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Chapter 300: If the budget is not enough, add more!

The next morning.

Xia Lian stood outside the CEO's office holding the freshly produced music demo, waiting to be summoned by President Qin.

Although she had listened to Mr. Qin's instructions, Xia Lian was still a little nervous at this moment. She always felt an invisible pressure when facing Mr. Qin, the boss.

It had nothing to do with the legendary pressure from superiors in domineering CEO novels. She simply felt that when President Qin looked at her, there was a sense of oppression and distrust.

The feeling of distrust is understandable. After all, the two parties are not familiar with each other. It is natural for the boss to have this feeling towards his employees, especially those who have not achieved results.

But it seems that Mr. Qin is a little different. He simply does not trust me.

What made Xia Lian nervous was that this boss’s thinking was a bit... weird.

People with high emotional intelligence are imaginative and unrestrained in their statements, while people with low emotional intelligence are just impulsive in their statements.

The most annoying thing is that the boss always directly interferes with the project. It would be fine if the boss really knows the business, but most bosses who do this don't.

Working people have a really hard life.

Xia Lian sighed and then yawned. In order to edit the music demo as quickly as possible, she stayed up until 1 a.m. last night and was still a little sleepy.

At this time, the office area of ​​the campus network has become busy. The employees maintain a tense and energetic sense of tension. Everyone is concentrating on their work and there is no sign of relaxation at all.

Programmers were discussing technical issues fiercely, and product managers were talking loudly using all kinds of incomprehensible words.

This enthusiastic atmosphere of struggle also infected Xia Lian. She took a deep breath and cheered herself up.

come on! effort!
Xia Lian, who had regained her spirits, walked into the office. President Qin looked up and glanced at her. "Is the music demo out?"

"Yes, I edited it overnight. Mr. Qin, please listen to it." Xia Lian immediately put the tape on the table.

Qin Shaoyan took a Walkman, put the tape into the card slot, pressed the play button, closed his eyes and enjoyed the music.

"No." Qin Shaoyan suddenly opened his eyes, "This doesn't feel right. This is not what I want!"

Xia Lian almost collapsed when she heard this. She was most afraid of hearing this sentence.

Why does it feel wrong?
Qin Shaoyan frowned, "Didn't I tell you before?"

“We need four instruments: the satar, the flute, the guzheng and the suona, and we need to blend these four instruments perfectly together.”

"It should reflect the vastness and desolation of the northwest desert, the generosity and tragedy of the Yanzhao region, the gracefulness and beauty of the Jiangnan water towns, and the grandeur of the suona."

"What is this, mixed together in a weird way?"

Xia Lian was a little nervous. "This is done completely according to your opinion. I asked them to make three versions, and they finally recommended this one."

"That won't work! It's a mess." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "Maybe I didn't make my requirements clear before. I'll tell you in detail now."

"The song begins with a solo of satar, which creates a desolate desert in the northwest, with the high and vast sky of the grassland, the bright moon rising from the Tianshan Mountains, and the vast sea of ​​clouds."

"Of course it was the guzheng that was used in the song. The guzheng's melody was soft and artificial, and it filled the entire background, distorting the style of the song."

"After the guzheng comes the flute, which should be brisk and loud, with the heroic spirit of a sword spanning 30,000 miles."

"Continue with the satar. Keep playing the zither and flute. Emphasize the satar."

"The melody gradually rises to the climax, and the suona appears out of nowhere, with the momentum of a rooster crowing and the world dawning, suppressing the other instruments."

"The last quarter is an ensemble of four instruments."

After hearing this, Xia Lian was stunned. She was not a musician, so she couldn't say whether the points listed by Mr. Qin were good or not, but the requirements were very clear.

"Boss Qin, this requires extremely high technical skills from the performer. I think we need to invite some instrument masters."

"Then please, don't consider the cost." Qin Shaoyan said calmly, "Our company does not care about the cost when it comes to public welfare publicity!" "I will give you an additional two million budget, so you can hire the best performing master, the best tuner, and find the best recording studio in Beijing to present the best results."

"We are already in talks with CCTV and are preparing to buy prime-time ads for broadcast."

"Director Xia, this is going to be broadcast to the people of the country and shown to the whole world. We have to do our best!"

"If we can't even do well in the National Games, how can the organization trust us with the Olympic Games?!"

Olympic Games?!

When Xia Lian heard this, she felt like she was struck by lightning and her whole body was numb.

Are we still going to take on Olympic projects?
I am just a small director, hanging around in the entertainment industry. How could I dare to take on the Olympic Games promotion project?

Mr. Qin, you think too highly of me.

"Don't just stand there, hurry up and do it." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "Our three coal boss shareholders also take this matter very seriously. Send me an application with the budget you want, and I will approve it for you directly."

"If you do a good job, you will get bonuses, paid vacations, and a seven-day trip to the Maldives."

Xia Lian was startled and immediately stood up and bowed, "Thank you, Mr. Qin, for your consideration. I will do it right away."

……

With the boss' encouragement, Xia Lian quickly cheered up.

With the additional budget of 2 million, Xia Lian felt more confident and dared to speak louder.

It is easy to find a photographer to shoot a MV. Everyone in the entertainment industry has connections, so it is not difficult to contact a good photographer. In addition, Xia Lian has a sufficient budget, so it is not a problem at all.

The photography team, lighting team, and makeup team were quickly assembled.

Recording studios are easier to find, and hardware is not a problem as long as you have money.

The only problem now is how to find a suitable master of folk music, who must be at a national level. Money alone is not enough to achieve this.

We also need the cooperation of the masters to find the feeling that Mr. Qin mentioned.

She started making phone calls frantically, trying to mobilize all the connections she could to seek help.

For the sake of being classmates, give your sister a hand!
After working hard for a few days, Xia Lian finally managed to find four folk music masters and invited them into the recording studio.

The four masters were surprised at first after seeing Mr. Qin's request, and then they began a heated discussion, which lasted for an entire afternoon without any result.

So the four masters asked Xia Lian to talk to Mr. Qin in person and discuss what kind of music he had in mind.

Seeing that the atmosphere was too heated, Xia Lian had no choice but to call President Qin and ask him to help.

Qin Shaoyan gladly accepted the invitation and came to the recording studio to discuss his needs with the four masters.

When it comes to knowledge of musical notation, performance, and musical instruments, Qin Shaoyan is a complete layman. He just has some dirty money.

But being rich is a big deal these days, and Qin Shaoyan even brought up the title of the National Games public service advertisement, so the four masters naturally did their best to meet his needs.

After Qin Shaoyan explained his needs, he hummed a few words on the spot to help the masters get a feel for it.

After discussing for a while, the masters began to collectively study how to compose the music.

Both sides were trying to find the feeling while studying it, and after discussing for more than ten rounds, they finally found the feeling that Qin Shaoyan wanted.

It was not until midnight that we finally had a preliminary version.

(End of this chapter)