Chapter 387 Recording Two Songs

Kelly Chen also has a strong musical perception. By the third time, she had basically mastered the details of Zhou Yan's humming. The next step was to see how well she studied the song.

At this time, Zhou Yan had already decided to give "A thousand years" to Kelly Chen to sing, but he was not in a hurry to say it, thinking that he would wait for Kelly Chen to study it first.

"A thousand years" is the theme song of "Twilight". Because the movie has gained a lot of popularity and because of its lyrics full of love, many people like to play this song when they get married, which is the same as "I will love you for a long time".

This is also the first song Zhou Yan added to "Time Traveler". When he was drawing the split shot of the first meeting between the male and female protagonists, he was thinking about what kind of music should be added here.

After thinking about it, he thought of this song "A thousand years". Whether it is the characteristics of the lyrics or the melody, this song is very suitable for the movie "Time Traveler".

In addition to this song, Zhou Yan also planned to let Kelly Chen sing another version of "How Long Will I Love You?" This song originally had two versions, so Wang Lihong and Kelly Chen could sing one version each.

After practicing with Kelly Chen for a while, Zhou Yan stood up and said, "You study it yourself for a while. I'll go to the next room and come back when I'm done."

"No problem, Mr. Zhou, you go ahead." Kelly Chen nodded.

She gradually found the feeling of this song and wanted to spend some time to explore it. She also needed time to digest some of the things Zhou Yan said just now.

After Zhou Yan left, assistant Xiao Lin finally couldn't help but speak, "Kelly, you sang this song so beautifully."

Faced with Xiao Lin's praise, Kelly Chen was very rational. She smiled and said, "It's not that I sang well, but that Teacher Zhou wrote this song well. Anyone can sing it well."

"I think this song is suitable for you to sing. Teacher Zhou will definitely give it to you to sing."

Xiao Lin's words reminded Kelly Chen that although they came all the way to Yanjing, it's still uncertain whether Zhou Yan will give her this song to sing.

Although Kelly Chen has not been in the industry for a long time, she has been developing very smoothly since her debut.

On the one hand, she has good conditions. First of all, her appearance. Although she is not a stunning beauty, she is definitely good-looking among all female singers. Secondly, her vocal conditions and singing skills are beyond the average level. Overall, she basically has no shortcomings, and it is easy for the record company to promote her.

On the other hand, it is still due to her family background.

Kelly Chen was born in a relatively wealthy family. Her father, Chen Chongwei, is a jewelry tycoon in Hong Kong. It is said that their family controls more than 60% of the jewelry business in Hong Kong. This rumor may be exaggerated, but it also indirectly shows that her family is indeed very wealthy.

Kelly Chen previously studied at Parsons School of Design in New York with the goal of participating in the family business after graduation, but now she has become a singer.

As for Kelly Chen's development in the music industry, even if Chen Chongwei did not help directly, at least because of his existence, Kelly Chen did not encounter any hardships.

In Hong Kong, everyone still has to give Chen Chongwei face to a certain extent. Kelly Chen can get better resources without Chen Chongwei asking.

But this is Yanjing. Zhou Yan is so famous that it is unlikely that she will sing this song because of her family background. She has heard before that there are countless people who have asked Zhou Yan for songs, including some superstars, but Zhou Yan will not cooperate because of his fame.

Now if she wants to get this song, she can only try to perform better to impress Zhou Yan.

After that, Kelly Chen did not get distracted anymore and continued to focus on the research of "A thousand years".

...

Zhou Yan stayed in Studio 2 for a long time.

Because Wang Lihong was in a very good state at the moment, Zhou Yan did not want to interrupt. He wanted to take this opportunity to record the song in one go.

It was not until lunch time that Zhou Yan called Wang Lihong to stop.

"Take a break first, and record a few more takes in the afternoon. Basically, there are no major problems."

Wang Lihong's singing was certainly not perfect, but the problems he had now could not be solved in a short time. Zhou Yan was satisfied with the current level.

Hearing Zhou Yan call to stop, Wang Lihong also breathed a sigh of relief.

Compared with his previous recordings, today's recording time was not long, but the information density was very high, so he had to keep his spirits tense at all times, otherwise, if he was not careful, he might miss some details in Zhou Yan's words.

Fortunately, he was in a good state today, and he was able to respond immediately to some questions raised by Zhou Yan.

