After Nangong Matsuko left, Shizuka Kudo ran to sit next to Zhou Yan.

She looked at Zhou Yan and asked curiously, "In the lyrics, small hands, big hands, whose hands are they?" ”

Zhou Yan did not answer this question directly, but said, "When your Chinese level is higher, you will be able to understand the meaning of these lyrics." Now your task is to memorize the lyrics as soon as possible. You can't stay in China for many days, and you still have two songs to record, so you're pressed for time. ”

Shizuka Kudo blinked, "Now, with the new song, I should, I will stay in Yanjing for a few more days." ”

"Well, that's good."

"This time, after returning to Neon, I will come again after a while, the company is ready to let me hold two concerts in China, and when the time comes, I will sing the songs in the new album."

"When is the concert going to start?" Zhou Yan asked casually.

"Probably, next year, spring." Shizuka Kudo tilted her head sideways and looked at Zhou Yan with blazing eyes: "If, I invite, you, you serve as me, concert guest, you, are you willing?" ”

Zhou Yan smiled, "Do you want me to sing?" You also know that my singing will be out of tune, so I'm afraid that when the time comes, the fans will ask for a refund on the spot after listening to my singing. ”

"You can play the piano for me."

Zhou Yan shook his head and stood up directly.

Shizuka Kudo hurriedly asked, "Are you leaving?" ”

"I'm going to get a ukulele, this song is nice to sing with ukulele."

Hearing that Zhou Yan was not leaving, Shizuka Kudo breathed a sigh of relief, and she nodded, "Oh, I'll wait for you." ”

Zhou Yan went to find a ukulele and quickly returned to the practice room. In the studio, there are a lot of instruments, but it's hard to find a ukulele because they don't usually use them.

This thing had a small development in the mainland before, but it didn't develop, and now there are not many people in China playing with it.

Ordinary people don't have access to this kind of instrument, and those who are engaged in music don't like this kind of gadget very much.

Later, the ukulele developed rapidly in China, also because more and more non-music professionals had the opportunity to contact music and teach themselves musical instruments, and this simple and easy-to-use instrument was favored by the public.

"Can you play this?" Zhou Yan asked.

Shizuka Kudo shook her head, "No, but I know a little bit of a guitar, is this one similar to a guitar?" ”

"It's a lot simpler than the guitar, and the song doesn't require any skill to play, just play the rhythm."

Zhou Yan casually demonstrated it to Shizuka Kudo, playing ukulele while humming "Little Hands Holding Big Hands".

"Little Hands Holding Big Hands" has a version of the arrangement that is mainly used by the ukulele, although the arrangement of this version is not amazing, but it is very suitable for the small and fresh style of the song itself, and the reason why many people like to play and sing this song is also because of the ukulele.

The most important thing is that simplicity.

It is very difficult to get Shizuka Kudo to play the piano well, but the ukulele is different, this instrument is relatively simple, and the ukulele in "Little Hands Holding Big Hands" is also very simple to play, whether it is a rhythm type or a chord, it is relatively easy to learn, and Shizuka Kudo is easy to learn.

Zhou Yan thought that if Shizuka Kudo learned the accompaniment of this paragraph, when she went back to the concert, she could play and sing on stage, which would add a lot of points to the performance.

Zhou Yan had watched some live videos of Shizuka Kudo before, and she didn't like the typhoon Zhou Yan very much in her early days, although it has changed in the past two years, it is still more of a dance hall style.

In recent years, many singers have been like this, they like to twist around on stage with the microphone, and they are not singing and dancing, just like twisting their waists in a dance hall.

Zhou Yan wants to transform Shizuka Kudo's typhoon, and he can't dance awkwardly on stage when he sings "The First Dream" and "Little Hands Holding Big Hands", which would be very strange.

In fact, Zhou Yan himself didn't realize that after yesterday's incident, he had a lot of interest in Shizuka Kudo.

If it was before, he wouldn't have taken Shizuka Kudo sentence by sentence to go through the lyrics in such detail, and probably once he said it, he would have asked her translator to help her.

