novelraw Chapter 12 Penguin Invitation
Chapter 12 Penguin Invitation
In pop music production, to produce a high-quality song, it often requires the accumulation of several, or even dozens, mediocre songs.
Following this logic, Lin Yi could easily handle the songwriting for Yu Nuannuan's album.
(2-3 high-quality pieces, 7-8 pieces to make up the numbers)
But Lin Yi never did that.
In Deng Nan's view, the only explanation is that Lin Yi polishes each song repeatedly, striving for perfection.
Such musicians are extremely rare in the field of popular music.
But it's not that it doesn't exist.
The probability is at least much higher than that of time travelers.
Ding dong.
Several messages popped up in Deng Nan's QQ chat; Lin Yi had sent over the lyrics, music, and arrangement ideas for the two works.
Deng Nan first opened the document titled "We Drifted Apart As We Walked" and quickly browsed through it.
A top-notch arranger is not only a musician, but also a literary reader.
Deng Nan was no exception.
She quickly grasped the core theme and emotions of the song from the lyrics and music of "Walking and Walking, We Drifted Apart".
A sense of alienation without intense conflict, yet helplessly experienced as time passes.
This emotion precisely hits the most vulnerable aspect of modern people's emotional lives.
"This will be a hit song, and it has a chance to be among the top ten songs of the year."
Deng Nan made a judgment in her mind.
The quality of this song is close to the average level of Lin Yi's works, making it worthwhile for her to make time for it.
"Okay, once Li Shen finishes recording the vocals, the mixing will be handed over to someone else."
With that thought in mind, she opened the second document, "The Ordinary Road," and gradually became engrossed...
"Sister Nan. Sister Nan."
Li Shen walked out of the recording studio again and came to Deng Nan's side, calling her softly.
He had just finished recording this part of the voice recording, but Deng Nan had not given any feedback for a long time.
Looking through the glass, he saw Deng Nan staring blankly at her phone, so he came out to remind her.
"ah."
Deng Nan then realized what was happening.
"Xiao Li, how about I arrange for someone else to record the song for you? I'm a bit busy right now."
"Sister Nan, is there something important?" Li Shen asked.
He got emotional and became somewhat dissatisfied.
"I'm so sorry, Xiao Li," Deng Nan apologized sincerely, "I just can't concentrate right now."
"It's alright, Sister Nan, you go ahead with your work," Li Shen quickly replied.
At this moment, Li Shen felt so bad that he wanted to slap himself.
He is a singer who had been struggling for eight years, and only recently signed with Songshi Records has he started to see some improvement.
Sister Nan is one of the three giants of Songshi Records, and she usually takes good care of him.
For his new song release, Sister Nan personally served as his producer, a privilege usually reserved for top-tier singers!
How could he be resentful just because Sister Nan stood him up?
After leaving the recording studio, Deng Nan went to the outside office area and printed out the lyrics and music for "The Ordinary Road".
She continued to read carefully, unable to help but admire it.
"These words are so well written."
"That kid Lin Yi hasn't released a new song in two years, has he been polishing this one?"
"The exquisite use of descriptive techniques precisely strikes at the softest corners of people's hearts; it's truly remarkable."
Seeing that Deng Nan was distracted, Li Shen quietly followed her.
At this moment, he probably understood why Deng Nan said she couldn't concentrate on recording him.
"Sister Nan, are the lyrics to this song really that good?"
"Unsurprisingly, this song will win the Best Lyricist award at this year's China Golden Melody Awards."
After a pause, Deng Nan continued, "If this song were sung by a professional singer, it would most likely win the Song of the Year award."
The China Golden Melody Awards are a highly prestigious award, often compared to the Grammy Awards in the United States, which are considered the Olympics of the global music scene.
The former's influence is concentrated in Asia, Africa, and Southeast Europe, while the latter's influence is concentrated in North and South America, Western Europe, and Northern Europe.
"Sister Nan, how about I release this new song next year?" Li Shen said quietly.
A song that was highly likely to win the China Golden Melody Award before its release, and a song that won the China Golden Melody Award.
These are different concepts.
The latter has one song every year.
The former might not release a single song every few years, but each time it appears, it draws in a large portion of the Chinese music scene's traffic, making other songs released at the same time pale in comparison.
Of course, such phenomenal songs will also bring new traffic to the Chinese music scene.
Songs released after their popularity has declined tend to receive more attention and achieve better results than usual.
...
Lin Yi compiled the lyrics and music manuscripts for the two songs, "The Ordinary Road" and "Walking and Walking, We Drifted Apart," along with the arrangement ideas, and sent them to Deng Nan.
With his work temporarily over, he looked at Yu Nuannuan beside him, who was secretly laughing with her head down, and his face fell.
"Hey, Nuannuan," Lin Yi gently nudged Yu Nuannuan with his arm.
"What if I get a severe scolding from Teacher Deng when I go to record a song? She's known for being very strict."
Upon hearing this, Yu Nuannuan looked up, pouted, and said, "Lin Yi, you've already promised me, you can't go back on your word."
"Nuan Nuan, you've misunderstood." Lin Yi drawled, imitating the money-giving hermit.
"I'm a well-established songwriter and composer; I've always been the one to choose the arrangers..."
"You need to pay more!"
"Add money?" Yu Nuannuan asked, puzzled.
"It means you have to compensate me," Lin Yi explained.
"How will I compensate you?" Yu Nuannuan asked, following Lin Yi's words, her eyes curving into crescents.
"Hmm..." Lin Yi lowered his head and whispered in Yu Nuannuan's ear.
Yu Nuannuan's face gradually turned rosy, and finally she couldn't help but reach out and slap Lin Yi hard.
"You bad guy!"
......
The script for "Detective X" is awaiting evaluation by Tencent Video.
"Walking and Walking, We Drifted Apart" and "The Ordinary Road" await Deng Nan's production and arrangement.
Lin Yi has had some free time lately.
In preparation for the vocal recording of "The Ordinary Road", he needs to do two hours of vocal training every day.
There's no need to hire a separate vocal coach; we have one at home.
The rest of the day was spent wandering around Guangzhou University Town with Yu Nuannuan, reliving the wonderful times of university.
In the evenings, she would visit various music restaurants, where she would occasionally sing a couple of songs.
In addition, Lin Yi also took the time to hire an assistant and driver for himself.
It was at this moment that the young couple remembered a "tool person".
Gu Xiaoyu.
Yu Nuannuan's former assistant, the one who tipped off Qi Xue when she threatened to mess with Yu Nuannuan at the company.
Considering that Yu Nuannuan will be releasing a new song and will need someone to handle business and other trivial matters after her comeback, Lin Yi decided to hire Xinghuo Music.
The process went smoothly.
Under the persuasion of Lin Yi with his salary offer and Yu Nuannuan with her emotional appeal, Gu Xiaoyu decisively switched jobs from Xinghuo.
She was promoted to Yu Nuannuan's agent and temporarily served as her assistant. Now she and Yu Nuannuan are affiliated with Earth Studio.
Lin Yi's pleasant time lasted for five days, until it was finally interrupted by an email.
Tencent Video has approved the script for "Detective X" and invited Earth Studios for an in-person meeting.