Entertainment: Is this how you play music?!

Chapter 446 This flattery can be described as a mental exercise in an illusion.

No wonder the sound engineer was moved.

For drummers, with the same skill level, a real drum completely outclasses an electronic drum.

Naturally, drummers will have an extreme pursuit of real drums.

Li Can, a master-level performer, was so easy to talk to that the sound engineer, who had worked with many other demanding experts, found it somewhat difficult to adapt.

Even after a slight hesitation, he asked the question.

"Won't it affect the tone expression?"

"No, just work on it and improve your electronic tuning."

Li Can remained silent, only smiling.

The look in his eyes as he looked at the sound engineer was somewhat meaningful.

After all, we're all industry professionals.

What the sound engineer could think of, Li Can could naturally think of as well, and could even glean some information from the engineer's occasional upturned lips and the way he had just let out a long breath.

But Li Can still wanted to say something.

The master is celebrating too soon.

Sure enough, the emotion Li Can evoked in the sound engineer lasted less than three minutes. Only when the sound system was being tuned did the sound engineer realize who the strictest father was.

The smile began to shift.

More drums mean more microphones. The expressiveness of two microphones versus ten microphones is completely different, but the price of expressiveness is crosstalk.

The advantage of electronic drums over real drums is that their sound pickup is much less affected by stage interference, and you could even say that there is almost no interference from external factors, unlike traditional sound pickup which needs to consider crosstalk issues.

However, this does not mean that tuning is unnecessary. On the contrary, because electronic drums are electronic instruments, their customization range is obviously much wider compared to the bizarre method of stuffing cotton and wrapping blankets in traditional drums.

Achieving the desired excellent sound quality and dynamics can be quite complicated during the initial setup and design phases.

The musicians' descriptions, in particular, are always full of artistry.

"No, that's not quite right. What I want is that kind of sound like an acrylic board shattering with a snap, but it has to be a bit deeper, like there's a layer underneath. It should be muffled but also a little crisp, like a fairy slapping a hardened prosthesis and making it explode."

"The volume difference between the volume of the main singer's microphone and the volume of the main singer's microphone is like your mother nagging at home, and there is an ambulance siren outside the window. Your mother is pounding on the table and kicking the bucket while muttering, 'If you keep making me angry, I'll get dragged away by an ambulance sooner or later.' The ambulance is clearly audible in the shrill sound. They don't interfere with each other, but they are both very noisy to you."

"So, between Mom and the ambulance, which one is the drummer and which one is the lead singer?"

"Mom is the drum, the ambulance is the lead singer, the lead singer is underneath, and the drum is on top."

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The sound engineer looked devastated.

But there is nothing we can do about it.

Li Canyi was able to provide specific tone options and parameters for tone details right from the start.

However, these things are not 100% applicable and must be fine-tuned based on the on-site testing results.

If it's just a numerical issue in a certain area, it can be precisely specified. But if it's very close yet many detailed values ​​are inaccurate and the situation is chaotic, then a bit of abstraction and inspiration is really needed.

"I think I understand."

The sound engineer tried his best to visualize the scene described by Li Can.

I feel it.

But Chen Jingtao thought this kind of communication was a bit outrageous.

He looked at Li Can, then at the sound engineer, completely dumbfounded.

No, what do you know?!
Is this how it feels?

"A little bit, could you make the hissing sound inside a little smaller? What I want is something like 'thud!!', 'hissing, popping,' less popping, more popping. The main sound should be 'thud,' with a little hissing, bigger than popping but much smaller than popping."

"so?"

"Boom!"

A drumbeat echoed across the stage, bringing a smile to Li Can's face.

"Yes, yes! That's it!"

"call"

The sound engineer, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, heard Li Can say the next sentence.

"Great! The snare drum is tuned, now it's time to tune the bass drum!"

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The sound engineer and Li Can were sweating profusely, while Chen Jingtao was dumbfounded. Only his teammates seemed to take it all in stride and were not surprised at all.

The subsequent sound audition process was extremely tedious.

Lin Feng needs to see the overall effect from the audience's perspective.

Each musician who goes on stage needs to undergo a targeted audition, and the auditions must be combined and coordinated.

Since the group arrived in the afternoon, it was evening in the blink of an eye.

It wasn't until 8 p.m. that everything was completely resolved.

Only then did Chen Jingtao dare to approach Li Can, who had relaxed.

"Brother Can, the banquet is ready. You must be hungry after a long day. Shall we take a break and go get something to eat?"

