Chapter 217 Oolong
After the live broadcast, in a preparation room.

The familiar director Chen Dantong glanced at the A4 paper in her hand and asked Feng Shiqi:

“You two had a wonderful performance tonight, but many of your fans said during the live broadcast that they were very upset that they didn’t hear your singing.

Regarding this question, how did you two decide to perform separately this time? "

Feng Shiqi sat upright on a high stool, still wearing the dark blue cheongsam that outlined her beautiful body curves.

"Why do you want to perform separately?"

Feng Shiqi turned his head to look at Bai Xingjian, then turned back and replied with a faint smile: "Actually, I feel that the song "A Laugh in the Sea" is not so suitable for me to sing, so I let him sing it all.

Now, this is a good effect, right? "

Feng Shiqi asked Chen Dantong back.

"Yeah!" Chen Dantong nodded with a smile on her face, looked at her and praised: "Shiqi plays the pipa very well!"

"It's really good." Bai Xingjian praised.

Feng Shiqi smiled brightly, Chen Dantong smiled knowingly and continued to ask:

“Whether in the previous eleven episodes or when you were in “New Era of Heavenly Group”, I have never seen you playing the pipa.

May I ask if you are new to learning the Pipa or have you known it before?"

Hearing this question, Feng Shiqi's eyes lit up.

She smiled and said, "Actually, I learned pipa when I was young, but it was just an interest class and I didn't learn it too deeply, so I only started learning it recently."

A look of surprise flashed across Chen Dantong's eyes: "You just started learning it recently? Then Shiqi, your talent is really amazing!"

Bai Xingjian continued to praise her: "She has always been very talented in playing musical instruments."

"As expected of a flying phoenix!"

Chen Dantong sighed, and after asking Feng Shiqi a few more questions, she turned the topic to Bai Xingjian.

"So is this song 'A Laugh in the Ocean' tonight your response to Park Ji-jae?"

Bai Xingjian shook his head and denied it: "How can this be a response? I just want to sing a rap song to make some keyboard warriors on the Internet shut up."

Although he doesn't care much about hyping up topics to increase popularity, Bai Xingjian would feel like he has a heart attack after reading all the comments on the Internet that praise one and criticize the other.

For example, there are comments like "Chinese rap is not as good as Korean rap" and "Compared with Park Ji-jae, Bai Xingjian's rap is really mediocre."

Now, in addition to completing the task assigned by the system, this reason is also a relatively important part of the reason for bringing out the song "A Laugh in the Ocean".

He Dantong nodded. She could understand the meaning of Bai Xingjian's words.

"So do you plan to continue singing this type of music on the stage of "The Voice 2024"? "

"It depends on the situation. If there is a suitable opportunity, it's okay to sing again."

Bai Xingjian stroked his chin and thought for a while, then said, "Some of our fans seem to like my rap music."

"Yes! And not only your fans, but also many netizens like your rap very much. Tonight's song "A Laugh in the Ocean" has aroused a lot of discussion!"

He Dantong nodded in agreement.

Before doing the preparation interview, she had already seen everyone's reaction to Phoenix Flying's performance tonight.

How warm and enthusiastic it is!
He Dantong asked, "Before tonight, the public was actually quite familiar with the song "A Laugh in the Sea". Compared with the previous version you created, what was your personal idea for tonight's rap version? Why did you think of making two versions of the same song? And why did you use almost all the Sichuan dialect when singing the rap lyrics in this song?"

why?
He Dantong's three consecutive questions really made Bai Xingjian feel a little troubled.

However, after hesitating for a few seconds, Bai Xingjian blurted out:
“The main purpose is to localize the ‘rap’ element.

Everyone should know that "rap" is an imported product. It originated from the street culture of America and is full of American street cultural colors.

This also leads to the fact that when our Chinese people sing rap, a large number of people do not jump out of the original framework of rap, and still use foreign accents, foreign flows, and foreign characteristics, giving people a feeling that they are only imitating the surface.

So in order to break this constraint, I did something drastic and added rap into songs that are very characteristic of our ancient style.

