Chapter 023 Debut Single
The images of the Vlog flashed by in reverse at a high speed, and finally stopped at the light box at the beginning of the film. The line below "Wax&Wane" slowly lit up, revealing the word "Channel".
Lin Chiran also said: "Wax&Wane will open an exclusive Mytube channel, which will be updated regularly every Sunday night. I hope everyone can support it."
At the same time, a row of contact information and submission email addresses will appear at the bottom of the screen, soliciting projects that the audience is interested in, and there will be a chance that they will be selected and adopted.
After turning off the live broadcast, Lin Chiran looked at the heated discussions in the real-time barrage and was quite satisfied with the effect of this promotion.
The idea of opening an exclusive channel to update content regularly came up when we were shooting Vlogs. Seeing the members getting more and more familiar with each other and their interactions often sparking interesting sparks, it would be a good idea for them to shoot Mytube videos on a theme every week.
Before their official album debut, Wax&Wane had very limited resources and exposure. If they wanted to accumulate more popularity before their debut, the most direct way was to rely on the Internet and create interesting mini group videos to attract audiences to learn about the group and each member's personality traits. This accumulation would be an important help when they debut.
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After returning from the National Day holiday, the members excitedly discussed the Vlog that had already been officially aired and the news of the channel's opening. Although they had known about it for a long time, they had been refraining from telling people around them. Finally, they were able to have a heated discussion with their teammates in the company, and they all speculated what the first project would be.
"What plan should we make for the first week? How about a trip around the world?" An Juesui looked very excited.
"The budget has exploded, so it would be more practical to travel around the city." Jiang Hechu ruthlessly punctured An Juesui's dream of traveling at public expense.
"There will be travel plans in the future, but please spare me the round-the-world trip." Wu Wen laughed in silence. If possible, he would also like to travel around the world at public expense, but this is too far from reality. He does have a travel plan at the moment, but it has to be kept secret for the time being.
If there is no around the world tour, then other tours are also acceptable. When everyone heard that there would be travel plans in the future, they were a little curious. But no matter how they asked, Wu Wen still kept it a secret and said that we would know soon, so they had to give up.
"Brother Wu, has the content of this week's filming been confirmed?" Shen Xun, the team leader, brought the topic back.
"I'm here to take you to shoot today, so pack up and get ready to go." Wu Wen returned to the topic.
"Ah, another raid." The members wailed.
"Don't worry, you will like this plan." Wu Wen thought of Lin Chiran's arrangement and showed a very subtle smile.
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On the other side, Lin Chiran was discussing Wax&Wane’s debut single with the planning department of Shenghuang’s record company.
"Personally, I prefer a debut single with more diverse styles." Lin Chiran thought, "Compared to an EP with a strong concept, a multi-style selection of songs will also be very outstanding if it is done well."
The debut single is planned to include four songs. Lin Chiran proposed that he wanted a richer range of music types. As a debut single, it is not limited to a single style and increases diversity. Different songs have different positioning.
If the debut single is divided into Side A and Side B according to the traditional method, Side A, as the main song, will focus more on conforming to the public's aesthetic taste and popularity, and can choose a commercial pop song with a melodious melody.
The B-side songs will try other styles. After communicating with the planning department, Lin Chiran selected three types, a fusion of jazz-style rock music, bubble-like dreamy city pop, and modern electronic dance music suitable for choreography.
After determining the style and tone of the required song, we will invite the copyright company to provide the song according to the needs. Copyright companies manage huge libraries of lyrics and music and act as agents for songwriters’ copyrights.
As a huge system in the entertainment industry, Shenghuang has record companies and copyright companies in addition to the agency companies that sign artists. This advantage becomes apparent when its artists need to make records.
Of course, the original intention of setting these up is naturally to pursue profits. In the early stages of the last century, Shenghuang was just an ordinary record company. Later, it began to sign agency contracts with musicians. During the peak period of the development of the Chinese-language record market, countless works that could become representatives of the era emerged.
Riding on this favorable trend, Shenghuang began to invest in and develop film and television companies, sign actors, and merge other companies to form powerful functional departments, gradually becoming a giant with a strong presence in the circle.
Its founder Xu Sheng left a mark in the history of the entertainment industry with his keen vision and decisive judgment. Although he is old and gradually faded from the public eye at the beginning of this century, he is still an indelible entertainment giant in the hearts of a generation.
After determining the number and positioning of songs, the responsible department began to invite songs. With the reputation and accumulation of Shenghuang's subsidiaries, Lin Chiran was able to receive enough lyrics and music for him to choose from.
After finishing these, he was about to leave the floor where the record company was located. When passing by the entrance of the production department, he inadvertently overheard a terrible conversation coming from inside.
"Are you a pig? You agree to whatever she says? If she tells you to get out of the company tomorrow, will you leave?" The speaker's tone was not loud, but it was full of sarcasm.
"She said her agent has already informed the higher-ups..." The other person felt very aggrieved but did not dare to talk back directly, so he could only defend himself in a low voice.
