Chapter 143: "Wedding Card Street", the theme of the next issue
Amid the cheers of the audience, Fang Xing stepped onto the stage.
For the first time, on stage, I heard the audience shouting their names.
Hearing the audience's reaction, Fang Xing knew that after half a year of fermentation, his own heritage and audience popularity had taken shape.
This is thanks to the broadcast of "Singing".
The top variety show, plus the two songs "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" and "Qili Xiang", conquered many audiences.
Especially the audience at the scene, they all came to participate in the recording of the show, and last night, I must have watched the second episode of the show and listened to "Qilixiang".
It can be said that there is such an atmosphere at the scene, and "Qili Xiang" is indispensable.
When the audience quieted down, He Hao began to interact: "Fang Xing, did you expect the audience to be so enthusiastic tonight?" ”
"I didn't expect that." Fang Xing shook his head.
"Why? You're very popular right now, don't you know? He Hao continued to ask.
"Isn't the whole network hacking me?" Fang Xing joked.
"But the slogan of your fans is, if you like you, you will be hacked for the rest of your life." He Hao said with a smile.
"Then I thank them." Fang Xing replied.
The scene suddenly remembered a burst of laughter.
"Without further ado, let's talk about tonight's songs? The theme of tonight's competition is dialects, what type of song have you prepared? He Hao then asked.
"A Cantonese song." Fang Xing replied.
"When it comes to Cantonese songs, I'm already looking forward to it. Now netizens also say that the song "Difficult to Read Sutra" is the most difficult Cantonese song to learn. He Hao mentioned the Cantonese song that Fang Xing sang before.
"It's hardest to say, but one of them is for sure." Fang Xing replied.
"So tonight's song, what kind of song does it tell?" He Hao continued to ask.
"It tells about love, and it is also the story of the old street that remains in people's memories in the changes of the years." Fang Xing replied.
"As soon as you listen to it, it tastes like the changes of time, so what is this song called? Tell the audience out loud. He Hao asked the last question.
"Wedding Card Street." Fang Xing said the name of the song.
"Wedding Paste Street" is a song written by Huang Weiwen, composed by Guo Weiliang, and sung by Xie Anqi.
The song swept the four major awards ceremonies in the Hong Kong music scene, winning a total of 16 awards.
Xie Anqi is also known as the "civilian diva" with this song.
The singers who have covered this song are like carp crossing the river, Eason Chan, Hins Cheung, Zhou Shen, Wang Xiaomin, Su Yongkang, Liang Hanwen......
Many Hong Kong and Taiwan singers have sung this song at concerts.
This song tells the story of an old street in Xiangjiang that does wedding cards and wedding decoration business, and has become a memory for people in the changes of the years.
The song is derived from this, asking the question: "Doesn't the person you love have a lifetime?" ”
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The studio fell silent.
Spotlights spill over the stage.
Fang Xing lowered his head, brewing emotions, recalling the old neighborhood in his memory, and then turned his head to look in the direction of the band, signaling that it was ready.
The prelude to the song sounds, and several bells ring, as if it were a morning bell of the evening drum, heralding the end of a period of time.
After the prelude, Fang Xing slowly spoke:
"Forget the flowers you have planted, start anew, and give up your ideals
"Look no further, dusty wedding card, you're moving ......"
The main song is sung in a eloquent tone, as if leading the audience back to that old street.
In this singing full of traces of time, it seems to awaken the audience's memories of the past.
The lyrics and melody of this main song are straightforward, but they are very beautiful, but they can be sung to people's hearts.
This kind of song that sounds like a gentle sound, but it is even more powerful.
The audience listened quietly.
Since the theme of this competition is dialect, when the program team gathered the audience, they specially found a lot of audiences who understood the corresponding dialect according to the songs selected by the singers.
The singers chose the most Cantonese songs.
Therefore, there is a part of the audience at the scene who can understand the Cantonese songs.
Even the audience who can't understand Cantonese can feel the emotions expressed by the singer from the melody.
When the audience was brought into the story by the song, the scene became quieter and quieter, and everyone listened quietly to the story.
After singing, the singer will return to the living room of the rest area to continue watching the singer competition, and the singer who has not yet competed will stay in his rest room.
Therefore, in the living room of the rest area now, Liu Hongsheng is the only one, as well as his executive broker.
