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

Chapter 507

more than an hour later.

The door of the lounge was pushed open, and a beautiful figure walked in step by step.

With a tall figure, a good face, and that aloof aura exuding from the inside out, who else could it be except Murphy?

Li Kai, who was listening to the CD, took off his earphones, smiled and waved his hand.

Murphy stared at him for a moment, then nodded back.

Before the two could open their mouths to communicate, Huo Shufen said, "What did you say at the meeting?"

Murphy's interest faded: "Director, Mr. Jin and the others still prefer me to keep the current style. The lyrical and slow songs have gone all the way to the black. Mr. Huang didn't express his opinion, but I think he also has the same idea."

Huo Shufen was not surprised, she turned her head to look at Li Kai, and said helplessly: "Murphy tried to change the style of music twice before, but they were not very successful. In addition, there are two lyrical songs among the top ten songs on the Asia Billboard this year. Slow songs, therefore, the company doesn't really want Murphy to try something new."

Li opened his eyes and digested it for a while, and said slowly: "Then this time, the style of the single is still a lyrical slow song?"

Before Huo Shufen could answer, Mo Fei said, "It's up to you."

Li stared blankly.

Murphy looked at her and said, "In terms of music, the company will respect my opinions, even if they disagree, they will not force me to trust you."

Facing Murphy's firm eyes and hearing her flat but firm tone, Li Kai was not flattered, but smiled wryly.

It is good to be trusted, but it is also a pressure.

"I try my best."

He Jingyun's album is the main title, from lyrics and music, to arrangement, to demo, to recording supervision, Li Kai is responsible for everything. This is no secret in the circle of the five giants.

Therefore, this time Murphy's single was not just a matter of writing a song, but also participated in the entire recording process.

For this reason, on the basis of Qiao Li quoting 5 points for Li Kai, Murphy took the initiative to add 1 point.

The [-]% share is higher than that of new singers signed by record companies, setting a record for the highest share for a single work in the industry.

Huo Shuzhen hesitated for a moment, and then reminded: "Li Kai, no one in the circle can deny the song you wrote, but whether it is suitable for Murphy Company still needs to be reviewed. The result of the review will determine how much publicity resources will be invested. It will be released in 16 countries in the Asian region. , the cost range is very large.”

Murphy frowned, glanced at the agent, with a sense of blame in his eyes, then looked at Li Kai and said, "Don't worry about it, the release is scheduled for 16 countries, and there is a guarantee."

Li opened a smile.

After chatting for a while, Li Kai pointed to the CD player and said, "Can you sing the top [-] songs on the Billboard in this CD?"

Murphy said: "Mostly, some of the lyrics are unfamiliar, so I can only hum the song down."

Li opened his head and nodded: "Then, you choose a song of different styles and sing it to me."

Murphy immediately thought of his intention, and readily agreed.

Afterwards, Huo Shufen made several phone calls and waited for more than ten minutes. The group left the lounge and came to recording studio No. 1.

Murphy's royal accompaniment band, producer Jin Qiming, and his assistant are already there.

Huo Shufen introduced to Li Kai, exchanged greetings with each other, and then everyone took their places.

Murphy sang six songs in a row, hard rock, light rock, lyrical slow songs, R&B, electronic dance music, inspirational songs, one each.

It has to be said that Murphy's singing skills are very good. In addition to the range close to 4 octaves, the emotional expression of the voice is quite consistent with the artistic conception of different genres and lyrics.

Then, at Li Kai's suggestion, he sang two more niche songs, one Chinese style, one ethnic style, and a saliva song.

A total of 11 songs, quite a small half-time concert.

"Murphy's voice is perfect, he can handle all kinds of music styles, but I personally think that we should specialize in lyrical and slow songs, what do you think?"

When it came to an end, during the break, Jin Qiming took the initiative to talk to Li Kai. After Murphy transferred to Nisso, he was in charge, and only served as Murphy's producer, and he deserved his name.

Even Murphy would respect his opinions on the production of records and the selection of songs.

At the beginning, at the peak of the lyrical slow song genre, Murphy insisted on trying other genres. After failing, he switched back to the lyrical slow song. One of the important reasons was Jin Qiming's will.

Otherwise, with Murphy's own style, how could he flinch after falling once?
Jin Qiming directly expressed his personal point of view, obviously condescending, not because he relied on the old to sell the old and underestimated Li Kai, but as one of the few ace producers in the industry, he did have the qualifications.

