On the other side, in the temporary dormitory, Wei Chengan lowered his head and packed his things.
Liu Yanzhou turned on the TV and chose the Lychee Channel.
Zhang Die was packing his clothes: "You're still watching TV now?"
Liu Yanzhou: "Look, we are about to leave the center of civilization and go to a desert."
Zhang Die: "Be careful with your mouth. If you say that again in Banana Country, you will be scolded to death in a minute."
Several people were packing up their things silently.
Yang Cong on TV: "Today, Hope and Tanzhao have temporarily withdrawn from the competition, so we will welcome two replacement singers and one big devil!"
"The first veteran contestant to appear is... Cube!"
The Rubik's Cube stepped onto the stage step by step, and with it came a male singer wearing a pineapple headgear.
Yang Cong and others asked with a smile, if the veteran contestants were to be the first to go on stage, wouldn’t it be embarrassing if they lost?
The Rubik's Cube responded domineeringly that it would never lose.
The pineapple-headed guy was not to be trifled with either, and he said with a smile that he would definitely win.
When the first PK started, the Rubik's Cube began to sing, and many viewers in front of the TV were shocked.
In the first few episodes, Mo Fang performed like a second-tier singer. His strongest performance was when he met Tanzhao, performing a rock and roll as pure as flowing water. That episode was the most eye-catching.
But it failed miserably.
This time, the high notes of the Rubik's Cube reached an alarming level.
The audience was stunned by the powerful sound pressure, strong texture and thickness of the sound.
Anyway, the song was really enjoyable to listen to.
Even Yang Cong and Lu Jin couldn't help but stand up and applaud. Zhou Quanou said bluntly: "It seems that after the initial discomfort, Rubik's Cube has now adapted to how to unleash his true strength while hiding his identity."
"This kind of singing skills and singing style always seem very familiar to me, but among the people I know who are good at high notes, it seems that there is no one with this kind of voice... I still have to think about who it is."
Magic Cube has never wanted to be eliminated, and he dared to explode like this, which means he has mastered the method to hide his own voice. With his powerful skills, he mastered the method quickly. Now when he sings, the effect is no different from when the first-line singers appear to sing.
This kind of power also exceeded Pineapple Head's expectations.
And Pineapple Head sang a song with a deep bass voice.
The bass voice is very impressive.
However, it is not suitable for competition.
Professionals all know how awesome this is, and audiences who like bass are thrilled with it, but for most audiences, the Pineapple Head is far inferior to the Rubik's Cube.
This time, the Rubik's Cube finally won!
Rubik's Cube almost cried. It wasn't easy, but he finally won.
The identity of Pineapple Head is another question.
Yang Cong: "I'm sorry, I really want to keep you on the stage, but you didn't hide yourself, I can tell who you are."
The audience was confused.
Doesn't this hide itself?
Why didn’t I hear that?
Yang Cong: "I remember it was the year before last. I happened to see a child who won third place in the Youth Song Competition and was accepted as a disciple by Yu Peiling, a teacher from the national team."
"I remember this sound at that time. After so much time, your control over bass songs has become more and more mature, and you have changed a lot of bad habits."
"Just in terms of singing skills, if you debut in the entertainment industry now, I am very optimistic about your future."
Lu Jin: "Brother Cong, do you know him?"
Yang Cong nodded: "You are Qu He."
The audience didn’t know who it was either, so they could only vote according to Yang Cong’s opinion.
More than 600 people voted to confirm that he was Qu He.
The pineapple-headed guy was holding a cotton mask on the stage, revealing his handsome face: "Oh, I was recognized."
Yang Cong smiled: "Xiao He, you should be working in the cultural troupe now, right? Who is it this time?"
Qu He: "The program team found my teacher and asked her to participate in the program. However, my teacher was preparing to perform abroad, so she recommended me to participate. I didn't expect to lose in the first round."
Mofang came forward and gave Qu He a hug: "You are very good, but your bass is inferior to your treble, so you are not suitable for the competition."
Qu He was not originally from this circle, so he accepted the failure calmly and waved goodbye.
Then he was invited to join the guessing panel.
The second one to appear is the red-skinned duck.
This time, I finally didn’t encounter the big devil.
The opponent who came on stage was a female singer who was wearing a long skirt and whose figure could not be seen clearly, but she was on the short side and wore a veil. Her name was "Veil".
Liu Yanzhou: "It's time for the red-skinned duck."
"How can someone so young beat a top singer or a potential superstar?"
After packing his clothes and starting to fix his shoes, Zhang Die looked up at the old-fashioned TV in the dormitory and said, "He's so good, he knows everything. How can we compare?"
