Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Chapter 130
Chapter 131
Chapter 132
Chapter 133
Chapter 134
Chapter 135
Chapter 136
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139
Chapter 140
Chapter 141
Chapter 142
Chapter 143
Chapter 144
Chapter 145
Chapter 146
Chapter 147
Chapter 148
Chapter 149
Chapter 150
Chapter 151
Chapter 152
Chapter 153
Chapter 154
Chapter 155
Chapter 156
Chapter 157
Chapter 158
Chapter 159
Chapter 160
Chapter 161
Chapter 162
Chapter 163
Chapter 164
Chapter 165
Chapter 166
Chapter 167
Chapter 168
Chapter 169
Chapter 170
Chapter 171
Chapter 172
Chapter 173
Chapter 174
Chapter 175
Chapter 176
Chapter 177
Chapter 178
Chapter 179
Chapter 180
Chapter 181
Chapter 182
Chapter 183
Chapter 184
Chapter 185
Chapter 186
Chapter 187
Chapter 188
Chapter 189
Chapter 190
Chapter 191
Chapter 192
Chapter 193
Chapter 194
Chapter 195
Chapter 196
Chapter 197
Chapter 198
Chapter 199
Chapter 200
Chapter 201
Chapter 202
Chapter 203
Chapter 204
Chapter 205
Chapter 206
Chapter 207
Chapter 208
Chapter 209
Chapter 210
Chapter 211
Chapter 212
Chapter 213
Chapter 214
Chapter 215
Chapter 216
Chapter 217
Chapter 218
Chapter 219
Chapter 220
Chapter 221
Chapter 222
Chapter 223
Chapter 224
Chapter 225
Chapter 226
Chapter 227
Chapter 228
Chapter 229
Chapter 230
Chapter 231
Chapter 232
Chapter 233
Chapter 234
Chapter 235
Chapter 236
Chapter 237
Chapter 238
Chapter 239
Chapter 240
Chapter 241
Chapter 242
Chapter 243
Chapter 244
Chapter 245
Chapter 246
Chapter 247
Chapter 248
Chapter 249
Chapter 250
Chapter 251
Chapter 252
Chapter 253
Chapter 254
Chapter 255
Chapter 256
Chapter 257
Chapter 258
Chapter 259
Chapter 260
Chapter 261
Chapter 262
Chapter 263
Chapter 264
Chapter 265
Chapter 266
Chapter 267
Chapter 268
Chapter 269
Chapter 270
Chapter 271
Chapter 272
Chapter 273
Chapter 274
Chapter 275
Chapter 276
Chapter 277
Chapter 278
Chapter 279
Chapter 280
Chapter 281
Epilogue
Categories Genre: All, Comedy, Completed, Drama, Romance, Slice of Life Status: Completed ______
Total Chapters in book: 283
Estimated words: 482630 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2413(@200wpm)___ 1931(@250wpm)___ 1609(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 482630 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2413(@200wpm)___ 1931(@250wpm)___ 1609(@300wpm)
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Volume 3 / Chapter 123
TL: LightNovelCafe
[Did you guys miss me?? Sorry for being away so long! I’m pretty pooped from the trip. I’ll try and get back to my regular schedule asap.]
Jun Hyuk’s party organized their luggage at a small hotel in Westwood and went to LA Sound on Wilshire Boulevard, the center of LA’s economy. As soon as they entered the building, countless platinum albums and posters of stars that LA Sound created caught their eye.
Coline and his members could not hide their excitement and touched their flushed cheeks and wiped their sweat.
“Oh, you’re finally here. What do you think? Isn’t it much better than cold New York?”
Ili Gotez who had been frowning the whole time he was in New York, greeted Jun Hyuk’s party with friendliness as though that had never happened. Jun Hyuk could feel that as Lawyer Baek Seung Ho had said, they would work as colleagues since the contract had gone smoothly.
“First, I’ll introduce you to the boss and then we can discuss your schedule. Boss is waiting too.”
What caught their eye more than the magnificence of the office was the occasional star that passed by. Every time they saw the producers, composers, and stars who had been awarded several times at the Grammys, Jun Hyuk’s party could not take their eyes off of them.
When Texas blues guitar great Jimmie Baughan passed by with the smell of cigarettes, even Jun Hyuk wanted to go after him and ask for a signature. However, they had come for business today. They could not become fans and had to act nonchalant.
When they got off the elevator and entered a conference room with glass walls, the famous Alex Zakin was waiting for them.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m Alex Zakin.”
“Hello. I’m Jun Hyuk Jang. You can call me Jun.”
When he held his hand, he could feel the strength. After shaking each person’s hand, Alex Zakin gave Ili Gotez a slight look.
“Alright, our band will have to control their condition, no? Let’s record formally tomorrow and warm up today. You can take a look at our recording studio too. Let’s go.”
Jun Hyuk was about to follow as well when Alex Zakin quickly spoke,
“Jun, can we speak for a moment?”
Jun Hyuk separated from Coline and the band and went into Alex Zakin’s office. Like a leading figure in entertainment, his office could not have been more brilliant and the walls packed with platinum albums caught Jun Hyuk’s eye.
