Chapter 441 Busy Huang Xu

"what is this?"

"Shall we learn to meow like a cat?"

"Meow meow meow?"

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Although she has just started learning Chinese, Kim Taeyeon still recognizes quite a few of the simpler Chinese characters on the documents.

And based on the Chinese characters she knew, she instinctively recognized as a singer that these words should be the lyrics.

But this made her very confused, so she asked Huang Xu while holding the document.

"Huang Xu, are you writing a nursery rhyme?"

"Children's song?"

"What nursery rhyme?"

"Why did not I see."

Looking at the documents in Kim Taeyeon's hand, Sunny's face was also full of curiosity.

When she came back just now, she only glanced at the top two pages and found that they were all various work plans and development ideas, so she didn't continue to look through them.

Now that she heard Kim Taeyeon say that there were lyrics in the movie, she became extremely curious.

Then he took the document from Kim Taeyeon's hand and began to read it aloud.

"Let’s learn to cat meow together, meow meow meow meow meow together"

Compared to Kim Taeyeon, who has just started learning Chinese, Sunny's level is obviously much higher.

Most of the lyrics on the file can be read smoothly, except for a few words that cannot be recognized.

But after reading a few sentences, she looked at Huang Xu with curiosity.

"What? It's really a nursery rhyme?"

"Huang Xu, how did you think of writing a nursery rhyme?"

"Ah~~, what is a nursery rhyme?"

"This is the song I carefully prepared for Tara. It is their trump card to quickly open up the Chinese market."

"And do you think writing nursery rhymes is easy?"

Huang Xu couldn't help himself when he heard both of them said that they were writing children's songs.

Although this song was not written by him, it was carefully selected by him as the hit song that he would help Tara promote next. The two joked that it was a children's song.

This was a little hard for Huang Xu to accept.

The most important thing is that they actually look down on children's songs.

You have to know that classic children's songs are very difficult to write, and the quality requirements are also very high.

Especially the children's songs he listened to when he was a child, which basically beat most of the songs produced by Jingxin nowadays.

However, the two people opposite did not know what Huang Xu was thinking, especially Sunny, who smiled and teased Huang Xu.

"Huang Xu, you said this song was prepared for Soyeon, Hyomin and the others?"

"Why don't you think about it again."

"Yes, Huang Xu, please think about it again."

After Sunny finished speaking, Kim Taeyeon also advised Huang Xu.

"After all, this matter concerns Soyeon's development and your investment, so you should be more cautious."

"At least find a professional composer and do a good job of it."

"No, let me introduce you to two people."

"Yes, yes. I remember you said that Kim Kwang-soo found many composers and bought songs, didn't he?"

"Didn't you find the right work?"

Sunny recalled what Huang Xu had said to her before, and looked at Huang Xu with some curiosity.

"And I remember you told me a while ago that the quality of their album was very good?"

"Ha~~, it seems like you really don't know my strength?"

“Are the songs I wrote so bad?”

Listening to the two people's teasing or persuasive words, Huang Xu certainly understood that they were doing this for his own good.

After all, Tara's next song is related to their development in China.

If the quality of the song is too poor, then even other marketing efforts will only be ineffective.

It will also have a very important impact on your own investment.

Sunny and Kim Taeyeon on the opposite side heard Huang Xu's question and nodded almost at the same time.

“Well, the quality is just too poor.”

"Yeah~~~~"

"You really don't know the value of gold and jade!"

Huang Xu looked at the two people's almost synchronized movements. He did not feel sad or frustrated. Instead, he looked at them with a smile and asked.

"Then tell me, what's wrong with this song?"

"I haven't seen your music, so I'm talking about your lyrics."

"First of all, it's too naive and too simple."

"The second thing is that you have too many repetitions in your lyrics.

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"Yeah, you're right."

Listening to the two people's complaints about the song, Huang Xu not only did not intend to refute, but instead kept agreeing with what they said.

