Volume 1 1998 Chapter 10 The sound of the piano is melodious
Li Yuan's tutoring group was established, with four members, in addition to Li Yuan and Zhao Min, Pang Tao and Guo Hua were also pulled in.
In Zhao Min's opinion, Li Yuan brought the other two because he was afraid that people would chew his tongue, after all, a girl running to a boy's house every day is always a matter of discussion.
In Li Yuan's heart, Zhao Min is the head, and his real targets are Pang Tao and Guo Hua.
Pang Tao's family opened a small supermarket, and the family is not rich and expensive, but it is also thriving. He is a potential stock.
Guo Hua's family doesn't know what it does, but judging from his usual food and clothing, the family conditions are better than Pang Tao's, and he can be called a high-performance stock.
Li Yuan's economic take-off plan fell on these two guys.
When he was hospitalized, he figured out that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and big business is out of reach for the time being, so let's do some small business first.
No matter how small the transaction is, it also requires capital.
Where does the capital come from? Do you want it from Li Xiulan?
Li Yuan had already given up this idea, he didn't want to fight the idea of compensation in Li Xiulan's hand, not because he was afraid of losing all his money, as a reborn, he still had this confidence, mainly because he didn't want Li Xiulan to worry.
If you let her know, I'm afraid that if the business can't be done, she will be nagged by her.
The family couldn't come up with the capital, so Li Yuan started the idea of his classmates.
His plan is very simple, bring up the achievements of Pang Tao and Guo Hua, and the parents of the two families know about it, don't they want to be grateful for the pictorial?
Of course, the result of flattering eyes to the blind is also possible, but there is no loss for Li Yuan, he knows that Li Xiulan has high expectations for him, and he intends to pick up his studies and help Pang Tao and Guo Hua just push the boat.
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Li Yuan gave the after-school cram school a lofty name, the Genji Cultivation Program.
The initiator of the plan was Li Yuan, and the location was naturally chosen at his home.
After school, Pang Tao and Guo Hua both called home and said that they were going to play with their classmates - Li Yuan asked them to say this on the grounds that the surprise would be saved until the end.
Zhao Min didn't call home, and in her words, her father didn't care much about her. Li Yuan thought to himself that it was no wonder that she was so wild, and she must have rarely gone home on time.
The group laughed and arrived at Li Yuan's house.
Li Yuan took out the key and was about to open the door, when he suddenly remembered something, and said to the three of them: "You wait a minute, I'll ...... with my mother first."
Before Li Yuan finished speaking, the door opened.
Li Xiulan heard the movement in the corridor, and asked while opening the door: "Yuanyuan, did you forget to bring the key again?" Then when she saw Zhao Min and the others, she immediately smiled and greeted her cordially: "You are Yuanyuan's classmates, please come in!"
Li Xiulan is really happy, since the defeat of the family, few classmates have come to Li Yuan, seeing her son's personality becoming more and more introverted, she is looking forward to more lively children in the family.
"Hello Auntie!"
Several children politely greeted and entered the door, and the two boys were a little restrained, only Zhao Min introduced himself generously: "Auntie, my name is Zhao Min, and I am Yuanyuan's classmate." ”
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When Zhao Min introduced himself, Li Yuan knew that something was going to happen.
Li Xiulan was afraid that a few children would not be able to let go in front of her, so she found an excuse and went out. After she left, Zhao Min couldn't hold back anymore, and laughed out loud while holding his stomach: "Hahaha, Yuanyuan, hahahaha......"
"Is it so funny?" Li Yuan looked helpless, seeing that Pang Tao and Guo Hua were holding back, he sighed and said, "Don't bear it, just laugh if you want to." ”
After a laugh, Li Yuan took a few people to his room.
His room is a second bedroom, which is both a bedroom and a study, the area is not large, fortunately, there are fewer things, and the four people do not seem too crowded.
A wire single bed, a desk, a chair, and a bookshelf, this is Li Yuan's room.
Although the furnishings in the house are simple, the windows are bright and clean, and nothing is paved on the cement floor.
Li Yuan threw his schoolbag on the bed, asked the three of them to find a place to sit, and went to the kitchen to serve them fruit.
Back to the bedroom with a pot of fruit.
Pang Tao sat on the bed, holding a copy of "The Biography of Yue Fei" in his hand, and Guo Hua sat boredly at his desk, spinning the globe to play.
Zhao Min took the initiative to take the enamel basin, put it on the desk, and asked with sparkling eyes, "Where is your guitar?"
"What guitar?" Pang Tao and Guo Hua asked in unison.
"Li Yuan can play the guitar!" Zhao Min said ostentatiously, as if she was the one who could play the guitar.
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The study plan was disrupted by Zhao Min in this way.
Under the strong request of the three of them, Li Yuan had no choice but to say: "Let's talk about it first, I haven't played it for several years, and you are not allowed to laugh at me if you make a fool of yourself." ”
With that, he pulled a guitar out of the foyer closet.
The guitar was bought by Li Zhenhai when he was young, and he was older than Li Yuan.
This Kingfisher brand guitar is produced by Shenyang Musical Instrument Factory, not as famous as the red cotton guitar, but the quality is not bad at all, and the materials are even more exquisite, even after nearly 20 years, the body is still intact, although the tone is not clear enough, the tone is still stable.