Wei Chengan: “We are younger.”
Being younger means endless possibilities.
But sometimes, the success rate is not high.
Han Zhou stood on the stage, swaying.
Veil: "Hello, Mr. Roast Duck."
Han Zhou smiled awkwardly: "Hello, little steamer girl."
Yang Cong: "What if she's older than you? Will you just call her little sister?"
Han Zhou: "I believe she definitely likes being called little sister."
Veil: "I'm not a little girl anymore, nor a student. It's not appropriate to call me little sister. It makes me look young."
Han Zhou understood: "Oh, then call me little sister."
"Miss Steamer."
The veil bowed and pulled her skirt: "Thank you, but it's not the steamer lady, it's the veil lady!"
Lu Jin: "Sounds familiar, the way he speaks sounds familiar!"
Lu Jin was so excited. After so long, he finally seemed to have a chance to guess the right person!
veil:"……"
"We haven't met yet."
Lu Jin said angrily: "Ah?"
"Really..."
Hope is dashed.
Zimo smiled and said, "Who will sing first?"
Han Zhou: "Ladies first?"
Veil: "Let me go first. I'm afraid I won't dare to sing after the roast duck finishes singing."
After deciding who would sing first, Han Zhou walked to the side stage.
Questions also appeared on the screen behind the big stage.
【Poems of Modern People】
"You can choose to write your own, or use the five-tone composition to adapt an existing song, or change the lyrics of a song into ancient poetry. Use a song to express your love for a modern Chinese figure."
This title is almost the opposite of Han Zhou's title [Rock of Historical Figures].
Many modern celebrities have had songs written about them.
However, it is really difficult to sing about a modern character using ancient poetry or ancient music.
Veil stood on the stage and the song's information appeared on the big screen.
Sheng, Dan, Jing, Chou
——In memory of Mr. Mei Luochun.
There is also Peking Opera in this world, and there is also a master named Mei Luochun.
Obviously, this person is a modern figure, and this song should have been written and sung by him.
As soon as the prelude came out, everyone knew that it was a serious ancient style composition.
It is made strictly according to the pentatonic scale of Gong-Shang-Jiao-Zhi-Yu.
The so-called pentatonic scale consists of five notes: “do, re, mi, sol, la”.
The tune (mode) with gong tone as the main tone and the ending tone as the main tone is called gong tune.
When writing music in the pentatonic scale, one must start with the gong mode, and after five sections, fall into the yu mode.
It also means that at the beginning it is calm and majestic, but also low-pitched.
Until the end, it was high-pitched and loud.
The tonality should be in five sections, and five tones should be improved.
It is almost impossible to succeed in writing lyrics and songs.
Everybody listened.
From the beginning, Mianveil’s voice was relatively steady, and her singing had a very ancient charm.
But ancient style means the rhythm is slower.
Adjust the tune one by one, all the way to the high note.
The audience was a little stunned.
If this is how it is played, it would be hard to describe it nicely.
The first paragraph sounds good, the high notes in the last paragraph sound good, but the one in the middle... is a bit dissonant.
Because playing with pentatonic notes must be divided into sections, but the sections require changing the main body and the melody, while the rhythm must remain consistent.
This song can be said to be of very high artistic quality, but... it's not nice to listen to.
Yang Cong still applauded in support: "In fact, many people in China are trying to write ancient style songs, but they have not found a practical way."
“Some people suggested changing some things in the song to make it part old and part new, so as to achieve the goal of a new national style.”
"Some people also say that we only need to change the format of writing music and still use the things that have been passed down to write authentic Chinese style."
"But this is difficult. This time the veil made such an attempt, which is worth encouraging."
Lu Jin also nodded: "Indeed, the tune is very good, but it is difficult to write lyrics according to the five notes, because the form does not fit modern songs."
After all, one is a song that may last for more than ten or twenty minutes, and the other is a song that can only last for three or four minutes. It would be ridiculous if they could be forced to be combined and still fully satisfy the five tones in each section.
It's basically impossible to do.
But if we just shorten the performance of that part of the song in a cursory manner, why should we write the five notes?
But the sound of the veil has a very ancient charm.
Yang Cong: "I think the veil is amazing, very similar to a female singer who is good at Chinese style songs, but... I'm sure it's not her, so I'm a little confused."
Lu Jin: "Watch the red duck's performance first, and then take your time to guess."
Han Zhou came on stage from the side, smiling with a veil on his face: "Come on!"
Han Zhou high-fived Mianve before going on stage.
