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"Mr. Baker, are you going off work?"

In the afternoon, Link Music, Link received a call from Mr. Graham and was about to go to the recording studio to practice singing. He met a tall girl in the corridor. The other party stopped and waved at him.

"Are you. Lana?"

Link looked at the other party and asked uncertainly.

"Mr. Baker, don't you recognize me?"

Lana spread her hands, shook her shoulders and smiled.

Lana was wearing a dark blue skirt, with a slender figure and a little skinny. She had long curly reddish-brown hair, which was very thick and hung down like silk. With her cold white skin, she had the temperament of a classical beauty.

Link nodded. This was the sister Da Lei in his memory.

"You have changed a lot. You look very good."

"Thank you!"

Lana brushed the ends of her hair on her shoulders and smiled, "I used to dress like this, but I didn't like it very much."

"Oh? Why?"

Link asked as he walked.

"This is a lady's dress, but I'm not a lady, and I don't want to be defined as a lady, because after becoming a lady, you have to do things in a lady's way. You can't smoke, you can't swear, you can't cross your legs, you can't do many things, it's very awkward, I prefer to be a rock girl."

Link nodded, and understood her thoughts very well. This is a country that advocates freedom, and everyone pursues freedom. It is indeed very restrained for a rock girl to play a lady.

"Are you ready to be a lady now?"

"This is Evaka's suggestion. She thinks that dressing like this will attract the attention of fans more easily, and it can also promote me and my new song. For the sake of music, I decided to be a lady for the time being."

Lana spread her hands and said.

Link smiled lightly. The other party has signed a six-record contract with Link Music. The next step is to release singles, albums, and become a singer.

With her beautiful appearance, good figure, solid singing skills, very distinctive voice, and good creative ability.

It is not difficult to make her a star singer.

"Lana, you have good ability and image, how could your album fail?"

"I used to like country music, and my first album was also in country music style, but after the album was released, the fans didn't buy it, so I changed to singing rock songs, but it didn't seem right either. It wasn't until I met you that I knew what kind of music I was suitable for."

Lana said as she fanned her long eyelashes and looked at him.

Link smiled a little when he heard her explanation.

Country music is blue-collar music, which means that the lower class people listen to songs to relieve boredom after work. The themes are mostly sweet, positive, sunny, and warm. When singing, they also need to be sunny and warm. For example, Taylor's voice is very suitable.

And Lana's voice is very depressed. The more you listen to her singing country music, the more depressed you become. Listening to her songs is just making things difficult for yourself. Of course, no fans are willing to buy her albums.

As for rock music, she said she wanted to be a rock girl, but her temperament and image are very ladylike, and she doesn't have the hysterical taste of rock singers. It is more difficult for her to gain a foothold in the rock field with many talents.

Lana's previous failure was a failure in route and positioning.

The song "young and beautiful" written by Link is not only a song, but also a road and a direction. In a way, he is Lana's guide in music.

The two walked and talked and came to the recording studio together.

After the album share was received in March, Evaka took out a sum of money to buy a recording studio in Metropolitan Music City.

There are four recording studios, all of which are top-level configurations from decoration design, sound insulation and sound absorption design, recording equipment, lighting design, and musical instruments. It cost more than 8 million US dollars.

Evaka is professional in spending money. She can buy the best things in the shortest time and at the right price. In Link's view, this is also an enviable ability.

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"Good!"

"Lana, suppress your voice a little more, which will make your voice fuller and more tense."

In Link Music Studio No. 2, Lana stood in front of the microphone and was singing the song "Young and Beautiful".

Producers such as Mr. Graham and Mr. David Kahn were there.

Mr. David Kahn is in his forties and is one of the music producers who jumped from Universal Music last year.

He used to help Mr. Graeme and was responsible for the soundtrack of Link's album.

After Lana Del Rey joined Link Music, he will be responsible for producing Lana's singles and albums.

David Kahn stood outside the soundproof glass, adjusting the mix and frequency on the mixing console, and occasionally making suggestions through the microphone.

Link listened to it with headphones. Lana's voice was low and lazy, with a hint of decadence and sadness. Although it sounded very depressed and negative, it was really nice to listen to, which was also a feature.

"Graeme, Lana has great potential. You producers should discuss and come up with a specific development plan."

Link asked.

"Okay!"

Graeme thought for a while and said, "Link, there are two songs in your second album that need to be mixed with female duets. One of them can be given to Lana. She has the ability. We plan to release this single first next month to see the market reaction. If the fans' feedback is good, we will consider her first album."

Link nodded thoughtfully. Lana's development path was different from his own. She was a pure newcomer and had no reputation in the entertainment industry.

If a new singer like her wants to gain a foothold in the music industry, she must have strong strength, and when she encounters a good song, she must be able to target the market trend and have a record company with strong publicity and distribution capabilities.

In terms of distribution capabilities, Link Music can only be said to be average, but Lana's own strength is good, and the songs are also good. Now the only thing to consider is the market trend, which can also be said to be luck.

"This song has a sense of age. Before it is released, you can contact Hollywood film companies to see if there are any movies that are suitable for the theme song."

Link thought that this song was the theme song of "The Great Gatsby", but the movie will take a few years to come out, so there is no way to use this movie to become famous for the time being.

However, Hollywood will shoot some period dramas every year. If you look carefully, you may come across a suitable one.

A single with the blessing of a movie will be faster to go viral, and the company can also save some publicity and distribution costs.

Just like "Give me reason", after "Transformers 2" is released, this single will definitely have the hope of being on the billboards of many countries.

After chatting for a while, Link and Mr. Graham came to Studio 1 and started recording "Give me reason" and rehearsing songs from the second album, as well as two songs by MJ.

On Monday, Link went to the New York branch of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to receive a symbolic platinum record.

According to RIAA regulations, a record with sales of more than 500,000 copies in the United States is a gold record, 1 million is a platinum record, and 10 million is a diamond record. The certification of records is also a means of publicity, and Link is happy to participate.

After participating in the record certification, he rushed to the Stern School of Business at New York University and talked with the dean, Mr. Raghu Sundaram, about the course schedule and the sports meeting.

This year's 25th Summer University Games will be held in Serbia in Eastern Europe in mid-May, for 15 days.

Link said he can participate in all swimming events.

Mr. Sundaram welcomed it, but for the sake of fairness, he needed to participate in the school sports meeting before signing up for the competition and get a favorable ranking before he could represent the school.

Link said it was no problem, but there would be one more task on his schedule.