Chapter 167 Write songs again and sign artists
In late October, Liu Sisi's song practice was almost complete, and Qin Chuan took her to Lao Ma's recording studio.
After entering the door, there are a row of his signature singles on the shelf, as well as the only album he has released so far.
"Brother Chuan, why are you here?"
Lao Ma was lying on the sofa reading a magazine. When he caught sight of Qin Chuan, he stood up immediately.
Since Qin Chuan's music was signed to Tianyu, it was destined that he would never come to him again to record songs.
Although his recording studio is good, it is not comparable to a large company like Tianyu Media. A pair of speakers costs hundreds of thousands, and everyone from the producer to the soundtrack composer is a master.
I thought Qin Chuan would not come again, but I didn't expect that the two of them would meet again one day.
Having said that, since Qin Chuan left, he has been more uncomfortable than if his wife died.
Qin Chuan pointed at Liu Sisi: "I'll bring my friends over to record songs."
Lao Ma was stunned: "Miss Liu also became a singer?"
He had made a single for Qin Chuan and had seen Liu Sisi in the MV, but Liu Sisi was still very young at that time and was far less beautiful and elegant than she is now.
Liu Sisi smiled sheepishly: "I'm not a professional singer, I just sing for fun."
Lao Ma looked at Qin Chuan: "Are you just recording songs?"
Qin Chuan said easily: "The old rule is, I will arrange the music, and you will be responsible for the recording and soundtrack."
"hiss!"
Lao Ma took a breath.
Qin Chuan arranged the music himself, a level that was only achieved by Qin Chuan when he composed his own songs before.
Lao Ma looked at the score in Liu Sisi's hand, ready to move: "Can you show it to me first?"
"certainly."
Liu Sisi handed over the score. Lao Ma didn't read the lyrics, but first glanced at the author who wrote the lyrics and composed the music.
The word Qinchuan is very eye-catching.
"Brother Chuan, this is a rare thing for you. It's the first time I've seen you write a song for a girl."
It's not like Qin Chuan has never written songs for others. Liu Dehua did it once and Wang Baoqiang also wrote it once. But for a girl, this is the first time.
"I've said it all, friend." Qin Chuan said, "Stop talking nonsense and get it done quickly."
"I understand, I understand."
Lao Ma instantly understands that girlfriends are also friends.
After bringing Liu Sisi into the recording studio and briefly explaining to her the precautions for recording songs, the song recording began.
The first time she recorded a song, Liu Sisi was not familiar with it, so she made many mistakes and recorded over and over again.
Outside, Qin Chuan was not in a hurry. He sat on the sofa and drank tea calmly. Lao Ma handed him a cigarette, and the two chatted.
After recording more than a dozen times, Liu Sisi's voice became a little hoarse, and the song was finally recorded.
Not in a hurry to leave, Lao Ma called all the recording studio staff over and listened to the producer Qin Chuan assign tasks.
"I want to play the flute in the prelude. You don't have to worry about this part. I'll do it myself."
"You need one drummer, one pianist, one guzheng player..."
With nothing to do these days, Qin Chuan used Nuo tools to unlock the profession of dongxiao. Now his flute playing skills are not bad. Not to mention top level, it is not much different from professionals.
Anyway, I had nothing to do, so I simply accepted the task of playing the flute in the prelude.
Soon, everyone was assigned tasks, and Qin Chuan told them one by one the artistic conception of the song and the feeling required for each section.
Liu Sisi was a layman and didn't understand this, but she listened quietly.
Looking at Qin Chuan's profile, she felt that Qin Chuan was like a director, and the people who sang the music and sang were like various departments in the crew.
After two or three hours of busy work, the production of the song Xingyue Shinhwa finally got started.
In the following days, Qin Chuan brought Liu Sisi over every few days to check and accept the results.
Ten days later, the song was completed.
Qin Chuan gave Lao Ma 10,000 yuan as hard-earned money.
Since he came over, Lao Ma's shop has been closed, he doesn't take other orders, and he concentrates on making Liu Sisi's new songs.
Qin Chuan can't let others work in vain.
But Lao Ma doesn’t charge for life or death.
As I said before, just put the name of the recording studio when you release the song.
He didn't know the quality of other people's songs or whether they would be popular, but he unconditionally believed in the songs that Qin Chuan wrote the lyrics and composed the music himself and participated in the arrangement and soundtrack.
