Six fifty in the morning.
Chen Minhao walked into the practice room No. 4 with his guitar on his back, and saw Zeng Shiqing and Jiang Yangbo arguing about the style of the song.
"What are you discussing?" Chen Minhao stepped forward and asked.
Zeng Shiqing was not in a very good mood and replied suppressedly: "The general style and direction of Xiao Jing's group have been decided, and they will be able to make a general demo today. But our direction has not been decided yet."
Yin Xingyu sighed: "Everyone is unwilling to give in, so of course the progress can only continue like this."
"We currently lack a decision-maker." Zeng Shiqing said in a complaining tone, "Chen Minhao, why don't you set a general direction for everyone, and we will follow your direction."
Yin Xingyu and Xingtian pushed the door open together.
Chen Minhao asked the two of them to sit on the ground and said: "Our biggest problem now is that the direction is unclear and not unified enough, which makes the lyrics unable to be integrated and the melody difficult to put together."
Zeng Shiqing looked at him with raised eyebrows.
"Yesterday I wrote a song about dreams, which is quite passionate and the composition is more personalized. It mainly talks about my journey from participating in "Artist Trainee" to now. How about I sing it to you first, and then everyone will sing it to you. The lyrics and melody will be rearranged based on this song. This will ensure the consistency of the lyrics and melody.”
Except for Xing Tian who nodded, the other three were silent. The three of them all knew that what Chen Minhao said made sense, but the selection of the creative team at the time was all about creation. Adapting based on other people's songs is nothing like creation.
Seeing the silent trio, Chen Minhao decided to add fuel to the fire and added: "We have six days to go on stage. Just like instructor Hou Fujin said: The music demo is just our first step. The dance of the song, everything We have to leave enough time for these teachers for the show, all the stage lights, all these things. We also have to spare time with the band, so we will finish the demo tomorrow at the latest."
After the second stage performance, all trainees face the second elimination, and every choice now determines their fate. Jiang Yangbo, Yin Xingyu, and Xingtian were not ranked high to begin with and were in relatively dangerous situations.
In other words, the quality of the second stage performance is related to whether they can continue in this show. In comparison, the degree of participation in song creation is not that important.
"Okay, then I will listen to the captain." Jiang Yangbo thought for a while before saying this.
Yin Xingyu and Zeng Shiqing also nodded.
But in fact, the four of them did not have high expectations for the quality of the songs. After all, the time in a day is too short, and good songs need time to be crafted.
Chen Minhao took the guitar off his back, and Xing Tian was very discerning and took the stool behind the piano in the practice room.
Chen Minhao sat down on the stool.
The four people sat quietly on the ground looking forward to his performance.
After Chen Minhao adjusted a few sounds, he raised his head and said, "The name of this song is "Sing If You Want"."
His slender fingers traced across the strings, and the low male voice mixed with the sound of the guitar soon filled the entire practice room.
[Open the night skylight,
Say a wish to the shooting star.
Give me a pair of wings,
Able to get close to the sun.]
In just four simple lyrics, four different images appear: skylight, shooting star, wings and sun. None of the images are directly related to dreams, but when these four images are combined, the first feeling that comes to mind is: dream. The scene of a young man making a wish to a shooting star, hoping that he could have wings and chase the sun, appeared in front of everyone. Being a trainee is like having a very cute dream in a cruel world.
[I learn to grow up alone,
Love gives me energy.
Dreams are magical nutrition,
Urging me to open up.]
The pursuit and desire for dreams are the eternal flame burning in the heart of every trainee. But the road to pursuing dreams is always lonely. Some hardships can only be carried by oneself, and some tiredness can only be carried by oneself. Everyone must learn to grow and face alone. Being a trainee is endless practice, practice, practice, and the care and encouragement of friends, family and fans are the backing for everyone on the way forward. Anyone who has a dream is great, and if you have a dream, there will be miracles.
[Sing if you want to, and sing loudly,
Even if no one applauds me.
At least I can still,
Brave self-appreciation.]
From trainee to artist. How far to go? Every trainee knows clearly that there is no answer to this question. But this is a question every trainee asks himself every morning. On your journey as a trainee, you have sweated a lot and put in a lot of effort, but there may not be the slightest improvement. After working hard for a long time without getting any reward, it is inevitable that I will feel a chill in my heart. I will doubt whether my efforts and efforts are valuable and meaningful, and I will wonder whether I should stick to this song and keep going. But if others don’t believe it, at least you believe in yourself.
Jiang Yangbo cried when he heard: "At least I can still appreciate myself bravely." Along the way, he has paid so much more than others. Maybe others don't take all his efforts seriously. But the words "brave self-appreciation" deeply touched the softest place in his heart.
[Sing if you want to, and sing beautifully,
No matter how empty the stage is.
One day I can see it,
Waving glow sticks.]
Never give up your ideals because of others' doubts, and don't deny your abilities because of others' denials. The most important thing is to always give yourself confidence, because only you in this world know how strong you are. If you have a dream, chase it bravely. If you want to sing, sing loudly. .Even if the road ahead is full of thorns, even if there is no hope of success. But we must firmly believe that the road is tortuous, but the future is bright.
Chen Minhao finished singing the last line, and the guitar sound stopped abruptly.
In response to Chen Minhao, the four people were silent, Jiang Yangbo shed tears like rain, and the four people had red eyes.
Zeng Shiqing choked up and said, "Captain, this song is so beautiful."
Chen Minhao smiled. This seemed to be the first time Zeng Shiqing called him captain from yesterday to today. Chen Minhao was very happy to be convinced by his "enemy" and call him captain.
Vocal instructor Hou Fujin, who was standing at the door, pushed the door open and entered.
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You can search for the song list of this book by searching for global superstars starting from trainees on NetEase Cloud Music.
The song "Sing If You Want" feels like it reveals my age. There must be many readers who have never heard of it. You can go to the playlist to listen to it. I chose the TFBOYS version.
Because the protagonist is still in the trainee stage, so he didn’t come up with any big killers. I think this song should be enough.
(End of chapter)