You've passed the college entrance examination, but can't you make it in the entertainment

After winning the bet, Le Yan went out and wandered around without restraint every day.

Originally he only moved within a kilometer around the set, but now his range has expanded to 5 kilometers.

According to informants, Le Yan is now too lazy to even approach older women. Relying on the fact that no one in Hong Kong knows him, he either goes to Yau Ma Tei for afternoon tea or to Tsim Sha Tsui to play mahjong. He has never been seen observing anyone, and he looks like a dandy boy.

The two directors dared to be angry but not to speak out.

They comforted themselves that as long as LeYan could maintain his current high level of performance, they could let him do whatever he wanted.

Le Yan's professional ability has not only been affirmed by the director, but also recognized by his peers.

The local Hong Kong actors in the crew privately discussed that after "Comrades: Almost a Love Story" is released, there is a high possibility that a superstar from the mainland will appear in the Hong Kong entertainment circle.

In fact, in the past decade or so, the Hong Kong entertainment industry has been in a very embarrassing era.

Whether it is a TV series, a movie, or an award ceremony, the active ones are always the old faces who were influential more than 20 years ago.

Hong Kong films no longer have the glory they had more than a decade ago, Hong Kong dramas no longer have the classics they had more than a decade ago, and there is also a lack of young local artists.

They seemed to have entered a state of stagnation.

"He's good-looking, he's a great actor, and I heard he can sing and dance. How long has it been since Hong Kong has seen such a well-rounded young artist?"

"Can sing and dance? Are you talking about Le Yan? Can he sing?"

"Not only can he sing, he can also write songs. The other day I heard Director Su say that he wanted to ask LeYan about his songwriting progress."

When Le Yan grabbed Kong Chao and Su Tianhou by the neck, his hands were very strong.

The two later analyzed that they were too rash in stopping Le Yan from going out, which must have angered Le Yan.

Le Yan is someone they cannot afford to offend.
If he went back and whispered something in Ye Xinchun's ear, their days as superstars would fall from heaven to hell.

The two discussed it for a whole night one night and decided to raise the price of the song written by LeYan.

The highest level in the industry is far from enough, we should exceed the highest level in the industry!

Brother Le Yan, for the sake of money, please be magnanimous and forgive us, and stop bothering us, okay?

Su Tian wanted to get the money to Le Yan as soon as possible, so he asked him about the progress of his songwriting whenever he had time.

Le Yan had no idea that their purpose was to bribe him, and he simply thought that Su Tian was urging him to submit his manuscript quickly.

Writing the theme song for "Sweet Honey" almost made Le Yan worried to death.
More than a month has passed since the release of "The Moon Represents My Heart", and the system panel has changed again.

For example, [Observation] and [Face Control-Anger] were upgraded to C, and [Face Control-Joy] was opened, finally completing the four-piece set, and Le Yan also upgraded this skill to C level.

In order to open a song, his current policy is to upgrade whichever skill consumes the least perception points, so he also upgraded the [Cooking] skill he obtained a long time ago to C level.

These system skill upgrades did indeed unlock a few songs, but the sad thing is that LeYan has not yet fully mastered the "prayer" technique. No matter what method he used to construct the story in his mind, he did not get the "Sweet Honey" he wanted.

Of course, "Sweet Honey" would be perfect only if "Sweet Honey" was used as the theme song!

The only good news is that these songs, like "The Moon Represents My Heart", are old songs. I don't know if it's because the story scenes in his mind when he was "praying" were full of the flavor of the times.

But these are not important for now.
The important thing is that half of the time for joining the team has passed. The lowest skill in the system is now C-level. Calculating the days, before the deadline given by Su Tian, ​​Le Yan only has one last chance to upgrade his skills.
Are you going to watch the money you've earned slip through your fingers?

Because Le Yan's progress was not going smoothly, every time Su Tian asked him questions about the song, he remained silent.

Le Yan misunderstood that Su Tian was urging him, and Su Tian misunderstood that Le Yan didn't want to pay attention to him.

The two sides misunderstood each other, and the final result was that Su Tian and Kong Chao took the gifts to apologize.
Again, whether from a career or safety perspective, Le Yan is someone they cannot afford to offend.

My ancestor, if you don’t accept this money, our children will be scared!

That night, when Le Yan returned to the hotel from the music room, he ran into Su Tian and Kong Chao who were waiting for him at the door of his room.

Seeing that Le Yan looked tired all over, the two directors slapped their heads in regret.

Look at my memory!
I'm missing one gift. How come I forgot the sea lion whip?

Le Yan was feeling depressed and felt very tired.

As he said before, he had long planned to retire and end his journey of experiencing life in Hong Kong.

But he was so angry that Su Tian and Kong Chao kept stopping him, so after winning the bet, he went out to hang out in revenge.

Filming and going out for a walk during the day are tiring enough, and at night I still have to "pray" and practice musical instruments in the studio.

