I was rejected when I wrote a song, but I became a king on my debut

On the stage, as the prelude ended, Zhao Lei slowly raised the microphone and began to sing.

“I don’t know how long I have been sleeping in the darkness.

I don’t know how difficult it is to open my eyes

I came from afar and you happened to be there too

She is obsessed with wandering around the world and I am wild for her..."

The song Zhou Yu wrote for Zhao Lei this time was "Life is Like a Summer Flower" by Pu Shu. This song was written, composed and sung by Pu Shu, and arranged and produced by teacher Zhang Yadong. It is included in Pu Shu's album of the same name "Life is Like a Summer Flower" released in 2003. This is also the title song of Pu Shu's album.

When talking about Pu Shu, everyone gets the impression that he is that kind of musical talent with great personality. Especially when Pu Shu was recording a program, he left immediately when the time came, leaving only this sentence: "It's time, I should go back to sleep."

It was this sentence and that video that went viral on the Internet. Many people even say that if Pu Shu is seen doing business, it means he has no money.

As for Pu Shu, he is very famous and well-known among folk singers. He is a folk singer who appeared after Gao Xiaosong and Lao Lang, and Pu Shu's upbringing was the same as Gao Xiaosong's, as he was born into a famous family. His parents are both professors from top universities in the country. From birth, it seems that Pu Shu will be extraordinary. He could have relied on his parents' arrangements to embark on a good path and live a good life according to the trajectory planned by his parents.

But he doesn't like a routine life. What he likes most is the feeling of freedom that music brings him. He likes this kind of life. So in his sophomore year, Pu Shu resolutely gave up his studies. While other singers were still creating pop music that was full of gorgeous bodies, he embarked on a road full of thorns.

And his songs, like him, have his own strong personal style.

"I am this dazzling moment

It’s the momentary flame that streaks across the horizon

I'm desperate for you to see me

I will be extinguished and never come back..."

As soon as Zhao Lei opened his mouth, he returned to his best field of folk songs, and he seemed to be very comfortable with it. And now the audience is also listening to Zhao Lei's singing quietly. Folk songs require you to calm down and savor them carefully.

The audience has always been looking forward to Zhao Lei's ballads. He is already famous for his ballads, especially the songs in the first two issues, which made Zhao Lei's popularity reach a new level. The song written by Zhou Yu, coupled with Zhao Lei's singing, is really a masterpiece.

Now in the hearts of the audience, what they looked forward to most in the past was Zhou Yu's performance, but now there is another Zhao Lei. Everyone wants to see how the songs written by Zhou Yu and Zhao Lei's soulful singing can make everyone feel in each issue.

In the lounge, Teacher Fu Ming was a little emotional when he listened to the song "Life is Like a Summer Flower" sung by Zhao Lei: "This young man Zhao Lei is getting better and better. You can feel his progress every time he goes on stage."

His eyes swept over Zhou Yu's body, and he joked with a smile: "And Xiao Zhou, I write a new song for him every time. The key is that it still sounds so good. I'm jealous of your creative talent, Xiao Zhou." ah."

Zhou Yu smiled modestly and did not answer, watching Zhao Lei's performance on the stage. But when Teacher Fu Ming said this, everyone else in the lounge looked at Liu Zifan, who was sitting there silently.

This guy, judging from his performance in this issue, is really pulling the strings. Now, he really looks like a clown. I really don't know where he got the courage to challenge Zhou Yu. Even if the capital behind it is a "spokesman" who wants to target Zhou Yu, he must clearly see his form and weigh his abilities to see if he has the qualifications.

Now, not only has he failed, but he has also become involved in it.

Although Shen Guangyan had never dealt with Zhou Yu before, he just wanted to win against Zhou Yu once. But when he lost too much, he looked away and just finished recording "Singer". Today's Liu Zifan reminds Shen Guangyan of Zeng Huayu, who disappeared before reaching the semi-finals.

Zeng Huayu back then was just like Liu Zifan now, unable to see clearly his position. As a result, he lost to Zhou Yu again and again, and was finally eliminated. Until now, he has not shown up yet, and he was ridiculed by the entire Internet just like Liu Zifan is now.

Shen Guangyan and Shen Tianwang looked at the silent Liu Zifan sitting there wearing sunglasses and couldn't help but shake his head in his heart.

I just don’t know if this guy will be eliminated today.

But he felt that this possibility was very high, although Yang Zihan was not as popular as Liu Zifan. But judging from the state and effect of today's performance, Yang Zihan is obviously much better than Liu Zifan.