Li Kai is a songwriter, and a songwriter is not equal to a producer.

Strictly speaking, Li Kai only provides works, and it is the producer's job to identify whether singers are suitable.

Of course, Li Kai's situation is quite special. He debuted for a short time, but with dozens of works, the first hit, every aspect of his music, any opinion, will be taken seriously.

Li Kai understood the meaning and smiled: "I think that there is no 100% difference in genre of pop music. A song can contain elements of various genres. There is me in you, and you in me. For example , the second title of the Four Dog Days album "You Are Not Really Happy", which is not only a light rock song, but also a slow lyrical song, and the third title "Nunchaku", rock and super fast version of Rap song, and It has national style and martial arts style mixed with various elements."

Jin Qiming frowned. As a senior musician who entered the circle in the 80s, he would inevitably be conservative while advancing with the times. Since the development of the domestic music scene, an album with a unified style and a song with a clear style are still absolute. Mainstream, Li Kai said that many music elements are mixed, he does not deny it, but he does not agree.

Just like the popular Four Dog Days band, he personally has reservations about the main songs of the album.

"What do you mean, the song written for Mo Fei this time is a fusion of several genres?"

Li Kai nodded: "You can say that, but the categories are still clear. I will take out a few songs and choose the one that suits Murphy the most."

"A few songs."

Jin Qiming was startled, a little unbelievable. He originally thought that after listening to Mo Fei singing songs of various genres, Li Kai decided on a certain genre, and then tailored a song for Mo Fei.

Listening to Li Kai now, the song has been prepared long ago, and there is more than one song, so you can pick and choose.

Li Kai saw his expression in his eyes, guessed what he was thinking, and took the initiative to say: "Recently, I happened to have some inspiration, so I created some songs of various genres."

Jin Qiming didn't delve into it, nodded and said, "That's the best."

Mo Fei and Huo Shufen came over, and they both cast a questioning look at Li Kai.

Without them opening their mouths, Li Kai said, "Dance music is not suitable for you."

Mo Fei was taken aback when she heard this, and her eyebrows frowned slightly. From her heart, she was most inclined to return to rock and roll, followed by electronic dance music.

She is very clear that electronic dance music is absolutely non-mainstream in China, but it has a place in the Asian music scene, and it has a pivotal position in the international music scene.

In addition, there is a very important point, she has a dance foundation, even a semi-professional level.

Li Kai didn't explain, and continued: "Metal rock and inspirational songs are not suitable either."

Murphy couldn't help but said: "Rock is not suitable either? I sang in bars for nearly two years before my debut, 70.00% of the songs were rock, the guests in the bar responded well, and island countries, Xiaohan, including some Southeast Asian countries, They all have their place.”

Li opened his eyes and laughed: "I didn't say that rock is not popular, what I said is that it is not suitable for you, at least I have no creative inspiration for the time being, and metal rock is not the same as rock."

After a pause, he continued: "I think R&B, light rock, and slow Chinese-style lyrical songs are more suitable for you. I have a few ready-made works here, and I will sing them for you first. Listen, after listening, we will discuss which song to choose."

Hearing what Li Kai said, Murphy didn't say much, and nodded slightly.

Li Kai borrowed a guitar from the guitarist and slanted it on his body, then walked to the front of the microphone, adjusted the height, and tried a few notes with the arc.

When he was ready, he pondered for a while, and then said: "The first song "Persistence", light rock."

Flicking the arc with his fingers, the accompaniment music played, Li opened his mouth and sang: "When night comes, loneliness is always by my side. Every evening, waiting for my heartbeat is your infinite tenderness. Every time I face you, I will never forget you." Dare to look into your eyes."

"Perseverance" is the representative work of Tian Zhen in the previous life. With this song, he won the title of "Best Female Singer" in China in 97, and when the album was released in 96, he was even called Tian Zhennian by the domestic music circle.

".Holding you oh my baby, you see me crying, loving you makes me sad, breaks your heart, hugging you oh my baby, but you know I can't back down, even if it makes me pale and haggard, scarred Tired."

The foreshadowing of the verse sounds a bit vicissitudes and tragic, but when it comes to the climax of the chorus, it is suddenly high-pitched, forming a sharp contrast, reflecting the spirit of continuous struggle in adversity.

