Lingzi is not too cold today

Chapter 32 Tong Xiaoyu

Galaxy Business Plaza, with a total area of ​​160 million square meters, is a landmark building in Star City.

Platinum Media, an emerging media company in the industry, is headquartered in the most prosperous part of the business district.

A 24-story office building rises from the ground in the city center where every inch of land is expensive, and it is magnificent.

"We have arrived."

Shi Qing parked the car in the parking lot downstairs.

Looking at the majestic high-rise buildings and the huge advertising screen in front of him, Gongsun Jin couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

"Platinum Media, isn't it very powerful in the industry?"

When Gongsun Jin asked this question, Shi Qing's expression was visibly stiff.

"How should I put it. The background is a bit poor, but the boss is very rich."

Shi Qing said with a smile.

"How rich are you?"

"The commercial streets here are all hers."

Shi Qing pointed to the most prosperous land around and smiled.

"Those people on the Internet who are worth hundreds of billions of dollars are actually not as rich as her."

"The gap between virtual assets and the real industry is obvious, do you understand this?"

"Ah."

Gongsun Jin nodded slightly, and suddenly thought of something.

"The industry is so big, but I have never heard of it. Is there something behind her..."

Having said that, he hesitated to speak but stopped.

"Well, yes, that's what you think."

Shi Qing nodded repeatedly.

"Her family was all-powerful before Aunt Qing was born."

"Those who started first are very low-key now."

Shi Qing smiled mysteriously.

Gongsun Jin suddenly realized that although the history of this time and space is somewhat different from the original time and space, there are also climbs to snow-capped mountains and grasslands.

The person surnamed Tong that Shi Qing mentioned should be the descendants of the earliest shareholders in this society.

"Is the background so profound?"

"Well, it's deeper than we imagined, and there are people at the top."

Shi Qing said in a low voice.

"Then let's come here..."

Gongsun Jin became more and more nervous.

"Don't worry, Platinum's boss and I are good best friends, we were roommates when we were in school."

"Later, I developed so smoothly in the music world, and I couldn't do without her help."

Shi Qing patted Gongsun Jin on the shoulder.

"She is very rich, but she has a bad brain, and she likes to start a business."

"Create once and fail once, but still create addiction."

"But her family has a big business, so she doesn't care about it."

"The most successful thing she's done to date is founding Platinum."

"I am also a shareholder of Platinum, and I will also attend some business events and meetings. Occasionally, I will help the company select potential newcomers, and give me guidance by the way."

Shi Qing led Gongsun Jin into the company and introduced him as he walked.

People are stupid and have a lot of money, but people are addicted to food.

This is Shi Qing's evaluation of her best friend.

When I got on the elevator, there were several trainees standing inside.

The two boys were very nervous holding the manuscript in their hands.

The accompanying girls were putting on makeup in the elevator, and kept asking their companions if there was any problem with the makeup on their faces.

"Have you practiced your dance well? Another batch of people will be eliminated later."

"I really don't want to be eliminated, I've worked so hard to get here."

"There are only ten people in the group."

The girl said, her eyes were slightly red.

"It's okay, you are so strong, you will definitely be the last one."

The girl walking beside him comforted him.

After getting on the elevator, the trainees cheered each other up and disappeared from Gongsun Jin's sight.

There are many young boys and girls who are working hard to make their debut, but there are very few people who can stand on the stage and make their debut.

Even if they debut, there are very few people who can share the resource fire.

Most of the people who plunged headlong into this circle with their dreams in mind, disappeared without a trace for many years.

On the walls of the dance studio, I have heard the sound of countless broken dreams.

After many years of hard work, only a small number of people finally made it out.

Not only does it need its own strength, but it also needs to be appreciated by capital.

In many cases, the bottom line also needs to be lost.

In the office, Tong Xiaoyu, who was sitting at the top, was furious.

"A bunch of trash snacks! Last month's new songs hit the charts, and there wasn't even a single top ten!"

"What are you all eating!"

The high-level people in the other seats looked calm, as if they were not used to it.

Some people even drank tea, which was very pleasant.

"Look at the people you recruited, the lyrics they wrote are nonsense! The music is also crappy! The singing sounds like the scene of a car accident!"

