The audience applauded and shouted enthusiastically.

"White Night! White Night!"

"Lin Xuan!Lin Xuan!"

At the beginning of the year, the news of Mantra's death swept the Internet, official news broadcasts in various countries, and major mainstream media expressed condolences.

In the mouth of the international official media, Mantra is of course a great leader, and he has more honors than can be counted, but there is some controversy among the people about his merits and demerits, some people say that he is a saint of the world and a sinner of South Africa and Africa.

Whether he is a saint or a sinner, he is definitely an out-and-out fighter, and no one should question this.

A person who has lost his freedom and spent more than 20 years in prison has been fighting tirelessly for his ideals and for the beliefs in his heart is worthy of people's admiration.

Compared with the bands that other bands choose to pay tribute to, the White Night Band chooses a character that everyone is familiar with, all of them have a sense of substitution, and they are very much looking forward to Lin Xuan's songs.

A hint of surprise appeared in Qin Chu's eyes, and then he applauded lightly with a smile on his face, Lin Xuan's creative direction was different from everyone else, and he actually set his eyes on Mantra, which made him a little surprised.

"In terms of vision and pattern, Lin Xuan is better than too many creators, so I don't know how the final song is expressed. Qin Chu secretly said in his heart, looking forward to Lin Xuan's song very much.

Wu Weixin showed a hint of excitement, if this song is well written, it is born with a degree of discussion, although the popularity of the show is high enough, but who doesn't want it to be higher.

……

The second scene.

Dong Jin raised his eyebrows slightly, and said to Cui Chao on the side: "The person who pays tribute is Mantra, I really didn't expect it." ”

Cui Chao on the side cheered up, sat up straight and prepared to listen to the song, and said:

"The characters who pay tribute represent the pattern of the song to some extent, but the most important thing is the quality of the song, judging from Lin Xuan's past performance, the quality of the song is not bad, I am looking forward to it. ”

Lu Zijian of the Immortal Bird Band pointed to the screen and said to the drummer next to him: "Look at the pattern of others, the theme of others, I feel that we are very small, and they have already won." ”

The drummer glanced at Lu Zijian angrily, and said, "Zijian, before the song is sung, you admit defeat, when did you become Lin Xuan's brainless fan." ”

Lu Zijian deliberately said bitterly: "If you don't really like it, who wants to be a brainless fan, no way, Lin Xuan's creative ability is too strong." ”

Cao Yang, the lead singer of the current No. 1 Sober Band, also stared at the screen, wanting to see how Lin Xuan's song was this time, for him, the White Night Band was their band's biggest opponent.

Other bands also set their eyes on the screen, waiting for Lin Xuan's singing.

……

At the first scene, after everyone's cheers fell, Lin Xuan turned his head sideways and nodded slightly to everyone.

The next moment, Lin Xuan's fingers plucked the pick on the guitar, and the lead guitar in charge of Li Xiong also joined in instantly, and then Li Bi's bass and Zhang Fei's drum beat also walked in instantly.

This song is not a very restless song, it is a pop rock, the style of music tends to be pop, and it is easier for the public to like.

The sounds of various instruments are intertwined, melodious and rhythmic.

After the prelude, Lin Xuan's face was calm, and he sang while playing the guitar:

[The bell rings to call home.]

in his life

It seems to be a little embarrassed

Black skin gives him meaning

It is a lifetime of dedication to the struggle of skin color]

Lin Xuan's voice was neither hurried nor slow, nor irritable nor low, as if he was telling a story to everyone.

As soon as he spoke, the audience was slightly stunned.

Because Lin Xuan sang not Chinese, but Cantonese, fortunately, on the screen behind Lin Xuan, lines of Chinese lyrics appeared, and the audience did not have to worry about not understanding the meaning of the song because of the language.

Everyone at the second scene also showed surprise, Lin Xuan still knows Cantonese?

However, the thought only flashed through their minds, and they quickly focused on the lyrics on the screen.

"The meaning of black skin to him is to dedicate his life to the struggle of skin color", everyone nodded slightly when they saw this sentence.

In just one sentence of lyrics, everyone immediately thought of Mantra's dark face, and concisely told the ideals of Mantra's life, the theme is very clear, but it is not a blind praise of virtue, but a more objective description.

