Chapter 257： Hanging out in the recording studio

Chapter 257 Hanging out in the recording room

It’s almost afternoon, and the sun in Los Angeles has risen into the sky. The sky is clear and the sunshine is particularly warm.

Link drove a Ferrari convertible along the West Coast Boulevard, speeding all the way to the Big Guitar Music Studio owned by Big Machine Records.

When he walked into the music studio, Taylor was sitting on the mixing console with long blond hair and headphones on.

The head beats the beat little by little.

 There is also a piece of manuscript paper placed on the mixing table.

She took a pen and wrote and drew on it.

Other staff in the recording studio are also busy, including songwriters, composers, production assistants and other fifteen or sixteen people, which seems to be more lively than the Link Music Studio.

Link did not disturb her and asked Emily to pass the drinks to the staff. He took a cup of coffee and put it on the mixing table.

“Emily, I told you not to put your coffee on this and don’t bother me, I don’t need anything.”

Judging from January sales data, competition in the music scene is fierce.

Following the release of his first album in November last year, Justin Bieber also plans to release his second album "MyWorld2.0" in March. The first lead single is "Baby".

He did not continue to get closer, and handed the coffee to Emily to keep warm. He sat on the sofa and picked up this week's "Billboard" magazine to read.

His debut album "The Fighter" fell outside the top 200 album charts one year after its release. However, overseas sales were still considerable, with cumulative global sales of 6.83 million copies.

It debuted at number 32 on the singles chart in the first week of release, a good start.

Chanpo Kesha’s “Animal” topped the album chart for two consecutive weeks, but was pulled off the list by Goddess Antebellum’s album. However, Monica’s new album sales have increased significantly, and she is also expected to hit the top spot.

This single was released on January 5. It sold 35,000 copies in the first week, ranking 42nd on the singles chart and fifth on the rap chart.

He also released his first single "HeyDaddy (DaddysHome this week

The production line-up of this album is super strong.

Although singers under the five major record companies also sold platinum albums last year, they had to sell dozens or hundreds of albums a year to achieve one platinum album.

The second album "Go Forward" is still stubbornly ranked in the top 100 of the album chart. It sold 4,053 copies this week, ranking 73rd. The cumulative sales in the United States are 3.223 million copies. It is expected to catch up with Taylor's second album "Fearless" in the United States. sales volume.

This album also became Link's first diamond record.

This single was released on January 1st. It took three weeks to break into the top ten of the singles chart and is currently ranked fifth.

Link Music launched three singers this year and released four albums, including one diamond album, one six-times platinum album, and two platinum albums.

The overseas sales of this album were average, with only 350,000 copies released more than a month ago.

The third singer is Justin's master Usher, who plans to release a new album "Raymond v. Raymond" in March.

This news also caused a sensation in the music world.

is also a current hit.

In addition, many singers also released new album promotional singles in January. There are three most popular singers:

Link quickly picked up the coffee and wiped his forehead. When Taylor lost his temper, his voice would become cold and his expression would become serious, which looked a little scary.

During this process, Link also gave some suggestions for revision.

Including Kesha's first studio album "Animal" released on January 5, the famous country music group Antebellum's second studio album "Need You Now", and the famous black blues female singer Monica Arnold's The sixth album "Still Standing" and so on.

But it has also passed the one million mark.

The second singer is rapper Wiz Khalifa under link music. He plans to release a new album "DealOrNoDeal" at the end of February. The first promotional single is "BlackandYellow".

The overseas sales of "Go Forward" have already exceeded 10 million copies, reaching a total of 12.25 million copies. As the tour progresses, album sales are also growing slowly.

Producers include 12 gold medal producers including the Black Eyed Peas, Jay-Z, Redone, the famous producer who created Lady Gaga's famous album "The Fame", and Mariah Carey's regular producer Jermaine Dupree.

There are also two singers under Link Music. Lana’s first album sold 8,229 copies this week, ranking 28th on the album chart, and has sold a total of 682,000 copies in the United States.

breaks into the top ten this week, ranking sixth and first on the rap chart.

 Bruno Mars’ first album was released in the 8th week, with sales of 21,000 copies this week, and cumulative sales of 787,000 copies in the United States, surpassing Lana, and has great hope of exceeding one million copies.

Like the film industry, the end of each year and the beginning of the year are the peak periods for the release of new works.

This album sold well in the UK, selling 150,000 copies in more than two months, and its total overseas sales reached 1.35 million.

All are platinum or above.

Link looked at other rankings on the album chart.