After recording songs with Zhou Yan for a whole morning, Wang Lihong even felt that his singing skills had improved a little bit. Although Zhou Yan himself could not sing, his grasp of details amazed Wang Lihong.

He even felt that as long as Zhou Yan was willing to spend more time on singing, he would definitely become a very good singer.

Most of the creators behind the scenes stay behind the scenes because they can't come to the front.

But Zhou Yan is obviously not like that. His hard conditions are too good. He looks good. Listening to him humming, his pitch is also no problem. As long as he works a little harder, he can come to the front.

However, maybe for Zhou Yan, being a singer is not necessary.

Many times, after listening to some of Zhou Yan's suggestions for modification, he didn't think it was important at first, but after he made adjustments based on the opinions, he found that the adjustments made based on Zhou Yan's opinions would indeed make things a lot better.

"Teacher Zhou, when will we start again in the afternoon?" Wang Lihong asked.

Zhou Yan looked at his watch and said, "It's half past two. You can rest a little longer. Do you think you should rest here in the studio or go back to the hotel at noon?"

Wang Lihong thought for a while and said, "I want to stay in the studio and hang out."

"Okay, then after you finish eating, I'll have someone take you around. At one o'clock, the piano boy is rehearsing in the big recording studio. You can also go and have a look."

Wang Lihong's eyes lit up. He was not only interested in the Piano Youth Orchestra, but also in the studio's large recording studio.

"I heard that all your albums were recorded in that big recording studio?"

Zhou Yan nodded, "All my subsequent works were indeed recorded there, not just music albums, but also movie soundtracks, all came from there."

"Then I'll definitely go take a look."

"Well, you and them should go have dinner first. I have something to do at Shed No. 1."

"OK."

When Zhou Yan returned to Shed No. 1, Kelly Chen had been waiting for her for a long time.

When Zhou Yan left, Kelly Chen thought he would be back in half an hour just like last time.

But she waited for more than two hours and never saw Zhou Yan again.

She was too embarrassed to go to Zhou Yan, so she could only continue to study "A thousand years".

Now that she saw Zhou Yan coming back, she immediately stood up and said, "Teacher Zhou, you are back."

"Sorry, I wasted some time." Zhou Yan apologized, and then asked, "How are you doing? Do you have any questions?"

Kelly Chen had a lot of questions to ask, but the questions were scattered. She didn't know where to start, so she said, "How about I sing it again and you have any questions?"

"Alright."

Seeing that Zhou Yan agreed, Kelly Chen began to sing.

After all, she has been researching for a long time, so this time she performed very well, much smoother than before, and it can be heard that she also added a lot of her own ideas, although not all the things she added were very satisfactory. Zhou Yan's heart, but Zhou Yan was still happy to see that she had her own ideas.

If a singer does not have his own ideas, it will be difficult for him to be expressive in his singing.

After listening, Zhou Yan muttered, "Take a break at noon. I will write you a comment sheet later. You can practice again in the afternoon, but be careful to use your voice so as not to affect tomorrow's recording."

Kelly Chen was about to nod when she suddenly heard Zhou Yan say "recording tomorrow" and asked in surprise, "recording tomorrow?"

"Well, there's basically no problem. You performed very well. I can hand this song to you with confidence. Do you have any problems with yourself?"

"No, no, I'm glad to hear you say that...but do we need to discuss cooperation with our company?"

"I'll let someone talk about it. It won't affect the recording. By the way, you can spare three to four days, not including your return trip."

Not including the return trip, Kelly Chen now has to spare at least five days.

This was obviously not part of Kelly Chen's plan, because at first, she thought she was just giving it a try, but she didn't expect to record it directly.

But she didn't hesitate and nodded quickly, "No problem."

Although the new album will be released soon, it is not impossible to squeeze in some time.

"That's good, you have to be prepared. You need to record two songs in these three to four days."

"Two songs?" Kelly Chen's expression became even more surprised.

"Well, in addition to the one you are holding, there is another one." Zhou Yan smiled, "But the other one is relatively simple, because there is a male version, and you can listen to it tomorrow."

There is a boys' version, which saves Kelly Chen a lot of fumbling time.

Kelly Chen's heart was full of surprises at this moment. Just now she was worried because she didn't know if she could win "A Thousand Years". In the blink of an eye, she not only got the song, but she also bought one and got one free, which was an extra surprise.

