Before he could say anything, Xia Yuxiao, who was opposite him, took the lead and said, "Would you like to hear it?"
Click on the playback keyboard of the recording device.
A slightly sad female voice sounded.
“where is the moment when needed the most”
(Destiny seems to be against you)
“you kick up the leaves and the magic is lost”
(You helplessly kicked up the leaves on the ground and the world seemed to have lost its vitality)
“tell me your blue skies fade to gray”
(They also told me that your world has become extremely cold)
…
At first he felt melancholy, but slowly, Brian seemed to feel the sadness in her falsetto and the lost passion for life.
Different people have different feelings when listening to it. Some people think that this is probably a story about a man and a woman who are overwhelmed by life, comforting each other and making an agreement with each other. It is not so beautiful, but it seems to be quite beautiful.
When some people hear it, they just feel that it is when life encounters difficulties, stagnates, and the world is in a haze——
It's like I feel that this is a heartfelt wish from a friend...
He hoped that he could clear up his mood little by little and get out of the haze——
Just like the last two lyrics.
“you had a bad day”
(This bad thing will pass)
“you had a bad day”
(This world will eventually clear up after rain)
…
The singer's voice is excellent, even if it's falsetto, it doesn't feel artificial at all. On the contrary, this technique adds a lot of color to the song.
The melancholy lyrics, music, and vocals arouse resonance - the time of a song seems to describe the bad things that most people will encounter.
Especially the chorus.
After the song ended, not to mention Zhuang Ling, semi-insiders like Ashley, and even pure outsiders like Laura resonated with it, as if thinking of the twists and turns they had gone through, they felt a long sigh of relief.
tone.
The protagonist, Brian, who was holding the recording equipment, was already in tears.
Among them, excluding Xia Yu, he may have experienced the most deeply, and compared to Xia Yu, Brian has no relatives or friends, and has carried it all by himself until now - all the sadness can only be confided to himself at night, but
The next day, he has to tell himself to look forward, but what awaits him the next day may still be the appreciation of five people, the return of emails, or even silence and no reply...
Hard to bear?
certainly.
After a long time, Brian struggled away from his personal emotions, wiped the tears on his face with his clothes, and sniffed.
It's nothing, "Sorry, I lost my temper" or something like that.
Just a few questions.
"You sang it?"
"right."
Yesterday afternoon, after Brian left the recording studio, Xia Yu was working on it in the recording studio, but the song had been selected long ago.
After learning about Brian's experience, I chose this piece of music, which is quite similar to his experience.
And this song, in the L-level parallel time and space, "Bad Day" won the first place in the singles charts in France, Germany, the United States, Canada and other countries and regions as soon as it was released, and became one of the most popular songs in the world during a certain period of time.
The first song to have over 2 million paid downloads.
The singer was also nominated for a certain Grammy Award for Most Popular Male Singer...
Of course, compared to this one, Xia Yu prefers the other song "free loop" in this album.
These two songs are the essence of the entire album. If a suitable voice can be added, they will be easily remembered and outstanding.
As for the other songs in the album, they are not particularly outstanding, at least in Xia Yu's opinion.
Anyway, after listening to it, Xia Yu felt that it was okay, relying entirely on the singer's voice to support it, and had no intention of listening to it more.
The conversation continues.
"Your creation?"
"My good friend..."
What should a good friend's name be? Xia Yu is still thinking - Chinese or English?
"An album?"
"For now."
"Can I publish what I have created in the past few years together?"
"I have to listen. If you pass, it's better to change the time and don't crash."
"Can I change this album myself?"
"What if you'd like to be the owner of this album?"
"Okay, I signed this contract -"
A song conquered Brian.
If before hearing this song, Brian's attitude towards Xia Yu was more "respectful". After all, he was the boss——
He also endured several years of severe beatings, and his mentality and behavior in the world have become somewhat more harmonious.
But after listening, the way he looked at Xia Yu changed slightly - the timbre and singing skills were impeccable. In fact, he couldn't help but think, "Compared to himself, is this my boss, if he leaves?"