When Liu Hongsheng heard this song "Wedding Card Street", his brows furrowed again.
The main song of this song sounds very flat, but this kind of flat song, as long as it can bring the audience into the story of the song, can especially move the audience.
Liu Hongsheng sang "True Temperament", which talks about the righteousness of the rivers and lakes, although it is the feelings of some audiences, but this song is a bit far away from ordinary people.
No ordinary person will join a club and fight with a knife.
However, the changes of the old streets of the city are happening all the time around everyone.
Songs that are too far away from life can only be listened to and entertained by the audience.
And the songs that can really enter the hearts of the audience are always those songs that are close to life and see the truth in peace.
In the final analysis, what can really endure is always humanity and feelings.
However, what Liu Hongsheng has heard so far is only the main song of the song "Wedding Post Street", so far, this song is still relatively flat, and whether it can impress the audience in the end depends on the chorus.
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on stage.
Fang Xing continued to sing, his singing voice became more and more beautiful, the melody was melodious, and the story advanced layer by layer.
"In fact, there is no such thing as a stable happiness, and it is never bad.
"It's like this district, which used to be called the best in the world.
"But in the blink of an eye, the whole street is about to be filled with crows......"
All the notes converge into a beautiful melody that grips the audience's ears tightly.
Wait until Fang Xing sings the chorus: "Doesn't the person you love have a lifetime?" ”
Some viewers even closed their eyes and listened distractedly.
has a solid vocal foundation and interprets this song just right.
The lyrics of the chorus, melodious, free and easy, and the emotion of the expression, one more point is too much, and one less point is too little.
It expresses the vicissitudes of life, and it is also the desire for a lifetime of affection.
Fang Xing sang the desire for a lifetime, and also sang the ease of seeing the changes in the world.
The last line of the chorus is finished:
"Forget the home, the dining table, the sofa, the refrigerator and two servings of black tea.
"The warm light realm is just lent out, will it be taken back when it expires?
"The time will come, don't be afraid.
"Please put down the key in your hand, okay?"
The coda falls.
The audience at the scene woke up from the melodious songs and the surging emotional expressions.
Some viewers who couldn't understand Cantonese sighed: "Although I can't understand the lyrics, I just think this song is very good, so strange." ”
"There is no language barrier in the music, and I think it's very good, and Fang Xing's eloquent sense of narrative is really great. In contrast, Liu Hongsheng's song has a feeling of aggressiveness. ”
The audience next to him immediately agreed: "Do you feel it too?" I also think that Liu Hongsheng sings a little aggressively, as if he is overpowering, and very many people agree that he sings well. ”
"When you say that, I feel that way, too. Fang Xing is different, he just sings with his heart, and the whole song will not make people feel uncomfortable when stopped, very lyrical. ”
There were also many viewers who could understand Cantonese, and they were full of praise:
"It's a good, very good, it's the kind of song that has to be looped as a single. As for Liu Hongsheng's song, in fact, the live effect is very good, which makes people feel that he sings very well. However, after listening to the arrangement for a long time, it will feel a little noisy. ”
An audience member from Yangcheng applauded: "This song should be at least in the top three among the new Cantonese songs released in the past ten years."
"I even think it's a bit of a waste to sing on variety shows. After all, many viewers can't understand Cantonese and may be biased against the song.
"If this song is released in Cantonese-speaking areas, it will definitely be a Tu Bang song."
Another viewer who has lived in Xiangjiang turned his head and said, "Do you also think this song can be slaughtered?" I think so too, I feel that as long as the audience can understand Cantonese, most of them will vote for this song. ”
An audience member who is from a music class and knows Cantonese songs commented: "This song is very peculiar, and the overall feeling is very good. Moreover, the story told by the lyrics is not the kind of fake big empty story, but it really happens around us, and the emotions expressed also resonate. What's even more rare is that the song is not bitter and hateful, but very pleasant to the ear. ”
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Singer's Lounge.
Shen Xiyin's Cantonese is not particularly good, but she can understand a little, and the program team gave her a copy of the lyrics.
So, she looked at the lyrics and listened to them, and she could basically understand the whole song.
After listening to it, she sighed: "This song is too good, why are your songs always so good, and it's too enviable." ”
She became interested in the later part of the rankings.
