Chapter 20: The Album
The originally scheduled half-day shooting was extended to a full day, but fortunately, it was finally completed, and only simple editing was left in the post-production, and a group of staff cheered in unison.
Zhao Yuanxi has not debuted yet, his schedule is not busy, his girlhood debut is not smooth at this time, it is at a low ebb, their notices are pitiful, neither of them has a schedule, the filming is over, their itinerary today is over, and they can rest.
Time is like a fierce beast chasing after Zhao Yuanxi, he has no time to stop even to take a breath, he still needs to return to the company to continue his creation. Lin Yuna also did not rush back to the dormitory, and after talking to the members on the phone, she learned that her sisters in Girls' Generation were still practicing in the practice room, and she also chose to return to the company to continue practicing.
The journey back to Apgujeong from Zhongmu Road was not short, and the two of them sat in the back seat of the nanny car, Lin Yun'er didn't speak, looking sideways out of the car window, unable to see what she was thinking. Zhao Yuanxi and Lin Yuna were originally Idol and intimate fans, but the scene of kissing the forehead seemed to make the relationship between the two awkward. The atmosphere of silence is touching and inexplicably depressing.
Zhao Yuanxi coughed lightly and took the initiative to provoke the topic, "Yun'er, why did you become an Idol?" ”
Yun'er, Zhao Yuanxi once called Lin Yun'er like this on the set, and she didn't object at that time, at this time, Zhao Yuanxi naturally chose this relatively affectionate-sounding title in order to open up the topic.
Lin Yun'er turned her head, and a smile appeared on her delicate face, "I don't know, one day my brother came to me and said that I was beautiful, and asked me if I would like to join their company as a trainee, and then I asked my father, and he didn't object, so I joined the company as a trainee, and then I debuted as a member of the Girls' Generation group." Yuanxi Oppa, what about you? ”
Zhao Yuanxi sighed deeply in his heart and said in a low voice: "I just want more people to know my name." ”
Lin Yuna couldn't understand the profound meaning of Zhao Yuanxi's words, all she could understand was that Zhao Yuanxi did Idol to become a dazzling star, standing under the spotlight on the stage to enjoy cheers, flowers and applause. This is the dream of almost all Idols.
The two of them were not familiar with each other, and after a short conversation on the topic, they returned to the cold field, Zhao Yuanxi fell into a sad thought, and was not in the mood to provoke a topic to talk, and Xiaolu Yun, who had always been lively by nature, seemed to be tired, put on headphones to listen to music, and leaned on the seat with his eyes closed as if he was asleep.
Zhao Yuanxi looked out the window for a long time, took out his notebook and conceived the complete lyrics.
The nanny car is parked in the parking lot in front of S.M Company, Zhao Yuanxi has roughly completed the lyrics of the song "What You Don't Know", the rest is to compose music according to the lyrics, this song is written in Chinese, according to the Chinese tone of the four tones is not very difficult for him, he has learned relevant composing knowledge and skills since he was a child.
Because BOA is positioned in the Japanese market, after years of activities in Japan, rarely return to the company, the exclusive practice room that originally belonged to BOA was classified as Zhao Yuanxi's exclusive practice room, and this practice room has an extra lounge for Zhao Yuanxi.
"I flew, when you fell, very close, and I heard the breath, I'm sorry, but I didn't catch you." Zhao Yuanxi hummed softly and wrote down the lyrics.
Rhyme, is the tradition of ancient poetry, inherited to this day, Chinese lyrics are also very particular about rhyme, so that it sounds more beautiful and beautiful, but all popular classic Chinese songs are equally good lyrics. Zhao Yuanxi made slight changes to the lyrics, then composed a sample, and then made revisions, until he thought that he could not make more satisfactory changes, so he nodded happily.
Forget to sleep and eat, this word is used to describe the current Zhao Yuanxi, originally he returned to the company from Zhongwu Road at nearly six o'clock, returned to his practice room to write lyrics and compose music unconsciously at half past eight in the evening, Zhao Yuanxi first came to S.M company and had no friends, naturally no one kindly reminded him to buy a box lunch or something for him by the way. Zhao Yuanxi lamented that the people take food as the sky, and the world is the most hungry, otherwise there is no need to wait for fifty-six weeks later, and he will not be able to survive this week.
Fortunately, Zhao Yuanxi has a very capable agent, Uncle Song Jifan, Song Jifan personally arranged Zhao Yuanxi's dormitory, knowing that he was still in the company and had not eaten, packed food for him and sent it over. The food is simple Jeonju bibimbap, which is no different from the delicacies of the mountains and the sea for the hungry Zhao Yuanxi.
