Bright Star Road [Entertainment]

Li Wei received an email from Simon, expressing that Yaxing Productions was willing to purchase the performance rights and distribution rights of the two songs, and then the package price of the two songs was 100 million yuan, including Li Wei's lyrics and music copyright and arrangement fees.According to the agreement, Yaxing Productions can use this song for free in any future publicity and programs related to "Asian Avenue of Stars".However, Yaxing Productions is not allowed to make this song into a digital or physical version for sale, otherwise it will need to pay Li Wei another fee.

However, because the copyright of the lyrics and music of this song has been transferred by Li Wei to his own Gaia Music Publishing Company, in order to avoid some taxes and fees, Li Wei set up a studio for himself to handle matters such as arrangement and record production. So Yaxing Productions had to make two contracts, signing agreements with Gaia Music and Li Wei Music Studio respectively.

But Simon looked up to Li Wei even more, because it was a very smart approach.On the one hand, it is a reasonable tax avoidance, on the other hand, it is a tricky rabbit.Simon's fee for Li Wei is no longer the price of a newcomer, but the fee for a second-tier songwriter and arranger. This is obviously to sell face to a genius like Li Wei.

In addition to the cost, Simon also declined Teng Jingli's request that Yaxing Productions kick Li Wei out in the finals of the division.With such a result, don't say that I can't convince the other three judges, even the audience present and the audience on the TV wall can't be deceived, right?Although Teng Jingli expressed her willingness to arrange two groups, inFinite and NYC, to be guests for the finals and cheer for the "Asian Avenue of Stars".

Simon really felt ridiculous about Teng Jingli's attitude. Knowing that Smart has a bad relationship with Asia Television Network, you begged to come to him, but you still don't want to show your best artist.If Teng Jingli said she was willing to let Storm be the final guest of the East China Sea Division, then Simon would really consider suppressing Li Wei.

Although Smart Agency has more than 10% of the Asian male idol market, it is not completely monopolized.For example, Zhengda Performing Arts, the second-ranked senior management company in Asia, has also been cultivating male idol groups. Although Smart's VJ15 is now popular, Zhengda Performing Arts also has groups like NOVA to compete with them.Even in the era of Storm, CP Entertainment still has W-ings. to compete with them.Especially W-ings. It is the [-]th anniversary celebration of the group recently, and it is convenient to invite them to the show and promote their anniversary Asia tour.

Thinking of this, Simon immediately got in touch with Zhengda Performing Arts and discussed repeatedly.Chia Tai Performing Arts expressed that it would allow W-ings. to sing their famous song "DeSuperAmant～Did I Feel My Love Tonight～" in the finals of the "Asian Avenue of Stars" East China Sea Division. In return, "Asian Avenue of Stars" finals During the selection stage, Yaxing Productions will arrange a live performance opportunity for W-ings. and NOVA.Yaxing Productions naturally had no reason to refuse Chia Tai Performing Arts, the two popular groups, the old and the young, so Simon agreed without hesitation.

With the promise of Chia Tai Performing Arts, Yaxing Productions immediately added W-ings. elements to all promotional materials of "Asian Avenue of Stars".As an old idol group, W-ings. may not be able to attract money compared to the younger generation, but its ability to attract attention is not inferior to the younger generation, not to mention that W-ings. was once one of the top groups in China and even in Asia .After the release of the promotional materials including W-ings., live tickets for the East China Sea sub-division finals of the "Asian Avenue of Stars" were suddenly hard to come by.But fortunately, Yaxing Productions has been prepared for a long time, the seating seats cannot be sold, and there are still standing seats for sale!The standing seats are closer to the idols. Although they can't vote, fans of W-ings. don't mind this.

"Before the official start of the final, everyone needs to sing "Persistence" together." During the rehearsal before the final, the director ordered, "This is the theme song of our "Asian Avenue of Stars", and it will be officially released during the final. Music Director The lyrics have been divided for everyone over there, and everyone will enter the studio to record later. After the recording is completed, we need everyone to walk on stage once."

While the director was speaking, several assistant directors had already distributed the lyrics to everyone.Some are solo, some are in duo, some are in trio, and of course many of them can only be classified as chorus.Although some people feel unconvinced, they still have to pinch their noses to admit it in other people's programs.

Of course Li Wei was assigned to sing the solo, and it was the first line of the opening chorus.Although some people complain about Li Wei's position, he has been the champion since the preliminary round, so he has nothing to say about this treatment.

Since many singers don't know notation (mainly not knowing staves), many singers can only speak by listening to how the accompaniment sings.Fortunately, in the final stage, most of the singers can at least read numbered musical notation.Therefore, before entering the studio, the music director asked everyone to sing a cappella on the stage.Basically, about two-thirds of the singers can pass, and the remaining one-third of the singers have a little intonation problem, but it is not a big problem.So the director nodded and let everyone enter the studio, ready to record the song "Persistence".

There is basically no error in the chorus part. After all, those who are afraid of making mistakes can just open their mouths and keep their voices open.It’s troublesome when recording everyone’s parts. Top-ranked singers like Li Wei basically pass one or two, while singers ranked at the bottom have at least four or five, and what’s more, they record I can't pass the test until Article [-].

