As Shen Yize expected, after the new issue of "Wonderful Story" was launched, both the search index and the topic degree have increased significantly, on the one hand, because after entering the formal debate session, there is confrontation, and the show is more interesting, and on the other hand, it is the popularity brought by Jiang Yining.

With the release of "CLOSER", Jiang Gehou once again dominated the hot search. As the first person to break into the United States, her every move overseas is enough to attract the attention of domestic media and Chinese people, not to mention such a big thing as releasing a new song. Whether she is a fan of Jiang Yining or not, everyone hopes that she can achieve better results.

In the first week of its release, it hit the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, setting a new record for an Asian singer in the United States, fifth on the overall chart in the second week, and first on the electronic/dance music charts, with sales, radio listeners and streaming media still soaring.

The media at home and abroad have predicted that it is expected to hit the top spot next week.

By the time the third week of the chart came out, "CLOSER" managed to top the B chart with 116,000 digital sales, 23.1 million streams and 49 million radio listeners, and it was also the song with the highest increase in digital sales, radio listeners and streaming data that week.

In the same week, the song topped the singles charts in 15 European countries and topped the charts in 52 countries around the world.

At the same time, the second single of the new album has also been produced and will be released in early August.

In the warm-up of the new album, the first and second orders are the most important, so in order to ensure the popularity and sales of the album, and also to help Jiang Gehou gain a firm foothold in the European and American music scenes, the second single is also written and composed by Shen Yize.

He chose "Shape of You", which was published in 17 years and is one of Ed Sheeran's masterpieces, the song perfectly integrates various elements such as electronic, pop and R&B through the background melody of a simple loop pedal, and the style is gentle and graceful, with a light rhythm and a very sensual feeling.

Needless to say, the song topped the Billboard charts in its first week of release, topped the charts for 12 consecutive weeks, and earned Ed Sheeran the "Best Pop Performance" award at the 60th Grammy Awards.

In addition to the quality and achievements of the song itself, another important reason for choosing it is the simple lyrics, and there is only one sentence in the whole chorus:

“oh—i—oh—i—oh—i—oh—i

i'm ih your body."

Simple but exceptionally brainwashing.

In addition, Shen Yize also "tailored" two songs for the company's only contracted band, Imageless (invisible).

There are countless excellent rock bands in the history of European and American music, from the early Beatles, Rolling Stones, and Queens, to Linkin Park, West Side Boys, and Night Banquet in the late 20th century, and then to Coldplay, Magic Red, and Dream Dragon in the 21st century.

Shen Yize pondered again and again, and finally chose the song he was most familiar with: "apologize".

This is the famous work of the American rock band onerepublic (Republic Era), released in the autumn of 2007, after fifteen years, Shen Yize still remembers that crazy autumn, every street and alley was occupied by this song, and the people around him, regardless of whether they speak English or not, can come to a sentence:

I said it's too late to apologize

It's Too Late)"

Shen Yize is naturally better than the people around him, and when everyone could only sing this sentence, he had learned the whole song word by word, and he had never forgotten it for fifteen years.

Although this song is from an American rock band, it does not have the rough lines of American rock, the notes are beating with sensitive sadness and delicate emotions, and the neat string accompaniment and simple and smooth melody make people never get tired of listening to it, and there is a strong British temperament in the bones.

In addition to "Apologize", the Republic era also has a masterpiece out of the circle: "G Stars".

Shen Yize also likes this song very much, the chorus:

"baby i've been, i've been prayin' hard

Said Ing Dollars

We'll be G Stars."

He still remembers it.

Shen Yize plans to hand over these two songs from the Republic Era to the Invisible Band to perform, and with the quality of these two songs, even if they can't make them popular in one fell swoop, it is enough to make them among the first-line echelon.

Not only that, now that the overseas production and distribution channels have been opened, it is time for him to make efforts in the second half of the year.

He doesn't remember much about film and television dramas, and there are even fewer that can be carried one-to-one, but the music is different, just the lyrics and songwriters remember hundreds of songs, and there are only nearly 3,000 songs that he remembers.

When he finished combing through the songs in his mind, even he was startled, and then there was a wry smile, once he really only had music left in the world.

Speaking of which, he also has to thank himself for not being popular before, and because of this, he has a lot of free time to listen to songs and find inspiration.

