Chapter 207: Conducting Writing Deterrence
One by one, none of you have seen a rehearsal, right.
Others were one thing, but Yu Wei even spotted Meng Han in the crowd watching, standing there watching him with great interest.
Chi Leying and Shen Yutong were also watching, but Shen Yutong was even more outrageous, seeming to be filming with her mobile phone…
For this kind of firsthand material about Yu Wei, she definitely had to send it to her best friend first, just like last time when Qi Luo An sent her the on-site version of Peach Blossom Promise.
At this moment, it was just like that moment then.
Actually, as friends, they were very clear about the situation Yu Wei was facing now, because his reputation was too prominent, which instead made everyone want to probe his depths.
Nothing much to say, just sing, this was what Yu Wei was best at, nothing could make this group of people realize better that Yu Wei would always be that Yu Wei than a song.
The lights at the rehearsal site had not fully lit up yet, only a few spotlights casually hitting the stage floor, staff were still debugging equipment, wires messily winding around the stage edges.
Yu Wei naturally understood this reason, just sing.
He cleared his throat and began humming the prelude to Red Sun.
Rehearsals had no accompaniment, let alone this being Yu Wei’s new song, he hummed the prelude also to make it convenient for the band to record.
But to the onlookers, Yu Wei was like a living instrument, even his casual low hums were so accurate, this move gave them a deterrence.
“Destiny even if turbulent and displaced
Destiny even if twisted and bizarre
Destiny even if intimidating you that life has no fun.”
They had seen these lyrics in Yu Wei’s novel, but hearing them firsthand was a completely different feeling.
Because he sang in Cantonese…
Yu Wei’s novel hadn’t mentioned a word about this, they had almost thought Kezong’s singing was ancient god whispers, who would have thought Red Sun was actually a Cantonese Song.
Since he was going to sing Red Sun, it definitely had to be in the authentic Cantonese flavor, Cantonese was also a form of national language, singing a Cantonese Song in this setting matched the will of the people perfectly, incredibly fitting.
Moreover, the lyrics of this song were easy to get right, considered a language barrier that was relatively shallow.
“He actually knows Cantonese?”
Chi Leying was clearly a bit surprised, because Yu Wei seemed to be from the Central Plains area.
“He’s already sung songs in foreign languages, Cantonese is fine, after all it’s also national language, not rare.”
Hearing the complain, Chi Leying slowly turned back, and upon noticing it was Shen Yutong, she was clearly a bit surprised, they had never interacted before, this was the first time.
“I’ve heard about it.”
Although the episode where Yu Wei sang a Japanese song hadn’t aired yet, Chi Leying did have some insider information, she had done simple research before the previous episode.
In the ninth episode, he seemed to have done a Japanese song.
“You’ll get used to it, he even uses French to flirt with girls.”
The postcard thing was something Shen Yutong had gone to great lengths to ask about, but at this moment, she brought it up on behalf of Qi Luo An…
Chi Leying seemed not to hear this sentence, turning instead to look at the stage and continue listening to music.
“Don’t shed tears sadness more should not abandon
I wish to be with you forever in this lifetime.”
The singing echoed in the empty performance hall, no microphone, no sound equipment, yet still clear and penetrating.
Honestly, Meng Han was a bit shocked, he knew Cantonese, Yu Wei’s pronunciation was very standard, the stopped consonant at “going around in circles” was something many non-native speakers couldn’t get right.
“Brother Yu has been holding back something big.”
There were actually quite a few native Cantonese speakers on-site, singing Cantonese Songs required mastering the “nine tones and six pitches” of Cantonese, tones directly affected the meaning of lyrics, especially needing to pay attention to pitch accuracy when singing.
Yu Wei’s enunciation was clear and powerful, word endings naturally rhymed, especially the entering tone words handled short and precise, clearly having put in hard work.
The song hadn’t been sung for many lines yet, but Yu Wei’s display directly conquered many people on-site, just this diligence and eagerness to learn alone made it deserved that he was popular!
As the song entered the chorus part, Yu Wei’s voice became even more passionate and powerful.
He didn’t use any complex singing techniques, emotions flowed naturally, after singing Tomorrow Will Be Better, Yu Wei clearly felt his stage presence had improved a lot.
The crowd seemed to hear a choking tremor, this was an emotional detail that could only be fully shown when a cappella singing.
The singing skill was beyond reproach, under the simple lights of the rehearsal site, this raw performance style instead had a shocking power.
“Now few singers dare to a cappella in front of so many people, especially Cantonese Songs,” a veteran singer next to Meng Han said in a low voice.
“This requires great confidence and deep understanding of the song, his singing didn’t deliberately show off skills, but the technique was still top tier, and it let people hear real emotion.”
Meng Han smiled knowingly, as if he himself was being praised.
“Rare to see you praise someone like this, Old Lin.”
Lin Puyan’s name was still renowned in the music scene, unlike Meng Han’s combative style, this one was known for sharp critiques, the real “domestic entertainment scoring bro”.
“If he can beat that old thing, I’ll always give full marks.”
Meng Han smiled without speaking, this one had a grudge with Chen Ping, seeing Yu Wei was like seeing a benefactor.
He remembered losing to Chen Ping once even now, this one had been captured a full four times, the real Ping Yi’er, how could he not hate?
Old grudges still being whipped by the younger generation after twenty years, thinking about it was satisfying…
“In this lifetime going around in circles how could one see clearly
When lost I also tried sitting alone in a corner like without assistance.”
As the song entered the climax part, Yu Wei’s volume gradually increased, but not crude shouting, rather an explosion full of control.
