Chapter 186 It’s not us who are awesome, it’s him
After the recording is finished.
Outside the program crew’s dressing room.
"Xiao Lin, come here for a moment, I have something to tell you."
"Yeah, okay."
Lin Zhixing and Dong Chen had just changed their clothes and came out when they ran into Huang Xiao who was waiting for them at the door. The two of them came to the stairwell in the corridor.
“You’ve been performing well recently!”
Huang Xiao patted his arm and praised with a smile.
Lin Zhixing smiled and said modestly, "It's just so-so. There hasn't been much improvement in the last two sessions."
Huang Xiao said with admiration: "The song 'He's a Pirate' you sang in the last issue of 'The Band's Summer' was so amazing, I loved it so much!"
Lin Zhixing suppressed the corner of his mouth and said, "I usually like to watch pirate movies. I guess they just happen to suit the tastes of the general public."
"Modest."
Huang Xiao stroked his chin and said, "I think that in that show, your band's real rivals are the Vienna Orchestra and the Tang Music Band, especially the Tang Music Band. The composer named He Yi is also very good and is a strong opponent!"
“Excellent indeed.”
Lin Zhixing pinched his thigh and tried to suppress his smile.
Huang Xiao said, "I came here to remind you that the World Cup theme song collection will end in two days. You said you wanted to give it a try, have you submitted your song yet?"
Lin Zhixing nodded and said, "I submitted it. I submitted it a week ago."
“Oh, I see.”
Huang Xiao pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "I really want to listen to it."
"Okay, no problem."
Lin Zhixing readily agreed, found the headphones and handed them to Huang Xiao, and played the recording stored in his phone, "The song is called "Flag of Victory"!"
"good."
Huang Xiao came to find Lin Zhixing this time, actually because he was asked by an arrogant musician friend that if the theme song submitted by Lin Zhixing was excellent, then the musician would give up submitting the song.
Lin Zhixing's current lyrics include "May We Live Together Forever" and his music includes "He's a Pirate". Although many musicians are reluctant to admit the excellence of this young man, they already regard him as a powerful opponent in their hearts.
Huang Xiao put on headphones, leaned on the handrail in the corridor, and listened carefully.
Just as a prelude, he raised his eyelids and looked at Lin Zhixing three times, with shock written all over his face.
After listening to the whole song...
Huang Xiao patted Lin Zhixing on the shoulder and said, "I will definitely go to the opening ceremony of the World Cup to watch your performance!"
After saying that, he turned and went down the stairs.
While walking down the stairs, Huang Xiao tried hard to recall the theme songs of previous World Cups, but for a moment he could not remember them at all. The melody of "Flag of Victory" was all in his mind.
Arrived at the underground parking lot.
After getting in the car, Huang Xiao took out his cell phone and made a call, "Shaoan, give up submitting the song. You can't win."
I was very surprised to hear his calm and slightly desperate tone on the other end of the phone.
"Teacher Huang, you composed the song, but you can't win?"
"Yeah, I can't either!"
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In the hotel room.
"It was so dangerous, so dangerous, I almost got eliminated!"
Dong Chen lay on the bed with a tired face, still a little frightened at this moment, "I didn't expect Sun Haoan to be eliminated. I thought it would be us and Ku Miao who were eliminated."
“Keep going.”
Listening to Dong Chen's mumbling, Lin Zhixing packed his luggage for tomorrow. At the moment, he felt a bit like a frost-bitten eggplant. He was really depressed after losing twice in a row by a small margin.
Before going to bed, Lin Zhixing habitually looked through the Weibo hot search list.
Tonight's "Legend" ranked fourth on the hot search list, but the popularity was not that high.
However, there was one comment that Lin Zhixing liked very much.
[Lin Zhixing sings about the legend of the world, Song Ge sings about the legend of heaven! ]
"Brother Lin, take a look at the number one on Weibo's hot list."
Dong Chen, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, raised his cell phone and suddenly said.
"good."
Lin Zhixing quit the previous topic, swiped the screen upwards, and was quite surprised to see the top trending search.
[Ran Iijima's "Red Lotus" set the scene on fire. Whose DNA was awakened? ]
I clicked on the comment section and saw a lot of positive reviews.
"Kneel down when you open your mouth. This surprise attack can be described as a dimensionality reduction attack!"
"It's so exciting! It makes my blood boil!"
“Whenever she’s on stage, every show is the best live!”
As soon as this female singer from the island country appeared on the stage, she immediately topped the trending search list. It seems that she is extremely popular here.
