After failing the college entrance examination, he became a big star

Chapter 121 Rock, no more scenery

Li Kai was slightly startled: "Punish me for the last press conference?"

Qiao Li snorted: "It's not just a press conference. Last Friday, the first day back to the company after the National Day holiday, what did you do?"

Li Kai's eyes flashed: "Is it about Chaoyang?"

Qiao Li looked stern: "Is there such a thing as threatening Chaoyang by asking reporters to expose it?"

"Have."

"How can you do this, you are not allowed to contact the media in private, this is the company's rules and regulations, even if you are just a threat."

"I'm not threatening. If Chaoyang didn't give in at that time, I would definitely invite the reporter."

Li Kai didn't evade, and said calmly: "I don't know what version Chaoyang and his manager said, but I can't just listen to their one-sided words, the cause of the matter"

"Li Kai, you don't quite understand some of the rules when you just entered the industry." Qiao Li interrupted: "In the workplace, sometimes it's right and wrong, but sometimes, the result of the matter is more important than the reason."

Qiao Li picked up the water glass and took a sip. She thought Li Kai would argue, but she didn't. Li Kai fell silent and just looked at her, as if waiting for the next sentence.

She intentionally paused for a few seconds, and then slowly said: "SHF is the pillar of the company, and now it is divided into three, and Chaoyang and the three of them will release solo albums in the future. Getting quasi-double-platinum sales and stabilizing the popularity of the first-line singers means that the company has two more first-line singers for no reason, and the company has high hopes for this."

"At this moment, the three of them are like protecting animals. If anyone wants to damage their image and reputation, the company will never sit idly by, do you understand?"

Li Kai digested for a while, then nodded silently.

Qiao Li leaned back, with her left leg folded on top of her right leg, looked at Li Kai and said, "You were not punished because your single was a hit, and the company also has expectations of you."

He casually picked up the documents beside him and gestured: "But if your album performance disappoints the company."

Qiao Li didn't go on, thinking jumping and said: "Li Kai, you are completely free as a songwriter, I know you don't want to sign a songwriter contract with the company, and I have never mentioned to you any singer in the company. Writing songs, but you have to understand one thing, the singer and the songwriter are like your two fists, if there is a difference in strength, or even a big difference, it goes without saying that the singer is the most important, if the songwriter is the most important, The company will definitely be very dissatisfied with you, and I will also be under a lot of pressure."

Li Kai understood the meaning. An employee possesses two skills, A and B, both of which are useful to the company, but only uses A to serve the company, and keeps B for himself. The gap between A and B determines how much the company cares about B.

Some people may say that I am in charge of my things and do my shit. It is true, but human nature is greedy, and companies are formed by people.
"I understand." Li nodded and answered, but there was a trace of doubt in her heart. Qiao Li said that she never asked him to write songs for any singer in the company. During the eleventh period, Su Ting called him and conveyed Qiao Li's two requests, what's going on?
Before she could think about it, Qiao Li hummed and handed the document to Li Kai: "This is your album project. It has been approved. You can look at the details carefully later. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Now I want to tell you. One thing, the issue of song selection, I have listened to two of your songs, the quality of the songs is okay, but it is not suitable as the main title of the album."

Li blinked: "Why?"

"The mainstream of the current music scene is lyrical slow songs. "Short Hair" and "Suddenly Miss You" are big sellers. You should have a deep understanding. If you want to try other styles of songs, it's not impossible, but they can't be the main hits."

Qiao Li's expression was more serious than before, and she said in a cautious tone: "This is your first album, and you must be aware of its importance. Stability comes first."

Li Kai didn't answer immediately, and after thinking for a moment, he said: ""Little Love Song" is also a lyrical and slow song, but with a small and fresh style. It’s the same, but there are similarities.”

Qiao Li heard Li Kai's insistence, and felt a little helpless in her heart. She stroked a few strands of hair from her temples, and said softly, "It's a coincidence that the song "I Hope I Live Long" will be a big hit. You can borrow the lyrics." I wrote a moon and autumn poem, and recently, this moon and autumn poem is very popular."

Qiao Li just clicked on a sentence, did not expand, and returned to her point of view: "Change a lyrical slow song as the first hit. If you have no inspiration for a while, I can collect songs for you. If there is no better song for the second hit , then "Little Love Song", "Qilixiang" is included in the album as an attempt, I have no objection."

