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Chapter 167: My Chinese Heart

Lin Fei, dressed in formal attire and having already finished singing her song, also came over.

She was really worried.

Yin Hong and others actually wanted to come too.

On the one hand, I feel worried; on the other hand, I want to see how this magical little brother can create miracles.

But in the end he didn't come.

Worried about disturbing Song Dao’s creation.

I also don't want to make it too loud or too conspicuous.

So in the end, only a few principals of the National Symphony Orchestra, along with Song Dao and Lin Fei, came to a small studio.

There are all kinds of musical instruments available here.

Zhou Qian also sent an assistant director to remind him not to disturb Teacher Song and to ensure he was in the creative state.

Keep her informed.

After finishing all this, Zhou Qian went out, came to an empty room next door, and slumped in a chair.

He let out a long breath.

If you take off her suit jacket, you will see that her white shirt underneath is completely wet!

This is a huge test for the director team!

For her, it may be a matter of her future.

Asking Mr. Sheng to sing the song that shows the patriotism of overseas Chinese was a task assigned by the leader personally!

Let the long-lost outstanding artists of the older generation return to the stage.

At the same time, many overseas Chinese who have made outstanding contributions to the country are invited back to the audience of this Spring Festival Gala!

One of the major themes of this Spring Festival Gala... is "The Chinese people are one family"!
No matter where we are, we are all descendants of Yan and Huang, and we all have our motherland in our hearts.

Mr. Sheng’s long-lost, legendary singing skills are also the voice that accompanied many leaders’ youth.

This is not an ordinary concert, nor a variety show. At worst, they can just change the song.

This is the Spring Festival Gala!

It is a super evening party that all Chinese people are paying attention to and that top leaders will sit in front of the screen to watch.

Any flaw can be fatal.

If something goes wrong with someone like Mr. Sheng, who has been named and long-awaited, it would be even more fatal!
The moment the accident happened, within just two minutes, the entire stage was in chaos!
In the next ten minutes or so, Zhou Qian was personally directing people to send Mr. Sheng to the ambulance while constantly answering the phone.

The pressure was like a sudden flash flood.

The leader even slammed the table and yelled at her: I gave the leader a guarantee, how could this happen? ! !

The Spring Festival Gala has never been just a simple evening party.

It has never been easy to be the director of the Spring Festival Gala.

The authority is great, but the reputation is in the hands of the people.

Every chief director takes on the task with great difficulty and wants to complete the mission perfectly.

Who doesn’t want to achieve results?

If there are results, the benefits will be huge; but what if there are failures?
As the chief director, she had to consider too many things. Not to mention the show and the people who performed it, she also had to consider the issue of political correctness...

I understand everything I understand.

So at the moment of the accident, Zhou Qian was a little dazed and at a loss.

But she is the chief director!
He is also a man who has seen many storms.

She can't panic.

If she loses her composure, the problem will only get bigger.

At that time, the first person she thought of was Song Dao.

Not only does he have extraordinary singing skills, he also has super strong and fast creative ability!

At the same time, the patriotic songs written by this younger brother were also loved by the old leader.

After sending Mr. Sheng to the ambulance, he repeatedly assured his superiors that he would find an alternative solution.

Then, he went backstage to find Song Dao immediately.

I had only one thought in my mind: I must ask my brother to do me this favor.

So this is definitely not about using the power in one's hands to build a ladder for the younger brother that one likes.

In the entire scene, the only person who could "save her" was Song Dao!

Only this younger brother could create a song in the shortest time that can both complete the task assigned by the leader and satisfy the wishes of thousands of overseas Chinese!

Fortunately, her brother didn't let her down!
Even though she and everyone else could see that Song Dao was a little embarrassed, he still gritted his teeth and continued.

This is not taking responsibility, this is accepting a mission in a time of crisis.

It is also a huge support and help to her and this program!

It’s no exaggeration to say that it saves lives!
Zhou Qian sat here for a few minutes and slowly calmed down.

Then he stood up.

"hiss!"

My back feels cold.

She couldn't help but shook her head and smiled bitterly.

In the eyes of others, he is a powerful director and a high-ranking leader in the system.

In fact, when problems occur, it is also extremely frightening!

At this time, there were not many things that required her to do personally, but she had to pay attention to the situation on Mr. Sheng's side.

Even if the doctor says the problem is not serious, it is caused by high blood pressure plus recent fatigue, mental stress, and irregular work and rest schedule.

Take the medicine and rest for a few days and you will be fine.

But you must always pay attention.

Then... no matter how scared I am, I have to go check on my brother.