But after the two of them finished saying this, Huang Xu asked them a question in return.

"Since you look down on this kind of song, what do you think of your "Gee"?"

"The lyrics are simple, brainless, even meaningless, and there are long sections of repetition. This..."

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When they suddenly heard Huang Xu mention the song "Gee", Sunny and Kim Taeyeon were stunned.

Recalling "Gee", which can almost be said to be their comeback song, relying on the simple and brainless melody and long sections of repetitive lyrics, they won 14 first places in the music programs of the three major TV stations.

This also laid a solid foundation for them to become empresses.

After comparing the lyrics of the two songs, "Gee" is not as good as the song they are watching now.

This made the two of them a little defensive.

The criticism of the song just now by the two of them was like a boomerang, directly stabbing themselves.

Huang Xu looked at the constipated expressions of the two and did not press on to attack them. He just looked at them with a smile.

However, even so, the two felt a strong sense of irony.

Kim Taeyeon even lowered her head and concentrated on enjoying the dinner made by Sunny.

Only Sunny, looking at the smile on Huang Xu's face, still refused to give up and was ready to struggle again.

"The success of our song is due to our good skills. We can perform very well in a simple song."

"Also, although our lyrics are simple, the melody arrangement is very good."

"us."

"Yes, yes, you are right."

Looking at Sunny who was still being stubborn and refusing to admit defeat, Huang Xu had no intention of refutation.

I continued to reply according to her words.

After she finished speaking, Huang Xu spoke.

"Sunny, what do you think of Soyeon and Hyomin? Are they far behind you in terms of ability?"

"Forehead"

"Also, are their looks and figures worse than yours?"

"I"

Faced with Huang Xu's question, Sunny was speechless.

Even though she is a member of Girls' Generation, she is very confident in herself and her teammates.

But now there is no way to say against one's will that their strength is much stronger than Tara. Otherwise, it would be a slap in the face.

You have to know that before the incident, Tara had the support of small and medium-sized brokerage companies and launched attacks on her own team.

And when it comes to appearance and figure, Tara, who is known as the perfect beauty, naturally needs no introduction.

In fact, the average appearance of the nine of them might not be able to compete with Tara and the others.

Another most important thing is that they all know each other and are friends.

What else can she say in this situation?

All I could do was fall into awkward silence.

Fortunately, Kim Taeyeon, who was eating next to them, did not let the atmosphere become more awkward and broke the silence.

"Okay Huang Xu, stop bullying Sunny."

"She already knows she's wrong."

He first said a few words to comfort Huang Xu, and then looked at Huang Xu with a slightly worried look.

"Huang Xu, there are many factors that influenced the success of our song."

“Although the song is a simple catchy song, the melody was carefully polished by Teacher Yu.”

"And luck, timing, and the company's marketing are all essential."

"It's not that easy to copy it."

"I understand."

Hearing that Kim Taeyeon finally began to seriously analyze the reasons instead of simply belittling her, Huang Xu finally smiled.

“Actually, this song is just an attempt I wanted to make.”

"I should have said it before, if foreign artists want to do well in China, the simplest and most effective way is to learn Chinese and be able to communicate in Chinese."

"Then we'll sing some songs that Chinese people like."

"For example, the sweet stories you've all heard of."

"Indeed."

When Huang Xu talked about the song "Sweet Honey", Kim Taeyeon and Sunny next to her both smiled.

They performed this song on stage when they were recording a program in Star City a few days ago, in order to please the audience.

Now that Huang Xu mentioned it, he couldn't help but smile knowingly.

But before the two of them finished laughing, they heard Huang Xu continue speaking.

“In fact, the song “Sweet Honey” is no longer suitable for the current stage.”

"Of course, there is no problem with the popularity of this song. It can be said to be the memory of a generation."

"But you have to know one thing: your target fan group is not those born in the 1970s and 1980s who have entered middle age."

