When Kelly Chen received a call from Li Yaming, her first reaction was that Li Yaming was looking for her about the new album.
Her first Mandarin album will be officially released on October 1st. Now is an important stage of promotion, so she has been participating in various activities in Taiwan recently.
But what Li Yaming said next surprised her.
"Kelly, do you have time to come back and record an English song now?" Li Yaming asked.
“Recording English songs, what does it mean?” Kelly Chen didn’t know why.
"Huanyin may want to release an English song, but they are short of a female singer with good English. We think you are quite suitable, so we hope you can record an English song and send it to them."
Although Li Yaming explained it once, Kelly Chen became more confused the more she listened.
What is phantom sound? Is it also a music company?
Logically speaking, there are many large and small music companies in Taiwan, and it is normal for some that Kelly Chen has never heard of.
But listening to Li Yaming's tone, this phantom sound seems to have a lot of background.
Otherwise, the other party may just release an English song, but Foremost Records can be so proactive? She was asked to sing an English song to the other party. Such a gesture can only be seen by top music producers, and there are only a handful of such top music producers, whether in Taiwan or Hong Kong.
"What is this phantom sound...?" Kelly Chen directly asked the question in her heart.
"A relatively new record company." Li Yaming said with a smile, "What, you are not interested?"
"No, I am just curious about recording songs. I'm available at any time."
"Okay, you can come over in the afternoon."
"No problem."
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Li Yaming did not tell Kelly Chen that the phantom sound is related to Zhou Yan. After all, they are not sure whether the song Xu Xiangjie mentioned was written by Zhou Yan. No. Kelly Chen’s expectations need to be raised too high.
When Kelly Chen came in the afternoon, they had a hard time about what songs to record.
Songs should not be too famous, nor should they be too unknown.
If the song is too famous, it will be difficult to sing with your own characteristics. If the song is not famous, you will also suffer a lot.
Originally, Zhang Gengyu wanted Kelly Chen to sing "Young and Beautiful" just to cater to Zhou Yan.
But Kelly Chen is not very good at singing this song, and to be honest, her voice is not suitable for this song.
Afterwards, they discussed for a long time, and it was Kelly Chen who took the initiative to propose a new song "lemontree" that was just released last year.
This is a song Kelly Chen likes very much. It was only released in Germany at the end of last year. It is not very famous now. Li Yaming and Zhang Gengyu have not even heard of this song.
Therefore, when Kelly Chen said she wanted to sing a song that neither of them had heard of, both of them were a little skeptical.
But after Kelly Chen sang "lemontree" once, they immediately decided to let Kelly Chen sing this one.
This is a very light song, it sounds natural and beautiful, and Kelly Chen sings it very well.
After all, it was just a demo, so there was nothing special about it. Li Yaming compiled a simple accompaniment on the spot and asked Kelly Chen to sing it several times, and the recording was over.
After the recording was completed, Zhang Gengyu immediately recorded the tape and had someone send him the phantom sound.
After Xu Xiangjie heard the demo, he thought it was pretty good and called Zhou Yan again.
Here, Zhou Yan was quite surprised when Xu Xiangjie told her to listen to a singer's English song demo. He didn't expect Xu Xiangjie to be so efficient and got the demo on the same day.
“Okay, just listen to the phone and play it for me.”
Zhou Yan was working on the storyboard in the office, so he put down the phone, turned on the speakerphone, and continued Drawing storyboards while waiting for Xu Xiangjie to sing.
After a while, a brisk female voice came from the microphone.
Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows, it was actually a relatively new song.
The distortion of this kind of long-distance call is quite serious. Although Zhou Yan felt that the singing voice sounded familiar, he couldn't remember who it was.
The overall singing is good, the female singer’s voice is suitable for this song, and her English is also good.
Of course, it can only be considered good, not very good. The accent is still quite obvious, and there is no way to compare with Wang Lihong.
However, in Zhou Yan's case, this pronunciation level is considered to be passable. He is not holding an English proficiency contest. The focus is still on singing well, and his English proficiency can only be ranked at the back.
After listening, Zhou Yan was quite satisfied. He asked, "Who is this female singer?"
"It's Kelly Chen, a female singer from Xiangjiang." Xu Xiangjie replied.
Zhou Yan suddenly realized that it was Kelly Chen. No wonder the voice sounded familiar to him.
Kelly Chen is known as the last diva in Hong Kong, which shows that her status in the Hong Kong Orchestra cannot be underestimated.
