Entertaining Children

After dinner, Xiao Yao fulfilled Betty's wish and replaced the first-time gift with a piano piece.

This time, Xiao Yao, who prefers new/age, did not choose kevinkern's piece, but played a very rhythmic piano piece in his previous life, "ade" by jimbrickman.

In addition to being nice, the biggest feature of this "ade" is its sense of rhythm, so in addition to the piano sound, the original song also added rhythm and drum beats as the background sound. In order to restore the overall effect of the original song in the previous life, Xiao Yao also asked Keith to move out the electronic keyboard, and put a drum sound with a fixed rhythm on it to accompany his piano song.

Seeing Xiao Yao's fingers flying nimbly on the piano keys, and listening to another beautiful piano piece that she had never heard before, Betty couldn't help sighing softly: "I haven't seen you for a few years, this little guy has improved a lot not only in his playing skills , and is becoming more and more good at playing. I just don’t know where he got this new song that combines drums and piano.”

Keith, who plays rock music, is obviously not as interested in this kind of piano music as Betty, but after watching Xiao Yao's performance, he also has to admit his wife's evaluation with admiration. When it comes to playing the piano, he is indeed inferior to the seventeen-year-old boy in front of him. Although he can also play the piano, he is the lead singer and guitarist of the band after all, not the keyboard player.

At the end of the song, both Betty and Keith gave their applause for Xiao Yao's performance without hesitation. Xiao Yao smiled and nodded his thanks.

"Yang, what was that song just now?" Betty asked.

"It's called "ade", and it's the work of my father's friend xy, which was newly written this year." Xiao Yao said without changing his face. In a sense, it doesn't seem to be a complete lie. Although he told his father Xiao Siqi that he would use his own name in the new songs he wrote in the future, Xiao Yao still put him under the name of xy for pure music works like this.

"Do you want to match up again to help Mr. Bernie buy it?" Xiao Yao looked at Betty and asked. The two piano pieces "Childhood Memories" and "Sundial Dreams" that I played in front of Betty seven years ago sold the performance rights to her pianist friend Horn Bernie through Betty's intermediary contact.

"Smart," Betty praised, and then said with a smile: "But I don't need to be busy today. Horn will come to participate in tonight's party later, and let him talk to you by himself, I don't care."

"Okay, no problem, anyway, I can be the plenipotentiary representative of xy in terms of selling song copyrights." Xiao Yao shrugged.

After about an hour or so, the friends Keith and Betty invited to participate in the party began to arrive one after another.

Craig's house is big enough,

The main area of ​​the ladder is the living room of the house and the lawn around the swimming pool in the yard connected to the living room through a huge glass door.

Although Keith was in a rock band, there was nothing crazy about this party. It's just a social gathering of friends, most of us are holding drinks and drinks, walking around casually, chatting, and connecting with each other.

Of course, as Xiao Yao who came to Craig's house for the first time as a guest. Keith and Betty still gave him a brief introduction to the friends present, which also brought Xiao Yao into their familiar circle of friends.

"Keith and Betty organized this party to introduce this Chinese middle school student to us? It's a bit of a big deal, right?" After the brief introduction, everyone walked around and chatted casually, so the guests also had a look at Xiao Yao. discussion.

"To make a fuss? Betty has transformed from a top model to running her own fashion brand, and is still a big figure in the fashion industry. Keith's "Daydream" band has existed for more than ten years and has been popular for seven or eight years. It is also a veteran of the entertainment industry. Are they the kind of people who do things without thinking about it?" Someone responded with a curled mouth.

"Don't just see that kid is only seventeen years old and a middle school student. But didn't you hear what Betty said? He is a music player and a photographer. Whether it is the music circle where Keith is, or the fashion circle where Betty is. , this guy is related to each other, he is obviously a guy with great potential that the two of them are optimistic about. If he can achieve good results in the future, then they who have a good relationship with him now will definitely benefit a lot in the future." people joined the discussion.

"It's just organizing a party. Anyway, the two of them have a lot of parties, and they will do it every once in a while. Even if this kid does nothing in the future, Keith and Betty have nothing to lose. This kind of investment in connections, It’s the most cost-effective.”

Some of the guests were talking about the Craigs and Xiao Yao so enthusiastically because the three of them were not in the main activity area of ​​the party ladder at the moment. After introducing Xiao Yao, the new friend of Craig’s family, the Craigs called Horn Bernie, and together with Xiao Yao went to a more private place, Keith’s on the second floor. music room. In addition to these four people, there was also a friend of Horn Bernie who was also engaged in music, film soundtrack composer Ron Distin who specialized in film soundtracks.

Hearing Betty say that XY, who sold him the commercial performance rights of the two piano pieces "Childhood Memories" and "Sundialdreams", has a new composition. Horn Bernie was immediately very interested, and attracted his friend Luo who is also a music maker. En followed Betty to Keith's music room.

"Where is the score? I'll play it first and listen to it." As soon as he entered the music room, Horn excitedly wanted to sit by Keith's piano.

"Wait," Betty stopped Horn and smiled, "There is no score this time, and you don't need to play it yourself. The person who knows that piece is here, you just need to sit quietly and listen."

"Who? Keith?" Horn pouted, "He plays the guitar well, but let's forget about the piano. Why don't you write out the score and let me do it myself."

"Hey, Horn!" Keith yelled dissatisfiedly, "Don't think I won't beat you because we're good friends." As he spoke, Keith raised his tattooed arm.

"No, it's not Keith, it's Yang!" Betty held back a smile, pointed to Xiao Yao who came in with her, and said to Horn.

