Chapter 250 Debate over whether to sing Mandarin songs or Cantonese songs (2/3, ask for a monthly pass)
"Hello, senior brother! I am studying journalism at the School of Communication and Design."
Yang Qian didn't know that Chen Maochun was his schoolmate before, but he had heard the song "High Mountains and Long Waters" and liked it very much.
However, since you are an alumnus, you have to call me senior!
"Studying journalism? Oh, I graduated from the Chinese Department of Nanyue University in 1982. You must not have been born yet at that time."
Chen Maochun knew that Yang Qian and he were not from the same major or college, which was a bit regretful, but after finding out that they were alumni, he was happy enough.
No, he also talked about his academic qualifications with some pride.
In terms of academic qualifications, Chen Maochun is indeed the highest among these people, and he is indeed worthy of pride.
Yang Qian was even more awe-struck.
I graduated in 1982 and entered school four years ago. It was only the second year since the college entrance examination was resumed!
You can imagine how scarce and precious college students were back then!
However, at this moment, Xu Weirong and Chen Xiangfu started to make noises.
"Xiao Yang, you are not being kind when you call me Senior Brother! You call me Teacher Li Guangmin, and you call me Senior Brother Chen Maochun. This Chen Maochun is a generation shorter!"
Isn't it? In this case, wouldn't Chen Maochun want to call him Teacher Li Guangmin?
"No, no, everyone should call teacher."
Yang Qian came to his senses and quickly changed his words with a smile.
"It doesn't matter what you call me. It's also kind to call me Senior Brother. It's up to everyone!"
Chen Maochun was also smiling happily at this moment.
Chen Maochun, Li Guangmin's apprentice, was very jealous. If he hadn't been unable to snatch him away, he would have risked his old face to compete with Li Guangmin.
But the current situation is not bad. As alumni, seniors, and juniors, there are countless relationships between myself and Yang Qian that reporters can speculate on!
Let's not talk about Chen Maochun's little ninety-nine. After chatting for a while, everyone still sat down and drank tea and ate while talking about music, Cantonese music, and Yang Qian's participation in "Good Voice in Chinese".
"We just had a chat about the songs you wrote, Xiao Yang. They are all very good, especially "Friends", "Songs of Thousands of Ques", and "The Great Wall Will Never Fall Down", which left a deep impression on us.
impression."
Tang Deyi started.
"Yes, in fact, we seniors in the Guangdong music scene are quite ashamed. Although we have written many songs, there are very few who can write Cantonese songs. Xu Weirong is one of them..."
Chen Xiangfu nodded with emotion.
Including Li Guangmin, among the four local songwriters in Guangdong Province, only Xu Weirong has the ability to compose Cantonese songs, but his Cantonese song creations are not particularly numerous, and he only has two or three masterpieces.
In comparison, Yang Qian alone has surpassed his achievements in decades even before he debuted!
"So I suggest, Xiao Yang, that you go to "Chinese Voice" and sing more Cantonese songs, so that they can see the charm of our Cantonese songs."
Xu Weirong was not jealous of Yang Qian's creative ability, but was very excited to give him advice.
In fact, everyone has some regrets or things that are difficult to reconcile.
Yang Qian hopes that the Chinese music scene can revive and that music can have its own glory and market without becoming an accessory to other industries.
As for Li Guangmin, he very much hopes that the music scene in Guangdong Province can regain its glory. In the entire music scene, Guangdong Province has disappeared for almost 20 years!
Xu Weirong's uneasy focus is on Cantonese songs. He is a local musician in Guangdong Province who writes Cantonese songs. Such musicians are very rare in the circle of Guangdong Province. Everyone is writing Mandarin songs and creating in dialects. Instead, he became a different kind of person, and it was difficult to stand out.
Therefore, his Cantonese song creation was incomparable with the mature and relatively closed Cantonese song circle in Hong Kong. When he returned to the music scene in Guangdong Province, he found that everyone was writing Mandarin songs. Xu Weirong was unable to do it alone, so he had to start with a lack of enthusiasm. Other evaluation-type jobs.
It is worth mentioning that Xu Weirong is also the chief judge of "Cantonese Song Competition". "Cantonese Song Competition" was arranged by Shen Xiaohong, who was not very good with Shang Xudan, the chief director of "Song of the Times"!
Shen Xiaohong did not take Yang Qian recommended by Lou Lihui to heart at first. When she wanted to invite Yang Qian, Yang Qian had already signed a contract with "Song of the Times", so she could only give up with regret.
Of course, Xu Weirong didn't know that Yang Qian was also connected to "Cantonese Song Competition". He just took money to be a judge.
"Xiao Yang, go up and sing "Friends" and "Qian Qian Que Song", and then sing "The Great Wall Will Never Fall" in the finals. Let them see that our local musicians in Guangdong Province can also write He can produce good Cantonese works and sing good Cantonese songs!"
Xu Weirong now hopes that Yang Qian can rectify the name of Cantonese-language creation in Guangdong Province.
However, as mentioned before, only Xu Weirong writes Cantonese songs, and everyone else writes Mandarin songs. His proposal still caused quite a controversy in the box.
"I still think it's inappropriate to sing Cantonese songs. The stage of "Chinese Voice" is national. If you want to advance and win awards, you have to cater to the public and sing Mandarin songs that can be heard nationwide. Popular song!”