The music director couldn't help but scolded in the communicator, "I usually see you bothering this and that in the background, now you know the difference! They are both finalist singers, why can they chat while drinking tea in the lounge, You guys are going to be locked in there and be scolded by me? Reflect on it first, and record it later!"

The director also knew that after being bombarded by him, the singer's mood would be greatly affected.As for whether he can adjust later, the director will not be such a good person.You can't record well?There are people behind who want to take your place.You must know that the scene pictures are determined according to the weight of everyone singing. If you fall from a duo group to a chorus group, then do you still expect close-ups?It's almost as long as the camera can sweep over you.

Moreover, singing this kind of choral repertoire is different from performing alone. Your voice must accommodate other singers, and it also needs to conform to the style of the entire piece at this time.You want to brew a relationship?I'm sorry, but if you want to sing sadly, you have to have a crying voice!There is not so much time to wait for the choral recording.

Everyone was drilled by the music director for most of the day in the recording studio, and finally the sound was recorded.After a while, the band enters the studio to record the accompaniment, and finally the sound mixer mixes the accompaniment, dry voice and harmony to make a finished product.Fortunately, the people behind are all professionals, so the accompaniment tape and the finished product were finished the day before the live broadcast.So the next morning I had to come to the rehearsal, after all, this was the opening track and the theme song of "Asian Avenue of Stars".If something goes wrong, I'm afraid the entire competition area will be held hostage by the production team.

"Persistence" is a song of "chorus-solo-chorus-solo-chorus", so the contestants' performance is very important.The debut is everyone's collective appearance, and then the camera cuts back to the first soloist, and the other players must immediately exit or go to their positions.The solo time of each singer is only about one sentence of lyrics, so the camera switching will be very fast.If you can't get to your position in time, not only will you broadcast the accident, but you will also lose your promotion opportunities for nothing.

It did not exceed the director's expectations. Although the assistant director had already explained it once, the first time he walked the stage was really chaotic. Except for Li Wei and a few people who had stage experience, they held the stage calmly. Just like a headless chicken.The director had no choice but to order the lighting, special effects, and accompaniment to be removed, and then asked the assistant director to lead the assistant directors, one by one, to figure out the moves with these stage rookies.

Fortunately, the chorus of 20 people is only considered a medium scale, and Yaxing Productions is a production company with old qualifications, so it took most of the day, and finally everyone's performance was decent.But just when the director was about to let everyone leave with makeup, the W-ings. group rushed over.So the director had no choice but to ask them to rehearse first, and the finalists to observe below.

I have to say that the old-fashioned combination is the old-fashioned combination, and it is not perfunctory at all because it is just a rehearsal.Not only are all of them on stage with makeup, but also the backup dancers, lighting, special effects and accompaniment are all directly on stage. W-ings. Sings and dances on the stage, but also boosts popularity from time to time, and the singing is actually very stable.Several ignorant newcomers all showed surprised expressions, but someone like Li Wei who has been in an idol group knows the rules behind it.

Generally speaking, only the singer's own concert will be sung with full microphone, after all, this is stipulated by law.As for stage performances on TV stations or other events, the organizers will not allow singers to turn on the microphone for the sake of effect.It’s okay for talented singers. Generally, the live music will reach 75% or even higher. At this time, it can generally be called full-on mic.It is impossible for an idol group to turn up the live sound to such a high level, otherwise something will definitely go wrong.Because my concerts are generally planned, I have to set aside time to rest and exercise before singing.

But for this kind of show, there are several times a week, so it is possible to make special preparations for your show alone?Therefore, the producer generally chooses to turn on the microphone halfway, half of the voice is you, and the other half is pre-recorded, so that after mixing, it actually has a sense of presence, but it will not cause too many problems.

As for how to avoid being ugly at the concert, there is also a way to increase the number and quality of harmony singers.Some big-name idol groups have their own dedicated harmony singers, because their timbres are very similar, and it is difficult to distinguish them on the spot.When the idol can't keep singing, the on-site producer will let the chorus go up, and the effect is often not bad.

And fans don’t have too much expectation for the idol’s singing skills. People come to the concert to see the show. It’s enough for the costumes, choreography, and lighting to be worth the ticket price. For the rest, just watching the idol is very satisfying up.

After the rehearsal of W-ings. was over, the [-] finalists went on stage to rehearse the opening repertoire again.Perhaps because of the encouragement of W-ings., this rehearsal was actually a pass.So everyone hurriedly started rehearsals for their respective songs. After all, rehearsals for the opening repertoire took up a lot of time for everyone. It is estimated that tonight's rehearsals will go until the early hours of the morning.

However, Li Wei prepared honey water and lemon water for herself, one to protect the throat, and the other to drive away free radicals in the body and maintain the skin condition the next day.Rao is a person who pays attention to maintenance like Li Wei, the result of the busy these days is that the T zone has begun to appear oily and has some red rashes.Li Wei didn't let herself wear makeup to the rehearsal anymore, but asked a makeup artist she knew well to ask for cleansing oil to remove all the makeup, and then put on a mask to watch other people perform before going on stage.

But Li Wei is not the only one doing this, several top-ranked contestants are also very smart to put on the mask.If the skin is bad tonight, it will be a disadvantage if I can't put on makeup tomorrow.

To be continued...

The author has something to say: The original song of "Perseverance" comes from "あとひとつ" by the Japanese group FunkyMonkeyBabys.