Chapter 306: Cantonese songs, Eason Chan is still reliable!
When Zhang Wei returned to the boys' academy, he saw the four previously eliminated contestants sitting on the sofa in the living room.
"Why are your brothers back?" Zhang Wei asked.
"Zhang Wei, you don't know yet. There is a chorus segment in the next game, so we all have to come back. The other three people haven't arrived yet, and they will probably come soon."
“We didn’t have a chorus of thirteen people in the previous games, so why did we use this trick again in this game!” Zhang Wei asked doubtfully.
"This time it is not a chorus of thirteen of us, but a group of two and two. You six contestants will form a team with those of us who have been eliminated, and we will form a temporary combination."
"The six of us will form a team." There are seven of you, how do you divide the extra one?"
"For the extra one, two people can go together, and the three of you can go together!"
Zhang Wei suddenly realized! He nodded: "So, I have to find a song suitable for two people to sing together!"
"Zhang Wei, how about I partner with you in the next game? I also want to experience it Let’s take a look at the charm of original songs.” One person got up from the sofa and took the initiative to approach Zhang Wei.
This person's name is Liu Bo'er, and he is one of the contestants who has been eliminated.
“Oh, Liu Bo’er, I still wanted to partner with Zhang Wei, but you were beaten first!” Another person said frustratedly.
“I also want to sing original songs, Liu Bo’er, why don’t you give me the opportunity!”
“Stand aside, who doesn’t know that you and Yu Ming have the best relationship? Tie, you must form a team for him this time.”
Zhang Wei did not refuse when someone asked him to form a team. As a marginalized person, his relationship with everyone is not very strong. There is no such thing as a bad relationship. When it comes to brothers, it's not to that extent, but when it comes to friends, we're all good friends.
Moreover, the contestants who can enter the national finals are still very capable and can handle ordinary songs. They will definitely not lose their temper when performing.
The only thing worth worrying about is the support of the audience after singing.
Those eliminated contestants also have a certain fan base. If you perform with them, you will also get the support of their fans.
From this point of view, choosing a partner with more fans will definitely be more advantageous during the audience's text message voting session after the song.
But Zhang Wei obviously doesn't care about this. These partners are just new singers, not superstars like Jay Chou. Their fan base cannot make up for the gap caused by golden songs.
At this time, Liu Boer leaned forward again and asked in a low voice: "Zhang Wei, you must have songs suitable for the group to sing!"
"I have to think about it now." Zhang Wei replied .
"Think about it now! There are only a few days before the competition. We still have to rehearse. Is it too late to think about it now?" Liu Boer frowned and continued; "If it doesn't work, let's find a song Just find a good song and sing it with two people!"
Zhang Weize replied: "Don't worry, you will definitely have time. Give me one night and I will sing it tomorrow. Bring us our competition song.”
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Back in his room, Zhang Wei began to think about which song to choose for the competition.
“Should we use "The Dark Knight" by JJ Lin? This song has won two awards for the top ten golden songs of the year, and it is also a mix of dance music and rock style. It sounds very exciting in the concert and is more suitable. Live performance. "
The first thing Zhang Wei thought of was the song "The Dark Knight" sung by JJ Lin and Mayday. After all, he had been copying JJ Lin's songs before and had formed a habit.
And the quality of this song is also very good. JJ Lin and Chen Xinhong can basically be regarded as the ceiling of Chinese pop music besides Jay Chou.
But then Zhang Wei rejected the idea because this song "The Dark Knight" was more difficult to sing.
"If I sang alone, it should be no problem to choose "The Dark Knight", but with two people singing together, it would be a bit risky to choose this song.
The main reason is the tonal range of this song "The Dark Knight" The span is relatively large and contains many high-pitched or low-pitched parts. It is easier for one person to grasp the tone when singing solo. If two people sing in a chorus, if the key of one of them is raised or lowered, it will be difficult for the other person to pick up the tune, even if it is picked up. It will also affect the singing effect.
And the rhythm of this song is fast and changeable. It not only requires the singer to have a sense of rhythm, but also requires a certain degree of coordination if the rhythm of the two people is not at the same point. If you sing it, the effect of singing will be greatly reduced."
