Chapter 80 "Old Boy"
Li Mu was really reluctant to give this song "Old Boy" to them, because he liked the song so much, and he had really moved him.
At that time, Chopsticks Brothers created a miracle on the Internet with the micro-movie "Old Boy" and the song of the same name. The micro-movie has been played nearly 200 million times. The number of singing is too high to be counted.
Aside from the micro-movie, the song "Old Boy" is definitely an excellent work. First of all, its composition was written by Japanese singer-songwriter Takuya Ohashi. The original title is "ありがとう", which translates to "thank you" in Chinese. , has won a series of awards such as the Outstanding Work Award in Japan.
Not only the music is first-class, but the Chinese lyrics are also first-class. The lyrics revolve around "dream", the most sensitive and persistent topic of young people. Every young and young person has his own dream, but the vast majority In the end, people have to compromise with life, pick up the mischief in life, and abandon their dreams in life, and this song is trying to wake up those who have given up their dreams, so that they will no longer be numb and continue to lose the past. blood.
This is also the key to why the "Old Boy" micro-movie and theme song are so touching!
Although Zhang Kexuan and the others have never watched the "Old Boy" micro-movie, Li Mu's song still moved them.
The lyrics of this song, at first glance, the theme is a huge question: Has your dream come true?
If you listen carefully, it has a deeper meaning: if the dream has not been realized, it will never be too late to pursue it again!
So, this is also a real inspirational song.
Some people say that "Old Boy" is suitable for those who are middle-aged listeners, but in fact, this song can resonate in the hearts of all people with dreams, even a teenage boy, when he hears this song, I will still be moved by the thoughts conveyed by this song.
The simple plan was moved and even more delighted. After Li Mu finished singing, they asked him to sing again.
Li Mu found a pen and paper and handed it to Zhang Kexuan: "I'll sing it twice, you can write down the lyrics and chord score by the way."
"Okay!" Zhang Kexuan nodded excitedly, he is the lead singer of the band, so every time he gets a good song from Li Mu, he is always more excited than the other three, because these songs are sung from Li Mu's mouth, and then It is necessary to sing to the public through one's own throat.
Li Mu sang twice, Zhang Kexuan also remembered the lyrics and chords almost, and the tune was basically imprinted in his mind, Li Mu immediately handed him the guitar: "You can sing it again."
Zhang Kexuan took over the guitar, cleared his throat, and sang while playing.
There were a few small mistakes in the lyrics, but Li Mu made corrections directly with a pen. There were no mistakes in the chord score and tune, which once again proved that Zhang Kexuan had a good sense of music.
After Zhang Kexuan finished singing, Li Mu pointed: "This song is in the main song part at the beginning, you must make your voice clearer, the clearer the better, this song is not disease-free, so try not to use hoarse cigarettes The voice of the voice."
Zhang Kexuan nodded lightly with a teachable face and asked, "Where's the chorus?"
"The chorus must be powerful." Li Mu said: "You should understand the verse part of this song as a narrative, you are narrating your experience to the audience, and your mind must be peaceful; the chorus part shows explosive power, this part of you Understand it as a question, you are asking the audience, have their wishes come true? Can it only be used as a memorial now? Are you willing to give up your dream? At this time, the more you can show your strength, The more your 'questioning' will be able to touch people's hearts, not only to move the audience, but also to shame them and rekindle their fighting spirit!"
In the last life, the song "Old Boy" could actually be more popular than the movie, but later it became less and less common in the mainstream media. Even the chopstick brothers hardly sang this song in their performances.
The main reason is that they did not really get the authorization of the songwriter Takumi Ohashi, and the Japanese record company authorized the Chinese adaptation of the song to another Chinese singer.
Now, "Old Boy" is in the hands of Simple Plan, and Li Mu hopes that they can use their unique advantages to make this song more prosperous.
As for their unique advantages, in Li Mu's view, the biggest advantage lies in Zhang Kexuan.
There is no way, people with good looks can make records even if they sing out of tune, and they can make movies and TV dramas even if they are paralyzed, and they still capture a large number of fans. , but it can still be popular all over the country, because this is a face-to-face world, especially in the entertainment industry.
Ye Tianming was convinced, Li Mu's song really made people ecstatic, he even envied Zhang Kexuan in his heart, he had such an opportunity to sing such a song, but on second thought, when he was in the band, he chose to do it himself. Drummer, you can be envious at this time, but your mentality must not be out of balance.
At the same time, Ye Tianming also felt that with Li Mu's song, even if he personally helped him smash the car, it would be worth it.
The four members of Simple Band learned the song "Old Boy", and Li Mu also talked to the four about the positioning of the arrangement, making this song more suitable for the style of Simple Plan.
Li Mu said that he has too many chores right now, so he can't go to Jinling to supervise their rehearsal in the past two days. However, since Yi Ting will be online soon, Li Mu will make time to go to Jinling after he is busy for a while to guide them in their rehearsal. For the new song, on the one hand, as a producer, he stared at them to record the two songs "Li Bai" and "Sunflower".
