Chapter 411 Another Song that Tops the Charts

As soon as this song was played for a short while, many audience members in the audience sighed, worthy of Zhou Yan, the song was so catchy right away.

It was a pity that the sound environment at the scene was relatively poor, and Zhou Yan's guitar was not plugged in, so it was completely dependent on the microphone to pick up the sound, which was much worse.

There is a big difference between solo and singing. If it is singing, it doesn't matter if the accompaniment is slightly worse, because everyone mainly listens to the singing.

But for solo, it all depends on the sound of the guitar.

Some audience members expected Zhou Yan to sing, but they knew that this was impossible. For so many years, no one has heard Zhou Yan sing.

In this regard, many female music fans expressed regret. It is a pity that Zhou Yan, a template, can't sing.

Because the sound of the guitar at the scene was not well received, the audience also consciously did not applaud or shout, trying to make the environment quieter to avoid the sound of the guitar being covered.

Some people even dared not breathe loudly.

Jiao Huang sat in the front row, feeling the atmosphere of the scene, and couldn't help but sigh. He only knew that Zhou Yan's musical talent was amazing and very popular with the public before, but today he felt it firsthand.

And being so close, he finally found a reason why so many people like Zhou Yan, because he is indeed talented.

Let alone this era, even in their youth, if someone could hold an instrument and play such a piece, it would still attract a large number of people, which might be more enthusiastic than the current situation.

Before the 1970s and after the 1980s, although the material conditions were not as rich as today, the people's desire for spiritual pursuits was incomparable.

Especially in the early 1980s, if you could recite a few poems and play two instruments, you could become a celebrity around you.

Of course, in the 1980s, Jiao Huang was already in his forties, and had long passed that passionate age. He was more observing the era he was in.

After entering the 1980s, the entire literary and artistic circle was relatively restless, and everyone's suppressed hearts for a long time were looking for an outlet.

The whole group is like a shrunken sponge, absorbing water crazily and outputting it crazily at the same time. However, after the 1990s, this feeling gradually weakened, and more people began to try to treat the era they were in rationally.

But at the same time, more foreign cultures poured in like a tide.

This situation has both advantages and disadvantages. The good thing is that the people can establish a more comprehensive worldview and learn more about other countries besides China.

The bad thing is that when we cannot absorb effectively and it is difficult to resist, a lot of discordant voices will appear among the people.

Jiao Huang has a clear feeling that in the 1980s, people from all walks of life in China were still very confident. Most people had a consensus that China would enter a stage of rapid development, catch up with the Western world in all aspects, and it would not take long to surpass Western countries.

But more than a decade later, people's confidence has declined instead. Many people have a kind of submission in their hearts, and began to indiscriminately deny their own culture and promote Western culture in all aspects.

In the 1980s, Chinese literature and film flourished, and in ten years, they completed the path that Western countries had taken for decades or even hundreds of years.

Directors like Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige all appeared at this time.

When they just entered the 1990s, their performance in the international arena was still very good, but this feeling only lasted for a few short years.

Both Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige felt a little blocked in the international arena.

It only took ten years for the Chinese to lose confidence. As for when confidence can be rebuilt, it is a very difficult thing to determine.

Jiao Huang is not a pessimist, but he has never seen hope before.

The appearance of Zhou Yan gave him hope.

At this stage, China needs people like Zhou Yan to appear. Only when more and more people like Zhou Yan stand up can the Chinese people regain their lost confidence.

In fact, it is obvious that Zhou Yan is taking a different path from Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige.

The same is true in music. His path is also different from that of his senior brothers Tan Dun and others.

For the time being, Zhou Yan has walked quite well on this road, but I don’t know if he can finally get out of it.

Jiao Huang certainly hopes that Zhou Yan can come out, so when Zhou Yan invited him to audition for "Time and Space Love Traveler", he did not hesitate at all and agreed decisively.

When he learned that he had to compete with others, he did not show any dissatisfaction, but took it more seriously, and finally got the role of the protagonist's father.

Just as Jiao Huang was looking at Zhou Yan on the stage in deep thought, Zhou Yan had finished playing "Waves", and the applause was thunderous, and he also applauded.

At this time, another audience began to shout: "One more."

However, Zhou Yan did not satisfy them this time, and smiled and said, "Today's performance ends here. I hope everyone can spend a good night. The scenery of Jiaochangwei is very good, and there are several new attractions, all of which are very good. If you have time, you can stay here for a few more days."

Finally, Zhou Yan also called for tourism in Jiaochangwei.

Hearing Zhou Yan speak for their village, Huang Youfa was very happy.

Director Zhou is really capable, and he is really helpful when there is a need.

But what Huang Youfa didn't know was that the reason why Zhou Yan spoke for Jiaochangwei was mainly because his family had a share in Jiaochangwei's business.

Of course, Zhou Yan should also take his own business seriously.

After the performance, the crew began to retreat and went into the hotel to prepare for dinner.

The tourists waited reluctantly for a while and finally dispersed.

Recently, many lights have been installed on the Jiaochangmi coast. Although it is dark, tourists can not rush back to rest and take a walk on the beach.

There is also a bar in the village. Although it was built in a hurry, the environment is not as good as in the city, but the scenery is good. The bar is right on the coast. You can drink while listening to the sound of the waves, which is a unique experience.

…

When Zhou Yan and the others started eating, it had been dark for a while in New York.

Today is a big day for Mariah Carey fans because Mariah Carey's new single "Someone Like You" is out today.

In fact, many people are already familiar with the new single.

Since "Young and Beautiful" swept through the major charts, Zhou Yan's fans have a high degree of overlap with Mariah Carey's fans, and the song "Someone Like You" comes from the same song as "Young Beautiful" "Sense and Sensibility" movie, so many Mariah Carey fans have heard this song in advance.

