Chapter 106
I had an unexpectedly good dream last night.
After changing places, Zhou Li didn't pick his own bed. He got up early and knocked on everyone's door to wake them up.
Shan Jia's door opened as soon as she was knocked, and she greeted Zhou Li with clear eyes.
"good morning."
Zhou Li's mood strangely improved when he saw Shan Jia.
"morning."
"Is Zhu Le up?"
Zhou Li shook his head, "I just went downstairs and knocked on the door, but there was no response."
The program crew's shuttle bus was parked outside, and Shan Jia went to knock on the door alone.
"Zhu Le, it's time to rehearse."
Hearing the boss's voice, Zhu Le rolled up from the bed and put on his clothes in a panic.
"I'm awake, I'll be right here!"
Zhou Li looked in the refrigerator and found nothing to eat except the milk provided by the program sponsor.
She took a bottle of milk and handed it to Shan Jia, "Drink some milk first, I'll order takeout, is there anything you want to eat?"
Shan Jia shook his head.
Zhou Li waited for Zhu Le while ordering food. She asked the staff to change the address to the rehearsal room. She opened the software and showed it to Shan Jia. "How about xiaolongbao?"
Shan Jia came closer, and he had a minty, clean and refreshing smell.
Looking at the colorful takeaway page, Shan Jia felt hungry.
"OK."
"I want soy milk with sugar."
Zhou Li clicked on the sweetened soy milk and added it to the shopping cart. "Where are the fried dough sticks?"
"Is it too much?" Shan Jia asked.
"With Zhu Le here, there won't be anything left."
"Yes, I do." Shan Jia nodded.
Zhou Li added some food she wanted to eat. Although she and Shan Jia had small appetites, Zhu Le ate a lot.
Shan Jia glanced at the time and saw that twenty minutes had passed. She knocked on the door again and urged, "Zhu Le, hurry up."
The door flew open, and Zhu Le, with his hair done and freshly dressed, carried Beth on his back, revealing his big white teeth. "I'm ready!"
Shan Jia glanced at him and said, "Let's go."
Zhou Li snorted coldly, "We agreed to leave at 8 o'clock yesterday." It's already 8:20.
Zhu Le wanted to scratch his hair, but then he remembered the hairstyle he had just done and held back. He put his hands together and said, "I will set ten alarms tomorrow and wake up early!"
"I'll trust you this time, let's go."
Zhou Li caught up with Shan Jia, and Zhu Le followed behind and got on the shuttle bus with big strides.
When he arrived at the rehearsal room, Shan Jiagang put down his instrument, and the takeaway he had ordered earlier was delivered by the staff.
"Wow, there's food!" Zhu Le happily took the breakfast.
Put the food on the table and the three of them sat down to share the food.
Zhu Le asked, "Boss, do you have any ideas?"
Shan Jia nodded, the song had actually been almost finished last night.
She has always been very quick at writing songs.
Zhou Li handed the chopsticks to Shan Jia and said, "I sorted out some words related to the four seasons yesterday. I'll send them to you later. See if you can use them."
"Okay." Shan Jia took the chopsticks and nodded.
Zhu Le started eating without even raising his head.
After eating, the three of them practiced some old songs to get a feel for them, as inspiration can't come just by sitting there.
Zhou Li was very happy to play drums again. She threw the drumstick high up, spun it a few times in the air, caught it handsomely, and hit the cymbals directly. Shan Jia glanced at Zhou Li, slid over the guitar casually, and Zhu Le also joined in with the bass in his hand.
Tang Bai had just arrived at the practice room with his teammates when he passed by the reborn rehearsal room and heard the music coming from there. He couldn't help but stop and listen for a while. This wasn't the Windmill Band's songs before. These songs were positive and uplifting, unlike the previous songs composed by Shan Jia, which were full of attractive decadence. Even Shan Jia was changed...
Who on earth is Zhou Li? How could he have such great magical powers?
"Captain?" someone called from behind. Tang Bai passed by and continued walking forward to their rehearsal room.
The first day's competition was just an appetizer, Tang Bai knew it in his heart, because his script was to continuously defeat his opponents from weak to strong, so as to create topics and grab popularity.
Tang Bai felt disdainful.
Even if you try harder, what's the point? The outcome is already decided.