There is also the matter of typhoons, if it was before, Zhou Yan would not have been able to care at all, but now he specially found ukulele to teach her.

And these changes, Shizuka Kudo can feel it, and she is also very happy about it.

After Zhou Yan finished playing, he handed the ukulele to Shizuka Kudo, "You give it a try." ”

Shizuka Kudo took the ukulele and scratched her head in confusion, "How did you play it?" ”

Seeing her confused appearance, Zhou Yan took the ukulele from her hand again, and said with a smile, "Let me tell you about the rhythm pattern of the strumming strings first." ”

Zhou Yan strummed the strings while demonstrating, "This rhythmic pattern is, down, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, down, up, down This rhythm pattern is consistent throughout, that is, your right hand repeats this set of rhythms throughout the song, without any variation. The difference is that in different parts of the song, the chords used are different, this song uses seven chords, most of them are quite simple, c chord, Am chord, f chord, you should know these three, right? ”

Shizuka Kudo nodded, "I know." ”

Zhou Yan smiled, if she didn't know these three chords, it would mean that she hadn't learned the guitar, but anyone who had learned the guitar wouldn't know these three chords.

"The chords of the ukulele are much simpler than the chords of the guitar, and if you cover the five or six strings of the guitar, you can get a ...... across the fifths."

Zhou Yan originally wanted to talk to Shizuka Kudo about the simple principle, but halfway through, he decided to teach more directly, "I'll teach you how to press the C chord, F chord and Am chord in Ukulele first, the C chord is very simple, just hold the third fret of the first string ......"

These three chords are really simple, and it is easy for the ukulele to press the chords, so Shizuka Kudo got started very quickly, and it didn't take long to master these three chords.

After she mastered these three chords, Zhou Yan began to teach her to play and sing the first line.

"From the sound of the concert, the word boiled water, using the C chord, after the fireworks were sung, the am chord, and the first cool word began with the F chord."

Zhou Yan said as he used a pen to mark the lyrics, so that it was clear where and what chords were used.

For the rest, as long as Shizuka Kudo learns the chords to be used in the song, and then familiarizes herself with the rhythm pattern, she can practice playing and singing against the lyrics.

Because Ukulele is really simple, plus Zhou Yan teaches very well, Shizuka Kudo's feedback on learning is very good, and the more she learns, the more energetic she becomes, and later, she becomes addicted to playing and playing.

In fact, practicing playing and singing also has a benefit, which can help Shizuka Kudo quickly find the rhythm of this song, and practice is also twice the result with half the effort.

After more than an hour, Shizuka Kudo was basically able to play and sing "Little Hands Holding Big Hands" completely.

For the first time, Shizuka Kudo sang the song in its entirety, and Shizuka Kudo ran to Zhou Yan to ask for credit, "How did I sing this time?" ”

She had a smug look on her face because she felt that she had learned an instrument so quickly, and it was very powerful.

Because her performance was really good, Zhou Yan nodded and praised, "Sing very well." ”

Before Shizuka Kudo was happy, Zhou Yan said again, "However, the pronunciation of this song is still a little worse, and in addition, the singing is not exciting enough." ”

"Caper?" Shizuka Kudo looked puzzled, she didn't understand what the word meant.

"You can interpret it as happy."

"But I'm already happy."

"It still feels a little worse, you just need to practice hard." Zhou Yan looked at his watch, "It's almost time today, you can practice by yourself later, and you don't need me to teach you anything next to you." ”

"But, you're next to me, I'm practicing better, can you practice with me?" Shizuka Kudo made a pitiful expression.

Her trick still worked, Zhou Yan thought about it and said, "I'll practice with you for another half an hour, and if there is a problem, I will correct you at any time." ”

Shizuka Kudo said happily, "Okay." ”

After that, Zhou Yan accompanied Shizuka Kudo to practice singing seriously.

Neither of them mentioned yesterday's incident, both of them have their own entanglements, and at the same time they feel that it is good to be like this now.

Half an hour later, Zhou Yan got up to say goodbye, this time Shizuka Kudo didn't stay coquettish about Zhou Yan anymore, she also knew that Zhou Yan was really busy, and she was already satisfied to stay for her for half an hour longer.

