Entertainment: Is this how you play music?!

Chapter 449 rewards everyone for participating in the international music competition.

"My God, Lord Lee Chan."

Chen Gang, who had his back strained by the patriarch, exclaimed that he was a genius.

Is this the distance between abstract thinkers and normal humans? It's an insurmountable chasm.

"This is so rock and roll."

"It's not rock and roll."

The studio was immediately filled with laughter.

Compared to DP's other works, although "Breathe" only has a moderately high number of plays, the benefits it brings are far more than that.

The channel lies in dissemination, and dissemination is not just about playing.

While "Breathe" is a pop song overall, its distribution and revenue model are heavily influenced by instrumental music.

The spread of popular songs depends on the number of plays and the artists' stage performances.

Pure music, however, exists in every moment of life.

Many of the world's most famous instrumental pieces are hidden within the background music (BGM) of videos, relying on their emotional resonance to inspire listeners to seek out the songs. In contrast, popular songs, precisely because their content is too explicit, are difficult to adapt to the indirect secondary dissemination channel of video BGM.

The promotion model for Li Can's work with Tencent is clearly derived from this.

There was no overwhelming advertising campaign, and no distasteful publicity or marketing.

There is only one way.

"use"!
Music is added to the internal library of various editing materials, and the derivative music libraries of various platforms are licensed.

Then, the platform passively promotes the content within these resource libraries.

In this way, ordinary viewers will never see the song promotion and will not feel disgusted by excessive exposure. However, long and short video bloggers on various platforms can often see the song ranked at the top of the recommendation list in their material library due to its popularity.

The advantage of pop songs lies in their more straightforward melodies, while instrumental music is more suitable for passively highlighting emotional impact.

However, "Breathe" has a straightforward melody and a strong emotional impact, combining the characteristics of pop songs and instrumental music. This makes it incredibly popular in the music library and extremely easy for creators to choose.

This kind of publicity and promotion is not aggressive.

It's just a simple demonstration, but because of its excellent quality and high compatibility with videos, neither the blogger nor the indirectly listened audience will feel annoyed by the aggressive promotion.

instead.

They would feel that they had found excellent musical works.

Based on this, market traffic is hidden in unseen places, and at the same time, it can also give back to the work itself to some extent.

The free song track has existed for a long time, but DP has taken the free song material track to its peak this time.

"Stop messing around, guys, tell us about the effects of going back to the lab."

Li Can's voice wasn't loud, but it instantly silenced the entire office.

The group stopped their playful banter and sat down together.

"Special praise goes to Han Jiayin. Her demeanor, movements, and vocal instincts are very strong, and she is already very skilled at getting into performance mode."

Li Can's words brought Han Jiayin a look of delight.

Chen Gang and Lin Feng, along with a few others, couldn't help but join in the commotion.

"Sister Jiayin is awesome!"

"Great!"

"See that? My wife! My wife!"

"Hahahaha!"

After the laughter subsided, Li Can spoke calmly.

"But we couldn't see how Feng Ge was this time. We'll evaluate Feng Ge in the next performance."

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The smug Lin Feng was stunned, and his hands, which had been on his hips, unconsciously fell to his sides.

Oh no, I have a makeup exam to take.

"Gangzi's piano has improved. He hasn't neglected his practice despite the large amount of electronic music content he's been given. I'm glad the female anchor didn't affect his nimble fingers when playing the piano."

"necessary!"

"Gangzi is strong, Gangzi!"

Chen Gang has finally made a name for himself.

Suffering is the best thing.

After a rigorous training regimen and a retraining session, his performance has been excellent, which will give him more confidence when he checks out female anchors' rooms during future live streams.

Upright and honorable!

“Zezi has always been very consistent. In this performance, I could feel that you have become more sensitive to the rhythm, and the coordination and synergy between you have been improving.”

Zhao Ze adjusted his glasses and smiled slightly.

Bass seems to have a lot of jokes.

In reality, as the rhythmic engine of a band, any musician can be out of control, but the drummer and bassist absolutely cannot be out of control.

If these two get out of control, the keyboard and guitar will inevitably follow suit.

The synergy between the bass and drums is crucial, and this performance did an excellent job in that regard.

"Winnie."

Li Can smiled unconsciously when Winnie was mentioned.

Of all the people who were most satisfied with the performance, Winnie was naturally the one.

