beauty winner

Chapter 99 Recording

When Yang Jingxing and the others went out, they found Fu Feirong standing beside him like a guard.Zhang Yanhao looked at Fu Feirong and said first: "How is your condition today? Let's record a demo."

Yang Jingxing helped to answer: "No problem, I tried it before I came here."

A few people took the stairs to the first floor. After entering, they found that the decoration atmosphere here was very different, with a warm and lovely style and various decorations, unlike the office area.

Gan Kai introduced to Yang Jingxing that there are two recording studios here, the first one is for recording vocals and individual musical instruments, and the second one is larger and used for recording bands, but the two studios can be combined for use.

Through the large area of ​​soundproof glass, five people could be seen in the listening room of Shed No. [-]. One of them, Fu Feirong and Yang Jingxing, must both know each other, and it was Cheng Yaoyao.

Cheng Yaoyao is dressed in business in the recording studio, with thorough makeup, exquisite hairstyle, furry white boots and purple thick pantyhose, a short down jacket on her upper body, and a white hat on her head. Color' knitted hat, cute line.She has a pretty face, and she probably looks good without makeup.

Seeing Zhang Yanhao, someone opened the door inside.Zhang Yanhao asked: "Is the recording finished?"

The sound engineer sitting in front of the machine said, "It's almost there."

Zhang Yanhao introduced to Yang Jingxing: "This is Chang Yiming, our chief sound engineer, Du Yuhua and Zhao Ge from the editorial department. Yaoyao knows everyone, right? Her assistant Chu Xiaotong... This is Yang Jingxing, [-]."

Chang Yiming first shook hands with Yang Jingxing: "Hi, I've heard Sister Duan talk about you a few times."

Yang Jingxing shook hands and said hello one by one, and then reached out to Cheng Yaoyao who didn't pay much attention to him: "Hello."

Cheng Yaoyao smiled, and stretched out a few nails for Yang Jingxing to hold gently.Yang Jingxing introduced again: "Her name is Fu Feirong."

Several people nodded to Fei Rong, and Chu Xiaotong took a second look.Fu Feirong began to play big games right now, with a cold and indifferent face.

First, I listened to Cheng Yaoyao's recording. It was a more dynamic and cheerful song, with a slightly dance-like rhythm.The soundtrack has been prepared long ago, and Cheng Yaoyao's singing is also good and qualified.

Yang Jingxing applauded: "Is this written by Yitao?" Yitao is a stage name, and he is considered a well-known writer of words and sentences.Yitao is estimated to be over 40 years old, but he has always been at the forefront of the times. He wrote popular folk songs more than ten years ago, and now writes dance music, never lagging behind.

Gan Kaicheng nodded: "It's him, the style of the new album."

Zhang Yanhao said: "Thank you for your hard work, they are here to record a demo and get ready."

Gan Kaicheng looked inside the recording studio, and said to Yang Jingxing, "Roland's synthesizer, is it okay?"

Yang Jingxing said: "Okay." Looking at Fu Feirong, he said: "Go in and sing "Girl"."

Gan Kaicheng followed into the recording studio, still explaining to Yang Jingxing how to use the synthesizer, then looked at Fu Feirong who was standing beside him, and pointed, "Stand in front of the microphone...don't be nervous, just sing like you are in a bar."

Fu Feirong then stood in front of the microphone, facing the group of people staring at her behind the machine in the listening room outside the soundproof glass.Gan Kaicheng closed the door and did not go out. After gesturing to Chang Yiming, he said, "It's time to start."

Seeing Fu Feirong's chest rising and falling rapidly, Yang Jingxing said, "Take a deep breath and adjust."

After asking Fu Feirong to adjust for 1 minute, Yang Jingxing said to start.The sound effect of this Roland professional synthesizer is also very good. They say that Roland's performance on strings is better than that of Yamaha, which is true.The texture of the piano sound is more fully expressed.

There was a problem with Fu Feirong's singing at the beginning, her voice was too low.Gan Kaicheng gestured quickly, raising and raising, and Fu Feirong's voice suddenly became louder.

As far as the requirements of a professional recording studio are concerned, Fu Feirong's performance in the first part was relatively poor. Fortunately, she didn't break the can, and worked hard to adjust her state in the middle of the song, and she felt a little better.

After singing once, Yang Jingxing looked at the reactions of the people in the listening room.Zhang Yanhao and Gan Kaicheng gestured, and then Gan Kaicheng said: "Do it again." He encouraged Fu Feirong: "It was very good just now, you can adjust it again, pay attention to breathing, don't sing too shallowly, pay attention to emotion, and keep your eyes open." close."

