Chapter 3 Born Like a Summer Flower---7
An idea of changing careers to a clothing business, in Yue Di's search, was induced by Sun Ce to go bankrupt, and Yue Di continued her vegetable stall business.
Two years of music correspondence teaching, so that Yue Di in music has a more obvious improvement, Yue Di herself timbre is more outstanding, correspondence class music theory knowledge and teachers' careful guidance, so that her singing level has been greatly improved.
Zhang San, Wang Wu, Lai Haohua and other cadres have not seen Yue Di for a few days, and they are secretly glad in their hearts that their business has indeed been better than when Yue Di was there in the past few days, and their daily turnover has increased. But the good times didn't last long, and Yuedi returned to the vegetable stall, which made them very disappointed. Several guys discussed together how to squeeze Li Yuedi away. They have been working together for a long time, and they know Li Yuedi very well, they discussed, and wanted Li Yuedi to go to the song hall to sing, saying that this is to give full play to Li Yuedi's strengths, singing in the song hall is very face-saving, and the income must be very high. Yue Di also had such an idea for a long time, and the small talk of several guys also saw Yue Di's pain points, Yue Di knew that Sun Ce also recognized this, because this was a major development direction for Sun Ce to let Yue Di come to Nancheng. As for the bad aspects of the song hall, Sun Ce believes that not all song halls will appear. Sun Ce also knows more or less that many popular stars originally came out of the song hall. So when Li Yuedi talked about such an idea, Sun Ce immediately expressed his support.
Ma Rui, a girl in Sun Ce's class, is a local in Nancheng. Sun Ce asked Ma Rui about the connections in the dance hall, although Ma Rui and Sun Ce had no relationship, and in the past three years, they had little contact, but after all, they were classmates, and Ma Rui had a good impression of this gentle and modest boy from the countryside. She admires Sun Ce's learning ability very much, and Sun Ce's excellent grades also make her very envious. So when Sun Ce asked him for help, Ma Rui was very willing to help, Ma Rui thought that one of his high school classmates Liu Jibao's family opened a song and dance hall, Liu Jibao graduated from high school and was not admitted to college, so he worked in his family's song and dance hall, although Ma Rui and Liu Jibao said that the relationship is average, but the true feelings of high school classmates are still relatively deep, Ma Rui thought, as long as he asked Liu Jibao for help, Liu Jibao will definitely do his best. Ma Rui called Liu Jibao in front of Sun Ce, and they chatted about peaches and Li for a long time without saying the right thing. Sun Ce, who was on the side, listened to their chat, and his heart was very anxious, and finally Ma Rui said the topic
Ma Rui said, "The old classmate has a good business, I'll recommend you another singer."
Liu Jibao: "Okay, you know that singer, you are in college, you still know singers, what is the level, is it famous?"
Sun Ce quietly told Ma Rui: "I've been on "It's Okay to Talk Slowly"
Ma Rui: "You can't know singers in college, and you don't want to be a nun in college, you don't know anything, the singer I introduced to you is not very famous, but also a little famous, and has been on "It's Okay to Talk Slowly". I don't count the level, I have to say it, I can go to you for an interview, if you like it, you will accept him, if you can't look at it, you will find a way to see it."
Liu Jibao "That's the case, what you mean is to say, I have to stay, I want to stay, I can't see how to find a way, you are really a woman, quite unreasonable, to be honest, there is no shortage of people in our song hall, and the singers are all well-known local figures, but the face of the old classmates still has to be given, alas, let's talk about a serious matter, you can be my daughter-in-law."
Ma Rui: "Liu Jibao, you talk nonsense, you can see my virtue"
Liu Jibao: "I have long taken a fancy to you, your virtue is very good, you are talented"
Ma Rui: "A woman is virtuous if she is talented, I have no virtue if I am talented, you know, don't talk nonsense, what I tell you must be taken seriously"
Liu Jibao joked: "I don't want to be serious, I don't want you to be a daughter-in-law, just make a request to me, let her come, prepare a folk song, a pop song, and audition on the spot." Folk songs just sing "Shandandan Flowers Bloom Red and Yanyan", pop songs prepare "The Heart is Too Soft" or "Meet 98", you let him pay attention to "Little Cabbage" on the spot, I told you all the titles, let her prepare in advance, alas, Ma Rui, it's interesting enough, marry me, don't be so reserved".
Ma Rui said: "Forget about marrying you, let you do a favor, you have to let the family promise each other, what kind of person, you told me the topic, I still want to thank you, listen to your ears, kiss you, Bo'er, do you hear clearly, the price is too great."
Liu Jibao said: "I heard it clearly, I am very happy, goodbye to old classmates."
Ma Rui hung up the phone, Sun Ce also heard their chat, he was very grateful to Ma Rui, he didn't expect that his classmates would help him so wholeheartedly, he thanked Ma Rui for his kindness, needless to say, he quickly called Yue Di to tell the good news, Yue Di was also very happy, and started to prepare.
On the morning of September 18, Ma Rui and Yue Di met, and Ma Rui started a joke with Yue Di when they met: "Oh, I said Sun Ce, your sister is so beautiful, I originally thought I could chase you, but now it seems that I should give up as soon as possible, oops, my sister is a little dark, a little Rice's charm."
Yuedi said: "Sister Ma, you are more beautiful than me, I am too dark, the sun shines every day, there is no way, look at how white you are."
Ma Rui: "It's ugly, what's the use of white"
Yue Di: "Good-looking, white covers a hundred ugliness"
Ma Rui: "Sister, I'll be whiter, covering a lot of ugliness, you admit that I'm ugly."
