Chapter 217: Putting Down Your Body
"In 1979, it was a spring ......"
"Stop, wait, it's still not right. ”
In the living room of a two-bedroom commercial house in the Special Economic Zone, Qi Minru is singing the story of the spring that Liang Yifei gave her.
In the living room in front of her, which is not very large, there is a rare imported piano in these years, and a middle-aged man with a round face sits in front of the piano, accompaniment for her, but as soon as she sang the first line, the middle-aged man interrupted her.
"Mr. Wang, I think it would be better to have a slower pace at first? Well, it's like telling a story?" Qi Minru asked politely.
At the beginning, Sheng Wenfeng looked at Liang Yifei's face and gave her this song, only words, no music, but as a female singer who can be called an 'artist', Qi Minru can see at a glance that the value of this song lies in the current trend, once it can be matched with a suitable tune and have the opportunity to perform, it is likely to become popular and popular all over the country.
Opportunities, art troupes often have them, but the tunes are not so easy to match, so you have to find senior professionals.
is also a coincidence, her previous teacher in the school Wang Gui, is a very famous composer in China, has created for domestic first-line singers many times, Qi Minru contacted the other party, only to know that the other party had gone to the sea the year before last, went from the capital to the Special Economic Zone, and became the director of the Special Economic Zone Entrepreneur Art Troupe.
After chatting a few words on the phone, I learned that after Mr. Wang went to the sea, his income was dozens of times that of his previous school, five or six thousand a month, and he even bought a piano by himself, but he was too busy with work and couldn't spare too much time to help her, a 'disciple' who was not very familiar with it.
After thinking about it again, Qi Minru was ruthless, and simply ran to the Special Administrative Region to visit, and moved Wang Gui with her sincerity, and Wang Gui finally agreed to help.
Qi Minru left Lanyun Lake, there are also reasons for this: I don't know how long it will take to get it done here, and the art troupe is good to ask for leave, but Lanyun Lake is different, if you don't go for a long time, you will soon be forgotten, and when the time comes, you will go back and compete with a group of newcomers, and even look at Liang Yifei's face before you can come to power, which is embarrassing.
Wang Gui is indeed busy, the economy of the Special Economic Zone is developed, and the entertainment industry is thriving, so the Entrepreneur Art Troupe has a lot of performance tasks, he has to be responsible for the arrangement and planning of various concerts and evening parties, and at the same time he has to do his own creation, and he also has to help a group of related households who can't wipe off their face to write music, and there is very little time left for Qi Minru.
Not to mention anything else, as far as Qi Minru knows, Wang Gui is currently composing music for a top female singer in China, the song is called "When I Grow Up, I Will Be You", this female singer has a huge background, and Wang Gui is impossible to refuse.
Of course, the lyrics are also quite level, as a composer, from a career and professional point of view, it is difficult to refuse, a good composer sees good lyrics, it is like a stinky hooligan meeting a little slut, and he can't walk at all.
Wang Gui was willing to help her, and to a large extent, after seeing the lyrics of the story of spring, he was moved.
If Liang Yifei is a person in the music circle, if he learns that Qi Minru has found Wang Gui, I am afraid that there will be a very wonderful feeling, the trend of history is really not something that one or two people can change, this song goes around and around, and it is back in the hands of its composer in the previous life, and in the previous life, it was Wang Gui who composed the music for the story of spring.
Today, Wang Gui has already come up with a rough tune and asked Qi Minru to come over and sing it and listen to the feeling.
When composing the music, it was okay, and when it was really sung, I always felt a little awkward, but as soon as Qi Minru said this, Wang Gui immediately said 'uh-huh' a few times, scratched his messy hair, and the inspiration came again, he muttered for a while, and played a changed tune on the piano with both hands.
took the stave, scribbled a few strokes, and then handed it to Qi Minru and said, "Come again, sing according to this this this time." ”
"Good. ”
The sound of the piano sounded, Qi Minru straightened her chest and stomach, and opened her voice again.
"In 1979, it was a spring, and there was an old man who was ...... by the South China Sea"
This time, after singing until the end, Wang Gui pressed the last note on the piano with both hands, then closed his eyes slightly, leaned back on the chair and muttered for a while, suddenly opened his eyes, took the stave again, and made a few corrections on it.
"Come again!"
"Good!"
Just sang and changed at the same time, and worked until midnight, these two people didn't feel tired, but energetic.
At about one o'clock in the morning, after Qi Minru finished another round of singing, Wang Gui left the piano with both hands and slapped his thigh.
"It's done, that's it!Xiao Qi, what do you think?"
"Teacher Wang, I also think it's very good!" Although Qi Minru can't compose a tune, but she is also knowledgeable, after a day of revision, this song has truly reached the three-in-one songwriter and songwriter, the song can express the artistic conception of the words, and even the singer himself can experience the people's respect, love and gratitude to the chief designer, and the thriving atmosphere of the motherland's reform and opening up.