Pie in the sky, that's all.

She could even imagine the crooked smile on Mr. Zhang's face after hearing the news.

At this time, she did not forget to assure Zhou Yan, "Teacher Zhou, please rest assured, I will take it seriously and not let you down."

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Let's go eat."

The reason why he told Kelly Chen to record the two songs within three to four days was because in four days, the casting work for "Time Traveler" would officially begin, and he would not have time to go there for a while. Worry about the soundtrack.

If we don’t record these two songs in the next few days, we will have to wait until the filming of the movie is over.

Fortunately, Kelly Chen didn't let go. In three and a half days, Zhou Yan led her to record "A Thousand Years" and the female version of "How Long Will I Love You".

Kelly Chen almost jumped with excitement when she heard "How Long Will I Love You" sung by Wang Lihong.

She couldn't believe it when she sang two such beautiful songs at once.

At the same time, because of these two songs, she developed a strong interest in Zhou Yan's new movie.

Through these two songs, she roughly knew what style Zhou Yan's new movie was. It must be a love movie, and it was very sweet.

She also knew that the movie was going to start casting, and it was being held in the studio. If she hadn't been busy going to Taiwan to promote the album before its release, she would have wanted to stay here to join in the fun.

…

On the night Kelly Chen left Yanjing, Joey Wong and Chen Derong came to Yanjing from Taiwan.

Chen Derong came to Yanjing to audition for "Time Traveler".

Joey Wong could actually come later, after all, the filming of the movie still had some time, but she also wanted to meet Zhou Yan, and she came with Chen Derong when she came.

After dinner, Zhou Yan was looking at the list of auditions for tomorrow in the office, and Joey Wong and Chen Derong knocked on the door and came in.

When they met again, Chen Derong smiled and shouted, "Brother-in-law."

Hearing Chen Derong calling him brother-in-law, Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows and looked at Wang Zuxian.

Wang Zuxian rolled her eyes and pulled Chen Derong's arm, "You are the one with a big mouth."

In fact, Wang Zuxian did not tell Chen Derong about this matter. Chen Derong's source of information was Wang's mother.

Chen Derong's mother and Wang's mother used to be classmates and had a good relationship. The two families also had exchanges. Last time Chen Derong went to Wang's house to play, she heard about this from Wang's mother.

Zhou Yan didn't know the situation, but he didn't care much. He stood up with a smile, "Are you tired on the way? Drink tea or boiled water, or I'll ask someone to bring some drinks."

"No, we just came to see, and we have to go to the hotel later."

"Sister, are you still going to the hotel? Aren't you going to your brother-in-law's place tonight?" Chen Derong winked.

Looking at Chen Derong's weird face, Zhou Yan couldn't help but feel funny. Why didn't he notice that Chen Derong was so jumpy before? Sure enough, she was different after getting familiar with her.

Seeing her talking nonsense, Joey Wong couldn't help pinching her arm again.

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more." Chen Derong said in pain, and then said to Zhou Yan, "Brother-in-law, do you have Beibingyang? I like to drink that."

Zhou Yan said in surprise, "Have you ever drunk Beibingyang?"

"I've also been in the mainland for a long time, okay."

"When she was filming "The Peony Pavilion" before, she stayed in Yanjing for a while. At that time, we were filming "The Sixth Sense", but we were busy during that time. Before we had time to visit her, they went to Hangzhou." Joey Wong said.

"Oh, so you were also in Yanjing at that time. Okay, I'll get you Beibingyang."

There is no refrigerator in Zhou Yan's office, but there is a refrigerator a few steps away, which is stocked with a lot of drinks.

It is said that Zhou Yan's studio conditions are good, in fact, this is also one aspect. If you want to drink any drink, you can just take it directly. As long as you don't take it home, you can take as much as you want.

Of course, whether to take it home or not depends entirely on personal consciousness, and there is no supervision.

In fact, there is no need to take them back, because the studio will regularly issue various coupons, such as ice cream coupons, grain and oil coupons, and everyone can use the coupons to exchange for goods at the studio's cooperative stores.

There are a lot of such coupons issued, and people like Jiang Mengfei, who are alone in Yanjing, can't use up all the coupons, and often give some to others. (End of this chapter)