It is worth mentioning that the label inside the sound hole is printed with "Made in the People's Republic of China" in both Chinese and English, instead of the common "Made in China" later, which is also one of the unique marks of that era.
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Li Yuan found a rag to wipe the dust off the guitar and returned to the bedroom.
Zhao Min and the others became more and more excited, and asked him to play a song.
After simply tuning the tone and plucking it twice, Li Yuan hugged the piano straight, wondering what to play.
After being reborn, this was the first time he touched the piano, although this body had muscle memories left by the past, and he was considered experienced in his previous life, but he still felt a little jerky when he suddenly got started.
What's more, this guitar is a standard classical instrument, the fretboard is very wide, and the strings have been changed from nylon strings to steel strings, which has certain requirements for the length and strength of the fingers.
Let's put it this way, many people can play the folk guitar, but they may not be able to play this "hybrid piano".
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Li Yuan finally played a slow-pitched version of "With You", and in the melodious melody, his soul seemed to become clear. It was only then that Li Yuan really felt that he was not a passerby, but really lived in this era.
Zhao Min and the others were immersed in the beautiful sound of the piano, and their faces invariably smiled.
This is where the composer's genius lies, this piece is not known for showmanship, and anyone with a certain instrumental foundation can play it, but it gives people different feelings. A sad person can hear sadness, and a happy person can hear happiness.
When it comes to the song "With You", many people may feel unfamiliar, but if you mention its other name, you will definitely suddenly realize that it is it!
Its other name is Castle in the Sky.
"Castle in the Sky" is a famous animated film directed by Hayao Miyazaki and scored by Jean Hisaishi.
The film was released in Japan in 1986, and because it was not released in the mainland, not many people knew about it until the late nineties, and it would not be widely known until the Internet age.
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Zhao Min and others listened to one song and didn't have to do it again.
"How about "No More Hesitation"?" Zhao Min suggested.
Rock 'n' roll on a classical guitar?
Li Yuan shook his head like a rattle and said, "That can't be done, that one has to be played with an electric guitar." ”
"Do you have an electric guitar?"
"Nope. ”
"Oh. Zhao Min was a little disappointed, and asked again: "How much does it cost to buy an electric guitar?"
"It depends on what brand you buy, a better domestic piano will cost about a thousand, and imported pianos will be expensive, thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and millions. ”
"Millions to buy a guitar? really fake, you're not bragging, right?" Zhao Min was dumbfounded, the loser is not so defeated.
"What are you lying to. ”
Li Yuan remembered a news he had read in his previous life, just the year before (1996), the famous American guitar master Eric Clapton customized a guitar from Fender (not the one that sells soda) company, and the price was as high as 450,000 US dollars.
He told the three of them about this, and the three of them were stunned, and they all began to count how much 450,000 US dollars was equivalent to RMB with their fingers crossed.
When you do the math, it's not millions.
"Huh......" Zhao Min patted his chest like a frightened person, and asked, "It's so expensive, how can he be willing to do it?"
"It seems to you that it is very expensive," Li Yuan said with a smile, "You haven't heard of him, Michael Jackson has always heard of it, he can make hundreds of millions of dollars on a world tour, of course, not all of this money is his, but he always has a tenth of it." Although Clapton is not as famous as him, he is also a veteran superstar, I don't know how much he can earn, but he will not put hundreds of thousands in his eyes. ”
"I've decided!"
Guo Hua suddenly jumped up from the chair and said excitedly: "I also want to learn guitar and become a star!"
"First of all, you have to have a guitar. Zhao Min reminded him.
Li Yuan really wants to tell the two that learning guitar has nothing to do with being a star, and even the talent that people often say has to stand aside, and luck is the key.
I remember when I was in college in Shancheng, I had a hot time with people in the southwest rock circle, and I saw many singers and musicians with extraordinary talents and skills, but as a result, how many of those people became popular?
Seeing that Guo Hua and Zhao Min were in high spirits, Li Yuan didn't want to splash cold water, so he asked Pang Tao instead: "What about you?"
"Huh, me?"
Pang Tao was stunned for a moment, scratched his head and smirked: "I'm not that material, I'll finish junior high school honestly, continue to study if I can be admitted to high school, and help my dad open a ......store if I can't pass the exam."
It's really realistic, no wonder he mixed well later.
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Guo Hua and Zhao Min's discussion continues.
Seeing Li Yuan looking over, Guo Hua said excitedly: "I'll tell my dad when I go back, let him buy me a guitar, and you must teach me when I go back!"
"Are you sure he'll buy it for you?"
"It's only a thousand dollars, if he doesn't give it, I'll go and beg my mother. ”
"A thousand dollars isn't enough. Li Yuan said: "More than a thousand can only buy a guitar, if you want to play an electric guitar, you have to have speakers, and effects and the like, the whole set is not cheap, and are you sure you play every day, your parents don't talk about you?"
Guo Hua was completely dumbfounded.
Yes, if you buy it and don't let you play, it's better not to buy it.
Guo Hua was discouraged, but seeing that Li Yuan seemed to be confident, the ghost asked in a hurry: "Then what do you say?"
"It's very simple," Li Yuan took out the textbook from his schoolbag, threw it on the table with a snap, and said with a smile: "Study hard." ”