HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 12 [012] Is this music from 1997?

Their eyes fell on the new song that Qi Yuan had brought.

Half a minute later, their eyes widened in surprise.

What a talented musician Qi Yuan! Just like "You'll Be With Me All My Life," he wrote both the lyrics and the music himself.

Moreover, there was no sign of padding; every song was of very high quality.

Both of them come from a musical background and have written songs.

Especially Gao Xiaosong, people later criticized his shows for promoting the idea that it was disgusting, and criticized his character and bias, but no one ever criticized his music.

It's clear that people really appreciate his musical talent.

They can easily hum along to Qi Yuan's new song just by looking at the sheet music.

"Oh, the first time I said I loved you, my breath caught in my throat and my heart trembled uncontrollably. Oh, the first time I held your hands, I lost my way and didn't know where to go. That was the reason we fell in love, that was the reason we would stay together forever..."

……

"I thought my gentleness could give you the whole universe. I thought I could fill the void in your heart with all my might. I wanted to stay by your side and make up for all his mistakes. Maybe I was too naive to believe that a miracle would happen..."

……

After humming along to the melody, they concluded that these were two wonderful love songs.

Whether it was Song Ke or Gao Xiaosong, they both looked at Qi Yuan with a hint of admiration as colleagues.

They are all songwriters; they know how difficult it is to write a good song.

For many musicians, creating a good song requires inspiration.

Many people spend half their lives in the industry and can only produce a few decent songs.

Gao Xiaosong deeply sympathized with Qi Yuan and admired his musical talent immensely.

He might struggle for months or even a year to produce a single song, let alone one of high quality.

Qi Yuan's inspiration is like water from a tap—it just comes out when you turn it on, which is terrifying.

"You wrote all of these songs recently?" Gao Xiaosong looked at Qi Yuan incredulously.

"Not entirely. Some were sent to record companies before but were returned because they didn't like them, and some were written recently," Qi Yuan replied modestly.

In fact, he had already written all the songs for the entire album.

I'm hiding it for now because I'm afraid that showing it off all at once would scare them.

This is the source of confidence and strength of a cheater.

With the foundation laid by the two lyrical pop songs "The First Time" and "I Thought," both Song Ke and Gao Xiaosong were stunned by Qi Yuan's talent and creative ability.

"That's really impressive. I really envy you young people. Your creative speed is faster than diarrhea. Could you tell me more about these two songs? Or just play a section of them. I want to hear what your R&B songs are like."

Gao Xiaosong developed a strong interest in those two R&B songs.

He is quite open to new music.

Years later, he said that he didn't know Jay Chou at first and wasn't interested in her music.

Until one day, by chance, he heard Jay Chou's album "Jay".

He was astonished when "Lovely Woman" came out.

Then he kicked everyone out of the room and stayed there alone, listening to all the songs on the album.

Then, he became a fan of Lun.

It can only be said that this guy has a lot of flaws, but his musical skills and aesthetic sense are fine.

Song Ke shared the same thought as Gao Xiaosong; he also wanted to know what Qi Yuan's R&B would sound like.

He and Gao Xiaosong could hum a few lines of "The First Time" and "I Thought" while looking at the sheet music.

Those two songs won't work; the styles are different. Although they've listened to a lot of classic foreign R&B music, those are in English lyrics, and the rhymes in Mandarin Chinese are completely different from those in English.

Also, R&B emphasizes rhythm and blues, and usually the second and fourth beats are the downbeats, which is different from the accented notes in regular songs.

This is also why many professional singers sound strange when they sing R&B songs. Their singing style is different, and they can't bring out the unique rhythm of R&B, which is equivalent to losing the soul.

It's not that they're bad; it's that Qi Yuan's version is more advanced.

Their music is still stuck in version 4, while Qi Yuan has already updated to version 6.

Even if they are veterans of Season 4, they should still watch how Qi Yuan plays when they first encounter Season 6.

"Then I'll sing this song, 'Starry Sky'."

Qi Yuan slung his guitar across his body, plucked the strings, and began to play and sing.

Song Ke and Gao Xiaosong both sat up straight. This was a completely new kind of music for the Chinese music scene, and they were both very serious about it.

"Drifting on the wind along the edge of the blue sky"

A cloud fell in front of me~

"I'll mold it into your shape, let it follow me on the wind, and eat away my sorrows bite by bite."

"Carrying you is like carrying sunshine~ Wherever we go, it's a sunny day~"

"Butterflies flutter freely, and flowers fill the sky; each one is fragrant because of you."

"Trying to make the sunset fly, leading you and me around nature."

"Let's start each day together, facing the wind~"

"Hand in hand, one step, two steps, three steps, four steps, looking at the sky, watching the stars, one, two, three, four, forming a line."

"Back to back, we silently make a wish, wondering if the distant stars can hear us."

"Hand in hand, one step, two steps, three steps, four steps, looking at the sky, seeing the stars, one, two, three, four, forming a line."

"Keep your backs to each other, silently make a wish, and look at the distant stars. If they can hear you, it will surely come true."

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The song ends.

Song Ke and Gao Xiaosong looked at Qi Yuan with an excited and fervent gaze, as if Qi Yuan sitting opposite them was a goddess with long legs and black stockings. They wished they could peel Qi Yuan off right then and there and then open up his brain to see how his brain was structured.

Why was he able to create such avant-garde music?

"What unique music, what amazing songs! I haven't heard music that gives me goosebumps in a long time." Gao Xiaosong looked like he was still enjoying the music.

He wished he could lock Qi Yuan in the conference room and make her sing "Starry Night" to him all day long.

The lyrics are simple, without any fancy words. They sound light and lively, giving people a warm and touching romantic atmosphere.

Is this what it feels like to combine domestic pop music with R&B style? It's different from foreign R&B songs, and it's also different from previous domestic R&B songs.

With the older generation of singers still revered and the new generation yet to emerge, this entirely new kind of music is highly distinctive.

While listening to the song, Gao Xiaosong and Song Ke wondered several times, "Is this music from 1997?"

To create music like this in 1997 was absolutely ahead of its time.

Suddenly, a terrifying thought popped into their minds.

They had a vague feeling that once Qi Yuan's album, with its brand-new concept and style, became popular, it was very likely to lead the development trend of the Chinese music scene.

Qi Yuan pioneered a musical path that combines R&B and Chinese pop music, forming a completely new musical style.

It can also be said that Qi Yuan founded his own school of music and created a unique style.

(End of this chapter)