Chapter 66: Fairy Tale Town Isn’t a Fairy Tale
The next round is about to begin.
The audience members who like Zhang Liangying became excited again, and many had already recovered from the sadness of failing to advance earlier.
“Please, my tears have already dried up.”
“What’s wrong with Shen Qing? Has he been stimulated by something these past few days? Why does he always pick songs that make people sad!?”
“Please sing some happy songs, like 《 Thing 》 and 《 Red High Heels 》 with their cheerful melodies!”
“Haha, I’m happy no matter what she sings. It’s a good thing Liangying didn’t advance early, at least we can hear Liangying sing one more song!”
Shen Qing: You’re happy so soon? I should have let Liangying sing 《 When Will Time Go 》 and made you all cry again.
…
“Liangying, Liangying, beautiful voice, beautiful Liangying.”
“Corn fans are not afraid of being tired, Little Rain is the most precious.”
“Yuchun, Yuchun, the supreme on stage.”
“Bichang, Bichang, a powerful singer.”
The commercials ended, and the live broadcast continued. Fans from each side began to compete with their slogans, their cheers drowning out one another.
Shen Qing heard that many fans had good high notes, much better than Li Yuchun and Zhou Bichang. There were hidden talents among the crowd!
At this moment.
The camera focused on Li Xiang and Wang Han.
“Welcome back.”
“In the next round, five contestants will sing one song each in order, and two will be directly advanced.”
“Then, the remaining three will have a PK through a duet with a helper.”
“First, please welcome No. 04, Ji Minjia.”
She sang Tengger’s 《 Heaven 》.
This song is very difficult.
Moreover, if it’s not Tengger, one can’t possibly sing the feeling of “eating grass on the grassland.”
Shen Qing could clearly tell that Ji Minjia was deliberately imitating Tengger’s vocalization method, but it always felt awkward and out of place.
For songs with such a strong personal style, it’s not recommended to choose them because the judges have preconceived notions and will compare you deeply with the original singer.
Once compared, the flaws will be exposed.
Afterwards.
It was No. 06 Zhang Liangying’s turn.
Amidst the cheers of her fans, the on-site executive director announced the song title: “Fairy Tale Town!”
“Wow? Did I hear that right?”
“Fairy Tale Town!!!”
“Original…”
“Liangying is so thoughtful, *sob sob sob*, I want to cry.”
“She just sang a song that made us cry, and now she’s immediately singing a song about fairy tales to comfort us. She’s so loving.”
“Liangfen, cheer up, this is a fairy tale song!”
“…”
The audience in front of the television was very curious about 《 Fairy Tale Town 》, a song they had never heard before, and couldn’t imagine how Zhang Liangying would sing it.
When the music started, everyone smiled knowingly.
The beginning was a sound of winding a clock, reminiscent of a music box and toys that need to be wound up.
Indeed, it’s about fairy tales…
It’s immersive.
This song must be very cheerful!!
But as the prelude continued to reach their ears, some people’s thoughts began to change, “This melody is not right. Although it’s very pleasant, it’s not a cheerful tune. It seems like there’s something on her mind?”
Take Hei Nan, for example.
His understanding of music was very profound, and he had already discerned a different flavor from the prelude of 《 Fairy Tale Town 》. He muttered to himself, “It seems Shen Qing has no intention of making the audience happy. Is he still trying to depress them?”
Hei Nan learned the word “depress” from Tieba a couple of days ago~
It’s a short word, but its meaning is very apt.
So Hei Nan also added it to his vocabulary. How cool would it be to say it in conversations from now on!
Furthermore.
The sensitive Xia Qing also felt something was off.
She turned her head to look in Shen Qing’s direction and saw him quietly watching Liangying. She thought, “My god, what are you trying to express with this song? You must have ulterior motives, trying to use dark fairy tales to metaphorically represent reality? What a clever little devil~”
However, most people couldn’t taste the “faintly depressing” flavor. He Jiong was currently listening to the song with a cheerful expression, completely treating it as a happy song.
