"Why are you here?" Mr. Tang asked Zhou Jielun with a smile.
Zhou Jielun said strangely: "I'm here to attend the celebration banquet!"
"Celebration party?" Mr. Tang looked up at the calendar on the wall and said strangely: "Are you serious?"
Zhou Jielun said seriously: "Absolutely serious! By the way, I want to ask you to compete in composition again. I think we haven't decided the winner yet."
Mr. Tang was a little bit dumbfounded. Jielun was very determined to win this week.
Of course, he was also happy to do so.
On the day of the premiere of "The Beautiful Lady," Tang Ze did not completely crush Zhou Jielun's self-confidence just to prevent him from failing or succeeding.
Only in this way can Zhou Jielun be hung up and brought under Tianze's banner at a certain moment.
In terms of fame and ability to generate money, a music company with Zhou Jielun alone can sweep away the crowd.
In response to this, Tang Ze pretended to cough and said: "I haven't been feeling well recently and my brain is not working well. I'm afraid I'm not in the right state to compete."
Seeing that Zhou Jielun was a little disappointed, Tang Ze quickly said: "But since you are here, why not take a look at the quality of my album "Positive Energy"?"
Zhou Jielun became interested: "I also have this idea, and I can see your composition ideas from the album."
Arriving at the recording studio, Zhou Jielun began to slowly enjoy Tang Ze's 12 songs, including the MV.
Needless to say, "Chasing Dreams", "Youth", and "Your Answer" are all familiar to loyal musicians.
Just when he was about to listen to "Your Answer", Zhou Jielun jumped to the next song and said:
"In fact, I also edited the second half of this song in private."
"But I don't know your style and musical thoughts, and I feel that the overlap is not perfect."
"Wait until I finish listening to the other songs..." Zhou Jielun confidently stretched out his hand and said, "Give me 10 minutes, I will re-arrange the second half, and then we will compare."
Tang Ze helped him and said: "Then let's see if the similarity of our respective songs is the same, right? It turns out that Jay Chou also likes the Three Kingdoms?"
"Of course!" Zhou Jielun said with high spirits: "I know a lot about Chinese classical culture."
Zhou Jielun re-entered the state of listening to music, focused and serious.
"My Sky", "Proud Boy", "My Dream"...
After listening to each song, Zhou Jielun just nodded: "It's a first-rate song, but it's very different from my style."
"Personally, I prefer the MV of "My Dream"."
"But you shoot a lot of MVs related to the college entrance examination. Do you like the college entrance examination very much?"
"You even have animations, you are so innovative!"
When he heard "Hello Tomorrow", Zhou Jielun's eyes lit up: "It's a very meaningful song."
"It's just a little strange. Now that I hear it, I find that your creative thinking seems to be unable to be unified?"
"It's like... it's like..." Zhou Jielun tried to find words to express, "It's like several kinds of thoughts mixed together."
He looked at Tang Ze and couldn't help but tremble: "You don't have schizophrenia, do you?"
Tang Ze did not reply and kept a polite smile.
But I have to admire Zhou Jielun's musical sensitivity.
Isn’t it a mixed bag?
It’s just a combination of golden songs and hit songs. How can there be any thought that runs through it?
Then Zhou Jielun went from "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" to "A Song Written for No One". The more he listened, the brighter his eyes became.
His own hands couldn't help but move, as if they were playing an invisible piano.
When the prelude of "Daoxiang" sounded, Zhou Jielun stood up suddenly, which shocked Tang Ze and thought he was copying the song to get his shirt.
As a result, Zhou Jielun said: "This style of music is similar to mine. Have you studied me?"
Tang Ze said enigmatically: "Guess!"
Zhou Jielun nodded and did not continue to ask. While listening, he said: "This is the kind of music I want to describe the countryside."
"After listening to your song, my inspiration for this type of music is overflowing, and my mind is full of beating notes."
"Unfortunately, it seems that no matter what I do, I can't get out of the scope of this song."
