November 7th.
Taking advantage of the school weekend, Zhao Jue drove to Qinzhou Art College to pick up Lin Yuan and went to Xingmang Entertainment to handle the procedures for his transfer to the composition department.
Carrying books for professional courses.
Lin Yuan sat in the passenger seat this time.
On the way, Lin Yuan was listening to a song. The song playing in the car was "Born Like Summer Flowers", and it was in single loop mode.
This past week.
Every day when Zhao Jue is in the car, he listens to this song, and surprisingly, he never gets tired of it. Occasionally, when he is in a good mood, he will hum a few lines along with the melody of the song.
Perhaps this song has a very special meaning to Zhao Jue in his life.
"That's right."
When they were about to arrive at the company, Zhao Jue suddenly said to Lin Yuan, "Although "Born Like Summer Flowers" is ranked second, its download growth statistics in the past week are higher than that of the first place. So after the morning meeting today, the company officially decided to compete with Sha Hai for the first place on the newcomer list!"
"Second place?"
Lin Yuan was a little happy when he heard that.
Zhao Jue was choked and speechless.
She really wanted to grab Lin Yuan’s ear and emphasize: Could you please pay a little attention to the performance of your song
In the end, Zhao Jue held back.
She just gave Lin Yuan a shot of prevention: "But the situation of this first place is a bit special, so I am not sure that I will succeed."
Lin Yuan nodded.
He didn't know that Xingmang had not originally planned to let "Born Like Summer Flowers" compete for the first place. After all, the first place has a strong presence and the cost of competing for the list is too high.
but…
Lin Yuan's song is really impressive, and its download growth rate has always been higher than that of the first-place song;
In addition, Zhao Jue found a senior executive who could make the final decision on this matter, and made full use of the art of language to say this very persuasive sentence:
"We can add some blockage to the sea of sand!"
This is where Zhao Jue's shrewdness lies.
If she were to say directly that she wanted to increase promotional resources for "Born Like Summer Flowers" and compete for the top spot on the Newcomer List, the senior bosses might not agree.
After all, this is just a new song by a new artist, and it is not cost-effective to spend too much money on promotion.
But if this is done, will it cause more trouble to the sea of sand
The senior executive hesitated for a moment and then nodded in agreement.
It's just a matter of spending a little more money. It would be great if you can disgust your opponent.
Who made the three major entertainment companies in Qinzhou not harmonious, and Shahai and Xingmang always not getting along
The specific reason can no longer be traced.
Anyway, colleagues all over the world are enemies.
The most important thing is that after this decision came out, the entire network has thoroughly launched the promotion of "Born Like Summer Flowers" to build momentum for this song!
…
Arriving at the company gate, Zhao Jue threw the car keys to the security guard who came forward, and took Lin Yuan directly to the composition department.
"Hello, Sister Zhao."
"Hello, Sister Zhao."
Walking in the company, there were more staff members who greeted Zhao Jue along the way than when Lin Yuan first came to the company, and everyone's attitude was more enthusiastic.
Some people also looked at Lin Yuan.
However, Lin Yuan is very young. If people have not seen him with their own eyes, few would associate this college-looking boy with the character "Xianyu" that everyone in the company has been talking about recently.
Press "10" on the elevator.
Soon, the composition department arrived.
Standing at the door, Lin Yuan took a look at the interior environment of the composition department.
This department is larger than Lin Yuan had imagined, with a spacious and exquisite interior environment and a very humanistic atmosphere.
The desks inside were spaced far apart, and there were rows of bookshelves between them to ensure personal privacy. On the bookshelves were placed many books related to music.
This kind of working environment reminded Lin Yuan of the school library, which was very comfortable.
"Sister Zhao."
Lao Zhou, the head of the composition department, had been waiting for Zhao Jue at the door with a cheerful face. But when he saw Zhao Jue and Lin Yuan appear, his smile suddenly faded and he asked:
"Where's Xianyu?"
The members of the composition department also stopped what they were doing and looked towards the door curiously.
The department held a meeting in the morning. Everyone has been informed that Xianyu, the composer of "Born Like Summer Flowers", will report to the Composition Department today. Now everyone is curious about what Xianyu looks like.
"Isn't it here?"
Zhao Jue introduced Lin Yuan with graceful movements.
Old Zhou was stunned for a moment. He had naturally seen Lin Yuan following behind Zhao Jue just now, but looking at Lin Yuan's appearance, he thought this was a new artist brought by Zhao Jue. He never expected that this student-looking boy was the legendary Xianyu.
Zhao Jue smiled happily.
She understood Lao Zhou's accident.
He was full of confidence after signing Lin Yuan because Lin Yuan not only had an enchanting singing voice, but also had a face so beautiful that people could not help but admire it. With such qualifications, he was born to be famous.
That's why.
Therefore, even Zhao Jue had not thought that Lin Yuan had such excellent talent in composing music that he could write a song like "Born Like Summer Flowers". If his voice had not been ruined, he would have been such a favored child by God.
And at this moment.
Not only was Lao Zhou surprised, but the members of the Composition Department who were looking around were also collectively stunned and looked at each other in bewilderment.
This boy with the appearance of an idol artist is actually Xianyu
"Ha ha!"