"I greeted her... Haha, who did I greet?" The man said aggressively, "Are you from the production department or her eldest daughter? Whatever she said is the truth. Why bother to confirm with me?"
The other person couldn't stand the personal attack and raised his voice in anger: "It's impossible for you to agree to it even if I tell you. It's already said above, just do as she asks!"
"You knew I wouldn't agree, but you still did this?" The man's voice suddenly turned cold, "Starting tomorrow, don't follow me. There's no place for you here."
"Who do you think is willing to work with you, you arrogant idiot?" The intolerable voice roared so loudly that it could be heard throughout the entire floor, and suddenly the whole world became quiet...
The man sneered, didn't care, and walked away.
The footsteps came from Lin Chiran's left side, getting closer and closer.
A tall, thin, long-haired young man with deep traces of staying up late in his eyes came over, rummaged through all his pockets impatiently, took out a box of cigarettes, and rolled his eyes at the empty box.
"Bad luck, opening the door for bad luck, so unlucky." The long-haired man muttered to himself and casually threw the cigarette box into the trash can in the corner. His aim was just right, and when he looked up, he saw Lin Chiran, who was pretending to be indifferent, as if he had heard nothing.
“Are you…” The long-haired man looked Lin Chiran up and down.
"No, I'm not." Lin Chiran interrupted him decisively.
The long-haired man laughed angrily: "I haven't said what it is yet. It must be you, SLANT's Lin Chiran. I'm not so old and dim that I would mistake you for someone else."
Lin Chiran remained silent and didn't look at him.
"So ruthless? I actually thought it was a pleasure to work with you." The long-haired man said in a relaxed tone.
Lin Chiran listened to his words and recalled the extremely torturous recording scene. He couldn't help but complain in his heart, "You are having fun, but you almost tortured me to death."
While complaining in his heart, he silently hypnotized himself that he was no longer a child in his early twenties. It was useless to play dumb. Lin Chiran put on a standard business smile: "Isn't this Producer Qu? I didn't recognize him just now. What happened?"
Qu Qinghuan, music producer of Shenghuang Records Production Department, worked with Lin Chiran a few years before SLANT debuted. The famous solo song "Submarine Whale" that caused a huge discussion some time ago was produced by him.
But now he looks frustrated. His hair has not been taken care of for a long time and it is beyond the excuse of artistic sense. The indigo under his eyes is as dark as that of the giant panda in the zoo, and his clothes are all wrinkled.
Lin Chiran remembered that this music producer loved dressing up in the past, and would never allow himself to appear in front of others in this image. Although he looked nondescript on the surface, his eyes seemed to be filled with fire that was about to burn out at any time.
"I am a nobody, so naturally it is not the turn of the big stars to remember me. Oh no, I am a big producer now. What is the purpose of the big producer condescending to come here?" Qu Qinghuan said with a hint of sarcasm.
Lin Chiran knew that he was unhappy with his attitude just now, and said helplessly: "Producer Qu, you are joking. How can a talented musician like you be a pawn?" He flattered her very deliberately, but he was sure that Qu Qinghuan would fall for it.
As he expected, Qu Qinghuan's face looked much better.
Seeing that his attitude had softened, Lin Chi Ran continued, "Come to have a meeting with the planning department. Aren't they preparing to collect songs for the debut single of the group I'm leading?"
"Oh, collecting songs." Qu Qinghuan looked at him meaningfully: "Has the music producer decided?"
Hearing his evasive tone, Lin Chiran suddenly thought that it would not be a bad idea to ask Qu Qinghuan to be the producer, and it could even be used as a selling point. It's just that his weird temper and attitude at work are really a bit too much to handle.
In one second, all the possible bitter faces of the members in the future flashed through his mind, and Lin Chiran said decisively: "We have just started the process, and we haven't decided yet." Then he tried to probe: "Perhaps Producer Qu has this intention recently?"
Seeing that Lin Chiran was obviously worried, Qu Qinghuan couldn't help but ask, smiling brightly: "I've been very, very busy lately, and I don't have any free time at all. Producer Lin, please do your best."
Lin Chiran's expression froze for a moment. He deliberately showed an interested tone and let himself ask. But when asked, he refused without hesitation. This guy was still so irritating. If it weren't for his talent that was enough to make other people shut up, he would have been driven away by those who disliked him.
Qu Qinghuan was so happy to see his expression that the anger he had just felt at being provoked by his stupid subordinate also dissipated for the most part. He waved his hand and said, "I won't chat with you anymore. See you again if we're lucky." Then he took out his cell phone and walked towards the stairwell.
Lin Chiran vaguely saw that when he turned around and looked at his phone, his expression was a little complicated. I shook my head and stopped thinking about it, then pressed the elevator button.
After Qu Qinghuan left, several staff members from the production department came to take the elevator, whispering, "Xiao Wu is really miserable. Sister Yingying clearly said hello, and it's not difficult to speed up the construction period, but Qu Qinghuan just won't give in."
"It's not the first time. Who doesn't understand his intention? He just wants to grab a life-saving straw to help him make a comeback." The young clerk laughed: "Isn't he most afraid of people saying that he has run out of ideas?"
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