Chapter 108: Selected
Including Zhang Wenliang, everyone was very interested in which tracks Ye Zi chose. If he doesn't choose the well-known choral songs just now, what kind of songs will he choose?
Ye Zi quickly gave his answer.
"My idea is to choose the repertoire from the folk songs."
"Folk songs?" Everyone was amazed.
Liu Qi immediately laughed: "Classmate Ye Zi, have you made a mistake?" Pop singer singing contest do you vote for songs? You're joking, right? β
Zhang Wenliang didn't quite understand Ye Zi's choice, but his city government would not let him directly oppose it at the first time, and he always had to listen to Ye Zi's opinion before making a decision.
Zhang Lei and Zeng Chun are firmly on Ye Zi's side, but they also feel a little puzzled by the choice of folk songs.
"I think γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ» Ye Zi's choice is very good." No one thought that Jin Qiaozhen would actually support Ye Zi.
"Huh? Is there any reason for this? Zhang Wenliang was extremely surprised.
Jin Qiaozhen stroked the bangs in front of her forehead and said with a smile: "Teacher Zhang, have you forgotten that I first learned folk songs?" β
"Oh," Zhang Wenliang slapped his forehead and said with a smile: "I remember, what you learned in school was folk songs." However, why do I always think that is not the case when the voter song comes to the competitionγ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»? β
Jin Qiaozhen said very seriously: "Teacher Zhang, I really think Ye Zi's choice is very good, and I can't say the specific reason, but I am very optimistic about Ye Zi's choice." β
"What you said made me even more confused." Zhang Wenliang smiled bitterly: "Forget it, I don't want to either, let's listen to what Ye Zi has to say." Ye Zi, tell you your reasons. β
Facing Ye Zi, Zhang Wenliang said solemnly.
"Okay, I'll explain my options."
Ye Zixiong has a bamboo.
"Let me answer Liu Qi's question first."
"The full name of this competition is 'Shen Yuexiang Three Singers Singing Competition', and there is no provision in the competition system that folk songs cannot be sung. Also, we can make some changes when singing, so that the folk songs also have the flavor of pop songs in them, which is completely in line with the requirements of the competition. β
"Liu Qi, what do you think?"
Liu Qi didn't answer, but Zhang Wenliang nodded frequently.
Ye Zi continued to tell his reasoning.
"Let's start with the three points I just mentioned."
"The first point is that it needs to be accompanied by harmony. At this point, choosing ** songs is no different from choosing popular songs. But the folk songs I chose were originally very suitable for harmonic arrangement, which many pop songs can't do. β
"Of course, it's okay to barely have harmonies for those pop songs, but it's not as good as a song that fits in itself. That's the first reason, but it's not the main one. β
Ye Zi finished saying this in one breath, and then paused slightly.
Everyone was silently thinking in their hearts.
Indeed, everyone can accept the truth that Ye Zi said, not every pop song is suitable for harmony, and many songs are the most suitable choice to sing alone.
But in the same way, there are many popular songs that are suitable for harmonic arrangement. If this is the only reason, I am afraid that everyone will not be able to accept it.
Ye Zi paused and immediately continued.
"The second point I just mentioned is that I want to choose a song that is not particularly familiar to everyone, but will immediately remind everyone when you sing it. For such a song, choosing ** songs will be more suitable than pop songs. β
"I'll give you an example, like "Half Moon Climbs Up," one of the alternative tracks that I just came up with. Think about it, is it like what I said? β
Speaking of this, Ye Zi paused again.
"Huh?" As soon as he heard the title of the song "Half Moon Climbs Up", Zhang Wenliang immediately had a feeling.
Yes, no one usually thinks of this song all the time, but once it is sung, even in Xiangjiang and Taihai, this folk song is a household name.
Such a choice of repertoire is indeed unexpected and reasonable.
Once there is a specific repertoire reference, everyone's feelings are different. Ye Zi was just talking about the reason just now, but the simple reason can't completely convince everyone. With specific tracks, it's different, these specific tracks can be compared with the choral songs just now, and you can already imagine in your mind.
"I think it's doable."
Zhang Lei quickly expressed his opinion. In fact, in his opinion, no matter what choice he makes, he will not be the protagonist, so it is more appropriate to support Ye Zi.
Ye Zi smiled and continued: "Let me talk about the third point, that is, I hope to play and sing to win by surprise. This is also a more appropriate point for folk songs. β
"No matter which pop song we choose, there will always be an audience that is familiar with it. If no one has ever heard the song, then such a choice would be meaningless. β
"Audiences who have listened to these songs will naturally want to hear the accompaniment of the original version, and in this case, the difficulty of playing and singing by ourselves will be artificially increased, which is not in our favor."
"If we choose the best song, then we can innovate in the form of accompaniment and use the most suitable accompaniment form to highlight our singing. Add to that the surprise of the repertoire selection and the harmony of the songs, and the likelihood of getting a high score will be much greater than choosing a ready-made choral song. β
"That's all I thought. Mr. Zhang, what is your opinion? β
Zhang Wenliang didn't answer immediately, but he was already inclined to Ye Zi's choice.
As mentioned above, in this era, the leaders of Zhou Fang and Zhang Wenliang are very familiar with the business of this department. Zhang Wenliang can fully understand Ye Zi's suggestion, and under such a premise, it is not surprising that his heart is inclined to Ye Zi. Ye Zi's advice was professional and ingenious, and Zhang Wenliang couldn't help but be impressed by his advice.
