Along the way, Taylor chattered about the interesting things that happened while practicing his new songs and his expectations for the new album.

Shen Lang listened patiently, gave some responses and suggestions from time to time, and always had a faint smile on his face.

Soon, they arrived at the company building.

This was not Taylor’s first time here. He walked into the recording studio with ease and began to prepare for recording, adjusting his state and familiarizing himself with the lyrics and melody.

Shen Lang was in the control room, chatting with the sound engineer.

When everything was ready, the sound engineer made an “OK” gesture to Taylor, indicating that they could start.

Taylor took a deep breath, her eyes focused and determined, and as the music started, her clear and infectious voice echoed in the recording studio.

“Oh Whoa
Oh Whoa
Oh Whoa
You know you love me, I know you care
You know you love me, I know you care

Just shout whenever, and I’ll be there
You just need to call me and I will appear immediately…”

In the recording studio, Taylor’s singing voice was clearly transmitted through the microphone into the control room where Shen Lang was.

Shen Lang sat in front of the operating table, leaning forward slightly, staring intently at the jumping audio waveform on the screen, listening to Taylor’s singing with full concentration.

In the original time and space, her voice characteristics and singing style continued to break boundaries as her music career evolved, forming a highly recognizable “narrative voice art”.

Early country stage: clear, girlish bubbly sounds, such as “Teardrops on My Guitar”, with obvious nasal resonance, as if the guitar strings were wrapped in Nashville morning dew.

Pop transformation period: Developed metallic chest resonance, the chorus of “Blank Space” has a tearing feeling, the vocal cord closure is enhanced, and hoarse breath is added to create dramatic tension.

Indie-folk period: the relaxed throat “fireside chatter” hums “cardigan”, the breath flows like the sound of parchment rubbing against each other, and the breathing noise is deliberately retained to enhance the sense of reality.

At this time, Taylor was still in the first stage of developing her musical style, so there was no problem singing Bieber’s “Baby” in terms of her vocal characteristics.

However, she had been immersed in singing country songs before, and her singing voice had not yet completely changed from that style, which made her singing of this pop song lack some of the flavor it should have.

Shen Lang was keenly aware of this, so he reminded him, “Taylor, change your thinking and don’t stick to country songs.”

Taylor had been practicing for such a long time and was full of confidence, but as soon as she opened her mouth, Shen Lang found the problem. Her heart suddenly tightened and a trace of panic flashed in her eyes, but she quickly forced herself to calm down and tried to adjust her state.

When she started singing again, she tried her best to abandon the country singing style she was familiar with and tried to incorporate the interpretation of pop songs.

However, when she sang a high note, her voice inevitably trembled and her breathing became a little unstable.

“Stop.” Shen Lang called for a stop in time, and then said: “Don’t use too much force on the high notes, use your breath to support it, try to make the sound lighter, and find that youthful feeling. Come on, let’s try again.”

Taylor pursed his lips and nodded in understanding.

Then she adjusted her breathing, and when the music started again, she devoted herself more to singing.

This time, although there are still some flaws in the treble part, it is obviously much better than before.

A gratified smile appeared on Shen Lang’s face. He continued, “Very good. Remember this feeling.”

Taylor breathed a sigh of relief and felt a lot less stressed.

“Now I’m all gone, gone, gone, goneI’m gone!”

After the whole song was finished, Taylor took off his headphones nervously and looked at Shen Lang in the control room.

Shen Lang smiled slightly, gave a thumbs up, and said, “Very good, you have interpreted the emotion of this song very well.”

At this time, Taylor showed a bright smile on his face, with joy in his eyes: “Thank you, teacher. It is your guidance that has helped me make such great progress.”

Shen Lang smiled and said: “This is the result of your own efforts.”

Then, Taylor sang some songs he wrote. Each song has a unique flavor, some are light and lively, some are gentle and lyrical, and all of them will be included in the album.

When it came to the country songs she was good at, she sang them very skillfully. She hardly needed Shen Lang’s guidance and could perfectly interpret the emotions and artistic conception of the songs.

After the song was recorded, Shen Lang arranged the shooting of the song MV for her. According to this progress, her album will be released in October.

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Taking advantage of the time, Shen Lang looked at the first half investment report sent by the investment manager.

