Chapter 139 How long does it take for a song to become popular
If one party fails to make an appointment, don't doubt it, it means they don't take you seriously.
There is no need to listen to his explanation, all the reasons are lies to you, unless the other person says something happened to a relative. (If the other party says that something happened to a relative, you must believe it! Remember, remember!!! If you don’t believe it for this reason, then you must be prepared to bear the consequences of losing everything.)
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This recording studio called "Leren" covers an area of more than 300 square meters. The room has been professionally designed and decorated with acoustics. It has an independent monitoring control room and a professional soundproof recording room. It is more professional than the recording studio in Wu'an Cultural Center.
There were a recording engineer, a guitarist, a drummer, a bassist, a keyboardist, and a girl doing backing vocals; Sun Tao didn’t know what their relationship was with Feizhou, or how much it would cost Feizhou to hire him for half a day, but Sun Tao knew they Why open on Gudang Road? Because the rent here is cheap in the suburbs!
Liu Fangfei was on the phone, and the 30-year-old recording engineer came over to Sun Tao, "Hey, brother, what's going on? Your partner isn't here?"
Sun Tao shook his head, "The singer is not here, I am here to record a demo today."
The boss, who was wearing a plaid shirt and jeans, looked at Sun Tao strangely, "Then you are a songwriter? How disrespectful."
He said he was disrespectful, but there was no sign of admiration on his face. He had seen too many self-righteous young people who thought they were good, but the works they wrote were as bad as *.
Sun Tao saw through his mind at a glance but he didn't care, "Haha, it's just for fun. Are you the boss? How much does it cost to rent such a venue? How is the business? Can you recover the cost?"
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The sound engineer's mouth twitched and he gritted his teeth and said: "It doesn't matter whether we make money or not. The brothers pooled their money to build this recording studio mainly to meet the needs of our own band..."
Sun Tao exclaimed, "Oh, I'm sorry, but you still have a band? How long has it been established? What singles have you released?"
An off-road vehicle sped by in the distance. The boss patted Sun Tao and said, "The person you were waiting for is here. I'll prepare it."
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Two people got out of the car. The driver was Xu Youwei. Next to him was a little girl with twin tails, 17 or 8 years old, wearing a green shirt, pink pants and white shoes. She was obviously not the Xu Xinxin who had seen the photo yesterday. There was a look in Xu Xinxin's eyes that could see through the vicissitudes of the world. This little girl is curious about everything she looks at, and she is clearly inexperienced in the world.
Liu Fangfei ran over and hurriedly explained something to Xu Youwei.
Xu Youwei was wearing a white sportswear today. She walked up to Sun Tao with a smile without any sign of anxiety, "I'm really sorry, Xinxin feels uncomfortable when she wakes up in the morning. This is Yu Xingyue, a new member we have trained ourselves. His stage name is Luoluo.”
The little girl stood with her hands down and looked at Sun Tao nervously.
Luo Luo, Sun Tao smiled slightly, this was probably fate.
Sun Tao didn't care whether Xu Xinxin was uncomfortable or didn't want to come, or whether Feizhou Culture wanted to promote her direct descendant. "Anyway, it's just a demo. As long as the singer can sing it, it doesn't matter who sings it, haha, it's the same."
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Sun Tao took out the lyrics and music that he had printed out long ago.
Sun Tao, "The accompaniment of this song is actually very simple. It would be better if there is a guzheng, but it would be the same without a guzheng and a guitar."
While the accompanist was still familiar with the score, Sun Tao borrowed a guitar and started playing and singing casually.
As soon as the prelude started, the accompanists who were reading the music score twitched their mouths and said, "Grandma, you are teasing us. You can't stop playing and singing by yourself. You want us to get familiar with the music score of Ji Fei!"
"Well, the rhythm is bright. Regardless of how this guy's song is, the intro is just okay."
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If you want to practice peerless martial arts
You have to endure pain that is unbearable for ordinary people
The tea the master likes to drink is called oolong
I like to wear Chinese red clothes
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After only listening to a short paragraph, everyone who had winked and looked disdainful just now straightened their posture and slowed down their breathing for fear of affecting Sun Tao's performance. Everyone looked at Sun Tao eagerly:
"Damn it, this song is so well written, the lyrics and music can be written like this!"
