Chapter 275 Passed by in Seconds
In the dormitory, Zhang Wei was sitting on the edge of the bed, practicing his guitar awkwardly.
Lu Yunxiang looked at Zhang Wei curiously and said; "Brother, why don't you buy a guitar yourself!"
"What's wrong? I'll just use your guitar." Are you feeling distressed? Stingy!" Zhang Wei said.
“It’s not that I’m stingy, I just think it’s a bit of a waste to use my guitar with your level.” Lu Yunxiang replied.
Ye Haotian also helped: "Yeah, I also think that at your level, you shouldn't ravage this Martin guitar. It makes me feel bad just looking at it. How about I accompany you to a second-hand musical instrument store and pick one out for you?"
"Why buy second-hand? It's not like I don't have money. I can buy new ones, two, and change the ammunition!" Zhang Wei said with a smile.
“You don’t understand this! When it comes to musical instruments, the old ones may be better than the new ones. Guitars, basses, and speakers haven’t changed much in more than half a century. Drums, brass instruments The changes with wind instruments are even smaller.
And the degree of automation in musical instrument manufacturing is relatively low, and there are a lot of manual steps, so the quality will fluctuate with the level of production control.
The older the instrument, the higher the manual production process, and the ones that can be passed down must have higher production quality. Only good instruments have the meaning to be retained.
In terms of materials, second-hand guitars are also better. For example, the Martin guitar in your hand used to be made of mahogany and rosewood. Where can you find a Bavarian rosewood guitar now? Brazil has stopped exporting that stuff for a long time.
Another example is the bridge. In the past, Martin guitars used ivory. Now, do you dare to use ivory to make a guitar? Don't be caught stepping on a sewing machine! "Ye Haotian slowly explained.
"That's it. It is equivalent to mahogany furniture, the more you buy it, the more valuable it becomes! Zhang Wei nodded suddenly, and then asked: "How much does a better second-hand guitar usually cost?" ”
“Let’s prepare a budget of five thousand yuan first! "Ye Haotian said.
"So expensive? "Zhang Wei couldn't help but exclaimed. In his impression, a lot of guitars cost one or two hundred yuan!
"Five thousand yuan is too expensive? It's because you are a beginner, so I quoted you five thousand yuan. As long as you have some skills, you have to buy tens of thousands of yuan. Just ask Xiao Lu, his Martin How much does the guitar cost?" Ye Haotian asked.
"Xiao Lu, how much did you buy this guitar for?" Zhang Wei asked immediately.
“Mine is made of spruce, and the price is more expensive than that of mahogany. I bought it for 98,600 yuan!”
“This guitar of yours is worth 100,000 yuan? That’s it. Two pieces of wood and a few strings are sold for 100,000 yuan!" Zhang Wei grinned, which obviously touched his knowledge blind spot.
“Playing music is expensive! Not to mention musical instruments, any equipment related to music, as long as it is professional, is very expensive.”
Ye Haotian paused for a moment and then said: "Okay, don't waste time. Let's go to the second-hand musical instrument store now. We still have time to pick out a guitar."
"It's five thousand yuan, let's buy something to eat. Isn’t it good? How about I keep rubbing Xiaolu’s guitar! With the remaining money, I’ll buy you the meat buns.”
“I won’t give you the meat.” You're a beginner, you haven't even mastered the chords yet, you're just ruining my precious guitar!" Lu Yunxiang said, walking over and taking away the guitar.
"Actually, after this period of practice, I have learned it." Zhang Wei said quickly.
"Have you learned it? Brother, do you think I am a fool? You have just practiced that virtue, and you still have the nerve to say that you have learned it?" Lu Yunxiang curled his lips.
Ye Haotian helped: "Based on your current practice, I estimate that you will be able to play "Little Star" within a month."
"You look down on me, don't you? You have to force me to give you a What a surprise!" Zhang Wei chuckled, and then said: "Xiao Lu, do you want to make a bet? If I can play "Little Star" now, how about you lend me this guitar? "
"If you can play "Little Star", I can give you this guitar!" Lu Yunxiang said with an arrogant look.
"A gentleman never takes what others like! And this guitar is worth 100,000 yuan, so I don't dare to ask for it." Zhang Wei shook his head and continued: "How about this, if I can play "Little Star" , in addition to lending me your guitar, you can also lend me your Porsche 911 to drive for a year!
Anyway, you have switched to an Aston Martin now, and the 911 is idle, as is the car! They’re all broken, I’ll help you drive a couple of times, and I’ll also help you roll around and recharge the battery!”
"No problem, but let me tell you something ugly earlier. If you want him to be unable to play "Little Star", go buy a second-hand guitar with Brother Haotian and stop destroying my guitar."
" Okay! No problem. The gentleman is quick and quick!" Zhang Wei nodded.