"Most of them are now married and have established their own careers. They are burdened with family responsibilities and have little time to chase stars."

"And even if you're a fan, you can't afford to spend much money."

"Is that so?"

"Is it of no use at all?"

After hearing Huang Xu's words, the smiles on their faces disappeared.

They have never thought about this problem. They just do whatever the company arranges them to do.

Unexpectedly, the song that he and others spent so much time practicing turned out to be a thankless task in Huang Xu's words.

This made the two of them feel a little uncomfortable.

Fortunately, after Huang Xu saw the expressions of the two, he quickly comforted them.

"It is definitely useful, but it's just not that big."

"And what you did is actually not without benefit. At least it lets your fans see your heart, which is not bad."

"So you asked Tara and the others to sing Teacher He's Gardenia?"

Before Huang Xu could say a few words to comfort her, Sunny suddenly remembered the song sung by Tara before, and her face was full of resentment.

He clearly knew everything, but he only told his employees and not himself.

Sunny was also rare, and she felt a little resentful towards Huang Xu.

Huang Xu looked at the resentment in Sunny's eyes and his face was full of helplessness.

It's not that he didn't want to tell them this, but he had discussed it with Lee Soo Man before and decided not to tell them for the time being.

The purpose is to make the people in the company understand that relying solely on their shallow understanding of China will not work in China.

It must be led by local people who understand the situation in China.

This also paved the way for his and Lee Soo Man's subsequent plans. He could only say sorry to Sunny.

Fortunately, Sunny's emotions came and went quickly. She quickly returned to normal and figured out some things.

"So you're writing songs for them now for the same purpose!"

"Hey, yes, the purpose is the same."

"No matter how good the cover is, if you sing it in standard, it's not as good as just releasing a song directly."

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Although she had already guessed what Huang Xu was thinking, she couldn't help but sigh when she actually heard it from Huang Xu's mouth.

No matter how generous she appears to be on a daily basis, she is still a woman after all.

When I heard that my boyfriend actually wrote songs for other people, even though it was a serious matter, I couldn't help but feel a little upset.

But then she put this emotion behind her and started talking to Huang Xu seriously.

"Okay, I understand what you said."

"But I think you'd better change the song. Even if it's just to please your fans, you have to be more serious."

"Yeah, yeah, what you wrote is a little too simple."

At this time, Kim Taeyeon also started to think and help Huang Xu find a solution.

"Didn't you and Sunny just say that you had already helped Tara and the others produce their album?"

"Why don't you just pick a few and translate them into Chinese?"

“Why do you have to rewrite it?”

"Uh~~~"

“It seems so!”

After listening to the two people's persuasion, Huang Xu was stunned.

At first, he was only thinking about how to copy, no, how to borrow from others.

I completely forgot about it. In fact, there is no need to go through so much trouble. I just need to find two suitable songs from Tara's new album and translate them.

It can also achieve the effect he expected.

In their previous life, Tara relied on this album to build their market and popularity in Japan and China, and also laid the foundation for their future expansion into China.

It can even be said that several of the songs are at the level of "war songs".

Even in later times, ten years after the song was released, there are still many self-media bloggers who will use the song as BGM.

Sunny and Kim Taeyeon on the opposite side also smiled brightly after seeing Huang Xu's dull expression.

They seldom saw Huang Xu's frustrated reaction, especially since he was just talking back at them, the two of them laughed even more happily.

Just when the two men finished laughing and were about to say something to "return" Huang Xu, Huang Xu said to them.

"You did remind me, and I was indeed negligent in this matter."

“But I won’t give up on this song.”

"It will still be one of their main means of propaganda this time."

"Why?"

"Why?"

The two listened to Huang Xu's words with confusion on their faces.

Huang Xu obviously knows everything, so why is he still obsessed with this, um~~, children's song he wrote?

Huang Xu looked at the two people's puzzled expressions and then spoke to them.

"How about you listen to this song of mine first?"

(End of this chapter)