I'm the director, I'm not bad

Chapter 180 178. Give the future to me

Ask, when a big star blatantly shows up at a food stall for dinner, and then your friend insists on pulling a singer to sing for you, and the song is still your song, begging for your psychological shadow area.

Answer: This girl...is pretty good!

When he heard the high-pitched "I don't, I don't want to think about you!", Jay Chou's eyes lit up as he temporarily suppressed the shadow in his mental area.

With an absolute sense of pitch, he can clearly distinguish the height of the girl's vocal range.

Especially judging from the breath in her singing, the other party is not relying on her voice, but using a very correct pronunciation method to sing.

If you look at the breadth of the vocal range, she was D3 at the beginning of this song, and this "NI" has reached the "HIGH C" in the lay population of Ah Xin, which is the height of C5.

In all fairness, as far as girls are concerned, the height of C5 is not a gifted talent, it can only be said to be above average.But the funny thing about her voice...

Jay Chou subconsciously noticed the girl's cheekbones and cheeks.

If you don't look carefully, you can't see it.

But if you look closely, the left side of her cheek has a slightly unnatural curvature.

Oral structure is sometimes quite important for singers.

For example, Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the Queen band, was born with four more teeth than others, so the vocal range of his mouth resonates wider.

And the thick feeling in this girl's voice sounds like that to Jay Chou.

It was a subtle surprise between pronunciation and body structure, which made her voice sound thick and powerful, yet clear.

He firmly believed that his ears could not hear wrong, so his heart softened for no reason.

He is also a patient of hereditary spondylitis.

After listening to the half of "Tornado", his eyes moved around.

Sure enough, it seemed that someone had recognized him and was taking pictures with his mobile phone.

In order not to cause trouble...

Although he hasn't had enough fried crabs in the typhoon shelter, and he doesn't even know how Ah Xin met this girl, but...

But he understood what his friend meant.

After a little thought, he said directly:
"OK, OK."

First interrupted the girl's singing, then he said quickly:
"Interested in a chat?"

"Ok!"

The girl's eyes were completely lit up.

This is...

Jay Chou! ! !

Although she didn't expect...even felt inexplicable, she was...

Pulled over and sang a song to the idol.

But when she heard this, she realized something in her mind instantly, and she nodded without the slightest hesitation.

After hearing this, Jay Chou looked at Xu Xin:

"Are you full?"

"It's just a late night snack...Let's go first and find a place to chat."

The more she looked at the girl, the more familiar Xu Xin responded.

So, the girl waved her hands along with her classmates, and after a confession, she quickly followed Xu Xin and Jay Chou, who had settled the bill, and disappeared over the food stalls on Canton Road.

……

The taxi got off in front of a street in the Kowloon district.

The girl who dared to speak only after getting off the car took the initiative to introduce:
"There are parents, grandparents and grandparents at home."

Unlike Guo Caijie who was extremely shy even standing in front of Jay Chou, this girl... seemed very generous.

After the three left the food stall, they thought about where to go.

After Xu Xin looked at the time, he thought it was too late, and he also knew the girl's age.

16 years old ...

In order to prevent unnecessary trouble, I offered to ask if I could visit her home.

Jay Chou was quite surprised, after all... Your progress is a bit too fast, right?
But after thinking about it carefully, I was relieved.

Thinking back to the singing just now, he felt more and more that this girl was a very interesting existence.

The purpose of the establishment of Jewel is also to discover these interesting and potential musicians.As for a 16-year-old girl, if she doesn't want to be "scandalized" by Hong Kong coal paparazzi, then the best way is to have a look and chat with her parents and guardians.

So he agreed.

Anyway... just take an adventure with Ah Xin.

and……

When he saw that the environment of the girl's home was not like a pigeon house in the port area, he probably had an estimate of the girl's family conditions.

not bad.

In this way, Xu Xin helped her carry the big speaker, while Jay Chou gradually understood her situation.

Knowing that the girl is studying in a Christian school, at the age of 13, the piano has passed the eighth grade, the mother is majoring in vocal music, the grandmother is a pianist, the grandfather is a saxophone player, and the uncle is playing the violin, the interest is obviously more thicker.

Oh yes, the girl's name is "Deng Shiying".

Very poetic name.

And when Deng Shiying opened the door and brought Jay Chou and Xu Xin into the house, her parents, grandparents were all dumbfounded.

Jay Chou took off his hat and mask, and greeted him with a polite smile:
"Hi everyone, I'm Jay Chou."

……

"Guo Caijie has met her opponent."

