Huayu 1995

Chapter 76 Don't Try to Take It From Me! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

While waiting for Lin Zhimeng, Chen Jiantian was also helping Su Chao build his team.

Many people are not happy when they hear that they are working for newcomers, and not even recording a formal album, but just demos and backing tracks.

Chen Jiantian was amused by the situation.

"Do you know that his song 'Goodbye' is currently the most popular original song in the entire Beijing nightclub scene?"

"Did you know that he wrote two songs in the time it takes to eat a meal?"

"Life is not without opportunities, but rather lacking the hands to seize them!"

"Wait until they take off..."

After a few words of persuasion, the guys in the break room swarmed out.

Damn it, don't try to take it from me!
Su Chao was taken aback by the enthusiasm of this group of people.

"This is Zhang Yadong, our company's top producer. He will help you record today's demo and backing track."

Chen Jiantian arranged a professional producer for Su Chao.

Tian Zhen is also recording an album recently.

Therefore, Chen Jiantian did not arrange for Zhang Weining to help Su Chao with the recording.

"Hello, thank you for your help today."

Su Chao doesn't mind having a producer assigned to him.

Many people may think that releasing an album is a very simple thing. As long as you have the lyrics and music, you can go into the recording studio and in a few days your album will be all over the market.

That's not true at all.

Album production and distribution are very complex and tedious processes.

Without professional help, Su Chao would not have been able to produce an album in six months if he had to figure it out on his own.

The single was slightly better, but it wasn't much easier.

"You're welcome. It's a pleasure doing business with you."

Zhang Yadong isn't particularly handsome, but he has a gentle personality and speaks softly, which makes people feel comfortable.

He holds a pivotal position in the Chinese music scene.

However, Su Chao's deeper impression of him came from his rich romantic history.

She has a good personality, is talented, and has a strong artistic flair.

Who wouldn't like it?

If Su Chao were a woman, she would most likely like this type as well.

What's even more astonishing is that he maintained good relationships with several of his ex-girlfriends. Not only did they not speak ill of him after their breakups, but there were even bizarre instances of multiple ex-girlfriends attending his concerts.

Of course, Zhang Yadong is still a good man now.

His girlfriend is Cao Fang, and he has no involvement with Dou Ying other than their collaboration.

It's highly unlikely... that's the case.

Su Chao quickly became familiar with this group of musicians.

It's hard for anyone to resist his charm.

In a sense, both he and Zhang Yadong are very charismatic men.

Moreover, he is much more handsome than Zhang Yadong.

Lin Zhimeng arrived quickly.

She was quite familiar with the people at the Red Star Production Company and was considered a guest vocal teacher there.

The allure of beautiful women is extraordinary.

After Lin Zhimeng arrived, many production staff members were secretly watching her.

Even Zhang Yadong seemed a little uncomfortable.

However, none of them made any suggestive remarks, clearly indicating that they all understood Lin Zhimeng's temperament.

"Sis, we're about to record, take a look at the sheet music."

Su Chao is much more normal.

He looked at Lin Zhimeng frankly, staring directly at her stunning features, and also taking in her amazing figure that even her clothes couldn't hide.

An eighteen-year-old boy with clear eyes.

It makes people think that he simply appreciates beautiful things.

"Don't worry about me, you guys get started."

Lin Zhimeng found a quiet place to sit, creating a beautiful scene in itself.

Others are also looking at the metrical pattern.

Zhang Yadong and Su Chao finalized the song together.

This includes setting the melody, refining the lyrics, and finally determining the song structure, including the intro, verses, chorus, interlude, and outro.

This cycle can last from several days to just a few hours.

However, it didn't work for Su Chao.

"How long have you been working on this? The structure is already very mature."

Zhang Yadong was dumbfounded.

There was absolutely no room for him to make a move; he even felt like he "could change a single word, but ultimately couldn't."

"The manuscript was completed today, but it has actually been in the works for a long time."

Su Chao certainly couldn't say that he bought it this morning.

"The arrangement... that was designed too! There's nothing to change, so let's go straight to the instrument configuration. You even did the instrument configuration?!?"

