All-round Athlete

Chapter 85 Only Copying Lyrics

Zhang Guan thought of a very suitable song, and it was also a song he liked very much. The key point was not difficult to sing.

Professor Zhou, I have a song that might be suitable. Zhang Guan said.

What song? Who sang it? Professor Zhou asked.

When I rehearsed with Mr. Wang Feng two days ago, he talked to me about how to compose songs. I tried it when I got back and made up a saliva song myself. How about I sing it to you first?

What is most needed in songwriting? Not musical skills, but inspiration! Many well-known musicians in China are not from majors, especially those born in the 1950s and 1960s. Due to the special age, even if they want to learn music, they don’t have the opportunity. Many people don’t even know how to read music scores. With a good voice, I joined some art troupes, and then started my own music path; or just learned to play the guitar a few times, and then learned to write songs by myself, and started a rock band. This kind of person can finally become a singer not because of his musical skills, but because of his unparalleled enthusiasm for music and persistence in his ideals.

Writing songs without studying music? If you put it in modern times, everyone would think that this is impossible, but in that passionate era, it was a very common phenomenon. Just like today's Internet writers, how many of them are literature majors?

Professor Zhou also experienced that era. Of course he knew about this situation, but he didn't think Zhang Guan was that kind of person. He lowered his face and said, Are you kidding? The Hong Kong Extravaganza is such an important event! How can you mess around?

Zhang Guan ignored Professor Zhou's attitude. He felt that speaking with facts was more straightforward, so he sang directly:

When I am different from the world, then let me be different. Persistence is for me to overcome rigidity with rigidity.

If I compromise with myself, if I lie to myself, even if others forgive me, I will not be able to forgive.

The most beautiful wish must be the craziest. I am my own god where I live.

I and my last stubbornness, hold hands tightly and never let go, whether the next stop is heaven, even if you are disappointed, you can't despair.

I and my proud stubbornness, I sing loudly in the wind, crazy for myself this time, just this time me and my stubbornness.

This stubborn, Zhang Guan only sang a paragraph, and then stopped. Looking at Coach Zhou on the opposite side, his eyes were wide open, his mouth was also wide open, and he looked at Zhang Guan with an expression that was difficult to describe in words.

The song Stubborn is relatively easy to sing, and it can even be said to be catchy. Of course, if you want to sing well, you still need a certain level of skill, but if the requirements are not too high, you can sing the charm without too much superb singing skills.

The first few lines of this song were not very exciting, and Zhang Guan's completely unprofessional singing made Professor Zhou even more angry, but when Zhang Guan sang the line I and my last stubbornness, Zhou The coach's face changed completely. With his professional level, he could of course hear the excitement of this song.

This song sounds very fresh, and it doesn't need too fancy vocals. I'm sure I've never heard this song before, and it feels a bit Hong Kong and Taiwan style. Could it really be what Zhang Guan said, and he made it up himself? Is he really an athlete? Many music majors can't compose such a tactful tune! Professor Zhou suddenly felt that he had no sense of accomplishment.

Whether the next stop is heaven, even if you are disappointed, you can't despair. Professor Zhou recited the lyrics silently in his heart. He felt a little moved, but more of a resonance.

People in Professor Zhou's age group have experienced a special era and too many special things. He remembers that when he was young, in the era when he was engaged in sports, he paid so much hardship and endured so much pain in the pursuit of music. He wanted to give up many times, but he persisted in the end. In Professor Zhou's ears, the lyrics of this song seemed to be telling his own experience, and it touched Professor Zhou's heart in an instant.

Is this kid really an athlete? Is it really a so-called burst of inspiration? It is impossible to write this kind of lyrics without experiencing some setbacks and failures... Professor Zhou thought silently.

Is there a score? Professor Zhou asked. But then he felt stupid for asking, how could there be a score for a song made up by a sportsman!

Although Zhang Guan was able to hum the tune, he still shook his head and said, Where is the score! Besides, I have never studied music, and I don't know how to learn score.

Professor Zhou nodded, and then said: You wait, I will compose a song for you now.

Professor Zhou closed his eyes, but there were scenes of memories in his mind. When he was young, he paid for music, persisted alone because he was not understood by the world, and stood up countless times after countless blows and failures... Then As the memory kept reincarnating in his mind, charming notes also began to appear in his mind.

Professor Zhou waved his pen quickly, and quickly wrote a score on the paper. Then he read it again, revised a few places, handed it to Zhang Guan, and asked, How about it?

Uh, Professor Zhou, I don't understand this... Zhang Guan said with a slightly red face.

Oh, that's right. Professor Zhou smiled awkwardly, and then said, Let me play it for you.

Professor Zhou walked to the piano and began to play the piece he had just written.

Professor Zhou composed the music based on Zhang Guan's singing voice, so the final piece is quite different from the original Stubborn song. Compared with it, Professor Zhou's piece sounds more vicissitudes and more mature. Of course, this has a lot to do with the author's life experience. People in their twenties are naturally not as experienced as people in their fifties, and Professor Zhou grew up in a special year.

