"We are different from you, even if you don't achieve anything, your family will send you money to let you live, but we are different, instead of supporting our family, we need to give money to our family."

"If you continue to sing in the bar, there is no future to be had."

"You should understand that singing and eating is the rice of youth, we don't have five insurances and one housing fund, and there is no guarantee for the future, if we can't be popular now, we may starve to death on the streets in the future."

"So I made a transformation and tried to get closer to the pop music style."

The man who objected was silent.

Indeed, what the singer eats is the rice of youth, once the youth is gone, he can basically leave this stage, and if he is a little better, he will rely on his own savings or his previous industry to retire.

And when you are almost old, you also need to go to work, you need to go to school to be a teacher, teach students about music, or join the company and become an employee of a record company.

As for the worse, it can basically be declared miserable in old age.

This industry is so cruel.

And it is clear that the bar-resident singer is at the bottom of the singer industry, and there is no guarantee in his later years.

"Alright."

Cheng Zhijian finally spoke, "You don't have to quarrel, we can try to add pop music styles to rock and roll." ”

"Isn't 'pop rock', a musical style that is somewhere between rock and pop music, popular in foreign countries? We can try this style. ”

"It's not going to deviate from rock 'n' roll, but it's moving closer to the mainstream."

He compromised.

No matter what. As the captain of the Soul Band, he had to think about the future of the band after the original captain left the band.

Since someone wants to go in a popular style. If someone insists on his own style, then he simply plays the mean, satisfying both the pop music style and the rock style.

It doesn't sound like a lot of power, but it's the best way to prevent the band from splitting up right now.

Walking into the inspiration music studio, Li Lin came to the recording studio with a familiar car, and the first thing he saw was Lu Yang who was crawling on the equipment and hula-la-la-sleeping.

"Long time no see."

Li Lin walked up with a smile and patted Lu Yang on the shoulder, waking him up.

"I didn't say I shouldn't come to ...... while I'm sleeping." Lu Yang's voice stopped abruptly. He looked at Li Lin in front of him and rubbed his eyes, "I'm not dazzled." I actually saw Li Lin. ”

"It's Li Lin."

The recording engineer walked up, "Li Lin wants to record English songs, so I recommend him to come to you, a master who is familiar with European and American music, to help record it." ”

"I'm a master." Lu Yang pursed his lips, but still took the score handed over by the recording engineer and glanced at it. "English song. It seems that you are really planning to enter Europe and the United States. ”

"Just give it a try."

Li Lin didn't dare to speak too slowly, "I plan to release two albums, one is a Chinese album, which contains a few Korean and Japanese songs, and the other is an English album to impact the European and American markets." ”

"By the way, it also makes up for the credit drop in the hearts of fans that I didn't release an album last year."

One album a year, although it is not explicitly stated. But such an image has already been created in the hearts of fans, as a result of which he did not release a new album last year. Immediately, the director zhì fans complained.

So he plans to release two albums at once this time, which can be regarded as making up for the regrets in the hearts of fans.

In fact, his practice is not uncommon in the music world.

Many singers are crazy about releasing albums when they are popular, and a good song and a large number of garbage songs form an album in order to make money.

There are even singers who release one album a month and twenty albums a year.

What 'classic album', what 'memory album', what 'collector's album' and the like, no matter how nice it sounds on the outside, you can't escape the idea of making money.

But fans are tired of it, and they are willing to pay for it, and every album can always be earned.

In contrast, Li Lin's album a year is already very slow, especially when he jumped tickets last year. Li Lin's fans have long been full of resentment.

If you don't make up for it, it's time for fans to block the door.

"It's hypocritical for you to be so modest." Lu Yang choked Li Lin speechlessly with a single sentence, "I obviously want to enter the American market and become an international superstar, but I just said that I would try it myself, as if the media would not talk about you after you said it." ”

Li Lin was stunned, and his eyes changed a lot.

Oh, yes!

He said it was just trying, would those media believe it? Will the media do what he says? Of course not, why be humble?

Excessive modesty is hypocrisy.

"Well, I'll admit, I'm trying to get into the international market." Li Lin said directly: "I think I have almost reached the top in Asia, and there will not be much development if I continue, it is better to impact the international market with my current sharpness, maybe there will be unexpected gains." ”

Young people, sharpness is heavy, and Li Lin wants to impact the market with this energy.

