You are a black technology boss, you didn't say it sooner!

Lou Qingyan still remembers that he once watched an interview with Gu Changxi.

On a very famous talk show, the host asked Gu Changxi if he had any dreams. Gu Changxi thought about it for a long time and said, "I want to sing."

The host thought he hadn't finished speaking, so he was very personable and waited patiently, but the two of them were silent for a few seconds...

When he came to his senses, he saw that Gu Changxi was also sluggish, his eyes seemed to be saying: "Why are you stuck?"

Only then did the host realize, dumbfounded, that this guy's dream was those three words.

Want to sing.

Now it seems that it has not changed over the years.

Gu Changxi's intention is very simple. He hopes that Vocalcords can make a sound source library for him through previous recordings, so that he can listen to his own singing voice again.

"Is it possible? Is it difficult? If you can't record the sound source live." The manager asked for him.It seems that the two have already understood the principle of this aspect.

Zheng Feng looked at Lou Qingyan, who replied: "It's a bit difficult, but if I do it myself, it should be fine."

Although the agent didn't know his identity, he still said gratefully: "Then thank you very much."

It seemed that Gu Changxi couldn't wait any longer, so Lou Qingyan was fine, so he simply called the colleagues in charge of the sound source from the Vocalcords Operations Department and started working directly.

Since this time it is based on recording and making a sound source library, which is very different from live recording, Lou Qingyan first took them to a meeting to make a simple plan.

Colleagues are also very familiar with him. Although he is a non-staff member, he took the whole recording of Luo Yiyi's new sound source.What's more, he is also the center of gossip that everyone in the country knows.

But when facing Gu Changxi, they couldn't calm down at all.

Especially when he pulls down his collar to explain why he can't speak.

A girl suddenly bumped into the seat and jumped up, asking uncontrollably, "Are you unable to speak at all?"

Gu Changxi shook his head, and said a few inarticulate words in a very unpleasant voice.Everyone present was at a loss, and no one could understand.

The girl rushed out of the conference room, her long hair flung into the tense air, as if smashing something into pieces.

"Little You!"

Another girl stood up and rushed out to find her.

After that, there was silence in the meeting room for a while.

Until Lou Qingyan said: "Nearly ten years? I remember you left when the "Harry Potter" movie ended. I was only 15 years old at that time."

Gu Changxi nodded.

Lou Qingyan didn't want to say more, "Let's get straight to the point, let me tell you how to make this sound source library based on recording."

"First of all, you also know that the sound source library is not only to record the timbre of the syllables, but also to extract the characteristics of the sound and build an acoustic parameter model. This acoustic parameter model is the key to determining the quality of the song, and it is also the core technology of vocalcords."

"On-site recording can require voice actors to directly express various features, which is a kind of active modeling. What we are going to do now is to extract features based on past voice data, which is passive modeling. There are requirements for the quantity, diversity, syllable coverage, etc. of the data, that is to say, the first problem before us is to collect data.”

Building a sound source library is not an easy task. He was so quick when he forged recordings and produced "Morpheus" because the demand was too small, and he only used the part to build the demand.This time is different, a complete library needs to be built.

"Brother Gu, sister Zhou, how many recordings can you provide?" He looked at Gu Changxi.

This first question not only made the colleagues feel at a loss, but also made Gu Changxi's manager look embarrassed.

"After all, nine years have passed...By the way, although Changxi doesn't talk much, he sings a lot. Can't the singing be used?"

"The voice characteristics of singing and speaking are very different." Lou Qingyan shook his head, "You send a copy of what you have first, we need to analyze it to see what is missing. Don't worry, even if it is not complete, it does not mean that it cannot be said Do, but the limitations of making songs with this sound source library will be very large.”

The agent said: "How about I go and start fans? I was thinking, there should be some people who remember Changxi."

Gu Changxi grabbed her arm violently.

"Don't worry, don't tell them the truth." She said slowly, "Changxi, there is no other way."

Collecting recordings is slow work, and there is no rush.Lou Qingyan didn't care too much, he was just here to help Gu Changxi part-time.After assigning tasks, return to Jiahui base camp and continue to supervise Xie Jin and the others.

The ghost animal animation software has completed the preliminary construction and is in the process of refining its functions. He is not completely idle, and has to undertake part of the testing work.

Don't look at Lou Qingyan running around outside every day, he is most concerned about the project of his own base camp, because it is related to how far Xie Jin's team has grown and whether he can complete his follow-up plan.

In the next few days, he stayed in Jiahui to guide his family's work, and his life was peaceful.

Online is not calm at all.

The influence of "Morpheus" is still expanding. Now, it is recognized in China that it is a well-deserved masterpiece, but not only in China.

Don't forget, the first release of this song is in Japan.