After finishing the song, it was almost seven o'clock. The four of them came out of Li Mu's house excitedly, took Li Mu and took Zhang Kexuan's Lu Xun to the ecological park.
Song Liang was still the host, and the four eldest young masters came all the way. Song Liang realized that it was a trivial matter for them to help Li Mu, and they mainly came to support Li Mu. They were afraid that Li Mu would not be enough in front of them, so they came over in person. One trip, let yourself know that the four of them valued Li Mu very much, and that Song Liang couldn't look down on him because he asked him for help.
At the dinner table, except for Zhang Kexuan, the four of them said they would drive back and use tea instead of wine. The other three took turns toasting themselves with white wine. Before toasting, everyone would say thank you Song Liang for helping his brother.
Song Liang sighed in his heart, with his own eyesight, he didn't need the four of them to come in person, and he would not look down on Li Mu. His greatest skill in knowing people is to look at potential rather than the present. Li Mu has unlimited potential in his eyes. Although he didn't know what Li Mu was capable of.
Song Liang said: "Xiao Mu is your brother, that is, my brother, although I am a few years older than you, but since everyone is a brother, you are always so polite to me, do you not treat me as a brother, or doubt my self-consciousness sex?"
Ye Tianming said quickly: "Brother Liang, we have been here for so many years, can we not understand you as a person? It's mainly because you and Xiaomu have known each other for a while. We are also afraid that the two of you are too polite to each other and seem to be separated."
Song Liangliang nodded: "So it's too polite to say that the four of you came here specifically for this matter?"
Ye Tianming smiled and said, "Actually, we are here mainly to thank Li Mu. Yesterday, we won the first place in the rematch, and Li Mu has the most credit."
Song Liang raised his eyebrows and looked surprised: "So, you are going to Yanjing to participate in the finals?"
"Yeah." The four nodded their heads.
Song Liang praised: "Amazing! However, I'm curious about who wrote your songs."
As soon as this question came up, the four of them looked at each other, Zhang Kexuan said, "Our original creations are all co-creations."
Song Liang smiled slightly and didn't ask any more questions, but he felt that the four of them were a little unnatural on this question.
Li Mu also sees the performance of the four of them. This is not good. In the future, when they are interviewed, the reporter will definitely ask some songs that they are interested in, and who wrote the lyrics and music. If the four of them are such vague In the words of the speech, it is necessary to wear help.
However, Li Mu didn't talk about this at the dinner table. He knew the purpose of the four of them coming this time. At the dinner table, he could see that they spared no effort in front of Song Liang. a glass of wine.
Since all he could think about was the song "Old Boy", the four of them were impatient to leave after the meal. Song Liang didn't hold back, so he asked the hotel manager to pay him the bill, and then went downstairs with the five of them. .
When they got to the parking lot downstairs, Ye Tianming said to Li Mu, "Are you going back in Brother Liang's car or should we take you back?"
Li Mu said in a low voice, "I'll go with you, I have something to tell you."
"Okay." Ye Tianming nodded.
Li Mu said to Song Liang, "Brother Liang, I am with Tianming and the others. We still have a few things to communicate."
Song Liang smiled and said, "That's fine, then I won't give you away. If you have time to play with me, and the four of you, come to Haizhou often when you have time."
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On the way back, Li Mu, who was sitting in the co-pilot, said to the four of them, "For future songs, there must be a clear candidate for the songwriter. This will be presented to the media and fans in the future."
The four of them were a little embarrassed about this issue. Li Mu wrote the lyrics and music. They could get through the psychological hurdle when they recognized it collectively, but no one was embarrassed to come forward.
Li Mu thought for a moment, and before he got home, he gave the four a very fair solution:
"In this way, Ke Xuan has the most opportunities to show his face, so I don't give you too many opportunities for creation. In addition, you give the impression that you are dangling, cool and handsome, so the lyrics and music creation of "Li Bai" is an exception to you."
"Tianming, you are a drummer, and you are the least likely to show your face and attract attention when you are on stage. Therefore, you must be appropriately tilted towards you in terms of the importance of creation. When the time comes, you will declare to the outside world that you are the creative soul of the band."
"Gu Wei is a bass player. In general, audiences don't quite understand the definition of a bass player, and even confuse bass with guitar, so you 'share' part of the lyrics and songwriting, and claim you as the second creator when needed. "
"In summer, you are the lead guitarist, you play solo, and you stand in the front, so you have more opportunities to show your face. In terms of creation, you carry the band's "arrangement" on your shoulders."
In this way, the division of labor in the "creation" of the four people will work together.
Li Mu so generously distributed the signature of the songwriter to the four people in the simple plan, and this move made the four of them move around the earth fifteen or six times together...
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