Chapter 6: Wooing
Friday night, six o'clock.
There is still an hour before the first official performance of "Our Song".
The lighting and stage have been adjusted in about the same way, and the 500-member audience jury is about to get ready to enter.
Eight songwriters, as well as eight singers, have already arrived at the studio early, putting on makeup, giving interviews, chatting, and so on.
On the official account of the Doushou live broadcast platform, the live broadcast has begun.
It's a warm-up for the performance.
Lin Xi was not too nervous, because his main task was over after the lyrics and songs were created, and he didn't have anything to do with the performance later.
Live performances are performed by eight singers.
Wang Xiaokai and Bai Lu.
When it was Wang Xiaokai's turn to take the stage, he was interviewed and talked about his experience and story behind the creation of this song.
Then, after Wang Xiaokai finished singing, they took the stage together and accepted the comments of professional music critics.
The song "Take You to Travel", although it is not a high-quality song, even if the score is not too high in professional music critics, it should not be very low.
How can it be above the middle.
After all, the simple and straightforward lyrics, catchy melody, and completeness are still very high.
In terms of public judging and online voting, it should be more dominant.
So on the whole, he can't win the first place, but Lin Xi is confident that it shouldn't be a problem to win the third or fourth place.
As for the online circulation of this song after the show is broadcast, Lin Xi doesn't have to worry about it.
In the previous life, this song has been tested by the market and will definitely be popular all over the Internet.
After all, the degree of demonic brainwashing of this song is there.
Lin Xi has short hair, and she doesn't need to do any styling, and her makeup and dressing up will be over in less than ten minutes.
Wang Xiaokai, a teammate in the same room, was much more troublesome.
His long flowing hair is not easy to style, and he has to apply all kinds of powder, highlights, and eyeliner on his face, which is not as simple as that of female artists.
Just when Lin Xi was bored waiting for the show to start.
Suddenly, the door to the room was pushed open, and a staff member with a work card around his neck walked in.
Wang Xiaokai, who was putting on makeup in the room, subconsciously sat upright, with a smile on his face, thinking that it was a live broadcast to warm up for the performance.
I'm going to interview him.
The live broadcast can be seen by the audience on the whole network, and there are many fans waiting in front of the live broadcast room, so he has to maintain a handsome image.
As a result, it was not the live broadcast group that entered the room.
Didn't come to him either.
I came to find Lin Xi.
"Teacher Lin, are you free now? Director Hong would like to ask you to come over. β
The staff asked politely.
Director Hong is naturally the director of the variety show "Our Song".
He is also a general of the 'New Era' company.
"Looking for me? All right. β
Lin Xi was stunned, and then nodded in agreement.
Speaking of which, he hasn't met this director Hong yet.
After all, he came to participate in the show, all relying on Bai Lu's relationship, and Bai Lu helped him with everything behind his back, so he only signed a contract.
I don't know what to do with him now.
Soon, Lin Xi followed the staff out of the room.
Wang Xiaokai continued to put on makeup, curious.
He asked the agent next to him in a low voice: "What can Director Hong do with Lin Xi?" β
His agent is also an employee of the new era, and his status is not low, with many big-name artists under him, and said thoughtfully: "I guess, I also like your new song......
Before the performance, the eight new songs will not be leaked to the public, and all professional judges and public judges will not be able to hear them.
But the program team must have already gotten the demo (sample), and they already have a rough prediction for each song.
"I see." Wang Xiaokai nodded, then smiled confidently and said: "Look, I'll just say this song "Take You to Travel", the quality is overwhelming!" Definitely fire! The lyrics are so well written, and the melody is so good...... A song with a lot of attitude! It would be nice to add some rap! This song will become one of my masterpieces in the future! β
"Then you can sing it later."
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"Lin Xi is here, sit down quickly."
"Director Hong is good."
Lin Xi sat down on the sofa.
At the same time, he began to look at the director of the show.
A middle-aged man in his forties, short and not fat, with glasses and a small head, gives people a sense of being capable and shrewd.
"To be honest, when Bai Lu recommended you to me to participate in the show, I was quite repulsed. After all, songwriters and singers are different, and to write good lyrics and songs, they need a certain amount of life accumulation and experience. Being too young is a disadvantage in terms of creation. As a result, I didn't expect that the hero was a teenager, and Lin Xi created a high-quality song in your first episode. β
Hong Tao said with a smile.
"Director Hong has won the award." Lin Xi said modestly.
But in his heart, he was muttering, what kind of medicine does this director sell in the gourd?
A masterpiece song?
Is this giving me eye medicine and burying me? Or is it for another purpose?
When he was in the cafΓ© this afternoon, Lin Xike checked the information of director Hong Tao on the Internet.
has been in the industry for more than 20 years, and at the beginning he was not a variety show, but a record planner!
To put it simply, it is specialized in helping singers make records!
He has had cooperative relations with many bigwigs in today's music industry, singers and queens.
He has also helped people write a lot of songs, and he even released an album when he was young, and the quality of the album is not low.
So.
Ordinary listeners, as well as half-baked singers like Wang Xiaokai, think the song "Take You to Travel" is good, Lin Xi believes it.
But Hong Tao, who has been in the industry for more than 20 years, said that this song is a masterpiece, but Lin Xi didn't believe it.
"There have been no awards." Hong Tao shook his head and said straight to the point: "Although the lyrics of this song "Take You to Travel" are a little too stacked and empty, and the tunes and chords are relatively clichΓ©, the overall integrity is very high. And most importantly, it is ear-catching, easy to understand, and has a strong appeal. β
"You can make songs of this level at such a young age, which shows that you are very talented."
"How is it, are you interested in joining the 'New Era'?"
It turned out to be an invitation to join the 'new era'!
As a first-line record company in China in the new era, it is not an easy thing for artists, songwriters like Lin Xi, or behind-the-scenes musicians.
Just like the eight participating songwriters of "Our Song" this time, the purpose of many of them participating in the competition is to stand out in the show, be favored by the new era, and enter the new era after the show!
If Lin Xi had been in the past, he would definitely not want to think about it when he heard this, so he agreed without hesitation.
But now, Lin Xi naturally won't accept it easily.
"There are many benefits to joining the new era. The most intuitive thing is that your status in the circle is different, and every song you write in the future will basically not be sold. And the price at which it is sold will not be low, at least several times more than you used to! β
"I also have the opportunity to work with top singers and quickly increase my fame."
"For example, there are many opportunities to participate in various music programs in the future. Like "Our Song". β
"The most important thing is that no matter how well you play in the show, your fame will not be too low."
Speaking of this, Hong Tao paused.
"For example, your song "Take You to Travel", although the degree of completion is very high, the melody is catchy, and it is a good song. But you should also know that there are actually a lot of flaws in terms of professionalism. β
"When the time comes, the professional judges may not score too high, and the final comprehensive ranking will naturally not be too high."
"However, if you join the 'New Age,' it's different."
"Not only in this first competition, but even if the quality of the songs in the later competitions is a little worse, it can still get a good ranking......