In the music director's office of Feishi Records, Lin Zhijie said to Lu Chen with a smile: "It's a pleasure to work with you!"
The title song of msn's first album, "Not Yet Lovers", was composed by Lu Chen and co-arranged and produced with Lin Zhijie. At the just-completed audition session, it won unanimous praise from company executives and industry insiders.
This song fits the temperament and characteristics of msn so well. Although Lin Zhijie was always full of confidence during the production process, it is only now that the dust has settled that he can really feel relieved.
The music director of Flying Stone Records has rich experience in the industry and has supervised and produced many albums. He has collaborated with many big-name celebrities and idols. Logically speaking, he is used to seeing big waves and does not need to be so serious.
The reason is that there was a lot of controversy within the company some time ago, which made him, a veteran, feel even more stressed.
Especially Lin Zhijie's decision to invite Lu Chen to sing, I don't know how much gossip it caused.
Lu Chen's price for a song is 350,000, and the friendship price for Feishi Records is also 300,000. Plus the producer's remuneration, it has completely reached the level of a top author in the industry.
He is a newcomer who has just debuted, how can he be so virtuous and capable?
Some people even suspected that Lin Zhijie took kickbacks! This rumor disappeared within the company until a large number of Lu Chen's works appeared on the original music charts.
Some people think that Lin Zhijie's grabbing of MSN and MSN's first album is an act of power grabbing.
Some people are just waiting to see his jokes!
Today, the audition was successfully passed, and the future of MSN is bright. Lin Zhijie is naturally very grateful to Lu Chen.
He also admired his vision and determination.
Lu Chen smiled and said: "Brother Lin is too polite, I have to rely on your help for the album here!"
His own album "My Deskmate" has completed crowdfunding a few days ago. The CD and peripheral products have been put on Feisheng Records to start production. If everything goes well, they will be shipped to all parts of the country next week.
In this process, Lin Zhijie made a lot of achievements.
Lin Zhijie laughed: "We are open for business, how can we refuse customers? How can we help?"
After a pause, he said: "But I really need your help."
Lu Chen asked curiously: "What are you busy with?"
Lin Zhijie said with a smile: "We are planning to shoot a music video for the title song for MSN. We are currently short of a leading actor."
The male lead in the MV for "Not Yet Lovers"?
Lu Chen never thought that Lin Zhijie would want him to star in msn's music video!
I'm kidding when I say I'm going to help. There are many artists under Fei Shi Records, and it's really easy to find someone who is about the same age and appearance as Lu Chen.
Many people want such a good thing, so how could the fertilizer from Fei Shi Records flow into Lu Chen's fields?
Lu Chen didn't believe it: "Brother Lin, you wouldn't be joking like this."
Lin Zhijie said sternly: "It's really not a joke. You are the original author of this song, and you meet all the conditions. There are promotional highlights, so I think it is very suitable!"
It turned out to be a promotional opportunity!
Lu Chen realized that Feishi Records had really spared no effort to make MSN popular.
With his status and fame, it is indeed a good publicity stunt to collaborate with msn to shoot the music video.
Lu Chen thought for a while and said, "When will the filming take place?"
Lin Zhijie replied: "The shooting will be the day after tomorrow. Can you spare time? The shooting can be completed in two days at most. The main shots are all in the school, so it won't waste too much time."
"As for the remuneration for the show, our budget is limited. Can you see 30,000?"
MVs are completely different from advertisements and film and television dramas. Male protagonists like Lu Chen who cooperate with MSN usually have a friendship nature. The price of 30,000 is considered very good.
If Fei Shi Records' own artists appear, it's completely free.
Lu Chen still understood the market situation, nodded and said: "The salary doesn't matter, I only have one request."
Originally, Lu Xi should have come forward to negotiate matters like this, but because the amount was small and it was a friendly favor, he agreed directly, and his sister would just make up for the contract later.
Of course, Lu Chen didn't have no requirements at all, he had conditions.
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Monday, October 12th. Northern Conservatory of Music.
The Northern Conservatory of Music is one of the three major music conservatories in Beijing. It has the same status as Beijing Music and Alto. Among the domestic higher music institutions, it is famous for its open-mindedness and free style of study.
Beiyin attaches great importance to social practice. After graduation, a large number of students enter various media and entertainment companies. They have extensive influence in the industry.
As an old music production company, Feishi Records has always had a good cooperative relationship with Beiyin.
Therefore, MSN’s MV for “Not Yet Lovers” was filmed at the Northern Conservatory of Music.
Flying Stone Records attaches great importance to this MV and sent an elite team, including three cameramen, and other services such as art, lighting, makeup, costumes, props, etc.
In the lecture theater, Lu Chen sat in front of an upright piano.