My dear brother, you must give your support!
……

The backstage waiting area.

As soon as Zhou Qian left, all the celebrities couldn't help but whisper to each other.

"I really didn't expect such an accident to happen. I hope Mr. Sheng is okay."

"No, does Song Dao really dare to take this kind of job?"

"You are still young and energetic..."

"Someone was on the show before, and they wrote a song on the spot based on the given topic, and they composed a classic song within ten minutes."

"Yes, yes, that's how lilac flowers come out!"

“That’s how grass and camel bells come from!”

“But this is the Spring Festival Gala!”

"That's right, the pressure is too great. What if I can't write it, or what I write is not satisfactory? It will ruin my reputation..."

Indeed, this is the Spring Festival Gala.

No matter how great a hexagonal warrior or all-round creator one is, one will feel great pressure in front of such a stage.

Give a simple example.

At a New Year's party, it might be a bit stressful to ask a microphone master who usually sings a song live in a KTV.

Whenever the school organizes an event and I have to perform on stage, I get very nervous.

Not to mention this highest level stage.

It is no exaggeration to say that even superstars are prone to minor problems on this stage.

What Song Dao needs to do is not just to sing on stage.

He has to create on the spot, hastily put it together, and then go on stage!
This is not a task that a normal person can accomplish!
In the eyes of professional musicians, the difficulty of this project is even higher than landing on Mars right now.

Therefore, even Jiang Ying and other "enemies" knew in their hearts that if Song Dao succeeded in this matter.

Then he would truly be deified!
Everything that happens behind the scenes today will be presented in various interviews after the New Year.

Related behind-the-scenes footage will also be released.

There are cameras everywhere backstage at the Spring Festival Gala.

For such a big event as Song Dao coming to the rescue, there would be no way there wouldn’t be a photographer following.

Before, many people still doubted Song Dao's ability to create on the spot.

If it succeeds this time, no one will dare to question it in the future.

This accident happened in front of all the cast and crew and the audience.

It was really too sudden.

Who would have thought that Mr. Sheng, who was not fat and was in good health, would suddenly fall ill?
Young people may not understand, nor can they see Zhou Qian's condition at that time, but how could an old hand like Jiang Ying not understand?
But she really didn't believe that under such circumstances, Song Dao could still hand in a satisfactory answer.

She doesn't believe it!
……

In a small studio.

Song Dao looked at the principals of several national symphony orchestras with stern expressions.

There are those in the field of folk music and those in the field of Western music.

Any one of them is a big name in the industry.

With the cooperation of these people, he is still very confident.

The previous live broadcast of "Horse Racing", plus the midnight snack at Yin Hong's house later.

We are already very familiar with each other.

Seeing these people seeming to want to say something but hesitant, Song Dao didn't say anything.

But Lin Fei's pale face made him feel a little distressed.

The diva sister was obviously nervous.

Worrying too much about him.

He casually took out a mood stabilizer candy from his pocket.

Waved to Lin Fei.

He had given one to Maggie Sun at her concert before.

Now let’s give one to the queen too.

impartial.

--fair.

Song Dao peeled off the candy wrapper, pinched the candy wrapper, and brought it to the lips of Lin Fei, who was dressed in a gorgeous dress and looked pure and beautiful.

"take it easy."

Lin Fei's face turned slightly red.

This was not happening in front of several performers from the symphony orchestra and the deputy director of the Spring Festival Gala, there was a camera recording the scene!
But she did not reject Teacher Song's kindness.

After all, this was the first candy he gave himself.

She blushed and opened her mouth to take it.

The slightly sweet taste made her feel a little more relaxed.

She looked at Song Dao with gentle eyes: "Come on!"

Yangqin master Zhao Fei said at the side: "We are all very nervous, but you look so relaxed."

Song Dao smiled bitterly: "Teacher Zhao, the chief director asked me to do this. This is a political task. I can't cry in front of her, right?"

Zhao Fei and others immediately shook their heads and smiled bitterly.

But I secretly admired this young man in my heart.

It is said that we should remain calm in times of crisis, but how many people can really do that?

Not to mention the young people, even among these successful old guys, how many would dare to take on such a dangerous job?
Song Dao looked at Zhao Fei and several chief instrumentalists.

"Oh, right, we don't have enough people. We need a complete team. Let me think about what we need..."

Several bigwigs from national symphony orchestras looked at him speechlessly.

Brother Song, Teacher Song, the song has not been written yet!