The drum beat was knocked a few times slightly, Lin Xuan's voice was slightly raised, and there was a hint of loneliness in his voice, giving people a feeling of running to catch up with that glimmer of light in the dark night, but it was always untouchable, revealing a trace of tiredness.

Li Bi and others approached the microphone one after another to help him harmonize.

[Years and months turn possession into loss

Tired eyes with anticipation]

The two lyrics are immediately reminiscent of the life of Mantra, who came into the world with a huge ambition and lost more than 20 years of freedom in order to realize his ideals, but with expectations in his eyes and no compromises.

In just a few lyrics, the characters are portrayed.

Lin Xuan's voice was rising again, and the faint loneliness in his voice disappeared, turning into firmness, even if there was darkness ahead, he had to persist in walking for the lofty belief in his heart.

[Today there are only remnants of the body.]

Welcome to the glory days

Hold on to freedom in the wind and rain

A lifetime of hesitation and struggle

Confidence can change the future

Ask who can do it]

Qin Chu nodded slightly, Lin Xuan's lyrics summarized Mantra's life very concisely, especially the sentence "Hold on to freedom in the wind and rain" moved him a lot.

Dong Jin was moved by the last sentence of these sentences, "Ask who can do it".

Yes, in the face of so many setbacks and difficulties, how many people can confidently and unswervingly go down, believing that they can change the future?!

The audience felt their hearts tremble slightly, and the firmness and fearlessness revealed in the lyrics hit them at once.

People listen to songs and listen to other people's stories, but to resonate, they think of themselves.

Many people are thinking, compared to the hardships encountered by Mantra, what are the setbacks in their own lives, so should they have more courage to face the dark times in life?

They listened to Lin Xuan's powerful shouts and looked at the lyrics on the screen, and they all felt as if their bodies had been injected with a powerful force, and their hearts were surging.

That's what a good song is, it can shake people's hearts cleanly.

Some of the audience who were in adversity stared at the young man on the stage who raised his head slightly and shouted, looking at his determined gaze, they felt that Lin Xuan had a fearless light, and they were infected by that emotion, and felt that their hearts had become stronger.

The audience held their breath and followed the accompaniment of the music and Lin Xuan's singing, and entered the music world created by the White Night Band.

After a simple solo in the middle, Lin Xuan had a faint smile on his face, his eyes looked ahead, his eyes were full of hope, and he sang:

[Can there be no boundaries of skin color?]

May this land be

It doesn't matter if you or I are high or low

The beauty of the colorful show

It's because it doesn't

Separate each color】

The previous lyrics are talking about Mantra's bumpy life, and the lyrics condense and quickly portray the characters, but it is like a clay man, without spirit, or just the pursuit of ideals, which cannot express the greatness of Mantra.

The same is true for songs, which are not very brilliant if they only celebrate Mantra's personal pursuit of ideals.

But as soon as this lyric is sung, the whole song suddenly becomes extremely grand, expressing the true spirit of Mantra and the freedom and equality he hopes to achieve.

The words freedom and equality are things that people all desire to get, and it can even be said that the human world is striving for it.

These few short lyrics are like sharp knives that pierce people's hearts.

Qin Chu stood up, looked at Lin Xuan's eyes full of appreciation, and applauded lightly.

Songwriter Luo Song and producer Zhang Qing glanced at each other and saw the amazement in each other's eyes, and the two also stood up and applauded Lin Xuan.

The lyrics at the first two ends are okay, as soon as these lyrics come out, the realm of the whole song is sublimated at once.

"It's really fantastic. ”

Wu Weixin was shocked by Lin Xuan's song.

The impact of the spirit is sometimes difficult to describe in words to others, for Wu Weixin, looking at the lyrics with Lin Xuan's singing, he felt as if someone was smashing his heart with a sledgehammer, he was quite shocked, and he also stood up and applauded Lin Xuan.

Lu Zijian put his hands together in his mouth, bent down to see the performance of the White Night Band, and listened to Lin Xuan's singing, he seemed to be working hard all over his body.

