"Teacher Zhao... are you in a bad mood?"
The singer named Jiang Lufeng who sat down asked.
A group of people thought for a long time and didn't know how to answer this question. Should they tell you that Zhao Le was just confronted by someone
Finally someone answered, "Maybe it's because we were just talking about anti-war topics, which is a bit heavy."
The others looked at the person who was speaking, and then looked at Cheng Ran in the corner...
I think you are so witty, buddy... What a fucking anti-war topic!
Yao Beibei followed the group of people over. She waved to Yang Xia, Liu Ying, and Yu Xiao from a distance, and met Cheng Ran's eyes. She curled her lips. She did not sit with them, but sat down on a bench opposite them.
In addition to Yao Beibei, there were two other girls with this group of people. One of them, Yang Xia, was known to them. She seemed to be from Class 14 of No. 1 Middle School. She was a very quiet girl named Yu Menglan. The other one was unknown to them. She was probably from a different school. Yu Xiao was knowledgeable and said that the girl was from No. 2 Middle School and seemed to be a school beauty. Of course, this kind of title was often a joke among people, mostly spread by a small group. Cheng Ran looked over and saw that the girl was pretty.
Cheng Ran knew that due to the radiation effect of the music college and the influence of Shanhai as a tourist city, the underground music circle in Shanhai City was still quite large.
The so-called "underground" is a vague concept. It may refer to singers and bands that are not very famous and have a reputation only in a niche range. It can also be rock, hip-hop, original music, etc. that are not currently sung.
However, it is common for underground to become above ground. In later generations, some underground singers became famous by participating in talent shows. There may also be bands that became famous by singing theme songs for games, movies, and the like.
Of course, except for Zhao Le, all the singers and bands present today can be considered as members of the underground music circle.
Because the Shanhai Branch of Sichuan Conservatory of Music is close to the No. 1 Middle School, you can often see students from the music conservatory hanging out on the streets near the high school, and some students spontaneously follow some big brother or big sister to play together... Listening to these people talk about band music, I feel that they know more than ordinary people of the same age, and their horizons are different.
In fact, Yao Beibei did not go to Cheng Ran and Yang Xia to be with them immediately. In fact, she also had this mentality.
Today, Yang Xia's brother-in-law came from Chengdu. After hearing about his deeds, Yao Beibei felt envious. She felt that Yang Xia seemed to have everything good: she was pretty, had good grades, and was smart. Her grades were only above average when she entered No. 1 Middle School, but after one semester, she was already in the top five in the class.
Yao Beibei sometimes stared at Yang Xia in a daze and realized that she could not compare to her in anything.
Only when she was with Jiang Lufeng and others did she feel that her horizons had been broadened. Those present today included Jiang Lufeng and a singer named Zhao Xin. They were all quite famous. She knew Jiang Lufeng better. He was from the Shanhai College of Sichuan Conservatory of Music. He had a band and often performed in ethnic bars. They were also quite famous. Everyone in the underground music circle of Shanhai knew them.
It was at the end of last semester that Yao Beibei got to know Jiang Lufeng and his group through a few artistic girls in school who loved to go to the park to listen to these bands rehearsals.
We hung out together during the holidays. As fans, they certainly didn't reject it. Later, I went to their bar to watch them perform. Today, I was actually playing a trick on myself and came with them. There were also people who wanted to show off and show off that they knew a serious singer in a band in front of their friends in the compound.
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Because music and art have their own charm and aura, girls like Yao Beibei and some other girls who came today all gathered for these singers and bands.
When people from this big circle join in, there is bound to be introductions, mutual introductions, and greetings.
On the lawn of the bar, not to mention Yang Xia, Liu Ying, Yao Beibei, and Fan Xin, there was also the goddess from the No. 2 Middle School who arrived today, their quiet alumnus from the No. 1 Middle School, Yu Menglan, and other girls with bright eyes who joined in one after another. They also invisibly livened up the atmosphere, and the scene gradually became more and more lively.