Because Liu Hongsheng and Fang Xing have finished singing, the two of them have been secretly competing for the first place for four times, if Fang Xing takes the first place again this time, then it will be fun.
There are no secrets in the entertainment industry.
Regarding Fang Xing and Liu Hongsheng's competition for Baoboli's endorsement, Shen Xiyin has also heard a little.
So she knew that although the two did not tear their faces, they must have competed in secret.
Moreover, she also knew that Liu Hongsheng's company not only took the initiative to reduce prices in order to grab the endorsement of Baoboli, but also promised to attend more promotional activities.
Even if these things were led by Liu Hongsheng's agent, Liu Hongsheng himself must have acquiesced.
Therefore, the two maintain politeness and harmony on the surface, but they are sure that neither of them will accept the other.
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in another lounge.
Xie Yuwen rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
After a while, he turned his head to look at the agent behind him and asked, "Can you find Fang Xing to invite a song?" This guy is also too good, and every song he sings has the strength to become a classic. ”
The agent shook his head and smiled, and said, "Your reaction is too slow, now find Fang Xing to invite songs, and queue up to go to outer space." Turquoise Records has received a lot of song invitations. Even Zhang Huiying only got the promise of Fang Xing's studio, saying that there was an opportunity to cooperate, but she has not seen the shadow of the song yet. ”
Xie Yuwen woke up and said: "Indeed, it is estimated that many singers are like me, they want to invite Fang Xing to sing, if they don't have any special friendship, it is really difficult to ask for a song." ”
He suddenly remembered something and asked, "What about the Li Caiwei who sang "Painting Heart" before?" It seems that in addition to Fang Xing's teammates, she has sung Fang Xing's song now. ”
The agent answered his doubts: "Li Caiwei is from Songshi Records, and Li Caiwei and Fang Xing's agents are Qiao Yinghong, what do you think?" ”
"It's so cool." Xie Yuwen suddenly envied Li Caiwei a little.
"Don't be in a hurry to be envious, I heard that Li Caiwei took the initiative to promise to give Fang Xing a free singing tool, not a penny, and no shares." The broker replied.
"I don't want him to sing those songs to me. As long as you can sing and perform a few commercial performances, the money will be earned. Xie Yuwen also wanted to be a singing tool without money, but the relationship was not iron enough.
The agent added: "There is another thing you have to know, the songs that Fang Xing sang with Li Caiwei are all female keys, and they are not suitable for Fang Xing to sing."
Even Lu Ming's song "Big Fish" is not suitable for Fang Xing to sing by himself.
"But your vocal range is not much different from Fang Xing, he can sing any song you can sing."
Xie Yuwen slapped his thigh and sighed: "You just want to say that I don't have a chance." ”
"No, but this matter depends on fate, you can start with friends first. I think Fang Xing is quite righteous, at least his teammates, he has always carried them. "The broker started to make a move.
"What should I do?" Xie Yuwen asked.
"This ...... Although Fang Xing is very popular now, after all, his career has just started, and all aspects need to be accumulated, so you can see if he needs help with anything, take the initiative. The broker continued to make a move.
"In order to ask for a song, it's already time to play the emotional card?" Xie Yuwen never thought that one day he would do this because of the invitation to sing.
"Anyway, you think for yourself, do you want to try it?" The broker does not continue to persuade.
"Of course, it's just a matter of making friends, no matter how big it is, I like to make friends, I can make friends without inviting songs, let alone inviting songs." Xie Yuwen thought very thoroughly, and just complained about it just now.
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The competition continues.
Xie Yuwen, Zhong Yuanxun, and Shen Xiyin sang one after another.
Xie Yuwen also sang Cantonese songs.
Chung Won-hoon sings a song in Korean.
Shen Xiyin added Mongolian and Humai to the song, and the effect was very good.
After all the singers had finished singing, the 500 judges began to vote.
The program team then began to count the votes, and then notified all the singers to gather in the ranking announcement hall.
The singers sat down in a row in the order in which they played.
Liu Hongsheng is No. 1, and Fang Xing is No. 2.
So, it was unfortunate that the two sat next to each other again.
Zheng Tao came to everyone with the results, as always, he hung his appetite, and it became more and more hateful.
