Chapter 07: "fairy tale" Released
Finally, on September 25th, "fairy tale" and its MV were simultaneously released.
Yang Jian shamelessly suggested adding the title "Beijing Film Academy Music Talent" to himself, which was considered leveraging the school's popularity; at the same time, he also found people to post on websites like Tianya Community, giving Yang Jian and the song "fairy tale" moderate praise.
He didn't dare go too far, fearing it would have the opposite effect.
As expected, "fairy tale" quickly became popular upon its release, first spreading in major universities because more people in universities had access to the internet; then it rapidly spread to high schools in various places and the streets and alleys of every city.
In about a week's time, while not famous across the entire country, it had gained some notoriety.
After another period of fermentation, it became completely popular.
The bootleggers also contributed significantly to how popular "fairy tale" became, which was considered a blessing in disguise.
Countless single men and women, or those in love, repeatedly looped this song. Many young women burst into tears after watching the MV, posting on Tianya Community and threatening to make Yang Jian pay.
Many boys also started imitating him, and for a while, buzz cuts were everywhere.
In the original timeline, this song was written and composed by Guang Liang himself. Although the song has a hint of sadness, it is also a warm song, a song that is slightly melancholic yet embodies the emotions of a "fairy tale".
Through the lyrics and music, a story is deeply imprinted in the listener's mind. This love is a "fairy tale", a "fairy tale" that spreads its wings to protect that pure love.
It is an angel, it is protection, it is belief, it is the "fairy tale" of love, letting happiness and joy become the ending!
"fairy tale" became popular, and Yang Jian also became popular. Many event organizers came knocking, and he accepted any offer as long as the price wasn't too outrageous.
Yang Jian didn't mind any of them; he wasn't in a position to be picky right now.
You ask why he didn't get an agent? Of course, it was because he didn't want to share the money with others. Anyway, commercial performances would find him through Zhang Yadong Studio, and he didn't need to take on film and television resources right now, which wouldn't earn much anyway.
Pfft, with your acting skills, even dogs would shake their heads. Who would use you?
For now, he'll just sing, earn some money, and gain some popularity points. As long as the songs are good enough, he's not afraid of people not coming to him. He also wants to see if he can get the attention of giants like Warner.
With the System by his side, he had to fleece some foreigners too. ＜(￣︶￣)＞
He summoned the System panel.
Host: Yang Jian
Age: 18 (August 10, 1984)
Gender: male
Race: Human (Could it be anything else?)
Height: 183 (barefoot)
Weight: 80KG
Special Skills: Basketball, Soccer (Useless compared to his face)
Skills: None (Belongs to the category of knowing nothing)
Singing Ability: 79 (100)
Acting Skills: 51 (100) (Except when playing a mental patient, can reach 70)
Director Ability: 61 (100)
Overall Rating: C-
Shop: Movies, TV series, novels, songs, and various skills
Popularity: 52010086 (Increasing, can be exchanged for skill points)
Lottery: Various prizes
【Oh, foolish Little Jian Zi, with your studies at Beijing Film Academy, your acting and directing skills have grown to some extent, but not much. Please work harder, this sea of stars is waiting for you.】
【System, first increase my Singing Ability to 85 points, then increase my Acting Skills to 72 points. Don't worry about Director Ability for now.】
Host: Yang Jian
Age: 18 (August 10, 1984)
Gender: male
Race: Human (Could it be anything else?)
Height: 183 (barefoot)
Weight: 80KG
Special Skills: Basketball, Soccer (Useless compared to his face)
Skills: None (Belongs to the category of knowing nothing)
Singing Ability: 85 (100)
Acting Skills: 72 (100)
Director Ability: 61 (100)
Overall Rating: C+
Shop: Movies, TV series, novels, songs, and various skills
Popularity: 401086 (Increasing, can be exchanged for skill points)
Lottery: Various prizes
The moment he finished adding the points, he felt a strange sensation, and something extra appeared in his mind, making him feel sleepy.
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After becoming popular, Yang Jian received congratulatory calls from many people, including family and friends.
