Thinker in the entertainment industry

Yong Junhyung knew the reason, and this idea crossed Zheng Zhiyong's mind: "We didn't agree on the title song, either I convinced him or myself, no matter which one, I need to know more things. Is it hard to tell the reason, Junhyung?"

"No", the reason is indeed not high-ranking, but to Zheng Zhiyong, an "insider", it is not so embarrassing to say, "He just...doesn't want to have conflicts with the company anymore".

"have conflict?"

Didn't Zhang Xiansheng just soak in the practice room all day and basically stay silent?When did he have a conflict with someone in the company, why didn't he know?Zheng Zhiyong looked confused.He didn't stay in the company for as long as before, but he never skipped work or anything. He shouldn't be so blocked in information.

"When we came back last year, the company held a promotional event. Each of the six of us went to a place to meet fans. The event was not very successful because too many fans gathered. For safety reasons, we had to hide in a closed place. We couldn’t communicate well. Hyunseung was in Hongdae, where the largest number of people were, so it was very crowded. Later, there were some criticisms about the quality of fans on the Internet.”

Long Junhyung sighed, and continued: "Hyunseung told the fans in the ins that they were not wrong, it was all because of the unreasonable planning, going to a place with so many people and not thinking about the fans gathering. Later, we did this event The relationship between the planner and Xiansheng...is very tense."

Zheng Zhiyong doesn't use ins very much, his work belongs to the direction of artist training, and he is not familiar with event planning. If Long Junheng hadn't said this, he would not have known about it: "It... doesn't seem good to not appease fans Bar?"

He said it more tactfully, what Zheng Zhiyong really wanted to say was: Isn't the company going to take the blame when necessary?The image of an artist is about banknotes, what is the image of a company.

Long Junheng glanced at Zheng Zhiyong, obviously understanding that the other party had some things he didn't want to say directly, he smiled wryly: "Xiansheng felt that there was an omission in the arrangement before the event, and he didn't agree with them. Apologize or something."

"It's more fun when you worked together before, right?"

"Yeah, it's been a while," Yong Junhyung said, "But, we still have to work together."

Well, Zheng Zhiyong has understood. Cube's operation is getting weaker and weaker. Beast and the others have all seen the excellent team led by Hong Shengcheng back then, so they can't bear to see such a leadership that keeps making mistakes.It is not easy for an incompetent person to admit his incompetence.In such a situation, both sides looked at each other a little dissatisfied.

For artists, changing companies is not an easy task. Even if they change to a new company, it may not be better than the original one.As Party A and Party B in the contract, the company and the artist are originally a relationship of mutual use and mutual defense.Therefore, even if they were dissatisfied, Long Junheng and Zhang Xiansheng chose to restrain themselves, and did not conflict unless it was absolutely necessary. They would have to serve in the military for three years at most. They did not want to take risks and go downhill slowly. It's tolerable in comparison.

The solo opportunity has already been won, and the producer Zheng Zhiyong can do it. Zhang Xiansheng didn't want to be unhappy with the company again because of the two-week event, so he chose to be patient.

Since this is the reason, there is no problem for Zheng Zhiyong to find Rado.

"Making Zhang Xiansheng's solo album?" Gray was surprised, "Yes thinker, I will make it for him as soon as I come up."Zhang Xiansheng is not very popular in Beast, but at least he is a member of the first-line group, and it is good enough as a start.

"It's also a coincidence", Gray was not surprised, Zheng Zhiyong himself was a little dizzy, "Can you contact Rado for me, I have something to ask him".

"Production? Okay." Although he didn't understand what kind of problem Zheng Zhiyong had encountered, he asked Rado, whom he was not familiar with, for help, and Gray didn't ask much about the production of other albums.

The entertainment industry is so big, and the relationship between people is intricate. The friendship lines of underground rappers are messed up like spider webs, and the density on the ground is not much worse.Like this time Zheng Zhiyong wanted to find Rado but didn't intend to let Zhang Xiansheng and the others know, so he asked Gray.

Although rado is famous for writing songs for idols, he used to do underground music - as early as 2010, rado and rapperdok2 produced dok2's album "it'swe", in which the song "doin'good" , Jay Park participated in feat at that time, and Zheng Zhiyong also met with Rado because of Jay Park's relationship at that time, but they didn't contact each other later.

Gray and Rado are relatively familiar, and he even knows Zhang Xiansheng——Rado introduced him.

Hearing that Zheng Zhiyong wanted to find him, Rado was a little surprised, but he still agreed to meet and talk: "Then come to my studio."

I don’t know how Zhang Xiansheng explained it to Rado, but Rado’s attitude when he saw Zheng Zhiyong was not bad, and he even mentioned the past: “When I first met you, you just went to college, and it’s only been five years since you’ve passed away. Started the second job. It is said that you are energetic when you are young, and you are more energetic when you are older."

To a certain extent, rado can be regarded as the same sentence: Zheng Zhiyong had no thoughts about the future back then, although he did not look bad from the outside, and now this person who has rekindled his enthusiasm for the future In comparison, the difference is quite obvious.

"Brother Rado has also changed a lot. At that time, he didn't write songs for idols very much." Zheng Zhiyong said.

"That's right", Rado said, picked up the cigarette case on the coffee table, and was about to open it, remembering that Zheng Zhiyong was still there, put the cigarette case back, picked up two cans of coffee, and threw it to Zheng Zhiyong Can, opened a can by himself, "I heard from Hyun Seung that you are making his solo album this time, is it going well?"

"There's a problem. Brother Xiansheng and I have different ideas about the choice of the title song."

Rado took a sip of coffee and put the can back on the coffee table: "So?"

