Rebirth of the stand-in star

When the little receptionist of Yunfei's studio saw Ling Zhiqiu, he immediately smiled and said, "Teacher Fang is waiting for you inside."

Ling Zhiqiu nodded to thank her, then let out a sigh of relief, exchanged a glance with Hang Tao, and then opened the door and entered Fang Yunfei's office.

The office area is not small, it is divided into two areas, one side is desk office chair, bookcase, file bag, piano stand; The tea set, the boiling water is boiling, and the fragrance is curling up.Several solid wooden blocks are scattered aside, apparently for guests.

The room was filled with the fragrance of tea. Fang Yunfei seemed to be a tea lover. He was sitting on the whole carved chair behind the tea table and was tasting tea.About forty years old, wearing a white casual clothes with a good drape, like a professor.

Seeing Ling Zhiqiu and Hang Tao walking in, his thin and handsome face was expressionless, and he just said: "The artists nowadays are very interesting, and they have to take a follower with them wherever they go."

Ling Zhiqiu was a little embarrassed.

Hang Tao was very smart, and immediately lowered his head and said softly: "Young Master Ling, I'll wait for you outside."

"Okay." Ling Zhiqiu looked at him apologetically.

Hang Tao turned back and closed the door to go out.

Ling Zhiqiu approached the tea table nervously, "Mr. Fang, hello, I'm Ling Zhiqiu."

"Well, I got it, let's sit down." Fang Yunfei pointed to the tea pier opposite, "What kind of tea do you drink?"

Ling Zhiqiu was flattered and said: "...all, all are fine."

Fang Yunfei smiled, "I can tell you are the kind of person who chews peonies. You don't know what tea is good, how good, where it is good, and how to make it better. You only know how to drink tea. After drinking a little bit of bitterness, you taste it inadvertently. After a little sweetness, I thought I understood tea, and began to say that every kind of tea is good and has its own characteristics.”

"Ah?" Ling Zhiqiu was in the fog, always felt that what Fang Yunfei said seemed a little far away?

Fang Yunfei glanced at him and sighed, "Heh, it's still a piece of paper after all...white paper also has its benefits."

It was Fang Yunfei's usual trick to amuse Ling Zhiqiu over and over again.Before, some young singers from other companies came to invite him to be a producer. Of course, he would not agree to everyone. He would pick and choose, and felt that some singers were more aura, so he reluctantly agreed.But before there is always a test, or a critical tongue, or a check of character.

There are indeed some young singers who are highly praised by the company, who can't stand it, feel that they can't save face, feel that he is deliberately making things difficult, and eventually the relationship collapses.

Fang Yunfei doesn't care, he has other industries, music is his lifelong hobby, so naturally he wants to cooperate with people who are pleasing to the eye.

This time, he also felt that Ling Zhiqiu was not up to his standard of cooperation, but Taifa paid a lot of money to invite him.He thought this was another young singer with a financial backer who wanted to be promoted, so he upgraded the test method again, making Ling Zhiqiu fail twice.

Ling Zhiqiu is also serious, thinking that since the company has arranged such a good producer, it must complete the task.Besides, countless people vaccinated him and talked about Fang Yunfei's "bad deeds", so he has a strong psychological endurance and has not developed any negative emotions at all!

This is what made today's meeting possible.

"Blank paper..." Ling Zhiqiu looked at Fang Yunfei foolishly.

"Why do you look so stupid? Do you usually have this expression when you sing?" Fang Yunfei shook his head in horror.

He quickly made a cup of unknown tea for Ling Zhiqiu, poured it into a small glass teacup, and then used another set of tea sets to make a pot of tea that was obviously more fragrant and of higher grade. Then pour it into your own dedicated Yuguotianqingru porcelain teacup, and slowly taste it.

Teacher Fang, you are too arrogant.

Ling Zhiqiu shamelessly picked up the cup in front of him and took a sip.

"What's your expression?" Fang Yunfei frowned, "Let me tell you, even if it's the worst tea here, it's probably the top tea in the market. The amount of the tea I drink is only one catty a year from the place of origin. Could it be Ruined by guys like you who don't understand tea? Waste everything."

Ling Zhiqiu dared not speak.As Fang Yunfei said, he really couldn't tell whether the tea was good or bad, but it was actually quite refreshing.

"Hmph, forget it." Fang Yunfei put down his teacup, "Are you scolding me in your heart? Are countless people telling you that I am difficult to get along with? - You are right. I am such a person, if you feel unhappy , Speak out as soon as possible. It’s okay now, and it hasn’t involved professional issues. When it comes to professional issues, if you don’t like me, I will make you cry ten times a day, regretting that you have never seen me.”

