Chapter 34: No, buddy, it turns out you really know how to do it?
After reading the score and lyrics of the entire song, Sikong Zai indeed had a lot of ideas.
In his opinion, the arrangement of this song has unlimited possibilities.
He even couldn't wait to try it.
If it weren't for the fact that Xu Kong had already finished the accompaniment, he might have been unable to control his creative desire.
Of course, he was also quite curious about the arrangement made by Xu Kong.
The appearance of this song was not enough to dispel his previous suspicion, that is, the song was still written by the company, and Xu Kong was just an empty shell.
If such a song was ruined because of inappropriate accompaniment, that would be something he didn't want to see.
So before Xu Kong played the accompaniment, he thought about how to persuade the other party to let him be responsible for arranging the music, so as not to ruin such a good song.
Xu Kong had no idea that the long-haired man in front of him had so much going on in his mind.
After Su Zhi signaled that he was ready, he began to play the accompaniment he had just finished.
As the slightly sad electric guitar played, Xu Kong quickly entered the state.
This is not the first time he has sung this song, but after all, singing with a diva like Su Zhi is still a bit stressful.
"No, you are too cold. You need to change your singing style."
Before reaching the crucial chorus part, Xu Kong took the initiative to stop. Under Sikong Zai's slightly surprised gaze, he actually began to teach Su Zhi how to sing very seriously?
In fact, from the moment the accompaniment started playing, Sikong Zai realized that his previous guess was wrong.
No, buddy, it turns out you really know how to do it?
This accompaniment obviously set the tone when the song was created.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for the other party to achieve such a high degree of completion in such a short period of time.
Sikong Zai wanted to use his many years of experience as an arranger and producer to find a way to find some flaws in Xu Kong's accompaniment.
But in the end nothing was found.
It can be said that some of the ideas in his mind coincided with the accompaniment made by Xu Kong.
The quality of Xu Kong's finished products needs to be even better.
He knew that if he didn't know the song very well, it would be impossible to make such an accompaniment that fit the song so well.
If it is true, as rumored by the outside world, that Fengqing Entertainment hired a gunman to ghostwrite Xu Kong's songs, the possibility is too low.
What's more, Xu Kongzhen had a very clear plan for how the entire song should be performed. Just by giving some suggestions to Su Zhi, when the two of them tried it again, the effect could be described as immediate.
Is this so-called traffic idol really a musical genius?
Sikong Zai knew that Xu Kong was only twenty years old now. If the previous two songs, including this one, were all original by Xu Kong, then the other party's potential would be too exaggerated.
I don’t know why, but he actually embarked on the road of becoming a traffic star through the draft.
Su Zhi's singing skills are not comparable to those of Xu Kong now.
After all, he had traveled through time and had only been practicing for a few months, so the gap between the two was quite big.
But Xu Kong's understanding of this song is definitely better than Su Zhi's.
With the standard templates there, Xu Kong knew how to perform this duet song between men and women well.
For the final stage effect, Xu Kong had to let Su Zhi take care of himself a little.
The entire song's singing style was basically within Xu Kong's own comfort zone, but Su Zhi's was a bit different from her usual singing style.
Fortunately, Su Zhi's adaptability and musical talent were both top-notch, and she quickly met Xu Kong's requirements.
As for Sikong Zai, who had turned into a soy saucer during the whole process, he was even more surprised at this time.
Although Xu Kong's singing skills are not very good, they are definitely at the level of second-rate or even first-rate domestic professional singers.
This is indeed a bit surprising for a top domestic entertainment player.
Sikong Zai had not had any contact with Xu Kong's peers. It could only be said that Xu Kong's performance at this time could completely defeat them. "Teacher Sikong, do you think there is anything that needs to be improved in this arrangement?"
After all, he was the one who invited it. Although Su Zhi was already very satisfied with the current version of the arrangement, she still asked politely.
“Although some areas need to be repaired, it is already very complete.”
Although Sikong Zai was a little reluctant in his heart, he still answered truthfully.
After all, Su Zhi is not an outsider, so it's impossible that she can't tell the quality of a song's arrangement.
Although Xu Kong said nothing, he had already expected such a result.
After all, the arrangement of this song can be described as a classic. He didn't believe that a random person in this world could do better in such a short period of time.
"Then we'll come here first today?"
Xu Kong glanced at the time, it was already past six in the afternoon.
As soon as he got off the plane, he followed Su Zhi to the recording studio, where he played accompaniment and practiced singing. He didn't rest for four or five hours in a row. He must still be a little tired.
The most important thing is that I'm hungry. I haven't eaten anything since I got off the plane.
After leaving the recording studio, Su Zhi treated Xu Kong to dinner in a very hospitable manner.
They are all local specialties in Star City.
Xu Kong had been here a few times before, but mostly they were box lunches given by variety show crews or performers. This meal was quite satisfying.
He also discovered that Su Zhi usually talked very little and would hardly take the initiative to find a topic to talk to you.
But when the conversation comes to a topic that the other party is interested in, Su Zhi can't stop talking.
For example, Xu Kong casually mentioned a few songs from Su Zhi's new album on "Singer", but the other party insisted on Xu Kong's evaluation.
Su Zhi just gave a few perfunctory compliments and said that it was not suitable for the show. However, Su Zhi was not very satisfied and saw that Xu Kong was not telling the truth.
Even Si Kongzai on the side was a little curious as to how Xu Kong would evaluate Su Zhi's new album.
The reputation of the two songs released now is obviously not very good, which makes Si Kongzai, who was already very confident in Su Zhi's new album, begin to doubt himself.
You must know that Su Zhi's new album took two or three years to polish. During this period, just selecting songs, almost a hundred songs were screened out.
"It's okay, just say it. I'm not the kind of singer who can't stand criticism."
Su Zhi said with a very solemn expression.
Xu Kong hesitated for a moment and finally gave his opinion.
"Then I can just talk about it casually?"
"Actually, I only listened to the two new songs on your album, but I can basically tell the style of your songs on this album."
"I feel that your team and you may have entered into a misunderstanding, and are too obsessed with the title of Queen of Love Songs."
"The songs in your new album are not much different in style from the songs you released when you just debuted."
"The key is the quality of the songs, it can't be said to be too much."
"Actually, with your voice, there should be more possibilities."
Xu Kong said silently.
He said it relatively tactfully, but the main reason is that the quality of the songs is relatively average.
He has learned that Su Zhi has been pursuing the so-called improvement of singing skills over the years, but for most popular love songs, singing skills are not that high a priority. The quality of the songs and the audience's sense of involvement are the key.
For example, the other two new songs on "Singer" had mediocre melody, empty lyrics, and the audience was indifferent. It is normal that they did not become popular.
(End of chapter)