Actually, there is nothing good to see. At this point in time, all major companies are still developing. If you want to make a profit or cash out, you have to wait until after 2010.

He paid special attention to the latest developments of Qidian.com, because adapting online novels into film and television works has always been something he wanted to do.

This year, novels such as “Zhu Xian”, “New Song”, “How a Villain Was Made” and so on are being serialized.

An internet employee lost his job. When he was idle at home, he lay in bed all day reading online articles. He got so excited that he decided to write a book himself. He took a strange pen name “Tang San” and then wrote his love story with his girlfriend into a book titled “Son of Light”.

At the same time, a storm is brewing in the literary circle, which will profoundly affect the entire film industry in the future.

Years ago, a 20-year-old male writer published a new book, “How Many Flowers Fall in Dreams”. The sales of the book continued to rise, selling millions of copies and ranking first on the national literary bestseller list in 2004. However, the young writer was not happy for long. A lawyer’s letter accusing “How Many Flowers Fall in Dreams” of plagiarism was sent to him. The young writer was called Xiao Guo.

In the end, Xiao Guo lost the case. The court ordered him to stop publishing and distributing “How Many Flowers Fall in Dreams”, compensate the other party for economic losses of 20 yuan, and publicly apologize in the newspaper. The book was stopped from sale and the money was compensated, but this apology did not come until 16 years later.

Another writer, Han Han, was obsessed with racing. He invested all the royalties he earned into it. At one point he was so poor that he couldn’t even afford to repair his car and had to do it himself. Upon seeing this, the media denounced him for “losing his ambition due to playing with things.”

They would never have expected that Han Han would make two movies on the theme of racing in the future to commemorate his youth and love. As a result, the total box office exceeded 50 billion, overshadowing many famous directors.

While youth literature is fermenting, online literature is sprouting, and science fiction literature is quietly planting a seed.

Liu Cixin was diagnosed with liver cancer during a physical examination at the age of 41. As his life counted down, he devoted all his energy to writing a long science fiction novel “Ball Lightning”. After finishing the novel, he learned that he had been misdiagnosed. The appearance of “Ball Lightning” gave him many inspirations. He used it as a cornerstone and serialized a new book “The Three-Body Problem” in the magazine “Science Fiction World” two years later, which also became a classic of science fiction novels.

Seeing and thinking about these, Shen Lang wondered whether he could contact Han Han and Liu Cixin in advance.

“Speeding Life” and “The Three-Body Problem” are both able to make a lot of money.

He remembered that Liu Cixin in the original time and space was fooled. The copyright of “The Three-Body Problem” was sold for only 10 yuan. However, 8 years later, the copyright fee increased a thousand times.

“Brother Lang!” Just when Shen Lang was immersed in his own thoughts, Ma Qi knocked on the door gently, then walked into the office, interrupting his thoughts.

“What’s wrong?” Shen Lang came back to his senses and asked.

“The person has arrived. Do you want to meet him?” Ma Qi replied.

“Since you’re here, let’s meet him.” Shen Lang nodded.

In the early morning of July 7, actor Xiao Wu was kidnapped in Yanjing. After 3 hours of thrilling life and death ordeal, he was successfully rescued by the police in the early morning of the next day. This was the most sensational event in the entertainment industry this year.

In view of this, Du Ting specially arranged for Ma Qi to recruit retired armed police again, aiming to increase the number of bodyguards for Shen Lang and the company’s artists to ensure their personal safety.

Shen Lang was also quite worried about this. He was not Lu Bu in “This Star is Too Fierce” who could fight against a thousand enemies alone.

Although he also pays attention to fitness training and has learned some martial arts skills on weekdays, these skills are difficult to play a substantial role when facing real danger, especially when encountering criminals with knives and guns.

Therefore, professional matters should be done by professionals.

Shen Lang sorted out his thoughts, sat up straight, and motioned Ma Qi to bring the person in.

After a while, several middle-aged men and women with sharp eyes walked in.

They marched in step, exuding a unique military aura of majesty.

Ma Qi introduced: “Brother Lang, these people not only have extremely rich practical experience, but also have outstanding reconnaissance capabilities, and can handle all kinds of complex situations with ease.”

Shen Lang glanced at the few people and said with a smile: “Welcome everyone to join us. From now on, we are all one family. Our safety depends entirely on you. If you encounter any difficulties in work or life or have any needs, please don’t hesitate to tell Ma Qi directly.”

