Chapter 148: The Brand New Album
If it were someone else, this phone call in the early hours of the morning might have only resulted in them being seen as "wishful thinking"—he was still thinking about their past playful friendship and treating the other person as a half-brother-in-law, but in fact, the other person was no longer the senior brother he once knew, but another suitor who knew his feelings.
Fortunately, although Cheng Erjian was a rival to him in love, he was not the kind of person who would deliberately do bad things. When he heard what he said, he thought that he really had something important to talk to Li Sishi about, so he temporarily suppressed his displeasure, took Li Sishi's mobile phone to the door of the changing room, called Li Sishi's assistant, and asked her to give the mobile phone to Li Sishi to take inside.
Li Sishi, who was taking off her mermaid costume, took the cell phone from her assistant and dialed back. She immediately heard Ling Chen's voice, which was tinged with joy: "Hello? Ah May?"
"Yes, it's me. Is there anything I can help you with?" Li Sishi asked as she removed her makeup.
Hearing from Ling Chen that Luo Ji Telecom's advertising was very successful last year, so they plan to continue to hire the two of them to shoot spy-themed advertisements this year, Li Sishi nodded: "Luo Ji Telecom's advertising resources are quite good. I should be able to make time for them, but it mainly depends on the progress of their new product development and the launch time."
An advertisement of the caliber of Luo Ji Telecom, even if the female lead is just a supporting character, can still dominate screens and get her face on camera for months after the ad airs. Zhuang Menghua and Lu Yiting certainly wouldn't let go of such a good opportunity, as long as it doesn't clash with any other better resources.
"Did you call specifically to tell me about this?" Li Sishi chuckled slightly.
"It's not just this one thing..." Ling Chen paused for a moment before continuing, "Will you attend this year's charity event?"
“You should ask me—can I not go?” Li Sishi sighed helplessly. “I’ve missed too many class hours and credits while filming, and I’m just waiting to finish filming ‘Mermaid Romance’ so I can make up for them!”
Hong Kong's entertainment industry was incredibly powerful during this period, with countless galas of all sizes held every year. Competitive events included Jade Solid Gold, Chinese Gold Songs, Ultimate Song Chart Awards, and Metro Radio Hit Awards; while charity events included Kwong Wah, On Leong Kwok, Yan Shing, and Charity Heart, among others. Whether they were superstars at the height of their careers or up-and-coming newcomers, everyone had a chance to appear.
Of course, opportunities to appear in public are not easy to come by; the former requires "achievements," while the latter requires "sincerity."
Especially those charity events that raise funds through charity performances, even
Even though Li Sishi has a powerful backer like Zhuang Menghua, she still needs to put in the effort to practice her personal talents and even perform some dangerous acts as required by the competition.
Compared to other artists who work tirelessly for their careers, Li Sishi is in a relatively worse situation—she has to balance work and studies to make the most of her time. She is working hard for both her career and her studies...
The slightly pitiful tone in her voice made Ling Chen chuckle before saying, "See you then."
"See you then." After hanging up the phone, Li Sishi quickly removed her makeup and hurriedly left the film set.
I went to school for classes.
Filming for "Mermaid Romance" is nearing its end, so she has recently told the director that she will leave the set as soon as she has time and go to school. The director understands her difficult daily routine of balancing her studies and tries to schedule all her scenes in the morning or afternoon so that Li Sishi can have more time to attend classes.
As for the evenings, they were either filming night scenes or she was buried in the recording studio working hard to record: because Li Sishi was responsible for two songs in the movie and there were several other songs that belonged to her album that needed to be recorded. She planned to take advantage of the summer vacation when "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Mermaid's Romance" were broadcast one after the other, and at that time she would promote her first solo album "If I Were a Myth".
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this summer will soon be a refreshing and delightful "May" summer.
From Li Sishi's perspective, the positioning of this album arranged by Zhuang Menghua for her this time is more or less a copy of Hou Beihua and Ling Chen's early album release route, which relied on the popularity of the TV series starring them at the same time to promote their products. Therefore, the album includes the TV theme song and movie interlude that she had high hopes for.
In addition, Zhuang Menghua has carefully selected many songs with great potential for becoming hits, both in Cantonese and Mandarin versions, and plans to launch a round of bombardment of the areas covered by film and television resources as they pass through the country.
"Hey, you're here so early?" Zou Huayan, who arrived right on time, greeted Li Sishi a little embarrassedly when he saw that she had already arrived.
"I finished filming early today, so I came first," Li Sishi said with a smile, putting down the sheet music in her hand.
Because "The Romance of the Heroes" is intended to be exported to mainland China and Southeast Asia as a new generation of top-tier period martial arts dramas, its theme song was naturally produced in both Cantonese and Mandarin versions, and a super-powerful singer was invited to perform.
"King Killer" Zou Huayan came to cooperate with Li Sishi.