Sun Ce: "Ma Rui, you just dig a trap for my sister, my sister is honest and fell into your pit."
Yuedi: "That's it, Sister Ma, you are too smart, I accidentally fell for it."
Ma Rui: "The two of you sing and harmonize, you have a spirit in your heart, and the immortals are matched."
Sun Ce: "Ma Rui, don't make fun of my sister, but my sister Yuedi and I will definitely develop, you have to prepare a congratulatory gift"
Ma Rui: "Okay, I'll give you 999 roses."
Yue Di: "It's better to send a thousand, what's the point of missing one."
Ma Rui: "Nine, it means long-lasting, and ninety-nine means forever."
Yuedi: "Hey, I'm stupid again, Sister Ma, you have so many ideas, talking always makes me fall into the pit"
The three of them jokingly came to Liu Jibao's Earth Song and Dance Hall.
Liu Jibao's Dadi Song and Dance Hall is at a crossroads, the geographical location is very superior, and the interior decoration is very luxurious. The ballroom is large enough to accommodate hundreds of dancers at the same time, and the ballroom is surrounded by single chairs and coffee tables, all of which are very clean and tidy. Liu Jibao's father, Liu Chongde, the owner of the song and dance hall, is arranging staff in the hall to do this and that. He knew Ma Rui, and he was very happy to see Ma Rui, Ma Rui explained his intentions, and Boss Liu immediately arranged a test. Ma Rui found Liu Jibao, and after the two muttered the boss together for a while, Ma Rui came to Yue Di and told Yue Di that the examiners of today's test are Liu Chongde's boss and Liu Jibao, who used to test when his father was not at home, but today it is unfortunate that his father is in the song hall, so his father may not listen to him about the test, and the songs prepared may not be used, because Liu Jibao can't be his father's master, but he has already told his father the name of the song for the test, you are prepared for not being able to use it, don't panic on the spot.
At eleven o'clock in the morning, more than a dozen musicians were in place, and the test began, and the musicians and Yuedi adjusted the pitch. Got everything ready to sing. Liu Chongde and Liu Jibao sat in the examiners' positions, and Sun Ce and Ma Rui also sat down on the chairs in the hall. The whole hall was quiet, and those who were doing things also put down the work at hand, standing quietly in place, watching another examinee, they have seen more of this kind of exam, they all know very well, can finally stay, almost none, this Liu Chongde boss is very picky, the singer's appearance, the singer's singing level is nine times out of ten he is not satisfied, so most of the examinees are just going through the motions.
At the beginning of the exam, the boss Liu Chongde said: "Today is September 18, the 67th anniversary of the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, and the first song you want to sing is the episode of the TV series "Zhao Shangzhi" "Ode to Sister-in-law" If you can sing it, you can start directly, and if you can't sing, you can prepare for ten minutes."
Yue Di felt a little confused, which was completely unexpected, although she could sing this song, she was not very proficient. Fortunately, Yuedi also has a better way to deal with it, and she asks for ten minutes to prepare.
Sun Ce and Ma Rui never expected that this boss Liu Chongde would come to such a hand, both of them were nervous for Yuedi, Sun Ce kept rubbing his hands, Ma Rui's voice trembled, and he said in a low voice: "Sun ...... policy, this ...... Isn't...... Intentionally, Liu ...... Jibao ...... There's no way" Ma Rui kept twisting his earlobe, looking very embarrassed. Sun Ce comforted: "No...... Not...... It's okay, it's okay, I'm ...... Believe...... I, I, I...... My sister has ...... Yes...... There is a way". Sun Ce unconsciously grabbed the edge of the coffee table, rubbed his palms on the edge of the coffee table, Ma Rui, grabbed Sun Ce's hand, and I was close together with four hands, like a comrade-in-arms for many years.
After five minutes of preparation, he asked the band to play the melody and let her sing along quietly. Liu Chongde agreed to Yuedi's request. The band immediately began to play, and the loud sounds of drums, electronic strings, saxophone, and electric bass filled the ballroom. Yue Di listened carefully to the performance of the band, the battle scene of the TV series "Zhao Shangzhi" came to his mind, Yue Di tried her best to review Li Na's singing skills in the series, this song Li Na's singing is very mezzo-soprano, and the style of "Shandandan Flowers Bloom Red and Yanyan" prepared by her is completely different, Yue Di has a flash of regret, the original TV series "Zhao Shangzhi" When it was broadcast, because I didn't like war movies, I didn't watch the TV series well, but then I learned the song, but I couldn't fully figure out why I used to praise my sister-in-law, and then the teacher said that this is the meaning of the eldest sister-in-law as a mother, and singing praises to my sister-in-law is to sing praises to my mother. Yue Di thought of this, and had a little bit in his heart, he tried his best to review Li Na's singing, silently followed the band in his heart, imitating Li Na's singing, Yue Di was finally ready.
Ten minutes later, Yue Di asked for the test of the first song, the music sounded again, Yue Di adjusted her mood, turned on the microphone, and the picture of the TV series "Zhao Shangzhi" appeared in his mind, Yue Di connected at the weak beginning of the prelude: "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law lend you a pair of small hands, hold a handful of black soil and bury the devil first." Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, borrow a pair of big feet from you, step on a mountain road, and then send us well. Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, borrow your body and block the sun, we can win the battle......"
