After entering the recording studio and seeing the equipment in the recording studio, Akina Nakamori was also very emotional.
When she first arrived at the studio, the old and crude building made her look down upon Zhou Yan's studio. She thought the studio's equipment would not be very good.
But after walking around, she found that the equipment in this studio was very good. Although she had not used this recording studio yet, she could tell that it was very professional just by looking at the design and equipment inside. sex.
There is also the practice room that Zhou Yan took them to see just now. The details of the acoustic design are also very good. This is almost the best state this building can achieve, and it needs to be better. If so, it must be the kind of building that professionally serves music performances.
There was no recording task today, so Zhou Yan took Akina Nakamori to briefly try out the recording studio to let her get familiar with it.
After the trial, Zhou Yan said to her, "While you are in Yanjing, if you want to practice singing, you can come to our studio at any time and have someone set up a practice room for you, or you can find someone to help you first." Record some and listen."
After speaking, Zhou Yan looked at Li Xing and said, "Xiao Li, you are more familiar with this place. If Miss Zhongsen has any needs, please try your best to meet them."
Li. Xing nodded and said, "Okay, Teacher Zhou."
"Well, under normal circumstances, the practice room must be free, but the recording studio is not necessarily available. If you want to use the recording studio, it is best to ask in advance , Liu Hang has a timetable, you can ask for a copy.”
Although the studio’s recording studio is mostly for personal use, it will also take on some outside work.
Under normal circumstances, studios handle traditional music work, so large recording studios are relatively open to the outside world, because there are not many large recording studios like them in China that can record symphonies professionally.
Of course, I occasionally take on some popular jobs, which are introduced by people in the industry, and ordinary people cannot contact me here.
After all, they have a lot of recording tasks in their own studio, so it is easy not to rent out the studio.
Although there are not many singers in their studio, they do have a lot of work, and some work is quite time-consuming. Not to mention other things, just producing the soundtrack for a movie takes up a lot of time.
At this time Akina Nakamori asked, "Will this Chinese version be recorded when you come back next time?"
Zhou Yan said with a smile, "Then it depends on your pronunciation. If your pronunciation is okay at that time, then the two versions will be recorded at once, but if the pronunciation is not good, it will be postponed for a while."
Nakamori Akina nodded and said, "I will work hard."
Zhou Yan nodded and said nothing. This thing does not mean that you just have to work hard.
Kudo Shizuka’s language talent is considered good, but it took a long time before, and Kudo Shizuka had actually learned Chinese for a while before.
It is not yet known what Nakamori Akina's language talent is, but Zhou Yan feels that it should not be better than Kudo Shizuka. The key is that she is learning from scratch, and the road to go will definitely be longer than Kudo Shizuka.
Now it is definitely impossible for her to learn Chinese seriously. The only option is to teach her the pronunciation and then let her memorize it by rote.
Zhou Yan looked at his watch. It was not even ten o'clock yet, so he said to Akina Nakamori, "Let Li Xing take you for a walk. I have something else to do, so I'll excuse you now. No lunch." If you're in a hurry, just stay in the studio for lunch."
Nakamori Akina nodded, "I'm sorry to bother you."
Zhou Yan. He smiled and said goodbye.
After Zhou Yan left, the translator Nariko Ida smiled and said to Li Xing, "Mr. Zhou Yan is really busy."
When we talked on the phone before, Nariko Ida felt that Zhou Yan was very busy. After this meeting, this kind of It feels more obvious.
Li Xing nodded and said, "Of course, Teacher Zhou has been very busy. The orchestra will go to Xiangjiang tomorrow and a new tour will begin. In addition to the performance, he also has film scores to do. "
Nakamori Akina was worried: "If he goes on tour, will he come back next time we come back?"
"Probably, since he agreed. You won't break your promise, Teacher Zhou is very committed." Li Xing smiled and asked, "What are you going to do now? I'll take you around again. In fact, the building next to it is also a studio, but it's over there. Film and Television Production Department.”
