kingnovel Chapter 26 Creating a New Song
Chapter 26 Creating a New Song
The mountain spirit was a little overwhelmed; he seemed to have discovered that his female boss was a musical genius.
He knew nothing, but he could learn anything after being taught.
The mountain spirit's incredulous voice came from the nearby support: "Sister, are you sure you've never learned a musical instrument before?"
Since moving into her new home, Bai Li has been obsessed with the recording studio, and you can't see her for half a day. Others can only see her hurriedly shoveling a few bites of food into her room while eating, humming an unknown tune.
Back in her room, Bai Li placed her phone on the stand next to her, adjusted the angle, and started a video tutorial with Shan Gui again.
The mountain spirit was a deep, resonant voice with a sweet, honey-like quality. He charmed Bai Li and made her happy. In less than a day, Bai Li learned to play several musical instruments, including the electronic keyboard, guitar, and bass.
Bai Li sat in front of the electronic keyboard, her slender fingers lightly playing two keys. Shan Gui recognized the tone; Bai Li had played the tone of "nothing," answering the question Shan Gui had just asked her—that she had never learned a musical instrument before.
Wow, perfect pitch!
The mountain spirit jumped up from his seat as if struck by lightning, his face full of shock.
What's wrong with this world? Is perfect pitch something so worthless? Why is it so easy to run into someone with it?
And how could someone master it after just one day of learning? Those kids who are forced to learn piano by their parents at home and can't learn it even after a year must be crying even louder.
Shan Gui really wanted to complain; if the other person were someone else, he would have turned on his microphone immediately.
But the person opposite him is Bai Li, his "big sugar daddy," so he has to coax her no matter what.
The mountain spirit coughed lightly twice, cleared her throat, and then spoke in a high-pitched voice again: "It will be a little difficult to learn without a foundation. I didn't expect you to learn it so quickly. Sister, you are so talented."
Bai Li raised her eyebrows triumphantly, slightly tilted her chin, touched her nose, and hummed twice. She looked incredibly smug, but unfortunately, the mountain spirit couldn't see it; the two were having a video tutorial where their faces weren't shown.
Let's talk about the value of the SSR entry "[Music Prodigy]"! Before, Shan Gui didn't believe he would seriously study music, nor did he believe he would write songs for him. After showing off his skills, he should believe it now.
The mountain spirit not only believed, but was completely convinced.
Seeing that Bai Li was in high spirits, he took a deep breath, sat up straight, and stopped hiding his intentions. His eyes lit up with enthusiasm for teaching, and he began to teach advanced material directly.
After teaching for a few days, the student gradually showed signs of surpassing the teacher.
The mountain spirit was numb. Heaven knows what he had gone through these past few days. He considered himself to be very talented, but Bai Li made him feel inferior. It turns out that there really are musical geniuses in the world.
Bai Li is now very proficient with all kinds of musical instruments. In fact, as long as you master the music theory, all instruments are more or less the same, only the operating methods are different. Bai Li can pick one up and play it a couple of times or blow it a couple of times and she will know how to play it.
She's also mastered most of the music production software. Now, if you give her a song, she can copy the rhythm, melody, and instruments—what's known as song copying.
This is an advanced skill that requires systematic learning and developing a sense of hearing before it can be mastered. What Shan Gui learned in four years at the music academy, Bai Li learned in just four days.
What is this concept?
It's as terrifying as having a three-year-old discuss calculus with you.
Mountain Spirit: Sister, learn slowly, I'm scared.
Unfortunately, Bai Li couldn't hear the mountain spirit's rich inner monologue. She was in the middle of a great time, and once she learned it, she couldn't help but start creating her own work.
The melodies in my head can finally become reality!
Intro, verse, and then the chorus...
Each part is completed one by one, connected by interludes.
The first sad pop song I used to practice is finished!
Because it was intended for practice, the melody of the song is relatively simple, the rhythm is slow, the number of beats per minute is around 60, the melody line is long and lyrical.
Once the music was set, the lyrics became quite simple.
When Bai Li was writing the lyrics, she suddenly thought of "My Bronze Cauldron Can Connect the Past and Present," a love story between a general and a modern girl. The feeling of wanting to see but not being able to, wanting to touch but being separated by a thousand years, the longing and blessings that transcend a thousand years, and the deep affection that is far removed from the hustle and bustle of the world, inexplicably fit the song very well.