Sitting on the sofa with a cup of coffee in his hand, Xu Xin looked at the girl sitting in front of the piano playing and singing, and an idea came to his mind.

Although still very immature...

But this girl has such a domineering voice.

From "Tornado" to "Sunny Sky", to songs in foreign languages ​​that he doesn't understand, to Lin Junjie's songs, Zhang Yu's "Prisoner Bird", BEYOND's songs, and even Leslie Cheung's songs, the girl can easily read them all.

From the low range to the high range, not to mention the ease of driving, and she can sing all the time, without any change in her voice.

Although he is a novice in music, in Jay Chou's evaluation, "I am so glad that there is no you in the Chinese music scene", but this does not mean that he does not know something.

I talked with Jay Chou before about why my voice became hoarse when I sang a few songs in KTV.

But the other party can sing and dance in a concert without changing their voice.

The explanation obtained is the difference in pronunciation position and method.

Ordinary people sing with their voices.

Professional singers use gas.

And the use of air can prevent the vocal cords from getting tired quickly...but this is only the most basic requirement of a singer.

In the future, there are adjustments to the vocal position, different voice resonances in different positions, how to concentrate the voice, and why some people's singing sounds scattered, while others are very concentrated.Or blah blah...

Talk about music, he can chat with you all night.

And when you say a thousand words and ten thousand words, you actually want to express one thing.

That is……

This girl's musical literacy is quite good, whether it's her voice, her style of playing and singing, or her musical skills.

Jay Chou has already sat next to Deng Shiying, played the piano with her, and then corrected some minor flaws in her voice.

It looks like... a teacher teaching a class to a student.

And the whole family gathered behind them, listening.

The main thing is that people can understand.

The old man and the old lady, Deng Shiying's mother, were all from a clean family.

Sometimes when Jay Chou said something right, they would nod together, and if they disagreed with what they said, although they would not refute it, they would still have a skeptical attitude on their faces.

And then...

Xu Xin finally found a confidant.

Deng Shiying's father.

A middle-aged man who, at least in terms of music, is as taciturn as himself.

It's called Deng Yuming.

"Uncle... Uncle, what did you study for graduation?"

"A trade business."

"Do you... understand music?"

"...I don't understand, what about you, Director Xu?"

"Coincidentally, I don't understand either."

"..."

"..."

Not to mention, one old and one young suddenly found a topic.

Start reporting to keep warm.

"How did Jay Chou and you... find my daughter?"

"Oh, your daughter was singing on Canton Road in the afternoon. I just waited for him to come to me, and I was in a small square. I was resting there, and I heard her singing."

Xu Xin gave an explanation, and Deng Yuming nodded after hearing this:
"Shiying really likes to sing everywhere... She has dreamed of music since she was very young."

Xu Xin didn't know whether it was a deliberate statement, like a father taking his daughter to learn art from a teacher, or something else.

But it doesn't matter, he responded and continued:

"Then I saw that the girl was singing on a hot day. It was very hard work, so I gave some money to encourage her. Later, she met her classmate and we left. Then Jay and I were on Canton Road. While shopping, I just saw her again. I thought she was a good singer before, so I invited her to sing a song for Jay Lun. It turns out that my choice was quite correct, right?"

"...Thank you Director Xu."

Hearing Deng Yuming's words, Xu Xin smiled and shook his head:

"Where is it, I just talked about it here, so why don't I talk to Uncle... If Auntie doesn't mind, come over to chat too?"

Hearing this, Deng Shiying's mother Rong Jiawen also came over.

Although her house is not particularly big, it is definitely not small in Xiangjiang. The house of more than a hundred square meters is already a dream-level mansion in the eyes of many people who work hard in Xiangjiang.

Looking at the couple sitting on the sofa, Xu Xin went straight to the point:
"That's right, I want to know...does Shiying sign a contract with a brokerage company?"

Hearing this, after the couple looked at each other, Rong Jiawen shook his head:
"No, but in March this year, the school held a singing competition, and Shiying won the championship. After that, a judge named Zhang Dan always wanted to sign her... But we thought about it, and originally decided to talk about it this summer. After all, Shiying is about to face the National Sixth National Entrance Examination this year, and we don't want to delay her studies just yet..."

Xu Xin knows that the school entrance system in Xiangjiang is somewhat different from that in the mainland.

The mainland is primary school, junior high school, high school and university.There is no such thing as "high school" here.

Junior high school is also a six-year system.Full of high school.

National Six is ​​the sixth grade of middle school.

About the same as the third year of high school.

"That's easy to say."

Xu Xin nodded and said directly:

"I believe you two should... know Jaylen very well, right?"

