Nomura Shu and Sakai Izumi chatted with the people from Qingyinfang for a while, and then the intermission began.
Today's program will take at least six or seven hours to record. It is impossible to record it non-stop. It is also lunch time, so we will pause it for everyone to eat.
The food standards of TV Asahi were a little worse than Zhou Yan expected, and most people ate the same.
The lunch boxes for Zhou Yan and Kudo Shizuka only contained sushi, grilled eel and some vegetables.
For Zhou Yan, who is on a diet, this lunch box is still very good. The only drawback is that the soup on top of their grilled eel rice is a bit too salty.
Zhou Yan felt that Neon's diet was a bit extreme. Many things were too bland, and many things were extremely salty. For example, he had eaten their ramen before, and it was so salty that he couldn't eat it.
That stuff was so salty that Xu Sanguan was unwilling to eat it before donating blood.
At that time, he wondered if the store had overturned it, but he heard from others that the saltiness was normal in Neon.
After dinner, before the recording of the program started again, Show Nomura found Zhou Yan: "Mr. Zhou Yan, can I talk to you alone."
Zhou Yan glanced at Nomura Show, then nodded, "No problem."
They said they were chatting alone, but Zhou Yan still brought the office staff to act as translators.
Shu Nomura took the two of them to the next room. After closing the door, Nomura got straight to the point, "Mr. Zhou Yan, can you go on stage to interact with the guests today? Not much, just a few minutes." "
Hearing this, Zhou Yan laughed. Although Nomura Shu made this request just now, he felt that the TV station should have planned it in advance.
Asahi's idea is very simple. Zhou Yan finally came here. If he can be coaxed to show up on stage, the ratings will definitely rise.
You know, no variety show has invited Zhou Yan before. Of course they want this kind of gimmick for the debut of a variety show.
Zhou Yan thought for a while and said, "It's not impossible, but you have to promise me two things."
Seeing Zhou Yan's reluctance, Hide Nomura's face lit up and said immediately, "Please tell me."
"First, ensure the broadcast time of Qingyinfang. We cannot reduce their time just because I take up the time."
Nomura Shu nodded immediately, "There is no problem at all. After you come on stage, they There will only be more scenes, not less.”
“Well, second, it’s over when you come to me, don’t look for Kudo Shizuka anymore. I know about the scandal between me and her in Neon. It’s quite popular, but I don’t want your show to speculate on it.”
Shu Nomura was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "No problem, we won't disturb Shizuka anymore."
In fact, Zhou Yan guessed what the TV station was thinking, and they really thought about killing both Zhou Yan and Kudo Shizuka. Please come up. There is no need for the two of them to deliberately speculate. As long as they are on stage at the same time, they will definitely receive attention.
But since Zhou Yan said this, Nomura Shu could only agree that the cooperation with Zhou Yan would be long-term, and they did not want to lose a big deal for a small amount.
The TV station where Neon has the best relationship with Zhou Yan now is their TV station, but if Zhou Yan is unhappy, he can always switch to cooperate with other TV stations.
NHK has recently been eyeing Zhou Yan and wants to build a good relationship with Zhou Yan through the "Three Kingdoms" concert.
If the relationship between TV Asahi and Zhou Yan breaks down, NHK will probably laugh out of their dreams.
Hearing that Nomura Shuu agreed to his request, Zhou Yan asked again, "Then what are the specific arrangements for me to go on stage? Let me chat with you?"
"Well, just chat, if Yes, of course we hope you can show off your talents, such as playing the bamboo flute.”
“I didn’t bring the bamboo flute.”
Zhou Yan didn’t even think about going on stage, so naturally he didn’t. May bring musical instruments.
"We have one in the station. Do you want to prepare one for you?"
"No." Zhou Yan shook his head.
He never shares wind instruments with others.
After thinking about it, he added, "There is no need to prepare anything. If you want to play, I will use the instruments from Qingyinfang."
"Okay."
...
The lunch break was not long. Not long after Zhou Yan chatted with Shu Nomura, the recording started again.
Qingyinfang played the second song "Guanghan Palace". This song is in the album "Yulin Ling" and is more popular among neon people. It is very popular and the audience at the scene also likes it. All very familiar.
However, the audience had only heard the violin lead version, and Qingyinfang’s version made them feel fresh and new.
