Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

The newly opened bar Li Huaming was talking about is called COA. It is a rare Mexican liquor-themed bar. It is said that the store name COA is actually a round-headed tool used by Mexicans to dig agave plants.

The two entered the bar. There were many people inside, mostly office workers.

In Xiangjiang, there is "happy hour" from 5 to 8 pm every day, and the bars are crowded with white-collar workers after get off work.

"Happy hour" refers to the period between when white-collar workers get off work and have dinner.

Due to the influence of British culture, people in Xiangjiang usually have the habit of drinking afternoon tea around 3 pm, and dinner time is around 8 pm. So happy hour is a good time for office workers to have a couple of beers with their colleagues and complain about their bitterness. Drinks are also cheaper at this time than at night.

The two of them each ordered a glass of tequila and drank it slowly.

The atmosphere in the bar was very quiet. What surprised Jiang Yingjie was that the music playing was not traditional Mexican music such as the folk song La Bamba, but a Cantonese song.

Jiang Yingjie heard it.

It's the recent hit "Silence is Golden"

Full of confidence

Stay away from sarcasm and questioning

Let people laugh and scold and behave freely

The singing is beautiful.

It was written by Yu Dongqing, a mainland musician, and Jiang Yingjie also likes to listen to it very much.

Sitting in a small bar and listening to this song now, it has a unique flavor.

Li Huaming was not as immersed in music as Jiang Yingjie. He looked around and soon found two young girls sitting next to him not far away. They also looked single.

The two girls also noticed Li Huaming and Jiang Yingjie sitting by the window. They were both musicians and had an artist's temperament about them. They were both good-looking and attractive.

"Hey, Yingzi, do you think those two are on point? Invite them for a drink?"

Li Huaming held the wine glass and whispered to Jiang Yingjie.

Normally, when meeting a beautiful single girl on such an occasion, Jiang Yingjie would go over and strike up a conversation. If the conversation was about speculation, the conversation would go further, such as watching a movie or renting a house.

But today he didn't seem to have such thoughts. He only glanced at the two girls and said nothing.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Li Huaming also noticed that something was wrong with his friend today.

"Mingzi, I want to write lyrics for the song "Swords Like Dreams"." Jiang Yingjie couldn't help but said.

Li Huaming knew that Jiang Yingjie had been arranging the music for this new song in recent days. Hearing this, he couldn't help but said: "Write lyrics? I already have the lyrics!"

"I mean Chinese words."

oh.

Li Huaming then remembered that Jiang Yingjie was from Taipei and preferred Mandarin.

"We are arrangers, so why bother? Let me tell you, there are not many songwriters in Xiangjiang, but there are many experts who write lyrics. I heard that the top management has asked Liu Guoliang to fill in Mandarin lyrics." Li Huaming reminded .

"Also, that Yu Dongqing is also a master of lyric writing. He writes all the lyrics in Mandarin and Cantonese!"

Li Huaming's meaning is very clear.

Since there are so many people rushing to write lyrics, why are you watching the excitement?

Can't you do your job well?

Unexpectedly, Jiang Yingjie was a little stubborn.

"I want to try."

"Okay, okay. I know your literary skills are not bad. But don't think about it for now. How about helping me figure out that twist?"

Li Huaming secretly pointed at the girl with long hair among the two girls.

"What do you mean?" Jiang Yingjie suppressed the thought for the time being, looked at the two girls again, and asked in a low voice.

"You can soak the remaining one."

Damn it!

That one is obviously not as tall as Rapunzel.

I am going to study with the prince today.

"Then according to the old rules, you can treat me to this drink!"

"OK!"

The two picked up their wine glasses and walked towards the two girls one after the other.

A night of partying.

Jiang Yingjie looked at the girl who was still sleeping on the pillow, put on her clothes and quietly left, not forgetting to pay the room fee before leaving.

After walking out of the hotel and looking at the morning sun, Jiang Yingjie felt a sense of emptiness in his heart for no reason as he thought of the madness last night.

Sitting on the bus bound for the company, Jiang Yingjie looked out the window at the busy traffic, and remembered the song "Swords Like Dreams" he heard yesterday, and a Mandarin lyric slowly came to mind.

"In the dream, thousands of Baidu

Looking back on the past

I say life is like a play

Only after singing can you know the joys and sorrows

Jiang Wenjie hummed softly, with a smile on his face.

A night of partying actually gave me some inspiration, which feels good.

It was already a week after Yu Dongqing got the news.

The music score was written by Yu Dongqing. If someone wants to write the lyrics and have them sing, according to relevant laws and policies, the composer's consent must be obtained.

Times Records contacted Yu Dongqing's studio to explain the situation. Luo Yun informed Yu Dongqing immediately after learning about it.

Ah?

Did someone really write the lyrics?

Yu Dongqing was a little surprised.

But it’s normal to think about it. Good music scores are still very attractive to those who write lyrics.

He drove to the studio. In his office, Luo Yun told him the details and gave Yu Dongqing the lyrics that the young man named Jiang Yingjie said he had written.

"The sword is like a dream" was changed to "Life is like a dream"

Yu Dongqing looked carefully.

It's well written.

The content is just a bit depressing.

"Holly, do you agree to them? If you agree, what about the Mandarin lyrics you wrote?" Luo Yun looked worried.

No one is required to fill in only one lyrics for a song, but if they are all in Mandarin, it will inevitably make people compare.

Moreover, the lyrics are quite well written.

Of course, if you don’t agree, then no matter how good your writing is, you won’t be able to match the lyrics!

So it's better to disagree.

But Yu Dongqing's attitude is very open-minded: "It doesn't matter, promise them, he will write his, and I will write mine. Didn't you say that Guo Xin is waiting to sing? If I don't write, what will she sing?"

"But."

"What, you don't believe me?"

"Believe it, believe it, why don't you believe it?" Luo Yun said quickly: "Then I will ask Yang Liu to formally reply to Times Records."

Jiang Yingjie got the news because the company's music director told him, and he was very happy to hear it.

He was also worried that if Yu Dongqing disagreed, the lyrics he wrote would be shelved.

I can sing whatever I want in private, but I just can’t publish it publicly.

"Yingzai, Mr. Fan was very happy when he heard the news and asked you to write well. You can not only arrange music but also write lyrics. It's best to be able to write music as well!" the music director said.

"Thank you Mr. Fan for your encouragement!"

Jiang Yingjie was very excited after hearing this. What an honor it would be to be appreciated by the group boss?

"Hey, that's right." Jiang Yingjie suddenly thought of a question and asked quickly: "Mr. Yu Dongqing Yu, did he also add Chinese lyrics to this song?"

"According to the news from his studio, Yu Dongqing still has to write Chinese lyrics." The director pondered for a moment and said, "But don't worry, I think what he writes may not be better than what you write."

"Don't dare, don't dare, Mr. Yu is a famous songwriter." Jiang Yingjie said modestly, but felt a little proud in his heart.

I don’t know, what kind of words can Yu Dongqing write?

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