Dong Chen frowned slightly and said, "Brother Lin, this Iijima Ran will definitely be a strong opponent in the future. With her singing style, it is too easy to get high scores."
"right."
Lin Zhixing nodded. "Her singing skills are also very strong. With the exposure in this issue, her popularity will be even higher in the next issue. She will definitely be a tough opponent."
"Why!"
Dong Chen sighed, "Starting from the next period, online voting will also account for 10% of the results. This rule is becoming increasingly disadvantageous to Ji Yu and me."
When Lin Zhixing heard this, he also frowned.
Since the competition "I Am the King of Singers", the songs I sang can be said to have lost the elderly market. I wonder what the online popularity will be in the next issue.
On the contrary, this rule is very favorable to Guo Jiahe. If nothing unexpected happens, he will probably win the Most Popular Award in every show.
The other side.
After the competition, Iijima Ran struck while the iron was hot and opened a Weibo account. She posted a video greeting her fans, hoping to gain the support of her fans starting from the next episode.
Due to the popularity of the hot search list, her Weibo fans soared, and the fan club that had already been established has also taken action to win over fans from all over the country to cheer for her.
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The next afternoon.
Yida Records Company, inside the assistant's office.
"Sister Hui, you came to me."
"sit."
Zhang Sihui looked at Lin Zhixing with a smile on her face, gave him a thumbs up and said, "Xiao Lin, I have two good news to share with you. Three songs that your Soul Voice Orchestra played have been selected by others."
Lin Zhixing raised his eyes, thought for a moment, and asked, "Is it "One Step Away", "Mission Impossible", or "He is a Pirate"?
"Yes."
Zhang Sihui nodded and explained, "A director of a romance movie wanted to buy 'One Step Away' as the interlude of the dance party in the movie, while 'Mission Impossible' was chosen by the director of a spy film."
"Can."
Lin Zhixing smiled and said, "Sister Hui, you know more about copyright prices than I do. Just help me make the decision."
"good."
Zhang Sihui emphasized: "I called you here mainly to discuss the price of He is a Pirate."
"This song has received a lot of attention on the Internet, and many musicians have praised it. Disney has contacted us and wants to buy the commercial copyright of this song to use in Disneyland facilities. Are you interested in selling it?"
That's quite a vision. It's really good to use it on projects like the Corsair.
However, Lin Zhixing really doesn't know much about the price of this kind of commercial copyright.
"Yes."
After thinking for a moment, Lin Zhixing said, "Sister Hui, please inquire about the price of the copyright in this area and sell it at a high price. It doesn't matter if they think it's too expensive and don't buy it. Let time settle, and maybe it will sell for a higher price."
"Okay, no problem."
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On the day of recording of "Summer of the Band", three hours before the competition started.
Inside the Yida Records Musical Instruments Room.
"Oh my goodness, it's finally finished. Here!"
"Thank you, Brother Chen!"
Zheng Lili took the USB flash drive from Dong Chen and thanked him repeatedly. The USB flash drive contained edited videos, including the Tang Music Band going to a funeral, getting married, and playing "A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix" when the baby was one month old.
In order to present a better stage effect, the Tang Music Group has recently been attending many weddings and funerals, helping to perform for free and just providing a meal.
The members of Tang Music Band felt that this song was increasingly amazing.
——It can blow from a person’s full moon to his seventh day.
The Soul Voice Band is relatively idle these days.
Because the main task fell on the pianist Xiao Yu in the orchestra, when she heard Lin Zhixing's recording of "Flight of the Bumblebee" for the first time, she was so surprised that she thought she was not up to the task.
But in fact it is not particularly difficult, and I have become very proficient in it today.
Now both bands have more than 100,000 followers on Weibo. The music conservatories they graduated from have taken them as role models, attracting the admiration of many of their younger classmates.
Some people even invited them to perform commercial shows, but Lin Zhixing rejected them all. Now is the time for them to increase their value, so there is no rush for commercial performances.
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Half an hour before the game started, in the locker room.
A girl who claimed to be an alumnus came backstage and found Xiao Yu from the Voice of the Heart Band and asked for his autograph.
"Senior sister, I will graduate in one year, do you have any advice for me?"
Xiao Yu looked at the immature schoolgirl who had not been beaten by the society. She could not say the words of encouragement. Finally, she sighed and said, "Take the civil service exam. Studying music is a dead end. If you can't join a professional ensemble, your final destination will be teaching students in a music store."
"Senior sister, why do you say that?" The girl raised her eyebrows and asked in confusion.
