The diva and I cross each other

Chapter 210 "Young and Promising"

The next day, during rehearsal, Lin Shuwen met Zhang Songzhi.

Zhang Songzhi usually ranks fourth, but the fifth rehearsal came so early today. Lin Shuwen asked curiously: "Brother Zhang, why are you here so early today?"

"Director Hong specifically said hello and asked me to come over early today. It is probably because the song I submitted was written and composed by Takiye, so Director Hong asked me to come over so early and wanted to hear the quality of the song. "

"That's it! By the way, Brother Zhang, speaking of songs, how are you practicing that song?" Lin Shuwen asked, changing the subject.

"It's not bad. This song is so consistent with my experience. It's like it was tailor-made for me. I sang it twice and the emotion got into it without even realizing it. I really hope that I can sing "Young" "Promising".

When Zhang Songzhi said this, he looked a little lonely.

Yes, the song Luo Ming gave to Zhang Songzhi was Li Ronghao's "Young and Promising".

This song was written, composed, arranged, and sung by Li Ronghao. It won the Billboard Radio Chi na Top Ten Chinese Golden Song Award in 2018.

Regarding Li Ronghao, there is actually a very interesting joke about him in the Chinese music industry: You can't even think of making a penny from Li Ronghao.

Because music itself is the most resonant way to express emotions, what Zhang Songzhi wants now is to use this song to express what he wants to express in his heart.

In Li Ronghao's own words: "This story was very painful at the time, but now it has passed, and all that is left are blessings."

To be fair, Zhang Songzhi feels that this song has completely two effects for different singers.

The reason for this ridicule is that Li Ronghao is an all-rounder. He can produce songs, write lyrics, compose music, arrange music, sing, know more than a dozen instruments, and can even do the harmony himself.

Zhang Songzhi later discovered that he had experienced many of the stories written in the lyrics. In his memory, there was also a girl who cooked him a bowl of hot porridge late at night. Unfortunately, he had not seen her for many years.

If someone who doesn't understand the story in the song sings it, then the song is not suitable for competition.

The lyrics of this song are actually not very fancy, and the composition doesn’t have any major twists and turns.

Therefore, this song does not contain hysterical shouting, but a mature tone of nostalgia for the past after experiencing life.

At the lowest point in his life, even on the verge of despair, Zhang Songzhi once locked himself in a basement alone and smashed the wall panel with his fist. However, the quality of the basement wall was quite good at that time and the wall panel was not broken. , his fist was broken.

It is a very simple song, using the most straightforward words to tell a story deep in the heart.

It is precisely because of these experiences that Zhang Songzhi feels so deeply about this song.

Later on, I was so crazy that I could even handle the mastering by myself.

The song "Young and Promising" was actually written by Li Ronghao for himself.

What’s exciting is that these two people’s songs are so great! Just thinking about it, I know this program will be exciting.

What is helpless is that these two people have produced such excellent songs, and whoever sings behind them will be unlucky.

But when Zhang Songzhi tried to practice this song himself, Zhang Songzhi slowly realized what was expressed in the lyrics.

If you let someone who can truly understand the song sing it, you can use your own emotions to move the audience's emotions.

The rehearsals of Zhang Songzhi and Lin Shuwen ended one after another. Director Hong was both excited and helpless.

It is no exaggeration to say that he alone is a team, and there is no need to pay anyone to do the work.

Zhang Songzhi, like Li Ronghao, climbed up from the bottom little by little. When he heard Luo Ming sing, he didn't have any special feelings. He just felt that the lyrics of the song were very realistic and more in line with the theme of this competition performance.

The reason why Li Ronghao is so versatile is because before he officially debuted as a singer, he was a mixer and also wrote songs for others. This allows him to do all the work in producing songs.

Director Hong hesitated and decided to choose the water bottle.

According to their habit of holding water bottles, separate them as much as possible.

Like the previous three episodes, Lin Shuwen was still the first to come in to record the draw and ranking program.

"It's time to choose the water bottle again! Is Director Hong's program team running out of tricks?"

Director Hong smiled and said, "Surprise is also a trick, isn't it?"

Lin Shuwen curled her lips and chose the water bottle closest to her.

"Huh? Am I the last one again?" Lin Shuwen said in a daze after unscrewing the bottle cap.

Then other contestants came in one after another and chose the water bottle.

The order of the competition for the new period was thus decided.

The first one to compete is Zhang Songzhi, the second one is Shen Qing, the third one is Park Daoxian, the fourth one is Qi Suling, the fifth one is Yin Jun, and the third one is Yin Jun. Among the six competing actors was Jia Jingyun, and Lin Shuwen was the last one.

The program officially starts recording at 3 p.m.

Host Xu Lang stepped onto the stage, bowed to the audience and said: "Welcome guests, media friends, and 500 public judges who came from all over the country to participate in the program broadcast under the title of Arctic Ice Mineral Water. "Singer", this issue is the fourth competition of "Singer", and a singer will leave our stage in this issue."

After Xu Lang's opening remarks, the stage lights dimmed and the audience fell silent.

