A guitar and a piano were what Wang Xuan originally left for him after his company went bankrupt, and they were snatched back from the practice room by himself. At that time, I didn't know what the use of grabbing these two things was, so I just thought that I had to leave something behind after spending three years of my youth in the company.
Unexpectedly, this move of the original body was very convenient for Wang Xuan.
After returning from the hospital, Wang Xuan began to produce the theme song for Mr. Chen Kai's movie. Of course, what I made was just a demo.
Teacher Chen Kai's upcoming movie is called "General in Troubled Times". It roughly tells the story of Liang Xiao, a commoner with a wealth of knowledge. He is in troubled times and is forced to join the army. He separates from his beautiful wife at home and begins a war that will lead to great achievements. career.
Wang Xuan studied the script and soon settled on a song in his mind, "Half City of Smoke and Sand" by Xu Song.
Write lyrics and compose music. The original accompaniment of "Half City of Smoke and Sand" required the use of electronic drums, pipa, flute, guzheng, guitar and other instruments. Wang Xuan did not have most of these instruments, so he only used guitar accompaniment to record the demo. Then send the recorded song sample and complete score to Chen Kai.
After doing this, Wang Xuan seemed to have lost all his strength and lay on the bed quietly in a daze.
He was thinking about what to do in this life.
In the previous life, I was a model. After I tried to sing a song, I unexpectedly became popular. I was noticed by a talent scout from an entertainment company, and then I started my career in the entertainment industry as a singer.
It's a pity that the company is unwilling to invest too many resources in him. He is positioned as a cover singer, covering popular songs of his predecessors. Occasionally, the original works he buys are one or two, and most of them are just mouth-watering songs, which cannot make any big waves. As a result, his singing career has been tepid.
Because of this, he had a falling out with the company and was kept in the cold for three years.
His acting skills were honed during the hibernation period, and his achievements as a musical instrument master were also unlocked during the hibernation period.
Two years later, his contract with the company expired, and as a free agent, he signed up for the second male role in a movie and was selected. After the movie was released, the male and female protagonists were tepid, but Wang Xuan, who played the second male lead, quickly became famous with his superb acting skills, and was valued by a large entertainment company and signed a contract.
This was a turning point in Wang Xuan's entertainment career. Since then, Wang Xuan has received a lot more resources, and they are all top-notch resources. The movies are all male protagonists, the variety shows are those popular variety shows, and even the songs are no longer the saliva songs on the market...
Wang Xuan also quickly became popular with these resources, and it became popular in half the world before it reached its peak...
Unfortunately, his peak could not be seen in his previous life. A car accident ruined his stage career, and he was forced to bid farewell to the stage and turn behind the scenes...
At that time, Wang Xuan thought he had looked away, but looking back now, he actually had too many regrets in his entertainment industry career. Also, he didn't even achieve the status of King of Singers and Movies, so how could he have no regrets?
Saying farewell to the stage and turning behind the scenes, you have been engaged in work related to lyrics, music and scripts. Isn't it a kind of unwillingness?
Perhaps God allowed him to travel to this world just to help him make up for his regrets.
His current body looks extremely good. With a height of 183cm, the template is Yang Yang on earth. What surprised Wang Xuan was that in this life, his voice talent was exceptionally good. His voice was round and full, with very high resolution and he could control most vocal ranges.
With good looks, wide vocal range, top-notch acting skills, and standing on the shoulders of countless people on the earth... With such conditions, Wang Xuan would feel sorry for himself if he was not in the entertainment industry.
"Let's set a small goal first, and then we can win the position of King of Singers." Wang Xuan thought to himself.
In fact, Wang Xuan knew what he wanted to do from beginning to end, and he definitely wanted to break into the entertainment industry. What he is thinking about right now is how to break through. For example, whether to sign a contract with a company and which route to take...
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On the other side, when Wang Xuan sent the song demo to Chen Kai, Chen Kai also finished filming the last scene of "General in Troubled Times". I turned on my mobile phone and found that there was a new email in my PP mailbox. After I opened it, I found that the sender was Wang Xuan.
"Half a City of Smoke and Sand"? The title of the song is interesting, but I don’t know what the song is like. With this idea in mind, Chen Kai casually forwarded Wang Xuan's email to Li Tao, the head of the company's music department.
I turned around and forgot about it. The main reason is that the movie has just finished filming and he has too many things to be busy with. For example, a series of post-production such as editing, sound effects, special effects, etc. all need to be handled by him.
Half an hour later, Chen Kai received a call from Li Tao: "Hey old Chen, it turns out that you already have a suitable theme song for the movie. Fortunately, I am still here to work hard to help you collect it. Please tell me. , where did the song come from?”
"Where did this song come from?" Chen Kai was confused when he heard this, but then he came to his senses, "You're not talking about the song "Half a City of Smoke and Sand" that I forwarded to your mailbox not long ago, are you?"
