Huayu 2009: Who should we call the Heavenly King?

"Brother Yan, you're lying."

Naza, far away in her rented room in Shanghai, looked aggrieved and unhappy, and said in a coquettish tone.

"I'm busy."

Shen Yan chuckled softly, offering words of comfort.

"My new album is going to be released at the beginning of next month, and I really can't find the time to go to Shanghai to shoot the music video. Also, you have classes, so you can't come to Beijing specifically for that. That's all I can do."

"Then you're lying too!"

Naza persisted in her coquettishness, having originally been looking forward to filming a music video together, only to find that it wasn't going to happen at all.

They were all filmed separately!

She was filming in Shanghai, but Yan Ge was in Beijing, so they didn't even have a chance to meet.

"How about this, after I finish what I'm doing, I'll make time to visit you in Shenhai."

"Really?"

Naza's tone instantly became excited, and her previous grievances vanished.

"Um."

Shen Yan smiled and agreed, then added.

"Also, our classmate Nazha has been busy managing her fan group lately, which is very tiring. To thank you, once you get into the Shanghai Theatre Academy next year and receive your acceptance letter, I'll take you on a trip. Maldives, Europe, America—you can choose whichever you like."

"ah!!"

Upon hearing this, Naza was overjoyed.

Yan-ge is so good to her.

"That's all, I have to go now, I'll hang up."

After calming the "little fish" in the pond, Shen Yan made a phone call to his older sister who was far away in Hengdian.

In another week, after participating in the final performance, he will be able to return to the film crew.

After chatting on the phone for a full half hour, covering all sorts of trivial matters, Shen Yan finally went to bed and fell asleep immediately.

His sleep quality is now exceptionally good.

Silent all night.

hum!hum!hum!

He was woken up by a phone call early in the morning.

"Feed?"

"Brother Yan, Brother Yan, you're second! Second place!"

Zhang Dandan's tone was full of joy.

"There's only Wang Fei ahead of us now. But Yang Chenlin's song 'Rain Love,' which she released at the beginning of the month, is really strong. It broke into the top ten in just two days and is now in sixth place."

"Also, the title track from Luo Zhixiang's new album 'Luoshengmen' has broken into the top ten."

"Okay, I understand."

Shen Yan spoke calmly. Although he had only slept for a little over four hours, his body had improved after his rebirth, and his energy was incredibly vigorous!

"Brother Yan, do you want me to bring you breakfast?"

"No need, nothing much to do today, you can rest."

"Thank you, Brother Yan. I'm on standby anytime. Call me anytime if you need anything. My phone is on 24/7, and I'll be there whenever you call!"

After hanging up the phone, Shen Yan got ready and arrived at the Oasis Recording Studio on time.

He paused for a moment when he saw the squinty-eyed man in the corridor.

Those eyes were so special, so incredibly focused.

Li Ronghao?

The two exchanged a brief glance, and Shen Yan nodded slightly first, followed by Li Ronghao.

And then?

Gone.

Everyone's busy.

Li Ronghao is here today to settle the final payment. On the 23rd of last month, Chen Kun released his third solo album, "ME," and Li Ronghao was responsible for the creation and production of most of the songs.

He recognized that handsome guy from earlier—or rather, he'd heard of him.

Recently, rumors have been circulating in Beijing's music scene that a very talented newcomer has joined the industry.

And that newcomer was Shen Yan.

But how did Shen Yan come to know him?

Li Ronghao was filled with doubt.

Although he has some influence in the industry, having written songs for artists such as Shin, Zhao Feite, Chen Kun, Qiao Renliang, Huang Xiaohu, Cai Minyou, and Tang Yuzhe.

However, his face shouldn't be very famous. He spends all his time either at home creating art or playing in a band. Logically speaking, Shen Yan shouldn't know him.

After thinking for a long time without any clue, Li Ronghao shook his head.

Although he personally doesn't really like the style of "You Exist in My Song," from a popular perspective, the song is very successful.

Besides, Shen Yan clearly won't become his client, so there's no point in worrying about it.

