Looking at the two siblings in front of him, Lin Zhijie felt that he was really a bit old.
My thinking cannot keep up with the pace of young people.
Lu Chen, 22 years old, had just graduated from college and was not a music major. He made his official debut through a well-rated talent show and became a rising star in the pop music world.
Moreover, he did not take the path to fame that most newcomers take. He did not sign with any agency and directly established his own studio. Now he is about to release his first album. His rise is so fast that it is jaw-dropping!
Lu Xi, Lu Chen's sister, is also his agent and studio manager, and she is also dazzlingly young.
Although in Lin Zhijie's opinion, both Lu Chen and Lu Xi were immature, the spirit of self-confidence and self-improvement they shared deeply touched this industry veteran.
Tan Hong likes to support new people, and he, Lin Zhijie, is not bad at it either, so he helps him out.
Today's domestic pop music scene is in great need of up-and-coming stars who are motivated and capable!
Lin Zhijie shook his head and said: "Don't thank me, I'm also helping the company to get business. The key depends on you. Whether the CD album can be successfully released, quality is the key."
Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered that Lu Chen really had no problem with this!
From the preliminary round of "Singing China" to the finals, Lu Chen sang all original works.
"My Deskmate", "Flying Higher", "Young Jinshi", "Love in the Wind" and the currently popular Internet "Chasing Dreams" are all written by him, and the first ones are all outstanding.
Even a classic!
After careful calculation, putting together a complete album is not a problem at all.
As for the quality of the singing
What else is there to say? Even as a judge, he gave Lu Chen several 10s!
Lin Zhijie immediately swallowed back the rest of his words and asked: "Where are you planning to put this album into production?"
The music director of Feishi Records found that he was quite slow. Lu Chen’s album could have been taken over and put into production, promotion and distribution in his own company!
With the quality of these songs, Lu Chen's talent, and the strong strength of Feishi Records, maybe we can create a small miracle and recreate a bit of the glory of the record industry back then.
Lin Zhijie has always been worried about the decline of the recording industry.
The emergence of this opportunity made him immediately excited!
How could Lu Chen guess Lin Zhijie's thoughts? He replied without hesitation: "It is currently being produced at Nirvana Studio. Seven songs have been recorded. It should be completed in a week at most."
If it weren't for the delay of the "Singing China" national tour, his debut album would have been completed.
But this time investment is nothing at all. It is equivalent to publicity in advance.
Lin Zhijie was instantly disappointed. How could you carelessly produce your first album for others?
Nirvana Studio? What the hell is that?
Never heard of it!
He suddenly stood up and said, "Come on, take me to that studio, I want to give it a try!"
He secretly made a decision, if the production level of this Nirvana studio is not good, then he will not show any shame. He must take Lu Chen's business and start it again.
It’s not about making money or anything. Nowadays, recording records is a loss. Lin Zhijie doesn’t want to see these good songs being ruined, otherwise his conscience will feel uneasy!
In the current domestic environment, it is rare to find an outstanding original song, let alone an entire album.
Lu Chen and Lu Xi looked at each other, wondering why Lin Zhijie was so excited.
But the music director of Feishi Records must be given face. Lu Chen said quickly: "Okay. I will take you there now. Nirvana Studio is also in the park. It's very close."
Lin Zhijie waved his hand: "Let's go!"
He couldn't wait to listen to Lu Chen's album, even if it was still half-finished.
Lu Xi paid the order, and then the group left Lanting Cafe and rushed to Nirvana Studio.
On the way, Lu Chen called Wang Jing and asked her to prepare.
When we arrived at Nirvana Studio, all the members came out to greet us!
Wang Jing, Wang Hui and Wang Changsheng, plus the other three members of the Nirvana band, looked very grand.
Seeing Lu Chen and others approaching, Wang Jing stepped forward first, saluted Lin Zhijie and said, "Hello, Teacher Lin!"
Lin Zhijie was shocked by her and said blankly: "Okay, who are you?"
He has been in the industry for more than 20 years and has had many apprentices, but not this one.
Wang Jing explained: "Three years ago, you gave a public class in Jingyin. I attended it twice and benefited a lot."
"oh!"
Lin Zhijie suddenly realized: "So that's it, when did I have such a beautiful female student!"
Wang Jing couldn't help but laugh.
She is a very refreshing girl, with short hair and no makeup, and a bit cold and arrogant temperament.
But she is very beautiful, with no obvious blemishes on her eyes, nose, and mouth. If she dresses up carefully, puts on a dress and goes for a walk outside, I don’t know how many men’s hearts she can seduce.
