Chapter 178 Your precious apprentice can also write Cantonese songs! (3,600-character monthly ticket)
The relationship between Chai Jiang and Li Guangmin is obviously much stronger than the relationship between Su Rui and Li Guangmin.
Chai Jiang had already met Li Guangmin as early as the late 1980s. At that time, Li Guangmin composed a song and found several singers but could not satisfy him. Later, he found Chai Jiang and finally decided to put this song together.
Let Chai Jiang sing the song.
In the end, "Songs in Dreams" became popular all over the country and became the most representative work in Chai Jiang's music career!
Since then, Chai Jiang and Li Guangmin have maintained contact and cooperation. Chai Jiang himself is also a musician with strong creative ability, and his love for music is also very appreciated by Li Guangmin.
Although Li Guangmin rarely talks about his achievements in songwriting, he also rarely boasts in front of the media.
But when the media asked about Chai Jiang, Li Guangmin said with appreciation that Chai Jiang is a very creative musician. His understanding and attainment of music exceed the level of a singer. He also said that he is not only a singer, but also a musician.
He is also a musical artist!
It was precisely because of this that when Chai Jiang came to Yangcheng, he contacted Li Guangmin in advance, and also learned from Li Guangmin's proud display that Yang Qian was his apprentice.
"Let me introduce to you, Yang Qian, the songwriter of the song "Keep the Roots" we recorded this time. He is a very young and very talented young musician, and he is also my apprentice..."
Chai Jiang was not surprised at all by Li Guangmin's introduction.
On the other hand, everyone else was in an uproar, especially Cai Huahong, who Chai Jiang had been paying attention to with a smile. Her surprised expression clearly meant that she had just remembered that the secret that Chai Jiang was selling just now was actually here!
However, Cai Huahong soon realized it.
It turns out that he is Li Guangmin's apprentice. No wonder the style of music is so retro. It seems to make sense that Yang Qian composed a song like "Keep the Roots" at such a young age!
But Li Guangmin seemed to have heard her voice, and he added another introduction:
"However, please don't get me wrong. Although Xiao Yang is my apprentice, he only started learning arranging with me last week. His excellent songwriting ability comes from his own diligence and studiousness, as well as his
My outstanding talent in composing and writing lyrics has nothing to do with me!"
Li Guangmin clarified this key issue in a joking tone.
The old gentleman is still very upright in his life. He disdains and does not need to use the achievements and works of his apprentices to flatter himself.
This is why Li Guangmin spoke candidly about his early experience of composing music for Hong Kong music in an interview - he would pick up other people's songs, change the words, add the instruments himself, and then sell them.
"At the beginning of the 1980s, no one had the concept of copyright. Pop music in Guangdong Province and across the country had all gone through this stage..."
But later domestic musicians, including Li Guangmin, began to write China's own music. In their writing, folk songs took on a popular style. The fusion of northwest folk songs and rock music also started the "Northwest Style"
"The craze!"
Li Guangmin has never boasted that what he makes is the earliest "national style" music, but he has plunged into music creation and has been looking for the compatibility between cultural heritage and pop music for decades, and does not make experimental music.
, we only make music that is liked and recognized by the public!
This is why, more than ten years ago, before he retired, he was still able to produce a few popular pop songs, instead of being like many older generation musicians who wrote songs that even young people couldn't listen to.
It's a bit far. Li Guangmin is now introducing Yang Qian to these celebrities and artists. His praise and recognition of Yang Qian made many people find it unbelievable.
For example, Cai Huahong, she just thought that Yang Qian could write such excellent works because he studied with Li Guangmin, but now she realizes that she was wrong again!
Another example is Su Rui. Li Guangmin's favor and praise for Yang Qian made him feel a little dazed.
Thirty years ago, Li Guangmin seemed to have the same attitude towards himself, right?
Su Rui didn't remember exactly what Li Guangmin said to him at that time. He just remembered that at the invitation of a friend, Li Guangmin watched his performance and then invited him to come and communicate.
At that time, Li Guangmin's eyes were full of admiration, and he thought he had met the most important Bole in his life.
