Chapter 143 Conquering Big Bear
November 11, Friday night, in dormitory 28 of the first grade dormitory building of New Taipei No. 403 Middle School.

Li Yan was playing the song that he and Xiong Da had been practicing for two days. Of course, except at night when Li Yan could participate in the discussion, it was Xiong Da who was doing the research during the day.

On Thursday night, Xiong Da sent over several versions, and Li Yan excitedly communicated with them the whole night.

The two of them communicated through QQ and seemed to have established a friendship of mutual appreciation.

"It's become much richer." Lin Heng nodded repeatedly, "The main theme hasn't changed?"

"Considering that we don't have many opportunities to practice together, and that it will affect our mentality when we go on stage, we should try not to change the main melody to reduce the cost of learning," Li Yan replied.

"I can't even imagine how good the performance will be." Li Ruofei sighed, "Liang Ban, how about we form a cheerleading team?"

Liang Tiancheng rolled his eyes at him and said, "This is a cultural performance, not a school sports meeting."

"I saw you playing basketball in the PE class today, so I knew your psychological pressure must have been reduced a lot." Zhu Qinglun patted Li Yan's shoulder, "Boss Yan, for this show, it's not too much to be the finale."

"After your performance, you can only perform a closing ceremony."

"Hush." ​​Li Yan raised her finger, "Save your character, save your character, don't step on one and praise another."

"Yan, so are you going to export this accompaniment at that time?" Lin Heng asked.

"It will be exported, but it's not the complete version." Li Yan was still debugging. "Xiong Da and I are mainly adjusting the accompaniment of the vocals, and there is also a bass drum loop that runs through the whole song. In order to make the song fuller, it will be played directly from the speakers. But if the main melody is also played, what else do we three need to play on the spot?"

Li Ruofei looked at Zhu Qinglun, Zhu Qinglun looked at Liang Tiancheng, and Liang Tiancheng searched for a long time before he found Chen Fan hiding in the quilt.

They all couldn't understand.

"Hmm..." Lin Heng nodded, "What about the flute in the prelude? And from what I heard, there seems to be a lighter hand drum? Are these two also accompaniments?"

"I come."

I really like the line from the 403 Brotherhood: "Ah?"

"I learned the flute from Teacher Tao yesterday at noon, and learned the hand drum today at noon - I also strengthened my flute skills. I tried it and I can handle it."

"Okay, now I understand." Liang Tiancheng nodded.

Zhu Qinglun twisted his hips, "Ah, I have a disease that makes me feel uncomfortable if I don't listen to Mr. Yan's pretense for a day!"

"Are you feeling better now?" Li Ruofei patted Zhu Qinglun with a smile.

"I feel comfortable and can have a good sleep."

No, I learned to play the flute in one noon and learned to play the hand drum in another noon. Is this your reaction?

Can it just be simply attributed to "pretending to be cool"?
Li Yan sighed softly in his heart. It turned out that people's threshold would continue to increase.

"Will you give me a chance to live?" Lin Heng wailed as he walked towards the bed, picked up the guitar and started playing.

A lingering melancholy emanated from his fingertips.

"In the past, now, it will never come back..."

The roommates were all confused, but they still listened calmly.

"The sea of ​​suffering... stirs up love and hate..."

Then he put away his guitar and said, "I want to express my feelings at the moment."

Damn, it turned out that it was because of this plate of vinegar-wrapped dumplings that the roommates rushed over and started making a fuss.

Li Yan smiled. This was the right reaction.

"Okay, Lin Heng, Xiong Da invited us to his music studio to chat this weekend, do you want to go?"

"Go, go, go. I'm curious too. Is Teacher Tao going?"

"Go too. I thought you were going to ask Lin Zhengmo if he wanted to go."

"Will she go then?"

"Don't go."

Lin Heng curled his lips, "What the hell are you talking about?"

"Why does it sound like something's not right?" Li Ruofei whispered to Zhu Qinglun.

"I also think that there are some problems with the three of them."

"Under continued observation, over."

On Saturday, Li Yan and Lin Heng got into Teacher Tao’s car and headed to the Feixiang Music Production Studio in the northern part of Rongxi District.

"This is the first time I go out with you, right, Yan?"

"Yes, I haven't hung out with the brothers in 403 yet."

"It's my pleasure."

Teacher Tao, who was driving, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The journey was not far, but the traffic was extremely congested. Teacher Tao also started chatting with the two students.

