Chapter 12 Chapter 12 What should I call my fans?
[Chapter 12, New Plan]
Xu Baichuan's decision was very rational. If he asked all five of them to sing and dance now, there would be a high probability that things would go wrong. It would be better for them to specialize in one of them.
Without dancing, they only need to sing well and can attract fans with their nice voices and great looks.
Of course, this is a risky move - no boy band has ever debuted in this way before.
But FTM has taken a different path from other boy bands since its formation. Before them, there were no "harmony groups" in the domestic entertainment industry that focused on singing and supplemented by dancing. Therefore, they had no reference points for all their paths and had to cross the river by feeling the stones.
In this case, instead of imitating others, it is better to be the only one who "creates a precedent".
Xu Baichuan looked at the five people and asked, "Is your school taking exams soon? When will the exams be over?"
Fu Fei responded positively: "We will have a holiday on the 12th next week."
Tan Junwen: "I finished the test on the 14th."
Mo Xun and Fang Yinnian said at the same time: "We will have a holiday on the 15th."
Tang Che said: "We just finished the exam on the 18th."
Xu Baichuan thought for a moment and said, "Well, you guys should concentrate on preparing for the final exam first. After Tang Che finishes his exam, everyone will come to the company for a meeting on the evening of the 18th. For the next month, you should focus on vocal practice until you know the songs you will perform on stage by heart."
The other four people are okay, but Jiangzhou University, where Tang Che is studying, is simply hell mode. It is said that the exams are extremely difficult and the failure rate is also very high. If Tang Che is asked to practice dancing and singing every day during the final exam period, he will not be able to handle it.
It was just a few days before Lao Xu let them go and review for the exam, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Xu Baichuan continued, "Because the plan has been completely disrupted, the music producer I found for you has not yet arrived."
Fang Yinnian was stunned for a moment and asked, "Producer? Is it Teacher Yu?"
When the band was first formed, they said that their music album would be produced by Mr. Yu Ziluo. This is a songwriter and composer that Fang Yinnian particularly likes, and he is also one of the reasons why Fang Yinnian is willing to join the boy band.
Xu Baichuan nodded: "Yes, Mr. Yu is currently working on an album for another singer and is too busy. I originally made an appointment with him for October, and he wants to get to know you in detail before writing songs for you."
Fang Yinnian and Mo Xun looked at each other - it seemed that Lao Xu's original plan was for FTM to officially form a team in July, and after three months of running-in, a music producer would be in place in October to write original songs for them. Then they practiced harmonies, recorded songs, shot music videos, and practiced dancing, and officially debuted in December.
This is actually a very safe arrangement.
However, the time change made by the top management disrupted all the agent's plans.
All schedules need to be re-coordinated. Old Xu must be getting mad. No wonder he was cursing in the corridor today. Sometimes leaders really don't care about the lives of their employees.
Fang Yinnian understood what Old Xu meant by that: "The producer is not here yet, which means we won't have any original songs when we debut?"
Xu Baichuan nodded: "That's right."
Everyone: “…”
They are so miserable, they don’t even have a single song of their own?
Xu Baichuan said: "The first original song is very important. I don't want to fool you casually, so your first song should be tailored for you after Teacher Yu is done with his work and there is time in October. It is better to have nothing than to have something of poor quality."
Everyone can understand the idea of "better to have nothing than to have something mediocre". It is better to wait for a good song from a top producer than to sing a random third-rate original song.
However, it seems too shabby to debut without any original songs.
Xiao Fei asked weakly, "We don't have our own songs, so what are we going to sing on stage at the concert?"
Xu Baichuan: "I can only make a debut by singing a cover song at the moment."
The five of them really wanted to sigh collectively.
Xu Baichuan was also helpless. He had tried hard to negotiate an extension with his boss, but there was no way. The top management had more power and could even replace his agent if they were unhappy.
Seeing the five little guys looking depressed, he comforted them, "No one stipulates that singers must sing original songs when they debut. Many singers became famous by singing covers. The company attaches great importance to the tenth anniversary celebration. The top management called back all the current big-name singers of Shengyao, and also called in several senior singers who used to work at Shengyao."
