raknovel Chapter 138 The Lost Child
Chapter 138 The Lost Child
Chapter 138 The Lost Child
Hearing Yang Du's words, Qi Qiao couldn't help but laugh: "You can only win a Golden Bell Award if you can sing? What kind of reason is that? Mr. Yang, don't joke around."
"Yes, you need to have a certain level of singing ability to win the Golden Bell Award, that's a consensus," Yang Du said.
The four major awards of the Golden Bell Awards—Singer of the Year and Singer of the Year—might be mistakenly interpreted by simply looking at the names as being based on popularity and influence over the year.
The male and female singers with the best commercial performance.
but it is not the truth.
The first requirement for these two awards is singing ability, which is similar to the criteria for Best Actor and Best Actress in film awards.
One tests acting skills, and the other tests singing skills.
Without a certain level of singing skill, one is not even qualified to be nominated for male or female singer of the year.
Qi Qiao was somewhat unconvinced, but couldn't show it, so she pressed on, "Singing ability is a hard and fast rule, and Xiao Xiao's singing ability is obvious to all. She always sings live. Isn't Teacher Yang's statement contradictory?"
"Her singing skills are good, but that doesn't mean it's her advantage."
Yang Du was not swayed by her counter-question and said to Xu Xiao, "I've listened to two of your albums and attended one of your concerts. Your biggest problem isn't that you can't sing well, but that you're too eager for others to know how good you can sing."
When Yang Du and Yuan Xiuqing were discussing how to counter Xu Xiao after the recording studio incident, he realized that rather than saying that Xu Xiao was good at improvisation and various difficult high notes, trills, and angry sounds, it would be more accurate to say that she was good at showing off her skills.
He's just showing off his skills for the sake of showing off; he's practically a heartless singing machine.
If Xu Xiaoruo hadn't had this fatal weakness, it's hard to say whether he could have turned the tide back then.
Upon hearing this, Xu Xiao's expression darkened slightly, and she instinctively retorted, "So you mean I messed up by showing off my skills?"
"Hmm—if that's how you interpret it, that's fine too."
Qi Qiao was getting anxious. What was all this about? She had worked so hard to get this cooperation done today. If it was ruined by these few words, wouldn't all her efforts be wasted?
And then there's Yang Du, that guy is really something, as always, he can't speak properly, does having talent make him so great?
What does it mean to have great singing skills? Isn't the point of singing to let others hear and see it?
Otherwise, how would others know if someone sings well or not, and how would they win awards?
She was about to speak to ease the tension when Xu Xiao raised her hand to interrupt her: "Let him finish speaking."
His tone was more serious than ever before.
Xu Xiao is indeed competitive and arrogant at heart, but she is not someone who cannot listen to advice.
Moreover, the person in front of her was a genius she had personally watched rise from a novice producer whom she had never taken seriously to a position where he forced her, a rising star, to sue for peace.
Now he has become the youngest recipient of the Feitian Award in history, and just a few days ago he personally nurtured a little diva.
His words were worth her sitting down and listening to carefully.
Why not reflect on your recent albums?
Xu Xiao began to think back carefully.
Indeed, every time she returned empty-handed from the Golden Bell Awards, she would put in even more effort to perform in her next album.
This is the fundamental reason why she always asks her team to consider the difficulty and vocal range when selecting songs.
But the more I thought about it, the more something seemed off.
Previously, she was blinded by her own involvement, but now, after Yang Du's words, Xu Xiao suddenly realized that her current situation was exactly like those actresses who overdid it in their pursuit of the Best Actress award.
From the lines to the actions, he seemed afraid that others wouldn't know just how great his performance was.
Ultimately, the film achieves the effect that the actors know they are acting, the audience knows they are acting, the judges know they are acting, and even the other characters in the film know they are acting.
That would be the end of us.
Once she understood this, Xu Xiao's expression became complicated.
Having one's long-standing ailment exposed in person is certainly not a pleasant experience.
"It seems you've realized this too. When you're too focused on showcasing your singing skills while performing a song, the final result will be counterproductive."
"That's why I chose a seemingly ordinary song like 'Crazy for Love'," Yang Du continued. "You don't need to show off your singing skills; on the contrary, I need you to simplify your techniques."
In a daze, Xu Xiao recalled what Yang Du said in an interview a few months ago during the recording studio incident. At that time, he said that the singer's personal characteristics needed to be reduced so that they could not overshadow the singer.
Did he already discover her problem back then?
This level of professional acumen is simply terrifying.
"I understand, Teacher Yang."
Xu Xiao had called Yang Du the same "Teacher Yang" when they met earlier, but that time it was tinged with politeness and calculating ambitions, mostly to facilitate a collaboration on a single.
But at this moment, this address of "Teacher Yang" was sincere and heartfelt.
Xu Xiao suddenly remembered the first time she joined a choir when she was a child. At that time, she didn't know any techniques. She just liked singing and enjoyed the joy of having her parents cheer and applaud her singing.
However, she doesn't know when it started, but the stage got bigger and bigger, and the applause got louder and louder, and she seemed to lose her way.
Singing became her way of proving herself, turning into a competition to rival others.
Xu Xiao laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "Teacher Yang is right. I did get a little lost before on how to show off my singing skills."
By focusing too much on techniques, one loses sight of the most fundamental things.
"So, Mr. Yang, I'd like to formally ask, would you be willing to be the producer of the single 'Crazy for Love'?"
This was another reason why she and Qi Qiao personally visited today.
"Haha." Yang Du laughed, and said matter-of-factly, "My prices aren't cheap right now."
"Teacher Yang, please name your price."
"30 + 5%," Yang Du reported a number.
Qi Qiao's eyelids twitched. The 30 that Yang Du mentioned was naturally 30. That was fine, it was just a bonus. For Xu Xiao, 30 or 100 million didn't make much difference.
The key is the 5% producer points, while Xiaoxiao only receives 17% of the artist royalties in total.
This price is almost comparable to that of Shen Dai's go-to gold-medal producer.
You wouldn't believe that someone so young, refined, and handsome would quote such a hefty price!
She tried to negotiate, but Xu Xiao didn't hesitate at all: "Okay, Teacher Yang, it's settled then."
Qi Qiao hurriedly patted Xu Xiao under the table.
Xu Xiao gave her a reassuring look and extended her hand: "It's a pleasure working with you, Teacher Yang."
"It's a pleasure working with you."
After the deal was settled, Xu Xiao and Qi Qiao didn't linger. They chatted casually for a few minutes before getting up to say goodbye.
After seeing the two off, Yang Du returned to the second floor and sat back down at his desk.
Xu Xiao's words were still echoing in my mind.
Xu Xiao said she was lost in how to sing, so what about the traveler who started from "Life is Like Summer Flowers" in his album?
Having weathered countless storms and navigated through seas of people, did he also lose his way on his journey?
I've forgotten how to get home.
These two kinds of getting lost seem unrelated, but they are essentially the same: losing that initial purity and being unable to find their way back.
"To help lost children find their way back —"
A somewhat dated melody suddenly popped into my head.
The tenth song has appeared.