Chapter 222: Half a Bosom Friend
Before New Year's Day, Li Qian's studio suddenly had its first real guest.
And it's still a customer, here to deliver business.
The other party is a film and television production company, and they have a TV series that is about to end filming, urban emotion. It is said that the producer of this TV series asked the company's senior management to name and ask Liao Liao to sing the theme song. Therefore, the staff on the other side took the initiative to contact Changsheng Records, and although Liao Liao's contract has ended, the relationship between Changsheng Records and Liao Liao is still very harmonious, so they took the initiative to help and pass the news It was reported to Li Qian's studio, and then the two parties got in touch, and the other party soon came to the door with the outline of the plot.
In Li Qian, Liao Liao, and Qi Jie's initial vision, the studio wanted to open up the film and television soundtrack market, and the fame of Liao Liao or He Runqing was the most important and most likely path to realize.
And now, months after the studio opened, the first business is finally coming to the door.
Qi Jie was very happy.
Not only did she personally receive the other party's visitors, but she also had a very correct attitude - as the general manager of the studio, she was really eager to take some business orders for the company, for this kind of door-to-door business , naturally refused to let go.
In this way, Liao Liao's singing is just what the other party needs, and the other party's order is also just what Qi Jie needs. Therefore, the two sides hit it off quickly. Qi Jie accepted the plot outline and initially expressed his willingness to accept it. However, the specific circumstances, including whether In the end, it will be taken over, including the theme song, ending song, interlude, and soundtrack of the next TV series. How much money will be needed in total will depend on the studio's final decision.
So, just half an hour later, the two parties agreed to talk about the next step after a few days, and the other party left. Qi Jie, on the other hand, excitedly brought the plot outline to Liao Liao who was practicing singing.
For Liao Liao's new album, Li Qian has given three works. Liao Liao is practicing, and naturally no one would dare to disturb her, but of course Qi Jie didn't care about this, and just opened the door and walked in.
Liao Liao was also very excited to hear that the studio received the first business because of himself, but to be honest, she is an expert in singing, TV dramas and movies, etc. After all, she is still a bit of an amateur. But if she wanted to judge whether the plot outline of a TV series was good or not based on Liao Liao's level, she still felt that she didn't have that vision. After reading it briefly, she still contacted Li Jinlong and Sun Meimei, but after both of them had watched it, they couldn't help it. Opinions vary.
Li Jinlong thinks that this TV series should be okay, and for the studio, the key is to take the first step first, so as long as the other party's price is sincere, then it should continue, but Sun Meimei thinks, The various clues of this TV series are in a mess. Even if it is broadcast in the future, there will definitely be no ratings. Once agreed, this will be Liao Liao's first singing on the TV screen. The golden signboard of Liao Liao.
So, in the end, he could only wait for Li Qian to make up his mind.
However, when Li Qian read the outline of the plot, he was not optimistic about the plot of this TV series.
Urban emotional dramas, the plot is not afraid of clichés, and even the more clichés, the more people will watch them. As long as the details are well grasped and the actors are selected, the cliché stories can still be popular, but this TV series is obviously not suitable for this The rules, not only the plot is extremely clichéd, the key point is that the logic in many places is not self-consistent at all, and the character changes are also extremely abrupt-to be honest, judging from Li Qian's experience, even if this drama is made, it is probably very difficult. It's hard to get on a TV station of the satellite TV level. At best, it can broadcast on a municipal TV station, and even a municipal TV station may not be able to go on it.
Maybe, this is a drama that was pulled down after filming and could only be thrown into the warehouse to eat ashes.
But thinking about it carefully, Li Qian felt that what Li Jinlong said was right. To start a business, you have to take the first step. You are not afraid of failure or losing money. The key is to take this step, so in the end, he still agreed. Ask Qi Jie to discuss the price with the other party.
The price offered by the other party is basically reasonable and not too high, but 300,000 yuan for the soundtrack of 30 episodes of TV series plus two songs is completely acceptable to Li Qian's studio, because the other party promised that they only need the TV series for these two songs. The right to use the soundtrack, that is, all other rights including the right to distribute the record, is still in the hands of Li Qian's studio. Even if it is used in a TV series, Liao Liao can still include it in the record.
Therefore, the two parties had a pleasant negotiation at the beginning, but when it came to the issue of payment, the negotiation between the two parties immediately reached a deadlock - the other party only agreed to pay 20% of the payment in advance, and the remaining payment will be paid after the TV series is broadcast. .
Qi Jie might not understand, but Li Qian understood in seconds.
If the other party's TV series can't be sold, it means that the remaining 80% will never have to pay. For this kind of example, Li Qian has been in the music and film industry for so many years in his previous life, and he can listen to it all. My ears are calloused.
Twenty percent of the 300,000 yuan, that is, 60,000 yuan, if you want 30 episodes of soundtrack plus two songs from Liao Liao—even if Liao Liao's two songs are free, the 60,000 yuan is not enough for labor costs!
