"Okay, okay, no need to be so modest. Not many people watch our Cantonese opera anymore. If you can help more people get to know Cantonese opera, that would be good for me and for Cantonese opera."
An Lingxian did not have that kind of old-fashioned and stubborn spirit. She obviously had no resistance to combining Cantonese opera with pop songs, and was even very interested in it. This made Li Changle respect her again.
This kind of courage and breadth of mind is what a master should have. Even in its decline, Cantonese opera is still a part of traditional Chinese culture. What's more, drama is a profession that requires more talent than singing. Without talent, you can't even get in.
"You're too modest. I really like Cantonese opera, and there are still young people watching it."
An Lingxian smiled and stopped talking about this issue, but changed the subject.
"You are a very good young man. I will call you Changle. I think the poem "Lovesickness" you wrote is very good. If I were not short of time, I would even plan to adapt it into a play."
"But time is limited now, so I plan to sing this poem in the form of Yueou, putting it at the beginning of the song. Then I'll incorporate some classic Cantonese opera lyrics about lovesickness into the chorus to accompany it. What do you think?"
Li Changle and Wang Siyi did not have a deep understanding of Cantonese opera, but they could not find any fault with An Lingxian's statement. This Cantonese opera master also seemed to have research on pop songs, and it was obvious that she had done her homework this time.
They didn't understand, but were greatly shocked.
"I might have said too much. Let's record the song first and see how it turns out~"
An Lingxian saw the two young men staring at her blankly without answering, so she smiled again and quickly said something.
Li Xuexin didn't expect that An Lingxian was so passionate about this matter that she had even thought about how to arrange the songs and which part of the Cantonese opera performance should be placed.
"That's great, of course. Come on, let's try it out first. The band is already ready inside."
Li Xuexin said something quickly and invited a few people to go in together.
"How about you record your Cantonese opera first, and we can see the effect first?"
Li Changle said to An Lingxian in the recording studio that only Li Changle knew what version of the song she wanted.
No one here had ever thought that pop songs could be paired with traditional dramas. This was a first in their eyes, and even in the eyes of the world.
He decided to see if Cantonese opera could actually mesh with pop music. If it didn't, it would be difficult. But then he thought about how every version of the folk tune he'd heard meshed so well with "Lovesickness," so Cantonese opera shouldn't be a big problem.
An Lingxian walked into the recording studio and began to sing the lyrics of lovesickness according to her own understanding. She used the falsetto singing style of Zihou, which is a female falsetto voice. When An Lingxian sang the first note, everyone present felt goose bumps all over their bodies.
When Li Changle heard An Lingxian's voice, he knew that she was a veteran.
She is really not called a master for nothing. The lingering love in the poem "Lovesickness" was interpreted to perfection by An Lingxian, and the nine tones and six tunes of Cantonese are very suitable for reciting or singing ancient poems. After listening to An Lingxian singing the song "Lovesickness", Li Changle knew that it was a sure thing. This version of Lovesickness is definitely not worse than the other version.
In addition to the song "Lovesickness", An Lingxian also sang a few lines of opera that she intended to incorporate into the song. Hearing this, Wang Siyi next to her couldn't help but hold Li Changle's arm tightly.
Cantonese opera is really touching, and Wang Siyi happens to speak Cantonese. Her grandfather lives in Guangzhou, and she would often come and live with him for a while when she was a child.
She could speak Cantonese naturally. Most importantly, An Lingxian's Cantonese opera reminded her of the time when her grandfather often took her to watch Cantonese opera when she was a child.
Li Changle noticed Wang Siyi's awkwardness and thought she was moved by An Lingxian's Cantonese opera. She quickly patted her hands and asked softly:
"What's wrong?"
When Wang Siyi saw Li Changle looking at her nervously, the sadness in her heart began to slowly dissipate. Although her grandfather was gone, he appeared in her life. Perhaps this was God's will.
"I'm fine."
Wang Siyi replied softly. Looking at An Lingxian in the recording studio, she also felt that An Lingxian sang very well. Cantonese opera is not so easy to sing. She often listened to it when she was a child, and as a singer herself, she naturally knew it.
"Asking about words and singing in tune" is the main singing method of Cantonese opera. The singing should be in accordance with the meaning of the words, and pay attention to the sound and intonation of the words without seeking to be fancy. This has formed the characteristics of Cantonese opera, where the tune comes out from the words and the words follow the tune, and the changes in mode and rhythm are natural and smooth.
If you don't have a good sense of rhythm or language, it's easy to sing out of tune or without emotion. This lady named An Lingxian is obviously a great singer, and I'm already looking forward to working with her.
After An Lingxian finished singing, she walked out of the recording studio. Then Li Changle, Li Xuexin and others immediately applauded. An Lingxian deserved their applause for the Cantonese opera she performed.
"Excuse me, everyone. I wonder what Changle thinks of my singing. Does it match the mood you want?"
An Lingxian was as gentle as she was at the beginning, as if she was not surprised at all by the trial run just now.
"It fits perfectly, it fits perfectly. You're absolutely amazing! This effect might be even better than I expected!"
Li Changle said excitedly.
"Siyi, you should also try the song 'Lovesickness'. Then we'll try to combine Cantonese opera with the song and see the effect."
Excited Li Changle said something to Wang Siyi next to her.
Wang Siyi nodded. She had wanted to sing this song since Li Changle gave it to her, and she often hummed a section of it at home according to the music.
After listening to An Lingxian's Cantonese opera, I seemed to have a deeper understanding of this song, so I really wanted to try it. So I walked into the recording studio without hesitation and signaled ok to the tuner outside.
"Red beans grow in the south, they are the most distant thing, what is longing for you..."
Wang Siyi's gentle and ethereal voice was heard, but there was a hint of sadness in the singing. At the beginning, this emotion was faint, but as the accompaniment of the song progressed, this sadness gradually became stronger, and finally broke out completely in the second chorus.
I am most willing to forget the ancient poems,
The most disdainful thing is lovesickness,
Guarding love afraid of being laughed at...
The song slowly faded away in the middle of humming. Li Changle immediately looked up to Wang Siyi's singing talent. Her singing quotient was too high.
This is what a natural born singer looks like. Although Li Changle wanted to describe Wang Siyi like this, he remembered a joke and felt inexplicably cold all over. He felt that there was something wrong with this description and it was inappropriate.
But to be honest, he even thought that the version sung by Wang Siyi just now could be directly released as the final version, but the specific details would depend on how the two Cantonese opera segments by An Lingxian were combined.
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