Guys, I'm really not in the mood to entertain customers. You guys can go play with other girls tonight.

He said to the two directors with a depressed look:

"It's too late today. Let's talk about it tomorrow."

Le Yan's cold tone further confirmed the two directors' speculation.

Oops!

Le Yan is still angry!

Regardless of life or death, they followed Le Yan into the room. After putting down the things in their hands, Su Tian asked directly:
"How's the song going?"

What Le Yan fears most now is hearing this question.

He put his hands into his hair and rubbed it hard twice.

People tend to be emo at night, and being in a foreign country exacerbates mood swings.

Le Yan kept asking himself this question in his heart.

Is it necessary to endure this bitterness?
Is this money necessary to earn?
Why did I push myself into this state?

"You can ask someone else to write it." Le Yan leaned back and leaned on the soft back of the sofa.

There is nothing difficult in the world, as long as you are willing to give up!
Comfortable! !
“No, no, no, no!” Su Tian was so anxious that he stuttered, “What’s the problem? We can talk about it!”

Le Yan comfortably fell into the softness behind him and made up an excuse:
"I'm so tired, really so tired, I don't have the energy to keep up."

Su Tian cursed in his heart, it would be strange if you could keep up the energy to be a groom every day.

Kong Chao's calm flattery:
"You know the content of this TV series best. Only you can write a work that satisfies us, and we are sincere about it."

Le Yan squinted his eyes and shook his head:

"Thank you for your sincerity. I really won't accept it. I can introduce you to the best musicians in the industry, and I can also help you communicate with the musicians about the direction of the song."

"Sing Your Song" allowed him to meet dozens of outstanding top musicians in the circle.

What kind of person do you want?

You can choose whatever you want, I will help you build the bridge.

Kong Chao anxiously sat down next to Le Yan and said in a pleading tone:

"We are really sincere. If you are not satisfied with 120 million for a song, how about 150 million?"

120 million is the price for a domestic first-line musician to produce a song, and it is also the price agreed upon by Su Tian and Le Yan before.

The 150 million was the amount that Kong Chao and Su Tian decided to increase after discussion.

After a busy day, Le Yan felt a little sleepy as soon as he touched the sofa. He said drowsily:

"No, no, let's work together again next time if there's a chance."

Kong Chao and Su Tian looked at each other.

Oh my God, is Le Yan so angry?
Then this money must be given away!

Kong Chao quickly calculated the project's available budget in his mind and found that there was really no way to increase it any further. He emphasized:

"150 million! You won't accept 150 million?"

This is already more than the average price paid to first-tier musicians!

Le Yan yawned, smacked his lips and said:

"No, I'm tired."

Please go away, I want to sleep.

Su Tian, ​​who had been silent for a long time, suddenly slapped his thigh and said through gritted teeth:

"160 million per song!" The budget of "Sweet Honey" has two major parts. One is the content that Kong Chao is responsible for, and this part certainly cannot be reduced. So now the only variable is the marketing and back-end links that Su Tian is responsible for.

There must be no cutting corners on the content, so Su Tian decided to squeeze out some budget from the marketing side for Le Yan.

In the current situation, Le Yan is of course more important.

The loud noise caused by Su Tian slapping his thigh temporarily scared Zhou Gong away for two seconds, allowing Le Yan to regain a little clarity of mind.

Le Yan, whose mind was in a daze, blinked.

160?
Isn’t it 120 million?

Did he remember it wrong or did he hear it wrong?
He shook his head, rubbed his eyes, and asked weakly:

"How many?"

Su Tian looked at Kong Chao in horror.

He, he, he has a big appetite!
Can you still save money?

Kong Chao shook his head slightly.

I'm really running out of ammunition here.

Su Tian clenched his fists.

He is the only one who has to bear this suffering!

"180 million for one song. If it's okay, it's okay. If not, forget it." Su Tian stood up first. If Le Yan still refused, he would push the door and leave immediately without saying another word.

Le Yan stood up, took out a banana from the bag brought by the two directors, peeled it and handed it to Su Tian:

"Should I still write a few songs?"

Su Tian gritted his teeth and swallowed his anger:
"Yes!"

It has only been over a month since LeYan received the request to write a song.

How many songs can he write?

Two songs at most!

Le Yan rudely stuffed the banana into Su Tian's mouth, wiped his hands, and took out the computer from his bag.

He was out of pajamas at the moment.

180 million per song!

If he sold all the old songs he had just released, he would have enough space for his master bedroom in his villa.

Regardless of whether those songs have a direct relationship with the TV series, I'll just give it a try.

"It's time to give you two a progress report." Le Yan put the computer on the coffee table and turned the screen to the direction of the two directors. "The songs I wrote are called "The Moon Represents My Heart", "I'm a Little Bird", "What Do I Want in Life" and "Let Everything Go with the Wind". The last two songs are Cantonese songs. I will play them for you one by one."