Before this, they all thought that Yang Zihan was most likely to be eliminated in this round. It was basically a certainty. But now, it's a bit unclear.

On the stage, Zhao Lei's performance continues.

"I'm here

I'm here

A sudden shock is as short-lived as a thunderstorm

As gorgeous as summer flowers..."

There was another harmony. Listening to Zhao Lei's low singing voice, everyone felt a faint sense of regret filling their hearts. This song has nothing to do with love. It is a regret and emotion about the lost youth. It is a farewell and memory of that period of youth.

Even Director Hong Tao and the others were mesmerized. They looked at Zhao Lei singing soulfully on the stage with admiration in their eyes.

"This young man is indeed very good."

The artists under Zhou Yu's company, including Xiao Transparent, who participated in "Son of Idol" with Zhou Yu, are now showing the same strength as those senior figures in the music industry. Especially the songs that Zhao Lei sang after coming to "Singer", Director Hong Tao likes every song very much.

Today's song "Life is Like a Summer Flower" is somewhat different from the previous two songs, bringing them different emotional experiences.

Even the teacher Liu Jie next to him couldn't help but say: "Indeed, this kid Zhao Lei has a lot to do."

At this age and not yet graduating from college, he is so outstanding. In addition, with Zhou Yu protecting him, he will definitely develop very well in the music world.

Zhou Yu listened to Zhao Lei's singing and was very satisfied with his performance. This song "Life is Like a Summer Flower" is indeed the most suitable song for Zhao Lei to sing.

When many people first listen to this song, they probably won’t have any feelings about it. But there is a thing called hindsight, and this song has a lot of staying power.

The song "Born Like a Summer Flower" comes from the great poet Rabindranath Tagore's "Birds". This song is also a memory of beautiful youth. Pu Shu incorporated many of his own views on life when creating. Just like Rabindranath Tagore's poem "Make life as gorgeous as summer flowers, and death as quiet and beautiful as autumn leaves."

Tagore believes that life should be as dazzling as summer flowers and strive to bloom. But in addition to the charm in life, life will inevitably have imperfections and unsatisfactory endings. Even sadness and death, treat it indifferently, and accept all endings quietly like autumn leaves. If you have tried your best to win the most beautiful thing, then there will be no regrets.

"What a beautiful and regretful world this is

We just hugged each other and laughed and shed tears.

I came from afar to have an appointment with you

I am obsessed with wandering around the world and I am wild for her..."

Zhao Lei's low but plain singing voice seemed to tell everyone the true meaning of life, making the audience deep in thought. The scene was very quiet, only the music and Zhao Lei's singing echoed in everyone's ears.

"Spring all the way

It’s a thorny journey

A sudden shock is as short-lived as a thunderstorm

As gorgeous as summer flowers

This is a world that we cannot stay in for too long..."

The song ended, the music gradually ended, and Zhao Lei slowly put down the microphone in his hand. The scene was quiet for a moment at first, and then bursts of thunderous applause broke out.

Teacher Chen Mo walked up to the stage and started going through the process. When the teacher from the expert group evaluated Zhao Lei's song, the teacher also spoke with emotion.

"This song "Life is like a summer flower" is very different from the previous songs. I thought it was also a song based on emotion at first. After listening to it, I realized that this song brought by Zhao Lei is about the perception of life... …”

"This song expresses sadness with happiness, and returns to tranquility from sadness, just like what the creator and singer want to express. With this song, we tell everyone who works hard that life is as gorgeous as summer flowers in bloom. , illuminate your own life with the vigorous light of life..."

Even the teachers in the expert group were very emotional: "When Teacher Zhou Yu created this song, he incorporated a lot of his own understanding and views on life. It is hard to imagine that Teacher Zhou Yu at this age can have such a deep understanding of life. The realization is truly remarkable.”

"And Zhao Lei, it's great that you can express these things. Keep up the good work!"

Now the teachers in these expert groups are full of praise for Zhou Yu. There may have been people who praised Zhou Yu before because they didn't want to be criticized because of his popularity and huge fan base. But now, everyone is truly impressed by Zhou Yu's talent.

Of course, the most critical point is that Zhou Yu is now Yangtai's biological son. Previously, CCTV personally stepped out to support Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu's new variety show "Chinese Poetry Conference" co-operated with CCTV is now popular. Even a fool can see the current situation clearly.

Zhou Yu can no longer look at him the same way he looks at ordinary entertainers and celebrities. Behind Zhou Yu's back, that's Central Station. Who dares to target Zhou Yu now without opening his eyes? Even if he is unconvinced and really dislikes Zhou Yu, he only dares to complain in private now.