Li Yuedi's connection is relatively smooth, he tried his best to imitate Li Na's singing technique at the beginning of the cappella, using a timbre similar to that of a male voice, with a wide and clear vocal range and very penetrating, Liu Chongde was moved by Yue Di's "sister-in-law", this is his ideal timbre, his good impression of Yue Di was instantly formed, Yue Di was fully engaged in the singing of the song, the picture of the Northeast people running through the dense forest and snow plains without fear of life and death, the scene of supporting the Anti-Japanese Federation, and the affectionate feelings of the military and civilians emerged in his mind. Sun Ce Ma Rui was moved by Yue Di's singing, Ma Rui was aroused by Yue Di's first sentence "sister-in-law", her eyes welled up with tears, she clenched her fists, Yue Di's singing was like a ribbon, pulling Ma Rui's thoughts, her emotions and heartbeat resonated with Yue Di, they looked at Yue Di's affectionate eyes, and couldn't help but cooperate with Yue Di's gestures and Yue Di's expression, admiration arose.
After singing the song, Boss Liu Chongde woke up like a dream, and he tasted the delicious food served by Yue Di unsatisfied, very happy and satisfied. The singer in front of him made him very satisfied with both timbre and vocal range. Although there are still some deficiencies in pitch, but the flaws are not hidden, because after all, it is an unfamiliar song, Boss Liu is most satisfied with Yuedi's grasp of emotions and timbre, the first pass of the exam passed like this, Boss Liu Chongde briefly made a little comment: "It's okay, the timbre is not bad, the stage image when singing is average, the emotional performance is barely reasonable, the pitch is not good, on the whole, you have passed the first level"
The second question is trial singing and ear training, and the topic is Liu Jibao. Liu Jibao used the projection to display a piece of sheet music, asking Li Yuedi to sing it, this is a section of "Little Cabbage" that Liu Jibao told Li Yuedi, Yuedi quickly passed the audition session, the ear training is a listening audition, the band plays a 30-second music section, and Yuedi wants to sing it again, this is the theme song in "Soul Broken Blue Bridge", Yuedi also passed the test easily.
The third question is a variation of singing. This is required by the characteristics of the dance hall, the dance hall is not exactly a concert, sometimes it is necessary to change a song to a rhythm, the rhythm is more suitable for dancing, Liu Chongde's boss took the score sent by the band leader, handed it to Yue Di, and asked her to choose a song that she can sing from it, and sing it in a variation style, Yue Di chose a song "The Fisherman Girl by the Sea" , Yuedi has not carried out such training, and she doesn't know what this variation singing is, she asked the band to try to play it again, Yuedi quickly found the law of singing, which means that the rhythm of the original song needs to change with the rhythm of the band's performance, that is, between four-two, four-three, four-four, disco, waltz, Li Yuedi's "Fisherman's Girl on the Seaside" needs to change two rhythms, the first time to sing the four-two rhythm, the second time to sing the four-three rhythm, the difficulty is not too great, Yuedi also sang.
Liu Chongde also made a little comment: " Okay, the band didn't embarrass you, just two changes, it's basically okay, the same as just now, the stability of the vocal range is still not enough, and the pitch is a little unsatisfactory, three questions, the first question is 50 points, you get 30 points, the second question is 20 points, you get 13 points, the third question is 30 points, you get 18 points, a total of 61 points, you passed the exam, you can come to work with me, so that you three children can discuss, what conditions are there to explain clearly in person, discuss well, and sign a contract with me tomorrow".
Li Yuedi didn't know what kind of requirements she could make, what kind of requirements she could make, the key was that she didn't know what she was in Boss Liu's heart, she asked Boss Liu tentatively, Boss Liu smiled, shook his head and said: "Li Yuedi, the request is you, don't ask me, I will be satisfied if I can meet it, and I will try my best to meet it if I can't meet it, you can see for yourself."
Li Yuedi was very confused, but very happy, and walked out of the dance hall with Sun Ce and Ma Rui very excitedly. Ma Rui said: "Oh, Li Yuedi, I see that your singing exam is not easy, it is not easier than taking the university entrance examination at all, I look at you differently, so amazing, I didn't expect your on-the-spot ability to be so strong."
Yuedi said, "It's the first time for me to take this kind of exam, and I'm also very flustered, but I only scored 61 points, and I barely passed."
Sun Ce said: "The boss deliberately scored such a low score, Boss Liu is very cunning, the score is high, the requirements you put forward are high, and he will have to pay more, in fact, you have more than 61 points."
Ma Rui said excitedly: "Sun Ce, invite me to dinner, and I want to congratulate your sister on her success today."
Yue Di said: "I don't want to congratulate you on success, but to thank you."
Ma Rui said: "Thank you, I didn't help, you are very nervous."
Yue Di said: "The second question is the question that your classmate thoroughly, otherwise, you won't be able to pass."
Ma Rui said: "It's all to blame for that Liu Jibao, he can't be the master himself, and he is still talking nonsense, I'll talk about him when I go back."
Sun Ce said: "It's okay, the exam questions are completely known in advance, what else is the meaning of the exam."
Yue Di said: "Thank you very much, Liu Jibao has helped a lot, I don't have any ability at all, what else do I want to test, I really want to thank you, Sister Ma Rui, I have a treat today, let's go eat Western food and open a foreign meat."
Ma Rui said: "Eat Western food, it's so expensive"
Sun Ce said: "It's okay, my sister is rich"
Ma Rui: "Then I'm welcome, eat, eat a good meal."
