao's interview, he decided to use him. But the reality is not mature, so he can only send him and Su Wenhai to the Japanese country for training and exercise. Daisuke Takahara was very enthusiastic to contact the company for them. Huang Zhong is developing in the direction of management, while Su Wenhai is developing in the direction of brokerage.

Next is the question of singer development. In the previous life, in the 80s, everyone was keen to make money out of cassettes, and then northern singers were keen to go to the cave and catch the party, while the southern singer also went to the cave, but focused more on album release. Later, under the double blow of Xiangjiang and Baodao singers' batch entry into the mainland and piracy, Yangcheng's record industry collapsed, ending the situation of the two heroes in South Yangcheng BJ City.

Chen Tianliao still prefers to release albums. Although the Yangcheng music scene that took the road of albums in another life collapsed, Chen Tianliao still hopes to produce more music. It's okay to lose money when the time comes, he doesn't point to this company to make money. I started this company purely for feelings. What's more, in this era, even if the singers of Xiangjiang and Baodao come to pay tribute and kick the gym, he may not fail. Behind him is a treasure trove of songs from the whole world, and if there are not enough excellent Chinese songs, then English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Russian, Hindi...... and other songs in various languages to fill in Chinese lyrics and send them out. Chen Tianliao doesn't believe that he can't compete with the Xiangjiang and Taiwanese songs of this life. Of course, piracy is a problem...... That's really unsolvable.

As for the singers' albums, Song Shiqing's songs have long been prepared, and some children's songs from his previous life are compiled. And Liu Xia doesn't need to say it, she directly uses the song of the northwest wind.

The next few singers, Huang Gaozhi asked him to be a prince of love songs, it seems that this kid also likes this. You can stuff a few of the most popular love songs of karaoke in his previous life that are not difficult to him, and then with this petty bourgeois virgin heart who is still in self-pity in lovelorn, he should be able to charm a group of girls, right?

Zhu Wen is not highly recognizable enough like Huang Gaozhi, but his basic skills are much better than Huang Gaozhi, his midrange performance is very good, and he is also comfortable with bass and treble, and he has almost no weaknesses except for stage performance, and his plasticity is very high. As for the problem of low voice recognition, he can make up for it with a singing voice full of personality, and as for stage performance, he doesn't need it when he releases the album, but slowly hands it over to Gao Yuan to polish. Chen Tianliao's template for him is Alan Tam, hoping that he can perform well in different genres like Alan Tam, and his stage performance ability is best to catch up with Alan Tam.

As for Shuhai, Chen Tianliao is ready to release an album for him based on the songs of Tengger in the previous life. His singing voice is very different from Tengger's style, but both of them are Mongolians, and their songs reveal the unique loneliness, desolation, distantness, and pathos of Mongolians. Many people think that Mongolian songs should be as rough and martial as the Mongols, but this is actually a misunderstanding. Rather than the short, lively tunes, the Mongols prefer long and somber tunes. Shuhai sings Tengger long-key style songs with a rough voice, which must have a unique flavor. Of course, his singing skills are still a certain distance from Tengger, and the arrangement must be changed in a targeted manner. If he had the opportunity, Chen Tianliao would very much like to find another Tengger-style voice to reproduce the style of these songs. Of course, that kind of voice and that kind of singing against the sky is probably unlikely.

As for Wang Yuming, this is Chen Tianliao's biggest headache. She has the best talent and solid basic skills, but she used to learn ethnic singing, and when she switched to pop singing, there were still many details to be polished. Therefore, Chen Tianliao does not plan to use her for the time being. For this reason, Chen Tianliao specially visited her.

Wang Yuming's place of residence is a basement in the capital. Although Chen Tianliao had heard of the name of the basement in the capital for a long time in his previous life, he really had never been here in person. He was not a scholar in his previous life, and he was admitted to Yangcheng Academy of Fine Arts when he was admitted to university. After graduation, I found a small single room to live in Yangcheng. In such a humid climate as Yangcheng, the basement is unthinkable, even if it is one or two floors underground, if the light is not good, the humid water vapor is also a very terrible existence.

He worked as an animation in Yangcheng for three years, and then he moved to Pengcheng, a special zone that has been competing with Yangcheng for the throne of the top three first-tier cities, and worked in a game company in Pengcheng for a while. From that time on, with the programming knowledge he learned in his spare time in college, he wore many hats at a game company, and gradually transformed from a painter to a programmer. He then worked at Penguin for another five years. After a certain amount of capital, he became independent, and with the support of investors, he went north to the capital, opened a game company, became the CEO, and gradually became a rich man, so he naturally had no chance to visit the basement.