Talk about it openly? Haha, then you are really not afraid of death.

Do you dare to mess with the people covered by the central platform? That was really boring.

After Zhao Lei finished his performance, everyone knew that it would be Zhou Yu's turn to take the stage soon.

"Zhou Yu is coming soon. I wonder if he will sing another rap song this time."

"I didn't like listening to rap songs before, but after listening to Zhou Yu's rap songs, I started to like them, but I just like listening to Zhou Yu's rap songs."

"It's true, Zhou Yu's rap is much more advanced than the rap songs of Liu Zifan and others, and the lyrics are very meaningful."

"After listening to Zhou Yu's rap, I really can't listen to other rap."

…

Everyone is looking forward to Zhou Yu's performance in this episode, especially after Zhou Yu brought rap songs in the previous two episodes. Many people listened to Zhou Yu's rap. They didn't like it at first, but gradually fell in love with it. Of course, this is limited to Zhou Yu's rap. What they like is just Zhou Yu's rap. Others, compared with Zhou Yu's rap, are really nothing.

So for Zhou Yu's performance in this episode, everyone is still looking forward to him bringing a rap song again.

After all, there are too few rap songs that you can listen to now. The only pure rap songs released by Zhou Yu are these two issues of "Nocturne" and "Compendium of Materia Medica". There are only two songs, and everyone is not satisfied with them.

Even in the lounge, Fu Ming and the others were looking forward to Zhou Yu's performance this time. There's no way around it, this guy is so attractive, and his performances in every episode are amazing.

Teacher Chen Mo was hosting the show on the stage, and Zhou Yu slowly got up and went to wait.

"come on!"

Zhao Lei and Yang Zihan both cheered for Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu nodded and glanced at Liu Zifan who was sitting over there with calm eyes. Zhou Yu felt that Liu Zifan's performance in this episode was not interesting. The quality of the rap songs he brought is really not good. As far as he is concerned, Yang Zihan's performance in this episode is better than him.

Zhou Yu was not very concerned about his results.

Watching Zhou Yu walk out of the lounge, Liu Zifan looked very calm, but he was already panicking inside. He also knew very well that he did not perform well in this period and was likely to face elimination.

I originally thought that if I was eliminated, it would be good, as I wouldn't have to suffer here every issue. Now that he came here and saw the looks in Zhou Yu's eyes, he felt as if they were mocking him. But now that he felt that he might be eliminated, Liu Zifan still panicked.

On the stage, Teacher Chen Mo's hosting had ended, and he nodded to Zhou Yu when he came down.

Zhou Yu took the microphone, responded with a smile, and walked to the center of the stage step by step. The lights on the stage have been turned off, and the scene is very quiet. The audience also knew that Zhou Yu was on the stage.

"Come on, come on, Zhou Yu is on the stage!"

Everyone's eyes were focused on the center of the stage. When the lights came on, Zhou Yu's tall figure appeared in everyone's eyes. Every time they see Zhou Yu, many viewers will be amazed by Zhou Yu's appearance. There's nothing I can do about it, this face is so handsome, looking 360 degrees with no blind spots, and Zhou Yu's temperament is also very good, which is another bonus point.

Director Hong Tao and the staff of the program were also focused on Zhou Yu at the moment, waiting for his singing.

Zhou Yu nodded towards the music teachers, the music slowly started playing, and the information about the song he sang this time appeared on the big screen behind Zhou Yu.

"Song Title: It Rained All Night

Vocals: Zhou Yu

Lyricist: Zhou Yu

Composer: Zhou Yu..."

Looking at the title of the song Zhou Yu sang this time, everyone was slightly stunned.

"raining all night long?"

Zhou Yu's song titles all feel a bit unique, and the song he sang this time, looking at the title and hearing the soothing intro, made everyone a little disappointed.

"It seems that the songs in this issue are not rap."

You can tell from the song title and the soothing melody. The songs Zhou Yu brought this time are not rap songs. This made the audience who were looking forward to Zhou Yu's rap songs again feel a little disappointed.

Teacher Fu Ming and the others were also a little surprised when they heard the melody of Zhou Yu's song.

"It's not about rap anymore."

They glanced at Liu Zifan subconsciously. Zhou Yu no longer brought rap songs this time. In everyone's opinion, this behavior was a sign of Liu Zifan's disdain for their rap circle. Zhou Yu's two simple songs, "Nocturne" and "Compendium of Materia Medica" directly slapped the entire rap circle in the face. Just like what is said on the Internet, Zhou Yu's rap songs are really more advanced than those popular on the market now.

