I became a music industry godfather by writing confidantes.

Chapter 163 A Tragedy

Since the official announcement of the release date of her second album's first single, "Moonlight," Tang You has been feeling restless these past few days.

She knew where the source of this unease lay.

Yang Du.

Originally, her album was intended to compete with Tao Cheng's "Swallowtail Butterfly," and they were even launched around the same time, but—

Ah, let's not talk about it.

Tang You was actually relieved that her album wouldn't have to compete with "Swallowtail Butterfly," but she never expected that Tao Cheng would not only avoid it, but also run into an even fiercer competitor.

According to information obtained from within the company, Yang Du has already begun recording voices after returning to Beijing following the holiday.

Bad news!

Although Tang You appears aloof and detached from worldly affairs, she has been in the entertainment industry for several years and knows how the company previously targeted Yang Du, from Jiang Yinglan to Du Li—

Judging from her own experience, if she were Yang Du, she would definitely take the opportunity to retaliate.

Of course, given Yang Du's current status and position, it wouldn't be shameful for Tang You to lose to him, but the disparity is real, and who would willingly be inferior to someone else?

"Still worried about Yang Du?"

When agent Lin Wen pushed open the door, he saw his artist looking distracted.

"Yes, Yang Du." Tang You had no need to hide anything from her manager, so she sighed and said, "I'm just worried that Yang Du's single will be released on the same day as mine."

"You're just scaring yourself," Lin Wen said, looking at Tang You, who was about the same age as his daughter. "Don't worry, even if Yang Du had the intention, he wouldn't have the time."

"Uncle Lin, what do you mean by that?" Tang You recalled Yang Du's previous record as a quick-draw player. "With his efficiency, I wouldn't be surprised if he officially announced a new order today."

"That's the efficiency he has when producing for others. Being a singer is a first for him. He's naturally very good at recording backing tracks, but producing for himself is not an easy task."

"Think about it, the working states of producers and singers are completely different. When singers record songs, they need to invest their emotions and express feelings; it's about feeling. When producers review the recording results, they need to make rational judgments."

"One is emotional, the other is rational, completely different. If Yang Du had invited a senior producer to give him some guidance, that would have been fine, but he chose to be his own producer, which means he has to switch back and forth between these two states."

Tang You thought about it and realized that this made sense.

In the music industry, every job has its necessity and rationale.

Based on Yang Du's current practice, after he finishes singing a song in the recording studio, he still has to sit in front of the control panel to listen to and judge whether there are any problems with the recorded clip, where the problems are, and how to solve them.

This, in turn, leads to another fatal problem: aesthetic fatigue.

"You were punished by your Chinese teacher when you were a child, right? You had to copy the same character a hundred times."

"Mm." Tang You nodded.

"Then you should have this feeling. For example, when you write the character 'Tang' the first time, you don't feel anything. But if you write it twenty or thirty times in a row, you will find that the character 'Tang' looks stranger and stranger, and you may even doubt whether you have written it wrong."

"Mmm-hmm." Tang You nodded repeatedly. Yes, that's the feeling.

"In psychology, this is called semantic saturation, and the same principle applies to producers listening to the recording in the control room. When listening to the first few times, the ears and senses are still sharp, and it is easy to find out where something is wrong and where there are shortcomings."

"But if he sits there listening for an entire afternoon, his ears and senses will become numb. What's more, Yang Du is now both a singer and a producer, which will only exacerbate the situation."

"So—" Lin Wen concluded, "you can rest assured, once the voice recording begins, Yang Du's progress will be very slow. Not only will it be slow, but it will be far slower than the normal progress of other voice recordings."

Despite saying that, Tang You still felt a little uneasy.

After all, so many people brought up Yang Du's age, experience, and qualifications before, but what was the result?

They were slapped in the face again.

People come to the music industry as if they are breaking prejudices and common sense, creating miracles, and turning the impossible into the possible.

Time passed by day by day amidst Tang You's anxiety.

August 16th, the weather was calm.

February 17th, everything is normal.

On February 18th, at 10:00 AM, Tang You got her hair and makeup done and was preparing to attend an interview program when her phone suddenly vibrated.

She quickly took out her phone, which displayed a notification from a Weibo user who had paid special attention to her.

Upon closer inspection, her worst fears had come true.

Qiuniu Studio officially announced that Yang Du's first single, "Life is Like Summer Flowers," will be released on February 22nd, along with her song "Moonlight."

A head-on collision.

"Why----"

What a huge dose of poison!

Lin Wen, who had also heard the news, came over and told the others to go out first.

There was something he wasn't planning to tell Tang You: he always preferred to keep artists away from the dirty work and backroom deals of the company's upper management, so as not to affect their performance.

However, now that things have come to this, it wouldn't hurt to reveal some information.

"The company's senior management has a plan to use music reviews to attack Yang Du's album, and this single will be the first target."

"A music critic attack?" Tang You wasn't exactly naive; "This—"

She was about to say that this was an unfair victory, but then she thought that her chances of winning were still unknown.

Instead of worrying about Yang Du, you should worry about how to lose in a more respectable way.

"Yes, it's said that it was President Ding who personally gave the order." Lin Wen lowered his voice. "Just know that, and focus on running your gigs. The company will handle everything else."

Compared to the complexity of Tangyou, netizens are much more excited.

[What a twist of fate! After all this time, Tang You has ended up facing Yang Du again.]

"What's amazing is that last time Yang Du was a producer, but this time he's a singer."

"Hehe, Yang's fans should worry about his singing skills first. Just because he writes good songs doesn't mean he sings them well."

,

—"Whose fan is upstairs? Why are they jumping up and down so early? But I can understand, after all, your idol's current opponent is the youngest winner of the Feitian Award in history, a hexagonal warrior in the music industry, and the first post-00s gold medal producer."

A chart-topping hitmaker, the youngest member of the Music Association, a recipient of 11 Golden Bell Award nominations, founder of Qiuniu Studio, a master of Zhiyin literature, and a friend of contemporary Chinese entertainment women.

"Ah, Tang You has so many rivals? I thought Yang Du was the only one."

—"So many people.jpg"

—"I'll laugh myself to death in the comments section sooner or later, lol."

[A clash of titans, seemingly a clash between "Life is Like a Summer Flower" and "Moonlight," Yang Du versus Tang You, but actually a clash between Yang Du and Earth]

Jiang Yinglan!

—"Ah, that's the key point!"

"Previously, 'Goodbye, Love Is Unforgettable' targeted 'Swallowtail Butterfly,' and now it's Yang Du's turn to fight back."

—"This wave, this wave is called the 'thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river,' never underestimate the potential of the young."

[Let's fight! The entertainment industry is only interesting when it's full of drama. What's the point of brotherly love and sisterly affection? I hereby announce the official start of the second installment of the year.]