Chapter 900: Wonderful Adaptation
Jason asked Liu Man, "Have you finished arranging the song?"
"Well, the music score is here," Liu Lan took out a piece of paper from her schoolbag.
Jason looked carefully and found many Chinese characters written under the music score. "What is this?"
"I added a passage from ancient Chinese poetry as the harmony lyrics in the adapted section," Liu Man briefly explained the meaning of "Guanju" to Jason.
Jason raised his eyebrows. He understood Liu Man's intention and found it interesting. "My words collide with those of ancient Chinese poets? So you plan to add a harmony?"
"Sorry, I added the harmony on my own initiative. If you think it's unnecessary..."
"It's okay, just perform it for me and Scott now," Jason had never added Chinese harmony to his songs before, and he was vaguely looking forward to it.
Liu Lan nodded and didn't waste any more time. Jason was very gentlemanly and helped her move a chair so that she could sit in front of the coffee table to play the guqin. However, the coffee table was too low, so she couldn't sit down, and standing up to play was also not effective. Without a professional guqin stand or table, it would be better to play on her knees. Liu Lan took the guqin off the coffee table and sat on the floor again.
This solemn piano-playing posture exuded a strong aura, which made Jason and Scott also become serious. They sat down on the chairs opposite Liu Lan.
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Liu Lan did not say any polite words to them like "I'm showing off my skills". She plucked the strings of the guitar with her fingers, and the adapted melody immediately rang out from her fingertips. It was distant and deep, with a completely different style from the original song. If you were a layman, you would not be able to tell that they were the same song.
Liu Man sang: "The orioles are singing on the island in the river. The beautiful lady is the ideal match for the gentleman..."
He Lushen only uploaded the video of Liu Lan playing the instrument on YouTube. Jason didn't expect her singing to be so beautiful - although he didn't understand what Liu Lan was singing at all, the profound Chinese language sounded like a mantra to him, but it was a mantra to purify the mind. Jason was just like Peter who had just arrived in China and listened to Liu Lan playing the piano. The few impressions of China flashed through his mind: Chinese palaces and temples, bronze and ceramics in museums, girls in wide sleeves and long skirts, and the men who loved her... One image after another, without the need to understand the lyrics, automatically took shape in the consciousness. This is the charm of music.
The last trace of doubt Jason had towards Liu Lan disappeared completely.
He remembered that he and Peter talked about Liu Lan, and Peter praised her highly. He didn't take it seriously at the time. It turned out that Peter was not bragging about Liu Lan at all. A girl like Liu Lan was like a kaleidoscope. Every time it was shaken, new patterns appeared in front of his eyes.
Jason was also proud of his unique vision. His initial love at first sight for the Han Dynasty princess was indeed correct. Rather than saying that he liked Liu Man, it would be better to say that he liked the excitement that the talented girl brought to him, which allowed him, who was rumored to have run out of talent, to pick up pen and paper again to write this new song.
Liu Man played the piano with full concentration and sang this poem which she knew by heart. She wanted to show her best side in front of Jason and his agent. It is said that before Jason made his debut, he took a guitar, walked to Scott's office, played and sang a song by himself, and won his appreciation.
Don't be fooled by Scott's greasy uncle appearance. He was a professional music student when he was young, and his alma mater was the Juilliard School. It's just that he gave up music and went into business. Of course, his family also has a mine, so he doesn't have to worry about doing business.
In addition to Jason, Scott's record company has also discovered many well-known American singers. Scott has a keen ability to identify voices. He only needs to listen to one or two sentences of a singer to know whether he can make money.
Now, he is sure that Liu Lan can make money not only by playing the piano, but also by singing.
Her clear and pure voice has a magical power that makes people feel relaxed and happy. Scott's restless heart gradually calmed down due to the disagreement with Jason in the price negotiation in the morning and his hasty trip to China, which disrupted other work. Facing Liu Man's expressionless face, he smiled slightly.
After Liu Man finished playing her arrangement, she looked at Jason and Scott with some trepidation, just like a student finishing her homework and waiting for guidance or criticism from the teacher. It was not that she had no confidence in her guqin skills, but she did not know whether foreign musicians could appreciate the charm of Chinese instruments and understand what she wanted to express.
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