Chapter 34: A Media-Filled Record Launch (4)
In the audience, the media and singers of the Japanese country were also a little disappointed. Chen Tianliao's first Chinese album, why is the first song a saliva song? Is this Liao sauce, which has written a million-selling album in a row this year?
Then the second song "Late Autumn" made the Japanese reporters even more devastated. Although this song is the work of the Yangcheng author in another time and space, the Yangcheng singer Chen Rujia did not sing it popular, but after it was sung by the singers of Xiangjiang, it attracted the attention of the mainland, and was reinterpreted by Mao Ning, the golden boy of the Yangcheng music scene at that time. Huang Gaozhi sang with emotion, and the audience was deeply infected, but the professional media was still not satisfied. They would love to hear a piece that isn't a saliva song.
Next up is "The Crooked Moon". This song is a work written and composed by Li Haiying, one of the most outstanding music creators in Yangcheng in the previous life. Similar to "Late Autumn", this song was not taken seriously by anyone in the mainland music scene at the beginning, and they all thought it was rustic. Later, an outdated singer in Xiangjiang, Lu Fang, reluctantly agreed to sing the Cantonese version of the song. As a result, Lu Fang unexpectedly turned over because of this song and stood in the center of the music scene again. In the end, Liu Huan, the eldest brother in the mainland music scene at that time, also sang this song, and since then this song has become a classic, and it was even changed to a piano piece by the famous pianist Liu Shikun.
The biggest feature of this song is that you can treat it as a saliva song, because the music itself is really not difficult. But if you want to sing it well, you need a lot of skill, because the feelings contained in it are very deep. Everyone sings in a different way. The contrast between the simple melody and the deep theme gives the singer more room to play, so he was loved by many powerful singers in his previous life, and many singers have different wonderful interpretations, such as Mao Ning, Liu Huan, Cai Qin, Fei Yuqing, etc.
"The distant night sky,
There is a crooked moon,
Beneath the crooked moon,
It's the little crooked bridge......"
Huang Gaozhi began to construct a picture of a moonlit night in a water town with a yellowed photographic background. His singing voice is not very beautiful, and his skills are not too high, but his emotions are very sincere, and the Chinese people present are drawn into the memories of childhood. Although the Japanese people could not understand it, they could feel the atmosphere and slowly entered the state.
"Next to the little bridge,
There was a crooked boat;
The crooked boat is leisurely,
It's the childhood Gillian. ”
Huang Gaozhi is slowly advancing the construction of the artistic conception of this song. Then he hummed a long "woo" sound, which made everyone's thoughts drift along with the melody and completely sink into the memories of childhood.
"Gillian rocked the boat,
Singing the old ballad.
The song is blowing in the wind,
Float to my face.
With tears streaming down his face,
Like that crooked river.
O crooked river,
It flowed into my heart. ”
The music continues to move forward slowly, and the nostalgia for childhood and hometown is constantly sublimated.
Suddenly, the music began to rise to a loud pitch, followed by some noise that caused some uneasiness in the listeners. Immediately, Huang Gaozhi's voice suddenly turned high-pitched:
"My heart is full of melancholy,
Not for the crooked moon.
Only for today's village,
They also sing songs from the past. ”
And the hearts of the people were tightened with the song. However, the music continues to climb upwards and seems to be brewing intense emotions. Finally, Huang Gaozhi sang in a torn voice:
"Ah, the moon of my homeland,
Thy crooked sorrow,
Penetrated my chest!"
At this moment, the eyes of many listeners were filled with tears. This is a time of radical change. The attachment to the hometown is deeply engraved in the bones of this generation of Chinese people, and deeply penetrates into the soul of this generation of Chinese people. However, in the face of the external impact of modernization, the closed and ancient countryside still can't lock the restless hearts of young people after all. So, the nostalgia was shattered. And the young people who have embraced the modern concept will not be able to integrate into the closed and backward countryside again. Everyone has an unspeakable pain for their hometown. And this song also sings a kind of pain.
When Huang Gaozhi's singing ended, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and walked out of the deep artistic conception. Shang Yang smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect such a simple song to make the singer sing such a distant artistic conception and sing such a deep theme, Chen Tianliao, this kid, is not simple!"
Chen Tianliao is not very satisfied with Huang Gaozhi, his interpretation, not to mention Liu Huan, is still a certain gap compared with Lu Fang's Cantonese version. This kid still needs a lot of exercise!
The Japanese people can't understand the lyrics, but that doesn't mean they can't appreciate the song. In fact, when Huang Gaozhi is performing with all his might, the hearts of the Japanese people are also contradictory, this song is very similar to a saliva song, but the singer does not interpret it like it, the tune is very simple, it seems to be a relaxed tune, but it actually feels very heavy. It made it impossible for them to judge whether the song was good or bad.