"For the top ten songs on the list, look at their composers and lyricists, dig them out for me!"

"Dig them all for me! Money is not a problem!"

"All disbanded idol groups and solo artists, please get in touch with me. Especially those with a lot of fans, one counts as one! Buy them all for me!"

Tong Xiaoyu twittered for a quarter of an hour, but no one paid any attention.

It seems that the boss who is sitting in the first place is an air.

After she got tired of talking, she stopped to take a sip of water, and then said: "I'm done! Mayfair, I'll leave the rest to you."

She patted a young girl sitting to her left.

"Anyway, for this month's chart, we must have a song in the top ten. No! It's the top five!"

The girl she called Mayfair was expressionless and disgusted.

"Okay, Mom, you can go now. Don't affect my work."

Tong Xiaoyu looked around at the high-level executives in the conference room, breathed a sigh of relief, and went out contentedly.

"Hey~ It feels good to be a leader, you can train people as you like."

She thought so.

Having had enough of being a boss, Tong Xiaoyu feels at ease physically and mentally.

Just after she went out, the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became serious. The high-level executives were all sitting upright, and needles could be heard in the huge conference hall.

"The mascot is gone, and the meeting officially begins."

Tong Fei'er looked at the time on her watch, pushed her glasses, and did not get angry.

Although he is still young, he is very charismatic.

Everyone present dared not look her directly in the eye.

The boss, Tong Xiaoyu, is the nominal spokesperson of Platinum Media, but she is only responsible for paying and putting money in sacks, all supported by her subordinates.

The real speaker is her young and promising daughter Tong Feier.

Platinum Gold is considered a new front-line entertainment company in the industry. It has risen rapidly in recent years, and Tong Fei'er has contributed a lot.

But after all, it is a new company with a weak background, and there is still a big gap compared with the top media companies in the industry.

"Our company does not lack potential newcomers, nor does it lack hardware facilities and good treatment."

"But there is a lack of good composition, lyrics, and arrangement."

"The production capacity is limited, and the quality of the new songs released will definitely not be able to keep up."

"Now the established composers and lyricists on the market are being offered as treasures. It is very difficult to poach them. Their treatment is at the top of the industry and they have the most professional team. We may not be able to poach them. "

"Poaching people can't solve the fundamental problem. We have to start with the cultivation of composers and lyrics. Go to major art schools to find some more talented young people and carry out systematic training."

"There are not enough old people, so we train new people."

Tong Fei'er talked about her own thoughts, and proposed many targeted solutions based on the company's current situation.

From time to time, high-level executives put forward suggestions and supplements, expressing their own views.

In the downstairs office, Gongsun Jin sat on the sofa, unavoidably a little cautious.

"Relax."

Shi Qing drank tea with a relaxed expression on her face.

Boom!Boom!
The sound of high heels stepping on the floor outside the door was very crisp, getting closer.

Gongsun Jin sat upright.

If you haven't seen him, hear his voice first.

"Hmph~ dead ghost, are you willing to come and see me?"

The charming female voice is very crisp and numb, like a cunning white fox.

The moment the door was pushed open, a tall woman walked in.

After seeing other people sitting next to Shi Qing, Tong Xiaoyu was stunned, thinking of her previous words, she couldn't help being a little embarrassed, her cheeks flushed slightly.

"This is?"

"My son, Xiao Jin."

Shi Qing said, winking at Gongsun Jin.

Gongsun Jin and Tong Xiaoyu were taken aback at the same time.

When she heard her say "my son" so naturally, Gongsun Jin didn't know how to express her feelings.

"Where did you get your son? Why haven't I heard of it."

Tong Xiaoyu squinted her foxy eyes, looked at Gongsun Jin for a while, and suddenly her eyes lit up.

Whether it's figure, appearance, or temperament, this boy is in line with her aesthetics.

"Sakura entrusted me to take care of him, and now he is my son."

Shi Qing said with a smile.

"Oh~ so it is."

Tong Xiaoyu was thoughtful upon hearing this.

Gongsun Jin also looked at the woman in front of him.

Years favored her very much, and did not make drastic cuts on her face.

It looks like he is in his early thirties, but his actual age should be more than that.

