This star just wants to make more money

Chapter 192 Going around in circles
To be honest, the employees of the production team were already feeling angry just now.

This reply letter completely ignited their anger.

Who is this?

Not to mention that you shouldn't take on a job if you don't have the skills, this response alone will have a huge negative impact on this person in the circle.

Do you really think they can be directors? Do you really think their team has no network of connections?

If you reply like this and don't have sufficient ability, then aren't you just waiting to be blocked by this huge network of relationships?

Although their influence is not that great and it is impossible for them to cover the entire entertainment industry, they can still influence the upper limit of a person, especially someone with a lower level of talent.

"Who does he think he is, Xu Feng?" an employee complained, "He has Xu Feng's temper without Xu Feng's ability, right?"

"Fortunately, Xu Feng's scolding is even more unpleasant."

"..."

The person in charge looked at the excited meeting room, then looked at the director, and asked cautiously: "How about I send the document to everyone in my free time? I think everyone should be busy with other things now, right?"

To be honest, he really didn't want to see the situation where all the college students' submissions failed and were completely wiped out.

Let's do it in private, at least it will save face for everyone.

What's more, this email was previously highly anticipated by everyone.

Now all the previous works do not meet the requirements. Can this last work really create a miracle?

It would be better to distribute it to the employees and let them digest it on their own.

"No need!" Chen Li was furious and immediately retorted, "Just watch and listen here!"

"It just so happens that the entire creative team is here now, so there's no need to look back. Let's decide on the impression song today. We can choose one from these songs and the song we asked someone to make before!"

The person in charge was a little dumbfounded: "Isn't this a bit bad?"

Director, it’s just a scolding from someone, don’t be so impulsive.

For an animated film like this, sometimes the soundtrack is really important.

Because among the audience groups of similar topics, a large part of them care about this kind of thing.

Although it doesn’t matter if nothing is produced, we can’t be too perfunctory.

Looking at Chen Li now, why does it seem like he has given up on himself?
"I'm the director, and this is the decision I made." The anger on Chen Li's face gradually disappeared, but his voice was still hard. "Just looking at this song, how much time and energy did we waste?"

"Rather than banging your head against this south wall, it's better to just make do with it."

Seeing that the director was serious, the person in charge could only sigh and click on the file.

"There's actually a video that can project lyrics..."

Chen Li looked at the projector in front of him and nodded slightly.

In any case, it can be seen that this latest work is at least serious and attentive.

At least there are some supporting small services.

Press the play button and the music starts.

As soon as this prelude and melody came out, the embarrassed expressions of everyone in the conference room changed a little.

and many more……

It seems like there is something?!
As soon as this prelude came out, most people heard something different - the composition alone was very, very good.

"Keep listening! Be quiet!"

The director spoke and everyone else nodded.

Wu Youqing's beautiful voice came out.

"The waves silently submerged the night deeply..."

"Spreading over the corner of the sky..."

“Big fish swim through the gaps in dreams.”

"Staring at your sleeping silhouette..."

With the beautiful singing, people in the conference room finally perked up and were very excited!
At least the first half is not on the same level as the works just handed over.

Moreover, both the lyrics and the melody are very much in line with the theme of their movie!
Chen Li even wondered if this was a song tailor-made for their movie.

They are a perfect match!
The song is still playing.

"Watch the sea and sky merge into one, and listen to the wind and rain."

"Holding your hand, I blow away the boundless smoke and waves."

"The wings of the big fish are already too vast."

"I loosen the rope of time..."

"I'm afraid you'll fly away, I'm afraid you'll leave me."

"I am even more afraid that you will stay here forever. Every drop of my tears will flow towards you..."

"Flowing back into the seabed of the sky."

After singing this point, the song came to an abrupt end.

The producers present at the scene had already unconsciously imagined the scenes from their movies in their minds.

Sea…fish…dragon…

A touching story surrounding each protagonist.

Accompanied by this song, it seems to come alive all of a sudden.

It seems as if the entire animation is given a soul by this song.

The entire song was not released.

But, one cycle is enough!

Chen Li slammed the table fiercely and said, "This is it, this is it, no need to choose, I make the decision, this is it!"

"I would like to decline all cooperation from others."

So stunning!

When no one had any hope, I actually received such a song at the last minute!

This is the effect they wanted when they decided to look for college students.

Everyone in the conference room sat in their chairs, lost in thought for a moment, and suddenly someone realized something: "Should we quickly sign the final contract with them and transfer the money?"

“What if these college students realize something and suddenly stop selling?”

"Although the possibility is very small..."

As soon as these words came out, the intoxicated and ecstatic expression on Chen Li's face disappeared immediately, and he nodded seriously: "That makes sense, we have to implement it quickly."

It would be a huge loss if they failed to get the song due to other inexplicable reasons.

This is something they have set their eyes on, and it must not be snatched away by others!

We must not let anyone snatch it away right under our noses.

"Okay, we'll tell them right away."

Others also knew the seriousness of the matter - this song might help boost the popularity of their movie to a certain extent.

It is even possible that the movie will be forgotten by the public, but the songs will still be widely sung!

In other words, it’s a divine comedy!
"We are already in contact, please wait."

The other employees saw that the matter was finally settled, and that it was completed successfully in an unexpected way after many twists and turns.

The degree of completion was higher than they expected. So high that the production team became the weaker party.

"Director, what do you think?" The employee who suggested letting college students try it showed a proud smile on his face, "I said, let college students try it, maybe it will work wonders!"

Everyone came to their senses and burst into laughter.

"The problem is that the lower limit is too low. Look at what those things were before."

"It's just good luck!"

