Chapter 215 Appreciation for Both Refined and Popular Tastes

Although Luo Quan's singing skills basically rely on the system to improve, it is not that she has not put in the effort to study hard in private. Therefore, although she has not been able to draw attribute improvement cards, her singing skills have still improved compared to half a year ago. Quite a few.

But there is no qualitative change from S+ to SS-.

Each level up after any attribute reaches S is a completely different concept. Unfortunately, Luo Quan may not be able to improve his singing skills in a short period of time.

However, for most people, S+'s singing skills are already top-notch. In China, they are basically equivalent to the level of the quasi-national team. In addition, Luoquan's vocal conditions are top-notch, and he also has iron lung expertise, so some songs are processed The effect is even better than that of some national team singers.

For example, she is singing the song "Farewell Time" now. Although no one from Bilibili dares to sing it, many domestic popular and bel canto singers have already started practicing.

Some songs are destined to become classics as soon as they come out. It is foreseeable that in the near future, there will be many opportunities for the song "Farewell Time" to appear at various evening parties on CCTV or local stations.

And these singers are also frequent guests at various evening parties, so there is nothing wrong with learning from them.

However, judging from the practice clips released by many singers, they don't have the same taste as Luo Quan.

Maybe it's because the time is still too short, but in short, there is no cover that can surpass the original song.

Listening to the original singer sing "Farewell Moment" live is no less of an experience than attending a solo concert by Luo Quan, and it is also a deluxe version in a professional concert hall.

At the end of the song, everyone from the candidates to the examiners were full of praise for Luo Quan's perfect performance and applauded one after another.

Candidates now finally know how Luoquan got the nickname "Walking Record". The pitch and pitch of the scene were exactly the same as those on the record, and even sounded more pleasant!

For the examiner, this is not a serious and tense exam at all, but a kind of enjoyment, enjoying Luo Quan's singing voice that is like the sound of nature.

After it was over, Luo Quan received full marks without any surprise, and was once again scheduled to take first place in the second art exam in advance.

However, after the exam, Luo Quan was about to leave when she was stopped by Dean Zheng and asked to sit in the exam for a while. Several professors asked her about something.

Since it was Dean Zheng's request, Luo Quan certainly couldn't refuse, so he returned to his previous seat and sat down, took out his cell phone and started playing by himself.

Although mobile phones are not allowed in the examination room, top students can always enjoy privileges, not to mention top students like Luo Quan. Even if they are discovered, the examiner will turn a blind eye.

As for the other candidates, while marveling at Luo Quan's wonderful performance, they were also glad that she did not sing the song she was going to sing next, and did not turn the examination room into a public execution scene.

Although Luo Quan did not have statistics, at least five of the candidates who came up later still sang "Listen". As for how they sang, she didn't pay much attention to it. Anyway, they were not as good as her.

Of course, the music school is so big that the exam time is not only for students applying for the vocal music department, but also for many other departments, but the competition is not as fierce as the vocal music department.

In fact, except for the vocal music department, there were not many candidates applying for the other departments, especially the conducting department. Luo Quan paid special attention to the candidates applying for this department because of Song Ling, but after staring for a long time, it seemed that there were only two.

Luo Quan couldn't tell what the level was, but the scores were quite high. It was probably because there were too few people who applied. If the scores were lower and a few were eliminated, one department might not be able to even sit in a LOL Internet cafe for five consecutive times.

After the second art exam, this year's enrollment format has basically been finalized.

This is an exam that determines whether you should stay or go. If you can distance yourself from others, you can stay. If you are separated by others, you can only wait for the second year.

As for the third exam, it is basically just a formality, and the focus needs to be on the college entrance examination.

After the exam, some of the candidates were happy and some were sad. Some were elated and high-spirited, while others were depressed and frowning. Luo Quan quietly looked at this scene in the examination room, as if everything had nothing to do with her.

After the candidates were almost gone, Luo Quan stood up and walked to the stage. Dean Zheng and two of the examiners were still there.