It doesn't mean Winnie was particularly outstanding or ingenious; rather, it's because Winnie did a good job of staying hidden this time.

Guitarist Ai Xuan is famous for his talent. A good guitarist is not judged by how complex a solo he can make, but by whether he can take care of others and serve other instruments when he plays a supporting role or a riff.

Originally a genius guitarist with a wild and explosive style, and also Li Can's girlfriend, Winnie is the most likely to become arrogant and develop a bad temper among the group.

But in this performance, Winnie was able to completely conceal her brilliance.

This is truly limitless potential.

"She has restrained herself very well, but at the same time, she has been able to maintain her own personal style without overshadowing others. Most importantly, Winnie has transformed from a purely competitive player into a player who can both compete and support."

Li Can's words made Winnie blush slightly.

But he still smiled and put his arm around Li Can's shoulder, teasing him.

"I've been handsome so many times, it's only right that I let you be handsome for a bit, right?"

"Ah, yes, yes!"

"Cool! Big sister, you're cool!"

"What else did my sister-in-law say? Incredibly powerful!"

Everyone seemed happy.

Li Can was even happier.

Of course, it's not just about being happy about the progress my brothers have made.

Just thinking about what he was going to do next made Li Can's lips twitch into a smile.

As Chen Gang was laughing, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of Li Can's slightly upturned lips. In an instant, alarm bells went off, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him. His seasoned sixth sense told Chen Gang that this guy was up to no good.

Her smile froze instantly, and she quickly regained control of her expression.

Chen Gang reacted strongly.

Everyone noticed that something was wrong.

The laughter stopped abruptly, and everyone stared at Li Can, their expressions becoming increasingly ferocious.

Smiles can indeed shift.

Li Can simply stopped suppressing his smile, revealing a twisted and sinister expression.

"So, to reward your progress, I've signed each of you up for a competition that starts at the end of the year. Everyone, keep up the good work and do your best!"

"I'll surpass you, Lee Chan!!"

"Are you an animal?!"

"I'm crazy"

One sentence caused an uproar in the office.

The crowd erupted in uproar.

Even the usually mild-mannered Han Jiayin couldn't sit still any longer and stood up, pacing around in circles.

The mentality is broken.

"What competition?!"

"Lin Feng and Han Jiayin are referring to the Milan International Vocal Competition, which you should be familiar with. It's a top-level vocal competition that started in 1951."

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"Winnie, Zhao Ze, Chen Gang, your competition is from Russia, one of the world's three major international classical music competitions, enough to make you soar."

Li Can shook his head and chuckled softly.

"Awards should be awarded as they come, and I don't want your future to be just about one band. Of course, no matter what achievements you make outside, the band will always be your home."

Li Can is right.

For everyone present, winning awards was of utmost importance.

As a professional musician.

You might not care much about awards, but you can't be without them. They don't prove anything, but it's something you have to do when it's convenient. Without these awards, how would an ordinary person know their own abilities?

A professional musician without awards is like someone who can't buy an ASUS computer in a computer mall.

When you go to a computer mall, you don't have to buy ASUS, but you can't not see it. If you don't even have this, what's the point of opening a computer mall?

Moreover, the primary purpose is to maintain the standard.

Without competition and pressure, one will regress.

Once you reach the level of the people present, you need a certain intensity of competition. Practice is used to maintain a high level of skill, while competition is used to test your skill level and improve your on-the-spot handling.

If athletes don't compete and just run, it's difficult for them to improve. Even if they do improve and break records every day, it can't be used as a measure of an athlete's level.

This is the truth.

But upon hearing Li Can's words, Lin Feng was on the verge of losing his composure.

He was so touched, I cried my eyes out.

Something feels wrong.

"Don't panic. I never apply double standards. I've taken care of some of the registration stuff for you, but whether you participate or not is up to you, since registration requires your signature. It's a personal decision."

Chen Gang's eyes almost disappeared from his head.

Whether to send it or not depends on the individual.

All your friends have yo-yos, but you don't. Aren't you embarrassed when your friends play with yo-yos every day?

That's how the game came about. If one person has it, it means a group of people want it. Once most people have it, the small group who don't will feel immense pressure.

“I won’t just focus on your participation. I’ve said it before, I don’t apply double standards.”

Speaking of it.

Li Can smiled slightly and stared straight at Chen Gang.

The smile became more sinister, even utterly undisguised.