Akina Nakamori asked in surprise, "Is there a film and television production department here?"
"Of course, Teacher Zhou is a great director."
"How about we go over and have a look?" "
Ida Nariko is very interested in the film and television production department, but Nakamori Akina shook her head and said, "I want to study the Chinese version of the lyrics of "Snow Flower" first. "
Zhou Yanke just said. She said that if her pronunciation is good, she can record the Chinese version at the same time next time she comes over, and she is also very interested in the Chinese lyrics.
After hearing Akina Nakamori say that she wanted to study Chinese lyrics, Li Xing smiled and said, "Then I'll find a practice room for you. It's more convenient in the practice room."
"Sorry to trouble you."
Immediately Li Xing took the two of them to a practice room and began to study the Chinese version of the lyrics of "Snow Flower".
When they arrived at the practice room, Ida Nariko first roughly translated the meaning of the lyrics. After listening to it, Nakamori Akina nodded and said, "It is indeed very different from the neon version of the lyrics."
The neon version of the lyrics is full of expectations and a little bit of disappointment, while the Chinese version of the lyrics is more about memories.
To be honest, Akina Nakamori still prefers the neon version of the lyrics. This is her own reason, because her memories of love are almost not beautiful.
The lyrics in the Chinese version are all about "love without regrets", which made her listen a little harsh.
Ida Nariko was translating for Nakamori Akina while observing her expression.
Nakamori Akina’s love story is a big deal, and everyone in Neon knows about it, and this lyrics is obviously contrary to Nakamori Akina’s love experience.
However, Nakamori Akina did not show any obvious emotions. After all, she is a professional singer and will not break her guard because of the lyrics.
After explaining the meaning of the lyrics, Ida Nariko began to teach Nakamori Akina the pronunciation.
After learning a few sentences, Nakamori Akina sighed, "Chinese is so difficult, I don't know how Shizuka learned it at that time."
Ida Nariko translated Nakamori Akina's complaint to Li After Xing heard this, Li Xing smiled and said, "I heard that in order to learn Chinese, Ms. Kudo spent every day in the studio and even went to make friends with the band members."
Listen Li Xing said this, and Nakamori Akina sighed again. She couldn't find people to make friends everywhere.
Mentioning Kudo Shizuka, Ida Nariko asked Li Xing with a gossipy face, "I heard that Shizuka is learning Chinese because she is pursuing Mr. Zhou Yan. Is this true?"
Many people in Neon knew about Kudo Shizuka's public declaration of love for Zhou Yan, and there are still rumors about the two's affairs.
When the scandal between Mariah Carey and Zhou Yan broke out a few days ago, the scandal between Shizuka Kudo and Zhou Yan was also mentioned by many people. Many "opposition" expressed their support for Shizuka Kudo and Zhou Yan.
Li Xing smiled, everyone in the studio knew that Shizuka Kudo was chasing Zhou Yan.
However, he did not dare to discuss Zhou Yan's matter, so he smiled and said, "I don't know about that. Didn't you learn Chinese because you had to sing Chinese songs?"
Ida Nariko was a little disappointed not to hear the gossip. She smiled and asked, "Does your teacher Zhou have a girlfriend?"
Li Xing scratched his head and said, "I don't know about this either. It probably doesn't exist."
This time he really didn't know. He had only heard about Teacher Zhou's scandal, but never heard of it. Solid evidence.
Zhou Yan usually doesn’t look like a person in love. Every time Li Xing sees Zhou Yan, Zhou Yan is always busy with work.
Many of the members of the Piano Youth Orchestra were Yangyin students at the same time as Zhou Yan. They knew Zhou Yan’s past quite well. Li Xing sometimes chatted with them, but from what they said, Zhou Yan never fell in love when he was in school.
For ordinary students, even if they are in love, the juniors and juniors at the same school probably don’t know.
But Zhou Yan is different. Zhou Yan is a famous figure in school. If he falls in love, someone will definitely know about it.