However, Huang Gaozhi's last singing of "True Hero" finally made the Japanese people confirm the fact that this album is a saliva song album. Because of cultural factors, most of them don't appreciate these songs, but the Chinese people present are different. In particular, ordinary Chinese people and the record company practitioners present felt from these songs the bright future of this album in China. It's going to be a big hit!
After Huang Gaozhi stepped down from the stage, Shang Yang suddenly stood up and said, "Xiao Liao, you should come on stage to introduce us to what kind of album this is, right?"
Chen Tianliao stood up and said, "The elder has a life, and the kid should abide by it." With that, he walked up to the stage.
Chen Tianliao looked around at the audience and said, "I know that many people like to write works with impeccable melody and technique. But I'm different. I love the melody, and I love the way the audience is happy to hear the song. Now there is a shortage of pop songs in China, so I will first come out with songs that everyone will like, so that everyone can have a few songs to relieve boredom or boost their fighting spirit after work and busyness. That's what this album came out for. These songs do not require skill, but to sing feelings. I think Comrade Huang Gaozhi, whom I elected, should have done a good job in singing the task of expressing feelings!"
Everyone in the audience laughed and applauded.
"Next, I also hope that this album can be loved by the masses, so that it is not in vain for us to make this album with our hearts. Well, I'll admit it privately, but I'd rather people buy this cartridge to make my wallet bulge. Chen Tianliao then joked. In this era, the people still love and hate "money", and for people in the literary and artistic circles, at least on the surface, they also show their disdain for money. Chen Tianliao's self-deprecation made everyone stunned for a moment, and they all laughed quietly.
"Well, that's the end of today's record launch ceremony. I'm a kid, I don't know a lot of rules, and I don't want to bother, so I don't want to worry about it. After listening to the song, you guess you're almost hungry, right? I've prepared a buffet, and the hotel will deliver it to you right away, so please have a good meal. Especially the people who have helped us a lot on this album, such as Mr. Huang Yi who helped us go through the relevant procedures, Shangyang's seniors, the brilliant band who helped us play, and the workers who helped us make the album...... Thank you for your help, and thank you to our employees for their dedication in their respective positions. Of course, thank you to all colleagues and journalists for coming to the event. In an hour's time, I will hold a brief press conference, and you can ask me any questions you have. But for now, let's enjoy our buffet to your heart's content!"
When they heard this, they all shouted for joy, and stood up and went to eat. None of the people present knew what a buffet was, the Chinese really didn't know, and the Japanese didn't have a good translation - because the Chinese never had the word "buffet", so the translator didn't know how to translate it, so he had to vaguely say that he was eating a certain food. When they arrived at the place to eat, everyone suddenly realized.
The Japanese people are more familiar with the buffet, and when they arrive at the dining venue, they all pick up their utensils to choose a variety of food. The Chinese people were still more restrained at first, and when they saw that the Japanese people had moved, they followed to get all kinds of tableware and choose all kinds of food. As everyone became familiar with this way of dining, the atmosphere became lively, and many people ate their food while talking intimately.
Chen Tianliao didn't appear here, under the pretext that he had something to deal with, but he was actually hiding in his office with Zhuchuan and Huang Yi to open a small stove.
"At this press conference, Wang Yuming was left alone. Huang Yi sighed.
Chen Tianliao said: "I have great hopes for her, so she still stays in the Wa Kingdom to seriously improve my singing skills." When she comes back, her voice can dominate the Chinese national music scene for ten years! To tell the truth, she is actually the only singer I can show at present, Liu Xia and Zhu Wen are half of them. He didn't say anything about Huang Gaozhi, and Huang Yi wisely didn't mention it. As for Song Shiqing, she is still young, and she is currently signing a contract and releasing an album, which is all in the nature of playing tickets. There are no mandatory requirements in her contract.
Takekawa said: "I still don't understand Liao Sauce for releasing such an album. ”
Chen Tianliao smiled: "It's normal that you don't understand." This is Huaguo. ”
Takekawa shrugged: "Okay. But why can you, a Chinese, write so many songs that Japanese people like?"
Chen Tianliao smiled: "Because I'm a genius!"
Takekawa was immediately choked and speechless.
Huang Yi glanced at Chen Tianliao: "Stinky beauty!"
Chen Tianliao diverted the topic and said to Zhuchuan: "By the way, Mary, Huang Yi is going to get married during the Spring Festival, and you are only one year younger than her, so it should be about the same, right?"
Takekawa smiled bitterly: "Not yet." There are very few good men who can look up to a career woman like me. And those who pursue me are all things I don't like. ”
Chen Tianliao said: "Then it's better for you to marry into Huaguo." As far as I know, there are many excellent men in China who don't mind that their wives have excellent careers. ”
Takekawa tilted his head and said disapprehantly, "Let's talk about it." I'm not in a hurry yet. It's Liao sauce, you should prepare well, what should you say about the press conference that you are waiting for? As far as I know, the media in the Japanese country have prepared a lot of tricky questions. ”