Will this road be easier?"
As for Brian's inner psychological activities, no one knows. He directly signed the contract——
After a set of procedures, it is basically effective. As long as it is notarized, it is a certainty.
Zhuang Ling gave Xia Yu a thumbs up.
【As for friends?】
【You think so, right?】
Raymond and Vivian are still thinking about it. Even if they think about it clearly, Xia Yu is too lazy to pay attention to them now - just let them wait for now.
On Brian's side, after signing the agreement, Zhuang Ling kept the case records and left the rest to Laura to run the procedures.
Looking at Brian, who suddenly looked forward to seeing him, Xia Yu didn't leave him alone.
The other file in the package is exactly another song. As for the remaining eight songs, Xia Yu has no plans to use them. This album focuses on these two songs, and she also plans to replace the other eight songs.
This was Xia Yu's idea, but Brian's inquiry gave her other thoughts.
Xia Yu said, "I have a whole album, but the two most outstanding songs of the whole album are here. In the past three years, we can only put them on one album. I think you have no objection? If you
Can’t wait, I have another solution, would you like to hear it?”
Sometimes a change in mentality takes a while, and sometimes it may only take a moment.
Eight years, eight years of trough, are not enough for one person to complete the change of mentality?
Then just be a loser forever.
"Of course!" Brian took the shortest time to read the lyrics of the second song, and there was no resistance on his handsome face.
"The first solution is that you try your best to modify this album and create it again;"
"Another option is to select the songs that everyone thinks are suitable for the album you want to release, and merge the two albums-"
"On the one hand, it solves the problem of your album release, and on the other hand, you will have a greater sense of belonging to this album -"
"Maybe you would rather be a singer-songwriter? But what I want to tell you is that this path is great, but there is no need to be too stubborn.
Only when people reach a certain height can they enjoy the freedom within a reasonable range at that height. In this world, few people have the freedom to do things and choose at any time and anywhere in this life.
What do you think?"
Brian hesitated for a moment, "OK, I understand, I agree with your decision!"
The moment he signed the contract, he was already aware of this. Did he resist? A little, but this was the price he had to pay.
"I'm glad that you can figure it out and it's a pleasure to cooperate." Xia Yu stretched out his hand and smiled slightly.
With a long sigh of relief, Brian held Xia Yu's hand and tugged at the corner of his mouth, "Happy cooperation!"
As for the remaining details, you have to figure it out slowly. For example, if you want to formally create a team to serve the music department, are there still so many people missing? And creating an album does not mean that you have the lyrics and music ready, and then go
Just do it in the recording studio and it'll be fine.
Music recording, music video shooting, post-editing, and cover art, each one cannot be ignored. Not to mention three years, it will take a year and a half, right?
In addition, the review of Brian’s own original music, or Brian’s adaptation of this album——
As for the name of her friend, Xia Yu told Zhuang Ling when she asked about it again.
"Christina."
"Christina?"
"What? What's the problem?"
"Name - not bad."
…
"Have a good rest today. This may be your last leisurely day for at least a year?"
Xia Yu said this when sending Brian downstairs.
"I think... I have rested long enough over the years, and I can't wait for tomorrow..." He did not smile, and his face was still tense, but this should be the longest and most sincere thing he had said today.
A paragraph?
As for the other conference room, Raymond and Vivian were already a little anxious.
Although he could still remain largely calm and did not come over to say hello, the door to the conference room opened directly after hearing the noise.
"Boss, can we talk?"
"why not?"
Ten minutes later, both Raymond and Vivian signed a series of names before the contract.
It was obvious that Xia Yu's frankness and generosity "deeply moved" them.
"It's a pleasure to work with you. I hope that in three years, you will be able to go one step further. This is my sincere words - I don't hope that in three years, you will not be able to bring me the value of a second-rate actor."
She smiled and looked at the two of them, "Then, I will regretfully inform you that resources and wages will be downgraded."
Raymond nodded, a smile appeared on his slightly resolute face, and said, "Of course, but when can we officially go to work?"