After all, at that time, the story of Li Guangmin writing songs and making Chai Jiang popular had been circulating in Yangcheng for two years!
But why didn't Li Guangmin later write himself a masterpiece like "Songs in Dreams"?
The turning point in Su Rui's life was because of Li Guangmin, but the glory of his life had nothing to do with Li Guangmin. In Su Rui's view, the fact that he is now in a trough has nothing to do with the fact that Li Guangmin still owes him a glory...
So, now, seeing Li Guangmin proudly introducing Yang Qian in front of so many celebrities, Su Rui felt jealous and dissatisfied in his heart!
Yang Qian is so young now!
Yang Qian is so handsome right now!
However, when Su Rui met Li Guangmin, he was younger and more handsome than Yang Qian!
The last sentence is really not self-praising. Compared with the dark and energetic Yang Qian, Su Rui, who was fair and tender back then and had a Chinese character face, is definitely more handsome and more idol-like than Yang Qian!
But why does Li Guangmin like Yang Qian so much and be so generous to Yang Qian? After only knowing him for a week, he helped him connect with so many celebrities?
Su Rui has been struggling in the trough for too long now, and his eyes are covered by jealousy. (Note 1)
He had forgotten that thirty years ago, Li Guangmin himself did not know anyone, and introducing him to a record company was already the greatest help to a little-known singer like him.
He also forgot that it was he who chose to follow the path of an idol singer. He was addicted to the pursuit of fans and the happiness brought by fame and fortune. Instead of improving, his singing ability actually deteriorated a lot.
This is the key reason why Li Guangmin chose to collaborate with others rather than with him when he later released new songs!
Su Rui even ignored that Yang Qian had not received any favors from Li Guangmin, and did not even believe Li Guangmin's words that he had only known Yang Qian for a week.
He was completely obsessive in blaming his own failure and sinking on others' "just watching" and on others' "favoring one thing and favoring others."
Su Rui took a deep look at Li Guangmin and Yang Qian who were surrounded by the crowd, and immediately lost interest in pushing forward, turned around and returned to his previous position.
No one paid attention to him, although he was not the worst-off among the dozens or twenty old celebrities - Zhan Boyue, the least famous, was still at the front of the crowd at this time, laughing and talking about how he was beaten by Yang Qian
The story of being picked up at the airport but not knowing Yang Qian was a songwriter at all.
Lao Kaitai doesn't have so many thoughts of comparison. He had already achieved glory in his early years and was satisfied. Now he just enjoys life and music happily.
"When did we find out that Xiao Yang is Yang Qian's? Last night!"
"When I was eating, I met Lu Miao and Sister Nia, and later I invited Kong Qiang and Zhong Rensheng to say that I wanted to come to the recording studio to have a look, so Xiao Yang was arranged to come over and accompany us."
"Xiao Yang didn't say that he was the one who wrote this song. Just like today, he just kept his head down and helped us out during the whole process. He served us very attentively. I didn't know it, but I really regarded him as a waiter!"
"In the end, Lu Miao saw Yang Qian's name on the lyrics board and said why it was the same as Xiao Yang's. We asked him and he admitted it. He also said that we didn't ask, but he was too embarrassed to tell us!"
Zhan Boyue told this story that will be recorded in the history of the music industry in the future, and everyone laughed after hearing it.
Lu Miao couldn't help but smile and praised Yang Qian with Li Guangmin:
"Li Sheng has found a good student, and his low-key style is definitely the same as his!"
is not that right?
Li Guangmin and Yang Qian are both very low-key people.
It is worth mentioning that Lu Miao and Li Guangmin have also collaborated. After the song "Songs in Dreams" became popular with Chai Jiang, the Hong Kong music scene also bought the Cantonese adaptation and cover rights, and the singer who sang it
It’s Lu Miao!
However, when talking about the collaboration between the Hong Kong music scene and Li Guangmin, we have to mention Kong Qiang. Her Mandarin song "Winter Goes and Spring Comes", which has been popular in the mainland for some time, was composed by Li Guangmin and filled in by another famous lyricist from Guangdong Province.
of words.
