It's hard to be an idol

Chapter 182 Airborne
I've been reading books of old
I have feasted on old books
The legends and the myths
the legends and myths

Achilles and his gold
Achilles and his spoils
Hercules and his gifts
Hercules and his divine power
Spiderman's control
Spider-Man's Control

And Batman with his fists
and Batman's Iron Fist

And clearly I don't see myself upon that list
Obviously I didn't make it
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In the recording studio, Xu Lai is working as a sound engineer to record his collaboration with Coldplay.

Song Title: Something Just Like This
Vocal: Coldplay/Xu Lai
Lyricist: Xu Lai/Chris Martin
Composer: Xu Lai

Composer: Xu Lai

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The remaining instruments are of course played by other members of Coldplay, drums, piano and so on.

The main voice of the whole song is Chris Martin, the lead singer of Coldplay. He is also an excellent songwriter and has provided some inspiration for Xu Lai. However, the whole song is basically completed by Xu Lai alone, so the signature is Xu Lai. There is only one person, and Xu Lai’s name is written on the singer, it’s just that Xu Lai chorused with the voice at the climax, and he sang the "beep, beep, beep, beep, beep" in the middle .

He didn't want to compete with Chris Martin for the lead vocal, so the negotiation process was very enjoyable. Everyone was very harmonious during the entire creation and recording process, and there were very few quarrels. Basically, Xu Lai was so talented. The newcomer Man Man was leading the entire rhythm, and the other people at Coldplay didn't have any objections. On the contrary, they had a rigorous attitude towards Xu Lai, a newcomer with a good reputation, and wanted to see what Xu Lai could do.

The result is of course very beautiful. Everyone likes the style of Future Bass. After the drums and instruments are synthesized, everyone is very satisfied with the rhythmic sense. I haven’t produced the finished product yet, but I just listened to the demo of the song. Others You know the quality of this song.

"I feel that this song may be able to win the best electronic dance song at the Grammys. I really like this song." Lead singer Chris Martin unabashedly expressed his love for "Something Just Like "This", he was very strict with himself during the recording process, basically not allowing any flaws, Xu Lai also lamented that he worked too hard.

But I have to say that Chris Martin is really good, whether it is singing or other things, Xu Lai feels that he still has something to learn.

The recording of "Something Just Like This" didn't take too long. It was mainly the post-production. It took Xu Lai several days to complete. When they were making the song, Xu Lai's new single "Are You With Me" had already started publicity.

"The singer/creator of "Galway Girl" independently produced a new single, "Are You With Me," to be released soon."

Universal Company put all their efforts into promoting Xu Lai's new single. Billboards in Times Square and various radio stations had news that Xu Lai's new song was about to be released, and the promotion on the Internet was also in full swing.

None of Universal Music's contracted singers in Europe and the United States released a song during this time period. Xu Lai took advantage of it. Basically, all the promotional platforms of Universal Music were working for him, and he received a lot of attention for a while.

In particular, the reality show "Carpool Karaoke" was aired a few days ago. The first three episodes have received good reviews and a lot of attention. Xu Lai appeared in the trailer for the fourth episode. Coupled with the overwhelming publicity in recent times, he has been He has been in the limelight for a long time, and many people have some impressions of him.

Wow, so he is Xu Lai?
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"OK, the production is completely over, and our work has come to an end for the time being." Xu Lai clenched fists and shoulders with the members of Coldplay, and wished their cooperation a complete success. The cooperation contract has been signed a long time ago, and they also There is no contractual pressure, simply playing music and becoming intimate.

After work, Xu Lai had to move to another place. In two days, he had to go to Miami to perform at the Electronic Music Festival. In addition, the new single was about to be released, and he had to cooperate with the filming of the MV for promotion. Martin and the others went crazy, but in the end they could only refuse their kindness.

Moreover, Xu Lai, who they like to play, is not very interested. There are a lot of people playing around in the circle, how does Xu Lai know that they are not like this?He is such a clean and self-conscious person, it is better to be less involved in nightclubs and bars.

"Did you come here by car? Do you need me to take you back?" Chris Martin asked Xu Lai with a smile.

"No, the company sent a car to pick me up."

"OK. Good luck with your new single!"

"Thank you."

After a while of courteous greetings, Xu Lai was sent to the car by Coldplay and others. After saying goodbye with a smile, he drove on the spacious avenue.

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In the early morning of March 24th, the new single "Are You With Me" was released together with the MV. Within 500 hours, the number of views on the MV on YouTube exceeded 18 million, and radio playback volume was also increasing. By the time the B list is updated , everyone suddenly discovered that this song of only two minutes and [-] seconds landed at No. [-] on the B chart. It only took one day to break Xu Lai's own best result on the B chart, pushing "Galway Girl" down in one fell swoop.

"Galway Girl" gradually became unable to continue, and it only started to slide after staying in the top ten for a week, but "Are You With Me" was airborne directly, and it took "Galway Girl" two to three months in one day It's amazing what neither did, and the single seems to be aiming straight for the top spot.

Xu Lai himself was very happy when he learned of the 24-hour results. The good results show that he is constantly being recognized, his awareness is also increasing, and his popularity is gradually increasing, which shows that his market The price on the Internet is also rising, and if there are commercial performances or reality shows in the future, he can earn more money.

Seeing Xu Lai's achievements here, Universal Music is also full of applause. They have invested so much publicity resources and can be airborne in the top ten in 24 hours, which shows that their vision is correct. Xu Lai is indeed very good, and the music type It is also suitable for the European and American markets, and it is a material that can help them make a lot of money.

Of course, it's not that they haven't seen better 24-hour results than Xu Lai. There are more than one singer in the company who can directly airborne to the top of the list. They just saw Xu Lai fulfilling his value, so they are so happy.

In fact, the main reason is that it was cheaper to sign Xu Lai at the beginning, and now he seems to be very enthusiastic about his work. He just came here and completed the production of two singles in less than a month. Not necessarily some superstars are simply model workers.

Of course, Universal Music liked the singer who worked as a model worker to earn money for them. It is foreseeable that Xu Lai will be highly valued by Universal Music in the next period of time.

(End of this chapter)