Master of Chinese Opera

Chapter 26 Recording "Red Ling"

"okay!"

Hearing Su Jin's words, Shen Yuelou nodded lightly, and said gratefully: "Thank you, Ajin, if it wasn't for your help, I really don't know where to find a recording studio."

"You're welcome, the main thing is that Mr. Shen, the lyrics and music of your song are so well written.

I also want to see what the finished product looks like when it is recorded. "

……

At 07:30 in the evening, after inviting Su Jin and her manager Cai Qing to have dinner at a restaurant outside, the three of them drove to the previously agreed-upon recording studio.

Entering the recording studio, there was already a group of people waiting there, a tall and thin middle-aged man and his three assistants.

The tall and thin man looked about 45 or [-] years old, with ordinary looks, wearing black-rimmed glasses, long curly hair with big waves, and a short beard. He looked very artistic.

Stepping forward slowly, Su Jin quickly introduced Shen Yuelou: "This is Zhu Guoping, a famous composer and music producer in China, and the next three are sound engineers in Mr. Zhu's team."

"Hello, Teacher Zhu, hello three teachers."

Shen Yuelou walked up to Su Jin, and greeted Zhu Guoping and the three members of his team with a smile.

Nodding lightly at Shen Yuelou, Zhu Guoping quickly got into work: "A few days ago, I read the song "Red Ling" sent by Xiaojin. The lyrics and music are both excellent."

After a few words of praise, Zhu Guoping called Shen Yuelou to his side, turned on the computer, pointed to the two audio files on the computer and said: "This is the demo of "Red Ling" recorded by Xiaojin for you, and this is the song I recorded for you. Almost all of the arrangements I made were made according to your requirements, mainly the erhu and bamboo flute, supplemented by the sound of the guqin, listen to it and see if there is anything that needs to be changed.”

"Thank you, Teacher Zhu, for your hard work."

After thanking Zhu Guoping, Shen Yuelou picked up the earphones on the table.

Putting on the headphones, I closed my eyes and listened to Su Jin's demo and Zhu Guoping's arrangement.

After listening to it, Shen Yuelou had to sigh in her heart: Sure enough, a professional is a professional. Although the instrumental music and chords in it are simple, they match the song "Red Ling" surprisingly well.

"Mr. Zhu's arrangement is too good, I don't think there is any need to change it, just use this."

Shen Yuelou nodded with satisfaction, exchanged a few words with Zhu Guoping, and then walked slowly to the recording studio inside.

Su Jin and Zhu Guoping sat in front of the mixing console outside the recording room, and saw that Shen Yuelou had already put on headphones in front of the condenser microphone.

Zhu Guoping fiddled with the mixer, looked at the three sound engineer assistants next to him, and after receiving positive feedback, he gestured to Shen Yuelou to start.

After receiving the signal, Shen Yuelou nodded, and when he heard the prelude in the earphones, he sang steadily: "When the play breaks, the water sleeves rise and fall,

Singing joys and sorrows, singing separation and reunion, has nothing to do with me.

Fans opened and closed, gongs and drums sounded and silent.

Love in the play, outsider, who can tell?
I am used to blending joy, anger, sorrow and joy into ink and ink,

So what about clichés?
My bones and ashes are mine.

Duckweed in troubled times can't bear to watch the flames burn mountains and rivers..."

Outside the recording room, upon hearing the amazing drama behind Shen Yue Lou, Zhu Guoping and Su Jin immediately glanced at each other, with a hint of surprise and admiration in their eyes.

"It sounds good, it sounds good."

After listening carefully twice, Zhu Guoping couldn't help clapping his hands and exclaimed: "The sense of music, intonation, and timbre are impeccable. His voice condition is like God rushing to feed him."

"Yes, the emotions are delicate and abundant, and the pronunciation and pronunciation are also very methodical. It requires emotion and technology, and there are only a few people with this kind of singing ability in the entire Chinese music scene."

Su Jin actually admired Shen Yuelou's creative talent more than her singing ability.

"Teacher Shen is really talented!

The people in the audience walked by without seeing the old color, and the people on the stage sang a heartbreaking farewell song.

