Chapter 322 "We Are Young"

The first two listeners had good connections, and the atmosphere in the broadcasting room was getting better and better.

After the second call, Jennifer talked to Zhou Yan about the concert for a while, and then started to answer the third call.

"Let's see who the third lucky audience is today..."

Soon the call was connected, and a boy's voice came from the other side.

"Y, I don't want to learn piano anymore."

Without any signs, the boy said this directly.

Hearing the boy's words, Zhou Yan and Jennifer were a little confused.

Jennifer raised her eyebrows and smiled, "It seems that he is a teenager learning piano. Did he encounter difficulties when learning piano?"

"I feel that I don't have the talent to play the piano, but my mother forced me to learn piano. Sometimes I also want to jump from the second floor like the protagonist in "Flying Piano Boy." The boy's voice sounded very frustrated.

Jennifer was startled by the boy's words, and she quickly comforted him, "Learning a musical instrument will definitely encounter difficulties, but as long as you learn it, everything is worth it."

She tried to comfort the boy in the gentlest tone, but Zhou Yan knew that her words would not have any effect.

Sure enough, the little boy became even more discouraged after hearing Jennifer's words, "You said the same thing as my mother."

This sentence made Jennifer at a loss. She was very professional, but she had no experience in dealing with these children.

But in this situation, she had to do something. If the little boy really did something stupid, she would blame herself for the rest of her life, and if something really happened, their radio station would definitely be criticized by public opinion.

Other people in the director's room were also very nervous. Now their program has a very good listening rate. If something unexpected happens, the consequences will be disastrous.

At this time, many listeners were also guarding in front of the radio, with a nervous look on their faces. The boy's condition sounded very bad, and the key was that they could do nothing and could only rely on Jennifer and others.

No one expected that a good music exchange program would turn into a psychological counseling program.

In the broadcasting room, seeing Jennifer at a loss, Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Hey, you haven't introduced yourself yet. Now you know my and Jennifer's names, but we don't know your name. Isn't it unfair?"

"Sorry, my name is David."

"Well, hello David, are you in middle school now?"

"Yes, I'm in the eighth grade."

"How many years have you learned piano?"

"Nine years."

"Then you must play the piano better than me, but I have been learning bamboo flute since elementary school. Do you know what bamboo flute is?"

"Well, I know, I bought one, but I can't play it well."

"It's normal. When I first learned bamboo flute, it took me a long time to barely blow out the sound."

"Yeah, it's really hard."

Hearing the conversation between Zhou Yan and David, Jennifer breathed a sigh of relief, and the audience also breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that Zhou Yan is very good at chatting with teenagers.

David's tone also changed from the initial frustration to normal.

In fact, Zhou Yan didn't have any skills. The main thing was that he was very relaxed and not as nervous as Jennifer.

When people are talking, they are easily affected by the other person's emotions. Moreover, David is a fan of Zhou Yan, so he will naturally give Zhou Yan face.

Zhou Yan also doesn't think David will do anything stupid. If someone really wants to commit suicide, he won't call the radio station on purpose. You know, there are many people calling the radio station at this time, and they have to queue up.

David must be too tired of learning the piano, and he is in a bad mood. He needs someone to comfort him.

This situation is too common among piano children. People who learn piano have different troubles at each stage.

David has persisted in learning the piano for nine years, and his level should be very good. At this time, he has more troubles because he should consider whether he should rely on playing the piano for a living.

If he gives up now, the previous nine years of persistence seem to be in vain, but if he wants to persist, he has no confidence, because there are too many geniuses, and there must be people who are better than him.

Zhou Yan continued to laugh, "Yes, it's too difficult. I remember when I was in middle school, I also wanted to break or burn the bamboo flute. But in the end, I still couldn't bear to do it. After learning bamboo flute for so many years, I have a deep affection for this instrument. Now if I ask you to smash the piano, are you willing?"

"Of course not." David said immediately.

"Yes, you would rather jump off the building than smash the piano. In addition to the piano, have you learned other instruments?"

