Chapter 43: Selling My Sister
Just when Yu Anzhen was concentrating on the lyrics, Ye Fei pushed the door and entered, carrying a small bag in both hands.
Xiao Yuxuan hurriedly got up and greeted him: "Sister Fei, Happy New Year!" What are you doing here? ”
Ye Fei put the bag on the table next to him and said with a smile: "Yu Xuan, happy New Year!" Your sister brought some specialties and snacks from her hometown of Kunhai for you to taste. ”
"Sister Fei, this is my sister Chen Yumo, you can just call her Momo." Xiao Yuxuan introduced to the two, "Momo, this is Sister Ye Fei, you have brought so many snacks, you are a gluttonous cat and there is no shortage of food, why don't you hurry up and thank Sister Fei." ”
Chen Yumo first glared at her brother dissatisfied, and then greeted Ye Fei with a smile: "Sister Ye Fei, hello, it's a pleasure to meet you!" My name is Chen Yumo, you can call me Momo. ”
"Momo, hello! Don't listen to your brother, don't be polite with us. Ye Fei asked Xiao Yuxuan suspiciously: "Yuxuan, why is your surname Xiao and your sister's surname Chen?" ”
"Oh, my mother's surname is Xiao, and I have my mother's surname." Xiao Yuxuan walked by, and then said, "Sister Fei, don't stand, sit down and take a break and drink saliva." ”
During the time between speaking, Yu Anzhen also had a rough idea in her heart, so she expressed her doubts.
"Sister Fei is here...... Yu Xuan, the lyrics of this song are like what I just said, the whole is very good, and it is no problem to read. However, since some sentences don't rhyme, it will feel abrupt and not smooth enough when singing in some places, so my suggestion is to modify it slightly for the sake of the overall effect. ”
Xiao Yuxuan nodded and shook his head, and said, "Sister, don't you know Cantonese?" This first stanza, along with the chorus, you get a feel for it in Cantonese. ”
Yu Anzhen's husband is divorced now, it should be said that her ex-husband is from Hong Kong, which is a well-known thing, so it is not uncommon for Yu Anzhen to understand Cantonese. Besides, Yu Anzhen has released Cantonese songs before, but it is not as authentic as that of Cantonese people.
Yu Anzhen's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she was busy looking down, and from time to time she whispered a few words in Cantonese.
"According to what you said, if the previous paragraph had been sung in Cantonese, the problem I just mentioned would not have arisen...... But this latter paragraph is not right, some sentences do not conform to the expression of Cantonese, and the context of individual words is not correct......"
Facing Yu Anzhen's puzzled gaze, Xiao Yuxuan explained: "Sister, my idea for this song is that the first paragraph will be sung in Cantonese and the second paragraph will be sung in Mandarin; The chorus is a harmony between the two languages, alternating the order of the two languages; But the problem is that I haven't figured out whether to alternate six sentences in the first half of the paragraph or the whole paragraph. “
Yu Anzhen nodded again and again: "No wonder I said how this word sounds awkward, it turns out that this is the case...... I really didn't expect your Cantonese skills to be so good that you can compose lyrics! ”
Yu Anzhen's emotion is not without reason.
As a dialectal language, Cantonese contains many elements of Middle Chinese, which not only retains a large number of ancient Chinese vocabulary and grammar, but also retains the phonetics and tones of ancient Chinese, especially the invoice, forming a unique nine tones and six tones. Cantonese pronunciation is almost completely different from Mandarin, not to mention, there are many differences in grammar, context and vocabulary, so most of the sentences in Mandarin that are only pronounced in Cantonese are very inauthentic.
If you use Cantonese to compose words, the requirements are even higher, and being proficient in pronunciation, grammar, context and vocabulary is only the most basic requirement, but also takes into account factors such as cultural attributes, local customs and expression habits. If you want to have such a knowledge reserve, you have to live in that language environment for many years, so Yu Anzhen will be surprised.
Xiao Yuxuan himself is not proficient in Cantonese, he often traveled or went to Yangcheng before his death, and often dealt with people there, and was in the stage where he could understand most of the words but could not speak, so he could only find an excuse to deal with the past.
"Sister, you also study music, and you know that our major can't avoid Cantonese. I can't help it, and I also like Cantonese songs, so I just use more dim sum in private. Actually, I think Cantonese is quite interesting. ”
Yu Anzhen sighed: "It seems that you have indeed put in a lot of effort...... Teacher Zhou, I'm really right, you deserve to eat this bowl of rice! ”
After a quick glance at the lyrics, Yu Anzhen suddenly had a clear idea, stared at Xiao Yuxuan without speaking, and her face was full of meaningful smiles, making Xiao Yuxuan embarrassed.
