I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 61 Ending?

"When our show airs, Shen Liang's new song will be released, right?"

"Yes!"

"Then you can sing a hit song later, just to help promote your song..."

"so good?"

"Ruth is filming, so she can't take a day off. There's no theater performance today, so..."

“Thank you, Director…”

During lunch break, the director came over to discuss the song promotion with Shen Liang...

Of course Shen Liang had no objection.

"Mars Intelligence Agency" is very popular, although there are other similar competing products such as "Tucao Conference" and "Cheers to Hehehe", and even Youku has put together the southern Xue and the northern Zhang to make a show called "Da Xue Pairing Pairing"...

But in terms of popularity index including click-through rate, "Mars Intelligence Agency" is still in the lead!
Youku platform’s ace variety show.

The publicity effect of being able to promote a song on such a variety show can be imagined.

"Then I'll sing "Take You to Find Nightlife" later..."

"You won't sing the title song 'Flowering All the Way'?"

"'Flowers Along the Way' is a bit bland... Never mind, let's just sing 'Flowers Along the Way'!"

Shen Liang didn’t really have any idea about which song to sing, since all five songs were hits…

Two hit songs from Tomorrow’s Son: Last Summer and Sun;
There are also three new songs, "Flowers Along the Way", "Summer in the Rain", and "Take You to Find Nightlife".

"Flowers Along the Way" is actually a very inspirational song: it expresses the desire for beautiful love, and in addition, it also expresses the determination for dreams. Even if you are in a low point, you still have to be strong and believe that your dream will eventually come true...

Flowers bloom all the way, and peanuts are everywhere!

Naturally suitable for promotional purposes...

The director team left, Shen Liang continued to eat, and Yang Di suddenly said, "I feel like I'm going to fight!"

"…Then you must protect me later. I am just tough in words, but I am not good at fighting."

Liu Wei asked curiously, "Have you ever been beaten?"

"No..." Shen Liang shook his head and explained, "I know what's happening. I usually don't mess with people I can't afford to mess with!"

"Then Deyun Society is one that can be provoked?"

"...You can't say that. It's all your own fault. You had to pretend that you have a brain... You actually said something like 'Sister Mengchen can't give birth to a son'. I couldn't help it..."

"What if I offend him?"

"Where did I offend? It's hard to be on a variety show. I've always been like this. This is my personality. If he feels it's inappropriate, he doesn't have to come!"

"It's really infuriating that you said that!"

Shen Liang laughed non-stop. To be honest, this sentence was really infuriating.

……

The original arrangement of "Flowers Along the Way" is too simple and repetitive. Although the whole song is indeed very memorable, the entire melody is not in line with Shen Liang's aesthetic taste.

The melody is very repetitive, there is only a verse and a chorus!
Moreover, there is no connection between the two choruses, which sounds extremely monotonous and has no originality.

The only bright spot is probably the guitar solo in the interlude…

But overall it’s still boring!
He arranged the music based on the version sung by Zhou Sen and Zhang Shaohan.

Added drum beats...

Although the drum beats of the whole song do not change much, the sense of layering is created by adding and removing instruments.

In the first verse, there is no drum beat, almost a cappella, with only a keyboard and guitar as the main vocals. Then in the chorus, piano and electric drums with a strong sense of space are added, making the whole first verse seem more spacious and light.

The band's arrangement of the interlude creates a sharp contrast with the first part of the song.

In the second verse, the band is always present. When the chorus comes, all instruments are cut off, leaving only the sound of the ocarina. After the ocarina section, the whole band comes on.

In this way, the "weak-strong-weak-strong-weak" layering of the whole song comes out.