Old Zhou suddenly smiled again, walked towards Lin Yuan enthusiastically, stretched out his hand and said: "Welcome, welcome!"
Envy the youth
For Lao Zhou, this is not a bad thing but a very good thing, because the younger he is, the more it shows that Xianyu is talented!
He just needs to give Lin Yuan room to grow!
When Lin Yuan becomes more experienced in the future, perhaps he will be able to write a better song than "Born Like Summer Flowers". So Lao Zhou's mood, after being surprised by Lin Yuan's youth, became even better!
"Thanks."
Lin Yuan shook hands with him.
Zhao Jue reminded him, "Old Zhou, this kid's real name is Lin Yuan, and he's currently a sophomore in the Composition Department of Qinzhou Art College, so he can't come to the company if he has classes. I want to tell you this in advance. In addition, I hope Lin Yuan will be treated the same as the others in the Composition Department."
"no problem."
Lao Zhou agreed immediately: "It's not like our composition department has never signed students in school before. Besides, everyone in the company knows that the composition department is the most lax department. There are a few guys in the department who come to the company no more than five times a year. What the hell can I do to them? I have to coax them every day, right?"
Zhao Jue frowned: "Don't swear in front of the children."
Old Zhou burst out laughing, then nodded repeatedly, but something moved in his heart.
It was the first time he saw Zhao Jue protecting someone like this in the company. It seemed that Lin Yuan was a treasure in Zhao Jue's heart.
but…
After joining the composition department, if this kid can write a song as good as "Born Like Summer Flowers", then he will naturally become a treasure under my protection.
Don't underestimate Lao Zhou.
As the boss of the Star Composition Department, Lao Zhou is still very prestigious. After all, the company's strongest composers all work in this department.
It’s just that these high-level Qu dads don’t usually come to work in the company.
Don’t ask, the answer is to go out and look for inspiration.
Anyway, as long as these song writers can write good songs that generate enough revenue for the company every year, even the company's boss will not have any objection to the fact that these song writers do not go to work.
"That's fine."
Zhao Jue patted Lin Yuan on the shoulder and said, "You will be a member of the composition department from now on. You can come to me if you encounter any problems. If you need a car to come to the company, just call me. I will pick you up when I am free. If I am not free, I will send someone to pick you up..."
"Are you entrusting an orphan to someone else?"
Old Zhou smiled and said, "Okay, Xiao Zhao, I'm here with you, so just go ahead and do your work!"
Zhao Jue: “…”
It’s okay for you to call yourself “Brother Zhou”, after all, you are older.
But the talent has just been sent to you, and I have changed from "Sister Zhao" back to "Xiao Zhao"
So true.
She turned, waved, and walked towards the elevator.
Lin Yuan also waved at Zhao Jue, even though Zhao Jue turned around and didn't see it.
Then, Lao Zhou took Lin Yuan to sign several contracts.
There are many clauses in the contract, and Lin Yuan only reads the important ones.
For example, the basic salary of the composing department is 10,000 yuan per month, and the share of the work is calculated separately; for example, although the composer owns the copyright of the work, the company has the priority right to use it, etc.
Basically, they are all based on the unified contract format in the industry. In this regard, Xingmang's reputation in the industry is quite good.
After spending half an hour reading the contract and signing it, Lin Yuan officially became a member of the composition department of Xingmang Entertainment.
“This is your seat.”
Lao Zhou chose a window seat for Lin Yuan.
This is one of the best seats in the company, and you can see the scenery outside just by turning your head.
Seeing Lin Yuan sitting down like this, the other members of the composition department suddenly felt jealous.
"That's Father Yang's position."
"It doesn't matter. Anyway, those self-willed Qu Dads in the department won't come to work in the company. It's vacant anyway. But it won't be our turn to take the position even if it's vacant for a few years."
"… "
Then, Lin Yuan opened the schoolbag he carried to the company, took out a few books from it and started reading.
After all, he has an exam coming up.
A group of graduate students from the Composition Department who had graduated many years ago were secretly looking at Lin Yuan. When they saw the book that Lin Yuan took out, they all thought they had seen it wrong, and some even rubbed their eyes in disbelief.
Because the three books Lin Yuan took out were: "Consolidation of Composition Basics", "Theoretical and Practical Knowledge of Composition", and "Explanation of Simple Chords".
"that… "
"It seems..."
"Sophomore year courses..."
Lin Yuan didn't know that the people behind him were staring at him. He was carefully reviewing the content that might be tested on the exam, reciting softly in his mouth:
"Which note in the chord is in the highest part determines the melodic position of the chord."
"There are three melodic positions for major and minor chords, namely the melodic position of the root note, the melodic position of the third note, and the melodic position of the fifth note."
"In practice, no matter whether the major or minor chords are arranged in a close or open arrangement, no voice crossing is allowed, and the so-called voice crossing is that the alto is higher than the alto, the bass is higher than the alto, or the treble is lower than the alto."
"… "
Is this the Xianyu who wrote "Born Like Summer Flowers"
Faced with this slightly strange painting style, the atmosphere in the composition department suddenly became weird.
Then everyone suddenly developed two completely different and contradictory psychological states of "inferiority" and "pride" at the same time.