Start with a pop song

Chapter 25 My Rules
The song recording process was not smooth.

It’s not that Hu Wei is not familiar with this song.

As a professional singer, I can record it piece by piece in the recording studio even if I am completely unfamiliar with it.

Especially with Song Dao there to give guidance.

For some charity songs sung by a group of stars, the artists are often too busy, and only get the song sheet for the first time in the recording studio, but they are still able to quickly get into the state and record their own few lines.

The problem lies in Hu Wei's emotions.

A bit too full.

Can't control it.

Totally out of control.

I had just recorded two segments when tears started to flow uncontrollably down the corners of my eyes.

The lyrics of this song are like knives.

Every line he sang pierced his heart.

If not, how to control the rhythm, how to advance the emotions, and how to use the breath will all come out naturally.

If I hadn't been able to hold back my tears, I might have gotten through it in one go like Song Dao did before!

The people outside neither urged nor laughed at him.

Not only that, everyone's eyes were red.

They are all people with rich emotions and strong empathy.

Yan Yu: "Isn't this emotion a bit too full? Is it that serious? It's just a breakup."

Although she said that, her eyes filled with tears betrayed her.

Lin Fei: "Indeed, his songs seem to show me a love experience that I cannot bear to look back on. The lyrics are good, and the performance is also good."

Kong Xi is better.

After all, I am still young, I have never been in love and I have never experienced any tragic things.

But my eyes turned red after hearing this.

Song is the calmest.

There are songs that can fascinate him.

But middle-aged people have hearts of stone!

I wouldn't cry in front of outsiders.

If those songs about father and mother were performed by top singers, he might not be able to hold back.

How do those songs go?

Dog system!
As for songs like "A Person's End of Time", he can still handle it.

It’s not like I have no parents or money.

It’s just a broken heart, the next one will be better.

It was already past eight o'clock in the evening when the song was recorded.

The first thing Hu Wei did when he came out of the recording studio was to apologize.

He put his hands together and bowed repeatedly.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's taken too long. Teacher Lin, Teacher Song, Yanyan, Kong Xi, I'm sorry for causing trouble for everyone!"

"You sang very well. No wonder Teacher Song said your version would be better." Lin Fei encouraged with a chuckle.

"It's so contagious!" said Kong Xi.

"Ah? Teacher Song has also sung it? Can I listen?" Hu Wei said, then said embarrassedly: "Let's eat first, I guess everyone is starving."

Song Dao nodded: "I'll listen to it when I have a chance. Let's eat first."

Yan Yu has already gone to the kitchen to busy herself.

When they went downstairs, they smelled a strong aroma of meat.

Eyes lit up.

The only solution to worries is good food.

There's nothing a barbecue can't solve.

There was a copper charcoal stove in the middle of the table, with a few thick slices of beef sizzling on the grate.

The exhaust above was buzzing with smoke.

The table was covered with a tablecloth and the tableware had been set.

The red wine is also in the decanter.

Looking at Yan Yu, who had her hair tied up and was wearing an apron, several people immediately gave her a thumbs up.

Show great respect to the person who feeds you.

"Come on, let's celebrate Teacher Song joining Feiyang Music and congratulate Brother Hu on the end of his years of depression. Let's have a good drink tonight!"

"Great!" Kong Xi applauded in support.

"You have a drink."

Yan Yu and Lin Fei said almost in unison.

"I don't! I'm an adult now, I also want to drink some wine and feel the feeling of being tipsy..."

Kong Xi looked at Song Dao with an aggrieved look on his face: "Teacher Song, brother, can you help me explain it..."

Song Dao smiled and said, "I dare not."

Kong Xi pursed his lips and turned his gaze to Hu Wei again.

Hu Wei waved his hands repeatedly: "Don't look at me, I dare not!"

Yan Yu picked up the decanter and poured Kong Xi a glass of wine.

"I feel sorry for you, that's all. Don't drink more. Drinking is not a good habit!"

Kong Xi smiled and muttered softly: It's not a good habit, why do you drink it so often?

Song Dao was sitting aside and could see that these people had a very good relationship and were not the kind of fake sisters who were only affectionate on the surface.

It is not difficult to understand. With Lin Fei's personality, it is difficult for people around her to have a bad relationship with her.

Especially for the artists under the company, it would be a real disaster to have such a boss.

Although Yan Yu never talked about her family, looking at this recording studio, she either has a powerful boyfriend or is a rich second-generation.

Anyway, he's not short of money.

It is not surprising that the relationship is good when there is no conflict of interest.

Hu Wei's emotions were basically exhausted during the recording process, and he felt a little depressed at the moment.

At the same time, I still feel a little uneasy inside.

On the one hand, I was really nervous drinking at the same table with the queen of pop.

Even though they are of similar age, their status is very different!

Before, I wouldn't even dare to think about it.