"Congratulations, Shen Yan, you've moved up another place."

Upon entering the shed, Sun Jun smiled and gave him a thumbs-up.

"Let's work even harder and strive to be number one!"

"It's too difficult."

Shen Yan spread his hands helplessly.

"The Orchid Melody is the theme song for Confucius; the production company spent a fortune on it. How could a nobody like me possibly surpass that?"

Last week, Wang Fei's song "The Smiling Angel," which she sang for the Yanran Angel Foundation, topped the new song charts.

A few days ago, "Youlan Cao" was released and immediately topped the charts the following day.

With the added boost of the Spring Festival Gala and the comeback of the diva, Shen Yan admitted that he had indeed been a bit arrogant before.

We can't beat them, we simply can't beat them.

Let's see who wrote the lyrics to "Youlan Cao".

Han Yu.

The prestige of this name is self-evident, isn't it?

At least until the reputation of "Confucius" collapses, he can't beat Wang Fei.

Shen Yan didn't have much of an impression of the movie "Confucius," since his attention was entirely focused on "Avatar" at the time.

I only vaguely remember that it was a terrible movie with grand scenes but no plot or core story.

……

Two days later.

Shen Yan successfully completed the recording of all the songs for the album, but he also had to work on the mixing.

Mixing is also very important.

Different instruments, vocals, and harmonies each have one, or even multiple, audio tracks. Dozens of tracks are intertwined, and if the balance isn't right, even the best song will sound terrible.

Li Jun was also the mixing engineer for this album. They used a recording and mixing method, and the mixing of the first few songs had already been completed.

After finalizing the mixing details for the last few songs, Shen Yan picked up his guitar and greeted Li Jun.

"Brother Jun, I have to go now. I have to go record a show. I'll treat you to a big meal after I'm done with this busy period."

"Okay, hurry up and go, don't be late."

Li Jun smiled and waved his hand, indicating that he could rest assured.

Before long, Shen Yan arrived at the entrance of Enlight Media's headquarters.

"Brother Yan, over here."

Zhang Dandan waved vigorously at him from afar, and there was another person standing next to her.

A woman, a woman known for her weapon.

"Hello, I'm Liu Yan."

Wearing a long black down jacket, Liu Yan extended her hand with a polite smile.

"Welcome to 'Big Name Private Songs'."

"Thank you, it's an honor to be here."

Shen extended his hand in return, exchanged a few brief pleasantries, and the three of them walked into the building together.

When Shen Yan arrived at the recording studio, he noticed that many of the staff members looked listless.

Their overall mental state was very poor.

On second thought, it makes sense.

The full name of "Big Name Private Songs" is "Google Big Name Private Songs", a program co-sponsored by Enlight Media and Google.

but.

Just yesterday, Google published a blog post on its official website, revealing that they will stop filtering search results.

This blog post is tantamount to a statement announcing the withdrawal from the China Market.

The program team doesn't care whether Google withdraws or not; they only know that the title sponsor and partners might leave, and what will they do if Google just walks away?

What should we do with the program?

What happens to project bonuses?

Although the future is uncertain, the program will continue to be recorded as long as it remains unconfirmed.

soon.

With the camera, lighting, stage, and staff all ready, Liu Yan also took off her heavy down jacket.

She wore a red strapless mini dress today, and under the stage lights, she looked radiant, exuding the charm and allure of a mature woman.

"Shen Yan, are you ready?"

OK.

Shen Yan nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over Liu Yan indifferently.

Although Liu Yan, at thirty years old, is full of charm and allure, she would never take the initiative.

He has always been used to being passive.

"Okay, let's begin."

Liu Yan nodded toward the control room.

"3, 2, 1, begin."

Upon hearing the director's prompt, Liu Yan quickly put on a professional smile.

"Welcome to this episode of 'Google Music's Top Artists' Private Songs.' Today we have a very talented new guest."

"His recently released single, 'You Exist in My Song,' has been soaring on various music charts with great momentum. I believe many of you have heard it."

"Yes, you probably already guessed it."

"Let's give Shen Yan a warm round of applause!"