Chapter 10: A Hotter Song (I)
"Ten Years" and "Next Year Today" have different lyrics in the same song, so the prelude is naturally the same.
Hearing the familiar piano melody slowly playing, Ding Chaoge's mood naturally blended into the music, and she quietly looked at Yu Sheng'an with a soft gaze.
"If those two words didn't tremble, I wouldn't find me uncomfortable, no matter how I said it, it would just be a breakup~"
The piano paused slightly, and Yu Sheng'an's low and faintly sad singing voice sounded.
Because it is in Chinese and the lyrics are relatively straightforward, after listening to only four sentences, Ding Chaoge has a feeling of falling in, as if somewhere in his heart was suddenly hit by the word "uncomfortable".
"If there is no requirement for tomorrow, holding hands is like traveling, thousands of doors, there is always one person who has to go first~~~"
"Since you can't stay in your arms, why don't you enjoy it while crying when you leave~~~"
The song "Ten Years" has been sung too many times in the rest of his life, whether it is in the bar where he sings, or when he usually goes out with his friends, this song will appear frequently.
He didn't dare to say that his level of singing this song was close to that of Eason Chan, but when he sang this song, he used true sound, falsetto, and breath in terms of technique, the interpretation of the lyrics and songs, and the control of emotional ups and downs and progression, which can be said to have reached the point of doing whatever he wanted.
It's not for nothing that friends call him "Pearl City Little Eason Chan".
"Ten years ago, I didn't know you, you don't belong to me, we are still the same, accompanied by a stranger, walking through the streets that are gradually familiar~~"
"Ten years later, we are friends, and we can still greet them, but that kind of tenderness, I can no longer find a reason to hug, and the lover will ~ inevitably become ~ friends ~~~"
I have heard "Today Next Year" too many times, and I am mentally prepared for the arrival of this chorus, but in this situation, hearing these lyrics, the emotional defense line in my heart collapsed in an instant.
Ding Chaoge sat there motionless, watching Yu Sheng'an's vision gradually blur.
It was a strange feeling of being elusive.
She has neither fallen out of love nor been hurt by anyone, let alone broken up.
But for some reason, when she heard Yu Sheng'an sing "uncomfortable", she was uncomfortable, and when she heard him sing "break up", it was as if she had just experienced a breakup, and when she heard him sing "tears", the tears flowed uncontrollably......
For a while, there seemed to be countless emotional stories in my heart, which began to flow gently with the music and resonate with each other.
It was a wonderful emotion that was purely infected by music, and involuntarily substituted into the sad story depicted in the song.
At this moment, she seemed to have completely forgotten the Cantonese version, and was just indulging in this beautiful and sad "Ten Years", and was saddened by it.
Ten years ago, they didn't know each other.
Ten years later, he has become a passerby.
So, what has happened in the past decade?
How many decades does a person's life have?
Ding Chaoge looked at Yu Sheng'an's sideways, watching him play and sing to himself, affectionately, and suddenly realized something, and his heart jumped.
"It wasn't until I have been friends with you for many years that I realized that my tears were not shed for you, but also for others~~~"
It's still the same long ending, but compared to "Next Year Today", this song seems to have been sublimated at the end, with an extra layer of meaning of being figured out and seen through.
Yu Sheng'an's singing of the last few lyrics also seemed relieved and free.
After singing the song, he turned to face Ding Chaoge, wanting to ask the other party how he felt.
He saw the young female teacher sitting in front of the open window, dressed in a floral dress and a plain cloth belt around her waist, leaning against the back of her chair, the warm and soft sunlight shining through the window, shining on her dignified and beautiful face, and dyeing her shaggy hair with a brilliant color.
Her look and posture revealed a kind of sorrow.
"How's it going?" asked Yu Sheng'an tentatively.
Ding Chaoge came back to his senses at this time, smiled, nodded and said, "It's good." ”
"To be specific?"
Ding Chaoge thought for a while, shook his head and said: "I can't say it, I feel very sad and touched when I listen to it, and I don't know why, I was purely infected by your singing." ”
Yu Sheng'an smiled and nodded.
The song "Ten Years" is not originally about a specific story, but about an emotion, a state, the kind of turmoil after falling out of love, and the endless sourness that swells up in the heart when you are independent on the street after a breakup.
On Earth, the song has been discussed countless times, and no one can give a definitive conclusion, and it feels like the lyrics have a bit of a stream of consciousness that can't accurately capture what it's really trying to say.
But there is one thing that is always in common, that is, when everyone hears this song, whether it is middle-aged or young, they will have a resonance in the emotional world, so that the story in their hearts has nowhere to hide.
"I think after this song is released, it will be even more popular than "Today Next Year". Ding Chaoge said.
"It's hard to say that the reason why "Today Next Year" is popular on the Internet is not only because of the song itself, but also because of the background of the singing at that time, and the wedding scene gave everyone too much room to make up stories. ”
Ding Chaoge nodded thoughtfully.
"However, I am still very confident that the song will eventually be sung more than the Cantonese version. ”
As the two were talking, they heard a sound outside, and hurriedly got up and went out to check, and then saw the cleaning aunt again.
The aunt held the mop with both hands, burst into tears, and said in a trembling voice: "Young man, you sing so much about Auntie's heart, and it is uncomfortable for a while......"
Yu Sheng'an hurriedly said: "Auntie, I'm sorry, I didn't expect to run into you on duty again." ”
Auntie waved her hand and said, "No, no, it's not your young man's fault, it's Auntie who is sentimental, you sing very well, better than those stars on TV!"
