Chapter 442 Chorus Guest Candidates
Olympic village.
Inside the office.
Han Qiang, the head of the Olympic Committee, held the manuscript in his hand and raised his eyebrows slightly. Judging from the name of this song list, it is OK.
I just don't know what the content is.
He played music when he was young and had little understanding of music, so he could understand all the things He Xiao wrote.
Wang Shi and Liao Yuqing came here to join in the fun. Although they both had worked in large-scale music competition variety shows, they actually knew nothing about music.
"What are these?"
The two of them were confused at this moment, just like Wang Baoqiang in "Lost in the Road". They squeezed their eyes and looked at them for a long time but couldn't figure it out.
On the contrary, Han Qiang understood and couldn't help but nodded. This lyrics and music are indeed good as the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
"Xiao He, can you sing it simply?" Han Qiang asked.
"become."
He Xiao cleared his throat and sang the whole song in his memory according to the melody in his memory. This time Wang Shi and Liao Yuqing also understood it.
“Sing well!”
As soon as the song ended, Liao Yuqing applauded with great support.
Everyone agreed with the song, and no one had any opinions.
All of this was expected by He Xiao, because this song "You and Me" was originally the theme song of the Olympics in another parallel world!
The Yanjing Olympics in that world were held as early as 2008, which was a full ten years earlier than He Xiao’s world.
At that time, the Olympic Organizing Committee of that world solicited theme songs around the world, conducted a total of four issues, and received more than 90,000 works. However, because most of the works by non-professionals were difficult to reach the ideal level, there were no satisfactory works here.
In desperation, the Yanjing Olympic Organizing Committee had to start collecting theme songs from dozens of professional musicians such as Tan Dun, Bobbyda, and Chen Shaoqi according to the requirements of the creative work of the opening ceremony. "You and Me" was born in such an environment.
Lyrics written by Chang Shilei and Ma Wen, composed by Chen Qigang, sung by Chinese singer Liu Huan and British singer Sarah Brightman.
It is said that the song was left for Liu Huan and Sarah Brightman to prepare less than a week. Liu Huan was uneasy when he was told to sing the theme song at the opening ceremony. This song was a big challenge for him.
He Xiao took out "You and Me" this time, and his mood was similar to Senior Liu Huan in a parallel world. It was not because he was afraid of singing songs, but because the main pressure was because the whole stage was too big.
That is the opening ceremony of the Olympics, representing the face of a country, witnessed by billions of people around the world, countless eyes staring at it, and it is live broadcast. In this environment, any singer will feel pressure in his heart.
"Xiao He, do you need two people to sing this song together?" Liao Yuqing suddenly asked, and he noticed that part of the music score was in English lyrics.
"Yes, this song is more suitable for choruses of men and women."
He Xiao nodded truthfully. The original singer of the song was performed by Liu Huan and Sarah Brightman. If you sing a solo, it will be a bit difficult to control and lack that feeling.
Moreover, the chorus is best suited to be a foreign friend. After all, this song mainly talks about the earth being a big family, so there must be family members of other skin colors, so that the theme of "Global Village" can be highlighted.
"Don't you mind if I smoke or smoke?"
Liu Haibo took out a cigarette, first asked everyone about their opinions, then lit it, and then slowly said, "Then do you have a suitable chorus in your heart?"
"Not yet." He Xiao shook his head.
The main reason is that he has no foreign singers he knows, and it is impossible to invite them casually. After all, even the Olympic Committee in Yanjing does not have such great energy. It is unrealistic to say that he likes an international singer and run over with a wave of his hand.
"I have a good relationship with Smollet Betty, why don't you give it a try?" Wang Shi interrupted at this time.
"Okay, Lao Wang, are you still in love with Smollet Betty?" Liao Yuqing looked surprised.
Smollet Betty is currently one of the most popular female singers in the UK. She is very popular in Europe and the United States. She has nominated Grammy three times and is extremely powerful.
"Okay, you can contact us and try to get it done in the past two days, otherwise it may be too late to rehearse." Liu Haibo made a quick decision.
The female star Wang Shi knew was very famous and was qualified to attend their opening ceremony. Of course, the main reason was that time is too tight now. If you contact a more famous foreign star, it may be too late.
Things were decided temporarily, and after meeting He Xiao, Liu Haibo and Han Qiang of the Olympic Committee did not stay too much, and hurried to the Bird's Nest Stadium and began to study the opening ceremony program arrangements there.
He Xiao walked alone in the Olympic Village, thinking about how to sing the song "You and Me" at that time. After all, Wang Shi said that inviting Smollet Betty was just a suggestion, and he didn't know whether it could be done.
If you really can't find someone, He Xiao either sings solo by himself, resists the banner of the opening ceremony alone, or sings with Zhang Ya. Anyway, Zhang Ya can also speak English.
Thinking of being tranced, He Xiao came to the center of the Olympic Village without realizing it. You can see more and more athletes exercising outdoors, some domestically and some foreign.
"China will win and win glory for the country!"
"China will win and win glory for the country!"
A row of athletes wearing red short-sleeved shirts were chanting slogans in the Olympic village. I don’t know how many laps this was. Their faces were sweating like rain, but their voices were still loud and powerful, and just sounded like a boiling feeling.
He Xiao also had goose bumps all over his body. He suddenly realized that everyone was working hard to ensure that the Olympics in the motherland could be held smoothly and achieve a good result.
As the Yanjing Olympics, he is the top priority for the opening ceremony singer and should work harder than them.
The burden on his body suddenly increased many times. He Xiao did not continue to wander around. Finally, after looking at the agile figures flying on the field, he turned around and left the sports village.
That night.
He Wanrong Studio.
The employees have already got off work, and the entire warehouse is dark, and only the lights in the rehearsal room are still on. From time to time, He Xiao’s singing will come, over and over again, as if a tireless machine.
He wants to polish the whole song repeatedly until it is perfect and impeccable.
It was late at night and He Xiao was still rehearsing, but he was not lonely. On the bench indoors, Zhang Ya sat there, without playing with her mobile phone, and not doing anything else. She just watched him quietly and accompanied him.
Another rehearsal ended.
Zhang Ya stood up, picked up a bottle of mineral water from the table, stepped forward and handed it to He Xiao, then wiped his sweat, and said softly: "Do you still want to continue?"
"Well, there is a place where the ending sound is not done well. When I sing it again, we will go home." He Xiao twisted and took a sip, moistening his somewhat dry throat, and then looked at Zhang Ya, who was already obviously tired in his eyes, and said with a little distress.
Zhang Ya shook her head and smiled softly, "I'm fine, wait for you to get this ending sound done, and when will we leave?"
He Xiao was stunned. He looked at Zhang Ya's face with a cute smile, and suddenly the tip of his nose became sore.
Without unnecessary and sensational nonsense, he just nodded heavily, then proved himself with his actions, and polished the entire song again.
He overcomes all the difficulties one by one.
At 4:30 in the morning, He Xiao finally finished work with satisfaction and returned home with Zhang Ya. After seeing the soft big bed again, He Xiao didn't even wash up and fell asleep.
Chapter completed!