Liao Liao's singing skills have evolved again.
This is really a terrible thing.
Liao Liao's vocals and singing skills are already among the best in the domestic music scene, especially among female singers. From a completely objective perspective, there is probably only one Zhang Zhen who can rival her in various vocal ranges without falling behind.
Now, listening to her newly recorded album "Tao Sheng Yi Jiou", listening to her perfectly showcasing the extraordinary charm and expressiveness that a three-octave wide vocal range should have, Li Qian couldn't help but shake his head, sigh, and applaud.
Perhaps in the low-pitched area, Liao Liao and Zhen Zhen are still evenly matched, but in the mid-pitched area, since she brought out that thick part of her mid-pitched voice through "Du Kou", she has been unstoppable. Now, in this aspect, she is not only surpassing Zhen Zhen, but also steadily ahead of her by a margin.
Everyone's vocal range has its own width, and for professional singers, spanning two octaves is not a difficult task. Many people can do it, and some can even produce three or four octaves in live performances. However, to be honest, the extreme sounds produced in such competitions often don't sound good when listened carefully. Especially the high-pitched screams, which tend to be extremely thin, brittle, and unstable - in short, lacking beauty and sustainability.
So, generally speaking, a mature singer's truly beautiful and pleasant vocal range is at most two octaves. For many famous singers, the part of their voice that sounds good is fixed in a certain pitch and tone. Even if we broaden our scope to the whole world, singers who have a three-octave vocal range with all tones sounding beautiful enough to record are extremely rare.
Apart from some legendary singers, as far as Li Qian knows. Probably only Mariah Carey is comparable. Sarah Brightman is quite impressive, but her stable and beautiful tone can't even reach three octaves.
Of course, many people will say that according to the official statement, Sarah Brightman has three and a half octaves - if we count what can be sung. Mariah Carey can sing up to seven octaves!
But such a voice, apart from proving that a singer has a very wide vocal range or can go to verify the Guinness World Record, does not have much other value. Especially when it comes to making records, what's most important is not how wide the vocal range is, but how wide the usable and beautiful sounding vocal range is.
Rumors in the industry say that Zhen Zhen's vocal range is fully open, spanning six and a half octaves. However, her truly pleasant and frequently used range is only about two and a half octaves. Only in extremely rare cases will she sing up to three octaves, because the highest part of her voice doesn't sound as good as her other ranges.
So, the result is obvious. Zhen Zhen's voice is thicker than Liao Liao's, but in the low-pitched area, it's hard to distinguish between the two for now. Even some of Liao Liao's special tones are more recognizable and beautiful than Zhen Zhen's. Overall, it's a tie. In the mid-pitched area, which is Zhen Zhen's traditional strong point, Liao Liao has also managed to win by a narrow margin through this album. As for the high-pitched area, although Zhen Zhen is known for her powerful and beautiful voice among domestic female singers, Liao Liao's voice is not inferior to hers, and can even perform exceptionally well in an even higher pitch range.
Although the sound itself has always been moving, it doesn't need to be much. Even if there is only one or two exceptionally good tone ranges, it's already enough, but a wider range of dynamic and expressive tones can undoubtedly greatly enrich the expressiveness of music and songs.
So, from the low-pitched "好大一棵树" to the mid-pitched "渡口", and then to the high-pitched "回来" - after listening to Liao Liao's new album, almost everyone had a look of closed eyes savoring the music, for over a minute, including Zhao Mei Feng and Chen Chang Sheng, no one was willing to speak up first.
Yes, here is a preview of Liao Liao's new album "Tao Sheng Yi Jiou" pre-recording version.
Of course, currently eligible to attend this audition meeting, except for Li Qian and Liao Liao, there are only two general managers and three artistic directors from the Changsheng Records side.
After a minute or two, everyone gradually came back to their senses from this album. Chen Changsheng smiled and said: "If this album doesn't sell well, I'll quit the music industry!"
Everyone burst out laughing upon hearing this.
Although Li Qian's works are not many, almost every song is a masterpiece. He is already well-known in the pop music scene for his lyrics, composition, arrangement and production, combined with Liao Liao's vocals, which is simply a guarantee of bestseller!
