Chinese entertainment for engineering students

A few kilometers away from Wang Xu's courtyard, in the southern city of the imperial capital, there is a restaurant called Maxim.

This restaurant is a subsidiary brand of the Pierre Cardin Group and was introduced as early as 1983. It is one of the industries that Pierre Cardin operates best in the country.

It provides authentic French meals and is the favorite place for cup-goers in the 1980s. It has unique taste, elegant environment, and expensive prices. All waiters have been specially trained.

Many early cupping ideas such as how to use a knife and fork when eating Western food, which fork to use first, which is a salad fork, which is a steak fork, what kind of meat goes with what kind of wine, etc. are all spread from here.

This is the second place after Lao Mo that can provide enough space for serving cups. It has been wildly sought after by veterans from all walks of life in the 1980s.

There is a special party here tonight, because today is Lao Cui's birthday, and it is also Lao Cui's special performance.

Rock Lao Cui, this is a figure that Chinese rock music cannot get past. No matter how bad the money is when he comes out later. But back then, Lao Cui was really the flag of rock and roll, the unquestionable benchmark.

Since Lao Cui successfully debuted in the music industry with the song "Nothing" at the Imperial Stadium in 1986, Lao Cui's reputation in the rock circle has been unparalleled.

Today's birthday special was arranged by his manager Wang Xiaojing. Wang Xiaojing was one of the earliest music producers in the imperial capital and Cui Jian's boss. It was he who single-handedly introduced Lao Cui and rock music to China. It can even be said that he single-handedly opened the curtain of the golden age.

There will be more people coming to support today, and Wang Xiaojing has already informed friends in the industry.

Lao Cui and Wang Xiaojing arrived earlier, the banquet hadn't even started yet, and they were chatting beside the stage. Suddenly I saw a little girl walking towards a few people in a daze.

Black short sleeves, black skirt, white socks, black leather shoes. The face is round and seems to have baby fat, which is not beautiful. The figure is a bit thin and looks very tender.

"Excuse me, are you Wang Xiaojing?" The little girl asked in a harsh tone, but her accent did not sound like a native of the Imperial Capital.

"Do you know me?" Wang Xiaojing was very surprised. Lao Cui was much more famous than him. People who came here didn't look for Lao Cui, but for him.

"Well, I heard someone talking about you over there, saying that you are your manager, and I want to sing. Can I sing a song for you?" The little girl was still very straightforward and aggressive, with a bit of a rebellious look in her eyes. She asked, but There was no flattering tone at all.

Wang Xiaojing and Lao Cui looked at each other. This little girl was interesting and shocking.

"You can sing? How old are you?" Lao Cui thought of teasing the little girl.

"I can, I'm 17\

,""You dare to go on stage at 17? You are a bit brave."

"I've been on stage since I was 14, in the county song and dance troupe"

"Hey, he's still professional," Lao Cui said blindly. In these days, song and dance troupes in the county generally had nothing to say about professionalism. As long as they had a good voice, dared to sing, and could generally stay on tune, they would be considered masters.

"Yes, I can sing very well." The little girl was very confident, with stubbornness in her eyes.

"Not today, there will be a performance later. In this way, tomorrow at two o'clock in the afternoon, you go to the Diplomatic Restaurant and I will let you sing a song." Wang Xiaojing is also very interested. This girl is not shy and has a rebellious streak. It doesn't hurt to give her a chance. .

The music scene of this era does not have much requirements for appearance. If you look at the famous singers of this era, there are not many good-looking ones. Wang Fei is considered to be the top beauty in the music scene.

"Well, see you tomorrow." After making the appointment, the little girl said nothing, turned around and left without even a polite greeting.

"You're such a scared girl, she's probably a little scoundrel," Lao Cui said, "This is a bit unique."

"Who is not a ruffian?" Wang Xiaojing also laughed.

There are no good people in the rock circle, but the good thing is that these people know that they are not good people, and they also clearly tell others that they are not good people. The most terrifying thing is those guys who are obviously not good people, but still flaunt themselves as good people and let others learn from them.

"How many people did you invite tomorrow? Why did you ask this little girl to go?" Lao Cui was a little curious. If he just wanted to listen to her singing, he could just invite her to the company directly. There is no need to invite her to the dinner party.

"Twenty or thirty people, a group of rock and roll people. I heard that there is a band from the south. It was recommended by a friend. The stuff they make is more popular. He doesn't want to see it. Maybe it's my way. Let's meet tomorrow." Wang Xiaojing said from Not seeing Lao Cui outside, the two of them are more like friends than anything else.

"As for this little girl, let her see the rock scene in the imperial capital. If she dares to break in, she must be brave. I'll give it a try tomorrow."