Most of the basements in the capital were rebuilt from air-raid shelters during the special period. At the time when China and the giant Soviet Union in the north were at odds with each other, in order to prevent the invasion of the Soviet Union, Grandpa Tai dug a lot of air-raid shelters and underground fortifications in the capital. After the reform and opening up, these underground buildings were naturally vacated and became the cheapest and most suitable residence for the impoverished Jingpiao. Some of the newly built houses in the capital will also be required by the civil air defense department to build basements. As a result, the basement has become a common memory for many Kyungpiao.

When Chen Tianliao walked into the basement, he found that it was very dark. After all, it was the 80s, there was a shortage of energy, and there were often power outages in the residential areas of the capital. At this time, all the neighbors will be heard shouting and swearing. If the family who plugged in the electric stove had a bad conscience and pulled it out, the building would be bright again, and if he didn't pull it out, and the other neighbors saw this and decided to fight the poison with poison and plug in the electric stove as well, then it was likely that the whole building would be completely darkened in an instant - the aging wires of the building could not withstand the pressure of electricity and blew the fuse. Therefore, now we can't be the same as later generations, every household uses high-power electrical appliances such as air conditioners and electric water heaters, and even during the day, no matter how dark the sky is, you can't turn on the corridor lights, so as not to cause waste.

Fortunately, before entering the basement, Chen Tianliao first found the landlord, and the landlord told him to use a flashlight, so Chen Tianliao bought a small flashlight in the small shop next to him and brought it down, otherwise he would not be able to walk.

This season, BJ's climate is drier, and there is not much humidity in the basement, but there is still an indescribable strange smell in the air, which makes people feel uncomfortable smelling. The sound insulation of the houses on both sides of the aisle is very poor, and the sound of husband and wife arguing here can be heard here for a while, and the sound of children playing on the other side can be heard for a while. What's even more strange is that when approaching Wang Yuming's house, Chen Tianliao actually heard the woman's cry that seemed to be uncomfortable and enjoyable! Chen Tianliao opened his mouth and didn't speak.

Soon, Chen Tianliao arrived at the door of Wang Yuming's house as the landlord said and knocked on the door. Wang Yuming's crisp voice came from inside: "Who?"

"It's me, Chen Tianliao!" Chen Tianliao reported to his home.

The door quickly opened, and Wang Yuming's pretty face appeared in Chen Tianliao's flashlight: "Why are you here? Please come in! Please come in!"

Chen Tianliao followed Wang Yuming into her living room. This is a small room of only more than ten square meters, the furnishings in the room are very simple, that is, a single bed, a wardrobe, a small desk, a desk lamp on the desk, under the lamp is a book that is more than half turned over. There were also two chairs, one neatly placed on the girl's clothes, and the other left empty next to the table.

Wang Yuming followed Chen Tianliao's gaze and saw the chair with clothes, and his pretty face turned red again. There was her underwear there. Although Chen Tianliao is still a child, this is not an ordinary child. So she walked forward quickly, rolled up the clothes with both hands, opened the door of the wardrobe, threw them in casually, and then quickly closed the wardrobe, and turned to look at Chen Tianliao with a red face.

Chen Tianliao didn't seem to see her movements, still frowning and looking at her room, and then said, "Don't live in this room." Tomorrow I will help you find a room near the company, and I will pay you the rent. This place is not suitable for people. ”

Wang Yuming hurriedly said: "Don't, I don't have to trouble the company's ......"

Chen Tianliao shook his head and interrupted her: "This is not a troublesome company, this is the company to protect its own interests." If you live in such a house, it is not good for your health, and in case you get sick, it will bring more trouble and loss to the company. The company gives you such a high salary, it doesn't make you sick and then you can't do anything. Besides, art requires a good physical and mental experience, and an environment like yours will only have a negative impact on your artistic path!"

After speaking, Chen Tianliao looked at the girl who blushed and lowered her head, and added: "Also, there is still a lot of room for improvement in your singing, and the company will not arrange records or performances for you during this period of time." What you need is to keep learning. Let's learn from Mr. Takahara first. If I have the chance, I will send you to the Wa Kingdom for training! Okay, I can't stay in your place, I'll go first!"

After speaking, Chen Tianliao didn't wait for Wang Yuming to answer, opened the door, and walked out. Wang Yuming hurriedly picked up the flashlight placed at the bedside and chased after him, took the door with him, and said, "Wait, I'll send you out!"

Chen Tianliao ignored him and continued to walk forward. Wang Yuming hurriedly turned on the flashlight to light the way ahead for him, and followed in the footsteps.

The moment he walked to the ground, although it was already dusk at this time, Chen Tianliao actually had a feeling that it was dawn, and the stuffiness he had held in the oppressive narrowness of the basement slowly spit out, and he suddenly felt comfortable.

At this time, Wang Yuming's choked voice sounded behind him: "Thank you!"

Chen Tianliao lowered his head and smiled, did not look back, did not answer, and walked towards the bus stop with brisk steps. It can help a girl chasing dreams to get out of trouble and chase her dreams, this feeling is cool!