Chapter 35 An Lan: Listen to Mom
When the live broadcast started, the four mentors were there chatting.
Chen Feng: "Oh, in the end, only one person from my group made it to the finals."
Lin Xiaoxing: "There is no one in my group."
Liu Yiling: "Teacher Kim Hyo-hee is really good. Two of our students entered the finals."
Jin Xiaoxi laughed awkwardly: "It's the students themselves who are good, it has nothing to do with me."
Jin Xiaoxi knew that if she didn't humble herself a little, Chen Feng and Liu Yiling would seize the opportunity to mock her.
But he was overthinking it. This was a live broadcast, not a recorded one. Chen Feng and Liu Yiling had not prepared to confront him.
Chen Feng sighed: "To be honest, this show is crazy. I haven't seen such outstanding newcomers in a long time."
"Maika has a beautiful singing voice, a strong high voice, and is good at many styles of songs."
"Zhao Qian lost in the team PK at first, but later she showed great strength and finally made it to the finals."
"An Lan's singing voice is rare in ten years, which is actually easy to say, but her vocal range and singing skills are not at the level of a newcomer at all. Since the start of this program, I believe many people are fans of An Lan. After the program ends, An Lan will definitely be an important part of the music world that cannot be ignored. But tonight, let us wait and see whether An Lan can win the championship."
If it were in An Lan's world, seeing each other once in ten years would be mediocre, but in An Lan's world, seeing each other once in ten years is simply the highest compliment.
This means that Chen Feng admits that in this era, no one's vocal talent can match An Lan's.
At this time, a large number of audiences began to scream.
When talking about Maca and Zhao Qian, the audience was indifferent.
It is conceivable that An Lan's popularity is no longer on a new level.
Chen Feng: "Of course, my personal favorite is Han Zhou. His creative ability is very strong. Singers who can write and sing at the same time are rare. Such singers generally have a bright future in the music industry."
"And I think newcomers like Han Zhou also represent the future of the music industry."
“Tonight, I hope every audience member will join us in enjoying the music and this grand stage.”
Because it is a live broadcast, the live broadcast venue today is actually a stadium.
Of course, the audience did not sit on the dais.
Instead, the area near one end of the goal was made into a stage, and the rest of the stadium was the audience seats.
Only in the most distant places, on the lower stands, were there still people.
The total number of spectators was only 10,000.
But this is the biggest stage a new singer can step onto.
The camera switched over and the four contestants were already on stage.
The loudest cheers at the scene were for An Lan, followed by Han Zhou.
There were almost no people calling Zhao Qian and Maca.
Most fans don’t care who wrote the song, they just know that their favorite singer sings well.
Therefore, most of An Lan’s fans do not know that Han Zhou contributed 57.356% to An Lan’s success.
However, some people knew that An Lan’s songs were all written by Han Zhou, so they held up light boards of both of them at the same time.
Liu Yiling read out the rules in a very formal manner: "Today is the final night of "Tomorrow's Superstar."
"Now the four contestants will sing a song, and the two singers who will advance to the next round will be decided by the TV audience and online voting."
"Finally, the champion will be decided from the two singers who advance to the second round."
"So, audience members, remember to vote for your favorite singer when the contestants are singing."
As Liu Yiling introduced the rules, the voting numbers appeared on TV.
In the final arrangement, Han Zhou drew 2 and An Lan drew 1.
An Lan is the first place, and Han Zhou is the second place... Of course not. The program team knew very well that Zhao Qianmi Ka had no chance of entering the next round, so they let An Lan and Han Zhou sing first, leaving a break between the second round of singing.
But they certainly didn't expect that Han Zhou and An Lan were not prepared to touch the high notes at all.
Standing on the stage, An Lan held the microphone and said, "This song is for everyone."
"It's still a song written by Han Zhou."
Liu Yiling: "An Lan, I saw on the playlist that this song is a rap song?"
An Lan nodded: "It is indeed a rap song."
