Chapter 42: Is It Good to Release an Album?
Wu He took the initiative to explain: "In order to persuade my parents to let me make music in middle school, I participated in the selection of the three major clubs, and even passed the S.M. audition, but in the end, I refused because of the incompatible music concept and the long way to be a trainee. “
"That shows that you love music more than you get famous." Li Zhixian smiled slightly, "In that case, why do you care so much about the audience's reaction now?" “
Wu Heyu refuted himself: "But doesn't the audience's attitude represent the recognition of music? If you don't even care about the attitude of the audience, how can you test the quality of the work? “
"So I said now." Li Zhixian's tone was self-deprecating: "To put it mildly, you and I don't have the qualifications to care about the audience's opinions at all." All we can do now is to keep pushing ourselves and pushing the boundaries of our own music. “
His expression darkened, and Wu He bowed his head and was silent.
Because what Li Zhixian said was the truth.
Although there is indeed a little fame around Hongdae, but it only exists in the category of street performances, to put it simply, it will be for him to be supported for free, Wu He can't want to take the road of a street performer for the rest of his life, if he becomes an official singer, how many listeners will continue to pay for him?
The answer is almost yes, selling thousands of albums can be considered a success.
Without a large company as a promoter, if you want to become famous, you can only rely on continuous accumulation, including fame and strength, and the latter is much more important than the former.
Otherwise, even if he becomes famous, after the public lifts the veil of his mystery, his popularity will dissipate even faster than a passing cloud.
That's why Li Zhixian said that the only thing he can do now is to break through the boundaries of music, and he is indeed doing so, constantly trying various types of music to seek breakthroughs.
Wu He looked struggling, obviously not adapting to the change, and asked again and again with some concern: "Even if I transform into a band, I don't even care about what the audience thinks of me, but what about my previous works?" Also Where to find the band members? “
Rao is Li Zhixian, who was originally sincerely worried about Wu He, couldn't help but have a faint headache at this time - this kid is too sincere, such a question about the future of music, if it is in the entertainment industry, even the agent who is closest to the artist may not be suitable to do it, but he asked Li Zhixian directly.
Li Zhixian himself is groping on the road, how can he answer him?
I had an idea and thought of a compromise solution: "Wu Hexi seems to have studied abroad, and his family conditions are not bad, right?" “
Wu He nodded subconsciously, the topic shifted too quickly, and he didn't react for a while.
"Then you might as well integrate your previous works and release an album to try it out, how about the effect? First, you can not be limited to the Hongdae area, and secondly, you can test the market, and in case you are successful, it is not impossible to continue to stick to your style. “
Li Zhixian's proposal made Wu He's eyes shine, not that he rejected the band so much, once a person has formed a habit, it often takes several times more painstaking effort and determination to change.
The suggestion of releasing a solo album is very tempting for him, not only not to let the work go to waste, but also a test of the quality of the work, if he fails, it is not too late to try to transform, after all, he is only 20 years old this year.
From Li Zhixian's point of view, with the level of Wu He's works, with a little operation, it is not difficult to release an album.
Seeing Wu He's obvious intentions, it seems that he has made his own decision, Li Zhixian said with a smile: "I believe that with your strength, it should not be difficult to release an album." “
Wu He nodded, he happened to know the Hongdae seniors who had released the album, and although the distribution company was small, the channels were also regular.
After chatting about the matter, the two remembered the gimbap that had been served on the table for a long time, at this time there was only a trace of residual warmth, no longer the delicious taste that came out of the rice when it was just out of the pot, and the meal between the two men was not too particular, after a wolfing meal, Li Zhixian ignored Wu He's retention and said goodbye, even the three-year-old child could see the impatience on his face, Li Zhixian didn't want to be a disappointing person.
There was no need to leave the phone anymore, and the two did not deliberately thank each other for their kindness.
They are straightforward personalities, this kind of people are often mindful of the recognition of others, not very good at expressing their emotions, after getting acquainted with each other, it is completely disregarding etiquette and politeness, and this kind of people are more comfortable, because the more polite and polite people do the whole thing, on the contrary, it is often very likely to be false and wronged.
Back in the dormitory, it was empty without exception, and since the beginning of the last semester, his only roommate had been almost insulated from the dormitory life, and I heard that he had recently gone out to share a room with his girlfriend, and it seemed unlikely that he would be in the dormitory again in the future.
After taking a bath, Li Zhixian felt a little empty stomach, if he ate dinner too quickly, it was easy to eat at that time, and he would feel empty immediately in the middle of the night, especially after taking a bath.
The time was not too late, and Li Zhixian, who had leisure time, found an electronic stove and started making pasta after a long time.
I bought some noodles a few years ago, and I have been too lazy to do it until now, but fortunately, the craftsmanship is not rusty, so I cook the noodles first, turn out the pan, peel the tomatoes and fry them with cheese and sauce until soft, and pour them on the pasta served on the dinner plate.
The sour and salty taste is exactly what Li Zhixian tastes now, and he went to bed satisfied after a full meal.
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"I didn't even notice that there was a store in S.M.'s company."
Li Zhixian and others were in the lobby on the first floor of S.M., and noticed a small shop in front of the right side of the gate.
There are not many types of products, mainly S.M.'s star album merchandise and posters, along with some food and drinks.
Scanning the dolls on the shelves along the road, the first grid is EXO that has been popular since its debut, and the twelve dolls are lined up in a row, but it looks a little like it, Li Zhixian heard that there are several Chinese members in it, and he can't recognize which ones they are after looking around.
The second grid is the girl's generation that just released an album at the beginning of the year, and his eyes swept over the first doll, Lee Ji-hyun couldn't help but be stunned, and then laughed, standing in the first place is the captain Kim Taeyeon, maybe only on the shelves, this girl who always likes to hide in the corner will stand in the most prominent position, right?
When he swept past Tiffany, Li Zhixian couldn't help but pat the back of the doll's head.
"Superjunior, SHINee, ah, f(x) is here."
Almost at the end of the shelf, Li Zhixian found the puppet rack of f(x), the object to cooperate with this time.
"f(x) I remember that the popularity was quite high, huh? It won't be so low, right? “
With Lee Chi Hsien's mindset, I really can't understand S.M.'s marketing strategy.
He knows all the four people of f(x), and the puppets can match them.
"Hey, strange, why do I say it's four people when there are five dolls?" A strange thought popped up in Li Zhixian's heart.
Shaking this strange thought out of his head, Li Zhixian picked up the color page of their last album introduction and looked at it.
"Now, I can't bear it anymore ......" After returning to school last time, he replaced the bell with this "Memory Exercise".
"Yo Bosai."
"Zhixianxi, I'm in the hall on the first floor, where are you? Didn't see you? “
"Oh, I'm in the store over here." After speaking, Li Zhixian beckoned to Representative Huang outside and walked out.
"Well, I'll wait for you outside."