"Thank you, Auntie. ”
"Okay, Auntie won't bother you, you can go and get busy. The aunt said, pushing the cleaning tool cart and leaving.
Yu Sheng'an and Ding Chaoge returned to the piano room, and Ding Chaoge said: "It turns out that your self-introduction of 'Jiacheng sings and cries Aunt Cleaning' is true, I thought it was a spoof." ”
Yu Sheng'an smiled and spread his hands.
After recording "Today Next Year", the two went back to the teacher's apartment together, and a little later, Yu Sheng'an received a call from his father asking him to go home.
You don't have to think about it to know that his parents are still not at ease with the 70,000 yuan he sent back, and they want him to explain it in person.
Yu Sheng'an changed his clothes and went out to take a taxi home.
Almost a class later, Yu Sheng'an returned home, and without waiting for the second elder to interrogate, he opened Douyin, sent it to them, and said, "Look at it." ”
My mother is a loyal user of Douyin, proficient in many skills such as mutual fans, comments, and adding simple special effects to videos, and has also married her son on Douyin, and currently has 326 fans (more than 200 follow each other).
When she saw Yu Sheng'an's fans, she was surprised: "You have so many fans!"
"I told you a long time ago, I don't believe it. Yu Sheng'an sat down on the bench, "I have so many fans, I only earn 70,000 yuan in one live broadcast, and some people have fewer fans than me, and I earn hundreds of thousands in live broadcasts at a time." ”
Father said: "The money is not much, but whether it is coming from the right way, I have seen the news report several times that someone has stolen money to reward the live broadcast, can you guarantee that there is no such situation?"
Yu Sheng'an was asked for a moment, and he found that he couldn't answer the question.
At this time, my mother continued: "That's also a minority, there are so many live broadcasts on the Internet, and there are only a few news, all according to what you say, then no one dares to broadcast live." ”
Yu Sheng'an smiled bitterly and said, "That's it, don't move this money yet, wait for me to confirm, and see if there are any follow-up questions." ”
"Make sure that someone comes to us, and we will return it to others immediately, although our family is poor, we don't make money without conscience. Dad said categorically.
"yes, I see. ”
happened to talk about this topic, Yu Sheng'an mentioned by the way that he wanted to enter the entertainment industry in the future, but his mother objected on the spot: "Don't enter the entertainment industry, the entertainment industry is too chaotic! You just need to be your teacher, don't be ambitious all day long, you don't know how hard your father worked to arrange you into a middle school!"
Yu Sheng'an smiled noncommittally.
Thinking of the events of his previous life, after graduating from college, he did not take the civil service examination as his parents expected, but went out with a yellow wooden guitar, doing odd jobs, forming a band, and singing in bars.
Now that I think about it, as a child from an ordinary family, he actually has the responsibility to defend the sense of honor of this ordinary family and the social self-confidence of his parents.
Young people pursue themselves and like to criticize their parents for not understanding themselves, restraining themselves, and limiting themselves, but most of the time, they don't think about their parents' feelings, either giving in too unwillingly, or resisting too resolutely.
"Don't hold the guitar and sing all day long, communicate with people more, be smart, take the initiative, and find a girl to marry early. Look at Yu Kai, who is two years younger than you, and his children are in kindergarten. ”
"Got it. Yu Sheng'an smiled and nodded.
"I'll go to school after dinner at home tonight, I'll buy a rooster and fry it for you, well, make another braised crucian carp." ”
"Hmm. ”
Seeing his parents' attitude, Yu Sheng'an didn't say anything about him wanting to participate in "Huaxia Good Cantonese", and was ready to wait for the opportunity to say it slowly in the future, well, when the time comes, buy my sister first, as long as she stands on her side, she will get twice the result with half the effort.
After dinner, Yu Shengan took a taxi back to school.
As soon as I entered the campus, I received a video from Ding Chaoge.
She explained: "I listened to your new song today, and my mood has not been able to calm down, and a few lyrics have been echoing in my head, and then I had an inspiration and cut this video, do you see if it matches your song?"
Yu Sheng'an clicked on the video and saw that it was a clip from a certain love movie, the hero and heroine stood on the noisy cross street, the girl proposed to break up, and then, the picture turned, and it was another movie clip, the hero and heroine reunited after a long absence, each controlled the momentary panic, pretended to chat a few words naturally, and then passed by......
The whole video is 5 minutes in total, and there are more than a dozen classic film and television clips, either the scene of a couple breaking up, or the scene of a lover quarreling, or a scene of a lover reuniting after a long absence...... In short, they are all kinds of sad clips.
At the end of the video, two paragraphs of copywriting were added: Is time cruel or gentle to love?
Yu Sheng's peace of mind suddenly had an idea, and he gave Ding Chaoge a thumbs up expression and said, "I'll match the background music and see the effect." ”
Ding Chaoge: "Well, in fact, there are a few more appropriate and suitable film and television clips, but those movies and TV series have clear copyright restrictions and can't be used." ”
"Now this one is already great. ”
Back at the apartment, Yu Sheng'an immediately turned on the computer, first recorded "Ten Years" with a music editor, and then added it to Ding Chaoge's video as scheduled.
Play it again, and the atmosphere of the whole video is really more sensational and tear-jerking.
He saved the video and sent it to Ding Chaoge.
A few minutes later, Ding Chaoge replied, "You pass it on and try it?"
"Hmm. ”
Yu Shengan first uploaded the video to his mobile phone, and then opened Douyin.