"Bahta~" The sound of turning on the spotlight sounded, and the lights came down. Zhang Songzhi stood under the spotlight. Under the lights from all sides, Zhang Songzhi's shadow seemed to be invisible. Only he stood under the light, and the prelude had not yet started. Since then, the loneliness has been palpable.

Then, Zhang Song nodded directly in the direction of the band.

The next second, the sound of piano came and the prelude started.

Zhang Songzhi raised the microphone and started singing in a deep and simple voice:

“The TV keeps flashing and the contact information has not been deleted.

You treated me well, but I ruined it by mistake

We also thought about having a place to sleep and eat

But how can I endure it? I can’t even make the down payment even if I work day and night. "

Just four lines of the song made some people born in the 80s and 90s present feel a sense of empathy.

These four lyrics very straightforwardly describe a problem that young people are facing. The increasing housing prices are no longer affordable by hard work. When you meet someone who wants to live your whole life and have a home that belongs to two people, you can only work hard day and night, but no matter how hard you work, you can't make the down payment.

The four seemingly ordinary lyrics are written so realistically that they are a bit cruel.

Zhang Songzhi sang the first four lines of the main song with the most simple voice and no singing skills. But even so, these four lines seemed to have magic power, revealing this real and desperate state of mind to the audience. .

The entire studio hall became quieter and quieter. Just now, some whispers could be heard, but now only the accompaniment of the band and Zhang Songzhi's singing voice were left.

Music is the best tool to convey one's feelings. The audience can feel the helplessness hidden behind Zhang Songzhi's extremely plain singing.

But now Zhang Songzhi is not in the mood to see the audience. He is completely immersed in this song:

"I smashed the wall panel

If I describe the beauty to you, your eyes will often become red in the future.”

When the last four lines of the main song are reached, the mood progresses again.

The first four lines of lyrics tell the origin of the story in the song, and the next four lines tell the story's development process.

The girl's eyes turned red after hearing the beauty. Such a scene shows how much sadness is felt.

Two people who originally loved each other couldn't beat reality after all.

Love without material things is like a piece of loose sand, which will be scattered when the wind blows.

Zhang Songzhi still clearly remembers her who left her hometown and came to Shanghai with him in the past.

At that time, they also looked forward to the future together. They wanted to have a home in Shanghai, have a child, and live a happy life as a family of three.

However, Zhang Songzhi was unable to realize this wish at that time, and his longing for a better life was wasted in his singing life in the bar.

After listening to the last four verses of the verse, the audience's chest began to rise and fall, feeling the story told in the song and the heavy struggle in the story.

"This song is so real that it's hard to recall the past." This was the first feeling of the audience when they heard this song.

Moreover, the more people who have experienced setbacks, the more they can feel the frighteningly real struggle and hesitation in this song.

The stories told in "Young and Promising" are the stories around you, and even the stories about yourself.

Many people can see their past selves in this song.

Originally, the audience thought that Zhang Songzhi had laid so much groundwork in the first two verses of the verses, and that it was time to burst out his emotions next.

But he didn't. Instead, Zhang Songzhi hid his emotions and guilt deep in his heart.

This is a choice that only a man who has gone through many vicissitudes of life would make, burying the past in his heart and moving forward.

Therefore, when it comes to the chorus, Zhang Songzhi's emotional expression is still restrained: "

If I am young and accomplished and do not feel inferior,

How many drinks at the wedding?

With your current one. "

There is no emotional outburst in Zhang Songzhi's chorus. He sings about the regret and guilt in his heart.

If I had been young and promising at that time, maybe everything would have been different.

It's just that there are no ifs in life.

The difficulties and setbacks experienced can never be changed, and what is lost can never be recovered.

If you want to buy sweet-scented osmanthus with wine, it doesn't seem like you are a teenager.

But after experiencing more in life, the only thing left was "guilt". If he saw her again, the only thing Zhang Song wanted to say was "I'm sorry."

When you meet the right person at the wrong time, by the time the right time comes, things have changed.

He owed her the good things he promised but failed to fulfill.

Zhang Songzhi poured all the emotions hidden in his heart into this song.

The voice full of stories sings into the hearts of the audience.

It's so real that people dare not listen to it a second time, but it often sounds and I can't help but listen to it.

By the time of the last chorus, the melody and accompaniment become passionate.

The emotions expressed by Zhang Songzhi once again progressed and once again hit the hearts of the audience.

"If I am young and accomplished and do not feel inferior,

Have a few extra drinks at your wedding

Wish me success in my youth. "

The last sentence of "Young and Promising" is to wish me a promising future.

Obviously, what is being wished here is not that the current "I" will be young and promising, but that the "I" who once had nothing will be young and promising.

The now successful self sends blessings to the young and promising self in the past, pushing the regrets in the song to the climax.

After singing the last line, Zhang Songzhi bowed slowly to the audience.

His nose was a little sore, and his vision was blurred unconsciously. This song was not so much a competition performance as it was sung to himself.

(End of this chapter)