Song Dao said: "The string instrument group includes large, medium and small violins, plus double bass; the woodwind instrument group includes flute, piccolo, clarinet and oboe, and bassoon; the brass instrument group includes trumpet, French horn and trombone; the percussion instrument group includes timpani, snare drum, cymbals, triangle..."

Everyone looked stunned.

Song Dao then said: "Please invite all these people over so that they can get used to each other as soon as possible and complete the task as soon as possible."

Liu Min, the chief pipa player, couldn't help but say, "Song, you haven't written this song yet. Besides, what's the point of having our folk music?"

"Well, for this song, Western instruments are more suitable. I will write more songs with our national instruments in the future!"

Everyone was speechless.

So you haven’t written the song yet, but you’ve already arranged the music?
Can this be true?
It might be because of Song’s calm reaction, or it might be that the candy started to take effect.

Lin Fei's nervousness finally began to subside.

I just think that Teacher Song is so handsome at this moment!

Super charming!

Want to hug.

At this time, the assistant director standing by said, "Teacher Song, just focus on your creation. I will take care of these!"

Then he walked aside, took out his phone and made a call quietly.

Song Dao picked up paper and pen, without saying anything else, walked to the table beside him, and started creating.

The master principals of several national symphony orchestras, as well as the diva Lin Fei, all stood not far away, watching quietly.

The camera on the side faithfully recorded the whole process.

After about five minutes, the door was gently opened.

The assistant director quickly walked over and signaled to the group to speak in a low voice.

More than thirty people tiptoed in carefully.

Even if no one reminded them, the performers in the symphony orchestra did not dare to make too much noise.

They also heard what happened backstage just now.

Although they all play elegant musical instruments, there are many fans of Song Dao and Lin Fei among them.

I was a little nervous, but also looking forward to it.

After coming in, they quietly found a place to stand or sit.

All eyes were focused on Song Dao who was "creating" in the corner.

I feel that tall and straight figure is so handsome!

At this time, Zhou Qian came in from outside, accompanied by two middle-aged men who looked extraordinary.

He is the leader of the station.

I was just paying attention to the situation on Mr. Sheng's side, and now I am coming here with him because I feel too much pressure.

I feel uneasy if I’m not there to watch over you!
Although the decision was made by the chief director Zhou Qian, I have just consulted with my superiors.

But the pressure deep in their hearts is also great.

If something really goes wrong, Zhou Qian will be the first to bear the brunt, and they will also be implicated.

Many things in the system cannot be explained by reason...

Director Zhou, although she is a woman, is really courageous and responsible.

He remained calm in the face of danger and thought of a solution immediately.

Moreover, they looked calm and composed. Even if they were pretending, they felt that they couldn't do it.

The pressure is really too great!
At this moment.

I feel like I can't breathe even standing here.

A Taiwanese leader even took out a bottle of quick-acting heart pills without any concealment.

He swallowed one himself and gestured to Zhou Qian and another Taiwan leader beside him.

The two waved their hands.

Although he didn’t eat, his face looked a little pale.

……

Song Dao was very absorbed in writing.

This is a song that, in his original world, is deeply engraved in the hearts of everyone born in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and even 1990s.

But he was somewhat conflicted during the creative process.

"China", Xia Kingdom.

He doesn't want to be replaced!
Because these two words are not only the soul of the song, but also the greatest support for him as a traveler "alone in a foreign land"!
That's his home.

So when he was writing songs, he didn't care too much.

Write it down first!
When writing a song, you should first name it.

The carbon pen, which cannot perfectly display calligraphy, still wrote five powerful and vigorous characters:

My Chinese heart!
There aren’t many lyrics in the whole song.

He had finished it by the time the National Symphony Orchestra instrumentalists crept in.

Composing music is also simple.

Mainly an arrangement of the symphony version.

He didn't have time to study and discuss with this group of people.

Communicate directly with the system.

"I want a symphonic arrangement of this song!"

Then the lottery will be held.

After one hundred draws, a symphony version of "My Chinese Heart" suddenly appeared.

Then he directly came into contact with the music scores that each instrument group saw when performing according to the different types of instruments.

Even though the distance was a bit far, several masters from the symphony orchestra and Lin Fei, the queen who understood music, could see what Song Dao was doing.

"He is actually composing the symphony score for this song?" The corners of Pipa master Liu Min's mouth twitched slightly.

"No, is this true?" Yangqin master Zhao Fei's eyes were full of shock.

This is really outrageous.

Even Lin Fei found this incredible.

My teacher Song...is he a god who has descended to earth?
Zhou Qian looked a little confused.

She had seen her brother write songs before.

Right in her office.

I still treasure that notebook.