Vivian also looked forward to it. They had already gone to various theater groups and community theaters, and they were tired of running around. But she didn't have a general feeling about money - she just wanted to get some good, regular roles, not those messy, needy ones.
She uses her body to win the bad show.
""Twilight 1" is about to be prepared. Once approved, there will be a round of casting auditions, probably at the end of this month?"
"As for the roles, except for the protagonist, you can all give it a try."
"It's not that I'm stingy and don't want to give you the opportunity to audition for the leading role, but the main characters are all teenagers and still in high school. You are somewhat inappropriate. Is this a tactful statement?
?”
Foreigners are very mature when they are teenagers, especially when they become adults, and if they are in their twenties or thirties, Chinese movie fans may be blind when they play the roles, but foreigners will feel that they are too inconsistent.
"The official shooting may have to wait until next year, February or March. Are you thinking that there will be nothing to do in these three or four months? Are you worried about this?"
"Perhaps, you will be busy soon? During this period, you can take on the roles by yourself, or you can practice each other's acting skills in the company's audition studio - I will inform you of the specific work arrangements at the end of this month."
"Okay, let's disband!"
The happiest person about Raymond and Vivian's signing is Ashley.
As for Xia Yu, she no longer wanted to use her brain. She was so tired that she complained to Zhuang Ling:
"Just signing these three people, they will shoot ten scenes compared to me... no, they will be more tiring than me shooting for a month. The work of agents and company management is really not suitable for me, it is too time-consuming!"
She looked grateful, "Really, thank you for your hard work, senior sister. From now on, I mean -"
And Sister Tang...
"Are you too tired to even say that?" Zhuang Ling smiled handsomely and said thoughtfully, "Then think about it, how can you reward me with food in the future?"
"My requirements are not high. Just don't let me eat the same kind of food for a month."
"Oh, by the way, I mean every month in the future, not this month, understand?"
Xia Yu covered his face, helpless. Looking outside, he couldn't seem to find anyone who was as capable and trustworthy as Zhuang Ling.
In other words, she could only accept her fate.
[Recalling the time when salty fish was about to pass, although she no longer had the memory, the joy of showing off still made her yearn for——]
【Gone forever.】
After dealing with the signing issues of Raymond, Weiwei, and Brian, it was the turn of the remaining minor issues.
In the afternoon, Zhuang Ling put a document in front of him, which contained the files of about ten individuals.
"Eight of them were recruited from a security company - four men and four women. They all have corresponding experience, and they all have families. The families are quite happy, and there is no racial discrimination. They have a good reputation among neighbors, companies, and families.
OK!"
Why does Zhuang Ling recruit people with all kinds of strange recruitment conditions? Because they are suitable? It can only be said to be a means of preventing crime.
Among them, especially for grass-roots personnel such as security guards and cleaners, family income and social reputation are even more important than work ability.
Only those with happy families can greatly reduce the chance of crime. After all, this is a "free country and a beautiful country!"
The fact that he could hold a firearm already gave Xia Yu the opportunity to be exposed to danger.
It's not that Xia Yu thinks too highly of himself, it's true that if you can avoid it, avoid it. There are always some people who hate the rich, and there are always some people who are mentally disturbed. In this country that "advocates freedom", you can't expect others to always maintain reverence for life. You
You can only fear death by yourself.
"Racial discrimination, all the questionnaires have been passed, and the mental check results have come out, and those with problems have been screened out!"
This is a satisfactory answer from Zhuang Ling to Xia Yu. Xia Yu will not doubt the abilities of Tao Tang and Zhuang Ling.
But there is no doubt that Zhuang Ling is more ruthless and more playful - or should I say that?
Zhuang Ling couldn't get along with Tao Tang in China, and vice versa - manpower will eventually be exhausted?
"They will officially go to work tomorrow morning."
Including the three from the bankrupt sister company, there are eleven people in total. Ten people are rotated and one is just right.
The position of that little brat Daniel can also be freed up.
The security issue is solved, and then there are other personnel issues.