Chapter 992 1092. Immortal classic advertising song
Nie Wei refused Maroon5's invitation to have coffee, but took them to the dessert shop.
Originally, Shu Chang came into Nie Wei's lounge and said that he wanted to have dessert, so Nie Wei invited Maroon5. However, on the way to the dessert shop, he met Shi Xiaojing and Liu Wei, who were accompanying him. Shi Xiaojing also called Rex, who wanted Nie Wei to sign and take a photo with him.
When they arrived at the dessert shop, the team had expanded to twelve people.
Shu Chang was speechless. She originally just wanted to invite her husband Nie Wei to go to the dessert shop together to eat exquisite desserts and spend a sweet time, but who would have thought that there would be so many light bulbs.
Shi Xiaojing seemed very excited. She could eat dessert with big stars like Shu Chang and Nie Wei. She never dared to dream before.
"Sister Shu Chang, do you like strawberry-flavored mousse or honeydew-flavored mousse?"
"I like chocolate flavor."
"Then I'll order it for you. Do you want egg tarts? There are original flavors and yellow peach flavors. Oh, there are blueberry flavors. I'll buy blueberry and yellow peach, and Sister Shu Chang, you buy the original flavor. Let's take turns eating, okay?"
"Okay, okay." Shu Chang looked at Shi Xiaojing, who was a little too enthusiastic, and felt really amused.
This girl hadn't been heard for the longest time on the way. She always wanted to find out some small gossips about herself and Nie Wei. Although the other party's questions did not involve privacy, Shu Chang was still a little overwhelmed by the questions. After all, many things that Shu Chang thought were quite normal, Shi Xiaojing's eyes lit up when she heard them, and sometimes she suddenly screamed with excitement.
Fortunately, I only talked with Shi Xiaojing for half an hour, otherwise Shu Chang felt that his heart would have problems.
Then when we arrived at the dessert shop, this girl once again showed her extraordinary enthusiasm. She took over three shop assistants by herself and completely acted as a messenger for Shu Chang and Liu Wei.
However, Shu Chang could also see that Shi Xiaojing was not a shrewd person. It was really hard to get angry with such a simple and kind child.
The three male staff members accompanying them were very considerate and did not disturb Nie Wei and Maroon5. They ordered a glass of iced drink each and ran to the corner to play with their mobile phones.
Nie Wei and Maroon5 sat at a table and chatted about music.
"Now a lot of music in the music market has begun to be routine, even homogenized, but such works have occupied most of the current music market, and even many well-known musicians are following suit."
"There is nothing we can do about it. In the era of business as king, you must compromise with money."
"But you are different. Your music has its own soul. Nie, you are the most talented person I have ever seen."
"Should I thank you for your compliments and then have another cup of coffee?" Nie Wei jokingly replied to Adam's compliments.
Adam said very seriously: "I'm not kidding. I think if you are willing to come to the United States to develop your music career, within five years, as long as you maintain your creative passion, you will conquer the whole world."
"I would rather conquer the world with my camera. You know, my idol is James Cameron. What he said at the Oscars, 'I am the king of the world', is what I have always wanted to say." Nie Wei shrugged, not easily moved by Adam's words.
And he also knew that Adam didn't really want him to mix in the music circle. Maybe there was some sincerity, but more of it was just to get closer.
"Hey, Nie, I like your movies, I am your fan. Can you tell me, did Cobb return to the real world in the end? This question has troubled me for a long time. I think my hair has encountered a big crisis because of this question." Jesse Carmichael suddenly interrupted.
"Jesse, shut up." Adam glared at this unreliable partner fiercely. Is this the time to talk about movies?
"Adam, it's okay, I am willing to answer this question." Nie Wei said with a smile.
"Cobb finally returned to the real world. The movie buried a lot of foreshadowing to distinguish between dreams and reality, not only the spinning top, but also Cobb's father-in-law. All the shots of his father-in-law appear in the real world."
"And in the dream, Cobb can't see the faces of his two children clearly because of his wife, so all the shots that can see the children's faces clearly also prove that Cobb is in reality."
"And the last shot, there are both his father-in-law and his children's frontal shots. The spinning top on the table is just a means for me to create suspense. It has no practical significance."
