In the recording studio, Liao Yuan raised his arm, and his bow quickly started playing on the strings.
When the first melody came into his mind, Hou Kangsheng was stunned. Before he could recover, the successive melodies were like a violent storm, tilting into his eardrums.
Ohh Ohh ohh--
"Fuck!"
Hou Kangsheng was shocked: "What style is this?"
The usual way of playing the violin is long and beautiful, which is very touching, but Liao Yuan's way of playing is like a cramp patient. The bow of his right hand is resting on the strings, twitching constantly, and the melody is like a joke.
, repeating the same rhythm one after another.
But……
Hou Kangsheng couldn't believe it, "Why does it sound so exciting!"
His eyes were really opened today.
The song played by Liao Yuanla is called "Hello". It is an electronic music song that has been popular all over the world in its previous life. It is also the debut work of the original author OMFG. It has dominated the Twitter click list for a long time, and also dominated YouTube and Facebook for a time.
and the homepages of major online platforms, as well as the loop playback keys for electronic music lovers around the world.
With their cute music style and devilishly brainwashing backing vocals, OMFG, along with Alan Walker and Tez Kedi, are called the three new generation electronic music heroes by music fans.
The tunes Liao Yuan plays on the violin now are not authentic. Because he was not too keen on electronic music in his previous life, he only vaguely remembers a small part of the melody. The croaking frogs in the original song can be said to be very brainwashing.
Liao Yuan will never forget it for a long time.
Therefore, after playing for a minute or two, Liao Yuan put down his violin and looked at Hou Kangsheng in the control room.
The latter's mouth was open, with a look of shock still on his face. After wiping his saliva, he quickly lowered his head, put on the monitoring headphones, and quickly started playing with the electronic music synthesizer.
He immediately edited some simple drum beats, and after creating a sub-bass, he began to write some simple floor bass to strengthen the rhythm. Then, he quickly edited the chords he heard from Liao Yuan into shape.
, and finally use some arpeggios to fill in the gaps.
And this is just the first step...
In order to show his ability, Hou Kangsheng tried his best to write chords in front of the computer.
More than half an hour later, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, touched a trace of sweat on his forehead, raised his head, and said to Liao Yuan and others: "That's it!"
Liao Yuan was surprised and said with a smile: "It's pretty fast."
"Just a demo!"
Hou Kangsheng was a little embarrassed: "It may not meet your ideal requirements."
"It doesn't matter." Liao Yuan looked at the time on his watch: "Let's get started!"
Hou Kangsheng was very excited and grateful that Liao Yuan could spend an hour for himself.
Of course, Liao Yuan has nothing to do, but Hou Kangsheng has a special status. If he was just a simple trainee, Liao Yuan would not be able to spend so much energy. After all, he is the son of the director of CCTV...
Director Zong Xu has made it clear and shameless. If he doesn't take care of it, wouldn't he be losing face to others?
In other words, even if Hou Kangsheng is just a young man fooling around, he still has to take care of him a little politely and make superficial appearances.
This is the advantage of being born into a wealthy family, and it is also the biggest reality.
Sometimes, hard work alone is not enough.
Not many people know that Bill Gates’ mother was one of the chief directors of IBM, the largest company at the time, and not many people know that Buffett’s father was a member of Congress at the time.
What's more, in Liao Yuan's view, Hou Kangsheng's musical talent, apart from his innate family background, can still be shaped a little bit.
Of course, in terms of looks, Hou Kangsheng probably can't be an idol singer.
At this time, under the attention of Liao Yuan and others, Hou Kangsheng excitedly turned on the effector. The first thing that sounded was a pleasant wind chime sound. Then, his right hand began to operate a Midi keyboard.
Familiar chords sounded, and Liao Yuan was a little surprised.
Although it has not achieved a true restoration, the electronic music that pours into the ears is 70% to 80% similar to the divine song "Hello".
In addition, in order to prevent the electronic music from appearing monotonous, Hou Kangsheng also connected an external microphone and started singing along with the metronome using ventriloquism: "Quack! Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack, quack..."
Lou Wenxing was dumbfounded, and even Braylen became excited.
We little yellow croakers are all talented. How can a little-known trainee be able to perform such amazing tricks?
After a minute passed, the music faded away.
Hou Kangsheng's tongue was numb because of this demo. At this moment, he began to look at Liao Yuan expectantly, wanting to hear the comments of this electronic music master.