The lyrics are so well written. "

Hearing Su Jin's words, Zhu Guoping's heart moved, and his eyes showed a little surprise: "Brilliant?
You mean, he wrote the song? "

"Yes."

Su Jin nodded, her eyes were filled with admiration for Teacher Shen: "Mr. Shen just wrote this song a few days ago, and it was just for the soundtrack to a scene in a play he wrote before. "

"Soundtrack for a play?"

Zhu Guoping has no interest in drama, he just needs to know that Shen Yuelou has the ability to create popular songs.

"Xiao Jin, you can do me a favor later."

"Okay, Mr. Zhu, tell me."

……

Ask Shen Yuelou to sing twice, make eye contact with the three assistants, and confirm that there is no problem with the recorded voice, Zhu Guoping nodded directly at Shen Yuelou, and said softly to the microphone on the mixing console: "Record Finished, Teacher Shen can come out."

Of course, this only means that the part of Shenyuelou is completed, and the next step is where the sound engineer really starts to work.

Add the accompaniment, mix it, master it...

When Shen Yuelou came out of the recording studio, Zhu Guoping and Su Jin greeted him together.

"Ms. Shen sang really well. Just now, Mr. Zhu praised you for your extraordinary talent. God rewards you for eating!"

"Hehe, Mr. Zhu said that politely, how can you take it seriously?"

"No, I really think Mr. Shen is born to be a singer."

Shen Yuelou: "..."

The three of them chatted a few more gossips, and Shen Yuelou and Su Jin bid farewell to Zhu Guoping.

Mixing and mastering are all meticulous work, and it won't come out every three to five days, and they don't have to wait here.

After getting in the car, on the way back, Su Jin suddenly discussed Teacher Shen's future career planning with Shen Yuelou in a serious manner.

"When you were still recording songs in the recording studio just now, Teacher Zhu asked me to ask you something.

He thinks that you are a natural singer from the bottom of his heart, so he wants to know if you have any idea of ​​getting involved in the music scene?Well, in the way of an original music singer-songwriter. "

"Get involved in the music world?"

After pondering for a while, Shen Yuelou nodded slowly: "Unless it affects the development of my opera career, it's okay to get involved in the music scene a little bit."

"Hahaha, that's great, as long as you have the idea of ​​getting involved in the music industry."

After a pause, Su Jin continued: "Teacher Zhu is currently serving as the music director of "Original Voice". This program is a program that searches for and discovers outstanding original musicians. He saw your performance today and was heartbroken. I feel very amazing and think you are the original musician that this program is looking for and discovering.

So, he asked me to ask, would you like to participate in the recording of "Original Voice"? "

"Participate in the recording of "Original Voice"?"

Hearing Su Jin's words, Shen Yuelou's heart moved, and she couldn't help asking again: "Can you tell me the specific situation of "Original Voice"?"

Su Jin nodded, and slowly introduced to Shen Yuelou: ""The Voice of the Original" is a large-scale reality show for the growth of original music competitions. It was initiated by Mr. Liu Huan and produced by Xinghai Media Company. Two episodes were broadcast on the three central variety show channels of the main station.

As for the response, it is not bad, but it is not too good.

Mainly, this is a program that focuses entirely on original works. There are no stars, and the tragic life experience of original musicians is not used as a selling point. It only relies on the quality of the works to attract attention.

The fifteen songs sung in the first two episodes of the show are all of good quality, but they lack a brilliant break-out song, so the show is still in a tepid state.

Seeing this result, Teacher Liu Huan was very anxious.

As a good friend of Teacher Liu Huan and the music director of "Original Sound", Teacher Zhu naturally began to try every means to recruit talents to participate in the competition, so as to make the show more exciting.

After listening to your song "Chi Ling" today, Mr. Zhu suddenly felt as if he saw a little hope.

He felt that "Red Ling", an already excellent work coupled with your emotional interpretation, would definitely be popular in the music world and become popular outside the circle.

At that time, when the program traffic increases, other original musicians who are equally outstanding but have not received the attention they deserve should also gain a little exposure. "

(End of this chapter)