Chapter 11 Spark of Youth
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【Topic】: The latest full version of the first stage show. Who doesn’t sympathize with it for three seconds after watching it...
Main post: I don’t know whether Hongniang is trying to blacken him or support him…
It's something that will be revealed sooner or later, but they have to hide it. Now the fans of the book will cry to death. What a trick to torture the fans and retain them.
1L: I want to apologize for calling S an airborne dog.
2L: Two seconds.
3L: That folk song was really well sung. It's no surprise he got an A. His voice was so clear and penetrating. His voice was still in my head for three days.
4L: Maybe people thought he would be eliminated in the first round of theme songs, but it was obvious that Zhou and He liked him very much, so they kept him.
5L: Probably, because he's the only amateur in this episode. I guess the production team wanted to promote diversity, so they just brought him in temporarily. Love him for two seconds.
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In the practice room.
"Is it necessary to play guitar?" Shi Haozhi sat on the ground next to Shu Ming in a very ungraceful manner, with a sad face.
Shu Ming swung the guitar back and forth, pondered for two seconds, and then nodded firmly: "Yes!"
The repertoire and teammates for their competition this time were chosen by drawing lots.
Shu Ming opened the list of teammates and saw, wow!
Not only are the rules of this competition unconventional, but even the list of teammates is unconventional.
One was the familiar Shi Haozhi, and the other was actually Li Qixiang’s teammate, named Shao Geng.
This Shao Geng...
Shu Ming lowered his eyes and thought for a moment.
In fact, logically speaking, Li Qixiang is very close to him, and there is no reason why Li Qixiang's teammates are not familiar with him at all.
But the fact is, he always feels that Shao Geng is circumventing him, so the two of them haven't said much to each other since the recording of the show.
However, this is not really a big problem.
The bigger problem lies in the content of the performance——
Yes, in this vocal competition, by some bad luck, Shu Ming chose the song that he is best at and worst at.
The song Shu Ming drew was a sweet little song about a youth story.
In fact, logically speaking, Shu Ming is suitable, after all, he himself is the epitome of youthfulness.
But the most annoying thing is that the lyrics mention guitar over and over again, and there is even a short rap in the middle!
As heaven and earth can attest, Shu Ming never touched any musical instrument in his first 18 years of life, let alone a guitar.
And rap is something I have never tried before.
The sky is falling!
Shu Xiaoming was in tears.
But if you want to perform well on stage, just standing there and singing will definitely not work.
After all, this is an idol selection, there needs to be a live atmosphere, and the contestants need to find ways to make themselves more memorable!
Shu Ming gritted his teeth and made up his mind to ask the program crew for a guitar as a prop.
It’s just playing guitar, he’s learning!
In fact, Shao Geng and Shi Haozhi had no objection to Shu Ming's proposal.
After all, neither of them can play the guitar, and they are not popular contestants. If their teammates can perform better and help them get more votes, it would be considered a blessing.
But no one told them that Shu Ming didn’t know either!
This guy actually has to learn on the spot!!
Shu Ming was quite relaxed: "It won't affect our normal rehearsals. I'll use the extra time to learn."
"If you are not satisfied with my playing before the performance, I will not bring my guitar on stage."
It's your own business if you want to be in the spotlight, but it's inappropriate if you play terribly and still go on stage to drag down your teammates.
Shu Ming knew it very well, and he and his two teammates had discussed it clearly.
Shi Haozhi didn't think so much. He just sat cross-legged on the floor, stretched his head to look at the blisters on Shu Ming's fingertips from practicing the piano, and then made a "hiss" sound, with a huge reaction - as if the blister grew on his hand, it was exaggerated.
Shu Ming, this kid, is so cruel to himself!
Shi Haozhi's expression was so funny that Shu Ming almost fell backward laughing. Then he opened his palm and showed it to Shi Haozhi: "Touch it."
Shi Haozhi was shocked: "What?"
Why such a big reaction? Shu Ming raised his eyes innocently: "Touch it, there are calluses here."
These are all calluses he got from doing farm work at home.
Getting blisters and then turning them into calluses is a process that Shu Ming has been accustomed to since he was a child.
If Shi Haozhi hadn't reacted so strongly today, Shu Ming wouldn't have cared about this matter at all.
Which rural child who works doesn’t have calluses on his hands?
Oh oh oh, it’s about touching the calluses... Shi Haozhi didn’t know what he was expecting, he just reached out and gently touched Shu Ming’s hand - it felt so hard!