They are all albums that Alex Zakin had produced.
“Jun, I listened to your album. It’s good.”
“Thank you.”
“Did you compose everything yourself?”
“Yes.”
“But the album is a bit of a fusion… The entirety has a classical form but each song was a different genre, right?”
“Yes. I mixed it up a little.”
Alex Zakin lit a cigarette and blew out smoke.
“Did you choose classical in the end? CH School of Music?”
“That’s not all. I’m there for now because I think there’s a lot to learn.”
“It didn’t look like you have a lot to learn. It looked like you could come out as a professional musician immediately without problems from the way you work with various genres.”
“No, I still need to learn a lot more.”
“You’re modest. Is that a characteristic of Asians?”
“No, I’m not that modest.”
“Ha ha. Is that so?”
Zakin who had been sitting back in his chair put out his cigarette and sat up straight.
“I did a bit of research and… in Korea, they say you’re a genius. Have you formally learned producing?”
“I learned a little about the equipment used in a recording studio, but I’ve never learned or done any producing.”
“I heard that you arranged Coline’s song in just a day. What, is it something where notes fill your head and come out if you listen to music? An alien like Mozart who produces thousands of scores automatically?”
“It’s similar.”
When Jun Hyuk said that he is a genius like Mozart without a change in expression, Alex Zakin burst out in laughter.
“Ha ha ha. You’re right. You’re not modest at all.”
Jun Hyuk frowned slightly at Alex Zakin’s laughter. He had not come all the way to LA to talk about such useless things.
“Mr. Zakin.”
“Ah, you can just call me Alex. It’s okay.”
“Fine. Alex, there’s no need to check to see if I’m a genius or whatever. That’s not important. My schedule is a little tight, so I’d like to talk business.”
“Business? Isn’t it your business to start producing Violon band’s music tomorrow?”
“What does he mean business? Alex tilted his head at Jun Hyuk as he said something unexpected. Jun Hyuk took a smartphone with earphones out of his pocket and handed it to Alex.
“First, listen to this.”
Alex Zakin put the earphones Jun Hyuk gave him with interest. Before even a minute passed, his eyes grew wide and he shouted,
“What the f…..”
While Alex Zakin listened to Jun Hyuk’s music for 40 minutes, it was unsure whether the sounds that kept coming from his mouth were of admiration or swearing. While he was engrossed in the music, Jun Hyuk slowly went around the office looking at the platinum albums and star photos on the walls, and the awards.
“This… What on earth is this?”
This is the first thing Alex Zakin said after over 40 minutes.
“What do you mean? It’s music. Did you like it? Ah, I guess it’s something I didn’t need to ask.”
Alex Zakin sitting deeply in his chair while smoking clearly showed his shock.
“Jun. Is this why you came to LA?”
Jun Hyuk nodded as though it were definite.
“Of course. Is there a reason for me to come all the way to LA to record Coline’s songs? There are tons of recording studios in New York.”
Jun Hyuk had an arrogant expression. It felt like he had done what adults call negotiations, alone. A successful negotiation at that. He was proud.
“I learned how to think while attending school for the first time. If you like Coline’s music, all you have to do is sign him on, so I was wondering why you would call me all the way here. My conclusion is that recording Coline’s band is just collateral and I thought that you wanted to see me as an arranger.”
“It’s true. A good musician appeared, so of course I want to see for myself.”
Though they are bantering, the music left in Alex Zakin’s ear did not disappear. He had just thought that he is a youth with a talent of bringing out sophisticated music. That youth was living in an old-fashioned castle like CH School of Music.
The classical world is barely hanging on with the support of millionaires who think of classical as a lofty hobby. On the other hand, the world of popular music is where one can buy a house on the beach in Santa Monica and ride a sports car with just one song hitting 1st place on charts. He wanted to bring that talent out here.
However, he had the thought that he had miscalculated that talent. The music he just heard proved that mistake.
“What is this music?”
“Honestly, I wasn’t really interested in LA Sound and Coline’s band. I only worked on a song because I thought it’d be okay to help out a member of the quintet I’m in. But I didn’t know because I don’t normally check labels when I listen to CDs… but I did a search and saw that LA Sound released a lot of albums that I like. So I made some tribute music to those musicians.”
“Are these 10 songs those tributes?”
“Yes. Show them to the 10 musicians and if they are pleased with it, to have them sing it.”
Sing? They are perfect instrumentals created with the guitar, drums, bass, and piano. There is no space for singing. However, Alex Zakin is one of the top 3 producers in America. He thought of what he had missed after Jun Hyuk’s explanation.
“This piano part is the vocal. Right?”
“Yes. I put it in as the guide for the vocals. It’s fine for the musicians to change it a bit when they actually sing it.”
Jun Hyuk stopped walking around the office and sat in the chair opposite Alex Zakin.
“Then shall we talk business now?”
Total Chapters in book: 283
Estimated words: 482630 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2413(@200wpm)___ 1931(@250wpm)___ 1609(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 482630 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2413(@200wpm)___ 1931(@250wpm)___ 1609(@300wpm)
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