The previous song "Missing Through Time" highlights the performance of the pipa, but in this song "Guanghan Palace", the erhu is the protagonist.
The erhu version of "Guanghan Palace" is a little more sad than the violin version, with a stronger sense of farewell.
After the performance, everyone in Qingyinfang sat down again. Nomura Hide said with a smile, "Actually, both "Missing Through Time" and "Guanghan Palace" are relatively familiar songs to everyone. But we listened to them before The version I received is very different from the version played live by Qingyinfang today, and the version played live today was also adapted by Zhou Yan himself. "
"Which version is better, I think everyone has different opinions. But in the new version, we can feel many different things. I have a suggestion, which is to invite Zhou Yan to the stage and let him talk about what he thought when adapting it. "
Before Nomura Shu finished speaking, the audience applauded. Everyone turned their attention to Zhou Yan, and the camera was also pointed at him.
Zhou Yan nodded to the camera, then stood up and walked to the stage, and the translator quickly followed.
The staff quickly brought a microphone over. He took it and said with a smile, "Hello everyone, I am Zhou Yan."
"Mr. Zhou Yan, it is an honor to invite you to the stage to talk to us. , the new versions of "Missing Through Time" and "Guanghan Palace", did you have any special ideas when adapting them? "
"Actually, there are not many changes. Why do you think so? The difference is quite big, mainly because of the changes in orchestration. Each instrument has its own unique sound. The pipa has a special sound, a relatively loud volume, and a crisp and bright sound quality. The fundamental tone has rich overtones and is very penetrating. "Through Time and Space" The piece "Missing" highlights the timbre of the pipa, which has a very sense of space."
"I divide orchestration into three categories. The first category is to embed orchestration thinking into composition. This is easy to understand. In other words, when I compose music scores, I have already considered the setting and distribution of instruments, and the selection and layout of timbres. Orchestration and music creation are integrated and inseparable in most cases. Like this.”
“The second category is to complete the orchestration first, and then complete the orchestration. In this case, the composition will affect the orchestration, and the orchestration will affect the composition. Promote, influence each other.”
"There is also the third category, which is to orchestrate other people's works. In fact, I think there is no essential difference between this category and the second category."
"Based on the second and third categories, I would like to mention one The concept is the freedom of orchestration..."
Hearing Zhou Yan talk about the topic so professionally, Shu Nomura felt dizzy.
It’s not that the professional content Zhou Yan talked about was not good, but it was too difficult to understand. Not to mention ordinary viewers, even Shu Nomura himself couldn’t understand it.
Fortunately, Zhou Yan also knew that ordinary people could not understand, so he did not go into more details. He just briefly talked about the freedom of orchestration and brought the topic back, "In general, I combine it with the music itself. The characteristics of the music and the characteristics of the Qingyinfang performers made some simple arrangements for the music. ”
When Zhou Yan finished speaking, Shu Nomura took the lead in applauding, "As expected of a teacher at the Conservatory of Music, his theoretical knowledge is so great. I want to ask a question, do composers like you, Mr. Zhou Yan, need to know most of the instruments?"
“It’s hard to say that we understand it, but it’s best for a composer to understand the timbres of most instruments. If you have the spare capacity, you can learn more about instrument techniques, which can help the composer create.”
"As far as I know, you are proficient in various musical instruments, such as bamboo flute, piano, violin, shakuhachi, guitar..."
Zhou Yan smiled and waved his hand, "No, I have played bamboo flute since I was a child. I am a little familiar with it, and I have some knowledge of piano and violin. As for other instruments, my level is very amateur.”
“You are too humble. I wonder if we are lucky enough to hear you live. Play an instrument?”
"No problem." Zhou Yan nodded and looked around the scene. Then he saw Zhu Lanxi's Erhu and said, "I see that everyone was very interested in the Erhu version of "Guanghan Palace" just now, so I will give it to you. Let me demonstrate the erhu and let you see how big the gap is between me and the professional players.”
Hearing Zhou Yan’s words, the scene burst into laughter, whether Zhou Yan was serious or joking. , but they all inexplicably made the audience laugh.
Nomura Shu also nodded. He found that Zhou Yan actually had a sense of variety show. Although he didn't talk much, his performance was better than the girls from Sakai Izumi and Qingyinfang.