Zhang Liangying raised the microphone, and her fans fell silent.
“I heard Snow White is running away.”
“Little Red Riding Hood is worried about the Big Bad Wolf.”
“I heard the Mad Hatter likes Alice.”
“The Ugly Duckling will turn into a swan.”
“I heard Peter Pan will never grow up.”
“Jack has a harp and magic.”
“I heard there’s a candy house in the forest.”
“Cinderella lost her beloved glass slipper.”
“…”
A string of fairy tales sung out instantly piqued the interest of the children in front of the television.
With every line Zhang Liangying sang, the children would recount the corresponding fairy tale.
They corresponded to: 《 Snow White 》, 《 Little Red Riding Hood 》, 《 Alice in Wonderland 》, 《 The Ugly Duckling 》, 《 Peter Pan 》, 《 Jack and the Beanstalk 》, 《 Hansel and Gretel 》, and 《 Cinderella 》.
Well, all of this sounded normal.
Moreover, Zhang Liangying’s voice was also very pleasant. When singing low notes, it was soft, delicate, beautiful, resilient, and bright; her tone was simply superb.
But she wasn’t this strong from the start.
In the past few months, Shen Qing had been studying and improving himself while also giving Liangying a lot of guidance. After all, he learned incredibly fast with his system.
Over three months, Shen Qing read over a dozen professional books written by European and American singers and, through Zhang Lu’s connections, met a bel canto professor from the Central Conservatory of Music.
His music theory knowledge was excellent, allowing him to make subtle adjustments to Zhang Liangying’s singing skills. If something was difficult to adjust, he would deepen the resonance and help her open her mouth.
This is why her performance tonight was so brilliant.
At this moment.
The audience on site was thoroughly enjoying themselves.
They had completely lost the emo mood from the previous round.
To avoid disturbing Liangying’s singing, the Liangfen members cheered her on with applause.
The other five contestants also applauded.
Zhang Liangying’s song once again made them envious.
Almost everyone looked towards Shen Qing.
If they could poach him, they would have done so immediately.
Meanwhile~
The first chorus arrived.
The first eight lines were a simple introduction to eight fairy tales, and then they integrated the creator’s understanding of the fairy tales themselves.
Some say 《 Fairy Tale Town 》 is a dark version of fairy tale songs, but Shen Qing doesn’t agree.
Because those fairy tales were written that way originally, and the original author, An Gang, did not embellish them.
Fairy tales seem beautiful, but they are actually cruel.
For example, the Little Mermaid had her tongue cut off by the witch and turned into foam to be with the prince.
And Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother were both eaten by the Big Bad Wolf.
In 《 Cinderella 》, the prince found Cinderella’s father with the dancing shoe and said, “Have your daughter wear this shoe, and whoever fits it will be chosen as my fiancée…”
Then, the elder daughter cut off her toe, and the second daughter cut off her heel, just to fit into the small shoe, but they did not become the fiancée.
In Andersen’s fairy tale 《 The Red Shoes 》, once the little girl put on the red shoes, she could only dance continuously, unable to stop even if she wanted to.
The shoes couldn’t be taken off, and in the end, she had to have her feet chopped off.
These red shoes are too much like whips falling on the working class, forcing fresh graduates to work constantly because stopping means no food.
There are too many similar small stories.
If you look at it this way, the adult world is like a fairy tale every day, except these fairy tales are not so beautiful.
“Only the wise river knows.”
“Snow White ran out of the castle because she was playing.”
“Little Red Riding Hood has something to restrain herself.”
“Turning into a wolf in a big red robe.”
“…”
But the audience on site didn’t think that much. They temporarily felt happiness from Zhang Liangying’s beautiful singing.
But soon, they should be able to continue with the soft and powerless depressing emotion brought by 《 When You Are Old 》.
