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Chapter 182 What are you doing? Are you raising assassins?

Actually, Xia Shen had a job opportunity with a business development firm a while ago, but he didn't accept it.

Several TV stations and Bilibili's New Year's Eve galas have contacted him, hoping to invite him and Zhou Yumeng to perform.

But both he and Zhou Yumeng refused and did not agree.

Is it because they couldn't agree on the terms, or because of the appearance fee?

Actually, that's not the case at all. On the contrary, the appearance fees they offered were increasingly generous and outrageous.

But why don't they go?
The reason is simple: they demand lip-syncing and fake dancing!
Yes, that's right, they have to lip-sync and fake the performance! This is a requirement that the organizers told them directly.

Even Bilibili, which has the most lenient requirements, requires a different version to be recorded offline. It can have less audio editing, but the original audio must be reproduced.

At most, it was half-open microphone.

Don't think that half-open mic doesn't sound outrageous; after all, it's still half-open.

But in reality, anyone who has ever sung on a big stage knows what it sounds like when the microphone is half-open.

For someone who isn't good at singing, it's already difficult to produce a balanced and textured sound even when singing live, since the larger the space, the harder it is to control the soundstage.

In this situation, with the microphone half off, the sound that can come out is even more negligible, and it is only noticeable when speaking.

Zhou Yumeng had her own pride and naturally couldn't accept it, so she didn't go.

What about Xia Shen?

Actually, most organizers invited him to DJ and do mixing shows.

But the entire fight must be faked.

In other words, you play a pre-recorded set, then pretend to swipe around on the disc player a couple of times, just enough to get a basic shape.

Xia Shen naturally disagreed with this.

The idea of ​​having a top 100 DJ from around the world fake a performance at a New Year's Eve gala is already quite outrageous.

However, Xia Shen didn't say anything about it. He could understand the organizer's thoughts and intentions.

To put it simply, it's just about maintaining stable quality at the event. This isn't just a problem at large-scale events in China; it's the same all over the world, especially in recent years.

In recent years, even international superstars have had instances of their voices being played during their grand solo concerts.

This is to prevent mistakes from occurring on-site, which could lead to stage accidents.

This is not something that you, the singer and the guest performers, can decide.

This is due to the organizer's factors.

Not to mention anything far off, in the Ultra show that Xia Shen appeared on, the organizers would ask some guests who weren't in good form to prepare in advance to fake a match.

Xia Shen understood the situation, but he disagreed and refused.

As for the job he's currently working on, it's not from China either.

It comes from international sources!
Yes, that's right, he's already received international orders.

Although fans had been joking that he was an international star and was about to become one, he was still a fan of his own.

This time it truly lived up to its name.

Just a few days ago, someone from Japan contacted him, hoping he would compose the theme song for an upcoming Japanese drama.

I also hope that the subject matter will mainly focus on electronic music in Japanese.

They even thoughtfully prepared cross-border translation services for Xia Shen, allowing him to collaborate with the other party to write the most suitable lyrics.

Speaking of which, this is actually a top-tier TV series, a king among Japanese dramas. It is not only well-known in Japan, but also has considerable popularity throughout East Asia.

It was a star-studded event, featuring several well-known figures among Chinese netizens, essentially scouring the entire Japanese entertainment industry.

The music lineup is equally impressive, featuring top talents from countries such as Korea, Japan, Singapore, and America, in addition to Xia Shen, whom they hoped would be responsible for the theme song.

The price was outrageously high. So, Xia Shen didn't hesitate much. After thinking about it for two days, he agreed and signed an online contract with the other party across the ocean. The other party also readily paid a deposit first.

Then Xia Shen told the other party that it didn't necessarily have to be electronic music.

It could also be pop music.

The other party remained silent for a long time in response to Xia Shen's statement, and finally decided to let Xia Shen try it first.

The reason they let Xia Shen work on electronic music is simply because it's a safe bet, right?
If the quality is acceptable, then pop music is still the most suitable for TV dramas.

Right now, Xia Shen is writing this song for the TV series.

The song title is: Lemon

This was the result of Xia Shen's careful selection.

The TV series is called "Unnatural Deaths," and it is a TV series with a main plot about forensic doctors.

The drama tells the story of forensic pathologist Takahashi Sakami, who works at the "Institute for the Investigation of Unnatural Deaths" and her colleagues to investigate the true causes of death of those who die unnaturally, thereby changing the real world.

Xia Shen was in his studio, wearing monitoring headphones, listening to the 'tick-tock' rhythm of a metronome, and holding an electric guitar in his arms.

It has a very sweet voice and is a custom Fender worth over 100,000 yuan.

This guitar has a very distinctive tone, which is an extremely strong, aromatic flavor.

It's not really suitable for playing rock songs with a lot of distorted sound; it's more suitable for funk songs and songs that use a lot of clean vocals.

For example, the song "Lemon" is very suitable for this guitar.

As Xia Shen became busier with work, time passed day by day.

Finally, the Chinese New Year arrived quickly.

When it comes to Chinese New Year, it is definitely the most special and important time in the hearts of millions of Chinese people.

For Chinese people, who value family, have a long history, and possess a profound cultural heritage, the beginning of each new year signifies a fresh start.

It is said that whether you are rich or poor, you should go home for the Chinese New Year, a time for family reunion.

For Xia Shen, he could finally take a breather from his hectic work schedule.

The entire Deep Space Entertainment team has also entered their annual leave.

For Deep Space Entertainment's employees and artists, the most exciting and joyful thing is that the company provides ample annual leave, which actually fills the entire Spring Festival period!

They gave us a full ten days!

Moreover, Xia Shen publicly announced that there would be no time off in lieu of leave!

This naturally caused a wave of jubilation throughout the company.

Xia Shen didn't think there was anything wrong with these things. After all, in his opinion, wasn't this what should be done?

He himself had come from humble beginnings, so he could naturally empathize with ordinary working people.

However, he never imagined that his normal act of simply complying with labor laws would bring tears to the eyes of so many employees.

Not to mention he also gave everyone a red envelope.

At that moment, many people in the company were crying, or happily telling Xia Shen that as long as the company needed them, they could work for the company for life, and it didn't matter if they slept at the company and worked overtime until they died of overwork.

"That's too much, that's too much, don't do that." Xia Shen immediately expressed her fear.

It was at this time that Zhou Yumeng arrived.

As soon as it entered the company, it was immediately intimidated by the atmosphere.

"What? Xia Shen, are you raising assassins? The atmosphere is so strange, are you going to fight someone at Xuanwu Gate? Why didn't you tell me so I could go too??"

(End of this chapter)