So, the two sides broke up.
It seems that the first business of Li Qian's studio is still in the foreseeable future.
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As New Year's Day approaches, Li Qian's studio currently has two main businesses.
First, on Saturdays and weekends, the luxurious production team composed of Li Qian, Liao Liao and He Runqing was busy recording Wu Xing Wu Su's new album;
Second, from Monday to Friday, all the staff in the production department of the studio, including Liao Liao, are busy working on Liao Liao's new album - practicing songs, arranging, recording demos, recording accompaniment, repeated deliberation, and revision .
For Liao Liao's song practice, Li Qian hardly intervened from the beginning to the end.
The first three songs he released for Liao Liao's new album are the folk song "Olive Tree", the country song "Xin Tian You", which is one of the few masterpieces left in his hand, and a rock song A classic, The Wolf.
As soon as these three songs were released, there was no doubt that Liao Liao liked them very much, and everyone in the production department of the studio, from Li Jinlong to Sun Meimei, to several musicians, all admired them extremely.
Sun Meimei took advantage of being a woman and took the initiative to make fun of the boss, "The boss can arrange this album, why do we bother to invite songs from outside!"
Almost without exception, the musicians in the company agreed.
Liao Liao's temperament, of course, was booing. Of course, she wanted Li Qian to continue to arrange a new album for her more than anyone else, but Li Qian shook her head and refused without hesitation. She did it herself, but there was no other way. In his opinion, if Li Qian's studio wants to really develop, it obviously cannot completely rely on himself or someone else. Only when the studio can run smoothly without anyone, can it really stand firm.
Therefore, even if Liao Liao's new album is still arranged by himself at the end of this time, those who should invite songs should still invite songs. In this world, effort is never in vain. For the studio, the process of inviting songs is also a process of accumulating contacts and straightening out interpersonal relationships in the circle, and it must not be skipped.
Of course, that's what I said, but in fact, Li Qian has already made the mental preparation for Liao Liao to arrange ten songs in this album - he has already fully prepared which of these ten songs he will choose.
Wu Xing Wu Su came to record on Saturdays and weekends, and stayed at Hua Ge Records from Monday to Friday to practice dance and training, and would not come. Then during these five days, the only major event in the company was naturally Liao Liao's Practice singing.
But a person, no matter how good he is, his eyesight is limited after all, so Liao Liao practiced and practiced and felt something was wrong, so go to Li Qian. As for the producer, as for Li Jinlong and Sun Meimei, to be honest, Liao Liao asked them to listen to them a few times, and later found that their opinions often missed the point, at least they couldn't say what she thought was awkward, so after thinking about it, she He took the initiative to ring He Runqing's lounge which was a few steps away.
Well, in He Runqing's lounge, the sign on the door is called "He Runqing Lounge".
But in Liao Liao's lounge, the sign above the door was called "Deputy Director of Music".
Every time he stood in the corridor and saw these two signs, Liao Liao was secretly happy, and he was extremely proud of his original masterpiece.
But now, apart from Li Qian, the highest-level person in the studio is probably He Runqing, so although he was not very happy, Liao Liao still knocked on her lounge.
Ever since she came back from vacation, He Runqing started to come to the studio every day to order food and go to work. Li Qian needs her help if there is something to do, no matter whether it is helping the producer of Wu Xing Wu Su, or helping a few people in the production department of the studio to arrange, accompany, and record demos for Liao Liao's new song, she has no pretensions and is always on call. Not at all like a singer.
And if Li Qian has nothing to look for her, she will be on time from nine to five, never late, never leave early, after she comes, she will either stay in the lounge or practice room to find a feeling, or open the audio-visual room and hide in the room by herself. to listen to music.
In short, in just a week or two, everyone in the studio has realized He Runqing's diligence.
After Liao Liao knocked on the door and went in, in He Runqing's lounge, she only saw her manager Liu Mei—I don't know if it was a new performance by the new owner, but recently Liu Mei performed very well and always accompanied He Runqing to come on time Arriving at the studio, and accompanying her to leave on time, the two followed each other like shadows, equally diligent and equally low-key.
Even, whenever there is something in the studio, she will always contribute some of the experience and connections she has accumulated in the music circle over the years in a timely manner. The impression of the partner is even far better than that of Liao Liao and Huang Wenjuan. Sun Meimei even approached Li Qian specifically to ask whether Liu Mei could take a part-time job in the artist department of the studio.
Seeing Liao Liao coming in, Liu Mei immediately stood up and asked why she came. Ye immediately took Liao Liao to the audio-visual room to look for He Runqing—as expected, He Runqing was in the audio-visual room, listening to a song she brought back from abroad. A jazz-inspired CD.