"It's over, it's over. Comparing people with others will lead to death, and comparing goods with goods will have to be thrown away. Let's change our profession. This kid may not even have twenty, and there is no way for people to survive!"
"Hahaha, this is the song I want to sing! If I sing it well, won't it, won't it, I will become famous!!! Oh, God, don't look down on Mr. Sun Me.”
Xu Youwei was standing opposite Sun Tao. This should have been Yu Xingyue's position. She didn't know why she was standing there. At this time, Xu Youwei's heart was twitching. Others thought Sun Tao was "just" an excellent singer and songwriter, but only She knew that when she contacted the other party, it was because he had a variety show with a ratings of over 80%!
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My wish is to eradicate violence and bring peace to good people
Goodbye, teacher
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After singing the song, there was silence in the recording studio.
Sun Tao's singing skills are probably on the level of Mao Buyi and Xu Song. Everyone thinks he is good, and the song "Down the Mountain" is too easy.
It's not difficult at all, but it didn't delay the song's popularity at all. It was not only Top 1 on Kugou but also seemed to have won the Top Ten Hot Song Award at the Tencent Music Entertainment Festival.
Sun Tao smiled slightly and looked at Yu Xingyue, who was standing beside him, "This song is not difficult. Anyone can sing it, but it is very difficult to sing it well. The key is that you have to have the mentality of an actor and put yourself Enter the role of the young knight who is eager to go down the mountain and walk in the world.”
Yu Xingyue said, "She is a chivalrous woman, and I want to play a chivalrous woman." The little girl wrinkled her nose and protested loudly, with a coquettish voice and a stubborn expression.
Sun Tao chuckled, "Yes, she is a chivalrous woman. Come on, try it. I will dub the dialogue part."
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From the idea to the final release of a musical work, there are roughly six steps: inspiration - lyrics - arrangement - recording - mixing - release.
Although Sun Tao directly advanced the steps to recording, he still suggested that Xu Youwei and the others could find someone to do the arrangement again. After all, just guitar is still too monotonous. As for the two steps of mixing and distribution, Sun Tao has nothing to do with it.
On Wednesday, October 16, 2002, Sun Tao took Yu Xingyue to record the demo in the morning, and was taken by Xu Youwei to visit Feizhou Culture in the afternoon.
Speaking of visiting, there is a small company in the apartment building. There are three rooms in total from left to right. It is obviously converted from a residential house. The living room has become a hall, the master bedroom has become a conference room, the guest bedroom has become the manager's office, and the kitchen The restaurant has been converted into a coffee break area.
The big boss is a hands-off shopkeeper who only invests but does not participate in management.
At six o'clock in the evening, when Sun Tao was sent back to the School of Communication, he had already signed the licensing agreement with Feizhou Culture!
It is a licensing agreement, not a copyright transfer agreement.
A top-1 song selling for 50,000 yuan is a loss no matter how you look at it, but he is not famous now and cannot sell it at a high price. There is no Baidu, no Zhihu, and no Xiaohongshu, but Sun Tao has "old" classmates.
"Old" classmates told Sun Tao that once the copyright is sold, all subsequent profits have nothing to do with the creator, but the licensing agreement is different. Hehehe, things are only rented to you. Mature authors usually do not transfer copyrights. to others.
Xu Youwei feels that "Down the Mountain" is definitely not Sun Tao's limit, and of course he will not play any tricks in the contract...
The days passed leisurely. On the weekend, Shi Zhen worked overtime and missed the meeting with Sun Tao. The Wu'an Talent Show completed 50 into 20, the Ice King combination successfully advanced, and other contestants Sun Tao knew were eliminated...
On Sunday, "Down the Mountain" was released on a certain music song request program. There is no MV yet, and the mix is very ordinary.
At six o'clock in the evening on Monday, October 21, 2002, Sun Tao heard this song playing in a shop on Zhoushan East Road.
From music FM58 to Zhijiang TV’s new song recommendations to Zhijiang TV’s new song express...
On Friday, October 25, 2002, someone sang "Down the Mountain" on the "Wu'an Talent Show".
When they saw the column of lyrics and music, everyone in Wu'an was stunned. Sun Tao? Hasn't he disappeared for a long time?
(End of chapter)