A week later, the Night of the Champions of the Virtual Diva Contest was officially broadcast. Countless Japanese who watched the show were crazy about the song.

"Morpheus" became an overnight hit in Japan.

The Japanese brought it to Twitter, ins, Facebook, youtube..."Morpheus" was pushed to the whole world. With the crazy Amway of users in the whole country, this song can no longer be unknown.

Although it's 10 minutes long and the lyrics are just hummed, it definitely belongs in the song category.So what are you waiting for, quickly let it be on the list, on the radio, on the record player!

Countless foreign media took action upon hearing the news, traced the source to Huaxia, hoping to buy the copyright of the song.

So, they saw Fire's copyright statement and the concept of public welfare delivery.

And spread this concept back to the Internet, causing an uproar again.

Facts have proved that the ability of foreign netizens to join in the fun is no less than domestic. After the concept of charity songs was spread, a trend gradually emerged-listening to songs for charity.

The whole thing started with a talk show host who played the song on his show. After the show ended, he posted the ratings of the broadcast period and donated half of the profits from this period.

In fact, he definitely donated too much. The copyright statement only requires the donation of the profits brought by the song itself.But this is a value that is extremely difficult to calculate and different people have different opinions. Since he wants to donate so much, who would not be happy?

"You know what, when I used this song, I gained such precious trust and lived up to it."

"It felt so damn good," he said.

Yes, it was a blast.

"Maybe I'm not doing charity, but enjoying a small tacit agreement with the author. Friends from afar, whether you know it or not, I have completed it."

"There are two options in front of you, steal or be kind, choose one. I just want to tell those who steal: No matter what, please experience the feeling of kindness once in this life. You will be fascinated by it."

"Incomparable masterpiece. But there is one thing wrong. The most touching thing is not the melody, but everyone's trust in sincere feelings. The author has no reservations, and the audience spares no effort. We are far apart, but our hearts are close."

Following this ocean current that floated thousands of miles away, the name fire became popular on the Internet.

A strange phenomenon appeared on Weibo, there were a lot of English replies in the comment section of fire.All the crooked nuts who are addicted to listening to songs are asking for information about songwriters.

Lou Qingyan didn't take advantage of this momentum to do anything.Trends are short-lived, but results are long-lasting.

In China, after the release of vocalcords 1.0, because of its unfathomable effect, it once aroused heated discussions, and the number of downloads also exceeded expectations.

The popularity of software is not as fast as that of songs, and there is only one Luo Yiyi in the music library. The first batch of users are still brewing works, and its efforts will come later.Zheng Feng is not in a hurry, the situation has already been opened, and the rest is just a matter of time.

With the release of vocalcords, Xinmiao Technology has directly occupied the upper reaches of the virtual idol industry, and its leading position has been completely stabilized.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xinmiao proposed the concept of a virtual idol business summit, calling domestic companies together to discuss three things.

First, the excavation of new features of the virtual diva.Second, the introduction of Vtuber mode.Third, unify industry standards and establish a set of virtual idol standardization protocols covering everything from the front end to the back end, from reality to electronics, from management to file formats.

Every line in these agendas reveals great ambitions.With the new music library software in hand, you can also determine the direction of digging new features of Diva, and control the development of the entire industry from the upstream.The establishment of a unified standard implies an ambition to push it to the world.

Lou Qingyan proposed to participate in this summit, but was rejected by Zheng Feng in the name of "only invite relevant companies".

Friends are friends, and business is business. Zheng Feng is not someone who is confused.

He can be sure that the small shoal of bank debt cannot trap Lou Qingyan, a giant dragon destined to take off.

It is also certain that Lou Qingyan will enter the game again and become the strongest opponent in the field of virtual idols until - even before the day of flying.

After all, anyone with eyes can see his enthusiasm for this industry before.

Zheng Feng sometimes thinks that maybe Jiahui's bankruptcy is something to be thankful for, otherwise the big cake of vocalcords would not fall into his hands, and now it is Jiahui who is coming out to grab the right to speak in the industry.

Lou Qingyan really had no position to participate in this summit, so he didn't insist.

Maybe one day - he himself is not sure - he will really re-enter the virtual idol.

But at that time, the pattern in this field was no longer singers, anchors and Internet celebrities.

This week, there are waves and undercurrents.

Gu Changxi's fans suddenly started to collect a large number of recordings, but it was just a small episode and did not cause much splash.

A week later, Lou Qingyan, Gu Changxi, manager Sister Zhou, and colleagues from the Operation Department of Vocalcords got together again.

Gu Changxi brought a large number of recording files. Data analysis shows that the data volume, diversity, and syllable coverage of these recordings fully meet the requirements of the acoustic parameter model.

Then there is the issue of workload.

