Rebirth 2010, the best

Chapter 122 Flowers

Chapter 122 Flowers
“It makes me feel so uncomfortable to hear that.”

This is Lu Yao’s evaluation.

However, Hu Li gave a different point of view:
"I think it's pretty good. Rock music is about not following others blindly. It uses singing to express one's own views on the world. Although... it's not great, it's pretty cool."

Lu Yao doesn’t know whether it is cool or not.

He just felt a headache.

I never realized that Mr. Xu played heavy metal in high school.

“But I don’t think these songs are good.”

"Then just sing a nice song. There's rock music in China, so why not just find a song that's suitable for singing?"

"……Fine."

Lu Yao turned off the computer helplessly.

I didn't take it seriously. Anyway, there was still a month left. I would wait until the monitor had formed a band.

But who would have thought that Wei Qianqian's actions were so efficient.

At around 9 o'clock in the evening, when he and his girlfriend were curled up on the sofa watching "Lord of War", Wei Qianqian called:
"Hey, come on, I've set up a group, you go online."

"… Ready to form the team?"

"Yes, the group has been set up, come up quickly."

"it is good."

With a head full of doubts, he took the laptop, turned it on, and logged into QQ.

At a glance, I saw a flashing icon.

【Unnamed band group】

Apparently, the band hasn't even decided on a name.

Some people in the group have already started talking.

Lu Yao flipped up and saw Wei Qianqian’s words.

Keyboard-Wei Qianqian: "I have set up a group, comrades, come out and get to know each other. Let me introduce myself, Wei Qianqian, Keyboard, Department of Bioengineering."

Guitar-Xu Ruochen: "Electronic Engineering-Xu Ruochen, guitar. Hello everyone."

Drummer-Zhao Hang: "Energy Chemistry--Zhao Hang. Drummers, hello everyone."

Bass-Zhang Lina: "News Communication--Zhang Lina, I am the bassist, hello everyone [stick out tongue]"

Keyboard-Wei Qianqian: "OK, I'll call the lead singer online."

Drummer-Zhao Hang: "Should we set up a practice room? Will the school provide instrument rehearsal?"

Keyboard-Wei Qianqian: "I'll think of a way, it should be no problem. As for musical instruments, there should be drums. Can others bring their own instruments?"

Guitar-Xu Ruochen: "I can."

Beth-Zhang Lina: "I can do that, but I need my family to mail the beth to me, which will probably take a few days."

Keyboard-Wei Qianqian: "Then wait a minute and let me check the situation. You guys prepare your instruments first. I'll ask in the student union group."

Lu Yao glanced at their conversation, and Hu Li was also watching.

Seeing the place where the musical instruments were taken, she suddenly asked:

"Shall we go to the piano store tomorrow?"

"I have a piano at home."

"I know. That piano is many years old. Let's buy a new one."

"It's not necessary..."

As he spoke, he changed the name of his group to "Lead Vocalist, Guitar-Lu Yao".

"Hello, sorry I'm late. Electronic Engineering - Lu Yao. Hello everyone."

As soon as he said hello, drummer Zhao Hang said:
"It's actually Fuhua Kobe!"

Hu Li burst out laughing:
"Hahahaha, what's the joke about Fuhua Kobe?"

Lu Yao shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Anyway, it was just a joke from playing basketball. He had been called this a few times, but most of them were jokes, so he didn't care at all and replied:

"Strictly speaking, Kobe is not as tough as me."

"Hahaha."

Zhao Hang looks quite cheerful.

At this time, Wei Qianqian spoke:
"Luyao is here? That means we are all here. Luyao, bring your guitar next week."

"okay."

"Then we have to choose a style. Do you have any original songs?"

After she asked, Xu Ruochen asked:
"Have you listened to all the songs I sent you two?"

As soon as Lu Yao put his hands on the keyboard, Wei Qianqian gave a reply:
"I listened to it, but I didn't like it. It's too heavy metal."

“The effect is not explosive? That is the master tape recorded in a professional recording studio.”

"It's quite explosive, but I don't think the songs are that good. Heavy metal has a small audience except for true rock enthusiasts. And your lead singer has a black voice. Lu Yao wouldn't be able to do it, right?"

