Chapter 404 [Beauty Counterattack]
"If it weren't for the black hair and black eyes, I would have suspected that you were French." Touching her glass, Emma took a sip of her red wine and said.
"I'm a quick learner and I never disappoint." Zhou Xuan smiled.
Emma nodded and smiled, "You're not just a football star, a psychiatrist, you're a chef, a gentleman. But unlike Playboy, they might wait until the evening to treat me to this meal...... Candlelit dinner with music. β
"Then you're going to be mistaken or think about whether or not to come." Zhou Xuan shook his head and said, "And will you not be able to say what you want to talk to me about, for fear of ruining the atmosphere?" β
"yes, I've been complaining to you since we met." Emma thought it was funny.
"If you want music, you can have it, isn't there a piano there?" Zhou Xuan pointed to the piano in the living room.
"I've seen the news about you learning the piano, but didn't you start learning in September?" Emma didn't ask, because she felt that a beginner couldn't play very well, and maybe it would make Zhou Xuan lose face.
"I'm a quick learner, and I'm already familiar with some of the tunes."
"What style do you like?"
βBluesγβ Zhou Xuan replied. The songs he listened to at home were also blues.
"Really? Then I'm going to test you...... Didn't you look up the information and see that I like this? Emma was amazed and delighted, she admired musicians and had befriended several people from the music department at Brown University.
Blues music began in the southern part of the United States in the early twentieth century. One of the obvious characteristics of this kind of music is that it is carried out in a form similar to the Chinese folk song "one call and one response", which at first gives people a feeling of nervousness, crying, and helplessness, and then the following phrases seem to comfort and relieve the suffering. It's like a suffering person who cries out to God and is comforted and responded to by God!
The blues music focuses on the catharsis of self-emotion and originality or improvisation, and this method of improvisational performance has slowly evolved into a variety of different types of music, and the blues are also the roots of modern pop music.
The blues harmonica also spread out in Chicago, and later became its own "ChicagoBlues". Emma loves ChicagoBlues and has learned to play the harmonica.
Zhou Xuan had mostly memorized the books he had read, and the two chatted about music knowledge, and he answered everything Emma asked.
Emma smiled bitterly: "No wonder you say that you don't need to go to college for other people's opinions, you can actually learn to this point by yourself, those who claim to like to learn can't endorse every day to your level." You're a genius. β
"I hate to admit it, but I do learn a lot faster than others. Not to mention theory, what tunes do you want to hear? See if I can play? β
"'La Vie en Rose', can you play this French song?" Emma asked, this is a famous song in the world, she likes it very much, and she can play it on the harmonica.
1946 Edith? Piaf's song became so popular that it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, and it is a beautiful rhythm that is both romantic and traditional that is unforgettable.
Of course Zhou Xuan has heard it, and he just happened to have practiced it, because he has listened to it so many times that he can even remember the lyrics and sing them. This one is very easy to use as a piano accompaniment.
He cleaned up the tableware first, and then sat down in front of the piano, without turning the score, Emma saw that it was not "La Vie en Rose" that stayed on it, and just wanted to remind Zhou Xuan that he had already started playing, pressing his hands on the keys, and a series of beautiful and pleasant melodies came out.
As soon as Emma heard the familiar melody, she recognized that it was indeed La Vie en Rose. And Zhou Xuan's statue-like side face and hands that roam briskly on the keys also left a deep impression on Emma, with an indescribable sense of elegance, at this moment, people can't believe that he is a basketball player, as if he is a musician playing with emotion.
Unconsciously, following Zhou Xuan's rhythm, Emma sang softly, his parents are British, his grandmother is French, she has a quarter of French ancestry, and she also learned French when she was a child.
Zhou Xuan heard the singing, his hand continued to play, and he glanced up at Emma, her face was slightly red, and the singing stopped.
Zhou Xuan didn't stop, and continued to sing. Emma's heart was shocked, and she realized that he could actually sing French songs, although the pronunciation was slightly different, but almost negligible. The two sang another section together, and Zhou Xuan's playing ended. (You two are going to the Spring Festival Gala!) οΌ
Emma looked at Zhou Xuan, she didn't know what to say for a while, she thought that she often chatted, and she already knew this man very well, but she didn't expect to see just the tip of the iceberg. She has studied the piano, she can play it herself, she has practiced for a while, and just now she wanted Zhou Xuan to guide her if she didn't play well, but she didn't expect Zhou Xuan's fingering to be very proficient, and she was like a beginner compared to herself.
"Did you really start learning piano in September? How is this possible? Emma thought it was nonsense after asking, because the matter was reported, and the whole world knew about it. The female teacher who taught Zhou Xuan also gave an interview, saying that Zhou Xuan was Richard? Clayderman is a genius, if he starts practicing from a young age, he will definitely become a well-known musician.
