Chapter 358: Here’s a Song for You to Try

Although the audience evacuated from the square, many did not leave. Some ran to the concert hall to avoid the rain, and some ran to find a place nearby to stay.

Although the rain is heavy now, no one knows when it will stop. Maybe it will stop in a while.

If the rain stops early, there is still hope for the outdoor performance.

Zhou Yan didn't know it was raining outside at first, but Wu Bai told him when he came over.

"I just saw the audience evacuating outside. I don't know when the rain will stop."

Although Wu Bai looks cool, he is a very friendly person. Although he and Zhou Yan just met for the first time, they talked like old friends when they met, and there was no warm-up time at all.

He was in the mainland some time ago to promote his new album. He just came back today. He didn't go home after getting off the plane, but ran to the concert hall.

Zhou Yan looked at Wu Bai with a smile, "How was it, did the trip to the mainland go smoothly?"

"Very smoothly, Mr. Xu and his team arranged it very well, I don't need to worry about it at all."

Wu Bai was speaking from the heart, he was very satisfied with this trip to the mainland.

Before he decided to join Zhou's, he had many concerns, worried that Zhou's was a new company with no experience.

But this trip to the mainland dispelled all his concerns. Although Zhou's had no advantages in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it was very popular in the mainland.

During this period, he participated in many activities, all of which were green lights, without any obstacles.

What impressed him most was the interview with CCTV.

Originally, his schedule did not include an interview with CCTV, but only interviews with Yanjing TV and Jiangsu TV. However, their big boss felt that it was not enough, so he arranged an interview with CCTV temporarily.

Big boss Zhou Hong called them the afternoon before, and the interview was confirmed the next morning. In the afternoon, CCTV brought a team over to do the interview for him.

The power of Zhou's company was somewhat beyond Wu Bai's imagination.

He also asked Xu Junrong about it indirectly and knew that the Zhou brothers had an unusual background, but he was not very clear about the specific background, and Xu Junrong did not elaborate.

"It's good that everything goes well. Now you can prepare for the concert in September with peace of mind."

The company arranged six concerts for Wu Bai from the end of September to the end of October, three of which were in Yanjing and three in Shanghai, and all of them were large-scale concerts in stadiums.

Wu Bai's new album released last month performed very well. Before Zhou Yan came to Hong Kong, he heard that the album had sold more than 300,000 copies in the mainland, and now it is estimated that it has exceeded 500,000.

With such good results, Zhou's company struck while the iron was hot and held a few concerts for him, which could quickly increase his popularity in the mainland.

Wu Bai had held many concerts before, but they were all small-scale. He had never held a large-scale personal concert like this.

It was this point that made Wu Bai full of confidence in Zhou's company.

After joining Zhou's company, his career did develop very quickly, and Zhou's company was very happy to invest resources in him.

Wu Bai nodded, "Mr. Xu has arranged the concert very well. I just need to sing well."

"This is what I should do. With the company as a backing, you can focus more on professional matters. In addition, don't give up the market on Taiwan Island..."

As Zhou Yan was speaking, there was a knock on the door.

The two looked at the door, and Zhou Yan's temporary assistant Xiao Chen smiled and said, "Teacher Zhou, Wang Lihong is here."

Zhou Yan looked at his watch and couldn't help muttering, "He came so early."

At noon, Zhang Youan called and said that Li Shouquan contacted here and said that Wang Lihong wanted to meet with Zhou Yan and express his gratitude to Zhou Yan in person for what happened that night.

Zhou Yan happened to have something to say to Wang Lihong, so he agreed. They made an appointment at six o'clock tonight. It was only five o'clock now, and Wang Lihong came an hour early.

"Please let him in."

"Okay."

Xiao Chen nodded and went to take Wang Lihong.

When Wu Bai heard that Zhou Yan had a guest, he made a gesture to stand up, "Since you have a guest, I won't bother you."

Zhou Yan smiled and waved his hand, "No problem, it's a young singer, please sit down."

