Thinker in the entertainment industry

"ahyeah,ahyeah,ahyeahahyeahah

yeah..."

Zheng Zhiyong reached out and paused: "Is this the one that replaced 'up, down, up and down'?"

"Yes."

Xu Suzhi said that his expression was a bit unbearable to look directly at. "Up and Down" saved EXID, but after singing continuously for several months, even if there is "the grace of saving life", by this time it is almost aesthetic fatigue.When she comes back, she will change to a new song, but the new song is the 2.0 version of "Up and Down"... Now she is not only hallucinating about "Up, Down, Up and Down", but also "ah

yeah" auditory hallucinations.

"It's hard to change this thing." Zheng Zhiyong lowered his head, thinking seriously, "Fortunately, the song is okay, you can try it."

"What style do you want to re-arrange into?" Ahn Hyo Jin asked.

"jazz."

Zheng Zhiyong said.

Zheng Zhiyong's skill points have always been skewed. His family's talent in mathematical logic has not been inherited at all. After working as an adult, his memory is very limited. Now he is engaged in songwriting, and the allocation of skill points is still abnormal.

The most common process for Korean pop song creation is to first fill in the framework of the arrangement, then compose, then fill in the lyrics, and then modify it bit by bit. There are many factors to consider in the middle, such as what style is popular recently , such as whether it is good to match the choreography, such as whether it meets the characteristics of each singer.

Zheng Zhiyong's creative process is just the opposite. He needs to know what he wants to express first, and then think about how to express it. When these problems are figured out, a song is almost completed.The advantage of this creative method is obvious, the writing is fast, and the appeal is very good after the work is completed.The shortcomings are also obvious, whether you can write a decent song depends on your luck, and what is more fatal, Zheng Zhiyong has to wait until the writing is finished before considering the serious question of "who will sing".In the current music world, groups are the most popular, but Zheng Zhiyong's way of writing songs, it is a small probability that he can collide with a suitable group.

Fortunately, he has another skill - with a suitable framework, he can make various changes relatively easily. Among them, the difficulty of writing lyrics is greater than that of composing and arranging, and the difficulty of traditional creation is sorted Just the other way around.

"ah

Yeah"'s lyrics and music are not outstanding, but the feeling it brings to Zheng Zhiyong is not bad, so Zheng Zhiyong, who has a hard time making a decision, chewed the lyrics and melody twice in his mind, and then made a decision to EXID. promise.

For this matter, the happiest person is not Ahn Hyo Jin who is worried about EXID's music quality, but Ahn Hee Yeon.

"I like jazz very much," An Xiyan explained her excitement in this way, "and for me, singing jazz while sitting is much easier than singing dance music while standing."

Zheng Zhiyong: "...you are sincere."

An Xiyan calmly took out her hair curls that have never left her body for thousands of years and started to toss her bangs again, and said with a smile, "You just know?"

"Oh, yes, I understand." Zheng Zhiyong remembered An Xiyan's remarks in kakao, and nodded with a clear smile, "In this case, do you want to give you a little more part in the jazz version?" He Half joking, half serious.

"No, it would be better to let Huilin and Zhenghua sing more."

An Xiaozhen on the side finally couldn't hold it anymore: "Are you sure it's okay to let them sing more?"

"Do some exercise." An Xiyan leaned her body, resting her head on An Xiaozhen's shoulder, and said to her coquettishly.

Zheng Zhiyong's gaze flicked over An Xiyan's face, even with makeup on, Zheng Zhiyong could clearly see her dark circles.An Xiyan's schedule has not stopped since "Up and Down" retrograde EXID became popular. "Aren't you going to try?"

"I don't have enough time. If I have done enough variety shows and have a solo or small team, of course I want to try it." An Xiyan laughed.

At this time, An Xiaozhen received a call, which seemed to be a relatively important matter, because An Xiaozhen left the studio.

Ordinarily the atmosphere in the studio was not so serious, but after Ahn Hyo Jin went out, the atmosphere became more relaxed.Zheng Zhiyong thinks so.

