novelraw Chapter 163 163. Making
Chapter 163 163. Making
Zheng Zhiyong's strongest feeling at the moment is:
Wait, isn't this going a little fast?
He just found out that "IU's boyfriend is Zhang Jihe", and told him in the next second that these two people were photographed by the 100-year-old dispatch that broke the news?
No wonder IU didn't come out, Zhang Jihe's face is so ugly, the photos taken by dispatch, IU's level, Loen must have paid a lot to suppress the news, and it may not be able to suppress it.Backed by SK and holding Melon, the largest online music website in Korea, Loen has a deep background, and dispatch, which is backed by Samsung-invested JoongAng Ilbo, is not a vegetarian. Even the eldest daughter of the president of Daesang Group and ex-wife of Samsung Lin Shiling dared to report on the relationship between Lin Shiling and actor Li Zhengzai. When reporting on IU's relationship, dispatch is definitely not a problem in terms of courage, as long as the news can bring enough benefits.
And the combination of iu and Zhang Jihe...
Compared with iu, whose popularity, popularity, and professional evaluation are among the top singers under the [-]th generation, and the first two are also top-level in the category of "artist", Zhang Jihe did a good job in the last item, and the first two Items are much weaker in comparison.
Zhang Jihe, born in 1982, is the lead singer of the indie band "Zhang Jihe and the Faces", and is responsible for composing lyrics and music. He once participated in the Free Road Ballad Festival of "Infinite Challenge" in 2013.His recognition is pretty good among indie bands, but it is still not enough compared to those who are active in the mainstream, and it is even worse than iu, and his income is naturally not the same.
Strictly speaking, Zhang Jihe’s conditions are not bad. He graduated from Sociology at Seoul National University. His words are very flexible at other times. Besides music, he has acted, worked as a model, and hosted a radio show, so he can be regarded as versatile.But according to the logic of most people, female artists who are beautiful, famous, and make a lot of money will generally choose someone who makes more money than her as their partner. Zhang Jihe is not only not as famous as iu, but also 11 years older than iu, and his income is also far away How about, if the news of their relationship is really leaked by dispatch, I don't know how many people will be surprised.
Even Zheng Zhiyong was stunned for a moment at the beginning, but this surprise soon passed, replaced by emotion:
Focus on common hobbies and personal qualities, and not be blinded by factors such as fame and income. Apart from the possible generation gap due to the large age difference, there is nothing to be picky about the choices made by iu.
During a cup of coffee, Zheng Zhiyong and Zhang Jihe didn't talk too much about iu, but they talked about music unconsciously. "When she wrote the songs "Knee" and "Glasses", she communicated with me a lot. When she wrote "23", she didn't contact me," Zhang Jihe said, "It seems that you have a common language in some content. ".
"It's hard for two people to completely agree, even when it comes to music."
"Yes, I think it's amazing that the 11-year-old can still communicate very well." 34-year-old Zhang Jihe accidentally stuffed Zheng Zhiyong with dog food, but after stuffing the dog food, he thought of dispatch , and a little uneasy, "I don't know if D Agency releases the photos, will someone say something about the age difference."
How does Zheng Zhiyong answer this? "I haven't dealt with a public love situation yet." Zhang Jihe's indie band has never been criticized by public opinion. Zheng Zhiyong has more experience in this area than him, but when it comes to love affairs, he can't help. I once wondered if the people I was with would be regarded as a matter of valuing my family background and not caring about my disability, but now... hide from the D Society."
"I used to think that we were cautious enough, but we underestimated Club D. If you don't want your girlfriend to be misunderstood, you seem to be more careful."
No, brother, did you misunderstand something?
However, Zheng Zhiyong could not directly explain to Zhang Jihe, saying that he liked a female artist before and then she had a boyfriend.
Speaking of which...how is Ahn Hee Yeon and Kim Junsu's relationship going?
Zheng Zhiyong is not very willing to think about this matter, every time he thinks about it, what follows is not a bright mind.Even if his liking for An Xiyan stayed at a superficial level at that time, but without Jin Junxiu, he still had some hope.It's hard for Zheng Zhiyong to let go if he hadn't lived together and found something that didn't fit him.But it's impossible for him to do such a thing as destroying other people's feelings.
It hurts to think about it.
Although I feel that Zhang Jihe seems to have misunderstood his words, or that he said something that is easily misunderstood, Zheng Zhiyong did not mention this matter when he walked into Loen and met IU.Even if this kind of misunderstanding spreads, it won't do him much harm, besides, in his impression, neither Iu nor Zhang Jihe are broken-mouthed people.
However, iu took the initiative to mention his meeting with Zhang Jihe: "I'm sorry, I was a bit sloppy today. I just learned about the D agency, so I dare not make too much publicity." Not only the media, but also the disaffected Loen leadership should be worried.
"I understand", Zheng Zhiyong said, "Senior Zhang Jihe seems a little nervous today", Zhang Jihe is fine at other times, but when iu and dispatch are mentioned, the orderliness of the language drops a notch.
Although Zheng Zhiyong didn't get any better, he was a little confused by this incident at the beginning.
"He is worried about me. The dating news has no effect on independent musicians. Whether I have really left my status as an idol and become a musician is still uncertain." IU's performance seemed much calmer than Zhang Jihe, "Actually Fortunately, this is not always the worst situation that has happened to me."
"Okay", iu knew in his heart that Zheng Zhiyong had nothing to say about this kind of thing, "You guys really surprised me today".
