Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Record Company
What is needed to get scouts to give up looking? Hiding deeper is one way, and exposing yourself to a company is another.
The former method is much more difficult, after all, he just recorded an album very casually, so there are quite a lot of flaws and clues left, and the latter method is easier, but it is a question of what company to find and how much to expose yourself.
Fan Cheng thought about it for a while, and finally chose the second method.
is still the same sentence, he is no longer a loner in his previous life, and if he wants to hide deeper, of course, he can't do it at the cost of delaying his current work.
Moreover, Fan Cheng's plan is not to reveal his true identity.
There are not many such cases in China, but in Japan, there are many top singers who are not on TV.
There are many examples of this, and the most well-known among Chinese people is the so-called "Conan" singer.
That's right, it's the glasses dwarf who has only one truth.
"Detective Conan" can be described as the youth memory of a generation, along with this animation, its front and back N versions of the beginning and end tracks are also talked about, singing these tracks, most of them come from a music company called being, most of the singers under this music company, were very influential in the nineties to early 2000s of the last century, but most of them did not appear on the scene.
Sakai spring water, Mai Kuraki at that time, Komatsu did not step...... Many of them barely attend public events.
Even in Fan Cheng's time and space in China, there are companies that have tried to do this, for example, around 2000, there was a singer named Zhou Hui, whose song "Promise" was popular throughout the Chinese music scene, but it was initially faceless, and even the MV was made of animation.
But how to persuade the company to agree to this approach is a problem worth considering by Fan Cheng, Fan Cheng even considered opening his own company to run his own business, but at least now he is not that interested, and the TV station is his main job.
Large company, Fan Cheng is reluctant to contact, if he wants to break away in the future, there are too many troubles, Fan Cheng thought of Yang Xuemin of the Northern Group.
Yang Xuemin naturally has no way in music, but the Northern Group has, when chatting with Yang Xuemin before, he accidentally mentioned that there is a half-dead small record company and film and television company under the Northern Group, all of which were left behind the group that tried to do these but failed, don't look at the small company, but behind it is the existence of the size of the Northern Group, so even if the three major companies want to annex it, they have to weigh themselves.
Even Yang Xuemin didn't notify him, Fan Cheng directly found this phone called "Sihai Records" and called it.
Sihai Records, a record company under the North Group, as a record company of the North Group, deeply cultivated the record market in Huangnan District, Yangji City, with a total sales volume of more than 30 copies, and has a high influence in the streets of Huangnan District, Yangji City, especially in the square dance team, its famous singer Zheng Hongming has participated in the Spring Festival Gala of Beilin TV, and has sung a song "Happy Reunion Year" (two-and-a-half-minute version) with more than 20 other famous singers such as XX and XXX......
Fan Cheng looked at such a company introduction and called Sihai Company.
"Hey!? Four Seas Records! On the phone, a voice that couldn't remember crisp or beautiful asked.
As far as I can hear, the woman who answered the phone should be no less than forty years old.
"Hello, is the person in charge of the company here?" Fan Cheng asked.
"Lao Wang! Phone! The woman put down the phone and yelled.
Lao Wang walked over: "Hello, I'm Wang Deli." ”
"Hello, do you still recruit singers in the Four Seas Band?" Fan Cheng asked.
"Zhao, have you ever released a record before?"
"Nope."
"And what conservatory did you graduate from?"
"No, I don't have any professional music training."
"Have you ever performed in a bar or something?"
"Uh...... Nor did it. ”
"That'...... So, I'll give you an address, how about you record an audio of yourself singing it to me? Wang Deli asked.
"My songs are actually available on the Internet, and you can search for mysterious mask singers on video sites to find me." Fan Cheng said.
"Really? Then I'll go...... Well!? You, you, you, you, you're the one who sings "Graduation"!? Wang Deli reacted.
"Yes, that's what I sang." Fan Cheng said.
"Really, really!? Just kidding, who are you looking for to play with me!? Lao Zhou!? Or a little plum!? Wang's second reaction was disbelief.
The mysterious singer, Wang Deli is also doing this business, how can he not know, but unlike those big-name companies that gather in Yangji City, Wang Deli Sihai Records, who is in Yangji City, has never considered sending someone to fight for Fan Cheng to join, in fact, he can't send anyone, the employees of Sihai Records, except for the two little singers, only his wife who just answered the phone, his brother-in-law and him who usually do chores.
"It's true, if you don't believe me, you can listen to this." Fan Cheng played an audio clip through the microphone.