Several people nodded, and one of them who looked older said, “Don’t worry, Mr. Shen. Since we have accepted this job, we will definitely do it well.”

Shen Lang smiled with satisfaction and asked Ma Qi to take them to sign the contract.

He transferred Yu Chuan, who was originally sent to work with Zhang Guorong, to form a team with Ma Qi. Two people were enough.

It’s not that I reject newcomers, but I have to have absolute trust in him. Otherwise, if he says things that shouldn’t be said, then it’s all over.

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In the golden month of September, the cool autumn breeze blows gently across the earth.

Shen Lang’s tour is in full swing, the enthusiasm has not diminished at all, and it still presents a hot scene.

Wherever he went, the concert venues were packed with fans, who were enthusiastic and looking forward to Shen Lang’s appearance.

He recently released a new album, and with his high profile and popularity, he quickly created a sensation in the music market.

Shen Lang also arranged to include these new songs in every subsequent concert to give his fans a feast for the ears.

However, good times are always short-lived.

As the days go by, the tour is gradually coming to an end and there are not many concerts left.

The enthusiasm of fans is growing. Every time tickets for a concert go on sale, long queues form outside the ticket office early. Everyone wants to seize this rare opportunity to once again experience the musical charm of their idols up close.

Du Ting came to report on her work right after finishing her performance in Jincheng Station. She said, “The sales of physical records of the new album have declined compared to the past. However, it still maintains a leading position among all singers. This is mainly because the sales focus of the current music market has gradually shifted to the Internet. On our platform Qianqian Jingting, the number of plays and comments on your new song is showing a good trend of continuous increase. In addition, just now, several powerful film and television production companies contacted me. They showed great interest in several songs in the album and are interested in discussing cooperation with us on film and television copyrights.”

“Normally, the record industry is just like that. As for film and television copyright cooperation, you can do whatever you want.” Shen Lang nodded slightly, a faint smile appeared on his face, and said: “Oh, by the way, there is one thing you must remember. For those songs in “Chinese Paladin 3” and “The Lotus Lantern 2″, you must wait until the drama is over before letting them use them.”

Du Ting replied, “Yes, I know.” Then, she sorted out her thoughts and continued, “Also, the filming funds for the three films “Lucy”, “All or Nothing”, and “Gone Girl” are now all in place. “Lucy” is currently selecting directors and actors in full swing according to your requirements. Zhang Songwen is responsible for coordinating and promoting this work. The overall progress is in line with the plan we made earlier. If nothing unexpected happens, there will be basically no major problems in starting filming as scheduled in January next year.”

Shen Lang thought for a moment and said, “Let’s postpone the start time. After the Spring Festival, this year’s tour has lasted for a whole year, so we need to take a good rest.”

Du Ting nodded and said, “Okay.” Then she glanced down at the notebook in her hand and said, “Finally, there is good news. The Spring Festival Gala program team has responded. Xixi and Xiaochang have the opportunity to be on the Spring Festival Gala stage.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Lang smiled and said, “This is indeed good news.”

Du Ting also smiled and continued, “Regarding the new song you prepared, the Spring Festival Gala program team said that you don’t have to be too anxious and just submit it before the first rehearsal.”

Shen Lang touched his chin and said, “Just show it to them. I’ve already written it.”

Although next year’s Spring Festival Gala will have a new director, the top management still has great confidence in his creative talent and provides him with ample creative time and broad space to display his talents.

In their view, he will surely be able to produce satisfactory work as scheduled, and will only need to make simple rehearsal adjustments to successfully perform on the Spring Festival Gala stage.

However, what they didn’t know was that he had already copied several songs suitable for the Spring Festival Gala. They were all classic songs from their original time and space. They were of excellent quality and could be used right away.

In fact, Shen Lang has already established a firm foothold in the entertainment industry and has become famous. He no longer needs to rely on the Spring Festival Gala platform to enhance his personal popularity.

He chose to perform on the Spring Festival Gala stage this time purely out of his love for music and his original intention to share it.

Therefore, he now hopes to bring these good songs of Yuan Shikong to audiences across the country and even around the world, so that everyone can feel the emotions conveyed by these songs. (End of this chapter)