"This concert is on a grand scale. There is also an advantage to our debut at such an event - that is, there will be no shortage of popularity."
The biggest fear in the entertainment industry is that no one is interested in it. Only when you become famous will you have opportunities and resources.
It was Shengyao Media’s music festival held once every ten years. The new generation of singers returned together and the old singers came to celebrate. They, a bunch of unknown people, were able to perform on stage at such an occasion - that was an opportunity that many people would love to have.
Fang Yinnian finally understood why Old Xu was arguing with the top management.
Lao Xu wanted to take it step by step and let them slowly get used to each other, and then make their debut after they have their own works; but the higher-ups paid more attention to popularity, and hoped that they would debut directly on the tenth anniversary and take advantage of a big wave.
Of course, the leader has the final say.
So all this seems particularly hasty.
The tenth anniversary celebration, such a grand occasion for debuting, has both advantages and disadvantages, it depends on how they grasp this opportunity.
Mo Xun said simply, "Boss Xu, we'll follow your instructions and sing any song you want."
Everyone nodded to show that they had no objection.
Xu Baichuan said: "Okay, you guys go take the exam these few days, and I'll choose the songs. We can talk about other things after the exam on the 18th."
Fang Yin said in a young voice: "Mr. Xu, thank you for your hard work."
Xu Baichuan smiled and said, "It's okay. I will try my best to help you within my ability. Don't worry."
After hearing this, everyone felt much more at ease.
At least Lao Xu is on their side and wants to support their boy band. They like Lao Xu very much and are willing to trust this experienced agent.
***
In the following week, everyone’s classes were suspended and they entered the final exam sprint stage.
If you don't dance for a while, your body will become unfamiliar, and only by practicing every day can you form muscle memory. When the dance teacher was not around, Mo Xun was responsible for supervising them. They would dance some basic moves whenever they had free time, and dancing became FTM's "daily fitness exercise."
Time quickly came to July 18th.
Tang Che, the last one to walk out of the examination room, was taken directly to the company by a business car sent by President Xu.
Tang Che thought it was a meeting, but when he arrived at the meeting room, he found a young woman measuring Mo Xun.
He walked over and asked Fang Yinnian softly, "What are you doing?"
Fang Yinnian said: "The designer was called by President Xu to measure our measurements and design costumes for the performance. We just received the news."
The designer shouted, "Yinnian, it's your turn, come here."
Fang Yinnian immediately stepped forward and obediently opened his arms as the designer instructed.
The designer moved quickly, taking notes as she measured. When she finished measuring five people, Xu Baichuan walked in almost as soon as she stepped out of the door.
Mr. Xu came here to check out the situation and he was obviously very busy.
Just as the five people were about to say hello, Xu Baichuan waved his hand and said, "Please sit down. There are many things that need to be finalized today."
Everyone sat down and looked at Xu Baichuan.
Xu Baichuan said: "Your band name FTM has a deeper meaning of For the music, born for music. Teacher Qiao has said that, right?"
Fu Fei complained in a low voice: "You fooled us at first, saying that this word represents ourselves."
Xu Baichuan smiled and said, "It does represent you, because the five of you are the best of the best selected by the planning team from all the reserve forces of the company. Your voices are the most harmonious together, and replacing any one of you will not work."
Five people: “…”
This sentence is so valuable. Are the five of them really that strong when they are together?
Xu Baichuan waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't change the subject. The full name of the group is For the music, or 'Music Group' for short. Today we'll decide on the fan name, support color, and team logo. I'd like to get your opinions."
In fact, the company can just decide and then tell them. Old Xu respected their ideas and made them feel involved before he discussed things with them.
Can you name your fans yourself? Everyone was quite happy and immediately started discussing it enthusiastically.
Fu Fei scratched his head: "We are called the Music Group, so what are the fans called? Little Tuanzi? Tuantuans? Tuanzi?"
Tang Che: "It sounds like food."
Everyone: “…”
Mo Xun suggested: "The fan names of celebrities often contain animals, plants, fruits and food. Our music group has nothing to do with animals, plants and food. How about we choose one with some meaning?"
Fu Fei continued to scratch his head: "What should we call it? I'm not good at naming it, you guys should think of it quickly!"
Just when everyone was having a headache, a gentle voice suddenly sounded.
