Chapter XXXIII. Trip to the United States(3)
Everyone was watching Pete and Lee Jung-hyun's actions and conversations, but no one bothered, because they all knew that friendship should be treated with sincerity and trust.
After Lee Jung-hyun and Pete hugged, Smith came over at this time, smiled and said, "Pete, don't you tell us about your friends"?
Pete turned his head and nodded at Smith, "Professor Smith, he's your fan, so let him introduce himself!"
Li Zhengxian heard Pete say this, so he had to walk over calmly, "Professor Smith, hello, I like your playing style very much, and I admire your professionalism, it's a pleasure to meet you, I'm from Asia and South Korea, my name is zhengxian.li, you can also call me by my English name, prince."
Seeing Li Zhengxian's calm conversation, Smith nodded appreciatively and said: "Prince, I'm also very happy to meet you, my ones are nothing, compared to your song, my ones are only pediatrics, you are very good, it is rare to have such achievements at a young age!" Interesting being my student? I sincerely invite you".
After everyone on the side heard Smith's words, they all stared at Li Zhengxian, that naked envy and jealousy! Students invited by Smith himself, remember, it is not invited to the school to be students, it is Smith's private students, how beautiful is that? And so far, Smith has privately accepted only one student, the prince of the world's piano, Charlid. Kleiman, who is Smith? As long as there is a little musical knowledge, who does not know Smith's status and ability in the United States, in Europe and the United States?
But they also know that Li Zhengxian's talent is beyond doubt, and they can only envy it! Therefore, heroes cherish heroes may be in this state, right?
Li Zhengxian was also very excited, looking at Smith with bright eyes, is this going to accept himself as an apprentice? is very different from the identity of the students in his previous life, Smith has thousands of students, but the apprentice is only Charried. Kramer, there will be one more of yourself Lee Jung-hyun in the future!
Li Zhengxian couldn't calm his excitement, but he nodded desperately without knowing the so-called, and kept "um" in agreement, which was very funny.
Smith smiled happily and said, "Prince, since you have agreed to be my student, you must remember my three principles."
Li Zhengxian was already excited and had no thoughts of his own, and there was only one thought in his heart, "As long as you accept yourself as a student, don't say three, three hundred can be." So he nodded again and said, "Teacher, you said, I will remember."
Smith looked at Li Zhengxian with relief and said seriously.
"First, you have to take one lesson a week with me, and since you are Asian, I can give you a special arrangement, three lessons a year, and it is also great to listen to you play, so I will make a special case for you.
"Second, don't think that I am a student, you can relax your own learning, the piano is different from other musical instruments, there is no best, only better!
"Third, you can promote in the name of my student, but you can't do anything illegal in my name, otherwise I will deny the relationship between you and me, can you do it?"
Li Zhengxian thought that it was difficult, not to mention that these things had to be done, so he said sincerely: Teacher, I promise to do it, including things that will never disgrace your reputation."
Smith admired talented people who were not arrogant or impatient, and although Lee Jung-hyun was young, he made a deep impression on Smith, talented, suave, and well-behaved.
Smith nodded with satisfaction, patted Li Zhengxian on the shoulder and said, "I just listened to your song, and I feel that it is full of strong thoughts, I think, what you are missing must be someone who is very important to you, right?" At least your parents, lovers, and loved ones can make you miss you so much, right? ”
Li Zhengxian smiled bitterly and said; "Yes, teacher, I missed my loved ones on a rainy night, they died, and there is another one, which is probably lost."
Smith looked at Li Zhengxian in surprise, and then patted Li Zhengxian on the shoulder and comforted: "If you lose it, you will lose it, and you can't get it back, since this is the case, it is better to relax your mind and look forward, I think, this is also what your dearest relatives want to see."
Li Zhengxian nodded at Smith seriously and said: "Teacher, I understand, so, I haven't fallen, even if I'm just an orphan now, but I'm not discouraged, I want to work harder, live more confidently, happier, and more accomplished than before, only in this way can I give comfort to the deceased."
Smith smiled with relief: "Well, I didn't see the wrong person, so it's fine, prince, you talk to Pete about things first, Louise and I still have things to do, and then come to my house to be a guest."
Li Zhengxian nodded and responded: "Okay, teacher, you are busy, goodbye."
Seeing off Smith and Louise, Pete walked up to Lee Jung-hyun and said; "Come to my office and talk".
Lee Jung-hyun smiled at Pete and nodded, and the two walked out together.
Coming to Pete's office, Pete poured a cup of coffee for Li Zhengxian, sat on the sofa opposite Li Zhengxian, and said seriously: "Prince, to be honest, this song is great, it can be said that it can definitely be called a world-class divine comedy, but I still want to say that this song, released separately, does not necessarily have high sales, the main reason is that your fame is not enough, the appeal is not strong, if you are reluctant to release, you will definitely not lose money, but I am not sure how much you want to earn, at least we haven't tried to release a song or a piano piece."