Thinking of this, Zhang Wei shook his head silently. If he is an experienced professional singer, there will definitely be no problem in singing this song "Dark Knight". , but for a singer with poor singing skills, it is likely that this song "Dark Knight" will be a disaster.
There is a big difference between chorus and solo singing. It is like the chorus of "The Lonely Warrior" by the Olympic athletes. It is obviously a good song, but everyone sings it alone when singing alone. But when it came time for the chorus, five people were embarrassed and six were embarrassed.
So after much thought, Zhang Wei still didn't choose the song "The Dark Knight". The partner was an uncertain factor and he didn't want to take the risk!
"How about we sing the song "Old Boy" by the Chopstick Brothers!" Zhang Wei made up his mind.
The song "Old Boy" is regarded as the famous song of the Chopstick Brothers. This song also won the top ten Chinese golden songs award in 2011, and frequently appeared in the New Year's Eve parties of various David TV stations. In terms of song quality and popularity, they are both top-notch.
Xiao Yang in Chopsticks Brothers is a director from Beijing Film Academy. Some people in later generations said that Xiao Yang was a movie king who was delayed by singing. In fact, they really don’t understand him. His acting background is from a major, and singing should be It's a side job.
The other person, Wang Taili, is a serious musician. He came to the capital in the early 1990s to work hard. When he met Xiao Yang, he had been the boss of a cultural company for ten years.
So a director and actor, plus a musician and actor, started making movies. At that time, they mainly made some MVs and micro-movies.
Until 2010, the Chopstick Brothers made a 42-minute short film "Oldboy". One of them is 30 years old and the other is 41 years old. They play high school students with shy old faces. No matter how you look at it, they look like Internet celebrities. Bad movie.
But the interludes are really nice, especially this song "Old Boy", with its simple and smooth melody and unforgettable lyrics, it suddenly broke through the ears of the audience and reached deep into people's hearts.
Lyrics such as "Those who accompanied me at that time, where are you now?" and "Youth is like a flowing river. Once you go and never come back, you can't say goodbye", etc., outline the experience of growing up in many people's minds. , also made many people recall their former dreams and sigh in their hearts.
This is a song with connotation and experience. It tells about growth, dreams, friendship, love and years. Young people who do not have much experience may only find the melody of this song very pleasant. , but those who have experienced life and been beaten by reality can deeply understand that life is really like a ruthless carving knife, constantly changing our appearance.
The lyrics of this song were written by Wang Taili. As a musician who has been working alone in Beijing for nearly 20 years with a dream, he must have experienced a lot of ups and downs, as well as being beaten by reality, so he was able to write this song. Such poignant lyrics.
The song was created by a Japanese singer in 2008. It was originally written to his parents. The song is also called "Arigado", which translates to "Thank you". It is written by this Japanese singer. A song to thank parents for their upbringing.
Although we all hope that TV Tokyo will not show cartoons, to be honest, the level of music creation in Xiaoli is indeed world-class.
When Hong Kong’s entertainment industry was at its most prosperous in the 1990s, there was a saying that singers from Little Days supported most of the Hong Kong music scene. Although this statement is exaggerated, it does illustrate from the side that Hong Kong and Taiwan singers at that time , many of which are covers of Japanese songs. Even in the 21st century, the influence of childhood music remains. For example, the BGM of the battle in "Naruto" is still very exciting to listen to now, and it is still used as the soundtrack in many variety shows.
In this regard, South Korea is far behind what it was in its early days. Although Koreans claim to be a big country in the entertainment industry and claim that their K-pop universe is invincible, in fact K-pop has no connotation and mainly caters to foreign pop culture.
When the Japanese entertainment industry developed, K-pop had a lot of Japanese styles. Later, in order to cater to the European and American markets, K-pop followed the European and American styles, completely giving up its own national style and becoming a An entertainment follower.
There are actually Korean musicians who have created black music, saying that they can break into the black market in the United States.
There is no shortage of black people in the United States, and black Americans are not mute. If the American market really wants to listen to black music, won’t it find its own black people to sing it?
Aren’t you trying to imitate animals like Monkey King and Zhu Bajie! You and two animals, how can you imitate animals?
