Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 166 Classical Beauty

 “Mr. Baker, are you going to get off work?”

　　In the afternoon, Link Music, Link received a call from Mr. Graeme and was about to go to the recording studio to practice singing. When he met a tall girl in the aisle, she stopped and waved to him.

 “Are you Lana?”

Link looked at the other person and asked uncertainly.

 “Mr. Baker, you don’t recognize me?”

 Lana spread her hands, shook her shoulders and smiled.

Lana is wearing a dark blue skirt. She has a slender figure with some bones. She has long reddish-brown curly hair, which is very thick and hangs down like satin. With cold white skin, she has the aura of a classical beauty.

Link nodded, this is the look of Sister Da Lei in his memory.

　　　　　䱼has changed a lot and looks very good.”

"Thanks!"

Lana brushed the ends of her hair on her shoulders and smiled, "I've dressed up like this before, but I just don't like it very much."

"Oh why?"

Link asked as he walked.

"This is a lady's dress, but I am not a lady, and I don't want to be defined as a lady, because after becoming a lady, I have to do things in a lady's way. I can't smoke, swear, cross my legs, and do many things. , very awkward, I prefer to be a rock girl.”

Link nodded, understanding her thoughts very well. This is a country that advocates freedom, and everyone pursues freedom. It is indeed very restrictive for a rock girl to play a lady.

 “Are you ready to be a lady now?”

“This is Evaka’s suggestion. She thinks that dressing up like this will make it easier to attract the attention of fans and promote me and my new songs. For the sake of music, I decided to be a lady for the time being.”

 Lana spread her hands and said.

Link smiled lightly. The other party had already signed a six-album contract with Link Music. The next step was to release a single, release an album, and become a singer.

With her beautiful appearance, good figure, solid singing skills, distinctive voice, and good creative ability.

 It is not difficult to turn her into a star singer.

“Lana, you have good abilities and a good image. How could you fail to release an album in the first place?”

"I used to like country music, and my first album was also in the country music style. But after the album was released, fans didn't buy it, so I switched to rock songs, which didn't seem right. Until I met you, I didn't know what kind of music suited me. "

 Lana looked at him with her long eyelashes and said.

Link smiled a little when he heard her explanation.

Country music is blue-collar music, that is, people from the lower class listen to songs to relieve their boredom after work. The themes are mostly sweet, positive, sunny, and warm. When singing, they also need to be sunny and warm. For example, Taylor's voice is very suitable.

 And Lana’s voice is very decadent. The more I listen to her singing country music, the more depressed I become. Listening to her songs is causing trouble with myself. Of course, no fans are willing to buy her albums.

As for rock music, she said she wants to be a rock girl, but her temperament and image are very ladylike, and she doesn't have the hysterical flavor of a rock singer. It is more difficult to gain a foothold in the rock field where there are many talents.

 Lana’s previous failures were route and positioning failures.

The song "Young and Beautiful" written by Link is not only a song, but also a road and a direction. In a certain respect, he can be regarded as Lana's musical leader.

 The two walked and chatted and came to the recording studio together.

In March, after the album's share was received, Ivaca spent a sum of money to buy a recording studio in the Metropolitan Music City.

There are four recording studios, all of which are top-notch in terms of decoration design, sound insulation and sound-absorbing design, recording equipment, lighting design, music equipment, etc., and more than 8 million US dollars have been spent on them.

Evaka is professional when it comes to spending money. She can buy the best things at the right price in the shortest time. In Link's opinion, this is also an enviable ability.    —

 “Good!”

“Lana, please lower your voice a little lower. This will make your voice fuller and more tense.”

In Link Music Studio 2, Lana stood in front of the microphone and was singing the song "Young and Beautiful".

Producers including Mr Graeme and David Kahn were there.

 Mr. David Kahn is in his forties and is one of the music producers who switched jobs from Universal Records last year.

　　Previously, I worked for Mr. Graeme and was responsible for issues such as the soundtrack for Link’s album.

 After Lana Del Rey joins Link Music, he will be responsible for producing Lana's singles and albums.

David Kahn stood outside the soundproof glass, adjusting the mix and frequencies on the mixing console, and occasionally making modifications through the microphone.

Link listened to it once with headphones. Lana’s voice was low and lazy, with a hint of decadence and sadness. Although it sounded very sad and negative, it really sounded good, which is also a characteristic.

"Graeme, Lana has great potential. You producers should discuss it and come up with a specific development plan."

Link asked.

"good!"

Graeme thought for a while and said, "Link, in your second album, there are two songs that need to be mixed with female vocal duets. One of them can be given to Lana. She has the ability. We plan to release this song first next month. Single, see how the market responds, and if the feedback from fans is good, consider her first album.”

Link nodded thoughtfully. Lana's development path was different from his own. She was a complete newcomer and not well-known in the entertainment industry.

For a new singer like her to gain a foothold in the music scene, she must have strong abilities, find a good song, be able to target market trends, and have a record company with strong publicity and distribution capabilities.

In terms of distribution capabilities, Link Music can only be said to be average, but Lana’s own abilities are good and her songs are also good. The only thing that needs to be considered now is the market trend, which can also be said to be luck.

“This song has a sense of age. Before it is released, you can contact Hollywood film companies to see if there are any movies suitable for theme songs.”

Link thought that this song is the theme song of "The Great Gatsby", but the movie will not be released for a few years, so there is no way to become famous through this movie for the time being.

However, Hollywood produces some period dramas every year. If you search carefully, you may be able to come across a suitable one.

 A single with the blessing of a movie will be released faster, and the company can also save some publicity and distribution costs.

Just like "Givemereason", after "Transformers 2" is released, this single will definitely hope to be on the billboards of many countries.

 After chatting for a while, Link and Mr. Graeme came to Studio 1 and started recording "Givemereason" and practicing the songs for the second album, as well as two songs by MJ.

Link went to the New York branch of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on Monday to receive a symbolic platinum record.

According to RIAA regulations, records sold in the United States exceed 500,000 for a gold record, 1 million for a platinum record, and 10 million for a diamond record. Certification of records is also a promotional tool, and Link is happy to participate.

After attending the record certification, he rushed to the New York University Stern School of Business to report and chatted with the dean, Mr. Raghu Sundaram, about course arrangements and sports events.

 This year’s 25th Summer University Games will be held in Serbia, Eastern Europe, in mid-May, for 15 days.

Link said that he can participate in all swimming events.

Mr. Sundaram welcomed it, but for the sake of fairness, before signing up for the competition, he needed to participate in the school's sports meeting and get an advantageous ranking before he could represent the school.

Link said it was no problem, but there would be one more task on his schedule.

 (End of this chapter)