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Chapter 526 Leslie Cheung's "Beloved"

Back in Hong Kong, the first thing He Jin did was prepare a new album for Leslie Cheung.

In order to attract top singers to Huaxing Records, He Jin had to give those singers who took a fancy to his creative talents the bargaining chip to create albums for them.

Taking a closer look at the current advantages of Huaxing Records, He Jin’s reputation as a creative talent is definitely one of the reasons why many singers join Huaxing.

Among them, the main reason why Andy Lau and Leslie Cheung, two Hong Kong kings, gave up other companies to join China Star was because He Jin promised them that he would write songs for them.

As for Andy Lau, since he has to release a breakup album with Warner, his new album plan is still early.

On the other hand, Leslie Cheung, who has made a comeback in the music scene, urgently needs an album to prove that he is still the same brother.

China Star's plan for Leslie Cheung is to have him release a new album in May.

There are only less than three months left in May.

Therefore, He Jin must help him produce the new album as soon as possible.

Since He Jin plans to create such an album for Leslie Cheung, he naturally has plans.

The "Beloved" album has a total of 10 songs. Leslie Cheung composed 4 of them, accounting for less than half of the entire album. It is second only to his posthumous album "Everything Follows the Wind" and ranks second among all non-selected albums during Leslie's lifetime.

Location.

Lin Zhiying is the same. Lin Zhiying's style is a fusion of the style characteristics of He Jin and Aaron Kwok, which is more like Aaron Kwok.

From his debut to his departure, he released a total of thirty-three albums.

Most albums either only have a few excellent compositions, and the rest are filler works, or the overall style of the album is not grand enough, or it is too personalized to stand out.

If that’s the case, then why don’t we use it to create a new album for you?”

As for the music scene, he also left an indelible footprint on the entire Chinese music scene.

The trilogy "Midnight Song" is placed at the end based on the melodic connection of the songs themselves. The three songs are arranged in the order they appear in the movie.

Moreover, singing the opera at the beginning of "When Love Is a Past" also gives people the feeling of the beginning of a drama.

Every song on this album is a classic. Among pop music albums, it is rare to see such albums where every song can become a classic and have a grand and high-end style.

In particular, "Red Beauty and White Hair", which won the Taiwan Film Golden Horse Award for Best Original Original Song, took its style to the extreme.

Only the "Beloved" album combines classic, grand, high-end and integrity.

He Jin said.

After all, your identity as an actor has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in recent years."

And now, the album He Jin proposes for Leslie Cheung is his original album in history.

However, He Jin did not choose to write any songs for Leslie Cheung's first album after his comeback.

Every singer has his own unique style.

Rather, the creation should be based on the singer’s style and persona.

Because the ordering of tracks is the same as movie editing, different arrangements produce different effects. Good arrangement can greatly improve the overall effect of the album.

Leslie Cheung asked.

If a new style is re-confirmed for you, the audience's acceptance and follow-up work will be very difficult, and even if problems arise, the new style may not be accepted by the market.

"The Wind Keeps Blowing", "Silence is Golden", and "A Chinese Ghost Story" are all his classic songs.

And what I'm talking about is creating a new album with songs from movies that you star in.

Therefore, He Jin re-arranged the order of the songs in Leslie Cheung's "Love" album. During the re-arrangement process, the content of the songs themselves, the relevance of the songs and the harmony between the beginning and the end were taken into consideration.

This not only changes your previous style, but also makes it easier for the audience to accept you.

Li Zongsheng's solo version of "When Love Is a Past" is a story that a person who has lived through tells the story of his past to others after the passage of time.

He Jin said.

Therefore, I want to rebuild a Leslie Cheung, but a new Leslie Cheung is not that simple to build.

At the dinner table, Leslie Cheung frowned slightly after listening to what He Jin said.

"Beauty with White Hair", "Lovely Embrace", "Losing You in My Life" and "Midnight Singing" are concentrated expressions of the tragic and gorgeous style, one of Leslie Cheung's two main styles in his later period.

His style before 1989 was very promiscuous, and then he was more refined.

Three different versions, three different flavors.

"You have been away for six years. If you continue to come back in the same style as before, I think the effect may not be very good.

I don't know if you have noticed that in the six years since you left, your fans and audiences have actually become accustomed to your identity as an actor.

"When Love is a Past" is different from the arrangement of Lin Yilian and Li Zongsheng's version. The content of the Peking Opera "Farewell My Concubine" is added at the beginning. This arrangement amplifies the pattern of the song.

This is a bit of a violation of the contract signed between them.

This is both his style and his persona.

And Leslie Cheung.

"You mean, this first album won't contain new songs, but will be a new album made from the theme songs and interludes of the movie I starred in?"

Among them, the "Beloved" album is definitely a seriously underestimated classic album. The attributes of the entire album can be summarized in six words: classic, atmospheric, and advanced.

However, it has been many years since he retired from the music scene. If he comes back now, it would obviously not be suitable if he continues to use his previous style and persona.

Among these thirty-three albums, some people think that his posthumous work "Everything Follows the Wind" is the last album, while others think that it is the album "Salute" that Huang Nian evaluated as one that can be listened to for a month.

Leslie Cheung's version of "When Love Is a Past" is a drama, a period of life, and a story of life, separation and death.

Why did Leslie Cheung join China Star Records?

Needless to say, the reason is because He Jin can write songs for him.

"Can you handle the copyright of the song? In addition, after getting the copyright of the song, you should re-arrange it!"

As for re-arranging the music, that’s no problem at all, I will arrange it myself.”

Everyone has his own standards in his heart.

He Jin was sitting opposite and could see Leslie Cheung's frown very clearly.

When record companies produce albums for singers, they don't just give them songs randomly.

However, he did not give up the idea just because Leslie Cheung was dissatisfied, but continued.

Because He Jin has made changes in his subsequent albums, variety has become his style and his characteristic.

The dramatic part at the beginning of "When Love Is a Past" is catchy in itself. Compared with the bland beginning of "A Thousand Dreams of You", it is more suitable as the first song of the entire album.

And now, He Jin told her that he was not going to help write songs for his first album.

After all, Leslie Cheung is one of the most polite people in the entertainment industry in Hong Kong. Although he may feel uncomfortable, he is not rude and asked.

Just like He Jin, his first album focused on youthful style.

"Can you be more specific?"

Throughout Leslie Cheung's life, needless to say his achievements in film and television, he was one of the most influential actors in Asia in the 1990s.

"Don't worry about copyright issues, I'll let people from the company handle it.

After all, Leslie Cheung has played many classic movies in recent years, and his character in the hearts of the audience is no longer the prodigal son he once was.

In He Jin's opinion, many of Leslie Cheung's albums are very good. If he had to single out the best album, it would definitely be "Beloved" after the order was adjusted. This album came from the Rolling Stones period when he came back in 1995.

Lin Yilian and Li's version of "When Love is a Thing of the Past" is a love story, about the attachment and sadness of lovers breaking up.

"Yes, but there is no other reason why I don't give you new songs.

Whether it is the development of the story, the harmony from beginning to end, or the melody and lyrics of "Midnight Song" itself, it is the best choice as the ending track of the entire album.

Of course, although the arrangement and songs of the entire album have been counted, because the copyrights of many songs on this album are in the hands of the film crew, the album cannot be recorded yet.

In addition, He Jin also had to make Leslie Cheung accept that this album is all old songs.

After all, he had promised him that he would write new songs for him, but now he asked her to release an album of old songs, which felt a bit deceptive.

(End of chapter)