Ling Zhiqiu shook his head hastily, "Teacher Fang, I didn't think so. I have just started on the road of music. If you are willing to scold me, it means that you are willing to teach me. I will be very happy, really."

"Hey, at such a young age, I know how to say polite words." Fang Yunfei poured another cup of tea and said slowly: "Okay, I won't talk nonsense, bring your songbook this time, let me Let me see."

Ling Zhiqiu hurriedly handed it over.

Fang Yunfei turned and commented, "Taifa has spent a lot of money on you, and even invited Liang Xian to compose the music for you, and the lyrics are also written by Fu Wensheng. With such a work, no matter how bad a singer is, he will probably be popular."

These few, like Fang Yunfei, are all masters in the circle.

It's just that Ling Zhiqiu was stabbed again with the phrase "the worst singer", he was used to it, and instead smiled, "The company doesn't have many singers to release films this year, so..."

"No need to explain, I don't care what background you have," Fang Yunfei put down the songbook, "For me, I just need to make good music."

"Yes." Ling Zhiqiu nodded.

Fang Yunfei suddenly asked: "Let me sing the title song."

"Ah?" Ling Zhiqiu was taken aback.

"Why do you react so slowly?" Fang Yunfei had a "simply speechless" expression on his face, "I'm always 'ah' ah 'ah', don't you understand what I'm saying?"

"Uh, no, you mean to sing here?" Ling Zhiqiu looked around.

"Why, it's not allowed? Singing in my office hurts your big singer's face?" Fang Yunfei said casually, stood up, walked to the other side of the electronic piano stand, sat down, and adjusted the tuning.

"No, no," Ling Zhiqiu stood up and walked in front of him.

Fang Yunfei waved his hand, "Don't stand here to block me, it's right there just now, you can stand or sit casually, sing when you're ready, don't need to notify me."

"Oh, good." Ling Zhiqiu was sent like a doll, without any temper.He silently brewed his emotions and prepared to speak.

Just as he opened his mouth, before the first syllable came out, Fang Yunfei said again: "Why haven't you sung for so long, do you have to read the songbook?"

"no no……"

"Then hurry up and sing, I'll give you a tune,—start!"

Ling Zhiqiu didn't have time to think about it, so he had to speak hastily and sang the title song.

This song is called "False Obsession", which refers to the false obsession in Buddhist language.The song still follows his previous style, the young bitter lover, for the love he can't get, looks at the happiness of other people in pairs from afar, and his heart is full of sadness.

Once Ling Zhiqiu starts to sing, he will forget everything around him, think about nothing, and be immersed in the emotions conveyed by the song.

He just sang a line, and Fang Yunfei's electronic piano has already started to improvise.

At the beginning, the singing and the arrangement were seamlessly integrated and complemented each other.For some reason later, Fang Yunfei seemed to deliberately play with a more joyful mood, which made Ling Zhiqiu feel more and more uncomfortable, and the artistic conception of the song completely changed, and it was no longer so emotional and sad.

The more she sang, the more the arrangement and emotion were separated. Ling Zhiqiu was discouraged, and was taken far away by the arrangement. She couldn't hear the hint of paranoia at all. The singing was stumbling, and it was difficult to end.

He was so uncomfortable, he almost vomited blood when he pressed his chest.

Fang Yunfei came over and handed him a cup of tea.

Ling Zhiqiu managed to raise his head and said, "Thank you..." Looking at it, Fang Yunfei's facial expression softened a lot.

"Uncomfortable?"

"Yes, a little..."

Fang Yunfei walked to his root carving tea chair and sat down, "You are so young, if you insist on singing songs that are not suitable for your age and experience, of course you will feel uncomfortable."

Ling Zhiqiu was angry.You sang well, but you still want to disturb me with an arrangement, why is it not suitable for age and experience?

Fang Yunfei looked at his troubled face, and couldn't help laughing, "Well, I believe you didn't scold me in your heart when you first entered the door. You can show whatever you want on your face, and you are really an entertainer. Are you Unconvinced? Do you feel that you are obviously singing very well, but you are all influenced by me?"

Ling Zhiqiu didn't speak, but looked at him.

Fang Yunfei took a sip of tea and said slowly, "Then let me ask you, have you ever been in love?"

Ling Zhiqiu opened his eyes wide.

"Don't lie, just say yes or no."

Ling Zhiqiu thought for a long time, then shook his head, "No."

"That's it. What do you know about obsession?" Fang Yunfei snorted softly, "What do you know about being thoughtful? What do you know about not being able to ask for it? What do you know about being heartbroken in vain? You know putting your heart in someone's hands , but was crushed and crushed into powder, what kind of despair should it be? You know what it feels like to miss someone, it's like drinking a glass of ice water, and then it takes a long, long time to shed tears one by one ?”

