Chapter 68
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The sun and the moon alternate and remain unchanged forever!
Time passes by like a stream of water—you just couldn't catch it—and soon it was the month of June.
Under the leadership of Zhang Xiaohua, all members of HuaXiang Entertainment were busy every day.
This month, everyone could only get time to eat a single meal a day, they were busy helping Ling Ming record her songs and also rushing around to shoot her music videos. They arrived in the morning before daybreak and left in the darkness of the night.
Fortunately, everything was paying off!
As long as you work hard and sincerely, you would get rewarded like you deserve. For this reason, everyone had no regrets, no matter how hard the road was, it was worth it.
Today, in addition to the song "Can I Hold You?" the rest of the songs had been completed one after another. With the joint efforts of everyone, the music videos of all the songs had been successfully filmed.
Sparrow Records was also not idle. The post-production team worked overtime every day. The employees at the factory were also geared up and ready to go. As soon as the post-production was completed, they would start to work in producing the CD's etc.
This time, Zhang Xiaohua decided to produce two albums, there would be 1 million copies made for each album.
The first album would be priced at 100 yuan and would include five songs, Zhang Xiaohua's goal was to use this album to launch Ling Ming's career and increase her fame.
After Ling Ming became popular, they would hit the iron while it was hot and continue to release the second album, but the price would be doubled—200 yuan each.
If the albums sold out, the sales amount could reach 300 million yuan, this was a massive project, involving a lot of risk!
While it sounded all good in theory, there was the risk that the fans may just simply reject the prices. After all, the music industry had recently been on the decline, leading to those larger companies dropping their prices to attract customers, so they were accustomed to low prices. It was only with Wang Jingwen's rise that the industry started picking up and prices slowly climbed back up.
Everyone was worried about the plan but they decided to go with Zhang Xiaohua's idea, after all, so had displayed a knack for business.
The following task was just to wait for Sparrow to complete production, then Ling Ming could start her attack.
.......
But while HuaXiang was busy, New Century had also been active.
This month, Wang Jingwen was scheduled to do various endorsements for advertisers nearly every day. She also often held commercial activities such as song clubs, poster signings, and even frequently appearing as a guest on various low-level variety shows. In short, she became extremely active.
In the eyes of the fans, Wang Jingwen had fallen from an unreachable superstar to just a pop star, fans could see her whenever they wanted as long as they spent a bit of money buying tickets for meetups.
What was even more disappointing to fans was that every time they spent money to attend Wang Jingwen's song clubs, she only sang "Broken-Hearted Woman". After hearing it repeatedly, it became dry and boring. At the end, even the fans who loved her were disgusted.
Although New Century Entertainment was releasing news every day that Wang Jingwen's new album would soon be available, fans seemed to have no sense of expectation—they were already numb to her. Her hype was on the decline.
But that being said, Wang Jingwen was still currently the most popular singer in Huaxia, there were still many people looking forward to her concert at Tianjing Theater next month. For this reason, New Century Entertainment was also stepping up the modification of the 13 songs.
.......
New Century Entertainment, Recording Studio No. 2.
Under the command of the music director Gao Xiaosong, Wang Jingwen was currently recording songs. The track she was on was called "I Am Willing".
But no matter how you listen, something just felt off. The song sounded chaotic. It combined the sounds of a violin, cello, erhu, guzheng and other stringed instruments, the style was rigid and didn't flow, there was near to no rhythm, no melody, it was generally similar to those funeral march songs.
Wang Jingwen also felt that there was something missing from the song—it was very wrong. She couldn't quite describe it. The more she sang, the more she felt it, there was panic in her heart.
But Gao Xiaosong was a famous music producer in Huaxia. He was known as the godfather of music. The instrumentals of the song were from his hands. Therefore, Wang Jingwen didn't dare to say anything, she could only sing on. The style was different, so maybe this kind of song would be welcomed by people.
"People have joys and sorrows, and there is a lack of gloom under the moon. This is the ancient concept of love, I hope that we last forever."