But at that time, Song Dao only composed the lyrics and music on the spot.

The complete arrangement was only available later when Chu Peining went there to record the song.

She also studied music.

Even though I haven't really touched upon it for many years, I still have this most basic perspective.

Facing the two equally confused leaders beside her, she whispered, "He is composing the music, and it looks like he is directly giving the final version for the performance."

Although the two station leaders did not understand music, they were instantly shocked and speechless.

The look he gave Song Dao was as if he were a monster.

The dozens of National Symphony Orchestra members in the room, who also looked nervous and expectant, had similar reactions at this moment.

"Mom, I saw a fairy!"

"Is Brother Gou writing the music for us to play?"

"Can anyone tell me, is this real? Am I dreaming?"

At this moment, Song Dao, who had been busy writing (copying), suddenly looked up over here.

"Please ask for another commander."

Now that we're doing it, let's do it on a bigger scale.

Only in this way can this song truly show its majestic momentum.

Then he put his pen aside.

Take out your phone.

Search the word "China" on the search engines in this world.

In the original owner's memory, these two words were very unfamiliar.

Soon, a large number of entries about "China" appeared on the web page.

Song Dao clicked on the first one casually.

"On the Western Zhou bronze vessel 'He Zun' unearthed in the 1980s, there is an inscription that reads 'When King Wu conquered the great city of Shang, he reported to the heavens, saying: I will live in China and rule the people.' The 'China' here refers to the center of the world - the Luoyang area, a concept of a geographical center, which reflects the concept that the rulers of the Zhou Dynasty at that time believed that they were in a central position."

"Over time, the meaning of the word 'China' began to evolve. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the concept of 'China' expanded to include not only the Central Plains, but also other vassal states under the rule of the Zhou Dynasty, which were considered the core areas of Chinese civilization."

"During the Han Dynasty, the term 'China' was already used to refer to the Han Dynasty in foreign exchanges. At that time, the Western Regions had frequent exchanges with the Han Dynasty. In these exchanges, the term 'China' was used to distinguish it from other neighboring countries and ethnic groups..."

Then I read on and was very surprised to find that even in the last five hundred years, until the end of the feudal dynasty, these two words were almost always used to represent this land.

It was not until modern times that the Great Xia Republic was established after many hardships.

This "Xia" is not taken from the distant Xia Dynasty, but...Huaxia!
Seeing this, Song Dao finally felt relieved.

As long as the source can be found, and as long as the source is convincing enough.

Then he doesn't need to change a single word in this song!
Overseas Chinese have their hearts set on the central country.

No problem!
He was browsing on his phone, and the huge room remained silent.

At this time, the chief conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra also arrived.

This musician, who had been received and warmly shaken hands with the national leader, also dared not breathe.

Together with Zhou Qian and others, I stood there watching Song Dao browsing his phone.

Everyone is super nervous at this moment!
Especially Lin Fei.

Although Tang is very capable, she has never seen Teacher Song looking at his phone while writing a song.

I've already written so much...

Could it be that something went wrong?
at this time.

Song Dao put down his phone, raised his head again, and said, "Sorry to have kept everyone waiting for so long, Director, can you take a look at the lyrics?"

He did not let the band members see it first. Even though he had found enough information to endorse "China", this matter ultimately had to be decided by the higher-ups.

So let Zhou Qian read it first and explain clearly why she wrote "China" instead of "Xia Country".

After all, this is a political task.

No carelessness is allowed.

Zhou Qian and two station leaders immediately walked over quickly.

I can't wait any longer.

The moment they saw the title of the song, they were all slightly stunned.

“My Chinese heart?”

The leader, who had just taken a quick-acting heart-saving pill, frowned slightly and said softly.

Another leader beside him murmured, "This name has been used since ancient times..."

Song Dao looked at him with some surprise.

The leader of the Taiwan station did not read the lyrics. He looked at Song Dao with some surprise and asked, "Your China is the central country, and all the countries come to congratulate and pay tribute, right?"

"Ah, yes, yes!"

The leader said excitedly: "There were these two words on the artifact unearthed from the Western Zhou Dynasty. I forgot the original text, but it means the center of the world! Your idea is amazing! Really amazing!"

Song Dao thought to himself, since you have such insight, why should I check the phone?
I spent a long time thinking about how to explain it.

At this moment, several big names from the symphony orchestra and Lin Fei couldn't help themselves and quietly came over.

Lin Fei slipped behind Zhou Qian to look at the lyrics.

"Okay, okay!"

The Taiwan leader from before suddenly spoke up.

