CHAPTER 244: SEVE
"Can you listen to me?" Zhao Rui roared, "Who said that I asked you to shoot an advertisement?"
Xiao Yao immediately frowned and took the phone away from his ear, and when he heard that there was no sound in the earpiece, he put the phone to his ear again and said, "Yes, you say, I'll listen to you." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"Zitong is the endorsement of a short video sharing software," Zhao Rui said, "This software does not need Zitong to shoot advertisements for them, but as a spokesperson, Zitong wants to upload some interesting and attractive short videos to this software as their signboards, so as to help them attract users." You also know that Zitong is not the kind of person who likes to deliberately be coquettish and cute, and he can't do that kind of facial expression. So we wanted you to help us come up with ideas and see what kind of interesting video came out. You've been the devil with the most ghost ideas since you were a child, you've been a screenwriter, and you've made short films, so it's not difficult for you, right?"
"What do you mean that there are more ghost ideas?" Xiao Yao shouted dissatisfiedly.
"Okay, you're more genius and more creative!" Zhao Rui changed his words, and then lowered his posture and said, "Help." ”
"Isn't it just to shoot an eye-catching video, it's simple!" Xiao Yao said confidently, "I still have to practice the dance of the next competition in the past few days, since you are looking for my help, then you will definitely have to come to Shencheng tomorrow." Come directly to Sister Xi's studio and I'll help you come up with ideas. ”
"No problem!" For this reasonable request, Zhao Rui naturally agreed.
"By the way," Xiao Yao asked again, "Does that software require that the video can only be shot by Zitong alone, can anyone else appear in the video?" Speaking of dancing, Xiao Yao already had an idea in his heart.
"I don't seem to have this requirement," Zhao Ruihu said suspiciously, "Why do you ask this? You don't shoot commercials, you want to shoot videos with her?"
"It's not me, it's Nina. Xiao Yao said, "I want Nina to shoot this video with her." ”
"Nina, why?" Zhao Rui said puzzled.
"Nina dances well!" Xiao Yao explained, "I'm going to dance in my next competition, I've been practicing dance recently, and all I think about is something related to dance. Zitong feels thinner when she jumps alone, and Nina feels much better. And both of them have long legs, so dancing together must be nice to look at, and it's definitely a good idea to make a video of them dancing. It just so happens that Cheng Xi is also here these days, and he can also ask Cheng Xi to help teach them. ”
"Dance, okay?" Zhao Rui said uneasily.
"What do you mean by okay?" Xiao Yao said, "Don't underestimate dance! As long as you make it well and dance well, the attraction is definitely not worse than other forms of artistic expression! Have you seen the dance between me and Duo'er in the MV of "ThinkingOutLoud"? What do you think of that dance?"
"I'll go, I don't have to say anything about that dance! As soon as that MV came out, it dominated the screen everywhere. Zhao Rui said, "Are you going to choreograph that kind of modern dance for the two of them? But that kind of modern dance needs the right scene and lighting to have that effect, right? You can also find a place like that in Shencheng?"
"What do you want?" Although he knew that Zhao Rui couldn't see it, Xiao Yao couldn't help but roll his eyes and said, "Boss, the MV and the video are different. I know that software is for ordinary people to share short videos of life, not a release platform for MVs, and there is no need to be so professional in the lighting props of the venue, and there is no need to deliberately prepare at all. The videos on this software platform need to be life-like and down-to-earth, so as to attract users! When the time comes, let them record in the practice room, or go to the street to find a random place to shoot better. ”
"Forget about the rehearsal room, on the street?" Zhao Rui said, "Rolling around on the ground, isn't it dirty?"
"What are you rolling on the ground?" Xiao Yao said, "The dance I prepared for them is not a modern dance, so they don't need to roll on the ground." Nina doesn't matter, Zitong is not a professional dancer, and Zitong can't dance that kind of professional modern dance. ”
"Then what kind of dance are you preparing?" Zhao Rui said curiously.
"I'll find out when I come to the scene tomorrow. Xiao Yao deliberately sold a pass, and then said, "Do you have any other questions? It's not early, I'll hang up the phone if I have nothing else to do." I'm going to make a sample of the dance soundtrack in the evening. ”
"Wait, one last question. Zhao Rui hurriedly said, "Since it's dancing, why don't you let Cheng Xi dance with them? Isn't she there? She is a professional dancer." ”
Because Cheng Xi is now more famous than Zitong, others know that she is a professional dancer. If she dances with Zitong, do you think others will watch her or Zitong?" Xiao Yao said, "This is Zitong's video, Zitong is the protagonist!