Finally, Wang Jingwen sang the last sentence. To be exact, calling it "singing" was too generous. It sounded more like rap, her voice was very monotonous and off the beat.
Speaking of it, although Wang Jingwen stole the samples of Zhang Xiaohua's 13 songs and handed the sample to Gao Xiaosong, but these songs were way beyond the knowledge of Gao Xiaosong, plus the company only gave Gao Xiaosong for two months. Rushed for time, Gao Xiaosong had randomly compiled the songs using the samples as reference points and modified the song around it.
"Great, that was perfect," Gao Xiaosong dressed his face up with a very excited look. In fact, he more than anyone knew that the song was trash compared to how fantastic it could potentially have been, but in fear of losing his job and status he decided to force the song through production. Due to his reputation as a musical genius, no one bothered to question his creation.
In order to cooperate with Gao Xiaosong, the rest of the staff present at the scene applauded. Cao Dequan and Cao Feifei had been watching quietly to the side. Hearing Gao Xiaosong praise the song, they smiled lost in their fantasy of all the money they would earn from the album release.
The father and the daughter couldn't care less about the music at all, they were just focused on the money. Though they found the sound odd, they didn't question it, since Gao Xiaosong gave them the go ahead saying it was a good song, then they were convinced.
The number of hit songs this guy had written reached double digits, if he said it was "perfect" then they could just await for the money to start rolling in.
At this time, only Wang Jingwen was expressionless, she felt awkward to speak up, Gao Xiaosong was a renowned music producer, she didn't wanna get on his bad side by contradicting him. She would need to rely on him for her songs in the future.
She remembered when she heard "Broken-Hearted Woman", just listening to the beginning, she was immediately attracted by the beautiful melody and couldn't help but sing along with the melody.
However, this "I Am Willing" just felt so dry. The melody was boring and no flair. The lyrics weren't in harmony with the music either.
Simply put, she just felt the song sucked.
If even the singer who didn't want to sing the song, how would fans react after listening to it?
"Notify the film crew to shoot the music video for Miss Wang Jingwen as soon as possible." Cao Dequan said with enthusiasm.
"Okay dad, I will personally inform them, by the way, the film crew will have a meeting to discuss and try to create the most luxurious music video for Wang Jingwen. I think this will greatly enhance the image of our company," Cao Feifei also found it difficult to hide her excitement.
She wanted everyone to know that she was the one who stole Wang Jingwen over to their corner. When Wang Jingwen made achievements, it also counted as her contribution. For this reason, she personally supervised and even spent a lot of money to help make Wang Jingwen the best.
"Go, this time Dad will give you a budget of 50 million. Remember, don't lose the face of the company. We will use the top stars to create the best results!" Cao Dequan seriously said.
"I know Dad, you can rest assured." said Cao Feifei confidently, full of assurance as she led a group of staff out towards the conference room.
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The sun and the moon alternate and remain unchanged forever!
Time passes by like a stream of water—you just couldn't catch it—and soon it was the month of June.
Under the leadership of Zhang Xiaohua, all members of HuaXiang Entertainment were busy every day.
This month, everyone could only get time to eat a single meal a day, they were busy helping Ling Ming record her songs and also rushing around to shoot her music videos. They arrived in the morning before daybreak and left in the darkness of the night.
Fortunately, everything was paying off!
As long as you work hard and sincerely, you would get rewarded like you deserve. For this reason, everyone had no regrets, no matter how hard the road was, it was worth it.
Today, in addition to the song "Can I Hold You?" the rest of the songs had been completed one after another. With the joint efforts of everyone, the music videos of all the songs had been successfully filmed.
Sparrow Records was also not idle. The post-production team worked overtime every day. The employees at the factory were also geared up and ready to go. As soon as the post-production was completed, they would start to work in producing the CD's etc.
This time, Zhang Xiaohua decided to produce two albums, there would be 1 million copies made for each album.
The first album would be priced at 100 yuan and would include five songs, Zhang Xiaohua's goal was to use this album to launch Ling Ming's career and increase her fame.
After Ling Ming became popular, they would hit the iron while it was hot and continue to release the second album, but the price would be doubled—200 yuan each.