"I'm not trying to discourage you, but I'm telling you the truth."
Xiao Yu pulled her aside and lowered his voice to confess, "I spent a lot of money and effort to be on the show "Super Brain". I thought that with such a resume, the professional ensemble would accept me, but in the end, they rejected me."
"You think I'm very impressive now, but it's not because I'm awesome!"
The girl nodded as if she understood, "Sister, don't be too modest. You and your band are both amazing."
Xiao Yu smiled and shook his head, "We are all average, the amazing one is Lin Zhixing!"
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Seven o'clock in the evening.
After a gesture from the on-site director, the "Summer of the Orchestra" program officially started.
After three episodes, the program has accumulated a lot of fans of different ages, who are now glued to the TV. There are even professional musicians watching, waiting to take advantage of the popularity of the songs.
With the background music, a beautiful female host in cheongsam came on stage and made an opening speech with a smile, "Good evening, audience friends, welcome to watch the program "Summer of the Orchestra". I am Miaomiao, the host of tonight..."
After some opening remarks, the four judges waved goodbye and left.
Lin Zhixing is still watching the show live tonight, wanting to see with his own eyes which of the two performances, Flight of the Bumblebee and Paying Homage to the Phoenix, will win. At this moment, he is applauding along with the audience.
"Now let's welcome the first band to come on stage. Which band is it? Please look at the big screen!"
Following the direction of the host's finger, the names of the bands on the stage screen began to scroll. After stopping, the name of the first band to perform appeared in front of the audience.
Flight of the Bumblebee
【Composition: Lin Zhixing】
【Performed by: Voice of the Heart Orchestra】
"Give them a shock at the start!"
Lin Zhixing sat up straight, full of anticipation for the upcoming performance.
The four judges and the audience in front of the TV were also looking forward to it. Applause broke out before the Voice of the Soul Band even appeared on stage.
"Three, two, one, come on!"
The members of the Voice of the Soul band, dressed in suits and tuxedos, came to the center of the stage tonight under the leadership of Xiao Yu.
As the band members took their positions, the noisy scene gradually quieted down.
As the protagonist of tonight's song.
Xiao Yu raised his hands and slowly placed them on the piano. His back slightly arched, his whole body crawling on the piano like a note.
From her feet to her hands, and then to her body, she stretched her body into a straight line, allowing the power in her body to flow and brewing her emotions.
Although the piano keys have not been played yet, the mere sight of it has given the audience plenty of anticipation.
"call."
Xiao Yu took a deep breath and received the signal from the orchestra conductor. The next second, her slender fingers suddenly fell.
“Da da da~”
“Da da da da da~”
Ten fingers fell like pear blossoms in a rainstorm, and wild and rapid notes instantly rang out. The band members behind him also began to play together.
"Fuck, it's so fast!"
"It's amazing. When I close my eyes and listen to this tone, I feel like a swarm of bees are staring at my butt and chasing me..."
For laymen, the easiest thing to perceive is the so-called external skills of "playing fast, singing high, and drawing like". There is no need to spend any effort to appreciate these skills. You can understand them immediately when you see or hear them. Such works are also the easiest to attract attention.
Flight of the Bumblebee is indeed a song with great effects. Some songs sound simple but are actually very difficult. Flight of the Bumblebee is a song that is difficult both in sound and in practice, making it very suitable for showing off one's skills.
The audience was shocked by the extremely fast performance speed, and everyone opened their mouths in surprise.
Judges' seat.
The four judges' eyes widened and they were all stunned. This piece of music was not just fast.
In fact, each part has a lot of breathing, crescendos and wanings. The most important thing when playing a piece of music is to have a picture in your mind and a story for the piece of music, rather than just playing fast.
The Voice of the Soul Orchestra performed the layering of this song perfectly, especially Xiao Yu, whose hand speed is so fast that it is difficult for the camera, let alone the human eye, to capture it.
But soon, instrument judges Wang Yuehua and Jie Chunhong noticed that the performance was so fast.
Speed is not only related to the speed of the hand running, but also to the span.
Most of the running movements in Flight of the Bumblebee are semi-tones, and the span can be said to be almost zero. If you imagine a person running, Flight of the Bumblebee is like taking one step left, one step right, one step left, and one step right, with a very fast frequency, but the distance actually covered is not large.
This is one of the reasons why the song is not that difficult.
"My goodness, how did this brain grow?"
All the bands backstage were shocked by the song. They didn’t expect the opening to be such a blast.
(End of this chapter)
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