After waving her hand, Nakamori Akina wanted to give the microphone back to Kong Chao and was going to continue drinking and eating, but Zhou Yan had no intention of letting her go.
"Since you have already sung it, please go to Akina to sing the complete "Snow Flower" for everyone."
Nakamori Akina was not shy, but asked Zhou Yan with a smile, "What about you? Can you cooperate with me?”
Hearing what Akina Nakamori said, the students all started to cheer.
"Teacher Zhou, cooperate!"
"Teacher Zhou!"
"Cooperation!"
They had actually wanted Zhou Yan to come on stage to play an instrument or something, but they had never been embarrassed to ask. Now Akina Nakamori spoke up. Of course they exciting.
Zhou Yan was also very cheerful, smiling and nodding, "No problem, I'll accompany you."
The students were even more excited now. They didn't expect that today they would not only meet Akina Nakamori. Such a big star also has the opportunity to hear Zhou Yan perform live.
Amid the cheers of the crowd, Akina Nakamori walked onto the stage with a microphone.
Zhou Yan went to get a guitar first, and then also walked onto the stage.
As he got closer, Zhou Yan saw that Nakamori Akina's face was already red, and it seemed that she had drunk a lot of wine.
Because today is New Year's Day, Zhou Yan specially asked the kitchen to prepare a sumptuous table of dishes for Akina Nakamori and the others, and also specifically asked the chef to set a plate.
There is also red wine, which Zhou Yan bought specially to entertain guests, but it is not a particularly expensive wine, only seven or eight thousand yuan a bottle, compared with those well-known wineries that often cost tens of thousands a bottle. The special ones that come out are incomparable.
It's probably only five or six years old, so it's the right time to drink.
“Just use a version I compiled before for the accompaniment, is that okay?”
Nakamori Akina looked at Zhou Yan with gleaming eyes and said with a smile, “I will sing according to the original rhythm. That’s it.”
"That's okay."
Theoretically, as long as both parties can grasp the rhythm very accurately, there is no need to discuss at all, and the accompaniment can be directly performed, because the accompanist knows when the singer will sing Somewhere.
It’s just that this requires a high sense of rhythm, and many people can’t do it.
Of course, when it comes to actual accompaniment, it doesn’t need to be so demanding. It’s normal to have some instability in the rhythm. And it doesn’t necessarily all depend on rhythm. The direction of chords is already regular, and people with a good sense of music can naturally follow it.
Because of this, many singers are able to express themselves freely when performing live.
If the accompanist has a relatively high level, you can improvise accompaniment very freely for a simple song like this.
After discussing it with Akina Nakamori, Zhou Yan tried his fingers first. He hadn’t played the guitar for a long time and was a little rusty.
Originally, the guitar was not an instrument he was good at, and he could tip over if he was not careful. However, the guitar accompaniment of "Snow Flower" was not difficult. In other words, the accompaniment of most popular songs was not very difficult to play.
As long as he tries to avoid using some complicated techniques when playing and deliberately strengthens himself, he will basically not overturn.
He just tried it casually, and the students in the audience started to scream.
Zhou Yan smiled and said into the microphone, "You guys called me early, I haven't started yet."
"Hahahaha."
Hearing this, the students laughed.
Nakamori Akina, who was standing next to her, also pursed her lips and smiled. In fact, she rarely saw Zhou Yan like this. Usually when they met, Zhou Yan was quite aloof.
Sometimes, Nakamori Akina would hear some people from the Piano Boys Band talking about Zhou Yan, and everyone had different understandings of Zhou Yan.
Those who have known Zhou Yan earlier will generally think that Zhou Yan is a person with high emotional intelligence, good conversational skills, cheerful personality, and makes people feel like a spring breeze. However, those who have known Zhou Yan later will think that Zhou Yan is quite serious. , usually don’t talk much.
At this moment, Zhou Yan is more like what the old people said about Zhou Yan.
Perhaps, Zhou Yan at this moment is the real Zhou Yan.
While Nakamori Akina was staring at Zhou Yan and thinking wildly, Zhou Yan had already started playing the guitar.
Soon, the prelude ended. Akina Nakamori hadn't recovered from the first play and missed the entrance. Zhou Yan had to successfully play the first two bars.