"I guess you are very brave. Maxim dared to just barge in. Not many people in the imperial capital dared to enter this place." Lao Cui grinned. He is usually a reckless person, but he doesn't like to talk much, and he is always friendly. People fight. Speaking of which, he and Wang Xiaojing met because of a fight.

A small episode is nothing to the already famous Lao Cui and Wang Xiaojing. But for a girl who ventured into the imperial capital alone, it was a life-changing event.

The same is true for the Dark Horse Band who lives in Wang Xu's courtyard.

At midnight, when Wang Xu carried Wang Fei back to the small courtyard, a few dark horses were already ready. Zhou Di was a little embarrassed and confessed to Wang Xu. He had to hurry up today. He had an appointment to meet the circle tomorrow afternoon. Celebrities in it.

Wang Xu didn't ask, just nodded, this is not a big deal. In the past, he had to coax those celebrities, but now they are probably on missions, but now he doesn't have the heart to do so.

A few people took the guys and went out to find two taxis and headed straight to Xinjiekou. The two cars turned left and right in the alleys of the imperial capital, and finally stopped at the entrance of a mottled courtyard.

"This is right here, my buddy's own recording studio."

"Fourth uncle, we are here." Wang Fei pulled the door knocker and clicked it, and shouted softly. The sound was not loud, but footsteps immediately came from inside.

The door opened, and a bald man walked out quickly. He was wearing a vest and big pants. He was not tall, but his voice was loud: "Xiao Fei, you Xiao Fei, you have never been here since you became a big star, you said Tell me what to do.”

"Fourth uncle, you are an uncle after all." Wang Fei's voice sounded a bit coquettish, and she turned to face Wang Xu, "This is Wang Xu, my boyfriend. These are friends from the Dark Horse band, who will help with the accompaniment later."

"Boyfriend, changed? When did it happen? Luan Shu came to my place last month, and I didn't hear him talk about it." The fourth uncle looked at Wang Xu with a puzzled look, and said, But he kept talking.

Wang Fei didn't answer, and turned around to introduce Wang Xu, "Wang Xu, this is the fourth uncle, my father's son, and he runs this recording studio."

"Hello, fourth uncle." Wang Xu nodded politely and ignored his fourth uncle's gaze. He has a very calm mind. People tend to be close and distant, first come, first served. He gets to know Luan Shu first, so it's not unusual for him to look at himself.

"What a handsome young man, you are tall enough. You must be 1.9 meters tall?" The fourth uncle obviously knew that his eyes were not very friendly, so he immediately made up for it. It's not his own daughter, so he doesn't bother to worry about it. He has been in the music circle for a long time and has never seen anything.

"Hmm, almost 1.9 meters." Wang Xu smiled in apology. After all, he was his girlfriend's elder. Just like a girl who is over 1.7 meters tall would say 1.7 meters at most, and a man who is over 1.9 meters tall would only say 1.9 meters at most. Otherwise, when you introduce your partner, if someone says that the guy is almost two meters tall, the girl will be scared away before she even sees you.

"I'm not being honest, I'm 1.9 meters tall and you're the first one to bow your head and bend down when you walk in.", the fourth uncle joked.

"Error, error, hehe," Wang Xu said haha. It's not a matter of principle. I'm only 1.9 meters tall.

"My name is Li Si. I am a Si at three o'clock in the morning. I am not Xing Si. I think you are about the same age, so you can call me Uncle Fourth. I used to do stage sound effects in a song and dance troupe, and I went to sea to do it a few years ago. I own this recording studio, it’s a small business, please support me more in the future.”

This fourth uncle is obviously in business. Look at these few sentences, the connections, skills, professionalism, background, details, and the ins and outs are all clearly explained. He also made you feel very cordial, and you didn't feel that he was soliciting business at all.

"I'm sure, I'm recording a demo this time, so I'm bothering you. You see, I'm bothering you this late at night." Wang Xu apologized, it was indeed a nuisance to me at night.

"It's okay, it's normal for people who play music to be night owls. Don't worry about disturbing the people. I own the three yards nearby, but no one scolds me no matter how hard I try." Wang Xu was almost thrown away by the sudden rise of Versailles. waist.

Good guy, the three yards around here belong to him. Listen to what others say. Several small targets were smashed over so brightly. This cup, I can't say it was refreshing, but it was definitely violent.

I've been tricked again, I really can't live this life.

The recording went very smoothly. After all, it was just a demo. You could get by without going off track or making mistakes. Especially when it comes to recording accompaniment, it doesn't matter what kind of emotion, technique, or tricks you have.

In about an hour, the accompaniment was complete, and even the harmony was recorded separately.

Several young men from Dark Horse took a taxi and left. They have an important meeting tomorrow, no, I should say this afternoon.

Wang Xu heard their explanation, but he had no intention of getting involved. If his predecessor had been touched, he would still feel like he was being fucked. Wang Xu, he wouldn’t have to rely on licking.