A very beautiful woman, very charming.

Danfeng eyes, willow leaf eyebrows.

Her fair skin was as smooth as suet jade, and her cherry lips were like delicate rose petals.

The long black hair was slightly curled at the tips and fell to his chest.

The figure is very plump, and the bust and waist-to-hip ratio are full of charm.

The long legs under the hip-wrapping skirt glowed under the outline of black stockings.

The legs are long and tight, and the red high heels are very eye-catching.

"Come out with me first."

Tong Xiaoyu said to Shi Qing with complicated eyes.

"Wait here, I have something to talk to this aunt."

Shi Qing blinked at Gongsun Jin, a little playful of a girl.

She followed Tong Xiaoyu to the end of the corridor.

Tong Xiaoyu crossed her arms and looked displeased.

"Tell me, what's the matter with bringing him here?"

"Nothing, just to introduce you."

Tong Xiaoyu and Shi Qing are college roommates, and they had a good relationship when they were young.

Later, Shi Qing got married, but Tong Xiaoyu has been single until now.

Why she didn't marry has become a mystery.

Tong Fei'er was her adopted child from the orphanage.

"Introduce me? Didn't you say he was your son?"

"I see you as a sister, do you want to be my mother-in-law?"

"However... that little guy is really pretty, but the age difference between us is a bit big, wouldn't it be inappropriate?"

"However, age doesn't seem to be a problem..."

Tong Xiaoyu coughed lightly, her cheeks flushed a little.

"Where do you want to go?"

Shi Qing rolled her eyes.

"That kid can sing quite well. I want to bring him here to record a song, and introduce it to you, Miss Tong, by the way. I want you to take care of it."

"Hmph~ I'm a mascot in the company, and they all think that I can do nothing but put money in sacks."

"What can I help take care of?"

Tong Xiaoyu said, a little aggrieved.

"Yeah, not bad. You can realize that you are the mascot."

Shi Qing was a little surprised.

Tong Xiaoyu is a woman who has no brains, but she is so self-aware.

"I didn't expect you to give him good resources. It's just that this line of work is more complicated. Please take care of him and don't let others bully him."

"Okay, you've already spoken, so what else can I say."

Tong Xiaoyu hummed softly, put her hands on her chest, and turned her face away arrogantly.

Shi Qing smiled without saying a word, and took her back to the office.

Tong Xiaoyu looked at Gongsun Jin in front of her, not knowing what she was thinking.

"You add Aunt Tong's contact information, and you can ask her for help in the future."

Shi Qing blinked quickly at Gongsun Jin.

Gongsun Jin took out her mobile phone, and under the witness of Shi Qing, added the woman's WeChat.

He knew that Shi Qing was paving the way for his future career.

In this circle, some interpersonal relationships must be managed.

Even if Gongsun Jin doesn't like it in every way, he still has to try to get in touch.

"If you want to record a song, go record it. After recording the demo, send it to the review department."

"Come on, I'll take you to the recording studio."

After greeting Tong Xiaoyu, Shi Qing led Gongsun Jin towards the recording studio.

The domestic record market is booming. Every month, various record companies and entertainment companies will arrange singers to hit the charts.

Music programs and talent shows are emerging in endlessly, but the quality of current popular songs is far inferior to that of before.

Gongsun Jin has generally listened to some, and some are of good quality, but most of them are mouth-watering songs and works praised by fans in the fan circle.

Many traffic stars can't produce any masterpieces, but their songs can still occupy the top positions on the charts.

It is because of the amazing purchasing power of its fan base.

"The current Chinese music scene has declined, and the older generation of musicians are exhausted and unable to write good works."

"There are only a handful of excellent works that appear on the list. In the era of rapid economic development, everything is impetuous."

"Songs are like fast food, novels are like fast food, movies are like fast food, and love is like fast food."

"Few people can calm down and create."

Shi Qing took Gongsun Jin to her exclusive recording studio.

Many people on the road greeted Shi Qing with a smile.

When Shi Qing saw it, she would nod with a smile and introduce Gongsun Jin to them.

Along the way, Gongsun Jin added the contact information of many people.

These are the connections that Shi Qing brought to him, although he doesn't necessarily need them.