Not long after Zhou Yan left, Nangong Songzi went back to the practice room, and when she saw that Zhou Yan was not there, she asked, "Is Mr. Zhou Yan gone?" ”

Shizuka Kudo nodded, "Well, he just left for a while. ”

Nangong Songzi looked at the time, "He took you to practice for a long time today." ”

"Hmm."

Shizuka Kudo was in a good mood, hugged the ukulele and said, "Matsuko, do you want to hear the effect of the practice just now?" ”

"Of course."

Shizuka Kudo smiled and began to play and sing "Little Hands Holding Big Hands" into the lyric book.

Seeing Shizuka Kudo holding the ukulele playing, Nangong Matsuko was full of surprise, because Shizuka's playing and singing turned out to be presentable.

I didn't hear Shizuka say that she knew ukulele before, could it be that she is learning now, it has only been a long time, and the effect is so good.

Although I know that Zhou Yan is a teacher, the teaching effect is too good.

Before, the company asked a guitar teacher to give Kudo Shizuka their guitar, but after teaching for a month or two, Kudo Shizuka couldn't play this effect.

With this effect, Nangong Songzi believes that after practicing for a while, he can perform directly on stage.

If Shizuka Kudo can go on stage and play with ukulele, it will be equivalent to one more form of performance.

As a singer, the richer the form of performance, the more advantageous he naturally is.

A singer who can play and sing is a plus.

If it weren't for the lack of video equipment at hand, Nangong Matsuko would have wanted to record the picture of Shizuka Kudo playing and singing, and send it back to the minister to see, the minister would probably burst into tears, and Shizuka finally got her senses.

Nangong Matsuko was also very emotional, there is an old saying in China, those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to ink are black, and during the time when Shizuka Kudo was in contact with Zhou Yan, the typhoon began to change.

This time, I really made a lot of money.

After Shizuka Kudo finished playing and singing, Nangong Matsuko asked, "Did you just learn this?" ”

"Well, I just learned it, so it's amazing." Shizuka Kudo said proudly.

Nangong Songzi did not hesitate to praise, "It's very powerful, Mr. Zhou Yan taught it too well." ”

"It turned out to be Kua Zhouyan." Shizuka Kudo pursed her lips, but she was very happy in her heart, Zhou Yan taught it really well, which made her feel that it was very easy to learn.

"You hurry up and practice these days, we'd better record this song before we go back to Neon."

"Can't we delay going back for a few days?"

Nangong Matsuko shook her head, "No, we have an event in Nagoya, if it is not necessary, don't delay." ”

"Okay."

……

After Zhou Yan returned to the office, he called Yang Guohui first.

After receiving Zhou Yan's call, Yang Guohui was very happy, and he knew that there must be progress in the soundtrack.

"Director Zhou, is the soundtrack ready?"

"Probably, I've written some, but I still have to see what you cut out before I can finalize it."

"Director Zhou, is this necessary?"

The soundtracks of many movies in Xiangjiang are different from those in the mainland, whether it is Zhou Yan or Zhao Jiping, when they score the movie, they will basically participate in the whole process, and finally write the music for the finished film.

But Xiangjiang is different, many of them are written by the soundtrack musician, and then let the director choose by himself, and even where these songs are finally placed is not decided by the soundtrack, but by the director.

Yang Guohui's idea is the same, he hopes that Zhou Yan will write the tune, and then let Stephen Chow choose it.

Of course, Zhou Yan didn't want to do this, he said, "When you came to me before, I already said that the process of the soundtrack should follow my rules. I can write a rough sketch even though I can't see the finished film, but in order to make the final result better, I have to see the finished film. ”

"This ......"

Yang Guohui remembered that Zhou Yan did say this at that time, and Zhou Yan's tone was quite tough, so Yang Guohui could only say, "Okay, then I'll tell Xingzi about it." ”

"Well, you guys communicate and see when the film is delivered."

"I'm just worried that there won't be enough time."