As for why we use dialects to sing rap, in addition to breaking the original constraints of rap, there is another reason, that is, dialects are more suitable for rap than Mandarin in terms of syllables and rhythm, and they also have unique characteristics of our local area. "

The more Chen Dantong listened to Bai Xingjian's words, the brighter her eyes became.

At first she thought Bai Xingjian was just in a good mood and had a sudden idea to write the rap version of "A Laugh in the Ocean".

But I never expected that there was such a deep meaning in it.

This young man is really a bit weird!

Feng Shiqi's state at this time was almost the same as Chen Dantong's. The look she gave Bai Xingjian was also full of approval and admiration.

"last question."

Chen Dantong raised her index finger and asked, "Compared to Luo Jie's version of 'A Laugh in the Ocean', which version do you think sounds better?"

Chen Dantong looked at Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi, indicating that they both had to answer this question.

Feng Shiqi pursed her lips and spoke first: "They each have their own advantages, but if I really have to choose one, I still think that the song "A Laugh in the Sea" sung by Ajian and I tonight is better. After all, this song is performed by us together, just like Ajian and I..."

At this point, Feng Shiqi paused, blinked, and continued, "...results, my own results will definitely be better."

"I thought so too." Bai Xingjian nodded with a smile.

"Ok."

Chen Dantong smiled in surprise. She thought the two of them would be polite but she didn't expect them to be so blunt.

After walking out of the preparation room, Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi rubbed their brows tiredly.

Tonight's live broadcast lasted a little longer than before, and it was already in the early hours of the morning when the recording was completed.

At this moment, a beautiful figure appeared in front of them.

The person who came was blonde and blue-eyed, and it was Jessica.

She changed out of the white evening gown she was wearing and replaced it with a more casual outfit of a white T-shirt and denim shorts.

A pair of long and straight legs always attracts attention.

She had just finished the interview and thought about some of the questions raised by the interview director. She looked at Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi with a slight smile on her face and greeted them in fluent Chinese: "Hello, hello~ Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi, right?"

"Hello~"

Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi were quite surprised to hear such fluent Chinese, and responded to Jessica with a smile.

The two sides didn't talk much and left after a glance.

After they were further apart, Jessica's agent Mattie said, "Are they the two that the interview host just mentioned as your biggest rivals in The Voice 2024?"

Mattie showed a trace of doubt on her face, and then nodded in admiration:
"If nothing else, these two do have an advantage in appearance, which is completely different from what I imagined before."

It's not like Marty hasn't seen groups with handsome men and beautiful women in them before, in fact she's seen a lot of them, but that was all in America.

In China, this situation seems to be particularly rare, but she saw a pair today.

"In addition to what you said, they also have advantages in singing!" Jessica added.

"really."

Mattie did not deny it, and looked at Jessica with a hint of teasing: "And that Bai Xingjian seems to be the same type of singer-songwriter as you. According to the nature of most management companies and variety show crews, they should market you and Bai Xingjian together next."

“Marketing is marketing.”

Jessica turned her head away, looking like she didn't mind, and even had a hint of playfulness: "With such a high traffic, if a marketing campaign fails, it might backfire. I hope Bai Xingjian can take up my traffic."

……

As Mattie said, Bai Xingjian and Jessica are both singer-songwriters, both are 22 years old, so people with ulterior motives will naturally not miss such a good opportunity to make comparisons.

Therefore, shortly after the live broadcast of "The Voice of China 2024" ended tonight, a hot search term such as #白行简Jessica# ​​appeared on the Weibo hot search list.

It’s just that the popularity of this hot search term is not very high, and it has almost always been at the bottom of the hot search list.

However, another entry #Tian Yu's sharp comments on the adapted version of "A Laugh in the Sea"#, soared all the way up and reached the third place on the hot search list in the early morning of the same day, attracting countless people to watch.

As for the reason, it can only be said to be a complete misunderstanding.

Tian Yu, 45 years old this year, is a rather old-school musician.