"That's good, that's good, this lyric is so good, don't be sorry for it. Wang Gui let out a long sigh and rubbed his temples, which had a headache from excessive consumption.
Qi Minru said, turned around and went to the kitchen to get hot water, made a cup of tea for Wang Gui, and said, "Teacher Wang, you have really worked hard these days." ”
As he spoke, he put the tea on the table, turned around and took his little bag, took out a thick envelope from it, and placed it on the table as well.
"Hmm, what are you doing?" asked Wang Gui holding the tea.
"Mr. Wang, I don't mean anything else, this 10,000 yuan is a little bit of my heart. Qi Minru said.
"10,000 yuan?" Wang Gui was stunned, put down the teacup, took the envelope and opened it to see, it was indeed a thick stack of 100 yuan bills, he raised his eyes and looked at Qi Minru, put the envelope back again, and said: "Xiao Qi, I remember that you are not in the art troupe, this money is a lot." ”
The art troupe's one-month salary bonus plus performance subsidy will not have 400 yuan to support her death, and she took out 10,000 yuan at once, which is obviously not in line with her profession.
Qi Minru hesitated for a moment, and then simply talked about singing in the song and dance hall outside to make money.
"Oh oh, yes, that's good. Wang Gui nodded, and when he saw Qi Minru talking about the dance hall, his face was a little strange, and he said: "Xiao Qi, don't have any psychological pressure, in the past, in school, we opened and closed our mouths were all art, but now you see, even I have gone to the sea, and if I go to the sea, I may not be able to continue to pursue art." Look at ......."
As he spoke, he patted the piano and said with a smile: "If I don't go to the sea, I can afford this piano in the Year of the Monkey. ”
Qi Minru didn't have a bad face because she felt that the artist had lost face when she went to the sea, but when she mentioned Lanyun Lake, she inevitably thought of Liang Yifei and Zhou Yunqing.
"What about the money, you don't need it, after all, you go to the dance hall to eat youth rice, and my conditions are okay now, and there is no shortage of this. Wang Gui returned the envelope to Qi Minru, whether this song is popular in the future or not, the composer must be him, it is not appropriate to collect this money, if Qi Minru really only gives a few hundred, then it's okay, 10,000, it's too much.
Qi Minru hurriedly pushed the money over again and said, "Teacher Wang, this is a little bit of my heart as a student." ”
"Okay, okay, I'll take some, and you take back the rest, what about you, it's not the boss who hired me to perform, spend money to ask me for help, don't make a deal. Wang Gui casually pulled a small stack from it, probably less than a thousand yuan.
Seeing Wang Gui say this, Qi Minru didn't insist anymore, and she was still a little moved in her heart.
In these years, after all, there are still a group of artists with pursuits and backbones.
"By the way, this song is out now, it's just the right time, do you have a chance to go on stage?" Wang Gui said: "I'm in charge of all kinds of concerts and evenings here, if you want, I can find a chance for you to arrange it." ”
Qi Minru thought for a while and said, "Thank you, teacher, but you also know that the art troupe has the rules of the art troupe, and I don't have anything to make extra money outside, if I perform in other groups, there will be opinions in the troupe." ”
"Oh yes, yes, I've been out of the system for a long time, I'm used to it. Wang Gui said with a smile.
"Don't worry, our art troupe also often has performance tasks, and the leaders are not bad to me, plus this song is really good, within this year, there will definitely be a chance. Qi Minru said.
"That's good. Wang Gui nodded and said, "Xiao Qi, I know you have ideals, and now such a good song is in front of you, it is your chance to realize your ideals, so you must pay attention to ...... yourself."
After a pause, he said with some confidence: "In the past two years of going to the sea, I have gradually figured out something, sometimes we are engaged in art, we can't be too rigid, too high-minded, this society, not people like us say, no matter how good the song is, no matter how good the voice is, no matter how talented you are, then you have to give you the opportunity to perform." Therefore, the teacher suggests that you should let go of your body, follow the crowd, and when it is time to be worldly, you can properly follow the trend, as long as you don't break through the bottom line of being a person. As the old saying goes, it's round on the outside and square on the inside. ”
Qi Minru nodded and said, "Teacher Wang, I remember your words, thank you very much, you can take time out of your busy schedule to help me, and you can still tell me these words." ”
"Hey, I'm also used to being a teacher, good teacher, good teacher, haha. Dealing with those bosses every day, it is rare to meet a few people who really have artistic pursuits, and I am also happy in my heart. ”
said, looked at the time: "It's too late, I won't keep you more, come, send you to the station, everything is good here, it's just that the security is a problem, there is a motorcycle robbery on the street, you are a girl here, you must be careful." ”