"Okay, thank you for your help. Let's go through it one last time, then we'll go eat together."

Li Can smiled and nodded in agreement.

Although Chen Jingtao's flattery can sometimes be really cheesy, it's his job after all. You can't hit someone who's smiling, and there's nothing wrong with wanting to improve. At most, it's just a little cheesy.

Seeing that Li Can had agreed.

Chen Jingtao breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Alright, alright, then please feel free to try it, I'll make the arrangements."

As mentioned above, Li Can is far more important than imagined.

As the planner of this opening ceremony, Chen Jingtao had access to a lot of inside information.

Game music is a rapidly developing field in recent years, and related game music awards are beginning to emerge. Game music awards under Western game awards are increasingly demonstrating their prestige, and even instrumental music awards like the Grammys are starting to allocate space to game music.

Tencent naturally wants a piece of the pie too, after all, some exclusive game companies next door also have their own game music awards.

Even in global music awards, the proportion of game music has gone from one in a hundred a decade ago to a high percentage of game music in every five people who play video games.

The performance at this game carnival was the opening ceremony, but what about the closing ceremony?
It's an awards ceremony.

At that time, the DP band will undoubtedly be the biggest highlight and a must-attend hardcore guest.

Tencent would really like Li Can to attend only his own award ceremonies and not others', but that's unrealistic. All they can do is maintain their core fanbase. After all, it's not scary that the DP band received all the awards; it's embarrassing if someone doesn't.

Therefore, the opening ceremony performance is of utmost importance.

If the works presented at the opening ceremony can truly become a hit in the gaming industry through their "merchandise" attributes, then the subsequent operations after the awards ceremony will naturally follow.

No mistakes can be made.

You can force it, but that would be a bad approach. After all, it's the DP band, so it's better to trust them and have everything prepared from the start.

All the pressure fell on Chen Jingtao.

Who knows what Chen Jingtao was feeling in this situation? When Li Can frowned slightly during the tuning, Chen Jingtao's heart would tremble. He was sweating profusely, extremely thirsty, and drank water repeatedly. He went to the toilet three times that afternoon because he urinated a lot.

After Li Can and his group had actually walked through all the opening ceremony performances, they followed him to the hotel.

Chen Jingtao's heart finally calmed down a little.

At the dinner table, Chen Jingtao really had a strong urge to confide in others.

"Brother Can, I really haven't been able to entertain you properly, but thank you for your understanding. I wish our cooperation can reach new heights."

Chen Jingtao was already a little tipsy even before drinking. The opulent private room was practically a banquet hall, and of all the delicacies laid out on the table, Li Can could only recognize one: a lobster.

I do recognize a few bottles of wine, including Sir Henry's Rose Estate Little Dimension 1990, which he treasured and often boasted about to himself.

I really can't figure out where the hospitality was inadequate.

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Li Can really wanted to say no, but he was afraid that he would be misunderstood if he did.

To put it bluntly, Chen Jingtao probably won't be able to sleep tonight.

"I am flattered, I am flattered. I can feel Tencent's sincerity. I am also very grateful to you, Planner Chen."

"No trouble at all! It's really no trouble at all! If you ask me, Brother Can, you're an artist. Look at your magnanimity, look at your attitude! A master is a master!"

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Winnie's brows twitched as she watched, while Lin Feng chuckled to himself.

As for Chen Gang and Zhao Ze, they didn't even have time to laugh; they were quietly eating their meals.

A banquet.

Li Can heard an incredibly flattering compliment that he would never forget in his life; it was a small compliment every three sentences and a big compliment every five sentences.

Words just keep popping out.

Chen Jingtao is really good at reading people's expressions. As long as Li Can doesn't get annoyed, he'll keep filming. But if Li Can seems even slightly embarrassed, he'll start talking about other things to change the subject. Then he'll continue filming whenever he can find a spare moment.

They even go to great lengths to treat everyone equally.

He frequently praised the other members, saying things like Winnie's beauty and generosity, Chen Gang's entertaining live stream, Zhao Ze's mastery of string music, Lin Feng's unparalleled skills, and Han Jiayin's amazing aura.

The band's work is even more beautiful than the sun and the moon, just like the scorching heat and the freezing winter.

A gentle breeze carries the song into the sky, the melody lingers among the drifting clouds, each note as clear as jade, each phrase as poignant and moving.

He really wanted to improve.

After giving a slight hint, Chen Jingtao toned it down a bit.