Shi Qing used to be the queen of the music scene. Although she has retired, for Tong Xiaoyu's sake, she also signed a contract with Platinum Media as a publicity gimmick. She released two songs, which aroused huge repercussions.

At present, in Platinum Media's record department, more than half of the people joined because of Shi Qing, and they are all Shi Qing's fans.

"Let me take a look at the song first. I can give you some advice on the arrangement. Many of the arrangements of the songs I sang before were done by myself."

Shi Qing took the score from Gongsun Jin and read it carefully.

For the song that Gongsun Jin was about to sing, she showed great enthusiasm and prepared to do it herself.

Even the first-line singers signed by Platinum Media did not have this treatment.

Gongsun Jin is just a fledgling newcomer, and he didn't even sign a contract with a brokerage company, yet he was able to get her advice. It can be said that Tianhu started the game.

Qian Qianyu's song and lyrics are so good, a top singer like Shi Qing is in charge of arranging the music, backed by someone with a deep background like Tong Xiaoyu.

Coupled with Yuan Chen's excellent singing skills and voice, Gongsun Jin couldn't think of the possibility of his own failure.

"Have you figured out which instrument combinations to use?"

Shi Qing looked at Gongsun Jin, wanting to hear his thoughts.

"Steel string guitars, clean electric guitars, bright grand pianos, basses, keyboards, drum kits, harmonicas, and distortion guitars to name a few."

Gongsun Jin thought for a while, and quickly listed the several instruments needed.

"Not bad, you also put a lot of thought into arranging the music."

There were gentle ripples in Shi Qing's eyes.

Arrangement is an art, which has the power to turn decay into magic. Through the ingenious cooperation of various instruments, it can greatly increase the layering of the piece, so that a thin piece of music can be interpreted colorfully.

According to the style of a song, the feelings and themes you want to express, choose different instrument timbres to match, and the final effect is also very different.

"I think it's pretty good to use the piano in front of this piece, what do you think?"

Shi Qing sat down in front of a piano, looked at the score and began to play.

She acted very well, but Gongsun Jin still shook his head after thinking about it.

"In the prelude, I think the guitar is better."

"Oh? You prefer the guitar?"

"Of course the piano is also very good, but the sound of the prelude should not be it."

After thinking about it, Gongsun Jin decided to speak out her inner thoughts.

"The timbre of the guitar is relatively soft. What this song wants to express is parting, with a touch of sadness."

"The emotion I want to express is very gentle, so I want to use the guitar in the intro."

The range of the piano is relatively wide, and the sound of the piano is produced by striking the strings with small hammers. By striking three strings, a sound is very crisp and clear, and the high-pitched area is like a bell or a small bell.

The guitar is plucked, fingers or plucked to make a sound, and the emotional tone is softer.

Acoustic guitar is the sound of plucking steel or nylon strings, usually accompanied by the sound of picks or fingernails rubbing.

The distorted tone of the electric guitar is wild and refreshing, with a numb and bursting tone, and a high-pitched tone with howling.

It's not that the piano is not good, of course Gongsun Jin likes the piano very much.

Because it is elegant enough and inclusive enough.

All the pieces that cannot be played by other instruments can be expressed on the black and white keys.

It's just the thousand thousand songs in Gongsun Jin's memory, and the prelude is always the light guitar sound.

Shi Qing turned to pick up the guitar and began to pluck the strings.

The guitar uses a six-line notation, which is different from the five-line notation used by the piano. Generally, some changes in fingering are required.

The ethereal, slightly sad prelude sounded, it was the song of Qian Qian Que in Gongsun Jin's memory.

"Yes, that's how it feels!"

Gongsun Jin said with a smile.

"Okay, then it's up to you."

Shi Qing smiled.

Gongsun Jin and Shi Qing selected a total of more than 20 musical instruments for this song of Qianqianyu, and string ensembles were used many times during the period.

Guitars use steel string guitars, clean electric guitars, and distortion sound guitars.

The bright grand piano and piano are also needed later.

Oh, and almost forgot about the bass.

"I want to use a harmonica here."

As Gongsun Jin said, he picked up the harmonica that he carried with him and played it.