Han Zhou's question was also displayed on the big screen:
【Rock of Historical Figures】
"You can choose to write your own, or change the lyrics of a well-known song into a rock song, or change the lyrics of a well-known rock song. Use one song to express the attitude of a Chinese historical figure."
On the stage, the red-skinned duck stood still.
Everyone is waiting.
The lights and heartbeats that signal the start of the show begin.
The song's information also appeared on the screen.
Blue Lotus
——Huai Xuanzang
Singer: Red Duck
Lyrics and composition: Red Duck
Write a rock song for Master Xuanzang? Everyone is still confused.
Han Zhou spoke directly:
“Nothing can stop
Your desire for freedom
A career full of imagination
Your heart is free of worries~"
It starts with a cappella singing until the word "dang" (block) is reached, at which time the drum sounds come out.
Make the first move.
Zhang Die, who was cleaning up the water cups, looked up in surprise.
Rock and roll?
Is this rock? Is this pure rock?
Liu Yanzhou: "As expected of a red-skinned duck, after just four sentences, the veil has already lost."
The red-skinned duck on the stage stood still, looking very quiet, strumming the strings of the guitar in his hand, and occasionally looking down at the strings. Because it didn't look good with a headgear, he tilted his head and looked through the gap in the headgear to see if the harmony he was playing was correct:
"Through the dark years
I also felt hesitant
The moment you lower your head
Only then did I realize the road under my feet..."
If you just look at the lyrics, it is hard to imagine that such rock music as gentle as water was written for Xuanzang.
But if you know first that this was written for Xuanzang, and then read the lyrics, you will have a different feeling.
More than that, I felt confused.
It's just torture.
He traveled west for more than ten years in search of ancient scriptures from the birthplace of Buddhism.
Along the way, there are countless crises that could cause Xuanzang to die violently in the desert.
However, Xuanzang took one step at a time and never looked back.
How many times has he regretted or wanted to give up?
The music is like water, the lyrics are like water, understated, but even more difficult and precious.
After knowing that this song was written for Xuanzang, it sounds even more exciting.
Who has not experienced hardships? Who has not encountered suffering? Think about Xuanzang, who had been moving forward day after day for more than ten years. Was the little difficulty and torture he encountered really torture?
The red duck on the stage whispered:
"The free world in my heart
So clear and high
Blooming forever
Blue Lotus~"
After the flowers bloomed and never faded, everyone was waiting, waiting for a result.
Just like Xuanzang who returned with the true scriptures after more than ten years.
The red-skinned duck's refreshing "Blue Lotus~" was like an aria, which made the souls of all the audience tremble.
Even through the TV screen, many viewers were stunned.
I can tell it's rock music.
Rock music that nourishes everything like water. Have you ever heard of this kind of song before?
Besides, this sounds so good, doesn’t it?
Han Zhou on the stage was playing the guitar, of course, just a supplement.
The real interlude is in the background music played during the broadcast.
Amid the sound of da da da da, many people are waiting for an explosion.
Explosion? You're overthinking it. Is rock going to explode?
"Through the dark years
I also felt hesitant
When you bow your head
Only then did I realize the road under my feet~"
Repeat, repeat.
Xuanzang is repeating.
You are repeating yourself.
I'm repeating too.
It repeats every day.
Day after day, repeating forever.
But at this time, many people's memories of the image of Xuanzang suffering in torture while walking on the road disappeared.
Xuanzang was not actually tortured at all.
Indeed, his body was walking in the vast desert with yellow sand and lonely smoke.
However, his eyes were always fixed on the blue lotus in the distant country of India.
In his heart, what he pursues is a lotus in front of the Buddha.
With every step he took, he got closer to the blue lotus in his heart and closer to his other shore.
How could he feel pain? If he felt pain, he would have returned home long ago. He was happy with it!
"Through the dark years
I also felt hesitant
When you bow your head
Only then did I realize the road under my feet~"
Repeating it again, this time, many people have realized that this song did not explode.
In fact, this song can be everything.
Because this song is free.
But it is undoubtedly rock and roll.
Some people say that rock is a style of music, but that means they don’t understand rock at all, because rock pursues power and tells the reality.
"Blue Lotus" will not become light rock just because you sing it quietly, nor will it become heavy rock just because you sing it screaming, and it will not stop being rock just because a pop singer sings it.
Under the calming singing of Blue Lotus, a sense of power is passed on to those who need it.
People who don't need it can only hear its nice sound, but can't hear its power, and thus can't hear rock and roll.
Those who need strength burst into tears when they hear it.
Just like at this moment, Zhang Die burst into tears.