Otherwise, it's hard to imagine what this person would say.

After the banquet ended.

After returning to their respective hotel accommodations.

Lin Feng then started making funny faces.

"Why isn't Brother Can getting cocky? Goodness, I'm already getting cocky just listening to this."

"Stop talking, I finally understand why celebrities get so arrogant."

Li Can shuddered, goosebumps rising all over his body.

I just feel exhausted physically and mentally.

I strongly suspect that the reason why some celebrities can do some outrageous and abstract arrogant things is entirely due to such industry insider information.

Praising you a hundred times a day might feel strange and disgusting at first, but you'll get used to it eventually.

Who knows, maybe one day they'll actually take it seriously.

"Chen Jingtao and I have made arrangements. From now on, we'll focus on work during the rehearsals and cancel all social engagements. Everyone, get busy and stop being flattered. If this continues, the band will be ruined."

"I was hoping this performance would be a breakthrough, but I hope it doesn't start with flattery right after I get into character and then make me laugh so hard I break character."

"If this were in a fantasy novel, it would be considered a mental training exercise in an illusion."

Li Can waved his hand, which made everyone burst into laughter.

Chen Jingtao isn't really bad or annoying, he's just a bit strange, and it's not really worth kicking him.

I just couldn't hold it in any longer.

It's better to keep them busy. At least Chen Jingtao has the foresight to know not to disturb the DP band when they're busy.

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

Tencent's publicity for this carnival opening event is already in place, and it will definitely attract a lot of attention from netizens.

Many of the artists who participated in the performance also collaborated on promotion.

Only the DP band seemed to be silent; there was no activity from P University.

Fans are used to it and just think that DP is preparing for a performance.

The time for the overall rehearsal finally arrived.

Chen Jingtao roused himself.

Of course, it's not for flattery. In fact, flattery is for the purpose of making progress, but the most important thing for making progress is to handle this performance well.

During this time, I really didn't dare to disturb the DP band.

However, we paid close attention to the situation, constantly checking for any problems, actively communicating with the stage director and group leaders, allocating resources accordingly, and doing our best to support Li Can and his team's stage design.

They really have everything you could want.

Seeing this scene, the other performers were genuinely envious, but also genuinely not jealous.

Rather, it would be surprising if such treatment wasn't given.

It's perfectly normal for resources to be allocated to them. Compared to those so-called seniors who say "I'll get you if you don't come to say hello," Li Can and his group can even be considered the highest moral exemplars in the industry.

The other artists felt this very deeply.

I was almost scared to death when I arrived. Even when I was sleeping, my soul was flying in my dreams.

But after actually getting to know Li Can, I realized that all the rumors in the industry were complete nonsense.

Where did Chan-ge get angry? He's so great!
At first, he tried to avoid them, but Li Can and his group didn't react at all. They were just busy rehearsing. Since they kept running into each other, he forced himself to greet them and was able to get a smile from Li Can.

Damn it! Who said demons don't laugh? That's all a lie!

I did relax.

But they certainly wouldn't dare to act recklessly.

Li Can has unwittingly become the absolute core of the entire performance crew, with every word and action setting a benchmark and influencing the entire show.

As long as Li Can stands without complaining of being tired, no one dares to be pretentious. If Li Can drinks mineral water, no one dares to ask for beverages. If Li Can eats his work meals with relish, everyone praises the crew's boxed lunches. If Li Can meticulously reviews the program over and over again, everyone follows suit.

Chen Jingtao dares to say that this was definitely the most enjoyable and comfortable performance he had ever led.

All the celebrities were exceptionally cooperative, without the slightest problem or temper tantrum.

It can't breathe out a single breath; it's all just meowing.

Before the performance officially begins.

All the programs in the entire gala were polished to perfection, whether by choice or by necessity.

Very few flaws!

The sound engineer, sound control engineer, and director were all exclaiming that the quality was something they had never seen before, and they had even more confidence in the entire opening ceremony.

"President Chen, how are the details for the opening ceremony?"

On the night before the event was to begin, Chen Jingtao received a call from his boss.

Chen Jingtao knew that the only people worth calling personally from his boss were the DP band and Li Can.

"Very strong, without even encountering any problems, incredibly smooth, definitely a good start."

After a brief explanation, Chen Jingtao began to have a relapse.

Perhaps because he had been holding it in for too long, he immediately exclaimed in admiration.

"Especially DP's absolutely perfect performance, wow, it was truly breathtaking!"

(End of this chapter)