Then, after receiving a lot of praise, when Li Qian and Liao Liao separated from the crowd and returned to Liao Liao's exclusive rest room, Li Qian smiled and said: "For now, there is no problem, so my supervising work can be considered over. From now on, you and Zhao Jie should take good care of the post-production."
Liao Liao nodded in agreement while fetching two bottles of water, handing one to him and opening the other to take a couple of sips before sitting down with a smile: "I didn't feel thirsty when I was singing, but strangely, after listening, I felt parched, haha!"
"When she finished speaking, she asked: 'When are you planning to go back?'"
Li Qian thought for a moment and said, "Just these few days, Teacher Qi is staying behind to find a house, it's just right to live at your place. As for me, there's no use in staying behind anyway, I'll just go back to class honestly."
Liao Liao nodded, "Yesterday Old Chen asked me again in a roundabout way, the four songs I promised to give him, are you really planning to put them on my album after it's released?"
Li Qian smiled and said, "One must not have a mind to harm others, but one must also be on guard against others. I don't know Mr. Chen very well yet, and I'm not confident enough to take a big risk based solely on a verbal agreement."
Liao Liao thought for a moment and smiled: "According to Old Chen's informant, Wu Xing Wu Su's new album is coming out quickly! Thinking about it, with everything prepared in advance and Du Xiaoming being a master, it's no wonder it's coming out fast! By the way, although you're not joining them, Hua Ge is still willing to spend big money. I heard that for this album alone, they spent over 1.6 million just on buying songs! Adding Du Xiaoming's production fees, I estimate that the total production cost for this album will be over 3 million! They've selected around ten songs, and each one is a masterpiece!"
Li Qian smiled and asked: "Are you scared?"
Liao Liao shook his head, "I'm not afraid to talk about it. I have confidence in this album, in you, and in myself. Even if we can't win, at least we won't lose too badly!"
After a moment, she asked somewhat reluctantly: "My investment, won't you reconsider?"
Li Qian smiled and said, "Not partnering with any friends to do business is my bottom line. Money is a good thing, but it's poisonous! Even the best of friends can become sworn enemies because of money. Do you think we should risk that? Let's just stick to our own studios and collaborate on albums when needed."
Liao Liao pouted and muttered, "Between you and me, do I need to be like this? Besides, I'm not someone who values money that much!"
Li Qian smiled and said, "The key to this matter is right here. If it were just between us two, there wouldn't be a problem, no need to worry about who's taking advantage of whom or who's losing out. But can you guarantee that your future boyfriend, husband, and family will all think the same way as you? Honestly, I don't dare guarantee that my own family won't hold it against me! So, let's cooperate and make things clear with money first. Let's be a little selfish before being selfless. That's how friendships can last in the long run!"
Liao Liao let out a "hmmph" sound, pouting her mouth and staring at Li Qian with an unblinking gaze.
At first, Li Qianhun didn't mind, but as she stared at her for a long time, she felt something was off and couldn't help but look back and ask: "What's with the staring?"
Liao Liao looked at him deeply, then turned away and said, "Nothing."
Then she suddenly asked: "By the way, what about your little girlfriend? You're almost gone, and we haven't met yet. I heard she's very pretty, let me see her?"
Li Qian suddenly laughed upon hearing this, "No use, I've been asking her to take a concubine for me since last year and asked her to write a few letters of consent, but until now she still hasn't given them to me!"
Liao Liao was stunned for a moment before she came back to her senses. Anyway, they were not far apart, so she grabbed the pillow and threw it over, "Dream on!"
The pillow was thrown away, and Li Qian burst out laughing. But at this time, Liao Liao took out something else again, couldn't help but stare with wide eyes, "Hey, you're quite bold, asking for several more? Looks like your ambition is not small!"
Li Qian smiled and laughed.
Liao Liao got up and sat down next to him, their shoulders touching, legs touching. She nudged Li Qian and said: "You can't do it this way, I'm telling you... You should get one first!" After a pause, she saw Li Qian looking over and said: "Trust me, women are like that. Once the bottom line is broken, it will no longer exist! So as long as you can successfully get one, she'll be broken afterwards!"