Lee Jung-hyun understands what Peter means, and he also knows that this is indeed the case, but these are not what Lee Jung-hyun wants, there is no shortage of money himself, what is lacking is fame in Europe and the United States, and Lee Jung-hyun is just trying to accumulate popularity in Europe and the United States now.
Li Zhengxian, who knew his purpose, said very freely: "Pete, I'm not for money, you can use my share of the profit from this CD for publicity, what I want is to be familiar with the United States, and I can do without anything else, except copyright."
Pete looked at Lee Jung-hyun in confusion and asked suspiciously, "What do you mean?"
Li Zhengxian scratched his head lightly and said: "Pete, I don't want to hide it from you, in fact, I am preparing a song album, which is currently being recorded, so for this album, I used this song to make a name for myself in advance."
Pete finally understood what Lee Jung-hyun meant, and said to Lee Jung-hyun with a smile: "Prince, can you tell me more about your album?"
Lee Jung-hyun nodded and said: "Yes, Pete, I personally think this album is very funny, but it is also very risky, eleven of the twelve songs are my personal lyrics and composition, and one is a classic Hollywood song, I plan to adapt it and cover it myself, twelve songs in five languages, three in English, three in Korean, three in Japanese, two in Chinese, and one in Russian."
Pete was stunned by Lee Jung-hyun's words, is this still the steady, mature, and not restless prince? One album in five languages, he's looking for death! Even Elvis, who is popular all over the world, MJ doesn't dare to do things, he Lee Jung-hyun really dares to think about it.
Li Zhengxian saw Pete looking at him in a daze, without saying a word, and Li Zhengxian's heart suddenly had no bottom! Is your decision right or wrong? Don't waste so many good songs in the end because of your own whim.
The more Lee Jung-hyun thought about it, the more worried he became, so he asked in a low voice: "Pete, is it very risky for me to do this?"
Pete was questioned again by Li Zhengxian, and came back to his senses in surprise, and hurriedly said: "Prince, I didn't see the song, it's unreliable to say anything now, did you bring all the songs?"
Li Zhengxian nodded and responded: "Brought, in the hotel, you can watch it when you have time, I have recorded an English song here, and the sample is still with me, you can listen to it."
As he spoke, Lee Jung-hyun took out a sample cassette from his pocket and handed it to Pete, who took the cassette, turned around and walked to his desk, turned on the speaker player and put it in.
After a while, the speaker sounded a very unique prelude to the song, and then Lee Jung-hyun's magnetic voice sounded.
When it comes to Lee Jung-hyun's singing skills, it is impeccable, as well as his naturally good voice, coupled with authentic New York pronunciation, gives Pete the feeling that he is a world-class king singer.
The strength is strong, the voice is soft but not lacking in strength, and it is extremely attractive, which makes it easy to make it unforgettable as soon as you listen to it, and you don't want to stop when you listen to it.
And the song is an absolute classic song, Pete has a feeling, and it is a very strong feeling, this song will definitely be popular, and it can be popular all over the world, Pete is very surprised, he Li Zhengxian is really demonic, absolutely demonic, every song is so powerful, Pete doesn't know how to describe him!
After four minutes and one second of the song, Pete said excitedly: "Prince, if there is another classic song like this, your idea is not impossible, but it is still very possible, you really surprise me, Prince, you are amazing!"
As he spoke, Pete had already walked up to Lee Jung-hyun and gave him a bear hug.
Li Zhengxian smiled and said: "Pete, I can hear you say this, to be honest, I can finally rest assured, I promise you, there are guaranteed four such songs, can you rest assured now"?
Pete let go of the hand holding Lee Jung-hyun and looked at him and said, "Prince, are you sure"?
Li Zhengxian smiled and nodded: "I'm sure, I'm sure."
Pete hugged another bear and said excitedly: "Prince, let's do this, I will help you release the album in five languages, and then said, you know what? If we win this bet, you know what the outcome will be"?
Lee Jung-hyun looked at Pete and shook his head in confusion.
Pete still didn't calm down, and said happily: "It will break the world record, surpassing the records of MJ and Elvis, do you know what it means?" It means that you will achieve a new history, a new starting point, and will forever remain on the monument of world music history, is it amazing"?
Li Zhengxian couldn't calm down when he heard this, and said excitedly: "Pete, are you sure"?
Pete learned from Lee Jung-hyun's expression just now, and said with a smile: "I'm sure, I'm sure."
This time they both let go and laughed.
Ha ha