Seeing her words, Lu Yao replied:
“No, it’s not that professional.”

Zhao Hang was somewhat puzzled:

“Are we going to sing an original song?”

Wei Qianqian replied:

"Yes, do you have any original songs?"

Zhang Lina said:
"No, Qianqian, do you have any?"

"I have. I haven't recorded it though. I wrote it before."

"Then why don't you try it next Monday?"

"it is good."

And Master Xu also said:
"I have a few songs that aren't so heavy metal, I'll take them over next week. Everyone take them and use them as reference."

Zhao Hang:

"I do not have it."

Wei Qianqian:
"Take whatever you have. Lu Yao, do you have any?"

Seeing her asking herself, Lu Yao thought for a moment and said:

"nothing now."

"Okay, let's put it this way for now. I'll quickly help everyone get the practice room and equipment. If you have original songs on Monday, remember to bring the sheet music. We'll see you at noon on Monday."

After reading the chat, Hu Li asked curiously:
“You don’t have any original songs?”

"Ah."

"I do not believe."

"…Why don't you believe this?"

“Because you are good at changing songs.”

She took out her cell phone, found the video of Lu Yao singing again, and played it in front of him.

And... she seemed to be very familiar with this video. She swiped it and came to the part where Lu Yao sang "Love of My Life" solo.

Amid the guitar melody and noisy noises, she said with a smile:

"I can tell that you improvised this melody. Hehe, Chang Wei also said that you don't know martial arts?"

Lu Yao shook his head in amusement:

"You are really confident in me."

"Of course, my boyfriend is the best boyfriend in the world!"

She hooked her arms around Lu Yao's neck again and started to act coquettishly.

Lu Yao put down the computer, held her in his arms, looked at Nicolas Cage on TV and asked:

"Tell me, how many times have you watched this video?"

"Countless times~hehe."

"Did you start liking me after I sang for you?"

"Hehe, even earlier than that. I've liked you since you were born!"

"...You're quite perverted. When I was born, you were already in elementary school, right?"

"Ah!! I'll bite you to death!!!"

On the screen, Nicolas Cage was looking at the two charming black pearls and wondering whether he would get AIDS.

But Lu Yao didn't have these concerns.

Soon, the eyes of Hu Li, who was about to bite someone just now, became blurry.

The two of them started to dance the stick dance.

The singing resounds in the silent music.

……

"Dad, Hu Li seems to have a boyfriend."

In the living room, Sui Wei, who had barely adjusted to the jet lag, looked at her father and suddenly said this.

The middle-aged man who was watching TV on the sofa was stunned:
"Huh? What's going on?"

Seeing her father showing interest, Sui Wei shrugged:

"I don't know, I'm just guessing. Didn't we have dinner together today? It was me, Hu Li, Chu Jie, Xiao Chen, and one of Xiao Chen's classmates."

"…Hu Li let something slip? She said she has a boyfriend?"

"No, it's just... maybe it's my intuition, I always feel that she and Xiaochen's classmate are not ordinary close. I have known her for such a long time, but I have never seen her say to anyone: Hey, this dish is delicious, you try it... Anyway, she cares about Xiaochen's classmate. And when she was shopping in the afternoon, she also walked into the store selling men's clothes. It's quite strange..."

"Well……"

The middle-aged man became completely interested.

"Tell me more specifically."

……

On Saturday morning, Hu Li took her boyfriend to the music store to look at guitars.

However, Lu Yao finally stopped her from buying the same guitar as Xu Gongzi's. Instead, he picked a guitar from Gibson's entry-level brand, Epiflex.

Just over two thousand.

Hu Li was somewhat speechless, showing off his wealth in front of the owner of the piano store:

"What can you play with a guitar worth more than 2,000 yuan? Just use this..."

Lu Yao rolled his eyes.

I thought to myself, how can I treat a guitar worth more than 200,000 yuan as if it were my father?

What's more, Yi Pufeng's piano is also good.

The electric guitar in his house is really old, so it would be just right to get a new one.

As a result, Hu Li's house became lively these two days, with the sound of guitar being heard from time to time.

According to her:

"Guitar is like wine, the more you drink, the more you have."

As long as Lu Yao played the guitar, she would sit beside him and watch him all day long with an infatuated and intoxicated look in her eyes.

