Chapter 664: Plagiarizing Songs
Listen to David. Geffen introduced several singers signed by the company, and Xu Guanwu really thinks that he is a Bole in the record industry. In just half a year, seven singers have been excavated, and almost every month, a singer releases a record. Among these seven singers, there are singers who have already become famous and were poached by him with a lot of money, and there are also newcomer singers who were not well-known before and were selected by his discerning talents alone.
David. Geffen's business philosophy is quite bold, and the bands or singers he chooses are controversial people, such as Bob in the early days. Dilan, the Eagles, and many more. Because it is controversial, there is something to watch and the possibility of hype. David. Geffen is also good at exploring the different characteristics of each artist, such as Bob. Dylan was made a fighter for democracy by him. The Eagles' song "Hotel California" is full of subtlety and makes a bunch of hippies reverie.
Xu Guanwu felt that David. Geffen's business philosophy is very similar to that of Yu Mama, a TV drama producer in the mainland. I'm not afraid of TV series thunder, I'm not afraid of ugly songs, as long as the artist has a point to stir up, you can fry it first. As long as there is popularity, the ratings of TV dramas will be there, and the popularity of stars will also be there. So despite being scolded all the time, there are still many people who are willing to cooperate with him, and he is also one of the most popular TV series producers in the mainland.
David. Geffen is now holding these stars, all of whom have their own personalities, such as his first star Cher, although the two are husband and wife, but Cher's scandals are endless. Newspapers, television, magazines, radio, almost every day there are reports of her scandal.
Xue'er is only in her thirties, with a good face, a hot body, a bold style, and cool clothes. Therefore, it is very popular with a group of men. The person who passed on the scandal with her is not a big star. It's a character who is either rich or expensive. Therefore, her scandal is particularly interesting. It can be reported every now and then, and the exposure is quite amazing. This also ensures that although her songs are not the best, their record sales are still high.
When Deng Lijun heard that Xue'er could buy more than one million copies of a record, she couldn't help but be very envious. In Asia, when she sold half a million records, the record company was ready to celebrate. The market is different, the purchasing power is different, and the gap caused by it is too big.
After listening to David. After Geffen's introduction. Everybody is here again with David. Geffen's office. As soon as he entered his office, Deng Lijun couldn't help but blush a little. It turned out that David. On the wall of his office, Geffen hung a nude portrait of a man, which was exaggerated, but it was still very obvious.
Xu Guanwu couldn't help blinking when he saw it, thinking that he must wash his eyes well when he went back, so as not to get needle eyes. "I think we'd better sit in a different place."
David. Geffen was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "I'm sorry, I forgot that you Orientals are very conservative." "Saying that, lead Xu Guanwu and the others out." Actually, don't get me wrong, that painting is actually a painting by a famous artist. I admired his work, so I bought it for collection. ”
"I see, it seems that your hobby is quite elegant." Xu Guanwu smiled and said, but he was disdainful of the painting in his heart. In his eyes, these so-called modern art are deceptive, and if he had to choose, he would rather choose those paintings from ancient times.
David. Geffen couldn't help but be happy when he heard Xu Guanwu say this, and began to talk about his collection to Xu Guanwu. However, his collection is the modern art that Xu Guanwu hates, so he talked for a long time, and Xu Guanwu just responded lightly.
David. Geffen saw that Xu Guanwu was not interested, so he had to stop showing off.
"David, I'm bringing Teresa over today, mainly to recommend it to you." Xu Guanwu smiled and said, "She is also a very famous singer in Asia, you might as well see if she has the potential to develop in the United States." ”
David. Geffen blinked, looking Deng Lijun up and down carefully.
Deng Lijun felt that his vision was too aggressive, as if he had seen himself through up and down, and couldn't help blushing for a while.
David. Geffen muttered, "Since he is a very famous singer, how about singing a good song?" ”
Xu Guanwu smiled and said to Deng Lijun, Deng Lijun nodded, and then sang a song "Love You in My Heart". Deng Lijun's singing voice is sweet and moving, with a unique style of a little woman.
David. Geffen nodded, "There's no denying that Teresa's singing skills are good, but your style is not suitable for North American audiences." Even though I am a business partner, I am grateful that he trusted me to take care of the record company. But to be honest, European and American listeners like the kind of wild little wild cat-like female singers, while the sweet and cute genre like you is not very popular now. ”
Xu Guanwu was stunned for a moment, he originally wanted to beat David violently. Geffen eats it, you don't care if her type is right or not, as long as she releases a record, I'll buy it all and give it away. It's really indebted to K to say such things now.
However, annoyed and annoyed, Xu Guanwu still knew that David. Geffen has some truth in what he said, because European and American women develop early, they are also relatively open in terms of sexuality, and there are mothers in their teens. So "cute" for them is basically a description of a child under the age of ten. Girls over the age of ten have already learned to dress themselves up mature and sexy.
A singer like Deng Lijun, who is already an adult, takes either a lyrical route or a wild and sexy route, in short, a more mature route, and a sweet route generally has no way out. Like Madonna, the most popular in the 80s, she became a sensation with the image of a "bad girl", and her style is also quite bold, and there was a MV in which she danced around the cross, which caused criticism from religious groups at the same time, and the sales of the album were also rising.