"Boss! I have an idea!"
After practicing a few of their own original songs, the three of them gathered together to think of lyrics. Zhu Le suddenly shouted and quickly wrote down the lyrics he had thought of on paper. Zhou Li stood behind him and watched. Shan Jia waited for Zhu Le to finish writing.
"How is it?!" Zhu Le asked impatiently. Zhou Li had seen the lyrics a long time ago and thought Zhu Le wrote it very well. Zhu Le had already listened to the music sample, and several people also discussed the theme.
The two of them looked at Shan Jia together. Shan Jia recited the lyrics silently in his heart. The more he recited, the more catchy it became, as if this song was meant to go with this lyric.
She raised her head to meet two pairs of eyes and smiled slightly, "Okay."
"Oh Yeah!!!" Zhu Le jumped up and turned around to hug Zhou Li, but Zhou Li dodged him. He then wanted to hug Shan Jia, but Shan Jia glanced at him indifferently and stopped his stupid action.
Zhu Le smiled awkwardly when he heard Shan Jia say, "Then I'll leave this poem to you."
"Don't worry, you have one day to create. Remember to submit the lyrics tomorrow morning."
"Boss, boss, boss!" Zhu Le almost knelt down in front of Shan Jia, "I can't do it! You should do it!"
Shan Jia refused expressionlessly, "It's time for you to grow up. Remember to hand in your lyrics tomorrow."
Then she said to Zhou Li, "Let's go."
Zhou Li looked at Zhu Le with pity, "Come on."
Zhu Le's young heart couldn't bear such a great blow. He pointed at them with trembling fingers, "Don't..."
Shan Jia took Zhou Li's hand and walked straight out of the rehearsal room. They were going to the recording studio where Yizhihua Band won the first competition. Ning Hong came in front and invited them to play. It happened to be a break in rehearsal, so Shan Jia wanted to go and take a look.
Zhu Le still chased out, looking listless and as if he had suffered a huge blow. When he arrived at the recording studio, his shoulders were still drooping. Ning Hong had always seen him full of energy, but this was the first time he saw him so listless, and he looked surprised.
Putting her arm on his shoulder, she teased, "Why do you look like an eggplant hit by frost?"
Zhu Le grabbed Ning Hong's hand and was about to complain, "You don't know how cruel my boss is. She asked me to write..."
"Ahem." Zhou Li spoke and glared at Zhu Le, warning him not to leak the secret casually.
Zhu Le reacted, put down his hand, and looked at Ning Hong warily, "Nothing happened! Stay away from me!"
Ning Hong was confused, but he had a good temper and invited Zhou Li and the others into the recording studio.
"The captain is singing inside."
As soon as Zhou Li entered, he saw a room full of professional equipment. The sound engineer was tuning the sound, and Gui Chuan, the captain of Yizhihua, was singing with a headset on. He was singing an old song, and his deep male voice was very charming.
The songs of Yizhihua Band have always been famous for being weird. Zhou Li rarely sees Yizhihua's captain Guichuan singing love songs so seriously. His male voice is like a big tree, thick and heavy. When he sings this old song, he feels as if the clouds are light and the wind is blowing, and the past is like smoke.
When the song ended, everyone applauded.
Gui Chuan took off his headset and waved to Zhou Li and the others outside the recording studio. He then made a pause gesture to the recording engineer, walked out, and smiled at Zhou Li, "You're here, do you want to play?"
Zhou Li nodded naturally. She came here just to have fun. She had never been to a recording studio before.
Guichuan discussed the songs with them, and Zhou Li and Shan Jia chose a female solo. The two of them sang in sections, went in and recorded it. When they listened to it, Zhou Li couldn't help but give a thumbs up. The sound was indeed different after tuning.
Guichuan said with a smile: "If you want to come and play, just come anytime. We are all familiar with each other."
Zhu Le said jokingly: "No thanks for the great kindness!"
"No need to thank me." Gui Chuan touched his chin and said embarrassedly: "Can you help us revise the song? Ning Hong and I wrote a little yesterday, but it always feels awkward after listening to it."
Zhu Le was shocked, but Shan Jia nodded calmly.
"Can."
"We're competitors, right?" Zhu Le groaned, and Ning Hong elbowed him and touched his head. "We can also be partners."