Then Wang Fei and Wang Xu recorded vocals together. It was still like the previous performance, Wang Fei was responsible for the lead vocals, and Wang Xu was responsible for the rap. Um? Why does it feel like I have seen it in Phoenix Legend?

Will we make a Feixu legend in the future? No, no, it’s best for couples not to form combinations. If it’s unlucky, no couple will be able to form a combination for a long time.

Not only does the relationship not last long, but the career is also ruined. Look at the Miracle of Nine Moons. When two people were in love and passionate, they were in a turmoil. When they broke up, their career and love collapsed.

Wang Fei has already released several records. She can be said to be at ease in the recording studio, and her performance is much better than in the field.

In fact, Wang Fei's live singing is really not as good as a record, and she is not the kind of singer who modifies her voice. There are two main reasons for this.

One is a fundamental physical problem, that is, a problem with her middle and lower breath. When she holds a concert, she is always awesome in the first half and a ghost in the second half. In the final analysis, she still lacked confidence and foundation. Even when she was in good health in the early days, she was somewhat stretched at the end of the concert.

The second is a personality issue. Wang Fei doesn't like to talk in crowded places. She's not very good at talking and can easily offend people. This resulted in very little rest time during her concerts, which further exposed the first problem even more seriously.

But in the recording studio, the isolated environment allows her to be more engaged and relaxed, and she will perform exceptionally well.

Her pitch and musicality are first-rate, and her voice is unparalleledly beautiful. It is said that recording songs should be easy, but it turns out that every time she records, it is very difficult. Sometimes a song can take a week or two to record, and it can make the company miserable.

This is mainly because she likes to change singing methods and breath switching points to find the feeling that she is most satisfied with. Sometimes she would repeat the way she exhales many times, and the sound engineer who recorded her often complained about her habit.

But this also laid a good foundation for her to be a producer later, because she really understands.

As a singer who has never attended a major and only graduated from high school. It only took a few years for him to grow into a singer-songwriter who can compose his own music, write lyrics, and supervise his own music style. This spirit of excellence is really indispensable.

Especially when she was growing up, she could also release records, hold concerts, shoot commercials, and make movies. Neither her talent nor her hard work can be underestimated.

Many people in later generations only knew Wang Fei as a singer, saying that she relied on Dou Xian, selling meat and so on. Little did they know that a large number of her later works were written, composed and produced by herself.

Although most of those works are not widely sung, and many people think they are just make-up, those works are the ones that are rated the highest by music critics.

Especially for those few records that really pushed her to the throne of Queen of Heaven, most of the works were composed and produced by herself. This is really not something that can be achieved by relying on others.

While Wang Xu was thinking about the future, he admired Wang Fei's grace in the recording studio. Anyway, he wasn't in a hurry, he passed the RAP a few times, and then he was holding a cigarette and chatting with his fourth uncle, waiting for Wang Fei to find a feeling.

This is also the first time that my fourth uncle has recorded songs for Wang Fei. I really didn’t know she was so picky. In the past, when Wang Fei brought people here, she would watch others record songs.

Whenever Wang Fei starts singing, Wang Xu will pick up the headphones to listen, but his attention is not on Wang Fei, but on the headphones.

This headset is from Denmark's Sense Haier, which is considered good among monitoring headsets, but Wang Xu is really not satisfied with it. Because his ears are too picky.

The system gave him an ear that was almost like an industrial machine. A little bit of noise and a little bit of dryness were as uncomfortable as scratching glass in his ears. This is also the reason why he didn't put speakers in the base. He couldn't bear the cheap ones and couldn't afford the expensive ones.

This is a bad habit. Just like his body, it needs to be adapted slowly. Maybe he will never be able to adapt to it.

But now Wang Xu is already thinking about how to modify the equipment in his mind. I can't just move the mountain, so I will move the mountain over and let the mountain come to me. This is how engineering students think.

After recording it again, Wang Xu gave the girl a thumbs up. It was almost done. There was no need to go through such trouble for a demo.

Wang Fei saw Wang Xu's impatient expression and wisely stopped her willfulness. She also knew it was just a demo, but sometimes she just couldn't help it when the mood struck.

At four o'clock in the morning, as the fourth uncle finally synthesized the sound track, he output several tapes. Wang Xu nodded and bowed his thanks again, and the demo recording was finally completed.

The two of them yawned, carried a bag of tapes, and walked sleepily along the alley. The moonlight was like water, and there was a special kind of tranquility in the imperial capital at four o'clock in the morning.

Wang Fei was clearly out of energy and no longer as excited as when she was recording just now. He was led by Wang Xu with peace of mind, his eyes closed, his head resting on Wang Xu's body, and he started nodding his head every time he walked.

Maybe it’s time to buy a car, this late at night.

Wang Xu squatted down, carried Wang Fei on his back, and strode towards the street.