He stared at An Xiyan who was concentrating on making bangs, leaned forward, and lowered his voice: "I said, do you think we are very familiar?"

An Xiyan raised her eyelids, her expression was a little confused: "What?"

Zheng Zhiyong coughed lightly, and further explained, "Do this while talking." He pointed to An Xiyan's curls, "It's only between familiar people, are we familiar?" He asked with a smile.Judging from the previous relationship, when An Xiyan didn't have a camera, she wasn't the kind of person who was very familiar and would immediately throw aside etiquette.

An Xiyan understood now: "Do you mind?"

Zheng Zhiyong shook his head: "Of course not." When he didn't need to pay attention to etiquette in the past, he never paid attention to it.Later, it was for the good development of those bones that were finally put together that I developed the habit of maintaining a correct posture.

"That's all right?" An Xiyan stopped and blinked at him.

Zheng Zhiyong was speechless, and it took him a long time to recover: "How did you know?" He was sharp underground, but in real life, everyone thought Zheng Zhiyong was a good man, very traditional.

"Guess", An Xiyan said, "My hunch in this regard is relatively accurate."

"Don't be too confident."

An Xiyan's expression finally became serious, she stared at Zheng Zhiyong seriously for a while, and then said: "Thank you."

Zheng Zhiyong's words can be understood as a well-intentioned reminder, or as a warning of displeasure, and An Xiyan guessed right again.

"Everyone I know said it was difficult for me to understand, and I believed it at first." Zheng Zhiyong muttered.

"Did I...know something I shouldn't know?"

"No, no," Zheng Zhiyong said quickly. For him, there are indeed some things that he doesn't like to say openly, but there are really not many things that he dare not let others know. "I was thinking that you know more When there are too many things, how do you react?"

"More?"

An Xiyan's face was full of confusion.

Zheng Zhiyong suddenly realized that he had said too much, "Just kidding", Zheng Zhiyong made a nonchalant look, turned around, and put the earphones back on.

However, on the software used for creation, those ups and downs that revealed a lazy and calm rhythm have turned into messy wavy lines.

What happened was that Zheng Zhiyong originally thought that he could finish the arrangement work in an afternoon, but finally fell to the point where he had to stay up all night to catch up with the work.Ahn Hyo Jin didn't set a time limit, he just had an idea. Zheng Zhiyong was more used to completing it in one go, just like he didn't like others to change the songs he wrote, which belonged to a mild obsessive-compulsive disorder.

And once the silence returned to the ears, some thoughts in the brain were cleared with great difficulty, and they immediately made a comeback.

What happened to him during the day?No matter how emotional a person is, he won't suddenly become abnormal for no reason?

Zheng Zhiyong felt as if something beyond his control came quietly.

This feeling is really... terrible.

It seems that I can't say the same.

The more Zheng Zhiyong thought about it, the more irritable he became, and even the well-made demo couldn't relieve his emotions in any way.This is also normal. Zheng Zhiyong's self-control ability is limited to not letting his emotions go bad. If he can quickly adjust his inner feelings, he won't really come out of the shadow of the past until now.

By accident, Zheng Zhiyong clicked on the kakao account.

"are you there?"

"Just finished recording the program, moving."

An Xiyan replied.

"The song is finished, do you want to listen to it?" Zheng Zhiyong pursed his lips, held the phone with both hands, and tapped his thumbs on the screen one after another, "If you can't pass it here, I won't hand it over to LE for review. ".

An Xiyan returned him a speechless expression.

"You must tell the truth when giving an evaluation." Zheng Zhiyong added.

"Understood, but will you just listen to the arrangement for me?" The title song, EXID has not yet started recording, even if it is recorded, the rhythm of the different arrangements will not match.

"I'll sing." After this message was sent, Zheng Zhiyong turned on the recording function on his phone, and clicked the mouse to play the accompaniment audio.

On the other side, An Xiyan frantically pulled out the earphones and put them on for herself, carefully adjusting the volume.