The couple nodded.

Leaving aside her daughter's idol...

Jay Chou.

Who doesn't understand?

So Xu Xin continued:
"It's like this. Jay talked to me about his original intention of starting the company. It's very simple. It's... First of all, he doesn't like the current music industry, although I don't know what the music industry is like here. , but over there, Jay saw too many underappreciated young people. Their music, ideas, and even their talents are all very good. But it's because they didn't get the opportunity, or... they didn't want to Because of some opportunities, I made... some kind of compromise, so I can only be stifled by my music dream. If I say this, the two of you can understand?"

After hearing Xu Xin's words, Rong Jiawen asked directly:
"So he hates it, doesn't he?"

"Correct."

Xu Xin nodded without hesitation:

"He once said to me that he wants to give some musicians more opportunities and help them pursue their music dreams. Even, one day in the future, he will be old and unable to sing anymore, but it doesn't matter, because fans can still listen to it. There will never be a shortage of good songs to listen to the songs of those outstanding musicians."

These words obviously resonated with Rong Jiawen, and he unconsciously nodded in agreement.

Then, Xu Xin continued:
"Shiying's conditions are very good, this is undeniable. Jielun and I also like her very much, otherwise we wouldn't take the liberty to come to visit her suddenly. If possible, I hope that Shiying can sign a contract with Jewel and become a She is an official musician. But...due to Shiying's age, I think students should focus on their studies. So, maybe even if she signed a contract, at least...during this period of time, she has been engaged in music work. Not too much, but mainly focus on learning. This is what I think is more appropriate..."

"..."

"..."

The couple looked at Xu Xin in surprise.

After being silent for a while, Rong Jiawen said in a slightly agreeable way:

"Actually, the reason why we decided to talk about Zhang Dan in this summer vacation is because Shiying wanted to apply for the Xiangjiang Academy for Performing Arts, and the majors required a relatively high score. We didn't want to delay her study.

Because... In the plan Zhang Dan described to us, although he promised that Shiying would release an album in the first year after joining the company... But in our opinion, this behavior is not appropriate.We agree with you, Director Xu, that students should indeed complete their studies well... at least in the middle school stage, this is the only way to do it.

On the other hand, it is also because... his agency is not that big in Xiangjiang.And just like Zhou... Zhou Dong thinks, the current music circle, because I, including Shiying's grandparents are all in this circle, we have seen many, many... chaos.Therefore, we prefer to find a large company with a mature operation model and resource allocation.

So the original plan was to carefully screen out these companies after Shiying went to school to see where there are suitable opportunities... After all, we also know some musicians.It's because of these two reasons that Shi Ying doesn't have any brokerage contract now.But at the same time, my husband and I supported her singing.Because whether the typhoon is mature or not is also a professional skill that a professional singer must have and hard to improve..."

Take a look.

What is a professional?

This is called professionalism.

In a passage, Xu Xin heard the expectations of parents for their children.

At the same time, there is also a kind of expectation but not blind protection.

It improved his impression of the couple a lot.

So, nodding with a smile:
"I understand. Then... I also said it directly, I hope Shiying can consider Jewel. Because first... Jewel's company has just started, except for Jay's own team, the current company is There is only one female artist... Coincidentally, I also facilitated the signing of that female artist, named Guo Caijie.

The album will be released in June this year, uncles and aunts may wish to pay attention to it then.Jay Lun has three songs in this album, and the others are music that is suitable for her style and style, which he has identified for Guo Caijie through his own professional perspective.Through this, I hope my uncles and aunts can take a look at Jay's unique views and perspectives on every musician. "

"..."

"..."

The couple remained silent.

But at some point, Deng Shiying, who was playing the piano over there, also became a little absent-minded.

Jay Chou thought for a while and asked:
"Do you want to listen to the piano accompaniment in "The Unspeakable Secret"?"

"...Eh? Is it okay?"

"Well, I'll play it for you."

As the girl gave way, he sat down at the piano.

The slow sound of the piano echoed in the room.

Like poetry and picturesque.

And Deng Shiying listened to the piano with one ear, and the other ear had already come to Xu Xin's mouth.

Xu Xin continued:

"Besides resources... resources, I don't think you two need to worry. I won't boast in the film and television industry, because Jay's focus is to let more people know him and hear his music through filming. , so as to export the style of Chinese music to the world. Therefore, this time, my movie "The Unspeakable Secret" will be released globally. For now... the momentum is not bad.