Sun Ce, Li Yuedi and Ma Rui returned to school, they discussed how to sign a contract for the boss Liu Chongde, they didn't know the weight of Yuedi's singing level in the boss's heart, the conditions were too high, the boss couldn't accept them, and the conditions were too low to worry that Li Yuedi would suffer. There is also the fact that Li Yuedi has to participate in the singing of the dance hall normally, but also has to participate in correspondence learning, and his music course still has half a year to graduate
They thought about it and felt the need to hear the news again through Ma Rui's classmate Liu Jibao, who dialed Liu Jibao's phone again.
Ma Rui: "Liu Jibao, thank you for your help today, I will invite you to eat tonight."
Liu Jibao: "If you want to invite me to dinner, be sincere, say it so reluctantly, knowing that I have to go to work at night and have no time, but you just ask me to dinner, do you want to confess to me."
Ma Rui: "I'll confess to you a ghost, old classmate, just talk nonsense with a phone call, but I really didn't expect you to go to work at night, so let's do it another day, I'll invite you at noon another day."
Liu Jibao: "Okay, you invite me to dinner? I'll invite you to the same level, do you have money, I'm so rich, I don't want to slaughter me."
Ma Rui said: "Yo, Boss Liu, okay, I'll treat you, won't it be over if you pay."
Liu Jibao: "Then are you still treated, I'll pay, why, let you marry me and don't do it, and return your old classmates?"
Ma Rui: "The old classmate is going to marry you, in this case, you will have three palaces and six courtyards"
Liu Jibao: "This is my pursuit, is there anything else to do with my old classmates?"
Ma Rui: "It's mainly to express gratitude, and if there's one more thing, it's that we don't know much about the remuneration of your family, so it's not good for us to ask for your family."
Liu Jibao: "You let me betray my old man again, I have a fate with you, right, you are not my daughter-in-law, can I stand on the same line with you? Don't stand on the same line with my old man? You have to give me a reason."
Ma Rui: "No reason, Liu Jibao, you don't tell me, you wait, see how I pickle you when I meet my classmates in the future."
Liu Jibao: "How do you pickle me, you let me betray my father, you just pickle it like this, but your request is not much of a secret." At present, the conditions for employing people are almost the same, and all walks of life have basic standards."
Ma Rui: "Then you tell me the basic standards in the industry, I said, you don't see whether it is high, housing: single room, not less than 30 square meters, the company provides free meals at least once, and the salary is more than 3,000 yuan."
Liu Jibao: "Housing we provide is a 45 square meters of single dormitory, one bedroom and one living room, with a kitchen and bathroom, the company does not have free meals, have to cook by themselves, 3,000 yuan a month is too outrageous, we are basically a novice 1000 yuan base salary, plus commission, national stars, each appearance fee is 10,000 plus commission, local stars are 3,000 per month plus commission."
Ma Rui: "My sister still has to go to school correspondence, and she may not be able to train normally during the winter and summer vacations of the year."
Liu Jibao: "That's not a big problem, just deduct your salary, you can't ask me not to deduct my salary."
Ma Rui: "Deduction, of course, it's best not to deduct your salary, because you can still participate in the evening singing, so what is your commission?"
Liu Jibao: "According to the rating, our company divides the singers into five levels, the novice is the lowest, and the first level is the highest."
Ma Rui: "How much is that?"
Liu Jibao: " Ma Rui, I'm really convinced of you, you let me buy my dad completely, if you don't agree to marry me, I won't tell you, singers like Li Yuedi, if they are raised to 10 yuan per song, I estimate that my dad can accept it, an average of three songs a day, that is, 30 yuan, and the monthly salary is 1900 yuan, if the guest sings, it will be much higher, each song can be 40 yuan, novices have not many opportunities to be sung, fourth, third, second, and first-level singers' commissions are added to 3 yuan per level, and the singer's highest commission per song can reach 25 yuan, and the first-level singer's singing is 20 yuan per song, which is roughly like this, you see, Ma Rui, I sold my dad, do you still have to be reserved?"
Ma Rui: "Thanks, listen, give you a little bit, do you hear, goodbye"
Yue Di: "Thank you, Sister Ma, Sister Ma, Boss Liu has taken a fancy to you"
Ma Rui: "Don't take it seriously, he is poor, in fact, he is still very good."
The next day, Li Yuedi and Sun Ce went to the company to sign the contract, Yuedi said goodbye to Gu Hong's vegetable stall, and happily moved into the single dormitory provided by the company, the dormitory has refrigerators, washing machines, televisions, tape recorders and other basic electrical appliances, and they went to buy the necessary rice, flour, oil, salt and meat, Yuedi started her new life.
Yue Di thought that he could sing on stage on the first day of work, but the result was much beyond his expectations, the boss Liu Chongde led Yue Di and handed him over to the captain of the band Huang Lu, Huang Lu led Yue Di, learned the rules and regulations of the song and dance hall, labor discipline, at two o'clock in the afternoon, Huang Lu held a meeting of the band crew, the entire performance team has a total of 23 people, including 17 musicians and 6 singers. Two electronic organs, two racks, three violiins, a saxophone, a trumpet, a French horn, a trombone, an electric bass, two clarinets, a flute, a tuner, a lighting engineer, an orchestra conductor, two male singers, plus four female singers. The band leader Huang Lu is the conductor of the band. He graduated from the Hedong Conservatory of Music majoring in conducting, is a veritable academy, the other musicians are basically some musical instrument lovers recruited in the society, although not graduated from the Conservatory of Music, but there is such a conductor as Huang Lu, it is enough to train them into a very professional orchestra, Huang Lu has a dignified image, elegant temperament, giving people a very aura feeling, Huang Lu introduced Yue Di to the performance team, and also introduced every member to her, I hope everyone will cooperate happily. At the end of the meeting, the performance of the day was arranged, and the band had a total of 60 dance songs, of which 12 songs needed to be sung, and Yue Di was not scheduled to sing. After the meeting, everyone prepared the day's repertoire, Yuedi found Huang Lu and asked why she was not arranged to sing, Huang Lu's answer really made Yuedi's mood fall into the abyss. Huang Lu asked Yue Di rhetorically: "Everyone wants to sing, but they can only arrange to sing twelve songs, you just want to go on stage, what do you think this is?"
