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

Chapter 215
"The Years Are Eternal" is one of the representative works of the metal bird band, which is sideways to heavy metal rock.

"The years are like a stern north wind, leaving scars on my face. Standing in front of the mirror, I can no longer see what I looked like back then."

The electric guitar played a fierce prelude, and then came Ade's hoarse and magnetic voice, revealing a vicissitudes of life and a bit of wild taste.

When he sang to the climax, his explosive voice was fully open, slightly stretched, with a feeling of broken sound.

Many guests covered their ears and frowned slightly, obviously feeling that the singing was a bit harsh.

After the song was over, there was very little applause, mixed with a few curses like "It's so noisy" and "What a broken voice".

Rock is not the mainstream of the current domestic music scene, but it still has a market in nightclubs, but it is quite different from the rock of the year.

Back then, rock and roll was more casual, and they didn't pay too much attention to singing, which was similar to real feelings and casual performances, but now rock singers pay more attention to singing skills.

For example, when a strong sound is erupted, it must be within the controllable range of the breath. It is better to be less flavorful, but also to ensure that there are no obvious sound defects.

For another example, when singing high notes, you will be slightly conservative, using techniques and breath support to reduce your dependence on the strength of your voice.

Ade's singing is more rigorous than the individual rock of the year, and it does not emphasize singing skills as much as the current rock.

Judging by the reaction of bar guests, it was not very popular.

Ade's second song is still an old song, which is older than "The Years Are Constant". It was a work in the mid-to-late 80s, and the third song is a Cantonese song.

"This singer is interesting. If he wants to, he can try it." At the end, when Ade bowed and walked off the stage, Li nodded and smiled.

There was some noise in the bar, Su Ting doubted her ears, and looked at Li Kai in astonishment: "This singer is very old."

Su Ting wanted to say that Ade's singing skills were poor, but suddenly remembered that Li Kaixuan emphasized that the singer's voice is unique, and he didn't seem to pay much attention to singing skills, so she changed her words.

The domestic music scene has been gradually getting younger since the 90s. Singers who debuted after the age of 25 generally have poor prospects. 28 years old is basically the life and death line of a singer. After this age, underground singers still aim to debut. Say absolutely not, but it is rare.

And Ade looks more than 35 years old, and even four!

"What's the matter with getting older? I'm still going to sing until I'm 70!" Li Kai rolled his eyes. In his previous life, there were many singers who were still popular at the age of 60 or 70. Both President Tan and the God of Songs have publicly stated that they want to sing until they are [-]. This is also Li Kai's dream.

Su Ting was a little helpless, the corners of her mouth twitched a few times, but she didn't object anymore, she just said: "Are you sure, you want to give him a chance?"

Li Kai nodded silently.

This time, Su Ting took a little longer to go, about 10 minutes, and when she came back, there was one more person, it was Ade.

"His name is Xu Huaide. He is 37 years old. He signed a contract with a record company in Hong Kong Island in the past. Later, the record company closed down. He came to Shenzhen City from Hong Kong Island half a year ago. Before that, he sang in other bars. He came here for an interview yesterday. It's the first show."

Su Ting spoke briefly and looked at Ade: "He has a very strong desire to participate in special training, but he wants to have special training during the day and continue to sing in bars at night."

Ade saw Li's eyes wide open, and said with some difficulty: "Sir, I have not been in Shenzhen for a long time, I don't have any savings, and I have a daughter who is in elementary school to support, if I don't have any income a month, then"

Li Kai understood the meaning, stared at Ade for a while with his eyes exposed outside the mask, and then said, "What about your wife?"

Ade's expression darkened, and he said softly: "We got divorced after one year of marriage."

After all, he hurriedly said: "I promise that it will not affect the special training during the day."

Seeing his hope and apprehension co-existing, with a look of pleading in his eyes, Li Kai was silent for a while, and exhaled: "Singing at night will affect the quality of sleep, and the sleep time cannot be guaranteed, and the state during the day will be poor. Isn't this You promise it will work."

Hearing what Li Kai said, Ade's face froze, but the next moment, Li Kai changed the subject slightly: "How about this, try out for a week, if you think you're okay, I can lend you 800 yuan first, one month special After the training period expires, if you sign a contract, it will be deducted from the record share, if it does not meet the signing standard, you will pay back the 800 yuan in two months."

Ade only hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth tightly: "Okay, I agree."

Su Ting exchanged contact information with him, and then left with Li Kai.

Then, after going to three more bars, Li Kai nodded and recognized four singers, one band, two female singers, and one male singer.

As a result, only one female singer accepted the January special training, while the other three refused.

It was nearly three o'clock in the morning, even in the bustling Shenzhen City, there were still people on the road.