"Dean Zheng, do you know why you asked me to stay?" Luo Quan asked respectfully.

"Let me introduce you first. This is Wang Zhujun, the chairman and professor of the Department of Composition." Dean Zheng said to a middle-aged man in his forties with a mustache and a ponytail on the back of his head.

He looks very artistic, and he does seem to be an artist.

"Hello, Professor Wang." Luo Quan nodded and said hello.

Dean Zheng continued: "Although Professor Wang is only thirty-six this year, his music has already won many awards at home and abroad. At the same time, he is one of the few Chinese people whose music has won a Grammy. people."

Hearing Dean Zheng's introduction, Wang Zhujun laughed: "That achievement is not impressive compared to Luo Quan. Most of the major Grammy awards this year will be won by Luo Quan."

"Professor Wang, you are too humble." Luo Quan's attitude did not reveal any indifference of being proud of living. She has great respect for these silent musicians:

"There is a hierarchy of learning, and there is a specialization in the arts. Since you have achieved success both at home and abroad, you have already proven your talent. As a junior, I still have a lot to learn from you."

Dean Zheng clapped his hands: "Well said, if all these domestic singers had the same idea as you, they wouldn't have been unable to write a few decent songs over the years, let alone let the public use foreign songs. The award is regarded as a standard.”

Professor Wang lamented: “In today’s music industry, people both inside and outside are too impetuous. There are very few people who are willing to devote themselves to making music seriously. Too many people just want to apply melodies that have been tested by the market. Fill in some unknown words and phrases, and then go make a quick buck.

What's even more sad is that the market still just accepts this, just like the hot song on the major music charts recently, called...what's it called? "

""Drunk Beauty Pairs"" Luo Quan blurted out after taking a look at Penguin Music's hot song list yesterday.

Originally, she thought that the rankings should be dominated by her songs. When she looked at these rankings when she was bored, she always felt a sense of pride that she could be the best.

However, a song suddenly emerged yesterday, called "Drunk Beauty Pairs", and its popularity was much higher than any song in Luo Quan at any time.

After listening to it, Luo Quan felt that life was really strange. By condensing the plot of the novel into a jingle and adding a blast of DJ background music, it could easily have more than five or six billion views. This was something she simply could not do. Never thought of it.

But it does exist, and this morning, the number of views has exceeded one billion. There are a large number of covers or imitators on various live broadcast platforms, music platforms, and short video platforms. It is simply a universal participation.

"Yes, this is the song. It's so vulgar!" Professor Wang's expression was full of sadness and anger for his misfortune:

"In my opinion, this kind of thing doesn't deserve to be called music at all. It has no melody, only repetitive rhythms and unknown lyrics. What is the difference between it and Shu Laibao and Lotus Falling?

The people who pursue these things are really outrageous. If you don’t understand so much high-quality music at home and abroad, how can you fall in love with this kind of thing? ! "

Although Luo Quan doesn't like this kind of "music", Professor Wang's remarks are actually a bit extreme. She said carefully: "Actually, I think that although this song "Drunken Beauties Pair" has no artistic value, Now that it has appeared and become popular, it still has its meaning.”

When Professor Wang heard what Luo Quan said, he showed an extremely shocked expression: "You don't mean to say that existence is reasonable, do you?"

After listening to the song last night, he angrily denounced its author and singer on Weibo, feeling that they were dragging Chinese music, which was already standing still, backwards.

However, this Weibo did not arouse much resonance, but was criticized by the majority of netizens. The most common word among netizens was that existence is reasonable.

Luo Quan was stunned for a moment, thought about it carefully and then said: "It's not impossible to use it."

Professor Wang shook his head and said with anger: "But in my opinion, the existence of this kind of thing is completely irrational, so how can it be reasonable or unreasonable? This is just a universal excuse for those people."

Luo Quan continued to say in a soft tone: "Existence is rationality is Hegel's discussion, which belongs to the idealist point of view. Its original intention is the emergence of a thing, for example, there is a reason for its appearance, but the thing itself is right or wrong. What's wrong with this is unknown.

