Chapter 226 225. Four Great Songs

"Hello Boss, Taylor Swift!"

The little girl took the initiative to extend her hand. She looked very cute with a smile on her face, showing two rows of white teeth. She really had the look of a country girl.

"Hello Taylor, I guess I don't need to introduce myself."

"Of course not. You are very famous. Who doesn't know you? The youngest billionaire, the youngest best screenwriter, the youngest big director. You have so many titles that it's scary. Hehe."

Seeing her innocent look, Eric looked at Celine Dion, pointed at Taylor Swift and said, "I like this girl's personality, she's bold and interesting. No wonder you two can form a team."

The latter laughed: "Eric, Taylor called you the boss, what's going on?"

This matter can only be made public after the show airs, but it won’t hurt to tell Celine Dion, as smart people are not big mouths.

"Mei Yi has signed a contract with Taylor. I think she has great potential and will definitely become a big name in the music industry in the future."

Celine Dion was slightly stunned, and many thoughts immediately popped up in her mind.

No way, is The Voice going to make Taylor the champion?

As an old veteran who has been in the business for decades, she naturally knows that if she wants to make you the champion, there are countless ways to make it happen, even if your singing skills are the worst among the four.

A relatively simple and common method is to hint or order the other three players to make mistakes intentionally.

Our competition is about on-stage performance. If you make mistakes on stage, you will be eliminated no matter how good your singing skills are.

Seeing the smiling future queen, Eric added: "But you still have a long way to go to achieve this goal, Taylor, I have a question for you."

"OK! What's the problem?" The little girl nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

"As for the question of style, do you plan to keep singing country music? Have you ever thought about singing other genres, such as pop music?"

"Of course I'm not saying that country music is bad, but its genre is doomed to have an upper limit. It really can't compare with pop music in terms of popularity, recognition, and acceptance."

"I don't know much about the music industry, but even from the perspective of an ordinary listener, it is obvious that pop music is the real mainstream."

“If you want to go higher and further in the future, my advice is to transform.”

What Eric said was something that everyone understood. He started to know Taylor Swift and started listening to her songs when Taylor turned to the pop music scene.

This is the truth, but when Taylor Swift transitioned to the pop music scene, it was also because she had already won various awards in the country music scene, and it was difficult for her to break through after reaching the top.

At that time, if Taylor Swift wanted to move to the next level, she had no choice but to break out of her comfort zone and move into a broader field.

And now she hasn't made her debut yet, Eric suddenly suggested that she change her career track, and the girl was stunned.

"Sorry boss, I don't know and I haven't thought about it. Besides, I love country music and I like singing country music."

Seeing that she was a little hesitant and flustered, Celine Dion rubbed her head to comfort her.

"Eric, it's a little too early to talk about this now. Taylor and I have been together for a long time. We have talked about our views on music. She likes country music."

"This kid's first album is ready. If you want her to change her style, it would be a waste of her efforts."

"Are you ready so soon? How many songs have you written?" Eric was a little surprised.

After all, if we calculate strictly according to the months, Taylor Swift is actually still several months away from turning 15. She has already achieved this at such a young age. She is indeed a creative talent.

Taylor Swift held up a finger on each hand and said cautiously and proudly, "11 songs, boss."

Celine Dion showed a look of "you see" and said: "11 songs are enough for an album. She showed me these works. Although I am not an expert in country music, they are really good."

"I think the sales of this album will be great. You can't waste Taylor's talent."

Then she felt that this might offend Eric, so she added, "But what you said makes sense. The upper limit of country music is indeed not as high as that of pop music."

"Even Shania Twain, the song 'You're Still the One' that we just sang, could only take second place on the Billboard charts, but this is already Shania's best result."

"Taylor, if you continue on this path of country music, your future achievements may only be as good as this."

Since you had said all the good and bad things, Eric simply asked, "Sidi, do you have any good suggestions?"