In fact, the reason why Xiao Yao excluded Cheng Xi was not because of fame and dance professionalism as he said, but because of the influence of external conditions. Zhu Zitong and Nina Aiyiguli are both about 1.7 meters tall, with similar body proportions and similar leg lengths, while Cheng Xi is not only 1.65 meters tall and has some gaps with the two of them, but also has some differences in body proportions with the two of them. If you look at it alone, Cheng Xi's figure and body proportions are no problem, but if you want to stand with those two long legs, the disadvantage of leg length will be more obvious, which will affect the stunning feeling of the whole video.
Of course, Xiao Yao will not tell Zhao Rui the truth about this real reason. Who knows if that guy will inadvertently spread this to Cheng Xi's ears, although Xiao Yao thinks about these facts, but anyone who hears this kind of words will not be happy, Xiao Yao doesn't want Cheng Xi to come to him for trouble. For Zhao Rui, a reason to consider the identity of Zhu Zitong's protagonist is enough.
Sure enough, Zhao Rui immediately said: "Don't, then let's be with Nina." After listening to Xiao Yao's words, Zhao Rui also felt that it was inappropriate for Zhu Zitong and Cheng Xi to shoot a video together. Although in terms of dance skills, Nina Aiyiguli is also a professional, but the relationship between the two daughters is different from Cheng Xi, and at this stage, Nina Aiyiguli's reputation is not as good as Zhu Zitong, Zhao Rui is not worried that Nina will steal the limelight from Zhu Zitong.
"You guys come to Yin Xi's studio tomorrow, I don't have time to pick you up at the airport, if you need to pick you up, look for San'er, that guy is the landlord!" Xiao Yao instructed again, "Also, Nina, you let Zitong come forward to invite herself, after all, it's her business." ”
"Okay, you don't have to worry about it!" Zhao Rui smiled, "We are not children anymore, do you have to worry about taking care of you everywhere?" you just need to concentrate on choreographing, let's see you tomorrow!"
Looking at the phone hung up, Xiao Yao, who was lying on the bed, shook his head with a wry smile, then turned over and sat up from the bed, took the computer and headphones, and sat on the bed to make a dance soundtrack.
After Zhao Rui hung up the phone, he informed Zhu Zitong of Xiao Yao's reply, and then asked Zhu Zitong to call Nina Aiyiguli and ask her to help shoot a video dance together.
Because of the brotherly relationship between Zhao Rui and Lin Qisan, Zhu Zitong and Nina Aiyiguli are not strange. Last year, the two worked together to shoot the TV series "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky", and after a long time of contact in the crew, the two who know each other better have been upgraded to special best friends. Even without Xiao Yao's participation, Nina was obligated to help Zhu Zitong, not to mention that Xiao Yao was still found to help them choreograph, and after receiving Zhu Zitong's call, Nina naturally agreed on the spot without the slightest hesitation.
The next afternoon, when Zhao Rui and Zhu Zitong came to the rehearsal room in Yin Xi's studio, Lin Qisan and Nina Aiyiguli were already waiting in the rehearsal room. Nina came to dance, and it was in Yin Xi's studio again, Xiao Yao was the choreographer, and Lin Qisan naturally came along.
In addition to the two of them, Cheng Xi was also waiting in the rehearsal room, but the six backup dancers of the dance troupe were not in the rehearsal room at this time. After practicing Xiao Yao's competitive dance in the morning, Xiao Yao gave them a holiday and let them go back to rest.
"What about Bayi?" After Zhao Rui and Zhu Zitong greeted everyone, Zhao Rui asked. In the rehearsal room, everyone was there, but Xiao Yao, the main master, was missing.
"In the studio. Cheng Xi opened his mouth and replied, "He used the computer to make a sample of the dance soundtrack last night, saying that he still needs to improve it today, and he will tinker with the soundtrack in the recording studio." ”
"We didn't see Bayi when we both came over," Lin Qisan said with a smile, "He seems to have been gone for a while, and with his efficiency, he should come over soon, let's wait." ”
Zhu Zitong looked at Cheng Xi and said, "Sister Cheng Xi, do you know what the dance that Bayi choreographed for us looks like?
"I don't know," Cheng Xi shook his head and said, "My identity today is a teaching assistant, helping Xiao Yao keep an eye on the movements of the two of you, check and fill in the gaps, and the person who teaches you is Xiao Yao." ”
"Yo, everyone's here!" A few people were chatting, Xiao Yao pushed the door in, glanced at the people in the rehearsal room, and said with a smile.
"Are you embarrassed to say, I'm waiting for you!" Zhao Rui immediately said.
