Chapter 219 217. Voice of the King (two in one)
Jia Zhen is a manager of Huayi. He is neither good nor bad. He has three artists under him. The best one is barely a second-rate singer in the circle.
However, it is getting harder and harder to get into the music circle recently. Not only is the market shrinking, but he also has to face the impact of Japan, South Korea and the southeastern island countries. It is difficult for his artists to enter the second-tier. It is very likely that they will be beaten back to their original state if they are not careful.
So in order to maintain the popularity of his own artists, of course, he also has a little ambition and hopes to go further. Jia Zhen begs the company for resources every day.
Finally, the top management has opened the golden mouth and wants to release a single for his artist. Jia Zhen hopes that the top management will fulfill the promise every day.
Finally, the opportunity came.
After getting a positive answer that day, Jia Zhen took several of his artists to the seafood city for a good meal. In his intoxication, he also shouted bold words, saying that he would lead his small team to move forward step by step and make everyone famous.
It was well said, especially for the young artists under him, who were so excited that their blood boiled. Even Jia Zhen was full of ambition for his words to encourage morale, and it seemed that he was really leading the team artists to the pinnacle of life.
Unfortunately, when he woke up early the next morning, things had changed.
Early in the morning, Jia Zhen received a notice from the top management that the recording time had changed. The reason was very simple. The company's recording studio was not enough. You are not famous, so you have to make way for big names.
But Jia Zhen clearly remembered that there was only one first-line artist in the company who was going to release an album recently and was using the recording studio?
Unwilling to accept it, he thought someone was tripping him up, so he went to inquire and soon got the news from a friend.
He realized that it was not someone who was tripping her up.
It turned out that the other recording studio was really occupied by someone, and that person was a hot star in the company, named Nie Wei.
Jia Zhen felt so bitter when he found out that Nie Wei temporarily occupied the recording studio.
Jia Zhen certainly knew about Nie Wei. He had been in the industry for two years, and his rise to fame was nothing short of miraculous. At such a young age, he had made considerable achievements in both the film and television industry and the music industry. Compared with him, the three artists under his command were simply not worth mentioning.
However, no matter how good Nie Wei was, he was not led by Jia Zhen, and no matter how successful he was, it had nothing to do with him. But he didn't dare to offend him, so he could only endure and hope that Nie Wei could finish the work as soon as possible.
However, he never expected that he would have to wait for half a month, and Jia Zhen was already disappointed.
After all, if he delayed any further, his artist's single would most likely clash with the release date of those big names, and it would definitely be a crushing ending. He didn't want to waste the opportunity he had finally won.
During the time he was waiting, he also asked the company if he could rent a recording studio outside to record a song for his singer, but the company refused without hesitation.
The company might do this for a first-tier singer, but it would not waste money for a second-tier singer's single, so Jia Zhen's request was unreasonable in the eyes of the top management.
Fortunately, Jia Zhen did not hold much hope, so he was not disappointed after knowing the result. After all, the situation had made him very desperate.
Day after day, Jia Zhen came to the company early one day. After clocking in at the front desk, the first thing he asked was whether the recording studio was vacant.
"Sorry, the company's two recording studios are still in use. Please wait patiently." The girl at the front desk replied with a smile and a businesslike expression.
Desperate Jia Zhen nodded numbly.
At this moment, a man walked over from the corridor with a very arrogant expression. Just from his face, you can see that this person is in a proud mood at this moment.
"Brother Luo Kai, are you going to get off work?" The receptionist who had just been doing her job smiled brightly when she saw this person. Her standard eight teeth made Jia Zhen feel uncomfortable.
But the next second, he also smiled brightly at this person, with a humble flattery in his smile, and greeted him loudly and enthusiastically: "Brother Luo, you are smiling so happily, is there something good? Did your Nie Wei get a good role again? Or did he get a big contract again?"
Jia Zhen complimented Luo Kai, but he felt sour in his heart. This Luo Kai turned out to be the same as him... No, this person was even worse than him, but because of his luck, he was chosen by Nie Wei, and now he is so arrogant.
