Chapter 19: Producers and Singers
In fact, Ye Qianwen, who came to Xiangjiang for development, has signed a contract with Warner Records while making two movies.
After she joined Warner, the planning of the new album has begun, but the preparation has not been smooth, and it is still in its infancy.
Zhong Chuhong was anxious for her, so she found Zhang Xiaoye.
Ye Qianwen told everything again, and Zhang Xiaoye said: "That's fine, if you have already started to do it, it is not appropriate for me to insert it halfway." ”
"Are you really going to be the producer of Sally Records?" Zhang Xiaoye said this before, Zhong Chuhong thought that he was running the train with his mouth full again, but he didn't expect him to be serious.
Ye Qianwen didn't expect him to say this, she was stunned for a moment, and Zhang Xiaoye said, "What's the matter, do you think I'm not suitable?"
"No, no, no. Ye Qianwen waved her hand again and again, and said: "I am very happy for you to be my producer now, I believe you have this ability, but Honggu told me that you have been studying in the crew recently, and I am afraid of delaying your affairs." ”
Zhang Xiaoye said: "Making movies is not something that can be learned overnight, it takes a long time to accumulate, and it doesn't take long to help you make a record, no problem at all." ”
Zhong Chuhong nodded and said, "That's true, but Sally believes you, Warner may not believe you, what if they don't agree?"
"It's okay, I'll take care of that, I can convince them. Ye Qianwen is very confident in this, and it is inevitable.
From the song "Go Away in Style", she affirmed Zhang Xiaoye's ability, and clearly felt that Zhang Xiaoye was the person who understood her best.
Therefore, she didn't want to miss it, the previous bumps and bumps were not only dissatisfied with herself, but also proved to be wrong, and now the opportunity is in front of her, what are you waiting for if you don't fight for it?
She had an expression of imminent victory, and Zhang Xiaoye said: "If they don't agree, you can tell them that I also want to be a singer and make records." But don't worry, let's do two demos first, after all, there is no evidence, and we still have to take something to prove our strength. ”
Zhong Chuhong said as soon as he heard it: "You are out of the way, and you directly use yourself as a bargaining chip." ”
Zhang Xiaoye almost fell, and said: "Don't say that I seem to have sold myself, I told you a long time ago that I wanted to be a singer, and now is the right time." ”
"If you want to be a singer at dawn, you will definitely be more popular than me. ”
In other words, if someone wants to be a singer, people have to wonder if he has the strength after listening to it, and singers can't do it if they want to.
When Zhang Xiaoye said this, Ye Qianwen and Zhong Chuhong had no doubts at all, but felt that Warner would definitely come to him in a hurry.
And this is indeed the case, after Ye Qianwen handed over the samples of the two songs, Warner executives immediately made an appointment with Zhang Xiaoye to meet.
In addition to "Walking Away in Style", he also copied another Cantonese song "Zero Hour and Ten Hours".
Not only did he compose the lyrics, but he also arranged the music himself, which not only showed his talent in music, but also showed his ability to control the market.
The arrangement itself needs to be carried out in combination with the market trend, which determines the style orientation of the song to a large extent.
Warner itself is also having a headache for Ye Qianwen's new album, and now Zhang Xiaoye is simply sleepy and has encountered a pillow.
After some negotiations with Warner, Zhang Xiaoye not only successfully became the producer of Ye Qianwen's new album, but also signed a record contract with Warner.
There is no time limit in the contract, but it is agreed that both parties will make a record within this year.
This is Zhang Xiaoye's request, originally Warner wanted to sign a long-term contract with him, but he didn't want to be tied up, of course it was impossible to agree.
Warner is also very helpless about this, but with Zhang Xiaoye's identity and ability, there are companies that want to sign him everywhere, and Warner does not agree that there are still Polygram and Huaxing waiting.
Warners are not satisfied with signing a contract with only one record, they want to get more from Zhang Xiaoye, but if they don't sign it, they won't get anything, but they will cheapen their competitors, which will outweigh the losses.
So they finally agreed, but Zhang Xiaoye also gave them a promise that if they wanted to cooperate with a record company in the future, they would definitely be the first choice, which made Warner a lot more relieved.
Now that he has taken over the burden, Zhang Xiaoye did not delay, and started work directly with the cooperation of Warner.
He single-handedly took care of all the songs of Ye Qianwen's new album, and wrote a total of eight songs.
In addition to "A Dashing Walk" and "Ten Hours at Zero Hour", there are also "A Shallow Drunk Life", "Cherish", "Say Cherish", "A Woman's Weakness" and "The Day I Left My Lover".
Among them, "Saying Cherish" is the Chinese version of "Cherish", and "The Day I Left My Lover" is the Chinese version of "A Woman's Weakness".
Many Cantonese songs by many singers in Hong Kong have Chinese versions, which are all for market considerations.
Cantonese is mainly aimed at the local market, while the Chinese version is of course because of Taiwan and the future mainland market.
The style span of these seven songs is still very large, and the popularity of the songs themselves is also high and low, Zhang Xiaoye made the choice after careful consideration.
and the last song is "Lovesick in the Wind and Rain", which is a Cantonese duet song, and it is naturally himself who wants to sing with Ye Qianwen.
According to the plan, after the release of Ye Qianwen's record, his record will also start production and be released within the year.
Ye Qianwen will definitely be able to become an instant hit with this record, and he will be able to get more attention with this gust of wind.
Many record companies will launch newcomers in such a way, driven by a famous singer, which can play a good role in promoting newcomers.
When the song was written, Zhang Xiaoye gave it to Ye Qianwen as soon as possible, "Sally, I have already written the song, take a look...... I forgot that you still can't read Chinese characters. ”
"You can't be wrong. Ye Qianwen's trust in Zhang Xiaoye is a little blind, because the more he comes into contact, the more he is bottomless.
Talented and confident, he knows everything well, and it is natural for people to believe that he can do everything well.
Zhang Xiaoye scratched his head and said: "Although the saying is so, it is also a trouble if you can't read Chinese characters." Well, I'll tell you about it first, and then I'll teach you word by word. ”
"I'm sorry, but that's a bit of a hassle. Ye Qianwen said embarrassedly: "But you don't have to be so troublesome, just phonetize the Chinese characters, I did this in Taiwan before." ”
"Then how to do it, it is inevitable that there will be inaccuracies in the pronunciation, so let me teach you. Zhang Xiaoye waved his hand again and again to veto.
If you really follow Ye Qianwen's method, then Zhang Xiaoye is too stupid, what is the difference between this and a girl asking a boy to go to the dormitory to repair the computer, and then saying that he will not go and not going?
Of course, it is best to teach word by word.