Entertainment: Is this how you play music?!

Chapter 326 "Girl Rock" features a male-centric soundtrack.

Now that the person in question has arrived, the recording can proceed normally.

The publicity campaign started naturally.

Li Can didn't dawdle; after chatting briefly with Lu Xin and the others, he prepared to start work.

The recording studio has top-of-the-line equipment, and the recording conditions are no less than those in my own studio. After sound calibration, we started recording immediately.

"Li Jun, the current paragraph duration is 6.75 seconds. You can increase or decrease it by one second or more. You need to type a short paragraph."

"Ah."

"The guitar solo here has a 12.8-second gap, and the editing space is also one second."

The production of animation requires very strict control over time.

After all, this represents the frame rate of the underlying footage and the overall pacing of the animation.

Small animation production teams don't have very strict requirements on these things, but "Girls Rock" has a lot of resources, the project is very important, and it's a music anime, so "time" is a very important consideration.

Li Can also attaches great importance to this.

The arrangement of the content is very meticulous.

However, it seems a bit too meticulous.

After the recording had been going smoothly for a long time, and a whole day had passed, when Lu Xin was organizing and replaying the content, he vaguely felt that something was not quite right.

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Lu Xin listened to the drumbeats that were being pounded by the heavy-hitting drummer in his headphones, and then glanced at the image of the delicate twin-tailed girl in "Girl Rock" who was portrayed as the captain and drummer.

Suddenly, I feel like the world is about to explode.

"Old Zhao, shouldn't this part be changed? It conflicts with the plot."

Lu Xin looked helplessly at Zhao Wen.

Zhao Wen was stunned for a moment, then leaned closer.

“There’s a scene in the story where the drummer girl can’t open a soda bottle, which seems a bit odd.”

"Given Brother Can's fighting style, I wouldn't dare say he'd unscrew his skull, but he could at least make someone as delicate as a soda drinker. Doesn't that seem a bit odd?"

"Hey! You've already sent your anime to the store, why are you still thinking about this and that?"

Zhao Wen rolled his eyes.

"You are a mature animation producer. You should know that animation is like this: you can't open a soda bottle, but you can smash a stage."

"What logic is needed for things in the world of anime and manga?"

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Lu Xin scratched his head.

I understand the reasoning, but I never thought that accepting it would require some mental preparation.

At first glance, it seems like there's no problem, but as the creator, I have to deal with this kind of unbearable situation for a long time.

"Brother Chan's gift was absolutely amazing!"

Lu Xin smacked his lips.

It's normal for music production companies to put a lot of effort into their music, but this is a bit too much.

If I really want to go into detail...
A group of junior high school girls achieved a level that 99% of professional rock musicians in the real world cannot reach, which is perhaps even more amazing when you think about it.

"I get a little worried when I think about the scenes in the play where the performance is so bad that the audience is indifferent, or even that the performance is bad and the audience gets scolded."

Lu Xin finally realized exactly where the difficulty lay in this recording!
Recording the wrong thing, recording the right thing, that's really not difficult for the DP band.

For the DP band, a broken recording session might actually be a tougher challenge.

For someone who is unlikely to break down, it is truly difficult to deliberately feign one's collapse.

It's like having a professional singer with amazing singing skills pretend to be tone-deaf; even then, their singing sounds incredibly academic.

Even if the pitch is off, the timbre and resonance quality can easily overwhelm ordinary enthusiasts in a subconscious performance.

This is the result of developing muscle memory through practice.

"Oh no! So this is where the real difficulty lies."

If it weren't for DP's incredibly smooth performance...

Lu Xin probably doesn't realize this at all.

The real challenges only began to emerge on the second day after the recording officially started.

"So, in order to highlight the guitarist's strength, the drummer needs to hold him back a bit?"

Seeing Lu Xin nod, barely able to contain himself, Li Can pondered the anime's setting.

The anime adaptation retains the dual lead vocalist setup of the DP band.

Besides a young female lead singer, there will naturally be an older brother figure.

The male lead singer is portrayed as a professional singer who has encountered setbacks in his career and is living a life of debauchery in live houses until he meets a girl rock band.

Later, the male lead singer also became a mentor to the band in their professional careers.

In this part of the story, the male lead singer decides to stand up again and face life, and performs with a girl band for the first time.

but.

The first half was unremarkable.

Seeing that the audience was about to boo, the guitarist gritted his teeth and started to let loose.