How is it? Professor Zhou asked after playing a song, but then he smiled naturally to himself: It's useless to ask, you don't understand anyway. Let's do it this way, I play, you Come and try it out, if there is something inappropriate, we will change it.

Professor Zhou accompanied Zhang Guan and asked Zhang Guan to sing it again, and then Professor Zhou made revisions. In this way, it has been carried out five times before creating a piece that Professor Zhou is quite satisfied with.

Okay, that's it for today. The composition is decided. I'll bring a few students over in a while to make the arrangement. You go back first, and come here tomorrow to listen to the finished song, Professor Zhou said.

Professor Zhou's students are at least at the master's level, and there are even PhD candidates, and the level of arrangement is at least not inferior to that of many professional musicians.

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Several senior managers of Nike are having a video conference with the branch, and the other end of the video connection is Mark Parker, President of Nike Asia Pacific, and Brandt James, President of China.

We had contacted Zhang Guan last year, and the field management center had agreed to sign the contract, but it failed in the end. This has caused a lot of passiveness to our company. I want to know why? I need A reasonable explanation, I want to explain to the board of directors! A senior executive at Naike headquarters asked.

James, the president of the China region, immediately said: Our business manager once contacted the field management center and Zhang Guan. The field management center was very satisfied with the signing, but at that time Zhang Guan refused our contract on the grounds that he was underage. Invitation. I think it’s probably because Zhang Guan thought the price we offered was too low, so I asked Mr. Parker for more signing bonus, but Mr. Parker didn’t approve.”

Although Parker, the president of the Asia-Pacific region, is James' boss in name, but James was directly appointed by the headquarters, and he has been eyeing Parker's position all the time, so he simply put the responsibility on Parker.

Parker also knew that James had the idea of ​​replacing him, so he often secretly tripped James up. James did propose to increase the price to sign Zhang Guan, but in order to suppress James and distrust the Asian sprint event, Parker rejected James' proposal. Require.

Seeing that James put the blame on himself, Parker didn't show any panic. Obviously, he had already prepared his speech, and Parker said: It was already the end of the year, and we were facing a settlement with the OEM, so Funds are very tight, currently our company’s production chain is mainly in Asia, if factories in Asia shut down, it will affect our global industrial chain, so I have to seriously consider every penny of funds.”

Parker's statement is obviously untenable when carefully considered. The huge supply chain of Nike Company is obviously calculated in 100 million. I can't even get it out. However, several people at the headquarters discussed it and finally accepted Parker's statement.

The headquarters went on to say: Since Zhang Guan broke the record and won more Olympic 100-meter champions, our competitors have noticed him, and many of them have already started to act, which makes us very passive, so we will continue to The best strategy is to sign Zhang Guan within a reasonable price range. James, you are the person in charge of China, what is your plan next?

James cleared his throat, and then said: Through many previous cooperations, we have a very harmonious relationship with the field management center. I think that under the same conditions, the field management center will give priority to signing with us. But at present we What we are facing is not only our old rivals, but also Chinese domestic sports brands. The development speed of Chinese local sports brands has exceeded our expectations. A few years ago, they were just our OEMs, but now Several brands have formed. So I need funds, more funds, otherwise, I cannot guarantee the signing of Zhang Guan.

Then how much do you need? asked the headquarters.

If you include advertising, I need an annual budget of $2 million. James said.

Although James asked for 2 million US dollars, in fact he didn't have much hope for this figure. Asking for money is almost like bargaining. Here, he asked for 2 million US dollars. If he got it, he might have to cut half of it. He opened his mouth and called a relatively high number.

The headquarters fell into silence. Obviously, when James mentioned the topic of asking for money, everyone didn't like it.

Parker, the headquarters wants to hear your suggestion. The executive at the headquarters then asked.

A budget of 2 million dollars is impossible. Parker immediately vetoed James' statement. From Parker's point of view, he didn't want James to get more of his own quota in terms of funds, let alone James in the Chinese market. The business is booming, and the better James' performance, the greater the threat to him.

I saw Parker went on to say: Although the Chinese market is gradually expanding, for the vast majority of Chinese people, it is absolutely reluctant to spend 60 to 80 dollars to buy a pair of shoes. It is the largest market in Asia, so our focus of publicity is still Japan. I think the budget of 2 million US dollars is too much, and I have always wondered about the level of sprint competition of Asian athletes. The one-time success is probably just a coincidence. Perhaps in the next competition, Zhang Guan will not be able to achieve such a good result. So I think a budget of 600,000 to 800,000 US dollars is relatively normal.

At that time, the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar was more than 1:8. 2 million U.S. dollars was equivalent to nearly 17 million domestically, and 800,000 U.S. dollars was close to 7 million domestically. 7 million a year is definitely a sky-high endorsement fee for domestic athletes. For example, Liu Feiren is worth only 5 million a year after the Olympics. Probably about 7 million or so.

The headquarters hesitated for a while, and finally compromised the opinions of the two, giving James an annual budget of 1 million US dollars.

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