When he saw this, he turned his head and said to the drummer next to him, his eyes were a little red, and said:

"No, I'm moved again, I don't know why, Lin Xuan's songs can always easily move me deeply. ”

"I was also impressed, you are right, the White Nights Band did win again, he has the broad mind of a real artist, and those who have a realm become high-minded, we must admit that in terms of the pattern of songs, the Chinese music scene cannot find a few people who can beat him. The drummer whispered.

Hitting the South Wall Band and the Band at No. 43 Lime Street, Dong Jin and Cui Chao stood up together and applauded vigorously.

"The beauty of a splash of color is because it doesn't separate each color!"

Dong Jin repeated the lyrics and muttered, "It's so well written." ”

Cui Chao nodded and made friends.

On the stage, Lin Xuan's voice was a little tired, but there was firmness in that tiredness, and his eyes seemed to have a flash of light, like a warrior standing in a storm, standing tall and tall, raising his head slightly and shouting:

[Years and months turn possession into loss

Tired eyes with anticipation

Welcome to the glory days

Hold on to freedom in the wind and rain

A lifetime of hesitation and struggle

Confidence can change the future

Ask who can do it]

Next, I entered the solo part of the instrument, Lin Xuan and Li Bi and others cooperated perfectly, and everyone at the second scene nodded frequently.

"White Night! Lin Xuan!"

The audience on the field waved to the people of the White Night Band, calling the name of the White Night Band and Lin Xuan's name.

After the solo was finished, the drums beat together, and then the chorus part was repeated several times, and the audience on the stage looked at the subtitles at the end, feeling as if they were ignited by the music, and they sang along in Chinese Cantonese, and the atmosphere became very enthusiastic.

Lin Xuan sang the last two sentences: "After a hesitant struggle, self-confidence can change the future." ”

The voice gradually lowered.

……

After singing a song, there were endless cheers and shouts from the audience, like a tornado, almost toppling the roof of the shed.

A group of little girls under the stage stretched out their hands one after another, shouting Lin Xuan's name, and jumping up and down to shake hands with Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan smiled and shook hands with them.

The crowd at the second scene gave a standing ovation, and many people shouted: "Good song, awesome!"

When the scene quieted down, Wu Weixin began to preside over the overall situation, and he asked curiously:

"Lin Xuan, did you write the song this time? How can it be in Cantonese? As far as I know, you should be from Beijing. ”

Lin Xuan smiled slightly and said:

"I am not a native of Beijing, my parents are from Guangzhou, I came to Beijing to work hard, I have lived with my parents since I was a child, and naturally I can speak Cantonese. ”

As he spoke, Lin Xuan repeated what he had just said in Cantonese.

This is true, the original owner's parents were indeed Cantonese, and the original owner did speak Cantonese.

Everyone nodded abruptly.

"Then why use Cantonese? After all, Cantonese has certain transmission barriers for most audiences, so why not use Chinese directly?" Wu Weixin was a little puzzled.

Lin Xuan said with a smile: "When we create a song, we can have words or songs first, and I have a melody in my head first, write the melody first, and then fill in the lyrics."

At first, I also filled in the words in Chinese, but I was always not satisfied, and the lyrics and melodies that came to my mind always did not match, but I liked this melody very much, and I didn't want to change it, which made me very painful.

From morning to night, I was lying on the sofa and suddenly hummed the lyrics in my heart in Cantonese, which I thought fit well with the melody, so I changed the lyrics again and decided to sing them in Cantonese. ”

"Oh, so there is such a story. Wu Weixin and the audience nodded suddenly.

In fact, the song "Glorious Years" also has a Chinese version, and the lyrics were filled in by He Qihong and Zhou Zhiping.

However, in Lin Xuan's view, the lyrics of the Chinese version are not as good as the Cantonese version of the lyrics filled in by Huang Jiaju, and the Cantonese version highly summarizes Mandela's bumpy life, and the theme is more clear, highlighting the pursuit of freedom and equality.

The lyrics of the Chinese version focus more on the unwavering pursuit of ideals, and there is no direct description of Mandela's life.

Therefore, Lin Xuan chose to sing the Cantonese version, and fortunately he knows Cantonese, or he can only sing the Chinese version, or he can't explain it.