Xiao Yuxuan asked cautiously: "Sister, don't stare at me like this, you can say anything directly." ”
The smile on Yu Anzhen's face remained unchanged, and she was extremely ridiculous between her words, ignoring Xiao Yuxuan, but said to Chen Yumo: "Momo, your brother is really well-intentioned!" If you write a song, you can write a song, and if you need two people to sing it together, you still have to know Cantonese...... Then, he pretended to show me again, what do you mean by your brother? “
Chen Yumo was thin-skinned, embarrassed for a while when she heard this, her little face was slightly red, and she just covered her mouth and smiled without speaking.
was broken out of his mind, Xiao Yuxuan was not embarrassed, and said with a little sneering smile: "Sister, I am not satisfied with you, this first song is better to sing together, and there are many places where harmony is also needed...... Before you speak, you have to have a rough idea of the song, right? Where can I hide from you with this little care...... My sister is a beautiful and wise, ice and snow smart, orchid and huixin, brocade and embroidered intestines, and Fang Lan is actually ......"
"Stop, stop...... You don't have to mess around here! Yu Anzhen interrupted Xiao Yuxuan angrily, "Don't you just want me to sing with Momo, why are you making it so complicated?" ”
"So, you agreed?"
Yu Anzhen said with certainty: "Why don't I agree to good works?" ”
Ye Fei has been listening to it for so long, and she probably understands what is going on, as an assistant and agent, she habitually thinks about problems from the perspective of her own position, and after a little calculation in her heart, she expressed her concerns.
"Yu Xuan, there is a very practical problem at the moment, your sister didn't sign with the brokerage company, right? I don't mean anything else when I ask this, that is, when the song is released, in the name of the company compared to in the name of the individual, the advantage is too great, not to mention the promotion resources and strength, just in terms of profit sharing, the two cannot be compared. Since Momo is a newcomer, it is a great loss to publish it in her personal name! ”
In fact, Xiao Yuxuan didn't want his sister to step into the circle so early, and the main purpose of releasing the works this time was to strive to pass the art examination, so he didn't value the benefits, but he cared a lot about the resources and strength of promotion.
"Sister, don't bother the second master, can you let Momo sign in to your studio as a trainee? I know I'm going to get you in a lot of trouble, but I'm ...... at this time."
Yu Anzhen immediately interrupted Xiao Yuxuan's words, smiled and waved her hand and said, "Don't bother...... No hassle. Putting aside our relationship, in business, Momo has a brother like you, and I don't have a reason to push it out! Yu Xuan, if you really want to talk about it, my sister still takes advantage, and on your terms, it is not difficult to find a better company for Momo. “
"Momo follows you, I'm relieved!" Xiao Yuxuan was overjoyed, and said very generously: "Sister, from now on, I will sell Momo to you, you should buy a girl ring to call, you are welcome, Momo is at home to make beds, mop the floor, laundry and cook everything, hehe......"
"Huh...... Where did any brother say that about his sister? Besides, what do you think of me, landlord old wealth? Yu Anzhen gave Xiao Yuxuan a punch with a smile, and then said very seriously: "Yuxuan, don't worry!" I won't ask Momo for anything, and the contract is in her own hands. ”
"It's okay, I'm so relieved. Sister, you and Sister Fei have an idea for this Momo deed of sale, and we can sign it! ”
"Yu Xuan, get down to business, can you talk well?" Yu Anzhen said angrily, and then thought about it, and decided to make things difficult for Xiao Yuxuan: "Let me promise these two things, it's not impossible, but I also have a condition!" ”
Xiao Yuxuan was righteous and awe-inspiring: "Sister, just say it." As long as I can do it, it is my duty to go up the knife mountain and down the sea of fire! ”
"It's not that exaggerated." Yu Anzhen rolled her eyes, and asked Chen Yumo for a long time: "Momo, how about letting your brother play and sing these two songs by himself?" We haven't heard of it yet, so we don't know if it's good or not, right? ”
Chen Yumo smiled happily and said, "Okay, this is a good idea!" ”
Xiao Yuxuan was unhappy in his heart, and put on a bitter gourd face: "Sister, Momo, is it okay to change the condition?" I sing......"
Yu Anzhen shook her head: "Don't change, you don't use any excuses to fool me with bad singing and incomplete tones!" ”
Chen Yumo echoed: "No! Let me tell you Xiao Ganggang, I remember how many times you bullied me today, if you dare not sing, I will sue my mother at night, I said to do it! ”
See my sister's "do what you say" again!
If you make a fool of yourself, you will make a fool of yourself!