One thing that made Jia Zhen envious of Luo Kai was that he earned much more than himself.
Although he is the agent of the company and will not directly receive a proportion of money from Nie Wei's income, the company will also increase his income because of Nie Wei's income. This is also the most enviable point for a small agent like Jia Zhen. After all, who doesn't want to bring a popular artist and make a lot of money?
The two people greeted each other one after another, and Luo Kai, who was a little distracted, came back to his senses.
"Xiao Li, your hairstyle is very beautiful today. Keep this hairstyle in the future, and you will definitely find a boyfriend soon."
"Hate it, Brother Luo Kai, you always laugh at me. Who would be willing to be friends with me if I am so ordinary?"
"Who is blind, Xiao Li is so beautiful, I heard that the boys chasing you in the company are almost lining up from the door to the elevator, and your table is full of breakfast every day."
Luo Kai teased the receptionist at the front desk, causing the girl to be coquettish.
After chatting for a few words, Luo Kai looked at Jia Zhen on the side and said with a smile: "Manager Jia is not well-informed. Our Nie Wei has been working in the company for half a month. Don't you know?"
Seeing Luo Kai answering him with a smile, Jia Zhen quickly agreed with a smile, but he was a little surprised.
You know, since Luo Kai followed Nie Wei, his status has also risen, and his momentum has become more and more full. Although he doesn't say that he is cold to a small manager like himself, he always has a cold expression and keeps a certain distance in politeness. He never speaks in a joking tone like now.
Jia Zhen really feels flattered at this moment.
Jia Zhen turned his mind and looked at the bright smile on Luo Kai's face. He immediately guessed that this master was in a good mood today.
"Look at what you said. As long as Teacher Nie appears in the company, everyone in the whole building will know it in less than five minutes." Jia Zhen replied exaggeratedly, secretly flattering Luo Kai.
"Haha, that's an exaggeration." Luo Kai laughed, obviously enjoying Jia Zhen's flattery. Although he was praising Nie Wei, as a manager, Luo Kai was happier than hearing him praise himself.
Luo Kai smiled happily, and suddenly remembered something. He looked at Jia Zhen and said, "By the way, I heard that the singer under your company is in a hurry to use the recording studio?"
"Yes, yes." Jia Zhen was stunned for a moment, and then nodded quickly.
"Oh, then don't stand here, go and apply. Our Nie Wei has just used up the music room, and now it's just vacant." Luo Kai said with a smile.
As expected!!! Jia Zhen couldn't help laughing and thanked Luo Kai quickly.
"Why thank you? We are colleagues. We have had dinner together before. Of course I can help if I can." Luo Kai said with a generous look and a smile.
Jia Zhen secretly spit in his heart. If it weren't for your Nie Wei's temporary "queue jumping", our singer would have finished recording the single long ago.
But Jia Zhen still had a smile on his face, saying that Brother Luo Kai was loyal.
Looking at Jia Zhen who was in a hurry to apply, Luo Kai smiled and walked towards Nie Wei's lounge with a shaky step.
The reason why he was so proud was that he was in a really good mood at this moment. Just now in the recording studio, he heard the soundtrack made by Nie Wei, which made his scalp numb.
Luo Kai had already imagined that when this promotional documentary of the Forbidden City was played, those who heard this soundtrack would definitely have the same reaction as himself. The magnificent music with a sense of historical vicissitudes seemed to tell people about the palace past that has been passed down from ancient times.
In Luo Kai's opinion, only such a soundtrack is worthy of the greatest palace in our China.
On the other side, Nie Wei, who had been busy for half a month, finally returned home.
When he came back, the whole family revolved around him. His mother Su Qing complained with care that Nie Wei did not take good care of his body. He looked much thinner.
Sister Zhou Duoduo held Nie Wei's hand and wouldn't let go. She held his hand wherever he went. Even when Nie Wei went to the toilet, she would wait at the door, looking like a clingy little girl.
Zhou Aiguo also took advantage of this time to prepare a surprise gift for Nie Wei.
He took Nie Wei to a room with a mysterious look on his face, and then handed Nie Wei a key and motioned him to open the door.