Li Qian was taken aback and turned his head to look at her, "Huh? So you're actually supporting me taking a concubine?"
Liao Liao Chong gave him a sly glance and walked away without saying a word.
But when she sat back down, she found that this time Li Qian was actually looking at her.
"What's wrong with you staring at me?"
Li Qian smiled and said, "Is it really like you said? Once a woman has had her first time, once she's broken through that barrier, does she no longer have any bottom line?"
Liao Liao was taken aback for a moment, and his face rarely turned red.
Obviously, as soon as Li Qian asked this question, she easily associated it with the things they had done at Li Qian's house in Jinan Prefecture.
However, at this time, she raised her chin, batted an eyelash, "Want it? Come on..."
Li Qian smiled and was about to speak, but just then there was a knock at the door. Li Qian casually said to the outside, "Come in." However, Liao Liao glanced at the door with a hint of disappointment flashing across his eyes.
It was Huang Wenjuan who came in.
Seeing the two people sitting far apart, the little assistant let out a sigh of relief - no matter how innocent they appeared in front of others, they definitely couldn't fool her.
In her opinion, Li Qian may or may not have feelings for Liao Liao, she can't say for sure, but Liao Liao definitely has some feelings for Li Qian.
So, every time when two people are in a room, the little assistant is so scared that he doesn't dare to knock on the door, and also fears that someone else will come to disturb them, so every time he honestly stands guard outside the door for the two of them.
But this time she really had no choice but to come in.
"Sister, phone!" She said, walking over while covering the receiver with her hand and whispering: "Sony, surname Xie."
Liao Liao was originally sitting loosely, but when he heard the surname Xie, his expression on his face immediately became serious.
It's just like what happened with Hua Ge, even if it was hidden, but after a while, there would definitely be some rumors circulating in the circle. Similarly, if something is going on with Sony, it can't be kept secret from other record companies either. Although the music industry plays with a somewhat unconventional product, at the end of the day, it's still a business circle.
In the business world, it's hard to have any real secrets.
As for the extremely sensitive topic of Liao Liao's album release time, currently only Li Qian, Qi Jie, Liao Liao and Chen Changsheng know about it. It can be said that it is still possible to keep it confidential to a certain extent, but once the Changsheng record company holds a meeting to discuss it, the news will soon spread in the circle, and the secret will no longer be a secret.
Although there were only a few people at the listening party, and the scope was not large, the news that Liao Liao's new album would have a listening party was not a secret within the company. So, Liao Liao didn't even need to think about it, and estimated that as soon as he finished his album and held the listening party, people outside would already know - so, Sony, with the surname Xie, calling at this time seemed somewhat meaningful.
She answered the phone, "Hello, Director Xie."
On the other end of the phone was a thick voice that said: "Miss Liao, I'm Xie Mingyuan. I heard your new album is already done?"
Liao Liao smiled and said: "Boss Xie's news is really fast, yes, the recording is done, just waiting for post-production."
Xie Mingyuan smiled and said, "Let's find a time to chat, how about that? By the way, let's call Qian Shao too, the three of us can sit together and have a good talk."
Liao Liao was taken aback for a moment, turned her head to look at Li Qian, opened her mouth, pointed to herself and then pointed to Li Qian.
Li Qian immediately understood.
A moment later, he nodded.
For Liao Liao, it was just a moment of hesitation, and then she received Li Qian's signal. She smiled and said, "You still want to add Li Qian? Thank you, General Manager, are you ignoring me? With Li Qian added, what else do I have?"
On the other end of the phone, Xie Mingyuan burst out laughing.
"Liao Liao, you're underestimating yourself! For me and for Sony Records, you and Jian Shao are indispensable!"
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It's stuck, and it's stuck so badly that it hurts!
Moreover, the National Day double is about to arrive, although I am a disabled party, but I must do my best to burst out and strive to make everyone look good, so this state must be adjusted as soon as possible.
Let's just get through this chapter today, I need to catch my breath and adjust my state of mind.
Finally, ask for a monthly ticket to encourage it! The first card article...it's really hard to bear! (.)