Jiang Lufeng sat down and said with a smile, "Do you know that the Shanhai International Tourism Festival in March this year, the concert venue is known as the domestic Woodstock, our Shanhai City is going to be famous!"
After these words were spoken, the whole place fell silent again.
Jiang Lufeng was a little confused. What happened today? Why did he end up with a cold reception every time he started speaking? Did he not check the almanac before going out
Then the group of people who came later found that everyone simply skipped this topic and started talking about other things.
But in the end, they couldn't avoid the music festival. A band drummer spoke up, and everyone immediately listened attentively, "I have a friend who is the organizer of the music festival. This time they have a list of participants. I heard that the Flying Line band has confirmed that they will come."
As soon as this was said, Tian Yingqing, who was standing next to Luo Zhixian, asked tentatively, "The Flying Line Band in Beijing? That band is very popular in the underground circles in Beijing. Isn't that a feast for the eyes?"
Beijing has always been at the forefront of domestic music culture. Although there is music soil in Xichuan, it is not as prosperous as that in Beijing and Shanghai. The bands present here are from this small city and are not even as well-known as Shanhai City. Compared with the bands in music-prosperous areas, even if they are not household names in the mainstream circles, they are like they are at the bottom of the mountain, looking up at the peak.
The concert can be said to have ignited the flame of expectation in everyone's heart. Even if the musicians present were really noble and did not expect anyone to understand them, who in their bones did not hope to achieve worldly success one day? When everyone talked about the fact that some people from the mainstream music circle would come to Shanhai, they all felt an inexplicable excitement.
Cheng Ran listened to the conversations of the crowd and actually had a strange feeling. He had never had this experience in his previous life. He didn't know if the music festival had created such a warm effect in the music circles of Shanhai City. But one thing was certain. In fact, this music festival was just a branch of the Shanhai International Tourism Festival. Although some bands and singers were invited to perform and show their faces in disguise, since it was named as an original work, some heavyweight stars would definitely not participate.
In the previous life, the Shanhai 62 case had not been solved, which had a very bad social impact. Later, the International Tourism Festival was definitely held, but the effect was probably just so-so.
For example, in his previous life, Cheng Ran had never heard of anyone comparing the music festival in Shanhai City to the Woodstock Music Festival in the United States in the late 1960s.
But now this kind of statement is very popular, probably because the case has been solved, the society is clear and the public opinion is well-directed.
That means "the world is bustling with people, all seeking fame."
If there is such a thing as a public opinion hero in this era, I can be considered to have made an indelible contribution. On the other hand, isn't this also a disguised way of helping Lao Jiang's father Li Jingping? Cheng Ran thought about it carefully, and felt that even so, Li Jingping would probably not have a good face towards himself...
It is said that raising a daughter is like taking care of a pot of famous flowers. Li Jingping probably doesn't even have enough time to guard against a guy like him who might even take the pot away.
I have a headache.
However, seeing that everyone was looking forward to, discussing and expecting the situation with great enthusiasm, which was created by himself, Cheng Ran still had a sense of accomplishment.
As the saying goes, "Kill one person every ten steps, leave no trace in a thousand miles, and when the task is completed, leave without leaving any trace, leaving all merit and fame hidden"!
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"So Jiang Lufeng, your 'Black Duck' band has also signed up this time?" Yao Beibei asked about the topic of interest at the dinner table.
Jiang Lufeng lifted his middle-parted hair, showing a bit of pride, and said, "Not everyone can be on the list... You need to be a little famous in the country, and you can apply for the organizing committee to review it. Teacher Zhao Le is naturally on the list... Other small bands, generally don't have the chance... I, Zhao Xin, have connections with the organizer, so we can be on the list!"
Someone said, "You are too modest! If we talk about the outstanding bands and singers in Shanhai, your Black Duck Band and Zhao Xin can be considered in the top ten!"
