Chapter 816: Ambush
What's going on?
Actually, it’s very simple to explain. It’s just a bit psychologically unbalanced.
You must know that, in addition to Cui Jian, the members of the Seven Plywood Band, Yang Leqiang, Liu Yuan, Zhou Xiaoming, Wen Bo, An Shaohua, and Li Xiuli are also professional musicians from the Beijing Song and Dance Ensemble , the one who plays musical instruments is called Yiliu.
And as soon as Maxim Restaurant opened, they started performing here, always singing covers of European, American and Japanese songs.
The performance was very effective and was very popular among foreigners. It is somewhat famous among the foreigners stationed in Beijing.
In terms of stage performance experience, mastery and understanding of foreign pop music, Zhang Qiang cannot be compared with them.
But on the other hand, when it comes to the speed and rhythm of the development of the music industry, these guys are completely incomparable to this little girl Zhang Qiang.
Although it cannot be said that their singing has been in vain in the past few years. It was obviously on the TV news last year because of Ning Weimin's summer book fair, and it became a little popular.
With that appearance, they also attracted audio and video publishing companies who were eager to find new talents.
At present, the album under the name of Seven Plywood Band and Cui Jian's first solo album have been announced and will most likely be released this year.
But the problem is that their persistence and pursuit of art are not highly respected by audio and video publishing houses, and they don't really buy into it.
If they want to come up with an album, they have to listen to other people's advice on almost everything they sing and how they sing it.
They had to rely on constant wars of words and battles of wits to barely maintain their pitiful rights and remuneration.
On the other hand, Zhang Qiang, a yellow-haired girl with basically no acting experience, was pampered by Ning Weimin like a little princess as soon as she came to Maxim Restaurant.
I’ve only been singing in the restaurant for two days, and I’m about to release my solo album, and it’s effortless and worry-free.
Ning Weimin personally organized and arranged everything big and small.
As soon as the cassette was released, it sold two million copies. There were almost no restrictions when recording the album in the studio, and Ning Weimin also asked a few of them to support this girl.
At the recording site, Zhang Qiang was free to sing whatever she wanted.
Why is this person so different from other people?
It can't be said that people are more irritating than others, but it is enough to make people feel sad.
Especially when they heard this Qiang's singing style today, they all had a clear premonition that this tape would be a hit.
Thinking about themselves, the time for recording the album has not yet been decided, and the songs they have chosen are not as good as others, so can their mood not be depressed?
All I can do is drink wine and feel sorry for myself, smoke a small cigarette and lament my bad luck.
It just so happens that they can't complain about this yet.
First, the little girl has a really nice voice, a good temper, a sweet mouth, and is lovable.
Secondly, Ning Weimin was not kind to them.
Obviously he is the boss, he never puts on airs when meeting, he is always polite.
I never forgot about them because I had a fat job with extra money, and I often treated them to food and drinks.
Why are they so fussy with this little girl?
How could he complain to Ning Weimin and blame him for favoring one thing over another?
On the contrary, it seems that I am petty.
You can just say that this matter is a big deal. The taste is as bleak as a glass of wine, as sad as a flower, sparse, and beautiful. In a daze, it seems that tomorrow has been lost...
Of course, with Ning Weimin’s emotional intelligence, it’s not difficult to guess what’s going on from the reactions of the guys from the Qi Ply Band.
But to be honest, from his perspective, seeing these people sighing, he felt secretly happy.
For no other reason, because he has always intended to include the Seven Plywood Band, especially Cui Jian, into his fold.
But the problem is that without comparison, people don’t know how to cherish it.
Cui Jian and his group, one by one, are very high-spirited, arrogant and talented people. They don’t know the difficulties of life until they encounter obstacles.
What's more, Cui Jian recently hooked up with Song Huagui's daughter Song Xiaohong, and the two began to fall in love.
If you rush to help him and give them opportunities, this group of people will look down on you. So Ning Weimin has been silently waiting for their misfortune, waiting for the most suitable time to take action.
He is not afraid of being confused by others, who can see into the future?
At least this band doesn't have much success by singing covers. If it really wants to become popular, it will have to wait until Cui Jian takes the correct original rock route and writes "Nothing".
Then there is still time to grind, it will be almost three years later.
Now this is a good opportunity to lay the groundwork and give them a few blows.
It also allows them to understand that capital should be respected, and they should be grateful that they have the opportunity to sell themselves.
Even if you don’t call the sponsor dad, you still have to be humble.