Yue Di said: "Captain Huang, you can also let me sing a song first."
Huang Lu said: "Sing a song, what will you do? Will you put on makeup? Can you understand the conductor? Will you cooperate with the band? Do you understand the audience? You look so dark, are you worthy of the audience, recruiting you is to let you sing, what are you anxious about, learn first, when to arrange for you to sing, I have a number, I need you to remind, am I an idiot, I want to sing, a month later, when will you become white, before you go on stage"
Yue Di was reprimanded by Huang Lu for being worthless, and she resignedly said: "I'm sorry, I really need to study, I'll listen to your arrangement."
Huang Lu said: "If you don't want to listen, you have to listen, under the eaves of people, you have to bow your head." First learn to serve tea and water to the masters, do a good job of band hygiene, learn how to be a person, and want to sing if you don't understand anything.
Yue Di said modestly: "I don't understand, please teach me, Director Huang, how do you know that I am a vegetable seller"
Huang Lu said: "As soon as you came yesterday, I could see that you are a wild girl! Didn't a newspaper publish your photo two years ago?"
Yue Di said: "That's the case, it's really notorious"
Huang Lu said: "Hmph, it's still notorious, if it weren't for the notoriety on that newspaper, that editor's note, you could pass the exam, and the boss could let you prepare for ten minutes to sing again, if it wasn't for that newspaper, you wouldn't be able to sing, and you would have left class directly." took advantage of it, and said that it was notorious, you have to thank the reporter of that newspaper, your exam yesterday, except for the better timbre, the others are full of loopholes, and the boss gave you 61 points, which really looks at you, you know."
Huang Lu gently patted Yuedi's shoulder and said gently: "Okay, little sister, study hard, you still have a lot to learn, you have to be diligent, have a look at your eyes, a dessert in your mouth, don't be arrogant, you can take a look today, that singer is worse than you." If you learn it, everything is natural, it will come naturally, don't worry, I said that if you get on stage for a month, it may not work, you think about it, do you know how you can harmonize the tone with the band's clarinet, how to integrate the tone of the saxophone into your singing, no, you have to learn, you know, wild girl, but you still have potential, this potential is innate, it is talent, you have good talent".
Yue Di was reprimanded, and she mustered up the courage to say: "That's the case, Director Huang, I must study hard"
The afternoon training was divided into three parts, the first part was for the musicians and singers to familiarize themselves with the movement, the second part was for the orchestra to practice, and the third part was for the singers and the orchestra to practice together. The musicians said that they need to practice sixty pieces of music, in fact, most of them are very familiar with the scores, the entire music library of the Earth Song and Dance Hall does not exceed 200 songs, under normal circumstances, only two pieces of music are updated every week, and sixty pieces of music every day are a combination of repertoire in the music library, and there are only a few songs that need to be practiced seriously by the musicians who are not very familiar, saying that the first link ended quickly, Li Yuedi also got a list of the program for the night's performance, it was generally flipped through, and there were nearly half of the songs, he was still relatively familiar, half of the music, she didn't know at all, and there were twelve songs that needed to be sung, Li Yuedi has eight songs that she can't sing. No wonder Huang Lu didn't let him sing on stage, he didn't know it at all, Li Yuedi usually thought that she could sing a lot, and she could even accept a lot of people's singing, but when he saw this program list, she knew that her gap was really big, she knew that what she was going to do was already more professional here, and it seemed that it was not easy to mix in a more decent dance hall.
The musicians themselves were familiar with the music for about an hour, Huang Lu stood on the conductor's stage, she said: Everyone, among today's 60 pieces of music, a considerable part of them are traditional three-step and four-step disco, of which there are 12 songs in the three-step and four-step dance music that need to be sung, these things are relatively simple, and after we put together a few pieces of music, the singers will cooperate with the band, try to sing it again, and go home for dinner after passing, and at seven o'clock everyone put on makeup and get ready for the stage. Li Yuedi arrived at six o'clock, cleaned up the hygiene of the dressing room, checked all kinds of cosmetics, and found the logistics manager Liu Jibao to collect the empty box. Prepare the drinks of the singers and musicians, at seven o'clock, when the singers and musicians come to make up, you first follow Lily to learn makeup, musicians, singers, Li Yuedi is your little sister, you are not allowed to bully her, but you must be strict, meticulous, you can't let go of the slightest flaw, and after we finish today's training, Li Yuedi can also practice a song together.
After Huang Lu finished arranging, the musicians practiced a few pieces of music pointed out by Huang Lu, and the training of the first piece was less than half, so Huang Lu stopped the training and reprimanded him sharply: " What's the fame, what's the fame, what's going on with the saxophone, are you dozing off today, your saxophone headpiece is not in place and you can't hear it, what's going on with the clarinet, the reed is doing this, why didn't you moisten the reed when you were preparing just now, the sound that came out is almost like suona, it's okay if you don't take things seriously, don't you two don't go on tonight, what kind of person, that saxophone, even the flute is half a centimeter away from being in place, you can't hear it, are you an idiot, you've been playing the saxophone for so many years, you haven't found it at all, your level is too bad, don't be serious, don't do it”
The two musicians hurriedly apologized and said, "I'm sorry, Director Huang, I was careless just now"
"What's careless, isn't it just not serious, you two have to have a correct attitude, if there is a problem below, don't do it today, and continue to practice."
