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12. Ask Zou Jielun to give the game soundtrack

The script problem has been solved, and what Cao Yang is most worried about now is the soundtrack.

A good galgame has a very high proportion of soundtracks, no less than art at all. This is like watching a movie. You can get an immersive experience, and a large part of the reason is that the background music puts you in it.

Assuming that the horror movie turns off the background sound, the horror feeling will be reduced by 50%.

There is no tearjerking music in Love, and your tears won't flow so fast.

But where to find a good soundtrack?

Cao Yang asked someone to find a few outsourcing companies, which are already the best game soundtrack companies in the domestic game market now, but Cao Yang didn't feel anything after hearing the sample they sent back several times.

Sample refers to samples. After simple communication and before signing the contract, the soundtrack company will make some short samples of the following soundtrack according to the needs of Party A. The samples may last for only ten seconds, mainly to reflect the strength of the soundtrack company and whether it meets the needs of Party A.

Just like if you want to buy apples sold by a company in batches, you have to try a few first to see how they taste.

After hearing several stores, Caoyang sent back more than a dozen samples, but he still felt that he was not satisfied with it.

This is not the fate in his mind, oh no, Honor of Kings.

"Are there any other music outsourcing?" Cao Yang asked when he put down his headphones and raised his head.

"The others are not as good as these companies." The little secretary Zhuang Yurou replied with a sad face.

She herself didn't understand when she was the assistant to the general manager and started doing musical and sound effects work.

But in fact, she is just acting as a contact person.

These resources were obtained from other game companies through friends she knew.

In 2000, the game market was not very popular, and there were even fewer outsourcing companies related to soundtracks. After working hard to find a few good ones, I didn’t expect the boss to be so picky.

"Boss, I actually sound very nice. Listen to this drum beat, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong." Zhuang Yurou put on her headphones and hummed in her mouth.

When she noticed the boss's cold gaze, she silently took off her headphones.

"I'm sorry, I was wrong." The little secretary stood beside him obediently, "Actually, I'm a voice-loving person, and I have no aesthetic at all."

Cao Yang glanced at her with contempt. This was not a problem with musical aesthetics at all.

How can you wear headphones so private, just like a toothbrush?

What should I do if I wear it wrong and I have problems?

Cao Yang didn't say anything, closed his eyes and thought silently.

"If you look for it again, you have to spend money to hire a special music master. For example, Tan Dun and Zhao Jiping, we don't have enough budgets, right?"

Zhuang Yurou was also helpless.

I am just an assistant to the general manager. Boss, please recruit some professionals as soon as possible.

“Hey?”

Originally, Zhuang Yurou was just saying something angry, which made the boss give in. He chose one of the same among these small examples. Unexpectedly, this guy's eyes suddenly opened, which scared her.

The little secretary took a step back, "Boss, don't be surprised, I'm timid. I just said nonsense, so I'll go find someone to contact me to see if there are any other game soundtracks."

"No, you're right." Cao Yang raised a hand and interrupted her.

He thought of someone.

"What are you doing? Do you really want to invite Tan Dun?!" Zhuang Yurou widened her eyes in horror.

"No." Cao Yang shook his head, "Do you have a way to get Brother Xian's phone number?"

Zhuang Yurou was a little confused, "Brother Xian? Which Brother Xian?"

...

The next day, Cao Yang took Zhuang Yurou and boarded the plane to Wanwan.

It is now April 9, 2000, and it is still time.

Brother Xian, of course, is the one who sang "Stupid Kid" with Andy Lau and his elder brother.

Now the number one player in the hosting industry in Wanwan, he is also the record producer and the owner of Alpha Music Company.

The purpose of Cao Yang's trip was not to ask Brother Xian to help me give the game music.

After Zhuang Yurou's reminder, Caoyang already had a good candidate.

Zou Jielun.

The king of Chinese music in his previous life, a household music master, has embarked on the road to becoming famous by the king since his first album "Jay" released in November 2000.

From the post-80s to the post-00s, no one doesn't know his name.

Zou Jielun's journey to becoming famous was actually quite bumpy. When he was in junior high school, his parents divorced and he studied music under the supervision of his mother. After graduating from high school, he applied to the Music Department of Taipei University twice and was not admitted, so he started working in a restaurant.

Until September 1997, Zou Jielun signed up for Starlight TV's entertainment program "Super Newcomer King" with the encouragement of his mother, and invited someone to sing the song "Dream with Wings" he created.

When the host Xian Ge saw the score of this song, he invited Zou Jielun to work as a music assistant at Alfa Music Company.

Several songs written for others during this period were returned.

It was not until 2000 that he began singing his own songs and made them into the album "JAY".

Zou Jielun is actually very talented in organizing all the songs of this album, writing harmony and producing the music.

...

The galgame of Honor of Kings, designed according to the new script, is actually a Chinese-style game that combines magical elements.

The musical elements required in this game must also be quite complex.

According to Cao Yang's idea, one must maintain the Chinese style tone and be in line with the international community.

So Cao Yang was not satisfied with the samples sent back by the companies before, because everyone was limited by the times. It is indeed difficult for you to make a group of people who have been influenced by the music culture in 2000 to create advanced music.

Zou Jielun's music style itself is very consistent with these characteristics, and he is also a creative genius.

If Cao Yang could invite him, he would definitely be stable.

...

The most important thing is that at this time, the price will definitely be cheap.

After two years, I don’t know how much it will cost.
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