raknovel Chapter 137 Mad with Love
Chapter 137 Mad with Love
Chapter 137 Mad with Love
Over the next few days, Yang Du ignored the outside storms and focused on polishing the album at Qiuniu Studio.
There are currently two options regarding the remaining three songs on the album.
The first method is the simplest: just go to the demo library of Jinshi or Century Music, select three suitable tracks, rearrange them, and quietly insert them as supporting tracks. It saves time and effort.
The second option is a bit bolder.
Yang Du is preparing to try his best to recall the songs he heard in his previous life, or directly exchange them with props, to put together an unprecedented ten-single masterpiece album.
Each song is a hit on its own, but when put together, they not only don't feel out of place, but complement each other perfectly, ultimately creating a chemical reaction of 1+1+1->10, connecting to form a complete life journey.
Ultimately, Yang Du decided to adopt the second option.
The "Swallowtail Butterfly" project he produced for Tao Cheng was a commercial project, and he had to be responsible for the investment in Jinshi and the market.
But now it's his own album, no one is telling him what to do, and he doesn't need to be responsible to anyone.
To put it bluntly, his main profession is still music producer. This time, he stepped out from behind the scenes to the forefront, rather than releasing an album, it was more about making up for the regret of not being able to be a singer in his life.
So, since we're already playing, let's go all out.
Without using any filler songs, this story about the journey of life is told in its entirety.
Following this line of thought, the eighth song was decided first. Like "Sorrow," it was "A Person Like Me" by singer Mao Buyi, which belongs to the self-examination during a period of confusion.
The ninth poem, "Farewell," was released soon after.
Following "Fireworks Fade Easily," outside the long pavilion, by the ancient road, one bids farewell to the past and friends, and then walks alone towards "The Ordinary Road."
For the last song, Yang Du racked his brains but still couldn't find any inspiration.
Just as he was doodling on the paper, Chen Chen came up to remind him, "Mr. Yang, Xu Xiao and her agent Qi Qiao have arrived and are downstairs."
"Okay, I'll get down."
Xu Xiao was clearly dressed up today, wearing a stylish beige coat. She looked less sharp and arrogant, and more approachable, not as aggressive as before.
"Teacher Yang." Seeing Yang Du arrive, Xu Xiao and Qi Qiao both stood up and greeted him politely.
"Teacher Yang, this seems to be our second time meeting."
Qi Qiao showed no trace of the harshness she displayed during their first meeting, her face full of smiles: "We first met at the Jinshi Recording Studio. We were both immature back then and had a little unpleasantness. Please don't take it to heart, Teacher Yang."
"Haha, let's not dwell on the past." Yang Du waved his hand with a laugh. "What would you like to drink? Tea or coffee?"
"Two cups of tea will do," Xu Xiao said.
In fact, according to Yang Du's original idea, since he had agreed to the invitation to write a song, he should follow the procedure: send the demo over, and if Xu Xiao listened to it and felt there were no problems, then they could discuss in detail and sign a contract.
However, Xu Xiao's team insisted on making it a bit of a ceremony, not only visiting him in person but also strongly inviting Yang Du to be the producer of the single.
That's why we're meeting today.
"Okay, let's listen to the music first."
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Yang Du took out his phone, connected it via Bluetooth, and clicked to play "Crazy for Love".
Yes, the song Yang Du prepared for Xu Xiao is one of Milk Tea's representative works.
Xu Xiao frowned involuntarily as soon as she heard the intro. This style—
It was nothing like what she had expected.
She glanced at Yang Du and saw that he was calm and not at all perfunctory, so she patiently continued listening.
"I came from spring, and you said we should part ways in autumn—"
It's so calm, so soothing.
You could even say it's too plain.
The arrangement of this song is very simple, with only the most basic embellishments, and the rest is entirely supported by the singer's voice and emotions.
It's not that it's unrelated to the style of her previous songs, but it's more accurate to say it's completely unrelated.
Take Xu Xiao's representative work "The Last Person I Loved" as an example. It is a pop-rock song with a strong personal style.
The arrangement of the chorus features layers of various instruments, including electric guitar, drums, and keyboards, creating a rich and full sound.
With such a rich and powerful arrangement as a foundation, the audience erupted in cheers and screams as soon as the intro began, allowing Xu Xiao to effortlessly span two octaves. During the impromptu arrangement, she even added high notes and angry tones, filling the atmosphere to the brim.
However, now, "Crazy for Love" is the complete other extreme, with a clean and simple arrangement.
Simply put, arranging music is like dressing up a piece of music; the same piece of music will present different effects under different arrangements.
If most of Xu Xiao's previous songs were like heavily made-up and dressed up, or at least heavily made-up, then Yang Du's song "Crazy for Love" for her is like a completely bare face.
Five minutes later, the song finished playing, and the studio was quiet for a few seconds.
"It's completely unsuitable for me," Xu Xiao said.
Qi Qiao laughed twice and tried to smooth things over, saying, "Teacher Yang, Xiaoxiao didn't mean that. As you know, Xiaoxiao used to sing those kinds of songs that were very powerful and showcased her high-note abilities—"
She organized her thoughts to avoid offending Yang Du again: "I don't understand music theory, but this song is really good, the quality is definitely top-notch, but—"
"Does this song not suit Xiaoxiao's style?"
Yang Du put away his phone, didn't answer, and asked Xu Xiao, "Don't you like it?"
"It's not my style, and it doesn't leave room for my singing skills."
"Do you know why, despite your singing talent and popularity, you've never won a Golden Bell Award?"
Upon hearing this question, Qi Qiao's face twitched involuntarily.
The question was too direct and touched Xiaoxiao's deepest wound. Even though their relationship with Yang Du had been repaired, she couldn't help but think: Could this person be doing this on purpose?
They say a gentleman takes revenge even after ten years.
Given Yang Du's previous practice of making veiled accusations in his Zhiyin articles, it's not surprising that he would do something like rubbing salt into someone's wounds today.
The Golden Bell Awards can be said to be Xu Xiao's biggest pain.
Among the four major female singers and three minor female singers in the current Chinese music scene, no, now it's four major and four minor female singers.
Needless to say, the four top singers each received a Female Singer of the Year award, which was a crucial requirement for becoming a queen of pop back then.
Among the next tier of four, besides Tao Cheng, the rising star, Qian Wancheng and Zhu Pingting, although they didn't win the annual female singer award, at least won other awards.
Regardless of the size of the award, he is a true Golden Bell Award winner.
Hsu Hsiao is the only one who has been nominated for the Golden Bell Awards 13 times, but has yet to win any trophies.
Xu Xiao receives a Golden Bell Award nomination every time she releases an album, but each time she goes there full of enthusiasm only to return disappointed, always ending up as a runner-up.
If Xu Xiao continues to be a runner-up, it's almost becoming a running joke.
"Why?" Xu Xiao put down her teacup, her eyes shining. "I'm all ears."
"Because you sing so well."