Chapter 1014 Stimulation of potential (two-in-one chapter)
"Thank you everyone. It's so grand. It makes it seem like I didn't go to take the postgraduate entrance examination, but just participated in the Olympics and won a gold medal."
Yang Qian smiled and cupped his hands, and asked everyone to go back to work. He also asked the company's financial manager to arrange a dinner party for the whole company in the evening.
Of course, he didn't come to the company today to celebrate, and the results haven't been released yet.
Yang Qian's main purpose of coming to the company was to see Zhang Shanshan's practice and determine whether the most important song in the "Frozen" musical should be recorded by Zhang Shanshan or let Catherine sing it live.
The latter effect is definitely not satisfactory to Yang Qian. Yang Qian prefers to let Zhang Shanshan sing, but the prerequisite is that Zhang Shanshan's English pronunciation must be passable.
Otherwise, when she sings "Let it go" to a foreign audience, it will feel like a domestic cartoon with foreign dubbing. The pronunciation and intonation are extremely strange. No matter how good she sings, the viewing effect of the musical will also be poor.
Big discount.
"Shanshan, how have you been studying during this time? I heard that you also found a few foreign exchange students to chat and speak English together every day?"
Yang Qian brought the anxious Zhang Shanshan into the company's recording studio. He put his bag on the table and smiled at her to lighten the atmosphere and make the girl relax.
"Yes, I have to thank Sister Hanhan for this. She helped me find an exchange student from their school."
Zhang Shanshan said embarrassedly.
It was indeed Yang Shihan who helped, because Zhang Shanshan's school was too ordinary and there were no foreign exchange students at all. After Zhang Shanshan asked Yang Shihan for help, Yang Shihan helped her find several American exchange girls in her own school.
Yang Shihan put in a lot of effort, not only to help find people, but during this period Zhang Shanshan went to Fudan University to study English, and she lived in Yang Shihan's dormitory - a girl in their dormitory rented a house off campus, leaving an empty bed.
"Well, to practice speaking English well, the main thing is to speak boldly, and then you have to observe and imitate the pronunciation and intonation of foreigners."
Yang Qian nodded in agreement.
He didn't boast, but in fact, he practiced this way during his undergraduate studies. Nanyue University also has a special group of foreign students. They will actively participate in activities such as English corners and Chinese corners. Yang Qian was among those
I have perfected my speaking skills here.
"Well, Sister Hanhan corrected my mistakes at night, so I think I can sing the whole song now. A lot of credit goes to Sister Hanhan. And Teacher Yang, you taught me a lesson.
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Zhang Shanshan also urgently added something later.
I'm not very good at emotional intelligence, but I still don't seem stupid.
"Haha, I only spoke for two hours that time. It didn't make much sense. Let's not talk about it for now. If you are ready, go in and try singing it again. Don't be nervous. I didn't ask you to repeat it. I mainly want to listen to you.
The effect of practice.”
Yang Qian didn't want to continue chatting anymore, it was more important to do business.
Yang Qian doesn't know whether Zhang Shanshan can sing well now.
Because of the last period of the postgraduate entrance examination, Yang Qian put down all other things. Even the rehearsals for Ouyang Xiaoqing and Catherine after they returned to the United States. Yang Qian would have guided them through remote video every day, but
Recently, he has no time to give guidance, so all his energy is focused on the postgraduate entrance examination.
The same goes for Zhang Shanshan's performance. Yang Qian must now make a proper judgment through her live singing.
"Okay, Teacher Yang, I'll go in first."
Zhang Shanshan was very familiar with this recording studio. She walked into the studio with ease, sat in front of the microphone, put on her headphones, adjusted her mentality, and prepared to sing.
Yang Qian sat in front of the console outside the glass partition, waited for Zhang Shanshan to nod, and then turned on the accompaniment and recording.
“The snow glows white on the mountain tonight,
Not a footprint to be seen”
(Translation: The white snow falling tonight covers the mountain peaks, and all footprints are covered.)
At the beginning of the sentence, Zhang Shanshan's singing made Yang Qian, who was listening with his earphones covered, raise his eyebrows involuntarily.
There is indeed progress!
Of course, the improvement here only refers to Zhang Shanshan's English pronunciation, and her singing of songs is still at a normal level to Yang Qian's ears.