This time, Nakamori Akina reacted and sang in perfectly.
“You have a free hand and hold me through the night...”
Of course, the speakers in the cafeteria are not very good, but Akina Nakamori gave this crappy speaker a very high-end feel.
When Chen Ying sang before, everyone thought she sang pretty well, but now after comparing them, they found that professional is still professional, whether it is breath, resonance, sense of language, or timbre, they are not very good. Professionals can compare.
And Akina Nakamori is not an ordinary singer. Her level is definitely among the top among singers. Especially in the alto area, her vocal expressiveness can definitely be ranked first.
What is rare is that, with such control over the alto range, her performance in the treble range is not bad at all. Although she cannot compare with those top performers in the treble range, she is still better than the average singer. good.
Not only did her slightly tipsy state not affect her voice, but it also added a hazy drunkenness to her singing, making this song "Snow Flower" a little different from the ordinary version.
Zhou Yan quite likes this version. Unlike the previous version which was a bit sad, this version is full of more expectations.
Many students in the audience not only lamented that Akina Nakamori sang well, but also lamented that her Chinese pronunciation was so good, and her accent was not noticeable in some lyrics.
Chang Li watched Zhou Yan play the guitar on the stage and sighed secretly. Director Zhou is so attractive to little girls.
If Zhou Yan was a teacher in their school, the dean would probably be on guard every day, fearing that he would get too close to a female student.
It is not strange for teachers and students to fall in love in art schools. Chang Li has been teaching in schools for so many years and has seen too much.
As someone who has been there, Chang Li knew from the look in Nakamori Akina's eyes that she had thoughts about Zhou Yan.
Of course, Akina Nakamori’s look may have been performed, but if it was performed, Chang Li could only say that Akina Nakamori is very talented as an actor.
Chang Li didn't know that Akina Nakamori was not only a singer, but also acted in many movies and TV series, and her performance was not bad.
In Chang Li's view, even a famous star like Nakamori Akina can't resist Zhou Yan, let alone the little girls in the school.
Looking back, she had to be careful not to let the female classmates in the class get too close to Zhou Yan, otherwise problems would easily arise.
Tian Youliang didn't notice Nakamori Akina's eyes, he just looked at Zhou Yan.
Seeing Zhou Yan playing guitar on stage, Tian Youliang was really envious.
This is so handsome.
Tian Youliang himself likes music, and he also plays guitar, and his level is not bad, but he always feels that he is not as handsome as Zhou Yan when he plays guitar.
In Tian Youliang's view, playing a musical instrument handsomely is a talent, and it is a talent that is difficult to train.
When it comes to playing musical instruments, in fact, as long as you work hard and accumulate over time, you can generally play very well. Even if you cannot become a top master, there is no problem in becoming a master in the general sense.
But if you want to play well, it cannot be achieved through the accumulation of time. Of course, what Tian Youliang envied even more was Zhou Yan's musical instrument ability.
He heard that Zhou Yan can play more than a dozen musical instruments, and the guitar is just one of his many instruments. He should be able to play other instruments better than the guitar.
Most of the girls in the acting department have their eyes fixed on Zhou Yan.
Obviously when Zhou Yan was sitting there just now, although they felt handsome, they didn't feel anything special. But now when Zhou Yan walked on the stage and hugged the guitar like this, his whole aura was completely different.
A song goes by very quickly, and there were no surprises in the collaboration between Zhou Yan and Akina Nakamori.
"Thank you, everyone."
"Thank you, everyone."
The two of them thanked the audience respectively.
But this time the audience didn't let them go.
"Teacher Zhou, one more."
"One more."
"Nakamori Akina, one more."
"Akina, Akina , one more song.”
...
Seeing how enthusiastic the students were, Zhou Yan looked at Akina Nakamori with questioning eyes.
Receiving the inquiry in Zhou Yan's eyes, Nakamori Akina nodded and said, "I have no problem at all, but, what should I sing?"
They have only collaborated on one song, "Snow" "Hua", if I were to sing another song, I really don't know what to sing.
"How about we sing "Station", is that okay with you?"
"Station..."
The song "Station" flashed quickly in Zhou Yan's mind.
