Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

"That song is not bad, but the lyrics are too straightforward and suitable for children to sing, not suitable for a girl group." Zheng Minzhen said.

"Originally, he sang it for his daughter." Wu Lan said with a smile, "His name is Yu Dongqing."

"I've heard of this name. I heard that he is a famous musician in your country." Zheng Minzhen replied:

"What do you mean, do you want him to write songs? But I still suggest you find Korean musicians. They are more professional in girl groups. I know Park Zhenghai very well, I can ask him for help."

Wu Lan knew that Park Jung-hae, South Korea's top songwriter, is particularly good at K-pop - a combination of electronic music, dance-pop, and hip-hop music, which is very suitable for singing in a girl group.

Wu Lan didn't say anything after hearing this.

Yu Tongtong has already had her summer vacation and went to Dalian and Qingdao for a summer camp with several classmates. This time, several classmates went together, and parents were not required to go.

Meili was supposed to graduate from the UK and return to China in early July, but she was dragged by the enthusiastic Elena to travel to Northern Europe, so she had to come back later.

Yu Dongqing has nothing to do. The weather is getting hotter and the number of fishing trips has decreased. Anyway, he is just a fake fisherman.

The band didn't have many activities. The Midi Music Festival originally invited Yu Dongqing and the others, but the venue was Taihu Lake and it was too hot.

In addition, Du Hui has to go back to his hometown with his wife and children at this time of year, either to his hometown of Changsha or to his father-in-law's hometown in Zhejiang, so there are not enough people.

The four-member band has been together for so many years, and they work very well together. It feels very uncomfortable to be missing one person.

It's better to stay at home. When the weather is cool, go watch the old men playing chess in Rending Lake Park, or go swimming with Zhang Yang to feel comfortable.

At noon, Yu Dongqing got up from his nap and was about to call Zhang Yang to ask him to go swimming. Unexpectedly, the phone rang and it was Wu Lan calling.

Although they are alumni of Yu Dongqing and Wu Lan and were once in the same company, they have not had much contact since Yu Dongqing resigned.

Nowadays, Yu Dongqing mainly plays music for his own entertainment, or writes songs for three singers in his studio. He rarely interacts with the bosses of these record companies. Why is he calling all of a sudden now?

Could it be that her daughter wants to treat her when she enters college this year?

Yu Dongqing thought and picked up the phone.

"Holly, have you been busy lately?" Wu Lan and Wu Yin came on the phone in Mandarin.

"Hey, there's nothing to do. You know I'm a lazy person."

"Are you free tonight? I'm treating you."

"Are you treating me to a treat? My daughter has been admitted to university? What university?" Yu Dongqing asked.

"My first choice is Renmin University, but I don't know if I can be admitted yet."

"That must be no problem. Is it a pre-invitation tonight?"

"Oh. It's not that exaggerated, right? Does a National People's Congress need to be invited in advance?" Wu Lan said with a sweet smile on the phone: "Old classmates, long time no see, let's get together."

"Just the two of us?"

"Yeah, what, are you afraid?" Wu Lan asked.

"Ha, look what you said, what am I afraid of? It's not the Hongmen Banquet, where it is, just tell me."

"How about eating crayfish at Hu's Restaurant on Guijie Street?"

"Okay, what time?"

"About half past six."

"OK!"

After hanging up Wu Lan's call, Yu Dongqing pondered.

Wu Lan was not the kind of woman who liked to treat a classmate to dinner alone, let alone a classmate of the opposite sex. There must be something going on.

I guess it has something to do with music.

In the afternoon, Yu Dongqing took the subway directly to Dongzhimen, got off the subway station, and walked west without driving.

In the evening, the place was extremely lively. Yu Dongqing arrived at Hu Da Restaurant near Beixinqiao. When he walked in, he saw Wu Lan sitting at the table by the window. Yu Dongqing went straight over and sat opposite her.

The two ordered a large plate of crayfish, Yu Dongqing drank beer, and Wu Lan drank Arctic Ocean soda. The two chatted while eating.

While chatting about the current situation of the two of them, Wu Lan looked envious of Yu Dongqing's leisurely days.

"You can do it too. If your child goes to college, you two will have nothing to do." Yu Dongqing peeled the shrimp and smiled.

"There's nothing we can do about it, the company is in trouble." Wu Lan sighed.

"I know you are a workaholic. Wu Lan, if you invited me to dinner today, you shouldn't be talking about this. This is not your style."

"Haha, Dongqing, you still know me, so let me tell you straight away. The company has formed a girl group. You should know about this, right?"

"I found out from Yimin that her daughter Xiaoqi also participated."

"Well, Xiaoqi has performed quite well in the group, especially her singing skills. I plan to let her take the C position in the future, the lead singer, and the deputy lead dancer. But you must not reveal this to Xiaoqi now. Nothing has been decided yet. "

"clear."

"But we have a problem now." Wu Lan didn't mince words and expressed his thoughts.

"So Dongqing, I want you to help write a song and make it an instant hit!" Wu Lan finally said.

In fact, when Yu Dongqing came, she had already vaguely guessed what Wu Lan meant tonight.

The two were schoolmates. When Yu Dongqing was in Jinye, Wu Lan took good care of him, not to mention Liu Yimin's daughter was also in the group.

Just for this reason, I have to help myself.

"Okay." Yu Dongqing agreed readily.

The two chatted again, and Wu Lan said that this matter should be done on your time, but as soon as possible. After you write it, you will have to rehearse the choreography.

"Okay." Yu Dongqing said lazily.

It was less than eight o'clock after dinner. Wu Lan said that he had to go to the company to handle some work, and Yu Dongqing naturally went back to his home.

Sitting on the subway, Yu Dongqing was thinking about this.

In fact, this is not a difficult task. In the original time and space, there were many girl groups in Korea and Japan, and many classic songs and dances appeared.

Just pick up a song at random. Of course, he is only responsible for writing lyrics and arranging the music. As for the choreography, it is none of his business.

There's no rush anyway.

Yu Dongqing is living a leisurely life here, but Wu Lan is of course still busy. Her current focus is on this girl group.

Nowadays, record companies are having a hard time. Record sales are declining year by year. It is difficult for traditional singers to become popular. Everyone has launched idol groups one after another, including boy groups and girl groups. The competition is also very fierce.

This morning, Wu Lan handled some official business in the office, then took the elevator to the practice room on the seventh floor to watch the training of the women's team.

Seeing Wu Lan coming over, Zheng Minzhen stopped training and said to her: "Director Wu, I was about to tell you something. I contacted Park Zhenghai. He just happened to write a new song and can sell the copyright of the song to we."

"Director Wu, you may not know that Park Jung Hae was asked to write too many songs. This song was originally written for our domestic girl group, but it was given to us for my sake." Zheng Minzhen chattered on.

oh.

Wu Lan remembered this matter. Zheng Minzhen had said it some time ago, but she was thinking of Yu Dongqing at the time, so she didn't take it to heart.

Hearing what Zheng Minzhen said, Wu Lan hesitated and said, "I have asked Yu Dongqing to write a song."

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