This song is undoubtedly a classic among the classics. The previous life earth is also very popular in China, but because of the constraints of the times, it has not been possible to go abroad. It has to be said that it is a pity.

The simple but tactful melody and the deep and warm tone firmly caught everyone's ears.

Murphy raised his head and stared at Li Kai's handsome face, which was intoxicated with singing, without blinking his eyes.

Jin Qiming, Huo Shufen and the others' eyes brightened slightly.

After singing the song, Li Kai pulled his emotions out of the song, glanced at the crowd, and said with a smile: "The first half of this song is relatively soft, and the climax is relatively hard. In fact, it can also be used as a hard rock, but I think it's better to do light rock. It's better to deal with, it's more suitable for you."

Murphy thought for a while, then nodded silently.

Li didn't talk too much nonsense, brewed for a while, and then said: "The second "One Cut Plum", a lyrical and slow song with a Chinese style, the history of the country of China has a long history of thousands of years, the island country, Xiaohan, including those countries in Southeast Asia, is very important to the country of China. There is a feeling of admiration from the bottom of my heart for the history and culture of China, so Chinese style and national style songs should have a place in the Asian music scene.”

After all, after a moment of silence, the arc was fiddled with, accompanied by music, and at the same time singing sounded: "True love is like a vast grassland, layers of wind and rain cannot be blocked, there will always be clouds and sunrise, and the sun will shine on you and me."

"True love is like a plum blossom, which cannot be submerged in the cold and snow, but blooms on the coldest branch, and sees spring coming to you and me"

"One Cut Plum", the first representative work of Fei Yuqing, the little brother from the previous life on Earth.

This song went from Taiwan to Hong Kong, to the mainland, to Southeast Asia, and finally to the whole world.

The lyrics are poetic and picturesque, especially the line "Snowflakes are fluttering, and the north wind is rustling", which is even more popular on the Internet.

In many Nordic countries, the on-demand rate of this song is on the top of the list.

Countless foreigners have the urge to learn Chinese because of this song.

This is an export of Chinese culture, and it is a kind of global resonance for Chinese culture.

After the song was sung, there was silence in the recording room.

The eyes of Jin Qiming and others are all shining.

Both "Persistence" and "Yijianmei" have elements of lyrical slow songs, and can even be forcibly included in the lyrical slow song category.

The only difference is that elements of other genres are added.

The audio-visual effect is quite different. Perhaps for the general public, the difference between whether the song sounds good or not, and whether they like it or not, but for professionals like them, they can clearly distinguish it.

Li Kai paused for a moment, then moved on to the next song.

"Next week, "Moonlight Lovers," R&B style, with a little bit of rock flavor."

Li Kai said, and as his fingers fiddled with the arc, the sound of music came again, and he sang: "I wake up, sleep in the moonlight, the last quarter moon, let me miss you, don't want to wake up, who knows, afraid to open my eyes, you are not there"

"Moonlight Lover", one of Coco Lee's masterpieces from the past life earth.

The Chinese theme song of the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and the English version "A Love Before Time".

With the popularity of "Crouching Tiger, Long Dragon", the song also quickly became popular, spreading from China to the Asia-Pacific region, and then spread to the world.

In 2001, the song won the Best Song Award at the 20th Hong Kong Film Awards Ceremony. In 2016, Coco Lee finally won the song king of "I Am a Singer" with this song.

".Love the heart, go deep into the sea, take me there, get it back, please love me, 1 years, love with the heart, love is a gift from the moonlight, I wait for the love letter from the angel, say you love me, I am willing for love sleeping"

In the melodious and ups and downs of the music, the song presents a strong feeling of melancholy, loneliness, deepness, and introversion, vividly showing the style and characteristics of Chinese-style love.

And the climax of the chorus gives people a soul-stirring audio-visual effect.

To a certain extent, it shows the characteristics of the fusion of Chinese and Western.

The singing fell, and the recording room was so quiet that a needle could be heard.

Murphy and others, including Li Kai, were still immersed in the artistic conception of the song, and there seemed to be lingering sounds in their minds.

After a while, Jin Qiming took a deep breath, his eyes gleamed brightly, he said three times in a row, and gave Li Kai a thumbs up without hesitation: "These three songs have their own characteristics, each has its own merits, It's a perfect fit for Murphy."

(End of this chapter)