"Well, I have learned violin and oboe, but I didn't learn them too deeply. I'm not a genius, and it's difficult for me to take care of multiple instruments."

It can be heard that David has little confidence in himself. This is also a problem faced by many piano children. Sometimes they will find that the piano is really getting harder and harder to learn, because the more they learn, the higher their requirements for themselves will be.

"You have been able to persist in learning piano for nine years, which is better than most people. I think you can now jump out of the piano as an instrument and feel and think about music from a higher position. The piano is of course good, but it is just an instrument, a tool for expressing music. The ultimate goal of learning piano is to feel the world through music."

David was silent, probably thinking about Zhou Yan's words. Zhou Yan turned to Jennifer and asked, "What musical instruments do you have here?"

Jennifer nodded quickly, "Yes, violin, guitar, and keyboard."

There was a keyboard in the broadcasting room, and Zhou Yan saw it when he came.

Zhou Yan nodded and said to the microphone, "David, do you want to listen to music?"

"Of course." David said excitedly.

He heard the conversation between Zhou Yan and Jennifer just now. It seems that Zhou Yan wants to play music for him?

The audience in front of the radio were also excited. They didn't expect to encounter such a benefit.

Zhou Yan nodded, walked to the keyboard and sat down, and then said to Jennifer, "Please go get a violin."

Jennifer didn't have to move at all. Soon a staff member brought a violin.

Zhou Yan simply tuned the violin, and then started to fiddle with the keyboard. While tinkering, he said, "It may take a little time, everyone wait patiently."

Then he spent a few minutes recording a drum with the keyboard.

After the drums were recorded, he picked up the violin and said, "This song is for David and all the listeners of the radio."

Hearing Zhou Yan say this, Jennifer asked in surprise, "Is it a new song?"

Zhou Yan smiled and did not answer, but pressed the play button on the keyboard, and a rhythmic drum sound rang out.

Then Zhou Yan drew his bow and played with the drum beats. In fact, with a keyboard, you can play without a violin, but Zhou Yan thinks that the keyboard's imitation of the expression is far inferior to that of a violin. Since they have a violin here, they just use it.

When Jennifer heard the drum sound, she knew it must be a very lively song, and when the violin sounded, it also confirmed her idea.

The song is indeed lively and full of youthful vitality.

When Jennifer recalled her time in middle school, many pictures emerged in her mind, one was her playing and fighting with her friends on the playground, and the other was her riding a bicycle and chasing on the way home.

There was also the beach they often went to. The sun was shining brightly. They walked barefoot on the beach. Looking back, the footprints and the sun were getting smaller and smaller.

Just as Jennifer was immersed in the memories of high school, the melody suddenly changed and became high-pitched, as if cheering and shouting.

The contrast between the melody before and after was very large, which gave people a very abrupt feeling.

But the two melodies were excellent, and the theme of the song was a bit jumpy, so this suddenness became reasonable, and it could even be said to be dramatic tension.

It was very shocking to the ears, and the whole song became high-spirited and passionate.

At this time, Jennifer remembered the graduation party again, as if the cheers from the audience when she performed on stage that year rang in her ears.

Jennifer realized that the reason why Zhou Yan played such a song was to inspire David.

Such a positive and uplifting song is indeed easy for listeners to be infected by the positive energy in it.

Zhou Yan was regretful while playing.

He was playing the famous song "We Are Young" by the band Fun. The tune was positive and inspiring, and very infectious, especially the shouting in the chorus, which felt like a theme song for a sports event.

The reason why he felt sorry was that the song would sound better when sung. It was impossible to perfectly express its charm with drums and violins, but unfortunately, he couldn't sing.

Of course, only Zhou Yan could feel this shortcoming. Jennifer and the audience in front of the radio were only shocked at this time.

…

Jack Williams was talking about work with the person in charge of the area, and the mobile phone in his pocket suddenly rang. He apologized to the person in charge and then answered the call.

The voice of colleague Hardaman came from the other side, "Boss, do you have a radio with you?"