But in fact, her fame in mainland China is completely incomparable with other divas, at least in terms of music performance.
To compare the popularity of a singer, the most direct one is the masterpiece. Kelly Chen has relatively few popular masterpieces in mainland China. The most impressive one may be "Notepad", which she collaborated with "Dance" and Xiaogang.
As for the song "Notepad", many people only know Xiaogang's version.
Compared with other queens, such as Anita Mui, Sylvia Yeh, and Lin Yilian, Kelly Chen really suffers in this aspect.
But it is not without reason that she can be called a queen. Her pitch is very good, her tone is clear and sweet, and she can do a very good job in controlling a certain type of songs.
And her type is exactly what Zhou Yan wants.
After pondering for a moment, Zhou Yan said to Xu Xiangjie, "You contact the other party and let her try my new song."
"Go to Yanjing?"
"It's best to come to Yanjing. . ”
Actually, Zhou Yan can wait until he goes back to Taiwan or Xiangjiang to film a movie before meeting Kelly Chen, but Zhou Yan still wants to implement this matter as soon as possible.
After all, he is relatively free during this period. When he actually goes to Hong Kong and Taiwan to film, he may not be able to find time to do these things.
As long as the work can be done in advance, Zhou Yan never wants to delay it.
Xu Xiangjie originally wanted to say that Kelly Chen was promoting a new album recently and might not have time to go to Yanjing, but in the end he did not say it.
In any case, the opportunity is given to Foremost Records and Kelly Chen. It depends on whether they cherish it or not.
Based on Zhou Yan's current situation, no one in the country is as good as him. Even a master like Uncle Zhan is not as good as Zhou Yan in terms of business.
No way, whoever sings Zhou Yan's songs will be popular, and they are not just popular. Basically, there are no exceptions.
The key is that Zhou Yan's songs can always be paired with movies, which is an advantage that other composers do not have.
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After talking to Xu Xiangjie on the phone, Zhou Yan returned his attention to the storyboard.
About an hour later, there was a knock on the door outside.
“Come in.”
After saying that, Zhou Yan raised his head and immediately saw Kudo Shizuka and Nakamori Akina walking in hand in hand.
"Teacher Zhou, are you still working?" Shizuka Kudo said with a smile. Because he had already called in advance and knew that they were coming, Zhou Yan was not surprised at all.
He smiled and put down the pen in his hand, "Revise the manuscript. Have you had dinner?"
"You have had dinner, but you can also Treat us to a supper." Kudo Shizuka walked to Zhou Yan with a smile and saw the storyboard on the table, her eyes full of curiosity, "Is this your new movie?"
The top storyboard shows the male protagonist in a suit and leather shoes, standing on the stage waiting for the bride.
Zhou Yan's painting skills are much better now. Although he cannot draw the groom vividly, he can still portray the atmosphere of the scene well.
Shizuka Kudo couldn't help but pick up the manuscript, "Is this a wedding?"
"Yes." Zhou Yan nodded, "It's a wedding scene."
< br>"That's great." Shizuka Kudo's face was full of envy, and then she said with some resentment, "Actually, I have also made a movie."
The implication is that Zhou Yan didn't find her to play the heroine.
"Let you take the photo, it's a foreign love." Zhou Yan smiled and changed the subject, "Did the concert go well?"
"Of course it went well, and you didn't even watch it. Look how popular I am now." Kudo Shizuka looked proud and pulled Nakamori Akina's arm again, "Akina, are you right?"
"Yes." Nakamori Akina nodded.
Zhou Yan looked at Akina Nakamori in surprise, because what Shizuka Kudo said just now was all in Chinese, not a word in neon language, and Akina Nakamori's answer was still in Chinese.
Could it be said that Akina Nakamori’s Chinese proficiency has greatly improved after not seeing her during this period of time?
Isn’t this too fast?
How long has it been since they last saw each other? It's only been a month or so.
At that time, Nakamori Akina’s Chinese was still sparse.
"Did you understand what Shizuka said?" Zhou Yan asked.
The strange thing is that Nakamori Akina looked confused this time, as if she didn't understand what Zhou Yan was talking about.
Zhou Yan finally understood. Nakamori Akina probably understood "right" just now, and then replied "yes" in a confused way.
How can there be so many language geniuses in the world.
He shook his head and asked, "Do you want a midnight snack?"
Kudo Shizuka rolled her eyes, "What are you going to eat for a midnight snack? Haven't you noticed? We have all gained weight recently. Are you done? ”
Zhou Yan nodded. The two girls seemed to be more lively than before.
