Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 123 The Troublemaker

Zheng Jun is from Shaanxi Province. He studied industrial foreign trade and became obsessed with rock music during college, even forming a band.

Later, in their senior year, the band members started looking for jobs, so Zheng Jun simply dropped out of school and decided to study abroad to systematically learn music.

Then I met Guo Chuanlin by chance, and was recommended to Yuanmeng Records.

Did your fourth brother tell you?

Zhang Yan said, "Our Dream Club mainly focuses on pop music and will not be involved in hardcore rock."

"I know."

Zheng Jun shrugged and said, "I'm just here to take a look—and I'm still learning, so I don't think I can write anything too hardcore. I'd better practice with pop rock first."

Got~
This attitude is just like a rock singer—no matter what they think inside, they always have a defiant and resentful look on their face.

"Alright, for Fourth Brother's sake, I'll show you around first."

You can't take this kind of person too seriously, so Zhang Yan put on an act of 'I'm here because of Fourth Brother' and took Zheng Jun to the recording studio.

The only people in the recording studio were Wang Jinghua, Zhang Weining, and Tian Zhen, who was practicing singing.

"boss Zhang."

Wang Jinghua spotted Zhang Yan immediately and approached him hopefully, asking, "How did things go?"

"Of course it was a success."

Zhang Yan said, "With Director Yan's help in making the connection, they agreed without much consideration and even accepted the 'Ode to Breasts' that I brought with me."

"That's great! We'll have to celebrate properly when Luyao comes back."

Where is Luyao?

"Because she was restless, the shopkeeper dragged her shopping—Han Hong went along too."

While the two were talking, Zheng Jun was not idle either. He familiarly went to the mixing console, picked up another pair of headphones, and put them on his head.

At first he was just curious, but after hearing a few words, his eyes lit up.

After Tian Zhen finished singing, he hurriedly took off his headphones, leaned over, opened the door, and asked, "Who changed this version of 'Asian Heroic Spirit'? I've never heard it before!"

Tian Zhen took off his headphones and looked at Zheng Jun with a puzzled expression, clearly not having heard what he said.

Just as Zheng Jun was about to repeat himself, he heard Zhang Weining say from behind, "I changed it, so what?"

"You changed it?"

Zheng Jun turned around in surprise and saw Zhang Weining's unfriendly expression. He was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized what was going on and quickly said, "You revised it really well. I think it's even more exciting than Wei Wei's version. Um, I have a girlfriend now."

This last sentence made Zhang Weining's attitude much more amiable. He replied lightly, "You flatter me," and then pressed the microphone to begin commenting on Tian Zhen's performance.

Although he usually takes great care of Tian Zhen, he never holds back when it comes to finding fault in the recording studio.

Tian Zhen listened attentively inside, while Zheng Jun listened even more attentively outside—he had listened to most of Tian Zhen's song, but if you asked him to find fault with it, he probably wouldn't be able to find a single one.

After Zhang Weining finished explaining how to improve, Zheng Jun took off his guitar and said, "Master, why don't you listen to mine too!"

"What master?"

Zhang Yan stepped forward at the opportune moment and introduced, "This is our record company's music director."

This position was newly created after the New Year. The main purpose is to give Zhang Weining a title that not only reflects the importance attached to him, but also makes it easier for him to have more contact with Tian Zhen.

Seeing Zhang Yanchong raise his eyebrows, Zhang Weining called out Tian Zhen and asked Zheng Jun to choose a song he was good at to try.

Zheng Jun told Zhang Weining the song title, and Zhang Weining quickly found the backing track.

After Zheng Jun put down his guitar and eagerly walked into the recording studio, Zhang Yancai said to Zhang Weining, "Brother Ning, this kid sings rock, let's give him a little nudge first."

Zhang Weining immediately understood what was going on and gave Zhang Yan an OK sign. Zheng Jun inside thought it was a reminder that everything was ready outside, so he quickly put on his headphones and started to prepare himself.

After handing Zheng Jun over to Zhang Weining for training, Zhang Yan called Tian Zhen and Wang Jinghua outside.

"Tian Zhen."

In the corridor, Zhang Yan asked curiously, "I heard you don't like reading scripts. Is there a special reason?"

With only about a month left before "I Am a Singer" begins, Zhang Yan has specially tailored a script for his artists.

As for the other participating singers, the production team will also provide some assistance, but they certainly can't take care of them in such detail.

"I just want to sing."

Tian Zhen bluntly stated, "Why bother memorizing all that nonsense? Besides, that's not what I wanted to say!"

Tian Zhen is the only one among the signed singers who is older than Zhang Yan, though only by one year.

However, in terms of personality, she is the least mature one. Her high emotional intelligence is like her voice, which is rather 'masculine'. "It's all for the sake of the show."