The sense of variety show is a very subtle thing. It doesn’t mean that you have to be deliberately funny to have a sense of variety show. People like Zhou Yan obviously don’t tell jokes and are even serious, but they still make people feel interesting.
Shu Nomura has come into contact with many creators. He found that the thinking of many creative geniuses is different from that of ordinary people. For example, some directors, writers, and musicians have very different ideas from ordinary people. Also very interesting. And Zhou Yan is a combination of director, writer, and musician, so it seems reasonable that he has a program effect.
After Zhou Yan got the erhu, he briefly tried it and then played a piece, which was a combined version of "Drinking the Water of the Yangtze River" and "Guanghan Palace".
His level is indeed very average and cannot be compared with Zhu Lanxi's. The audience can hear it, but the general audience's feeling is not so obvious. They think Zhou Yanla's performance is already very good and very professional.
After finishing this piece, Zhou Yan hugged the erhu and smiled and said, "I just mentioned three types of orchestration. The first one is to create music scores based on the orchestration. I can now show you how to feel it live."
Hide Nomura said in surprise, "Mr. Zhou Yan, do you mean to compose a piece of music on the spot?"
Zhou Yan nodded, "That's what it means. I want to compose a piece of music that matches the sound of the Erhu. Of course, since it is created on the spot, the tune will definitely not be very complicated."
The translator has not yet translated Zhou Yan's words. When they went out, there was a burst of cheers because they all saw Zhou Yan nodding.
Shuya Nomura said with a look of surprise, "That's great."
Originally, Shu Yan was able to pull Zhou Yan to the stage to show his face, but Nomura Shuya was already very satisfied. He never expected that , Zhou Yan was so generous that he even had to compose a song on the spot.
Improvisation is Zhou Yan’s specialty. In the video tape jointly released by their TV station and Tomson, Zhou Yan demonstrated his improvisational skills in Jiangjuntuo.
Although "Borrowing Cucumber" is not a hit among Zhou Yan's many songs, it is also very popular among some listeners because such brisk songs originally account for a small proportion.
Some TV shows and TV series with a relatively relaxed style also like to use songs such as "San Mao", "Borrowing Cucumber" and "Sneak Joy" as background music.
Before playing the song, Zhou Yan said again, "I promised a good friend that I would give her a gift, and this next song will be considered a gift to her."
< br>Zhou Yan said "she", but the translator said "he", so the audience didn't think much about it.
Only Shizuka Kudo knew what Zhou Yan meant. Tomorrow is her birthday, so when Zhou Yan said this now, he obviously meant that he wanted to give her this piece of music as a birthday gift.
Shizuka Kudo leaned forward, holding her chin with her hand, looking at Zhou Yan quietly, waiting for his performance.
Zhou Yan didn’t say anything else after that. He took a deep breath and was ready to start playing.
When Hide Nomura came to see him at noon, he began to think about what music he would play if he went on stage.
Originally, he thought that playing some old songs would be enough, but thinking about Shizuka's birthday tomorrow, he wanted to give her a little surprise.
Other gifts can only be given to Shizuka privately, but a new song can be given to her in front of so many people at the scene.
Deciding to play new music, Zhou Yan began to think about what to play, and then he thought of a song, "Snow Flower" by Mika Nakajima.
This song is widely circulated throughout Asia, and there have been many cover versions. There are several Chinese versions alone, which shows everyone's love for this song.
Although the cover version by a certain Korean artist is of average quality, it is also popular among many fans, which shows that the song itself is indeed very good.
The reason why I thought of this song is that it is suitable for playing with violin or erhu. Among the instruments in Qingyinfang, in addition to bamboo flute and dongxiao, he can also play erhu. The other instruments are really I can't take it.
And the theme of this song is love, so it is more suitable for Kudo Shizuka.
Zhou Yan did not play the intro of this song, but started directly from the main song.
Originally, there were some whispers in the studio. When the tune of "Snow Flower" sounded, there was no other sound except the music. Everyone held their breath and concentrated, trying not to make any sound.
Even the cameraman was careful not to move too much for fear of destroying the artistic conception.
The main song of "Snow Flower" has a simple melody and is very pleasant to the ears. It is very similar to the songs that elders sang a cappella in my ears when I was a child. It is like the wind blowing gently and the snow is slowly falling.