So Ning Weimin entered performance mode and started to toast.
“Hey, brothers, brothers, thank you all for giving me face. You are all masters. If this album is to be recorded, the arrangement and music will probably be no worse than imported tapes. Zhang Qiang wants to It’s really popular. You all have contributed a lot. I’d like to give you a toast.”
When everyone got together, he was sincere and flattered, but in reality he was flattering.
"To be honest, compared to Zhang Qiang's tape, I'm more looking forward to what your band's album will be like when it comes out. When it's released, I'll have to say a few million words. I'll definitely buy a copy of the album. It’s a gift to others and a way to compliment us.”
The seven band members naturally felt confused when they heard these words, but no one could help but appreciate his feelings.
After all, someone is willing to give them more than five thousand yuan to support them. It is an honor to say it out these days.
So everyone raised their beer glasses and saluted Ning Weimin. After toasting, some people couldn't help but start to complain.
"Mr. Ning, our album is just like that. What we encountered is a bunch of stupid boys who don't understand anything and are obsessed with it. Even if they do things, they have to be half as grand as you. , we brothers are all satisfied..."
"That's it, if nothing else, the songs you chose for Zhang Qiang are better than ours. The arrangement has a higher degree of freedom. You can do whatever you want. Finally, with the mixing effect, it will be recorded in stereo and it will be useless. It is absolutely domestic It's a pity that we are not lucky. The audio and video publishing house we found is not willing to invest so much and use such a good recording studio to record for us..."
"Shit, it's still too late. It’s still undecided. I don’t think I can record it until half a year later. If someone else sings those songs first, the cucumbers will be gone. Isn’t that the case now? Whoever sings the cover first will get it. To be honest, it would be great if you released an album for us..."
The last rainbow fart even triggered a chorus of "Alas..."
Ning Weimin became more and more angry Happy, seeing that the heat was almost over, he started to talk cheaply and try to win people's hearts.
"You guys think too highly of me. I have no experience and don't understand music, so I am a real outsider. To be honest, I am just acting recklessly. If I release an album for you, I'm afraid it will be ruined. It’s because of your talent that I had the courage to give it a try because I met a girl like Zhang Qiang who has an outstanding voice and is not very demanding.”
"But it doesn't matter. Let's all accumulate some experience and foundation. If we have the opportunity to cooperate in the future, the results may be even better. Just like this time, if you guys work hard, Zhang Qiang's album will become really popular and sell out. Money comes. I have the confidence, strength, and experience to support my brothers. Isn’t it right? Isn’t it going to be easy to come up with an album?”
“ Don't think so far ahead, let's just say that at present, if Zhang Qiang can't use the studio, the brothers can continue to use it and release a few songs to listen to if the album released by the audio and video company is better. Renyi, you can also compare it with them to prove your true strength."
When he said this, the members of Qipepan became interested, "Are you serious? Do you really want to give us money to release an album? Can you really use the extra studio time?"
Ning Weimin nodded without hesitation.
“Of course, I’m so familiar with you, can I still lie to you? But in my heart, there are too many covers nowadays, although most people imitate Liu Wenzheng and Teresa Teng, we can cover Those in Europe, America, and Japan are a bit better, but just stripping off tapes is a bit cheap and a waste of your talent. Because you have the ability, I don’t think you should be like little girls covering other people’s songs. Songs. You should still write your own songs and let the public understand your musical language. Then I will definitely help you.”
He said this to Cui Jian on purpose, and it turned out to be true.
Cui Jian, who had developed an introverted personality due to his stuttering, finally spoke up.
"I, I just recently wrote a song. Would you like to listen to it?"
"Of course, Cui, what song is it?" Ning Weimin Looking forward to it with great interest, hoping to hear those familiar song titles from Cui Jian's mouth.
If it were "A Piece of Red Cloth", "Nothing", or "The Girl in the Flower House", then he would really be prepared to spend all his money to get this big piece of meat.
It's a pity that things went the other way. Cui Jian's answer was, "I, my temporary name for this song is, "Hard Walk"..."
It's so damn difficult.
But Ning Weimin was disappointed. No matter what he said, he had to continue to pretend to be interested in order to sell as many favors as possible
Anyway, those who are closest to the water come first, as long as With deep skill, an iron pestle can be ground into a needle.
He is still very confident that one day, sooner or later, he will have both Cui Jian and Zhang Qiang in his hands and win over the two brightest stars in the mainland music scene in the 1980s.
(End of this chapter)