After getting the finished song, Qin Chuan and Liu Sisi came out of the store and got into the Rolls-Royce.
The co-pilot, Liu Sisi excitedly inserted the CD into the car, adjusted the volume and listened to the song.
First there was a long, timeless sound of the cave flute, which gave people a sense of tranquility and leisure.
"Brother Chuan, you play the flute so beautifully."
Although she had heard Qin Chuan play the flute in the studio, the edited sound on the disc was far cleaner and more enjoyable to the ears than the one played live.
Qin Chuan drove the car and turned around and said, "Want to learn? I'll teach you."
"Forget it, I don't want to learn. It's too difficult. I have no talent for musical instruments."
"This is very simple. Trust me, you will learn quickly."
"If I don't learn, I will be very tired from singing."
Liu Sisi refuses to learn, and Qin Chuan is slightly disappointed. This is the quintessence of the country, and young people don't know how to appreciate good things.
Seeing Qin Chuan's expression, Liu Sisi's expression changed slightly. She suddenly felt a little guilty, as if she had thought wrongly.
However, this feeling of guilt only existed for a few seconds before being diluted by the singing that followed.
Liu Sisi never thought that her singing voice would be so beautiful that she listened to the song over and over again.
"Brother Chuan, I suddenly feel that I have the talent to be a singer."
"I feel the same way."
Qin Chuan said without conscience.
Being able to sing and singing well are two different things. Liu Sisi has no musical foundation at all and is still far from being a professional singer.
The reason why the current songs sound good is entirely due to the recording studio and post-production.
Recorded sentence by sentence, later edited and synthesized, it’s strange that it doesn’t sound good.
Liu Sisi said cautiously: "Don't listen to it now. Listen to it again when you get home. Playing it in a loop will ruin my CD."
Qin Chuan smiled.
It will bloom after sowing a few times, but it won't happen at all, not even after a hundred or eighty times.
"Hey, you also have Liu Yifei's songs." Liu Sisi suddenly saw Liu Yifei's CD in the car.
Qin Chuan nodded: "Well, her new album."
He had heard it, and it was very ordinary.
The arrangement is gaudy, part rock and part punk, and the combination of more than a dozen instruments looks stylish and classy.
It’s just that the sales weren’t very good. One month after it was released, it sold tens of thousands of copies and then it couldn’t be sold anymore. It was all fans who paid for it, and there was no splash at all.
It took more than half a year of music training and several months of production to end up selling tens of thousands of copies. It was a complete waste of time.
For this album, Liu Xiaoli also helped her push several female lead scripts.
"Then I have to listen to it." After inserting the CD, Liu Sisi asked, "Did you write the song?"
Qin Chuan said calmly: "No, among girls, I have written it for you."
Liu Sisi's mouth was harder to press than AK: "That's it."
Soon, the songs were played. They were all in Chinese mixed with English, which was really boring. Liu Sisi listened to each one and finally commented:
"It's not as good as my song."
…
After sending Liu Sisi home, Qin Chuan stopped by Qin Chao Entertainment to have a look.
I haven’t been here for several months. The company has completed its renovation.
There used to be only a small team of seven or eight people, but now it has grown to more than ten people.
In the deputy general manager's office, Wang Tingting was immersed in reviewing a bunch of contracts. She didn't even know Qin Chuan came in.
Walking around behind her, Qin Chuan took a closer look. Wang Tingting was doing it seriously.
Some key points have been marked, and it seems that they plan to go back and check the information, or find a lawyer and hold a meeting to discuss it.
Qin Chuan also noticed that she, who had always loved beauty, had big circles under her eyes and pimples on her face. She scratched her head with her hands when she encountered problems.
“Balance work and rest, put down anything you can’t figure out in advance, and think about it later when you have a rest.”
"Who, ah! Why don't you make any sound when you walk!" Wang Tingting turned her head and was startled.
"There was a sound, but you didn't pay attention." Qin Chuan found a chair to sit down and asked, "How does it feel to be the boss."
"It's very tiring, but also very exciting. I can learn a lot of knowledge every day and get to know many different people."
"Where's the company's revenue?"
Qin Chuan seemed to ask casually, but in fact it was a small assessment of Wang Tingting.
You can rest assured that you can use it yourself, but you must also have the ability to work.
Without looking at the report, Wang Tingting said quickly: "In the first half of the year, we authorized 14 film and television companies and 48 singing rights, making a profit of 1.23 million."
