Chapter 441 Busy Huang Xu
"What is this?"
"Should we meow like a cat?"
"Meow meow meow?"
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Although she has just started learning Chinese, Kim Taeyeon still knows a lot of the simpler Chinese characters on the documents.
And next to the familiar Chinese characters, she instinctively recognized these words as a singer, and they should be lyrics.
But this made her very confused. She took the document and asked Huang Xu.
"Huang Xu, are you writing a children's song?"
"Children's song?"
"What kind of children's song?"
"Why didn't I see it?"
Looking at the document in Kim Taeyeon's hand, Sunny also looked curious.
When she came back just now, she just glanced at the two pages above and found that they were full of various work plans and development ideas, so she stopped reading.
Now when she heard Kim Taeyeon say that there were lyrics in it, she was also very curious.
Then, after taking the document from Kim Taeyeon's hand, she began to read it aloud.
"Let's meow together and meow together"
Compared with Kim Taeyeon, who has just learned Chinese, Sunny's level is obviously much higher.
Except for a few characters that are unrecognizable, most of the lyrics on the file can be read smoothly.
But after reading a few sentences, she looked at Huang Xu curiously.
"What? Is this really a children's song?"
"Huang Xu, why did you think of writing children's songs?"
"Ah~~, what is a children's song?"
"This is a song I carefully prepared for Tara and the others. It is their trump card to quickly open up the Chinese market."
"And do you think writing children's songs is easy?"
When Huang Xu heard that both of them said that they were writing children's songs, Huang Xu couldn't help it.
Although this song was not written by him, it was a hit song that he carefully selected to help Tara promote. The two of them teased it as a children's song,
This made Huang Xu unacceptable.
The most important thing is that they actually look down on children's songs.
You must know that writing classic children's songs is very difficult, and the quality requirements are also very high.
Especially the children's songs he listened to when he was a child are almost instantly better than most of the songs produced by Jingxin today.
However, the two people opposite did not know what Huang Xu was thinking, especially Sunny, who even laughed and teased Huang Xu.
"Huang Xu, you said you prepared this song for Soyeon, Hyomin and the others?"
"How about you think about it again."
"Yes, Huang Xu, please think about it again."
After Sunny finished speaking, Kim Taeyeon also advised Huang Xu.
"After all, this matter is related to Soyeon's development and your investment, so you should be more cautious."
"At least find a professional composer and give it a good try."
"No, I'll introduce you to two people."
"Yes, yes, I remember you said that Jin Guangzhu found many composers and purchased songs?"
"Have you not found a suitable work?"
Sunny recalled what Huang Xu had said to her before, and looked at Huang Xu curiously.
"And I remember that you told me a while ago that the quality of their album is very good?"
"Ha~~, it seems you really don't know my strength?"
"Are the songs I write so bad?"
Listening to the two people's teasing or persuading words, Huang Xu certainly understood that they were doing this for his own good.
After all, Tara's next songs are related to their development in China.
If the quality of the song is too poor, then even other marketing will only achieve half the result with twice the result.
It will also have a very important impact on your own investment.
On the opposite side, Sunny and Kim Taeyeon nodded almost simultaneously when they heard Huang Xu's question.
"Well, the quality is just too poor."
"Yeah~~~~"
"You really have blind eyes and don't recognize gold and jade!"
Huang Xu looked at the almost synchronized movements of the two. He did not feel sad or frustrated, but looked at the two with a smile and asked.
"Then tell me, what's wrong with this song?"
"I haven't seen your music, so I'm just talking about your lyrics."
"First of all, it is too naive and too simple."
"The second thing is that you repeat too much in the lyrics, like this"
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"Yeah, you're right."
Listening to the two people complaining about the song, Huang Xu not only had no intention of refuting, but instead kept echoing what they said.
But after the two of them said this, Huang Xu asked them a question.
"Since you look down on this kind of song so much, what do you think of your "Gee"?"
"The lyrics are also simple and brainless, even meaningless, and there are large sections of repetition. This"
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Suddenly hearing Huang Xu mention the song "Gee", Sunny and Kim Taeyeon were also stunned.
Think back to "Gee", which can almost be said to be their comeback. With its simple and brainless melody and its repetitive lyrics, they won a total of 14 awards in the singing competition programs of the three major TV stations. One by one.
This also laid a solid foundation for them to become empresses.
After comparing the lyrics of the two songs, "Gee" is not as good as the song they are seeing now.
This allowed the two of them to break their defense somewhat.
The two people's criticism of the song just hit them like a boomerang.
Huang Xu looked at the constipated expressions of the two people and did not pursue the victory. He just looked at them with a smile.
However, even so, the two of them felt the strong irony.
Kim Taeyeon lowered her head and concentrated on enjoying the dinner made by Sunny.
Only Sunny, looking at the smile on Huang Xu's face, still refused to admit defeat and was ready to struggle again.
"The success of our song is because we are good at it. We can also excel in simple songs."
"Also, although our lyrics are simple, the melody and arrangement are very good."
"We."
"Yes, yes, you are right."
Seeing Sunny who was still arrogant and unwilling to admit defeat, Huang Xu had no intention of refuting.
Still replying according to her words.
After she finished speaking, Huang Xu spoke.
"Sunny, what do you think of Soyan and Hyomin's strength? Are they far behind you?"
"Uh"
"Also, are their looks and figures worse than yours?"
"I"
Faced with Huang Xu's question, Sunny was speechless.
Even though she is a member of Girls' Generation, she is very confident in herself and her teammates.
But now I can't say against my will that they are much stronger than Tara. Otherwise, this is just a slap in the face.
You must know that before their accident, Tara was relying on small and medium-sized brokerage companies to attack her own team.
And when it comes to looks and figure, it goes without saying that Tara, who has the title of the most beautiful person in the group, goes without saying.
