Chapter 268: The Tone of the New Album

After getting off the plane, Miss Luo Quan, Fred, and Seifert gathered at the booked hotel.

The three rooms were connected, and after Miss Luo Quan put away her luggage, she came to Seifert's room.

"This is the new song for Gao Liang." Miss Luo Quan put the two scores in front of Seifert.

"Worthy of you, finished writing so quickly." Seifert hurriedly took the score and studied it.

"Can you understand?" Miss Luo Quan saw Seifert studying it seriously and said with a smile.

"At least I can still understand the lyrics." Seifert glanced at it twice and carefully put the score into his backpack.

"I'll go back if there's nothing else; I'll send the song demo to your mailbox later."

"Sorry to trouble you this time." Seifert did not forget to thank Miss Luo Quan.

After getting the score, Seifert acted quickly and immediately took a photo and sent it to Gao Liang, asking him to familiarize himself with the lyrics and melody first, and then he could prepare for recording after Miss Luo Quan sent the song demo.

Besides that, Universal Company also began to promote it.

Since the release of the last album and its popularity, although Gao Liang has had many tours around the world, there are not many new works.

On the one hand, he has no time to create by himself, and on the other hand, he is embarrassed to ask Miss Luo Quan for it one after another.

However, getting Miss Luo Quan's new song again this time, Universal Company was naturally overjoyed.

There is no need to worry about the quality of Miss Luo Quan's songs, so the publicity department also boldly began marketing:

"Miss Luo Quan and Gao Liang cooperate again, new song is about to go online!"

The related hot search was on the major headlines in the United States, immediately becoming a hot spot for netizens to discuss:

"Waited for their cooperation again!"

"Is it a chorus or Gao Liang's solo?"

"Hope to hear a song like 'Love the way you lie' again; their cooperation is really great."

"Such a golden boy and girl should release more works!"

"Miss Luo Quan's singing voice, Gao Liang's Rap, a perfect match!"

"According to the latest news, this is Gao Liang's solo, and there is no rap; it is a relatively gentle song."

"No Gao Liang's hardcore rap, disappointed……"

"Gao Liang's voice is actually quite suitable for singing that kind of gentle song; of course, he is also good at rap; he is a true all-around singer!"

………………

Gao Liang's popularity in the United States is about the same as Miss Luo Quan's popularity in Japan.

Miss Luo Quan is a national goddess, and Gao Liang can basically be called a national male god; it is no exaggeration to say that as long as Gao Liang appears, he can cause women to scream, and can almost ignore the age group.

Compared to Miss Luo Quan, Gao Liang actually doesn't have that many works to support him; although he has strength, he is far less obvious than Miss Luo Quan.

However, most girls are emotional animals; powdering a star generally looks at the face first, then the achievements, and the latter is far less important than the former.

And after this news came out, on the one hand, it caused a heated discussion among Gao Liang's fans, and Miss Luo Quan's own fans also found it.

"Haven't released a new album for a long time, when are you going to start?"

"Looking forward to the new song, the recent fishing period is a bit long."

"Haven't heard Quan-chan's Japanese song for a long, long time."

"Can you release a new song? Autumn pear cream……"

Miss Luo Quan, who was brushing Twitter, suddenly realized that she had indeed not released a new song for a long time.

Although she has been creating OP and ED for Japanese anime producers, these songs are generally not released in advance until the anime is produced.

And in the past few months, the songs Miss Luo Quan truly released seemed to be only the mini-album after returning from Tokyo, as well as "The Great Wall," "Canon," and "Seve."

Feeling the resentment in the fans' language, Miss Luo Quan also immediately posted on Twitter:

"Sorry, I have indeed been idle for too long recently.

In a month, it will be the first anniversary of my debut; on the anniversary day, I will release a new Japanese album!"

It's here; the new album that fans have been dreaming of is finally here!

The news came out in less than five

"Waited so long, it's finally here!"

"Just like I guessed, Miss Luo Quan is planning to release a new album for her first anniversary."

"You all say the album release is slow, but I feel like it hasn't been long since her last album came out."

"That's because Miss Luo Quan has to take care of fans in three languages; she has to release new songs in Chinese, Japanese, and English. Besides her, what other singer could do that?"