It was the accompaniment of "Graduation", and when this audio came out, Wang Deli immediately believed it.
This "Graduation" can be called the top rock song in the entertainment industry this year, but what is sad is that there has been only a few minutes of recording on the Internet, there is neither clear photography nor clear sound, but Fan Chengfang's accompaniment, the sound is very clear, the melody is very smooth, and the video has only come out for such a short time, even if someone wants to fake, it is difficult to make the melody so smooth and perfect in an unoriginal state, obviously this person has a great chance to be the lead singer of the mysterious band!
What to do?
Isn't this nonsense, of course I want to see it, their company has been going on for years, this is the best and biggest opportunity, as for the purpose of this person coming to his own company instead of a big company, Wang Deli is also very clear, nothing more than that small companies are less bound and more free, since this is the case, then give him freedom, for Wang Deli, let alone give the lead singer of this mysterious band freedom, even if he gives the company to himself to do it below, don't look at him owning a record company, He and Fan Cheng were not at the same level from the very beginning.
After nervously agreeing on the time and place with Fan Cheng, Wang Deli went out excitedly.
Soon, he met the young man who had come by appointment in a newly opened café in Yangji City.
Before coming, Wang Deli also confirmed it on the video, and now after seeing the real person, I can't see it anyway, I can't see the face anyway, just looking at the body shape is indeed very similar, as for the face, huh...... Hey? Hey? This face...... It looks familiar!
"I'm Fan Cheng, and you're Mr. Wang Deli, right?" Fan Cheng stretched out his hand.
"Uh-oh...... Hello! Wang Deli also stretched out his hand.
Fan Cheng? What a familiar name! And this appearance, I've definitely seen it, is it a celebrity? Where are the singers? Wait, I think about it...... Singer's words...... Which singer recently terminated his contract with the company? Or do you want to sing rock 'n' roll......
Wang Deli also forgot about being rude, and after letting go of the hand of the man in front of him, he stared at it, while frantically searching for those memories in his mind.
But after thinking about it for a long time, Wang Deli couldn't think of which singer Fan Cheng in front of him was the singer he once knew.
"You recognize me?" Fan Cheng asked.
Does the case of "recognition ......" mean that you recognize it or you don't recognize it?
"I can't remember it, your song is ......" Wang Deli hesitated.
"Hahaha, it looks like you didn't recognize it!" Fan Cheng said happily.
"I'm sorry, I think you look familiar, but ......"
"I didn't sing before." Fan Cheng said.
"That's the acting side? In terms of actors......"
"I'm not an actor either! To give you a hint, some time ago the funny comedy competition in Jinmen ......," Fan Cheng mentioned.
"I know about that game! It's fun! Especially...... Eh, eh!!????? Wang Deli shouted out in his voice, and the entire café couldn't help but look sideways.
"Ahh I'm sorry, I'm sorry! He hurriedly apologized to the people around him, and after a circle of apologies, he sat back in his place and faced the equation again.
"Is it really you!?"
"It's me." Fan Cheng nodded.
"You were the one who won the championship that competition, and you were the one who sang rock on stage?"
"Yes, it's me."
"The ...... who wrote this song "Graduation" It's you, too??? Wang Deli asked.
"Yes, that's right." Fan Cheng nodded.
"You...... Aren't you afraid that I'll tell the truth? ”
"First of all, if you announce it, our cooperation will be blown out, I believe you won't be so stupid, and the reason why I don't want to announce my identity is actually just because I'm afraid of trouble and TV station considerations, so even if you really announce it, it's nothing to me." Fan Cheng said with a smile.
In fact, he is a bit of a lie here, because he still cares a lot and doesn't want people to know his true identity, but he can't just say that he cares, right? Isn't that waiting for someone to grab the handle?
"Okay, so you mean, you're going to join my company?"
"Yes, but until then, I have a few conditions to say, and I will only be willing to join your company if you agree to them." Fan Cheng said.
"You say!"
"The contract is signed once a year. Only you know who I am, and as for the rest of the company, you can't tell them without my permission. In terms of music, the copyright of the songs I want to release still belongs to me, and the company has the right to use it for free, and as long as I am in the company, the right to use it will always be free. As for the release, how many songs are released in a year, how many albums are released, in what form, recording, shooting, publicity, etc., it is up to me to decide. As for the sharing, I want at least 15% of each song, of which 6% is composed by music, 6% by lyrics, and 3% by singing! ”
"This ......" Wang Deli was dizzy when he heard it, Fan Cheng's request was too exaggerated!