"Very well, then let me tell you about the rules of the American market!" Lu Yang came down from above, "First of all, you have already made a name for yourself internationally. ”

"Two albums of piano music that have established you as a pianist are a huge advantage for you, but also a huge disadvantage."

"The pianist is also called an artist, and the singer is called a star if he speaks well, and he sings if he says it badly, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, its status is not very high, especially in the eyes of the aristocracy, the singer and the singer have become equal, even if it is Elvis, it has never been recognized by the European and American high society."

"Don't think it's not important to you, it's actually important to you."

"The European aristocracy is still active in the world, although many of them are already poor, but there are still some aristocrats who control the financial order of society with their profound heritage."

"The piano has evolved since the end of the 17th century and has long been integrated into the life of the aristocracy, and in Europe the pianist has a much higher status than the singer."

"And although there is no aristocracy in the United States, the European aristocracy is still a worthy of admiration for the American nouveau riche, you know, the nouveau riche always especially hope that their family can last for a long time, and some families in Europe have been in existence for more than 500 years."

"They're older than the United States."

"In such a situation, pianists are also particularly popular in American high society."

"Like some banquets, singers and dogs are not allowed to enter."

Li Lin's face suddenly became ugly, because he was a singer.

Lu Yang continued to speak as if he didn't see Li Lin's face, "Your status as a pianist will be of great help to your development in the United States, at least, when you set foot on American soil, those rich people should invite you to play!" ”

"That's right."

Li Lin nodded, affirming Lu Yang's statement, and at the same time he felt that it was a very wise decision for him to come to see Lu Yang today, at least Lu Yang's words at this time could help him avoid some detours, lest he hit his head and bleed on American soil.

"The Columbia Artist Management Group sent me a notice, but I didn't go, you know, I was busy making a film at the time, and I wasn't in the mood to perform."

"But if you want to grow in the U.S., you have to go when they invite you." Lu Yang said: "It's different from before, you used to be a passerby, and if you don't go, those rich people will only think that you are difficult to invite." ”

"But if you develop in the United States, it will not be difficult for you to refuse, but it will not give face."

"Don't give face to the rich, they only need to say one word, and they can make it difficult for you to move an inch in the United States."

"I remember." Li Lin took note of Lu Yang's words.

"Don't worry, it's not over yet!" Lu Yang picked up the water and drank it in one gulp, "The reason why I say disadvantage is because of your identity as a pianist." ”

"There's a big conflict between the Columbia Artist Management Group that you're signing with and the agency you're going to need to sign with in the future."

"Columbia Artist Management Group is a company that focuses on artist services, but he is focused on it, and his business overlaps with other record labels."

"And if you want to enter the American record market, you have to sign with an American record company, and in this case, your pianist status becomes a huge disadvantage."

"What's more, you still have the label of an actor on you."

"The United States doesn't like film and television songs, because that often means not doing a good job."

Li Lin didn't speak, just listened quietly, these experiences were very useful to him.

"However, you should thank yourself." Lu Yang said with a smile: "You have reached a cooperation with Universal Music, and Universal Music is a well-deserved record giant in the United States, if you don't have a choice, it is better to try to exchange interests with Universal Music, and let them sign you and be responsible for your activities in the United States." ”

Li Lin nodded, what Lu Yang said was exactly what he thought.

Although it is said that handing over his contract to Universal Music will inevitably give them a part of the benefits in exchange, as long as he succeeds in gaining a foothold in the United States, this part of the benefits will be supplemented.

Universal Music's channel can easily put his English album on the shelves of English-speaking countries around the world, and radiate his album to the world.

Moreover, Universal Music's promotional channels can also perfectly support the birth of a superstar, as long as his songs are good, as long as his songs are popular, it is not a dream to open up the international market.

"It's your song at the end." Lu Yang said: "The United States is different from China, American fans are relatively rational, if you sing well, the album will sell high; If the song is not good, it is almost impossible to sell highly. ”

"Although you are called a musical genius in Huaxia, it is still unknown whether you can play English albums." (To be continued......)