If the albums sold out, the sales amount could reach 300 million yuan, this was a massive project, involving a lot of risk!
While it sounded all good in theory, there was the risk that the fans may just simply reject the prices. After all, the music industry had recently been on the decline, leading to those larger companies dropping their prices to attract customers, so they were accustomed to low prices. It was only with Wang Jingwen's rise that the industry started picking up and prices slowly climbed back up.
Everyone was worried about the plan but they decided to go with Zhang Xiaohua's idea, after all, so had displayed a knack for business.
The following task was just to wait for Sparrow to complete production, then Ling Ming could start her attack.
.......
But while HuaXiang was busy, New Century had also been active.
This month, Wang Jingwen was scheduled to do various endorsements for advertisers nearly every day. She also often held commercial activities such as song clubs, poster signings, and even frequently appearing as a guest on various low-level variety shows. In short, she became extremely active.
In the eyes of the fans, Wang Jingwen had fallen from an unreachable superstar to just a pop star, fans could see her whenever they wanted as long as they spent a bit of money buying tickets for meetups.
What was even more disappointing to fans was that every time they spent money to attend Wang Jingwen's song clubs, she only sang "Broken-Hearted Woman". After hearing it repeatedly, it became dry and boring. At the end, even the fans who loved her were disgusted.
Although New Century Entertainment was releasing news every day that Wang Jingwen's new album would soon be available, fans seemed to have no sense of expectation—they were already numb to her. Her hype was on the decline.
But that being said, Wang Jingwen was still currently the most popular singer in Huaxia, there were still many people looking forward to her concert at Tianjing Theater next month. For this reason, New Century Entertainment was also stepping up the modification of the 13 songs.
.......
New Century Entertainment, Recording Studio No. 2.
Under the command of the music director Gao Xiaosong, Wang Jingwen was currently recording songs. The track she was on was called "I Am Willing".
But no matter how you listen, something just felt off. The song sounded chaotic. It combined the sounds of a violin, cello, erhu, guzheng and other stringed instruments, the style was rigid and didn't flow, there was near to no rhythm, no melody, it was generally similar to those funeral march songs.
Wang Jingwen also felt that there was something missing from the song—it was very wrong. She couldn't quite describe it. The more she sang, the more she felt it, there was panic in her heart.
But Gao Xiaosong was a famous music producer in Huaxia. He was known as the godfather of music. The instrumentals of the song were from his hands. Therefore, Wang Jingwen didn't dare to say anything, she could only sing on. The style was different, so maybe this kind of song would be welcomed by people.
"People have joys and sorrows, and there is a lack of gloom under the moon. This is the ancient concept of love, I hope that we last forever."
Finally, Wang Jingwen sang the last sentence. To be exact, calling it "singing" was too generous. It sounded more like rap, her voice was very monotonous and off the beat.
Speaking of it, although Wang Jingwen stole the samples of Zhang Xiaohua's 13 songs and handed the sample to Gao Xiaosong, but these songs were way beyond the knowledge of Gao Xiaosong, plus the company only gave Gao Xiaosong for two months. Rushed for time, Gao Xiaosong had randomly compiled the songs using the samples as reference points and modified the song around it.
"Great, that was perfect," Gao Xiaosong dressed his face up with a very excited look. In fact, he more than anyone knew that the song was trash compared to how fantastic it could potentially have been, but in fear of losing his job and status he decided to force the song through production. Due to his reputation as a musical genius, no one bothered to question his creation.
In order to cooperate with Gao Xiaosong, the rest of the staff present at the scene applauded. Cao Dequan and Cao Feifei had been watching quietly to the side. Hearing Gao Xiaosong praise the song, they smiled lost in their fantasy of all the money they would earn from the album release.
The father and the daughter couldn't care less about the music at all, they were just focused on the money. Though they found the sound odd, they didn't question it, since Gao Xiaosong gave them the go ahead saying it was a good song, then they were convinced.
The number of hit songs this guy had written reached double digits, if he said it was "perfect" then they could just await for the money to start rolling in.
