"Miss Chen, hello!"

Li Xuan was in the reception room of Fengxing Records, and met the female singer Ye Zhiming who signed back from Taiwan. It's just that what surprised him was that this female singer turned out to be Chen Shuhua.

The premiere of the popular "When I Wake Up"! Of course, it is also the original singer of "Laughing Red Dust" that Li Xuan has stolen a long time ago!

When did Ye Zhiming have such an ability to dig up this great power?

This Chen Shuhua was also born as a child star, and he started to release records at the age of eight, but he has been in a tepid state, and he has been mixed like this for 16 years. But at the beginning of this year, she released a record of "The Sunset Returns with Me", but she didn't want the record to be a big hit, and she also became one of the famous singers in Taiwan.

How did Ye Zhiming dig people up from Haishan? Li Xuan was very puzzled.

Haishan Records' status in Taiwan's record industry is similar to that of Shaw Brothers Pictures in Hong Kong's film and television industry in the sixties and seventies. In its heyday, its famous singers and lyricist composers were star-studded. For example, singers include Xie Lei, Bai Jiali, Cui Taijing, Yao Shurong, Deng Lijun, Zhen, Feng Feifei, etc., and Luo Mingdao, Zuo Hongyuan, Liu Jiachang, Zhuang Xuan, Sun Yi, Lin Huangkun and other master lyricists and composers also work for Haishan Records.

Such a well-known record company has just become popular, and a person is willing to let go?

"Hello, Mr. Li! I have admired the name for a long time, I like your song "Laughing Red Dust" very much. Chen Shuhua greeted with a smile.

"Uh......" Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "It's my honor that Miss Chen likes my songs, and when we work together in the future, I will ask Miss Chen to help me a lot." ”

"Heh, I don't dare to help, I still want to ask Mr. Li how to compose." Chen Shuhua replied.

"Haha!" Ye Zhiming laughed next to him and said, "Everyone knows each other now, so there is no need to be so polite, everyone will work together and help each other in the future." By the way, Ah Xuan, what about the songs you wrote? ”

"Oh, yes, I almost forgot about it."

Li Xuan patted his forehead with a sudden realization, and then took out two song sheets from his briefcase, and then handed them to Chen Shuhua.

"Dream Chaser? "If the Sky Is Love"? Chen Shuhua looked at the two song scores and frowned, and then asked softly: "Mr. Li, why are the scores of these two songs the same?" ”

Li Xuan explained: "Actually, this is the same song, but the soundtrack of the Cantonese version of my movie is different from the Chinese version. ”

"Is there only one song...... Chen Shuhua whispered slightly frustrated.

"Miss Chen, there must be more than this song." Ye Zhiming smiled beside him: "Ah Xuan has a bunch of song drafts at home, but he didn't know that Miss Chen was here today, so he only brought such a song over." ”

“……”

Li Xuan was stunned for a while, what is this Ye Zhiming blowing nonsense, when did he have a bunch of song scores at home, and a bunch of scrapped scripts are almost the same!

It's just that......

Looking at Chen Shuhua with a look of hope, Li Xuan had no choice but to nod helplessly and responded: "I really didn't know that Miss Chen joined today, so I only brought such a song here." Tomorrow, I'll bring the rest of the songs with me tomorrow. ”

"Heh, Mr. Li, I'm sorry, I'm a little too greedy." Chen Shuhua straightened the long hair next to her ear and said embarrassedly.

"Not greedy, not greedy!" Li Xuan waved his hand lightly and continued: "Since it is said that it is a compilation album for men and women, Miss Chen's song naturally can't be only like this. ”

Chen Shuhua smiled lightly, and then asked curiously, "Then Mr. Li, can you tell me what other songs?" ”

"Yes!" Li Xuan responded: "In addition to this song "Dream Chaser", there is also a song "When I Wake Up from a Dream", a song "Insects Fly", and finally a song "Clearly Confess My Heart" sung by the two of us. ”

"Bugs Flying?" Chen Shuhua was obviously interested in the strange name.

"Hmm." Li Xuan nodded and explained: "It's a very short song, only two lyrics, and the total length is less than two minutes, but it's very good." ”

"Then Mr. Li, can you sing it to me first?"

“……”

Li Xuan looked at Ye Zhiming and Chen Shuhua very inexplicably, what the hell are these two guys doing? Today, it doesn't look like Li Xuan came to interview Chen Shuhua, but Chen Shuhua came to interview him.

"Ah Xuan, sing one, I haven't heard you sing yet." Ye Zhiming, this guy is still helping on the side.

"Uh......" Li Xuan really felt wrong now, but he still cleared his throat and said: "Then I'll sing a piece of the song, don't blame the two of you for not singing well." ”

Ye Zhiming hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and sing, hurry up!" ”

"Ahem—"

Li Xuan glared at Ye Zhiming hatefully, and then sang softly.