"This song is very touching to me, and it is also very on-topic, it tells the life of Mantra and fully expresses his spirit. ”

Wu Weixin sighed, then set his eyes on the three professional super music fans, and said, "Let's listen to the opinions of a few teachers." ”

"I'll do it first. ”

Luo Song took over the conversation, looked at Lin Xuan, his eyes were full of appreciation, and said:

"Needless to say, your band's cooperation is as good as ever, I have to say, Lin Xuan, I have become your fan.

I'm a songwriter myself, and we all come from something in life, from the world in our eyes, triggering emotions in our hearts, and then using melodies and lyrics to express emotions.

In this era of the Internet, it can be said that the world is evenly distributed in front of everyone, and in the face of equal opportunities, everyone sees a different scene. People with a big picture are often different from ordinary people in terms of vision, mind, and courage.

The vision and pattern determine a lot of things. People with a far-sighted vision can always see depths that others can't, and people with a grand pattern can look at problems from another height. ”

Luo Song sincerely appreciated:

"The news of Mantra's death, which happened a few months ago, caused a worldwide sensation, and we creators saw the news, but no one thought to write a song for it, you do, it's a matter of pattern and vision. ”

Luo Song gave a thumbs up and said, "You saw it, and you wrote such an excellent song." Generally speaking, this kind of tribute song is most afraid of being written as something that praises virtue, which is very boring.

But through Mantra's life and his pursuit of ideals, you have triggered everyone's torture of themselves. ”

Luo Song picked up the paper with the lyrics and music score in his hand and read:

I don't know what others are like, anyway, as soon as I heard this lyrics, I immediately thought of myself, and I could be so persistent in my ideals and beliefs in my heart? If I can't, listening to this song and seeing someone so persistent, can it bring us some courage. ”

There was a round of applause.

Luo Song continued: "And the lyrics behind you express the spirit of equality and freedom of Mantra, and the whole song is not a simple praise, but a shout of his spirit, which I think is impeccable." ”

"Thank you. Lin Xuan folded his hands and bowed slightly, expressing his gratitude.

As soon as Luo Song finished speaking, Zhang Qing immediately couldn't wait to take over the conversation, shook his head slightly, and exclaimed: "It's really amazing, it's really amazing." ”

After repeating two sentences in a row, Zhang Qing raised his head and said:

"Lin Xuan, there are always some things in your songs that others don't have, you can always see things that others don't see, or things that others see but don't pay attention to, just like Mr. Luo Song said just now, I think you are the kind of musician with a sense of mission.

"It's Dawn" focuses your attention on social events and is full of humanistic care. The song "Pearl of the Orient" is full of feelings for the family and country.

Now this "Glorious Years", your song is to the height of having the world in mind and looking to the future, which is an extremely rare song with an international vision in China.

Also, I like the spirit of your songs, which is not resentful and grumpy like some rock bands, but positive and motivating!"

Zhang Qing applauded and said:

"Lin Xuan, there are many singers who are popular in the music world, but there are not many singers who deserve to be respected from the bottom of their hearts, there is no doubt that you are the kind of singer who is worthy of respect, at least worthy of my respect. Your songs are full of social responsibility and mission, and the layout is grand, and the vision is really great. ”

The audience once again burst into warm applause.

Many music fans shouted loudly together: "White Night, awesome! Lin Xuan, awesome!"

The second scene.

Lu Zijian turned his head and said to the drummer next to him with a smile:

Zhang Qing said this to others, there is a suspicion of praise, but on Lin Xuan, it is not too much at all, he is indeed the kind of creator worthy of respect. ”

Dong Jin also applauded vigorously and said, "This is indeed the master's mind." ”

Cui Chao nodded and said, "Lin Xuan can always surprise us, always surprise us." ”

Cao Yang, the lead singer of the sober band, who is currently ranked first, sighed:

"Convinced, there is no way, every time I feel that I have performed well, and when I think about winning the first place, Lin Xuan will throw a bomb at you, but the quality of the work is there, so that you have nothing to say. ”

Back at the first scene, everyone's eyes fell on Qin Chu.

"Lin Xuan, ah......"

Qin Chu sighed softly, as if he had a lot to say, but in the end he didn't say it, his eyes were a little moist, he just gave a thumbs up, said a word, and said:

"I saw the birth of a radiant rock band. ”

There was thunderous applause from the field.

Dong Jin turned his head to Cui Chao and said: "I understand Mr. Qin Chu's mood, probably because I am very excited to see that there are successors to rock music." ”

Cui Chao nodded.

