Treasure Island 1992, starting from the Four Little Heavenly Kings

Chapter 359 Cursing Song

[5000 years of wind and rain have hidden so many dreams]

[The yellow face and the black eyes are always a smile]

[Eight thousand miles of mountains and rivers are like a song]

【No matter where you come from, where you are going】

……

On New Year's Day, one Spring Festival Gala song after another successfully became popular.

Among them, "The Chinese" is the most popular.

This song, which praises the Chinese people, became instantly popular at a speed visible to the naked eye.

By noon of that day, the song had climbed directly to the top of the charts on major radio stations in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Even in places where Chinese people gather, such as Singapore, this song has exploded with phenomenal power.

[Chen Qiming is worthy of being the number one songwriter in Asia. "Chinese" is majestic and will become a representative song representing China in the future] - Singapore Entertainment News.

[Chen Qiming and Andy Lau collaborated on the song "Chinese". The song became popular all over the country in just one day. The two were praised by the Japanese media as the most Chinese singers] - Hong Kong Oriental Daily.

[CCTV selected the top ten most influential songs in Mainland China in 1995. Chen Qiming had three songs on the list. This is the fourth consecutive year that he has been on the list]

On this day, fresh reports came out one after another, and Chen Qiming’s name once again became popular with the Spring Festival Gala.

During the Chinese New Year, Chen Qiming received a large number of business invitations from mainland businesses.

However, although the appearance fees for these commercial activities are very high.

For example, there is a ribbon-cutting event for a real estate project in Shenzhen. The real estate company directly quoted 200 million, and you only need to attend the ribbon-cutting event.

But taking into account the difficulty of resting and the problem of coffee seats, Chen Qiming directly rejected the offer.

You say that the coffee position does not exist, but it does exist.

Moreover, this thing is very important for celebrities.

Big-name celebrities basically have a schedule. Certain activities, even if the money is high, cannot be accepted at will.

If you accept it, it will affect your coffee position.

Therefore, considering this issue, Chen Qiming has begun to stop accepting such activities.

Now, he focuses on commercial endorsements and endorsements for big brands.

In addition to attending some ribbon-cutting events, a large number of charities from the mainland also approached Chen Qiming.

Chen Qiming selected a few more reliable ones and asked people to attend on his behalf.

In addition, there was another very important invitation, but Chen Qiming had to pay attention to it.

Chongqing invited him to serve as Chongqing’s image ambassador.

As his ancestral homeland, Chen Qiming still has a lot of cooperation with Chongqing.

He invested nearly 3000 million yuan in various charity activities in Chongqing last year.

3000 million is not a lot, but it is definitely a lot, but in this period of time in the mainland, it is still a lot.

He is very famous himself, and he has spent so much money for charity in Chongqing. Chongqing also has great goodwill towards Chen Qiming.

In the past two years, cross-Strait relations have entered a good stage.

Coupled with Chen Qiming's song "Chinese" at the Spring Festival Gala this time, Chongqing officially invited Chen Qiming to serve as Chongqing's image ambassador after discussion.

This is actually a good thing for Chen Qiming.

His development in the mainland has been subject to various restrictions because of his status.

Chongqing's invitation to serve as its image ambassador this time can reduce a lot of obstacles for him in this regard.

However, there are some disadvantages.

That's because after Chen Qiming agreed to serve as Chongqing's image ambassador and obtained a mainland ID card in Chongqing, he inevitably faced some doubts in Baodao.

Many Taiwanese media began to discredit Chen Qiming and regard him as a traitor.

In this regard, Chen Qiming had no choice but to throw money at it and donate some money to some charities on Baodao, and then let this matter become a thing of the past.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Chen Qiming flew directly from BJ to North America.

The 1995 North American Grammy Awards ceremony was officially held on this day.

Chen Qiming was shortlisted for the Best Country Music Award, Best Country Songwriter, Best RB Male Singer, Best Producer, and Best Pop Singer.

Compared with last year's Grammy nomination, Chen Qiming caused an uproar in Asia.

The impact this year is smaller.

No way, the first time always has to be memorable.

Last year Chen Qiming already won several relatively important awards, so if he is nominated again this year, the attention of the audience and the media will be relatively less.

However, a large number of media reporters followed Chen Qiming to North America in order to obtain first-hand information.

After coming to the United States, Chen Qiming first returned to Qiming Records in Los Angeles.

"BOSS! Long time no see!"

As soon as he entered the company, the station staff of North American Qidian Records, Marshall and Chester came out to welcome him.

A group of people gathered around Chen Qiming and came to the president's office. Chen Qiming first asked about some recent events in the company, and finally left Marshall and Chester behind.

