Chapter 228: Homeland

Chapter 228: Homeland

The day of recording "I Am the King of Singers".

In the director's office.

"Director Hong!"

"Jiahe is here, come and sit down!"

Guo Jiahe arrived as scheduled before the game. Hong Bo enthusiastically pulled him to sit next to him and asked with a smile: "How is your preparation for the song tonight? Are you confident?"

"Don't hold out hope. This topic is really not suitable for me."

Guo Jiahe shrugged his shoulders, stared into Hong Bo's eyes, and said seriously: "Director Hong, after the last recording, what did we say is still the same?"

"certainly."

Hong Bo took out a pen and paper from the drawer, handed it to Guo Jiahe, and nodded, "Although it's not suitable, you still have to take it seriously! The song you sang today was supposed to be sung by Ku Miao, and I specially arranged it for you."

"good."

Guo Jiahe picked up the pen and quickly wrote "two words" on the white paper, then handed it back.

Hong Bo took the paper, glanced at it, smiled and nodded, and gave a thumbs up, "Jia He, the next episode will definitely be your stage!"

Guo Jiahe nodded slightly and smiled evilly.

…

Inside the singer's lounge.

"Not bad, not bad. It would be better if the arc of the arms was a little bigger!"

Lin Zhixing carefully watched Dong Chen and Ji Yu's sign language dance "Country" and felt that it was well done and believed that the audience would like it.

"Brother Lin, you are really amazing. I didn't expect you knew sign language."

"Only a little."

Lin Zhixing patted Dong Chen on the shoulder and said, "Come on, even though you weren't at the bottom last time, don't take this one lightly."

"OK."

Dong Chen took a sip of water and said, "Brother Lin, have you checked Weibo? "The Band's Summer" has already started to build momentum for the finals. I heard that many music industry bigwigs will be watching the finals!"

“The more the merrier.”

After laying the groundwork for so long, Lin Zhixing can't wait any longer.

Let’s not talk about lyric writing for now.

As soon as the words “The only one who can defeat me” come out, I will be the undisputed number one composer in the Chinese music scene.

No doubt about it.

…

It was 7:40 in the evening, twenty minutes before the game started.

Singers waiting room.

"Sister Weiwei, are you feeling unwell?"

Lin Zhixing has recently gotten used to enjoying the flattery from Zhao Weiwei and Yu Jiang every time he enters the room. Today, the two of them seem listless.

"No, I'm so worried."

Zhao Weiwei pointed to the blisters at the corners of her mouth and sighed, "The song we both picked was the same as Guo Jiahe's, so he got the song for the draw. We changed the song and it was the same as Fang Jian's, so we still lost the draw. All kinds of bad luck!"

Yu Jiang shrugged his shoulders and added, "There are not many songs of this type. Last time, we were ranked last. After choosing and choosing, tonight's song is actually not one that we are good at."

“I’m so worried about being eliminated…”

Zhao Weiwei grabbed the hem of her skirt, her face full of anxiety.

"Who was the second to last in the last episode?"

"It's Iijima Ran."

After hearing this answer, Lin Zhixing looked up and saw that Iijima Ran's condition at the moment was not as good as theirs. He pursed his lips and comforted her: "Sing well, you have the home advantage!"

He estimated that Iijima Ran would not sing about "country". If she sang about "family", the Chinese audience would not feel any sense of empathy. It was really unlucky to encounter such a topic.

"We will!"

Yu Jiang nodded and asked curiously, "If I'm not mistaken, you're going to sing an original song in this episode, right?"

"Um……"

Lin Zhixing scratched his head and smiled, pointing at Dong Chen beside him, and said, "Tonight Song Ge and I will sing the national song, and the two of them will sing the national song!"

Zhao Weiwei gave a thumbs up and said, "That's amazing. This kind of song is not easy to write."

“Yeah, these kinds of songs are hard to write.”

Dong Chen put his arm around Lin Zhixing's shoulders and interrupted, "My brother Lin said that it is precisely because there are so few songs of this type that he wants to add two songs to the music library."

Lin Zhixing: “…”

Zhao Weiwei: “6!”

Yu Jiang: “9!”

…

"Good evening, everyone!"

Hong Bo walked in accompanied by staff. The popularity of the show has made him famous. He has recently taken over two variety shows and looks very energetic.

Seeing that all the singers were present and had a pleasant chat for a while, the drawing of lots began.

"Brother Lin, which number did you draw?"

“The finale.”

Dong Chen smiled and said, "Ji Yu and I are the main force. We put family first and country second. It's really good."

…

…

Eight o'clock in the evening.

At a gesture from the on-site director, the hall fell silent, and the seventh episode (Part 2) of "I Am the King of Singers" was officially launched.

