Reborn Cultural Empire

"Let's go to the recording studio." Lin Xi didn't care about grinding his teeth with Luo Ge, so he pulled Yang Yi excitedly and walked into the building. Behind the two, an unbelievably fat man was panting, but he couldn't keep up with the pace of the two.

"Old Fang, tell Mr. Zhang in the production department to let her inform the folk music group two that there will be a work assignment in half an hour."

"Well, Xiao Wang, you take people to hall 4 and get all the equipment ready, hurry up"

Lin Xi led the two of them through the various departments of the building, and kept giving orders and greetings. People who knew him couldn't help wondering, what happened to Editor-in-Chief Lin today?I haven't seen him so excited for more than half a year.

It's no wonder that Lin Xi is restless, but after 95, both the development of the company and his favorite Chinese folk music seem to have reached a bottleneck period where he can't move forward.In the past two years, popular music from Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland has had a greater impact on traditional Chinese music and opera. In that year, a box of "Wandering in White" sold over [-] copies in half a year, and the sales volume of tapes increased tenfold in three years. Already more like a fairytale story.

And those series of classics such as "The Essence of Shaoxing Opera", "The Story of the West Garden", "Thunderstorm", "Huangmei Opera"... have long been dismissed by young people today, and the pearls of the past have been rushed into by the new tide. The pile of old papers seems to be unable to wait for the moment to shine again.

And under such circumstances, Lin Xi suddenly discovered the hope of Chinese folk music, how could he not be excited.

After making some arrangements, the three of them came to Concert Hall No. 4. This is a small concert hall with thick carpets and special treatment on the walls. Behind the sound gate formed by three layers of glass walls is Studio.And when Yang Yi and Luo Ge walked in, there were already seven or eight men and women holding flutes, lutes, and zithers, discussing in low voices.

Seeing someone coming in, these young performers, who were at most in their early thirties, cast curious glances at the door.

However, because the editor-in-chief of the editorial office is in charge, and these people have been influenced by traditional music culture for many years, they have a somewhat classical temperament, so they quickly looked away and began to check their instruments and prepare for work.

In the beginning, it was a stage of familiarization and getting in touch. Lin Xi did not enter the recording studio, but brought Yang Yi to a 27-year-old woman. This woman seemed to have a special status among the crowd. She sat alone On the other side, in front of him are two guzhengs of different tunes, and he is carefully examining his tortoiseshell nails.

Lin Xi chose from a stack of manuscript papers in her hand, and finally pulled out the score titled "Yu Gan" and handed it to her. Xi: "Editor Lin, what is this?"

A notation written by numbers?Randomly pull out someone from the scene, I'm afraid I haven't touched this thing after the age of six, and now I call a performance group carefully, just to play these children's things?

A few men and women holding pipas and erhus next to them couldn't help but look over curiously. When they saw the numbers on the paper, some people hadn't reacted yet, but a few of them were quick-witted, and they looked at each other in amusing looks for a while. stand up.

"Play it first, try playing it first." Lin Xi simply didn't explain anything, he believed that the facts are the most powerful evidence.

Then he turned to Yang Yi: "If there's anything wrong with her playing, just say it."

The artistic conception is the most important thing in Chinese folk music. Sometimes the playing technique and the length of time are slightly different, so there are two completely different flavors. These pieces are composed by Yang Yi. What kind of thoughts and feelings he wants to express is naturally his favorite. clear.

But when these words fell into the ears of those men and women nearby, it was inevitable that people would have some thoughts—could this child be the illegitimate son of Editor-in-Chief Lin?Unexpectedly, using public equipment for private use, finding so many people to play with him and these songs written in simplified notation are probably his "masterpieces". I don't know if they are childish nursery rhymes or pretentiously mature love songs.

The girl who played the guzheng had her thoughts turned a thousand times, but she was influenced by art since she was a child, and her patience was much better than ordinary people, so even though she was full of doubts and even had some slight complaints about Yang Yi, there was no dissatisfaction on her face. Nai, adjusted his mood, and played according to the words.

As soon as the gurgling sound sounded, people who didn't care about it at first were a little surprised. They said it was a complete Chinese folk music, and the style was a bit more modern. But it is much more exciting than folk music in the ordinary sense.

But if you want to say that it is not considered Chinese folk music, just listen to the ancient rhyme, like the initial sound of a pearl falling on a yu plate, and you can't easily deny it. This piece has some meaning.

After playing the song, the seven or eight people at the scene were actually divided into two distinct factions just from the expressions on their faces. One was nodding and looking at Yang Yi with a very surprised expression, obviously he didn't quite believe it. A child can make this kind of music; the other part is frowning, you look at me and I look at you, but for a while, I still can't accept this style of new folk music.

"Xiao Yang? How is it?" Lin Xi took in all the eyes of everyone. This music editor is not a rigid person who sticks to the rules, but he can't stop people from thinking like this, so he just ignores it.

Yang Yi was also listening intently just now, but now he was listening to Lin Xi asking for advice, so he asked the woman who was playing: "Can you let me try?"

The woman played the song, but in just a short moment, her opinion of Yang Yi changed a lot in her heart - if this boy really made this song, let alone whether it is pure and authentic folk music, just this song Er'er was very talented, so he stood away curiously and gave up his position to Yang Yi.

The nails were glued temporarily, and Yang Yi moved regardless of whether his hands fit together.It's just that as soon as he plucked the strings, the people present couldn't help laughing.