"And this speed isn't even slow. Her previous English album 'Love' is still selling hot right now, with sales already breaking thirty million."

"Too amazing. There probably isn't another singer in Asia who has achieved such results, right?"

"No, it's quite rare even on a global scale, and this is in less than half a year!"

"No choice, the song quality is too good. There are several that are the kind that could be written into textbooks!"

"Actually, I really hope Miss Luo Quan sings a few Korean songs." This was a comment written in Korean.

In fact, her popularity in South Korea, after experiencing an initial decline, has also warmed up rapidly following the release of her works.

As South Korea, which claims to lead the Asian fashion and entertainment industry, is a place where a foreign face like hers—who is both a great singer and songwriter, plus possesses a face that can be called a plastic surgery template—is quite easy to attract fans.

Although the fan count doesn't compare to her domestic and Japanese numbers, it is definitely not small.

Moreover, the Korean fan circle is the most knowledgeable about how to manipulate data, so Miss Luo Quan's albums have all had quite good sales in South Korea.

Especially the Chinese album, '18'. Although this album encountered a Waterloo in the domestic market and wasn't very well-received by listeners outside of her fans in Japan, it garnered quite good reviews and results in South Korea.

Especially those slow-tempo love songs, which are must-order tracks for young people at KTVs nowadays.

Actually, Miss Luo Quan also knows about these situations, but due to some reasons, she doesn't have the intention to develop in that direction for the time being.

It's not that she doesn't want to go; although the officials and many of the public there are a bit disgusting, there are still quite a few normal people.

If she wants to become a diva within the Asian scope, it's also impossible to bypass the country of South Korea.

It's just that the timing isn't right yet. She is waiting for an opportunity that can be a win-win.

Therefore, after seeing this Korean comment and the numerous echoing comments below it, Miss Luo Quan specifically replied:

"I should write Korean songs in the future, but for now, I can only ask the fans to wait patiently."

This was a positive and affirmative answer from her. Although there were some unpleasant incidents in South Korea before, it didn't affect her feelings toward her Korean fans.

However, as for when she will write the songs, that's unknown. Anyway, just wait slowly; maybe one day when Miss Luo Quan gets inspiration, she'll write ten songs in a day!

The current priority is naturally still this new Japanese album.

Generally speaking, when Miss Luo Quan says she is going to release a new album, she has actually already written several songs for the most part.

After all, having rested for so long, it's estimated that no one would believe she didn't take the time to write a few songs.

A genius like her could probably write one in the time it takes to eat a meal.

So the fans asked directly in the comment section:

"Can you reveal what the theme of the songs will be this time?"

"You must have already written a few, right? Can you show us? Even just the song titles would be fine."

"You used to release snippets in the past; I can't wait anymore."

Seeing these comments, Miss Luo Quan was a bit dumbfounded. When did these things become common practice?

She felt that her past behavior seemed to have made the fans become even more indulgent.

However, her fans have the qualification to be indulgent; who told them to be fans of her, Miss Luo Quan?

So Miss Luo Quan quickly posted a new tweet:

"Currently, there are no plans for the new album yet, but it's not because I'm lazy. Because it's the first-anniversary album since my debut, I want to let the fans participate in the production of this album.

Everyone can post your requests for the songs you want to hear in the comment section, and I will fulfill the wishes of the few with the most likes."

It's not that there aren't singers who write songs for fans; there are even quite a few.

But a singer like Miss Luo Quan, who lets fans make requests, is probably one of a kind for decades.

Only by being confident in one's own creative ability to the extreme can one dare to make such a promise.

In fact, Miss Luo Quan had already done such a thing before, and she completed it quite well.

She has always treated her fans equally. After doing this for the Chinese album, she wanted to do the same for the Japanese album.

The result was also obvious; the fans really bought into this. Thousands of comments appeared under the tweet almost in the blink of an eye.

The fans spoke enthusiastically, and after writing their own requests, they also started to like other comments they liked.

Just like before, Miss Luo Quan's new album is planned to have ten songs. This time, there are only five songs that the fans get to decide, and the remaining five will be decided by Miss Luo Quan herself.

After browsing Bilibili for a while, the vast majority of domestic fans still didn't know about the later events; after all, there is the Great Firewall, and information exchange isn't very convenient.