"No, after the film was delivered, I was able to record the soundtrack within three days. Later, it didn't take much time to cut the soundtrack into the tape. ”

Hearing Zhou Yan say that the recording of the soundtrack could be completed in three days, he was also relieved, if this was the case, it would indeed not delay their time.

"Okay, I see. What else is needed besides the finished film? ”

"You don't need anything else, you just have someone send it over."

"Then I guess it will take a while."

"It doesn't matter, when will it be delivered, when will I record it for you."

……

After talking to Yang Guohui on the phone, Zhou Yan took out all the tunes he wrote for "Journey to the West" and sorted it out.

This set of scores is quite thick, and most of them are the scores of "Journey to the West Fantasia", which is very long, and the scores are relatively complex and paper-consuming.

After tidying up, he took the score of "Journey to the West Fantasia" to the big recording studio.

The orchestra is currently rehearsing an adaptation of "Drinking the Yangtze River Water Together" from "The Street Where the Wind Lives", which was only a duet before, but in order to make it more suitable for playing in medium and large concert halls, Zhou Yan adapted "Drinking the Yangtze River Water" into a symphony with many other parts.

After the revision, the story of this song is also stronger, and the plot is more complex.

In the previous duet version, there were only two characters, the hero and heroine, but after the addition of other instruments, there are many more characters.

For example, if the male and female protagonists are separated, there will always be someone who dismantles them.

In addition to the characters, Zhou Yan also used some soundtracks to depict the environment.

The orchestra has rehearsed this piece many times, and now they have a much better grasp of this piece than before.

In fact, the reason why Zhou Yan adapted "The Street Where the Wind Lives" is so complicated is not only for the sake of playing in medium and large concert halls, but also for the musicians of the orchestra.

Always ask them to play some simple tunes, and it is difficult for them to improve, if not regress, their level.

Now change the music to be more complex, and at the same time enjoy the elegance and vulgarity, so that the performers can maintain the level.

After they finished rehearsing, Zhou Yan beckoned to Fang Xiu and Ma Dongfang.

The two of them came over quickly.

"What, senior brother?"

Zhou Yan gave them the score of "Journey to the West Fantasia": "This is a new piece I wrote, and the main instrument is the erhu, which can be practiced recently." ”

Looking at the thick pile of scores, Ma Dongfang couldn't help but be ecstatic, "Senior brother, you are writing a tune for the erhu again." ”

The first of these musicians in the orchestra is naturally to be the principal of the same instrument.

Ma Dongfang is now the orchestra's erhu principal, and what he expects is that Zhou Yan will be able to write more pieces for the erhu.

In fact, every musical instrument chief has the same idea as Ma Dongfang, and hopes that Zhou Yan can write music specifically for their instruments.

Before Zhou Yan wrote "The Street Where the Wind Lives" and adapted it into "Drinking the Yangtze River Water Together", many musicians expressed their envy, jealousy and hatred.

Ma Dongfang glanced at the score, his eyes widened, the complexity of this score is not at all comparable to "The Street Where the Wind Lives".

It's definitely a very complex, very advanced tune.

If it weren't for Zhou Yan in front of him, Ma Dongfang would even have to snatch the score from Fang Xiu's hands, and he couldn't wait to play this tune.

Zhou Yan saw the ecstasy in Ma Dongfang's eyes, and he nodded, "This erhu concerto is quite difficult, you have to take it seriously." ”

Ma Dongfang has a lot of momentum, and the more Zhou Yan says that the song is difficult, the more excited he becomes.

"Senior brother, don't worry, I will take it seriously."

"You can practice the solo first, and if you can, hopefully put this piece on the concert program this winter."

"Guaranteed to get the job done." After speaking, Ma Dongfang stared at the score in Fang Xiu's hand in a daze.

Fang Xiu smiled and gave him the score, "You go and practice." ”

"Okay!"

Ma Dongfang took the score, quickly ran to his place, set up the score, and prepared for sight-reading.

The other orchestra members came over curiously when they saw Ma Dongfang's posture, and they also saw Zhou Yan give Fang Xiu a score just now, and this score was later handed over to Ma Dongfang, and they also wanted to see what kind of music made Ma Dongfang so excited.

(End of chapter)