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"I am the only one to be the image ambassador of the Guoan Club. I don't want it." Shao Minzhi pouted and disagreed with Xia Haoyang's proposal.

"Hey, I don't need you to do anything just to say it. But when the Chinese Super League starts again next month, you have to sing a team song at Guoan's home court, and then occasionally go to the Workers' Stadium to watch games and show off. You don't need to Do something else.”

"It's boring. I don't like watching football now, and I also have to sing. What good does it do for me?"

"It's no good. This is a deal to help you defeat the scumbag."

"Hmph! You said you were helping me, but you actually took advantage of it." The more Shao Minzhi thought about it, the more unconvinced she became.

"Then how about I let you be the chairman of the Guoan Club?" Xia Haoyang said jokingly.

"I don't want it. We have to invest hundreds of millions every year to maintain the operation of the club. This is a waste of money."

"Then you said that I took advantage of you?"

"That's what it is."

"Okay, stop complaining. If everyone has had enough rest, continue practicing. Xiao Mengyan forgot the lyrics just now, and the beauty also danced wrongly. Let's do it again." Xia Haoyang was reviewing the practice of several people, and Teacher Pei also stood with a smile. On the side.

Judging from the results, Tara's sixth place last week was not safe. If the challenging singers advance this time, two starting singers will be eliminated.

There is a high probability that two of the three, Fancia in fifth, Tara in sixth, and Prince Opera in seventh, will be eliminated; because the scores of the three were very close last week, and they were relatively far away from the top four.

So this week Xia Haoyang wrote a very special piece "Shut Down" for the four members of Tara.

"Shut Down" is the title song of the second regular album "BORN PINK" released by the South Korean female singing group BLACKPINK on September 2022, 9.

The melody of this song adopts Paganini's classic song "La campanella", doubling the dark and mysterious atmosphere of the original song, harmonizing classical music and popular hip-hop rhythms.

"The Bell" (Italian: La campanella) is the third piano solo piece among the six "Paganini Variations" composed by the Hungarian composer Franz Liszt. It has long been hailed as the most popular One of the most difficult piano pieces.

"The Bell" has a three-section structure, in the key of G-sharp minor, in 6/8 time. Each section of the piece changes many times and thus has the characteristics of variations and rondos. The prelude is played alternately by the left and right hands. The two notes are eight to sixteen degrees apart, and the intensity changes from P to diminutive, imitating the sound of a struck bell. The whole piece of music has a relatively brisk tempo, and uses difficult and complex performance techniques, including agile jumps in long distance intervals, fast repetitions of octaves, simultaneous melody and vibrato with one hand, and fast running sound groups.

This piece has been adapted by other composers and pianists many times. The famous Chinese pianist Lang Lang once publicly performed this piece in a concert, which was truly brilliant.

The melody part of the song is a combination of classical music and popular hip-hop. This is also the development trend of European and American pop music today, so Xia Haoyang is not worried about the melody of this song. Both the professionals and the audience on the "Singer" stage will be attracted to him.

But I can’t compliment the lyrics, because in terms of Chinese culture, the lyrics seem to have some incorrect views, such as:

This is not a game because we never lose

Just bark, the leash around your neck is in my hand

Pray I'll fall off the altar, too many people have tried, baby

Come see me again when you hear me driving a Lamborghini

When we park, you'll know it's all over

Take off the sign and lock the door, a perfect ending

So Xia Haoyang adapted the entire song into English lyrics.

It means that in this issue of "Singer", Tara will sing a new and original English song.

"Xia Haoyang, your song is very domineering, the melody is beautiful, and the dance is choreographed like a queen, but will the lyrics be too explicit and easily banned, and can you sing this song on the "Singer" stage?" Teacher Pei? I'm also a little worried about the lyrics.

"So I changed the lyrics to all English. I hope Xinan Station will not leave subtitles for the lyrics on the TV screen during the live broadcast. Even if there are subtitles, it would be better if they are in English."

"But the title of your song, 'Shut Down,' means shut up. It's so obvious."

"You can also translate it as closed, thank you." Xia Haoyang said quibly.

"Your explanation makes no sense. Look, fans who understand English will definitely scold you later for the lyrics of this song being too vulgar." Teacher Pei also carefully selected his words.

"Or we can guide the lyrics of this song into a kind of resistance to the contempt and insults of netizens, and regard it as a struggle for the idea of ​​​​feminist equality." Xia Haoyang explained seriously.

Teacher Pei smiled, "You are planning to ask the trolls to create publicity for your lyrics, right?"

"There is nothing I can do. If some netizens really use the lyrics to make trouble, I can only deal with it this way. No one wants to spend more money, but sometimes there is no way."

"Just be prepared, but this song has a great melody."

"We still need a violin for accompaniment. It would be great if we could invite cellist Yo-Yo Ma to accompany Tara."

"Yo-Yo Ma's status is something that Tara can hire? Don't be delusional. But it's no problem to find a violin teacher from Yancheng Conservatory of Music to accompany you. You are familiar with this, after all, it is your alma mater."

"The violin accompanist has been selected, and he is Professor Wang Xueqin."

"Teacher Wang is willing to come on stage? And Teacher Wang is a piano professor, right?"

"Teacher Wang is good at both piano and violin. This song is inspired by "The Bell", which is a classic piano piece. Only Teacher Wang can play this melody perfectly."

"If you don't criticize the lyrics, Tara should be able to stay on stage this week, and this song will get good scores."

"I also think that if you don't say number one, staying on the stage shouldn't be a big problem."

"How are Hong Ling and Ju Zi preparing? Which song will they sing this week?" Teacher Pei also knows that Hong Ling and Ju Zi will be on the "Singer" stage as challenge singers in this issue.

"'Turtle', Hong Ling chose this song." Xia Haoyang smiled.

"This song is good and has a certain degree of difficulty. It can showcase the two people's voice quality characteristics and singing skills, but it is difficult to say whether it can advance. After all, the opera prince who performed such a perfect performance last week was at the bottom." Teacher Pei also expressed his praise for last week's opera prince. I feel aggrieved about being at the bottom of the singing rankings.

"Anyway, it depends on the audience's preference. There is nothing to say. After all, it is just an entertainment stage." Xia Haoyang smiled helplessly again.