"Are you scared?" Iu asked with a smile.
"It was a little bit at first", but Zheng Zhiyong was still more concerned about the situation of iu, "Is there really no problem with the recording?"
"You'll know right away, Mister Producer."
Although Zheng Zhiyong undertook most of the composing work for "23", iu wrote the lyrics for this song, and iu also set the tone of the song style. It is said that no one knows better than iu how the song should be sung.
But iu's statement is also very reasonable, "I evaluate what I just sang, which may be biased due to subjective factors." When I said this, iu had just written the guitar score based on Zheng Zhiyong's creation, giving Zheng Zhiyong posted a self-playing and singing version of "23", "There is no difference in our thinking about how this song should be sung."
Zheng Zhiyong really didn't find any differences in their ideas, so he readily accepted the proposal of "watching iu's recording process and giving opinions when necessary".As for the title of "producer", he felt that his role was not that great.
"I hate 23 years old, it's still far away, kid, even if I'm pretending to be young, just turn a blind eye."
"The last sentence, turn your tone around."
IU in the recording studio nodded, and she softly repeated the melody that was stopped by Zheng Zhiyong, with a pure and dangerous smile on her face.
"23" should be about a girl who is always regarded as a little white rabbit and declares that she is not stupid and sweet at all. Is he thinking too much or what is going on?
"Any other questions?" Zheng Zhiyong's increasingly tight brows caught IU's attention.
"No." There was no major problem with the voice he heard, and since he didn't shoot the studio MV, Zheng Zhiyong wasn't going to express his hazy feelings.
IU didn't ask: "Then I continue?"
"Okay." Zheng Zhiyong put aside distracting thoughts and concentrated.
The difficulty of the song "23" is not high. Zheng Zhiyong's own singing skills are at the level of a "competent sub-vocalist". IU, who was well-known for the "three-stage high pitch" in "Good Days", was unwilling to raise the pitch all of a sudden when writing songs.
If there is anything to pay attention to, it is "contradiction".
"I really like it right now." "No, no, I actually want to slap you indiscriminately."
"Ah, I see, I want to fall in love." "No, no, I want to make a lot of money."
"I, want to be a child forever." "No, no, I want to be a smooth woman."
"Ah, it's decided, I want to live quietly." "No, no, I want to overthrow all of this."
Even if iu sums it up in the chorus with "it's very simple to have a different mind", Zheng Zhiyong will not regard the conflicts mentioned in the verse as iu's random fabrications, which is obviously When composing and arranging music, he tried to perform these lyrics with the same keynote but with completely different feelings. However, for the goal of "consistent keynote", the changes he can make are very small. To achieve To achieve the desired effect, it is also very important for iu to grasp the sound when singing.
As for the straightforward expression of "no matter what it is, choose one, I am used to being reflected in colored glasses" is not the slightest difficulty for iu.
The fact is also just as Zheng Zhiyong expected, iu made mistakes only in places that require relatively high emotional control, and the handling of other places is very sophisticated.A solo singer who has debuted for seven years and has been popular for five years, Zheng Zhiyong can only sigh for his skills.
Zheng Zhiyong also saw the reason for the limited problems.
"Emotions are still a little affected, right?" Zheng Zhiyong said after iu had another problem with the turning point of his tone.
"I'm sorry." Iu stretched out her hand and brushed back a lock of hair on her forehead.
The news of dispatch did not make her nervous, but it inspired the stubbornness and arrogance of "otherwise, try to see if I am a musician who will not be greatly affected by the news of love".Therefore, iu sang the chorus with more vigor and energy, and sang it with feeling. When a lighter tone was needed, it poured too much emotion.
"You have done a good job. If I encounter such a situation, I will be much worse than you." Zheng Zhiyong said with a smile, his words were gentle and sincere, "Let's take a rest first."
Zheng Zhiyong has never seen how well iu performs during recording under normal circumstances. From his personal experience, iu's performance today is already considered good. Although there are mistakes, it is within an acceptable range, and considering that iu just knew " The love affair may be exposed" is such a big matter, and it is very likely that she has had unhappiness with people in the company because of it. Zheng Zhiyong really has nothing to blame her for.
Furthermore, condemnation is useless, the factor that affects IU is emotion, all he can do is to help the other party relax.Do you want Zheng Zhiyong to sing with his solid foundation and open voice to guide iu's vocal skills?
Zheng Zhiyong is not qualified to do vocal music tutoring for iu, but in terms of psychological counseling, he is also far away from being "good at it".Fortunately, from the producer's point of view, iu is really a very worry-free singer. After a short rest, she slowly adjusted her state.In the end, both the time and quality are not much different from Zheng Zhiyong's previous expectations.
After the recording, iu heard Zheng Zhiyong's evaluation of her and replied: "My brother is similar to what I want to express, so I seem to be more at ease. If it is different from the producer's idea, I will One of those very nerve-wracking singers."
Zheng Zhiyong: "Aren't you telling me to mentally prepare for the future?"
"I just wanted to tell the truth." IU straightened his face, "You reminded me that we still have time to cooperate in the future."
Zheng Zhiyong: ...
Zheng Zhiyong has to collect copyright fees for the part of "23", but he came to assist in the recording work today, but it is purely voluntary labor. Although the labor intensity is not high, there is a little compensation. What iu chose was the simplest and rudest way, which is also the most acceptable way - to treat guests.
But your love news is about to be exposed, is it appropriate to have dinner with me now?