His eyes swept over the two of them, and Chen Qiming nodded imperceptibly.

Both of them are in very good spirits, and they don't have too many complaints because Qidian Records has not yet released a record for them.

Although both of them have expressed to Chen Qiming more than once that they hope to release a record, that is normal.

Anyone who has some ideals will not be willing to do nothing.

Not to mention both of these guys are extremely talented.

"You can get ready, this year, the company will release a record for you!

If you have songs you have composed, you can submit them. If not, the company will collect songs for you from all over the United States.

Of course, I will tailor a song for each of you! "

As soon as Chen Qiming finished speaking, Marshall and Chester stood up excitedly.

Marshall spoke first.

"Sir, what you said is true. Is the company really planning to produce a record for us?"

"Yes! I think you can make your debut, and I believe you won't let me down!" Chen Qiming nodded with a smile.

Why did Chen Qiming create a record company?

The purpose is not just to recruit singers and let them release records to make money for themselves.

As for talents like Marshall and Chester, it is impossible for Chen Qiming to keep them in the company forever.

Both of them will be the top players in North America and even the world in the future.

Although it is a little early to release a record for them, Chen Qiming feels that there is enough time.

Qidian Records has gained a firm foothold in North America and is ready to launch singers again.

As long as the two of them successfully debut and become famous in North America, Qidian Records can take this opportunity to move to the next level instead of relying on Chen Qiming himself to maintain it.

To be honest, for these two people, Chen Qiming is really looking forward to how much benefit they can create for Qidian Records.

"Sir, Linkin Park will not let you down. We will do our best to live up to your expectations!"

Chester bowed deeply to Chen Qiming.

Seeing him bow, Marshall immediately said: "Me too, I will never let you down!"

Facing the two people's bows, Chen Qiming accepted it calmly.

Although both of them will be successful in the future in their dreams.

But it's still several years before they hit the big time.

Now, because of Chen Qiming's attention, they have directly shortened the trough of several years.

It is no exaggeration to say that Chen Qiming discovered them.

Without Chen Qiming, Chester would still be wandering around performing with Gray Smoke. Even if he signed a contract with the company, he would only be tepid.

As for Marshall, he's even less so.

If it weren't for Chen Qiming, he would still be sleeping in an RV in the slums of Detroit, with no more than a few dozen dollars in his pocket every day.

It was precisely because of Chen Qiming that they came to Qidian Records.

Although the air conditioner has been on for more than half a year.

But now, Chen Qiming has given them a chance.As long as they seize the opportunity, it is not difficult to soar into the sky.

"Get ready! I look forward to your performance!" Chen Qiming said with a smile.

After the two of them went out, Chen Qiming asked Li Xiaowen to find recent newspapers in North America to see if there was any news worthy of attention.

Looking through the first newspaper, Chen Qiming couldn't help but frown.

[Kenneth: The Grammys have compromised on sales. I'm very disappointed. Some people's songs are simply not good enough to be shortlisted for the award. As a result, not only did he win the Best RB last year, he was actually shortlisted again this year. 】

The newspaper is the Los Angeles Times. They interviewed Kenneth, a singer from North America, about his views on this year's Grammy.

Then, Kenneth said the above words.

He didn't name anyone, but there was no doubt that he was talking about Chen Qiming.

Because last year's Grammy Award for Best RB Rapper was Chen Qiming.

After flipping through a few more newspapers, Chen Qiming's frown deepened.

Not only did Kenneth publicly question him in the Los Angeles Times, he also attacked him in interviews with several other major newspapers in North America.

Especially when he was interviewed by a rap music newspaper in Chicago, he publicly said: "Chinese people don't rap, this is black music. In my opinion, Chen's rap is just a piece of shit!" "

"Do you need me to contact Warner and tell him to shut up?"

Li Min was also there, and she also saw the newspaper.

Seeing Chen Qiming frowning, she couldn't help but ask.

"Find out who Kenneth is!"

Chen Qiming did not ask Warner for public relations immediately.

He planned to check this guy first.

Kenneth's report was published on the headlines by many major newspapers, which shows that this guy is obviously not simple.

However, Chen Qiming is Asian after all, and he doesn't know much about some North American singers.

Li Xiaowen acted very quickly. Within half an hour, she found someone to collect Kenneth's information.

Chen Qiming took the information and looked at it, frowning.

[Kenneth Brian Edmonds.

Born in Indianapolis, USA on April 1959, 4, with the stage name Babyface.
A superstar with seven identities including songwriter, record producer, film producer, singer, keyboardist, guitarist and entrepreneur.