Fortunately, LeYan has produced all these songs in the studio, otherwise there would be no props to fool them today.

"Four poems?" Su Tian's eyes almost popped out.

Are you going to cut my kidney?
Four songs?
Le Yan waved his hand at him, telling him not to make a fuss:

"Don't worry, these are not theme songs. I haven't written the theme song yet."

Su Tian was so scared that he almost fell off his chair:

"Five?"

besides?

Le Yan smiled and clicked the play button, and the first song "The Moon Represents My Heart" began playing:

“Maybe more”

"Director Su?"

"Director Su?!"

Le Yan and Kong Chao lifted Su Tian, ​​who had lost both kidneys, from the ground and put him on the sofa.

Three minutes later.

Su Tian put down his hand that was pinching his philtrum, and his face regained some color:
"It has a flavor of that era, but it doesn't seem to have a strong connection with the content of the TV series."

It is no exaggeration to say that Su Tian fell in love with the melody of "The Moon Represents My Heart" after listening to just a few bars.

But even though he liked it, he did not associate the lyrics with the scenes in "Sweet Honey".

Within three minutes of listening to the song, LeYan had already drafted a gibberish:

"My thinking is that our TV series depicts stories from that era, so all the music that appears in the series must have obvious characteristics of that era."

Su Tian and Kong Chao nodded at the same time.

The atmosphere of a period drama is very important, and the musical element is the most important part of the atmosphere.

"If we want the audience to have a strong resonance and sense of substitution, we must arrange music in important plot shots. Imagine that when Li Xiaojun and Li Qiao break through the layers of psychological, moral and social defenses and have their first intimate contact, do they need a song that makes the audience's heartstrings beat along?" Le Yan looked at Kong Chao and said.

Kong Chao frowned and asked:
“You are writing the soundtrack now?”

"Yes!" Le Yan said, tapping the table, "It's the soundtrack!"

Before TV series and movies are broadcast, in addition to finding musicians to write theme songs and interludes, they will also find professional musicians to write the soundtracks.

But the soundtrack generally does not require vocals.

"The soundtrack doesn't need lyrics." Finance Su Tian immediately refused.

Wow, you get 180 million for one song, but I find an outside music team to get 1 for one song!

I can’t afford it! I can’t afford it!
Le Yan raised his index finger and shook it left and right at Su Tian to indicate his denial. He clicked the play button again, and a melodious and soothing voice came from the computer speakers:
"You asked me how much I love you, how much I love you"

The sound of music slowly echoed in the room. Le Yan looked at them and asked:
“Do you have a sense of the picture?”

The scene described by Le Yan was what was filmed today. Su Tian and Kong Chao closed their eyes and constructed a fusion of the scene and the song in their minds.

Suddenly, Kong Chao opened his eyes and whispered to Su Tian:
“The mood of the lyrics is better, or this song can really be used as a soundtrack.”

Kong Chao is in charge of the content of the TV series. If he says it is okay, Su Tian will naturally respect it.

But money doesn't respect him.

Su Tian turned to Le Yan and said:
"This song is pending, but the others are not."

Le Yan exclaimed:
"Listen, don't be anxious!"

He played the second song "I'm a Little Bird", and at the same time stimulated the emotions of the two directors:
"Just imagine that Li Xiaojun had just arrived in Hong Kong and was delivering goods on his bicycle in the rain. It was raining heavily and he didn't know the terrain, so he didn't deliver the goods to the destination on time. After being looked down upon and ridiculed, he hid in an alley and was in a daze. This music appeared!"

Kong Chao closed his eyes again and carefully savored the mood of the song.

“Sometimes I feel like a little bird that wants to fly but can’t fly high enough.”

Before his mind even connected the scenes in the TV series that Le Yan was talking about, Kong Chao began to empathize with her.

Isn't he also a struggling 'little bird'?
In the past few years, hasn't he been looking for a warm embrace in the middle of the night?

When Kong Chao combined this song with the scene described by Le Yan, he felt so excited that he was shaking all over!

It suits the occasion very well!

Who says that soundtracks have to be silent?

He slowly opened his eyes and said affirmatively:
“This song is a great song to use here.”

Su Tian's heart is bleeding
The theme song hasn’t even been written yet, and you’ve asked for two songs?
No, this is really the limit!

We must not give in anymore!!
"These two Mandarin songs are pretty good. We'll go back and study them and get back to you. We don't want the last two Cantonese songs." Su Tian said seriously, "I've asked someone to purchase Cantonese hits. We won't create original Cantonese songs."

Le Yan snorted coldly and raised his eyebrows arrogantly:

"Let's put it this way. If these two Cantonese songs I wrote were put into the Hong Kong music scene 20 or 30 years ago, there would be few songs that could beat them. Maybe there are some, but you should know that the more resonant a song is, the more expensive its copyright is. I'll give you these two songs, so just be happy!" (End of this chapter)