Chapter 105: Full Fire

Luo Quan was writing the score for the last song. Ma Er had been hovering around her since just now, as if he had something to say but stopped.

"If you have something to say, just say it." Luo Quan put down her pen and looked up at Ma Er.

The latter had a troubled look on his face and said, "Luo Quan, am I the most useless one in the band?"

Luo Quan was stunned for a moment: "How could you have such an idea?"

Ma Er said softly: "Many people on Twitter sent me private messages after following me, saying that I don't look like a rocker at all, and my role is not as big as the other two girls..."

"That's complete nonsense!" Luo Quan interrupted his self-deprecation.

Ma Er's performance in the band was obvious to all. Every performance would enter the best state, and the training was also very serious. How could there be no role?

If she really had to say there was no role, she was probably the most mixed one. After all, the status of a bassist had always been the lowest in the band. In most cases, it was difficult to hear the sound of the bass in a song. Some people even jokingly said: whether there is a bassist or not actually doesn't make much difference to a band.

Luo Quan smiled and enlightened him: "These are either haters or people who are jealous of your popularity. After all, you are the most handsome one in the band."

"I heard the most handsome in the band. Are you talking about me?" Yun Jingxiao didn't know when he came over.

Luo Quan couldn't laugh or cry: "Not talking about you, captain."

"By the way, has the captain never been scolded?" Ma Er asked curiously.

"Yes." Yun Jingxiao nodded, "And quite a few. They are all scolding me for having a loud voice, making their ears hurt."

Ma Er was surprised: "You haven't been affected at all?"

Yun Jingxiao said happily: "At first, I was a little uncomfortable because these people didn't like it, but on the other hand, these people who don't like me feel uncomfortable because of my singing, and I feel more comfortable instead."

Luo Quan nodded: "Look, this is the best mentality to face sprayers and haters. Let them feel uncomfortable, and we will be comfortable.

But on the other hand, you also have to actively improve your ability. As long as your strength is there, there will always be more people praising you than scolding you."

Ma Er sighed: "Actually, I'm still not confident enough. Now we have officially become a band, but these things I drum are all learned from the internet, and they can't compare with those professionals."

Luo Quan asked back: "How many drummers in bands are music major students who debuted? Everyone walked to today because of their passion for music, and you are still young, it's not too late to learn now.

Besides, your drumming technique is already very solid. Don't deny yourself because of the denial of those boring people on the internet."

"I will work hard!" Ma Er clenched his fists, but it could be seen that his tone was still full of uncertainty.

"Well, seeing that you are still so unconfident, I will help you!" Luo Quan said, pulling a piece of white paper and drawing on it.

Soon she finished drawing, "Can you see anything?"

Yun Jingxiao and Ma Er looked over. On the paper, from left to right, were two clapping palms, appearing twice, and then two flat palms.

After Yun Jingxiao and Ma Er finished reading, they looked at each other, only seeing confusion and doubt in each other's eyes.

Luo Quan explained: "The most important thing that constitutes a song is melody first, followed by lyrics, and the rhythm of a song is often the least valued, but whether a song is catchy, rhythm is really important.

And as a drummer, the rhythm of the whole band is controlled by you, and for the song I want to write, your performance will be the most important part."

Ma Er was excited when he heard this, but at the same time he was puzzled: "But what does this have to do with this painting?"

Luo Quan showed a mysterious smile: "A song can be remembered by people, perhaps because of its beautiful melody, perhaps because of its passionate lyrics, but this time, I want people to remember it because of its unique rhythm!"

Speaking of this, she sold a pass, no matter how Ma Er and Yun Jingxiao pursued, she refused to continue to reveal.

In the evening, Luo Quan also posted this kind of painting on Twitter.

Because other members of the band don't play Twitter much, except for posting their daily life in the band and suggestion videos, they almost don't interact with fans, so she is almost the official spokesperson for the Lovemusic band here.

Interestingly, her own fans and Lovemusic band fans almost have no overlap. One side is mostly Japanese and Chinese, and the other side is mostly Americans.

So in order to distinguish, Luo Quan will specifically note in the title when posting on Twitter. If it is about herself, add (Izumi), and if it is about Lovemusic, add (LM).

And tonight's tweet, she noted LM, the title is: "Fullfire", the content is the painting with three hands she drew today.

Because the title added a book title, the fans of the Loovmusic band excitedly thought that the band was going to release a new song, and they asked questions in the comment section one after another.