After hearing what Zhou Yan said, Wu Bai didn't move his butt, and then asked, "Is it a newcomer signed by the company?"

Zhou Yan shook his head and said, "He is Li Shouquan's disciple, I just happened to meet him once."

"Oh, I heard from Mr. Xu that you are looking for a newcomer with creative potential, and I thought he would be the one who came later. There are many young singers in Taiwan now, but not many of them have made it."

This statement applies not only to Taiwan, but also to any place. No matter where you are, there can't be many young people who have made it.

Everyone wants to promote newcomers, but it's not so easy to promote newcomers. It's good enough to promote a good newcomer in a few years.

Zhou Yan asked Wu Bai with a smile, "Have you ever met any newcomers with potential but no success?"

Wu Bai thought for a while and said, "There is a small group that is not bad. I have seen it in a bar before. The members are all students. Although they are very young, they have a good stage presence and creative talent."

Hearing Wu Bai's words, Zhou Yan became interested, "What is the name of this group?"

"It seems to be called 'so band'."

Zhou Yan frowned and thought about it. He didn't have any impression of this name.

However, he did not lose interest because of this and asked again, "Do you know the names of the members inside?"

Wu Bai shook his head, "That's not clear."

Zhou Yan was a little regretful, but then smiled. If Wu Bai remembered correctly, then these people could be found based on the name of the band.

Taiwan is such a big island, so as long as the other party continues to sing in bars and other places, it's not difficult to find him.

Silently writing down the name "so band", Zhou Yan said with a smile, "I'll have someone look for it later. Maybe we can actually find treasure."

"There is definitely potential. Young people always have unlimited possibilities, but no one can predict the subsequent development. Sometimes it may seem prosperous, but it may become unpopular overnight."

Wu Bai's casual words had a profound meaning.

Speaking of which, Wu Bai is also a singer of the Rolling Stones. He first worked at Zhenyan Club, and later went to Magic Rock Records, another subsidiary of the Rolling Stones.

Magic Rock Records is currently going through ups and downs. The year before last, Dou Wei and his group held a concert in Hung Hom, which caused a wave of craze, and the Three Magic Rock Records were also at their peak.

But their development is like a splendid fireworks, with only a moment of brilliance.

There have been a lot of problems with the Magic Rock trio in the past two years. Although there is still a lot of news about them, almost none of it is related to music, and almost none of it is good news.

Seeing him build a tall building, seeing his building collapse, one can't help but sigh.

Zhou Yan had known the fate of the three heroes of Demon Rock for a long time, so he naturally had no worries in his heart.

The rapid decline of the three heroes of Demon Rock was due to the times on the one hand, and their own reasons on the other.

Due to the circumstances of the times, they were destined to be unable to remain popular for a long time, but their own problems accelerated the process extremely quickly.

This year, He Yong was banned from performing because of his unscrupulous remarks and ridiculing model workers during the performance. This incident was a huge blow to He Yong himself, Magic Rock Records, and even rock music.

Some people say that He Yong's move directly ruined the future of Chinese rock and roll. This label is too harsh. Even without He Yong's incident, the future of Chinese rock and roll would not have changed.

The two chatted for a few more words, and Wang Lihong came over with an umbrella.

He came alone, and Li Shoquan did not follow him.

Entering the office, Wang Lihong was slightly surprised to see Wu Bai sitting next to Zhou Yan.

Wu Bai's reputation is not bad, Wang Lihong naturally knows him.

"Teacher Zhou Yan, Teacher Wu Bai."

Wang Lihong greeted politely.

Zhou Yan stood up with a smile, "Li Hong, please sit down and I'll pour you a cup of tea."

"Teacher Zhou, you're welcome."

Wu Bai smiled and said, "Don't be polite. The tea Teacher Zhou brought is very good. It's rare to drink it. Come, sit down."

Wang Lihong was not very good at saying polite words, so he could only sit down opposite Wu Bai.

