Chapter 286 There is a shady secret!
Seeing Zhang Wei singing another original song, the audience was immediately full of expectations. Only the manager of the entertainment company showed a panicked expression.
Although the name of the song "Sad People Don't Listen to Slow Songs" sounds a bit mediocre, I must admit that it is indeed a good song. If it were sung by a famous singer, he would be able to compete for the Golden Melody Award.
Now that Zhang Wei has to sing an original song again, which of the competitors dares not to panic!
As the prelude ended, Zhang Wei accompanied the music and sang in a slightly deep voice: "Then, they said that your heart seemed to be healed, and someone began to protect you. Should I feel relieved or heartbroken?”
Just the first few lines instantly immersed the audience in the song.
The song "Later Us" has a unique melody. The composer of this song is not Mayday's lead singer Ashin, but guitarist Wen Shangyi. Although the style is still Mayday's usual style , but in terms of musical style, it belongs to the type of tenderness with some hardness, exquisite arrangement and rich layering.
And because the composer is a guitarist, he also spent a lot of thought on the coordination of instruments. The combination of piano and guitar fully reflects the musical expression of the song and provides the emotional expression of the song. It adds a lot of color.
In 2017, Wen Shangyi also received a nomination for Best Composer at the 28th Golden Melody Awards for this song, which is also an affirmation of the composition of this song.
In addition to the beautiful melody and exquisite style, the lyrics of this song are also very touching.
Rene Liu directed a movie of the same name in 2018, "The Next Us". It was because she heard this song at that time and was moved by the lyrics in it that she came up with the story of the movie. This movie won five Golden Rooster Awards. Nominated, domestic box office 1.36 billion. Of course, this song also became the theme song of the movie.
A large part of the reason why this song will be loved by countless fans in the future is because the lyrics can easily touch the emotional resonance deep in people's hearts. Whether you are a person who is going through emotional ups and downs or a person who has stepped out of the shadows and welcomed a new life, you can find your own shadow in this song.
And when Zhang Wei sang this song, the situation was indeed the same. Whether it was in the studio or in front of the TV, the audience instantly found memories that had carried them for many years through this song. Some people Recalling those beautiful youthful years, some people think of the people they once liked or loved, and some people think of that unforgettable and profound memory.
“I only hope that you will be happy in the future. That’s what I want most in the future. We are still walking together, but we are no longer side by side, pursuing our own lives... ”
A few lyrics instantly sketched out a vivid picture that appeared in the minds of the audience.
"No matter what happens in the subsequent story, we must make the subsequent life wonderful. I look forward to seeing you truly free in tears..."
It's simple again. A few lines of lyrics reveal a sense of relief and relief. However, it is this relief and relief that makes people aware of the sincerity, endless sadness and nostalgia, and makes people instantly moved.
The cheers at the scene are no longer there, and no one is swaying to the rhythm of the music. Instead, there is a silent face. The reason why they are silent is because they are no longer distracted and are all immersed in the song. Focus on every lyric.
“The Us Later” is not just a lyric, nor an expression, but more like a review and summary of the past, and a profound understanding of love and life. and insights.
At this moment, the audience finally realized that what this song is really about is not about us later, but about us now.
"Somewhere, another one of you remains, there is another me, smiling, another one that we still love deeply, and will take our place for eternity. If you can think like this, that's enough..."
The song finally came to an end, and as these lyrics were sung, the audience finally couldn't help but shed tears.
The camera accurately captured several red-eyed spectators and gave them close-ups. When this scene is displayed on the TV screen, it is simply urging you to hurry up and vote by text message!
"You can see in your tears that you are truly free..." As Zhang Wei finished singing the last line, the scene fell into silence for five seconds, then deafening cheers and applause suddenly broke out. .
Even the three judges stood up from their chairs at the same time and applauded without hesitation.
"Great, Zhang Wei, you are really great. I didn't expect that here, at this competition, I could hear such a soulful song. This is definitely the most affectionate song I have heard this year. A great song!”
Although the host has not yet let the judges speak, one of the judges couldn’t help but pick up the microphone and praise Zhang Wei.
Seeing the performance of the audience and judges, Zhang Wei, who was still a little worried, gradually calmed down. After all, Mayday is also the number one Chinese-speaking band. For their classic songs to be included in this amateur singing competition, it is indeed a dimensionality reduction blow.
