Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 300 Finalizing the chorus single

PS: As you know, if I could compose lyrics for a song myself, I wouldn’t have to write a book, so I could only use ready-made ones.

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"Of course, you know this and I know it, but don't publicize it outside. Otherwise, although it won't be a big deal, it will have a bad impact after all, hehe..." Chen Ran quietly said to his cousin, who was cautious. He nodded.

Chen Ran touched his chin and was very satisfied with his layout.

In this era, putting competing sports brand stores on a commercial street may have been planned in big cities like Shanghai, but it has not yet become popular in third-tier small cities like Dongzhou City.

Then Chen Ran would be considered a pioneer for once.

The few shops here are a sports brand street.

It is so convenient for tourists to go shopping. They can also compare different sports stores and finally make a choice.

There is another relatively prosperous business district, so let’s go to the food street.

Anyway, those shops with only one floor are either used for clothing or food after being rented out.

However, Chen Ran also owns some shops with two or even three floors. These can be used to open KTVs, restaurants, foot baths or baths, and may also have deeper services. This is very normal in this era.

But these have nothing to do with Chen Ran, he is responsible for collecting rent.

But when Chen Ran remembered that in addition to Dongzhou City, he had purchased many shops in Ningzhou City, Hangcheng, and the Magic City.

Is this too much? Thinking about it makes me a little scared.

After all, with the soaring rate of housing prices in China in the next few years, coupled with Chen Ran's strong ability to attract money, and the possibility of obtaining the agency rights for "World of Warcraft", it may not be long before his wealth exceeds that of Mr. Li Ning.

You have to take it easy in the future.

However, after listening to the opinions of some professionals, Chen Ran purchased these shops not in his personal name, but in the name of a company.

As for the name of the company, Chen Ran didn't want to rack his brains anymore and simply chose "Golden Slam Co., Ltd."...

In other sports, such as table tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc., if an athlete wins the championship in all weight categories, it is generally called a Grand Slam.

Tennis itself has four Grand Slam champions, so after winning the Olympic gold medal, there was a term unique to tennis - the Golden Slam.

In addition, he has not won an Olympic gold medal, but has won championships in the four Grand Slams. There is also a term exclusive to tennis-Grand Slam.

So, Chen Ran decided to choose this name.

After staying in Dongzhou City for a few more days, he returned to the Magic City.

IMG found Chen Ran and said that it had contacted some well-known musicians in the entertainment industry to request songs.

After all, IMG is also involved in the entertainment business, has a wide network of contacts, and also has a vicious vision.

After they rejected some songs that were not very eye-catching, they selected three of them for Chen Ran to choose.

Chen Ran's eyes swept over these three songs. Two songs were unfamiliar to him, but one of them was very familiar to him.

"Is this... from the two-man band that sang in the Heineken Open final that day?" Chen Ran said with some surprise. (After all, one of them has been banned, so I won’t write down the name directly. Everyone knows it anyway)

"Yes, they are relatively successful original singers in the Chinese music scene. When our company found them, they were very enthusiastic. But..." the manager paused, "this song was originally intended to be played by them. They have the latest album, so the price is relatively high.”

"The asking price is 30 yuan!"

"You get what you pay for!" Chen Ran smiled and said, "Then this song is worth 30."

30 yuan in this era is very valuable, enough to give a singer an album.

But Chen Ran knew that the price was well worth it.

The song is called "Run", and tennis is a sport that requires constant running.

"Running" is a sports-themed song that was sung by many people, and Chen Ran liked the brisk and sweet melody.

In fact, in the original time and space, the song "Running" once became the theme song of the CBA League, because basketball is also a sport that requires constant running.

But the difference is that although "Running" became the theme song of the CBA League that time, the lead singer was still the duo band, and this time the home venue became Chen Ran and Faye Wong.

From a market perspective, the biggest beneficiary of a popular song is basically the singer, not the songwriter behind it.

Therefore, Wang Banbi insisted on singing by himself even with a broken voice that could go out of tune at any time, and even banned "Xu Riyang Gang" from continuing to sing his songs.

In addition, the song "Invisible Wings" became a phenomenal hit and created a little Chinese diva. The songwriter of this song is the same person. However, what is little known is that the songwriter eventually fell out with the singer. There were conflicts, they broke up on bad terms, and they never cooperated again.