Xiao Yuxuan stopped struggling, and honestly walked to the piano and sat down.
The first sentence doesn't need to be falsetto at all, Xiao Yuxuan deliberately sang it with a sharp voice, it was purely funny, and his voice sounded like a eunuch on TV.
Unsurprisingly, there was a laugh, and the other three laughed.
Especially Yu Anzhen, it was inevitable to think of Xiao Yuxuan's sentence "The emperor has arrived" when he learned from the eunuch just now, and he was even more happy.
Xiao Yuxuan asked with a smile, "Have you laughed enough?" Laugh at me anymore and I won't sing...... Why don't you laugh a little longer? ”
The three of them desperately suppressed their laughter and spoke one after another.
"Don't laugh anymore...... You continue to ......"
Xiao Yuxuan took a deep breath, tried his best to adjust his state to the best and then started again, he didn't make any fun this time, and tried his best to present the best effect.
Xiao Yuxuan sang seriously, and the other three listened to it very satisfied, especially the second song, Xiao Yuxuan sang it alternately in Cantonese and Mandarin, not only slowing down the rhythm in the harmonic place for complete expression, but also trying two ways to switch between Cantonese and Mandarin and the whole section of the half of the six sentences.
Yu Anzhen stretched out a thumbs up: "Better than I thought!" Yu Xuan, for the second song, I suggest that you sing the whole paragraph before switching it, because from the lyric level alone, the whole paragraph is coherent, and if you switch between half of the song, the lyrics are not coherent enough as a whole; As for the chorus harmony part, you can go straight to the way you just did. ”
Xiao Yuxuan was as good as a stream, and nodded and accepted Yu Anzhen's suggestion.
"Are you going to do it yourself, or are you going to find someone else? I rented out the studio where I recorded my album, and I got a few producer friends to help me arrange the music if I needed to. ”
Xiao Yuxuan thought for a while and said: "In terms of arrangement, I have some ideas, it shouldn't be a big problem for me to come by myself, but I may not have much time in the past two days, can you ask your friends to give some advice then?" Also, the arrangement may use piano, guzheng, pipa, cello and some folk instruments, the piano can be done by myself, sister, do you know anyone who is proficient in these instruments? I was thinking of asking the master to help me ask in school and recommend a few people who are majoring in musical instruments. ”
Yu Anzhen pondered for a moment, "It's best to ask Teacher Zhou to ask the school, the ones I know are not sure if they have time." When do you plan to start recording? ”
As soon as he thought of the schedule, Xiao Yuxuan was worried, there was no time to spare, but there were still many things to do in the past few days.
"Hey...... It is estimated that it will be after the ninth day of the first month at the earliest. Xiao Yuxuan sighed, frowned and said: "The time is very tight, there are still many things in the past few days, tomorrow my grandfather will be transferred from the ICU to the general ward, and the hospital will definitely not be able to leave if there are too many things, and the day after tomorrow I made an appointment with my master to go to Director Liu Peng's New Year's greetings. ”
"Don't think so much, this matter can't be rushed!" Yu Anzhen was relieved, and then said: "I will also be full of things in the next few days, I originally thought that I would call you to go with Teacher Zhou tomorrow to pay a New Year's greeting, and forget about it if you have something to do in the hospital." Your grandfather's business, I heard what Mr. Zhou said, I'll wait until the two days are over, and then I'll visit the hospital, don't you pick on my sister's Liha? ”
"Look at what you said, in my opinion, you don't have to go to the hospital, you can just be busy with your business, do you still talk to me about this extraordinary?"
Yu Anzhen disagreed: "I just didn't see you, I just said that I would go in two days, okay, you don't have to worry about this, I'll tell you in advance before I go." Tomorrow, I will tell Mr. Zhou that when you go to pay New Year's greetings to Director Liu Peng the day after tomorrow, bring me. When it comes to Director Liu Peng, I just remembered, don't you know, Director Liu Peng is happy every day now. ”
"How?"
Yu Anzhen explained: "Hehe, Yu Xuan, you must not have imagined that the ratings of "Love Has a Thousand Tribulations" have climbed all the way, and now it has been broadcast less than 20 episodes, and it has already broken 2, and there are more than 30 episodes in the future, if nothing else, it will definitely become the TV series with the highest ratings on TV stations, director Liu Peng has gained fame and fortune, can you not be happy?" ”
Xiao Yuxuan nodded: "Hehe, this is a great thing!" ”
It is indeed a good thing, the TV series has become a hit out of the circle, and the corresponding music songs will also rise, which is a major positive for the release of the original soundtrack album of the TV series, and Xiao Yuxuan is naturally happy.
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