Chapter 17: The Favor of Music Veterans
Rising Star. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
As a brand-new program of Beijing Satellite TV's first music talent show, two months before the broadcast, Beijing Satellite TV spent a lot of money on advertising.
On some bus stops in the capital, on the huge billboards at the intersection of the city center, there are "Rising Stars" propaganda.
Looking at the talent shows of other local stations, mushrooms have sprung up after the rain. The people of Beijing are naturally full of expectations for the "Rising Star".
May 6th, weekend.
It's time for the first episode of the "Rising Star" talent show, which will be broadcast.
Many people are waiting in front of the TV at eight o'clock in the evening, waiting to watch this powerful talent show.
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On this day, after dinner, Zheng Rong also waited in front of the TV on time, ready to watch "Tomorrow's Star".
Zheng Rongke was a prominent figure in the Chinese music scene in the 90s.
If you take out his name alone, there may be a few people who don't like to listen to songs and ask who he is.
So when it comes to the combination of "youth firepower", it really has reached the point where it is a household name, no one knows, and no one knows!
The 90s can be said to be a feng shui for the Chinese music scene.
Before the 90s, in the Chinese music scene, the style and form of music were relatively simple, and the form of singing was limited to one person. But after the 90s, not only rock, folk, and pop music genres flourished, but also bands and groups with multi-person cooperation also came into being.
The music group composed of multiple people can not only use more instruments and more possibilities when performing on stage, but also has a great performance tension.
As a leader in the music group, "Youth Firepower" stood out and quickly entered the public's field of vision.
There are two members of the "Youth Firepower" group, one is Zheng Rong, and the other is called Zhong Li. The two are both singers who sing in the bar, because they are very compatible in terms of musical concepts, and they hit it off at the end and formed this group, perhaps due to luck, or because of accumulation. Their masterpiece "Crazy Heart", with its passionate and inspiring music style, swept the country and became a popular song after its release.
Then they continued to exert their efforts, and successively released many songs, all of which had a good market response, and their singing once occupied the streets and alleys, and they were extremely hot.
But later, when the group was developing, the musical concepts of Zheng Rong and Zhong Li gradually deviated. In the end, they had to part ways.
After the group disbanded, Zheng Rong found that his creative inspiration had also dried up, so he also moved forward bravely, and said goodbye to the music scene soon after.
But he didn't end his music career there, he set up a recording studio in the capital, and continued his lifelong love of music.
Even though he has bid farewell to the music industry for more than ten years, his sight and attention have never been far away. In the past two years, with the popularity of the talent show, those young and brave boys and girls on the stage who are chasing their dreams seem to make Zheng Rong think of his younger self again, so he also pays attention to the talent show.
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On Beijing Satellite TV, the first issue of "Tomorrow's Star" officially began.
On TV, when the superstar-level judges with outstanding status in the music industry were close-up on the camera one by one, Zheng Rong couldn't help but sigh that time passed too fast.
Especially when I saw Li Zhongyang, this feeling was especially strong.
I think that "Youth Firepower" debuted around the same time as Li Zhongyang, but "Youth Firepower" was disbanded, and Li Zhongyang still insisted on standing in the music scene. It's really embarrassing.
More than half of this show has been watched.
The performance of some singers still makes Zheng Rong, a veteran of the music scene, feel bright.
No. 1 contestant Qin Yao, the song "Touching the Scene" she sang and the handling of feelings are very delicate and can resonate.
And the lyrics of "Shining" sung by No. 4 contestant Lin Hao are really good, which belongs to the upper middle level, but the singer's singing skills have lowered the song, but it can barely reach the ear.
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However, these songs only make people shine when they hear it, nothing more, and they don't make much waves in his mood!
He was really surprised to see the last singer come on the stage with a guitar in his hand.
Because it was no one else on the field, it was Zhang Yi who went to his studio to record some time ago!
"How could it be him?!"
For the two songs he sang at that time, Zheng Rongke still remembers them vividly.
With the experience of senior musicians, these two songs are rare masterpieces, especially the song "My Territory", the song style is unique, free-will, and even self-contained.
Although there are many people who come to his studio every day to record songs, he is very impressed by Zhang Yi!
didn't expect to see him again, he had already appeared on the stage of "Rising Star", but Zheng Rong was also looking forward to his performance.
"Miss Dong", a gentle and soothing ballad. After listening to it, Zheng Rong felt that he had eaten a piece of chocolate that was delicate and sweet, with a rich aroma and a slight bitterness.
Straight to the heart!
Even a veteran of the music scene like Zheng Rong, who loves rock and roll, can't help but be moved, and even the initial emotional experience is like a slide, floating in his mind, thinking that he feels the warmth and coldness of the world, and he will not be moved by any emotion anymore, but he is also deeply moved at this moment!
"It's a good song!"
Zheng Rong patted the armrests on the sofa, and his face was filled with great surprise.
If he was still an excellent singer by his definition of Zhang Yi before, then now he has to add another label to Zhang Yi, a genius singer!
The artistic conception of this song is simply amazing, and being able to immerse people in it is the best proof.
Hearing such a beautiful song, Zheng Rong's fingers were also habitually tapping on the coffee table table, and when he suddenly touched a piece of aluminum-textured paper, he subconsciously looked at it.
It was an offer from his old employer, Brilliant Records.
With the continuous development of brilliant records, there is already a shortage of existing singer resources in hand.
Although Zheng Rong has bid farewell to the music world, his influence and connections are still there. Therefore, Brilliant Records hopes to hire Zheng Rong as a record producer, so that it can select excellent singers and help them create high-quality records.
It has been a month since this offer was sent, but Zheng Rong's heart is always hesitant and undecided. Because he has said goodbye to the music industry for a long time, if he returns to this industry, it must be carefully prepared, so he will waver.
However, when Zhang Yi, a high-quality singer-songwriter, jumped into view. Zheng Rong was uncontrollable, a genius singer, and even ignited his originally extinct music dream again!
For the path of record producer, his idea is even more determined!
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