Moreover, the third weak arrangement uses different instrumental timbres, making the three sections more layered…

The key chosen is F minor, the range of the whole song is from E#3-G#5, and harmony is added... very advanced!
“…I hope the wishes I made will blossom all the way/escort the dreams of that time and withstand the wind and sand/the cherry blossoms on the fingertips are like poems, whose youth/crazy love is mixed with elegance…”

Shen Liang finished singing and then introduced: "This is the title song of my new EP, "Flowers Along the Way". I hope that in the future, everyone can have flowers along the way and peanuts all over the road!"

Xue Zhiqian was very excited: "...You are really amazing, did you arrange this music by yourself?"

"No... In addition to me, I also work with Teacher Chacha..."

"Chacha? Have you looked for him?"

"Well, I feel his arrangement has a strong sense of layers, I like this..."

Xue Zhiqian explained: "Cha Cha is a very good arranger, I have always wanted to work with him..."

Shen Liang quickly recommended: "You can find him... I found Cao Yu to collaborate with me on "Take You to Find Nightlife"... They are both relatively cutting-edge arrangers..."

"Do you like working with new people?"

"Yes, because I am also a newcomer. Working with them can help me come up with many new ideas..." At this point, Shen Liang suddenly remembered something: "Teacher Shaobing, I have a question that I would like to ask..."

"what?"

"It's a popular tune in the BJ area. Can I sing it?"

"Minor?"

"For example, Exploring Qingshui River..."

"This... you should be able to sing it... after all, this is a little song that has been around for a long time..."

"That's great that you said that! I've always been worried about Deyunshe infringing copyright, because Mr. Guo has also sung it. I checked the information and found something like 'Exploring Qingshui River is a work that Mr. Guo collected and processed from old crosstalk artists.'... But I clearly remember that Mr. Zhao Junliang sang it..."

As soon as these words came out, Shaobing's face turned very unhappy. Xue Zhiqian immediately interrupted: "Is it very famous? Come on, give us a segment!"

Shen Liang looked at the director team: "Do you have a guitar?"

"have…"

The staff brought an electric guitar from the backstage, and Shen Liang played it directly, and then sang: "The peach leaves are pointed, and the willow leaves cover the sky/Mr. Ming in his position, listen carefully to what I have to say..."

Halfway through the song, Shen Liang put down the guitar: "I feel that many minor tunes can be sung in a folk-style through the guitar..."

"for example?"

“There are too many of them, such as “Exploring Qingshui River”, “Zhaohuatai”, “Qinhuai Scenery” and “The West Chamber”…”

"You like hearing this?"

"I started to like listening to Peking opera and folk songs last year...

Then I gradually understood my grandfather. I used to think that the operas on the record player were only his favorite, and I never thought that I would listen to them... Then I suddenly felt the surging river, one side was the ancient times and the other side was the present. People changed every year, but the river was still as mighty as ever. This mightiness is culture..."

……

Shen Liang really didn't specifically target the burning handle...

He will definitely sing "Tan Qingshui River", so the copyright issue must be resolved.

Although this ditty is from the Ming and Qing dynasties, it has long been in the public domain.

But…does Deyunshe have registered the copyright? No one knows!
So, Shen Liang really wants to ask a question...

But to Shaobing, it sounds like he is deliberately picking faults...

What do you mean? Do you mean Deyunshe has monopolized the copyright?
But because in "Mars", even if there is fire in the handle, you have to hold it back.

However, in the second half, Shen Liang basically didn't say anything, just made expressions in coordination with the others...

As for Shaobing, he was probably sulking and barely participated in the show...

If it were any other show, I would probably ask him what he thinks or something, but unfortunately, this is "Mars". If you don't actively join in, no one will take the initiative to talk to you. After all, you are not Lao Guo or Yue Yunpeng...

You are not popular enough and you have not demonstrated any abilities. Why should the program team give you preferential treatment?
Because you are from Deyun Society?

Sorry, this treatment is only possible because Lao Guo is here.

At the end of the day, Wang Han organized a meal for everyone as usual, but Shao Bing declined...

It's quite embarrassing, after all, she is a guest!

(End of this chapter)