Zou Huayan, who mainly targets the Taiwan market, will take the Mandarin version of the theme song "There Are Lovers in the World," while Li Sishi, who started her career in Hong Kong, will take the Cantonese version of the theme song "Love Myth." Both songs will be included in their upcoming music albums.
Li Sishi had already witnessed the Heavenly King Killer's strength during the "Sun Project" activities.
She had previously sung the same theme song for an event with Zou Huayan, but with different lyrics. Now, their second collaboration is quite a coincidence.
However, her original Cantonese version of the event theme song, "In a Clear Sky," was a refreshing and melodious song. So even when she later sang the Mandarin version of the event theme song, "Rainbow After the Storm," with other big names like Zou Huayan, it was just an embellishment for the big names and didn't need much adjustment. After all, when the other voices were powerful and passionate male voices, she naturally had to "take a backseat" and let the big names who were more suitable for the Mandarin version's arrangement shine.
This time, the two versions of the theme song are a duet between her and Zou Huayan, so she doesn't need to hold back and can't hold back. Instead, she needs to give it her all and be on par with Zou Huayan.
Therefore, in these two songs, Li Sishi temporarily changed her usual singing style and adopted the singing techniques for martial arts drama theme songs that she learned from Le Yun, transforming her signature clear and pure style into a chivalrous and tender yet elegant and unrestrained style.
After all, among the trilogy, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" focuses more on the "heroic spirit" of chivalry and patriotism, while "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" focuses more on the "bitterness" of love and the question of what love is.
Therefore, its theme song is different from the grand and majestic melody of the two versions of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". In addition to being epic, it also has a tender and poignant feeling. Even in the creation process, it changed the TBL film and television score's usual method of writing the lyrics first and then composing the music, thus creating a tender and intense musical atmosphere.
Seeing Li Sishi's graceful and generous manner as she sang a duet with him, Zou Huayan's slight worry finally subsided—his record company, Gunlei, and Lingchen's record company, Baoyiyin, were currently locked in a fierce battle.
In this battle between record companies, he and Ling Chen were the key figures used by their respective companies to counter each other.
Especially since the manager revealed a backstabbing incident in the early morning, Bao Yiyin is now intentionally using the early morning, which has been weakened, to wear him down and then do everything she can to protect Shang Hanyou, the absolute number one star in their company.
Thinking of those seemingly true yet false rumors I'd seen in gossip magazines about Li Sishi and Ling Chen...
It's said that Zou Huayan was a little apprehensive before coming to the recording, worried that the early morning hours might make the collaboration less than pleasant...
It wasn't until he arrived here and saw that Li Sishi was still the same "Sun Girl" who was already capable of taking on great responsibilities at a young age, and that Zou Huayan felt relieved: Perhaps, Li Sishi and Ling Chen were not just good friends as those gossip magazines claimed.
"I didn't expect you to be so gossipy." During halftime, while drinking water, Li Sishi smiled and glanced at Zou Huayan when she finally couldn't hold back her question.
"Actually, I'm just a little curious. After all, we're collaborating now, and knowing more about our partners might make our singing more harmonious," Zou Huayan said honestly.
"Leo and I are fine for now, as for the future, well, who knows... so you don't need to worry too much right now." Li Sishi took a sip of the voice-nourishing tea, closed her eyes slightly, and carefully savored the pleasant feeling of the warm water quenching her thirsty throat.
"Moreover, these struggles were mainly instigated by the company, and you two were forced into them... I believe that if you could, neither of you would want to fight so fiercely." Li Sishi turned to look at him, then patted the law book beside her. "Don't underestimate me because of my young age; I can still distinguish between 'principal offender' and 'accomplice'."
"I'm relieved that you think that way." Zou Huayan sighed. "There's still some competitive spirit involved, but it certainly doesn't have to be this bad."
The two recorded together harmoniously for several days. When they finally finished recording the two duets, Zou Huayan, who was quite satisfied with the collaboration, casually asked Li Sishi a few questions about being a guest at her concert. He said that if there was an opportunity in the future, he and Li Sishi could exchange roles as guests at their respective concerts.
He really likes the song "There Are Lovers in the World" and has already planned to hold a concert based on it.
At that time, the Hong Kong and Taiwan music scene was dominated by males and dominated by females, and those who could sing Mandarin songs had to be filtered out by more than half. If you had the chance to meet a superstar like Li Sishi who was both talented and good-looking, and befriend her, you would have more backup options in the future if anything happened.
As he was leaving, Zou Huayan couldn't help but stop and listen carefully to Li Sishi's album's title track, "If I Were a Myth," as he listened to her soft singing behind him.
This is an inspirational song with a fresh and natural style. The melody is simple yet catchy, instantly reminding one of a sunny early summer breeze, lightly conveying the warmth of taking flight with dreams.
It's not particularly special, but it's exceptionally pleasant to listen to.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
