novelraw Chapter 372 : If All Else Fails, Write One Yourself
Chapter 372 : If All Else Fails, Write One Yourself
Chapter 372: If All Else Fails, Write One Yourself
After Luo Wenjie dropped out, only Chen Fan and Ma Xiaoshuai were left in the registration.
Due to the time constraints, the two quickly selected another song.
This time it was Ma Xiaoshuai's choice, 《Loving You》 by the Beyond band.
Wasn't the organizing committee fond of Cantonese songs? This time we'll do a Cantonese song too, let's see what they have to say.
The two practiced for a couple of days, and on Friday, they went to find the three teachers from the organizing committee to perform it live.
However, after listening this time, the three teachers' evaluation was even worse than the last time.
"I think you two have a problem with song selection," the teacher who had commented last time pointed out without hesitation.
"Your singing technique is fine, but you still sound a bit inexperienced when singing Cantonese songs, unable to fully showcase your abilities."
"Of course, there's another issue. In this evening's program, there are already three Cantonese songs that have been shortlisted. We can't choose any more Cantonese songs."
Ma Xiaoshuai was dumbfounded and exchanged a glance with Chen Fan.
Chen Fan asked directly, "Teacher, do you have any suggestions?"
The teacher was silent for a moment, then proposed, "I've seen the preliminary program list for this evening's show. Among the singing performances, there are Cantonese songs, love songs, solo performances, bands, rock music, and bel canto..."
"A show naturally seeks diversity, and in the end, we don't want programs to overlap."
"I suggest you choose a campus song."
The evaluator's eyes lit up.
"That's a good suggestion."
"So far, there are no campus songs among all the programs."
"We're a school after all. Wouldn't it be a shame if there were no campus songs?"
"Also, if you two could sing a campus song, it would stand out and attract everyone's attention, right?"
...
Coming out of the meeting room, Ma Xiaoshuai looked like a frost-bitten eggplant, somewhat dejected.
Chen Fan teasingly said with a smile, "What's wrong? Feeling discouraged?"
Ma Xiaoshuai looked up, his eyes lacking luster.
"Why are we so unlucky? At first, they said our program overlapped, told us to change the song, and now that we've changed it, they say there are too many Cantonese songs... Aren't they just messing with us?"
Chen Fan smiled, "Actually, I think what the teacher said makes sense."
Ma Xiaoshuai rolled his eyes, "Even if it makes sense, it doesn't work. Our previous efforts were in vain."
"How can it be in vain? At least our coordination and guitar playing skills have improved..."
"You're so optimistic."
Ma Xiaoshuai sat down on the steps, feeling a bit gloomy.
"To be honest, I've almost lost interest now."
Chen Fan quickly tried to cheer him up.
"No way. You're giving up over this small setback?"
"Don't forget the boasts you made in front of Song Linlin?"
"If you give up now, what will Song Linlin think of you?"
Ma Xiaoshuai glanced at Chen Fan, "I remember you were the least interested before, how come you've become the most enthusiastic one now?"
Chen Fan smiled, "At first, I really wasn't interested. But it's different now, isn't it?"
"What's different?"
"My Ruochu said I sing well, and she wants to see me sing on stage."
Ma Xiaoshuai's eyes widened, then he looked down, searching around.
"Where's a basin? Where's a basin? I'm about to throw up..."
"Brother, do you have to be so nauseating?"
Chen Fan snickered, "What do you know? This is called love."
"As long as Ruochu likes it, even if she wants a star from the sky, I'd pluck it down, tie it with a ribbon, and present it to her."
Ma Xiaoshuai stopped fooling around, looked at Chen Fan, and gave him a thumbs up.
"You're awesome."
"Stop blabbering, let's think about what to do next."
"What else can we do? Keep selecting songs, I guess," Ma Xiaoshuai muttered. "They suggested we sing a campus song. There are only a few widely known ones. How about 《The Girl Next to Me》 or 《The Brother Sleeping in My Upper Bunk》?"
Chen Fan thought for a moment but shook his head.
"These two songs indeed easily resonate with people, but they don't leave much of an impression. After singing, probably no one will remember."
