Chapter 2: Tik Tok
Chapter 2, TIK
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Jessica has been glaring at Zheng Zhi angrily since they met, if his eyes can kill people, he doesn't know how many times he has died, if his eyes have a temperature, it is estimated that he will be ripe for a long time.
Maybe he wouldn't have survived today, because in Jessica's words: "There's a vendetta!"
"Okay, don't stare at you, your eyebrows will fly if you stare at it again!" One sentence suddenly rekindled the anger that had calmed down a little.
After a long time, the two of them finally stopped, and the staff on one side rubbed their cheeks with their hands, and their smiling faces were sour.
After Jessica's anger calmed down, she couldn't help but ask with curiosity in her heart, "How did you do it, I obviously received an invitation from Warner Records, what the hell is going on?" β
Zheng Zhi looked at Jessica with a curious baby look, the corners of her mouth hooked, and she couldn't help but have a bad taste: "Guess! β
"Yikes!" Jessica went berserk again.
In the end, Zheng Zhi had to explain: "Actually, it was an invitation letter sent to you by some friends of my voice through GuΓ² Warner Records, and I arranged and wrote the lyrics for the song, I originally wanted to find someone to sing it, but I heard that you have made your debut, so I wanted you to try it!" β
Zheng Zhi's words skipped many key parts and were explained very casually.
It's just that Jessica doesn't understand that letting a big company like Warner Records come forward to invite herself as a Korean singer who has just debuted, how can he say so lightly about the efforts in the middle.
It's just that the two have known each other since childhood, although they haven't seen each other for a long time, and even if they meet, they can't stop arguing, but after all, it's a childhood friendship, and the relationship between the two parents is also good.
There is no need to say a lot of things too clearly, and you can keep them in your heart. The Black Sea events of this year made the girl stronger and more calm.
"Alright, let's talk about the song!" Zheng Zhi saw that the atmosphere was a little dull, so he changed the topic.
"What you're going to record this time is a song with a bit of country style, and you need to interpret a rebellious, self-feeling, it's the kind of pie with a strong style, can you?" Zheng Zhi couldn't help frowning as he spoke, this was the part he was most worried about.
Jessica was too cold, she didn't have the rebellious debauchery of the world, she lacked a wildness.
"I can do it!" Jessica couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth when she heard this, there were too many doubts she had received these days, so even if it was Zheng Zhi's unintentional inquiry, she couldn't help but feel a little sad, who knows the hard work she has paid, but no matter how hard it is, who cares, when they deny you, they are so light and cruel.
"Huh!" As soon as Zheng Zhi looked up, he saw tears rolling in Jessica's eyes, and the girl blinked vigorously, refusing to let them fall.
The helplessness and stubbornness at this moment were like a lightning bolt striking Zheng Zhi's heart. Suddenly, the original mind of play converged, this is not an attempt to play for this girl, but about dreams and persistence.
"Let's audition, everybody move!" Zheng Zhi was clearly very appealing in this recording studio, and the staff strictly followed his instructions and began to work.
"We're going to have a rap at the beginning, and it has to have a very strong rendering, that kind of rebellious wildness! Okay, let's give it a try! β
After Zheng Zhi put himself into work, he seemed to be a different person, serious and focused, and even a little picky Cheng DΓΉ.
When he finished the song, he started getting Jessica to try the first rap part when he ran into trouble.
"No, it's not hoarse enough!"
"No, there's no wildness!"
"No, I want a finale, a very strong finale, not that crisp, I want a finale with an aftertaste."
Jessica tried again and again, was interrupted again and again, the girl's stubbornness made her refuse to admit defeat, she also felt the seriousness of the boy opposite, and the kind of almost critical request was unusually professional.
The recording engineer on the side kept repeating the music without a trace of impatience, obviously this is not the first time I have seen such a situation.
At some point, a few men walked into the studio, dressed in a heavy musical style, and when they walked in, everyone couldn't help but signal to them, and a few men just waved them to continue, came to the recording studio, picked up the headset, and listened to Jessica's audition.
Finally, one of them heard a hint of hoarseness in the girl's voice, and couldn't help but reach out and turn off the power, and Zheng Zhi and Jessica looked at it at the same time.
Zheng Zhi stood up when he saw them, "Why are you here?" As he spoke, he opened his arms and high-fived a few people.
