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“This is totally unexpected.”

It took Funaki Minoru a long time to gradually calm down from his shock.

"I can totally understand that. After all, what I sang before was basically lyrical ballads."

Fangyan smiled and said that guava is a very typical music genre that has been popular in the Chinese music scene for a long time.

It can be said that RnB is the cornerstone of most popular music in the Chinese music scene, and guava is the flesh and bones on the cornerstone.

But its reputation got worse and worse in later generations, and it was once at the bottom of the contempt chain, being considered vulgar, ugly, and unchanging.

In fact, even the songs by Jay Chou, Lin Junjie, Wang Leehong and others that are very popular are mostly slow guava songs.

The only difference is that Jay Chou's "Zhou's Guava Slow Song" incorporates more elements of pop music, the lyrics and music are well matched, it is catchy to sing and listen to with relish, and it can be called a superior work, or even the best guava.

This is also the reason why guava can be deeply rooted in people's hearts, because the vast majority of people not only want to listen to music, but also want to be able to sing along with the songs. This type of guava lyrical slow song has a huge advantage in being easy for the audience to sing, and thus it has become popular all over the country with the development of karaoke.

In fact, high-quality guava music is very enjoyable to listen to, and what people criticize are just those stereotyped and formulaic guava songs.

For example, "Black Plum Sauce".

"Yes, Fang Sheng, I sing more lyrical songs in this area."

Teresa Teng pursed her lips and said, "But I also sang Christmas songs a long time ago."

Fang Yan, Gong Xing and others were very surprised. They didn't expect to have an unexpected gain!

Teresa Teresa said that she sang an alternative version of "Merry Christmas" in the early days of her debut. The song consisted of her own greetings, Christmas bells and Santa Claus's laughter. It was included in the album "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year" released on Christmas Eve in 1969.

"What a coincidence."

Fang Yan said, "I wonder if Miss Deng would like to sing another Christmas song?"

Teresa Teresa did not comment, but was curious as to why she was specifically asked to sing.
"Because this song requires a lot of singing skills from the singer, and the voice must also be sweet and ethereal."

Fangyan explained: "The most important thing is that Miss Deng is not trying to further her international fame. I think this is an opportunity."

Deng Liyun thought it made a lot of sense and was speechless for a moment.

After the Western Christmas was localized in Japan, the young people of the Showa generation celebrated it as their own national holiday. Therefore, around Christmas time, the sales of many singles with the theme of Merry Christmas would soar.

The most classic of these is "Christmas Eve", also known as "Christmas Eve", released by Tatsuro Yamashita in 1983. Initially, 3 12-inch vinyl discs were sold, but unexpectedly they were sold out so quickly that they had to be reprinted many times.

It even made it onto the Oricon chart, ranking 44th on the weekly singles chart.

Whenever Christmas comes, this song will be played in the streets of Japan. It is also a pension insurance song similar to Liu Dehua's "Gong Xi Fa Cai".

The only drawback is that the popularity of this kind of Christmas song comes and goes quickly, and after Christmas is over, almost no one cares about it.

As a professional music agent, Minoru Funaki pointed out this problem immediately. He sincerely hoped that Fangyan could write a song for Teresa Teresa similar to Keiko Matsuzaka's "Snow Flower". After all, winter is quite long, and Winter Sonata touches the hearts of Japanese fans!
It’s smaller, the layout is smaller!

Fangyan waved his hand and said, "Don't just focus on Japan. I asked Miss Deng to sing the theme song of a movie. This movie, "Baby Smart Star", will not only be shown in Hong Kong, but will also be released across Asia and may even be introduced to the international film market."

Then he took a bite of food and said while eating, "I believe there will be a Hollywood film company that knows what it's worth and is willing to adapt and remake the film. When the time comes, I will still continue to use this theme song. Think about it, this is such a great opportunity!"

Hollywood? International market?

The more Teresa Deng and Minoru Funaki listened, the more confused they became. They had a look of astonishment on their faces. They had no idea how the song would perform in the Japanese music market, and they had never expected that Fang Yan's ambitions were so big that he would target the European and American markets. Were they too conservative, or was Teacher Fang too radical?