Zhou Yu has not brought any rap songs in this issue. Perhaps for Zhou Yu, this is no longer necessary. In rap, he is already at the top.

This is not only what netizens think, but even Teacher Fu Ming and others think so. The quality of Zhou Yu's two rap songs is really high, and his rap skills are very deep.

"And the melody of this song has elements of classical music and modern pop music. It is another song that combines classical and modern music."

Zhou Yu had some songs like this before, typical ones are songs like "Blue and White Porcelain" and "Preface to Orchid Pavilion". This is Zhou Yu's most Chinese-style song, and it is also a combination of classical music and modern music.

Liu Zifan had a bad feeling in his heart. He seemed to be a little scared by Zhou Yu.

On the stage, Zhou Yu slowly spoke.

"Window display under streetlight

There is a kind of lonely warmth

Breath on the glass

Drawing your likeness

Driving around aimlessly

I don’t know where to go…”

Zhou Yu’s unique voice and singing rang in everyone’s ears. The previous part is dominated by simple guitar melody, and simple and lyrical playing creates a calm and melancholic feeling. Moreover, Zhou Yu's singing is low and hoarse, which adds a somewhat lonely and warm atmosphere to the song.

Hearing Zhou Yu's song, the audience's eyes lit up again.

"It has the feel of classical music, but not quite like it, with elements of modern pop music in it."

This song sounds like a classical piece of music, with the feeling of ancient music like Zhou Yu's before. But listening to the previous part, it doesn't feel like an ancient style. It does have a feeling of retro music from the last century.

"The TV wall of the brain area"

Who is watching?

The shadow of the aspen tree is lengthened

Like I can't stop missing you

It turns out I've never gotten used to it

You are no longer by my side..."

Listening to Zhou Yu's singing, although it doesn't have the ancient flavor of Zhou Yu's "Lanting Preface" and "Blue and White Porcelain" that everyone expected, it still feels very good. Moreover, listening to Zhou Yu's singing, coupled with the lyrics, it is very visual.

"The iron gates of the street were closed

Only the transfer neon sign is still flashing

The alleys of this city

raining all night long……"

However, just after this verse, the melody changed instantly. Elements such as erhu, Beijing drum, and guzheng were suddenly added to the melody. A large number of traditional musical instruments were added, which suddenly brought a strong flavor of ancient style and charm. At the same time, with a complex and mysterious feeling, Zhou Yu's singing also suddenly imitated Peking Opera's throat singing, creating a contrasting and tense feeling.

"Hold a small paper umbrella

Lament that marriage is too tactful

Rain falls and fog falls

Ask where the end of the world is..."

In the second part, the strong feeling of ancient style and charm came out. Whether it’s the lyrics or the music, everything changed all of a sudden. In this way, it feels like the song is divided into two parts. The first half feels a bit like the retro style of the Republic of China period in the last century. But this second half has the same feeling as Zhou Yu's "Blue and White Porcelain" and "Orchid Pavilion Preface" before.

"This feeling came all of a sudden."

Everyone thought Zhou Yu's song had an ancient-style music feel before, but when they heard the first half, they thought they were wrong. But as soon as this second part came out, everyone understood it instantly.

One song, two different styles, and now it seems that these two parts are really good.

"Zhou Yu is really amazing. A song is divided into two parts, especially the interlude in the middle. It has a lot of charm."

This is how Teacher Fu Ming and the others feel. He feels that what touches him most about Zhou Yu’s song is the middle interlude and the second part of the song. After that interlude full of ancient charm, the song suddenly seemed to enter another realm.

"The sound of the midnight flute remains

sneak through the window

I'm still thinking about the money for the candlestick

The little sampan rowed and rowed

The small paper umbrella blocks the rain and the moonlight..."

This song is a Chinese-style song from Jay Chou's album "Cross Era" released in 2010. It was composed by Jay Chou, composed by Fang Wenshan, and arranged by Zhong Xingmin. This song takes rain as the theme and expresses a love story that spans time and space. The lyrics are poetic and moving, and the melody cleverly combines classical and modern musical elements.

Although this song is not as famous as Chinese-style songs such as "Blue and White Porcelain" and "Lanting Preface". But it is an extremely beautiful Chinese-style song, and it is also an underrated song among Jay Chou's many songs.

Especially Zhong Xingmin's arrangement, the interlude in the middle is directly like a god. It has become very popular on short video platforms in the past two years, and this song has gradually entered the public eye again.

Zhou Yu's singing has come to an end, and many people are already immersed in Zhou Yu's singing. After he finished singing, many people still didn't recover.

One song, two parts, separated by the touching interlude, as if they were lovers across time.

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