Another week later, Xie Jin's ghost animal animation software was initially completed, and Lou Qingyan was busy taking them to test, gradually ignoring the work on the other side.Fortunately, he had already explained the relevant matters clearly, and the colleagues over there only regarded him as a foreign aid and did not rely on him.

When he heard the news about this matter again, it was the girl named Xiaoyou who called excitedly: "Brother Lou! Changxi's music library has been completed, and it will be tested today. Do you want to come and see it!"

Lou Qingyan glanced at the busy studio, intending to refuse.

"Brother Lou, come on, isn't Changxi your childhood idol, what a great moment this is, you must come and witness!!!" The girl's tone was strong.

"Okay." Lou Qingyan really wanted to see it.

In the large conference room of the vocalcords operation department.

Lou Qingyan was the last one to arrive. When he came in, the others were already gearing up and eager to try.

"You're late!" Everyone condemned him strongly.

"Okay, okay." He raised his hand and walked over quickly, sitting next to Gu Changxi.

As soon as he sat down, he glanced out of the corner of his eye, Gu Changxi kept pulling his pants under the table with both hands, clenched and then loosened, loosened and clenched again...

Lou Qingyan was originally in a good mood, but when he saw this scene, he was suddenly taken aback.

Did he underestimate Gu Changxi's obsession with this matter?

Xiaoyou, the fan girl who ran out that day, seems to have adjusted her mood, and volunteered to be the person who operates the computer.

The software interface is projected on the screen, and the operation of making songs is very simple, nothing more than inputting accompaniment, inputting lyrics, selecting a sound source library, and synthesizing.

The song was Gu Changxi's famous song back then, and it was a masterpiece that made him popular in one fell swoop and became popular all over the country.

In everyone's anxious state of mind, the prelude seemed too long.

Finally, the prelude slowed down, and Gu Changxi's unique voice faintly sounded. This voice was smooth, natural, and full of beauty, exactly the same as a human voice, without any violation of harmony.Lou Qingyan immediately heard that this acoustic parameter model is the most successful one so far.

Sister Xiaoyou covered her mouth, and tears came down in a flash. She cried like a dog with her manager Sister Zhou who looked like an elite woman in a professional suit.

Sister Zhou broke Gu Changxi's arm excitedly: "Changxi—"

The latter was silent.

It's not the kind of silence that can't speak, but a silence that comes out from the eyes, the face, and the bones.

Even tiredness.

Sister Zhou was stunned.

Before hearing half of the song, Gu Changxi got up and left.

"Changxi!"

Lou Qingyan sighed, stood up and left without saying a word.

Colleagues were stunned, "Hey, what's going on here? Did it fail? Isn't this song very nice?"

However, as a song was played, they gradually fell silent.

The intonation is fine, and the tone is perfect.No meaningless breaths, no lack of breath, no lack of technique, no mistakes.To say that it sounds good in the general sense, then it is "good to hear".

Xiaoyou said unconvinced: "This is just the first version that has just been synthesized, and it hasn't been adjusted in the later stage. Just wait, I will adjust it soon."

"Forget it." The agent said, "It doesn't meet the requirements."

"This is voice synthesis, this is not singing."

Lou Qingyan found Gu Changxi at the exit of the safe passage at the side door.

The latter hugged a laptop computer, sat there with his head down, and the computer screen displayed exactly the same software interface as before.

At this time, a song suddenly came from the computer.

"Hello, can I ask you two questions?"

Lou Qingyan was surprised to find that it was Gu Changxi who was using the software to talk to him.

"what do you wish to ask?"

The computer sang: "The effect of the virtual singer's singing is very good, why can't it be me?"

"People have very low requirements for virtual divas, but you have too high requirements for yourself."

After all, a machine is just a machine, let alone a machine with weak AI. Its highest intelligence is a sound modification function. At most, it can repair the synthesized sound as smooth as natural sound.

But Gu Changxi asked it to be flexible, full of power, and full of emotion...

Lou Qingyan said again: "And the singers are already aware of this problem. Their singing voices will become more difficult and skillful in the future, and they will be different from ordinary singers."

Gu Changxi's typing hands kept crackling, and the computer sang again: "I'm not talking about this, I mean, la la la la la..."

He hit a Morpheus melody straight away.

"You said that." Lou Qingyan understood, "Are you particularly puzzled, it is also computer-synthesized music, why the ordinary song is cold, but that one is particularly emotional."

Gu Changxi played another melody.Lou Qingyan really admired his talent, just these few short notes actually gave him a feeling full of question marks.

He laughed: "You know what, "Morpheus" was a failure."

"Clang clang—"

The originally good melody was suddenly messed up.

Lou Qingyan sat down beside him, and said, "If you listen to the cover songs of Morpheus on the Internet, you will find a very strange phenomenon, the more excellent the singer, the less touching the heart."

