Rebirth 2010, the best

Chapter 165 Talented as Jade
Bai Yao smells very good.

As soon as Lu Yao closed the car window and turned on the air conditioner, he could smell it clearly.

And it quickly filled the entire car.

Logically speaking, this shouldn't happen...

he said in his heart.

Judging from the other person's appearance, he should have just finished training. Shouldn't he smell of sweat after training? Why does he smell so good?
And it doesn't feel like perfume, but rather a very strange smell.

He rubbed his nose subconsciously.

But after all, this kind of question is not easy to ask, so I just drove obediently and continued to think about what the ingredients of this smell are.

Perhaps it was his occasional sniffing that attracted the other person's attention. Bai Yao turned her head to look at him and asked:

"Do you have rhinitis?"

"No ah."

"Have a cold?"

"Well, nothing. It's just...senpai, did you put on perfume?"

Hearing Lu Yao's words, Bai Yao seemed to be used to it and shook her head and said:

“Is there a scent?”

"Ah."

“It smells like sandalwood.”

"Uh……"

"My mother prefers sandalwood, and we have a lot of it at home. I grew up in this environment, maybe because I've been there for a long time? Whenever I sweat, I'll have this smell... It's not bad, right?"

she asked tentatively.

Lu Yao quickly shook his head.

"It smells nice. And it's a very natural scent."

"Hmm, the scent of natural wood."

"If you sweat, it will happen?"

"Correct."

"oh oh."

Lu Yao understood and thought, this must be considered "body odor", right?
But I didn't ask any more questions.

Bai Yao took the initiative to ask:

"Which songs are you recording today?"

"It's not clear yet."

Wu Mengqi just told him to go record, but he didn't know which songs to record.

But they should be the ones that were given to him earlier, right?
After all, in terms of time, no matter how fast it is, the subsequent songs given to him will not come out so quickly.

“…You wrote all these songs?”

Lu Yao thought that what I copied was pretty good... But it wasn't something to be embarrassed about, so he nodded:
"Correct."

"Where does inspiration come from? ... I've always been curious about how you find inspiration?"

"Uh……"

Lu Yao opened his mouth and gave a somewhat ridiculous answer:

"Just think of it."

But this answer from Bai Yao only earned the attention of the cold-faced senior schoolmate.

And nodding without any surprise under the spotlight:

"I see...are you planning to go into the entertainment industry in the future?"

"No, I'm just having fun by myself."

"Don't you want to enter the entertainment industry? Just focus on music."

"No... To use Xu Ruochen's words, the entertainment industry and music are two different things. We are in the music industry, not the entertainment industry."

“…very clear self-awareness.”

She showed a look of approval.

The two chatted all the way and soon arrived at Xinsuo.

After parking the car, the two went upstairs.

When I walked into the reserved recording studio number one, the others had not arrived yet.

This should be Bai Yao's first time in such a place, and she was full of curiosity about everything. However, she did not ask too many questions, but sat down on the sofa obediently, her eyes wandering around.

Until Xu Ruochen arrived.

"Um, hello, senpai."

Brother Xiaochen's eyes looked a little swollen, and it was obvious that he had indulged himself until very late last night.

Bai Yao nodded, and he sat down on the sofa, panting twice, and complained to Lu Yao:

"I drank too much last night."

Then he turned to Bai Yao and said:

"After you left, a group of people went to the bar and got drunk."

Bai Yao was a little helpless and said:
"Alcohol is very harmful to your health, so it's best to drink less. If you really can't avoid it, you can exercise more. But no matter what, it's best to drink less."

"Ah."

Xu Ruochen agreed, but it was unclear whether he listened or not.

Soon after, Wei Qianqian also arrived.

One New Year's absence...

"Have you gained some weight?"

"Shut up, you bastard!"

The school beauty class monitor showed no mercy and gave Lu Yao a spinning kick.

Fortunately, Lu Yao was agile and quickly dodged.

By the way, I almost ran into Wu Mengqi.

"Uh, Mr. Wu."

Seeing Wu Mengqi coming, the three of them quickly greeted him.

"Well, hello there."