After the applause fell, Wu Weixin seemed to think of something and asked:

"Lin Xuan, I just thought of a question, you highly praised Mr. Mantra in the song, you must have a detailed understanding of Mantra when you wrote this song, there are many people on the Internet who say that Mantra is a saint of the world and a sinner of Nan and Fei, what do you think?"

Lin Xuan smiled slightly and said:

"For a person who can look at problems objectively, there should be a very basic common sense, first of all, no one in this world can be great enough to be questioned by others, but a person who is recognized as great by so many people must have his shining place. ”

Lin Xuan said eloquently: "Aside from everything else, Mantra's spiritual leadership status is beyond doubt, and I personally approve of his thoughts very much.

There is no type of person in this world who is born nobler than others, and there is no type of person who is born inferior to others.

Perhaps, at the time of the demise of mankind, true equality cannot be achieved, but it is precisely for this reason that the pursuit of equality is the eternal cause of mankind. ”

After a pause, Lin Xuan said seriously: "I think Mantra represents not only black people, but the world, and everyone needs freedom, equality and human rights." ”

Wu Weixin applauded vigorously and said: "Everyone needs freedom, equality and human rights, and I couldn't agree more. ”

There was thunderous applause again.

Lin Xuan thought for a while, and then said:

"There is a line in my lyrics that the beauty of the colors is because it does not separate each color, and this sentence is not only about equality, but also represents another part of my heart. ”

"Oh?" Wu Weixin wondered.

Lin Xuan thought for a while, organized the language, and said:

"What kind of era is it now, many people are blindly catching up with the pop, the Korean wave is coming, many young people are imitating their clothes, thinking that they are very trendy and handsome, for a while the kind of electronic dance music songs in South Korea are very popular, everyone goes to listen to those songs, they think it is very fashionable, for a while rap is popular, everyone goes to listen to rap again, people say that a certain brand of mobile phones is very good and has a good brand, and they all go to buy that brand of mobile phones.

blindly following the trend back and forth, in fact, in the end, you don't know what you want, just living in the eyes of others, as if you are different from the people around you, you will appear out of place and become outdated.

But—"

Lin Xuan wondered:

"If everyone is the same, everyone wears the same style of clothes, listens to the same music, watches the same blockbusters, has the same aesthetics, at a glance, everyone is the same, just like living in a world in a mirror, how boring it would be, what a terrible thing it would be. ”

Many people on the field were thinking, this is indeed a situation that happens in real life.

Lin Xuan smiled and said:

"Others laugh at you and they are different, then you can laugh at them all the same, I am me, it is a firework of different colors, why do you have to be the same as others. ”

There was a round of applause.

Lin Xuan continued:

"Having said that, after "Spring of the Band" became popular for a while, a show attracted too much attention, which would attract people's praise, and naturally cause many people to question it.

This is a very normal thing, but some people's words are a bit excessive, and they will negate a group of people with a direct sentence.

For example, only those with extremely dark personalities listen to rock and roll, those who are destitute listen to folk songs, and some people say that the lead singer of Street14 sings funk, wriths around on stage, male and female, and so on. ”

Lin Xuan sneered and said, "Some people think that other people's aesthetics are different from their own, and it is really ...... that people and others are heretics."

Lin Xuan said categorically: "Just like what I said in the lyrics, this world will definitely have mainstream values and mainstream aesthetics, but this world should not have only one color!"

Whether it's music or something else, diversity is the only way to show colorful charm, and musicians with different styles should be respected, as should different aesthetic orientations. ”

Lin Xuan said loudly: "A single branch is not spring, a hundred flowers bloom in spring, different types of bands and different styles of music bloom, and the music scene can truly prosper." ”

There was warm applause from the audience.

At the second scene, several members of the street14 band all stood up, applauded vigorously, and said, "That's right, there shouldn't be only one color in this world. ”

The rest of the bands also stood up one after another, Lin Xuan spoke on behalf of a group of them, and the ideas they said were also recognized by them, and they all applauded.

After the applause fell, Wu Weixin said with a smile: "This world should not have only one color, it's very good." Let's hear if the critics have anything to say?"