The emergence of the song "Drunk Beauty Pairs" shows that the general public likes this kind of work that may not even be called serious music. Maybe it is not a good thing or a good phenomenon, but its appearance is indeed It is rational.

As for what you said is vulgar and unbearable, in fact, you don’t need to be so extreme.

In fact, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen only account for 0.33% of the country's area, and including the new first-tier cities, they only account for 3% of the country's area.

On the remaining 97% of the land, there are about 300 prefecture-level cities, 3,000 county towns, 40,000 towns and 660,000 villages. About 84% of the country's people consume and grow here.

What you think is vulgar is actually half of China.

Not everyone can have good music appreciation skills, and not everyone can like spring and snow. Sometimes the so-called low-lifeness of lower-level people can actually win the favor of the general public.

And I have always believed that as a music creator, you should never be separated from the masses when creating. Maybe not all popular things are good, and not all niche things are good.

Only music that can be enjoyed by both refined and popular people is the best music in my mind. "

"Well said!" Dean Zheng took the lead in applauding, "What you said has revealed the true meaning of artistic creation and also revealed the current situation of Chinese music audiences.

Although the situation is severe, it also encourages us to work hard and move forward. "

Dean Zheng praised him greatly, while Professor Wang was dumbfounded. He did not expect that Luo Quan, who was so young and so talented, could have such profound personal insights in this regard.

Well-founded, it's hard not to be convinced.

Professor Wang let out a long sigh: "What a terrible future. I am indeed extreme in this matter. Elegance and vulgarity are never opposites and can coexist!"

Luo Quan nodded: "That's right, but there is one thing to say, the fewer songs like "Drunk Beauty Pairs" in the future, the better."

Several professors burst out laughing.

Luo Quan was also laughing, but he was also muttering in his heart.

Even though she keeps saying one thing after another, about appreciating both refined and popular tastes, the snowy and lowly people, but whether she thinks so in her heart is another matter.

If you want to ask, who is the most popular singer or group in the two decades before and after the new century, maybe everyone will have a different answer.

For example, the Chinese pop king Jay Chou, or comedian and hot pot restaurant owner Qian Ge, or a group of original singers who dominate the new Internet era.

There are so many popular singers, and anyone who mentions them might have objections...except Phoenix Legend.

This group that came out of the Avenue of Stars is truly the king of pop in the Chinese music scene.

The songs of this group are widely sung, enough to apply for the Guinness World Record. The songs of this group can be heard in almost every night square and every mobile phone ringtone.

If Luo Quan had been willing to sing these songs before, not to mention sales, the national popularity would have risen by at least two levels!

At least!

However, Luo Quan never had the idea of ​​singing these songs.

There are so many high-sounding words on my lips, but in my heart I still despise these vulgar songs.

But there is no way. If you want to be liked by the general public, you must be a little vulgar.

Rap is so popular in the United States right now, but the lyrics are just about big gold chains, beautiful women, and sports cars. They are not very elegant.

Anyway, Luo Quan couldn't sing a song like "Drunken Beauties in Pairs". She would get goosebumps just by reading the lyrics a few times.

Although this song is indeed the most popular song in China at present, the popularity and discussion volume have far surpassed "Farewell Time".

After Professor Wang’s introduction, Dean Zheng continued to introduce the other remaining examiner: “This is the professor of bel canto in our college, Zhao Ying, a national first-class singer and a world-class coloratura soprano. !”

"Hello, Professor Zhao." Luo Quan said respectfully.

This Professor Zhao looks a bit older than Professor Wang, has a somewhat rich body, is estimated to be around forty-five years old, and has a nice smile.

Zhao Ying smiled and said: "You sang the song "Farewell Moment" very well just now, and your timbre talent is also extremely high. Have you ever thought about furthering your studies in the major of Bel Canto?"

This question really stumped Luo Quan.