Shi Haozhi was shocked! Shi Haozhi chose to touch it again——
There were actually calluses, which had blended into the color of the hands. You couldn't see them unless you looked carefully. No wonder he wanted to touch them.
"It's normal to get calluses. If they heal quickly, they won't hurt anymore." Shu Ming confidently put his hands on his hips, looking a little proud. "From now on, I can play the guitar too! How cool!"
He chuckled twice, then looked up inadvertently and found Shao Geng standing at the door, watching them for a long time.
Why is this person observing me so quietly again, without even making any sound when walking?
But it looks like something is wrong.
"What's wrong?" Shu Ming asked while rubbing his cheeks hard, just like the sea otter emoticon.
Shao Geng looked at him for two seconds before responding, "Something fell here."
……thing?
Shu Ming looked left and right, then picked up a black canvas bag that obviously did not belong to him or Shi Haozhi.
He felt a little familiar with this canvas bag, as if Shao Geng had carried it twice before. "Is this it?"
Then he put down the guitar, walked to the door and handed it to Shao Geng.
When Shu Ming took the backpack from his hand, his fingers touched it lightly.
Shao Geng had just listened to the conversation between Shi Haozhi and Shu Ming at the door, and also saw Shi Haozhi's exaggerated movements and expressions.
Is it really a blister? His eyes unconsciously followed Shu Ming's fingertips and moved twice - it was really a blister.
There were white marks on the fingertips, with a hint of pink showing through, and the nails were neatly trimmed.
It hurts, right? Wait, that’s not right.
Why are you staring at Shu Ming's fingers? !
Shao Geng immediately sounded the alarm in his heart, but was afraid that Shu Ming would notice something was wrong, so he tried his best to remain calm and immediately withdrew his hand: "Thank you."
What a blunt response...
Shao Geng just wanted to flee the scene as quickly as possible. He clutched the strap of his canvas bag tightly in his hand. But before leaving the practice room, he couldn't help but turn around and ask, "It's so late, why aren't you leaving yet?"
As soon as I said it, I felt a little regretful.
He shouldn't care about Shu Ming.
He always felt that Shu Ming was not as simple as he seemed.
Ever since teammate Li Qixiang got together with Shu Ming, his relationship with Jiang Yingtian and the others has become strained.
In fact, Shao Geng and Li Qixiang have been teammates for three years. They have a very good relationship, but it would be a lie to say that they are not familiar with each other.
Li Qixiang is not the type of person who makes enemies easily. Although he is a bit talkative, he has never openly competed with others.
All signs indicate that this was an exception that Li Qi wanted to make after he had a good relationship with Shu Ming.
That's why he always felt inexplicably wary of Shu Ming.
Don't get close to him, don't look at him, don't care about him...
Shao Geng lowered his eyes and repeated two sentences in his mind.
Stay alert, it's just a stage partnership.
Shu Ming didn't say anything, but Shi Haozhi patted his butt and stood up: "Let's go, it's almost twelve o'clock."
"Xiao Shu, do you want to go?" Shi Haozhi asked.
Shu Ming pretended to hum twice and said, "Go away, go away, don't disturb me while I'm practicing."
"Okay, remember to come back early!"
Shi Haozhi looked back every few steps with reluctance, and when he looked again, he saw that Shao Geng was almost at the end of the corridor. If he dawdled any longer he would be unable to catch up with him, so he hurriedly jogged a few steps.
In this second public performance, in addition to guitar, another difficulty is rap.
In fact, Shu Ming’s sense of rhythm is pretty good, but I have hardly heard this kind of songs before, so the accent is not good enough.
Fortunately, it’s just a short clip, and the song itself is quite light and lively, so the rap requirements are not high.
But there is still one difficulty, Shu Ming’s pronunciation is a big problem!
You can't tell the difference when he's singing on weekdays, but when it comes to the rap segment, Shu Ming finds that his mouth is not fluent at all, and he often stumbles over his words when he speaks too fast.
Yes, it was only after Shu Ming sang rap more that he realized that he actually still had a slight problem distinguishing between flat and retroflex tongue sounds!
The sky is falling*2
Maybe it was because he enunciated slowly in his daily life, so I didn't notice it much.
Now that I speak faster, this shortcoming is clearly exposed.
QAQThe language barrier is so difficult.
Moreover, when he raps, there is always a hint of dialect in his voice.
If it's a fast-paced rap, maybe it can be adapted into a proper dialect version, taking the opportunity to add some characteristics to it.
But then again, this is a sweet little song!
A dialect version of a sweet youth song...?