After all, Zhang Shanshan is also a very talented singer, and her normal performance is not enough to satisfy Yang Qian. If it were normal times, Yang Qian might have hoped that she could do more and better! But now he puts down the singing part first
Play it and focus on listening to Zhang Shanshan’s English pronunciation.
This gave Yang Qian quite a surprise!
Zhang Shanshan has made considerable progress in the past half month!
It can be said that although the line she sang was not as good as that of a real native English speaker, her accent and intonation also instantly surpassed the vast majority of Chinese people.
It has completely lost the Chinglish accent of ordinary English learners. This cadence sounds decent!
“A kingdom of tion,
And it looks like I’m the queen.”
(Translation: In this isolated country, I am like the queen here.)
Yang Qian couldn't help but smile.
He thought of the last time he listened to Zhang Shanshan recite vocabulary in the company.
Can you imagine it?
Today, Zhang Shanshan, who sang the pronunciation of all the words correctly and the legato of all the sentences very well, is the same girl who pronounced "tion" as "love car Leison" half a month ago!
It’s so unimaginable!
If Zhang Shanshan returned to Jincheng Middle School Bowen School speaking English like this, maybe her teachers would also be shocked, right?
Is this still the poor student who had a hard time getting into college?
Of course, just because Zhang Shanshan can speak a few words of English now does not mean that her grades will get better.
Maybe if she is asked to take the English test paper for the college entrance examination again, she may do worse than before.
After all, the college entrance examination is over and all the knowledge has been returned to the teacher.
But Zhang Shanshan has indeed worked hard on her studies for more than half a month like never before. Whether it is the result of her hard work or the stimulation of her potential under pressure, her current performance is enough to impress people!
"The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside,
couldn't keep it in heaven knows I've tried."
(Translation: The wind is howling, as if the storm whirlpool in my heart is surging. God knows how hard I try, but I can't hide it.)
Zhang Shanshan's singing continued, and Yang Qian gradually heard more details.
For example, in the sentence "I've tried", Yang Qian had previously specially coached Zhang Shanshan on the pronunciation of "I've", because she had always directly sang "I've" as "I try", regardless of the pronunciation of "I've".
Or the pronunciation of the past participle of "try", these are details that are difficult for Zhang Shanshan to figure out.
But this time, Zhang Shanshan sang very well.
“I’ve” is not sung as “I have”, nor is “have” omitted.
The past participle of "try" also pronounces the "d" sound perfectly, without being too clear or affecting the tone change of the entire sentence!
Yang Qian was also very satisfied that Zhang Shanshan understood the song.
It is rare for her to sing the lyrics accurately while also taking into account the emotional expression of the entire song.
Just like what Yang Qian told her before, to learn this song with an understanding of the song, she also sang Princess Elsa's inner struggle, desire, self-blame and other multi-layered emotional states.
“Not perfect, but it’s a good sign!”
Yang Qian silently commented in his heart.
Not perfect, but enough to make him happy!
"Teacher Yang, I've finished singing."
"Okay, come out!"
Zhang Shanshan, who sang "Let it go" once, felt a little uneasy.
She didn't know what Yang Qian was saying about her at the moment, but Yang Qian's voice came from the loudspeaker. He just asked her to get out, but he didn't ask her to sing again or repeat any part of the song.
Zhang Shanshan, who was not very confident to begin with, couldn't help but think more.
Could it be that my performance wasn't good enough? Teacher Yang didn't even give herself a second chance.
Also, now Xiaoqing and the others are waiting to perform abroad. Time is tight. If they are not sure about the singer of this song, it will be too late. How can they wait for themselves to learn this song slowly?
Zhang Shanshan still pretended to be calm on the surface, but she couldn't help but feel sad in her heart.
She longs for Yang Qian's recognition.
Although after more than half a month of hard work, her original more utilitarian ideas gradually faded away - wanting to use this opportunity to close the distance between her and Ouyang Xiaoqing actually seemed a bit pathetic and ridiculous to Zhang Shanshan now.
"Zhang Shanshan, you are not Ouyang Xiaoqing, there is no need to follow her path."
In the dead of night, Zhang Shanshan, who suffers from insomnia caused by stress, would say this to herself.
Ouyang Xiaoqing is very successful abroad, but such success is not actually what Zhang Shanshan wants. What she really wants is to sing her songs well, make more money, and be in the magic city as soon as possible.