As soon as the broadcast started, the barrage of comments in the live broadcast room instantly filled the screen.

"First, the sofa!"

"Come on, let's create a miracle tonight!"

"Jia He, come on, take first place tonight!!"

"I Am the King of Singers cannot exist without Oh Ye Ge, just like Feng Qi Wu Tong cannot exist without Song Ge!"

…

In the channel.

After taking the program list handed over by the staff, Lin Zhixing took a quick look and found that just as he expected, Iijima Ran chose "Home" and the other singers all chose "Country".

The stage lights flickered.

Amid the enthusiastic applause from the audience, Lin Zhixing, the host of the show, smiled and waved, walked to the center of the stage, and stood under the spotlight.

"Good evening, audience friends, welcome to watch the live broadcast of the seventh episode of "I Am the King of Singers"..."

After the opening remarks, Lin Zhixing picked up the cue card and introduced: "Next, please welcome the first singer Wang Jiawei to perform the song "I Spill Blood for the Motherland". Please welcome her with applause!"

When Wang Jiawei stepped onto the stage and opened her mouth.

Lin Zhixing finally understood why it was so "difficult" to win the championship. She is very suitable for singing this kind of songs.

The vocal range is wide, the high notes are pure, the mid-range is emotional, and the bass is full and powerful. The audience who watched the show for the first time thought that the singer had come.

After the song was finished, there was thunderous applause.

"Okay, okay, after watching so many episodes, it turns out that this type of song is the Great Devil's forte, right?"

"I don't think there's any need to compete any further. Let the first place go to the Great Devil!"

…

"Thank you Wang Jiawei for your wonderful performance. Now please welcome Iijima Ran to the stage..."

She was at a natural disadvantage and appeared after the big devil. Lin Zhixing felt sorry for her, but the competition was cruel and she was not surprised to be ignored.

After Iijima Ran it was Guo Jiahe. Lin Zhixing felt that his singing was average tonight, but being the one who performed after Iijima Ran gave him a certain advantage.

The singers took the stage one after another...

“Thanks to Fang Jian for the wonderful performance!”

Lin Zhixing, who walked onto the stage to announce the show, glanced at it inadvertently and his eyes suddenly lit up.

There was a triangular golden light in the center of the stage, which was definitely dropped after Fang Jian's singing. His performance tonight was second only to Wang Jiawei.

"Now, please welcome Feng Qi Wu Tong to perform the song "Homeland" for everyone!"

As soon as he finished speaking, information about the song appeared on the screen.

【home】

[Phoenix perches on the sycamore]

【Lyrics: Lin Zhixing】

【Composition: Lin Zhixing】

【Arranger: Lin Zhixing】

Lin Zhixing came to the center of the stage, and the moment his toes touched the golden light, the system prompt sounded.

【bite!】

[Singing skills (emotion) proficiency +3 points. ]

【Current: Emotion B (37/50). 】

The mood of the performance improved again! Lin Zhixing was very excited, which meant that he would perform the song better tonight.

"Homeland? It looks like a song about home!"

"I understand. No wonder Brother Ohye collected stories about crossing Guandong on Weibo. He used it here!"

"Come on, take first place!"

【bite!】

[The difficult difficulty of the system task is enabled. The result is the first place tonight. The reward for completing it is a random song from Earth and a song selection card. ]

Hard difficulty?

Lin Zhixing pursed his lips. It seemed that he would have a tough battle tonight.

…

Under the stage spotlight.

After Lin Zhixing and Song Ge were ready, they made an OK gesture to the music teacher.

As the prelude melody sounded, the stage screen also lit up, and the picture showed the Greater Khingan Range, covered in snow.

Then, a subtitle appeared.

【During the turbulent late Qing Dynasty, the lower reaches of the Yellow River suffered disasters year after year. People from Shandong, Hebei and other places migrated to the Northeast on a large scale, which was known as "Chuang Guandong". Because this violated the "ban on Guandong" issued by the imperial court, it was called "Chuang".】

In the 19th century, the world had not yet emerged from the "Little Ice Age", and the cold in Northeast China was even more biting. Looking back, the snowflakes in the sky have covered the footprints of the future. Looking forward, there is smoke rising, which is warmth and hope. At this moment, the smoke is alive, swaying, calling the people who are fleeing. 】

"Go to Guandong!"

When the audience saw this subtitle, they already had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

Judges' seat.

Huang Xiao's eyes lit up. He never expected that Lin Zhixing wanted to write this.

He had to admit that the road to "home" was a bit difficult and he was full of expectations for this song.

…

When the melody reached the main part, Lin Zhixing raised the microphone and sang emotionally with his eyes closed.

