Chapter 815 Entering the shed
Ning Weimin used this empty-handed method to operate projects worth millions, and he took a huge advantage.
Of course, it can't be said that he didn't do anything.
At least the cost of renting the recording studio, as well as the labor fees for the Seven Plywood Band, as well as the food, drinks, tobacco and alcohol for the recording engineer, were all paid out of his own pocket.
But compared to the cost of producing tapes, this is nothing. How much is it?
What's more, Feng Chaonian still had the reputation to rent the recording studio, so he paid a friendly price with a 10% discount.
A studio only costs 90 yuan, and the charge for post-mixing is only 200 to 1,000 yuan.
It so happened that no other audio-visual publishing house had rented the recording studio recently. Ning Weimin booked it for two weeks, which was less than 20,000 yuan.
In fact, it is useless at all. No matter how you calculate it, it is enough for Zhang Qiang.
To put it more philistinely, since this was his first album, Ning Weimin had a wider range of songs to choose from. He didn’t even look for lyricists, and just picked up ready-made singers from Baodao. The cassette was stolen.
Don’t forget, Baodao not only has excellent original songs, but these are the times when you copy them, I copy them, and everyone else copies them.
The Baodao singer himself has sung many covers of European and American disco songs, and his lyrics are also very good.
You can use it directly, which completely saves trouble.
Like Liu Wenzheng's "Flying Ship" and "Late", Feng Feifei's "Love Me Well" and "Applause" were changed from "SHALALA" by the Danish Walkers band to "Shalala", which was changed from Swedish "Annoying Autumn Wind" modified by ABBA band "gimmegimmegimme", "Mummy" modified by "mammamia", "A Fire in Winter" modified by Irish female singing group Nolans "SexyMusic", and Zhang Qiang in her previous life The song "Love You Is Too Hard to Say", which made Ning Weimin a fan, was all within Ning Weimin's selection range.
It is enough to see that in terms of style control, for the sake of safety, Ning Weimin adopts a half and half strategy in selecting songs.
It can be said that five of the songs are covers of Baodao originals in order to fit in with contemporary public aesthetics.
The other five songs are covers of European and American disco, testing the market response and trying to lead the trend.
Almost all of the important songs are songs with a bright rhythm. Generally speaking, I still prefer the dance style, which is more suitable for the expressive power of Zhang Qiang's unique voice.
In short, save money, trouble, time and effort.
Once the Seven Plywood Band and Zhang Qiang are familiar with each other and the usage time of the recording studio is determined, they can be dragged into the studio to start practicing.
So one afternoon in late April, the Seven Plywood Band, Zhang Qiang’s mother and daughter, and Ning Weimin gathered in the recording studio of the National Center for the Performing Arts.
This was the best recording studio in China at that time, but despite this, the equipment was purchased in the 1970s, and it could not handle the threshold mixing and plate reverb that are now popular in Europe and the United States.
The method used in the 1970s is to stack speakers in the corner and put a bunch of microphones next to the instruments.
So the effect is that the sound of some instruments, such as drums, will be very dry.
But this can only be done, after all, even the concept of a recording studio is new.
When Ning Weimin decided to rent a professional recording studio, he heard Feng Chaonian say that apart from the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, there was also a Beijing audio equipment factory with barely adequate equipment.
In fact, many audio and video publishing houses get their own equipment and just find a room to record.
Because there is no shock absorption and sound absorption treatment.
The tapes they recorded using this crude method cannot even guarantee the purity of the sound and the absence of noise, let alone the mixing effects.
Why else would everyone be willing to buy imported tapes even if they cost six and a half yuan?
Domestic tapes are cheap, selling for only five yuan, but everyone still complains.
Just because of the technical level of recording, there is a huge gap in tone quality.
To put it bluntly, if Ning Weimin is willing to spend this recording studio money, it is already considered a big production in China.
And having said that, Ning Weimin really doesn’t understand. He has never been in a professional recording studio.
When I entered the studio, I saw that the place was quite big, several hundred square meters, and there were wires and equipment everywhere. The recording studio was full of speakers and microphones, and it was very lively.