At this time, only Wang Jingwen was expressionless, she felt awkward to speak up, Gao Xiaosong was a renowned music producer, she didn't wanna get on his bad side by contradicting him. She would need to rely on him for her songs in the future.
She remembered when she heard "Broken-Hearted Woman", just listening to the beginning, she was immediately attracted by the beautiful melody and couldn't help but sing along with the melody.
However, this "I Am Willing" just felt so dry. The melody was boring and no flair. The lyrics weren't in harmony with the music either.
Simply put, she just felt the song sucked.
If even the singer who didn't want to sing the song, how would fans react after listening to it?
"Notify the film crew to shoot the music video for Miss Wang Jingwen as soon as possible." Cao Dequan said with enthusiasm.
"Okay dad, I will personally inform them, by the way, the film crew will have a meeting to discuss and try to create the most luxurious music video for Wang Jingwen. I think this will greatly enhance the image of our company," Cao Feifei also found it difficult to hide her excitement.
She wanted everyone to know that she was the one who stole Wang Jingwen over to their corner. When Wang Jingwen made achievements, it also counted as her contribution. For this reason, she personally supervised and even spent a lot of money to help make Wang Jingwen the best.
"Go, this time Dad will give you a budget of 50 million. Remember, don't lose the face of the company. We will use the top stars to create the best results!" Cao Dequan seriously said.
"I know Dad, you can rest assured." said Cao Feifei confidently, full of assurance as she led a group of staff out towards the conference room.
The sun and the moon alternate and remain unchanged forever!Time passes by like a stream of wateryou just couldn't catch itand soon it was the month of June.Under the leadership of Zhang Xiaohua, all members of HuaXiang Entertainment were busy every day.This month, everyone could only get time to eat a single meal a day, they were busy helping Ling Ming record her songs and also rushing around to shoot her music videos. They arrived in the morning before daybreak and left in the darkness of the night.Fortunately, everything was paying off!As long as you work hard and sincerely, you would get rewarded like you deserve. For this reason, everyone had no regrets, no matter how hard the road was, it was worth it.Today, in addition to the song "Can I Hold You?" the rest of the songs had been completed one after another. With the joint efforts of everyone, the music videos of all the songs had been successfully filmed.Sparrow Records was also not idle. The post-production team worked overtime every day. The employees at the factory were also geared up and ready to go. As soon as the post-production was completed, they would start to work in producing the CD's etc.This time, Zhang Xiaohua decided to produce two albums, there would be 1 million copies made for each album.The first album would be priced at 100 yuan and would include five songs, Zhang Xiaohua's goal was to use this album to launch Ling Ming's career and increase her fame.After Ling Ming became popular, they would hit the iron while it was hot and continue to release the second album, but the price would be doubled200 yuan each.If the albums sold out, the sales amount could reach 300 million yuan, this was a massive project, involving a lot of risk!While it sounded all good in theory, there was the risk that the fans may just simply reject the prices. After all, the music industry had recently been on the decline, leading to those larger companies dropping their prices to attract customers, so they were accustomed to low prices. It was only with Wang Jingwen's rise that the industry started picking up and prices slowly climbed back up.Everyone was worried about the plan but they decided to go with Zhang Xiaohua's idea, after all, so had displayed a knack for business.The following task was just to wait for Sparrow to complete production, then Ling Ming could start her attack........But while HuaXiang was busy, New Century had also been active.This month, Wang Jingwen was scheduled to do various endorsements for advertisers nearly every day. She also often held commercial activities such as song clubs, poster signings, and even frequently appearing as a guest on various low-level variety shows. In short, she became extremely active.In the eyes of the fans, Wang Jingwen had fallen from an unreachable superstar to just a pop star, fans could see her whenever they wanted as long as they spent a bit of money buying tickets for meetups.What was even more disappointing to fans was that every time they spent money to attend Wang Jingwen's song clubs, she only sang "Broken-Hearted Woman". After hearing it repeatedly, it became dry and boring. At the end, even the fans who loved her were disgusted.Although New Century