Li smiled wryly, scratched his head and said, "In addition to "Qilixiang" and "Little Love Song", I also want to add a rock song as the third hit."

Qiao Li was stunned, rock and roll, in the middle and late 80s, one of the mainstream of Zeng Huayu music scene, but after entering the 90s, it began to go downhill. Completely entered the winter.

According to the current trend, rock is more unpopular than Chinese style!
"Mr. Qiao, let me think about it again. Anyway, I'm not in a hurry for a day or two." Li Kai took the initiative to end this topic, and he didn't want to be too arbitrary. He planned to collect more information to understand the development history of the world's Chinese music scene. , to the trend, and then make a decision.

Qiao Li stared at Li Kai, her eyes were a little tangled, and after a while, she let out a sigh of relief and nodded slightly: "Okay."

After leaving the office, Li wandered back to the office area. At the entrance of the office area, he ran into Lu Bin's manager, Liu Li.

Liu Li showed a far-fetched smile: "Li Kai, are you free tonight? Lu Bin would like to treat you to dinner."

Li was a little surprised, and Liu Li quickly said: "It was our fault before. Lu Bin has already issued an apology statement in front of the media reporters. Tonight's meal is specially to apologize to you."

"Lu Bin and I have an unresolvable grievance. He has already apologized in public. The past is over. I won't take it to heart. There is no need to make amends after eating. If there is anything, let's talk about it now." Li Kai's attitude was not the same. It is not blunt, but it does not accept banquets. If you are polite to others, you must ask for something.

Liu Li hesitated for a moment, and said with difficulty: "After Lu Bin apologized, the number of people criticizing him has decreased a lot, but they still pop up from time to time. We asked Mr. Qiao to ask the company's marketing department to do some public relations. But there is no clear statement yet, if it continues to be delayed."

Speaking of this, she gritted her teeth: "Can you express your attitude and accept Lu Bin's apology."

A flash of understanding flashed in Li's eyes. The marketing department did not take any action. Either it felt that it was not the right time, or he had the idea of ​​giving up. Lu Bin was in a hurry and wanted to save himself.

He stood up and accepted the apology, which seemed insignificant, but it was not.

This is like the future generations of the earth. When a celebrity’s stain is exposed on the Internet, the celebrity apologizes, and the attack will continue. Well, spray again.

In addition, the main targets of Lu Bin's apology were him and Cang Ping. He had a clear attitude. If Cang Ping didn't say anything, it would be a failure, which would be detrimental to his reputation.

"Li Kai, as long as you help Lu Bin this time, I promise you."

Seeing that Li Kai was thinking, Liu Lisheng was afraid that he would refuse, and promised to blurt out, Li Kai suddenly cut off: "Just make sure that everyone will not violate the river water in the future."

Liu Li was taken aback.

Li opened his eyes and looked at her: "Can you agree?"

"Yes, I can guarantee it on behalf of Lu Bin."

"That's fine. I will be interviewed by the reporter and report to the company. Please tell me the time and place in advance."

As he said that, Li nodded his head and walked past her. Lu Bin's difficulty with him was not a personal grievance. To put it bluntly, it was a kind of competition, a game between the number one male singer in the department and the number one newcomer.

Now that the outcome has been decided, Lu Bin paid the price for his unconventional behavior, but he did not cause any real harm or loss to him. He even apologized to him in public. Big hate!
It's late, a quarter past nine.

Li Kai came to Mengyiye Bar and followed the waiter to booth number three.

When he was about to get off work, he received a message from Ning Lan. He apologized to him first, saying that he was going to invite him to dinner, but the company arranged a one-on-one interview with a TV reporter for her, and he couldn't leave for a while. He met at Mengyiye Bar at 09:30 in the evening, and said that he would introduce a friend in the circle to him.

There are two men in booth number three, one of them is the cousin Ning Lan whom I saw last time, the other is about the same age as Ning Lan, wearing a loose T-shirt, with a beer belly, and his arms spread out. On the back of the sofa, the sitting position is very casual.

"Sit down, Xiaolan called me 10 minutes ago. She just came out of the company and is still on her way. She will be late." Seeing Li Kai, Cousin Ning Lan nodded and smiled, pointing to an empty seat.