Inspired by the guitarist, the male lead singer also performed exceptionally well, rediscovering his long-lost passion for the stage.

What needs to be highlighted here is the guitarist's powerful transformation, igniting the atmosphere and creating a perfect, divine collaboration with the lead singer, showcasing different levels of transformation.

However, the drum set couldn't keep up for a while, and after a few beats went off, it finally caught up.

Although it didn't elicit a strong reaction from the audience, the drummer felt very guilty afterward.

As a result, this transformation began to affect the entire team.

The main theme is about the bonds between family members.

"How strange, you've finally met your match."

Winnie grinned.

He patted Li Can's shoulder repeatedly.

If we're talking about normal times, who likes to add ingredients at the last minute?

In terms of technical skills, it's actually Winnie, but in terms of motivation, it's purely Li Can.

The addition of ingredients to Gangzi is usually purely accidental.

It seems that Li Can's interpretation is more in line with the guitarist's mindset. However, from the audience's direct perspective, the guitar's expressiveness is clearer, allowing the audience to more obviously know: "Oh, the intensity is starting to rise here."

"Can't keep up?"

Li Can fell into deep thought.

"How can I fall behind?"

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Upon hearing this, Chen Gang and Zhao Ze's expressions changed instantly.

Others may not understand anime guitarists, but the two of them know it all too well.

Every launch is a challenge, and every time I go on stage, I'm covered in sweat.

Li Can and Winnie started arguing about some strange syllable, and then the argument escalated.

"The song chosen here is 'Free Bird' that you sent me, Can-ge. The theme here is 'Guitar Hero'. We can speed it up a bit. For a short time, the drums will be a little messy, but it won't affect the overall look. It's just a close-up shot of the drummer frantically trying to move his hands."

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

Li Can nodded.

Tell yourself that.

Let's make things a little chaotic.

So he gave Winnie a wink.

Winnie understood.

A group of people started recording.

It's fine if you don't record, but once you do, all sorts of problems arise.

"No... how did this mess come about?"

Li Can was numb.

Making a mess of things is harder than killing yourself.

At the crucial moment, Li Can did indeed deliberately act "erratically".

But here's the thing.

The storyboarding is so well done, it's really high-quality.

chaos?
This isn't chaos, this is showing off skills; this is practically playing with the beat in a "dissonance".

This change left Lu Xin speechless.

It's chaotic.

But how come this is even more enjoyable than a peaceful society?
"grass!"

Lu Xin couldn't help but whisper with Zhao Wen outside the listening room.

"This is really weird. The mistakes are more interesting than the good ones. With mistakes like this, I have no doubt that he's showing off his skills."

"You're overthinking it. I can see that Brother Can is trying very hard to create chaos."

Zhao Wen's lips trembled.

They simply couldn't hold it in any longer. In this place, the drumming would definitely be more obviously chaotic.

Even though it's short, at least don't make the anime viewers too distracted.

Of course, this was what Lu Xin had thought before.

Now?

"Never mind, whether it's out of character or not."

Lu Xin's face darkened, and he muttered something under his breath.

"Even as soon as the first note of the drum set was played, it was already somewhat inevitable that I would be pulled out of the scene."

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Zhao Wen's brows trembled.

This is the awkward thing about anime.

If the level isn't high enough and the audition isn't done well, then what's the point of having animation?
However, if one's skill level is high enough, it will inevitably conflict with the established rules.

Furthermore, if you don't want things to be mundane, you must create some resistance.

Each individual aspect of the design is perfectly reasonable, but when combined, they become somewhat abstract.

It's the kind of music that rock fans would find hard to contain.

Li Can's improvisational skills, which he could do with just a casual tap, would likely take an average musician a year to master.

"Modify it manually? Mix it up?"

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Upon hearing Zhao Wen's words, Lu Xin shook his head instead.

"Since things are already like this, let's just leave it at that and consider it a little surprise for the fans."

"It's inevitable to be pulled out of the story; the more you delve into rock music, the more you'll be pulled out of the story. But this is a common problem with music anime. Aren't there many people criticizing the bowing and fingering techniques in violin anime next door?"

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"That's good enough. Since there's a problem with the logic, then so be it. We only need to consider the performance effect. Let the audience decide the rest. Anyway, the more abstract it is, the more discussion it will generate."

"You've convinced me!"

Zhao Wen nodded.

I'm increasingly convinced that Lu Xin is absolutely right.

at this time.

After listening to the feedback, Li Can knocked on the glass window and turned on the microphone connecting the monitoring room and the recording studio.