Seeing Liao Liao coming, she was a little surprised, but she stood up happily, and first invited Liao Liao to sit down and listen together, and said with a smile: "I bought this in a small town called Dennis in California. It was It’s great to hear a jazz band play in a bar, and then pay for a record that they make and sell themselves, and you listen to it, I think it’s pretty good, it tastes good!”
So, Liao Liao really sat down and listened to her.
Not to mention, the band that will go to the bar in the small town is obviously not a famous band, but Liao Liao felt that this jazz band is indeed very stylish and elegant.
After listening to a record, both of them shook their heads in admiration, full of aftertaste.
Then, with the help of this record, the two quickly chatted, from American jazz, to street and bar rock, to British classical rock, and then, in almost all styles, the two expressed their opinions. There are places where people suddenly feel like they have a bosom friend, and there are also some places where opinions are completely different, but unfortunately, both of them belong to the kind of people who have studied extensively, have a certain amount of attention to music from all over the world, and have a certain understanding of the world pop music scene. People, even the Latin dance music that few people pay attention to in China at present, both of them have a little research, so after this conversation, they forget the time unconsciously.
It wasn't until Liu Mei came over that they realized that it was already half past twelve.
So, the two of them called Liu Mei and Huang Wenjuan together, went out to find a western restaurant, had dinner, continued to chat, returned to the company, and continued to chat—anyway, the studio’s discipline on singers is extremely loose , the two of them didn't have to worry about time and work issues at all, and chatting was naturally extremely fun.
So, for almost the whole day, the two of them chatted like this.
I have to say that it is not without reason that the word "friend" appears in the world, or in Chinese culture. What's more, I don't use "zhishu", "zhiqin" and so on, because the two words "zhiyin" are really the most appropriate.
Music is the first bridge to communicate with the spiritual world of human beings.
There are emotions in music, worldview in music, love in music, pursuit in music, and everything common and common to all human beings in music.
Therefore, it is only a day. If we say that the previous Liao Liao and He Runqing basically belonged to the relationship where they would nod and smile at each other when they met, and maybe chat with each other, but they would not have any contact if they did not meet. If the king doesn't see the king, then even if the relationship between the two is not a close relationship like sisters, at least they are already good friends. Even to some extent, they can be regarded as half bosom friends.
At this time, Liao Liao asked He Runqing to listen to it for him, which was regarded as half of the producer. Although He Runqing was a little surprised, he agreed without hesitation.
Previously, Li Qian pulled himself and Liao Liao to help Wu Xing Wu Su produce the new album, which made He Runqing very surprised, especially in the process of producing, Li Qian always ignored Liao Liao and just asked his own feelings, which made He Runqing even more surprised. It surprised her - almost everyone in the music circle knows that Li Qian and Liao Liao are hardcore partners! Needless to say the relationship!
Moreover, even if it is simply talking about the current popularity, singing skills, or understanding and grasp of music, He Runqing feels that Liao Liao will definitely not be inferior to her. Therefore, no matter from which point of view, Li Qian should pay more attention to Liao Liao's opinion. At least, it should be two people asking together, and two people paying equal attention.
But Li Qian is not.
But later on, He Runqing slowly felt the taste.
In fact, helping others to produce albums, isn't it actually a discussion with others? In fact, isn't it expanding your horizons and broadening your thinking?
What's more, after Li Qian asked his own opinions and opinions, he often expressed his opinions and opinions on the spot without shy away from anyone, so many times, he even gave He Runqing a feeling that Li Qian was giving himself and Liao The feeling of Liao's teaching - the teacher asks questions and presents examples for you to analyze. After you finish the analysis, he will tell you his views. Then, it is your own skill. You can analyze and analyze from the two opinions. How many things you find out depends on your own level!
As for Li Qian only asking himself and not Liao Liao, the reason is even simpler, because Liao Liao is popular, she doesn't need to change, but she urgently needs to change and transform!
Therefore, He Runqing gradually understood Li Qian's intention of letting him participate in the production process-he actually wanted to let himself look at singing from a different angle.
And obviously, whether it is singing or voice, Wuxingwusu must be far behind Liao Liao. Being the producer of Wuxingwusu, of course, you can learn and gain a lot, and see a lot of things that you never noticed when you were a singer before. The details, so now, being the supervisor of Liao Liao, can the harvest be less?
Besides, the relationship between Liao Liao and Li Qian is definitely much better than the relationship between him and Li Qian. A good relationship with her will definitely be beneficial and harmless to his living conditions in the studio!
Unlike the little girls of Wu Xing Wu Su, and Liao Liao's kind of natural spirit, who was smooth sailing and became popular in a hit, He Runqing was able to have what he is today, and he was able to go to three companies and became popular for ten years. , Although she has made many mistakes and deficiencies in dealing with interpersonal relationships, she is still quite good at understanding and grasping the most basic things of survival philosophy, so it is impossible for her to miss such a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.
So, from the next day, in Liao Liao's practice room, there were suddenly two more people discussing.