SCT-Novel Chapter 221: Preparations Before the Album Release
Chapter 221: Preparations Before the Album Release
Chapter 221: Preparations Before the Album Release
When we talk about releasing an album, it generally comes in two forms: physical release and digital release.
Physical release involves applying for copyright licenses and producing the records, which can be time-consuming, labor-intensive, and costly. For newcomers who haven’t signed with a record label, this is a challenging task. With the increasing prevalence of the internet and smartphones, digital releases have become a popular choice for new artists.
Naturally, as someone from the gaming industry, Mei Fang understood the importance of copyright. In his spare time, he also spent money to commission a third party to help him with the copyright registration of the songs.
Xia Yuan’s first digital album included five songs: Bare Face, A not Far Away Place, I’m Willing, Remembrance of Lanshan, and The Vastness of the Universe.
With only five songs, this album was more of an EP (extended play) rather than a full album. Additionally, calling these songs an album was somewhat of a stretch since traditional albums typically have some consistency in style and theme.
However, since Xia Yuan was a newcomer, people might overlook these details.
Apart from finalizing the song list, Xia Yuan and her team needed to decide on the artist’s stage name and the album’s title.
The five songs included Xia Yuan’s solos, A not Far Away Place and The Vastness of the Universe, Lin Youxi’s solo, Remembrance of Lanshan, Mei Fang’s solo I’m Willing, and a duet between Xia Yuan and Mei Fang, Bare Face. Liu Xiaoyu also contributed some backing vocals, so Xia Yuan initially didn’t want the album to be solely under her name.
But since the album wasn’t created as a band, using a new band name would be inappropriate. After some discussion, they decided that Xia Yuan would use the stage name 【Yuanbao】[1] for the release, and if they formed a band in the future, they would continue to use this name.
Given that Xia Yuan is Yuanbao, it was clear what Lin Youxi and Mei Fang’s nicknames would be:
Xibao and Fangbao.
“This way, we’ve also given ourselves new nicknames,” Xia Yuan said excitedly to Lin Youxi and Mei Fang. “It felt a bit cheesy at first, but after getting used to it, it doesn’t feel weird anymore... Fangbao, Xibao... How about we start using these names from now on?”
Mei Fang frowned and said, “Why change something that’s been working fine? I’ve been calling you Yuan Yuan for over ten years. Suddenly switching to Yuanbao feels odd...”
Lin Youxi also shook her head, “When Ah Fang calls me Xibao, it sounds weird. I always hear it as xiba[2], like he’s cursing at me, which makes me inexplicably angry.”
“Hey, is my pronunciation that bad?”
“Then call me that a few more times so I can hear it.”
“Xibao, Xibao, Xibao... How is it?”CHeCk for new stories on no/v/el/bin(.)c0m
“Be gentler.”
“Xibao?”
Watching Lin Youxi tease Mei Fang into calling her that, Xia Yuan couldn’t help but feel a bit strange. “Well, I think we can use these names just for fun. If it feels awkward, we can just use them at home.”
“Although it feels a bit unfamiliar, I immediately liked the name Yuanbao.”
Mei Fang started his usual balancing act again. He smiled at Xia Yuan and said, “Can I call you ‘Yuanbao’ at school from now on?”
“Hehe... It does sound quite cute when you say it.” Xia Yuan’s face turned red as she squirmed, feeling a bit embarrassed. “It’s just that when high school students use that nickname, it feels a bit like trying to act young when you’re old.”
“How old do you think you are? I want to call you ‘Yuanbao’ because it sounds like I have lots of yuanbao[3], as if I’ve become rich.”
“What?! Stinky Ah Fang!”
Since returning from the spring outing, Liu Xiaoyu found herself increasingly attentive to Mei Fang’s actions.
She started paying more attention to Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi’s daily conversations, especially when they mentioned what Mei Fang had been up to.
She found herself stealing glances at Mei Fang whenever she saw him but would avoid him awkwardly whenever he tried to talk to her.
When I first met Mei Fang, I actually had a pretty good impression of him...
He seems like a genuinely kind and pure guy. He’s always so gentle with Youxi and Yuan Yuan.
And... towards me too——
Although Liu Xiaoyu had said she preferred boys who were not too outstanding, it’s really hard to take your eyes off an ideal type like Mei Fang.
It’s just a shame he’s a scumbag.
Ugh... if only I hadn’t seen all that!
Liu Xiaoyu buried her head under her pillow, distressed, while her roommates teased her, thinking she had a crush on someone.
After finishing the album, Mei Fang planned to release the songs on QQ Music first but also wanted to test the promotional potential of C Site.
Mei Fang and Lin Youxi decided to have Xia Yuan film a short promotional video, which they planned to feature on the homepage and relevant sections of C Site to leverage its traffic for Xia Yuan’s publicity.
Translator's Notes:
Yuanbao (缘宝) literally means “Fate’s treasure.” ↩︎Xiba (西八) comes from the Korean swear word ssibal (씨발). ↩︎Yuanbao (元宝) or Sycee was a type of gold and silver ingot currency used in ancient China. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sycee↩︎
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