Nie Wei remembered that this house should be the family's warehouse. Why did Uncle Zhou put the gift here?
With a little expectation, Nie Wei opened the door. When he pushed the door open, he was stunned.
Because this house has been completely converted into a professional recording studio, Nie Wei recognized all the logos on the equipment. These are the world's top recording equipment.
The decoration is also completely in accordance with Nie Wei's preferences. The minimalist style makes Nie Wei like it very much at first sight.
"Uncle Zhou, I like this recording studio so much." Nie Wei looked at the recording studio with shining eyes and said in surprise.
Hearing this, Zhou Aiguo laughed with satisfaction: "Hahaha, I knew you would like it. I have asked someone to debug all the equipment, so you can use it directly."
"Okay, if I had known that the conditions of the recording studio at home were so good, why would I stay in the company and come back earlier." Nie Wei threw himself on the soft sofa. The moment his body touched the sofa, Nie Wei felt as if he was wrapped in the sofa, very comfortable. Obviously, this sofa was also specially customized, and the price was obviously not cheap.
"It's not possible to come back early. This recording studio has only been decorated for a few days. The key is that some materials must be imported from abroad." Zhou Aiguo replied with a smile: "By the way, how is your work done? Let Uncle Zhou listen to it?"
"No problem." Nie Wei stood up and walked to the computer. While waiting for the computer to start up, he took out a USB flash drive from his bag. After the computer started up, Nie Wei directly plugged in the USB flash drive and copied the video files in it to the computer's hard drive.
More than ten minutes later, Zhou Aiguo left the recording studio with a look of aftertaste, and then went back to the room to find Su Qing.
"What's wrong?" Seeing Zhou Aiguo coming over with an intoxicated expression, Su Qing couldn't help but asked with a smile.
"I was just thinking, should we go to the Forbidden City to have fun someday?" Zhou Aiguo looked at Su Qing and asked directly.
"Go to my work? You are really good at choosing places. Didn't you go there often when we were dating? Why haven't you had enough fun?" Su Qing blushed and rolled her eyes at Zhou Aiguo, then thought about it and suggested: " How about we go to Xiangshan Mountain, where the air is good and good for fitness, and I don’t know if the maple leaves are red somewhere.”
Zhou Aiguo didn't agree, but just took Su Qing's hand and led her towards the recording studio. No matter Su Qing asked questions along the way, he just said that he had gone.
Ten minutes later, Su Qing, with a moved expression on her face, understood why Zhou Aiguo wanted to go to the Forbidden City. After listening to Nie Wei's music, even she who worked in the Forbidden City every day felt inexplicably moved. Let her think about it and walk through every corner of the Forbidden City.
The recognition of the two elders in the family greatly boosted Nie Wei's confidence. This is the first time he has made a score based on his accumulation of musical skills. It is also an answer to his two years of music study.
Although it has not yet been finalized, the main movement melody of the soundtrack has been basically finalized.
So Nie Wei contacted Director Liu on the phone that day and invited him to watch. Director Liu was also looking forward to it, and immediately agreed to meet at the work the next morning.
Early the next morning, Nie Wei came to Director Liu's office with a USB flash drive. Director Liu had already prepared a laptop and was waiting for Nie Wei. When he saw Nie Wei arriving, he quickly exchanged greetings. Let’s get straight to the point.
"This is a USB flash drive. The big one inside is the complete soundtrack, and there is also an edited version of the soundtrack that I made to accompany the promotional video." Nie Wei handed the USB flash drive to Director Liu and introduced it.
"Oh, you even made the edited version of the soundtrack yourself? That's great, I'll just watch this." Director Liu obviously focused most on the effect of combining the promotional video with the soundtrack, and now Nie Wei has successfully completed it. He was also very pleasantly surprised when his son was working. After taking the USB flash drive, he couldn't wait to insert it into the computer.
Half an hour later, Director Liu sat in front of the computer and looked up at Nie Wei, with shock and undisguised satisfaction in his eyes.