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In the rehearsal room, Zhang Wei and Liu Boer began to rehearse the song "Old Boy". The rehearsal went very smoothly, mainly because this song is easier to sing.
The two original singers are the Chopstick Brothers. Xiao Yang is not a music major, and Wang Taili is not a powerful singer. Neither of them are at the first-tier level in terms of talent or skills, and even the second-tier level is a bit reluctant.
But even so, the two of them can still control this song very well, which shows that this song is really not difficult.
There were also several staff members nearby, who were silently watching the two of them rehearse.
"This song is so nice! The music is good and the lyrics are also good!"
"As expected of Zhang Wei, the songs he writes are so good, every one of them is a golden song!"
"This kind of song is really good." If a quality song enters the competition, it will definitely advance!"
A few people were discussing in low voices, while one of them quietly recorded the two of them rehearsing.
Soon after, this recording of the song "Oldboy" appeared on the program planning table.
Although the audio quality of this kind of live recording is not very good, you can still hear that this is definitely a golden song-level lyrics.
“What do you think of this song?” The planner looked at the assistant beside him, who studied music in the program team.
“The melody is concise and clear, but very smooth and easy to remember. The intro begins to create a nostalgic and melancholy atmosphere, with a gentle verse and an exciting chorus. This is a textbook composition for pop music. ." the assistant replied.
“What about the lyrics?” the planner asked.
“Compared with the music, I think the lyrics are the core of this song. The lyrics of this song are really well written, like a middle-aged man who has been through hardships and is recalling his own journey. The journey is full of bitterness and suffering.
To be honest, it’s really hard for me to imagine that these are lyrics that Zhang Wei could write at his age. He is only in his early twenties, right? How many storms have I experienced before I could write such profound lyrics?"
Hearing such high comments from professionals, the planner felt a chill in his heart.
"According to this, if this song is moved to the competition venue, wouldn't it be sure to advance? "The planner asked.
"If the audience outside the venue votes, we will definitely advance. If I were a judge, I would give this song a vote! As for the public jury, it’s hard to say. "The assistant teacher replied.
"No, the public jury can only be used once or twice occasionally. It cannot be used all the time, otherwise it will be suspected. "The planner took a deep breath and murmured to himself: "Fortunately, I have other ways! ”
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The rules of the next competition were announced. When he saw the words "Hong Kong and Taiwan Music Special", Zhang Wei frowned slightly. When he saw that he was going to sing a Cantonese song, he immediately felt the program The group is deeply malicious.
How many northerners can speak Cantonese! This rule is clearly very targeted.
"Devil, I want to exchange it for Cantonese." Zhang Wei could only ask for help from a plug-in.
After all, Cantonese is not a foreign language, and the price is cheap. It took Zhang Wei a month of his life to become proficient in Cantonese.
Next it’s time to choose a song.
There are many Cantonese hits, but most of them are old songs, and the singers are all the kings of the year.
Young Hong Kong singers really don’t have many Cantonese songs that are out of the entertainment industry. Even the more popular ones are somewhat famous in the Greater Bay Area. No one knows them outside the Pearl River Delta.
“Cantonese songs are so popular!” Zhang Wei sighed softly.
During the competition, other contestants will definitely sing classic Cantonese songs, such as "Glory Days", "Broad Sea and Sky", and "Black Pineapple". The sentiment alone is enough to add a lot of points.
And if Zhang Wei just sings a relatively ordinary original song, it obviously cannot be compared with this type of emotional old songs.
The bonus points for original songs are reflected on the same level. If you sing a golden song and my original song is also a golden song, then the winner will definitely be my original song.
If the level difference is too big, the original songs will not only have no advantage, but will be outcompeted by the classic old songs.
This is just like many people would rather watch "The Legend of Zhen Huan" than watch the new costume drama that is currently being broadcast.
So when his opponents all sang Cantonese hits, Zhang Wei also had to come up with hit-level Cantonese songs to be sure of victory.
However, the decline of the Hong Kong music scene has not happened in a day or two. After entering 2010, the entire Hong Kong music scene basically played its own game, only focusing on its own three-acre market, and could not get out of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Zhang Wei doesn’t have many options.
After much thought, Eason Chan is still reliable!
(End of this chapter)