But after a short period of time, the mood improved a little, as if there was a softly moaning woman walking on the snow in the forest, expressing her love to her lover, but she seemed worried about gain and loss.
Love is a very complicated thing. When happiness comes and people imagine the future, the more beautiful they imagine, the more afraid they are of losing what they have in front of them. The tune of "Snow Flower" expresses this complex feeling. mood.
Winter is coming, and lovers cling together to warm each other. A beautiful future lies in the spring after winter. But when spring comes, what will the world look like? Can this relationship still be so strong? But there is no way to know.
The melody of this song has a different kind of magic that can draw the audience's thoughts into the music.
Sakai Quanshui was filled with surprise. She had always known that Zhou Yan was talented. Everyone in Neon should know this, but she didn't expect Zhou Yan's talent to be so exaggerated.
Can you create such a beautiful melody just by improvising on the spot?
There is a Chinese idiom called "looking at the ocean and sighing", which means that when you see great things, you will feel your own insignificance. Sakai Spring has such a feeling at this moment.
She originally knew that there was a sea, and she also knew that the sea was very big, but only when she walked to the sea could she truly feel the vastness of the sea that exceeded her imagination.
It turns out that a person's musical talent can really reach this level.
In fact, Izumi Sakai and Zhou Yan also had some contact. Zhou Yan previously shot an advertisement for Panasonic and wrote the song "Meteor". At that time, many people in Neon voted for a Neon singer to sing this song. , and she is also on the list.
Her company also tried to find Zhou Yan to help her write songs, but they never got it done.
At that time, their company paid great attention to the song "Meteor" because Zard was originally a rock band. Compared with other songs written by Zhou Yan, "Meteor" was more suitable for them.
But unfortunately, I didn’t get this song either.
Just when Izumi Sakai was surprised by Zhou Yan's talent, what she didn't expect was that the surprise was yet to come.
When the chorus of "Snow Flower" sounded, many people at the scene widened their eyes. The tune suddenly became firm and passionate from worrying about gains and losses just now, as if to say, no matter what the future holds, I must persist.
Compared with the verse, the chorus has a much stronger impact on the ears, and the tune is so catchy that you can even hum it after listening to it once.
But no one hummed along because they didn't want to ruin the beauty of the moment.
Didn’t Zhou Yan say before that because it was composed on the spot, the song would be very simple? But now why do they feel that this song is not simple at all and sounds very complete.
Actually, what they don’t know is that what Zhou Yan said is complicated is to compare with other traditional songs. This is a pop song after all, so the tune is relatively simple.
If it wasn’t simple, I’m afraid it wouldn’t be so catchy and catchy.
If the person on the stage had been someone else, some people might have doubted whether it was a live creation, but that was Zhou Yan. They had no way of doubting Zhou Yan, they would just think that Zhou Yan was really awesome.
Kudo Shizuka has not changed her movements since the sound of the erhu sounded. She has been supporting her chin with her hands. Her eyes are now full of stars.
She suddenly heard the scene of Zhou Yan teaching her to play the piano in Yangyin's faculty dormitory the year before last.
She also played a few notes at random, and Zhou Yan composed the song "Little Hand Holding Big Hand".
Every time she recalled that time, she felt blushing. It was also that time when she was sure that she had completely fallen in love with Zhou Yan.
I am really happy to have a boyfriend who is a composer.
No one noticed Kudo Shizuka's blush at this moment, and even if they did, it didn't matter, because the stars in the eyes of the young female audience members were denser than Kudo Shizuka's, and their faces were even redder than Kudo Shizuka's.
Hide Nomura couldn't help but sigh, this man is so charming, I'm afraid not many girls can escape his grasp.
In recent years, although Zhou Yan has not appeared much, he has fascinated the female fans of Neon.
In the past two years, Neon has only asked for the most handsome foreign stars, and Zhou Yan has always been at the top of the list, and there is no suspense.
In fact, it is not just the most handsome foreign male star. Last year, there was a survey on the popularity of Asian male stars. Zhou Yan also ranked first, beating several popular male stars in Neon.
Zhou Yan's only shortcoming is probably that he can't sing.
If Zhou Yan can sing again and occasionally plays and sings by himself, his lethality will be even higher.
Of course, maybe Zhou Yan can sing, but he doesn't usually speak. Anyway, they have never heard Zhou Yan sing before. (End of this chapter)