"We were really lucky. We thought before that we might be able to find one song that we were satisfied with among 20 or 30 songs. But now it seems that we may not be able to find one song that we are satisfied with, let alone 20 or 30 songs."

"This song... I have a feeling it will become a hit. College students nowadays are so talented that they can come up with something like this? Or is the School of Arts at Luohe University more talented than I thought?"

"I feel like, could it be that the gold medal composer senior they mentioned before has made a move?"

"It's possible. We'll know once the boss makes a move."

"By the way, who is this composer? Do you have any idea?"

"They will tell us only after all the procedures are completed... They said before that it must be kept confidential."

"Sure enough, it's not that we have high standards, it's really that the others are too incompetent!"

"Ohhh! The other side replied!"

While everyone was chatting, the person in charge of contact spoke.

Chen Li replied casually: "Isn't it normal to reply? It hasn't been long since they sent the email, so they must be online. How is it, is there any problem with the contract?"

What he cares about most now is the contract.

The contract must be signed quickly to avoid any further complications.

However, the employee in charge of the contact suddenly had a slight change in expression.

The sensitive Chen Li immediately caught this detail. The smile on his face suddenly faded and he asked, "What's wrong? Is there any accident? Does the other party want to pay more?"

To be honest, the money given by their production team is definitely very generous.

This is also why they left angrily after the Wudong Group raised the price.

But...if it is this song "Big Fish", it is not unacceptable for the other party to ask for a price increase.

As long as it's not too excessive, just kill it with this knife.

As long as it can become the impression song and theme song of their animated film, this little money may be earned back.

However, the person in charge shook his head, looking a little strange: "They didn't ask for more money, but..."

"Just what? Tell me now, don't keep me in suspense!" Chen Li was very anxious and urged immediately, "Just tell me the key points!"

The person in charge quickly replied: "They, uh, require that the copyright actually belongs to them, and any changes to the song lyrics must be approved by them."

You actually want these empty things... No, this is the key point!
Compared to adding money, from a long-term perspective, it is indeed more profitable to keep the entire song in your own hands.

Sure, these college students are pretty smart.

Chen Li waved his hand and agreed: "No problem, we won't interfere or ask about their creation, but we need a little share of the subsequent profits of this song. Just a symbolic amount will be fine, at least to prove our presence."

"Besides..." The director looked around at the people around him, "I don't think you guys really have the ability to change other people's songs, otherwise things wouldn't have dragged on until now, right?"

"Hahaha!"

There was a burst of laughter.

The person in charge nodded and continued, "They also said that their singer's performance on the whistle at the end was not perfect, so they allowed us to find a singer to sing it ourselves, but the prerequisite is that we must also pass their screening."

Wu Youqing can naturally sing whistle music.

But in terms of tone, it is a little worse, which is a small flaw.

Of course, this flaw can be completely compensated through post-production audio editing.

The specific choice depends on the production team.

When Chen Li heard this, he hesitated for a moment.

Do you want to change the lead singer?

To be honest, Wu Youqing's singing is already very good, and through post-production sound editing, it can be made almost flawless.

If it was time to change a song, Chen Li would not hesitate at all - why bother changing the singer? There is a ready-made one, and it is very good, so just use it.

But "Big Fish" and their animated film are a perfect match.

They were so well matched that even the slightest flaw made Chen Li feel it was a blasphemy.

Forget it, give it a go!
Isn’t it just about finding a great singer? Find one, and get investors to provide the singer’s money!

"Then we'll find a singer ourselves!" Chen Li slapped his thigh, "See who you know and see if there's anyone who can sing the Dolphin Sound well?"

If you want perfection, then be perfect to the end!

Anyway, it's only natural for investors to add some budget once this song is released.

Who wouldn’t want to pay more after hearing this song?
"I know a singer here who can sing, but her voice is average. I feel like she can't sing as well as this little girl."

"I don't know him... To be honest, this song requires not only certain skills but also talent, and it's not easy to find someone who can do it."

"There is someone here who meets the requirements, but he is a little... uh, a little bit of a loser. What do you think?"

Chen Li's unparalleled cleanliness erupted at this time: "No, we can't let the people who collapsed the house taint this song and our movie. It has to be perfect, understand? Perfect!"

"Okay... I have a friend in the industry, I'll go ask him."

"It is said that Zhou Yanliu can sing, but this person... uh, forget it. Didn't she release a lot of music recently?"

"Don't bring up this dead man."

"Does anyone have Lin Shenghuan's contact information?"

"If there is, who would be talking nonsense here..."

"..."

After reaching an agreement with the college students, the entire conference room began to enthusiastically search for their own network of connections.

However, after searching for a long time, everyone could only look at each other in confusion.

Don’t say...it seems like they are actually stuck at this last step.

There is no perfect singer!
"Or, let this girl sing. I think she sings pretty well."

"No!" Chen Li didn't want to force it at all, "We actually have another candidate."

"Who should I choose?"

"Director Chen, do you know any talent in this area?"

"who is it?"

Chen Li gritted his teeth and said, "Xu Feng! Didn't he claim that he could complete any task if he was paid more? Then give him a lot of money!"

As soon as the name came out, the entire conference room was silent for a few seconds.

"what?!"

"???"

"Don't say it, really don't say it."

"Well, he is indeed a director, his ideas are broader than ours... But can Xu Feng sing this song? It is generally difficult for male singers to sing, right? Can he take this order?"

Chen Li: "It's okay... He has a great reputation in the industry. As long as the money is in place, I believe Xu Feng will find a way to solve the problem. If it really doesn't work, maybe he will use his connections to find Lin Shenghuan to sing, then we will make a lot of money, right?"

(End of this chapter)