Madonna knows how to use her own advantages, and is good at causing controversy and hype, and then increasing her popularity, in order to make a name for herself in the American fame and fortune circle. But Deng Lijun's own personality is not very strong, and he can't deduce Madonna's sexy, rebellious and wild style at all.
And Xu Guanwu didn't want Deng Lijun to take the sexy and rebellious route. If that's the case, I'm afraid that the U.S. market hasn't been hit yet. The Asian market has been lost. Pay for one's whistle.
Deng Lijun listened to David. Geffen's face turned pale after his comments. Although she doesn't have much hope for development in the United States, she still has some hope in her heart, but now being poured with cold water still makes her feel very uncomfortable.
Xu Guanwu saw that her face was gloomy, and knew that she was not in a very good mood, so he couldn't help but hurriedly reached over and helped her, "Is there really no other way, think about it." She can't go with the sexy and wild style, but the lyrical style is okay, right? ”
"Well, to be honest, if you want to take the lyrical route, you have to have very good songs, otherwise it will be difficult to compare with those powerful singers." David. Geffen added, "Although Teresa's singing skills are good, there is still a slight gap compared with the first-line powerful singers. ”
Xu Guanwu nodded, the physical fitness of European and American singers is already stronger than that of Asian singers. One is physically strong, and the other is a strong voice. Like European and American singers, you can sing and dance at the same time. The sound basically doesn't change much. But if an Asian singer sings and dances at the same time, he can quickly hear the wheezing. It's not because they don't work hard enough, it's just that their physical fitness is already a little worse, and there is no way to remedy it the day after tomorrow.
But when it comes to good songs, Xu Guanwu has a lot of them here, no matter how she chooses. "If there really is a good song, you can help Teresa put out an album?" He stared at David deadly. Geffen asked.
David. Geffen nodded, "As long as the song passes my review, I can guarantee that she will be praised as a red star." ”
"Okay, that's it." Xu Guanwu smiled, then pulled Deng Lijun up and left, "I'll visit you another day." ”
David. Geffen was stunned for a moment, watching Xu Guanwu leave, but secretly wondered in his heart, not knowing what Xu Guanwu meant.
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Xu Guanwu pulled Deng Lijun out of Mermaid Records and took the car back to Malibu Beach. Deng Lijun saw that he looked anxious, and thought that he was still angry about his own affairs, and his heart couldn't help but be sweet and sad, "Ah Wu, don't be angry, in fact, not developing in the United States is actually not very important to me." Calm your breath, don't be angry. ”
"Who said I was angry?" Xu Guanwu was surprised, "I'm in a hurry to go back to create." ”
"Huh?! Do you have an idea now? Deng Lijun asked in surprise.
"Of course, don't you know how good I am?" Xu Guanwu smirked.
Deng Lijun thought of Xu Guanwu's previous writing for himself, such as "I Only Care About You" and "Walking on the Road of Life", which are all very beautiful songs, and I can't help but be full of confidence in his creative ability.
As soon as Xu Guanwu returned to the villa, he immediately took out the pen and paper, and then hummed quietly while reminiscing, and transcribed it on the paper. Like English classic songs, Xu Guanwu really has a lot in his mind, but in his previous life, he saved more than a thousand songs in his mobile phone, of which in addition to the songs in Hong Kong and Taiwan, the rest are English songs. As for the once-popular saliva song of the Divine Comedy in the mainland, Xu Guanwu was insensitive to him.
The so-called familiar reading of 300 Tang poems, can not compose poems and can chant. Xu Guanwu listened to 300 English songs back then, and the melodies of many songs were in his mind, but now he only started up, and immediately it became longer and longer like a ball of thread.
《BEUTIFULDAY》、《UnderAVioletMoon》、《Eyesonme》、《rightherewaiting》、《onlylove》、《yourenotalone》…… The songs that can be remembered by Xu Guanwu, the first is that the melody is more beautiful, and the second is that he is more famous, because he listens to most of the songs recommended by others, and he skips not many people's recommended songs, so there are really a large number of classic songs over the years.
Deng Lijun saw Xu Guanwu humming while quickly writing something on the paper with a pen, and the speed made her dumbfounded. She had seen the famous Taiwanese songwriter Liu Jiachang write a song in a few minutes, which was already surprisingly fast. But now seeing Xu Guanwu doing creation, much faster than Liu Jiachang, makes her a little dizzy.
Deng Lijun collected the songs written by Xu Guanwu one by one, and then hummed softly according to the simple score, feeling that each song was very beautiful, although she didn't know some English words, but from the meaning of the context, these lyrics were also written quite well, so she couldn't help nodding frequently.
Xu Guanwu worked hard to copy for an hour, his tired wrist was sore and his neck stiffened, and finally he breathed a sigh of relief, and when he stretched his waist, he heard the sound of gaba gaba.
"That's all for this time, Teresa, look at it, are these songs still appropriate?" Xu Guanwu asked Deng Lijun with a smile. (To be continued......)