Becoming a Global Superstar Starting as an Idol Trainee

"Are you really planning to release the album before July?" Wu Hongrong asked with a frown as he saw Chen Minhao's confident expression.

Chen Minhao explained: "It's almost half a year before July. And I already have the melodies and tunes of several songs in my mind. So although the time is relatively tight, I think it should be time to release the album before July." .”

"It's too late!" Wu Hongrong interrupted Chen Minhao unceremoniously, and said: "You have only released singles before, don't you think that a few singles are mixed together and it is an album? If you hold such a If you make this album with an attitude, there is a high probability that this album will be a hit."

Chen Minhao was stunned, but hearing Wu Hongrong's tone of voice, he felt that Wu Hongrong had rushed the streets like this before.

Wu Hongrong's eyes seemed to have insight into Chen Minhao's thoughts, and he continued to say indifferently: "If you want to use music to maintain your popularity and popularity, you don't need to work hard to release an album, you can continue to choose singles. But , if you want to release an album, you must show the attitude of releasing an album."

"What do you mean?" Chen Minhao leaned forward, looking into Wu Hongrong's eyes and asked back.

"If you want to release a single, you can release it however you want. But if you want to release an album, you have to consider the entire album and the planning style and concept." Wu Hongrong sighed and continued patiently: "Except In addition, what you want to release is a commercial record, and you need to think about how to make money, so you have to consider the audience after the concept of the album.

We want to subdivide the concept of the album so that it can satisfy different audiences. Your fans span a wide range, do you think a woman in her thirties and a girl in her teens have the same preference for listening to music?

For an album, under a certain concept theme, we want to include all listeners as much as possible. Then, you can write songs. "

After listening to Wu Hongrong's words, Chen Minhao breathed a sigh of relief. For other music creators, "propositional creation" will limit their creative ideas and increase the difficulty of creation.

But for me, this is to clarify the keywords of the search, which is to reduce the difficulty.

Wu Hongrong took a sip of water and continued: "When your lyrics and music are all done, it's time to arrange the music. What kind of instruments we choose and how to make the collocation of different instruments sound more comfortable, there are actually different things here. Be less fussy. This job will take me about a month to complete."

Chen Minhao was not only listening attentively, he also used his mobile phone to call up the memo to make some simple records.

"After we finished recording the accompaniment tape, we will start the official recording. You have recorded several singles, and you should be familiar with it. Then you should know that this is a place where the singer's strength is tested. A very professional A singer can record several songs a day."

Wu Hongrong showed a meaningful smile and said, "Do you still remember how many days we recorded the song "Father"?"

Chen Minhao was poked into a soft spot. He remembered that the song "Father" had been recorded for 4 days at that time, and his expression was a little embarrassed.

Wu Hongrong got up, touched his bald head, and said with a smile: "I'll get you a cup of hot water. You first calculate for yourself how long it takes you to record songs in an album. After all, you usually have to Attend class."

Chen Minhao's mind turned quickly: taking into account his practice makes perfect and his improved singing skills, then it takes an average of 2-3 days to record a song by himself, so let's take 2 days as the calculation. Since I usually have to go to class, I only have time to record songs on weekends. So even if there are only 8 songs on the album, it will take 2 months.

After Wu Hongrong brought the water, he said with a smile: "I also have a number in my heart, that is, you need 2 months. Then we will encounter a new problem, that is: how to arrange to make the audience more comfortable to listen to?

The first impression of the album is very important, so we made sure to put the title song at the beginning. How to judge which song is liked by the audience? This kind of thing can't be decided by brain. We only have about 2 weeks of grayscale testing. "

Wu Hongrong snapped his fingers and said: "The production of the album is only half completed after the recording is completed and arranged in order. After the recording, there are some post-production work, mainly including sound mixing, mastering and record production. I will probably need it within a month. can finish."

Chen Minhao is not a novice in the music circle now, he naturally knows what mixing and mastering are talking about.

Mixing is mainly the restoration of sound and the synthesis of sound effects, using modern recording technology to cover up sound flaws to the greatest extent. After the mixing is complete, the music producer will master the recorded song and make final overall adjustments.

In an album, flaws such as the difference in volume between different songs will be eliminated in this link, making the whole album sound more harmonious and unified. After processing the master tape, the music producer finds the record manufacturer for production.

In the process of record production, the record company will first produce a sample, and when the music producer feels that there is no problem with the sound quality and there is no difference in the audio, the record will be put into mass production.

According to common sense, one month of mixing, mastering and record production is definitely not enough to complete, but Wu Hongrong said one month, so it will be calculated as one month first. After all, as a well-known music producer in the industry, he must have his own unique way.

Wu Hongrong snapped off another finger and said: "Experts definitely need cover and content design, and we need professional artists and photographers. In fact, the work of this part is quite complicated: brainstorming, taking pictures, retouching, integrating into the design, After the design is completed, it will be sent to the factory for printing. It will take two weeks."

Wu Hongrong unceremoniously snapped off a finger and said: "In addition, in an album, you must have a MV. The script and storyboard of the MV, shooting, editing, and blending into the music all take time. Even if you only shoot 2 A MV will take about a month."

Chen Minhao calculated in his mind that even if he started recording songs today, it would take 5 months, or 7 months, to complete the production of an album with songs, MVs, covers and records.

Wu Hongrong combined five fingers and said: "What I said just now are the hard conditions of the album, but the soft conditions like publicity need more time, energy and money. After the production of our album is completed, I will have at least one, Two months warms up the market. So if you want to release an album in July, three words: it’s too late.”

Wu Hongrong felt that he was a little psychologically distorted by Chen Minhao's musical talent. Rationally, he knew that Chen Minhao and him would both be prosperous and lose. But seeing Chen Minhao deflated, he felt an indescribable emotion in his heart.

Rubbing the water glass with his right hand, Wu Hongrong thought happily: Could this be the little luck in life, to prove to Chen Minhao that ginger is still old and spicy.

Wu Hongrong is a music producer, not an actor, so his expression control ability is naturally failing. So when Chen Minhao saw Wu Hongrong's complacent expression, he was instantly unhappy:

If I can't do things that others can't do, is this worthy of my status as a time traveler? Although from a rational point of view, it is unreliable and very reluctant to release an album before July, but I want to try.

Seeing that Chen Minhao didn't have the slightest intention to give up, Wu Hongrong asked in puzzlement, "Why do you insist on releasing an album before July?"

Chen Minhao said with a smile: "Because the movie "Detective" will be released in July."

Wu Hongrong was stunned for a moment, and said: "It's nice to be young, and you have great ambitions. You want to have both music and film."