He was a member of the rhythm and blues group The Deele.

The Edmonds family is full of musical talents. His younger brother Kevon and older brother Melvin are members of another rhythm and blues group After 7.

He won the 1991 Grammy Award for Best R&B Song, the 1993 Album of the Year, and the 1993 Grammy Award for Best Producer]

baby face!
Seeing this stage name, Chen Qiming's memories of him began to emerge.

This guy was shortlisted for multiple awards at the same time as Chen Qiming last year.

Especially for Best Blues and Best RB Rap Artist, he was the favorite for these two awards last year.

As a result, both awards were won by Chen Qiming.

Obviously, this guy was very dissatisfied after Chen Qiming took away the award last year.

This year, he was once again nominated for Best Producer, competing with Chen Qiming.

Maybe he felt that his album sales were not enough and he could not compare with Chen Qiming in terms of influence, so he chose to open fire to put pressure on the Grammy judges.

After taking another look at this guy's resume, Chen Qiming had to admit that it's no wonder so many newspapers ignored Warner's pressure and published this news directly.

This guy is not only talented, but he also obviously has quite a lot of connections.

To a certain extent, Chen Qiming's power in North America is still far behind him.

"Shit! Ha..."

Chen Qiming took another look at the Chicago newspaper and couldn't help but laugh angrily.

As expected of a black man, this guy has a bad mouth.

"I just checked and found out that this guy started attacking you in various newspapers a month ago. Under his influence, your reputation in North America has dropped a lot!"

Li Xiaowen said.

“After all, he is a regular Grammy winner and is quite popular in North America, especially among the black community.

His words will definitely have an impact on me. "

Chen Qiming nodded.

The fan base is very easily misled.

Kenny is a frequent Grammy winner and can be considered an authority figure.

Just like in Hong Kong, if the Four Heavenly Kings publicly say that a foreigner cannot sing well, fans will blindly follow them.

This is the situation Chen Qiming is facing now.

Kenneth is very influential in the United States. Although Chen Qiming has been very popular in the United States in the past two years, he is still a newcomer and his reputation is not as good as that of Kenneth, an old singer.

In this case, when Kenneth attacks Chen Qiming, many fans will be affected by him and their perception of Chen Qiming will decline.

"Didn't Grammy invite me to sing on stage? Tell them over there that I want to sing a new song.

If agreed, I will give them the accompaniment tomorrow. "

Chen Qiming lowered his head and pondered for a moment before speaking.

He's not the kind of person who doesn't fight back when someone scolds him.

However, we can no longer do things like the last time "Anaconda" was publicly criticized in the newspapers.

After all, this is the United States, and he is not an American. Doing this kind of thing too often will affect his image in the hearts of fans.

So, this time, he plans to sing and curse!

Aren’t you awesome!I didn’t even say anything to you, I just started singing and scolding you.

I scolded you and made money.

Li Xiaowen obviously guessed what Chen Qiming meant. After giving Chen Qiming a strange look, she immediately contacted Grammy.

When she went out, Chen Qiming found a piece of paper and started writing a song on it.

Chen Qiming recalled the curse songs in his mind and found a song called "Fake Squid".

In the dream, this song was used to scold Lao Mei’s boss.

The lyrics throughout are very explicit, and the curse words are very direct.

Considering that his situation is different from that of the original author, Chen Qiming made some modifications to the lyrics of the song.

For example, the original lyrics said you don't agree with homosexuality, but Chen Qiming changed it into a song about you don't agree with me.

There was also a sentence saying "Don't keep in touch", but Chen Qiming changed it to "Don't appear in front of me".

In less than half an hour, Chen Qiming revised the song and wrote it.

"Look inside
Look inside your tiny mind
then look a bit harder

Cause we're so uninspired

So sick and tired of all the hatred you harbor

......"

After humming it twice, Chen Qiming was deeply satisfied.

"Fuck Squid, fuck you!"

After cursing, Chen Qiming walked directly into the company's recording studio with the lyrics and music.

The song isn't difficult and he should be able to record it in no time.

The only thing I'm a little worried about is that the lyrics of this song are a bit too generic, and I don't know if the Grammys will allow it to be sung.

However, Chen Qiming thinks it should be possible.

The Grammy Awards obviously wouldn't let such an obvious breaking point go by.

They should be eager for Chen Qiming to directly curse at the Grammy Awards in order to increase the popularity of the Grammy Awards ceremony.

As for what Kenneth would think.

The Grammys definitely don't care.

With such a big award, they don't care about offending anyone.

(End of this chapter)