"..."

"Everyone can sing songs, everyone thinks they can sing well, and everyone thinks that their feelings are the deepest and most sincere. Yes, after singing, people cry and laugh. This is the first step of success." Step by step, singers who can achieve this step have already stepped into the door of success and are qualified to look at the laurels on the top of the mountain. But... this step by step is different from your most primitive feeling. Walk The tone can be modified, and there is no music to sing a cappella, but the emotion has no taste, just like a dish, where there should be a spoonful of salt, but only two-thirds of the spoon is added, and the missing third is just to make the dish tasteless. People feel that they are being choked and can’t eat. Such a dish is a failure! It’s better not to add salt at all!”

Ling Zhiqiu frowned, feeling that what Fang Yunfei said seemed to make sense, but at the same time seemed wrong...

"Let me ask you, how many kinds of laughter are there?" Fang Yunfei asked suddenly.

"Uh, there are... smiling, laughing, laughing, laughing, laughing, smirking..." Ling Zhiqiu replied subconsciously.

Fang Yunfei nodded, "Yeah, crying and laughing, half-smile, half-smile... Can you tell the difference between these many smiles?"

Ling Zhiqiu nodded hesitantly, "Yes..."

"Yes, you can tell whether a person is smiling happily or bitterly, and you can also distinguish whether a person is smiling complacently or contemptuously. But can you really tell whether a person's smile is sincere or fake? "

Ling Zhiqiu fell into thinking again.

"In the same way, you can definitely tell the difference between laughing and crying, but can you understand why a person laughs? Or why does he cry?"

"..." Then who knows.

Fang Yunfei said: "When you sing now, I feel that you are crying, but it is not because of the emotion in the song that makes you cry, but because you think this song should cry, and you should cry at this time, so you cry gone."

Ling Zhiqiu had another look of "it's not me".

Fang Yunfei smiled and said, "Then tell me, what's the difference between crying about falling in love and crying about longing for you?"

"This..." Ling Zhiqiu racked his brains to express, but couldn't find any words.

Fang Yunfei waited for him to think for a moment before saying: "Music has a soul. Music expresses something that cannot be described in words, but it is impossible to keep silent about it. In real music, there are a thousand kinds of spiritual feelings. , much better than words....Pure music and songs are different. Songs have lyrics, which can make people feel the core emotions more intuitively than performances, so the singer's experience and expression are more important."

Ling Zhiqiu was silent.

"The last time you sang the video of "That Person" in Haishi Tianxin Shopping Center, I also watched it. To be honest, you have singing skills and are smart enough to inject soul into your songs. But this soul, in the In my opinion——in the eyes of a real musician, it is incomplete. You are still too young, relying on that little understanding of music, trying to create the emotion of the song. But you don’t know, a song’s The emotion is there, you just have to resonate with it."

"..."

"Only when the resonance can be achieved is the song truly complete." Fang Yunfei smiled and said, "Just like just now, even if I interrupted you with a cheerful song, you can still immerse yourself in your delusional thoughts and continue singing that song , is to reach the emotional resonance....Okay, I don’t want to talk about it. In fact, in my opinion, you have done a good job. How old are you? 23 is not yet full, right? Now I ask you to sing about paranoia , That’s simply demanding. However, since your company’s planning has already created such a route for you, it’s too late for me to change it now, so let’s continue singing. . . . But, I ask you, when recording, Don't think too much about the 'tear-jerking' thing, but sing in another ethereal state. Do you know what I mean?"

"Ethereal?"

"Yes. Delusion is not necessarily your own delusion. I suggest that you sing this kind of song with a bystander and a sentimental mentality now, and don't try to get involved too much. It's like, you want to sing about the big tree The tenacity of vitality does not need to be a big tree, as long as you go to the shade of the tree and look up. It is like heavy snow on a green pine, and the green pine is straight and straight. Use snow to express the beauty of the green pine. Your previous albums are like a Kindergarten children cry to adults "Xiaomei doesn't like me" when they fall in love. It's ridiculous. A man's lovelorn is depressed, his palms are pinched, and his face is calm. It's useless to talk too much, you still don't understand ...When this album is being produced, I will tell you in detail the feeling of looking up at the big tree."

"Oh... huh?" Ling Zhiqiu was still confused, so... does this talk about the production of the album?When did this switch to this topic?Teacher Fang, aren't you very cold?I, I thought you were just examining my singing skills just now...

Fang Yunfei suddenly laughed sullenly, his handsome and elegant eyebrows became softer, "You child, you are really..."

Are you calling yourself a "kid"?What does it mean?Ling Zhiqiu suddenly became happy, "Teacher Fang! Thank you!"

