1990: Starting from Baojia Street

When they were approaching the front of Qinfang Building, there were more and more people around, and Chen Hong took the initiative to let go of Zhou Yan's hand.

The two of them did not push towards the front of the stage, but stood in the back row of the onlookers, silently enjoying the performance on stage.

There are currently two students on the stage performing a piano and violin duet. The song is "Vanessa's Smile". The music style is very cheerful, and it is suitable for the occasion to be played during the New Year's Eve.

Many schools use "Vanessa's Smile" as the class ringtone, so the frequency of hearing this song in China is still very high.

When the song ended, Chen Hong smiled and said to Zhou Yan, "As expected, he is a student of Yangyin, and his level is very high."

Zhou Yanze said with a smile, "It's okay, my violin level still needs to be improved."

"This is not good yet, I feel very good already."

"Overall, it's pretty good, but there are a few places where the handling is a little off. Maybe it's because the weather is cold and my hands are stiff. Actually..."

Before Zhou Yan finished speaking, a boy standing behind him curled his lips and said, "No, buddy, you dare to judge this level. Do you know who is playing the violin?"

When he heard someone talking about him, Zhou Yan turned around and looked at the other person, "I...can't comment?"

The boy was about to say something, but suddenly he saw Zhou Yan's face clearly and was stunned.

Damn it, it’s Teacher Zhou!

The light under the stage was average, so the boy didn't recognize Zhou Yan just now. He just felt that Zhou Yan was a bit pretentious when he said that, so he couldn't help but mocked him.

After all, the violinist on stage was Senior Sister Hong Yun, a well-known member of the orchestral department, and her violin skills were very impressive.

Now Zhou Yan turned around, and the boy with a stern face could naturally recognize Zhou Yan.

If someone else had said what he just said, he would have been pretending, but this was Zhou Yan, so it was much more reasonable.

The boy's face was a little red, he didn't expect the clown to be him.

"Sorry, Teacher Zhou, I didn't recognize you."

Zhou Yan smiled and waved his hand, "It doesn't matter, but even if it's not me, others can evaluate it. What we need to make music is to humbly accept criticism from others. Hong Yun's violin level is good, but his performance just now was obviously in average condition. Problems should be pointed out, and progress should not be made only with criticism.”

The boy nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, Teacher Zhou, I understand."

Their movements also attracted the attention of those nearby.

Others saw Zhou Yan coming and greeted him excitedly.

"Hello, Teacher Zhou."

"Teacher Zhou also came to see the performance."

"Long time no see, Teacher Zhou."

"Wow, it's Teacher Zhou."

……

Zhou Yan is very popular in Yangyin.

Over the years, many senior brothers and sisters who have gone out of the school have become famous, but they are all legends that can be heard but cannot be touched. Only Zhou Yan, not only the legendary senior brother, can also be seen often.

Zhou Yan is basically as famous as Tan Dun in Yangyin. They are both rare geniuses that teachers say are rare. However, most students at Yangyin have never seen Tan Dun, and many people even don't know what Tan Dun looks like.

Moreover, Zhou Yan is a teacher at the school. When the students saw him, they naturally took the initiative to say hello.

Faced with the enthusiasm of the students, Zhou Yan nodded politely in return.

The movement here also attracted the attention of the stage organizer, and Liu Pengfei, the vice chairman of the student union, came over after a while.

"Teacher Zhou, you are here too."

Zhou Yan said with a smile, "I was walking around the school when I had nothing to do. When I saw there was a performance here, I came to join in the fun. I didn't bother you, right?"

"No, no, we are all very happy to see you. How about you give guidance to the students on the spot?"

Zhou Yan waved his hand, "Have fun when you play, study hard when you study. It's party time now, just concentrate on the performance. And there are many students from other schools here today, and they don't want to listen to some of the things I say. "

"Teacher Zhou, give us a piece. You haven't given a concert in a long time."

A student in the crowd shouted loudly.

Others also joined in the fun.

"Yes, Teacher Zhou, please come for a while."

"Don't yell nonsense, let the teacher perform, do you know how to respect teachers?"

"It's New Year's Eve today, so happy."

"Hahaha, a ticket for Teacher Zhou's performance costs hundreds of yuan."

"That's true."

If he were alone, Zhou Yan wouldn't mind going up and playing with them. For New Year's Eve, the main thing is to do whatever you want.

He glanced at Chen Hong next to him, but Chen Hong smiled and said, "Go ahead, I still want to see it."

After hearing what Chen Hong said, Zhou Yan nodded and said to Liu Pengfei, "I won't disturb your performance, right?"

"Don't bother, don't bother, we just organized it ourselves to have fun."

"Okay, I'll go up and play too."

Hearing that Zhou Yan was about to take the stage, there was a burst of cheers.

Some people who were far away and didn't know what was going on were asking what happened here and why they started howling suddenly.

But they soon learned the answer.

Liu Pengfei took Zhou Yan to the stage, and then said very excitedly, "It's a great honor! Our teacher Zhou can come to the scene today..."

As soon as he finished speaking, another round of cheers erupted.