On TV, the red duck opened his arms and looked up on the stage:
"The free world in my heart
So clear and high
Blooming forever
Blue Lotus~"
While singing the last sentence, many people were confused, some were excited, and some sighed.
In the guessing panel, Zhou Quanou burst into tears, tilting his head back, not wanting the tears to fall.
In front of the TV, Zhang Die overturned the box and raised his head to scream: "Lan! Lian~hua~ah!!!!!!!"
Everyone in the building heard it.
In fact, the blue lotus itself is a metaphor.
The lotus is the supreme plant in Buddhism and represents the Buddha himself.
Many people think that Xuanzang went to look for Buddha and worship Buddha.
In fact, Xuanzang did not worship Buddha at all, and Xuanzang was not looking for Buddha.
Because Xuanzang was looking for wisdom.
If it was just for the purpose of worshiping Buddha, after going through so much trouble to find the blue lotus, Xuanzang could have stayed in front of the lotus, with the green lamp and ancient Buddha by his side, and chanting scriptures with the wooden fish throughout his life.
No, Xuanzang sought wisdom in order to spread wisdom.
Xuanzang was looking for the blue lotus, not for himself, but to bring the blue lotus to those who had never seen it.
Whether it was Buddha or not, whether the Buddhist scripture was or not, it was no longer important to Xuanzang, because at that time Xuanzang himself was the Buddha, and he himself was the blue lotus.
This is also why so many people who truly study Buddhism and history stubbornly believe that Xuanzang actually found nothing after arriving in India, and that he wrote down his insights along the way into Buddhist scriptures and brought them back.
It is because, if you can do things that only Buddha can do, you can write sutras that only Buddha can write.
The reason why he can sing the blue lotus is because he is a blue lotus.
Only when you have wisdom will you seek wisdom.
The blue lotus is here, and when you scream at the top of your lungs, it's because you have the power.
When you speak softly, that is your calmness and naturalness.
You are calm and distant, that is because you have Zen in your heart.
Those who have the deepest insights know what they have.
People with a more superficial understanding will also be moved by Xuanzang's long journey of 18,000 miles, and imagine the scenery along the way, and look forward to the day when they can put on their backpacks and embark on the journey.
Who is the fourth big devil? No one cares anymore.
Win or lose?
No one cares about winning or losing.
In the super topic, some people praised it as nice, while others have not yet responded.
On the barrage, someone said: "I quit my job just now. I will pack my bag and leave tomorrow morning."
Someone responded: "Tomorrow morning? I'm already on a train going west."
Another responded: "Train? I drove."
Someone responded: "Car? I ride a motorcycle. By the way, I've approved the resignations of people who asked me to resign. I'm leaving too, so it's not appropriate for them to stay."
Someone said, “Aren’t bicycles good?”
"What's the difference between any tools? It's just that I can't walk yet."
"After listening to "Ordinary Road" last time, I wanted to leave. This time I heard "Blue Lotus". Sorry, I have to go find the blue lotus for myself."
"I... suspect that Red Duck is a conspiracy of China Petroleum, a partner of China Petroleum, and a gold medal salesman of China Petroleum."
In the dormitory, Zhang Die overturned the box.
Half an hour later, when he came back, the show had already been broadcast. Zhang Die didn't see any of the third group PK.
This time, Zhang Die packed a pile of books into the box.
A bunch of books on music, street dance basics, and those that I had learned in Tianle but had not read seriously.
This time when he went to the Banana Kingdom, Zhang Die knew that others were there to see him make a fool of himself.
But you cannot make a fool of yourself, you must come back like Xuanzang.
Xuanzang's blue lotus represents wisdom.
My blue lotus is sincerity.
It doesn’t matter what program it is at this moment.
Weibo hot search #蓝莲花# ranked first.
When a person writes a composition with a given topic and a song directly becomes the number one trending search, there is actually no suspense about the outcome of the program. If the person loses, the program may even be criticized for several years.
Outside the show, there is a super topic of "The Voice of Dark Gold".
I don’t know how many people who only watch TV, rarely use the Internet, and haven’t logged into Weibo for a year or two are frantically asking the program team to quickly release the original sound and publish it on music software.
The next morning.
#The world is so big I want to see# topped the Weibo hot search list.
An ordinary young girl wrote in her resignation letter: "The world is so big, I want to see it. I hope I can find the blue lotus."
This is the first time in the past two years that an ordinary person who is not the protagonist of social news has topped the trending searches.
From that day on, "Ordinary Road" and "Blue Lotus" were referred to as the two-part resignation trilogy.
No one expected that the third part is coming.
Because the topic drawn by the red-skinned duck was, [Regrets of a youth without regrets].