While speaking, An Lan was actually not in a very good mood.
Liu Yiling: "Why did you choose a rap song in the finals? You haven't tried this kind of music before, right?"
"Because it sounds good." An Lan answered calmly, but her fans at the scene were already going crazy.
"An Lan! An Lan! An Lan!"
Chen Feng pressed his hand: "Please start your performance!"
The clear and melodious prelude is not long.
Subtitles were also displayed on the TV.
Listen to Mom
Lyricist: Han Zhou.
Composer: Han Zhou.
Arranger: Han Zhou.
Singer: An Lan.
Many viewers were still looking at the song information, but An Lan's singing had already begun:
"Children, do you have a lot of questions?
Why, others are reading comics there
I am learning to paint and talking to the piano
Others are playing games
I leaned against the wall and recited my ABCs
I said I want a big plane
But I got an old tape recorder
Why should I listen to my mother?
When you grow up, you will begin to understand this sentence.
"Hmph~"
Rap was originally considered underground music in China, but with the development of the Internet in recent years, people have discovered that the underground music is no longer able to accommodate them.
There are a lot of rap shows that are either popular or not, and the audience has listened to many of them.
But, at the beginning, no one had ever heard such rap before.
Rap, can it be like this?
Many viewers were a little confused.
Shouldn't rap lyrics be dirty, intense, or at least very personal?
So soft? But it actually sounds good!
An Lan was on the stage, holding the microphone, with her arms folded across her chest, gently shaking her arms, waiting for the interlude:
“As I grew older, I began to understand
Why do I run faster than others?
Fly higher than others
In the future, all the comics you read will be the ones I draw.
The songs everyone is singing are the ones I wrote!"
At this point, everyone understands that this rap was not intended to be the rap that everyone is exposed to. This song is called rap, but the style is completely unprecedented, and it seems to be a unique style that is very suitable for Chinese rap.
Only the real top rappers know how powerful these lyrics are.
Most rappers like to pursue style, the so-called style flow.
However, in the eyes of powerful singers, talking about style all the time is a very low thing to do.
Good-sounding is good-sounding, what does it have to do with style? The so-called forming a style is generally something that newcomers need to use to attract the audience and get familiar with themselves. If a singer who has been famous for a long time still plays this, it means that he has no characteristics and can only use the same style in his creation to slowly expand his fame.
A truly powerful person will let the audience know, right from the start, that my song is good, and you don’t have to worry about anything else.
If a true expert studies it, he will know how amazing the lyrics, the music, and the performance are.
"Listen to your mother and don't let her get hurt
I want to grow up quickly so I can protect her.
Beautiful white hair, sprouting in happiness
The magic of angels is warm and kind~"
Rap music is naturally cool in style, and can immediately attract passers-by fans and audiences.
And when such a beautiful and melodious passage appears in rap music, the popularity of the song has already begun .
At the scene, many audiences screamed immediately when the singing ended.
There are also many people discussing on the Internet:
"No, can rap be played like this?"
"An Lan can actually sing rap?"
“Han Zhou’s songwriting is really…even though I don’t understand it, I think it’s awesome!”
"It's more than just awesome, this song is really good. Being able to write a good rap song is a skill that most creators don't have."
An Lan on the stage sang this rap song very quietly.
The next part is what An Lan least wants to sing.
And these lyrics are exactly what Han Zhou wants to tell An Lan.
“Music is your trump card
Take the trump card to talk about love
Oh! I don't want to teach you bad things.
Just listen to your mother.
Let's fall in love later
I know your future path
But mom knows better than me~"
On the judges' bench, Chen Feng shook his head and pulled the microphone away: "Han Zhou wrote the song like this and asked An Lan to sing it. It's a bit like a provocation to the rapper."
“Maybe after the show, a lot of people will come out to diss him.”
Liu Yiling turned around: "Do you think he cares?"
Chen Feng laughed: "Indeed, I overthink it. Maybe Han Zhou doesn't know anything about other people's rap circles."