Taylor Swift also looked at Celine Dion. This conversation might determine the direction of her future career.

"Um"

After a moment's silence, Celine Dion gave a moderate answer: "Let's blend them. In fact, an album doesn't have to have only one style. We can add a few pop songs to fill it."

“Although 11 songs are enough to release an album, if it is expanded to 15 songs, the audience will feel that it is more worthwhile.”

"I like this approach."

Taylor Swift immediately stated that although she prefers country music, it is good to have multiple paths. She is an ambitious and independent girl.

Eric nodded slightly. Doing so might result in a result that pleases neither side, but it might also result in a result that pleases both sides. The key lies in the quality of the song.

Country music is not Eric's cup of tea, but he knows Taylor Swift's ability. The little girl can handle it on her own, and Eric only needs to provide her with a high-quality pop song.

He has already planned that Taylor Swift, Chris Hemsworth, Katy Perry and Anthony Wong will each sing a high-quality song as a gift from his hidden boss.

However, I don’t have much inventory, so at most I can help them lay a solid foundation and open up the situation. The subsequent development still depends on them.

Whoever performs better in the future can be given a few more songs.

"OK, Taylor, sing a few lines for me. Don't hold back your voice. I want to hear a more popular accent."

"OK."

Taylor Swift took a few steps back, thought about it in her mind, and finally chose a pop song that she was best at.

Two minutes later, after the chorus she stared at Eric with wide eyes, awaiting his judgement.

"Taylor, when you sing country music, do you deliberately lower your voice? It turns out you can sing sharper high notes."

After listening to her singing, Eric discovered the problem. Her voice actually had the style of later popular singing, but it was not so obvious yet. It should be related to her age and the development of her vocal cords.

Taylor Swift smiled shyly: "I want to make myself look more country style."

"Great, this way it will be easier for me to choose songs for you."

"What?"

"After you finish recording The Voice, you can prepare to record an album. Once the show is over, your popularity will definitely be boosted. Then we will strike while the iron is hot and release our first album. I will write a song for you."

"Really?"

Taylor Swift was extremely surprised by the sudden good luck. She dreamed of releasing an album as soon as possible so that the world could see her talent.

With the help of Eric, a Grammy winner, we will be even more powerful.

Although no one except Michael knew that Eric couldn't even read music scores, that didn't matter. Everyone only knew that he was talented and his first work would win a Grammy.

If it weren't for his status and position, many people would have extended an olive branch to invite him to sing.

I went through the songs I could sing and found it was still difficult to find a suitable one. I finally found a song by Taylor Swift called "Trouble Is A Friend" that was suitable for this stage.

The song is catchy and a bit similar to country music, but it is actually pop music and does not require strong singing skills. It is a singing style that Taylor Swift is familiar with and is almost perfectly suited to her.

This song was once popular all over the world, at least more popular than the songs in Taylor Swift's first album, but Eric had no idea who the singer was. It was a typical case of the song being popular but the singer not being famous.

"Trouble will find you no mater where you go oh oh!"

"No matter if you're fast no matter if you're slow oh oh!"

After humming a few simple words, Eric patted the little girl on the shoulder and said, "That's settled then. Practice hard. I hope you can win the championship."

"Huh? The champion hasn't been decided yet?" Celine Dion thought to herself.

"But the song he just hummed is quite interesting."

Eric followed the staff to the second practice room, where Jayz and Xilin were.

Jayz is a big name in the rap world. The two of them greeted each other at the Grammy Awards and have a pretty good relationship. He also can't stand Eminem's disgusting behavior. If we hate the same person, then we are friends.

Xilin is a white guy, 24 years old, not very old, and he focuses on rap, which is similar to Eminem.

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After chatting for a while, Eric left the practice room, probably having chosen a song for Xilin in his mind.

Eric doesn't listen to rap and can't sing it, but in addition to rap, Xilin can also handle light-hearted and cheerful music very well, so the song Eric picked for him was "Sugar" by Maroon 5.