They only guessed half right. This time the band is not just going to release a new song, but a mini-album, a total of four songs!

Because the fans chased tightly, Luo Quan quickly posted another tweet:

"'Fullfire' is the mini-album name. This time we are going to release four songs. I have basically created the lyrics and music, but it will take some time to present it to everyone. It will meet everyone at the latest by the beginning of next month."

This time the fans asked for the song title, Luo Quan didn't reveal it again, saying that she would continue to reveal it one after another, and played a wave of hunger marketing.

Albums are not said to be released. Luo Quan could handle everything from ordering takeout to post-production sound repair by herself before, making Sony have nothing to do except contact printing plants and media reporters.

But this set of things in Universal Music definitely won't work. First of all, Luo Quan didn't sign any contract with Universal, and secondly, the members of the Lovemusic band didn't have as high a status as she did in Sony.

To release a record, you must report to Universal Music in advance. Various equipment: personnel, promotion plans, there are too many things to prepare.

And people may not necessarily let Luo Quan produce the album. Of course, this possibility is relatively small. Luo Quan's all-around ability in the industry is well known, and she has a good reputation both in Japan and abroad. Some musicians say that Luo Quan alone can top a music company, and the quality is absolutely hard enough.

After all, the sales of more than 6 million copies of "Coming-of-Age Ceremony" are there, which is more convincing than any brainless boasting of fans and passersby.

If she puts forward any opinions, Universal Music will definitely not ignore it. Of course, the general direction still needs to be checked by others. She and the band's partners only need to be responsible for creation and performance.

Just after announcing the news of releasing a new album, Luo Quan also immediately contacted the person in charge of the Lovemusic band at Universal Music.

Although that is a Frenchman, whether it is French or English, Luo Quan communicates with him without hindrance.

The result of the communication is no surprise. Universal Music fully supports it. The band releases an album just after signing, which can be said to be very enterprising. How can the company not be happy when encountering such a band, not to mention that the band is still in the limelight now.

On the other hand, after learning that all the band's songs were written by Luo Quan, the person in charge of the company was still very shocked, and even invited them to change companies.

In any circle, poaching is a very shameful thing, and for the world's three major record companies like Universal and Sony, poaching is a big taboo. If Director Shi Cun knew what this French general manager was doing, he would probably have the heart to fight him.

Fortunately, Luo Quan has always adhered to the "no self-selling" treaty and did not sign with any company. As for the record contract, she has also chosen Sony, and has no plans to change companies for the time being.

The person in charge of Universal Music is also quite generous. After failing to poach, he just said: I look forward to having work opportunities with her in the future.

No matter where it is, talented people are always easy to be welcomed and looked at differently by big shots. Luo Quan has long been used to it.

After the matter was settled, Luo Quan sent the lyrics and music of the four songs over, so that they could produce a demo for the band members to practice.

Universal Music's actions were also very fast. The next morning, they sent the song demo back to Luo Quan, and Luo Quan also hurriedly gave the file to the band members.

The preparation for the new album started in two ways like this. Universal Music studied promotion plans, designed posters, band styling, etc., while the Lovemusic band devoted themselves to practicing songs.

Luo Quan is probably the most leisurely one. Her work has basically been handled. In the following time, she turned into a band manager and band official spokesperson, taking some suggestion videos, behind-the-scenes tidbits and uploading them to the internet, continuing to hang the fans' appetite.

At first, there was nothing to see today. As the band members gradually became familiar with the melody of the songs, the music played became longer and longer, and things gradually became interesting.

Whether it was the melody played by Miyano Natsuko with the violin, or the melody played by Shen Gu Lingyin with the piano, it all showed the excellence of these songs. Although it was only such a short paragraph, the fans had already been able to imagine a rock music that was high in the whole field.

But imagination can only be imagination after all. Without lyrics, without complete verses and choruses, it still can't solve the greed, and even makes the fans' hearts more itchy.

The action they do most every day is probably opening Twitter, entering Luo Quan's homepage to see if there are any new updates, and even flipping through the tweets she posted before, watching those videos that don't know how many times they have been watched over and over again, wanting to find out if there are any details they missed.

Waiting with a definite time is often more difficult than waiting in a daze. Fortunately, Luo Quan is not a devil after all. In the early morning of October 1st, she posted a "heavyweight" tweet. ===== CHAPTER 106 =====