Compared with the Cantonese version of "Songs in Dreams", "Winter Goes and Spring Comes" is the first collaboration between a Hong Kong singer and a mainland musician!
Therefore, Kong Qiang and Li Guangmin were also very familiar with each other. After knowing that Yang Qian was his apprentice, Kong Qiang was the most surprised and happy among so many people.
"Brother Guangmin said that Xiao Yang did not learn songwriting from you. I believe this because I have known Brother Guangmin for so many years. Although you also speak Cantonese, I have never seen you write a Cantonese song. On the contrary, Xiao Yang
We listened to the Cantonese song written by Yang last night and it was really, really wonderful!"
Kong Qiang, Lu Miao and Li Guangmin all communicated in Cantonese.
Of course, Li Guangmin has no problem speaking Cantonese. He is from Duanzhou City, Guangdong Province. Although the Cantonese in Duanzhou is slightly different in tone from the Cantonese in Guangzhou and Hong Kong, Li Guangmin's accent has long been changed since he lived and worked in Guangzhou in his early years.
Came over.
But being able to speak Cantonese and being able to write songs in Cantonese are two different things!
It is true that Li Guangmin has never written Cantonese songs. Even the musicians from Guangdong Province who briefly led the trend of pop music back then, few wrote Cantonese songs!
Basically, the Cantonese songs that everyone is familiar with come from the Hong Kong music scene.
Therefore, Zhong Rensheng's suggestion that Yang Qian go to Hong Kong City for development is not without purpose.
Of course, Li Guangmin didn't care what Kong Qiang said. He knew that the other party had no ill intentions, and he also made it clear that Yang Qian's songwriting was not influenced by him.
Therefore, Li Guangmin asked with a smile:
"Really? Xiao Yang showed you his talent yesterday? Did he sing "The Great Wall Will Never Fall"?"
The reason why Li Guangmin mentioned this song is because "The Great Wall Will Never Fall Down" is actually very suitable as a song recorded by celebrities from the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places to commemorate the return of Hong Kong City.
However, Yang Qian's song was released too late and was snatched away by Director Wang Wen of the Military Region Spring Festival Gala. In addition, the Guangdong Provincial Television Station is still a relatively complex organization after all, and has already finalized the star's schedule and recording.
The repertoire is not something that Jian Jinchuan or Li Guangmin can just change songs as they see fit.
The top executives of the TV station, including Lou Lihui, have deep considerations in the selection of songs. For example, Mandarin songs should be given priority over Cantonese songs, etc. If these complicated things are separated, it is really better not to change!
But what Yang Qian sang to Kong Qiang and the others yesterday was not "The Great Wall Will Never Fall Down"!
""The Great Wall Will Never Fall"? Did Xiao Yang write other Cantonese songs?"
Kong Qiang and Lu Miao were all surprised.
Judging from Li Guangmin's beaming look, it seems that the quality of this song is not bad!
“Isn’t it ‘The Great Wall Will Never Fall’? Is it ‘Friends’?”
Li Guangmin knew only these two Cantonese songs that Yang Qian had produced.
"And "Friends"? Xiao Yang has written so many Cantonese songs? Xiao Yang is not authentic. He has written so many Cantonese songs, why didn't he tell me earlier?"
Kong Qiang and others were both surprised and very interested in the two songs Li Guangmin mentioned.
These two songs, just by the names, I think they should be quite interesting songs, but I don’t know if they will be as good as the song they listened to last night!
If I had known earlier, I would have asked Yang Qian to sing a few more songs last night.
Now it makes them feel itchy.
But Li Guangmin was puzzled when he saw their reactions.
"Not these two songs? Xiao Yang, have you written other Cantonese songs?"
Li Guangmin looked at his apprentice in confusion.
(Note 1: All the stars appearing here, including Su Rui, are fictional characters created by Xiaohan and belong to parallel worlds. They have their own experiences and personalities. Please do not take on the tasks in reality. If there are any similarities,