Accompanied by sound

There was a spring rain the next morning, and it just stopped when Gao Qiyin went out.With nothing in his hands and no umbrella, he took a traffic card in his sweater pocket and took the bus to the terminal station of Line [-]. This station has the same name as Shangquan District, so it is called Shangquan Station.After leaving the station, I saw the building of Leyin Company within a few steps.

Unlike the surrounding high-rise office buildings with dozens of floors at every turn, this is just a ten-story low building.There was no front desk in the building yet, Gao Qiyin called Ma Pengfei as Le Zhen said the day before after he walked in, and the other party came down not long after.

"Mr. Gao, I've been waiting for a long time. Our boss is still busy. Let me take you up to see the studio first."

Gao Qiyin is actually a very casual person, and he felt uncomfortable hearing the other party call him so respectfully, so he said, "Don't call me sir so respectfully, it's weird."

Ma Pengfei learned the habit of laughing from his boss, and now he also smiled back: "I'm afraid this is still a bit inappropriate, but you can call me Xiao Ma after the boss."

Gao Qi twitched the corner of his mouth, made a disgusted grimace to the side, and stopped answering.But he thought in his heart, okay, I'll call you Mr. Ma too, let's see which one of us can win.

The elevator reached the ninth floor, and when he stepped out of the elevator, he saw several separated studios and recording studios. Ma Pengfei introduced them to him one by one.

When Gao Qiyin saw the synthesizer that he couldn't catch up with, he suddenly seemed to have returned to his childhood, just like all the children who were led by their parents when they saw their favorite toys while shopping in the mall, they couldn't help but walk a few minutes He stepped forward, but slowed down when he was approaching the synthesizer, stretched out his hand and stroked it carefully, as if he was afraid of damaging some handicraft.

Once touched, he wanted to go further, and he couldn't help but press the keys.

The sound that came out made him instantly feel comfortable, as if he was lying in the square on a satiated afternoon and bathed in the warm sunshine.

It also made him almost forget that he was still on the way to detect the sound, and he also forgot that he was not the legal user of the instrument in his hand.

After dealing with the phone, Le Zhen came down from the office on the tenth floor. When she got out of the elevator, she saw Ma Pengfei standing at the door of the studio closest to the elevator.Ma Pengfei also noticed him and wanted to speak, but he raised his hand to signal him, so he obeyed the order and shut up.

Le Zhen walked to the door of the studio and saw Gao Qiyin playing an instrument with his back turned to him.Looking at Gao Qiyin's back, he could already imagine the excited expression on the other person's face, like a child, he felt a little funny, and couldn't help curling the corners of his mouth.

However, he was very playful in his heart, deliberately pressed the corner of his mouth, coughed with his right hand clenched into a fist, and put his left hand behind his back, deliberately pretending to be serious.

Startled by his coughing, Gao Qi immediately stopped and turned around. When he saw it was Le Zhen, he felt as if he was caught stealing toys when he was doing homework when he was a child. He was so guilty that he stood still and lowered his head slightly Looking at the other's shoes, her lips were inadvertently tightened, revealing the dimples at the corners of her mouth that were not easily revealed.

Seeing him like this, Le Zhen couldn't maintain the seriousness she pretended to be, so she couldn't help laughing, and after seeing the other person looking up at her eyes again, she couldn't help but said: "Why? I was found acting rashly on the spot Company equipment, are you guilty now?"

Gao Qi laughed along with "hehe", and said, "The latest electronic synthesizer, just..."

Before he finished speaking, he began to look around and didn't speak to him.

Of course, Le Zhen didn't really want to blame something, but shook her head helplessly.He also stepped forward, stood beside Gao Qiyin, and gently stroked the instrument with his hand.

Gao Qiyin turned his gaze back to the other person's face, seeing that there was still a smile on his face, but there seemed to be something more on his face.And that look is not unfamiliar, it is the same as the expression of all musicians when they look at their precious musical instruments.Gao Qiyin suddenly felt that instead of signing other singers to use these devices, he might prefer to sit in front of the instrument by himself, humming while debugging.

But this kind of expression that is so unsuitable for Le Zhen is only fleeting.He immediately resumed his original smile, looked at Gao Qiyin and said, "How, is the studio satisfied?"

Gao Qi followed the other party's question to drive away the random thoughts in his mind, and said honestly: "Very satisfied."

"So, shall we go to the conference room to discuss the specific contract details?"

Gao Qiyin followed the two to the meeting room on the tenth floor.

Because the employees who had been arranged hadn't officially started working in Leyin, Ma Pengfei worked as an assistant together, poured water for the two, handed the contract documents to them respectively, and then closed the office door and walked out.