Wu Mengqi smiled and nodded, glanced at Bai Yao, and Xu Ruochen took the initiative to introduce her to him, saying that she was a college classmate and came to take a look if she was interested.

Wu Mengqi didn't think much about it. In his opinion, she might be the girlfriend of one of the boys.

It's not normal to not have a romantic relationship in college.

After nodding and greeting, he directly said to the three people:

"Today we sing two songs, one is "Chasing Dreams with a Childlike Heart" and the other is "Anhe Bridge". Xiaolu, I have two versions of "Anhe Bridge". You can listen to the accompaniment first and decide how to sing it."

"it is good."

With Lu Yao's agreement, Wu Mengqi called Li Da.

Soon, Li Da, who also looked a little sleepy, walked in.

He apologized profusely first, then sat down in front of the mixing console.

After a while, Wu Mengqi pointed to the audio file on the screen and explained to Lu Yao:
"I felt the demo you sent me was a little too monotonous. So I added some rock elements...specifically, similar to the rhythm of "Guo Yuanchao"..."

He said as he clicked play.

Bai Yao, who was sitting on the sofa, became more energetic.

Soon, the sound of a guitar began to come from the speakers.

The melody is peaceful and melodious.

After a guitar solo, the song becomes more rock-like.

The sound of the electric guitar forms a direct contrast with the previous one.

Wei Qianqian and Xu Ruochen both showed satisfied expressions.

Only Bai Yao noticed that Lu Yao, who was standing next to Wu Mengqi, began to shake his head.

Soon, after the first accompaniment was over, before Wu Mengqi asked Lu Yao how he felt, Lu Yao said directly:
"No, it's too dry... Squad leader, come in with me for a moment."

"Well, good."

Although Wei Qianqian didn't understand what he meant, she still followed Lu Yao in.

She came to the keyboard and heard Lu Yao say:

"Do you have the sound effects of the horse-head fiddle on this keyboard?"

"Morin fiddle?"

Wei Qianqian was stunned.

After searching the keyboard screen for a while, he nodded quickly:
"There is."

"Okay, do you remember the melody of the guitar solo just now?"

"…I roughly remember it. Hum it."

"La la la..."

Lu Yao hummed at her.

Soon, people outside heard a melodious melody.

Horse-head fiddle?
Wu Mengqi was stunned.

this melody...

Instantly, he narrowed his eyes.

But before I could feel it carefully, the sound of the piano stopped.

Lu Yao's voice rang out from the speakers:
"Teacher Wu, I'll play it once with the guitar... I can't really say for sure, but I'll let you listen to the song and you'll probably know what I want from this song."

"……it is good."

Soon, the sound of guitar began to play.

And Lu Yao's singing voice which was obviously much deeper:
"Let me look at you again, from south to north..."

While he was singing, Zhang Lina and Zhao Hang arrived late.

However, after seeing that Lu Yao had already started, the two of them remained silent. After putting down their bags, they just listened from the side.

"I know~ That summer, just like youth, will never come back..."

Lu Yao continued singing, and soon the first chorus was finished.

Then he looked at Wei Qianqian.

Wei Qianqian understood immediately and started playing it with the sound effects of the horse-head fiddle.

And the moment that melody sounded.

Everyone, including Wu Mengqi, got goosebumps.

How to say……

What to say?
Like... regret?
Inexplicably, a feeling of depression called regret spread silently along with the melodious piano music.

Master Xu smacked his lips.

I want to smoke.

Then, after the SOLO ended, Lu Yao also stopped singing.

After nodding to the squad leader, the two walked out.

Wu Mengqi said directly:
"If this song has this rhythm, it would be a folk song..."

"It doesn't matter."

Lu Yao shrugged, greeted Zhao Hang and the others, and said with a smile:

"It doesn't matter what style it is. What matters is how the listener feels. In fact, the theme of this song is regret, and regret should not be too passionate. It is different from "Guo Yuanchao". "Guo Yuanchao" is a kind of assimilation after struggle, which is more complicated. But "Anhe Bridge" is just a song with a bit of regret."

"...Okay. Well, that makes me think it's too complicated."

