hotmtlnovel Chapter 79: Preparing to rush the production
Chapter 79: Preparing to rush the production
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[Tristan Gemello (Tristan Hayes)]
[Current identity: Pop-star. Second identity: Criminal.]
[Pop-star rank: Contracted Young Star.]
[Criminal rank: Made Man.]
[Pop-star Points: 0]
[Criminal Points: 0]
[===Attributes===]
[Appearance: 150]
[Charisma: 237]
[Fearsomeness: 135]
[Strength: 223]
[Dexterity: 228]
[Toughness: 144]
[===Skills===]
[Singing: 1357]
[Dancing: 1078]
[Playing guitar: 1494]
[Music theory: 679]
[Music production: 521]
[Acting: 813]
[Songwriting: 1232]
[Voice control: 808]
[Stage presence: 759]
[Playing piano: 801]
[Video editing: 217]
[Styling: 506]
[Playing flute: 1]
Nel didn't send Tristan the chords of his song yet, but Tristan didn't need them. Instead, he listened to a replay of Nel's song posted on his social page.
With Tristan's current songwriting and music theory skills, disassembling the melody into chords took only a few replays.
After that, Tristan picked his guitar and repeated the entire song from start to finish, together with vocals.
At first try, he stumbled a bit, simply forgetting what was in the next part; but at the second try, Tristan got it perfectly, at least in a technical sense.
The song by itself lacked the spark of wild inspiration that Nel put into it. This included the flashy and sparky costume Nel wore when performing it.
Tristan hummed the melody to himself while absentmindedly strumming the strings of his guitar.
'Because I was saving money for a car, I still have to use a pretty cheap guitar... I should get a better one before I make a cover. I don't think I will need to pay for it if I can convince the Golden Talent Group agency to just give me one, heh.'
The sound of this guitar was really cheap to Tristan's trained ear. In a casual setting, like now, it didn't matter much, but on a stage, it will show.
Tristan's thoughts returned to the cover.
He wanted to put his own spin on Nel's song. To make it fit him instead of Nel.
It took a while of thinking and experimenting, but eventually, Tristan set on an idea.
As soon as that happened, the inspiration forced him to work almost feverishly until evening, until Tristan had to change identity and deal with routine matters in the King Lion Gang.
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Next day.
"Both of you really work fast," Derek Writfield said, looking at both artists in front of him in shock.
Although only a day had passed, both Tristan and Nel presented to him their ideas and drafts for song covers, what they wanted for their music videos, and the backstory they wanted to put into the promotion.
Nel clearly worked through the night and now had bags under his eyes, but was still cheerier than ever. On the contrary, Tristan almost shone with health, as if he had a spa day yesterday, but his mood was just as high.
"Will you be able to keep up, Mr. Writfield?" Tristan asked. "I know the preparation and the editing might take a long time, but I want to finish shooting itself quickly."
Derek fixed his suit. Today, instead of glaring red, it was dark blue—but with an incredibly daring pattern of large white polka dots.
So far, Tristan wasn't sure if his manager's fashion sense was killing it, or killing him.
"It's not only up to me, but I will do my best that the crew prepares everything necessary for shooting as soon as possible, starting with the detailed scenario. Either way..." Derek looked over the notes given to him again. "This looks very promising already. I'm honestly eager to help you two bring this material to life."
Nel smiled almost shyly at the manager.
"You think it will go viral?"
"It might."
"It will," Tristan said with assurance.
He walked up to Nel and put a hand on his shoulder.
"I will make sure of it even if I will need to stand over your shoulder and poke at your every mistake on set. If you are going to make a cover of my song, I will make sure it's not just great, it's AMAZING!"
Nel chuckled nervously.
"Why do I feel like I'm in danger?"