"This song itself is an experimental song. A group of scientists who study the mechanism of human emotions discovered that music can promote the secretion of emotional transmitters or hormones, and then spent a long time using clinical experiments to arrange this song little by little. Combine it."

"You heard me right, this song was not written, it was arranged and combined. Its melody is already the best solution to stimulate emotional chemistry. Many times vocal singing will sacrifice accuracy in order to express emotion, destroying this The optimal solution. So this song can only be a computer song."

"It's a failure, right? Its original intention is to explore human emotions, but it can't tolerate singing with a little bit of emotion."

Lou Qingyan looked at him: "You like this song very much? How about it, disillusioned."

He pushed his hands back, "Life, from childhood to adulthood, isn't it composed of disillusionment? I am the most unique person in the world, and I will become the best existence. I stand on a high place and shine, No one can dislike me... I walked into the reality but still have a dream, I will never follow the trend, I will always believe in tears, I believe in the meaning of hard work... I can at least stick to my personality, I can carry my life on my back I am under the heavy pressure, my mentality is still young, and I can control my life..."

"Adults don't talk about dreams for a long time. Brother Gu, if you give up sometimes, won't it make yourself feel better?"

Gu Changxi's computer was quiet for a long time.

I don't know how long it took, but they sang again: "I once had a dream..."

Lou Qingyan thought that he was going to talk to herself again.

The singing didn't stop: "I once had a dream, I once had a dream..."

Sentence by sentence, layers of lyrics squeeze forward.

The melody of each sentence is different.

The electronically synthesized sound is as stable as it has been sung for 100 years, but the melody has been torn apart.

No matter how heart-wrenching the roar is, it still can't break through the stable skin of the synthesized sound, so the more you listen to it, the more depressed you become, and the more you listen to it, the more irritable.

In the next second, Gu Changxi opened his voice and sang directly.

Lou Qingyan couldn't stay any longer.

He ran until he could no longer hear the devil's singing, and then he stopped panting.That melody is not only attacking the skin of the synth, but also attacking his heart.Sometimes he really can't tell whether the people on earth are too naive or he is too ugly.

When Dai Kang was in charge, he spent all his wealth on an illusory conjecture, gave up a large number of promising academic projects, and was easily bitten by the bait when he was fooled a little bit.

Liang Yanchu, who has been fighting on the front line all year round, has seen so much darkness, and has not changed his persistence in the police academy oath to this day.

Xie Jin, working hard without saying a word, is a complete realist in all his actions, but he is always staring at a dream that he dare not touch.

Gu Changxi, being hit by reality time and time again, couldn't see the slightest glimmer of hope, and he still hasn't given up until now.

Jiang Fu, just because of a negligible help many years ago, dumped his fortune without hesitation.

But what are these people insisting on?

Lou Qingyan took out his mobile phone, intending to call Miaofengshan, Liang Yanchu, Xie Jin, and even go back to Gu Changxi and ask them for an answer.

In the end, he just logged in to his Weibo account, which he hadn't logged in for a long time, and posted a silly question.

"I only gave away one bear biscuit, why did I get a whole bottle of bear biscuit?"

In less than a minute, a reminder came from Special Concern that Jiang Fu's Weibo, which had been growing grass since he quit the circle, was suddenly updated.

"The taste of the whole world being saved is probably sweet. The child holding the biscuit will never forget it."

Lou Qingyan put down the phone and thought to himself, what is there in this world that can never be forgotten again?

Although he didn't come up with an answer, he stepped back a little bit.Back outside the door of the emergency exit, Gu Changxi was still sitting inside, and the singing of howling ghosts and howling wolves had stopped.

"I used to be a persistent person? Forget it, just try to persevere."

He pushed the door open and went in, and said to Gu Changxi: "Get up, the ground is cold."

Gu Changxi didn't seem to want to move.

"Brother Gu, do you still believe in dreams?"

Lou Qingyan could tell that Gu Changxi was already on the verge of despair. He might have been desperate subconsciously, but he refused to give up the insistence of "believe in dreams".If people go on like this, they will go crazy sooner or later.

"I am engaged in technology research and development, Brother Gu, I have heard such an interpretation of 'technology'." He squatted down, looked at him and said, "People who dream of the sky can fly, and people who lose their legs can fly." Stand up again, smart people can live their lives well, and compassionate people can make the world a better place..."

"Technology is a way, a way to lower the threshold of dreams. Its most romantic and magnificent appearance is that it can dismantle all irresistible external forces, and put your dreams in front of you, so that you only need to rely on your own efforts. You can go one step at a time.”

He stretched out his hand to Gu Changxi, "Come on, Brother Gu, let me show you around."