With this theme in mind, Bai Li excitedly spun around the room, muttering to herself and occasionally pausing to jot things down on paper. Because the lyrics were predominantly classical, Bai Li also added some traditional Chinese elements to the accompaniment.
Bai Li became more and more satisfied with the song, and couldn't help but hum it herself, recording a demo which she then sent to Shan Gui.
Bai Li: Teacher Shan Gui, can you learn this song?
When the mountain spirit received Bai Li's message, he thought that Bai Li was going to come and learn from him again. His heart skipped a beat, his hand trembled, and he almost dropped his phone.
Sister Bai, you're ready to graduate; there's nothing more to teach you.
Mountain Ghost subconsciously opened the message and found that Bai Li had only shared a song with him. He breathed a sigh of relief and clicked on the audio file that Bai Li had shared.
The intro sounded unfamiliar. Shan Gui listened to the music playing from his phone's speaker, tilting his head slightly as he pondered. He'd never heard it before; the style sounded like ancient Chinese music. He didn't listen to many ancient Chinese songs, so it was normal that he hadn't heard it before. His fingers tapped the table in rhythm; the intro was actually quite pleasant.
As the intro ends, the strings begin, and the verse begins, with a female voice taking the lead:
"In the stillness of the night, amidst dreams, countless stars quietly adorn the ancient battlefield."
The general wields his sword, severing countless wounds in the mortal world.
Where the flames of war ignite, vows burn fiercely in our hearts.
The long-awaited return was far away, but alas, the heroic soul was buried in a foreign land.
A thousand years have passed, and I wander alone in the bustling alleys.
The girl's gaze was fixed, as if she had traversed a thousand years of light.
I happened to come across a portrait, and the eyebrows and eyes looked just like those of an old acquaintance.
A fleeting glimpse of beauty stirs up a flood of emotions.
The female voice sounds so familiar...
The mountain spirit closed his eyes slightly, immersed in the lyrics and melody, and didn't immediately recognize that it was Bai Li's voice.
The verse ends, and the chorus begins:
Ah, that yearning and madness that transcends a thousand years,
General, where are you now?
Time quietly hides the traces of youth.
Longing, however, spreads and grows like a vine.
In the chorus, the pitch and emotion begin to rise, and the female voice becomes clearer.
The mountain spirit suddenly realized something. He opened his eyes abruptly. The voice sounded like Bai Li's. No, it really was Bai Li! He leaned forward and listened more carefully.
Just then, the chorus reached its climax. The drumbeats slowly joined in, like the steady footsteps of time. Each beat, gradually increasing in intensity, was like the longing that accumulated and swelled in the heart, becoming uncontrollable, pushing the intensity and sorrow of that love that spanned a thousand years to its climax.
Tears fall on white robes, composing a sorrowful melody of parting.
Love is imprisoned by the boundaries of time.
I hope to meet you again.
To continue the unfinished tale of love.
It was Bai Li's voice. After listening to the climax, Shan Gui was certain.
The song's pitch is on the lower end, so Bai Li was singing in a low voice at the beginning of the verses, which he didn't notice at first. But when Bai Li sang more freely in the chorus, he could tell.
As the chorus ends, the interlude begins, with the ethereal sound of the xiao (a type of vertical bamboo flute) entering the scene, its mournful notes weaving through the web of modern instruments, creating a fantastical sense of time and space intertwining.
The mountain spirit got goosebumps all over, not only because he was shocked by the song, but also because after realizing that it was Bai Li who sang it, he suddenly remembered that Bai Li had said a few days ago that she wanted to write a song. Did Bai Li write this song herself?
After having this idea, the mountain spirit became unsettled, muttering to himself, "Impossible, impossible, I've only been studying for less than a week."
The composition and lyrics of this song are so mature that it doesn't seem like the work of a newcomer.
Can……
Bai Li was no ordinary newcomer; he had never seen such a genius as Bai Li before. If it were her, she might really be able to do it.
The mountain spirit couldn't help but rub the lip piercing. It had been there for a while and no longer hurt, but now it seemed to itch again.
The phone is still playing audio, and the screen is black while the audio is playing, reflecting a fleshy lip with a cool silver lip piercing below it.