There is no need to say much about the name of this song. The impressive MV directly gave the Maroon 5 band the nickname "Freeloaders".

The song is also extremely popular and is a global hit.

After this song helped him gain fame, even if he continued to rap, he would be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Next was the third practice room, where Janet Jackson and future Katy Perry were singing. They chose a dynamic dance song with a brisk beat.

After seeing Eric, Katy Perry was so happy that her teeth were exposed and she kept grinning.

The others couldn't help but laugh along with her.

"Okay, okay, pause for a moment, Katie, what's making you laugh so hard?"

Katy Perry clenched her fist and said, "You are so handsome."

Her answer made Jenny next to her laugh so hard that she couldn't stop, and she looked a bit like the immortal god of war Brenda.

"This answer really hits my heart. I must write the most amazing song for you." Eric said, patting his heart.

"OMG! Really? Boss, your handsomeness has reached a new level!"

"This girl is really good at talking. I like it."

Katy Perry is 20 years old this year. She has appeared in bars and major events before, but she has not achieved overnight success.

However, these experiences have also honed her singing skills. Although she is young, her vocal range is strong. Her natural ability is much stronger than Taylor Swift's, and she is able to master various styles.

Even if she takes her later famous songs, as long as she practices more, she can still handle them now.

However, how can domestic flowers be as fragrant as wild flowers? No one can take away your songs, and you can take away other people's famous songs one by one, so Eric directed his attack on Kelly Clarkson, the champion of the first season of "American Idol".

Eric noticed the sister when she performed on stage at the Golden Globe Awards.

I have to say that Kelly Clarkson has great singing skills and is very talented, and has released many popular songs.

But you're a contestant of American Idol, so I'm sorry, but the worse you are, the better your voice will appear.

So Eric plans to give Katy Perry Kelly Clarkson's masterpiece "Because of You" to sing, and then give Katy Perry another popular song "Stronger" later. Anyway, Katy Perry is totally capable of singing this style.

After chatting for a while, Katy Perry was allowed to practice alone first, and Eric took Jenny to find Michael.

They came to the fourth practice room and heard the powerful rhythm coming from inside before they even got close.

The song Eric was very familiar with, Michael's "Bad".

"Because I'm bad, I'm bad!"

(Really, really bad)

"You know I'm bad, I'm bad!"

(Really, really bad)

"You know I'm bad, I'm bad"

“Come on, you know”

(Really, really bad)

"And the whole world has to"

“Answer right now”

"Just to tell you once again"

"Who's bad!"

Through the glass, I saw Michael and Mars singing and dancing to the music.

"Bruno Mars is a very well-rounded singer. Not only is he a very good singer, he is also a very good dancer."

"Michael and I both wanted him to join our team, but he is a die-hard fan of Michael and decisively chose my brother's team."

Jenny felt a little regretful for not getting Martian Brother, but what could she do?

Everyone on earth knows that Michael is Mars' idol, and funk music has been passed down through the two of them.

If we say that Mars Brother’s biggest shortcoming is his height, it is undoubtedly his height. Being less than 1.7 meters tall, he is indeed a little insufficient, but when he sings, his aura immediately reaches that of 2.8 meters tall.

As for choosing the song for him, you don’t need to think too much. Just use his famous song "Just the Way You Are".

As for the most popular song "Uptown Funk", let's keep it for now.

Because even these four songs are enough to create a fierce competition on the B chart, there is no need to use any more big moves.

"Uptown Funk" clearly surpasses these four songs in terms of rhythm, arrangement, popularity, etc. If it appears, the ending will be no surprise.

After the singing and dancing in the practice room were finished, Eric knocked on the door.

Sure enough, Brother Mars, with his enthusiastic personality, took the initiative to talk to Eric.

After they chatted for a while, Eric motioned Michael and Jenny to come out and talk to him, saying that the vaccination had to be given.

(End of this chapter)