Chapter 239: The Problem
Liang Dong didn't have to wait long, and after five minutes, the members of Group A were basically all there, and after Liang Xiaobo assigned the task, the rehearsal could officially begin.
After formal rehearsals, Liang Dong found that changing the "Difficult Sutra" into a Chinese song was even more difficult than he imagined.
Since the birth of "The Sutra of Difficult Reading" in 1997, it has gone through 30 spring and autumn periods, and in these 30 years, all people on the earth have accepted the Cantonese pronunciation of the song, and when everyone thinks of the song, the Cantonese version will naturally jump out of their minds. Every time you listen, you will deepen the impression in your mind.
In thirty years, it has gone from being a simple song to the most natural habit, something that is almost impossible to change in a short period of time.
For example, normal people know that there is the left hand over there and the right hand over there. Why do we have a distinction between left and right? It's not that we are born with a standard of left and right, but that is the case with the education we receive.
Teachers, the elders taught us that there is left and that side is right. In the end, we got used to the standards that everyone adhered to, and we felt that what everyone agreed with was the left, and the other side was the right.
But is this criterion really correct?
Could it be that the left is actually the right, and the right is the left? Or even that the world is a circle at all, only up and down, not left and right?
We are not philosophers, and there is no need to think about left and right. This example is just to illustrate that left and right are not left and right from the beginning, but the standards given to us by our ancestors, and we accept the standards left by our ancestors and use their standards.
To a certain extent, the "Difficult Sutra" is the left and right on the earth.
After crossing over to the New World, Liang Dong wanted to turn left and right into left and right, and naturally, he needed to make great efforts to change the habits that he had insisted on for more than thirty years.
After all, the song is not left hand and right hand, the power of habit has not penetrated into the bone marrow, the lyrics have been emphasized in his mind, and Liang Dong may also adapt the song into the Chinese version. It's just that in the process, there will inevitably be some surprises.
"Stop, the pronunciation of this paragraph is not very clear, Mr. Liang, should we do it again?"
"Mr. Liang, the pronunciation of the chorus part is too vague, and the lyrics are almost impossible to hear on the spot!"
"Still no, the chorus part is too vague, is it too fast?
After a few times, Liang Dong paused the rehearsal with a bitter face, and he only now realized that the power of habit was even more stubborn than he imagined.
"Everyone has worked hard, take a ten-minute break first, and then continue rehearsing after ten minutes!" Liang Xiaobo said to the band members after a pause.
The band members didn't think much about it, the singers are all in a sluggish state, they are all professional musicians, they have worked with various types of singers, they know the pain of the singer when they are in a downturn, and they can't put more pressure on them at this time.
Besides, compared to other singers, Liang Dong's state is nothing. None of them have experienced a situation where a song has been rehearsed more than a dozen times, sometimes the singer never gets into the state, they can only play it again and again, and only if they can't hold on, they will let other members take their place.
After the rehearsal pause, the band members put their instruments away, and then dispersed in groups, drinking water and resting.
Members can rest, but Liang Xiaobo can't leave yet. He walked up to Liang Dong, handed Liang Dong a bottle of mineral water, and asked with concern: "Teacher Liang, didn't you rest yesterday?
After working together for more than two months, the two are quite close, but Liang Xiaobo did not beat around the bush.
Liang Dong smiled bitterly, took a sip of mineral water, and spit out turbidity before saying, "Maybe, I can't find the state all the time!"
He couldn't say that he was not used to adapting Cantonese songs into Chinese songs, so he could only make a vague statement.
Liang Xiaobo nodded, he didn't think much about it, it was actually normal, after proving his creative talent with classic songs, no one would suspect that Liang Dong had plagiarism. Even during the rehearsals, when he came out in Cantonese from time to time, Liang Xiaobo just felt that he was not in the right state.
"Teacher Liang, you don't have to think about it, we musicians are also people, not robots. For the past two months, you have been working intensively, composing music and rehearsing after composing, and it may be fine at first, but after a long time, there will definitely be problems. If you really can't get back into shape, we will have no problem rehearsing tomorrow!" Liang Xiaobo said.
He is the music director, and he doesn't have much power in other aspects, and his autonomy is above Yang Tao when it comes to rehearsals.
Liang Dong did not refuse Liang Xiaobo's suggestion, and said with gratitude: "Then please trouble you and the other band members!"
"What's the trouble? Don't you know, many of the band members are your fans, and it's too late for them to be happy when they have the opportunity to work with their idols!
Liang Dong knew that Liang Xiaobo was comforting him, whether he was an idol or not, the feeling of going to work normally was always different from working overtime. It's enjoyable to be in contact with idols during working hours, and to work overtime with idols after work, which is a sin. Even if the band members have more flexible working hours and occupy the band's personal time for a long time, they will be uncomfortable.
Liang Dong just smiled lightly and didn't answer.
He didn't speak, but Liang Xiaobo was interested, holding the score, and said infatuatedly: "To be honest, even if you are in the state, I hope you can rehearse a few more times." Because "The Difficult Sutra" is an absolute classic song, I don't allow it to have the slightest flaw!"
As he spoke, he hummed as if no one was around.
"Laughing at you and I spend all my scheming in vain, love to compete for the beauty of the mirror flower, afraid that luck will pass away in a blink of an eye, fascinated by greed, hatred, joy and anger......"
But any musician, whether they are singers in front of the stage, creators behind the scenes, musicians, everyone is a semi-professional singer. Why are they semi-professional singers?
They have professional knowledge, many behind-the-scenes musicians have better musical accomplishment than singers, have enough love for music, and are proficient in various singing skills, from a professional point of view, they are completely professional singers.
There is only one point, they all have their own flaws in singing. Some people are born with a bad voice, not that there is a problem, but they are too ordinary and not infectious. Some live expressions are not good, they can entertain themselves, and they will be exposed after they actually appear on stage.
Liang Xiaobo is also a semi-professional singer, of course, the term is not derogatory.
Liang Xiaobo's voice is gentle, bright, and magnetic, but he is slightly deficient in singing, but there is no big problem in singing "The Difficult Sutra" according to his most accustomed vocal range.
It's just that I don't know why, listening to Liang Xiaobo's righteous singing, Liang Dong couldn't help frowning.
"Sorry, I lost my temper!"
Liang Xiaobo really likes "The Difficult Sutra" very much, but he also knows who this song belongs to, and when he noticed that Liang Dong frowned, he thought that Liang Dong didn't like others to sing songs in front of him, so he quickly put down the score and apologized.
Liang Dong waved his hand: "It's okay, I'm not such a stingy person, as long as I really like it, anyone can sing the song in their own way." What's more, Director Liang sings very well, which allows me to understand the song from another perspective!"
Of course, he didn't dislike Liang Xiaobo's singing level, frowning just that he felt a little awkward in Chinese singing.
Seeing that Liang Dong was not angry, Liang Xiaobo breathed a sigh of relief slightly, and said modestly: "Mr. Liang, you are polite, it's not that I sing well, but that the song is too good." Of all your songs, I love it, it's so beautiful, whether it's the lyrics or the arrangement, there's no one else like it, it's amazing, you're amazing. ”
After finishing speaking, it seemed that he was still a little unsatisfied, and he finally added: "With the quality of the song, even Mr. Chu Mu will take the initiative to invite you, hoping to cooperate with you!"