"It's him!" Seeing Betty pointing at Xiao Yao, Keith no longer insisted on playing by himself, and moved away from the position. He didn't question Xiao Yao because of Xiao Yao's age. On the one hand, he and Xiao Yao just met tonight, unlike Keith who is not that familiar, it would be very rude and uneducated to say something casual. On the other hand, he didn't know Xiao Yao very well. If he had learned piano since he was a child, he could have practiced for more than ten years by the time he was seventeen, and he could have practiced to a very good level.

Xiao Yao was not too polite, he still turned on the rhythm drum on one side of the electronic keyboard, then sat down in front of the piano, and played "ade" once again.

Drum beats and piano, this world's new/age music has developed to the present situation, but such an excellent piano piece is still rare.

"Yang, why do you play this song so proficiently? What is your relationship with xy?" Horn applauded sincerely after listening to Xiao Yao's performance, and then he did not rush to talk about the copyright of the performance, but I was curious about the relationship between Xiao Yao and xy.

"Xy is Yang's father's friend, so he is also Yang's elder." Betty replied, "Do you still remember the performance copyright of the two songs I recommended you to buy? Those two songs were also the ones I heard from Yang. Arrived. If you like this piece of music and want the performance rights of this piece of music, Yang can be the representative of the copyright transaction of this piece of xy, and you can talk to him directly."

"I like it, of course I like it." Horn Bernie said, "This is a great piece of music, and I hope to play it in my recital."

"Actually, there is nothing much to talk about." Xiao Yao said, "I know Mr. Bernie, you are a very famous pianist in the United States, and you are also the creator of piano music, so it is an honor for the music to be appreciated by you. As for the performance copyright price, just follow your market price, and I believe in Betty and you in this regard."

"OK, no problem, I will prepare the copyright transaction contract as soon as possible, and the price will not treat my friend badly." Horn said with a satisfied smile. At the same time, Horn Bernie also thought he had discovered the reason why Keith and Betty had a party for Xiao Yao tonight. Based on Xiao Yao's current level of piano performance and the fact that he has such a talented elder, it is enough for Betty and Keith to make friends with him.

"Hey, Horn, your problem has been solved, but mine hasn't been solved yet." At this time, Ron Distin, who had always been a spectator, said.

"Oh, that's right." Horn patted his forehead, and then said to Keith and Betty, "Ron needs you guys to solve problems, especially Keith, you can help him solve them."

"Problem? Is it the soundtrack of the animated movie you have in hand? You haven't finished it yet? I heard it will be released early next month." Betty looked at Ron in surprise and asked.

"That's right." Ron nodded, "That's it. The soundtrack for the movie has basically been completed, but the theme song hasn't been done yet."

"I am also responsible for the theme song of this movie." Ron continued, "Although it is an animated movie, the audience entering the theater is not only children, but also adults. The main audience of this movie is children, parents and young people. , so the theme song needs to be acceptable to audiences of all ages, neither too young nor too deep. At the same time, in order to match the theme of the movie, it needs to be active and healthy, and at the same time reflect the rebelliousness and personality of young people And unrestrained."

"What?" Hearing this, Xiao Yao was a little uneasy. "Isn't Dabai going to show up?"

"I haven't written it, nor have I found a suitable movie theme song." Ron shook his head helplessly, "Seeing that the release date is getting closer, but the theme song hasn't been finished yet, it's really unreasonable. Now the director and the producer are putting a lot of pressure on me. So I wonder if Keith can help me write a theme song like this? Or Betty, you have recommended three great pianos for Horn It’s the song, with your connections and your excellent ears that are good at finding good music, can you also help me find such a suitable theme song.”

"Positive, healthy, rebellious, individual, unrestrained..." Keith and Betty frowned and repeated several key adjectives Ron said.

Keith first shook his head and said: "The last few words are the style of our rock band "Daydream", but the first two words, our band's song is not suitable for the theme song of an animated movie. You asked me I can write a song within a few days, and I can't guarantee that it will be completed on time and with high quality."

"Excuse me...can I ask what the movie is about?" Xiao Yao finally couldn't help but interjected.

Seeing Ron looking at him in surprise, Xiao Yao gave a dry cough and explained: "Xy's works have also been used as episodes and soundtracks in Huaxia's movies, so I think he may have suitable songs in his hands. .Of course the lyrics of his songs are in Chinese, but if you just change the lyrics, it must be much easier than writing a song now.”

"Of course." Hearing that xy had also made movie soundtracks, Ron felt more hopeful, and immediately introduced: "The movie is about a stubborn, brave boy with special talents in a fictional city. It is a story about forming a "young vigilante" alliance with some teenagers who also have special abilities to fight against criminals in the city."

"I don't understand it," Xiao Yao thought regretfully in his heart, "It sounds like a teenage cartoon version of a superhero movie like Justice League or Avengers."

After being reminded by Xiao Yao's question, Betty remembered the song "immortals" performed by Xiao Yao's student band. It seems that the few key words mentioned by Ron, this song fits all of them?

So Betty smiled and said to Ron: "I have a song here that seems to meet your requirements. But I want to remind you that this song is only the work of a student band, and the creator is now in our American entertainment circle. But it's not famous yet."

"It doesn't matter if you are not famous," Ron said indifferently. "This animated film is going to hit this year's Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film. The quality is absolutely excellent. There is no need to rely on the theme song to increase the popularity of the film. I just want the theme song As long as it can match the quality and theme of the movie."

"It's just..." Ron hesitated, "How good can a student band's work be? Can it be worthy of this movie?"

"I have the performance video of this song. As for whether it is worthy or not, you, a professional, can judge for yourself." Betty smiled and took out her mobile phone, called up the live video of the Immortals band that she recorded, and handed Gave it to Ron. (To be continued.)