novelraw Chapter 687 : Getting an Award to Add Some Shine
Chapter 687 : Getting an Award to Add Some Shine
Chapter 687: Getting an Award to Add Some Shine
Since Wen Wan liked this song, the next steps became much simpler.
Chen Fan appeared with Wen Wan at Feifan Media company for the first time, and took her on a tour of the company's music studio.
Hearing that the big star Wen Wan was coming to visit the studio, Yan Qing came running over, and Tong Yao also followed to join in the excitement.
Currently, the entire framework of the studio was already set up, but there were no achievements to speak of.
The studio was still called New Century Music Studio, and Li Changjun, who had a good relationship with Chen Fan, remained as the deputy manager of the studio, while Wang Xu had transitioned to managing bands behind the scenes.
As for the manager position, Yan Qing had poached someone named Gao Mingsheng from a domestic music company. He had some reputation in the industry.
Actually, after coming here, Gao Mingsheng felt some regret, because he had been here for over half a year and the studio hadn't made any big moves.
The only thing they had done was select two bands, but none of the band members were well-known singers in the industry, they were all newcomers.
This made Gao Mingsheng a bit depressed. If things continued like this, wouldn't he completely lose his reputation in the industry?
He had originally planned to tactfully bring up resigning to the boss after the New Year.
Who would have thought that right after returning from the New Year holiday, the company would bring him explosive news.
Wen Wan was actually coming to the studio to record a song.
And she was being personally brought over by the rumored behind-the-scenes big boss.
Gao Mingsheng was immediately excited.
As he led the two of them on a brief tour around the studio, Gao Mingsheng struggled to contain his excitement.
Because he felt his luck had finally arrived.
From the conversation he overheard between the boss and the big star Wen Wan earlier, it was clear the company planned to release a single for Wen Wan, to develop her career in multiple directions.
He was thrilled.
The studio was truly living up to the saying "silence before the storm" making a big splash right from the start.
Collaborating with a big star like Wen Wan right off the bat, how could the studio not become famous after this?
Resign? What resignation!
Sure enough, after the tour ended, the group went to the office to rest.
Chen Fan took out the lyrics for 《Always Very Quiet》 and handed them to Gao Mingsheng.
"Find some professionals to come and familiarize themselves with the song. We'll officially start recording tomorrow."
Gao Mingsheng was a bit confused.
"Just the lyrics?"
Chen Fan then took out a Sony cassette player.
"There's an a cappella version of the song in here. Find someone to write out the musical score."
Gao Mingsheng was stunned again.
It was his first time encountering this kind of situation.
Meanwhile, Li Changjun and Wang Xu beside him were clearly already used to Chen Fan's way of operating.
Wang Xu immediately got up and went out to find people.
Soon, he called over a few staff members from the studio who were specifically responsible for composing music.
Gao Mingsheng pressed the play button, and everyone heard the a cappella version of 《Always Very Quiet》.
This was recorded by Chen Fan at home. Although there was no accompaniment, just listening to half of it was enough for everyone present to widen their eyes, unable to hide their excitement.
As industry insiders, they could generally tell if a song was good or bad just from one listen.
Gao Mingsheng immediately knew this was a good song.
And it was for Wen Wan to sing, as long as Wen Wan's singing wasn't terrible, the combination of the song and her fame would 100% make it a hit.
"Quick! Let's listen to it again!"
Gao Mingsheng was a bit excited, immediately adjusting the tape to listen to it again.
Meanwhile, the staff members beside him had already started humming along and composing the music.
Yan Qing and Tong Yao, sitting next to Chen Fan, were equally excited. Although they weren't professional singers, they liked playing in bands and of course had their own judgement on whether this song was good or bad.
Especially Tong Yao, she fell in love with the song after just one listen.
"It sounds so good."
"It's definitely going to be a hit."
She turned her head to look at Chen Fan beside her, with a somewhat strange expression in her eyes.
This guy...
Was there anything he couldn't do?
He could casually write a hit song just like that.
Was he even human?
After listening, Gao Mingsheng excitedly said: "Great song, this song will definitely blow up."
"Mr. Chen... where did you buy this song from?"
"The person who wrote this song must be an expert..."
The people nearby suddenly laughed, leaving Gao Mingsheng confused.
"What's wrong? Did I say something incorrect?"
"I've been in this industry for so many years, I still have some ability to judge whether a song will be popular or not."
Li Changjun beside him explained with a smile: "Manager Gao, your judgement is certainly not wrong. We're laughing because you actually don't know our Boss Chen's background."
Gao Mingsheng looked at Chen Fan with a puzzled expression.
Li Changjun smiled as he revealed the answer.
"Our Boss Chen is the well-known online musician Commoner, and he wrote this song."
"Ah..."
Gao Mingsheng was stunned on the spot, looking at Chen Fan with disbelief.
Chen Fan didn't let everyone continue on this topic, and instead looked at Gao Mingsheng and asked.
"Can you manage to release the new song within a week?"
Gao Mingsheng knew it was time to show his determination, and quickly spoke up.
"Don't worry, Boss Chen, it definitely won't be a problem."
"Alright then. You all go out and prepare first. Write out the song first."
"Also, remember to keep the song confidential. The fewer people who know about it, the better."
Gao Mingsheng hurriedly guaranteed: "Rest assured, Boss Chen, I'll personally oversee this matter."
No joke! This was releasing a single for the big star Wen Wan. He absolutely wouldn't let anyone else handle such a good opportunity.
After everyone left, only Chen Fan, Wen Wan, Yan Qing, and Tong Yao remained in the meeting room.
Chen Fan glanced at Tong Yao.
"Why didn't you leave?"
Tong Yao was confused: "Why should I leave?"
"We're going to discuss official business, company secrets. It's not appropriate for an outsider like you to be here, is it?"
Tong Yao glared: "Then why doesn't Brother Qing leave?"
Yan Qing smiled: "I'm also a shareholder of this company."
"You guys..."
Tong Yao was so angry she was speechless for a moment, and was about to stand up and storm off when she saw the slightly upturned corners of their mouths. She realized these two were deliberately teasing her.
Tong Yao huffily sat back down.
"I'm not leaving. What are you going to do about it?"
Chen Fan smiled: "Fine, don't leave then. But you have to keep it confidential. If any information leaks, it'll be your doing."
"Hmph!"
Tong Yao snorted coldly, cursing Chen Fan a hundred times in her heart.
Yan Qing looked at Chen Fan: "The studio has currently selected two bands. That Miaomiao you recommended to me last time has good singing skills, so I made her the lead singer of one of the bands."
"Do you want to meet them?"
Chen Fan shook his head, "Forget it, we'll talk about it when we have time later."
"You still owe me a song, you know."
Hearing this, Chen Fan understood Yan Qing's meaning.
He wanted to take this opportunity to promote the company's own band.
Of course Chen Fan wouldn't refuse such a thing. They were all people from his own company, so he naturally wanted to support them.
"Since we're recording a single, we can't bring them along to appear for now. But later when we shoot the MV for the single, we can let the band make an appearance."
Yan Qing nodded with a smile: "That's a good idea."
Then he asked: "What other plans do you have next?"
"You're not just going to have our big star Wen Wan release one single, are you?"
"Should I find someone to contact some domestic directors and shoot a few movies?"
Chen Fan shook his head: "No need. Next, I plan to have Wen Wan star in Feifan Media's first film production. Also..."
Chen Fan looked at Wen Wan, "Her fame is already enough. Now it's time to consider getting an award to add some shine."