He is no stranger to this song, and he has heard many versions, including the version by the original singer Akina Nakamori, the version by the original singer Maria Takeuchi, and the Chinese version by Li Jian.
“Of course I have no problem.” Zhou Yan said.
As long as it is a song he has heard, he can directly accompany it, and basically there is no limit on instruments.
Even if it's a song you've never heard before, you can figure it out as long as you know the genre or listen to the singer sing a few lines.
He had heard this song before, so it was very easy to play the accompaniment. He just started playing it.
The prelude ended and Akina Nakamori began to sing.
"The raincoat in front of me seems familiar
Standing at the station at dusk, my heart is pounding..."
Zhou Yan was quite surprised when he heard the first few lines, because it was very different from the version Nakamori Akina had sung before.
Nakamori Akina's previous versions basically had a very sad feeling, similar to her other love song "Hard to Break".
Many people like to say that Akina Nakamori has a sense of brokenness, also because the love songs she sings are indeed very sad.
But the "Station" she sang today was obviously different.
Maybe it’s because of drinking.
After drinking, a person's current emotions will be amplified. Maybe she is happy inside at the moment, so she doesn't sing that sad feeling.
And the further you sing, the more relaxed you feel.
Although Zhou Yan couldn't understand the lyrics, and he didn't know if Akina Nakamori had changed the lyrics, he could clearly feel that the song was different from the original.
If "Station" is a sad love story, according to Nakamori Akina's previous singing style, she is the heroine in this tragic story.
But according to her current singing style, she has become a bystander in this story, and can openly face her past self and what happened in the past.
If she had any emotion at this time, it was for life and the world, not for her past or a specific person.
If the original author Maria Takeuchi heard Akina Nakamori singing at this moment, I don’t know what she would think.
After Maria Takeuchi gave "Station" to Akina Nakamori, she was quite dissatisfied with Akina Nakamori's singing. She thought that Akina Nakamori's singing was too sad, which was different from the feeling she wanted.
Because of this, Maria Takeuchi later specially sang a version by herself, which was much more free and easy than Akina Nakamori's version.
Everyone has their own preferences for radish greens. Some people like Nakamori Akina’s extreme sadness, while others will fall in love with Takeuchi Maria’s freedom and ease.
Everyone has a different understanding of a song. The same melody and the same lyrics can have different meanings for different people.
Most people in the audience have never heard of the song "Station". They don't know how Akina Nakamori sang it before. But when they heard this song, they just felt that this song was Akina Nakamori, who was singing on the stage, was so graceful that she had no idea that this was actually a bitter love song.
Nakamori Akina is also aware of her changes. This seems to be the first time she sang "Station". She felt relaxed all over her body, unlike before when she sang this song every time. It was as if there was a suffocation in his chest.
Maybe it was because she was drunk and her mind was not as clear as usual, or maybe it was because she did not regard this stage as a formal performance.
There are no cameras, no gorgeous lights, just a group of lively and lively college students.
Oh, and there was Zhou Yan who was accompanying her on stage.
She suddenly remembered the gorgeous fireworks last night and the song "Fireworks" played by Zhou Yan.
Then she thought about what happened between herself and Zhou Yan in the car, and her face instantly felt hot.
It’s just that her face turned red because of drinking, and now there is no change in her face at all.
Feeling Nakamori Akina looking at him, Zhou Yanta turned his head towards her.
When the two looked at each other, a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Nakamori Akina's mouth.
Zhou Yan was stunned for a moment. At this time, Akina Nakamori was more beautiful than ever before, and her charm blossomed because of this smile.
At this time, a song was just halfway through, reaching the interlude.
Originally, Shuhiko had already decided what interlude he wanted to play, but now an idea struck him, and a melody that felt very strange to Akina Nakamori flowed from his fingertips.
Hearing this melody, Akina Nakamori raised her eyebrows slightly. This interlude is not very similar to the melody of "Station", but placed in the middle, there is no sense of dissonance, and it is emotionally satisfying. Where it fits.
The key is that this interlude is particularly nice. Even... Akina Nakamori even feels that this interlude is more memorable than the chorus of "Station". It is the kind of melody that you will never forget if you listen to it once. (End of this chapter)