Then on Sunday, I sneaked out for the whole morning and came back with a wooden guitar.

The brand was still Gibson, but when Lu Yao asked her how much it cost, this sister made him understand what "I won't tell you even if you kill me" meant.

Anyway, I bought it for you, so just play it.

Why ask so many questions?

……

By Monday noon, Wei Qianqian had obtained the use of a small practice room.

You know what... this is the Student Union’s strength.

If others want to do something in school, they have to apply to them, but they don’t even need to apply...that’s pretty amazing.

When Lu Yao and Xu Gongzi arrived with their guitars after dinner, there were already people inside.

A guy wearing black-framed glasses and looking quite gentle was sitting in front of the drum set.

No need to ask, it must be Zhao Hang.

"Zhao Hang?"

"Yes, hello."

The guy smiled and greeted him. "Yes, I'm Lu Yao and he's Xu Ruochen."

"I know. I know you two. Haha~"

After two days of communication, everyone is not unfamiliar with each other.

After saying hello, Mr. Xu checked it out... What's more, there were not only basic equipment, but also effects pedals.

He took out his guitar and asked Zhao Hang:

“How many years have you been playing drums?”

"It's been many years, since I signed up for an interest class in elementary school, and it's been going on till now. How about you?"

“I’m in junior high school.”

"Oh, where's Lu Yao?"

“I started in elementary school, too.”

While he was plugging in the line, the door of the practice room was pushed open again, and Wei Qianqian, wearing a leather jacket, walked in:

"Hey, isn't that cool?"

Lu Yao looked at the squad leader who looked like a punk girl and rolled his eyes speechlessly.

The contrast... is indeed too great.

Let’s not talk about “once”, just say that in his limited impression of his three years of high school, every time the class monitor went to perform, she was in a dress, with fair skin and beautiful looks, sitting in front of the piano and playing the black and white keys elegantly.

But look at her now, she is like a rebellious girl.

Very rock and roll.

But the contrast is too great.

On the contrary, Xu Ruochen smiled and gave a thumbs up:

"Awesome."

"Hehe. RUA chewing meat! Baby!!!"

"..."

Not to mention Lu Yao, even Zhao Hang was speechless.

However, an expert can tell whether it is good or not at a glance. Wei Qianqian came to the keyboard and pressed keys with one hand, and a melody like flowing water sounded.

Soon, Zhang Lina also arrived.

She was timid when she knocked on the door. To be honest, she didn't look like a college student, but more like a high school student.

Even the hairstyle and clothing are like this.

He was also timid when saying hello.

There's no sign at all that this girl can be the soul of the band.

Both of them were "recruited" by Wei Qianqian through a post on the school forum.

After the band members arrived, Wei Qianqian, the initiator, said:

"Let's do some simple practice first to see how good everyone is, how about that?"

Of course everyone has no objection.

Seeing this, Wei Qianqian tried a few notes on the keyboard and said:
"Then let's go to Hotel California. Have you heard the 1977 version?"

"..."

Xu Ruochen's mouth twitched, and he subconsciously said:

"Hotel California is called Simple Practice?"

Lu Yao was not surprised:
"You don't know how good our monitor is at playing the piano... which version of the acoustic guitar are you going to play?"

The following words he spoke were addressed to Wei Qianqian.

The keyboard naturally simulates the sound of a guitar.

And Wei Qianqian agreed readily:
"Okay. What about you two, will you?"

Zhao Hang and Zhang Lina both nodded.

In fact, for people who learn to play musical instruments, no matter whether their skills are up to par or not, as long as they get the hang of it, they will almost certainly be able to play these world famous pieces.

"Okay, let's get started."

So, after everyone adjusted the effects, seeing that Lu Yao was ready, Zhao Hang struck with his drumstick:

"ONE TWO THREE FOUR..."

Mr. Xu's guitar melody sounded.

Lu Yao turned his head and saw that he took the initiative to take on the rhythm of "Lao Tang". He cleared his throat, coughed lightly, and then plucked the guitar bit by bit to the beat.

Until he heard two drum beats, he sang directly into the microphone:

“ON A DARK DESERT HIGHWAY…”

As soon as he opened his mouth, Zhang Lina, who was playing the bass next to him, looked over with some surprise.