One music critic stood up first and said:

"The pattern and vision of Lin Xuan's song have been mentioned by everyone just now, so I won't talk about it anymore, let me talk about it from the perspective of communication.

First of all, this song takes the path of pop rock, which is more popular with the public in terms of melody, and I think it is the same as the previous song "Blue Lotus", which has more market breadth.

In addition, this kind of work with too large a pattern is sometimes difficult to resonate with the general public, but although this song is a tribute to Mantra, it can make people think of themselves from Mantra's experience, so that everyone can be encouraged and strong in the face of adversity, and believe that the future will usher in their own glorious years.

So, in my opinion, this song is also a circle-breaking work that will be widely disseminated. ”

"Thank you. Lin Xuan nodded slightly in thanks.

Next, several music critics stood up and expressed their appreciation for Lin Xuan.

"Alright. ”

Wu Weixin said: "Next, let's move on to the next link and take a look at Lin Xuan's votes for this competition." ”

All eyes fell on the screen.

"High marks for sure. ”

"First place!"

"As soon as this song came out, the results were already stable. ”

The crowd whispered.

In the spotlight, the votes were slowly revealed.

Wu Weixin smiled and announced:

"40 votes from super fans, 58 votes from professional fans, 292 votes from popular fans, and a total of 389 votes. ”

Lin Xuan, Li Bi and others had smiles on their faces, and they were naturally very happy to get good results in their works, and several people patted each other on the shoulders and expressed their joy.

"It's too strong. Lu Zijian said while applauding.

"The quality of the work is good enough, and the first place is well deserved. Dong Jin nodded.

Cao Yang said with emotion: "It's not okay to be old if you don't accept it, Lin Xuan is really a genius, he can come up with good works on any theme, and it fits the theme very well." ”

The field erupted in deafening cheers.

"Lin Xuan!Lin Xuan!"

"White Night! White Night!"

Everyone shouted loudly, and there was a feeling of coming to the White Nights concert.

Lin Xuan led the people of the White Night Band, bowed to the audience, and went directly off the stage to the second scene.

The cheers fell, and after the staff cleaned up the stage, Wu Weixin said:

"It's sentimental time again, this time there are four bands leaving us, and the remaining eight bands are entering the final finals, they are the White Nights Band, the Sober Band, the Immortal Bird Band, ......"

Wu Weixin said loudly: "Let us welcome the bands that stopped here with warm applause, they are ......"

The audience applauded.

At the second scene, the farewell bands stood up one after another and hugged other bands to say goodbye.

"Lin Xuan, I'm really happy to meet your White Night Band in this competition. ”

"Lin Xuan, if you can hear your songs on the spot, this show is not in vain, it's worth it. ”

"Lin Xuan, I listened to your "Glorious Years" just now, it's really good, come on!"

No matter how far they sitted, several bands came to the position of the White Nights Band and said goodbye to them.

Lin Xuan smiled and said a few polite words, and hugged them one by one.

After waiting for a while, the picture cut back to the first scene, and Wu Weixin said: "Next, let's announce the format of the final finals." ”

All the bands that participated in the finals listened attentively.

"The finals are divided into two rounds, with no theme restrictions, and the band can either use new songs or sing old songs from your past. The first round of the competition is the Goddess Invitational Competition, where each band invites a goddess of your mind to complete your performance together. ”

The bands nodded.

"Goddess Invitational, it seems that you are looking for someone, who are you looking for?" Dong Jin touched his head.

Cui Chao on the side said with a smile:

"You can find it yourself, the program team should also arrange a few singers for us to choose, after the show is popular, there should be no fewer people who are willing to come to the show. ”

"You have to find someone who can fit in with your band's style, that's the key to success. Dong Jin nodded.

"Lin Xuan, who are you going to find? Do you have an idea?" Li Bi asked with a smile.

Zhang Fei accosted: "Doesn't Lin Xuan have two apprentices, Han Ling and Song Yan, I think it's okay, you should choose one of the two of them." ”

Lin Xuan smiled, but did not speak.

Returning to the first scene, Wu Weixin continued:

"The second round is your band's own performance, and the votes for the two rounds are added together to determine the final ranking.

I hope that the bands will prepare carefully for the final competition, and we look forward to your wonderful performances, and this is the end of this show. ”