Moreover, before Mariah Carey announced the release of a single, there had been calls for Zhou Yan to change "Someone Like You" into a song for Mariah Carey to sing, so the release of this single is considered to be a success. .

As fans of both Zhou Yan and Mariah Carey, Saloli and Olivia came to the Little Bear Record Bookstore early.

Normally, Little Bear Record Bookstore doesn't open until nine o'clock in the morning, but today because of the release of a new single, the bookstore opened at eight o'clock.

Of course, not all singer-release bookstores will open early, but because the boss is a loyal fan of Zhou Yan, there is such an exception.

Ever since they met Zhou Yan at Little Bear Record Bookstore last time, Saloli and Olivia would come here whether they were buying books or records. Although this bookstore was not the closest to them, they would rather walk a little longer. .

Because they come so often, the clerk can already recognize them.

Seeing the two of them, the clerk smiled and said, "I knew you would come very early today. The single has been placed on the first row of bookshelves, in the middle."

"Kante, have you listened to the new single?"

Kanter smiled, "It's a secret."

In fact, Kanter took advantage of his position to listen to the new single in advance, but in order to let the two girls have a better experience, he chose to hide it.

"Haha, you must have heard it."

“And the single is definitely good.”

They also know Kanter relatively well. Looking at Kanter's expression, they know that the single did not disappoint him.

Kanter shrugged and said nothing, but ran to turn on the stereo in the store and played another song by Mariah Carey, "Young and Beautiful."

The two girls also couldn't wait to run to the first row of bookshelves and decisively took down a single CD from it.

Instead of rushing to pay, they directly unpacked the package, put the CD into the CD player they brought, put on headphones and started listening to the music.

Because it is a single CD, there is only one song on it.

But after the CD was played, the music did not start immediately, but the voice of Mariah Carey appeared.

"I'm very happy to be able to meet you in the form of a single this autumn. Although many people have already watched "Sense and Sensibility", listened to the soundtrack, or listened to Y-chou's album Yu Linglin, But I believe that this song can still give everyone a different feeling.”

"It is worth mentioning that the composition, lyrics, and arrangement of this song are all done by Y himself. Yes, this is another typical Y song. I hope this song can be given to everyone who says in love Friends who have lied, hesitated, and regretted, but still want to continue to love.”

"We may have missed a lot of things, but please believe that in the near future, we will find a happiness that truly belongs to us."

After Mariah Carey finished speaking, Saloli and Olivia looked at each other. This sentence reminded them of what happened to Mariah Carey during this time.

Now that Mariah Carey has divorced her ex-husband Motola and has started her own life again, is she also dedicating this paragraph to herself?

Soon, a familiar melody sounded.

The intro of this song is exactly the same as the original song, a simple piano section.

The prelude was not long, only twelve seconds. At the thirteenth second, Mariah Carey's slightly hoarse voice sounded.

The two girls were a little surprised when they heard Mariah Carey's voice, because the voice was different from Mariah Carey's usual singing voice.

Was it a change in her voice, or was it a change made specifically for this song?

They were more inclined to believe that Carey made the change for this song, because the voice she heard just now was no different from usual.

But no matter what, this voice was very attractive to them, making Carey sound a little more mature.

“I heard that you're settled down

That you found a girl and you're married now

…”

The first two lines of lyrics created a feeling of regret, but Mariah Carey's treatment was not so regretful, but a bit open-minded.

This song was originally very popular with Salori and Olivia, but they didn't expect that it would feel like this after being changed into a song, which was very different from the original song.

After the vocals came in, the song became fuller, and because of the lyrics, the emotions of the song became so concrete.

In the main song, Mariah Carey's voice remained in a very narrow frequency, affectionate and restrained.

But when it comes to the chorus, the pitch of the long melody changes at the end, rising an octave directly, giving people the feeling of emotional release, followed by her voice becoming louder and louder, and the feeling of regret becoming more and more obvious.

And these emotions will not be so obvious when listening to pure music alone.

Because the singer's voice and lyrics will directly guide the audience in the direction the producer wants.

The same song, whether it is major or minor, will have different feelings for different people, and there will often be extreme differences.

But songs are different. With vocals and lyrics, the audience's emotions will be narrowed to a relatively small range.

This is why many pure music will give people very different feelings after being adapted into songs.

The arrangement of this song is very simple. Only the prelude part uses the same method as the original song, but in the middle and late stages, all other instruments that appeared in the original song are gone. There is still only the piano, which keeps playing the highly repetitive accompaniment.

Because the singer's voice is rich and colorful, the simple and repetitive accompaniment is a very suitable decoration, allowing the emotions of the whole song to rotate freely under the control of Mariah Carey.

When the whole song was over, Salori breathed a sigh of relief, "What a good song."

Olivia nodded in agreement, "Yes, this will be another song that dominates the charts."

Salori maintained a rigorous attitude towards dominating the charts, "It doesn't matter whether it dominates the charts or not, anyway, we have a good song to listen to. I heard that this song has also been filmed for an MV, I don't know what it looks like."

"It will be played on the show at ten o'clock, and we can go home and watch it."

"Yeah." Salori nodded, "I have to listen to the lyrics again, the lyrics of this song are also very good."

"Y's lyrics are always very good, "yellow" and "young and beautiful" are both."

"After all, he is a writer, haha, there must be no problem with writing lyrics."

Speaking of Zhou Yan being a writer, the two felt a little regretful. Although they knew that Zhou Yan was a writer, they had never seen Zhou Yan's works.

They also tried to find it, but they couldn't find it.

However, there was good news, which was revealed to them by Harry, the owner of the Little Bear Record Bookstore. Zhou Yan might publish a novel in the United States, and then they would be able to see Zhou Yan's literary talent. (End of this chapter)