"Oh my God, do you know how many people you have deceived? The whole United States... No, hundreds of millions of people in the world have been deceived by you." Jessica Michael felt crazy the moment she knew the truth.
The conclusion that made countless "Inception" fans fight for countless days and nights to determine the winner was just a maze set up by the director.
It was really hard for him to accept it for a while. You know, for this answer, he had dreamed for several nights. One night was in reality, and the second night was a dream. He also dreamed that the inner witch dragged him into the abyss, which frightened him and made him nervous for several days.
"Jesse, you are so rude." Seeing Jesse grabbing his hair wildly, Adam quickly grabbed his hand, asked someone to control him, and apologized to Nie Wei: "Sorry, Jesse is a very emotional person."
"It doesn't matter, I think Jesse's reaction is very cute."
"But you are not cute at all, but a bit hateful." Jesse looked at Nie Wei with "resentment". He felt deeply hurt.
Adam was so angry that his head was about to smoke. He wondered why he brought this unsophisticated guy here today. He had been talking about music and had thought about how to invite Nie Wei to sing a song. As a result, he was led away by this Jesse in a few words, and there was a trend of running further and further away.
"It's hard for me to say sorry for hurting you, because this is what you want to ask. Sometimes spoilers are such a hateful thing. If you actively ask for spoilers, you must be prepared to swallow this bitter fruit willingly."
"Okay, maybe you are right."
"Nie, I..." Adam was about to say something and tried to bring the topic back, but he didn't expect Nie Wei to ask directly: "Adam, do you want to invite me to sing a song?"
"Is it so obvious?" Adam didn't expect Nie Wei to directly expose his little thoughts. Isn't it said that Chinese people speak very tactfully? Why didn't he feel more direct than an American like himself.
"It's very obvious that you guys were uncomfortable when you came to the dessert shop. If you didn't ask for something, I believe you wouldn't have stayed here long ago."
"Nie, you are absolutely right. The way that little girl looked at me just now made me want to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. God knows this is the first time I have been to such a girly store in decades." Jessica Michael interrupted again, and his voice was very loud, causing the clerk not far away to roll his eyes at him behind his back in dissatisfaction.
"Nie, I like your music, or more accurately, everyone in Maroon5 likes your music very much."
"Especially after today's collaborative stage, I found that our musical concepts are very consistent. I think you can definitely create a classic theme song for us."
"Please." Adam pleaded sincerely.
"No problem." Nie Wei agreed directly, which made Adam stunned for a moment. When he came to his senses, he could no longer suppress the expression of surprise on his face.
"Really? Are you serious?"
"Of course, in fact, I did write a new song, and I'm looking for a suitable singer. I think you are very suitable for today's cooperation." Nie Wei said.
"Great, I will definitely talk to the company about the production fee of the song and help you get the top salary." Adam was very happy when he heard that the song was already available. Although he also wanted to listen to what kind of music it was, he was still very rational and understood that the most important thing was to negotiate the production fee.
As long as Nie Wei accepted the salary, then the song would really fall into the pocket of Maroon5. As Nie Wei said, in the era of commercial dominance, no matter how much appreciation is based on fair interests.
"No, no, no, I don't need you to pay me anything, and you can even make a fortune from it." Nie Wei waved his hand, but what he said made Adam stunned.
What does Nie Wei mean by this? He doesn't ask for money to write songs for them, but gives them money?
This matter sounds like a fairy tale. He even thought for a moment that Nie Wei was playing tricks on them.
"Listen to me, this is actually an advertising song I wrote for Apple. It's a pity that it can't be the title song of your next album, but I think you are really suitable for singing it. Do you want to listen to it now?"
Adam felt a little disappointed. It turned out that Nie Wei didn't want to give them a title song.
But he was also looking forward to what the song that Nie Wei asked them to sing would be like.
"Pen, music score."
"There is a guitar I brought in the car. I'll get it for you."
Several members of Maroon5 turned into hardworking little bees, looking for paper and pen for Nie Wei, and getting a guitar. Even Jesse Carmichael, who was not very discerning, was kicked by Adam to the front desk to ask for a glass of water to moisten Nie Wei's throat.
It took Nie Wei ten minutes to write out the future classic advertising song of iPhone in his mind, and several people from Maroon5 surrounded Nie Wei and watched him write out the song on the spot. Adam even hummed the melody of the song following the music score written by Nie Wei.