After Wu Mengqi finished speaking, he directly asked Li Da to release the second edition.

The second version was indeed much more soothing, but perhaps because of the previous masterpiece, they all felt that it was not as good as Lu Yao's simple song with guitar.

So, Wu Mengqi waved his hand:
"Then let's temporarily go for a folk song style. Simplify the melody and redesign it. Let's start with 'Chasing Dreams with a Childlike Heart'."

No one else had any objection to his words and nodded in agreement.

After listening to the melody this time, Lu Yao did not find any fault with it, but went straight into the recording studio.

He wanted to walk around with the accompaniment first. Wearing monitoring headphones, he cleared his throat, heard the accompaniment in the headphones, and sang along:

"Where on earth is the world full of flowers..."

Outside, Bai Yao also got the lyrics of the song.

As she sang Lu Yao's songs word by word, she looked at the lyrics, and a feeling that was hard to describe in words began to echo in her chest.

Just... I feel full of a sense of power.

Or a feeling of tenacity.

It’s hard to describe, but it seems real.

Until Lu Yao's singing suddenly stopped:
"Run forward...and stop."

As soon as the chorus began, he took the initiative to call for a stop.

Said to Li Da outside:

"The accompaniment of this song... raise the key."

Li Da was stunned and subconsciously looked at Wu Mengqi.

Wu Mengqi moved closer to the microphone:

"Are you sure you want to upgrade? This KEY is currently your limit."

"I know."

Lu Yao nodded.

"But... it doesn't feel satisfying. It's too dragging."

After hearing Lu Yao's words, Wu Mengqi also said:
“Yes, when I first listened to it, I felt that this song was too slow, so I added layers to the accompaniment…”

"But I think a simpler accompaniment would be more...powerful. Teacher Li, please raise the key first and let me try. We'll compare them later."

"it is good."

Li Da directly raised the key of the accompaniment by one degree.

This time, as soon as Lu Yao opened his mouth, they felt an obvious difference.

The metallic texture in Lu Yao's voice...is even stronger.

It’s just so high at the beginning, will it be okay later?

Everyone was confused.

With doubts, I soon came to the chorus.

“Run forward!!~~~~~”

Everyone saw the blue veins on Lu Yao's neck through the window.

You can also hear him trying to control himself through the speakers.

But...it was definitely a broken sound.

But... Lu Yao continued to sing:

"With the pride of a child, how can you see the vastness of life without going through hardships... Rather than lingering on! Gasping for breath! It is better to indulge! Burn... One day it will sprout again... cough cough."

He coughed twice.

But he signaled Li Da not to stop and continued the accompaniment.

outside.

Zhao Han scratched his head:

"Is Lao Lu so extreme? This song was so difficult in the recording studio. If it were really at a live performance, with such a high pitch, he would easily fail, right?"

"It's already cracked."

Wei Qianqian shook her head.

"But it sounds unexpectedly good. Did you notice?"

Xu Ruochen, who was sitting on the sofa, had bright eyes:
"It feels like... I have to fight even if I can't hold on, I have to go even if I can't win, I have to fight even if I know I can't kill... So what if I sing badly..."

Hearing this, Wu Mengqi turned his head and glanced at Xu Ruochen.

I picked up the lyrics subconsciously.

There seems to be a line at the bottom of the lyrics that is more suitable for him:

"Don't compromise until you get old..."

Ok.

Not to mention...

If you look at it from this point of view, the taste is really right.

And the fact is just as Xu Ruochen said, from beginning to end, Lu Yao had no intention of lowering the tone.

In every line of the chorus, you can hear the burr feeling of him squeezing his throat.

But the more I listen, the more addicted I become.

Unconsciously, it seemed that this kind of broken voice, this kind of restlessness that was not heart-wrenching, had become normal.

It seems like this is how the song should be sung.

Just to break the sound.

If the sound doesn't break...it doesn't seem right.

So, when Lu Yao finished this breathlessly, Wu Mengqi said directly:

"Now lower the key, and do it again."

"it is good."

Lu Yao took a sip of water and quickly sang it again in a lowered key.

Even Bai Yao was a little disappointed when she saw his effortless performance of the chorus.

