"I think that in terms of original pop music, Xiangjiang should learn from the mainland."
Lu Chen didn't say much at the beginning, but as soon as he opened his mouth, it caused an uproar. Some of the Xiangjiang musicians who gathered around to listen to the excitement were dumbfounded, some sneered disdainfully, some were thoughtful, and some were furious.
Many people thought that Lu Chen's words were ridiculous.
For a long time in the past, excluding niche types of music such as national rock, the mainland pop music had always been the imitator and follower of Xiangjiang pop music. The latter had a huge influence on the former.
From the late 1990s to the beginning of the new century, many Xiangjiang musicians went north to develop, which greatly promoted the development of mainland pop music.
Therefore, to some extent, it was not an exaggeration to say that Xiangjiang was the teacher of the mainland in terms of pop music.
Although Xiangjiang's pop music had declined, it was impossible for them, the local musicians of Xiangjiang, to say that Xiangjiang should learn from the mainland.
Especially since this sentence came from the mouth of Lu Chen, a singer artist from the mainland.
For a moment, the crowd was in an uproar, and there was a somewhat tense atmosphere. If it wasn't for the basic courtesy of social occasions, someone would have already come out and scolded Lu Chen loudly.
Such a scene made Ye Xuan, who started the topic, secretly complain. He didn't expect Lu Chen to be so straightforward, causing him to fall into a rather awkward situation.
Fortunately, Ye Xuan was also somewhat quick-witted, so he simply continued the topic, "Why do you say that?"
If the conversation between the two of them was regarded as a crosstalk, then Ye Xuan was undoubtedly playing the role of a supporting character. This way, he could take away the firepower and make others pay more attention to Lu Chen, and forget about him, the culprit.
Lu Chen smiled and said, "Because in some aspects, the mainland is indeed doing better than Xiangjiang."
His voice was not loud, and it was even quite gentle, but his words were filled with unshakable confidence.
In fact, domestic pop music is also facing a similar problem as Hong Kong. Plagiarism and imitation are common, and local original works are dispirited and deeply influenced by Japan, South Korea, Europe and the United States.
However, many domestic musicians have long been aware of this problem and have made changes in many aspects. The simplest example is that in the past two years, domestic music talent shows have paid more and more attention to originality, and even launched programs such as "Super Singer" and so on.
Although the producer of "Super Singer" is Shonan TV, and there are strong commercial interests behind supporting the original work, Lu Chen is still supportive of the program itself.
Because it could allow many outstanding singers and composers to stand out and condense the power of original music.
Moreover, the treatment of domestic songwriters has been greatly improved. With the recovery of the pop music market, capable songwriters are becoming more and more popular with entertainment agencies.
In contrast, the entertainment industry in Xiangjiang is complacent and has no courage and determination to change the status quo. They are obsessed with playing the leftovers from Europe, the United States, Japan and South Korea. They frequently launch idol artists to hype and publicize, stare at the pockets of young people in Xiangjiang and never take originality seriously.
Especially in Xiangjiang's talent show, Miss Xiangjiang, Miss Asia, Idol Awards and so on occupy the mainstream. It looks lively and glorious, but after taking off the gorgeous and noisy coat, what's left inside?
Lu Chen said bluntly, "When I was a child, I listened to a lot of excellent and classic Cantonese songs, but now I still listen to those old songs."
"Isn't this the problem of Xiangjiang pop music in terms of originality?"
Many people around fell into silence, because what Lu Chen said was completely true, and they could not refute it.
Some people were not convinced and asked, "Is the original work in the mainland really better than in Xiangjiang?"
Lu Chensmiled and said, "I'm not modest to say that it's true. I'll take myself as an example. I'm also a songwriter. At present, my personal studio's offer to the public is one million yuan per work."
One million yuan per song!
There was a sudden sound of light exclamations and gasps around, because this price was completely beyond their expectations. It should be known that the best songwriter in Xiangjiang, Ouyang Derong, was only around 300,000 yuan for a song.
The height determines the thickness and level. With Lu Chen as a benchmark, the value of the original work in the mainland must not be low, at least far beyond the level of Xiangjiang.
Someone muttered doubtfully, "Is it true or not?"
When Lu Chen first came to Xiangjiang, when he attended a charity auction, he took out a work as an auction item and sold it at a high price of one million yuan.
This matter was also spread in the circle, but not many people took it seriously, because many charity auctions were just hype.
A so-called modern art painting with random graffiti could be sold for tens of millions of yuan.
Everyone in the industry was well aware of the trickery involved.
But now that Lu Chen said it himself, it was different. If he bragged, he would become a joke in the circle.
"Of course it's true!"
Someone answered for Lu Chen decisively, "Mr. Lu Chen is the most outstanding music composer in the mainland. As far as I know, his studio's work has been arranged until 2018, and he has temporarily stopped booking."
Everyone's eyes were focused on the other party.
"Madam Jin!"
It was Jin Mingxiu, the boss of Madam Jin's entertainment company who came forward to testify for Lu Chen.
The doubters were suddenly speechless.
Jin Mingxiu was born in a famous family. When she was in her twenties, she founded an entertainment company, involved in the production of movies and TV variety shows, and trained artists and singers. For decades, she had sent a large number of talents to the entertainment industry in Xiangjiang.
Famous actors Liu Jiaen, Gu Rong, singers Gao Mingfeng, Li Li and so on were all taught by Madam Jin.
In the entertainment industry in Xiangjiang, she was definitely at the top. Although she did not have the status of a superstar, any superstar or queen would give her some face.
Her testimony naturally carried a lot of weight!
Jin Mingxiu ignored the surprised eyes around her and said to Lu Chen with a smile, "Lu Chen, long time no see!"
Then, this famous figure in the entertainment industry in Xiangjiang walked forward and held Chen Fei'er's little hand, with a look of surprise as if they had not met for a long time. "Fei'er, you are getting more and more beautiful!"
Chen Fei'er grinned and said, "Sister Jin, you are getting younger and younger!"
Madam Jin shook her head. "Don't make fun of Sister Jin. If I had known that you two were invited to participate in the salon, I would have come earlier."
Holding Chen Fei'er's hand, she looked around and said seriously, "I just listened to a few words, and I feel that what Mr. Lu Chen said is very reasonable. The current situation of Xiangjiang's pop music needs us to work together to change it."
"It's not enough to just talk. We need action. I suggest that we create a competition to encourage and support original music. It's not a problem to use the form of a real talent show. As long as we can let Xiangjiang's pop music and Cantonese songs regain their glory, it will be worth it no matter how much we pay!"
Madam Jin's aura was undoubtedly strong. As soon as she appeared, she attracted everyone's attention and also pulled the topic caused by Lu Chen to a higher level.
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