Hardaman's words made Williams stunned, "What's wrong?"

"Didn't Y participate in a radio program today? I was listening to it. Y played a song."

Williams rolled his eyes, "Isn't it normal for him to play a song on the show?"

"It's a new song, and..."

"And what?"

"Boss, I suggest you listen to it yourself, the channel is..."

Williams felt that Hardaman was making a fuss, but he saw a radio in the office of the district manager, so he said, "Can you turn on the radio and tune it to 102.7FM?"

The manager nodded: "Of course."

After that, the manager turned on the radio and tuned it to 102.7FM.

As soon as they tuned to this channel, they heard a rhythmic drum sound and a brisk violin.

"What is this?" the manager asked.

Williams made a gesture not to talk, and the manager quickly shut up, and then the two listened to the music quietly.

When they turned on the radio, a song had just finished playing three-quarters, and there was still a quarter to go. They did not miss the climax.

When the climax of the melody with a strong sense of contrast sounded, Williams' eyes lit up. Isn't this the theme song they want?

Young, energetic, and full of positive energy.

Even after hearing this song, Williams has already thought of how to shoot the advertisement.

A group of young people wearing their brand of shoes, coupled with this song, is really a perfect match.

When the music ended, the two heard crisp applause from the radio, and then heard the host Jennifer excitedly said, "It's so beautiful, I am completely immersed in the melody."

"Yes." Zhou Yan's voice came, "David, did you hear it?"

"I heard it, thank you, I feel much better now. What is the name of this song, and when is it going to be released?"

"This song is called "We Are Young". As for the release, there is no plan for the time being. Today's is just the first version, and I will improve the song later." Zhou Yan said.

...

Hearing the conversation between Zhou Yan and David, Williams also roughly understood what happened. It seems that the boy is not in a good mood. In order to motivate him, Zhou Yan played this song.

"This is actually a song written on the spot." The person in charge of the district was surprised.

Williams also nodded. He knew that Zhou Yan was talented, but he didn't expect it to be so amazing.

This is good news for them, because it means that the song "We Are Young" has not yet found a home, and we have hope to win this song.

Thinking of this, Williams did not hesitate at all and called Hardaman directly.

"Hardaman, wait until the show is over and contact Y as soon as possible."

Hearing Williams say this, Hardaman knew that he must have listened to the show, "Boss, is this song particularly suitable for our advertisement?"

"Yes, this is your credit."

"Haha, boss, don't worry, I will contact Y after the show is over."

Williams thought for a while and said, "Y is not easy to contact, so I will contact his agent Zhang Youan directly. You continue to listen to the show. If there is any special movement, report to me at any time."

"Okay, no problem."

After hanging up the phone, Williams called Zhang Youan.

After the call was connected, Williams smiled and said, "Hello, Mr. Zhang, I am Williams from New Balance."

"Oh, hello, Mr. Williams, I have already told Y about the theme song, and he said he would seriously consider it."

After receiving Williams' call, Zhang Youan thought that this guy was really anxious. He just called and urged again.

"Mr. Zhang, I called this time to buy "We Are Young."

"We Are Young?"

Zhang Youan didn't listen to "Music World" and didn't know what Williams was talking about at all.

"This is a song that Y played live on Music World. I think it is very suitable for our brand."

Zhang Youan was even more confused. Zhou Yan was participating in a radio program, so why did he play a new song live?

And this Williams, as the operations director of New Balance, was so concerned about Zhou Yan's movements that he even listened to the radio programs Zhou Yan participated in.

"This... I have to find out the situation from Y first." Now he didn't know anything, so naturally he couldn't talk to Williams.

Williams expressed his understanding, "Okay, then please go and find out first, and then we can talk. Please believe in our sincerity."

"Yes, I definitely believe it."

After hanging up the phone with Williams, Zhang Youan deliberately turned on the radio and tuned to Music World. At this time, David's phone had been hung up, and the host Jennifer was talking to Zhou Yan about the new song "We Are Young" he had just played. (End of this chapter)