On the other hand, although it is almost certain that this song will be sung by him, he has not signed the contract after all!
At the same time, there is also a feeling of being hit by a pie falling from the sky.

Teacher Song’s song is awesome!

The quality is much higher than the two songs he wrote before!

Even though he hasn't heard Song Dao's version, he can't guarantee that he can perform it better than others.

At this time, Yan Yu looked at him and smiled: "Brother Hu, we haven't been together for several years, right?"

Hu Wei nodded, and said with some emotion: "Yes, it has been five or six years since I graduated."

Yan Yu said: "When we were in school and formed a band together, I told you that you can become a big star in the future!"

Hu Wei nodded: "A big star who sings in the bar!"

Everyone chuckled.

Yan Yu asked, "Have you taken a day off tonight?"

Hu Wei said: "I resigned."

Everyone was stunned.

Even Kong Xi stopped cutting the meat with the knife and looked at Hu Wei in surprise.

Is Senior Hu so cruel?
"I want to study... I heard from Teacher Song that I should come here, hoping to join Teacher Lin's Feiyang Music Movement, so I quit my job as a resident singer in the bar. I want to focus on singing."

Yan Yu was somewhat speechless: "A bit impulsive, right? Didn't you ever think about the possibility of failure?"

Hu Wei nodded: "I have thought about it, and I also have two countermeasures!"

After all, he has been working in bars for several years. Although he is a little reserved, he is also capable of livening up the atmosphere.

He smiled and looked at them, with a frank expression, "I have some savings on hand, and I am tired of working day and night in the past few years. If I really can't do it, I will take a break for a while."

"If Teacher Lin doesn't even want to give me a new contract, then I'll be Teacher Song's assistant. I don't want a salary, but I can be a bag-carrying boy at my own expense, right?"

"Hahaha." Several people all laughed.

No one took this seriously.

Hu Wei said seriously: "I really think so."

Yan Yu picked up the wine glass and changed the subject with a smile.

"Come on, it's a rare occasion for us to get together today, and it's a double happiness. I think we have reason to have a toast to this!"

They are all adults, and even if she has not experienced hardship, she does not want to see the former talented senior from CACON being too humble.

Several people raised their glasses.

Kong Xi drank the little amount of red wine she had in one gulp.

Hu Wei also drank it in one gulp without hesitation. Lin Fei glanced at everyone, raised her graceful swan neck slightly, and drank elegantly and quickly.

He drank it all, not a drop left.

Yan Yu was the landlord and the first one to propose it, so naturally he drank it all in one gulp.

Song Dynasty only tried a little.

He took a small sip and put the cup down.

Yan Yu glared at him: "Don't play dirty. Even Xixi drank. What are you doing? In the recording studio, you are Teacher Song. At the table, you are my junior. Drink it up!"

Song Dao was speechless and asked, "Is this how you drink red wine?"

"No matter what, you have to drink this first cup anyway." Yan Yu stood up and cut a large piece of beef for him. "Is my sister good to you?"

Song Dao smiled, picked up the cup and took another sip.

"I'm allergic to alcohol. If I wasn't with you, I wouldn't drink a single sip!"

Yan Yu rolled his eyes speechlessly, but didn't force him any further.

Song Dao glanced at the wine bottle. This was another spendthrift woman.

The original owner was a bootlicker, and no matter how many times he went to high-end restaurants with Miao Xiu, he would never understand the grade of red wine.

But he could drink it.

After all, there was a brief period of glory back then.

Had a good drink.

One sip of it and you can tell that the red wine Yan Yu opened today is very valuable.

He discovered during their last meal that Yan Yu was a heavy drinker!
Only now did I realize that not only Yan Yu could drink, but the queen Lin Fei could also drink a lot!

Not to mention people like Hu Wei who have been hanging out in bars for several years.

Only Kong Xi, a college student who has not yet graduated, and he, a "young man" who just graduated, are not good enough.

The former is really not very good.

Her face turned red after drinking just one cup.

He can't pretend.

I just don't want to drink that much.

Especially red wine, you don’t feel anything when you drink it, but the aftereffect is very strong.

When you feel like you've had a little too much to drink, don't doubt it, you have.

Although it was a barbecue, Yan Yu prepared a very rich variety of ingredients.

There are all kinds of vegetables, side dishes and seafood.

Hu Wei never refused anyone who offered to drink, but from the very beginning, he naturally took over Yan Yu's barbecue work.

Baking all kinds of ingredients for everyone and taking care of everyone.

In Song Dynasty, eating was the main thing.

Yan Yu only threatened him a little with the first glass, and then started to pull Lin Fei and Hu Wei to drink.

Lin Fei didn't talk much. Her face turned red after drinking a little wine. There was almost no age difference between her and Kong Xi who was sitting next to her.

The few of them didn't talk about the contract or anything like that anymore, but Hu Wei couldn't help but ask a question that everyone wanted to know.

"Teacher Lin, I'd like to ask you a question... Do you really not want to sing anymore?"