Yang Yi had indeed learned the technique of guzheng in his previous life, and Ye Luzi only taught himself. Those old men and women are not professional instrumental music teachers, so it is inevitable that they left some mistakes in posture and fingering. It is okay to bluff laymen at ordinary times. When he did it in front of professionals, he immediately revealed his old background.

At the beginning, everyone took it for granted that it is normal for someone who knows how to compose to be able to play with one or two instruments.In today's families, many parents are very willing to invest in education, so they are all ready to see how high the boy can be.But when Yang Yi really started to play, seeing his horrible playing technique, he couldn't help but burst out hissing.

Lin Xi was also a little bit dumbfounded, originally because Yang Yi's work for a while had brought him surprises, which made his expectations for the boy unknowingly increased, but this time he smiled wryly and shook his head again and again, thinking about it again The numbered musical notation stacked, could it be that he really played these tunes by playing with tickets?

But after playing and playing, they couldn't laugh anymore. Yang Yi's fingering is indeed blunt, and his handling of details is much worse than that of professionals. It is almost certain that he has not received systematic study, but that's just how it is. Yang Yi When using very unprofessional sliding, leaning, trembling, multi-finger chopping, and round harmonics, the melody flowing out from under his fingers is much more touching than the performance just now, and some of them were still in the beginning. Those who could not accept this style of music gradually looked at the teenagers in the field in amazement.

"Odd, this kid." Lin Xi couldn't help the joy in his heart for a moment, and nodded again and again, because only the composer himself can know where and what techniques should be used in this song, so that he can play the most original charm of the song , and Yang Yi's performance just showed that this piece of music was indeed written by him.

At the end of the song, Yang Yi stood up from his seat, a lively man with a young face, holding a fife in his hand and smiling at Yang Yidao: "Little brother, there is something wrong."

"Little classmate, why is your song a bit... a bit like a game soundtrack, but it can be used as a soundtrack in "Legend of Sword and Fairy"?" Another young man with a baby face saw that the atmosphere is good now, and it is not formal. The production of music recordings also followed suit.

These words immediately made Yang Yiyi speechless for a while, thinking that he didn't realize that this young man who studied folk music was actually a fan of this masterpiece.However, his vision is a little bit poisonous. You must know that the song "Yugan" was originally presented as the soundtrack of fan works at the animation exhibition in the island country.

"Just according to this effect, why don't you record it now?" Lin Xi seemed more anxious than Yang Yi, and he didn't care if he had the distribution rights of these music, he just wanted to see these works come out sooner.

"Maybe not yet." Yang Yi shook his head apologetically, glanced at the people waiting there, hesitated for a while and confessed: "I also need some people who can play popular instrumental music, and I want to arrange music."

Sure enough, some people's faces immediately changed.

pop music?This kid talks about pop music?Isn't that a hodgepodge?

There are also a few people who have never accepted this style of music, and they feel even more unhappy. An older aunt shook her head: "Editor Lin, it's fine if we want us to play these songs that are not called folk music at all. , now you want to add popular instrumental music, what is this? Only people who don’t understand art can make such nonsense, isn’t this ruining the quintessence of the country?”

When it comes to music, the aunt doesn't care about Yang Yi and Rogo's presence, and criticizes the boy's ideas. It seems that in her eyes, fashion is vulgar, noisy and impetuous, and a little bit of it is a blasphemy of traditional Chinese culture. .Now this boy's music is not pure, and pop instrumental music is added to it, isn't that nondescript?

As soon as Yang heard this, he suddenly remembered that a certain music group in later generations named "So-and-so Twelve Band" once won awards in the island country and got soft hands, and the domestic sales were also very good. It is well received.However, at the same time as these praises, countless professionals disdain, and some extremists even say that this is ruining traditional art.

Is Chinese folk music really high-spirited?

Yang Yi didn't understand at that time why the music that can be accepted by the general public has such a low reputation among professionals.It cannot be denied that these commercial and entertaining groups may not have high artistic attainments, but they have made folk music popular and made common people know and accept folk music.

Yang Yi never wanted to be a single-minded person against the trend, but preferred to follow the trend of the times, influence and change some things in a subtle way.It's just that he didn't expect that, just because he was caught between the trendy and traditional camps, he would receive even more incomprehensible looks.

Lin Xi was also a little undecided. He originally thought that Yang Yi's music only needed a folk music band. In fact, Rogo, who knew nothing about it, also said the same thing when he contacted him. Now that Yang Yi suddenly made such a request, he just Even an enlightened and tolerant Lin Xi hesitated.

"Maybe everyone's performance level is beyond my lifetime. Your dedication and love for folk music is also worthy of my admiration." Yang Yi sighed. If someone still insists on not cooperating, then he can only change people or change places Li: "But now we are singing about 'promoting national culture' while watching the traditional folk music gradually decline. Haven't you thought about the reasons? How can there be vitality without soil? Only when everyone likes it, can these Pass things down."

Shaking his head with some disappointment, this time it was just for recording anyway, not to promote the popularization of new folk music, Yang Yi looked at Lin Xi: "Uncle Lin, this song needs to add popular instrumental music, I am now a customer of Modu Audio, I have the right to make such a request, right?"

Lin Xi looked at the few people who were still reluctant, and then at Yang Yi who insisted on his own opinion, and suddenly felt a headache.