He felt that they were quite professional and were willing to pay the IQ tax.
Zhang Qiang’s mother and the people in the Seven Plywood Band are okay. After all, they are all professionals and have experience in studios. Therefore, the only person who can rival Ning Weimin is this little girl Zhang Qiang.
She was also curious about everything she looked at. She looked around with her big eyes open, so full of novelty that she didn't even care when Ning Weimin asked her to drink water to moisten her throat.
But it was completely different once I tried singing.
Perhaps it was because newborn calves were not afraid of tigers. Zhang Qiang was not nervous at all, only excited.
She followed the instruction and put on her big headphones, and the music of the Seven Plywood Band started playing. The sound of the little voice lit up, and she was shocked to see several sound engineers guarding the console outside the soundproof glass.
These people who listen to songs every day are actually dumbfounded.
Ning Weimin, you can clearly see that one person's face was obviously excited, and the other person also hummed softly.
The leader, although very calmly, began to control the "vocal effector" to make various adjustments - this is a sound quality hardware tuner, which was used when software tuning had not yet become mainstream. Quite extensive.
But he couldn't help but ask Ning Weimin, "Brother, which song and dance group are you from? What a treasure. This girl's voice is so awesome, she doesn't need to repair it at all..."
< br>"We are not from a song and dance troupe..." Ning Weimin glanced at Zhang Qiang's mother and smiled, deliberately complimenting her. "But she also has professional guidance..."
Zhang Qiang's mother also smiled and looked pleased.
But unexpectedly, the sound engineer immediately retorted. "It's impossible. How can a professional teach you like this! I've seen many professionals, including bel canto and folk songs. I just want to sleep after listening too much. But this little girl is so different. She is absolutely unique in China. , this voice, this feeling, this is a miracle in the world!”
After saying this, this person stopped paying attention and even began to hum and squirm.
As soon as I saw it, I was completely immersed in it.
“…………”
Ning Weimin and Zhang Qiang’s mother were both stunned. They looked at each other, smiled and shook their heads, and stopped talking.
The official start of recording went smoothly, and we successfully recorded three songs on the first day.
Professional equipment and professional guidance. Even Zhang Qiang herself didn’t want to stop as soon as she started singing. She felt so selfless that her body was shaking slightly.
In the end, Ning Weimin took the initiative to discuss with Zhang Qiang's mother, saying that after all, the days are still long, don't hurt your voice, take it easy, and sing slowly in the future.
Then he stopped.
So with Zhang Qiang’s mother’s trust greatly increased again, Zhang Qiang walked out of the recording studio reluctantly.
But as soon as she left the recording studio, her selfless energy disappeared in an instant, and she actually became anxious.
"Brother Ning, is there something wrong with my singing? You...are you not satisfied?"
To be honest, she thought it was because she was not good at singing.
Ning Weimin immediately praised, "Singing is so good!"
As for the good method, he didn't study music deeply, so he couldn't explain it, but it just sounded right to him. , like it very much.
Fortunately, the sound engineer was also very supportive and gave Zhang Qiang a thumbs up. "That's right! That's great! Your voice is like a tidal wave, it's a huge shock wave! From my experience, once your tape comes out, it's guaranteed to be a hit! Hey, can you give us a few sets?"
< br>Even Zhang Qiang’s mother was so moved, she nodded her head, wiped the tears from her eyes, and said softly, “Good singing, my daughter is great!”
Now Zhang Qiang was relieved. The silly girl didn't know how to be modest and could only laugh silly.
After that, of course, Zhang Qiang’s mother once again expressed her gratitude to Ning Weimin for his insight into people.
Ning Weimin was also very satisfied. He felt that he had almost caught the tail of the windfall, so he just slipped out and put it in his pocket.
The only thing that had a problem was the mood of the Seven Plywood Band. When they broke up to treat the guests to dinner, Ning Weimin noticed that something was wrong with those boys, especially Cui Jian, who was in a low mood.
(End of this chapter)