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Chapter 300: Pioneering Work

The birth of the song "East Wind Breaks" is destined to be a major event recorded in the history of the Chinese music scene.

Jay Chou has many Chinese-style representative works. If you want to say which Chinese-style song is the best, it may be too difficult to choose. After all, everyone's aesthetic taste is subjective.

But no matter how you arrange it, among the Chinese-style songs in the Chinese music scene, the song "East Wind Breaks" must have a place.

It can be said that "East Wind Breaks" is the beginning of the Chinese style.

Before this song appeared, traditional Chinese music style was regarded as ancient style.

The arrangement style of ancient songs is mostly composed of pure Chinese folk instruments, such as guzheng, erhu, etc.

This kind of song sounds comfortable, smooth and soft, but the rhythm is slow, the structure is relatively complex, and there is no obvious memory point like a pop song.

These characteristics have undoubtedly raised the threshold for appreciating ancient songs. After all, strong musical literacy and a peaceful appreciation mentality are exactly what the public lacks.

The Chinese style, headed by "East Wind Breaks", opened up this situation.

Why is "Dongfeng Po" said to be a pioneering work? Because it has truly found a way to combine Chinese style, Western style, singing ability and technology, making the beauty of ancient style truly accessible to the public.

This road is called "Three Ancients and Three New".

That is, "ancient poetry, ancient culture, ancient melodies, new singing methods, new arrangements, and new concepts."

To put it simply, it is a perfect fusion of the traditional "Gong Shang Jiao Hui Yu" five-tone Chinese melody, paired with ancient poetry-like lyrics and Western-style arrangement.

The Chinese people's appreciation of Chinese style is engraved in their genes, so this music style has been extremely popular as soon as it came out.

And Ye Zhiqiu named the new album "Chinese Style", so it was destined that the title song must be this one.

In the eyes of everyone watching and looking forward to it, Ye Zhiqiu's faint singing voice sounded on the stage...

[A lamp of separation and sorrow stands alone at the window

I'm pretending behind the door that you haven't left yet

It’s like revisiting an old place with a full moon, and it’s even more lonely

The candlelight that wakes me up in the middle of the night can’t bear to criticize me]

As soon as the first verse came out, many people in the expert advisory group looked surprised.

Li Guojian straightened his waist slightly, and the first thought that flashed through his mind was.

Good words!

The few words spoken about separation, the window, the old place, the full moon, the candlelight, and a lonely and lonely artistic conception have been constructed.

Li Guojian is still immersed in the artistic conception of the lyrics, and the second verse of the verse has arrived.

At this time, Li Guojian was surprised to find that R&B style electric drums were added to the accompaniment.

[It’s hard to swallow a pot of wandering wandering around the world.

After you left, the wine warmed my memories and I missed you.

How to steal time when water flows eastward

The flower blooms and matures once, but I missed it]

The melody of the first three lines naturally went up, but in the fourth line, Ye Zhiqiu's tone returned to the top.

"A pot of wandering" corresponds to "a cup of separation", echoing the lyrics of the previous paragraph.

Li Guojian finally drew his attention away from the lyrics, because at this time, a beautiful guzheng tone sounded before entering the chorus.

The moment the guzheng sound sounded, not only Li Guojian, but also all the professional consultants, singers in the waiting area, and the audience in the live broadcast room couldn't help but open their eyes.

Sure enough! The musical instruments on the stage are not decorations!

After a scene with an ancient flavor, Ye Zhiqiu's slightly melancholy voice continued to sound.

[Who is playing the song Dongfeng Po on the pipa?

Time is peeling off the wall, I see you when you were a child

I still remember that we were still very young at that time

But now the sound of the piano is faint, and you haven’t heard my waiting.】

Before the competition, many people speculated on what singing method Ye Zhiqiu would choose.

Ye Zhiqiu has previously shown that he can sing, dance, and hit high notes. It can be said that he has the most comprehensive ability among all competing singers.

However, now Ye Zhiqiu gave his own answer.

There is no high-pitched roar or catharsis, just calm narration, and the artistic conception of separation and sorrow is slowly exaggerated without leaving any trace.

At the scene, many people in the audience in front of the live broadcast couldn't help but close their eyes under the guidance of the singing. They had a feeling of throwing their emotions into Ye Zhiqiu's singing and letting it lead them.

The expert advisory group, seven experts who have been immersed in the field of music for ten or even decades, all opened their mouths in shock.

Different from the audience's pure appreciation, they need to peel off part of their rationality during the listening process to ensure that they can analyze and dismantle the competition songs from a professional perspective.

However, they discovered a horrifying fact at this time.

In the accompaniment, there are not only the faint sounds of the Chinese traditional musical instrument guzheng, but also Western-style drums, guitars, etc.

In the accompaniment, Western instruments are used to cover up the effects of traditional Chinese instruments.

What's even more amazing is that this unprecedented combination did not bring any discomfort to the audience, but instead gave people a feeling of "comfort with a hint of sadness" and "this is how it should be"...

Li Guojian and others felt that they might know what "Chinese style" Ye Zhiqiu was referring to...

On the stage, Ye Zhiqiu's singing continued.

[Who is playing the song Dongfeng Po on the pipa?

I can see through the ending of Maple Leaf Colored Story

I will lead you through the ancient road outside the fence

In these turbulent years, even breakups are silent...]

After the last line of the first chorus was sung and everyone was still shocked, a distant sound of musical instruments came.

Erhu!

The moment the smooth and melodious erhu sound sounded, Li Guojian felt goosebumps instantly arise in his body.

Numb!

Immediately afterwards, the second feeling that emerged was...

A stroke of genius!

The cool sound of the erhu floated through the dome of the entire silent and vast hall.

Following the guzheng, the combination of erhu and percussion also has no sense of disharmony. It sounds so natural and smooth that it is breathtakingly beautiful.

The moment the erhu sounds came out, the previously suppressed separation sorrow of the whole song was released, as if it was too strong to be dissolved.

Many spectators who were listening quietly and appreciating the scene felt a slight chill in their hands for no reason.

Wipe it with your hand and it will feel wet.

It’s strange, it sounds so good, why do you cry?

Backstage, the six contestants waiting to take the stage had different expressions.

Xiao Jie looked in disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost.

Cool Dragon Group, I couldn't help but listen and enjoy it, but also made a sad face.

They are the next ones to come on the stage. What a disaster!

Li Kun's eyes were wider than Niu Ling's, and he held his head in his hands, obviously shocked.

Huang Lingyu closed her eyes and swayed slightly while listening, completely immersed in the singing.

Lu Ya and Cheng Ruojun, while admiring it, almost had little stars of admiration in their eyes when they looked at the screen.

Binjiangwan, in the community.
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