Buy a house, take your grandpa here when he is still well, and enjoy a few years of happiness.
That’s all!
However, even though she knew her direction clearly, Zhang Shanshan still wanted to get this opportunity.
Because her purpose of singing this song well has changed from being relatively utilitarian to become famous, to living up to Teacher Yang's expectations and becoming a better version of herself.
The process of hard work was quite happy. Zhang Shanshan found that English, which was previously boring, became interesting, and she was more willing to devote 200% of her energy to it.
But if her efforts are not recognized by Teacher Yang, Zhang Shanshan will still be disappointed and sad.
After all, it was a full-time commitment for more than half a month!
With complicated emotions, Zhang Shanshan walked out of the soundproof recording room and came to the console outside.
"Sit down first and wait for me."
Yang Qian was still busy writing something, and he pointed to the chair next to him.
Zhang Shanshan had no choice but to sit down and was so nervous that she was digging into her ripped jeans with both hands, wondering if this would make them more and more ripped.
Speaking of ripped jeans, after coming to Shanghai, the originally slender mountain girl has become a lot more fashionable. Not to mention the clothes arranged by the company during the performance, even in the clothes she usually wears, it is basically invisible.
"poor" feeling.
Of course, this is also because she still has income from salary and singing at Qianyu Media. Even if Zhang Shanshan transfers money to her grandfather for medical treatment every month, she still has quite a lot of savings.
Compared with many girls who still need living expenses from their families, Zhang Shanshan will have more money. Not to mention wearing famous brands all over her body like Dai Yuni before, she can still do it just by wearing sunny and beautiful clothes.
It was a bit too far. Yang Qian just circled the printed lyrics, recorded the slightly inadequate parts of what he had just heard and sung, and then handed them to Zhang Shanshan.
"Shanshan, your English has improved a lot! If you practice speaking with foreign exchange students, is the effect so obvious?"
Yang Qian closed the pen cap and said with a smile.
"Teacher Yang, do I sing well?"
Zhang Shanshan took the paper and before looking at it carefully, she raised her head in disbelief.
She didn't expect that what she got was praise. There were so many comments on the lyrics that Zhang Shanshan thought she was going to be criticized.
Moreover, Yang Qian was still keeping a straight face just now! Why did his face change so quickly?
Yang Qian didn't know that Zhang Shanshan had misunderstood the way he concentrated on recalling a few points that he had not had time to write down. He smiled and continued:
"My singing still needs to be improved, but my English is very good. I'm very satisfied!"
The word "satisfaction" caught Zhang Shanshan's attention, and she was very sure that she heard it correctly this time!
Teacher Yang is satisfied with himself?
So your efforts are recognized?
Zhang Shanshan breathed a sigh of relief, and finally a truly bright smile bloomed on her face.
"Seeing your efforts and progress in more than half a month this time, I feel that your poor results in the college entrance examination were because your previous foundation was too weak and you were a little discouraged about your cultural class results. Otherwise, it would be impossible to work so hard.
Those who failed the exam!"
Yang Qian said in a joking tone.
"No, my grades were really bad before and I couldn't learn well. I actually haven't learned English well now. It took me so much time to learn a song to a minimum."
Zhang Shanshan said with a smile that was both happy and a little embarrassing.
"It doesn't matter if you are a slow learner. The key is to have a correct attitude and be willing to work hard. No matter whether you are learning music or English, stay as focused as you are now. I believe you will continue to surprise us in the future!"
Yang Qian smiled.
He stopped praising her and pointed his finger at Zhang Shanshan to pick up the piece of paper he had written on and told her about the areas that needed improvement.
"You'd better go in and sing a few more times later. If there's anything you don't sing well enough, I'll fill it in for you. But there's not much time. In the next few days, whenever I'm free, I'll come to the company, and we'll
Try to record the song before next Monday and send it to the United States for rehearsal."
Yang Qian said this before letting Zhang Shanshan go in.
"Teacher Yang, do you mean that I can sing this song?"
Zhang Shanshan suppressed her inner joy and asked cautiously.
"Of course, I can make the decision and sing this song for you, but your current performance is not the best yet. I need you to continue to use your previous energy and sing it to your best."
Yang Qian smiled.
Thanks to fatfox911, Autumn God Light for the reward!! (づ￣ 3￣)づ