Lu Chen came to Nirvana Studio quite often, and he never saw Wang Jing smile more than once.
And when she smiled, the space around her seemed to become brighter.
Wang Changsheng said respectfully: "Director Lin, it is our honor for you to come to our studio."
Lin Zhijie is very famous in the industry and has just served as a judge for "Singing China". Of course Wang Changsheng knows him and is very happy.
This big shot in the industry visited Nirvana Studio, and if I tell others about it in the future, his face will light up!
Lin Zhijie is used to seeing all kinds of situations and handles them very appropriately: "You are too polite. Let's go inside and talk."
He came here to listen to music, not to socialize.
In fact, at this time, Lin Zhijie was already complaining deeply about Lu Chen.
This studio looks like a small workshop at first glance. Both the reception room and the offices inside are very small and cramped. What good works can be produced in such poor conditions?
It wasn't until he came to the recording studio that his impression changed.
From Lin Zhijie's professional perspective, this small recording studio is very professionally decorated, and the equipment investment is not too bad. Nirvana Studio should have spent most of its funds on this, which is why it is so bad outside.
This kind of business attitude is still worthy of recognition.
However, Lin Zhijie still has doubts about the quality of the album.
After all, except for Wang Changsheng, the other members of Nirvana Studio are all young people of similar age.
Since there was no dedicated listening room in the studio, Lin Zhijie directly asked for monitor headphones to listen to the high-quality sound source that had been recorded.
The specific operations will be completed by Wang Hui.
Lin Zhijie spent more than half an hour listening to this.
Because of his special status, everyone waited in the recording studio.
Lu Chen and Lu Xi were okay, Wang Changsheng, Wang Hui, and Wang Jing all looked nervous and a little expectant.
Lin Zhijie is a true expert, and his professionalism is unquestionable. He came to Nirvana Studio to audition Lu Chen's first album. His evaluation will undoubtedly affect the studio's reputation in the industry.
If Lin Zhijie says no, it won't work, then even if Nirvana Studio will not close down immediately, the future will be very difficult, because with a bad reputation, not many customers will be willing to send business.
And if he can give a few words of praise, then the situation will be completely reversed!
While waiting anxiously, Lin Zhijie finally listened to all 7 recorded works.
He took off his monitoring headphones and looked a little complicated.
Lin Zhijie is not very satisfied with the current works he is producing. He has heard a lot of problems.
For example, the arrangement is not perfect enough, the instrumental accompaniment lacks sufficient layering and detail, and the later processing techniques are slightly immature, failing to fully express the artistic conception and emotion of the song.
But it is undeniable that Nirvana Studio is very serious and attentive in making this album. Considering the conditions and equipment here, it is already very impressive to be able to achieve this level by just relying on the strength of a few young people.
Not bad, I really can’t be too demanding.
So Lin Zhijie couldn't help but feel conflicted. On the one hand, he hoped that Lu Chen's first album would be perfect, but on the other hand, he didn't want or couldn't bear to hurt these hard-working young people.
Attitude is everything!
The most important thing is that this is Lu Chen's own choice.
Lin Zhijie thought for a while and said: "There are some problems, but overall it's pretty good."
He pointed out the existing shortcomings directly.
If it were others, they might not be so serious. Saying nice things about you, hello, me, hello, everyone, it has nothing to do with you.
But Lin Zhijie is not like that. He doesn't like that kind of hypocritical communication method.
Just say what you have to say and speak your mind!
For Wang Jing, Wang Hui and others, this is undoubtedly an excellent learning opportunity for them. Normally, even if the studio spends money to hire someone, it cannot hire someone of Lin Zhijie's level to come and provide guidance in person.
Therefore, everyone listened very carefully, and the more critical words were, the more they were remembered!
Only when you know where the shortcomings are can you make corrections.
When Lin Zhijie talked about rising, he also forgot his own principles and started to analyze a few songs comprehensively.
Lu Xi didn't understand. The more she listened, the more unsure she became. She couldn't help but look at Lu Chen.
The new album has so many problems, is it still possible?
Lu Chen gave her an affirmative look.
No album can be truly perfect, no matter which company it is produced by.
The strength of Nirvana Studio is indeed not strong enough, but Wang Jing and Wang Hui's work attitude makes him speechless. Even if there are certain flaws, they will not have much impact on the overall quality.
The production cost of 100,000 yuan is already worth every penny!——
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