At a barbecue stand, Li Kai bought five skewers of mutton, five skewers of beef, and several skewers of vegetables, and gave half of them to Su Ting, and the two walked while eating.

"Brother Zhang, if you don't reveal your name, and you bluntly say that the studio is in the process of preparation, it will be quite difficult to recruit underground singers with better qualifications."

Su Ting brought up the old story again. Tonight, out of the eight singers in Li Kaiquan, she met six in total, and only one of them received special training, and she seemed a little reluctant, which made her a little depressed.

Li Kai said indifferently: "Ade's conditions are very good, and Fangfang's conditions are also good."

Su Ting was speechless, Li looked at her, and said with a smile: "Pop music is not bel canto, singing skills and image are very important, but not the most important."

Su Ting wondered: "Then what is the most important?"

"Personality and characteristics."

"Personality and Characteristics"

Su Ting was thoughtful, and heard Li Kai say again: "A rapper, after singing a song, can't understand a word of the lyrics, but it may not be popular. On the contrary, a vocal range exceeds three octaves, and the voice is clear. And singers with a good image may not be popular, of course, there are singers with a good voice and image, who are sure to be popular, but very few."

Su Ting blinked: "This is very rare, you mean yourself?"

Li Kai was choked up, his image was not bad, and his voice was not bad, but he still couldn't reach a certain level of popularity.

After being stared at by Li Kai, Su Ting stuck out her tongue, rolled her eyes, and said, "Then tell me, in your eyes, those singers in the domestic music scene are destined to be popular since their debut?"

Li Kai thought for a while, and reported a few names: "Guo Yifu, Murphy, the current Liu Mingliang can also be counted, but I heard that when he first debuted, his voice quality can only be regarded as an upper-middle, and Li Jie"

These are the top-tier superstars who stand at the top of the domestic music scene today, and they all shine brightly after their debut. As for the other kings and queens, in terms of their own conditions, they are worse than them.

Li opened his eyes for a moment, and finally announced two more names: "Ning Lan, He Jingyun!"

Ning Lan wasn't counted originally, but this time, Li watched Ning Lan's live performance of "Conquer" on TV, and suddenly realized that he had underestimated Ning Lan's voice talent. The recorded songs are very different!
As for He Jingyun, just like what Hu Jia described when we first met, the voice of nature!

Su Ting sighed dejectedly: "Even if you meet this kind of newcomer who must be popular, you won't look down on our small temple."

"That is, only a big temple can accommodate gods. How to build a small temple into a big temple, Mr. Su, you have a long way to go."

Under Li's teasing and encouraging eyes, Su Ting looked a little embarrassed, but there was a flash of determination in her eyes, and she nodded silently.

The end of March, the first Monday of April.

Last week's sales report came out.

First, He Jingyun's new album "Thousand Thousand Que Songs", 342810.

Second, Ning Lan's new album "Conquer", 241872.

Thirdly, Murphy's new album "Deep with Love", 168321.

Fourth, Li Kai's album "New Era", 100271.

Fifth, Liu Mingliang's album "Love Fire", 90726.

Sixth, Zhao Yongkang's new album "Rendering", 73827.

Seventh, Shu Zhen's new album "Us in That Year", 64261.

Eighth, Liu Huiying's new album "Don't Believe in Love", 57498.

Ninth, Wang Yanfen's new album "Journey", 36321.

Tenth, Xiaoan's new album "The Most Beautiful Smile", 35624.

The ranking of the top ten has not changed at all.

As for the top five, four of the six must-be popular singers mentioned by Li Kai, plus Li Kai himself, occupy the top five!
Ning Lan's album had a moderate drop. Compared with last week, it dropped by more than [-]%, and the five days of last week were still within the protection period for piracy.

It was both accidental and expected. After Ning Lan was announced, the support of the fans exploded in two weeks, and the decline after that was inevitably greater than usual.

However, this is the case, Ning Lan's album has been released for 24 days, and still has an astonishing sales volume of nearly 105 million. It is very promising to achieve the default quasi-[-] gold in a single month.

Compared with Ning Lan, He Jingyun's album broke through the 40 mark last week, and last week's sales were still close to 35, only a drop of about [-]%, which can be described as amazing!

Of course, this has a lot to do with He Jingyun's public announcement of her last Cantonese album.

As for the ending work, the fans' support is not only strong, but also lasts for a relatively long period of time.

Like Ning Lan's, it sold a terrifying 24 million within 108 days of being on the market. Not only did it unravel the last suspense of who will be the peak in March, but it is also very likely that the achievement will be the first in the Chinese music scene to default to [-] gold in three years!
And as the fight between the gods and gods came to an end in March, the enthusiasm in the circle, the enthusiasm of the media, and the enthusiasm of the fans, like a full moon, will inevitably peak and slip.

From the third to the tenth, except for Xiao An who ranked tenth, the others all fell by different degrees!