Gao Qiyin roughly reviewed the requirements for singers in the contract, which is similar to other music companies. Generally speaking, within the one-year period of the contract, the singer must write lyrics and compose music by himself, and create an all-original album, that is, the debut album. , which are provided by some companies, including salary packages such as dormitories.

He looked through other regulations, but he didn't see anything similar to the one he had a falling out with Louis before, so he asked, "What are your company's requirements for singers to be involved in variety shows and other fields?" ?”

"Oh?" Le Zhen seemed a little surprised that she didn't expect the other party to ask that question.He raised his eyebrows and asked, "What kind of variety show do you mean?"

Because Gao Qi didn't know how to describe it, he was afraid of offending people if he said it too radically, and he was afraid that he would not be able to express his own opinion if he said it too cryptically, so he made a compromise and said: "Variety shows other than music."

Le Zhen rested his right hand on the table and said, "We are a music company, and our focus is on music. Generally, we only ask singers to participate in some music variety shows to promote their albums. But if the singer himself intends to participate in other entertainment variety shows, we will also go Help him get a spot."

Gao Qiyin seemed to have been quietly injected with a sedative, but the dose was not enough.

He became bolder, and asked again: "Is it possible to form a band first to gain popularity for exposure, or use film and television works to get familiar with each other?"

Le Zhen asked instead, "Why do you think so?"

Gao Qiyin pursed his lips and did not answer.

Unexpectedly, Le Zhen smiled, as if she could guess the reason.

His right hand suddenly tapped the table from the little finger to the index finger repeatedly. For a while, the whole meeting room only had the sound of "duk tuk", which was actually not loud, but it sounded like thunder in Gao Qiyin's ears. , I probably will fail again.

Unexpectedly, Le Zhen stopped suddenly, looked straight at Gao Qiyin and asked, "Who needs exposure?"

Without waiting for anyone to answer, he continued by himself: "Those who just debuted are not well-known, have no strength, and rely on their appearance to make a living. These are the ones that need exposure."

After finishing speaking, Le Zhen seemed to relax instantly, clasped his hands, and leaned back in the chair, but his eyes did not change.

"Indeed, as a newcomer, you are still unknown in the industry when you first appeared. Even in the days when you sang on the street, you would not bring you a diehard fan or two. At most, you can say 'this person looks familiar, Did I see it somewhere'."

Every word hurts my heart, but Gao Qiyin knows that what he said is indeed the truth.

Le Zhen continued: "First of all, I think that the initial popularity of a singer who has not debuted depends on the company's early publicity. If it fails to whet the audience's appetite in the early stage, it is the company's publicity department's negligence. It's not a matter for the singer to worry about. Just like you wrap a gift, the gorgeousness of the outer packaging is not determined by the items in it."

"Next, the question is whether the singer can afford the popularity. After all, no one would want to buy a gift that is rich in gold and jade in the dark."

"People without strength will hype, cling, and rely on others to gain attention. Then let me ask you, Gao Qiyin."

Le Zhen stared at Gao Qiyin, her relaxed and smiling expression had long since disappeared.

Gao Qiyin suddenly felt a burst of nervousness, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated.This was the first time that Le Zhen called her full name so solemnly.

"Do you think you need hype? Do you need to cling? Do you need to get attention for something other than music?"

"Do you think you have the strength to bear this pressure?"

It was obvious that Le Zhen was just sitting casually, but Gao Qiyin felt that the other party's eyes on him were like an invisible shackle.

But since Gao Qi has always had a dream in his heart, of course he will no longer worry that he has no strength, or that he is afraid of disappointing the audience's expectations. These pressures can make him grow more, and compared to these, he is more afraid of being without Opportunity to debut.

"Yes." He replied, then looked back at him and emphasized again, "I believe I have this strength."

Hearing this, Le Zhen finally smiled again, and said calmly: "Since you are confident in your strength, you also believe in Leyin, trust me. Leyin has set up the stage for you. As Leyin's singer, you only need Think about making good music, making the music you want to make."

Looking at each other's eyes, the dark brown pupils speak of firm belief.Gao Qiyin suddenly felt that Le Zhen was really not just playing around.First of all, he loves music, secondly, he respects music, and thirdly, he respects musicians even more.

This is a feeling called sympathy.

Maybe joining Leyin is really a good choice for him.

There is a large shopping mall not far from Leyin. There is a large LCD screen on the outer wall of the shopping mall. Because there are many music companies nearby, the LCD screen has been used by major companies for a long time to scroll and play the promotional videos of their recently released albums.

Gao Qiyin walked out of the building and heard the sound of music not far away. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, feeling that the breath after the rain was sweet.