Zhu Le hummed, and Ning Hong smiled and said, "Okay, you can come to us if you have any questions."
Zhou Li clapped his hands, "Alright then, we'll be allies from now on!"
"Okay." Guichuan stretched out her hand and Zhou Li high-fived her.
Shan Jia wanted to stay and help Yizhihua revise the song, so Zhou Li accompanied her and sent Zhu Le back to create his own song. Zhu Le pursed his lips and walked away in a depressed mood, his back looking like a child who didn't want to go to school.
Last night, Ning Hong and Gui Chuan created a rough sample of the song and played it for Shan Jia. Shan Jia listened to it five times and found the problem. She pointed to the audio track on the computer and said, "You can't use guitar here. I suggest changing it to piano. And this part."
Shan Jia retracted the track, marked a point, and said, "The music is too thin. You can add some other instruments." After thinking for a moment, Shan Jia said, "Do you think drums will work?"
Guichuan's eyes lit up.
"Can!"
Shan Jia said to Zhou Li, "I'll tell you the rhythm, and you record a section for them."
Zhou Li made an OK gesture.
There were musical instruments in the recording studio. Zhou Li picked up the drumsticks and listened to Shan Jia, then performed a piece passionately. Although she didn't use the drums she usually used, as soon as she played the drums, Zhou Li seemed like a different person. She was full of energy, crazy but not mad. Her drum beats were as dense as raindrops, but her eyes were always clear, like a king who ruled the underground.
Guichuan knew that everyone in the Rebirth Band was very strong, but he didn't expect Zhou Li's drumming to be so powerful.
In the band, everyone must find their own suitable position. For the sake of harmony, Zhou Li and Shan Jia did not exert their utmost effort in the performance, otherwise it would be too much. Now when it comes to the personal performance, her charm is fully unleashed. Whether it is her sharp eyes or her extremely rhythmic body movements, she can help people get into the music she dominates.
This is a top percussionist.
Guichuan thought to himself, and sighed again, it turns out that anyone who can keep up with the little crazy Shan Jia is not a mediocre person.
In comparison, the drummer in his band pales in comparison, leaving only their tacit coordination.
Fortunately, Old Wu didn't come today because he had something to do.
Guichuan and Ning Hong looked at each other and once again listed the Rebirth Band as their key opponents.
Unlike others who think that Rebirth Band’s first entry into second place was just luck, Guichuan and Ning Hong have worked with Shan Jia for many years and know what kind of energy she has. Now that she has gotten rid of those burdens and has more experts joining in, this band, which has only been established for a month, should not be underestimated!
Zhou Li played the drums with all his might, and felt relaxed both physically and mentally after finishing.
She came out of the recording studio with a smile on her face and asked, "How is it?"
Gui Chuan was about to praise Zhou Li when he heard Shan Jia say calmly, "It's just average."
Zhou Li wasn't angry either. He leaned over and asked, "Then should I play it again?"
Shan Jia said, "No, that's enough."
Katsurakawa was surprised.
Is this normal?
Hearing Shan Jia call him, "Okay."
Shan Jia had already added drum sounds to the song. When he played it again, the layers of the song were obviously much richer, and the weird turns were all modified.
Gui Chuan fell in love with Shan Jia after hearing this, and sighed again: "It would have been great if you had joined us back then."
Shan Jia stood up and said calmly, "My style is not compatible with yours. If I had joined you, there would be no Yizhihua today."
"That's right." Guichuan felt relieved after hearing this.
"Thank you. Feel free to contact us if you need anything." said Guichuan.
Shan Jia shook the hand he offered and said, "Okay."
On the way back, Zhou Li said with emotion: "Brother Gui is really real."
Shan Jia smiled and said, "It's worth doing a favor."
Zhou Li looked at her and said, "I thought you didn't understand the ways of the world."
"Living in this world, it's a lie to say you don't understand." Shan Jia said, "It's just a matter of whether you're willing to understand or not."
After experiencing a few more setbacks, you will eventually understand even if you don’t understand.
Besides, there was another person beside her.
Shan Jia didn't want Zhou Li to have the same hardship as she had in the past. Zhou Li didn't have to go through the same journey and hardships as she had gone through.
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