Shu Ming imagined it for two seconds, shuddered, and then shook his head vigorously, trying to drive the imagination out of his mind.
How strange!
So you still have to practice Mandarin well!
Fortunately, there is a tutor to help.
As the instructor of their group, Zhou Hebin not only taught him to play the guitar, but also helped him with his rap practice every day.
Shu Ming's Mandarin has also improved significantly! Although he still speaks a little slowly, he has no problem singing rap with fixed lyrics!
Shu Xiaoming deserves applause for his progress! (Baji, baji, baji)
Although life was a bit hard, Shu Ming felt it was not bad.
The days of hard work and reward are not difficult to endure as long as you have hope.
Every day on his way home from get off work, Shu Ming finds the fans who greet him, the newly opened flowers, and the leaves trembling slightly in the evening breeze cute.
What was even more surprising was that one day when Shu Ming was jogging in the morning, Jiang Yingtian was waving and calling him from a distance——
"Xiao Shu!"
"The production team just informed us that there are extra arrangements for today. They have selected a chorus song as the menu for the second public performance. The selection officer asked us to rehearse it."
Shu Ming followed him to the rehearsal room, and on the way they met many contestants who had been playing well with him recently.
Someone raised their hand and threw a bag of breakfast to Shu Ming, which he caught. Another contestant put his arm around Shu Ming's shoulders and teased him, "You two are so late..."
Shu Ming was still chewing his breakfast today: a boiled egg.
There is nothing to drink, I can't swallow it at all
So choking! ! !
Shu Ming was already choking to the point of his mask of pain almost coming out, while the loud speaker beside him was still shouting "Xiao Shu Chang", "Xiao Shu Short", "Xiao Shu Zuo", "Xiao Shu..."
Shu Ming really wanted to respond to him, but there was food in his mouth.
Since you can't open your mouth or reply, just keep it simple and solve the source of the noise directly!
Shu Ming finally finished peeling an egg, and then, with lightning speed, he silenced the chattering mouth beside him.
“Hmm!”
The world suddenly became quiet!
Shu Ming raised his eyebrows in a cheerful and cheerful manner, his eyebrows radiating with joy (not
A burst of laughter suddenly broke out around them——
Everyone was chatting and laughing along the way, and the mood was pretty good.
When they arrived at the studio, Shu Ming took a look at the music score and was even more surprised!
The lyrics are well written!
When a man has been away for three days, he should be looked at with new eyes, not to mention that it has been more than a month since Shu Ming's debut performance.
Shu Ming is now a contestant who can read music scores!
He hummed the melody briefly, and his eyes lit up again - the melody was also very nice.
Those who have stayed until now are naturally no ordinary people. After practicing a few times, they can sing together. The instructors even discussed it and arranged movements for them.
Under the guidance of the instructor, everyone held the music sheet and hummed softly:
"Please, follow your inner ideal."
"Don't be too sad today, the road ahead is too long."
Shu Ming and his friends who spend every day with him were shoulder to shoulder, and everyone was staring at the music score very seriously.
The song echoed in the studio——
"With you, my eyes should be especially bright."
"May we meet again yesterday, singing along to the next chorus."
The singing became more and more unified, and the sun was shining brightly outside the window.
Every young person who is working hard for their future should put aside their grudges and sing a song together at this moment.
They held each other's hands tightly and raised them high above their heads.
According to the instructor, when performing on the official stage, ribbons and sequins will fall around them.
"You don't have to hold each other anymore, and you have to be strong too."
"No matter who is confused or frustrated, tears should be in their eyes, and they should just stare at each other silently."
"We will continue to grow every day and find our direction—"
The atmosphere is really great.
Therefore, until this moment, Shu Ming still has many beautiful visions for the future.
I also look forward to the moment when fans hear this song.
After all, it sounds really good!
Shu Ming's eyes were bright, with tiny rays of sunlight in his pupils.
Even better news is that the salary for the new episode has arrived!
After Shu Ming transferred the money, he discussed it with his aunt and donated a portion of it to the village primary school as a donation for its renovation.
Strive to ensure that every child's summer homework can be checked by the teacher on time in September (not)
Just like that, amid the chorus, the second male's footsteps slowly approached.
The author has something to say:
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The lyrics come from E-kids' "Spark of Youth", which is also an old song.
But it's very, very nice to listen to, I recommend it to everyone!
P.S. I once learned guitar quickly in a week (meaning I only learned one song), and the prelude was a bit complicated.
It's totally possible! It's not a cheat code, it just takes hard work.
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