He was wearing a special school uniform and was concentrating on playing the song "Not Yet Lovers". The early morning sunlight filtered through the gaps between leaves and glass windows, casting mottled light and shadow on his face and body.
The three members of msn, Mu Xiaochu, Su Jiajia and Ning Tian, sat in the first row, enjoying Lu Chen's performance with smiles on their faces.
Mu Xiaochu is in the middle, Su Jiajia and Ning Tian are on her left and right.
This is the second scene of the MV shooting for "Not Yet Lovers".
In this MV, Mu Xiaochu is the heroine who partners with Lu Chen, and Su Jiajia and Ning Tian are her best friends.
Originally, Fei Shi Records chose Ning Tian as the heroine because she was the most beautiful and had the best appearance.
However, Lin Zhijie believed that Mu Xiaochu's pure and sweet temperament was most in line with the theme of "Not Yet Lovers", so he chose her in the end.
After playing half of the song, Lu Chen raised his head and looked towards the seat in front of him, and he happened to be facing Mu Xiaochu.
He smiled and winked at the other party mischievously.
The latter lowered his head shyly, not daring to meet Lu Chen's eyes, as shy as a frightened rabbit.
Even though he knew he was filming, and even though he knew two cameras were pointing at him at the same time, Lu Chen still felt a strange feeling in his heart, and he inadvertently remembered two lines of poetry.
Most importantly, the tenderness of the lowered head is just like a water lotus that is so shy!
The sound of the piano sounded like clear spring water, creating ripples one after another.
Just like Lu Chen's mood at this moment.
Fang Hui, the music video director sitting in the corner of the classroom, bit her lip. She was afraid that she would shout out on the spot.
This lens is amazing!
Fang Hui is an external director hired by Feishi Records. She is well-known in the industry for her expertise in filming movies and dramas that express the delicate emotions of women. She has also shot many music videos and has extremely rich experience.
Fang Hui originally didn't want to come, because the male and female protagonists of this music video are all newcomers who have just debuted, and they must lack shooting experience, which will waste a lot of her time.
She has very strict requirements for her works.
But since it was Xia Guoyuan, the boss of Feishi Records, who personally invited him, Fang Hui still gave him face.
What she didn't expect was that the filming process went surprisingly smoothly.
The first is the heroine Mu Xiaochu. She obviously doesn't have much acting experience. She made several mistakes at the beginning and made all low-level mistakes.
But her understanding is very high. After being reminded and given guidance, she will not make the same mistake again.
The most important thing is that Mu Xiaochu is a college girl herself, so she is a true performer. She plays the heroine's psychological state of longing for love, longing to be loved, but not daring to take the initiative to confess to the male protagonist very naturally.
Fang Hui even felt that she was attracted to Lu Chen
Let’s talk about Lu Chen, Fang Hui really doesn’t believe that Lu Chen is a newcomer who has just debuted and has no acting learning experience before. His performance in front of the camera is impeccable, and his movements and eyes are very good.
Lu Chen's acting skills seemed to come naturally, and his acting talent made Fang Hui's heart beat!
He is simply a born actor.
In Fang Hui's view, Lu Chen's performance today was the biggest surprise she had ever received.
The female director even had an idea.
"cut!"
When Lu Chen finished playing the song, Fang Hui finally couldn't help but stand up and said with a smile: "I passed!"
If you can maintain such an excellent condition, it won't take two days at all and all the shooting can be completed today.
Not far from Fang Hui, Li Feiyu was still holding up a mobile camera and taking pictures.
All the scenes he captured are being transmitted to the live broadcast room of [Whale TV] through the 4G network!
Lu Chen's condition for agreeing to appear in this music video was that he hoped that Feishi Records would allow him to live broadcast the filming scenes.
Lu Chen signed a two-year contract with [Whale TV]. According to the requirements of the contract, he must have enough time to host live broadcasts and interact with fans every month.
Although there are ways to circumvent the limitations of the contract, and this contract has become outdated as Lu Chen's fame continues to increase, so far, he has no plans to give up online live broadcasts.
Because Lu Chen has not forgotten what has supported him all the way up to now. Most of his fans come from the live broadcast platform. It was the rewards from these fans that helped him get through the initial difficult period.
Even though Lu Chen now spends less and less time playing and singing in the live broadcast room, fans have no complaints and enthusiastically buy his albums and participate in his record crowdfunding activities.
A person must know how to be grateful!
Therefore, when conditions permit, Lu Chen will appear in his live broadcast room, not necessarily singing. Just like the current live broadcast shooting of music videos, it can also bring great surprise and freshness to fans.
This is also a small reward for his fans who have always supported him!
Lu Chen stood up and waved towards Li Feiyu's camera.
Good morning everyone!——
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