This result is so impressive.

The albums of these three people respectively represent the three genres of pop music, rap music, and R&B rhythm and blues. Counting the country music album released by Goddess Antebellum, several mainstream musicians in the music industry have released new songs at the beginning of the year.

The song is almost the same as the original version.

This single was originally Wiz Khalifa’s number one single. Last year, Link gave some ideas to Wiz, who completed the rest.

And Link Music became platinum as soon as it was released, with four consecutive platinum albums or more.

The competition was fierce at the beginning, which also put some pressure on Link to release an album in March.

Taylor said without looking up.

In January alone, 63 new albums were released in the music industry.

This shows that Link Music has found a magic weapon for record sales and can continuously release platinum records.

 It has also led to the continued rise in the market value of Link Music, from US$120 million to US$150 million at the end of last year to US$160 million to US$180 million now.

The five major record labels have all sent acquisition invitations, hoping to become the parent company of Link Music and seize this golden goose that lays eggs.

However, Link and Iwaka have no plans to sell their shares for the time being.

He plans to sell some shares to the Big Five after releasing four albums. This will strengthen cooperation and cash out some funds.

Selena's debut album "Come And Get It" is in its 13th week of release. It has sold 1,027 copies this week, ranked 151 on the album chart, and has sold a total of 887,000 copies in the United States.

The reason why Selena's album has sold nearly 900,000 copies is not only because she has a few hit songs, but also because she is a popular actor, has her own traffic, and because Disney's company has strong publicity and distribution skills and is willing to spend money. money publicity.

At this point, several singers under Link Music cannot compare with her.

It is also because of this that Link did not sign Selena to link music.

In the last few pages of "Billboard" magazine, there is a survey report on the music industry in 2009.

From January 5, 2009 to January 3, 2010, the total sales volume of the US record market reached 373.9 million units, a decrease of 12.7% from the 428.4 million units in the same period in 2008.

Meanwhile, digital download sales rose 16.1% from last year to an all-time high of 76.4 million.

This data also shows that physical records will be on a downward trend in the future, and digital sales channels on online platforms will become more important.

Link has decided to strengthen promotion on online platforms in the future, communicate more with fans online, and strive to sell more albums.

"when did you come?"

Suddenly someone asked in front of me.

Link raised his head and saw Taylor blinking his blue eyes and looking at him in surprise.

“It’s almost forty minutes.”

Link said as he looked at his watch.

“Why didn’t you tell me? It would make me look very stupid.”

Taylor curled his lips and said dissatisfied.

“You are stupid to begin with!”

Link reached out and pinched the tip of her nose.

Emily came in with a cup of coffee and said with a smile: "Just now Link came over to deliver the coffee, and you scolded him for putting it on the table."

"Really?"

Taylor patted his forehead, looked embarrassed, held his arm and said, "Are you not angry? You know, I often forget everything when I am busy."

"Is it necessary to apologize? It's not the first time this has happened. I'm used to it." Link shrugged and smiled.

“What are you used to? You say this as if I have a bad temper. I only do this when I’m working, and I’m gentle at other times, right?”

Taylor asked with a serious expression, looking up at her delicate and fair face.

“Of course! You have always been gentle, and you mean it sincerely.”

“That’s pretty much it!”

Tyler wrinkled his nose and smiled, his fingers loosening the skin on his waist.

Link smiled lightly, held her in his arms and asked about her preparations for the new album.

Taylor’s third album is also a love album.

She has prepared more than 100 songs, and plans to select more than 10 of them with good quality to be included in the new album.

She wrote and composed all these songs by herself, and she serves as the music director and producer of the new album, which means that she will handle the main work of this album alone.

Link was filled with admiration after hearing it. Compared to Taylor, an all-around musical talent, he can only be considered a singer.

“Our third album is all about love songs. Do you want to compare who’s album sales are higher?”

Tyler asked leaning on his shoulder.

"No comparison! I am a pop singer, a boxing champion, and a movie star. I have more fans than you. Comparing me with you is bullying you."

“What do you mean? You mean you’re sure to win?”

Taylor put his finger on his chin, making it look like a pistol.

“Are you still doubtful?”

Link put his hand into her clothes, touched her smooth waist and smiled.

"Hmph! It's too early for you to say that. Whether the album sells well or not mainly depends on the quality of the songs, not the hype. Every song in my new album is carefully selected. I don't think I will lose to you. How about making a bet, if I lose, I’ll cook breakfast for you for ten days, if you lose, hey, don’t touch it.”

