Since the band is in good form today, they should naturally continue on this momentum.
Strike while the iron is hot to succeed.
Just as Liang Liang was about to call the band to record their second song, "Return," Chen Haojun arrived at Jinmeng Company carrying a backpack.
Five minutes before his arrival, the band Beyond also arrived at Jinmeng Company and were discussing joining the company with Jin Hao.
Chen Haojun arrived at the recording studio and sat quietly watching the Blue Shark Band record a song called "Return" in two takes.
It's only a little past nine o'clock and they've already recorded two songs. Liang Liang is very happy and lets the band take a break.
He then took Chen Haojun to the rehearsal hall.
After Chen Haojun tuned the guitar according to his own habits, Liang Liang asked him to play "About Winter".
According to the assessment standards in mainland China, being able to play "About Winter" well is basically equivalent to reaching the level of Grade 4 guitar, which allows one to participate in performances of a general level.
Chen Haojun's guitar skills far exceeded Liang Liang's expectations. He had excellent pitch and rhythm, which shows that he has a very good sense of music and the ability to control music.
This is at least at the level of a second-rate guitarist.
Therefore, after "About Winter" was played, Liang Liang immediately asked Chen Haojun to play "The Outside World".
This is already a Level 7 guitar exam piece. If Chen Haojun can play it perfectly, he will truly be qualified to form a decent band.
This song, "The Outside World," was released six years ago on Greenway.
Chen Haojun was clearly familiar with the piece, and even added a solo he composed himself during his performance.
With the ability to write his own solos, Chen Haojun undoubtedly possesses the skill level of a second-rate guitarist.
"Did you write this solo yourself or did someone else write it?"
After Chen Haojun finished playing, Liang Liang asked.
“I am quite familiar with this piece. It is the piece I play most often when I practice guitar. This summer, I tried to write two solos for it.”
Liang Liang nodded: "This solo is very well written. It's perfectly integrated with the original song. I know your guitar skills. Now let me see the song you wrote."
"Brother Liang, I think I can play the keyboard pretty well."
This is awkward. To put it nicely, Liang Liang can't offer any suggestions about keyboards; to put it bluntly, he doesn't understand them at all.
"Brother! To be honest, I don't know much about keyboards. Anyone who can play a tune is a master in my eyes. I can't tell the difference between them, so I don't want to embarrass myself."
Chen Haojun was taken aback, then smiled and opened his backpack, taking out a thick notebook.
It contains all the songs he wrote.
There are so many songs that it's impossible to watch them all in a short time. The band is still recording songs, so Liang Liang can only watch them when she has time.
"I'll listen to these songs when I have some free time. Let's talk about your guitar first. Your guitar skills are quite good; it seems you've honed them for 78 years. You're qualified to form your own band. But forming a band is very troublesome. First, you need the right people in the early stages, which is not easy. If you can't find the right people, the band will face the fate of breaking up and reforming, which is a disadvantage for the band's development. I have a suggestion for you: how about you join an existing band as the lead guitarist?"
"But where can you find a band like that?"
"You're actually quite lucky. There really is a band that's short of a guitarist or keyboardist right now. Let me ask around for you. We're busy recording songs today, so we don't have much time. It'll probably be a couple of days before we can get it done."
"Really?"
"Of course! This band has even released platinum records."
Bands that have released platinum records?
Chen Haojun began mentally sifting through which Hong Kong bands had released platinum records.
Liang Liang took Chen Haojun back to the recording studio to continue recording the song.
Chen Haojun watched the Blue Shark band record songs outside the recording studio.
The recording went very smoothly today. By 11 a.m., the Blue Shark Band had finished recording another song.
They only recorded three songs yesterday, but they finished recording all three this morning.
This was achieved even after Liang Liang wasted more than 40 minutes.
When Liang Liang and his group came out of the recording studio, Beyond had just finished negotiating their joining terms with Jin Hao.
The only thing left is to officially sign the contract this afternoon.
Jin Hao was very happy and set up two tables for lunch at the hotel downstairs.
Jin Hao, along with several senior executives from Jinmeng Company and the bands Beyond and Blue Shark, attended the banquet.
After a few rounds of drinks, Liang Liang and Jin Hao started chatting about everyday things.
Liu Wen returned to Guangzhou this morning, and Pacific and Jinmeng Company established a strategic partnership.
Pacific Company holds the exclusive distribution rights in mainland China for all audio-visual products of Jinmeng Company. Similarly, Pacific Company may also entrust Jinmeng Company to distribute its copyrighted audio-visual products in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
The two like-minded old guys also exchanged experiences on singer packaging and star-making.
Liu Wen took the master tape of "The Fairy and the Prince" back with him to prepare for the mainland version.
Liu Wen had a lot to say about the album title, which he found ridiculous. "What is this?" he thought.
People who don't know might think it's a children's book!
He definitely won't use that name. As for what the mainland version of this album will be called, we'll have to go back and research it again.
The album that Liang Liang is currently recording will be released in mainland China by Pacific Audio-Visual Company after its release.
"Xiao Liang! Beyond has officially signed with Golden Dream Records, and the signing will take place this afternoon. The plan to create a new album for Beyond will be on the agenda tomorrow. As for this song..."
It's bad for an old fox to speak without ending; it's basically like having a son but no wife.
"I can release two songs that can be the main singles, but the rest of the songs will probably have to rely on the efforts of the company and the Beyond band themselves."
"With just these two songs from you, I'm relieved."
If Liang Liang can really come up with two songs that can be the main tracks of the album, then the album is basically a sure thing.
Even if you don't make money, you can at least break even.
"Jiajun! Has your band found a keyboardist or lead guitarist yet?"
After Liang Liang finished talking with Jin Hao, she started chatting with Huang Jiajun on her left.
Huang Jiajun shook his head: "We've been quite busy lately. We've terminated our contract with Guoda Era over there, and we're negotiating a franchise deal with Jinmeng Company over here. We don't even have time to write songs, let alone find people."
"I saw someone this morning, a near-top-tier lead guitarist, who can also play keyboards and write lyrics and music. The only downside is that he's a bit young; he'll only be 20 in a month. Are you interested in considering him?"
Where is this person?
"He went home around noon. His father is also in the entertainment industry, and I guarantee he's a household name. I'm afraid you might find that hard to accept."
The members of the band Beyond began to speculate: since he's from the entertainment industry, and the phrase "renowned" is used to describe him, he must be quite famous.
Who is it?
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