"How about calling it Note?"
Everyone was stunned and turned to look at Fang Yinnian.
Fang Yinnian looked very serious: "The melody of each song is composed of many notes. Since we are a music group, our future development direction will focus on music."
He smiled and looked at his teammates: "If fans call themselves 'notes', they will become inseparable from the 'music group' - only a large number of notes can gather into an ocean of music."
Everyone: “…”
Oh shit! What Fang Yinnian said makes some sense!
Xu Baichuan's eyes also lit up. Most of the fan names in the entertainment industry are based on animals, fruits and foods, which sound cuter. Fang Yinnian’s idea that “notes converge into an ocean of music” is easy to understand and meaningful.
The fans’ musical notes are also recognizable. The notes and the sound groups are closely connected and cannot be separated, which has a good meaning.
Mo Xun was the first to agree: "Yin Nian's name is good. You can tell he is our fan as soon as you hear it."
Tan Junwen said with a smile: "I also think Yinnian's idea is great. In this way, we can design the cheering light sticks for future concerts into the shape of a microphone, and put a three-dimensional musical note logo inside the transparent lampshade."
He picked up the paper and pen on the table and quickly drew a concept sketch.
The musical note icon inside the lampshade is quite nice, and it would definitely look cool if it were made into a three-dimensional glowing effect.
Mo Xun suggested: "Can we also add some musical notes to our team's logo?"
Tan Junwen: "Let me try changing it."
He took the LOGO pattern brought by Mr. Xu and made some changes in the lower right corner. He stretched and bent the line on the right side of the letter "M" to draw a small musical note shape, which was more flexible than the original "FTM" icon.
Tang Che: “…”
For a second, look at art students with a slightly different eye.
Xu Baichuan took a look at Tan Junwen's on-site design and said with satisfaction: "This concept is really good. The group logo has musical notes in it to live up to the name of the group. It can also appear with the fans' names. I will take the details back and ask the design team to improve it."
He put Tan Junwen's draft into the folder and continued to ask: "What about the support color? What's your favorite color?"
Mo Xun looked at Lao Xu: "Should we choose five personal colors, or just choose the team color?"
Xu Baichuan said: "I don't want to rely on internal fan fights to increase popularity. I still hope that you can have more team spirit. Before you develop solo, just do team support for the time being, and build up the group's reputation first."
They are not like talent shows or training groups where each member has a lot of fans. The five of them are all unknown, so instead of fighting among themselves, they might as well stick together for warmth.
Xu Baichuan said: "Avoid the sky blue of Bluewind, the red of Snoic, and the green, purple and pink of several well-known singers. You can choose the other colors yourself."
Everyone started to have difficulty making choices. Red, blue, green and purple are all passed, what else can I choose?
Mo Xun looked at Tan Junwen and said jokingly, "Art student, please express your opinion?"
Tan Junwen thought for a moment and said, "How about amber?"
He simply found a color card on his phone and showed it to everyone: "Color number #C36625, I have used this color before. It is a brown-orange hue under normal light, and when it is lit up at night, it is a dark brown-gold like amber gemstone, which is much more low-key than dazzling gold."
"Also, amber can be made into a cat's eye gemstone with a gradient effect. It will definitely be cool to use the cheering light sticks to make a gradient light effect."
The color that Tan Junwen found is quite nice.
The current popular stars have support colors including red, blue, yellow, green, purple, gold and pink.
The gradient amber will glow colorfully when the light is on at night, and be very low-key when it is not. It is a very special color that will not clash with the colors of big stars in the circle. The note cheering stick with gradient gem effect will definitely look good when made.
Mo Xun praised: "I think it's good, what do you think?"
The others nodded in agreement: "Very special." "Very nice looking!"
Xu Baichuan said simply: "Okay, let's set this as the support color. I'll remember the color number."
Tan Junwen handed the color card to his agent and said with a smile: "If one day we have enough fans, we can hold a large-scale concert and light up all the cheering sticks..."
"We will have a glittering, amber-gilded ocean."
The five people looked at each other, and suddenly a surge of blood rose in their hearts.
Will there be that day in the future?
——Countless notes gathered into a sea, just rushing towards them.
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