Even if you calculate it, the average appearance of the nine of them may not be able to beat Tara and the others.
In addition, the most important thing is that they are all familiar with each other and are all friends.
What could she say in this situation?
All he could do was fall into awkward silence.
Fortunately, Kim Taeyeon, who was lowering her head to eat next to her, did not let the atmosphere continue to be awkward and broke the silence.
"Okay Huang Xu, stop bullying Sunny."
"She already knew she was wrong."
First, he said a few words of comfort to Huang Xu, and then looked at Huang Xu with slightly worried eyes.
"Huang Xu, there are many factors that influence the popularity of our song."
"Although the song is a simple saliva song, the melody was carefully polished by Teacher Yu."
"And luck, timing, and the company's marketing are all indispensable."
"It's not that simple to copy it."
"I understand."
Listening to Kim Taeyeon finally start to seriously analyze the reasons instead of simply belittling, Huang Xu finally had a smile on his face.
"Actually, this song is just an attempt I want to make."
"I should have said it before, if foreign artists want to get along well in China, the simplest and most effective way is to know Chinese and be able to communicate in Chinese."
"Then we will sing songs that Chinese people like more."
"For example, the sweet honey that you have all heard of."
"Indeed."
Hearing Huang Xu talk about the song Sweet Honey, Kim Taeyeon and Sunny next to her all had smiles on their faces.
When they were recording a show in Star City a few days ago, they even performed this song on stage in order to please the audience.
Now that Huang Xu was mentioned, he couldn't help but smile knowingly.
But before the two of them finished laughing, they heard Huang Xu continue.
"Actually, the song Tianmi is not suitable for the current stage."
"Of course the nationality of this song is no problem. It can be said to be the memory of a generation."
"But you have to know one thing. Your target fan group is not those born in the 1970s and 1980s who have entered middle age."
"They are basically married and starting a business now. They are burdened with family burdens and have little time to chase stars."
"And even if you are chasing stars, you can't spend much money."
"Is that so?"
"Isn't it useless at all?"
After listening to Huang Xu's words, the smiles on their faces disappeared.
They have never thought about this problem. They just do whatever the company arranges.
Unexpectedly, the song that he and others spent so long communicating about would turn out to be a thankless song in Huang Xu's opinion.
This made it a bit difficult for the two of them.
Fortunately, Huang Xu quickly comforted them after seeing their expressions.
"It's definitely useful, but it's just not that big."
"And if you do this, it's actually not without any benefit. At least it allows fans to see your heart, which is pretty good."
"So you let Tara and the others sing Teacher He's Gardenia?"
Before Huang Xu could say a word of comfort, Sunny suddenly remembered the song Tara sang earlier, with a look of resentment on his face.
He obviously knew everything, but he only told his employees and not himself.
Sunny is also rare, and she has a hint of resentment towards Huang Xu.
Huang Xu looked at the resentment in Sunny's eyes, and his face was full of helplessness.
It's not that he doesn't want to tell them this, it's just that he discussed it with Li Xiuman before and not tell them this for the time being.
The purpose is to make the people in the company understand that relying solely on their superficial understanding of China will not work in China.
It must be led by local people who understand the situation in China.
And this also paved the way for his and Li Xiuman's subsequent plans, and he could only say sorry to Sunny.
Fortunately, Sunny's mood came and went quickly, and she quickly returned to normal and figured out some things.
"So now you write songs for them for the same purpose!"
"Hehe, yes, the purpose is the same."
"No matter how good the cover is, if your singing is up to standard, it's not as good as singing a song directly."
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Although she had already guessed what Huang Xu was thinking, she was still a little bit embarrassed when she actually heard it from Huang Xu's mouth.
Regardless of how generous she usually is, she is still a woman after all.
When I heard that my boyfriend actually wrote songs for others, although it was a serious matter, it still inevitably caused some waves in my heart.
But then, she put this emotion behind her and began to speak to Huang Xu seriously.
"Okay, I understand everything you said."
"But I feel like you'd better change your song. Even if it's just to please the fans, you have to be more serious."
"Yes, yes, what you wrote is a bit too simple."
Kim Taeyeon also started to use her brain at this time to help Huang Xu find a way.
"Didn't you and Sunny just say that you have helped Tara and the others produce their album?"
"Can't you just pick a few of them and translate them into Chinese?"
"Why do we have to rewrite it?"
"Uh~~~"
"It seems so!"
After listening to the two people's persuasion, Huang Xu was also stunned.
He was just thinking about how to copy it, no, how to learn from it.
I completely forgot. Actually, there’s no need to go to that trouble. All you need to do is find two suitable translations for the songs on Tara’s new album.
It can also achieve the effect he expected before.
In the previous life, Tara relied on this album to gain market and popularity in Japan and China, and also laid the foundation for their future expansion into China.
It is even said that several of the songs are of the "war song" level.
Even in later generations, ten years after the song was released, there are still many self-media bloggers who will use the songs as BGM.
On the opposite side, Sunny and Kim Taeyeon also showed bright smiles one after another after seeing Huang Xu's dull expression.
It was rare for them to see Huang Xu's frustrated reaction, especially when he was still quarreling with them just now, so the two of them laughed even more happily.
But when the two of them finished laughing and were about to say "repay" to Huang Xu, Huang Xu said to them.
"You really reminded me that I was negligent in this matter."
"But I won't give up on this song."
"It will still be one of their main means of publicity this time."
"why?"
"Why?"
The two of them listened to Huang Xu's words with puzzled expressions on their faces.
Huang Xu obviously knows everything, so why is he still obsessed with this, um~~, children's song he wrote.
Huang Xu looked at the puzzled expressions of the two and then said to them.
"How about you listen to my song first?"
(End of chapter)