Chen Feng's worries are not without reason. In the underground rap circle, the lyrics are generally required to be very sharp and aggressive.
At the same time, the rapper circle generally despises "idol rappers" because this type of rapper does not write lyrics or music by themselves, and is only responsible for singing.
What’s more important is that Han Zhou’s rap song doesn’t even rhyme, and it also writes about family affection and has An Lan sing it.
He did almost everything that underground rappers hate the most.
Showing this on the show seemed like a provocation to the rap community.
However, Han Zhou didn't think about this when he wrote the song, and Chen Feng's worries were misplaced.
At this time, An Lan on the stage sang easily:
"Oh, by the way, I met Chen Feng.
So you can show off to your classmates
The future of the king is with you hahahaha~"
When Chen Feng heard that he was actually CUEd, he screamed, "Ouch!"
Soon, An Lan sang a new section.
“You’ll start liking pop songs.
Because Liu Yiling started preparing to sing "Fields."
Liu Yiling had an expression that said, "Am I that awesome?"
"Listen to your mother and don't let her get hurt
I want to grow up quickly so I can protect her.
Beautiful white hair, sprouting in happiness
Angel's magic, warm and kind
Listen to your mother and don't let her get hurt
I want to grow up quickly so I can protect her!"
When the music ended, An Lan shed a line of tears.
Everyone thought that these tears were shed for the mother, but who would have thought that these tears were shed for Han Zhou.
Liu Yiling felt a little distressed and stood up: "Don't cry, your mother must be watching your performance now. It's great, very great, there's nothing to cry about."
After hearing what Liu Yiling said, the audience wondered what happened to An Lan's mother.
An Lan laughed: "My mother should be watching TV, but that's not why I'm crying."
Chen Feng: "Oh? Why is that?"
An Lan: "Because the person who wrote this song told me that he wants to quit the industry and no longer be a singer, so I am very unhappy now."
Everyone was stunned.
Because at least everyone who is watching the show now knows that the song "Listen to Mom" was written by Han Zhou.
And soon, Han Zhou will go on stage to sing.
The camera turned to Han Zhou, who was looking up at the lights hanging above the stadium in a trance.
Chen Feng was a little angry: "Han Zhou!"
Han Zhou came back to his senses: "Ah? Is it my turn to sing?"
Chen Feng: "Are you going to quit the singer stage and stop being a singer?"
Han Zhou nodded: "Yes."
"Why?" Liu Yiling asked quickly.
Han Zhou: "As you know, the movie "Hello Mr. Tree" I star in may be released soon. Because I want to be an actor, and being an actor is inevitable to smoke and drink. When shooting these scenes, I can't play fake, but smoking and drinking plus no time to practice, I'm afraid it will be difficult to make progress in singing, so I just quit."
At this time, Zhao Qian, Maca and others looked at Han Zhou with doubts in their eyes.
We're trying our best to get into the entertainment circle, but you're coming in and out of this circle and yet you're blocking the door. What does that mean?
The host hurriedly said: "Then invite Han Zhou to sing his final song."
Han Zhou stepped onto the stage.
The song that Han Zhou was going to sing also appeared on the screen.
"Do you really give songs the same title every episode?"
"Last time it was 'Cloudy' and 'Sunny', and now it's happening again today?"
"Today is different. Today An Lan is "Listen to Mom" and Han Zhou is "Mom's Words."
There is no other deep meaning behind Han Zhou's choice of song.
The purpose was to let An Lan sing "Listen to Mom", so my brain automatically searched for related songs with similar titles and wrote this song.
When choosing songs for An Lan, try to choose classics. When choosing songs for yourself, just make sure you can sing them, and the simpler the better.
Mom's Words
Lyricist: Han Zhou.
Composer: Han Zhou.
Arranger: Han Zhou.
Singer: Han Zhou.
PS: "Mom's Words" by Zyboy Zhongyu.