It was as if they wanted to see Chen Gang break down.

"And I will also be participating in the piano category of this competition."

"?"

Chen Gang's head buzzed, as if he had been hit by a sledgehammer.

piano?

I hit Li Can?

Do you want me to open it? Wait a minute.

Chen Gang suddenly realized the problem.

But Lin Feng still seemed to be bombarded with information and his mind was a little slow to process it.

"Li Can, have you no shame? You're going to participate in a piano competition? The Great Demon King is in a bad mood so he goes to bombard slimes at the entrance of the newbie village?"

"You think international music competitions are like slimes? The contestants range from twenty to seventy years old, and there are plenty of masters among them?"

"Bullshit! Even a seventy-year-old master is still practicing your pieces! Don't you have any self-awareness?!"

Lin Feng was furious.

But just as he was about to say something, Chen Gang grabbed the corner of his clothes.

Lin Feng turned around instinctively.

But Chen Gang looked up at Li Can uncertainly, and then spoke.

"The piano project team? You're not a judge, are you?"

"!!"

A word to awaken the dreamer.

Lin Feng suddenly realized.

But this is followed by even greater breaches of defense.

"That's right, Li Can definitely not be a contestant. If he were, then this competition would be meaningless!"

"You're right, buddy, I'm on the referee team."

Li Can pursed his lips and raised his eyebrows slightly.

I didn't hide it.

“We started working on this last year, Gangzi. Do you remember when the Moscow State University came for an exchange? My master already had this idea back then, and it just happened to be implemented this year.”

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Chen Gang was utterly speechless.

good news.

Li Can is on the judging panel.

bad news.

Li Can was actually him, a member of the judging panel?

I can't participate in this B competition at all.

"Will you participate?"

".join!"

Chen Gang gritted his teeth and charged forward anyway.

In fact, there are many examples of judges and contestants being related or connected. The music industry is only so big. If you can compete with masters in top international competitions, aren't you all someone's student?

That is precisely why international events of this caliber have very unique risk mitigation methods.

The judging panel was very large, extremely large, with a considerable number of members.

Therefore, identity verification and evaluation will be conducted interspersed throughout the process.

They are so meticulous that even if you have only attended a masterclass by a certain judge once, or even just audited a class on campus, that judge will not be allowed to evaluate you.

The music industry is small, but sometimes it's also very big.

It is impossible for Chen Gang to be assigned to Li Can's review team.

The reason for being speechless is purely because
It's hard to imagine that if they don't get a good ranking in this competition, one of DP's famous memes will become a viral sensation across the internet.

The pianist in the band DP wasn't actually the best pianist; the best pianist went on to play drums.

It was originally just for fun.

Now they're going to be dragged out and executed.

I couldn't hold it in any longer.

"Oh, right, Gangzi."

Seemingly afraid that Chen Gang wasn't under enough pressure, Li Can suddenly seemed to have thought of something and spoke up very casually.

"I just remembered that Xie Lang will also be attending this competition, but as a former champion and a guest performer."

"I threw up."

Chen Gang couldn't hold back any longer.

Xie Lang and I are definitely the kind of friends who are like-minded.

This is just great.

My good friend Xie Lang, a former champion, is a guest this time, and my good friend Li Can is a judge.

Damn it, what about myself?

"Did you just remember? I don't even want to call you out on it!"

Faced with Chen Gang's complaints.

Li Can just kept smiling.

It wasn't sudden.

In fact, it had been brewing for a long time.

That's a surprise.

Don't ask if you're happy or not, just ask if you're surprised or not.

"There's still a long time to prepare, so everyone can get ready."

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Lin Feng pursed his lips, said nothing, and glanced at his brothers.

Aside from the unlucky Chen Gang, who lost his mind due to the explosive information about the guests and judges,
After a brief moment of surprise, everyone else was filled with intense fighting spirit.

Seemingly influenced by this, Lin Feng also became eager to try it out.

For a moment, Lin Feng even had some enlightenment.

No wonder everyone gets along so well with Li Can; they're all just players who love a good fight.

"Why think so much? Just do it! Teach the other players a lesson!"

It was Han Jiayin who was the first to erupt.

He's been performing, recording songs, and practicing non-stop, but he hasn't had any rivals to compete with, which seems to have been a source of repression for a long time.

"I must start practicing!"

(End of this chapter)