On the phone, Mom told him not to go to shady places or associate with disreputable people; Dad told him to study hard at school, emphasizing that learning should always be the top priority.
Ever since he entered Beijing Film Academy, Lin Xiulan started paying attention to entertainment news. He didn't know what kind of news his elderly mother was reading, but he guessed it was mostly gossip tabloids, otherwise she wouldn't lecture him like this.
He was only reluctantly let off after promising his Dad and Mom, especially Mom, otherwise she could have talked to him for another two hours.
His older brother and sister were like Mom, hinting that he should keep himself clean. As young people, they might understand the ins and outs of the entertainment industry better and were also worried that Yang Jian would suddenly become famous and get lost in the decadent entertainment world.
Although Yang Jian inwardly complained that his family read too many gossip tabloids, he was also very touched. If not for family, who would care if you went astray!
Although there are various unspoken rules in the entertainment industry, based on his more than 20 years of experience mixing in the Crossroads extra circle, he could handle it. And don't underestimate the unspoken rules in the Crossroads extra circle; they are actually a microcosm of the entire entertainment industry, and he was well aware of them all.
Liu Yifei, who was in the demi-gods and semi-devils crew, also called Yang Jian.
"Xiao Jianzi, congratulations! I listened to 'fairy tale' too, it's really good. I hope you become a big star soon. Do you have any other new songs?" Liu Yifei's voice on the phone was very pleasant, and Yang Jian unconsciously smiled.
"Not yet, but if I do, I'll definitely tell you. Also, I can write songs for you in the future, and I can even write scripts. Oh, by the way, is filming going smoothly?" Yang Jian started drawing a big picture for the young girl, feeling a bit smug at the same time.
The temptations of life are truly everywhere. This fellow has ulterior motives!
"Okay, then you must remember! Filming is going quite smoothly, the seniors in the crew are taking good care of me."
"Then I'll visit you on set when I have time," he continued.
Hearing him say this, Liu Yifei happily said, "Okay, then you have to work hard!"
"Qian Qian, who are you talking to?"
Suddenly, a woman's voice came from the phone. Without thinking, he knew it was Liu Yifei's Mom.
"Xiao Jianzi, I won't talk to you anymore. Let's chat another time." After speaking, Liu Yifei hung up the phone.
At the demi-gods and semi-devils crew, Liu Yifei was being questioned by Aunt Liu.
"Qian Qian, I'm asking you, who were you just talking to on the phone?" Aunt Liu's expression was serious. After all, she had just caught her daughter looking a bit guilty, which also caused her to worry.
But in reality, she was overthinking. Liu Yifei didn't understand any of that right now. She just felt that Yang Jian was a very good friend, and she didn't have many friends to begin with, so she simply cherished Yang Jian as a friend.
"Mom, I just called to congratulate my classmate. His name is Yang Jian. He recently released a super nice song called 'fairy tale', and it's very popular now. He even said he would write songs for me, and he can also write scripts," Liu Yifei said to Aunt Liu somewhat excitedly.
Aunt Liu looked at her daughter like this and sighed. It seemed she would have to keep a closer eye on her in the future.
"Qian Qian, you're still young. Don't have those kinds of thoughts yet. We can talk about it when you're older, okay?" Liu Ma didn't object to her daughter dating, but she was indeed a bit too young right now.
Although Liu Yifei felt her Mom was a bit strange, she understood what she meant. She stepped forward and hugged Liu Ma's arm, saying somewhat shyly, "Mom, where are you thinking? I don't have those kinds of thoughts at all. I'm still a baby."
Aunt Liu was truly worried sick!
......
Yang Jian's recent state was one of pain and happiness. The pain was that he had been so busy lately that he hadn't had a good night's sleep, rushing to commercial performances everywhere every day, either on the road to a performance or on stage performing. It was also thanks to his strong physical fitness. The happiness was that he was now rich, and quite so, enough to buy a big house in the inner four districts of Beijing.
Moreover, his popularity points had increased significantly, and his Singing Ability had been raised to 90 points, placing him among the top tier in the industry. Although not the absolute best, it was more than sufficient. Besides, he didn't have a national gate to guard.