Chen Maochun said solemnly.
He is a Hakka, Cantonese is not his mother tongue, and he does not have a strong interest in Cantonese songs like Hui Wai Wing, so it doesn't matter whether he sings Cantonese songs or not.
"Why are Cantonese songs not popular anymore? Why have they become a niche?"
Xu Weirong started to argue with him unhappily.
"The key is that you have to win the award! The key is that he will represent our local singers in Guangdong Province and win the championship! Didn't Old Tang just say that? The right time, right place and right people!"
"Now the ratings of "The Voice of Chinese" are low, and the students are not so good. This is the right time. The country attaches great importance to the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. This is the geographical advantage. Chai Jiang is because Xiao Yang has come out again, and he will definitely support it. Xiao Yang's victory is due to people and people. With so many factors, as long as Xiao Yang performs well, he doesn't have to worry about not winning the championship!"
"Now that you ask Xiao Yang to sing a Cantonese song, doesn't this add a lot of uncertainty?"
Chen Maochun asked back.
"Why is it a factor of uncertainty? Which of Xiao Yang's Cantonese songs can't surprise the audience? Which one can't win over other students? I don't believe it!"
Xu Weirong mainly believes in the quality of Yang Qian's works.
Chen Xiangfu actually supported Xu Weirong's proposal. He also believed that Yang Qian should sing Cantonese songs.
"Although I can't write Cantonese songs, I think Lao Xu's suggestion can be considered. It's like you said that Xiao Yang represents our music circle in Guangdong Province. If you don't sing Cantonese songs, who recognizes your identity? Who recognizes your identity? Would you say that this young man won the championship on behalf of Guangdong Province and is an outstanding young singer from the new generation of Guangdong Province's music scene?"
Chen Xiangfu’s logic is relatively clear.
Although there are many loopholes, this is the fact. In most people’s minds, Guangdong Province is linked to Cantonese.
He is not a Cantonese singer, and regardless of whether the fans recognize him or not, even the singer himself is reluctant to classify himself in the Cantonese music scene.
Su Rui doesn’t think so!
If he didn't say it himself, others wouldn't think that he once came out of Guangdong province, and he never made any contribution to Guangdong music later.
"It's not impossible to sing Cantonese songs, but just one or two songs are enough, right? There's no need to sing in the finals. After all, Chai Jiang doesn't know Cantonese. If you ask him to coach Cantonese songs, he won't be able to do it!"
Li Guangmin finally spoke, and he gave a seemingly impeccable reason.
But it’s not invulnerable!
"It doesn't necessarily have to be talent guidance from the tutor association, right? Xiao Yang wants to sing the songs he wrote. What Chai Jiang can provide guidance here should be singing skills and stage performance."
Tang Deyi did not get red-faced like Xu Weirong. He said with a smile, but in his tone, it was obvious that he still hoped that Yang Qian would sing Cantonese songs.
"And when it comes to winning the finals, I think it is easier for Xiao Yang to win the championship if he sings Cantonese songs! Now the country attaches great importance to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Leaders have mentioned the Greater Bay Area time and time again and also came to inspect the Greater Bay Area. Last year
All the Mid-Autumn Festival parties are held in our Greater Bay Area!"
Tang Deyi once again mentioned the "geographical advantage" he mentioned before.
But this time, he and Chen Maochun had different opinions.
After all, Tang Deyi is the dean of the Xianhai Conservatory of Music. His attainments in popular music are not as good as these musicians, but in terms of grasping national policies, Tang Deyi's vision is far superior to that of Li Guangmin and others.
"Can you win the championship by singing a Cantonese song in the finals?"
Chen Maochun is still worried about this problem.
"Haha, I haven't seen enough of Maochun's "Chinese Voice". The two previous champions of "Chinese Voice" were Tibetan singers, right? What impressed me most was the one in 2018, when the Tibetan singer sang
I wrote three songs in Tibetan and won the championship!”
"His mentor is actually not a Tibetan singer, right? The Tibetan singers he mentored can win championships for their Tibetan songs. Why can't Xiao Yang, who is coached by Chai Jiang, win the championship for his Cantonese songs? Is this the case?
?”
The reason Tang Deyi said this time left both Chen Maochun and Li Guangmin speechless.
Yes, Tibetan songs can win the championship, why can’t Cantonese? We are all from Guangdong Province, and the fire in our hearts can’t help but burn.
In fact, Yang Qian also had an impression of the example Tang Deyi mentioned.
Although he watched "The Voice of Chinese" by himself in school in 2018, he did not watch it with his sister.
But Yang Qian liked that episode of "Chinese Voice" very much, and he heard many interesting adaptations.
And the overall winner actually didn’t just sing Tibetan songs, he actually sang a mixture of Tibetan and Mandarin songs!
I have to say that the instructor’s adaption ability is really strong!
That’s right, mix!
Yang Qian suddenly felt inspired.
"Teachers, can this be done like this? I sing a song that is a mixture of Mandarin and Cantonese, or one version in Mandarin and one version in Cantonese? For the same song, I fill in two versions of the lyrics!"
Yang Qian, who had been listening just now, couldn't help but speak.