At this time, Jessica also came out, looking at a few people with some recognition, and then vaguely felt a little familiar. It's just that I can't think of who it is for a while!
Zheng Zhi didn't tease her, and introduced her: "This is Chast, Mike, Phoenix, Brad, Rob, Joseph, they are all the members of Linkin Park!" This is Jessica's former California residence and recent singing in South Korea. β
Jessica listened to Zheng Zhi's introduction, and her mouth grew bigger and bigger, until she couldn't close it anymore. Then she looked at him in disbelief, as if to confirm that it was true!
Zheng Zhi nodded, and Jessica couldn't hold back her excitement any longer: "Ah! Hello, I love your songs, really, very much. It seems that he is afraid that a few people will not believe it, and he keeps emphasizing it.
Joseph, who is also Korean, joked in a friendly way: "I only like songs, it's so sad!" β
Jessica's whole face turned red, and she didn't know how to explain it for a while, so she had to look at Zheng Zhi.
Zheng Zhi and Joseph couldn't help but laugh out loud when they looked at her cute appearance.
"Well, ignore him, this guy likes to play tricks on people. We are good friends with Zheng, and this studio is ours, and he usually doesn't take it so seriously when he helps us write songs. This kid is really a heavy color and light friend! Chast helped Zheng Zhi explain.
Only then did Jessica understand why she received an invitation from Warner Records, and it turned out that there was such a group to speak.
It's just that how Zheng Zhi met these band superstars, and it seems that he also helped them write songs, which is unbelievable. It's just that I haven't seen him for a few years, and Zheng Zhi is only 22 years old this year, how can he do this kind of journey.
After Chast finished explaining, he turned to Zheng Zhi and said, "Zheng, you are in too much of a hurry, the little girl's voice is dumb. That's not going to work! She patted him on the shoulder.
Zheng Zhi also reacted instantly and nodded.
"Okay, let's just take a look, there are still activities in the afternoon, so I won't bother you!" Chester and the others quickly said goodbye to Zheng Zhi, and also made an appointment with Jessica to help her pick up the wind another day and left!
"I'm sorry, I'm too anxious! Your progress is so fast that I can't stop for a while. Let's take a break and move on! Don't be pressured to brew your own style of songs, switch to the American style, and forget about the Korean borders for a while. Zheng Zhi apologized to Jessica after waiting for the others to leave Linkin Park.
Jessica, on the other hand, still hadn't recovered from the shock. And just silence!
The recording of the song took two weeks in a stumbling process.
On this day, Jessica and Zheng Zhi sat together in the recording studio, and the results of Jessica's efforts during this time were playing in the room.
The voice in the song is rebellious, wild, slightly hoarse, and the end note is unusually sexy. However, the style of the main song has changed, with some crispness and wildness.
When the song was finished, Jessica couldn't believe it, the song playing on the stereo was really her own song, which was completely different from her own voice on weekdays, and lacked that playful freshness. More of that unspeakable wild rebellion.
"Well, it's good, it's even better than I expected, thanks to my hard work. I'm so talented, what a burden! Zheng Zhi said seriously.
Jessica nodded her head from time to time at first, and then suddenly it felt like the whole style had changed, and yes, the tease who wanted to strangle him was back.
Jessica couldn't help but hold her forehead. This man is really hateful!
"Okay, let's start recording the music video tomorrow and try to get it done within a week." Zheng Zhi quickly changed the topic before seeing that Jessica was showing signs of madness.
"Are you in such a hurry!" Jessica couldn't help but complain that she hadn't gone out once in more than two weeks since she came to the United States. It made her feel a little breathless.
Zheng Zhi looked at her and said, "Of course, a young and promising talent like me has something to do!" Without waiting for Jessica to get mad, she stood up!
"Have you had a half-day off today, do you have any places to go?"
"I'm casual, I want to get a good night's sleep right now!" Jessica returned.
"Ha, I'm still so lazy!" Zheng Zhigang finished speaking, and without waiting for Jessica to react, she ran out quickly.
"Yikes!" It wasn't until he ran a few meters away that Jessica reacted.
"In the afternoon, you can arrange it yourself, I won't accompany you!" A solemn voice came from afar.
Jessica couldn't help but pout, "Villain, I came so far to the United States and left me alone." β
This is a staff member on the side who suddenly said to her, "He's going to the NBA draft in the afternoon!"
"Huh?" Jessica couldn't understand what she was hearing. The staff just handed her a ticket!