At that time, people only regarded it as a compliment to Zhou Xuan, and Emma thought so, but when she saw it today, she realized that there was really such a possibility.
"My neighbor's children practice the piano, and I want to learn it on a whim."
"And what's the hardest piece you can play?" Emma flipped through Zhou Xuan's sheet music, flipped to a song "Wild Bee Flying", and asked, "Will this be?" β
Zhou Xuan shook his head: "No, I've never tried." β
"For what?"
"Because I don't think it's good, I only practice the tunes I like."
Emma was speechless, from the realization to the present, it seems that Zhou Xuan is this kind of character, only doing what he wants to do. "Flying Bees" has been called one of the hardest tunes in the world, but is the sound of the hornets really good? Emma didn't like it either.
"Do you know Lang Lang? Are Chinese all so good at playing the piano? Emma asked, sitting next to Zhou Xuan.
"I know him, he should know me, but he hasn't seen me."
In 2006, Lang Lang was treated as a guest at the White House. Americans liked him very much. Because Americans like the kind of people who succeed on their own, regardless of their origins. For example, Americans have a lot of respect for LeBron? James, not only because he is the champion show, but also because he was born in a single-parent family and has a poor family, completely relying on his hard work and talent all the way, he has become the youngest "champion show" in NBA history, the youngest 10,000-point winner, and the youngest All-Star Game MVP.
Americans like Zhou Xuan for a similar reason. They like people who have the habit of independent thinking and have a free spirit.
"If you keep practicing the piano, maybe you can be as good as Lang Lang." Emma had a look of adoration in her eyes, and if a British journalist saw it, she would definitely take a picture and make headlines, because it was so rare.
"You like him to play the piano like that? I can actually be like him now. Zhou Xuan said, and played "Starry Sky" again.
He first stared at him like a brass bell, then closed his eyes and shook his head, and the corners of his eyebrows, eyes and mouth moved together. Bounced to the ****, the expression was painful, and the mouth was wide open.
If you dub Zhou Xuan's current expression, the most suitable one is "Yinshuang, go back!" Get back! Yinshuang, you know me like you, why don't you listen to me and follow me?! (Ma Jingtao possessed)
Emma thought this person was unfathomable a minute ago, but now she laughed, and then clutched her stomach and laughed. Lang Lang is a famous expression emperor, and his expression is really so exaggerated when he plays the piano.
It's two, but Emma likes it, and if Zhou Xuan puts on a posture of being a master, she will be unhappy. After such a fuss, the relationship is much closer. Of course, Zhou Xuan didn't deliberately do this to please Emma, he just did himself.
Emma's tears of laughter were about to come out, and after a while, she seemed to have made up her mind, approached Zhou Xuan, and asked with her face against her face, "I seem to like you more and more, what should I do?" β
Perhaps, we can discuss this a little further away...... Zhou Xuan thought to himself. He only had to lean forward lightly to kiss Emma. She shouldn't object, but reason told him he shouldn't. The reason is that Nie Yuyan, who ran back to China and lost her news? He suddenly felt a little silly.
Seeing that Zhou Xuan didn't answer, Emma didn't retreat, but took the initiative. She didn't have a relationship like Hermione in the movie, she sat on Zhou Xuan's lap, and suddenly became a "fierce female leopard", and kissed her directly!
Zhou Xuan couldn't imagine that there would be a day when he would be forcibly kissed by a woman, or he would be forcibly kissed by a big star. He thought that the first kiss should be slow and gentle. At least he used to be.
Under the passionate kiss, Zhou Xuan couldn't hold it back. He was 20 years old, the age of his blood, not the first brother, and he hadn't touched a woman for a few months, when suddenly a blonde stunner threw himself into his arms, and his lower body immediately reacted. You must know that there are millions of people in this world, looking forward to being kissed by her.
Come on, who's afraid of whom. Zhou Xuan immediately became rough, hugged Emma and responded. This is a normal choice for young people. There is one thing that controls one's mind more than intelligence, and that is instinct!
After a minute, Emma's face glowed red, and she gasped and said, "Your kissing skills are great, just as I guessed." β
"I didn't expect you to be so passionate." Zhou Xuan hugged her, paused, and still asked the question he wanted to know, which was a little disturbing: "If I don't respond, push you away...... What will happen to you? I still have an ex-girlfriend in my heart, and I like her a lot. β
"You're not going to push me away." The hot breath in Emma's mouth sprayed into Zhou Xuan's ears.
"For what?"
"Because your mantra is 'I won't let you down.'" Emma laughed.
Zhou Xuan thought for a moment, is this my death hole? As long as it's someone I like, I do think about their feelings, and I think that pushing away will make her sad, so ...... She already knows me so well?
The two complained to each other on the phone, and of course understanding was also mutual.