All-rounder Artist

The weather in May had already started warming up.

After a period of continuous updates, the popularity of “King of the Net” had gradually stabilized, and the attention from Shadow’s fans had already broken the threshold of ten million, establishing him as an emerging comic artist in the comics industry!

One day,

Lin Yuan arrived at the company to find that someone was looking for him; it was Zhao Jue, whom he hadn’t seen for quite some time. She was waiting in his office.

The company was undergoing a transformation.

Not only had 01′ Zhou been promoted, but Zhao Jue had as well.

Zhao Jue used to manage the artists from the music department.

Now, she was also in charge of the artists from the film and television department, or more accurately, the artists were managed by the agents under Zhao Jue.

Zhao Jue was still undoubtedly the company’s chief agent.

Knowing that Zhao Jue had a great relationship with Lin Yuan and that her position was higher than Lin Yuan’s, Gu Dong wouldn’t have let Zhao Jue wait outside if she wanted to see Lin Yuan.

“Ms. Zhao.” Lin Yuan greeted.

“Finally here.”

Upon seeing Lin Yuan appear in the office, Zhao Jue’s face displayed a warm smile: “I was about to call you if you hadn’t shown up.”

Lin Yuan asked, “What is it?”

Still smiling, Zhao Jue asked, “Have you written any songs recently?”

“…Yes.”

Lin Yuan thought about it and answered.

While he didn’t have any at the moment, he could customize one with the System. If it was Zhao Jue who’d asked, Lin Yuan was not likely to refuse.

Here’s the thing,” Zhao Jue explained, “Recently a top-tier singer under Dazzling Entertainment’s contract is expiring. He hasn’t renewed his contract with his old company, and is probably considering other options. Therefore, many companies are trying to sign him; I want to sign him too… Perhaps you’re familiar with this singer.”

“Who is it?”

“Perennial Runner-up… cough, Chen Zhiyu.” Zhao Jue said with a somewhat strange expression.

Lin Yuan was stunned for a moment then quickly remembered who it was.

Indeed, Chen Zhiyu was a singer under Dazzling Entertainment who Lin Yuan had outperformed a few times on the championship leaderboard.

After he moved to Qi Province, he hadn’t had much interaction with Chen Zhiyu.

“Ms. Zhao, you’re planning to?”

“Give him a song.”

Zhao Jue’s gaze flickered slightly: “Currently when the media mentions Chen Zhiyu, they like to use the label ‘Perennial Runner-up’ to describe him. While this has almost become part of his persona, he would surely want to reach number one…”

Lin Yuan understood: “You want me to help him reach number one?”

Zhao Jue smiled: “That’s right. Other than Maestro, I can’t think of anyone else in the company who can help Chen Zhiyu secure a stable number one position.”

Lin Yuan understood.

Zhao Jue sighed: “You know what the company’s current situation is like. The competition on the championship leaderboard is getting fiercer, so the executives really want our company to have a presence on the leaderboard. If Chen Zhiyu were to join our company and secure the number one spot, I think there’s no better way than this.”

“Ah.”

Lin Yuan replied, “I’ll send you the song later.”

This wasn’t very challenging for Lin Yuan.

Zhao Jue was surprised: “Later? Do the songs you have currently fit him?”

“Yes.”

That was what Lin Yuan answered, but in his heart, he was thinking of customizing a song specifically for Chen Zhiyu.

He had accumulated a wealth of customization experience in Qi Province.

The only regret was that he originally intended to give the next song to senior Sun Yaohuo. Since senior Sun Yaohuo had helped him a lot, Lin Yuan naturally wanted to return the favor.

Since Chen Zhiyu needs to be signed now, it seems that senior Sun Yaohuo will have to wait until next time.

After Zhao Jue left, Lin Yuan switched on his computer and began to listen to Chen Zhiyu’s songs.

He wasn’t particularly familiar with Chen Zhiyu.

If he wanted to tailor a song for Chen Zhiyu, he needed to understand Chen Zhiyu’s style first.

“Rhythm and blues…”

Also known as the R&B style.

It is a musical form that fuses elements of jazz, gospel, and blues.

For instance, a song called “Glory”.

With its fresh and powerful rhythm and its constantly repeating melodies, it repeatedly hits the listener’s eardrums. The echoing melody and rhythm stimulate the “beat” in the listener’s heart.

“The chord progressions should be consistent…”

“The vocals and instrumental parts should correspond…”

“After the singer sings a few notes, the musical part or harmony should pick up where it left off, repeating those few notes as if it’s a call and response, or even like an echo or self-questioning and answering effect…”

These are all characteristic of Chen Zhiyu.

“His gold register is around F4 to C5, his lower register can reach Eb2, the biting pronunciation is still of decent quality.”

“In his earlier songs, he had a good chest voice performance in the E5 range.”

“His mixed voice ability is ordinary, there’s a whistle register here… No need to refer to that…”

After Lin Yuan had listened to dozens of Chen Zhiyu’s songs consecutively, he’d gradually formed an idea in his mind:

“System, customize a song.”

System: “The song library has been opened.”

That’s right, now when Lin Yuan needed to customize a song, he had to decide which one himself, so he had carefully studied Chen Zhiyu’s style.

“Should it completely follow his previous style?”

Lin Yuan pondered this question.

He felt that many songs could be sung by Chen Zhiyu, but he also thought that perhaps he could give Chen Zhiyu something different.

Listeners need surprises.

Chen Zhiyu is an established singer, his fans and audience are very familiar with his style. If the song he gives him is still in the same vein as Chen Zhiyu’s previous style, will it lack surprise?

Last time in Qi Province, when customizing a song for Shui Yun, didn’t she request a certain amount of change?

Perhaps all famed singers hope their works could show some variation while maintaining their unique features.

“Shui Yun mainly sings slow songs, so I gave her a fast song…”

“For Chen Zhiyu, why not consider giving him a touch of rock music…”

Music is not rigid or uniform.

While a single music style is authentic, hearing the same style over and over can get tiring and make people crave something different. That’s why more and more songs nowadays are attempting to combine different styles.

Change is something everyone is working on.

Moreover, according to Ms. Zhao, Chen Zhiyu doesn’t want to be number two anymore…

Neither does Lin Yuan.

The first place earns the most money, so he must strive to be first.

Furthermore, since the song library was opened after system transformation, it would be a shame if the song that he had painstakingly chosen from thousands of options didn’t reach number one.

“If seeking a change…”

As Lin Yuan was listening to the songs in the library and thinking about this, he found a clearer direction: “Rhythm and blues, with a touch of rock, something light-hearted, it’s best to incorporate some elements of rap…”

Got it!

Lin Yuan thought of a song. It was of quite good quality and suitable for Chen Zhiyu’s vocal range, there was no conflict in style, and it even brought a touch of light-hearted change, with a hint of rock:

“Customize song, ‘Change Yourself’..”