Chapter 899: Ensemble and Harmony
Jason trusted Liu? so much that he immediately sent her the recording file of the song through a social APP, without worrying that she would leak the song that had not yet been released. If Liu? sold the song to American paparazzi or Jason's rival company, she would make more than $20 million. Of course, Liu? was not a short-sighted person. She could gain much more than $20 million by establishing a friendship with Jason.
It is not easy to adapt a song. First of all, Liu? must be faithful to Jason's original work and not change his thoughts and emotions, but also integrate Liu?'s own understanding. Liu? first locked herself in a quiet room, not even letting cats and dogs in. She listened to the song 10 times in a loop and wrote down the English lyrics - when she listened to it for the first time in Jason's hotel room, she didn't understand some sentences. When talking to Jason, she had to pretend to understand him very well.
Fortunately, music knows no borders, and her understanding and guessing hit Jason's heart.
After carefully reading Jason's lyrics, Liu found that it was very similar to a famous poem in the Book of Songs, Guanju. "Guanju, on the island of the river. A graceful lady, a gentleman is looking for her..." The ancient natural background in the original text was replaced with the modern Internet. Liu is a graceful beauty, and Jason is a young man pursuing a beauty. Jason's lyrics also say: "I pray that you will look my way."
"I cannot get what I want, I think about it day and night. I am so carefree, tossing and turning..." This is exactly the psychological portrayal of Jason. The night is long, he tosses and turns, worried day and night, and he wants to pursue the Han Dynasty princess wholeheartedly, which is exactly the same as his lyrics "I stay awake at night" and "You face is always on my mind".
"A beautiful lady, a friend of mine is the zither and the Chinese harp." A young man played the zither and the Chinese harp to pursue a beautiful woman. Jason wrote this song to pursue Liu?, and Liu? in turn adapted the song on the zither and gave it to him in return.
The more Liu read, the more magical it seemed to him. Jason certainly had not read China's "Book of Songs", but he inadvertently wrote about the state of mind of a young man who lived more than 2,500 years ago. Perhaps some of the emotions that come from human nature are eternal and have nothing to do with skin color, nationality, beliefs or civilization.
Since the lyrics are similar, can she sing it in the same way as ancient music? The ensemble also includes chords and harmony. If there is "Guanju" as harmony, is Jason's new song still worried about lacking Chinese elements? There are Chinese elements everywhere!
Action speaks louder than words.
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Liu Yu sat in front of the guqin, plucked the first note, and began to sing: "The orioles are singing on the island in the river. The beautiful lady is the ideal match for the gentleman..."
The next day, after finishing his afternoon class, Liu immediately returned to his apartment to get his guqin and rushed to the hotel.
In Jason's room, Liu met Scott, a slightly plump, middle-aged man of medium build. Just by looking at Scott's appearance and clothes, one could tell that he must be a businessman. He wore a formal suit and a bow tie, and his eyes were shrewd. The skin on his face and his shiny hair had a greasy feel that was unique to white businessmen.
He saw Liu?, his eyes were a little critical, and he looked at Jason, as if to say, "She is a princess of the Han Dynasty? How incredible."
Everyone has different tastes and perspectives. Scott is not into girls with skinny bodies like Liu?. However, Scott still greeted Liu? in a serious and polite manner. For her, they gave up 7 million US dollars.
He wanted to see if she was really that talented.
Liu? has now dealt with all kinds of businessmen. She was not afraid of Scott's gaze, but looked at him and smiled gracefully, "Hello, I am Liu?..." She introduced herself not as "Princess of the Han Dynasty" but as Liu?. Before she decided to cooperate with He Lushen, "Princess of the Han Dynasty" was not her synonym.
Scott still recognized her dignity, which was at least worthy of the title of "princess". He had met countless young girls in their early 20s, who were either too confident and self-righteous, or too timid and flattering.
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