The audience wanted to drag him out of the TV and beat him up.
Moreover, this time, he first announced the votes of other people, and then left Fang Xing and Liu Hongsheng for the end.
In this situation, the singers present have become accustomed to it.
Xie Yuwen said directly: "You continue to hang your appetite." Anyway, I know my ranking, you drag it as you like, I don't care. ”
Zheng Tao looked at Fang Xing and Liu Hongsheng, and said with a spring breeze on his face: "The situation is very interesting, like the previous issues, the competition rankings of the two are the first and second. ”
Liu Hongsheng's expression was already a little unsightly.
In the first three competitions, he was second.
He has experienced it many times, and he is also very unhappy.
A dignified heavenly king was forced to this point by a newcomer in the music world.
If he doesn't want to fight for the first place, forget it, but for four games in a row, he has been fighting hard for the first place.
Even, some rule power has been used.
The "Singing" program team did launch a vote on Weibo, allowing the audience to vote for the theme of the competition.
It's just that not the topic that is voted first is 100% selected.
The program group is selected from the top three themes in the vote, which means that the program group still has a lot of choice.
In the last two episodes of the competition, Liu Hongsheng has golden songs that meet the theme.
As Xie Yuwen said, the last two games are Liu Hongsheng's home stadium.
But in the last game, it was his home field, and he only won the second, and the first was taken by Fang Xing.
Now singing Cantonese songs this time is also his home field, if he wins second again, his name as the second thousand-year-old will be confirmed.
Liu Hongsheng coughed and urged: "Director Zheng, hurry up and announce it." ”
Under normal circumstances, Liu Hongsheng will not urge loudly, and since he has urged loudly, it means that he is already very impatient.
Zheng Tao did not touch Liu Hongsheng's brows, and accelerated to announce: "The first place in the ranking of this competition has received 295 votes, and it is the song "Wedding Post Street" that won, congratulations to Fang Xing."
"Congratulations also to Liu Hongsheng, who won the second place in this competition with 263 votes."
Liu Hongsheng sat in the chair, motionless, and did not show an angry expression, but his face seemed to be frozen, and he did not react at all.
The other singers stood up and congratulated Fang Xing: "Congratulations, congratulations, I won the first place again, the quadruple champion, it should be the first time that "Singing" has appeared in so many seasons, right?" ”
Zheng Tao added: "Congratulations to Fang Xing, who became the first quadruple champion of "Singing", and it is the first of four consecutive times, this record, I don't know if anyone can break it." ”
Fang Xing politely responded to everyone's congratulations: "Thank you, thank you......"
Last game.
Liu Hongsheng lost two votes, and he felt a little uncomfortable.
This time, he lost more than 30 votes directly, which is too big a gap, and it is no longer luck that can pull it back.
In fact, after listening to Fang Xing's "Wedding Card Street", he already had a bad premonition in his heart.
If there is no contrast to Fang Xing's song, the "True Temperament" he sang would have a good effect on the spot.
However, when "Wedding Card Street" came out, the songs he sang and the things he expressed were too far away from ordinary people, and even a little fake.
After announcing the rankings, a group of singers kept talking.
Zheng Tao clapped his hands and reminded: "Have you forgotten one thing, we still have to announce the theme of the next competition." ”
Hearing that the theme of the competition was going to be announced, the singers present immediately quieted down.
Zheng Tao waited for everyone to return to their seats before officially announcing: "The theme of the next competition is...... Gong Shang Jiao Zheng Yu. ”
"Gong Shang Jiao Zheng Yu?"
Xie Yuwen's eyes widened suddenly, and he asked, "Does this refer to ancient songs?" Is it Xu Xinjun's home stadium this time? ”
Zheng Tao added: "No, the theme of the competition is Gong Shang Jiao Zheng Yu, which does not refer to ancient songs. Because, many ancient songs are not written according to the ancient rhythm of Gong Shang Jiao Zhengyu.
"Our requirement is that the song needs to be composed according to the five notes of 'Gong Shang Jiao Zhengyu', you can understand it as an ancient style, but not all ancient songs conform to the rules."
Xie Yuwen complained: "This is still Xu Xinyu's home field." No, it seems that Fang Xing is also very strong in this aspect. ”
After the theme of the competition was announced, the recording ended and the singers left the stage.