Let’s talk about the music industry, I don’t need to talk about Jay’s resources in the music industry, how many specific albums have been sold, the compatibility of music styles, etc., you two should be more professional than me.And what I can say is that, as far as I know, Jay Lun was present when every song of Guo Caijie was recorded.

In addition, including music teachers such as Wenshan, Alang, and Mike Lin, we had contact with them when we were making movies.In my opinion, everyone's musical literacy is very high and professional...and if Shi Ying can sign Jewell, first of all, you can rest assured that there will not be so many messy things in the company.First, Jay is not this kind of person. He is a person who is very good at protecting the feelings and feelings of his friends.

Second, we don't sign everyone, anyone can get in.Jay Lun has a very high pursuit of music, and this pursuit is not about album sales, how much money he makes... but the pursuit of art.I believe that as a musician who is practicing classical music, you should be able to understand that after you and Jay Lun have seen the artistic attainments of these musicians who are eternally shining in the brilliance of human nature, what do I say? What kind of pursuit are you talking about..."

Rong Jiawen kept nodding after hearing what he said.

Indeed, these two points are different.

"So, the purpose of Jay's founding Jewel is very simple, to make music, to make the music he wants to make. To help others make music, to make the music they want to make. Of course, this is not to say that Jewel is a charity organization. , we also want to make money. But the money we make belongs to normal business cooperation.

The first is not to sacrifice a singer's career for some immediate benefits... If you want to do this, then Jay doesn't need to engage in movies or other things at all, he only needs to hold concert tours in the mainland, right? ?

Second, the reason why I want to sign an artist, instead of developing freely by myself...even, the main reason why I brought Guo Caijie to Jielun is that I have been in the crew of Director Zhang Yimou, and I know that behind Director Zhang, there is A team of dozens or hundreds of people is waiting for him to fight before he can eat.

As a friend, first of all, I think he is very righteous and loyal.Just the kind of guy that I have a bite to eat and absolutely want to eat with everyone.This kind of person is very good as a friend, but if you do business with friends, it will be very tiring.I don't want a group of people in Jewel to point at Jay, like a child waiting to be fed.Then he will be very tired, and there will be the situation I just mentioned, sacrificing his career and carrying the company forward.

I feel that as a friend, if I just watch, I will not be enough friends.So I really hope to find someone who can help him share the pressure.At present, the first person who makes me feel this way is Guo Caijie.And the second one is Shi Ying. "

Amidst the slow sound of the piano, Xu Xin continued to talk with the couple.

Talk open and honest.

Even if Deng Shiying's grandparents came over to listen behind him, even if Jay Chou's piano sound was intermittent, he didn't care.

There's nothing we can't talk about, and we're not dirty little people.

I've laid out why I signed your daughter, where I want her to be, and what I can get.

Talk to you with sincerity.

"So, after Shiying's work is on the right track, she will definitely be very busy. Busy doesn't mean that she doesn't care about her career, but that she must work hard in this circle. Jewel needs Shiying to make money, but Not to say squeeze. But in a mutually beneficial way.

As a friend, I hope she can share Jay Lun’s pressure in the future, but also, as a bystander, I also feel that any singer can perfectly digest various styles of music in the music enlightenment stage. It is a blessing that has been cultivated in a lifetime for a talented singer-songwriter who is dazzling and eye-catching in the music world to be a mentor.

We hope that Shiying and Shiying can complement each other, get what they need, and achieve a win-win situation.On this basis, how to establish friendship, how to do career planning, and how to achieve the same interests are things that need to be discussed after the start.Shi Ying's conditions are very good, I trust my intuition, I think she will be very popular in the future, and will share the pressure for Jay Lun.

But in the same way, as a bystander, I also hope that when the future Chinese music scene is in full bloom, she will become the most colorful peony.I even hope Jewel's artist is a top-notch musician who "I don't speak first when spring comes, which bug dares to make a sound"!This is what I expect from Shiying as a friend, and... let's say as a referrer. "

The voice fell.

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"..."

Even the sound of the piano was still.

In the eyes of Deng Yuming and Rong Jiawen, the director who has just won the Cannes Golden Camera Award in front of him shows absolute confidence and sincerity in his eyes.

Looking at the two of us with such confident and sincere eyes, he asked:
"So... I want to ask you two, are you willing to give your future and your trust to Jewel. Give it to... Jay Chou."

……

"Hiss~~~huh..."

In the evening wind.

Xu Xin lit a cigarette, looked at Jay Chou who had already taken off his mask and only wore a peaked cap, and said:

"How about it, did you find the treasure?"

"You're really... awesome!"

Jay Chou nodded:

"Her potential is even higher than A Cai."