When Zhou Yan poured the tea and came over, he quickly stood up and took it with both hands.

After handing the tea to Wang Lihong, Zhou Yan sat down and said with a smile, "It's raining a lot outside."

Although Wang Lihong held an umbrella, he was a lot wet and his hair was also stained with a little water.

"Well, it wasn't very big at first, but now it's getting bigger and bigger."

Zhou Yan nodded, "You also know Teacher Wu Bai, so I won't introduce him again."

Then he said to Wu Bai, "This is Wang Lihong from Foremost Records. He is a very talented young man who returned from studying abroad in the United States. He previously studied at Williams."

"Williams, what a top student."

"No, no." Wang Lihong was a little embarrassed by the praise, and waved his hands repeatedly, and then said to Zhou Yan, "I have to thank Teacher Zhou Yan for what happened the night before yesterday. I only found out later that there were so many viewers that night. It’s because of your recommendation.”

"I just said it casually. I may have brought some viewers to you, but it's up to you to keep them. The words I said on stage were all true. You are indeed very talented. You showed off your violin in the middle, and it was obvious that you had some skills."

"I'm a master of the class. Everyone knows that Teacher Zhou, your violin is very good." Wang Lihong smiled sheepishly, "After thinking about it, the violin part is actually quite silly."

Zhou Yan waved his hand and said, "Newcomers dare to express themselves, and they are not stupid at all. As for being a master of the class, it's because of your own modesty. My violin level is still far from yours."

This is also what Zhou Yan said from the bottom of his heart. Wang Lihong’s violin skills look like a child’s at first glance. Although he is not as good as a professional player, he is definitely not just an ordinary hobbyist.

There is a huge gap between instruments like the violin, and it is not something you can just show off.

Zhou Yan learned the violin very late. If he hadn't had a good ear and a strong foundation in the instrument, he might not even be able to get started.

Zhou Yan has an advantage in learning the violin, an instrument because the pitch of the violin relies heavily on his ears.

But no matter how advantageous he was, Zhou Yan also missed the best time to learn piano, and he also lacked practice.

Wang Lihong may want to praise Zhou Yan, but this flattery is a bit of a slap on the horse's leg, because everyone can see that Zhou Yan's violin skills are very average. Naturally, it is impossible for a master like Wang Lihong to ignore come out.

Taking out a person's weaknesses to praise them is likely to be counterproductive. This also shows that Wang Lihong is indeed not tactful enough.

Although this flattery hit Zhou Yan's horse's leg, Zhou Yan didn't care. He continued, "Originally, Teacher Chen said that you should come here to thank him in person. I don't think it's necessary, but I still invited you to come. First, I am willing to communicate more with talented young people like you. Second, I have something to tell you."

"It is my honor to communicate with a teacher like you. If you have anything, please tell me."

Zhou Yan nodded, "Then I will say it directly. I have a song here and I want you to try it."

Wang Lihong was stunned, "Huh?"

Just now, when he heard Zhou Yan say that he had something to tell him, Wang Lihong thought that Zhou Yan wanted him to help him, but he didn't expect that he was singing for him.

This made Wang Lihong feel like something fell from the sky. He reached out and touched it, and it felt like a pie.

Wu Bai smiled with narrowed eyes beside him, and he looked Wang Lihong up and down again.

Before today, Wu Bai had never heard of Wang Lihong. There are so many newcomers in the Taiwanese music industry, and there are many people like Wang Lihong in every corner.

After all, it was their first meeting, and he didn't see anything special about Wang Lihong.

Appearance is an advantage, but appearance is an advantage for singers, but it can only be icing on the cake. If the works are not good, it doesn't matter how good-looking he is.

In addition, Wang Lihong's academic qualifications are indeed an advantage, but this advantage doesn't seem to be so useful for pop singers.

However, since Zhou Yan values ​​it, Wang Lihong must have something outstanding.