"Brother." Li Kai shouted, then nodded to another man, thinking: This is the friend in the circle that Ning Lan said he would introduce to him?

"I forgot to introduce myself last time. My surname is Xu, and my name is Xu Qianqiu. Just call me Old Xu." Xu Qianqiu laughed, his mung bean eyes formed two slits, and looked at the man next to him: "His name is Feng. Mo, just call him Old Mo."

Surprise flashed in Li Kai's eyes, Feng Mo, could it be that when he was placed on the cusp of the storm, he stood up to support his inner circle, Feng Mo?
"A few of your songs are good, you are very talented." Feng Mo smiled easy-going, with a bit of approval in his eyes.

Hearing his comments, Li Kai knew in his heart that this Fengmo was the other Fengmo, so he said modestly: "Teacher Feng praised me absurdly, my song "Suddenly Miss You" was criticized by many people, thanks Teacher Feng is very supportive."

"Don't be so stupid, don't call me a teacher, if you're not used to it, I'll call you Xiaozhang, and you'll call me Old Mo."

Feng Mo waved his hand: "Stand up and speak the truth, not to mention being supportive, but I just can't stand some people talking nonsense with their eyes open."

Li Kai smiled, there was no ink on his mouth, just keep some human feelings in mind.

"Li Kai, I punished you with a bottle of wine when we first met. You can write a song for Xiaolan regardless of the past. I won't say thank you. I will come to play often in the future. Whether you come or bring friends, you will be free of charge. "

Xu Qianqiu casually took a bottle of red wine, which was the brand that Li Kai had choked on last time, lifted the half-inch cork, gestured to Li Kai, and then raised his head and blew.

Li Kai was only stunned for a moment, then he understood his intention, and he was going to drink the bottle in one gulp.

"Just now he told me about punishing you for drinking, you should be punished, let him go." Li Kai wanted to dissuade him, but Feng Mo stretched out his hand to stop him.

Xu Qianqiu has a good capacity for alcohol, and in less than half a minute, he drank a bottle of red wine to the last drop, except that his face turned red, there was no other abnormality, he gestured to Li Kai with an empty bottle, and said with a smile: "It's even. "

Feng Mo curled his lips: "One penalty one, you are also embarrassed."

Xu Qianqiu grabbed a handful of peanuts and threw them into his mouth, chewing and saying: "I am more than two laps older than Li Kai, he must let me order."

"Rely on the old and sell the old." Feng Mo ignored him, and touched Li Jian with a wine glass: "Let's go together."

Li opened his head and drank a glass in one gulp.

Then, the three of them chatted, and heard that Feng Mo had been in the circle for more than ten years and had composed more than 200 songs, including eleven platinum songs and five double-platinum songs. Li Kaixin respected and was a little curious, so he asked He said: "Old Mo, you are so familiar with Lao Xu, why don't you contribute to the first album of Sister Ning's comeback?"

Feng Mo was stunned for a moment, the look of loneliness in his eyes flashed away, he took a sip of wine silently, and then said: "Most of my works are in the style of rock and roll, and now rock and roll is no longer popular, old singers are either retired or passed away, new singers There are a few singers who sing rock."

Xu Qianqiu patted him: "Don't be discouraged, the tide ebbs and flows, rock and roll will rise sooner or later."

Feng Mo pointed to his temple: "But if I stop my head for a long time, I will lose inspiration. I know in my heart that if I am asked to write songs now, I may not be able to compare with those seniors who are not famous enough."

Xu Qianqiu smiled bitterly.

Li Kai bit his finger and thought about it: "Do you think that if a singer releases an album now, with rock as the main focus, is there any possibility of a big hit?"

Feng Mo was slightly stunned, but he was not overly optimistic: "Unless there are really good works and the singer's own conditions are also excellent, otherwise platinum will be the ceiling."

Li Kai followed up and asked, "What about the Chinese style?"

The two looked at each other, and this time it was Xu Qianqiu who replied: "Chinese style has never really risen, but every era will have a few classic Chinese style songs, but unfortunately, those singers who sing Chinese style are either short-lived or short-lived. Sing other styles, after all, there are too few good songs in Chinese style.”

Xu Qianqiu shook his head: "So far, there is no one who sings purely Chinese style, or mainly sings Chinese style, not even a quasi-superior one like Ning Lan."

(End of this chapter)