"I know you must have a lot of doubts, it doesn't matter, we will see the truth on paper."

Fang Yan and Gong Xing exchanged glances, and she handed the manuscript over with understanding.

After Teresa Teng took it, Minoru Funaki immediately leaned over, both of them focusing their eyes on the lyrics:
"I don't want a lot for Christmas,

There is just one thing I need…

I just want you for my own,

More than you could ever know,

Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you yeah~” Then, Teresa Teng couldn’t help humming according to her own understanding.

However, the melody is not completely unrelated to the original version, but at least it is very different. Fangyan immediately interrupted:
"I'm just showing off my skills in front of Lu Ban. I'm sorry for making a fool of myself."

Teresa Tang listened quietly. The lyrics were not complicated. It was also a lyrical song. “I don’t want too many Christmas gifts. Only one is all I need… I just want you to belong to me, more than you can understand. Please fulfill my wish…”

But the biggest difference from the guava I usually sing is that there are many turns and twists one after another.

My eyes lit up instantly, and I couldn't help but shout, "Is the genre of this song RnB?"

"good."

Dialects make me smile knowingly. When Mariah Carey debuted, she sang adult ballads, and later she sang soul music and RnB...

When he was not as good as Niu Benshan, people gave him the nickname "Butterfly". His various high notes, skipped notes and vibratos were amazing.

"Oh my god, I didn't expect Fang Sheng to know RnB!?"

Teresa Teresa was surprised and delighted. She looked at the lyrics in her hands as if she had found a treasure.

"What is RnB?"

Gong Xing and Bai Ruoxue looked at each other, very confused.

Teresa Teresa not only likes singing, but also likes to delve into singing techniques and avant-garde music styles, so she can easily talk about the characteristics of RnB.

"Cough cough!"

Funaki Minoru frowned and coughed a few times, "Mr. Fang, as far as I know, RnB is not mainstream music in the international music scene..."

“It’s non-mainstream now, but what about in the future?”

Fangyan disagrees. RnB was indeed non-mainstream music in those days. The mainstream music in 1985 was still rock, soul and disco. The position of RnB music in the mainstream music market was not significant and was far less popular than it was from the 90s to the early 21st century.

"What Fang Sheng said is absolutely right. Nowadays, there are more and more RnB songs."

Teresa Teng said: "Like Michael Jackson in the United States, the most popular songs now are all RnB songs!"

Dialect: "Beat It, Thriller, Billie Jean?"

"And 'Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough'!"

There was a hint of excitement in Teresa Teng's tone.

Minoru Funaki was hesitant, "But we at PolyGram positioned Xiao Deng as the queen of sweet songs and love songs. It really takes a lot of courage to suddenly stop singing guava and sing RnB songs."

"Love songs can also have an RnB style. This lyric will not affect your company's positioning of Ms. Deng."

Fang Yan cast a questioning look, "Isn't that right, Miss Deng?"

Teresa Teresa nodded repeatedly and said that many American singers are transitioning away from mainstream music styles such as disco, especially Michael Jackson.

In fact, the fact that RnB was able to go from non-mainstream to mainstream and become a popular music style is largely due to the contribution of the pop king Michael Jackson. Among the 17 best-selling RnB classic tracks in the history of pop music, Michael Jackson alone owns 9.

Moreover, he swept the top five spots on the charts, and the album "Thriller" set an unprecedented record of over 5 million sales worldwide.

Fang Yan thought of this and said with a smile, "Hearing what Miss Deng said, I guess you are quite satisfied with this Christmas RnB song, right?"

Deng Lijun hummed and raised the wine cup with joy, "Mr. Fang, thank you so much. I toast you a glass!"

"Let's drink together!"

As soon as Fang Yan said this, Gong Xing, Bai Ruoxue and others stood up and clinked their glasses.

In a moment of excitement, Deng Liyun drank the wine in one gulp. Her throat felt like it was on fire. She suddenly started coughing and gasping, and her brows were twisted into a knot.

Seeing her holding her chest in pain, Fang Yan was shocked: "Oh no, is she having an asthma attack?" (End of this chapter)