Saion didn't know if he was blessed, and he couldn't imagine that the self-isolation of the year had become today's confidence.

He wrote songs for many established independent musicians, including Adkins, each chosen according to their respective styles.

He only writes for independent musicians, and all those with labels are rejected.

First, because the company's self-built music platform will be launched soon, these foreign independent musicians are what he needs to woo; The second is that because independent musicians do not have a contract company, an&y music can logically win the production and distribution of songs, and then get a piece of the pie.

For him, it is the easiest to become a behind-the-scenes boss in the music field, and when he becomes the world's top songwriter and producer, has a certain amount of fame and capital, and then enters the film and television industry, he will suffer much less resistance.

The biggest obstacle he is facing now is not only the lack of funds, but also the intricate relationships in the film and television industry.

The film and television industry is far more chaotic than the music industry, and the reason is very simple, because film and television dramas involve a wider range of interests, how high the production cost of an album can be, how much profit can be, and a movie is often tens of billions of investments, and the box office can reach hundreds of millions, billions or even billions.

Behind an album, there is a production team of dozens of people, and it is difficult to balance the interests of a film, from the producer, producer, distributor, to the director, actors, crew, to theaters and advertisers, and the production team of hundreds of people.

Shen Yize can't film, he can't act, he can only provide the core idea and the main plot, he believes that Gu Shu, Lao Xu and others can transform it into an excellent script, but can the director shoot the desired effect, can the actor create a three-dimensional role, can the service Huadao keep up, can the special effects be brilliant......

These are problems, and it's not just about money.

Compared with movies, TV series are relatively less dependent on directors and actors, and the audience is more tolerant.

However, the easiest thing to shoot and the easiest to produce results is still variety shows. Compared with film and television, the investment in variety shows is not necessarily less, but the advantage is that the review is fast, the production cycle is short, and there are many fathers, so variety shows are another key business of the company in addition to music.

Entering June, "Wonderful Story" still ranks first on the petal variety show list, and both popularity and rating are stable over the "New Rap" just released by Youshi.

One month after it was launched,Lexiangtv's registered users have reached 50 million,Most of them should be coming to"Wonderful Story",Registering an account is also to switch to ultra-clear or Blu-ray picture quality。

The number of paying users is negligible, which is also normal because there is not much worth paying for on the platform yet.

Half a billion registered users can't explain anything,According to data such as daily activity and online time distribution,Only the two days of the broadcast of "Wonderful Story" were the peak of traffic,After that, it was a miserable cliff-like decline,This shows that the current Lexiang TV can't retain people at all。

After "In the Name of the People" was launched, the situation improved slightly because this drama was updated daily, but due to the diversion of TV stations and major platforms, the increase in traffic was very limited, far less than he expected.

"In the Name of the People" was broadcast simultaneously on Jiangnan Satellite TV and Mango Satellite TV, and the premiere ratings of the two stations broke 2, ranking first in the same period in the country.

At the beginning of the play, the director of a certain ministry embezzled hundreds of millions, and the deputy mayor absconded abroad, without singing praises and virtues, and there was no lengthy and empty preaching, this kind of setting and performance are unprecedented, unique in the same type of drama, and the audience can fully feel the determination of this drama to fight corruption.

With the broadcast of the series, the ratings have risen all the way, breaking 4 after 25 episodes, setting a record for the highest ratings of TV dramas in the past ten years, and "learning foreign languages" has become a hot stalk and circulated all over the network.

When talking to An An, Shen Yize also teased her secretly with this stalk, saying that he missed the time when he learned English with her, and when she came back, he wanted to return to his old job.

He thought that An An was busy filming and didn't know about this stalk, but he heard Yang Jiu'an "phew" and scolded him for being a stinky hooligan.

Yang Jiuan is indeed very busy, but when Mr. Shen's new drama is broadcast, she will pay attention no matter how busy she is.

June 17 is An An's birthday, and he originally planned to take time to visit the class, but now it seems that he should not be able to go.

An An was very calm after knowing it, there was no grievance, let alone blame, just told him to eat on time and not stay up late.

Shen Yize said: "I have already prepared a gift, how about I make up for you when you come back?" ”

Yang Jiu'an smiled: "Okay! But when I go back, you're almost on your birthday, why don't we spend it together? ”

"Yes, it's a little easier."