"That's the song."
"Which song is suitable for my movie theme song?"
"It's suitable. It's like it's tailor-made for your movie."
"Wait for me at the company." Chen Kai couldn't sit still after hearing this. He returned to the company in a hurry, found Li Tao, and confirmed again: "Is "Half City of Smoke and Sand" really suitable as the theme song for my movie?"
"Please read the lyrics first. They are tailor-made. I even want to suggest that you change the title of the movie to "Half City of Smoke and Sand"," Li Tao said.
This evaluation was so high that Chen Kai couldn't wait to pick up the lyrics and read them together.
“Some love is like a paper kite with its string cut off
The ending is tragic..."
This first verse of lyrics attracted Chen Kai, and when he saw the climax...
"Half the city is full of smoke and sand, soldiers are approaching the pond
For whom do we fight for the world?
One will turn into ten thousand bones and wither
How many white hair take away black hair
Half of the city is filled with smoke and sand blowing down with the wind
There is still a trace of concern in my hand
I just want to return to the fields and take off my armor
I can also take home the tea you brewed.”
Chen Kai's hand holding the lyrics was shaking with excitement. Yes, this is the theme song he wants. Even if he hasn't heard the music yet, based on the lyrics alone, he can be sure that this is the theme song he wants.
The background of his movie is an era of war and chaos. The protagonist Liang Xiao was originally a civilian but was forced to join the army and separated from his wife at home.
In the movie, Liang Xiao is a true military genius with great ambitions. After he joined the army, he rose from a young soldier to kill enemies on the battlefield. He was very brave and quickly stood out. From a small soldier, to a centurion, to a captain of thousands, and then to a captain, it only took just one year.
And this is only the beginning of Liang Xiao's glory. After Liang Xiao became the captain and initially took control of the military, what he learned in his life was truly put to use. He leads troops to fight, and there are endless schemes and schemes. He is sure to win every battle and conquer all attacks. His military rank rose all the way. In just seven years, he rose from the position of captain to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
With only one last city left, Liang Xiao can bring peace to the world.
But when Liang Xiao's army approached the city, he hesitated. Because once he pacifies the world, his power will reach its peak, controlling one-third of the country's army, with countless generals, capable people, and with a single order, the entire world will be at his fingertips.
Such power is something that the emperor will definitely not tolerate. He understands this. The generals under him also understood. It seems that the only thing waiting for him is to support the world. His subordinates also supported him in his fight for the world.
But God can see how pitiful he was. He was forced to join the army in the first place. His biggest long-cherished wish was to one day be able to shed his armor and return to the fields and reunite with his wife. As for any words of loyalty and the like, they were all false. He had never considered who to fight for the world for.
The world is about to be pacified and the war is about to end, but the only thing waiting for him seems to be rebellion. How ridiculous is this?
Another thing is that in successive years of war, too many people have died. He has witnessed too many tragedies of white-haired people sending black-haired people away, and he is already tired. I don't want to cause any more trouble because of my own ambitions.
After thinking about it again and again, at the end of the movie, Liang Xiao chose to fake his death after bringing peace to the world, giving up the world at his fingertips, retreating to the mountains and forests with his wife, and living a life free from worldly affairs.
This is the story told by Chen Kai's film, which roughly depicts the cruelty of war and the yearning for peace.
Li Tao is right, this song is almost tailor-made for his movie, especially the climax, which is very consistent with Liang Xiao's mood in the movie when his troops are approaching the city.
"It's him! How's the song?" Chen Kai asked.
"Lin Rui couldn't put it down after listening to the demo, what do you think?" Li Tao asked back.
Chen Kai knew what he was saying. Lin Rui is their company's first-line singer, second only to the King of Songs. Songs that Lin Rui can't put down are definitely rare masterpieces.
"Where did this song come from? Who wrote it?" Li Tao was curious.
"If I said this song was written by a newcomer, would you believe it?"
"It's impossible. This song can't be made without ten years of skill."
"But that's the fact. Not only is this song written by a newcomer, but it's probably the first song he wrote." Chen Kai smiled and said, "Does Lin Rui have any ideas for this song?"
"Of course. It's not like you don't know how long Lin Ruika has been stuck in the position of a first-line singer. This guy is obviously only one step away from the position of the king of singers, but he just can't get promoted. In the final analysis, he just lacks Zhang Nade album. The key point is that Lin Rui is 32 this year. Among the first-line singers with Lin Rui's status in the entertainment industry, Lin Rui is on the older side. If he doesn't get promoted, he will have no chance." Li Tao said.
"I understand." Chen Kai nodded and dialed Wang Xuan's number in front of Li Tao: "I received the song. It's very good. Let's chat in person when you are free."
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