As a person who respects and loves music deeply, he was always unwilling to believe that Lin Fei would completely give up music.

Give an inappropriate example.

Asking a musician to give up music is almost like asking a fisherman to stop fishing.

Lin Fei, who had drunk almost a bottle of wine, was silent for a moment.

He chuckled and said, "What's the point of thinking? It's too difficult!"

She did not continue speaking, and the people present also heard the hidden meaning in her words.

This difficulty does not refer to making a comeback.

But there are no good songs!

As a singer of queen level, especially when she is attacked by countless people as the Water Queen.

It is impossible for Lin Fei to open her voice easily.

If the quality is not satisfactory, it will inevitably face the ridicule of the public again.

No matter how many fans there are and how loyal they are, it is difficult to untie this knot.

Yan Yu glanced at Song Dao.

Song Dao simply picked up a piece of meat, put it in his mouth, and chewed it carefully.

This was just a small episode, just a topic of conversation at the dinner table.

Everyone then started drinking happily again.

Until after ten o'clock.

Song Dao drank more than half a cup and then stood up and said it was getting late and he should go back and rest.

Yan Yu looked at Song Dao in disbelief.

"How old are you? Why are you acting like an old cadre?"

Isn't it the time when night life begins?

She was ready to get a guitar and sing and drink.

"I really can't drink. You can drink slowly. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Let's get together again next time."

Yan Yu looked at Song Dao suspiciously. After drinking a bottle of red wine, she was a little drunk and it was difficult for her to judge whether what Song Dao said was true or not.

Lin Fei said: "Then let Hu Wei take Teacher Song back, and we'll have a drink. Xixi, you too..."

"I'm here with you!" Kong Xi raised his hand with a silly smile.

There were obviously more somersault cat girls who drank less than half a cup in total.

"Let her stay. I have a place to rest here. We can sleep here if we drink too much." Yan Yu said.

Song Dao was leaving, and even if Lin Fei didn't say anything, Hu Wei couldn't stay here any longer.

He wasn't drunk, he knew what was going on.

He immediately stood up and came over to help Song Dao: "Teacher Song, let's leave first."

Several people sent them to the door, and Yan Yu followed them to the roadside.

After watching the two people get in the car and leave, he turned around and went back to the studio, muttering to himself.

……

In an online car-hailing service.

Song Dao turned back from the co-pilot seat and looked at Hu Wei: "Let's find a teahouse and have a chat."

Hu Wei was stunned, and looked at Song Dao's clear eyes: "You are not drunk?"

Song Dao smiled and said, "Who can drink that little bit of wine? The key is that those two women are too scary. I'm afraid they will go crazy after drinking."

The driver glanced at Song Dao and nodded in agreement: "Brother, you are so handsome, you really need to protect yourself!"

Hu Wei: “…”

What the hell is protection? If you knew who was drinking with him, your eyes would fall out!

……

In the teahouse.

Song Dao went straight to the point and told Hu Wei: "Sister Fei's salary is very high."

Hu Wei immediately said: "Brother, no, Mr. Song, I didn't lie before, I told the truth, as long as you sing this song for me, I don't need any money!

I want to sign with Mr. Lin’s company just because of you.

So, you can sign my contract however you want. I want to make money, but I want to sing more.

As long as I can sing your songs, and extend the term of my 91% contract, which is the most ruthless contract in the industry, I have no problem with that! "

Song Daoxin said that it would be easier if you wanted to do that.

He said bluntly: "Under normal circumstances, she would give 73% or even 64% for signing people. When I sign people, it's not 91%, but I will only give 20%."

Hu Wei said without hesitation: "No problem!"

Song Dao waved his hand and said, "I haven't finished yet. Let's be a villain first and a gentleman later. Let's say the ugly words up front to avoid trouble in the future. It's not good for anyone."

Hu Wei nodded.

Song Dao looked at him and said: "In my place, even if you are a superstar singer, as long as you sing my songs, I will only give you 20%.

As for me, I have confidence in my songs.

Even 20% will allow you to earn more income.

After all, you still have an agency contract, you can take on endorsements, and participate in various commercial performances, which is the big deal.

Of course, if you become a big name one day and want to collaborate with other musicians, I have no objection to that.”

The total is 70%, and after giving 20%, he still has 50% left.

Then the system will deduct half of your after-tax income!
When you calculate it, it’s actually about the same income as he could get from singing.

But he couldn't say that, nor did he need to say it.

Anyway, if you work with me, this is the rule.

Hu Wei, who was also not drunk, did not hesitate at all. He nodded immediately and said seriously: "As long as Mr. Song is willing to write songs for me, I will only work with you in this life! Although I am a few years older than you, you will be my teacher and my boss from now on!"

As he said this, he stood up, took Song Dao's empty teacup, poured half a cup, walked around the table, bowed respectfully and handed the tea over.

(End of this chapter)