It’s not about him as a person, but about the KEY of this song.

"... As expected, it feels more powerful when it's one key higher. What do you think?"

After hearing what Zhao Hang said, everyone subconsciously agreed with him.

really……

Although the key was lowered, Lu Yao handled it with ease.

But...the soul of the song seems to be gone.

That "taste" is not right.

"what."

Wu Mengqi couldn't help laughing out loud:

"I never thought that one day...when a singer sings, breaking his voice will become a kind of charm."

Hearing his words, everyone smiled.

But no.

Wei Qianqian nodded:

“That’s the charm of our no-survivors.”

"Haha~"

The other three laughed even more happily.

Soon, Lu Yao came out.

Start drinking water to moisten your throat.

And his mission has basically been completed.

Next, it was the turn of the rest of the band to perform.

Wu Mengqi had already come up with the music, but it was still very rigid. They had to use their own instruments to familiarize themselves with the two songs, and then... through their own performance and everyone's summary, make the two songs more mellow.

Finally, Lu Yao joined in and the recording was completed directly.

This job can be done quickly or slowly.

While they were busy, Lu Yao just sat obediently on the sofa.

Next to Bai Yao.

But... the senior said nothing.

If coming to see how the band recorded live was just a passing interest of hers, then at this moment, she had a "definitely do not disturb" mentality.

Because she had learned from everyone's performance that the band No Survivors had their own aspirations for these two songs. They had their own persistence for each song.

At this time, as a bystander, what you should do is to never disturb them.

So, she said nothing.

And I watched it with great interest.

As a fan of rock music, she really likes the current atmosphere.

I like it very much.

not to mention……

As if she had thought of something, she subconsciously turned her head and glanced at Lu Yao.

That look is very special.

It's like looking at a piece of talented, crystal clear warm jade.

The eyes are full of colorful lights.

……

The recording came to an end at around five in the afternoon.

But the work is far from over.

Except for Lu Yao, everyone else had to be familiar with these two songs, as well as several other songs, remember the melodies that each person was responsible for, practice them diligently, and finally perform them on stage.

It’s still a long way to the final stage...

But people are made of iron and fans are made of steel. The meal time has arrived, and everyone has at least got their own score. What follows is a matter of proficiency and running-in, as well as some minor adjustments based on the band's preferences.

Wu Mengqi declined several children's invitations to dinner.

He had other things to do in the evening.

Lu Yao didn't hesitate, and several people walked out of the new rope directly.

Xu Ruochen suggested having a meal near the school.

So, everyone squeezed into each other's cars and rushed all the way back to school.

We sat down at the Sichuan restaurant that we often go to.

While sitting down and chatting, Bai Yao, who had been silent for the whole afternoon, suddenly said:
“Actually, you can hold some small LIVEs.”

"Small LIVE?"

Xu Ruochen asked with some interest:

"How to say?"

"It's very simple. Just hold it in the school. For example, in a small auditorium or a gymnasium, apply to the student union to build a small stage for the performance. This is not for profit, so there is no registration procedure, and the stage only needs a higher platform. This way you can let more people hear your songs, right?"

"……oh?"

"..."

"..."

Everyone, including Lu Yao, had their eyes lit up.

Lu Yao subconsciously looked at Wei Qianqian.

Others also looked over belatedly.

Even Xu Ruochen is like this.

Wei Qianqian also understood what these people meant. After thinking about it, she nodded:
"It shouldn't be difficult, but the prerequisite is that we have to finish all the songs written by Lu Yao."

"Two different things."

Lu Yao smiled and said:

"We can make our own accompaniments gradually, and we don't have to rely on Teacher Wu. Besides, as you can see, we still need to get used to the style of the music. So we can try to make it ourselves, and then give the accompaniment we make to him, and then we can polish it later."

After hearing what he said, everyone else felt it made sense.

The iceberg on Bai Yao's face suddenly melted:
"If that's the case... I'll definitely go and listen."

"Haha~!"

Xu Ruochen smiled and raised his glass:
"Then it's settled. Come on, cheers!"

"cheers!"

(End of this chapter)