Huayu 2009: Who should we call the Heavenly King?

In December, the air in Yanjing was a bit chilly, but that didn't matter much to Shen Yan. After landing, he and his assistant followed Huang Weijing into the van.

"Sister Jing, thank you for your help."

"It's alright, I'm free anyway."

Huang Weijing smiled slightly.

"I'll introduce you to a few friends later."

"Okay, how long will it take to get there from here?"

"If there's no traffic, it'll take about forty minutes?"

"Shall I take a nap first?"

Last night, the older sister exerted herself very hard, and even though Shen Yan has an amazing physique, he was still a little tired.

"Go to sleep."

After Shen Yan fell asleep, Huang Weijing asked in a low voice.

"Dandan, was Xiaoyan filming all night yesterday?"

"Yeah, we filmed until after 2 a.m."

Zhang Dandan skillfully cut off the beginning and end.

"Recently, Brother Yan has been spending all his time on set from morning till night to catch up on the schedule. After filming, he still talks to others about albums and arrangements, staying up late every day."

"Um."

Huang Weijing glanced at Shen Yan, who was already asleep.

Shen Yan's workload has indeed been quite heavy recently.

About half an hour later, Shen Yan, who had just woken up, regained his energy, and they arrived at the rehearsal center.

Before I even stepped inside, a familiar melody drifted out.

home.

Included in "That Year" released in 2000.

As soon as the door was opened, the rehearsal stopped abruptly, and Xu Wei, Li Yanliang, and the others all looked towards the doorway.

Huh?

Shen Yan was a little surprised to see another person not far away.

Zhou Bichang?

Also.

They are all signed artists under Gold Typhoon, so it's normal for her to be here.

Then, Huang Weijing introduced the group of people to each other.

When they reached Xu Wei's side, Huang Weijing smiled gently.

"I don't need to introduce this one, do I?"

"Hello, Teacher Xu. I am a fan of yours. I really like the song 'Illusion' that you wrote back then."

Hello, hello.

Upon hearing this song, Xu Wei was stunned for several seconds.

It's too obscure.

That was a song he wrote for Xilinayi in 1996, arranged by Zhang Yadong. It's a psychedelic rock song.

He rarely tries that style.

At the time, the album's sales were only so-so, and the audio files were hard to find.

Shen Yan is definitely a die-hard fan if he even knows such an obscure song.

"Let's chat for a bit," Li Yanliang suggested.

"Shall we start practicing?"

"I can do it anytime."

Shen Yan took out the Fender guitar that had been with him for several years.

It's not Fanta soda.

Fender is a musical instrument brand.

"Should we start with 'Mountains and Seas'?"

OK.

Recording studio and live performance are two different things. Since it's a concert, you can't just play backing tracks; that would be too insincere.

There's no backing sound.

The harmonies were all recorded live.

The backing vocal group for Hsu Wei's "Today Tour Concert" is also top-notch in the industry.

Among them, Dou Ying is probably the most well-known.

She is also a key figure in Wang Fei's circle of friends.

Dou Wei's younger sister, and Zhang Yadong's ex-wife.

A few days ago, Shen Yanyuan communicated with Li Yanliang, Bei Bei, Zhang Yongguang, Dou Ying and others about arrangement and harmony.

However, no matter how much communication there is, it's all just on paper.

Each musician has their own little habits, and when they actually perform on stage, they still need to work on them repeatedly.

soon.

After the first joint training session, Li Yanliang, Zhang Yongguang, and the others looked at Shen Yan with more approval in their eyes.

Just talk and don't practice fake grips.

A good song and a good recording don't guarantee you can hold your own live.

Recording studio singers are as numerous as carp crossing a river.

Many singer-songwriters are undeniably talented, but their live performances are... well, let's just say they're not great.

Although the first rehearsal only involved instrumental music, it at least proves one thing.

Shen Yan's hand skills are excellent!

This skill must have been practiced for at least eight to ten years.

Once, twice, three times, and by the fourth time, Xu Wei, who was listening in, kept nodding.

It is highly adaptable.

Based on Shen Yan's current performance, he should have no problem going on stage.

Then, rehearsals continued, with human voices joining in.

"I look at my own naive self..."

Surprisingly, they sang in perfect harmony the first time!

A true expert's skill is immediately apparent upon their first move.

Xu Wei nodded slightly; this kid definitely had a lot of performance experience.

"He understands, he understands, I can't give him that..."

At the climax, Shen Yan's shout ignited the atmosphere, and Zhang Yongguang's drumming rhythm suddenly became even more intense.

Full of passion.

Zhou Bichang, who was not far away, also shuddered.

No wonder Sister Weijing specially invited her here; she can sing, write, has a good image, and has a bright future.

This kind of music style doesn't quite suit her.

Although Huang Weijing didn't say it explicitly, she understood the implied meaning.

In July of this year, she released her first album after joining Gold Typhoon, titled "Time".

The album received a lukewarm reception and didn't offer any major breakthroughs.

The company is preparing her next album.

The theme of her new album is "breakthrough," just like her current look. She has taken off her signature black-rimmed glasses, grown her hair out, and changed her clothing style from androgynous to long dresses.

She even practices wearing high heels in private.

She had never used eyeshadow before, but now she's trying it out.

Huh?

When rehearsing the second song, Zhou Bichang was slightly surprised by the iconic guitar strumming in the intro.

Britpop?

Britpop?

Isn't the range of musical styles a bit too wide?

Humming along to the melody, Zhou Bichang gradually understood the true value of the "genius" that Sister Jing had mentioned.

Great.

Thinking about it, she took out her phone and took a picture of the rehearsal scene.

Then send a multimedia message.

Zhang Shanshan is a long-time "pencil fan". Ever since the 05 Super Girl Guangzhou station, she has liked that girl who looks very well-behaved.

As a die-hard fan, she immediately followed her idol's lead and opened a Weibo account.

Zhang Shanshan, who was slacking off in the office, accidentally saw that Zhou Bichang had updated her Weibo.

Click to open!

I met a really amazing musician today.

The accompanying picture was a photo of a rehearsal room, and the Weibo post was captioned with the four characters "from MMS".

The photo is blurry, but the outline looks kind of handsome.

[Bibi, who is this?]

Zhang Shanshan quickly left a comment, which is also what she likes about Weibo—it allows her to communicate directly with her idol.

After leaving her comment, she glanced at the comment section a few more times.

Although the Weibo post was only published half an hour ago, it has already received hundreds of comments.

When will Bibi's concert schedule be officially announced?

Haha, I managed to snag tickets to Jiangsu TV's New Year's Eve Gala! Looking forward to seeing you there!

This person looks familiar.

[Found him! It seems to be a newly signed artist by Tangren Media. I saw his rumored relationship with Lan Xiying on Tianya just a few days ago.]

Who is Lan Xiying?

[The second female lead in the Taiwanese drama "Black & White"]

Why is Bibi with him?

I just saw a news report that this person named Shen Yan is a guest performer at Xu Wei's Hangzhou concert!

What? Xu Wei? Him? By what right?

[Maybe he has some connections; didn't we lose the championship to that person back then?]

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