Chapter 266. The anticipated feature (3)
"I'm really sorry for earlier."
"You have already apologized more than 10 times. So, it's fine."
Director Zhao said as he waived his hand but Lily's head was still in a bowing position.
She was apologizing continuously for the last 30 minutes. Director Zhao had already forgiven her but Lily just kept on apologizing.
'She's too nervous.'
Ren thought in his head.
Normally, Lily would be cheerful and eccentric but today, she was the complete opposite of that. She was nervous and scared instead of someone who will always have a smile on her face.
The reason behind it was also simple.
She was worried about how the meeting would go. That was making her more and more nervous every second.
'The talk will never start like this.'
The members of Starlights, Ren and Director Zhao have already moved to his office to have a talk about the song.
But with Lily like this, they can't start the talk.
"Lily."
"Yes, I'm sorry."
"The talk will never start if you keep being like this."
"Ahhh….".
Lily finally got some composure when she heard Ren's words. A slight blush appeared on her face when she realised how she had made a fool of herself.
To calm down, she took deep breaths and eventually, she managed to calm down.
"Let's start the talk, if you are ready?"
"Yes."
Lily was still nervous but she can at least talk now. Director Zhao also has other work to do. So, he quickly started the talk.
"I heard the guided version. Your voice was good in it and the melody was good too. As for the song…."
"How was it?"
"Honestly, it wasn't that bad. I would even say that it was good. It can easily qualify as a song in an album and I'm pretty sure that it will become a hit."
A smile broke out on the face of Lily when she heard that. Her band members who were nervous, sitting in the big office were the same.
They all have slight smiles on their faces, but Director Zhao's next words were enough to change those smiles into frowns.
"But it will only become a hit song, if a famous singer or a girl group sings it."
Director Zhao was practically saying that the song was good but the band which was going to play the song was not good enough.
"What do you mean?"
"I'm just saying that a song's success highly depends on the artist singing it. Even if you sing this song, it doesn't necessarily mean that it will be a hit."
"We know that but it's our song."
"I'm not saying to sell this song or something. I'm just telling you about the chances of it being a success. In the first place, your band is independent. Without a sufficient backing, no one can become famous in the industry."
Those words were harsh but they were also the sheer truth. In today's entertainment industry, no celebrity has become famous without their agency working in the back.
Backing was necessary for everything.
Moreover, Starlights was a band which was independent. It means that it was not under any agency.
There were many reasons behind this, but the main reason was that no agency will try to invest their money on a band.
Girl group and boy group was the way to go in the current industry.
Bands were considered as a gourmet existence. Some people even say that they are the things of the past.
It was also true to some extent!!
"If Xin Ren decides to feature in it, then it will automatically get the backing."
Zhen Shi tried to counter Director Zhao's words but it didn't have any effect. Director Zhao even retorted on his sentence.
"Can you guarantee it? I will leave the matter of backing aside. Just guarantee that the song will become a hit."
All the members of Starlights have awkward faces when they hear that.
There was no way that they could guarantee that the song would become a hit. It would be idiotic to guarantee the success of a song.
Even the songs of famous singers fail occasionally. They were still just an indie band.
No one can fully guarantee that a song would be a hit or not in the industry.
"What happened? You can't guarantee it?"
Director Zhao again asked when he saw that there was no response but this, a response came from Lily.
"I, I can't guarantee it."
"Then, why will I agree to have Ren feature on the song?"
It was because Director Zhao had told him to stay silent during the meeting.
Ren had also agreed to it. So, he can only silently watch the meeting from the side. He can't interject in the meeting.
"Ren will get benefits if he featured in our song."
Suddenly, Lily said and her words managed to arouse some interest from Director Zhao as he asked.
"What benefits?"
"It's a chance to set a new trend."
"What trend?"
Director Zhao asked with a curious expression.
It was not just Director Zhao. Everyone in the office was looking at her with a curious expression.
"Think about it carefully, the current trend in the music industry is of girl groups. Even solo singers are getting less and less popular. It was also understandable as watching several girls was better than watching a solo singer, but don't you think that it's getting old?"
"I know that well. The trend of girl groups is going on for more than 7 years. People want something new and that's why agencies are experimenting with different concepts."
Director Zhao said and everyone nodded their heads.
It was all true. Girls groups have been in trend for many years and people are looking for something new now.
As it was getting old in Asia, many agencies were trying to make an impact in the USA and other European countries with girl groups.
Many agencies have sent their girl groups to the west but there was no success story yet.
It would take some time until a girl group emerged as a success in the USA and the other European countries.
"I understand that but what are you trying to say here?"
"I'm saying that the new trend can be rock bands. Rock music is getting unpopular and most of the rock bands are still indie. At this moment, if a popular actor tried to release a single with a rock band, then it will surely interest people."
Director Zhao opened his mouth but he didn't say anything. He was thinking of Lily's proposal inside his head.
Interest!
That was the word that has played a huge role in making Ren's project a success.
«Secret spy» was a success because people were interested in seeing a no nonsense spy thriller.
«The stars above» was a success because people wanted to see if a young actor can handle the pressure of being a lead.
«Heirs» was a success because it was the return of Xie Yujing and the cast and crew were too classy.
«A born star» was a huge success because it managed to pique people's interest because of the reality TV show, movie making.
The album also played a huge role in it.
Even «Slayers» has managed to interest people and the recent controversies has given it high publicity even before its release.
But music and movies/dramas are completely different things. There was no saying if interest can help make a song hit.