After giving Fu Feirong another minute, Yang Jingxing started again.It seems that asking Fu Feirong to close her eyes really worked, this time she sang much better.The acoustic structure of the recording studio allows her voice to be more fully expressed, and it is fuller and more solid than the original, even slightly deeper.

After singing this time, Yang Jingxing and the others were called out.Chang Yiming said to Fu Feirong who was hiding behind Yang Jingxing: "The sound is good, listen to it again."

After playing it through a very effective monitor speaker, Fu Feirong raised her head and opened her mouth slightly, she was dumbfounded. Can she sing so well?Of course, she is not so picky now, so she ignored the many breathing mistakes and poor speech in the demo.

But Fu Feirong's vocal characteristics were not affected by those flaws, and the excellence of the song itself was fully reflected.

After listening to it once, no one speaks first.Yang Jingxing asked, "Director Zhang, what do you think?"

Zhang Yanhao looked at Gan Kaicheng and Chang Yiming: "What do you think?"

Chang Yiming asked Yang Jingxing: "A new song? How about the soundtrack?"

Yang Jingxing said: "I really don't understand, I think that's it."

Chang Yiming asked Fu Feirong again: "Have you ever recorded a song before?"

Fu Feirong shook her head, Gan Kaicheng helped and said, "No, it's my first time here."

Chang Yiming said: "It's okay, take your time, the song is good and the voice is good."

Zhang Yanhao said to Yang Jingxing: "Since both of them said yes, then yes, let's go down."

Going downstairs to the chairman's office, Zhang Yanhao asked Yang Jingxing: "Should I sign with you or with her?"

Yang Jingxing smiled: "Of course it's with her."

Zhang Yanhao said: "You didn't understand what I meant. If you sign with you, you are responsible to the company, and you are also responsible to her. If you sign with her, she is responsible to the company, and we are also responsible to her."

Although Gan Kaicheng is in the editorial department, he also understands legal procedures, so he explained it to Yang Jingxing.If the company had signed a contract with Yang Jingxing, then Yang Jingxing would be Fu Feirong's manager.The company only had economic relations with Yang Jingxing, as for what happened between Yang Jingxing and Fu Feirong, the company didn't care, they signed the contract themselves.

Generally speaking, only those big-name managers with strong artist resources have this kind of treatment. Gan Kai gave Yang Jingxing two examples.The manager's name, Yang Jingxing, has never been heard, but the artists in their hands are all kings and queens.

Yang Jingxing was a little embarrassed: "Is this inappropriate?"

Zhang Yanhao said: "There is nothing inappropriate, but I want to add a clause in the contract, your song can only be given to our company... take a sample and have a look."

This contract is much more terrifying than Yang Jingxing's contract for selling songs. It is a thick book with more than 100 pages.They said that an artist contract was a contract of sale, but they did not expect that the contract signed by Yang Jingxing as a manager was no different from a contract of sale.

For example, all activities of an artist in the hands of a manager must be approved by the company.There are many types of income sharing, such as performances, advertising, or acting... These income categories are different, and different categories have different distribution methods, but most of them are the company. And artist points.

Moreover, the so-called clause that the broker is responsible for the company is even more shocking. To put it bluntly, the broker has to obey.

Yang Jingxing read page by page quickly, as if counting pages.Zhang Yanhao waited for Yang Jingxing to appease him when he saw some excessive overlord clauses: "Of course, these are all negotiable."

Yang Jingxing smiled: "It would be too scary if there is no room for negotiation."

After watching for a while, Yang Jingxing remembered: "I don't have much time, can you find another person from your company to be an agent to take care of Panpan's life."

Fu Feirong, who had been quiet all this time, finally spoke: "I don't need it."

Zhang Yanhao said: "This is necessary, as long as you are willing, I don't care."

Yang Jingxing said thank you, and then he was about to leave, saying that he would go back and discuss with Fu Feirong.And Fu Feirong also had to discuss it with his family.

Gan Kai sent Yang Jingxing and the others to the elevator and talked for ten minutes, mainly about the contract.He gave the most practical example, Duan Liying did not sign a contract with Hongxing, but Zhang Yanhao signed a contract with the company as a broker.Of course, Duan Liying is the queen, Zhang Yanhao's purpose of doing this is to make the queen less restrained by the company, and to make a lot of fuss in the terms of the contract, so that Duan Liying can enjoy more favorable treatment than others.

And according to Gan Kaicheng, Zhang Yanhao didn't get a commission for being Duan Liying's manager, so Duan Liying hasn't left Hongxing Company for so many years.

Gan Kaicheng also said to Fu Feirong: "Your goal now is to release a record. No matter how you sign the contract, you will not lose anything now! We will talk about other things when there is room for bargaining." Look at Yang Jingxing again: " Old Duan must have spoken well for you, otherwise it really wouldn't be that simple."

