Chapter 353: Copy of Zhang Xueyou
Although Wang Lihong held an electric guitar on stage and played for a while, he didn't use it at all when he really started singing. He held it on stage just to look cool.
He might use the electric guitar in the later songs, but he kept holding the guitar on his body when he sang in the beginning, like a pendant.
The first song he sang was "Four Seasons" from his first album "Love Rival Beethoven". This is a very ordinary little love song, and the style is very different from his later songs.
Not only is the style of the song different, but Wang Lihong's singing style is also very different from his later songs.
As soon as Wang Lihong opened his voice on the stage, Joey Wong was surprised, "Is he following the route of Brother Xueyou?"
Zhou Yan smiled, and it was no wonder that Joey Wong said so. In the early days, Wang Lihong's singing was indeed very similar to Brother Wuying, and the resonance and other things had that flavor.
Moreover, Wang Lihong grew up in the United States, and his pronunciation was a little inaccurate, which was similar to Zhang Xueyou's singing of Mandarin songs.
It has to be said that Zhang Xueyou has a great influence on the new generation of singers, at least in terms of singing style.
Many singers imitated Zhang Xueyou's singing style in the early days. Wang Lihong on the stage, as well as Jay Chou and Lin Junjie who debuted later, all sang songs with Zhang Xueyou's singing style in the early days.
Everyone thinks that Zhang Xueyou's singing style should be the standard singing style. Learning his singing style is learning from standard singers.
Wang Lihong's live performance is actually quite good. After all, these songs are not difficult. Although some places are not stable, it is understandable. After all, he is still young and has not experienced too much live training.
The audience also gave face and kept applauding Wang Lihong because they felt like they were listening to the college version of Zhang Xueyou at a concert.
There were more and more audiences in the audience. Originally, there were almost no people where Zhou Yan and his friends stood, but after Wang Lihong sang a few songs on the stage, there were also many people crowded here.
Most of the audiences who came to the music station before came here on purpose, and only a few were passers-by who came to join in the fun. However, when they heard the noise, the large group of people who came to join in the fun finally arrived.
Wang Zuxian was very confused when she listened to Wang Lihong's performance on the stage, because she really didn't understand why Zhou Yan was interested in such an ordinary new singer.
Although Wang Lihong performed well, to be honest, his songs were really nothing special, and there was nothing eye-catching.
The performance lasted for quite a long time, and many songs were sung, but Wang Zuxian didn't remember any of them.
The singing style was too ordinary, and the fact that she imitated Zhang Xueyou also reduced her points. For such a singing style, Zhang Xueyou would be enough.
Because no matter how much he resembled Zhang Xueyou, he could never surpass Zhang Xueyou. In this case, why not listen to Jacky Cheung?
If Zhou Yan hadn't seen Wang Lihong's later performance, he would probably have the same feeling as Wang Zuxian. The album "Love Rival Beethoven" was indeed mediocre and completely integrated into the era.
The only advantage of the whole album may be its integrity, that is, the style of the whole album is consistent from beginning to end.
However, integrity sometimes sacrifices diversity, that is to say, this album has basically no ups and downs from beginning to end.
After listening to the first song, I listened to the fifth song, and it felt like the two songs were one song, and the homogeneity was too serious.
There was an electric guitar in the middle song, but Zhou Yan felt that the arrangement of this electric guitar was not very good. For all the songs in the whole album, Wang Lihong could sit behind the keyboard and sing while playing.
Zhou Yan felt that the early albums did not tap into Wang Lihong's creative talent.
There are two possibilities. One is that he did not have enough creative freedom when he was making his own album, and even if he had creative talent, it was restricted.
Another possibility is that Wang Lihong has not yet formed his own style in creation, and his level is not stable enough.
At this time, Wang Lihong, who was standing on the stage, would not think so much. He was immersed in great joy because he saw that more and more audiences were coming to the stage, and the lawn was almost full.
Since his debut, it was the first time for him to sing in front of so many people. Although it was outdoors and free, it was enough to make him excited.
And the audience's reaction was also very good, and they were all very supportive.
He even began to look forward to how bright his star path would be after the release of the new album in August.