Chapter 266. The anticipated feature (3)
"I'm really sorry for earlier."
"You have already apologized more than 10 times. So, it's fine."
Director Zhao said as he waived his hand but Lily's head was still in a bowing position.
She was apologizing continuously for the last 30 minutes. Director Zhao had already forgiven her but Lily just kept on apologizing.
'She's too nervous.'
Ren thought in his head.
Normally, Lily would be cheerful and eccentric but today, she was the complete opposite of that. She was nervous and scared instead of someone who will always have a smile on her face.
The reason behind it was also simple.
She was worried about how the meeting would go. That was making her more and more nervous every second.
'The talk will never start like this.'
The members of Starlights, Ren and Director Zhao have already moved to his office to have a talk about the song.
But with Lily like this, they can't start the talk.
"Lily."
"Yes, I'm sorry."
"The talk will never start if you keep being like this."
"Ahhh….".
Lily finally got some composure when she heard Ren's words. A slight blush appeared on her face when she realised how she had made a fool of herself.
To calm down, she took deep breaths and eventually, she managed to calm down.
"Let's start the talk, if you are ready?"
"Yes."
Lily was still nervous but she can at least talk now. Director Zhao also has other work to do. So, he quickly started the talk.
"I heard the guided version. Your voice was good in it and the melody was good too. As for the song…."
"How was it?"
"Honestly, it wasn't that bad. I would even say that it was good. It can easily qualify as a song in an album and I'm pretty sure that it will become a hit."
A smile broke out on the face of Lily when she heard that. Her band members who were nervous, sitting in the big office were the same.
They all have slight smiles on their faces, but Director Zhao's next words were enough to change those smiles into frowns.
"But it will only become a hit song, if a famous singer or a girl group sings it."
Director Zhao was practically saying that the song was good but the band which was going to play the song was not good enough.
"What do you mean?"
"I'm just saying that a song's success highly depends on the artist singing it. Even if you sing this song, it doesn't necessarily mean that it will be a hit."
"We know that but it's our song."
"I'm not saying to sell this song or something. I'm just telling you about the chances of it being a success. In the first place, your band is independent. Without a sufficient backing, no one can become famous in the industry."
Those words were harsh but they were also the sheer truth. In today's entertainment industry, no celebrity has become famous without their agency working in the back.
Backing was necessary for everything.
Moreover, Starlights was a band which was independent. It means that it was not under any agency.
There were many reasons behind this, but the main reason was that no agency will try to invest their money on a band.
Girl group and boy group was the way to go in the current industry.
Bands were considered as a gourmet existence. Some people even say that they are the things of the past.
It was also true to some extent!!
"If Xin Ren decides to feature in it, then it will automatically get the backing."
Zhen Shi tried to counter Director Zhao's words but it didn't have any effect. Director Zhao even retorted on his sentence.
"Can you guarantee it? I will leave the matter of backing aside. Just guarantee that the song will become a hit."
All the members of Starlights have awkward faces when they hear that.
There was no way that they could guarantee that the song would become a hit. It would be idiotic to guarantee the success of a song.
Even the songs of famous singers fail occasionally. They were still just an indie band.
No one can fully guarantee that a song would be a hit or not in the industry.
"What happened? You can't guarantee it?"
Director Zhao again asked when he saw that there was no response but this, a response came from Lily.
"I, I can't guarantee it."
"Then, why will I agree to have Ren feature on the song?"
It was because Director Zhao had told him to stay silent during the meeting.
Ren had also agreed to it. So, he can only silently watch the meeting from the side. He can't interject in the meeting.
"Ren will get benefits if he featured in our song."
Suddenly, Lily said and her words managed to arouse some interest from Director Zhao as he asked.
"What benefits?"
"It's a chance to set a new trend."
"What trend?"
Director Zhao asked with a curious expression.
It was not just Director Zhao. Everyone in the office was looking at her with a curious expression.
"Think about it carefully, the current trend in the music industry is of girl groups. Even solo singers are getting less and less popular. It was also understandable as watching several girls was better than watching a solo singer, but don't you think that it's getting old?"
"I know that well. The trend of girl groups is going on for more than 7 years. People want something new and that's why agencies are experimenting with different concepts."
Director Zhao said and everyone nodded their heads.
It was all true. Girls groups have been in trend for many years and people are looking for something new now.
As it was getting old in Asia, many agencies were trying to make an impact in the USA and other European countries with girl groups.
Many agencies have sent their girl groups to the west but there was no success story yet.
It would take some time until a girl group emerged as a success in the USA and the other European countries.
"I understand that but what are you trying to say here?"
"I'm saying that the new trend can be rock bands. Rock music is getting unpopular and most of the rock bands are still indie. At this moment, if a popular actor tried to release a single with a rock band, then it will surely interest people."
Director Zhao opened his mouth but he didn't say anything. He was thinking of Lily's proposal inside his head.
Interest!
That was the word that has played a huge role in making Ren's project a success.
«Secret spy» was a success because people were interested in seeing a no nonsense spy thriller.
«The stars above» was a success because people wanted to see if a young actor can handle the pressure of being a lead.
«Heirs» was a success because it was the return of Xie Yujing and the cast and crew were too classy.
«A born star» was a huge success because it managed to pique people's interest because of the reality TV show, movie making.
The album also played a huge role in it.
Even «Slayers» has managed to interest people and the recent controversies has given it high publicity even before its release.
But music and movies/dramas are completely different things. There was no saying if interest can help make a song hit.
