Chapter 42
Li Yuanyuan said in a trembling voice, "Teacher... I'm suddenly so nervous, my heart is beating so fast!"
No matter how carefree Li Yuanyuan usually behaves, she is just an 11-year-old girl. She takes this performance very seriously. This sudden change even made her teacher nervous. She was directly scared.
Seeing that she was in a bad state, the music teacher quickly patted her back and comforted her, "It's okay, don't be nervous, just treat it as a performance."
Li Yuanyuan was almost crying at this time, and she held Su Miao's hands tightly: "Miao Miao, I really can't do it. Can you sing by yourself? I feel so scared!"
Su Miao was stunned. A solo?
"Miaomiao, Yuanyuan may not be able to go on stage. See if you can sing solo. If not, it's okay. We can give up."
The music teacher was reluctant to give up this opportunity, but the students' feelings had to come first.
Su Miao's brain started working rapidly. The solo of this song did not have the layers of the chorus, and it was a cappella. Not only was the musicality thin, but any slight flaw would be heard clearly by everyone through the speakers.
Suddenly, she thought of an unexpected idea.
"Teacher, please wait for me for a few minutes. I'll go find the accompaniment and be back soon!"
After saying that, he ran forward.
"Miao Miao! Where are you going?" the music teacher shouted anxiously.
The staff in the sound room looked at Su Miao's back and said, "I think this little girl is quite clever. Maybe she really has a solution."
Su Miao ran into the auditorium from the side door and saw the girl who had just played the piano. She was leaning against the wall of the aisle, drinking soda and watching the skits on the stands.
Su Miao walked behind the girl and found that she was a head taller than herself. Su Miao took a deep breath and called softly, "Sister, hello!"
The girl was watching the performance on the stage bored, when suddenly she heard a voice behind her and she subconsciously turned around to look.
She saw a beautiful girl looking at her with big watery eyes.
She pointed to her nose and said, "Me?"
Su Miao nodded vigorously: "Yes! Sister! It's my turn to sing in the next program, but I don't know why the accompaniment is lost. I just saw that you play the piano very well! Could you please accompany me?"
The girl thought she was quite brave and said, "My name is Ye Jiayin, what's your name?"
"Sister Jiayin, my name is Su Miao."
"What song are you going to sing?"
"We originally signed up to sing 'Tomorrow Will Be Better', a new song, but now I'm the only one singing it."
Ye Jiayin thought for a moment and said, "Although I've heard this song before, I'm not very familiar with it. Without practice, I'm not sure I can help you coordinate well. Do you have any alternative songs?"
Alternative tracks? They need to have a sense of atmosphere and theme, be suitable for solo singing, and be familiar...
"How about 'I Love You China'? It's the theme song from the movie 'Overseas Children'."
Ye Jiayin said in surprise: "You can sing this song? It requires very high singing skills, but if you can sing it well, it will definitely surpass other programs."
Su Miao expressed his thoughts: "The original singer of this song, Ms. Ye Peiying, is an excellent soprano. I definitely can't sing it in the same tune as she did. But what if I lower the key? Using a popular singing style, wouldn't that be refreshing?"
Ye Jiayin was very interested in this idea and immediately decided to cooperate with her: "How about this, for the first part, you sing it a cappella in the tune that you are most comfortable with, and then I will use this to set the tone and slowly follow suit. You just sing your own song. I am familiar with this song and can follow..."
The project before Su Miao was already being announced. Several teachers were getting anxious. Even the host came to ask if the program needed to be changed. Finally, Su Miao came back.
"Miao Miao! You're finally back. How are you? Can you sing?"
"Teacher, I can sing, but I want to change the song to "I Love You China," and then Sister Jiayin will accompany me on the piano later."
Everyone was stunned. It was great that he could go up and sing, but he changed the song at the last minute. Should we say that this kid is really brave?
The host asked in confusion, "Are you really going to change the song? This is the first time I've encountered someone changing it right before a performance."
Su Miao nodded firmly: "Yes, I'm sorry, teacher, I might disrupt your rhythm of connecting the words."
The host smiled and said, "Just be sure. Don't worry about me. I'm a professional announcer!"
Now that things have come to this, everyone can only look forward to Su Miao's performance.
The county TV station’s ace host was indeed an amazing person. He cleverly introduced Su Miao’s program with a moving and eloquent speech.
Su Miao walked to the center of the stage. It was impossible for her to say that she was not nervous at all. She felt as light as if she was stepping on marshmallows.
Standing on the stage, the scorching lights shone on her, and she couldn't even see the audience below. The whole place was silent at this time, and she could clearly hear her own heartbeat.
Looking to the right, Ye Jiayin had already sat down in front of the piano and nodded slightly at her.
Su Miao calmed down and spoke softly: "Lark~bird~flies~across~the~blue~sky~, I love~China~"
The ethereal a cappella singing is like the early morning sea, where sailors are steering their ship through the waves, and suddenly a cheering horn is heard in the sea breeze, which immediately touches the hearts of the audience.
Then a piano accompaniment was inserted at the right time, making the subsequent singing more smooth.
I love you China, I love you China.
I love your vigorous seedlings in spring, and I love your golden fruits in autumn.
…
The soft bass part is like the gurgling of water, soothing and subtle, bringing to mind the moving pictures of the motherland.
I love you China, I love you China.
I want to dedicate the most beautiful song to you,
My mother, my motherland.
…
The high notes are passionate and unrestrained, vividly showing the sincere love of the children for their motherland.
Different from the original version that everyone usually hears, although Su Miao lowered the key, her clear voice reinterpreted the song from a girl's perspective.
It expresses the new generation's infinite love for the motherland and their vigorous and progressive spirit.
Ye Jiayin supported Su Miao's singing with piano accompaniment throughout the performance. Although they had never practiced before, the coordination was seamless.
There were no dazzling lighting effects, no smoky stage effects, only ethereal singing filling the auditorium.
When the last note fell, the whole audience fell silent. Su Miao bowed deeply to the audience, and then a lonely applause rang out from the audience.
She squinted her eyes which were dazzled by the light and vaguely saw her father with tears in his eyes due to pride.
Immediately afterwards, thunderous applause resounded throughout the auditorium. Su Miao raised her hand to the right with her palm facing up, indicating that the applause also belonged to Ye Jiayin who was accompanying her.
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