"Brother, what did you plan to do at the time, can you give me some advice?"

Hearing this sentence, Rado's face suddenly became a little bad: "I finished writing the title song, but Cube handed over the album to you, and now you...do you want to change it directly?"

There are very few people singing solo songs now, the song prepared by Rado for Zhang Xiansheng has been discarded, and it will be difficult to find another one, almost half of it has been discarded.Zheng Zhiyong couldn't get along with Zhang Xiansheng on the main issue, so he came to Rado for advice, it was really easy to make people upset.

"If it's a good song, suitable for Brother Xiansheng, and he agrees." Zheng Zhiyong was not affected by Rado's words, and said sternly, "If that's the case, it's okay to directly use Brother Rado's song as the main song." .

Rado was stunned: "Don't be kidding, except for top singers, basically no one listens to other people's albums that are not the main feature." If Zheng Zhiyong really uses Rado's songs as the main feature, not to mention other benefits, just the copyright benefits Look, the other four included songs written by Zheng Zhiyong are not as much as the main song.

"As a producer, the priority is the performance of the album. This time the situation is special, and the satisfaction of the singer." In the final analysis, Zheng Zhiyong is still a little guilty of Zhang Xiansheng because he disrupted his good arrangement. "The goal is not achieved, and it doesn't make sense for me to use my own song as the main theme."

There was a brief silence in the studio. Rado held the coffee can in his hand, but he didn't pick it up for a long time. He lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "What is the title song you prepared?"

"Music" is a very lofty word. Even if it is limited to the category of "pop music", there are always good adjectives to be found if it is intense and exciting, or sad and sad. Of course, it refers to good music. .

The environment in which good music is born is not as wonderful as it feels to the audience.The birth of every song is almost associated with a small studio, a pile of musical instruments and electronic equipment, the creator's thick dark circles, and even cigarettes and other refreshing items.When it's over, it needs to be filtered with a ruthless market eye. The artistic enthusiasm that composers integrate into music can often die in the process.

"first love of 20th", also known as "First Love of the [-]th Generation", is a work that records Zheng Zhiyong's complicated state of mind after being tempted for the first time, and is currently being examined by Rado.

"It's not bad," Rado commented, "its style is a bit similar to the lyrical dance music that beast is used to, but the requirements for singing are higher, the rhythm is stronger, and some hip-hop elements are also added."

"Brother Xiansheng can't accept such a line?" This is a question that Zheng Zhiyong is more concerned about.

Rado raised his eyelids, looking at Zheng Zhiyong's expression a little playfully: "If he can't accept it, will you change the route or use my song?"

"It's a bit difficult to change the route. I really think this song suits him very well," Zheng Zhiyong said. He won the title song with Zhang Xian, not only because of his love for "The First Love of the Twenty Generations". Special complex, "In terms of your song, I need to listen to it first".

"you……"

Rado shook his head, he didn't expect Zheng Zhiyong to be so stubborn: "What if you are not satisfied with my song?" He asked half-jokingly.

"Disagree", Zheng Zhiyong gave a simple and clear answer, and then added, "If Brother Xiansheng agrees, then I reserve my opinion."

"And agree?"

Zheng Zhiyong nodded.

In fact, he would rather have Rado as the producer—if that happens, it’s not very realistic, whether it’s the impact it will have on the upper echelon of the company or the simple operation difficulty.

As for Rado, he has already lost his temper by Zheng Zhiyong. Based on his stubbornness based on his own principles, it is difficult for people to really hate him: "thinker, let me give you a suggestion."

"please say."

"Try to match this song with an interesting dance. He is more interested in dancing than in singing."

Until the end, Zheng Zhiyong did not hear the song prepared by Rado for Zhang Xiansheng.

And Rado's suggestion doesn't sound like a good idea either.However, Zheng Zhiyong has limited choices now, if he can't convince Zhang Xiansheng, he can only follow the other party's wishes.From the standpoint of the producer, Zheng Zhiyong will consider the market response of the song and the degree of compatibility with the singer, but Zhang Xiansheng's solo is different from other group members' solo activities, and his expectations for expanding popularity and even attracting fans are not so great Strong, whether it is in line with the wishes of the parties is more important.

Zheng Zhiyong thought that if Zhang Xiansheng continued to persevere, he might give in first.

Forget it, think about the choreography.

For the style of lyrical dance music, the effect of expressing it alone is not good.Zheng Zhiyong quickly recalled the stage of lyrical dance music in these years, and quickly came to this conclusion.

Solo singers sing lyrical dance music. A typical example is Yong Junhyung's solo song "flower" in 2013. He performed with the dance troupe, and the dance troupe took on most of the dance moves. The singer just made two symbolic gestures.But Zhang Xiansheng is not like Long Junheng with a half-disabled waist, he is quite active on the stage, so it is definitely not acceptable to ask him to make gestures casually.However, for lyrical dance music, the dance moves of the singer on the stage are too gorgeous, which seems to be not very good.

So, the difficulty...to match...the artistic conception...the theme...

correct!

Zheng Zhiyong entered "troublemaker has no tomorrow" in the search bar and called up the video he wanted to watch.

The fast-paced dance moves don't necessarily have to be the jumping-to-finish style that Zhang Xiansheng likes.

"The bottom of the valley without light, the unstoppable tears that flow..."

Telephone?

It's time to change the ringtone, let's change it to "mywayornoway" first. When picking up the phone, Zheng Zhiyong suddenly thought that he seems to have used the song "Tears" for too long... huh?Is the caller Zhang Xiansheng?

"Do you have time tomorrow afternoon? If so, come to the practice room and we can talk about choreography."