Then he turned to Song Dao and said, "Xiao Song, your lyrics are so well written!"

Lin Fei looked over.

[Rivers and mountains only linger in my dreams]

[The motherland has not been close for many years]

[But it can't be changed no matter what]

【My Chinese Heart】

Just these four sentences made her feel her scalp tingling and her heart trembling.

"The first four lines of the lyrics directly point out that this is a song written from the perspective of overseas Chinese!"

"Good, very good, very good!"

The leader of the station was very excited: "I heard Director Zhou say before that her brother is very talented. Indeed, he can write songs like "Camel Bell" and "The Motherland Will Not Forget". He is indeed talented, but it was not until today that I finally saw it with my own eyes!"

"Xiao Song, you are awesome!"

"This song is more effective than a heart-saving pill!"

The person who had just watched him take the heart pill suddenly burst into laughter.

This laughter also carries a strong sense of relief.

At the same time, their eyes were filled with shock when they looked at Song Dao.

He actually... wrote it down!
It was also highly praised by the leaders!
so amazing!

The Taiwan leader who had just taken the initiative to explain the title of the song nodded repeatedly, still immersed in that excitement.

"It's incredible, it's really incredible. The word 'China' has such a profound meaning!"

"I will have to do an exclusive interview with Xiao Song later, and invite two experts to come over. I must let the public know the circumstances under which this song was created, and also let everyone know what kind of song this is!"

"This is promoting our 5,000-year-old Chinese civilization!"

“It’s really great!”

Lin Fei, who had already read the complete lyrics, was even more overwhelmed with emotion.

This song is so well written!
The lyrics are not pretentious at all, but simple and innocent, showing the patriotism of overseas Chinese to the fullest!

My teacher Song, woooo!
The aloof queen, the stunningly beautiful goddess, suddenly couldn't hold herself back.

The emotional stability deep in my heart could no longer be suppressed, and the string that had been stretched tight finally loosened.

Looking at Song Dao with tenderness, she suddenly felt like crying.

So does Zhou Qian.

She wants to cry even more now!

He said he believed in Song Dao and felt that his younger brother could write "Good Days" and "The Motherland Will Not Forget".

We will definitely be able to resolve this "crisis".

But who can imagine how much pressure she was under during this half hour?
No one else could sing Mr. Sheng’s previous song!
She reported this to her leader, who first slammed the table and yelled at her.

Although I immediately explained to her that it wasn't directed at you, but this matter was too big...

After she gave the solution, they agreed immediately.

"The old man also likes Xiao Song, so let him try. If it doesn't work, well, if it really doesn't work, we can use the backup program. Zhou, don't feel pressured..."

Are you kidding? No pressure?

Be obedient and listen to the sound.

How could she feel at ease with her leader's tone?

Using alternative programs is like a finely crafted barrel with only half a board in a certain position.

Half a piece is missing!
She knows, the leader knows, the leader knows that she knows, and she also knows that the leader knows.

If this matter is not handled properly, everyone will be scolded together and their careers will be affected.

At this moment, looking at this lofty song title and those sincere lyrics.

【Yangtze River, Great Wall, Huangshan Mountain, Yellow River】

[It weighs a thousand pounds in my heart]

Her eyes immediately turned red.

My younger brother did not disappoint his leader's expectations.

It did not disappoint the expectations of all overseas Chinese.

It did not disappoint my expectations!
If every sister has a brother like this, she would be willing to be a "brother-supporting demon".

No matter what others say, I will spoil them!

Take a deep breath.

"Good, good, great, rehearsal!"

The director-general waved her hand.

The cold shirt stuck to my body, and at this moment, it finally didn't feel so cold anymore.

Even, it's a little hot.

Qi An, the assistant who had always had little presence before, immediately put away the papers filled with lyrics and music.

Go to the printer nearby to make a copy.

Having vision is one thing, but what’s more important are the original manuscripts created by Teacher Song!
Although the leader was embarrassed to say it, as an assistant, he knew very well that the leader definitely wanted it!
He has to do this job.

After a while.

Zhou Qian naturally took the "manuscript" from Qi An.

I picked up my phone and started taking pictures.

"Xiao Qi, use your phone to record the rehearsal video later and send it to me."

Then he went out to make a phone call to report.

But he did not forget to hold the manuscript tightly in his hand.

……

All performers are in place.

Everyone also received their own music score.

Song Dao invited the conductor and several instrumentalists over and began to explain the rhythm of the song to them.

He has experience as a master musician, and the ones around him are masters themselves!
The exchange and communication is quite smooth.

It only took more than twenty minutes in total to finalize it.