Li Yuedi was very surprised, this Huang Gui is too harsh and too professional, the mouthpiece of the saxophone is a little loose, and the reed of the black pipe is a little humid enough, she listened very seriously, really, my God, no wonder she didn't let herself go on stage, if she was so picky, then she was really full of loopholes.
The training continued, and as soon as the second piece entered the main theme, it was stopped, and Huang Lu said: " I said violin, who of the two of you didn't see the weakness of the music, there is a problem with the connection, what were you doing reading the music just now, and there is the technique, the strength is too great, the softness, the pulling is too heavy, pick up the big dung, make so much force, the rosin is not even, the timbre is unstable, clean up immediately, the electric piano and him tune the timbre, okay, this is right, this tone is right, a little more stable, come again, continue training".
"Stop, stop, stop, drum kit, you add "flowers" One more drum beat, don't highlight yourself, the music is a whole, what do you do to make yourself so prominent, let others look at you highly, don't highlight yourself too much, we want to emphasize the seamless music, you are too strong, the main theme is not prominent, the main theme is not prominent, what else can you do, rhythm is the skeleton of music, melody is the flesh and blood of music, too much strengthen the rhythm, flesh and blood is not full, is this still a beauty, so you must pay attention, each of us should not have the awareness of strengthening ourselves, otherwise you will not be able to mix here”。
"Director Huang, it seems that there is one more point."
"A point, it's not good, your problem, don't think it's a small thing, others come to us to consume, what we value is our overall quality, not for you alone, it's for us as a whole, you don't want to be so willful, it's great to play a drum kit, isn't it, there are more drum beats, what else is great about you."
"Director Huang, I was wrong, I must pay attention."
"Keep training"!
Li Yuedi listened quietly to Director Huang's reprimand on the side, she was thinking: It is inevitable that she will be reprimanded, after all, she has never been trained so strictly, the correspondence course of the conservatory, the teacher basically let the students pass in a daze, so her own problems must also be a big push, usually no professional audience can hear her own problems, no one has given her any advice, today I met a master, it is inevitable to be trained; , she felt that she had fallen into a big blessing if she was careless, how good it would be for her professional development in the future.
After the musicians completed their training, it was a combination of the band and the singers, and most of the twelve songs sung by the singers had been sung before, so there were not too many problems, Huang Lu did not point out too many problems, and when the training was about to end, she handed Li Yuedi to Wang Dong of the electronic piano, and asked Wang Dong to be responsible for training Li Yuedi first, and she did not participate in the training of novices first, and after explaining, she got off work. Wang Dong asked Li Yuedi to do the scale practice first, let the band rest for a while, after the scale practice, Wang Dong asked Li Yuedi to sing yesterday's "Ode to Sister-in-law" with the band again, the band entered the prelude, Li Yuedi just opened her mouth, and before the second sentence was finished, Wang Dong stopped her.
Wang Dong shouted: "No," sister-in-law lends you a pair of small hands", "sister-in-law" sings unkindly, the pronunciation is too heavy, you have to listen to the sound of the saxophone, don't just sing by yourself, you have to fuse with the saxophone, it is fusion, not a combination, you know, "a pair of little hands" is not right, you look at the score, there is a flat tone here, the word "hand" is not clear, Mandarin is not allowed, here is the tongue roll, pay attention, pay attention, sing the whole piece next time, and then find the problem."
The music sounded again, Li Yuedi listened to the music carefully, and sang along: "Hold a handful of black soil and bury the devil first." Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, borrow a pair of big feet from you, step on a mountain road, and then send us well. Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, borrow your body and block the sun, we can win the battle......"
Wang Dong said: "Li Yuedi, you are a wild man, there are many problems, the band will be disbanded first, at 6:50 in the episode, you are not allowed to be late, Li Yuedi, you come to me, I will tell you."
The band got off work before five o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Dong called Li Yuedi aside, this is not right for a while, Li Yuedi couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into, her face was red from her forehead to her neck, she didn't dare to breathe a little, and finally Wang Dong said: " You know why Director Huang doesn't watch you sing, she knows that you are full of problems, if Director Huang is here, your life will be even more sad, you must experience it after you go down, you must be strict with yourself, there is a tape recorder in the dormitory, record by yourself, correct your own problems, and rest every morning in the future, you come here by yourself, touch the keyboard, and correct your own singing."
Li Yuedi was ashamed, humbly accepted Wang Dong's criticism, and was ready for self-training.
One day after the National Day, Sun Ce came to his sister Li Yuedi to discuss something, and he told Yuedi that according to his study situation, there was no problem in continuing to study at the university after graduation, but there was no way to achieve his father's request that he had promised before. He plans to apply to study in the United States.
Sun Ce asked: "Sister, I don't know if I told you before, when I got the university notice, my father was very unhappy, he hoped that I could go to Harvard University in the United States to study, although my father didn't know how difficult it was to get into Harvard University, and he didn't know what Harvard University was, but I have agreed to my father's request, I should work hard to realize this dream, I don't know what you think, sister?"
