Riding the wind of rebirth

In addition to the already famous songs "Perseverance" and "What a Big Tree", as well as the song "Absolute Infatuation" written by a 19-year-old boy Li Shengjie when he was in ninth grade, these songs were discovered by Zhou Zhi based on his memory.

What was left were the alternative songs sent by the record company. Zhou Zhi picked out Chen Sheng's "Crazy for Love" and Lu Guanting's "The Love of a Lifetime", and personally rewrote the Mandarin version of "The Love of a Lifetime". Lyrics, this counts as living together.

Song selection is actually the same as literary creation, a bit like opening a blind box. Before it is launched on the market, no one can guess the market response.

Many songs that can make a singer famous overnight are often ruthlessly rejected by record companies, and are only discovered after 20 years, and then become golden songs.

And many record companies are optimistic about the hit, and after putting all their efforts into creating it, no one applauds it.

Generally, an album can have three to four songs that are popular, and the record company and the singer will win.

Zhou Zhi certainly has the confidence from future generations. Basically every one of these songs is a hit. Su Fang's album can definitely push her to the position of a top-notch Chinese singer.

Now Su Fang has received a lot of offers from major record companies. Due to the high admiration of Chinese people for the arrangement style of pop songs, Zhou Zhi suggested that Su Fang join Rolling Stone Records in Taiwan. This company has at least ten more years of glory.

Now this recording is just a preliminary DEMO, which will be sent there later. After everything is finalized, Su Fang will fly there to record for two months. After that, she will have to undergo a series of professional training, from appearance and demeanor to to how to deal with the media, etc., to prepare for becoming a big star.

The "Mortal" band organized by Little Fatty Brother has released three albums, but the popularity of the songs is not high. Instead, the year before last, New Yibao Records selected his song "Unrepentant" as Faye Wong's entry into Taiwan. The title song was released in an album of the same name, and it became an instant hit, making him quite famous in the industry in three places.

Little Fatty is now also considering retreating behind the scenes and transforming into a creator and producer, so Su Fang suggested that the company poach him directly to create a new album for herself.

They are both "professional newcomers" and both parties are working hard. Little Fatty even flew to Shudu specifically to record the DEMO.

To make such a trip now, you need to travel around Macao Island or Hong Kong Island, which is actually not easy.

There are two sets of DEMOs, one is Su Fang's vocal track, and the other is the current soundtrack plus Su Fang's singing, but it is obvious that the little fat brother is a little dissatisfied with the current arrangement and plans to take it back to Taiwan. Find inspiration and rearrange everything.

Although the digital age has arrived, the mainland has not yet caught up. There is no CD-burning machine or anything like that. Now the little fat brother still gets two tapes, and he still needs to take them back and convert them into digital.

Fortunately, the requirements for the demo tape don't have to be too high. It's enough to meet the needs of the soundtrack. Su Fang had to go to Taiwan to complete the formal recording.

"Sister Fangfang, you can prepare your luggage." The little fat man's Mandarin, which was full of Taiwanese accent, was quite pleasant. He raised his hand and shook the two tapes in his hand: "I have absolute confidence that the boss will play every song completely." agree."

"How about we all have a meal together?" Zhou Zhi suggested, "Just have a simple family dinner at the place where you live these days."

The little fat brother pinched his belly worriedly, and finally shook his head firmly: "Forget it, I'll go directly to the airport and take the nearest flight back."

"Thank you, little fat brother, thank you for your hard work." Su Fang smiled.

"Why are you thanking me? It's my turn to thank you." Little Fatty made a joke on himself: "With your recommendation, in Mainland dialect, I, who was about to be laid off, have all found their jobs again."

After seeing Little Fat Brother off at the airport, Zhou Zhi and Su Fang got into the car and drove back. Su Fang sat in the passenger seat and praised: "Little Fat Brother is a very talented person."

"You're not bad either." Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "How about we take a guess, how long will it take for Sister Fang to be able to freely enter and exit the airport like you are now?"

"What do you mean?" Su Fang didn't understand: "I can't enter and leave the airport freely anymore?" "When you become famous, people will chase you wherever you go." Zhou Zhi said seriously: "Do you think there are still people like this? comfortable?"

"You are so exaggerated." Su Fang took out the cigarette case and thought about it before putting it back.

Zhou Zhi reached out and grabbed the cigarette case, crumpled it, and threw it into the trash can in the car.

"What are you doing?!" Su Fang was a little angry.

"At least you can no longer smoke in public places." Zhou Zhi advised: "And I think it's time for you to quit smoking. Why don't you try jogging and use exercise instead of tobacco to stimulate yourself?"

"Do I deserve it?" Su Fang looked at Zhou Zhi bitterly.

"Sister Fang, you have to be careful when drinking water from now on, let alone smoking." Zhou Zhi looked at the road and controlled the steering wheel, his expression remained unchanged but his tone became serious: "You must not have the intention of harming others, and you must not have the intention of guarding against others. No, haven’t you heard of so many little stories about nightclubs?”

"That's it..." Su Fang took off her shoes, raised her legs, huddled on the seat, and fell silent.

"Hey! It's just unnecessary for me to mention this." Zhou Zhi said with a smile: "Who is Sister Fang? She is the leader of the underground music circle in Shudu, she eats both sides, and she is trying to balance everything out, so it's not my turn. To worry about.”

"I'm too lazy to beat you up because you're driving." The concern from Zhou Zhi actually made Su Fang feel pretty inside, but she couldn't show it: "How is Tingting's matter? There seems to be no movement?"

"We're waiting for the costumes." Zhou Zhi said, "The filming location, Xianshi Old Sauce Garden, also needs to be renovated. After Tingting's MTV is launched, it will be open to the public for tours."

"Why does the costume take so long to take?" Su Fang felt a little surprised.

"Master Yang Dequan is restoring Tingting's clothing based on women's clothing in the late Qing Dynasty. Every stitch and every stitch is based on the real requirements of that time. It can withstand the high-definition camera to capture the details of the plate button cuffs, and can show the high-end sense of tapestry craftsmanship. That kind of thing.”

"Are your demands too high?" Su Fang was a little surprised: "How much does such a set of clothes cost?"

"I originally planned to let the masters from Hong Kong Island make it, so a set would cost at least 10,000+." Zhou Zhi said with a smile: "Those masters in Shanghai all charged 1 yuan in silver dollars to make a set of gowns."

"Now that we have found Master Yang, we can do it for 3 yuan, saving a lot of money."

"It seems that Tingting also runs every morning?" Su Fang asked: "The exercise you are talking about is the same as hers?"

"You have to find a professional coach to see what suits you." Zhou Zhi thought for a while: "It's best to be one that can improve your figure and temperament. Tingting's wild ways don't count."

"But it's right to choose exercise." Zhou Zhi brainwashed Su Fang: "Human happiness comes from the secretion of two chemicals in the body, one is called dopamine and the other is called endorphins."

"Normal levels of dopamine are related to mental health and happiness. Endorphins are mainly involved in pain regulation and emotion regulation, while dopamine is more involved in the reward system and motivational behavior."

"In other words, it is easy to use drugs to secrete dopamine and make happiness come directly, but the probability of addiction is high, and it can also lead to emptiness afterwards, lack of concentration, loss of mood or depression and other adverse reactions."