"Let's re-record it; it's not too messy now."

"No need, Brother Can, this mess is just right."

Lu Xin made an OK sign.

"Um"

Li Can was slightly taken aback.

Can't you tell if it's messy or not?
When I was typing it, I was definitely deliberately messing it up and making changes on purpose, but when I listened to it afterwards, I found that it was still a bit too wonderful.

High-contrast accent shift.

But it's still a bit too stable.

"Is it really okay?"

"It's alright, it's just right!"

After receiving confirmation from Lu Xin again, Li Can had no more doubts.

After all, animation prioritizes entertainment value.

This is likely for the sake of the show's effect, and I seem to be overthinking it.

Regarding professional issues, Li Can believes that they should be left to professionals.

Since Lu Xin said there was no problem, then the desired animation effect must have been achieved, so there's no problem.

He immediately gave an OK sign, and the recording continued.

"Next track, 'Life Will Change,' this time the main character is the bass. Everyone get ready to record, give the bass some volume."

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Zhao Ze's eyebrows twitched.

Good news for Bass: This time, she's the star.

Bad news for bassists: In anime, real bassists still don't show their faces.

But if you already have wheels, why would you need a bicycle?

Forget about whether you can ride it or not, just ask if you can turn around.

"Did you hear that? Turn up the volume on the bass."

"Yes, we need to increase the volume of the bass."

"Where's the bass volume? I can't hear it."

I heard the bass.

Not surprisingly.

Centered around Li Can, Chen Gang, and Lin Feng, they began to repeat the lesson in a sarcastic and mocking manner.

The red temperature only lasts for a moment.

However, before the symptoms even appeared, Li Can skillfully began to control the temperature.

The methods were even simple and crude.

They struck each other with drumsticks four times to give a pre-rhythm signal, and the next moment everyone took their positions.

However, the bassist, once he got some volume, eventually went mad.

The design, which was already quite striking, is now even more so.

"Huh?! There's this kind of surprise too!"

Lu Xin's eyes lit up.

This audio version is far superior to the demo version sent previously, and it fits the anime content much better!

"As expected of Brother Chan."

"too strong."

"I never knew there were so many ways to motivate people on the spot! He's absolutely brilliant!"

Lu Xin and Zhao Wen, who were listening to the entire conversation in the recording studio, couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

If this gets out, the fans will question their very existence.

To exceed expectations on the spot, he actually relied on sarcastic remarks; who would have thought?

"That bass is awesome!"

"hiss!"

"Si Guoyi!"

In the recording studio, the few staff members of Xiao Ri Zi also expressed their feelings.

Observe the recording quality of the tracks, and then look at the expressions of emotion on Lu Xin and Zhao Wenman's faces.

I can guess about 80-90% of the time, but not 100%.

The process was completely wrong, but the result was correct.

Seeing that others were also praising it, Lu Xin was in a great mood.

The recording process went incredibly smoothly; it was a silky smooth collaboration experience unlike anything I've ever had in my life.

I immediately started looking forward to the anime airing.

At this rate, the only thing to consider is the issue of popularity.

As long as the hype is high enough, there's absolutely no need to delay; releasing it ahead of time is actually a much better choice.

How's the publicity going?

"Hi, the promotional video and content for various platforms are ready. The channels are set up, and it will be released tonight."

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Lu Xin nodded.

After the recording ended, he went directly to Saito to discuss the current progress and his views on the personal connection.

"I think we should be more decisive and go for it. DP has been quiet for a while, so when they reappear, the short-term popularity will be extremely high. If we go for it too late, it will be a waste of this burst of popularity after the silence."

"Yes, that makes sense. There's no need to follow past practices when releasing anime this time."

Saito nodded repeatedly.

How could DP's influence be low?
Other anime might be better off waiting for their popularity to build up.

However, if one's own project becomes the main focus of this wave of popularity immediately and releases the work quickly, the effect will not only still be very good, but may even be very fast.

After all, if the initial explosive news and the first wave of promotional campaign can keep up with the actual anime, many DP band fans will actually watch it along the way. Over time, non-anime enthusiasts may forget about it, which adds a secondary cost to the promotion.

"Set the release date for the end of the month; twenty days is more than enough!"

Saito gritted his teeth and made a bold decision with remarkable decisiveness, without the slightest hesitation.

"Having already collaborated with DP, why worry about generating buzz? Let's go for it!"

(End of this chapter)