"Wait a minute, when I say "Little Star", you have to play it skillfully, but you can't just bang out one note after another!" Lu Yunxiang added.
"That's for sure, it must be done in one go. Ye Haotian, you bear witness!" Zhang Wei said, stood up and walked towards the bathroom.
"Brother, what are you doing? Aren't you playing "Little Star"? Why did you run away?"
"I have to get ready. Wash your hands first." Zhang Wei said.
“A lazy ass grinds his hands and urinates a lot!” Ye Haotian snorted coldly.
Zhang Wei walked into the bathroom and called the devil directly.
"Devil, you said last time that exchanging guitar playing skills requires three months of life, I changed it!"
"You should have changed it a long time ago, three months It’s definitely a bargain to exchange your life for guitar playing skills. At least if you learn it by yourself, you won’t be able to learn it to that extent in three months.”
The devil happily returned the guitar playing skills to Zhang Wei.
Zhang Wei, who learned to play the guitar in an instant, walked out of the bathroom, sat on a chair with his guitar in his arms, and said with a confident expression: "Listen carefully, I'm going to start performing. "
"Okay, let's perform, let me see how you play "Little Star""
Zhang Wei took a deep breath and started playing according to the score of Little Star.
“Shiver, shiver, lala, shiver, my pussy comes and trembles...”
Little Star's tune sounded, and although it was all the simplest tones, the tune was played very coherently, and no flaws could be found.
"Damn, Viagra, you can do it. You really know how to play "Little Star". I feel like you can play it pretty well! I've only been learning for a few days and you're already at this level! I can play this "Little Star" for you!" "Little Star", you can use this guitar!"
"Where is the 911? Let me drive it!" Zhang Wei then asked.
"The car and the keys are not here. I will ask the driver to bring the car to you tomorrow!" Lu Yunxiang said with an air of grandeur.
Ye Haotian frowned: "That's not right. With the level you practiced just now, how could you play so smoothly?"
"It means you taught well!" Zhang Wei said with a smile.
“It’s because I personally taught you. How can I not know your level?” Ye Haotian snorted coldly.
"Brother Haotian, you still don't understand me. Haven't you noticed that I have a huge talent for rain?" Zhang Wei still had a smile on his face.
"You have a talent for music. I didn't say you were tone-deaf, so I'm just complimenting you!" Ye Haotian replied directly.
"Okay, let me show you my musical talent!" Zhang Wei said, his fingers began to shake, and the tones he played became more rhythmic.
"This seems to be the prelude to some kind of song! Viagra, can you play the song?" Lu Yunxiang said. "Not only can I play music, I can also play and sing! Listen carefully!"
After Zhang Wei finished speaking, he played the guitar and sang: "The quiet village is floating." There is white snow, doves fly under the hazy sky, and the two names are engraved on the birch trees. They swear to love each other for the rest of their lives...
"This is "Birch Forest" by Hackberry! Viagra, you have only been learning guitar for a few days! I can now play and sing "White Birch Forest"! This "White Birch" is somewhat difficult to play! "Lu Yunxiang had a shocked expression on his face.
Ye Haotian walked over, first walked around Zhang Wei, then lowered his head and looked under Zhang Wei's desk, and then reached for Zhang Wei's pocket.
"What are you looking for?"
"You're looking for a speaker. Where did you hide the speaker?"
"Can't you tell whether it's the sound of a guitar? Even if you tell If you don’t come out, you can ask Xiao Lu if this is the sound of his guitar?” Zhang Wei said.
"Brother Haotian, it was indeed my guitar that played the music just now! I can hear it from my own guitar." Lu Yunxiang nodded.
"This is impossible! You have only learned guitar for a few days? Can you play "Birch Forest"?" Ye Haotian said.
"Seeing is believing. You saw it with your own eyes and you still don't believe it?" Zhang Wei asked with a smile.
Ye Haotian suddenly fell into silence. If someone told him that he could play and sing "Birch Forest" after learning the guitar for a few days, he would not believe it to his death.
What's more, he is Zhang Wei's teacher. He taught Zhang Wei's guitar step by step. He knows very well what level Zhang Wei is at.
Ye Haotian was already surprised that Zhang Wei could play "Little Star" successfully just now. Now he can actually play and sing "Birch Forest", which is completely beyond Ye Haotian's understanding.
But as Zhang Wei said, seeing is believing, all this happened in front of his eyes, no matter how outrageous it was, no matter how unbelievable it was, Ye Haotian could only accept the reality.
"A few days ago, Zhang Wei couldn't even hold the guitar, but now he can play and sing "White Birch Forest". He is worthy of being the devil. Give him some sunshine and it will shine!" Ye Haotian thought to himself.
Ye Haotian felt much relieved when he thought that the Big Devil was best at creating machines.
Zhang Wei then asked: "How is it? Is my playing and singing okay?"