Zhou Yan saw Wang Lihong's surprised face and smiled and said, "Actually, it's a soundtrack in my new movie. I was worried about who to sing it, so I met you. This is an English song, and your English level is an advantage."

This is Zhou Yan's true thought. After meeting Wang Lihong that day, he was moved and wanted Wang Lihong to try the song "How Long Will I Love".

Wang Lihong grew up in the United States, so he must have no problem singing English songs.

At this time, Wang Lihong also reacted and nodded repeatedly, "Of course I am willing, it is my honor."

But then he said, "I may have to tell Teacher Li about this."

Zhou Yan nodded to show his understanding. Wang Lihong is a newcomer and has little autonomy. It is impossible for him to take the job without authorization. Moreover, he was discovered by Li Shouquan. For both public and private reasons, he must ask Li Shouquan's opinion.

"How about this, go back and tell Teacher Li and give me an answer as soon as possible. I also need to tell you in advance that I'm just letting you try it out, and I'm not sure whether you will be allowed to sing in the end."

"Yes, yes, I understand, I'll tell Teacher Li when I get back."

Zhou Yan picked up the teacup and smiled, "There's nothing else to do. If you're not in a hurry, you can stay and have some tea."

Although Wang Lihong didn't understand the ways of the world, he knew that he should leave at this time, but he felt that it was not good for him to leave directly like this, so he raised the teacup with both hands to Zhou Yan and Wu Bai, "Then, teachers, I'll leave first."

"Goodbye, I won't see you off."

"No, no, I can go by myself."

After Wang Lihong left, Wu Bai said with a smile, "This young man is quite green, like a student."

"He seems to be just 20 years old. When I was his age, I was still studying in school."

Wu Bai smiled. Zhou Yan's words sounded as if he was already very old. In fact, Zhou Yan was only 26 years old this year, not much older than Wang Lihong.

It's just that Zhou Yan's rise was too fast, and he reached the top in a few years.

Today, Zhou Yan's name has become a golden signboard. Anything related to him, whether it is movies or music, will receive great attention.

Comparing people is really annoying. Wu Bai has actually developed relatively smoothly.

He is two years older than Zhou Yan. The two debuted almost at the same time, but his development was average in the first few years, and it has only been better in the past two years.

Most singers, like their age, may not have made their debut yet.

It's better in front of the stage, not to mention behind the scenes.

Many people behind the scenes may have to settle down until they are in their forties or fifties to gain something.

...

After Wang Lihong left the concert hall, he did not go back immediately, but found a place nearby where he could make a phone call and called Li Shouquan.

After receiving Wang Lihong's call, Li Shouquan asked, "Have you been to Zhou Yan?"

"I have seen him, just came out."

"So fast?" Li Shouquan was surprised.

This is not good news. Li Shouquan asked Wang Lihong to meet Zhou Yan, just to make Wang Lihong and Zhou Yan closer, which would help Wang Lihong's future development.

But Wang Lihong came out so quickly, it is likely that the conversation was not very good.

"Well, we didn't talk for too long, but he told me something, I want to ask your opinion."

"What is it?"

"He wants me to try his new song, I heard it is the theme song of the new movie."

"The theme song of the new movie... Is it how long will I love you?"

Zhou Yan had a concert in Hong Kong before, and played this song for a couple on the spot. This matter was reported by many media, and Li Shouquan also paid attention to it.

Wang Lihong didn't know about this matter. He shook his head and said, "He didn't say what it was called, just said it was an English song."

"What do you say?"

"I said I want to ask your opinion."

Li Shouquan was so anxious that he slapped his thigh, "Lihong, you are too straightforward. Why are you asking for my opinion at this time? Just agree to it. How can I not agree to such a good thing?"

"I am not..."

"Where are you now?"

"Still near the concert hall."

"Hurry up, hang up the phone now, go back to Zhou Yan, and tell him that you agree. You must be quick and don't delay."

"I..."

Wang Lihong was about to say something, but Li Shouquan on the other side had already hung up the phone. (End of this chapter)