"Not bad." Liao Yuan said: "We need to pay more attention to some details..."
This sentence is not without purpose. Hou Kangsheng has made a lot of efforts for this electronic music song, but after all, the production time was too short, so it sounds a bit monotonous in some parts. Of course, after integrating it later, it will definitely be another electronic music divine song.
"What do you think?"
Liao Yuan suddenly asked Lou Wenxing and Braylon.
Lou Wenxing scratched his head: "Boss, let me be honest! I prefer quieter songs. I personally feel that this kind of music is a bit noisy, but it sounds really exciting and feels very suitable for a nightclub!"
However, Braylon had a different attitude. He was completely passionate, "God, it's amazing! It's great!"
An American with a poor English vocabulary like a foreigner, and then when no one was paying attention, he wrote a poem that captured his soul.
"Why don't you just follow the wind and fly ninety thousand miles away?"
Shall I wipe it?
Hou Kangsheng looked at Braylon, a little surprised, this foreigner can also recite poetry?
However, the compliment was very helpful to him, and Hou Kangsheng shook hands with Braylen readily and touched his shoulders.
At this time, Liao Yuan asked with a smile: "What do you think of this piece of music?"
"Of course... in one word, awesome!" Hou Kangsheng said modestly.
Liao Yuandao: "These are two words."
Hou Kangsheng chuckled, "Anyway, Brother Yuan, am I qualified?"
"Passed."
Liao Yuan smiled and said: "You still have some abilities in electronic music production..."
"Haha, I knew you brought me to the recording studio because you wanted to test me! Fortunately, I am very powerful, hahaha!"
Hou Kangsheng was extremely proud. After all, he was a twenty-year-old boy. Although he had dreams in his heart, his nature was still childish, and he showed his pride and satisfaction for getting perfect marks in the exam.
Liao Yuan smiled: "You can try to fill in the subsequent details yourself. Can you complete it?"
"This..." Hou Kangsheng came to his senses and was a little embarrassed: "I have never seen the style of this piece before. I feel a little unable to do it. Brother Yuan, why don't you finish it!"
"Let it go and do it." Liao Yuan said calmly: "In addition to this song, I will play another one on the piano later. There are two electronic music songs in total. This is the winter vacation homework I left for you. After the new year, I will
I hope to see two mature electronic music songs, can they be completed?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Liao Yuan added: "If you can complete it, these two electronic music songs will be your debut works!"
Hou Kangsheng was stunned.
Suddenly, a wave of heat surged into his heart, making his whole body feel warm.
His eyes were slightly red and he kept nodding: "If it can be done, it can be done!"
Even in 2022, electronic music is still not a mature market. It is destined to be classified as niche music, so Liao Yuan does not expect to make money from Hou Kangsheng, but more to take care of his father's face.
, and secondly, support the ideals of young people.
Hou Kangsheng was so moved that he almost cried. He joined the trainee army a month ago, and rehearsed day and night. The physical and mental fatigue made him gradually become numb to his dreams, almost doubting and completely denying them.
own.
Although his B-box ability is outstanding, due to his family background, he does not really want to be a rapper in front of the stage. He just wants to be a low-key behind-the-scenes person, make good electronic music, and connect with music fans all over the world.
We share electronic music.
And now, the opportunity has come!
According to Liao Yuan's intention, he wanted Hou Kangsheng to open up a battlefield on the Internet. Although the audience for electronic music works is small, it is only for China. In overseas regions and even around the world, fans of electronic music works want to add up.
It is definitely a terrifying number.
To put it simply, Liao Yuan wants Hou Kangsheng to open up a world-class battlefield and promote electronic music works on major social platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, Weibo, and Twitter.
Music knows no national boundaries, and this is especially true for pure electronic music works like this. If you are fixed in a pond, you will not be able to fish, but if you enter the sea, as long as you are willing to work hard, are you afraid that you will not gain anything?
The second electronic music song played by Liao Yuan is called "You". It is the earliest famous work of the overseas independent underground electronic music production group "Invasion of Paradise". It once ranked 12th on the YouTube electronic music video click-through rate list.
It is not easy to achieve this achievement, because all the people selected for the list at the same time are world-class electronic music gods, and this song has also won many world-class electronic music competition championships.
This time, Liao Yuan played on the electronic keyboard.
In Hou Kangsheng's view, so-called world-class pianists are very different from ordinary people.