"My playing is pretty good, but my singing is average, at most it's not out of tune. , To be honest, many KTV singers can sing better than you." Ye Haotian commented.
Zhang Wei looked at Lu Yunxiang again: "Xiao Lu, what do you think?"
"Master, I think the second senior brother is right!" Lu Yunxiang replied.
“Get out of here, you are Zhu Bajie!” Ye Haotian slapped Lu Yunxiang on the back.
Zhang Wei smiled nonchalantly. He was not born with any talent for music, nor had he received any professional vocal training. Being able to sing without going out of tune was already considered a high-level performance.
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In March, the auditions for "Fast Boy" have also begun.
In fact, as early as 2003, Mango held the first "Superboy". At that time, "American Idol", the originator of the talent show, aired its second season. It was very popular in the United States, and its popularity even exceeded that of the popular American TV series and hit movies at the time. of Hollywood blockbusters.
Mango sensed this business opportunity and held a "Popular Song Contest, Love Song Prince Selection Competition", which was later renamed "Super Boy".
At that time, there was only one competition area in Changsha, and it was not a key event of Mango, so it was not broadcast on the stars, so it did not cause much waves.
Later in 2004, Mango held two more competitions, "Super Boy" and "Super Girl". Although this year's "Super Girls" is not as popular as it was in 2005, it has also made several singers famous.
Although "Super Boy" has expanded its scale and set up four competition areas, it still has not caused much waves.
Then in 2005, Supergirl became a hit across the country. Then in 2006, Supergirl continued to be held, hoping to continue the brand. However, this year's Supergirl was not as strong as the previous one. The contestants were still at war with each other, and the Supergirl brand also collapsed. .
There has not been a Super Man draft in the past two years, but it was also because of the collapse of Super Girl in 2006. Mango decided to pick up the Super Man brand again, so there was a domestic entertainment draft ceiling in 2007. male.
Zhang Wei, Ye Haotian and Lu Yunxiang came to the audition site of the Beijing competition area together with more than a dozen students from Tsinghua University.
Although Tsinghua University does not have a music department, there is no shortage of music lovers, and many of them can even reach the level of professional singers. Otherwise, there would not be a combination like Shuimu Nianhua. There are a lot of people who specialize in various musical instruments, and there are a lot of them at Tsinghua University.
But the vast majority of Tsinghua University students disdain to participate in this amateur talent show. The people of Qingdao University have high standards. If they were invited to a performance program with an official background, they might participate, but if they were to audition together with a group of amateurs, then forget it.
Moreover, students who can enter Tsinghua University do not have this ambition. If they really want to engage in music, it is better to go to a music school. With the talents and abilities of these top students, it is definitely not a problem to get into the Central Conservatory of Music.
Even if they are not Tsinghua University, there are not many students from other 985 and 211 universities who come to participate in the audition. In that era, graduates from prestigious schools did not have to worry about finding a job. During the annual school recruitment, you could choose high-paying positions in private enterprises, and there were also a lot of positions in state-owned enterprises for graduates from prestigious schools. Students from 985 and 211 had a bright future, and there was no need to go for music. meal.
Although it cannot attract students from prestigious schools, many music lovers still sign up to participate, and of course more of them are grassroots people who want to become famous overnight.
The entire Beijing competition area attracted more than 10,000 people to sign up for the competition.
When there are more people, it is inevitable that there will be a mixture of good and bad. The most indispensable thing at the audition site is all kinds of weird contestants.
Many people simply don’t know anything and probably can’t even sing the national anthem out of tune. They dream of becoming a star, so they sign up for auditions, thinking that they can replicate the success of Super Girl two years ago and become a household name like Li Yuchun.
So, except for the contestants selected by dozens of local TV stations, others had to go through two selections first to eliminate all kinds of ghosts and monsters, and the remaining ones could enter the official auditions.
The first round of selection is very simple, just go on stage and sing any song without going out of tune.
In fact, there is no need to sing the entire song, just a few lines, and the judges can judge whether the person can do it.
Tens of thousands of people signed up, and the judges didn’t have time to listen to the contestants sing the entire song.
"Next! No. 0506622!" As the staff shouted, Zhang Wei subconsciously looked at his number, and then walked into the preliminary room carrying his guitar.
"Hello, teacher judge, my name is No. 0506622, and what I want to sing is..."
"Let's start singing!" The judge interrupted Zhang Wei impatiently, probably because there was something else coming later. There are many players who are too lazy to listen to Zhang Wei’s beep.
Zhang Wei smiled helplessly, then started playing the guitar intro, preparing to speak.
"Okay, passed!" the judge suddenly said.
"What?" Zhang Wei was startled.
"I said you passed, next one!" The judges were still very impatient.
"What's going on? I haven't sung yet! Why did I pass?" Zhang Wei looked confused.
(End of this chapter)