Liu Qi was secretly smiling bitterly in his heart again.
If you think about it carefully, he can make such a suggestion. But in fact, Liu Qi never thought about this path at all, let alone put forward such a reasonable and measured suggestion.
Jin Qiaozhen supported Ye Zi's choice from the beginning, but she didn't think about the whole thing so clearly like Ye Zi. Since participating in this competition, Jin Qiaozhen secretly admired Ye Zilai in her heart for the first time.
Zhang Lei and Zeng Chun were originally Ye Zi's supporters, and now after listening to Ye Zi's opinion, there is nothing else to say.
The eyes of all the players were focused on Zhang Wenliang.
"Ye Zi, your suggestion has been approved by me."
Zhang Wenliang didn't think about it for long, but after a little thought, he expressed his opinion: "However, this plan still needs to be approved by Director Zhou and the leaders of Taiwan. β
"In this way, you can submit the candidate repertoire now, and let's all sift through it first, and see which folk songs are more in line with the three suggestions you just made."
There are many such tracks, Ye Zi sorted it out and reported ten songs as candidates. Among them, there are "Half Moon Climbs Up" just exemplified and Ye Zi's favorite "In That Distant Place".
As Ye Zi proposed ten tracks, Jin Qiaozhen, who was born in folk songs, submitted several northern folk songs again, such as "Lantern Bowl Bowl Flowers on the Window Sill".
Jin Qiaozhen's active participation triggered the response of several other contestants, and once again brought together several highly distinctive folk songs, such as "Our Field" selected by Zeng Chun (this one is actually a children's song, not a folk song), "Jasmine" selected by Liu Qi, and "Pulling Out the Roots of Reed Firewood" in Jiangdu Minor Tune, which Zhang Lei thought of only after hollowing out.
In this way, the enthusiasm of all the players is fully mobilized.
After everyone's discussion and summary, five songs were finally determined as alternative tracks and submitted to Zhou Fang for the leaders to make a final decision.
The five folk songs have their own characteristics, they are the Sichuan Provincial Folk Song "Kangding Love Song", the Yunnan Provincial Folk Song "Little River Flowing Water", the Xinjiang Provincial Folk Song "In That Distant Place", the Jin Provincial Folk Song "The Lamp Bowl Bowl Blooms on the Window Sill" and the Northwest Folk Song "Half Moon Climbs Up".
These five songs originally had a choral version, which was extremely suitable for Ye Zi's adaptation of their accompaniment and the reconfiguration of the harmony. After the leaders are selected, Ye Zi will carry out the second creation of these aspects.
Zhang Wenliang and several other contestants are also very satisfied with the five candidates. These songs don't need to be re-studied by the contestants, they can be sung when they are picked up, and the only thing that needs to be practiced is the harmony that Ye Zi will rearrange in the future.
For the five players who were able to make it to the finals of this tournament, it was just a piece of cake.
In this team competition, Ye Zi has the heaviest work task. Not only did he need to rearrange the harmonies of the selected songs, but he also needed to formulate the form of the accompaniment and the style of singing.
However, for Ye Zi, he gladly accepted such a "challenge".
Liu Qi's heart was a little up and down, and it was rare to be entangled. Because Ye Zi proposed in public when everyone was discussing, he hoped that Liu Qi could cooperate with him and jointly serve as the accompaniment task of the team competition.
There are three accompaniment schemes formulated by Ye Zi, one is Ye Zi's piano and Liu Qi's classical guitar; There is also the other way around, Liu Qi's piano and Ye Zi's guitar; The last one is a combination of two classical guitars.
No matter which accompaniment scheme is chosen, Liu Qi needs to contribute his own strength.
The level of his instrument performance can be affirmed by others, and he can show it in front of more audiences on the big stage of Xiangjiang, which is of course a good thing that Liu Qi can't refuse. But such an opportunity, such a good thing is provided by one's own "rival in love", then it is not necessarily so exciting and exciting.
Of course, Liu Qi would not miss such an opportunity because of this inner entanglement, and he did not hesitate to choose Ye Zi's piano and his own classical guitar accompaniment scheme.
Or the other way around, or a combination of two classical guitars? Liu Qi is by no means a fool.
Such an accompaniment scheme will limit Liu Qi's room to play and become a foil, and he knows Ye Zi's classical guitar performance level. He never wanted to work hard for half a day, and all the limelight was stolen by the other party.
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This time, Zhou Fang and the top management of the TV station acted quickly. Ye Zi and the others reported the results of the discussion and the five candidate songs in the morning, and got the final conclusion in the afternoon.
The TV station unanimously approved Ye Zi's repertoire selection and competition plan, and after consulting several experts, they determined the final repertoire.
The repertoire for the competition is from five alternative tracks, but not one, but I hope that Ye Zi can edit two folk songs into one. They chose the Yunnan Province folk song "Little River Flowing Water" and the Northwest folk song "Half Moon Climbs Up".
Hearing the news, Ye Zi couldn't help but applaud the TV station's decision. Such a decision was bolder and more challenging than Ye Zi's original plan, and the difficulty of completing the work had also increased a lot.
Ye Zi liked such a challenge and immediately started working.
"Little River Flowing Water" and "Half Moon Climbs Up" are both representative works of folk songs in various places, and how to mix their respective characteristics together requires Ye Zi to think carefully and carefully.
This is also a comprehensive test of Ye Zi's musical literacy and arranging ability, and for this reason, Ye Zi has put all his recent energy into it.
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