I have to say that the two of them are quite interesting. They gained weight together. Now the two of them still have similar body shapes. They even have similar hairstyles. If you just look at the back, they look like twins. of.
“If you don’t have a midnight snack, it’s so late and we have nowhere to go. We can’t say, you still want to go to the bar, right?”
“Forget it about the bar, we’re just stopping by. Look, I'll be back soon. How long will you be working tonight?"
"It depends on the situation, I think it will be around ten o'clock."
Shizuka Kudo nodded, "Then you can work, and we won't disturb you."
After that, she left with Akina Nakamori.
Before leaving, Zhou Yan noticed that she deliberately took out a pen from the pen holder.
After a while, Shizuka Kudo came back. She raised the pen in her hand with a smile, "Teacher Zhou, I'm sorry, I took your pen away and gave it back to you."< br>
Zhou Yan looked at her, wanting to see what she had in mind.
I saw her walking over, first putting the pen back into the pen holder, then putting a key on the table, and then whispered, "603, I'll wait for you."
After that, she walked away Gone.
Looking at the keys on the table, Zhou Yan smiled. It turned out that this girl came back just to keep the keys.
It seems that we have to finish work early tonight.
……
At nine o'clock, Zhou Yan put down the work at hand and drove to the Xufeng Hotel where Kudo Shizuka and the others were staying.
When he arrived at the hotel, he went straight to the sixth floor to find 603, took out the key and opened the door.
After entering the door, he saw Kudo Shizuka standing by the window, looking at the scenery outside the window. He smiled, walked over and hugged Kudo Shizuka from behind, and breathed softly into Kudo Shizuka's ear. , "What are you looking at?"
When he hugged Shizuka Kudo, Zhou Yan could clearly feel her body suddenly stiffen, as if she had been electrocuted.
Zhou Yan was quite surprised. When did this girl become so reserved again?
He kissed Kudo Shizuka's hair again, and when he was about to say something else, he suddenly felt something was wrong.
Shizuka Kudo smells different.
Shizuka Kudo smells the same every time. She likes to use the same shampoo, but today it is completely different.
Under normal circumstances, Zhou Yan might think that Shizuka Kudo had changed her shampoo, but combined with her abnormal behavior at the moment, Zhou Yan thought of a terrible situation.
This is not Shizuka Kudo.
If not Shizuka Kudo, who would it be?
Zhou Yan can only think of one person, and that is Akina Nakamori.
This time it was Zhou Yan's turn to stiffen. He didn't know how to deal with the current situation.
What made him even more confused was that if the person he was holding at the moment was Akina Nakamori, why didn't Akina Nakamori react at all?
But there was no time for Zhou Yan to think about this at this time. His brain was spinning rapidly and he made a decision quickly.
He first gently let go of Akina Nakamori, then slowly backed out, gently closed the door, and left without looking back.
In the room, when she heard the door closing, Akina Nakamori took a sharp breath. For a moment just now, she didn't even dare to breathe.
At first, when she heard someone opening the door, she took it for granted that it was Shizuka who had come back, so she didn't take it seriously and continued to look at the scenery outside the window.
She was hugged immediately, and then she heard Zhou Yan's voice.
When Zhou Yan's voice mixed with the hot breath from her mouth penetrated into Akina Nakamori's ears, her mind went blank and she had no idea why this happened.
She could only understand half of what Zhou Yan said, as if he was asking her what she was looking at?
After a few minutes, Nakamori Akina finally dared to turn her head and looked at the empty room. She was in a trance. What just happened was like a dream.
Did Zhou Yan really come and hug her? Did this really happen?
Also, why does Zhou Yan have the key to this room?
Did Shizuka give it to him?
Then why did Shizuka give him the key, and why did he hug her when he came in?
Could it be that he and Shizuka...
At this moment, Shizuka Kudo opened the door and came in.
Seeing Akina Nakamori's face flushed, she asked strangely, "Akina, what's wrong with you?"
Akina Nakamori bit her lip and wanted to ask Shizuka Kudo if there was anything going on with Zhou Yan. But when the words came to his lips, he didn't ask.
Even if she got a positive answer and understood why Zhou Yan came, it would be difficult for her to confess it to Kudo Shizuka.
Finally she shook her head, "Maybe I was standing by the window for a long time and was blown by the wind."
"Oh." Shizuka Kudo smiled and nodded, "I thought you You're drunk. Let's go and help you change your room. I'll take you there." (End of Chapter)