China Entertainment: Starting from 07 Kuainan

Chapter 101 Be sure to sign him!
Yuanyin Recording Studio.

A European and American man in his fifties, with a lean build and wearing glasses, immediately smiled and extended his hand as soon as he saw Lu Yuan.

At the same time, he greeted Lu Yuan in broken Chinese.

"Nihao, way!"

"Hello."

The two shook hands, and then Kangni Liang took the initiative to introduce in English.

"Lu Yuan, this is Universal Music's executive vice president and head of Asia Pacific, MAX Hole."

"Just call him Max."

"Hello Max."

Lu Yuan greeted the other party again.

"land!"

Max nodded with a smile on his face and couldn't wait to praise.

"Your musical talent is astounding!"

"Oh my gosh, those three really dynamic pieces are so beautiful."

Although Universal Music is one of the largest record companies in the world, it has many well-known singers such as Lady Gaga, Halena, Kanye, Eminem, The Eagles, Magic Red, Fettes, Amy, etc.

But sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat.

Without fresh blood, no matter how big a company is, it will inevitably decline.

When Max heard the three songs "wake", "stronger" and "natural", he made up his mind to sign Lu Yuan.

Whether it is the European and American music scene or the Chinese music scene, singers and songwriters are rare talents.

Especially singers who are good at singing and writing are the targets of many record companies.

Before Sony, EMI, and Warner discover this gem, Universal must sign Lu Yuan first.

At the same time, as the general person in charge of the Asia-Pacific region, Max has been promoting Asia-Pacific singers to enter the European and American markets.

And Lu Yuan happens to have such a meaning, and he is also good at singing and composition. The two parties are simply a match made in heaven!
"Max, thank you for the compliment. I think so too."

Facing foreigners, Lu Yuan was not modest at all.

Isn’t the work he produced good?

Although it was copied from a text, it was a void text that spanned the long river of time. If it were placed in a fantasy novel, it would be as high as a fighting emperor.

"Haha."

Max laughed and gave a thumbs up.

"Lu, I like your confidence!"

"cool!"

"This is how a young genius should be!"

In Max's eyes, Lu Yuan is the male version of Amy Winehouse and the male version of Taylor Swift.

Last year, the brightest new stars in American pop music were these two.

Amy Winehouse's second studio album has topped the album charts in more than a dozen countries including Eagle Country, Deutschland, France, Bullfighting Country, and Windmill Country.

On America's Billboard album chart, although it is not number one, it is still number two.

More importantly, Amy Winehouse is an artist under their Universal umbrella.

Another female country singer, Taylor Swift, is showing equally strong momentum. Her debut album sold 3.9 copies in the first week and landed at No. 200 on the Billboard 19 album chart.

It is amazing for a newcomer to achieve such an achievement.

Unfortunately, the record company Taylor signed with was not very good. It was Big Machine Records, a small company that had just been established.

If it were operated by Universal, it would not be impossible for Taylor's debut record to be on par with Amy's.

In addition, according to Universal Music's internal predictions, at next year's Grammy Awards, Amy's biggest competitor in the Best New Artist award will be Taylor.

Still, people within the company are optimistic about where the award will go.

Although Universal Music cannot affect the final selection of the Grammys, Universal Music's promotion and distribution capabilities can completely overwhelm any major record company.

The two companies are like a giant steel ship and a broken wooden ship, there is no comparison at all!
In fact, Universal also tried to explore Taylor, but the singer himself was not very willing.

Taylor was unwilling to sign the contract, and Universal did not lick his face and force him.

Twisted melons are not sweet.

What's more, with so many new stars emerging in the pop music world every year, how many of them can last a long time?
The poaching failed, Max was very sorry.But now, none of that matters.

Lu Yuan is the target he wants to pursue most at the moment!

Seeing the light in Max's eyes, Lu Yuan smiled slightly.

Max's eyes were exactly the same as Yuan Tao's a few months ago.

This one is steady.

"Max, are you interested in hearing my new work?"

Later, Lu Yuan extended an invitation to Max.

Don’t be afraid of getting old with routines, as long as they work!

"sure!"

Max grinned and said with great interest: "I'm very, very, very interested."
In order to express the urgency in his heart, Max used three 'very's in a row.

"Please."

Lu Yuan led Max to the recording studio next to the conference room with one hand.

Poor Max, if Yuan Tao saw this scene, he would kindly remind him to hold on tight and never bite the hook casually!

However, Yuan Tao was not here, and Max followed him into the recording studio with great expectations.

"Brother Hai, please bring up the sound sources of "this is it", "counting stars", and "oh father"."

Ah Hai silently made an OK gesture, lowered his head to operate, then raised his head and said.

"All right."

Immediately, Max sat on the chair and picked up the monitoring headphones.

The first thing that caught my ears was a burst of drum beats + chanting.

"Oh oh oh oh
This day is gonna be
The greatest memory (this day will be remembered forever)..."

Rock and roll again?

And it's also heavy metal rock?
The surging drum beats can make people's blood boil even if they are just hearing it for the first time. After listening to the intro, Max felt that this song was good.

It turns out that Max was right.

An uplifting song!

next song.

Huh?
Same song, different interpretation?

interesting.

The drums are the same, but the arrangement style is more pop rock. It sounds very interesting, but it can be released together.

next song.

"Lately I've been, I've been losing sleep..."

Have you changed your style?

This song is obviously a POP-style work, but after hearing the familiar drum beat and guitar, Max showed a smile that was true.

Yeah.

Even the POP style has a rock and roll flavor.

Compared with the previous song "this is it", Max is more optimistic about this song "counting stars".

The melody is brainwashing, the lyrics rhyme very well, and the brisk and unpretentious drum beats do not take over the spotlight, but add color to the arrangement.

What a genius idea!

Be sure to sign Lu! !

Max would feel like he was committing a crime if he missed out on such a talent!

However, although he was very anxious, he still patiently continued to listen to the last song.

"Oh father, I never wanted..."

Is it more of a ballad style song?

At first, Max thought the song was a little weird, but as he continued to listen, he found that it was surprisingly good.

Still a familiar drumbeat.

(End of this chapter)