Due to his talent, his focus is no longer on music. A few years ago, he changed his career and founded a chain of Internet celebrity restaurants and served as the manager.

Due to his busy career in real life, he doesn't pay much attention to current events in the music industry. Occasionally when he has time, he just goes on Weibo to share some of his complaints about life and his opinions on some old songs with his old fans.

And just in the early hours of this evening, Tian Yu, who had closed his laptop and withdrawn from his career, picked up the small wine bottle on the desk in annoyance and gulped down a few gulps of white wine.

This was his habit. Whenever he encountered problems in his career, he would drink to drown his sorrows.

"Ha~"

After taking a few sips of white wine, Tian Yu suddenly felt as if the world had become lighter.

Tian Yu walked to the bed with floating steps and opened the smart push playlist of Xinghuo Music as usual, preparing to listen to the music before going to sleep.

About ten minutes later, Tian Yu, who was on the edge of sleep, suddenly frowned.

After a few seconds, his eyes suddenly opened, appearing exceptionally bright in the darkness.

At the same time, there was also his angry roar:
"What the hell is this song about? It's neither ancient nor Western. It simply ruined the song!"

Tian Yu sat up from the bed, groped for his cell phone in the dark, and turned off the song "A Laugh in the Ocean" that was playing.

Tian Yu likes "A Laugh in the Ocean" very much. Whenever Roger's voice sounds, he feels as if he is standing proudly on the top of the mountains, and he thinks he is invincible in the world.

But what is the situation with this song "A Laugh in the Ocean" tonight?
It makes no sense to listen to, it's just a mess!

When he pressed the pause button, Tian Yu glanced at the singer's name:

——Bai Xingjian.

In a daze, Tian Yu felt that this name was quite familiar, and he said angrily:
"Listening to the voice and looking at the name, it seems like some young idol is here to ruin a song. These entertainment companies are really going to ruin a few good songs, or they just can't find the traffic password, right?"

Tian Yu doesn’t like idols, young handsome guys, or rap.

And the song "A Laugh in the Ocean" sung by Bai Xingjian just now, in his subconscious mind at this moment, really brought all these elements together.

Tian Yu, who was already burning with anger, returned to his desk, turned on his computer, and began to vent his resentment on the song "A Laugh in the Sea" sung by Bai Xingjian and him.

Half an hour later, he posted a Weibo message.

The content is classic and simple, and can be summarized in three points:
1. The adaptation of "A Laugh in the Ocean" is so weird that it simply ruined the original song!
2. Bai Xingjian, just be an idol. Songs like "A Laugh in the Sea" are not something you young idols can copy. Please respect the originality! Respect the originality! Respect the originality!

3. Rap ​​is an imported product. There is no need to force the assimilation of different cultures. Other people’s things are others’, and yours is yours!
When this Weibo post was published, many of Tian Yu’s old fans expressed their agreement.

This resulted in the comment section being filled with criticism of Bai Xingjian, saying that he had arbitrarily changed the song and was disrespectful of other people's original works.

"No, Bai Xingjian is the original author of the song "A Laugh in the Sea"? Doesn't he respect himself?"

There were actually a few comments like this in the comment section, but they were all drowned out by the mainstream critical comments.

A fan of Fenghuang Yufei who stayed up all night and kept checking Weibo laughed out loud after seeing this Weibo post. He then forwarded the link and screenshot of the Weibo post directly to Fenghuang Yufei's fan group.

The fan group suddenly became lively late at night.

"Is this guy serious? Why is he talking nonsense in the middle of the night?"

"Maybe he hasn't woken up yet. I went to that person's homepage and saw that the tweets he posted were all quite abstract."

"Hahahahahahaha, I'm absolutely dying of joy!"

"Forgive me for making a pig-like laugh in the middle of the night!"

"No, how can such a good thing only be seen by us? It must be seen by more people! I'll make this Weibo post a hot topic."

“I’ll share the link!”

"I go……"

As a result, with the promotion of Fenghuang Yufei's fans, more and more people saw Tian Yu's Weibo posts and joined in the discussion.

(End of this chapter)