Chapter 44 Bird's Nest!
"There are many people who imitate Shu Ming, and even more who imitate his makeup, singing style, clothing, and movements..."
"But no one can truly imitate Shu Ming's stage performance, or the thrilling moment he gives everyone when he stands on the stage."
This was the only feeling of the famous music critic "@还吃香蕉还" after watching the performance.
"Chen Zhiheng wrote twelve songs in one go, describing the stubbornness that is unique to youth and all his growing experiences between the ages of 16 and 20.
It is clear that he not only gave Shu Ming his most abundant emotions, but also gave Shu Ming the insights condensed from his emotional experiences. It can be said that he is partial to Shu Ming.
And Shu Ming is indeed very suitable.
He is of the right age, with a singing quotient beyond his years, and he sings out the stubbornness and determination in the song. More importantly, he sings out the timidity behind the courage, and the courage behind the timidity.
One can't help but want to explore whether Shu Ming has a background and past that is worth digging deeper into, and whether he has his own bravery and fragility that allows him to sing so well and vividly?
Only then can he sing out his own flavor behind Chen Zhiheng's experience?
Or perhaps, they have a common understanding, as the lyrics say:
'Only you can save yourself'?"
As soon as the music review came out, it received over 10,000 likes and comments.
Even Shu Ming's experience during the draft was dug up - only at this moment do I have to sigh,
Nice post.
Bravery is the stubbornness of his youth, and it is his promise to his fans: "If you are here, I will definitely come."
Fragility was reflected in the two tears he shed in the preliminary round and the final, which almost broke one's heart.
No one knows how many people have been drawn into the story, how many mother fans have cried madly for Shu Ming's past, and stayed up all night to do archaeology research.
But everyone gradually discovered that Shu Ming was really suitable for quietly singing some powerful songs.
What is the symbol of fire?
This song can be heard frequently in the streets and alleys, and people around you can hum a few lines of the melody even if they don’t know the name.
This was Shu Ming’s original goal!
The songs he chooses are all "popular" songs!
Because of the twelve songs, except for one that had both lyrics and music - Chen Zhiheng had already asked someone to compose the music, out of respect for Chen Zhiheng, Shu Ming did not make any changes.
The remaining eleven songs only have lyrics but no music.
They temporarily found many composers to write many versions of the song, and finally Shu Ming was the one to choose.
There are many "advanced" and "avant-garde" melodies among them. They are very cool and dazzling.
Guan Xianyi originally thought that Shu Ming would also go in this direction.
It's all about concept albums these days, isn't it? It's about expressing individuality and creating art that has a threshold for appreciation.
We need to sing about grand topics, about the universe, life and technology——
Shu Ming shook his head.
It was already late at night when the two people met hurriedly.
Shu Ming huddled in the blanket, with most of his face buried and his eyes half closed, his face showing even more fatigue.
Guan Xianyi thought he was asleep, but he wasn't.
The more critical the moment, the more calm Shu Ming remained and the clearer his mind became.
His mind was still thinking and working rapidly.
After a while, I heard the footsteps of someone coming.
Shu Ming rubbed his eyes and face with difficulty, and then he tried to cheer himself up. Then he said to Guan Xianyi, "I want some melodies that everyone can sing along to after hearing them."
"It's too difficult, too artistic, too demanding to appreciate, too didactic... Will the public buy it?"
Shu Ming smiled softly, his voice so light and firm: "We all know it won't happen."
"In the end, it's the fans who have to pay. This is not the result I want, and we don't have the ability to do it. What's more, we can't rely solely on fans to achieve results."
"Sister Xianyi, I want to make some songs that are popular enough."
"I lack a little bit of public recognition, and I lack a song that can make me famous."
Guan Xianyi stared at him for a long time, as if wanting to get to know him better.
Then she said, "Okay."
She said, "Just do it, I'll do the rest."
It was Shu Ming's clear positioning and accurate planning that made this album a huge hit.
Yes, this album, whose first-day performance was not outstanding, actually had an unimaginable long-tail effect a week after its release.
Sales have been rising to an astonishing level!
For your information, the first-day sales of an album usually account for 80% of its total sales.
In other words, most of the money is paid by die-hard fans.
Shu Ming's album surprisingly reduced its first-day sales to around 30%.
It’s almost like passers-by running into the venue!
Finally, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the sales volume reached an astonishing 26 million+.
Triple Platinum Record Achievement Achieved!!
If you don't make a sound, you will be a surprise when you do.
This is Shu Ming’s Spring Festival gift to all his fans.
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"Happy New Year!"
The family gathered together after a long absence. After dinner, Shu Ming stuck to his aunt and started making dumplings.
It is an annual custom to eat dumplings at midnight.
However, it is not accurate to say that Shu Ming was making dumplings. He made them crookedly, and at first glance they looked completely different from those made by his elder brother and aunt.
So Xi picked up a small dough, but was sent away by his auntie - "Okay, okay, go play."
Shu Ming squatted beside the coffee table, clumsily pinched a few little mice, and then pinched a little tiger whose shape was difficult to discern, and then took pictures proudly.
One-click group messaging.
Tang Mi Shuang was asking him for New Year material to post on Weibo.
The others sent messages, asking what he was doing.