The prelude is the sound of the guitar, and the sound of fingers tapping on the wooden table is beating the rhythm.What appeared before An Xiyan's eyes was a quiet and lazy evening, a quiet but not deserted bar, a person sitting alone in the corner but not feeling lonely, telling a story.

"ahyeah,ahyeah,ahyeahahyeahahyeah.ahyeah,ahyeah,ahyeahahyeah

ayeah."

The "ahyeah" originally used for brainwashing was much lighter, almost blending with the background sound, it sounded like someone who hadn't spoken for a long time was exercising his vocal cords leisurely before speaking.

"Why is this, I can't find the feeling, why do I say this, I don't understand at all, what?"

"Smiley, always pestering me. Do you only think of me as that kind of person. Man, Don'tdothat. I'm not in the mood to answer that kind of question, noway."

The silence was broken, and an ambiguous atmosphere began to grow.The soft male voice heard in her ears, but An Xiyan inexplicably remembered the image of "Gypsy girl".

Even if you can put on a cold appearance, you can't hide the unruly, passionate, and desire for freedom in your bones.

……

"This kind of time is obvious. It's inconvenient to go on like this. Don't always ask such questions. It makes me feel comfortable to do whatever I want, before time goes by, you."

A glass of strong wine, distant and ambiguous eyes, no eager desire for indulgence, and absolutely no fear of restraint, ignoring the sight of people around, singing a song wantonly.

An Xiyan closed her eyes, and this was what she saw.

On a calm background, the flowing sincere emotions and pure freedom are neither violent nor fearful.

"I love this version," she says, "if it wasn't too risky... I'd love to make it a staple."

"It's an honor." Zheng Zhiyong replied.

An Xiyan spoke highly of the arrangement, and it seemed to be a success, but Zheng Zhiyong was not very excited.

He didn't know why either.

Zheng Zhiyong turned off the lights, took the elevator downstairs, and walked to the street.The night temperature in early spring was not high, and the chilly wind was blowing in front of us, which made Zheng Zhiyong put on his hat immediately.

Zheng Zhiyong is more used to working in composing and arranging music in a more formal way. He has acquaintances to consult with, and there is not a bad place for him to do composing.It's just that once I encounter the current situation where I'm the only one left staying up all night at the company... Going back alone in the middle of the night, it's a bit cheating to think about it.I knew I should have prepared a quilt from AOMG, but I just couldn't sleep comfortably.

Zheng Zhiyong raised his head, intending to see if there was a taxi passing by, if not, he could just walk back, it's not too far anyway.

Fortunately, a taxi was driving towards Zheng Zhiyong, Zheng Zhiyong was about to reach out to stop, but saw a familiar face.

"Thinker", An Xiyan waved at him, "Where do you live, I will take you off".

"Did you drop in with your dormitory?" Zheng Zhiyong narrowed his eyes.

"I don't know," An Xiyan replied honestly, "It's too late to take a taxi, so I'll ask the driver to take a detour. Fortunately, you didn't leave." She pushed the door open and smiled, "Just take it as my Thanks for all your hard work, get in the car."

The author has something to say:

Although Zong Xin has always been bad at writing emotional dramas, emotional dramas are necessary.

Otherwise, how did the inspiration for the next song come from...it can't all be socially critical.

The jazz version of "ahyeah" is inspired by a drunken version of "hotpink" by EXID. Up and down 3.0 can be changed to jazz style and the effect is not bad. "ah

You can also try the song Up and Down 2.0.

In addition, the "thetruth" released by Park Jay Fan Children's Shoes this time

is” sound source is not bad, top [-], and finally a bit like a musician.In the past two years, he was really the exposure rate of an underground rapper, and the music performance of an idol on the ground...

The girl group among the idols is better, but the music source of the boy group is really terrible. I want to sigh again. Last year, BTS was considered a big hit. Winky and the block force team (kneel down to the chicken button).

I suddenly found that the sound source of the silly hat didn't seem to be as bad as before (muddled)

And there are so many rappers in the music list, so many...