Not to mention his standard accent, his voice... is very suitable for rock.

Even though everyone adjusts the effects and reverbs casually nowadays, the difference can be immediately recognized when this very metallic voice opens its mouth.

But as soon as she was distracted, the rhythm of her bass became a little messy.

But Lu Yao didn't stop and continued singing.

Zhao Bin's drums are also very stable.

She quickly gathered her thoughts and got back to the beat.

There were almost no problems in the first half.

Whether it is Lu Yao’s singing, Zhao Bin’s drums, or Xu Gongzi’s guitar.

Even after the song's signature "Welcome to Hotel California" verse, everyone knew to give him the harmony.

But in the second half of the song, the quality of the music went downhill.

After Mr. Xu played the solo intermittently, the rhythm became chaotic.

Obviously, the fake "Old Tang" is not as master-like and natural as the real Old Tang.

But no one stopped. Instead, Lu Yao, who had already finished singing, kept staring at Mr. Xu, waiting for him to finish his part.

Finally, after Mr. Xu finished his part with some bumps in the SOLO, Lu Yao started playing "Lao Qiao's" part with a glissando.

And in everyone's ears, his SOLO part is obviously much smoother than Xu Gongzi's.

There has already been a judgment on the level of performance.

After finishing his part, Lu Yao waved his hand and the music stopped.

Mr. Xu raised his hand:
"My, I haven't played for a long time, my hands are a little stiff... I just realized that your level is not low."

Hearing this, Lu Yao smiled and said:

"Then look, it's as high as three or four floors."

"I think everyone is pretty good. We were able to work so well together on our first try."

At this time, the squad leader spoke.

Her words were indeed recognized by everyone.

An expert can tell whether a player is good or not at a glance. After just one song, several people can roughly understand each other's level.

Naturally, I also gained confidence.

"OK, let's choose some songs, shall we? I brought a USB drive, what about you?"

"I brought it too."

Mr. Xu raised his hand.

And Zhang Lina also took out a notebook:
"I...I wrote this song myself, but I haven't recorded it yet. I only have the sheet music."

"Then let's listen to mine first. Mine only has the melody but no lyrics."

Wei Qianqian inserted the USB drive into the laptop she brought.

Soon, the piano sounded.

Before Lu Yao could speak, Mr. Xu, who had been listening for a while, said:

"It feels too classical. It has too much of a Bach vibe to it, and isn't really suitable for rock music."

Obviously, he understands.

"Indeed, they are all piano pieces, but they are all my original compositions...please listen to the next one."

Soon, all three piano pieces were finished.

But as Mr. Xu said, these songs seem to be only suitable for piano, but not suitable for other ways of playing.

Next is Mr. Xu’s studio-level master tape.

Lu Yao's cheeks twitched when he heard this.

"You're not very good at this... Is there anything less heavy metal?"

Wei Qianqian's words were met with a shrug from him.

Apparently not.

Finally, here is Zhang Lina’s notebook.

Several people knew how to play music, and Wei Qianqian took it and played it roughly on the keyboard, but found it quite monotonous.

And the lyrics are very "stingy".

Rather than rock music, it's more like the thoughts of a teenage girl.

According to Zhang Lina herself, she wrote it when she was in the first year of high school.

As for the summary... Lu Yao's words are the most direct:

“A girl’s feelings are always poetry.”

But poetry can be divided into good and average.

After listening to everything, Wei Qianqian thought that everyone's original idea didn't seem to work.

She subconsciously looked at Lu Yao.

Lu Yao asked with a smile:
"What do you see me doing?"

"You don't have any songs? When you were in high school, you sang by yourself and liked to change the melody. You don't have a song in all these years?"

Her eyes were full of "I don't believe it".

"..."

Lu Yao was speechless.

After thinking for a while, he said:

"Then I'll play a few random melodies, and you can decide which one is better. We can just extend it."

As he said this, he picked up the guitar again and started playing.

Memories began to churn in my mind, followed by the melody of one song after another.

My girlfriend wants to listen to the "original" song and the class monitor also wants to sing it.

Then give it a try.

He played whatever song came to his mind.

until……

"Hey, this one is good, play it again."