“……

The dark sky hangs low

Bright stars follow each other

Bugs fly, bugs fly

Who are you missing?

……”

As soon as this soft and lonely song was sung, Li Xuan found that Chen Shuhua's eyes were very bright, and he obviously liked this song as well. As for Ye Zhiming next to him, he also fell silent, although he didn't understand it very well, he also felt that Li Xuan's song was very good.

However, the song is too short!

“……

Insects fly, flowers sleep

One pair after another is beautiful

Not afraid of the dark

I'm just afraid of heartbreak

It doesn't matter if you're tired or not

It doesn't matter what the southeast and the northwest

……”

"Bang Bang—"

As soon as Li Xuan's song "Insects Fly" was sung, Chen Shuhua applauded violently, and Ye Zhiming also patted in a daze.

"Mr. Li, although your song is very short, it is really good!" Chen Shuhua praised.

"Hehe, Miss Chen has won the award." Li Xuan shook his head and was modest, and then said, "Now, I think Miss Chen should have confidence in my song." ”

"Uh......"

Chen Shuhua was slightly stunned, and then smiled bitterly: "Mr. Li, I couldn't help it just now, but for the sake of my own future, I have to be careful." Mr. Ye, no, Boss Ye, let's talk about the specific matters of signing the contract. ”

"Okay, Miss Chen, please, let's go to the office now and talk about it in detail." Ye Zhiming jumped up from the sofa with a happy face, waved his hand and said.

Nani? What is the situation, Li Xuan is now confused by these two people, could it be that Chen Shuhua has not signed the contract for a long time?

………………………………………………

"Brother De, let's have two bowls of wonton noodles!"

In the Liang Ji Tea Restaurant, Li Xuan, who had just walked in, shouted at Brother De, who was busy with his work.

“ok！” Brother De in the back kitchen also replied loudly.

After ordering the meal, Li Xuan and Ye Zhiming immediately found an empty seat and sat down.

"I said, didn't you sign a contract with that Chen Shuhua at the beginning?" Taking advantage of his free time, Li Xuan asked.

"I've signed a contract." Ye Zhiming replied with a natural face: "It's just a record contract, otherwise if you don't sign a contract, I dare you show her the song score." ”

“……”

Li Xuan replied angrily: "That means that she is still from Haishan now?" ”

"Nope! Hey. Ye Zhiming smiled proudly and said, "She just signed the singer contract to me." ”

“……”

Just like most actors have movie contracts and TV contracts, there are many ways to sign singers, such as record contracts and singer contracts.

And the record contract is the same as the head contract of film and television, the singer comes and goes as he wants, and the record company has very little binding force on the singer. As for the singer contract, it is similar to the agent contract in the film and television industry, and the singer who signs this contract can be regarded as your artist.

In other words, Chen Shuhua finally became the first artist under Fengxing.

"What's that look on your face?" Ye Zhiming said quite uncontrollably: "Although the sea and mountains are decaying now, you think it is so easy to dig up an artist without spending a little money." ”

"Seamounts decayed?" Li Xuan was slightly stunned, and then said: "Didn't his boss Zheng Zhenkun not only fail in investment, but also affect the record company now?" ”

"Hmm!"

Ye Zhiming nodded quite heavily, probably thinking of his colorfulness.

In 1978, Zheng Zhenkun, the owner of Haishan Records, decided to borrow hundreds of millions of Taiwan dollars to build Asia's largest vinyl factory in Tucheng, Taipei, and he envisioned that if this factory was completed, he would become the largest film supplier in the Asian vinyl record market.

Unfortunately, the world often does not change, and the following year the cassette tape appeared. This emerging market led to rampant piracy and a decline in vinyl sales, and he, the film supplier, was in trouble. The heavy pressure on bank loans made Haishan even worse, and as a result, the vinyl record store, which had just been built for a year, was transferred by Zheng Zhenkun at a low price.

This failed investment not only severely damaged Haishan's morale, but also saddled Zheng Zhenkun with a lot of debt.

In recent years, record companies in Hong Kong and Taiwan have been popping up like film companies, and with the Hong Kong record giant Polygram also invading Taiwan, Haishan's business has become more and more difficult, resulting in many aspiring singers and songwriters leaving one after another.

This Chen Shuhua is one of the people who ran away.

"Lao Ye, since you have a singer under you, don't you think about finding a music producer?" Li Xuan asked while fiddling with the wonton in the bowl.

Ye Zhiming, who was immersed in his memories, was stunned and said, "Isn't there a ...... in the company?"

"What are the little minions?" Li Xuan sneered: "They are not professional, don't think that you can be a music producer if you can read music." ”

"This ......" Ye Zhiming nodded and said: "That's right, you copied the album this time, but next time, it's really time to find a qualified music producer." By the way, do you have any recommendations? ”

"Yes!" Li Xuan replied abruptly.

"Who?"

"My master ......" (to be continued.) )