"Thank you?" The second monk Chang Fang Yun Feizhang couldn't figure it out.

"Thank you for agreeing to make an album for me!" Ling Zhiqiu said loudly.

Fang Yunfei rolled his eyes, pretending to knock him on the head, "I don't agree to make an album for you and tell you to fuck me? Why are you so dull!"

"hey-hey……"

After getting acquainted with Fang Yunfei, Ling Zhiqiu thoroughly understood his temperament.This person is a typical temperamental person, and he doesn't like to engage in those imaginary things.

Although Ling Zhiqiu looks charming on the outside, he is cute inside, which unexpectedly suits Fang Yunfei's appetite.

In addition to taking classes in the company, Ling Zhiqiu often went to Fang Yunfei's studio to study and talk about songs with him.While gaining countless experiences, he also gained countless chestnuts.Hit on the head, laugh in the heart.

—— On the second night after being scolded by Ling Zhiqiu, Wang Yu found time to confess his mistake to Ling Zhiqiu.

That pitiful little look made Ling Zhiqiu's heart soften for a while, and he also apologized to him.

However, he could tell that Wang Yu still didn't quite understand his feelings.

But after all, I have restrained a lot later, and I am no longer so verbose.

Time flies, Shi Qin has been living here for three months, Ling Zhiqiu's song recording has ended, and the MVs for the two title songs are being filmed.

Under Fang Yunfei's leadership, Ling Zhiqiu's album this time is quite different from his previous style.Instead of the tear-jerking taste in the past, he skillfully used the characteristics of his voice, soft and slightly hoarse, like mint-flavored candy, not too sweet; and like bitter gourd rind mixed with rock sugar, not too bitter .

The delusion under his interpretation has a unique meaning, confused and hesitant, and dare not touch it.With the fresh taste of a young and mature man of his age, it arouses the slight sadness of the listeners, and they can't stop.

His second title song was originally another song "Combined for a long time must be divided", but at Fang Yunfei's suggestion, it was replaced with "Sneaking at You", which is also taken from a poem: " I don’t love so much, I only love a little bit. When other people flirt with each other, I just take a peek at you.”

There is also an allusion in this. After Fang Yunfei heard him finish singing, he clapped his hands and laughed, "You must have a sweetheart, right?"

It made Ling Zhiqiu blushed and retorted that there was no.

Fang Yunfei said meaningfully: "Don't lie to me, it's useless to lie to me, you can't fool my ears. The greatest charm of music is that it can tell the truth in your heart that you don't even realize yourself."

Ling Zhiqiu still refused to admit it.

Fang Yunfei shrugged, "It doesn't matter, anyway, the effect of your song may be better than "Delusion"."

At the beginning of June, after Ling Zhiqiu signed with Taifa, the MV for the title song of the first album was released on major music websites. The brand-new style made the fans who had been waiting for a long time shed tears.

The album was officially released, and the 50 copies released on the first day were almost sold out by eyeballs from all over the world, and the sales continued to increase.

His new song was sung in the streets and alleys.

He appeared at the top of the charts of various song shows, and even defeated many big singers.

Music critics commented: "Ling Zhiqiu's new album has finally lost the immature feeling of 'sorry for writing new words', and instead learned to use his own way to make emotional appeals, clear but not falling. It's clichéd, original and touching."

The statement was indeed similar to that of Fang Yunfei.

Shi Qin was playing tricks all day long, singing his songs everywhere in the house, and Wang Yu went crazy with him, it was ridiculous.

By the time the MV for the second title song "Looking at You" was released on the music website, the sales of the record had reached a terrifying level!

The heroine of this MV is Meng Siyu, a newcomer to Taifa, cute, sweet, innocent and lovely.The interaction between Ling Zhiqiu and her in the MV can really make people's hearts cute.

Of course, there were a lot of bad looks, but that didn't stop the record from being popular.

In recent years, due to the development of the Internet and piracy technology, it is difficult to achieve a high level of domestic sales of genuine albums. Even the most popular singers rarely sell more than 100 million albums. Therefore, domestic album sales figures are not announced. And there is no such thing as a gold record, a platinum record, or a diamond record.

However, the sales of Ling Zhiqiu's album set a new high in the sales of domestic singers' albums in the past three years.

Ling Zhiqiu himself couldn't believe this figure, it was almost more than the sum of the sales of all his previous albums combined!

"200 million? My God!" Ling Zhiqiu almost fainted when he was told the number in Chu Changdong's office.

The author has something to say: Well, let's not get entangled in the matter of music... Poof!

As for the sales of domestic records, I can only say that this number is relatively fair. If there are fewer or more, everyone can take it as a novel and read it casually~~