There are a lot of people who had a crush on Zhou Yan, but none of them succeeded. I heard that Teacher Zhou used to be a very cold and cold person, and rarely talked to boys, let alone girls.
In the past few years, there have been fewer women around Zhou Yan, but more men, so Yu Hua and Shi Tiesheng would come over every once in a while.
Seeing that Li Xing was confused when asking questions, Ida Nariko lost interest and turned around to teach Akina Nakamori the pronunciation of Chinese lyrics.
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Until about eleven o'clock, Akina Nakamori was still practicing her pronunciation. Li Xing looked at his watch and said, "You two, it's getting late. Let's go to the cafeteria for lunch." Hearing that he was going to have lunch, Nakamori Akina asked, "Are there any mixed noodles in the cafeteria?"
Li Xing was stunned when he asked, "Miscellaneous noodles?"
Nakamori Akina asked The words somewhat subverted Li Xing's impression of Nakamori Akina, because after contacting him, Li Xing felt that Nakamori Akina was a bit cold. He didn't expect that she would be so interested in food, and it was also mixed noodles.
Actually, Li Xing didn’t know that the reason why Nakamori Akina asked about miscellaneous noodles was entirely because Kudo Shizuka always told her that the miscellaneous noodles at Zhou Yan Studio were delicious, which made her confused. I also really want to eat it.
Li Xing thought for a while and said, "The food in the cafeteria is different every day. I really don't know what is available today."
"Okay." Nakamori Akina pouted, she thought she had mixed noodles It happens every day.
Seeing Akina Nakamori's regretful expression, Li Xing smiled and said, "Miss Nakamori, if you want to eat mixed noodles, I can tell the chef and ask him to make them for you tonight."
< br>Nakamori Akina waved her hands repeatedly, "No, no, it's too much trouble."
Not only is it troublesome, if word of this spreads, people will think she is so famous that she has to make demands when she comes to the studio as a guest. .
Li Xing smiled and said, "It's okay."
"It's really no need." Akina Nakamori refused again, she was too afraid of bothering others.
After the three of them arrived at the cafeteria, Li Xinggang asked Kong Chao, the waiter, what dishes he had today. Kong Chao smiled and said, "Today we have mixed noodles and dumplings."
Li Xingnao He scratched his head and said in surprise, "There really are mixed noodles."
"I heard that there were customers from Nihong today, so I made them specially. When Miss Shizuka was here, she liked to eat mixed noodles. Noodles and dumplings," Kong Chao explained.
Li Xing suddenly realized, no wonder Nakamori Akina wanted to ask for miscellaneous noodles. It turned out that these were a special offer for Neon customers.
When she heard that there were miso noodles, Nakamori Akina was also very happy. She asked Ida Nariko to order miso noodles and dumplings.
It turns out that Kudo Shizuka did not lie to her. The mixed noodles in Zhou Yan Studio are indeed delicious. The only drawback is that the mixed noodles here are not spicy enough, and she prefers spicy food.
After a hearty meal, Nakamori Akina went to the practice room again and continued to study the Chinese version of the lyrics of "Snow Flower".
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After Shuyanakamori Akina and the others said goodbye, they returned to the office to continue writing "Shutter Island".
At six-thirty in the evening, Zhou Yan put away the manuscript and went to the cafeteria to eat.
The cafeteria is now empty, and Kong Chao and the others are also packing up to get off work.
Zhou Yan said with a smile, "It's delayed your get off work again today."
Kong Chao was wiping the table, and when he heard Zhou Yan's voice, he turned around and said with a smile, "Teacher Zhou, you I have saved the food for you. I will bring it to you now.”
"Thank you."
When the reserved food was brought out, Kong Chao said, "I wanted to leave some dumplings for you, but they were eaten by the two guests Li Xing and Ni Hong."
Zhou Yan asked unexpectedly, "Have they left yet?"
After leaving in the morning, Zhou Yan had not seen Nakamori Akina and the others, and thought they had left.
He was wondering before that Akina Nakamori and the others didn't go over to say hello to him before they left, but he didn't expect that they never left.