"QQ Music, which is the renamed platform of Tencent Music, made a profit of 850,000 through paid downloads."
"Your first album sold another 350,000 copies...the total revenue in the first half of the year was 3.57 million."
Twelve songs, earning more than 3.5 million in half a year.
Among them, QQ Music is the least popular. Nowadays, ordinary people have little awareness of paying. Most of them are prostitutes for free. Part of the money spent to open Green Diamond to listen to music has to go into the pockets of the platform. The biggest revenue comes from albums, but after the first five million copies sold, there will only be fewer and fewer copies left. It is estimated that there will only be a few hundred thousand copies left in the second half of the year.
The bulk of the revenue in the next few years may be in copyright.
It is true that netizens have no concept of copyright, but singers in the entertainment industry do.
Some people want to cover his songs, some want to submit them to TV stations for competitions, and some want to use them as inserts or theme songs in film and television dramas. These all require authorization.
Qin Chuan asked suspiciously: "I remember there is no ringtone now? The mobile company didn't come to buy it?"
"They don't want it!" After Wang Tingting finished speaking, she scolded: "They have no taste. As long as mice love rice, songs like Fly Free are more popular."
After hearing this, Qin Chuan cursed: "Fuck, it's really tasteless!"
Having said that, in the early 2000s, Internet buzz songs were indeed profitable by relying on the ring tones business.
It's a pity that Qin Chuan has now released an album and has been labeled as a high-quality album, so he is really embarrassed to talk about it.
When he sings, his character falls apart.
It's like if a well-known movie star goes to film the story of the Crooked Dragon King. No matter how high the ratings are and how much remuneration is given, the reputation will be affected to some extent.
But just because you can’t sing doesn’t mean you can’t write.
Qin Chuan immediately said to Wang Tingting: "Please help me contact Zeng Yilinghua and Li Yugang, and tell them that I will treat them to dinner."
"Forget it, I'll contact you personally and you can book a private room."
Taking out his mobile phone, Qin Chuan called Zeng Yi. The assistant answered and said that Zeng Yi was busy and Qin Chuan asked someone else to call.
This time, Li Yugang's assistant answered the call, and he was replaced by himself within a few seconds.
"Brother Chuan."
Li Yugang was a little confused as to why Qin Chuan called him.
The last time the two met was on the Avenue of Stars. It has been two years.
Could it be because he was drunk when he sang his cover of The Concubine?
He bought the right to sing Qin Chuan’s Drunk Concubine, and often sang covers on major TV stations, earning a lot of money and fame.
Li Yugang was worried that Qin Chuan thought his singing was a bit popular and wouldn't let him sing.
"Steel!"
"Brother Chuan, it's me. If you have anything to say, please tell me."
"If you have time, let's have dinner together."
"I'm very busy here, you see..."
Li Yugang was mentally prepared. If Qin Chuan didn't let him sing, just stop singing. It wouldn't be a big deal to sing covers for the rest of his life.
But he will never bow his head to please.
You must have integrity as a human being.
Qin Chuan just said lightly: "I wrote a song and I think it's more suitable for you. Just forget it if you're busy."
Li Yugang was excited: "Where are you? I'll come right away!"
"Are you not busy anymore?"
"Brother Chuan, that's what you said. If you invite me to dinner, I have to go no matter how busy you are. Brother, tell me the time and place. I'll fly over right away."
"Beiping, can you come tonight?"
"able!"
It was a bit too late to buy a plane ticket at this point. Fortunately, Li Yugang was not very far away, only two to three hundred kilometers away, and it only took a few hours to get there by car.
"I'll send you the restaurant address later."
Qin Chuan hung up the phone. After a while, Zeng Yi called. Qin Chuan asked for a dinner date, but Zeng Yi said he didn't have time.
Qin Chuan said he would write a song, and Zeng Yi said he would be there soon.
Wang Tingting didn't understand and asked with her mouth wide open: "Boss, do you really want to write a song for them?"
"yes."
"Can't you sing it yourself?"
"If I can sing myself, why should I write for them? Some songs don't suit my style."
Wang Tingting felt distressed: "It would be a pity."
How much can a song cost?
Five thousand, or fifty thousand?
Even if it is sold for 500,000 yuan, it will still be a loss.
If you leave it to professionals to run it, you can make dozens of times more money than half a million.
