Li Zhaoyang watched everyone leave, and sighed slightly. They were all acquaintances from their time in the artist department, and he thought he should give them a chance.
Since that's the case, then forget it.
"These are the lyrics, and the tones are also marked on them. Can you get used to them in half an hour?" Li Zhaoyang handed over an A4 sheet of paper.
"Can."
"Strange, you said you signed with Sunset Glow almost a year ago, but I've never seen you before?" Li Zhaoyang looked at the other person and saw that he was not very old, probably not long after graduating from university.
"Senior Li, you are a popular singer under the evening glow, and the most likely to become the King of Singers. It's normal that you didn't notice a small singer like me." Lin Xianguang was very humble and polite.
"Alright, I'll go into the recording studio to prepare. You can come in once you've familiarized yourself with the lyrics."
"Um."
After seeing that he was the only one left in the recording area, Lin Xianguang lowered his head and began to carefully read the lyrics.
For a small-time singer like him, signing with Sunset Glow didn't even give him a chance to sing, so he didn't have high expectations for the quality of his first song.
I'm satisfied with just having the opportunity to publish my work.
This is how people define happiness: if you are easily satisfied, life will be full of hope.
Lin Xianguang, who had no expectations for the new song written by senior Li after his transformation, looked unusually strange after quickly scanning the lyrics once.
After scanning it a second time, Lin Xianguang felt something was wrong.
"These lyrics are so well written..." Because he is still a young singer, he doesn't have a high level of understanding of song evaluation, unlike Song Yuqin, who can judge a song as "art" after listening to it a few times.
In his mind, he only thought that this poem called "Sorrow-Relieving" was very good.
"Senior Li has not only made achievements in the music industry, but he has also done well in the songwriting industry."
Lin Xianguang's anticipation grew, and he entered a very serious working state. He finished familiarizing himself with the material in less than 20 minutes and pushed open the soundproof door of the recording studio.
"Senior Li, I've familiarized myself with it."
"Just call me by my name, or just call me Zhaoyang. I'm not a popular singer anymore, so you don't need to call me senior."
"Although the senior is no longer a singer, he is now a songwriter and composer, so the seniority cannot be confused."
"Alright, let's do a sound check first, let me see how well you sing."
During the audition, Lin Xianguang was a bit reserved, so the audition did not go very smoothly.
Li Zhaoyang could tell that Lin Xianguang had a certain level of skill.
She is, after all, a professionally trained singer.
It's just that he was too nervous, which is very typical of a newcomer's stage fright.
Li Zhaoyang then used a gentler approach, first making an excuse to go to the restroom, leaving Xian Guang to test the sound alone in the recording studio.
When they returned, they found that Xian Guang was in good form. Although his singing skills were not comparable to those of top singers, he was good enough to bring out the charm of the song "Xiaochou".
After all, this song doesn't require an extremely fast tempo or very high notes.
The goal throughout is to maintain a steady pace and then conquer with a magnetic voice.
"Can you sing in four different ways? The first two cups of wine to drown your sorrows should be sung with the feeling of 'carefree youth'."
"Senior Li, I'll give it a try."
"Yes, the first two cups are meant to express the carefree days of youth..."
Under Li Zhaoyang's guidance, Lin Xianguang got into the zone completely and was no longer nervous or stage-frightened.
Li Zhaoyang was targeting Zhao Shanshan, while Lin Xianguang was a newcomer. The two surprisingly reached some kind of tacit understanding, neither of them complaining of being tired nor showing any intention of stopping.
Around 10 p.m. that night, they actually managed to record the complete version of "Sorrow".
Looking at the time again, Li Zhaoyang realized it was getting late: "It's 10:30. I'm sorry, I've taken up too much of your time before you leave work."
"It's okay, Senior Lee. I'm willing to work overtime even if it means recording such a great piece of work."
Lin Xianguang could sense that this would be an opportunity for him.
The more he sang "Sorrow," the more alarmed he became; the song was so profound.
At the same time, the look in his eyes when he looked at Senior Li was filled with even more admiration.
"Okay then, I'll work overtime for another two hours."
"ah?"
"Haha, just kidding. Let's go home after get off work, I'll treat you to a late-night snack."
"Okay, thank you, Senior Li."
...
Early the next morning.
Li Zhaoyang, who was transferred to the composition department, is reporting to the department for the first time today.
As soon as I clocked in for work, Supervisor Zhang, wearing high heels, came over to greet me, saying that her office was ready and was to the left of the director's office.
"Supervisor, is the manager at work yet?"
"Yes, the director said that after you come to the department, go directly to her office."
"OK."
Li Zhaoyang went to the rest area, poured himself a glass of warm water, and drank it before heading straight to the director's office.
"Director, the song has been recorded, and I sent it to you last night."
"director?"
"Director, are you listening?"
In the office, Song Yuqin was listening to music with headphones on. Zhao Yang called her several times before she reacted. She took off her headphones and laughed, "I was just listening to the full version of 'Xiao Chou' that you sent me. It's really good. Who is the singer who recorded it? It doesn't sound like Zhang Feng or Qin San."
She thought Li Zhaoyang would choose between the two, since they were the best singers.
"Lin Xianguang, a newcomer."
"The newcomer sings so well? It seems you're quite good at coaching. By the way, let's get down to business."
Song Yuqin gestured for Zhaoyang to come over and showed him an official website on her computer: "The official website of Wanxia announced this morning that it has completely banned you."
The first news item on the official website of Sunset Glow was the phrase "ban Li Zhaoyang"—
[On July 17th, our Evening Glow Music Company will be imposing an indefinite ban on Li Zhaoyang.]
"The public outcry has intensified since the official announcement." Song Yuqin exited the official website of Wanxia and opened the official website of Xingtu.
"Even though the ban has been officially announced, why is the public opinion still getting fiercer?" Li Zhaoyang was very puzzled.
"Take a look at the comments on the Starway website. It was deliberately manipulated by Starway's music director."
Li Zhaoyang followed the director's gaze.
"This Sunset Company is disgusting. They just casually mention banning Li Zhaoyang, but never mention anything about Li Zhaoyang's bad reputation as an artist."
"Yes, Sunset Glow is too perfunctory. I suggest boycotting all of Sunset Glow's music and removing their works from all major music platforms!"
"The evening glow should directly use that kind of disgraced artist as a negative example, and send him to prison, otherwise it will not appease public anger!"
"Agreed! Either he's sent to jail, or we all unite to boycott all of Sunset's musical works!!"
"..."
After briefly reading a few comments, Li Zhaoyang felt that some people were brainless and just blindly followed the crowd and started spouting nonsense.
“These fans are overreacting.” Song Yuqin is very calm now, especially after listening to the full version of Xiaochou. She also wants to see how these people will behave.
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