The next step is for a jury of thirteen experts to vote to decide whether Zhang Wei’s attack is successful.
The camera focused on the first member of the jury, and he said without hesitation: "I choose Zhang Wei!"
Next came the second one: "I choose Wang Bo!"
Hearing this choice, Zhang Wei's eyes flashed with surprise. He didn't expect that there would be someone who didn't choose him.
“I choose Zhang Wei!”
“I choose Wang Bo!”
“I choose Zhang Wei!”
"I choose Wang Bo!"
After the first eight people passed, it turned out to be a four-on-four tie!
"What's going on? In Wang Bo's song "Sun and Moon in the Heart" just now, his dancing was pretty good, but his singing was only mediocre. How could half of them choose him?" Zhang Wei thought to himself.
“I choose Wang Bo!”
“I choose Wang Bo!”
Wang Bo, who was chosen by two people in succession, finally broke the balance and gave Wang Bo a 6-4 lead. Next, Wang Bo only needed to get one more vote.
“I choose Zhang Wei!”
“I choose Wang Bo!”
Finally, Wang Bo got the seventh vote, even if the last person chose Zhang Wei, Wang Bo still won 7-6.
Seeing this result, the entire audience was in an uproar.
The audience is not blind. It is clear to everyone how the contestants performed. Even people who do not understand music can tell whether the song is good or not.
It is true that the song "Sun and Moon in the Heart" sung by Wang Bo is also a classic song, but in terms of appeal, it is indeed not as good as Zhang Wei's "The Later Us".
What’s more, Zhang Wei sang an original song, which was an absolute bonus. Even if all 13 professional judges voted for Zhang Wei, it would still not be enough. People feel surprised.
However, seven of the thirteen professional judges voted for Wang Bo. This was a result that no audience at the scene expected.
Not only the live audience, but also those watching the live broadcast in front of the TV were confused. "You can sing so well, but you haven't succeeded in attacking. Why?"
“How can such a good song not be as good as the song "Sun and Moon in My Heart" just now?"
"This should be an original new song, right? What are the numbers of "Sun and Moon in My Heart"? It was a song from two years ago, and Wang Bo’s singing is not very good, so why did he get seven votes?”
“Are these expert judges deaf? Can’t you tell who sings better? ”
Among the thirteen professional judges, the entertainment company manager let out a sigh of relief.
"It's so risky. If he hadn't bribed the jury, Wang Bo would definitely have lost this PK. Even so, two people actually ran away with the vote. Fortunately, eight people were bribed in the first place. If there was one missing, this game would have been a disaster. Lost.
But this Zhang Wei is really amazing. He was able to write such a good song. Even I was moved by this level. If you use the song to release an album, it will probably be a hit!”
Among the thirteen professional judges, two people temporarily ran out of votes, which was something the manager did not expect.
Obviously, some musicians still have professional ethics. Even if they receive benefits, they are still willing to vote for really good songs.
At this time, Zhang Wei had already guessed that he was most likely to be involved in something shady.
The song "The Next Us" is not only highly popular, but has also won valuable music awards. The quality of the song cannot be overemphasized.
And this song is also liked by Rene Liu. Rene Liu can be regarded as a queen in the Chinese music scene, and her attainments in music are definitely not low. The songs that she can take a fancy to, at least from a professional point of view, It's a high quality song. .
The professional level of these 13 expert judges in front of us is definitely not as good as the queen Rene Liu. How can a song favored by Rene Liu not be judged by you, the jury?
These thirteen people are all executives from record companies and entertainment companies, and they are also senior practitioners in music business operations. It is impossible for them not to see the potential of the song "The Next Us" and value.
But they still voted for Wang Bo. The only explanation is that there is a shady secret!
At this time, Zhang Wei was still not sure whether this was a shady affair among the thirteen judges or a shady affair done by the program team.
If it is just the shady work of these thirteen judges themselves, then the situation will be better, and you can still make a comeback later. But if it is the program team who is doing the shady work, Wang Bo has been promoted by default, then you want to reverse it , but it’s difficult.
Zhang Wei even had a plan in mind. If the program team really decided that Wang Bo would be promoted, he would not participate in any 48-hour breakout competition and just withdraw from the competition.