After giving his own cognition, his eyes were full of sighs:
"Your eyes... are awesome!"

"That's fine."

Xu Xin let out another breath of relief:

"Next, it's up to you."

"Haha, don't worry."

He handed over the beverage can in his hand, and after touching the can with Xu Xin, he said:

"Using your words, a friend of a genius should also be a genius. You are so accurate, if I do poorly, it will appear that I am inferior! No...Give me three years, the new generation Among the female singers, there must be her and A Cai's names!"

When he said this, his eyes were full of confidence.

Seeing Xu Xin nodded vigorously:
"Well, let's not say..."

"how?"

"Small eyes really focus the light, a little bit of mood swings, your eyes are like Ultraman."

"I……"

Jay Chou, who was originally full of pride and ambition, didn't come up in one breath, so he could suffocate himself to death.

"Please, shouldn't you encourage me at this time!"

"Then shouldn't you thank me at a time like this! Have a midnight snack, and I've picked up another musical genius for you!"

"...So...what kind of luck are you! You just meet someone with such high potential. It's outrageous!"

"Hmph, this is called wisdom eye knowledge pearl."

Xu Xin took a sip of his drink triumphantly, and leaned on the bench in the evening breeze with a relaxed expression on his face.

After Jay Chou glanced at him, he stared at the busy traffic in front of him, and said:
"Hey, what you just said...is it true?"

"what?"

"I just... think that I will be very tired in the future."

"of course."

Leaning on the bench, he stretched his hands on the back of the bench, smoking a cigarette, looking at the foggy sky, but colorful because of the neon lights, and said:

"I know your temperament too well...Of course, I don't mean that I am prejudiced against other people, I'm just talking about what I see through my eyes..."

"Well, tell me."

"Alang is talented, great talent. In his field of expertise, he is someone who can battle with Wenshan."

"Ah."

Jay Chou nodded, appearing to agree.

"Kantou, Genghong...Let's put it this way, when we make friends, we can't just look at this person's appearance, whether he is a mediocrity or a genius...but a friendship that pays attention to, right?"

"Ah."

"But your temperament is so bad. It is destined that no matter what your friends are, if you feel that they need help, you will help them as much as possible. If you earn one billion a year, you will at least hope that your friends will follow you Around you, you can earn 1000 million a year... When others treat you well, you will desperately reciprocate... This is an advantage. But in career, it is a big disadvantage. But as a friend, I don't want you to change... ...so what to do?"

In the majestic smoke that spewed out, Jay Chou saw two people across the road raising their cameras...

Paparazzi?

Do you want to go? ……never mind.

Since you didn't come to bother me, let's finish chatting with Ah Xin.

God knows how they found this place, it's outrageous!

Without paying attention, he just lowered the brim of his hat, held a can in his hand, and looked away.

But Xu Xin, who knew nothing, looked at the sky and continued:

"So, friends, let's go forward together. Help you find someone who can make you money. You earn one billion a year and you earn three hundred million a year. Others help you earn seven hundred million. Essential difference... right?"

As he said that, he was not looking at the sky, but looked at Jay Chou in a tone like an old father's earnestness, and directly blocked his shoulder with the hand on the bench:

"Don't worry, Dad will help you."

"Damn it! I thought you would fart! Get lost!"

Jay Chou, who was still immersed in the emotion, was speechless immediately. He pushed Xu Xin's hand away, got up and started walking into the distance.

"Hahahahahaha... Hey, why are you angry? Why are you going?"

"Brother, there are paparazzi on the opposite side, let's go back to the hotel!"

"Damn, I picked up Deng Ziqi for you, and you won't treat me to supper!? Your conscience was eaten by a dog?"

"...Who is Deng Ziqi?"

Jay Chou looked puzzled.

"Uh……"

Xu Xin was stunned for a moment, then shook his head in confusion:
"I don't know either...but I think this name sounds better than Deng Shiying."

As he spoke, he twirled the cigarette butt into the trash can and ashtray next to him, glanced at the two people who appeared out of nowhere and held up the camera, and quickly chased Jay Chou towards the intersection.

slip away.

　Welcome to Red Romance, the technician Laogou is here to serve you.Father gambles on mother's sick brother's study, and ex-wife's domestic violence is a good gamble.If the business fails, you have to pay off your debts, and you have no income when you are single with a baby.The whole family depends on me, and life is like coptis.Don't worry too much about the inadequacies, and the new author is too miserable.Brother, you have to be careful to give monthly tickets, the store has recently suppressed tasks.There is nothing to add tonight, and I will definitely make up for it next time!

　
(End of this chapter)