The more he hummed, the more surprises there were in Adam's eyes, and he looked at Nie Wei and was hesitant to speak.
Because he really wanted to ask Nie Wei if he could not use this song as an advertising song. In his opinion, it was a waste. This was a classic song that could be on the Grammy Awards.
All the words he wanted to say were finally held back by him, because he knew that he had no position to ask Nie Wei to do so. Nie Wei's willingness to give them this song was almost a great favor, and he could not be more greedy and make things difficult for Nie Wei.
Adam's inner impulse was finally overcome by reason.
Ten minutes later, Nie Wei finished writing the whole song and wrote the name of the song at the end.
"Shape-of-you, your shape?" The girls who came around at some point saw the name of the song written by Nie Wei and read it out.
They didn't understand the lyrics very well, but they could still recognize the English, and it wasn't an uncommon word.
"This is a good song." Adam held the music score with a fiery look in his eyes, and the other people in Maroon 5 were similar. Although they were not 100% sure how popular they would be if they sang this song, at least from these melodies, they felt the potential of this song to be a big hit.
Nie Wei, who had finished writing the music score, had already picked up the guitar and started to test the sound.
At night, only their group of people were left in the dessert shop. If it weren't for their strong purchasing power, the manager would have kicked them out long ago.
Obviously, the manager was not a guy who cared about the entertainment industry, at least he couldn't recognize Nie Wei and Maroon5.
"Actually, it's not very appropriate to use a guitar. This is an advertising song about iPhone, and it will also become the default ringtone of the next generation of iPhone. My idea was to use a loop pedal to make the background melody of this song, which is more in line with the rhythm of the phone ringtone."
"Of course, as an advertising song, the soundtrack can also be richer."
Nie Wei was adjusting the guitar while explaining some of his ideas about the song. Several people from Maroon5 were like students, nodding their heads constantly, and at the same time, Nie Wei's thoughts were turning wildly in their heads. The more they thought about it, the more they felt that Nie Wei's words made sense.
Unlike the strong rhythm of "SUMMER-FUNK" and the passionate and inspirational "We-are-young", the style of "Shape-of-you" is more graceful. The whole song, from the main song to the chorus, is a very gentle melody.
This is also in line with the lyrics of the song that pursues girls. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as lingering.
After Nie Wei finished singing the first song, everyone at the scene gave warm applause. Nie Wei responded with a smile, thinking that good music is always popular.
Shu Chang's face was a little flushed. He felt that Nie Wei wrote this song for himself and could only write it for himself.
The manager of the dessert shop also took out a cake and said that he would give it to Nie Wei as a reward for hearing this good song tonight.
Adam was excited. Nie Wei's performance gave him a clearer concept of this song. He even wanted to go to the recording studio and stay up all night to record this song.
In his opinion, this is a single that has the strength to win the Billboard champion, and it is not a flash in the pan.
You know, they have never won the Billboard HOT100 singles champion since their debut.
And thinking of singing the advertising song for Apple's new generation of mobile phones, Adam felt that it was quite honorable, after all, Apple is now the world's strongest smart product technology company.
A group of people stayed in the dessert shop until almost eleven o'clock. Maroon5 also sang many of its own popular songs during this period. The store manager, who was originally a little impatient, actually tried to retain Nie Wei and others in the end.
Apple naturally negotiated with Maroon5's record company about the song.
Nie Wei holds the copyright of this song, because only he knows best that the default ringtone of every generation of Apple mobile phones in the future will be the prelude of this song.
At that time, the copyright fee paid by Apple alone will be a considerable and continuous income.
Nie Wei did not stay in the United States for too long. Early the next morning, he and Shu Chang took a car to Apple City and flew back to China on a private plane.
After completing the performance at the National Music Festival, Nie Wei's remaining task was to help the Bauhinia Museum shoot a documentary, and Shu Chang would continue to devote himself to the preparations for the crew.
What Nie Wei didn't expect was that as soon as he landed, before he could go home to rest, he was called to the company by Wang Zhonglei.
As soon as the two met in the office, Wang Zhonglei frowned and told Nie Wei some bad news.
"Fan Binbin came to me and said he wanted to set up a personal studio."
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