Grandpa Li seemed to have made a great decision. He was somewhat resistant to copying the score, but he probably agreed in the end because of the triple pay.
The two found a shady spot in the courtyard and sat down.
Xing Baohua said, "Teacher Li, have you heard Brother Su's songs?"
Grandpa Li looked at Xing Baohua with a strange gaze, and even had a gritted-teeth expression.
"Kid, you want a beating, don't you? Do you believe me if I said I've been listening to this since I was a kid? I can not only sing it, but I can also sing it in Russian."
"I believe you. I'm so sorry, Teacher Li, I didn't know you spoke Russian." It's just talk; they might not really believe what they've heard since childhood. Judging by their age, it's unlikely they'd have the environment to learn Russian in a country that's so unstable.
Anyway, as long as Grandpa Li knows how, that's fine.
When Xing Baohua said the song she wanted to transcribe was Katyusha, Grandpa Li got really angry. "Why transcribe this? I've already memorized it!" he exclaimed.
"Are you kidding me?" Old Li slammed his notebook shut in anger, stood up, and was about to leave.
"Teacher Li, I was wrong. I forgot you knew it, really. Sit down, let's change the song." Xing Baohua quickly pulled Grandpa Li, who was about to get up.
Fortunately, Grandpa Li didn't have a beard, otherwise he would have been so angry that it would have stood on end.
"Let me tell you, if you keep trying to fool me like this, I'm buying a ticket home tonight," Grandpa Li warned.
“Teacher Li, I don’t speak Russian, so I can only hum along. You can just transcribe the melody for me. I’ll write the lyrics for you,” Xing Baohua said.
Seeing that Grandpa Li pursed his lips, he probably didn't believe that he could come up with words.
Before becoming a CEO in his previous life, Xing Baohua was a junior R&D staff member who often watched videos on platforms like Tudou during his breaks after work.
Back then, videos were made by mixing clips with music. I remember listening to a movie called "Artillery Battalion Commander" and that's when I first noticed a band. Combined with some of the battle scenes, it was very impressive.
I didn't look for the video at the time, but I always felt that it was a music video made specifically for this song.
Later, I watched a remake of "The Dawns Here Are Quiet," which featured a theme song specially composed by this band.
The voice in the piece is slightly hoarse and deep, full of boundless explosive power. It feels like your heart has been struck by a polar bear.
Xing Baohua sang softly, and Grandpa Li listened intently. He became completely absorbed in the music.
Although it's just humming, it's very catchy.
Grandpa Li made Xing Baohua hum the song repeatedly. This was the fourth time. Xing Baohua wanted to take a break, but Grandpa Li said, "You hum the same tune every time. How am I supposed to fix it for you? If you sing it repeatedly, I can figure out the flavor."
Xing Baohua touched his nose, a little embarrassed. This was his skill level. If he knew everything, would he need you all? But he listened to Grandpa Li and continued humming.
Xing Baohua had her reasons for wanting to create this background music; at least the films were easy to find. There was already the movie "The Dawns Here Are Quiet," so she could just extract a few exciting scenes. If that wasn't possible, she could extract clips from other films and create a mashup.
In Xing Baohua's memory, the battle scenes in "The Dawns Here Are Quiet" were not very exciting, but the remake used a lot of special effects to create the battle scenes.
What to do? We can only find the most exciting clips from other movies and combine them. Anyway, it's only a five or six-minute clip, so let's just do it.
Xing Baohua felt that there shouldn't be too much background music; three or four foreign songs and one or two domestic ones would suffice. After all, the sound system was sold to foreigners.
Foreign-style tunes can at least cater to their tastes, so it's worth it if we can sell a few more sound systems.
Grandpa Li kept making changes in his notebook, while Xing Baohua went to find a pen and paper.
I'm going to write down the lyrics to the subtitles I saw in my past life.
While Xing Baohua finished writing, Grandpa Li was still working on his project. It's likely that Xing Baohua sang it in a different tune each time, causing it to go off track.
Grandpa Li kept humming, his pen bobbing up and down like a conductor's baton. He would pause occasionally to make corrections.
When Grandpa Li had almost finished, he looked up and saw the paper in Xing Baohua's hand, and said, "The lyrics you wrote?"
As soon as Xing Baohua finished speaking, Grandpa Li took it to look at it.
As he looked at it, he wrote letters on the paper again. Xing Baohua glanced at it; it was Russian. This was an instant translation!
Did you start singing while you were writing?
Xing Baohua got goosebumps listening to it; it was exactly the right sound! Although there was still a gap, it was that deep, resonant voice that built up explosive power.
Grandpa Li sang with great enthusiasm, and his voice drew out the people who were working.
Director Wang walked over, looked at the lyrics in Grandpa Li's hand, and hummed along softly, in Russian!
Lin Daorong joined in last, after listening to Grandpa Li sing it twice.
Especially the high climax of section B, where the three of them sang together. Xing Baohua was so shocked she couldn't speak.
Finally, Mr. Li said, "We need a symphony orchestra, and it has to be a trio to really get the right feel for it?"
"No, forget about the symphony orchestra, let's go with electronic music, heavy metal. And don't find any other ensembles, just the three of you!" Xing Baohua quickly said.
"You don't know anything!" Grandpa Li said with dissatisfaction.
"I don't understand! I feel the other piece is more suitable for a symphony, specifically a grand and majestic one?"
"You, 'magnificent'? Do you even know what 'magnificent' means?" Old Li said sarcastically.
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