He didn't have much vision for his birthday when he was a child, and it was good to spend it with An An, touching her joy.

After chatting with An An, I continued to work.

The recording of "The Voice" is halfway through, and it will be recorded in June, and it will take over the broadcast of "Wonderful Story" in August.

After the first episode of the show was cut, Shen Yize watched it roughly, and it was not much different from what he remembered.

This show is a draft in the final analysis, and the novelty is that the mentor turns his back to the students throughout the whole process, does not look at his face, and only selects people based on his singing skills.

If you want to recreate the glory of "The Voice", the choice of mentor is crucial.

Jiang Yining was promoting a new single overseas, and Yu Sheng needed to take a break from recording two variety shows in a row, so Shen Yize pushed Liang Zimo out.

Since singing "Where Has Time Gone" at the Spring Festival Gala, Liang Zimo's national popularity has skyrocketed, and he may not be able to compare with Jiang Heyu in the young people, but looking at all ages, he will definitely not lose to the two of them.

The other three mentors are the seniors in the music industry invited by the company, including Fang Hongjie, who is in a semi-retired state.

Fang Hongjie was the most popular singer-songwriter in the early millennium, and there was no one. His music not only accompanied the youth of a generation, but also influenced the development of the entire Chinese music scene, and today's popular singers, including Yu Sheng and Liang Zimo, have imitated him to varying degrees.

"The Voice" is the first talent show that Fang Hongjie participated in the recording, in order to invite him to participate, Shen Yize came to the door several times, and finally moved him.

Before agreeing, Fang Hongjie made a request, hoping that Shen Yize could also participate in the recording as a mentor, in his words: "Isn't Zhuang Yi more suitable for this show than us?" Besides, it's your own show, so why are you hiding behind the scenes? ”

Shen Yize didn't deliberately hide behind the scenes, but because the schedule was too full, he couldn't spare time.

After explaining for a long time, I finally folded it and promised to participate in the recording of the mentor assessment as a dream mentor.

Recording "Heartbeat Signal", every minute and every second is enjoyment, but recording this kind of talent show is really a double torture of spirit and body, the recording time is not to mention in the middle of the night, a recording is an all-nighter, and people are numb at the end of the recording, and they must be mentally prepared to deal with the questions of the camera and other mentors.

Under An An's supervision, he hadn't spent an all-night for a long time, and he couldn't stand it.

But there was a bonus.

Among the students is a chubby little girl named Zhang Yina, in her early 20s.

As soon as she opened her voice, Shen Yize, who was in a hurry, instantly sobered up.

Zhang Yina's voice conditions are very rare among female voices, it is a sexy, slightly hoarse contralto, with a deep and magnetic voice, and at the same time has a strong explosive power.

Shen Yize immediately thought of a legendary female singer - Adele.

When the PK was over, he immediately asked her, "Do you have a freestyle?" ”

Ahh

"Do you know how to sing in English?"

He asked.

Zhang Yina replied a little reservedly: "Yes." ”

Her mentor Liang Zimo added to her: "The English songs she sang during the blind audition stage were very good. ”

"Can you sing a short cappella now? Any song is fine. ”

Shen Yize made a request.

Zhang Yina pondered for a moment and then spoke:

"So baby pull me the backseat of your rover

That I Know You 't Afford

bite that tattoo on your shoulder......"

This paragraph of Shen Yize is very familiar, it is the chorus of "Closer", this little girl obviously chose this one deliberately.

The reason why Shen Yize asked her to sing a paragraph was to hear how she felt when she sang English, and whether she also had the taste of Adele.

I don't know if I don't listen, and I'm shocked when I hear it.

Not only does she sing like Adele, but her pronunciation and articulation are also extremely accurate, and she obviously has a very high level of English.

He couldn't help but ask, "Have you ever lived abroad?" ”

Zhang Yina said truthfully: "I went out for an exchange year in my junior year, and I am a student in the English Department of Yanbei Foreign Chinese University. ”

Shen Yize suddenly said: "No wonder your English is so good." ”

He paused and got straight to the point: "I like your voice very, very much, no matter how far you can go in this show, if you want, I hope to work with you, your voice is what I have been looking for." ”

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