Chapter 81 Can Mandarin Be Used for Rap? Ushering in a New Chapter in the Chinese Music Scene
People clicked to listen to the audio.
After a three-second clip featuring a classic radio sound effect.
The lively and melodious guitar strings, combined with the retro piano, drum kit, and string music, are captivating.
Immediately following was a mumbled rap.
A swarm of bloodthirsty ants were attracted to carrion.
I gaze at the lonely landscape with a blank expression.
"Love and hate become clear after losing you."
"What's the point of caring about anything now that I've lost you?"
"Huh? Wait a minute, this is... Mandarin?"
"Did I hear that right? It seems like I can understand some of the words, but not others."
"Chinese characters can be used for rap? Shouldn't English and Korean be more suitable?"...
A fast-paced, ambiguous rhythm.
This allowed Chinese netizens who were hearing this style of music for the first time to...
For a moment, I couldn't react.
In the hearts of traditional Chinese music fans.
RAP songs only really resonate when sung in a foreign language.
It's not that no one in China has tried rapping in Chinese.
But none of them have ever gained widespread recognition.
Singing it clearly without rhyming, or rhyming but lacking any melodic beauty.
Therefore, in everyone's subconscious.
Wang Yueheng will most likely sing the rap part in English this time as well.
At most, he hums a few lines of Chinese during the chorus.
But what no one expected was that the rap part of this song didn't have a single foreign word!
Furthermore, the melody and accompaniment blend seamlessly with the fast-paced Mandarin rap.
When doves no longer symbolize peace
"I was finally reminded."
"The birds being fed in the square are vultures."
"I used beautiful rhymes."
"Describing love that has been completely plundered"
"Ah—dark clouds are beginning to obscure the night, it's not clean."
"The echoes of the funeral in the park are flying everywhere."
"The white roses I'm sending you"
"Withering away in a completely dark environment"
The crows were eerily quiet on the branches.
A long string of fast-paced rap raps followed.
The fans sitting in front of the screen, initially shocked and bewildered, gradually quieted down.
This is a new song called Nocturne.
It completely overturned everyone's perception of rap.
Even the perception of the strength of Chinese songs.
They didn't even bother to consider the meaning of the lyrics.
The pure Mandarin rap style alone is refreshing.
It can be considered a pioneering work in a certain sense!
...
Kyoto City, North Third Ring Road.
Headquarters of Douyin Technology Group.
"So, has Wang Yueheng released a new song yet?"
Having finally finished all his work, Zhang Ming, the CEO of Douyin, stood up and asked his female secretary beside him.
"It was just released at 5:56, and the name is 'Nocturne'."
"Furthermore, the music video for 'Nocturne' was also exclusively released on our Douyin short video platform."
The female secretary quickly answered from the side.
I learned that Wang Yueheng exclusively uploaded the music video for his new song to Douyin (TikTok).
Zhang Ming nodded in satisfaction.
As an exclusive contracted live streamer on the Douyin platform.
Zhang Ming, as the chairman of the board, had already heard about the challenge between Wang Yueheng and South Korean singer Wu Chi.
I have immense admiration for Wang Yueheng's courage, which is almost like throwing an egg against a rock.
His Douyin team had just experienced a similar fierce battle overseas.
Faced with the covetousness and strangulation of overseas versions of Douyin by powerful international capital.
Zhang Ming and the overseas version of Douyin, who almost fell into the lion's den, finally managed to survive thanks to the support of the state behind them.
Not only was it not acquired and swallowed up by overseas capital at a low price.
They even relied on the legal provisions of the other country to win a lawsuit against the ruling party of the United States, achieving a resounding victory.
In Zhang Ming's view.
Wang Yueheng's challenge to South Korean singer Wu Chi.
It is clearly another clash between Chinese rap culture and foreign entertainment culture.
He is using his own strength to fight against the entire Korean wave.
Knowing it was a losing proposition, they still went against the tide.
It's not just courage, but also sentiment; it's truly admirable.
Would someone like that cheat in a talent show?
Douyin CEO Zhang Ming simply couldn't believe it.
"Nocturne?"
I saw Wang Yueheng's new song.
Sitting alone in his office, Zhang Ming opened his computer and selected to play.
The retro melody begins.
Zhang Ming leaned back in his office chair, his hands crossed to support his chin, and listened with his eyes closed.
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