Tyler pressed his hand on his waist and rolled his eyes at him.

Link smiled softly, kissed her and said: "If you lose, I will make you ten breakfasts. No matter what you do, you must finish them. If I lose. How about we try a few new positions?" "

“Hey! Bad guy, I’m talking seriously, can you stop being so perverted.”

Tyler sat on his lap, pinched his face dissatisfied, and bumped the tip of his nose with his nose.

“Let’s be direct, do you dare to bet?”

Link held her hips and smiled.

Tyler frowned his slender eyebrows, blinked his blue eyes, thought for a while, and kissed him.

“Deal! I will never lose.”

“That’s not necessarily the case!”

Link smiled softly, put Taylor on the sofa, lowered his head and kissed his red lips.

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When Mrs. Andrea arrived at the Big Guitar Recording Studio, it was past three in the afternoon. The weather in Los Angeles was slowly getting hotter. She was wearing a knitted jacket and felt sweat on her forehead after walking dozens of meters in the sun.

In the past few years, I have been traveling around with Taylor and lacked exercise. Maybe I should listen to Link's advice and strengthen my exercise. Like Taylor, do yoga every day.

When I came to the recording studio, I found that the door of Taylor's recording studio was closed. Only Emily was sitting on the sofa in front of the door, drinking coffee and reading a magazine.

“Where’s Taylor? Leaving early?”

Mrs. Andrea asked, taking off her sunglasses.

"No!"

Emily held back her laughter and pointed at the closed door.

“Link is in there!”

"Link? When did he come? What are they doing inside?"

Mrs. Andrea asked doubtfully.

Without waiting for Emily to answer, she only saw the weird expression on her face. Andrea seemed to understand something, and there was also some dumbfounding expression on her round face.

Logically speaking, she was quite pleased that Link and Taylor could maintain such a close and romantic relationship after dating for more than a year.

No one knows Taylor’s character better than her: he is willful, strong, stubborn, and a little selfish.

Andrea used to be very worried about Taylor's relationship problems and didn't think any boy could tolerate her for too long.

Clink and Taylor have been together for more than a year. Although they occasionally have some minor conflicts, they have never had a major quarrel.

She was also happy for the two of them.

It’s just that these two young men were too much fooling around. It was still broad daylight, and there were staff outside, so the two of them were locked in the recording studio and fooling around. They were too embarrassed to spread the news.

“How long have they been in there?”

“It’s almost an hour.”

Emily glanced at her watch and couldn't help but laugh.

Andrea shook her head helplessly. Since the soundproofing effect of the recording studio was very strong, she couldn't hear much movement outside. She took out her mobile phone and checked the time.

It’s time for the Grammy Awards rehearsal.

Link and Taylor both wanted to go there, so she didn't care about trying to beat the mandarin ducks, so she called Link directly.

Because Taylor often goes into the studio without her cell phone, it’s useless to call her.

Three or four minutes later, the door to the recording studio slowly opened, and Link pulled Taylor out.

“Hi, Annie!”

Link greeted Andrea with a smile.

Tyler lowered his head and called out to his mother, patting him twice on the back.

Just looking at the two of them, their clothes are neatly dressed.

Except for a few reddish scratches on Link's neck, Taylor's long blond hair was a little messy, his face became pink and rosy, his blue eyes were watery, his blue jeans had some wrinkles, and he didn't wear a bra under his T-shirt. .

Can't see anything else.

“It’s time to rehearse, get ready, let’s go to Staples.”

Andrea glanced at the two of them, picked up her bag and left.

“Okay Annie, we’ll be right back.”

Link responded.

“It’s all your fault!”

Taylor hit Link's shoulder with his fist and complained with red cheeks, "Every time you come to the studio, you disturb me and prevent me from recording songs with peace of mind. Emily, please put a notice outside my studio door from now on." , Link and the cat are not allowed in."

"OK!"

Emily smiled slightly and walked away on her own initiative.

Link reached out and brushed Taylor's hair, letting it hang naturally on his shoulders, and said with a smile: "Don't be shy, Anne and Emily are both adults, they won't say anything."

“But you distracted me. I could have written a really great song, and it’s all your fault that the inspiration for that song suddenly disappeared.”

“Okay, it’s my fault, I’ll pay attention next time.”

Link smiled softly.

The two got dressed again, left the recording studio together, drove home, changed into performance clothes, and went to the Staples Center to attend the rehearsal of the 52nd Grammy Music Awards.

(End of this chapter)