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Chapter 11 Hahaha, the Chinese music scene is finished (1)

Xia Shen then began to explain the characteristics of the song.

There's really not much to say, because this song is indeed very simple, so simple it's outrageous.

It's the kind of very common, lowbrow, hip-hop music. Whether you look at the key, the sound, or the structure, it's all like that. It's not complicated at all; it's simple and straightforward.

A typical 4/4 time signature style of music.

Why is it called house-like music? Because the so-called "rustic" music in China can't even be considered a systematic form of electronic music; in fact, it doesn't completely follow tonality.

Basically, you just throw in drum beats and add some offbeat bass, and that's it for a song.

At most, they might change the key a few times on the bass, or incorporate some melodies from other songs.

Therefore, Xia Shen's explanation was very concise: "Internet celebrities can be used for dancing!"

As he spoke, Xia Shen even took out his phone and played a melody he had prepared beforehand.

This is a very simple demo that he made during some of his free time recently.

After all, he had come into contact with this director and understood his true colors. He was aware of his own limitations, so he naturally couldn't communicate with him in the same way he did with Zhou Yumeng.

Ideally, you should be able to give the other person the most direct and intuitive understanding of what you can bring.

Suddenly, a series of booming sounds could be heard.

Then, this crudely made product, which Xia Shen had spent less than ten minutes creating, made Director Chen's eyes shine brighter and brighter as he listened, and his gaze toward Xia Shen became more and more admiring.

He listened and nodded in satisfaction.

"Hmm~"

"Not bad!"

"it is good!"

Director Chen nodded immediately: "Then this one!"

This is considered a direct decision.

"Look at you, you're capable of doing this kind of thing, aren't you?" Director Chen smiled and nodded at Xia Shen.

This attitude is completely different from when we first met.

"Hehehe." Xia Shen also smiled amicably.

Actually, this song "Stubborn to the end" has an original version in the other world. The original version is not the DJ version, but a single from a musician named "Iron Head MP3".

However, even the original version of this song is a pop song with a simple texture and no production difficulty.

In layman's terms, it's a catchy pop song that uses a universal chord progression, 1564, and the whole song doesn't have many variations.

So, even though both are simple versions, what he needs now is a DJ version.

Since he had already decided to start writing catchy pop songs, he figured he should go all out and do it to the best of his ability, so he didn't choose the original version.

Now that Xia Shen has demonstrated his value, the next step is naturally to discuss his price.

Otherwise, why would Xia Shen need to bring something out in advance? Isn't it to gain more value for himself?
It must be said that after he demonstrated the level he should have, proving that he could do this kind of thing, and even do it very well, he truly excelled.

He got a very good contract.

As for what's so good about it? It's that for his songs, as long as he writes them himself, the copyright belongs to him. This is clearly stipulated in black and white.

The contract was in perfect condition and contained no hidden clauses.

Looking back, visual effects culture is actually a pretty good company, except that it has a rather 'fresh and unconventional' approach to things.

There are no unfair terms or exploitative contracts imposed on artists, such as restricting their stage names, limiting their work, or charging them exorbitant fees for revenue sharing.

It's already pretty good. The path that Visual Effects Culture is taking now is not their fault, but market reasons. For small and medium-sized companies like this, they don't have the financial resources of big-name capital firms, nor do they have the resources to ignore market rules.

With so many people struggling to feed themselves, what else can they do but compromise with the market?
This is not just a visual effects culture, but a microcosm of all small and medium-sized enterprises.

As long as the contract is valid and the terms are suitable, Xia Shen felt that signing it would be fine.

After all, having a reliable company is always better than being an independent musician working alone. A company has resources, operations, and channels to secure commercial opportunities.

There are many things that independent musicians cannot access.

Once you're signed with a company, as an artist, you just need to focus on doing your job.

The company will handle anything else for you.

Perhaps after achieving success, one can set up their own studio, work on their own projects, hire a team to serve them, or even start their own company.

But does Xia Shen have the resources to do so now?

The contract was thus finalized.

In the following period, after Xia Shen successfully joined Visual Effects Culture, he also enjoyed the company's resources.

For example, the company's recording studio, the company's equipment, etc.

When he makes music, he no longer needs to calculate costs. Although what he's making now doesn't require much technical skill, it won't have the same high costs as when he made "Give Me a Song's Time".

But at least we have resources and a good environment, right?

So, in about three days, Xia Shen had already entered the final stage of the new song.

That was a recording.

In the recording studio, Xia Shen wore monitoring headphones. This kind of song didn't need to be recorded line by line; it could be completed in one go. After all, it wasn't difficult and didn't require any special singing skills.

Basically, any karaoke enthusiast can sing this song well; there are no barriers to entry.

In the recording studio, Xia Shen focused his breath on his diaphragm, using chest resonance to enhance the weight and texture of his voice, singing out each melody phrase by phrase.

"My feelings for you go far beyond mere infatuation; I remember every single anniversary, clearly."

"The self-inflicted burdens of a fool, the embarrassing performance, and suddenly everything comes flooding back~"

"Thinking of you, the car window fogged up on a rainy night; I wrote your name with my fingers before I cried."

"I can reluctantly try to be magnanimous, but I can't bring myself to offer my blessings at your wedding."

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The entire performance was incredibly smooth. For Xia Shen, with his singing skills and vocal range, singing this song was as natural as breathing, without any mistakes, and it was practically impossible for him to make any mistakes.

Up to the very last sentence.

"Suddenly, everything comes to mind again~"

The sound engineer outside the recording studio gave him an 'OK' sign.

Xia Shen took off the monitoring headphones.

After listening to the sound again, he nodded and said, "It's OK."

Over and over again.

At this point, the production of this song is 90% complete.

The remaining 10% is none of his business.

Next, we just need to wait for the company's production team to finish mixing and mastering the song, and then it can be released directly.

Three more days have passed.

After about a week of production, a song was created from scratch, completing the entire process.

"Stubbornly Obsessed DJ Version" has been officially released on major music platforms.

At the same time, signing with a company changed everything. At the same time as the song was released, Visual Effects Culture, a major player in the industry, also began to exert its influence.

As a company that focuses on platform development, it naturally has friendly cooperative relationships with a large number of media companies.

As a result, many 'dance bloggers' received the same order on the same day.
(End of this chapter)