Yang Jingxing thanked the sincere Gan Kai and said goodbye. After entering the elevator, he looked at Fu Feirong: "They said you can do it, and then it's up to you."

Fu Feirong said again: "I listen to you."

Yang Jingxing shook his head: "No, you have to decide for yourself, whether you want to be a singer or not, you listen carefully first, being a singer is not necessarily easier than opening a restaurant, nor does it mean that becoming a singer will become popular, even if you become popular, it may not be It's just so beautiful..."

Fu Feirong said, "I understand all of this."

Yang Jingxing said: "When you go back, think about it carefully and discuss it with your sister-in-law. This is probably a matter that will determine your life. Although you are young, your thinking is no longer childish..."

Fu Feirong laughed.

Yang Jingxing asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Fu Feirong shook her head and continued to laugh.

Yang Jingxing reprimanded: "Be serious, let me tell you, if you want to be a professional singer, or if you are lucky enough to be popular, it will be another life, or you can continue to sing in bars, fun and relaxed, or simply listen to your music. Sister-in-law, go to study again..."

Fu Feirong looked at Yang Jingxing: "I'll listen to you, I know you won't harm me."

Yang Jingxing was more serious: "One thing you need to understand is that if I sign a contract with the company and we sign a contract, the rights and obligations between us are not as simple as me writing songs for you...I will take your income. A part, and not a small part."

Fu Feirong said: "You take it all, I have no objection."

Yang Jingxing smiled: "Look, you treat me as a friend, how can I have the nerve to make money from you."

Fu Feirong said: "I learned politics in junior high school, and we are distributed according to work. The more you work, the more you get. It doesn't matter. It's impossible that we are not friends."

On the way home, Yang Jingxing continued to tell Fu Feirong all possible bad things, trying his best to confuse Fu Feirong to give up his plan to become a professional singer.But Fu Feirong was very resolute.

After sending Fu Feirong to the restaurant, both the proprietress and the boss looked worried, because it seemed that neither Yang Jingxing nor Fu Feirong were in high spirits.

Yang Jingxing said: "The people in the company said she could do it, and they are willing to help her make a record."

"Really!" The proprietress jumped up happily, grabbed Fu Feirong's shoulder excitedly: "Panpan, Panpan, your life is really good." Tears were about to fall.

And the 23-year-old boss was also dancing happily: "Call Mom...I'll call later! Sit, sit, Yang Jingxing, thank you so much!"

Yang Jingxing said: "Don't be too happy, there are many things I want to explain clearly to you."

The boss and his wife were taken aback, and looked at Yang Jingxing in fear.

After Yang Jingxing rambled on for a long time, the boss laughed again: "What's the matter? I'm useless as an older brother. Let Panpan suffer so much since childhood. It's better to be a singer than to follow us and smell the oily smoke."

The proprietress also said: "We don't expect her to be a star. If she likes to sing, let her sing... We have never seen the world, but we also know that there is no job without suffering."

Yang Jingxing said: "I'm relieved if you think so. But you should discuss it carefully, and I'll come back tomorrow."

The proprietress said: "You can't go, let's have dinner first!"

Fu Feirong also smiled: "Go pick up Yu Xinting and the others, be happy."

Looking at the time, it was only five o'clock. Yang Jingxing called Yu Xinting. After hearing the good news, the girl yelled happily and asked if there was any more bacon to eat.Yang Jingxing called Qi Qingnuo again, and Qi Qingnuo asked very specific and careful, and he could tell: "You are not selling someone, you are selling yourself."

Yang Jingxing said: "The contract hasn't been signed yet, I hope we can negotiate."

Qi Qingnuo was worried: "They won't budge on this kind of thing...I'll ask my dad at night."

Then Yang Jingxing went back to school to pick him up, and Fu Feirong followed her sister-in-law's advice, but sat in the back.Yu Xinting, An Xin, and Qi Qingnuo were waiting at the school gate. Yu Xinting waved and jumped when she saw the car, while Qi Qingnuo kept smiling.

Qi Qingnuo opened the front door and went up, and asked Yang Jingxing, "What about the contract?"

Yang Jingxing opened the glove box and asked Qi Qingnuo to take it out to look at it himself.Yu Xinting was happy with Fu Feirong in the back and asked her what the interview was like.

Fu Feirong said: "I just asked some questions, and then recorded a song, and they said it was okay."

Yu Xinting asked: "What are you singing?"

"Girl."

Yu Xinting giggled, "That's for sure."

Fu Feirong suddenly remembered: "I saw Cheng Yaoyao."

Yu Xinting was envious: "Really? Did you all see it?"