And after ten, there were still corpses everywhere.

Compared with last week, the total sales of the national record market fell by more than [-]% last week, but it increased by more than [-]% compared to last year.

Last week, the total sales volume of the national record market increased by nearly [-]% year-on-year.

time record.

The music department has a director, and the regular meetings of the four small departments were merged into one and held in the large conference room.

Due to the large number of people, only the singer, manager, producer, four deputy directors, and the director attended the meeting.

Even so, there are nearly 50 people!

After Qiao Li announced the sales chart, everyone applauded Ning Lan collectively. Last week, Ning Lan's album sales totaled nearly 80. Everyone knew that the single-month platinum was stable, but after all, it was just an expectation. Realize it solidly!
Afterwards, Qiao Li cleared her throat, and said with a condensed expression, "Ning Lan's success is certainly worthy of congratulations, but I don't dare to compliment the achievements of other singers in the company."

She paused, then continued: "In March, the company released a total of six people's albums. Except for Ning Lan, the sales volume of the other five people's albums was only 9 copies in a single week at the highest, and less than less than 1, including three newcomers."

After all, he took a look at the three of them.

The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became depressed. The three newcomers, two men and one woman, all looked nervous and restless.

They all released their first singles, and their contracts with the company are still in the probationary period. After three months, if they fail to reach the 10 pass mark, they will be terminated and they will be classified as underground singers again!

Deputy Director Luo said stubbornly: "Mr. Qiao, the situation in March is quite special, can you?"

Qiao Li glanced at him and shook her head slowly: "The company's rules cannot be broken."

The faces of the three newcomers paled instantly.

Deputy Director Luo was also choked, and his face was a little gloomy. Among the three newcomers, two were his subordinates.

In March, during the piracy protection period, their single sales did not exceed 3 copies, and the passing line of 10 copies for three months, unless there is a miracle.

However, rules are rules, just like competitive sports, where there are winners, there must be losers!
The loser can only face elimination.

It's cruel, but it's an unavoidable reality!
Qiao Li let out a breath, skipped the topic, and said in a clear voice: "Before, the company made an appointment with big and medium celebrities in the circle for eight songs, and assigned them to five singers. In addition to Yaxuan, the album's main focus is also big and medium celebrities in the circle. As for the works, according to the decision of the company's high-level meeting, the albums of the six of you must be released before mid-August, not counting April, which means five, six, seven, eight, four months, at least one album per month, of which two months open."

After finishing speaking, he cast his eyes on Gao Dongliang: "President Gao, let's start with you, one in May, one in June, is there any problem?"

Gao Dongliang looked at Chenguang and Deng Yaxuan, seeing that they were shaking their heads, he said, "No problem, Chenguang is in May, and Yaxuan is in June."

Without waiting for Qiao Li to roll her name, Deputy Director Luo said, "Sunrise in July."

July is the summer holiday season, one of the busiest months for film releases in a year.

Deputy Director Luo frowned, and also said: "Xingyu is also in July."

Deputy Director Lu smiled wryly. His men got the songs from two top-notch second-tier players. Compared with Chaoyang and Mao Xingyu, the company paid less attention to them, and the competition was futile.

He said: "Then on my side, there is only one June and one August."

The release time of the six singers has been finalized, one in May, two in June, two in July, and one in August.

Li Kai sat there, snapped his fingers, and made a silent note in his heart, a gleam in his eyes disappeared in a flash!
That afternoon, Ni Houdao contacted Li Kai, and the two met at the small restaurant they had been to last time at six o'clock in the evening.

Li opened his eyes relatively early, entered the private room first, and ordered a few dishes at random.

Not long after, Ni Houdao came, giving people a feeling of travel and dust.

As soon as he sat down, the waiter brought up the food. Ni Houdao swallowed his saliva and was not polite. He picked up the chopsticks and ate a few mouthfuls. I just ate a loaf of bread for lunch, and I’m already so hungry that my chest sticks to my belly.”

Li Kai poured him wine and said with a smile, "Thanks for your hard work."

Ni Houdao waved his hand: "Small, I finally got something. Now there is a studio and a third-tier record company that I want to transfer. Well, the place is good, and all the equipment is available. I checked it inside and out, and it basically doesn't take much effort. After refurbishment, the kind that can be put into business directly.”

Li opened his eyes, and immediately became interested: "Tell me about the situation, by the way, what's the price?"

Hearing the last four words, Ni Houdao was stunned for a moment, with a slightly embarrassed face, he still said, "It's just that the price is a bit high."

"How many?"

"A studio, more than 600 square meters, with a total price of 960 million. Of course, it can still be negotiated."

Ni Houdao slammed his mouth: "Another third-tier record company, more than 900 square meters, with a total price of 1100 million."

(End of this chapter)