Kong Chao nodded and smiled, "I haven't left yet. I seem to have gone to the practice room upstairs again after dinner."
"Yes." Zhou Yan nodded and said nothing more.
After dinner, Zhou Yan did not go home, but went upstairs again to the practice room.
Standing outside the door, through the glass, you can see Akina Nakamori practicing singing, while Nariko Ida and Li Xingze are sitting next to them, looking bored.
The soundproofing of the practice room is very good, and I can only vaguely hear the sound of Akina Nakamori singing. Although her pronunciation is not very good, I can tell that she must be singing in Chinese.
But that's all. If Zhou Yan didn't know the lyrics, he wouldn't be able to understand what she was singing.
After listening for a while, Zhou Yan pushed the door open and entered.
As soon as he pushed the door open and walked in, Nakamori Akina's singing voice stopped abruptly, and Ida Nariko and Li Xing also looked at Zhou Yan.
"Teacher Zhou." Li Xing stood up and said hello. He looked at Zhou Yan as if he was looking at the savior.
Since the morning, he has been studying lyrics with Nakamori Akina and the others. Although he has nothing to do, he cannot leave.
It was okay at first, he was watching and found it quite interesting, but as time went by, he felt like he was in prison.
While eating dinner, he breathed a sigh of relief. He originally thought that today was over, but who would have thought that Nakamori Akina would continue to practice.
Not only Li Xing, but Nariko Ida also felt like she was going crazy. She had been teaching Akina Nakamori’s pronunciation today, over and over again, and by the end, she felt like half of her face was going numb.
Zhou Yan smiled and said, "I'm still practicing."
Ida Nariko nodded and said, "Well, Akina wants to practice more."
"Well, diligence is a good thing." Zhou Yan nodded, and then said to Nakamori Akina, "Sing it to me again."
Ida Nariko translated Zhou Yan's words to Nakamori Akina, who laughed He nodded and started singing.
When Nakamori Akina finished singing, Zhou Yan frowned. Nakamori Akina's pronunciation could be described as terrible. From the beginning to the end, there was not a single word that was passable.
What is outrageous is that even though her pronunciation is not correct at all, she is very confident and can sing the whole song smoothly.
This is not a good thing. Zhou Yan is worried that she sings these wrong notes too much and will not be able to correct them later.
After pondering for a moment, Zhou Yan said: "Well, don't sing it now. I'll find someone to sing this song again and record it, and then you can listen to it more."
Zhou Yan believes that Nakamori Akina's pronunciation The problem has a lot to do with Ida Nariko, because Ida Nariko's own pronunciation is not particularly standard.
This can’t be blamed on Ida Nariko. After all, she is a foreigner. She works at Neon most of the time, so it is difficult to achieve standard pronunciation.
The happiest person to hear Zhou Yan's proposal was naturally Ida Nariko, because this way, she would not have to teach Akina Nakamori pronunciation sentence by sentence.
Her pronunciation is not particularly good to begin with. The key is that the pronunciation of singing is different from the pronunciation of speaking. Today, when she was teaching Akina Nakamori, she was almost confused by the teaching.
Nakamori Akina also thought this suggestion was a good one, so she nodded and said, "I'll trouble you then."
Zhou Yan waved his hand, "No trouble, you are tired today, go back and rest early, there will be interviews tomorrow." "?"
Now that Zhou Yan has spoken, Nakamori Akina no longer insists, and she also understands that Zhou Yan must have thought that her pronunciation was poor, so she had to find someone to sing it to her first.
If your pronunciation is really bad, there is really no point in continuing to practice like this.
Li Xing and Ida Nariko also breathed a sigh of relief. They had wanted to go back for a long time.
Several people walked out of the studio. In the corridor, Akina Nakamori asked Zhou Yan, "Are you leaving tomorrow?"
Zhou Yan nodded, "Well, we will leave tomorrow morning, so I have to go back early today." , clean up."
Nakamori Akina smiled, "Then I wish your concert a success."
"Thank you." (End of this chapter)