"Besides, didn't you want to sing for Song Linlin? These two songs don't fit the theme."
"Is Song Linlin the brother sleeping in your upper bunk?"
Ma Xiaoshuai cursed. "Damn, then what do you suggest we sing?"
Chen Fan fell silent.
"Let me think about it."
"Brother, we don't have much time left. The second round of selection for the show is coming up soon."
Chen Fan said helplessly, "If all else fails... we'll write one ourselves."
"What?"
Ma Xiaoshuai doubted he heard correctly.
"What did you say? Write our own? Who's going to write it? You?"
Chen Fan glanced at him, "Did I say you would write it?"
Ma Xiaoshuai shook his head, "Nonsense, of course not."
"Then that's settled. It can only be me writing it."
Ma Xiaoshuai's eyes widened, "Brother, can you not joke around? You can write songs?"
Chen Fan didn't explain, he just started walking away.
"Wait for me to go back and brainstorm. I'll tell you when I've got something."
"Damn..."
This actually piqued Ma Xiaoshuai's interest, and he quickly caught up.
"Hey, really? You can really write songs?"
"I said let me think about it, I didn't say I could definitely write one."
"Damn. You're talking like it's real."
Ma Xiaoshuai didn't really believe Chen Fan could write songs. After all, this wasn't just anything; without systematic study of relevant professional knowledge, how could it be possible?
But Chen Fan really did bring him a surprise.
Early the next morning, just as Ma Xiaoshuai brought breakfast to the apartment, Chen Fan handed him a paper filled with writing.
"What's this?"
"Lyrics."
Ma Xiaoshuai was stunned, "Lyrics? You wrote them?"
"You didn't copy them from the internet, did you?"
Seeing Chen Fan not answering, Ma Xiaoshuai lowered his head to look at the words on the paper, his brows slightly furrowed.
"《The Year of Innocence》? I've never heard of this song."
Chen Fan thought to himself, of course you haven't heard it. This song won't be released until 2017.
Ma Xiaoshuai mumbled the lyrics softly, and after reading them once, his eyes lit up slightly.
"The lyrics are well-written."
"No... they're extremely well-written."
"But why are there only lyrics? Where's the musical score?"
"There isn't one..."
Chen Fan said unclearly while gulping down the breakfast Ma Xiaoshuai had brought.
"What?" Ma Xiaoshuai's eyes widened, "The song you wrote doesn't have a musical score?"
Chen Fan pouted, "I'm not a music student, how could I possibly do that?"
Ma Xiaoshuai pointed at the lyrics in his hand.
"Then how did you write this song?"
"I can only hum the tune, I can't write musical scores."
Chen Fan said with a hint of pride, "This is my special talent, impressive, right?"
Ma Xiaoshuai glared, "What's impressive about that? Without a score, how am I supposed to sing it, how am I supposed to play it?"
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Chen Fan rolled his eyes, "Just because I can't do it doesn't mean no one can."
"Wait until I finish eating before we talk."
Ma Xiaoshuai had to patiently wait for Chen Fan to finish his breakfast, then wipe his mouth with a napkin.
Only then did he leisurely take out his phone and make a call.
Of course, Chen Fan was calling Wang Xu from the New Generation Music Studio.
They had worked together before, so some explanations weren't necessary; the other party could understand his meaning.
Sure enough, upon hearing that Chen Fan had written a new song, Wang Xu on the other end of the line immediately became excited.
"Wait a moment, I'll go call Changjun."
Wang Xu ran downstairs with the phone and called out a few times. Soon, his partner Li Changjun arrived too.
Sitting in front of the piano, he tried playing a few notes, and then Wang Xu's voice came through the phone.
"Alright. You can start singing now."
So Chen Fan cleared his throat and began singing the first line.
After he finished, the two people on the other end of the phone started trying to figure out the score.
They had experience working together, so their coordination was quite smooth.
In this way, Chen Fan would sing one line, and the other side would figure out the score for that line. Soon, they had written out the score for the first verse of the lyrics.
Ma Xiaoshuai stood by, watching this scene with wide eyes.
His face full of astonishment.
"Damn. You can even do it like this?"