There is a beautiful harmonica playing in it, and Gongsun Jin especially likes it.

Gongsun Jin has a lot of thoughts, Shi Qing thinks this is a good thing.

While listening, she nodded with a smile, feeling that the musical instruments selected by Gongsun Jin were very harmonious in combination and performance.

"anything else?"

Shi Qing held her chin and looked at Gongsun Jin with a smile.

"The drum kit is also used to enhance the emotion and rhythm."

"Towards the end, I also want to use a piece of violin."

"Because the timbre of the violin is melodious and melodious, it fits the parting theme that this song wants to express."

Gongsun Jin was playing a variety of musical instruments, and the more he talked, the more excited he became.

So did Shi Qing, staying in the recording studio with him, she felt as if she had returned to her youth.

Throughout the day, the two were busy trying various instrument combinations in the recording studio, having a great time.

Forgot the time, forgot to eat.

When recording, various instruments are recorded separately, and the pitch of each instrument is different. After each recording is completed, it is made into a demo through post-production synthesis.

From noon to dusk, and from dusk until dark.

With the help of Shi Qing and the best team assisted by Tong Xiaoyu, Gongsun Jin finally completed the accompaniment at eleven o'clock in the evening.

The only thing left now is to record the vocals.

The speed of this arrangement was unbelievably fast, even Shi Qing and the musicians who came to help thought it was dreamlike.

This is because Gongsun Jin knew the combination of instruments used in the arrangement of Qianqianyu's song, and had planned the arrangement plan in advance.

It can be said that the completion of the arrangement part of this song is quite high, close to 80% to 90%, so it can be completed so quickly.

The recorded piece is 5 minutes and 10 seconds long, with a total of 8459 notes, the mode is C major, and the marked beat is 4/4.

Use the pitch bend wheel, bank selection, channel volume control, left and right channel balance, sustain pedal, modulation wheel, etc. to enhance the song effect.

"Ah! I'm starving to death! It's hard work making music."

Gongsun Jin stretched himself, and when he walked out of the recording studio, he was very hungry.

"It's still hard work? Do you know how fast it is to arrange a song in one day? Normally, it takes at least a week to arrange a song, and ten days and a half months is also normal. Many award-winning albums took half a year to arrange. The above, even years of time to polish out."

"The time spent on composition is actually very small, and arrangement and planning are the most time-consuming and energy-intensive."

Shi Qing lectured angrily.

After a busy day, the distance between the two became much closer.

Gongsun Jin was no longer so unfamiliar and wary of her.

"Come to record vocals tomorrow, be mentally prepared."

Shi Qing winked playfully.

This very girlish action, expressed by her, has no sense of disobedience.

Time really favors some people and doesn't want to leave wrinkles on their faces.

"Difficult?"

Gongsun Jin lowered his voice and asked tentatively.

"It's hard!"

Shi Qing patted him on the shoulder and said very seriously.

"The quality of this song is very high, so Aunt Qing decided to ask my former partner to supervise."

"She has very good ears and can hear all questions clearly."

"But because of this, her requirements are very strict. If you sing a little badly, you have to do it all over again."

"And let me explain in advance that she has a bad temper."

"If you can't sing well, she will scold you directly."

"Every song Aunt Qing recorded before was supervised by her."

"I remember the song I recorded the longest, it was recorded with her for half a year."

"Are you scared?"

　Recording songs is more troublesome, not as simple as everyone thinks.I initially envisioned that it would take at least a month to arrange the song of Qianqianyu.

　　Because arranging music is really troublesome, and some other Wenchaogong novels record songs in minutes, which is too fake.

　　But, I thought about it carefully, if I really write it this way seriously, the plot will drag on for a long time, and the rhythm will be too slow.The current pace is also slow enough.

　　So I hooked up the protagonist and finished the arrangement in one day
　　But this should make sense, after all, with the help of the best team and top professionals, and the protagonist knows the content of the arrangement of Qianqianyu Song, the arrangement itself is close to completion, so it can be recorded so quickly .

　　This should be reasonable.

　　After all, it's just a novel, and there are some unreasonable things in it. I hope you don't care about it too much, just read the novel and have fun.

　　If there is someone who specializes in this line of work, just treat it as a joke.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)