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The performance came to the final stage very smoothly. Seeing that there were more and more people around, Zhou Yan might get into trouble if he didn't leave, so he said to Wang Zuxian, "Xiaoxian classmate, let's go."
"Yeah."
Wang Zuxian nodded. She also felt that it was not convenient to leave with more and more people around.
Then the two turned around and were about to leave hand in hand.
Just then, a voice came.
"Zhou Yan!"
Zhou Yan looked in the direction of the voice. A tall young man stood not far away, with a lot of people between him and him, looking at him with surprise.
And this shout also directly attracted the attention of the people around.
Wang Zuxian's hand that was originally going to hold Zhou Yan also retracted, and she also stood back.
When she went out today, she disguised herself more carefully than Zhou Yan. In addition to a hat and sunglasses, she also wore a mask, unlike Zhou Yan, who only wore a hat and a pair of black-framed glasses. People only noticed Zhou Yan and did not see Wang Zuxian who was retreating nearby.
After being recognized, Zhou Yan was very calm. He first glanced in Wang Zuxian's direction, then took two steps in the opposite direction, smiled and waved around.
Seeing Zhou Yan waving, many people realized that it was really Zhou Yan and immediately came over.
Soon, many people gathered next to Zhou Yan.
"Zhou Yan, you are really here. We came just because of your recommendation."
"Yeah, it was a good show tonight."
"Are you done rehearsing?"
"when did you come?"
…
Not everyone at the scene knew Zhou Yan, but when they heard that a big star was here, they all wanted to come and join in the fun.
Seeing the crowd around him, Zhou Yan was having a headache. The situation here was too complicated. If it caused chaos, unnecessary trouble might occur.
But just when he had a headache, the young man who called him just now called several people over and gathered around him to keep others out.
Two of them, Zhou Yan still remembered, went to the entrance of the concert hall in the afternoon.
"Everyone please pay attention to order."
"Stop pushing this way."
One of the young people asked next to Zhou Yan, "Teacher Zhou Yan, where are you going now?"
"Send me out."
The young man nodded, "Okay."
Then several young people gathered around Zhou Yan and escorted him out. However, it was not easy to squeeze out because the crowd was already very dense at this time.
There were so many people at the scene, many of whom were fans of Zhou Yan's music, so when they heard Zhou Yan's name, they all flocked here.
When Zhao Weilun saw the crowds coming this way, he couldn't help but pat his head. If he had known better, he wouldn't have called out to so many people.
After they left the concert hall today, they hyped up tonight's performance in Da'an Forest, and the gathering was basically Zhou Yan's fans.
The situation here quickly attracted the attention of Wang Lihong and others on the stage.
Just at this moment, a song ended, and Wang Lihong immediately went to ask the staff, "What happened?"
"It seems Zhou Yan is here." the staff member replied.
Just now they discovered the situation over there for the first time and had already sent people over to take a look.
"Zhou Yan?" Wang Lihong looked surprised, "Is it the musician Zhou Yan?"
Of course Wang Lihong knew Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan is not only famous in Taiwan, but also in Europe and the United States. Young Chinese people in the United States basically know Zhou Yan's existence.
"That's right. I heard someone calling Zhou Yan."
Just when Wang Lihong didn't know what to do, Li Shoquan ran over to him and said, "You take a break first, drink some water, and I'll go take a look."
Seeing Li Shoquan, Wang Lihong felt more at ease. He nodded and ran to drink water.
Li Shoquan led the staff and walked in the direction of Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan and several young people here spent a lot of effort, and when they were about to squeeze out of the crowd, they heard several staff members calling him from behind.
"Zhou Yan, Zhou Yan."
"Zhou Yan."
Zhou Yan originally thought it was a music fan calling him and ignored him, but soon the other party caught up with him.
Li Shoquan and his staff surrounded Zhou Yan and the others from outside the crowd, blocking them.
Zhou Yan didn't know Li Shoquan, but he recognized the staff.
"you……"
Li Shouguan smiled and said, "Hello Zhou Yan, I am Li Shouguan."
Hearing Li Shoquan's self-introduction, Zhou Yan nodded suddenly. Although he didn't know Li Shoquan, he had heard his name.
"Hello." Zhou Yan responded politely, and then said apologetically, "I'm sorry for causing you trouble."