The cheers now were louder than before, because everyone present saw Zhou Yan.

When the cheers subsided slightly, Liu Pengfei spoke again, "Everyone is blessed tonight. Teacher Zhou agreed to give us a live performance. You must know that the tickets for Teacher Zhou's concerts cost several hundred yuan. And you can’t just buy it if you want to.”

After Liu Pengfei finished speaking, he handed the microphone to Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan took the microphone and said with a smile, "Thank you to the students for their enthusiasm. I am very honored to be able to stand on this stage. I am very happy to see such an event organized. Music should never be suspended high in the sky. What is out of reach should permeate our lives like the air we live in. I know that there are many students from other schools here today. On behalf of Yangyin, I welcome you all. It is your presence that makes today’s performance more meaningful and the music more meaningful.”

After a pause, Zhou Yan continued, "Many people know that I majored in composition, so my musical instrument skills are very average. Performing on stage is just a way to attract others. If there are any shortcomings in my performance, please bear with me."

Zhou Yan was telling the truth, but many students at the scene laughed because they felt that Zhou Yan was just being modest.

Although Zhou Yan majored in composition, his musical instrument level is definitely not low.

I can't say that about other instruments, but Zhou Yan's bamboo flute is at the expert level. Many students of folk music are now practicing his "Secret Fragrance Floating" every day.

Teachers who teach bamboo flute especially like to teach students "Dark Fragrance Floating" because this piece of music has many virtuosic features and is a great test of the player's skills.

Being able to play "Secret Fragrance Floating" well can also prove your bamboo flute skills.

In addition to the bamboo flute, Zhou Yan's piano level is not low. Although he is not as good as those monsters who major in piano, he is definitely good at it as a second instrument.

After finishing speaking, Zhou Yan looked up and down the stage.

There are many students participating in the performance today, and there are dozens of types of musical instruments, including Western and folk music.

Zhou Yan did not carry a bamboo flute with him, and it was not easy to use other people's instruments, so the piano or violin that was most suitable for Zhou Yan to perform at the scene was probably the best.

However, Zhou Yan didn't choose either of these instruments. He saw the cello held by the girl who just came on stage, so he walked over and asked the girl, "Classmate, can you lend me the cello?"

The female classmate was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Of course, Teacher Zhou."

After Zhou Yan sat down, he adjusted his posture and then said into the microphone, "When I saw the cello just now, I thought of a piece of music. You may have seen a movie called "Heaven Replies," which was independently scored by me. The first movie. The first time is always impressive. The soundtrack in the movie was basically included in my first music album "Piano Boy".

"I still remember that in order to record the demo of this song, I found Jia Guoping, who was in the same dormitory, and a junior sister from the orchestra department."

At this point, Zhou Yan didn't recall too much with them. He took a breath and said with a smile, "This piece is called "Kite"."

The cello in "Kite" is impressive. It can be said that the sad atmosphere of this piece is supported by the cello, so Zhou Yan just saw a cello on the stage and thought of this piece.

Hearing that Zhou Yan was about to play "Kite", the applause rang out again. Perhaps many people have not seen the movie "Heaven Replies", but most of the students present have listened to the album "Piano Boy". Even if they have not listened to the entire album, they have listened to some of the songs in it, such as "Kite", "Wind" is a very popular song.

Nowadays, many TV stations like to use "Kite" when broadcasting some landscape scenes, especially when there are scenes of rain.

These TV programs brought a lot of popularity to "Kite", but unfortunately, Zhou Yan did not receive copyright fees from the TV station.

From the perspective of most TV stations, there is no need to pay for using a piece of music as background music.

It is also because these videos like to use the song "Kite", so now when many people hear "Kite", the image of rain will appear in their minds.

Zhou Yan's cello skills are average, but the difficulty of the music is not high, so there is no problem in completing it.

Mainly because he is the author, he has a mysterious buff when he plays. Even if it is a very ordinary performance, it will make the audience feel a different artistic conception.

The song was very sad, and it immediately made the audience feel foggy.

Some viewers who have watched "Heaven Replies" will think of the scenes in the movie when they hear this song, and their tear ducts will be on the verge of collapse.

To be honest, playing a song like "Kite" is not a good choice during New Year's Eve.

But to the audience, it didn't matter. It was a very happy thing to see Zhou Yan play "Kite" live.

The song ended with thunderous applause.

Zhou Yan also knew that the music was not suitable for the occasion, so after the performance, he said with a smile, "Since it is New Year's Eve, let's listen to something happy. The following song is also from "Reply from Heaven", and the song is called "Wind". I hope everyone can listen to it. Happy."

"Wind" (Summer) is mainly a piano performance. Most people have never heard the cello solo version, so they are quite curious about what it would be like to play this piece with a cello solo.

After all, when most people see a cello, a lot of sad music comes to mind.

Zhou Yan did not use the conventional technique to play the piano, but chose to play it by plucking, treating the cello as a guitar, and really produced the lightness of "Wind".

Sure enough, as soon as "Wind" came out, the students present felt much better.