Yue Di replied: "Of course, this is a lofty ideal, and to my surprise, this ideal actually originated from Uncle Sun. ”
Sun Ce said, "That's what my father said, he mainly hopes that I can take the first exam, the reason is that he has face in the first place, and the main reason why he values face so much is because my mother is a lame woman, and the people in the village always laugh at him for this, so he especially wants me to compete for the first place in everything." ”
Yue Di said: "Of course it's a good thing to be able to get the first, it doesn't matter if you can't get the first, I haven't sung a song in the dance hall until now, and I'm not in a hurry, I think, we can't be too demanding of ourselves, practice slowly, there will always be a chance." Brother, if you really have the idea of taking the first place in studying abroad, I would like to express my strong support. Yue Di continued with a little loss: "It's just that if we succeed, our gap will be too big." It's unlikely that we will come together, brother, don't worry, even if we can't come together, I will firmly support your ......."
Sun Ce excitedly took Yuedi in his arms, sat on the edge of the bed and said: "Whether we can come together or not, the key is to see you, I will not change, no matter what you do, what I am, I will not change my original intention, and my parents will not change their original intention, they have long regarded you as a daughter-in-law, when I came home during the summer vacation, my mother asked me if you were pregnant?"
Yue Di looked up at her brother charmingly: "Look at what your mother thinks, I'm ashamed, we didn't do anything, they still think like that."
Sun Ce kissed Yuedi lightly and said, "Old man, there is that little thing in their hearts, they think that we must have done everything when we are together, so they asked me like that."
Yue Di said: "I really don't know anything about studying abroad, these are all done by yourself, I can't help at all, but from now on, you can come to me every day to eat, but the road is relatively far, we can eat delicious food once a week, we can still do it."
Sun Ce said: "That's fine, you can't help you with studying abroad, I can't help you with singing, we all have to explore by ourselves, everything will be logical, I will go to the consulate tomorrow to ask, see what kind of conditions are needed to study in the United States, singing, you just take your time, I think it's the dance hall that deliberately embarrasses you, I think your singing is no different from those singers on TV."
"There is basically no difference, the key is the details, the details or I have more problems, after all, I am a wild man, I have no professional training, compared with the three people who are singing now, there are still some gaps, but this is fine, do not pay tuition, still receive salary, and learn the ability, what a good thing this is, brother, you don't have to worry about my business, go all out to prepare for the exam for studying abroad"
Yue Di arrived at the song hall at half past six every morning, and sat in front of the piano all morning to correct her singing. In the afternoon, when the band was concentrated, Yue Di had the opportunity to audition with the band for more than ten minutes, Wang Dong's criticism became less and less, Huang Lu also began to guide Yue Di's audition, unconsciously, it was December 1998, on the 5th, Huang Lu finally allowed Yue Di to sing on stage, Yue Di's repertoire that day was "Meet 98", "Shandandan Flowers Bloom Red and Yanyan" TV series "Our Dad and Our Mom" theme song "Father" and the ending song "Our Dad and Our Mom".
At 10 o'clock in the evening on December 5th, the dance party reached its climax, and between the songs, Huang Lu announced: "Ladies and gentlemen, friends, today we want to push a young singer to you, this singer, two years ago in our city became famous, today we are fortunate to invite her to our dance hall to sing for everyone, she is the young and beautiful Miss Li Yuedi, the first song he sang to you today is the ending song of the TV series "Our Dad and Our Mom", please enjoy"
Yue Di was dressed in evening dresses, all on stage, the music sounded, the flute and strings brought hundreds of people back to the dance floor, Yue Di opened her lips and started the debut of the dance hall, the slightly hunched figure of her father and mother flashed in front of her, her father's nagging and her mother's eggs warmed her, and her college entrance examination and the part-time job scene in Nancheng continued to pour out: "Tell you about the past and tell you about my joys and sorrows, talk about my love, borrow a high forest to do autumn mountains and don't look at the frost and cold to see the maple red, whether you are poor or rich or humble or respectful, don't forget who raised you and who gave birth to you, Ancient folk songs have been sung from generation to generation, the sun has sung the stars, told you a piece of the past, told you about my sorrows and joys, talked about my love, borrowed a high forest, yo do autumn mountains, don't look at the frost and cold, see the maple red, a few ups and downs, a few glorious life, who shed tears for you, who is heartbroken for you, who sends you on the journey, ancient folk songs, sung for generations, sang the sun and sang the stars"
As Yue Di's singing continued to advance, the dancers slowly stopped, stood on the dance floor, quietly listened to Yue Di's singing, the song ended, and there was no sound from hundreds of people on the dance floor for a while, followed by thunderous applause, sharp whistles resounded in the dance floor, and the shouts of "one more song, one more song" shook the entire dance hall.
Huang Lu took the stage and continued to report the curtain: "Thank you for your affirmation, all the staff of our dance hall thank you for your support, and the next song that Miss Li Yuedi wants to sing for everyone is the theme song "Father" of "Our Father and Our Mother", the famous song "Shandandan Flowers Bloom Red and Yanyan" in northern Shaanxi, and the popular song "Meet 98", please enjoy."
Li Yuedi's debut on the first day was a great success, at twelve o'clock in the evening, she was so excited that she couldn't sleep, she called Sun Ce, asked him to come out, and share her happiness with him, Sun Ce had to get up from the bed, hurried to Yuedi's song and dance hall, picked up Yuedi and ran into a bar, the two excitedly finished their homework, drank wildly, until more than 2 o'clock in the evening, they each returned to their residences.