One Chen Ran, one Faye Wong, plus a fee of 30 Chinese dollars, finally made the duo willing to bear the pain and give up the right to sing the song.

Of course, with the traffic of these two people, it is very possible for this song to break out of the circle and even become popular.

Chen Ran read the lyrics carefully and found that they were no different from the lyrics in his previous life. These lyrics can be used on the basketball court, and they can be used on the tennis court without any violation.

Fortunately, Chen Ran's concentration was good enough and he controlled himself without humming directly.

"Faye Wong...does Sister Fei have any objections?" After thinking for a while, Chen Ran put down the paper and asked. "It's up to you to decide the sports-themed songs, and she will cooperate." The manager replied directly.

"That's good!"

Singing this song with Faye Wong's ethereal voice, does it feel completely different from the previous life?

As for Chen Ran himself, although he is only at the average level of KTV, fortunately there are "millions of tuners". Anyway, he is not planning to sing on stage or other public places, so he is worried about the ball.

After all, in the previous life, all the tone-deaf artists in the entertainment industry, and those "millions of tuners" could transform you into a "god of songs".

Of course, over time, these people themselves became lost. They really thought they were singing gods, but ended up falling over when singing in public.

There is a saying that goes well, if an actor calms down and ponders over his acting skills, no matter how poor his talent is, he will still be able to develop some skills over time. However, singers are all about talent. If talent is not enough, no matter how hard you try, you will not be able to do it.

There are even some singers who can write a bunch of good songs, which means they have a good sense of music, but they can't sing by themselves, which is terrible.

But for someone as self-aware as Chen Ran, of course he can be a studio singer with peace of mind!

"In addition, we plan to have a MV..." the manager continued.

"Well..." Chen Ran responded, "That's right."

Good songs must have MVs, this is the default industry rule!

In his memory, the MV for this song had a scene of playing basketball. So this time the MV for "Run" should turn into a scene of playing tennis.

“Tennis shots shouldn’t just be close-ups of me hitting the ball!”

"Far, near, and sideways, from all angles!"

Chen Ran analyzed his thoughts.

He knows that this song "Running" will definitely become a classic in the future.

"No problem!" The agent gave an OK gesture.

Anyway, money is no problem. I will spend another two to three hundred thousand to shoot the MV. As for the songs, they will be released to the market for free. I don’t ask for any financial return. It is just to promote tennis. In short, I am rich and willful.

After Chen Ran had no objection, Faye Wong asked the agency to be responsible for contacting her, and then agreed on a time to record the single and shoot the MV.

Think about this powerful alliance between the top literary and sports elites, it will definitely cause a sensation.

"Good luck!"

After the agent left, he leaned back leisurely on his chair and looked through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the office building at the lively and prosperous scene of the Magic City.

He originally thought it would be good to have a sports song of decent quality. After all, there are very few excellent sports songs in China.

By some strange combination of circumstances, the duo happened to come to sing at the Heineken Open in Shanghai, and they hit it off with their management company and came up with "Run", a song that was originally going to be included in the new album.

It's a pity that such a talented and singing person has...

In fact, Chen Ran really liked this band when he was a student. It is not easy for them to carve their own way in the entertainment industry monopolized by Hong Kong and Taiwan and be loved by the majority of student groups.

Of course, he couldn't interfere in this kind of thing. Even if you interfere, people may not listen to you.

That circle is a bit chaotic, and everyone has their own circumstances.

Still the same sentence: Let go of the need to help others and respect the fate of others!

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As expected of IMG, after they agreed on the time for Chen Ran and Faye Wong to record the single, they revealed the matter through the media, and marketing began accordingly.

"It is definitely a very nice song and will definitely live up to the expectations of the audience!"

"This song was written by a well-known duo, and we paid a lot of money for it!"

"Faye Wong is also very satisfied with this song!"

"We believe this song will become a classic."

"By the way, the name of this song is "Run"!"

"Don't worry, there will be a MV too."

"You will see Grand Slam winner and world number one Chen Ran playing tennis in the MV!"

Many media, whether paper or Internet, have already begun to warm up.

In the past, some TV sets became popular before they were broadcast. This time, due to the blessing effect of Chen Ran and Faye Wong, the song "Running" became popular before it was even recorded.

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(End of this chapter)