Jiang Yan felt there was no need to be too arrogant.
It's good if the song is a bit more tongue-in-cheek.
The key is to be catchy, ear-catching, and highly sung.
After all, this is 1998, not 2008. It’s not appropriate to do something too avant-garde. Just make a voice in the music world. If you really want to lead the trend, you have to wait for the next album.
Just take a look at the most popular and hottest songs this year and you will know the style.
Xiao Qi's "The Girl Opposite Looks Over" and "Sad Pacific", Faye Wong's "Red Beans" and "Meet Me in 1998".
Andy's "Ice Rain", Hua Jian's "I'm Feeling Annoyed Lately", and Octopus's "It's All the Moon's fault".
In the second half of the year, there will also be "Rain Butterfly" by Princess Huanzhu and "Notepad" by Cheng Huilin.
Each of these songs is very hit, and it can be said that they are indeed engraved in the DNA of a generation.
So Jiang Yan doesn’t have to do much, just find something similar, or something a little more avant-garde.
Now that he has "Fairy Tale" and "Wukong", with these two songs taking over, it doesn't matter if the next few songs are a little bit worse.
Of course, how could he, Uncle Jiang, come up with a bad song?
Here are a few songs by Hiro, a few songs by Allen, and a few songs written after 2003.
At that time, the gods in the music industry were fighting each other, and so many good songs failed to achieve the maximum effect, so it is better to advance to 1998...
Although the album is titled "DNA", the theme is still mainly about love songs.
As for pop songs, if you don’t sing love songs, it feels abnormal.
There are ten songs, including one or two that are more high-end to elevate the level of the album. The rest will be passed down by word of mouth among lovers.
"So you still want to add a plot-type music video to each song?" Xiao Dajin asked at this time.
"Yes." Jiang Yan said.
"Is the cost too high?" Xiao Daqing said worriedly, "Usually a music video costs more than 10,000 yuan. Your "Fairy Tale" cost 22,000 yuan, and "Wukong" cost 40,000 yuan.
This is a free guest appearance. If it wasn’t free, it would have cost 60,000 to 70,000 yuan. It would cost hundreds of thousands for an album with ten songs. This is too exaggerated.”
"Isn't it good to have high standards and strict requirements? After all, I have to be responsible to the fans." Jiang Yan looked serious and did not blush at all.
Why didn't he understand that this would waste a lot of money, but there was nothing he could do.
The system requirements are ten scenarios.
What is a scene? It must be a storyline within a relative period of time, so it is almost called a scene.
So under this standard, even if a scene lasts only one second, the cost will be far more than ten shots.
Of course, after two music video experiences, Jiang Yan has also accumulated some ways to cut corners.
You should be able to save a lot next time.
"It's up to you. Actually, with a face like yours and a song of this level, it doesn't matter if you don't shoot the MV." Xiao Da compromised, "By the way, when are you going to record the song Wukong?"
"Finish the next MV first, then look at the time." Jiang Yan said.
The most important thing for the next MV is to bring out singing skills to improve the efficiency of recording songs.
Moreover, August 13th was the Battle of Xiangjiang, so he had to go there a few days in advance.
So recording can only be postponed.
"Then I will go back to Beijing tomorrow. I have to keep an eye on your "Fairy Tale". Distribution is a big subject!" Gao Daqing opened the folding fan again.
"When will it be available?" Jiang Yan asked.
"It takes ten days anyway. The production of the first batch of tapes and CDs, plus the distribution of goods, will take this time. There are also radio stations that have to line up for promotion, and TV stations..."
After five or six minutes of popular science, Jiang Yan said, "Okay, I'll do the hard work for you, and try to become an instant hit!"
"Hey, I've already become famous, okay?"
"Really? Why don't I feel it?"
"..."
...
I signed a publishing contract with Maitian, and it was only for two songs.
So Jiang Yan didn't have much to worry about.
If we fight this battle well, then we can continue to collaborate on the next album. If we fight well, then it means that the wheat field can be destroyed.
If such a good song doesn't work well, why don't we disband and wait to cut the grass on the grave?
Well, this was not said by Jiang Yan, but by Ao Daqing himself.
The reason is very simple, if the songs are good or the songs are bad, other companies are not blind.
If a trump card is played like a bird, you can see what others will do to the wheat field.
So facing the release of Jiang Yan's debut single "Fairy Tale", Mai Tian is really only allowed to succeed, not to fail, and is full of pressure.
In the early days of the release, Jiang Yan only had to watch and do his own thing.
Wheatfield is really going to stretch your hips, so just transfer to another company.
Anyway, Jiang Yan has no feelings for Gao Dajin, and he is not Wu Jing...
After solving the song problem.
Next, Jiang Yan asked about the theater chain.
"Hey, you are really generous!" Gao Dajin was very surprised, but immediately poured cold water on him, "I'll go ask, but don't hold out too much hope. Our film industry-related policies are basically bronze.
Period, so...you know."
"All right."
Jiang Yan was already prepared for this answer, so he was not too surprised.
It seems that the only way to go about the movie is through the Xiangjiang route.
Next, we talked about office space.
Wu Yong had previously found a 200-square-meter venue, but it was obviously not suitable now.
So Jiang Yan simply asked him to continue looking for a bigger one, even a few thousand square meters, and buy it directly.
These days, the housing prices in Magic City are far less than 10,000 yuan, let alone the 18th-tier county town of Hengdian.
So buy it, it won’t cost much.
There are still more than 15 million on hand that have not been moved.
Finally, Jiang Yan asked Gu Hanqing to start writing a music video script:
"As for the plot, you can use it freely. The requirement is still the same, at least ten scenes, and at least two group scenes. The protagonist must be a singer, preferably a king-level singer, and other fancy professions are not allowed.
After all, you are just a singer. It is best if you don’t know anything else. I understand, I leave it to you."
Gu Hanqing: "...Understood!"
...
After the meeting, several people went about their business.
In the afternoon, Wu Jing left the show and came back to pack his luggage. Tomorrow he will go to Jiangsu Province with the crew.
Farewell is imminent, and a drink will definitely be indispensable in the evening.
So I called a few familiar people.
Although there are still gaps in Jiang Yan's space, he did not cheat this time.
So at the end of the day, it was Wu Jing who took care of Jiang Yan.
The god of wine Jiang Yan actually got drunk today after only drinking half a bottle of liquor!
This almost moved Wu Jing to tears.
As expected, everyone will get drunk even if they are not drunk. Brotherhood is stronger than gold!
So I decided on the spot that when I got married, I would let this guy be the best man.
Then before leaving the next day, he left a note:
"I thought you had a good drinking capacity, that's all?"
Two hours later, Jiang Yan got up and looked at his empty side. He was a little sad at first, but when he saw the note, he burst out laughing.
Not long after, Jiang Yan received a call from Fan Youwen and Yao Ming was here.
Jiang Yan didn't dare to ask for help and set off quickly.
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