On the afternoon of the next day, the band gathered, and Huang Lu scolded Li Yuedi with a bloody head. Huang Lu roared angrily: "Li Yuedi, what time did you leave last night, before twelve o'clock, you won't be there, is it time to get off work, have you gotten off work, it's been two months since you went to work here, don't you know, you have to have a summary meeting after each day? Yesterday I sang, it's amazing, it's amazing, it's amazing, it's Li Na, it's Mao Amin, even if it's Li Na Mao Amin, I didn't play a big name like you, I sang four songs yesterday, and there were six problems, and I still played a big name there, are you a pig brain? You don't know, you don't know, even if there is no problem at all, this effect, is it you who made it alone? In the past two months, Director Wang Dong has worked hard to teach you, the band has been tireless to cooperate with you every day, don't you feel it, the first day on stage, you just play this with me, as an artist, there is no artistic virtue, 70% of this month's salary will be deducted, write a profound written inspection, and apologize to everyone at the preparation meeting tomorrow, I see that you dare to make a time next time, it's just not like words."
Li Yuedi was reprimanded and couldn't wipe the door, she was happy to come to work, this basin of ice water, cold from the head to the center of the feet, of course these disciplines were known, but at that time, he was too excited, and the discipline was completely left behind, he regretted it too late, so he had to listen to Director Huang's angry reprimand silently.
Wang Dong said: "Director Huang, Li Yuedi is still young and ignorant, just write the inspection, and forget about deducting the salary."
Huang Lu reprimanded: "Wang Dong, I haven't looked for your business yet, it's good for you to intercede for her, how did you teach her during this time, Li Yuedi dared to mess around on the first day on stage, there were six mistakes in four songs, are you not responsible, and dare to intercede for her, if you talk nonsense, I will clean up with you."
Li Yuedi hurriedly said, "Instruction Huang, it's all my fault, it's all my responsibility, I accept your criticism and education, the mistake has nothing to do with Instruction Wang, I must reflect deeply."
Huang Lu said: "Li Yuedi, look at the guidance of Wang, what a good person, at this time he still intercedes for you, don't you thank Wang for his guidance?
Li Yuedi: "Okay, okay, I must learn from everyone, and I don't dare anymore."
Huang Lu said fiercely: "Li Yuedi, you remember for me, you don't have a second chance for such a thing, if you do this again, you will leave, we can't afford you here."
Li Yuedi: "I must change, I must have a deep understanding, and I must change."
A presumptuous behavior, 70% of the monthly salary was deducted, Li Yuedi had to eat the old book again, but in Li Yuedi's opinion, such a price is also very worthwhile, he really did not do it right, deducting this salary, although he lost a little income, but let him learn how to look at the profession he is engaged in, this price is really worth it, she dare not tell Sun Ce about the mistakes she made, she wants such a bad thing, there is no need to say it, saying it will make herself more embarrassed, she can fully accept Huang Lu's strict requirements for herself。
Sun Ce's application to study abroad went quite smoothly, and he almost passed the TOEFL test with a perfect score, and his GPA of Nancheng University was 3.9, and his scores in every subject were above 93. The average score is 96 points. Harvard University in the United States has notified the interview, and it is everything that seems so natural and natural. Sun Ce has told Yuedi to get ready to go to the United States, Yuedi is also very happy, but Yuedi is also a little worried, her brother goes to school in the United States, what can she do in the United States, can Americans understand singing, can't you understand, sing to the Chinese, is there so many Chinese in China in the United States? Go to buy vegetables, how do Americans sell this dish, he doesn't count a little, his English is a mess, he has a big head when he sees English words, he can't communicate, what can he do? Now it seems that the first step to go to the United States is to learn English, but he really doesn't want to work on this English, she wants to talk about it then, there is really no way, she still has to learn. His singing career in Nancheng has just started, and he is ready to give up now, he is really a little unwilling. It's better for my brother to go to his school, continue his life in Nancheng, wait for a few years, won't my brother come back, and then marry my brother, how good is this, as the saying goes, distance produces beauty, and it may not be a good thing to be separated for a while. Yuedi was mentally prepared like this. Sun Ce doesn't think so, he hopes that Yue Di will go to the United States with him no matter what, when he arrives in the United States, there will also be many opportunities, even if there is no opportunity for the time being, he can earn money to maintain his life, he told Yue Di that the biggest difference between graduate students and undergraduates is that graduate students have a little income, and college students have no income, so they don't have to worry about life, and he plans to get married when he arrives in the United States, he doesn't want to drag it out like this, his parents are not worried about his marriage, and they are calling every day to ask about it, and he wants to quickly realize them in the United StatesThe "villain" plan.
Yue Di said: "If I think according to my brother's idea, I can only be completely dependent on you, but I don't want to do this, I should also have my pursuit, I also have my career, I give up my own career, I will be a housewife for you, I won't do it, if you want me to be like that, I might as well wait for you to come back in Nancheng, if my brother is not at ease, you can put the "villain" first now I think my career is in China, and your career should also be in China, and I hope my brother will think about it for me. Don't just put yourself in your own shoes"
Sun Ce thought for a while and didn't say anything, his sister Yuedi's idea was not unacceptable to him, but if he developed better in the United States, he would be involuntary if he returned to China and didn't return to China, what should he do at that point? Yuedi said several times that she could make a "villain" now, she had already established her husband's position in her sister's heart, and he himself had long regarded Yuedi as his wife, and this marriage was recognized by both parents a long time ago. However, as a man, the first thing that should be considered should not only stay at the family, but also more or less should do something for this society, if everyone only starts from their own small family, how can this society develop, what can I Sun Ce do for the development of this society, Sun Ce is caught in a dilemma, both of which are very important, and it is difficult to choose, what to do, Sun Ce is very confused.