"Wind" is a common song played by shops on the streets. Now that the weather is cold, the frequency of playing this song in shops has dropped a lot. If it comes to summer, there may be several shops playing this song on one street.

This tune is light and fun, and is also very popular among TV station editors. Many TV programs about childhood also like to use this tune.

Chen Hong looked at Zhou Yan who was playing seriously on the stage, her eyes filled with stars.

Zhou Yan was simply born for the stage. Once he stood on the stage, he shone brightly.

In fact, Chen Hong could tell that Zhou Yan's cello skills were average, but sometimes, on stage, playing skills were secondary, and aura was more important.

It's hard to describe aura. Even if Zhou Yan is not doing anything, just standing on the stage, there seems to be an invisible aura around him, attracting the audience's attention.

There were several girls next to Chen Hong. After Zhou Yan came on the stage, these girls never stopped shouting.

"Wow, so handsome!"

"Teacher Zhou looks good."

Hearing what the girls said, Chen Hong felt quite proud, because this dazzling man on the stage was cuddling with her just now.

This moon hanging high in the sky, others can only look at it from a distance, but she can actually touch it.

After a while, the performance of the song "Wind" ended.

Zhou Yan hugged the cello and said with a smile, "After listening to this piece of music, are you in a much better mood?"

"much better."

"Teacher Zhou plays another song."

"I didn't hear enough."

"Still listening, still listening."

The students in the audience responded enthusiastically, and some began to order music.

"Reunion, reunion, Teacher Zhou, let's play a song for reunion."

“‘Awakening’ rushes, rush, rush, it’s New Year’s Eve, here’s a passionate song.”

"The streets where the wind lives."

"A long journey."

"Meteor."

Someone also mentioned the latest advertising song "Meteor", which is also played in Panasonic TV commercials in China.

Because it was broadcast on CCTV and the presentation was so novel, many people have watched it.

And because of the spread of advertising, the song "Meteor" is also very popular among the audience.

However, there is only a 20-second version of "Meteor" available in China now, and many music fans are clamoring to listen to the full version.

……

Zhou Yan has too many songs, and any one of them is very famous.

Facing the "single request session", Zhou Yan's lips tilted slightly, showing a malicious smile, "Since it's New Year's Eve, let me bring you another happy song. But it's not interesting to play old songs all the time. How about this, I will play a newly written song for everyone to listen to.”

Newly written music? !

Many students looked at Zhou Yan in disbelief. It was an unexpected surprise to see Zhou Yan perform on stage. I didn't expect there would be an even bigger surprise.

Is Zhou Yan going to play his new song here?
The scene was quiet for a second or two, and then burst into enthusiastic cheers.

"New tune! New tune!"

There are also some female students who take advantage of the chaos and act hooligan.

"Teacher Zhou, I love you."

Chen Hong heard the girls shouting "I love you" nearby. Instead of getting angry, she imitated their example and shouted loudly while jumping, "Zhou Yan, I love you!"

She shouted louder than those girls, and she was still jumping and shouting, which quickly attracted the attention of those girls.

The girls couldn't help but be surprised when they looked at Chen Hong.

"These girls are crazy."

Zhou Yan on the stage also saw Chen Hong and couldn't help but smile. Then he said with a smile, "This song is also dedicated to a friend present. I hope everyone likes it. Oh, by the way, this song It’s called “People Like You.”

After finishing speaking, Zhou Yan adjusted his breathing and then started playing directly.

The originally excited audience was stunned after listening to the first few seconds of the melody.

Is this really a song that makes people happy?

It was obviously so sad from the beginning!

Yes, this song is very sad from the beginning, and the tune is filled with regret.

This song "Someone Like You" was adapted by Zhou Yan based on "Someone Like You" sung by Adele.

This song will also be included in "Sense and Emotion" by Zhou Yan as one of his sister Marianne's exclusive songs.

Zhou Yan's plan was to pair this piece with cello and piano, so he played the cello today and took out this piece.

The timbre of the cello gives this piece of music a different color, taking the sad mood of the piece to another level.

The students present heard it right. This piece is indeed full of regret, and it is a stubborn regret.

In fact, arranging this song for Marianne has something to do with Chen Hong. Although the two are together now, when Zhou Yan rejected Chen Hong in Yinchuan, the regret and stubbornness in Chen Hong's eyes left a deep impression on Zhou Yan.

Later, Chen Hong mentioned that night in Yinchuan many times, and Zhou Yan thought of this song.

Zhou Yan played passionately on the stage, while the audience in the audience became more and more confused as they listened, because the more they listened to this piece, the more regretful it became, and the tune became more and more intense, with every note stimulating the auditory nerves and tear ducts of the audience.

Chen Hong just jumped up and confessed her love to Zhou Yan loudly. She was very excited and the smile on her face never stopped. Especially when she heard Zhou Yan's words "dedicated to a friend at the scene", she was even more happy. .

But after hearing the music, her mood suddenly dropped.

Although she didn't know why Zhou Yan wrote this song, she thought of that night in Yinchuan, and this song really fit her mood at that time. (End of chapter)