"Okay, very good, very good!!!" Director Liu gave a thumbs up and shouted "good" three times in a row.
"I'm going to make a call right now and ask everyone to come and listen to it. Such magnificent and historical music is completely prepared for our Forbidden City!!!" Director Liu excitedly picked up the phone on the table and just watched. Having previously promoted documentaries, his first thought is to share this classic work with everyone immediately. After all, it is better to enjoy it alone than to enjoy it with everyone.
"Director, where is Hank who filmed this promotion?" Nie Wei asked.
"Yes, of course, he is coming too. I will inform you right now, young man, your music score will definitely make that foreigner's eyes pop out. Since ancient times, our country has always produced heroes, hahahahaha!!!!" Director Liu I was very happy and smiled quite boldly.
Hank has been staying in Kyoto for the past half month. He was occasionally asked a question or two by Nie Wei. In addition to eating and drinking in the hotel, the rest of the time was spent visiting major places of interest. Of course, besides that, he also I am very curious about what kind of works Nie Wei will produce, and I just hope that my half-month stay in China will not be a waste of time.
At this moment, Hank had just finished breakfast and was about to think about where to travel today when Director Liu called, informing him to go to the Palace Museum because the soundtrack he had always suspected and expected had already been released. finished.
When Hank arrived at the conference room of the Palace Museum, the place was already full, and the young and outrageous Nie Wei was among them. When he saw Hank, the other party smiled at him very friendly.
What does it mean? Want to lower your standards of judgment by being kind? I'm afraid this big Chinese boy thinks too much.
Hank thought with disdain, then casually found a seat and sat down.
"Ahem, you're all here. Let's not say much. Our new season of promotional documentaries for the Forbidden City has been basically completed. Now let's take a look at the results. Everyone can express their opinions after watching it."
Director Liu didn't say much. After speaking, he directly pressed the play button.
On the screen, a morning sun rises slowly, and the accompanying music is like a breeze, with a mysterious feeling, which completely enhances the atmosphere of the Forbidden City under the rising sun.
Accompanied by several distant shots and overlooking shots, and with this refreshing and mysterious accompaniment, the Forbidden City in the picture seems to have been washed by the music, giving it a mysterious and distant feeling.
This opening directly captured the hearts of all the audience present. Many people nodded with satisfaction. Even Hank looked more serious and sat up straight.
The scene on the screen changes accordingly, the long shot ends, and as the camera quickly zooms in and out, it reaches the gate of the Forbidden City from a medium shot overlooking perspective.
Towering and solemn, the gate of the Forbidden City in this shot, with a hint of historical heaviness, slowly opens. As the gate of the Forbidden City opens, the distant and clear soundtrack suddenly changes, giving all the audience present goosebumps. All stood up.
Heavy percussion music sounded, and along with the loud sound, a majestic feeling spread out. It shocked the ears and also shocked the hearts of everyone present, making everyone present feel at this moment. This ancient city is full of awe and admiration.
This is the Chinese people’s heartfelt pride in this country’s thousands of years of civilization.
Director Liu sat in the first seat. Even though it was the second time, he was still shocked when he listened to this music, not to mention those who were appreciating it for the first time.
A person who was holding a thermos to fill his teacup with water had long forgotten that the cup was full in the shocking drum music, and let the warm water flow all over the table without knowing it. There were also smokers, whose lighters were still lit, but the cigarettes in their mouths had already fallen to the ground because of their trembling mouths.
Some people jumped up from their seats excitedly, while others widened their eyes. Many, many people had forgotten themselves when the drum music sounded, because this business had directly shocked their hearts and shocked them.
Hank, who was skeptical at the beginning, had already opened his mouth wide and couldn't close it at all. The prejudice against Nie Wei in his mind had long been wiped out with the music. What echoed in his mind was the music playing at this moment. The majestic music made his eyes bright and scary.
He was shocked, quite shocked, extremely shocked, and at the same time, he felt that Nie Wei was a soulmate, because this soundtrack was exactly what he had dreamed of, even more than the most perfect work he had dreamed of.
What kind of soundtrack is this, magnificent, the sound of the king!!!