What? To complete his dough-kneading mission, of course.
The photo shows an ugly little dough, but Shu Ming's happiness and joy have overflowed the screen.
When fans saw his photos, they also felt warm in their hearts.
"Baby Shu is back home~"
"The dough the baby kneaded is so ugly and cute, so adorable!"
"In the new year, everyone should be happy and blessed, and Xiaoshu should develop well!"
Shu Ming's hands were covered in flour from playing, and suddenly the phone started ringing one after another.
He had already greeted all the elders during the New Year.
Most of the people who call him now are good friends who are about the same age as him.
First it was Bai Mu, Jiang Zeyu whom I met on the set of "Grassland Love", and then my friends from "Choice 1".
Finally, it was Chen Gangsheng who made several calls but the lines were always busy.
"I almost didn't get through, Xiaoshu, happy new year."
"Happy New Year~"
"Xiao Shu, I have a New Year's gift for you."
Chen Gangsheng has also been listening to Shu Ming's new album and watching Shu Ming's performances recently.
I even followed the fans' footsteps to learn about Shu Ming's past audition experience.
The day he finished watching it, he couldn't sleep until three in the morning and wrote a lyric.
"I wrote the lyrics of a song using your name. Can I show it to you? I wonder if you like it."
Shu Ming was a little surprised. He jumped up from the ground and sat on the sofa.
"Really? My name?"
"Well, I declare that this is my favorite New Year's gift this year."
When Chen Gangsheng heard the voice next to him, the uneasiness in his heart was immediately eliminated.
If he could see the mirror, he would see a silly and cheerful young man - what's going on? He's just giving someone a gift, but he's so happy.
The two kids chatted about their recent situation for a while.
Another call came in, and Shu Ming saw the note - "dinner partner".
He hung up the phone with Chen Gangsheng and answered it with Liang Ruwen's voice.
"Happy New Year, Teacher Xiaoshu."
Shu Ming replied to him seriously: "Classmate Liang Ruwen, let's have fun together."
I heard that Liang Ruwen was in a good mood today.
Shu Ming didn't know that to say Liang Ruowen was in a good mood was an understatement. It was simply too good!
As soon as he finished his work at the end of the year, he flew to the capital.
As soon as I arrived at my eldest sister's house, I heard some very good news.
My good nephew Xue Yingcheng failed to confess his love during the summer vacation and has been depressed for half a year.
Ha, who else could I confess to?
Of course it’s Shu Ming!
Although he had been with Shu Ming for a full six months, Liang Ruowen knew better than anyone that Shu Ming was definitely not in love.
Xiao Shu is still a blank slate in this state.
Unless he approaches someone on his own initiative, Shu Ming will definitely be startled and feel uncomfortable if someone suddenly gets close to him.
Including several times when he played ball with Shu Ming, Liang Ruowen came to pick him up, and Shu Ming felt itchy wherever he touched.
There are ticklish spots all over my body. I blush at the slightest touch. It's so sensitive that it can't be more sensitive——
This state of being unaccustomed to physical contact with others fully proves that Xiao Shu has no signs of falling in love.
But it wasn't until Liang Ruwen actually heard the news that he felt inexplicably relieved - although he didn't know why, he could only attribute the reasons to:
"Xue Yingcheng is still in college. It's not good for him to be in a relationship instead of doing his job properly."
He even pretended to comfort Xue Yingcheng and said some serious words like "focus on personal development".
Then... half a year ago, who said:
"If Xue Yingcheng wants to date, then let him. Isn't college the perfect time for dating?"
Now it seems that these words have been swallowed by someone a long time ago.
Liang Ruwen was quite thick-skinned. After persuading Xue Yingcheng, he still went to meet Shu Ming as usual without blushing or beating his heart: "Xiao Shu, after the New Year, I will hold a concert."
Oh, no wonder Leung Yu-man was so busy at the end of the year that he even rushed back to Hong Kong.
Shu Ming responded to him normally: "Congratulations."
It wasn't Leo Leung's initiative to hold a concert, so how could he react?
What's more, Liang Ruwen has reached her current position after holding countless concerts.
If one day Chen Gangsheng held an exhibition of his lyricist's works for the first time, Shu Ming might even cheer for him.
Liang Ruwen... forget it.
Shu Xiaoming, why is your reaction so calm?
Liang Ruwen was both frustrated and helpless: "You released a new album recently, right? I listened to it, it's very good."
"Would you be interested in...being a guest at my concert? It would be convenient for you to promote your new song."
Shu Ming then became interested: "Hmm?"
Liang Ruwen struck while the iron was hot: "I'll have someone send you the concert venue later, you can choose any one. But..."
He paused, trying to seduce her. "We've already secured the Bird's Nest venue this year. Are you interested?"
Shu Ming was originally leaning lazily on the pillow, but suddenly he sat up with a bang, which scared the family members not far away and they all looked towards him.
Shu Ming couldn't care less about that. He even stood up his puppy ears:
Bird's Nest! New song!
Liang Ruwen laughed steadily on the other end of the phone:
"I wonder if I'll have the honor of inviting Teacher Xiao Shu to the Bird's Nest to promote her new song?"
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The previous chapter has been partially modified
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