Of course, the main reason was that adding points later required too many popularity points. He still planned to improve his Acting Skills first. After all, he couldn't let the System down, could he? It had too many good scripts.
With his wallet bulging, Yang Jian bought another 10 songs, including several popular hits from the ringtone era. Why not get them all? Even with Yang Jian's thick skin, he felt a bit ashamed. He didn't want to be labeled as a singer of popular hits, and he genuinely disliked some of the songs.
"Mouse Loves Rice," "Damn Tenderness," "Autumn Won't Return," "Two Butterflies," "little apple" - these 5 were the popular hits he could accept. These were the cornerstones of his dynasty.
Hmm, the Popular Hit Dynasty!
As for the other 6 songs, he chose "nocturne," "Jiangnan," "rice fragrance," "small love song," "seven mile fragrance," and "south mountain south." Each of these 6 songs was quite powerful, and he personally liked them very much.
He silently said sorry to the original owners of these songs in his heart, and then he went to Zhang Yadong with a clear conscience. Any guilt disappeared in a second. Anyway, he had paid a hefty price. This was all the System's doing. If there were any grudges, they should find the System and not harm the innocent.
Why 11 songs? "fairy tale" must be added, making it exactly 12 songs. As someone with slight obsessive-compulsive disorder, the number 11 was impossible.
What Yang Jian didn't know was that in Taiwan, Taiwan City, a big-headed man at this moment felt as if he had lost something, and his heart felt empty.
A Baby Face in Singapore also felt restless. The same situation occurred with many other people......
Zhang Yadong Studio.
Yang Jian, in a frantic hurry, rushed in and startled Zhang Yadong, who was taking a nap, making him jump.
"You brat, what are you doing? You scared me to death!" Zhang Yadong, who usually spoke gently, immediately burst into curses.
Yang Jian scratched his head awkwardly and said to Zhang Yadong with a sheepish smile, "Hehe, Dong Ge, sorry, I was just too excited. I've gathered enough songs for an album, so I hurried over to show them to you."
After spending time together, he and Zhang Yadong had a good relationship. The producer of "fairy tale" had also helped a lot. Zhang Yadong usually spoke softly, so he was probably truly startled just now.
"Where are the songs you wrote? Let me see..." Zhang Yadong wasn't really angry; it was just how he interacted with friends after getting familiar with them.
Hearing that he wanted the manuscripts, Yang Jian quickly took them out of his bag and handed them to him.
Zhang Yadong carefully read through all 11 songs, much more thoroughly than the first time. Back then, he probably didn't think much of Yang Jian.
After reading, Zhang Yadong stared at him for a few moments, then looked at the manuscripts in his hand, repeating this several times. His expression seemed to say: How did you write songs in several different styles, and several of them are golden hits?
"The songs are all good, but some of them are hard to comment on. I prefer 'rice fragrance' and 'seven mile fragrance'. 'nocturne' is also great. Additionally, 'south mountain south,' 'small love song,' and 'Jiangnan' are also good," Zhang Yadong said seriously.
He looked down on those popular hits, but it didn't matter. He was the one releasing the album, not Zhang Yadong.
"Dong Ge, then I'll leave this album to you."
Yang Jian shamelessly assigned work to the gold-medal producer.
Damn, look at your face! He's a big shot in the industry, and you, a rookie who just gained a little fame, are assigning him work. If he were someone who nitpicked, he'd probably kick you right out the door.
Fortunately, Zhang Yadong didn't decline and accepted the job of producing Yang Jian's first album.
Producing an album is a very arduous task, and a good producer is also very important.
The work of a music producer includes a series of creative tasks such as composing, writing lyrics, arranging, recording, mixing, mastering, and post-production.
Although the two important steps of composing and writing lyrics were omitted, the workload was still very heavy. Furthermore, because the styles of Yang Jian's 11 songs put together were somewhat strange, Zhang Yadong had to handle it carefully.
Of course, Yang Jian would also participate in the arranging work. After all, he knew what the original arrangements were like, which would also reduce Zhang Yadong's workload.