Chapter 154 - Alb.u.m is Complete
Time flies,time pa.s.ses by little by little, and unwittingly fleeting, just like a whitesteed flits past a gap. (TN: Chinese idiom that means time is fleeting)
In thetwinkling of an eye, the golden month of August has pa.s.sed, and Beijing, asuper city with a population of 30 million, has entered the fragrant September,when the sweet-scented Osmanthus flower bloom, and the intense summer heatgradually stop rising under the chill autumn air. It is about to usher in thebest time of the year.
Blue SkyCreative Park, Nirvana Studio.
In therecording studio, Studio Manager w.a.n.g Changsheng, Music Director w.a.n.g Jing, RecordingEngineer w.a.n.g Hui and three other members of Nirvana Studio gathered together werestaring at Lu Chen with either nervous or expectant eyes.
Fine sweatswere seeping out from w.a.n.g Changsheng’s forehead, his eyes were a little dazed,and his right hand could not help trembling.
w.a.n.g Jing’seyes were still bright and vivid, but her action of her white teeth biting herlips exposed her inner emotion.
w.a.n.g Hui wasthe one who couldn't endure the most. The whole person was shaking. He pressedhis clenched fist on his mouth several times, as if he wanted to bite it hard,otherwise he would shout out uncontrollably.
However, LuChen couldn't see this at all. He was wearing a huge monitoring headphone andlistening to his own voice.
“WheneverI am lost in darkness, and fail to find the meaning of life,”
“Oh~the brightest star in the night sky, guide me toward you.”
The songgradually stops but the residual sound lingers in his ears, just like the bloodburning in his heart is still boiling hot!
After a longtime, Lu Chen took a long breath and opened his eyes.
Under everyone's.e.xpectant look, he took off his headphones, nodded and said, “This is good.”
“Yes!”
Three simplewords instantly set off a frenzy of joy in the recording studio. w.a.n.g Hui wasthe first to shout, and then all three members of the Nirvana band clappedtheir hands hard.
w.a.n.gChangsheng smiled happily with relief. Even w.a.n.g Jing, who has always beencalm, smiled like a spring flower.
They havereason to be happy, reason to cheer, and even more reason to celebrate!
Lu Chen’sdebut alb.u.m that was produced in Nirvana Studio was also the biggest and mostimportant order the studio has received since its establishment. It has takenabout two months, and now it has finally been completed.
Althoughthere were some problems in arrangement, accompaniment, recording andpost-production, and although they didn’t achieve the best outcome, everyonedid their best.
The tensongs of the whole alb.u.m can't be said to be flawless, but they are sincerelyqualified to be called a boutique. (TN: boutique - premium product.)
Lu Chen isalready very satisfied.
100,000 yuancan have such an effect. It completely exceeded his expectations, perhaps thearrangement was a little bit green, and perhaps the accompaniment was notmature enough, but for this alb.u.m “You Who Sat Next To Me”, it wasreally enough. (TN: Green - amateur/inexperience)
This littlebit of greenness and immaturity doesn't affect the main style of the work atall, and can even better show some temperament of campus folk songs.
He said wholeheartedly,“Thank you!”
Lu Chenfirst extended his hand to w.a.n.g Changsheng. For this alb.u.m, the studio managerwas busy running around, so that the production team had no worries, withoutcredit for the hard work.
Then w.a.n.gHui.
His work wasthe hardest. The recording and post-production were basically done by himself,often working late into the night.
And w.a.n.gJing.
She wasresponsible for the arrangement of all the works. This Jingyin graduate has agood grasp of the style of the alb.u.m and often encounters problems. She would oftengo to the trouble of revising and adjusting it, redoing it from the startseveral times.
Finally,there are the three band members, who also worked very hard.
Even if itwas mainly for their own sake and the studio, Lu Chen was still grateful.