Besides singing skill, Yu Wei’s this song was also quite good, melody nostalgic but not outdated, lyrics passionate and uplifting, full of inspirational strength, Meng Han really liked this vibe.
Felt like this concert was going to be dominated by him again…
Luckily Meng Han’s song was nostalgia themed, arranged in the first act, wouldn’t clash with Yu Wei.
“Old Lin, yours is also an inspirational song, right? Got confidence to compete?”
“Get lost, just wanting to see me make a fool of myself, huh.”
When Lin Puyan opened his mouth with curses, it already said a lot, Meng Han smiled without speaking, looks like he really had no confidence.
Singing new songs at a concert had high risk, but as long as the song was top tier enough, the influence from the new song debut would be exaggerated.
Yu Wei’s this Red Sun was obviously in that category, probably few on-site could withstand this move of his.
At least in the gala’s second act, he should steadily overpower everyone.
When Yu Wei’s singing ended, the rehearsal room fell into a few seconds of complete silence, before erupting in sincere applause.
Not looking wouldn’t know, but looking was shocking, this guy wasn’t some recording studio warrior, proper offline battle god, singing skill steady to a scary degree.
The concert’s full microphone was a stage tailored for Yu Wei, rehearsals already like this, one could imagine how exaggerated he’d be in actual combat.
The applause from the band direction was especially obvious, clearly they had recognized this song, at this level, what more was there to say, they just needed to cooperate from zero.
“As expected of Teacher Yu.”
Xu Xinian came forward and patted his shoulder, “I don’t understand Cantonese, but your song I seem to understand every word, amazing.”
Yu Wei nodded in response, although his attitude was quite sincere, this kind of flattery couldn’t be taken seriously, especially in this setting.
He got off stage planning to chat with Meng Han, just in time to see Song Shu slinking away, no longer shamelessly harassing, looks like she knew he wasn’t to be trifled with.
“No wonder so young and already has an exclusive lounge, pleasing to the eye, Little Yu.”
Gu Ningyue didn’t hold back on her praise at all, “Not like those old folks who can’t even get an invitation.”
This level of cursing indirectly was unmatched, she hated so much…
Yu Wei took the chance while catching up with Meng Han to also greet the exclusive lounge guests he had missed earlier one by one.
He still knew these seniors, transmigration definitely meant catching up on information gaps, he wasn’t an idiot, the morning crowd was just not famous enough.
After Yu Wei finished singing, the crowd dispersed, other people’s rehearsals weren’t worth watching.
But Yu Wei himself didn’t leave, instead finding a seat in the audience area and sitting down to write on-site.
Nonsense, could he be watched for free?
This kind of thing had to be free of charge back, he hadn’t seen so many people rehearse before, just treat it as experiencing domestic entertainment diversity.
Yu Wei’s action completely threw others off, what was interesting about interlude positioning?
Originally they weren’t that nervous, stars were used to being watched, but couldn’t handle Yu Wei still writing, this atmosphere was too weird.
Been stars for so many years and never seen someone writing a novel at a rehearsal site…
Yu Wei sometimes lowered his head to write, sometimes looked up at the rehearsal guests’ situation, just to activate thought and refresh his mind.
But in the eyes of the artists on stage, it felt entirely different, looking up once then writing, he really wasn’t keeping a little black book?
Wouldn’t put their rehearsal blunders into the book, right? Yu Wei writing entertainment industry material into his books wasn’t once or twice, who knew if this time was.
He had so many readers, if really written in, it’d be nagged about for years, who wouldn’t be scared of being noted by him like this?
They were already nervous to begin with, Yu Wei watching and writing made them even more nervous, more nervous led to more mistakes, more mistakes led to more fear of being noted…
Acting as supervisor here, huh?
Yu Wei was too focused on writing, causing panic for a while, to the point that the afternoon rehearsal progress was noticeably slower.
The organizer naturally knew the issue, but thinking carefully, this was actually a good thing, with Yu Wei this “supervisor” there, although artists made more mistakes, they were also much more serious because of it.
From a long-term view, with Yu Wei writing nearby for deterrence, rehearsal efficiency actually improved, positioning that originally needed many practices now memorized in one go.
Far more than memorized, this rehearsal segment was too agonizing, could be called unforgettable.
Rehearsal formally ended near dusk, Yu Wei didn’t rush to leave, instead expressing gratitude one by one to the work team, from music director to ordinary venue staff.
He had witnessed their busyness throughout, compared to the idle stars in the lounge, they absolutely deserved a thank you more.
This heartfelt action really shocked others, all said Yu Wei had good public appeal, looks like this good wasn’t without reason, the way he took the mass line, enough for them to learn for a year…
Even if putting on a show, this was an angle they hadn’t thought of, even if putting on a show, being able to fake it for a lifetime was a true gentleman.
“Teacher Yu, want to go for dinner, everyone gather together.”
Before dispersing, Xu Xinian actively invited Yu Wei to the dinner party, this was a proper dinner party, most guests would go, an extension of concert socializing.
“Not going, I have something.”
This kind of formal gathering was actually okay, but Yu Wei really had something this time.
“What thing is more important than eating?”
Everyone was a bit curious, Yu Wei had supervised them all afternoon, making them still have lingering fears now, if the reason wasn’t good they’d not buy it.
“Go recording, record a discarded draft to feed to the AI competition.”
The Jiang Si Heng man-machine battle Yu Wei wrote at noon, the song hadn’t been recorded yet, how could he not be busy.
Xu Xinian and the group were stunned hearing this, you still calling it a discarded draft now?
Whose discarded draft was that popular?
Enough for a civilian to live off for life, give any of the people on-site one casually, they could have a representative work.
Such a good song, feed to AI, huh, really wasteful!
Back molars about to bite to pieces.