For example, when Liao Yuan was playing, the light all over his body was like the rays of the rising sun. It was so brilliant that it made him shed tears.
The tempo of this song changes from slow to fast, and the melody is clear. Compared with an outlier like "Hello", the song "You" is obviously the electronic music work that the public dreams of.
Hou Kangsheng suddenly understood Liao Yuan's deep intention.
The song "Hello" will undoubtedly help him open up the electronic music market and make him quickly famous in the world of electronic music, while "You" can shut up those trolls who question the new generation of electronic music.
The more Hou Kangsheng thought about it, the more moved he became, and the more moved he became, the tears began to flow.
But it was obvious that Hou Kangsheng was thinking too much.
Liao Yuan just took care of this child a little for the sake of Zong Xu and Director Hou.
At this moment, he was concentrating on his performance and did not notice Hou Kangsheng, who was crying with gratitude and looking like he would die for his confidant.
He's trying to remember now.
Although the song "You" has many repeated melodies, there was not much attention paid to this type of work in his previous life, so like "Hello", Liao Yuan could only vaguely recall the general chords.
The rest is all based on his own piano skills over the years to play accordingly.
For a mature electronic music producer, as long as you get a central melody, it is like getting a perfect skeleton. As for filling in the flesh and blood, it is only a matter of time.
So Liao Yuan was not worried that Hou Kangsheng would change the piece beyond recognition.
After listening to the adaptation of "Hello", Liao Yuan knew that Hou Kangsheng was a person who truly loved electronic music.
As long as there is a chance to realize it, no one wants to waste their dreams.
Soon, the second piece of music was played.
Liao Yuan did not check Hou Kangsheng's adaptation again because there were still some things to deal with, so he did not stay in the company longer. For him, taking advantage of the situation to take care of Hou Kangsheng was already the end of his kindness.
It is said that it is up to an individual to be led by a master to practice, and Liao Yuan has sown the seeds for him. As for whether Hou Kangsheng can soar into the sky in the future, it all depends on his own destiny.
After recording all the melodies, Hou Kangsheng respectfully sent Liao Yuan out, then quickly returned to the recording studio, transferred the two electronic music demos to his mobile phone via data, and bid farewell to the two recorders.
After the training, he quickly returned to the dressing room, changed his clothes, and walked towards the destination in his heart.
As he walked, he took out his mobile phone and yelled in the WeChat group: "Gather, meet at the same place!"
His father is the director of CCTV, which has caused Hou Kangsheng to be exposed to different things from ordinary people since he was a child. For example, in this WeChat group, there are all second-generation officials and second-generation rich people in the capital. They all have a common hobby.
The incomparable love for electronic music, this love has almost reached the level of fanaticism.
Of course, those who don’t love electronic music will not be in this group.
"What's going on, little brother? Aren't you working as a trainee for Little Yellow Croaker? Is there still time to gather now?"
"Yes, aren't trainees very pressed for time? Brother Sheng, have you given up?"
"Hey, I knew this grandson was just trying to get angry with us. How could he keep going!"
"I'm afraid he was kicked out of the company without even meeting Liao Yuan, right? Haha!"
"Liao Yuan doesn't understand electronic music at all. He just plays the piano. He is now called the god of electronic music, but he only got it through our adaptation. His title is simply unworthy of the name!"
"Yes, Brother Sheng, you'd better come back! You won't learn anything there..."
"Cao Mu Ma, what nonsense are you talking about? Hurry up and gather together!"
This is an abandoned factory on the edge of the imperial capital.
When Hou Kangsheng drove here, more than a dozen sports cars had already gathered here. The headlights of the cars were bright and dazzling in broad daylight. A group of young men with colorful hair were sitting in the front of the car, looking at everyone with smiles.
Hou Kangsheng got off the car.
"Hey, Brother Sheng, I haven't seen you for a month. Where is your flowing red hair?"
"Brother Sheng has changed, can't he stop being sexy?"
"You don't fit in with others, Brother Sheng!"
A group of people ridiculed Hou Kangsheng. Hou Kangsheng didn't say anything. He took out his mobile phone and played the electronic music "Hello" and "You" again.
After a long time, looking at the stunned expressions of these scum, Hou Kangsheng said calmly: "Do you know? It doesn't mean dyeing your hair and having fun, or you really understand electronic music..."
"A true master always has the heart of a disciple."