Anyway, I have already produced several high-quality songs. With these songs, I will definitely sign a contract with a record company.
When the time comes, I will randomly copy a few good songs, put together an album, and sell it directly. I will also be known as the little music king, and then I will take revenge on the program group who slapped me in the face.
Zhang Wei was thinking about it, and the last player also completed the challenge. The result was still Wang Bo who successfully defended the challenge and advanced to the final championship PK.
As for the remaining five players, based on the number of SMS votes, the one with the highest votes will advance to the final championship PK to face Wang Bo.
After a few minutes of commercials, the program crew stopped the voting session and then displayed the votes of the five contestants on the big screen.
The lowest one has only four digits of votes. The one with the most votes, with more than 80,000 votes, is naturally Zhang Wei!
The song "The Next Us" was really effective and deeply moved the audience in front of the TV. In just one song, Zhang Wei received more than 80,000 votes.
Of course, this number of votes is definitely incomparable with the subsequent national finals. After all, this is only the regional finals. The entire "Fast Boys" is still in the warm-up stage of the program, and the organizers have not even carried out large-scale publicity. There will also be fewer interactive audiences.
When it comes to the national finals, any player will receive more than 100,000 or 200,000 votes. In the final four stages, each player's votes will be counted in the millions.
Zhang Wei had the most votes and stood on the stage again to compete with Wang Bo for the final championship PK.
At this stage, the votes of both contestants will be cleared, and then the votes will be recounted. In the end, the one with the most SMS votes will win the division championship and advance to the national finals.
The two of them each sang the last song, and Wang Bo took the lead because he was the leader.
Under this competition system, there is definitely an advantage to singing first, because you can express yourself earlier and win more voting time for one song.
At the bottom of the TV screen, the vote statistics of the two people appeared. They were rising over time, but they did not increase in magnitude.
Wang Bo also started his own singing, this time he sang "Xingqing" by Jay Chou.
The most popular singer at that time was none other than Jay Chou. Just now Wang Bo sang a song "Sun and Moon in the Heart", but it was directly compared to Zhang Wei's song "The Later Us".
Since Wang Leehom’s songs have been crushed, let’s use Jay Chou’s famous songs, at least in terms of songs, they will not be crushed again.
No matter how original you are, Jay Chou's fan base is there. Maybe there are Jay Chou fans in the audience who will vote for Wang Bo just based on this song "Xingqing".
I have to say that this is a very clever choice, which can at least gain the favor of Jay Chou fans.
Furthermore, the song "Xingqing" is not difficult to sing. The vocal range is mainly concentrated in the mid-range. It is relatively easy to control for most people's voice conditions, and the high notes in the song change. It's not loud and doesn't have too much treble or bass, which makes it relatively easy to control the pitch and rhythm when singing.
After all, it was a song from Jay Chou's first album. At that time, Jay Chou was extremely talented, but his singing skills were really average. In most cases, he relied on his body functions to sing. At that time, Jay Chou's singing Songs like "Black Humor" and "Lovely Woman" are already his upper limit of difficulty.
By the time "Ye Huimei" was released in 2003, Jay Chou's singing skills were already as pure as fire. In the following two years, "Qili Xiang" and "Chopin in November" were considered to have reached their peak. Therefore, since "Qili Xiang", I rarely hear people say that they can't hear the lyrics sung by Jay Chou. The main reason is the improvement of singing skills.
When Wang Bo's team chose the song "Xingqing", Ken obviously also took a fancy to the fact that the song was not difficult. As long as the performance was satisfactory, at least he would not be deducted points.
Coupled with Jay Chou's fan effect, it can also attract votes from Jay Chou's fans, which is simply killing two birds with one stone.
The result was just as predicted by Wang Bo's team. When Wang Bo started singing "Xingqing", the number of votes displayed on the screen quickly began to increase. After singing the song, Wang Bo's votes had exceeded three Ten thousand votes, but at this time, Zhang Wei's vote count was still in four digits.
"This Wang Bo is so scheming, he actually knows how to use Jay Chou to canvass votes for himself! It seems that I have to go all out."
Zhang Wei took a few deep breaths, calmed down, and left Get on stage.
At the same time, the subtitle team of the broadcaster also posted the name of the song.
“Hey, it’s a new song, why has it such a strange name!”
(End of this chapter)