"Today is a good day. How about you sing a few of your new songs for us so that everyone can enjoy them?"
When they mentioned that they were going to perform at a music festival, it immediately attracted a lot of attention, and some girls looked at their expressions, becoming even more confused.
Seeing that the atmosphere was getting lively and at the request of everyone, Jiang Lufeng and Zhao Xin picked up their guitars and improvised several of their new songs. Jiang Lufeng played and sang "Passing By" and "Girl, I'll Take You Far Away", and the singer named Zhao Xin sang "Touring the Mountains and Rivers".
As for the rhythm or harmony arrangement, there is actually no big problem, and it still sounds like a complete song. However, Cheng Ran has lived two lives and has listened to countless representative songs from various eras. In terms of music theory, he may not be much better than those who come from professional backgrounds, but he has no problem distinguishing the quality of music.
After all, if you listen to it more often, you can make in-depth and horizontal comparisons. Not to mention that he came from time and space, even in the future, you can tell whether some songs will become popular just by listening to them.
After all, pop music is not like classical music. It requires a lot of experience and profound skills to identify a piece of music. The popularity of pop music actually depends largely on whether the song can touch people's hearts and whether it can be sung.
And based on Cheng Ran’s observation of these singers… I guess they won’t be popular anymore.
In fact, music theory and chords are all OK, but they are essentially limited by this era. They are all familiar tunes of this era, but nothing is particularly outstanding. It is possible that in such a live performance, if you listen carefully, it is still acceptable to the ears, and ordinary people can't tell whether it is good or bad. For example, the song "Brushing Past" actually has a little bit of the melody variation of the old song, but it can't be polished to the roundness and naturalness of the old song, and it sounds a bit messy and abrupt.
However, just when Cheng Ran made such a judgment in his heart, there was constant applause all around him. He looked over and saw everyone applauding. Tian Yingqing, Fan Xin, and the girl named Yu Menglan, the goddess of No. 2 Middle School, and other girls looked at Jiang Lufeng and Zhao Xin with their eyes bright, hazy, confused and full of longing.
Wang Jiajun, the "monkey" who had disliked Cheng Ran before, also clapped his hands without hesitation. Luo Zhixian and Lu Sinian nodded, obviously thinking that this original work was of high quality.
In fact, Cheng Ran is a bit too critical. From his perspective, the good songs that can be listed are almost piled up. However, you have to know that those are the result of decades of accumulation in the Chinese music scene. Later, when we entered the Internet era, the advancement of technology, the acceleration of information exchange, the innovation of domestic music and song concepts, and some reflections of social changes, some representative works were born in each stage.
However, that was only a work produced at a certain stage. All of them were created through word of mouth, step by step, from among the thousands of songs released every year.
Those are really all gold.
Nowadays, there are not many classics left. For singers in bands like Jiang Lufeng, if they can bring out something new and different, it is enough to make people applaud.
After all, it is impossible to demand that the songs they release must be works that Cheng Ran finds good. There are countless original songs like this every year. After all, the ones that Cheng Ran finds popular will really be popular in this era...
How could it be so easily found
The songs played and sung by these bands and singers brought the atmosphere to its peak.
Seeing the expressions of the girls present, Jiang Lufeng and Zhao Xin looked at each other, their eyes were filled with unfathomable content. The other band members were not surprised, it was always like this, whenever there was such a gathering, basically the girls would flock to him when he played and sang. In fact, the original intention of some people to make music was to make the girls feel numb by playing the guitar and singing.
Originally, Jiang Lufeng was playing the piano next to a bench where the girls were sitting. At this time, while chatting with Zhao Xin about the song just now, he said, "Please squeeze in!" and sat down next to Yao Beibei on the edge of the bench.
The bench was originally just enough for three girls to sit on, and when Jiang Lufeng sat down, it immediately seemed very crowded, but he also leaned half of his body against Yao Beibei.
Yao Beibei's expression suddenly froze.