After eating a meal that doesn't know if it's dinner or supper, Song Jifan drove Zhao Yuanxi to a separate dormitory arranged for him. As a senior agent, his work efficiency is natural and efficient, and it only took half a day to find a suitable residence for Zhao Yuanxi.
Apgujeong H Apartment, located on the banks of the Han River, is less than a 10-minute walk from the 2-dong S.M Company, which is also located in Apgujeong. The dormitory is located on the fifteenth floor, with three bedrooms and two living rooms, about 30 pings or more than 100 square meters, with a good orientation, and you can overlook the scenery of the Han River from the balcony. Housing prices in Seoul are high, the housing rental and sales industry is extremely developed, and it is completely a one-stop service, and Zhao Yuanxi only needs to move in with his bag.
Zhao Yuanxi was very satisfied.
Early the next morning, Zhao Yuanxi sorted out his luggage, said goodbye to Li Mingxian and Li Shanya, and officially moved into the Apguting dormitory. There are no rules, since joining an entertainment brokerage company naturally has to obey the company's arrangement, Li Mingxian didn't say much just to ask for time to come over for dinner, but Li Shanya was reluctant to give up, Zhao Yuanxi had to promise that he would come back to see her as soon as he had time, and when she had time to invite him to play in S.M Company, he coaxed Li Shanya to smile.
After filming the MV, Zhao Yuanxi's next itinerary is recording, considering that the recording may not be completed in one day, there has been no itinerary for the last three days, and there is indeed no busy schedule for Zhao Yuanxi's identity that has not yet officially debuted.
Agent Song Jifan picked up Zhao Yuanxi from the dormitory and arrived at S.M Company, Zhao Yuanxi went directly to the recording studio on the fourth floor, there were many people coming and going in the recording studio, several recording engineers were debugging the equipment, and the recording was personally supervised by the vocal director, which shows that the company attaches great importance to Zhao Yuanxi.
Yu Yongzhen, who was in a working state, was extremely serious, nodded at Zhao Yuanxi, and said, "Are you ready?" ”
"No problem." Zhao Yuanxi nodded in response and made an OK gesture.
"OK, let's record the Japanese version first." Yu Yongzhen waved his hand to the recording engineer as he spoke, and the recording engineer who was debugging the equipment in the recording studio raised his right thumb to indicate that the debugging was complete.
Yu Yongzhen's words surprised Zhao Yuanxi, he originally thought that the Korean version would be recorded first.
As the world's second largest record market, Japan is not only far larger than South Korea, but also has a mature market, and has always been the first stop for Korean entertainment companies to enter overseas.
Zhao Yuanxi walked into the recording studio, put on headphones, and didn't even need to look at the score to start singing directly. The Japanese version of "In My Song" was played by Zhao Yuanxi alone when he first composed this song, and at this time, his understanding and interpretation of the song was more profound, and it was not difficult for him. The Japanese version was followed by the Korean version, and then the English version. After singing the English version, Yu Yongzhen signaled Zhao Yuanxi to take a short break, because next was the most important mixed version of the nine Chinese dialects.
During the break, Yu Yongzhen said to Zhao Yuanxi: "I noticed that when you sing the Japanese version and the Korean version, your tone is light and soothing, but when you sing the English version, it seems to speed up the tempo, and the middle part is raised by a key, what is the reason?" ”
Zhao Yuanxi clasped his hands to his chest and muttered: "Maybe it's because the pronunciation of English is more explosive than Japanese and Korean, so I unconsciously raised the tone." ”
Yu Yongzhen nodded and said, "In this way, you can properly consider making some small adjustments when performing other language versions, after all, this is the music you are most familiar with." ”
Zhao Yuanxi nodded and said, "I will try the German version and the Russian version appropriately." ”
Yu Yongzhen suddenly smiled and said: "Other people include twelve songs in a regular album, but you only need one song in a regular album, and the nine Chinese dialects plus a mixed version are ten songs, which is a big advantage." ”
Zhao Yuanxi also laughed, "Then fans have to buy it." ”
Yu Yongzhen waved his hand and smiled: "Don't worry at all, "In My Singing" currently dominates one of the top five music websites in South Korea, and has become an AllKill trend, and the current music source is only a mixed version, Korean version and English version, so the new version of our album in several other languages plus a slightly changed arrangement is very selling, and it is worth looking forward to the publicity and sales of the public relations department." ”