novelraw Chapter 9, Old Man's Song, Amazed Everyone.
Chapter 9, Old Man's Song, Amazed Everyone.
"Happiness, the happiness I want! No... not far away..."
so close!
For some reason, I was just attacked by the memory of a beautiful female tenant singing this line in a WeChat voice message when I was collecting rent in my previous life...
I almost sang: "The happiness I want is to not pay rent."
As the last line ended, Li Shuo's slender fingers on the black and white keys did not stop, and he naturally brought out an impromptu melody.
"I just played the song 'The Happiness I Want' for you."
His voice, coming through the microphone, had a friendly, conversational quality.
"Next is another piece I've selected from my previous collections of compositions."
This casual remark about his "self-made collection" surprised Li Sisong, a teacher in the audience.
After thinking for a moment, he quickly walked to Lin Junjie's side and lowered his voice.
"JJ, Li Shuo said these two songs he performed were selected from his own collection? I've never seen him write any original compositions like this in school?"
JJ Lin shook his head: "Teacher, I only heard it for the first time today after rehearsing my song 'Remember'..."
"You usually interact with him more in private, do you know about the collection of his own works he mentioned...?"
Lin Junjie's system also crashed...
"You know what kind of personality he had before, only I know..."
"Shh!" Li Sisong suddenly raised his hand to stop them, signaling for quiet.
The finger that was stretched out so quickly almost reached into Lin Junjie's mouth...
On stage, Li Shuo's fingertips produced a series of arpeggios spanning a wide range.
Then, a warm, suspended fourth chord spreads out.
The slowdown dispelled the restlessness of the previous song, a declaration of youthful exuberance.
It makes everyone feel very empty and quiet... even a kind of peaceful and sleep-inducing feeling?
Is this the second piece?
Li Sisong listened to the melody interspersed after the looping suspended chords, and it sounded somewhat familiar.
It seems like it appeared in my very young childhood memories?
As Li Shuo played his instrument, it felt like his back was being gently patted and soothed.
It's just slower and gentler...
When I was a child, I was noisy and willful.
My grandma always sings to comfort me.
An old song comforts me on a summer afternoon.
That song goes something like this.
It was getting dark and rain was imminent.
It's so dark!
This well-known nursery rhyme from the Minnan and Chaoshan dialect groups has just been uttered!
Teacher Li Sisong was so surprised that he even came up with a mixed-style吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or witty remarks).
"Unbelievable... What is this kid's head made of?! This idea is just too amazing!"
Sun Yanzi's reaction was even more direct, with a strong sense of destiny rising within her.
This song seems to be more than just something she likes and enjoys; it's important to her! ...Just like the previous song... even more important!
Warner Music President Zhou Jianhui also recognized the remarkable maturity and commercial potential of these two works.
Even Chen Jiaming of Shanghua Records, who had been quietly accompanying Li Shuo throughout the audition, was now seriously appreciating Li Shuo's performance and giving him high praise.
Today, Chen Jiaming came to see Zhou Jianhui specifically because of the fact that Xu Meijing, one of his "students," had her performance trip to Taiwan blocked.
The girl he was willing to break into her fitting room to sign back then has, under his "management," become a Chinese female singer whose reputation in the music scene can now rival that of Wang Fei.
However, after Xu Meijing became his business partner, he unknowingly became entangled in emotional matters as well.
Remembering his wife, who had a powerful family background in Singapore, he changed the character "Feng" in her original name to "Jing".
His burning desire to make some promises to Xu Meijing had been tempered by his wife's chilling actions.
So I kept fidgeting and spacing out.
Adding to the fact that his old friend on the island, who has deep connections, hasn't offered a definite solution, he's considering leaving early.
However, Li Shuo's performance from the moment he stepped on stage caught the attention of this music producer, who is known as the "Lion City Jonathan Lee".
After two consecutive songs, he was tempted to sign the young man.
As a highly capable producer in the Chinese pop music scene, his standards are naturally high.
The creative ability demonstrated in these two works, along with the lyrics written earlier, shows that the talent is truly extraordinary.
Moreover, she has an outstanding appearance.
However, seeing that Zhou Jianhui was also attracted, he knew that with the strength of his Shanghua Records, he was not very competitive.
Therefore, since he was always ambiguous and ambivalent when faced with problems, he decided to resolve Xu Meijing's matter first.
But when his gaze casually swept across the room and he saw something, he quickly patted his old friend who was still focused on watching the stage.
Zhou Jianhui looked in the direction Chen Jiaming indicated, and his heart skipped a beat.
Xu Huanliang from Ocean Butterflies Music had somehow ended up sitting next to Li Shuo's second aunt, Li Dongli, pointing at the stage and talking eloquently with a smile of admiration on his face.
"Hey! This guy!" Zhou Jianhui exclaimed in a low voice.
He originally planned to contact Li Shuo's parents after concluding the initial contact with the Sun family.
I didn't expect Boss Xu to act so quickly.
He quickly whispered a few words to his assistant, gave Sun Yanzi's parents an apologetic look, and then hurried over there as well.
I fell in love with someone I would give anything for.
I thought this was the world I was looking for.
However, his reckless actions led to misunderstandings and deception.
Is there always something missing behind the adult world?
Upon hearing this chorus, Li Sisong couldn't help but clap his hands.
"Damn it... I've been teaching him this stuff for half a year, and he's just pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger? This could be another album's lead single!"
Zheng Xiuwen, who was in the audience, was already very moved by this song.
She hasn't stopped collecting songs in the market yet because she senses the turmoil within Warner Music and is frustrated by the negative news she's received from Hong Kong media paparazzi.
Aside from the main Cantonese song, the other tracks on the new album are also noteworthy, especially the upbeat songs.
But the two songs released by this handsome guy named Li Shuo seem to be of good quality. With the arrangement of "The Happiness I Want," she can indeed handle it.
This song is of high quality, and I even feel that it will be more well-received by the market and fans.
However, the lyrics are not quite suitable for her current image to sing... But if it were when she debuted, she would have taken the risk no matter the cost.
But then, after hearing Li Shuo sing the second chorus, Zheng Xiuwen's expression changed!
"I once had a dream, but I ran towards it and failed to take a step forward."
Even the closest people can suddenly become strangers in a second.
Adults can be deceived and trapped over time.
Looking back, I wonder how to live this short and sudden life well.
Is there a Cantonese version?!?
And the lyrics are of a very high standard!
In that case, she has to get those two songs on the list. Anyone can pretend to be young!
Sun Yanzi and the school staff were also taken aback. Didn't Li Shuo not speak Cantonese?
This... sounds really good and standard!
Zhou Jianhui walked quickly toward Li Dongli.
The Li brothers, Weisong and Sisong, stood side by side on the nearby stage, their faces beaming with pride and excitement.
Huang Yida's performance was initially mediocre, although Lin Junjie managed to salvage some of his reputation later on.
But I never expected that these Chinese students, whom I usually don't pay much attention to or think highly of, would give me such a big surprise!
"The last song is called 'It's Getting Dark,' I hope you all like it, thank you!"
The coda ended with an introduction, and Li Shuo gently removed his hands from the keys, bringing all sound to a halt.
The applause, even more heartfelt than before, continued.
Before the applause had even ended, Li Shuo heard the same woman with the stiff Cantonese-accented Mandarin who had barged into the practice room that morning speak up.
"This handsome guy's name is Li Shuo, right? I'm interested in buying these two songs. Want to discuss it?"
Seeing the somewhat anxious Hong Kong diva, Li Shuo replied with a smile without hesitation.
"I'm sorry, Sammi! These two songs are already reserved."