"Ice and snow have already covered my footprints"

"The distant smoke is swaying and calling you warmly"

"The wind cannot stop me from looking back"

“Home seems like an eternal journey”

The storytelling song, combined with the images on the screen, slowly draws the audience into this migration story that happened a hundred years ago.

When it came to the chorus, Song Ge raised the microphone, opened her pink lips, and her beautiful and gentle voice spread.

"The moon is bright and the wind is calm"

"The leaves cover the window lattices."

"The crickets are chirping"

“Like the sound of a harp string”

The chemical reaction produced by her signature folk song tune combined with this Northeastern lullaby shocked everyone.

"This voice is absolutely amazing!"

"It sounds like a lullaby. Oh my god, how can someone sing a lullaby so beautifully!"

"The baby was crying just now and I tried to comfort him but it didn't work. But after listening to Song Ge's song, the baby stopped crying."

The audience in the live broadcast room sang Song Ge's lullaby to the extreme! Audience seats.

A male audience member listened to the song, looked at Song Ge's beautiful face, his lips trembling, and couldn't help but murmured something.

"mom!"

…

"Mountains, ridges, and rivers"

“My hometown is so hard to leave”

"All the way through the wind, frost, snow and rain"

"We part again and again in the hope that we will never give up"

Song Ge sang the Northeastern Lullaby so beautifully that Lin Zhixing’s rap just now seemed to become a background board, and some audiences did not notice it.

The professionals, judges and singers were all shocked by this segment.

Singer's waiting room.

"Oh My God!"

Fang Jian's face was full of surprise. He never thought that folk songs could be combined with rap, and more importantly, the combination was so good. It was like opening the door to a new world.

He is also a singer-songwriter, why is he so outstanding?

“Nice!”

The corners of Wang Jiawei's lips curled up. She admired Lin Zhixing and Song Ge very much. Seeing them perform so well, she was very excited at this moment.

…

“I don’t know where I’m going.”

"Only relying on the everlasting hope and a heart of loyalty"

While Lin Zhixing was rapping, subtitles were scrolling on the screen.

[Looking back again, the cold wind cannot blow away my attachment to my hometown. Setting off again, the road ahead is still long. The people who left their homes are reluctant to leave their homeland, and the unknown journey shows the difficulty of survival. ]

【Survival has never been easy. It was like this in the past, it is like this now, and it will be like this in the future. 】

The low voice and chanting make this song like a tearjerker.

Coupled with the touching and vivid text, the audience was deeply moved by the song.

"Listening to this song, I seem to see the situation of Shandong people when they went to Guandong. They experienced hardships and difficulties, snow, rain, wind and frost. When they fell, they gritted their teeth, got up, and walked on bravely for the freedom and warmth of their homeland."

"My great-grandfather went there to fight in Guandong, my grandfather went to support the Northwest, and my father was laid off. I feel so much emotion when I think about how our family was carried forward by history!"

"The Northeast region includes Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Tongliao, Chifeng, Hulunbuir League, Xing'an League, Xilin Gol League, CD City of HEB Province and Shanhaiguan District of Qinhuangdao City. May the motherland prosper and the Northeast become better and better!"

…

On the gorgeous stage.

In the chorus, Lin Zhixing went all out and sang explosively.

"Your embrace warms my frozen expectations"

"Hope that fate will change at the end of the world"

"I have traveled thousands of miles just for this piece of land"

"A free world, a free home"

Why do we need to explode? Guandong means “breaking through”, so the climax of this song must be sung with great vigor and energy.

“Bang!”

“Bang!”

The yellow stage lights came on.

In addition to the judge who was related to Guo Jiahe, Huang Xiao and Lu Liangshan pressed the "add vote" button at the same time.

Lu Liangshan is from Shandong, and this song really touched his heart.

The "expectations" of the past have long been "frozen" by countless setbacks.

The embrace of loved ones and the home of freedom are eternal motivations. Hometown is far away and the future is uncertain. People working hard in big cities are in similar situations. Where is the home of the wanderers? ...

"Even if falling is the only end"

"I only have the future, not the past"

Lin Zhixing's singing gradually got better and better, pushing the atmosphere to a climax.

Judges' seat.

Huang Xiao admired this song so much that he clapped his hands on the table excitedly.

"How can he write such an excellent work!!!"

The core of the song reflects the motivation of human migration, and the belief in survival and desire for a new life when facing the pressure of survival.

My hope is in the horizon, where my destiny will change. Even if my hometown turns around a thousand times in my dreams, I will keep moving forward until I fall down!

Because I want to pursue a free world and a free home.

“This song will live on for a long time.”

(End of this chapter)

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