SUPERSTAR ASPIRATION

Chapter 47 (Recording & Rent)

Translator: Vian

Editing: namio, celes

When Rong Xu sang for the second time, he didn’t know that Zhao Kun had ordered the staff members to record the song. His left hand gently rested on the microphone, seeming to be touching it but actually separated by a slightly undetectable distance. 

Most singers had small habits when recording. For Rong Xu, he liked to be a bit closer to the microphone. This way, he was closer to the device that was supposed to record his voice. The closer he was, the better it could grasp his voice.

Last week, Zhao Kun gave the “Lost Wings” demo to Rong Xu. During the past week, whenever Rong Xu finished filming and returned to the hotel, he would repeatedly listen to the demo, look through the music sheets, and practice singing. 

No matter how good of a singer one was, they still couldn’t do it all at once.

Being able to sing a song perfectly just by glancing through a music score was definitely something that only happened in dramas. How to deal with the enunciation between the lyrics, how to grasp the rhythm of one’s breathing; both were things that required multiple attempts to get results.

However, there was still a difference between singing live and recording in a studio. Light and gentle music flowed through the headphones. Rong Xu recalled several mistakes from the first recording, pondered for a bit, and made some corrections. 

Just like before, the youth’s voice was still clear and clean like early morning rain, washing away all the impurities in the world, leaving only the purest, fresh air. The techniques were also skillfully handled. Even many singers who had debuted for four or five years didn’t have such excellent singing skills. 

As Zhao Kun seriously listened to this “Lost Wings”, his gaze towards Rong Xu gradually deepened.

He did not believe that someone could have such skills without any professional training. The voice was innate, but skill was acquired. If you let a layman sing, how can they perfectly grasp the rhythm of exhalation and inhalation? How can they smoothly handle the curve at each transition? 

But Zhao Kun didn’t mention this. Rong Xu definitely received professional training, but that was Rong Xu’s matter. He only valued the results. 

Outstanding looks, already acted in some good works, and high popularity…

It was said that good actors can also sing; although this child’s popularity has not reached the level of many first-tier stars yet, he could definitely release an album with just this voice!

In the recording room, Rong Xu gently closed his eyes and continued to softly sing. He had already sung the chorus of the second verse. Outside the thick sound-insulating glass window, the two audio tuners quickly adjusted the controls on the soundboard. Their fingers swiftly moved, removing noises big or small, even removing the sound of Rong Xu’s breathing, eliminating all extraneous sounds.

It was at this time that Qin Cheng entered the studio.

He had just opened the door by a small crack when he heard a clear, low-pitched voice coming from inside the room.