Li Shoquan smiled and waved his hand, "No, no, it's our honor for you to come to the scene. Are you interested in coming up and saying a few words?"
Zhou Yan immediately understood what Li Shouguan meant. He wanted to go on stage to speak favorably for Wang Lihong.
After all, Zhou Yan is now very famous in the music industry. If he comes forward to say good things to Wang Lihong, it will definitely be a good thing for Wang Lihong.
Zhou Yan thought for a while, nodded and said, "No problem."
Seeing Zhou Yan's agreement, Li Shoquan happily took the staff with him to help Zhou Yan find a way out.
Originally, when everyone saw Zhou Yan was about to leave, they all wanted to squeeze towards him. But now that he was about to take the stage, they stopped pushing and took the initiative to leave a way for him to come out.
The path to the stage was very ordinary, and Zhou Yan appeared on the stage quickly.
Wang Lihong stood on the stage and followed Zhou Yan with his eyes. When Zhou Yan came on stage, he quickly came over to shake hands with Zhou Yan and said, "Hello, Teacher Zhou. I'm very happy to meet you."
The young man was very polite and even bent down when shaking hands.
Zhou Yan came to prominence in his early twenties. It only took him a few years to break into the world of music, film and television. Now he has countless followers throughout Asia.
Wang Lihong is about the same age as Zhou Yan when he debuted, so Zhou Yan is a real senior to Wang Lihong.
"You performed well today." Zhou Yan encouraged him with a smile, and then apologized, "I originally wanted to leave quietly, but I didn't expect that you would be recognized and your performance would be interrupted."
"no problem, no problem."
Wang Lihong wanted to say some scene words, but he couldn't say many scene words, so he could only say this.
At his age, many people are still in school, so it's normal to be shy.
Most of the members of the piano youth orchestra are older than Wang Lihong. In Zhou Yan's eyes, Wang Lihong is similar to his students.
"I heard that you came back from the United States?"
Wang Lihong nodded and answered truthfully, "Yes, I grew up there when I was a child."
"Yes, domestic music needs people like you who have been exposed to Western music to bring some fresh blood. You know more about Western music than others. You can bring back the good things from the West and hope to promote the excellent things of our nation."
Wang Lihong was stunned for a moment. Zhou Yan had a very positive teacher flavor.
Zhou Yan probably realized that he shouldn't preach to Wang Lihong when they first met, and smiled and said, "You are still young, and there is still a long way to go..."
Well, it sounds a bit like preaching again.
"Let me say a few words to the audience."
Wang Lihong nodded quickly, "Okay, okay."
Zhou Yan smiled, took the microphone from the staff, and then said, "Hello everyone, I am Zhou Yan."
As soon as he opened his mouth, there was warm applause and cheers at the scene, especially the audience sitting in the front rows, who clapped very hard, wishing they could grow a hundred hands.
Many of these people are from the Taipei City Fan Club, and they are all loyal fans of Zhou Yan.
When the applause gradually faded, Zhou Yan continued, "Welcome everyone to Wang Lihong's outdoor concert today. Actually, I didn't know Wang Lihong before today. It was just by chance that I saw his performance information, so I came to see it."
"The result did not disappoint me. His performance was very good, his stage skills were solid, and the arrangement of the song was also very wonderful. It is a very gratifying thing that Taiwan has such an excellent young singer. I hope he can get better and better, and I hope everyone can give more support and encouragement to young musicians."
At this time, Wang Lihong also said, "Thank you very much for Mr. Zhou Yan's appreciation and encouragement. I am also very honored for Mr. Zhou Yan's appearance. I hope everyone can continue to support Mr. Zhou Yan. Mr. Zhou Yan will hold a concert in Taipei in the next few days. I also hope everyone can support him more."
Wang Lihong said very ordinary polite words, but many audiences laughed.
"We want to support, but we can't buy tickets."
"Yes, the tickets have been sold out."
"If Zhou Yan has one more show in Taipei, we will definitely go to support him."
"Have a few more shows."
Hearing what the audience said, Wang Lihong scratched his head and suddenly didn't know what to say.
Seeing Wang Lihong's helpless look, Zhou Yan also smiled. This guy still has too little stage experience and is relatively shy. He is still a little bit behind in dealing with such a scene. (End of this chapter)