Miss Luo Quan copied and pasted, posting the two tweets onto Bilibili.

It's really hard to say who has more fans, Miss Luo Quan's Chinese fans or Japanese fans.

The Chinese base is large, but her popularity in Japan is higher. However, with the restriction of the firewall, there's no need to worry about Chinese fans going to Twitter to disrupt the formation.

After browsing around and returning to Twitter, Miss Luo Quan discovered that the situation in the comment section was already very clear; the top five wishes had already created a gap from the ones behind.

The comment with the most likes:

"Well, I just feel like this spring hasn't been very satisfactory. Can Quan-chan write a song about spring? It would be even better if it could carry some 'mono no aware' quality."

The people of the island nation are always melancholic. I didn't expect such a comment with quite a bit of negative energy to actually receive the most likes.

It seems everyone hasn't had a very satisfactory spring.

But since it was chosen by the fans, Miss Luo Quan definitely wouldn't refuse. She copied it and then pasted it into her memo.

The second comment:

"Quan-chan is Chinese. Actually, China and Japan are very close in culture. I am also very interested in Chinese cultural history, so can you write a song about Chinese legends? In Japanese!"

Singing a Chinese legend in Japanese—the imagination is quite big, and it feels a bit difficult.

The third comment:

"I want to hear a song that can make my blood boil!"

Very spirited! It has quite a bit of the demeanor of a Showa-era man. This comment section also seemed to become a gathering place for hot-blooded, 'chuunibyou' teenagers.

It seems that not all young people in Japan are entangled by 'sang' (depressive) culture; there are still many people full of vitality.

The fourth comment:

"I'll speak on behalf of the older fans. I want you to write a love song with a more retro style. The ones on the market now are all too unpleasant to listen to."

The fifth comment:

"I hope Quan-chan can write a song about a family reunion. I want to sing it together with my mom, dad, grandpa, and grandma."

These last two are both relatively simple wishes and didn't deliberately try to increase the difficulty for her, which gave her a lot of room to perform.

After taking a screenshot, Miss Luo Quan sent out the third tweet of the night:

"I have already listened to everyone's voices. These five comments are the elements that will appear in the upcoming album. However, the first song will probably have to wait half a month before it can meet everyone, because I am currently filming abroad and don't have equipment with me. Please forgive me, everyone."

The matter was settled, and Sony immediately called.

This time it was Miki who called directly. Always putting work efficiency first, he still chatted with Miss Luo Quan for a bit first, and then mentioned the willingness to purchase the distribution rights for this album.

Miss Luo Quan also agreed quite readily, without even mentioning the price, but she gave a reminder before agreeing:

"It might be a bit difficult for this album to sell as well as 'Coming of Age'."

This was the truth. After all, there were some songs in there that were unrepeatable masterpieces, plus the addition of the social sentiment at the time, which resulted in such a legendary album that topped the history of Asian music in sales.

Miss Luo Quan had absolutely no confidence in wanting to replicate such a miracle again.

However, Miki wasn't worried: "Your reputation has already been established. As long as these songs aren't particularly unpleasant, they will definitely sell well.

As for breaking the record of 'Coming of Age', to be honest, no one in the company thinks it can be done, at least not in the short term, so you don't need to worry too much about this point."

"Since that's the case, then I'm relieved." After Miss Luo Quan finished speaking, she hung up the phone.

Miki looked at his phone, thinking that there seemed to be something else that hadn't been discussed.

It was only after a long while that he remembered that the copyright fee for this time hadn't been discussed with Miss Luo Quan yet.

With the growth of Miss Luo Quan's popularity, the price to buy her songs now is also rising.

At the very beginning, three songs were a mere twenty million yen, but now, it probably wouldn't be that cheap.

However, Sony had never been stingy with Miss Luo Quan. The price given to Miss Luo Quan this time was directly a sky-high price: one billion yen!

This is equivalent to fifty million RMB. Very few companies dare to give a singer such a high copyright purchase fee without hearing the song demos.

But for Sony, Miss Luo Quan is worth this price!

This is still based on the foundation that Miss Luo Quan has feelings for them. If this were their first collaboration, the copyright purchase fee to be given probably wouldn't be this price.