Chapter 221: Bars and Rock
In early November, in a bar. In the dim light, a group of rock singers sang angrily on the stage.
There were a few niche fans in the audience, whistling and cheering for the noise that was actually not very pleasant.
It can be seen that as long as you dare to perform on stage, any ugly song, whether it is killing Matt or death rock, will have its market.
There are even singers who sing "There will be no gifts for the holidays this year, only brain platinum will be accepted for gifts", which will also bring a burst of joy to fans.
"Brother Feng, I heard that you are mixed!" The owner of the bar and some resident singers are all friends of Wang Feng.
"Hehe, so-so. This is our boss, the famous Chinese director Wang Qinian. Our crew wants to pick up the scenery in the bar, and in addition, we may ask everyone to cooperate and make guest extras. Okay, in a word! Wang Feng said with a smile.
"Okay, of course, but you have to give me a line, okay?" The bar owner said with a hippie smile.
Wang Feng looked at Wang Qinian.
"Okay!" Wang Qinian nodded in agreement.
Wang Feng breathed a sigh of relief, and the director gave him face, so that he could explain in front of his friends. This group of buddies, in fact, all have dreams, to put it simply, they want to be famous and want to get ahead.
It's just that these bar singers with limited talent want to be famous, and the difficulty is simply too high. And in Wang Qinian's movie, giving them some shots may be better than singing in a bar for ten years!
Next, the film crew settled in this bar. Because they are all acquaintances of Wang Feng. The inside of the bar is more cooperative, which makes the filming process very smooth.
Of course, the crew settled in the bar for filming, which will inevitably make the bar lose some customers and lose operating income, and the crew will make up 1ooo yuan for them. In addition, promising to give a close-up to the bar's sign is tantamount to a soft advertisement.
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"Youth Musical" begins to film the process of the protagonist's struggle. In the beginning, it was naturally impossible for them to sign a contract with a music company. Therefore, along the way, they can only sign up for various singing competitions in the school. and performing in bars. I acquire some qualifications and, to some extent, I can earn a little income.
And, of course, there's a show in the bar. You can only get an appearance fee of 1oo yuan a day. Of course. There are also some bar guests who may give them some tips.
But such a small income is only enough after the performance. Eat barbecue and drink beer at a roadside stall.
However, they are still full of motivation to strive for their dreams.
Of course, performing in bars and other occasions, Wang Qinian actually doesn't know much. But Wang Feng used to be in a rock band, and his experience was similar to the trajectory of the protagonist in the movie.
"Director, isn't there a conflict in the plot?" Wang Feng said, "I think the rock singers in the bar also have circles. They are jealous or look down on the protagonist of their combination, so, take on the challenge! ”
Hearing this, Wang Qinian nodded.
After accepting a lot of Wang Feng's construction, Wang Qinian added a bridge in the play. Meng Ji and Lin Quan's "Little Buddy Band" broke into the bar performance stage as a newcomer. And this stage has long been occupied by some third-rate rock singers.
Among them, a band of the "Uncle Group", after seeing a few performances by the little friend band, became more popular, and became jealous, so they provoked.
When Meng Ji's girlfriend Zhang Wei was also watching his performance offstage, a bald man in the "Uncle Group" then played hooligan on Zhang Wei, provoking a conflict between the two sides.
Because, the owner of the bar stopped it in time, and as a result, the fight between the two sides was stopped.
However, the "Uncle Combination" relied on the strength of the crowd and made a bet. If the group loses, they are not allowed to perform in this city.
If the little partner combination wins, then the "uncle combination" announces that it will withdraw from this field.
The performances were divided into three performances. Give each other questions, and the last one is the best song of both sides, so that the audience can evaluate who is better.
Of course, there were twists and turns in the course of this performance. In the first two links, Lin Quan came up with the question and asked the opponent to play the erhu, but the opponent really had a master.
In the second link, the opponent proposed to let the group of friends play the music in the game "Contra" on the piano, and as a result, Meng Ji also played it lightly.
In the last game, both sides performed original songs for the audience to score.
In the end, Meng Ji narrowly won with the song "Mice Love Rice"!
Of course, the rock bands at the scene felt unhappy, thinking that the audience was too low to lose to Meng Ji!
But winning is winning!
After that, Ma Ye, a talent scout lurking in the bar, began to talk to the two of them, indicating his identity and helping them release an album.
As a result, the record company signed by the little friend group was Ma Ye's own leather bag company.
Next, the music album sold 50,000 copies, but the income of 3o yuan that was originally promised to be paid to the small partner group was delayed. In addition, the music company announced bankruptcy quickly, and the copyright of many original music created by Meng Ji before bankruptcy was sold at a high price by the leather bag company.
In other words, if you want to sue, you can't find a target!
After being played by the liar Ma Ye.
Meng Ji and the two were not discouraged, fortunately, they signed a contract for an album instead of an agency contract. So, after being deceived, they continued to return to the bar to perform.
In this way, they have taken detours and experienced setbacks, but they are still moving forward and still working hard! And, with the help of some fans, they set up a website, uploaded their work, and got more fans.
Finally, they won a good ranking in a TV talent contest and fell into the eyes of some regular music companies. A company called Future Starlight came to the door and signed a contract with them.
The combination of friends who have been deceived, the contract has also been repeatedly checked, and the music company is also very reliable, and they finally signed the contract.
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"Song Youth" has been filmed for a month, and the progress has passed halfway.
Mainly because this play is actually very simple, except for some songs, which need to be recorded carefully. For professional actors like Huang Xiaoming and Chen Kun, acting in this kind of drama is almost pediatric.
And the other actors, mostly singers and students, are good at performing in their true colors.
As for the extras, Wang Feng helped contact many people in the rock circle. Although, there are already many people in the rock circle who say that Wang Feng is deviant and sings songs that are not rock and roll enough, and not angry enough.
But in fact, Wang Feng also has a lot of friends in the rock circle.
After all, he was a graduate of a serious conservatory, a classmate and alumnus he knew, in all major circles of classical music, rock music, and pop music.
The help and counsel of a large number of people in the music circle made Wang Qinian, the director, think more about the plot and shots, and a lot of professional knowledge was handed over to these professionals.
Of course, Wang Qinian has actually made up a lot of music books, and although he is not as influenced by real musicians, he can also talk to them about music without showing timidity.
People in the music industry just think that Wang Qinian's music is from a wild road, but Wang Qinian's ability to create many hit songs still makes everyone envious.
There are many bar singers, and many want to join the little partner company. However, Wang Qinian did not agree to sign a contract with them, but threw out a plan to partner Music Network!
In the future, the partner company will open an original music website. If they are interested, they will go to Wang Feng after the website opens.
When music sites opened, they only signed songs with singers and bands, but they usually didn't sign brokerage deals. After all, brokerage agreements come at a higher cost and price.
If you only sign a song, you only need to buy out the copyright of the song, or share it commercially. In addition, after the brokerage agreement is signed, it is necessary to find a large number of brokers to manage them, which is a huge cost. Starting a music website is as simple as finding some editors of the music site, and one editor is responsible for hundreds of singers. Whether the song is good or not, upload it online and let the market test it.
This mode of operation, in fact, is quite capital-efficient.
It is inevitable to make music for entertainment, but ...... In the future, the music industry will have a long period of depression. Unlike the film industry, it will soon usher in a period of rapid growth.
Therefore, it is impossible for Wang Qinian to invest heavily in the music industry, even if he lays out music, it is in the form of idol groups and music websites, and he will not spread the stall.
You must know that future giants such as Warner and Rolling Stone will also lose a lot in the Chinese music industry! (To be continued......)
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