Entertainment was releasing news every day that Wang Jingwen's new album would soon be available, fans seemed to have no sense of expectationthey were already numb to her. Her hype was on the decline.But that being said, Wang Jingwen was still currently the most popular singer in Huaxia, there were still many people looking forward to her concert at Tianjing Theater next month. For this reason, New Century Entertainment was also stepping up the modification of the 13 songs........New Century Entertainment, Recording Studio No. 2.Under the command of the music director Gao Xiaosong, Wang Jingwen was currently recording songs. The track she was on was called "I Am Willing".But no matter how you listen, something just felt off. The song sounded chaotic. It combined the sounds of a violin, cello, erhu, guzheng and other stringed instruments, the style was rigid and didn't flow, there was near to no rhythm, no melody, it was generally similar to those funeral march songs.Wang Jingwen also felt that there was something missing from the songit was very wrong. She couldn't quite describe it. The more she sang, the more she felt it, there was panic in her heart.But Gao Xiaosong was a famous music producer in Huaxia. He was known as the godfather of music. The instrumentals of the song were from his hands. Therefore, Wang Jingwen didn't dare to say anything, she could only sing on. The style was different, so maybe this kind of song would be welcomed by people."People have joys and sorrows, and there is a lack of gloom under the moon. This is the ancient concept of love, I hope that we last forever."Finally, Wang Jingwen sang the last sentence. To be exact, calling it "singing" was too generous. It sounded more like rap, her voice was very monotonous and off the beat.Speaking of it, although Wang Jingwen stole the samples of Zhang Xiaohua's 13 songs and handed the sample to Gao Xiaosong, but these songs were way beyond the knowledge of Gao Xiaosong, plus the company only gave Gao Xiaosong for two months. Rushed for time, Gao Xiaosong had randomly compiled the songs using the samples as reference points and modified the song around it."Great, that was perfect," Gao Xiaosong dressed his face up with a very excited look. In fact, he more than anyone knew that the song was trash compared to how fantastic it could potentially have been, but in fear of losing his job and status he decided to force the song through production. Due to his reputation as a musical genius, no one bothered to question his creation.In order to cooperate with Gao Xiaosong, the rest of the staff present at the scene applauded. Cao Dequan and Cao Feifei had been watching quietly to the side. Hearing Gao Xiaosong praise the song, they smiled lost in their fantasy of all the money they would earn from the album release.The father and the daughter couldn't care less about the music at all, they were just focused on the money. Though they found the sound odd, they didn't question it, since Gao Xiaosong gave them the go ahead saying it was a good song, then they were convinced.The number of hit songs this guy had written reached double digits, if he said it was "perfect" then they could just await for the money to start rolling in.At this time, only Wang Jingwen was expressionless, she felt awkward to speak up, Gao Xiaosong was a renowned music producer, she didn't wanna get on his bad side by contradicting him. She would need to rely on him for her songs in the future.She remembered when she heard "Broken-Hearted Woman", just listening to the beginning, she was immediately attracted by the beautiful melody and couldn't help but sing along with the melody.However, this "I Am Willing" just felt so dry. The melody was boring and no flair. The lyrics weren't in harmony with the music either.Simply put, she just felt the song sucked.If even the singer who didn't want to sing the song, how would fans react after listening to it?"Notify the film crew to shoot the music video for Miss Wang Jingwen as soon as possible." Cao Dequan said with enthusiasm."Okay dad, I will personally inform them, by the way, the film crew will have a meeting to discuss and try to create the most luxurious music video for Wang Jingwen. I think this will greatly enhance the image of our company," Cao Feifei also found it difficult to hide her excitement.She wanted everyone to know that she was the one who stole Wang Jingwen over to their corner. When Wang Jingwen made achievements, it also counted as her contribution. For this reason, she personally supervised and even spent a lot of money to help make Wang Jingwen the best."Go, this time Dad will give you a budget of 50 million. Remember, don't lose the face of the company. We will use the top stars to create the best results!" Cao Dequan seriously said."I know Dad, you can rest assured." said Cao Feifei confidently, full of assurance as she led a group of staff out towards the conference room.