Zhang Yan said, "Why don't you just copy it and change it to what you want to say, as long as it has the desired effect on the show?"

Tian Zhen immediately fell silent. If she had that ability, she wouldn't be following others to perform, but leading them to perform.

But it was clear that she was still somewhat resistant.

Zhang Yan then gave Wang Jinghua a wink, and Wang Jinghua immediately stepped forward and took Tian Zhen's arm, saying with a smile, "Sister Tian, ​​whether we're singing or performing opera, when we're on stage, how can we not act? When we're unhappy, we have to put on a smiling face for the audience, isn't that a common thing?"

These days, many singers who become singers are actually people in the industry who came to it later in life. This is because they are more likely to empathize with singers and gain their trust.

After handing Tian Zhen over to Wang Jinghua to coax him, Zhang Yan returned to the recording studio, where he saw Zhang Weining and Zheng Jun passionately arguing through a glass wall.

Although Zheng Jun took the initiative to ask Zhang Weining to point out his flaws, he couldn't accept Zhang Weining's really sharp criticism.

Hey~
Singers seem to have much stronger personalities than actors. It's not that actors don't have tempers, but even someone like Jiang Shan will obediently follow the director's arrangements on set.

This may be because film and television dramas are a group art form, while singers are relatively more independent.

The singers aren't famous yet; once they become famous, there will definitely be more trouble. Zhang Yan felt a headache just thinking about the future.

But making money is never easy.
Zheng Jun argued with Zhang Weining for more than twenty minutes before finally trying it according to Zhang Weining's instructions and then falling silent.

This guy is really talented. Although he has a hard voice like Han Lei, Zheng Jun's voice is actually a bit harder because he's a self-taught singer.

Unlike Han Lei's uplifting voice, his voice has a husky, melancholic quality. Although it is a strong voice, it always sounds lazy and relaxed, making it more suitable for singing love songs.

From that day on, Zheng Jun became a regular at the recording studio.

He comes to the recording studio almost every day, and every time he comes he gets into an argument, but after the argument, he comes without fail, rain or shine.

Since the arguments were all about professional matters, Zhang Yan didn't interfere much—back in Beijing, Dou Wei, Gao Qi, and Wang Fei had also argued quite a bit.

One day, Zheng Jun almost got into a fight with Han Lei, and Zhang Yan grabbed him and asked him what he was really thinking. Did he want to join Yuanmeng and make music with everyone, or was he just there to cause trouble?

If it's the latter, then you should tell the security guard at the TV station that Zheng Jun is prohibited from entering from this day forward.

After stammering for a while, Zheng Jun finally said, "My visa is almost ready."

"Let's go, don't send me away!"

Zhang Yan immediately ordered him to leave. Even though he was introduced by Brother Guo, he couldn't tolerate this kid ruining the atmosphere of the record company while freeloading.

Zheng Jun simply carried his guitar and left, never to be heard from again.

With this troublemaker gone, the atmosphere in the recording studio immediately became much more harmonious.

Chen Hong and Wang Jinghua successfully won over a group of women, and Liu Weidong and Han Lei got along like brothers.

And the other side.

Singers selected by the program team from various places have also submitted their applications one after another.

There are many promising talents among them, and some are even on the list.

However, Zhang Yan did not make contact with them in advance, firstly because he was afraid he wouldn't be able to manage them all; secondly, if they all became his own people, he would have to fight against himself during the elimination rounds.

At that point, whoever wins or loses could easily cause internal conflicts.

Instead of doing that, it would be better to wait until "I Am a Singer" ends and then select a few favorites to bring under our wing.

Before we knew it, it was the end of March.

That evening, Zhang Yan and Chen Hong finished watching the popular TV series "Stories from the Editorial Department" and were about to go to the master bedroom on the second floor to send Morse code when they heard a familiar song coming from outside the window.

"It looks like Zheng Jun?"

Zhang Yan got up from Chen Hong's bed, put on his clothes, and went to the window to look out. He saw two people standing vaguely outside the villa, one of whom was playing and singing.

"What's that kid up to now?"

Zhang Yan muttered something and said to Chen Hong, "I'll go out and take a look."

"Be careful."

Chen Hong quickly grabbed the blanket, got out of bed, took the stun gun from the bedside table, and handed it to Zhang Yan.

"Let's get a dog sometime."

Zhang Yan carried the stun gun downstairs. When he got to the door, he didn't rush to open it. Instead, he asked through the door, "What's going on outside? Aren't you afraid of disturbing the neighbors in the middle of the night?"

Are you General Manager Zhang?

A woman's voice immediately came from outside: "Junzi has thought it through; he wants to join your record company!"

(End of this chapter)