For example, Qin Chuan's previous album was produced by his former brother. After Tianyu integrated it, he made an album, and Qin Chuan earned 20 million by splitting the accounts.
Tianyu Media earns no less than him.
The two of them made a lot of money, and the dealers and video store owners below also made less money. Calculating it all, how much did the album sell for?
Now that Qin Chuan wants to write songs for others, is he still not a singer?
What a loss.
"What a pity?" Qin Chuan chuckled and said, "How have you ever seen me suffer?"
Wang Tingting scratched her head: "But selling songs is a loss."
"Follow me, you'll find out tonight."
In the evening, Qin Chuan took Wang Tingting with him to the appointment.
In the box, the three parties soon met.
Li Yugang came alone, Zeng Yi and Linghua were both here at Phoenix Legend.
Qin Chuan brought Wang Tingting with him, firstly to gain experience and secondly to be a driver.
"Brother Chuan!"
"Brother Chuan!"
"Guys, long time no see."
Qin Chuan shook hands one by one after entering, and then introduced Wang Tingting behind him: "This is Wang Tingting, our vice president of Qin Chao Entertainment."
"Hello, Mr. Wang."
"Hello, Mr. Wang."
After some greetings, everyone sat down.
Qin Chuan held a glass of wine and reminisced with a few people about old times and the original Avenue of Stars. After drinking for three rounds, he got down to business.
"Mr. Wang."
Qin Chuan said, and Wang Tingting immediately took out some music scores from her bag and gave them to him.
Zeng Yi, Linghua, and Li Yugang stared at each other.
When Qin Chuan called them, they were really busy. They turned down their work and lost their performance fees. Why? It was just for the new song Qin Chuan mentioned.
Qin Chuan gave two songs to Zeng Yi and Li Yugang respectively: "I recently had an inspiration and wrote two songs. You two can help me see what I think."
What Zeng Yi got here was Above the Moon.
The column for writing lyrics and composing music contains Qin Chuan’s name.
Zeng Yi and Linghua were silent, looking down with their heads bent. They finished reading the words the first time, and then began to hum along with them the second time.
Qin Chuan didn't bother him, holding a cigarette in his mouth, leaning on the back of his chair, and taking a few bites of the food Wang Tingting helped him pick up from time to time.
What Li Yugang got was "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", which was also written and composed by Qin Chuan.
Just when he was humming the chorus, Qin Chuan interrupted him: "Gangzi, that's wrong, that's not how it's sung."
The cigarette butts were put out in the ashtray.
Qin Chuan sang a few lines in a dramatic tone: "The silken silk floats up to cover the sunset, playing an ancient song that breaks the heart."
"When I lift up the picture, it's so beautiful, I don't know whose ink pen it is."
"A touch of rouge covers my thoughts, but after a few drinks I feel drunk."
"How many talented people will calligraphy and painting three thousand miles away, the significance of carving the picture of Shanghe River."
Li Yugang opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.
Qin Chuan's operatic style is one of the best in the Chinese music scene. I haven't heard him sing much since Chi Ling. I didn't expect that this song "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" is actually a combination of operatic style and pop music.
After The Drunken Concubine and Chi Ling, many people in the Chinese music scene imitated songs with this structure.
So far, no one can compare to Qin Chuan.
Either I can't write such words, or I can't sing the dramatic tune.
"Brother Chuan, did you sing this song for me?" Li Yugang stuttered a little.
If this was sung to him, he would be extremely popular.
A lifetime masterpiece.
Over at Phoenix Legend, Zeng Yi and Linghua raised their heads and looked at Qinchuan. Above the moon, they also wanted this song. It fit their style so well, it was tailor-made.
Next, we will wait for Qin Chuan to make an offer.
"Of course." Qin Chuan said with a kind smile: "Not only "Along the River During the Qingming Festival, but also Above the Moon is sung for Sister Hua and the others."
Zeng Yi took a heavy breath: "How much!"
Two hundred thousand, five hundred thousand, one million, he buys them all.
Li Yugang had the same idea, he could afford 1.8 million.
It’s true that songs are not very profitable these days, but commercial performances and performing tricks can make money, and a performance can cost you 100,000 to 80,000 yuan.
There is a masterpiece that can last for three to five years, and a few of them can make back one million.
If you're lucky, the entire endorsement will be hundreds of thousands.
Qin Chuan smiled and said: "It's tacky to talk about money, don't ask for money!"
(End of chapter)