In Harbor City, in Tianxiang's recording studio, Chen Yijie was sitting in front of the piano, playing with his eyes closed. He dressed very casually. Maybe he was influenced by Yang Yi's habits. A pair of shorts and a pair of slippers, which was completely different from his usual image when he held concerts.
But perhaps, playing "Long Time Not Seen" required such casualness. He didn't need the audience to pay attention to his appearance. He just needed to close his eyes and listen quietly.
"Holding the photo you gave me, the familiar street …" Chen Yijie's deep voice was intoxicating. Chen Yijie's interpretation of this song was more touching.
"Alas, it's a pity that this is a Mandarin song." A cool man next to him, wearing a jacket and a cowboy hat, shook his head regretfully and said to Chen Yijie, who was still thinking about it after singing.
He was the music producer of Chen Yijie's new album, the deputy director of Tianxiang Music, Teacher Mao Su. He himself was an excellent songwriter and composer, who had made many singers popular.
"It's not impossible to sing a Mandarin song. I have sung a lot of Mandarin songs before." Chen Yijie said.
Mao Su touched his mustache and said with a smile, "It's not that I don't like this song. On the contrary, I also think this song is very good. It's just that Eason, you have to make clear the position of your album. The songs in it are all Cantonese, but the title song is a Mandarin song. Will it cause trouble for both sides? "
Chen Yijie's expression became serious. He also realized this problem.
Mao Su continued, "If Eason's album is a Cantonese song, and you include a Mandarin song, there will be no big problem."
Chen Yijie thought about it carefully, but still shook his head and said, "No, choose another song as the title song. Let's give it a try."
The main thing was that compared with this song, the gap between other songs was obvious. If "Long Time Not Seen" was placed at the back, it would be easier to steal the title.
Mao Su thought of a way. He clapped his fists, and his eyes under the cowboy hat were a little excited. "Well, let's find someone to help us fill in the lyrics of a Cantonese song with this song! Use the Cantonese version as the title song, and the Mandarin version as the second title song. In this way, we don't have to worry anymore! "
This idea was really good, and Chen Yijie also nodded. Mao Su had already begun to think about which master could help him to write the lyrics. After all, there were four great ghosts in Harbor City …
"I think I can let Yang Sheng try!" Chen Yijie suddenly said.
"Yang Sheng? Is he the composer of this song, Mu Zi 'ang? "Mao Su asked in surprise," He even knows Cantonese? "
"Mu Zi Ang is his stage name. As for the Cantonese language..." Chen Yijie recalled their conversation that day. Because he had no problem communicating in Mandarin, but he was stuck in the Cantonese language during the negotiation, he simply spoke in Cantonese, and Yang Yi acted as the translator between Mandarin and Cantonese.
"Not only can he speak Cantonese, but he is also proficient in it!" Chen Yijie smiled bitterly. "Yang Sheng speaks Cantonese better than many people in Harbor City!"
Although Mao Su was still skeptical, Chen Yijie still insisted on asking Yang Yi for help. After a phone call, Yang Yi thought for a while and said, "Okay, give me one night!"
Actually, Yang Yi agreed to it because the song itself was already available in Cantonese! Moreover, the level of refinement is no less than the Mandarin version — are you kidding me? Where was Lin Xi's essay? How bad could it be?
However, Yang Yi didn't intend to be too shocking, so he left a gap for one night.
But this was already enough to shock the world! Chen Yijie and Mao Su didn't quite believe that Yang Yi could fill out the Cantonese lyrics in one night.
But when they came over the next day, they stupidly saw an email lying quietly in the computer mailbox. Was it really the lyrics that had been filled out?
"'Better Not to See'?" From the rhyme of the lyrics, it was unmistakably Cantonese.
But just by looking at the name of the song, Chen Yijie and Mao Su immediately felt the weight of this song.
"Give it a try?" Mao Su was still a little skeptical.
Chen Yijie was very serious. "Give it a try!"
The lonely piano prelude opened the prelude.
"My head is wet, it's inevitable …" Chen Yijie was worthy of being a super-first-tier singer. Looking at the printed lyrics, he pondered for a while in his heart, and then sang the proper charm.
"Harbor City is always attached to the rain
Taking the early opportunity to endure a yawn
Just to see you … "
Unexpectedly pleasant to listen to? Mao Su cheered up, as if he had received a treasure. He also seriously closed his eyes and carefully savored it.
"Found the dusty shop, but can't go back to the day of love …"
The lyrics in the front were relatively plain, but the intoxicating mellow slowly brewed in the plainness. Finally, it began to break out.
"The aura has probably been polluted long ago, who doesn't change for the sake of life?" Chen Yijie used a little trick here to sing the helplessness in the lyrics, as if he was sighing softly.
"The more I yearn to see you, then I find that there are ten years in between.
The smiling face I want to see is only nostalgia … "
In fact, hearing this, there was no need to experiment anymore. It was completely certain that Yang Yi had filled in the excellent Cantonese lyrics. Perhaps even the Four Great Geniuses couldn't do a better job.
But now was not the time to evaluate the lyrics.
Mao Su closed his eyes and listened to the trace of melancholy, the irreversible despair, and the plain but heart-wrenching sadness. Unconsciously, tears slipped down behind the sunglasses.
He, who was in his forties and was still unmarried, thought of his first love. Although he had dated many women later, the eight years when he was young were the most unforgettable.
Yes, the smiling face I want to see is only nostalgia. Only the memory of her, smiling like a flower.
"… Seems to have waited for a hundred years, suddenly I understand.
Even if we meet again.
Mature performance … "
So what if we meet again? The two people acted naturally to each other, pretending to be calm and asking each other how they were doing recently.
So what if we meet again? She was already married and was no longer the shy girl in his arms.
So what if we meet again? Increasing pain and sadness?
Chen Yijie softly spat out the last sentence, "Better not to meet again …"
Well …
"Teacher Mao! Teacher Mao! " The singing and piano stopped, and Chen Yijie's call finally made Mao Su come back to his senses.
"Teacher Mao, what do you think of this song? I like it very much! "Chen Yijie was very excited. He said," It should be good to be the main singer, right? "
Mao Su quietly wiped the tears under his sunglasses. He coughed twice and said, "Not bad, it's very good! If I didn't see it with my own eyes, I would have thought that it was written by a native of Harbor City. But Eason, when you sang, there were a few parts that were not handled well … "
A mature man would always be able to hide his inner feelings very well.
After teaching Eason, Mao Su went to Hu Yongxiang's office.
"Ah Su, how's Eason's new album?" Hu Yongxiang had a good relationship with Mao Su. He personally poured tea for him and asked with a smile.
"No problem, our basic work is ready. After recording the MV and the last two songs, the album will be released in July!" Mao Su smiled confidently. "I can't wait to see Eason's new album sell well!"
"Oh? You're so confident? "Hu Yongxiang joked.
"Of course, I'm not only confident in Eason, but also in the songwriter recommended by your father! Maybe we can even hit the platinum album! "Mao Su said.
"My father? Oh, you mean that Yang Yi? "Hu Yongxiang's memory was still good, even though he had a lot of things to take care of.
"Yes! Old Hu, we may have found a treasure! "Mao Su took a deep breath." He's a genius! "
"If it's possible, I hope that the company will pay more attention to him. Before other companies discover Yang Yi, we'll sign him with the best contract …"
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