"Well, no more nonsense. Xiao Yao said, "I thought about it, and the video was filmed outside." You don't really have to go to the street, there is a graffiti wall in this park, let's go to the park road in front of that graffiti wall to take pictures. Before that, let's practice in the rehearsal room. ”
"No problem!" everyone nodded. This kind of thing, listening to Xiao Yao must be right!
"Then let's start," Xiao Yao said, "Let's listen to the soundtrack first, this song is called "Seve", let's feel it first." As he spoke, Xiao Yao inserted a USB flash drive into the audio equipment in a corner of the rehearsal room.
"What do you mean? another English song?" Zhao Rui said.
"Listen to it and you'll know. Xiao Yao smiled.
Music played. As soon as everyone listened to it, they felt that it was the taste of electronic dance music, and it was the kind of electronic music style with a strong rhythm that was relatively rare before Xiao Yao. Everyone nodded their heads slightly to the rhythm of the music as they listened, feeling the rhythm in the music.
This style of music was a little unexpected, but when the singing parts in the music appeared, everyone in the rehearsal room was confused. The whole song is about three minutes long, but the three parts with lyrics add up to less than a minute and a half, can this be called a song? Okay, electronic music doesn't have to have lyrics, but since you add the singing part, can you get something that we can understand, what are these three songs about?
"The music is very good, very emotional, and makes people want to dance when they listen to it. When the music ended, Nina nodded and commented.
"It's good, it's good, but what are the few passages in there singing?" Lin Qisan continued, "It's definitely not English, and it doesn't sound like French." ”
"It's Swahili," Xiao Yao replied with a smile, "and the lyrics are the lyrics of a Christian gospel song, and I won't translate them sentence by sentence, you know." ”
"Swahili, where is that?" Zhao continued.
"One of the three major languages in Africa, it is an official language in several countries in Africa. In addition, it is still widely used in Africa in countries where it is the national language and the language of communication. Xiao Yao said, "I learned it by the way when I went to African countries to take pictures with Chen Xuan. ”
"I'll go! I forgot that you still have a history of wandering all over the world. Zhao Rui and Lin Qisan both looked stunned. They know that Xiao Yao has begun to teach himself French when he was a child, and after arriving in Africa, learning the local language of others is incredible to others, but it is normal for Xiao Yao, a demon.
Xiao Yao thought that the dance prepared for Zhu Zitong and Nina Aiyiguli was the magic dance that was put on YouTube by two Mongolian girls in the previous life and became popular, and the music used was naturally the "Seve" by the French musician Tez Cadey in the previous life as the soundtrack. If it weren't for the previous experience of surfing the world with Chen Xuan, Xiao Yao might have removed the Swahili singing section in the original version. But since he happened to learn this language when he was in Africa, Xiao Yao kept the lyrics in the original version. As for the singing segments inside, the children's voices used in the original version are used, and Xiao Yao doesn't have time to find a group of children who can speak Swahili now, so he has to sing them by himself. In the recording studio just now, Xiao Yao was recording these passages sung by himself.
"Okay, I'll jump first," Xiao Yao clapped his hands and said, "and then start teaching individual breakdown movements." ”
"Wow~" The people in the rehearsal room all applauded in a half-hearted manner.
Xiao Yao shook his head with a smile, re-pressed the play button on the audio equipment, and then walked to the middle of the rehearsal room, facing a few people, and jumped to the music.
"This, isn't it a little simpler?" After a dance, Lin Qisan raised an objection in a low voice.
"You usually watch Nina dance too much, right?" Xiao Yao said angrily, "Why don't you try it?"
"Come on, come on!" Lin Qisan said eagerly standing up.
"So confident? It seems that after more than a year of being with Nina, your physical coordination and dancing ability have improved a lot. Xiao Yao smiled, but waved his hand to stop Lin Qisan, "Although this dance is not as easy as it seems, it is indeed not too difficult to learn." But have you considered the original purpose of my choreography of this dance for the two of them? This dance video is for Zitong to use on video sharing software, if netizens can't learn it, how to bring a trend, how to achieve results?"
"Do you want to bring a trend? What trend, this dance?" Zhao Rui also asked.
"Of course, isn't this dance very magical, do you want to dance after watching it, that's why you are so eager to take the initiative to stand up?" Xiao Yao pointed at Lin Qisan, and then looked at the others, "Do you all want to dance along?"
"Yes. Cheng Xi, Zhao Rui and Lin Qisan couldn't help but nod together.
"That's it. Xiao Yao said, "A few of us also took some videos of this dance, and after their videos were released, we also sent the videos of our dancing to the video sharing software to help them bring a wave of rhythm, if this dance can't become popular on the Internet and become a popular trend, it will be my failure." ”