Zhang Yadong was assigned to serve newcomers today.

He was prepared to start from scratch and train the newcomers little by little.

He might even have to work all night tonight. Little did he know that someone had prepared a whole table of food, just waiting for him to come and eat.

Su Chao then began the audition.

In professional terms, this is called emotional setup.

What emotions are used to express each line, each transition, and each line of thought?

This is also very important for a song.

If you can't leave a lasting impression, then anyone with better singing skills can easily cover your song and everyone will think it's better than the original.

Then you might not be the only original singer.

Setting up the emotions wasn't too difficult for Su Chao.

After all, others have set a good example for him.

If you're shameless, just copy Zhang Yu's work verbatim; if you're more artsy, you can agonize over making some changes.

Su Chao didn't change a thing.

At most, she used her own singing style, rather than imitating Zhang Yu.

"Then... let's start recording~"

Even Zhang Yadong couldn't figure it out.

Is the princess too clueless, or is Su Chao too monstrous?

Drummer, bassist, guitarist... the string section became a weak point in recording.

They had just received the sheet music, but they weren't as quick to get into the zone as Su Chao.

There is also a process of becoming proficient.

Next, it was basically the string section that was busy.

However, these procedures don't necessarily need to be followed step by step. Su Chao can first select a microphone, try singing, and determine the key.

"Three two one, start!"

"It's all your fault / for falling in love with me so easily..."

"Slow down, OK, continue..."

Su Chao listened to Zhang Yadong's instructions while testing the sound.

They didn't forget to plot against Zhang Yadong's shop.

"Only Love Strangers", "Bored"...

Zhang Yadong's shop has two songs like this: the first one he wrote for himself and later gave to the princess to sing, and the second one he wrote specifically for the princess...

Neither song was expensive; the system gave them a discount.

If you add one more, you can get it for 28,000.

Compared to Hong Kong and Taiwan, mainland creators have lower fees, and Zhang Yadong is known for his productions, so his fees are not too high.

However, Su Chao still couldn't afford it.

He has a slight headache, probably due to a vitamin deficiency!

As for buying Zhang Yadong's song, what will happen to Zhang Yadong after that...?

Please, his creative ability speaks for itself.

It's not that taking away one of his songs will stop him from creating new ones.

This world is real, not an RPG game.

At some point, he had a sudden inspiration and wrote a song called "Only Love Strangers". Now that "Only Love Strangers" is gone, he can just write "Not Love Strangers".

These are what are called butterfly wings.

The world won't stop turning just because someone is missing, nor will it speed up randomly just because someone is added.

“The word ‘steel’ is sung with a sharp edge, control the tilt of the arytenoid cartilage… You, you don’t know this, do you, Teacher Lin!”

Zhang Yadong was not angry at all; on the contrary, he felt a little relaxed.

If this singer could do everything, he would really break down.

Because that would make him seem superfluous as the producer.

You bastard, finally you've finally met your match!
Lin Zhimeng put down her guitar, entered the recording studio, and came to Su Chao's side.

"You have many courses that haven't even started yet, so recording songs now is a bit too early. Let's take it one step at a time."

Lin Zhimeng knew she couldn't persuade him at all.

Su Chao is such a stubborn person. He calls people "brother" and "sister" all the time, as if he's easy to talk to, but in reality, he's so obstinate that you couldn't stop him.

"Sis, isn't this what you're here for? Quickly teach me how to do it, here, feel it..."

Su Chao stretched his neck out.

"No contact required!"

Lin Zhimeng took a half step back. She suddenly realized that Su Chao was almost a head taller than her and was no longer a child.

"OK then."

Su Chao had a friend in his past life who played music. He would occasionally take girls to the recording studio to record songs for fun. To help the girls find their rhythm, he would usually put his arm around them and touch their necks and hearts...

Su Chao thought it was a necessary procedure.

I never expected it to be such a hooligan act.

It's rather disappointing.

Nine hours, it only took nine hours!

Not only did they finish recording "The Moon Caused the Trouble," but they also recorded "Goodbye."

Not a small sample!

It's the complete song!

(End of this chapter)