Zhou Jielun seemed like a child who only relied on his preferences. At this moment, he found that he could not escape the limitations of the song "Daoxiang". He felt a little lost and fell silent.
Tang Ze didn't bother him and stood silently aside.
Until he finished appreciating all the songs, Zhou Jielun was silent for a long time before he said: "I can't capture your musical thoughts. Your creative ideas are too huge, so huge that they seem to have no boundaries."
"But you can copy my style so closely. In terms of imitation, I can't compare to you."
"So I'd better not show my shame in "Your Answer" and let me finish listening to this song first."
Surprisingly, when listening to this song, Zhou Jielun said nothing, nor did he express how similar his song was to the original version.
It wasn't until he watched the MV that he complained and sighed:
"I have to say, you were a little miserable before, didn't you have any friends? You looked so lonely."
"Perhaps it is this loneliness that gives you the musical ability that goes beyond single thinking. It should be the integration of people and the environment, and there will no longer be geographical restrictions, right?"
"Sometimes when I am alone, I can often be inspired to break through the limitations of a certain environment."
"You have the inspiration brought by this kind of loneliness, so you can easily see other people's musical ideas and imitate them."
"I'm not suitable for imitating others, and I guess you won't believe that the overlap between my arrangement of "Your Answer" and your composition is too bad."
"I estimate that compared to imitation ability, I won't be able to reach your level even if I practice for another hundred years."
Then he smiled and said: "But song creation should not rely on repetition and imitation, and the inspiration I got from you may not be suitable for me."
"I think I still need to compete with you to determine the outcome."
After saying this, Zhou Jielun looked at Tang Ze with fighting spirit.
However, Tang Ze had no intention of competing with him, so he just passed it by.
Zhou Jielun didn't mind either.
Having accomplished today's purpose, it's time for him to leave.
Before leaving, Zhou Jielun said again: "You can call me Jielun from now on!"
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"I think we can be musical rivals, but we can also be friends in private!"
"As a friend, you should help your friend solve some problems, what do you think?"
"Of course!"
After watching Zhou Jielun leave, Tang Ze took out Zhou Jielun's version of "Your Answer" and listened to it.
He wanted to compare, does Zhou Jielun really have no ability to imitate?
The fact is that after comparing the two versions, Karasawa found that they were as similar as 70%.
Is this considered a poor overlap?
It can only be said that Zhou Jielun is a perfectionist.
Online.
The media comes and goes like a schizophrenia.
While they were blaming Tang Ze, they were also frantically reporting on his rivalry with Zhou Jielun.
Netizens, as passive recipients of information, can only feel annoyed by such divisive reports.
It wasn't until Zhou Jielun took the initiative to accept an interview to speak for Tang Ze that they all started to look forward to it.
"I think it's better to ignore the reports online. Some are simply contradictory. Reading too much is not good for your psychology!"
"That Lu Chuan, actually we are not friends. Just listen to what he has to say."
"Huh? Ask me what I think of Tang Ze? In fact, if you have been in contact with him, you will know that he is very powerful!"
"Yes, awesome, I can only use these two words to describe him."
"I definitely can't beat him in making movies, but I will try my best when writing songs."
"So, I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that Tang Ze is a good musician every week. At least to me, Tang Ze is an excellent musician and I don't mind competing with him!"
Zhou Jielun himself acknowledged Tang Ze's ability, and those who continued to ignite the situation and emphasized Tang Ze's popularity were meaningless.
Tang Ze no longer needs to be seen by everyone. For the public, they now only have expectations.
Although Zhou Jielun didn't say anything, he actually admitted it indirectly.
He and Tang Ze are a duel between geniuses.
And what to see when the two singers collide?
For the average person, of course it’s album sales.
Zhou Jielun didn't have a new album, so everyone focused on Tang Ze's "Positive Energy".
Under such attention, the night before the official sale, the pre-orders of "Positive Energy" hit another peak, exceeding 100,000 copies.