As they chatted, he asked a question that Lin Heng was also very interested in:
"Li Yan, why are you so concerned about this art performance?"

Li Yan smiled and said, "I want to do my best in everything I do."

This is Li Yan’s official answer, which is correct, but not comprehensive.

There was another reason he didn't mention to anyone: December 12th, the day of the cultural performance, was also his birthday.

At home, a birthday means a bowl of vermicelli soup with a boiled egg early in the morning. When you see such a breakfast, you know that your birthday has come.

But that's about it.

No cake, no meal, no celebration.

There are many reasons, including that Li Yan's parents are too busy and the family has no habit of eating out, and most importantly - Li Yan herself does not like to celebrate her birthday.

Even before his rebirth, he was precocious and awakened to time anxiety too early, which made him equally hate some days that reminded him that "time is passing".

What he feared most was that time would never go back. Everything could be redeemed except time.

Later he simply ignored birthdays. To him, a birthday meant "one year closer to death."

It was just strange that after his rebirth, he actually had a more serious time anxiety, and he wished he could go without sleep. But it seemed that... he was not opposed to commemorating birthdays.

In 07, Li Yan spent her birthday waiting for the results of the competition. She ate the familiar boiled egg vermicelli soup, but she felt a moment of regret after that day. There was really only one bowl of boiled egg vermicelli soup.

Perhaps it was his rebirth that made him no longer so afraid of the passage of time, or perhaps it was the reborn life that required some commemorations... But in any case, the art performance was held on his birthday, and such a shocking show could be regarded as a birthday gift he gave to himself.

"Wow, a perfectionist?" Teacher Tao nodded. "Perfectionism is very tiring, especially for someone like you who wants to do everything well."

"He really did a good job in all aspects..." Lin Heng added.

After chatting for a while, we finally arrived at our destination. This studio is actually a storefront with simple decoration. At first glance, the entrance is a simple living room with a computer and Xiong Da sitting on the sofa.

"Hey, Sister Rainbow." Xiong Guojun greeted Teacher Tao with a smile.

"Ajun, long time no see. You've gained some weight."

Fat? Li Yan looked at the tall man in front of her. He had an artistic pigtail, wore trendy clothes, and looked naive. She couldn't think of the word "fat" for him.

"No, I was working so hard before, it's not good to be so thin. These two are..."

"I'm Li Yan, he's Lin Heng, Xiong... Hello, Brother Jun!"

"Okay, okay, come, have some tea."

As soon as she sat down, Li Yan found a pack of strawberry-flavored bear biscuits on the table - she seemed to know the origin of the name, but she decided to pretend she didn't know.

Xiong Guojun is also a straightforward person. He didn't even greet Teacher Tao at the beginning, but went straight to the point: praising Li Yan.

This is the same script no matter where I go. I am tired. Li Yan can only keep his fake smile.

Then I watched Teacher Tao start to call out the names of the dishes, "No. 1 in the grade", "Sports student", "Can draw"...

Xiong Guojun lost control of his expression after hearing this. He slapped his head for a long while and said, "Hiss... Are you so good? I was thinking I had found a good talent and I want to make music with him in the future."

"I still want to pursue music." Li Yan responded, "Lin Heng and I have big goals."

"No, no, no," Xiong Guojun pushed a cup of tea over, "Boy, listen to your brother..."

"You are still a brother, but you are already an uncle." Teacher Tao teased.

"Listen to your uncle. With your ability and level, music is just a hobby at best. You should study hard first and get into Huaxia University. That would be amazing."

"all I want."

"Ah?" Xiong Guojun didn't respond. He glanced at Tao Caihong and Lin Heng. Why did they look so calm?
"He is the top student in the grade, and he got it without much review." Lin Heng raised his head proudly.

No, it’s okay to show off for your brothers, but don’t be so arrogant, Master Lin!

"Wow," Xiong Guojun took a big gulp of tea, "this guy is interesting."

"Very interesting." Teacher Tao nodded affirmatively.

"Come on, come on, I'll show you something good." Xiong Guojun couldn't sit still anymore.

Only after passing through a small passage blocked by a door curtain did Li Yan discover the secrets of this studio.

A professional recording studio! There are all kinds of musical instruments and a bunch of incomprehensible electronic music equipment.

"Is it yours too?" Li Yan was shocked.

"It's mine." Xiong Guojun chuckled, "Sometimes friends come over to play, and I record for a few bands and help produce their songs."

"Are you alone?" Lin Heng's eyes flashed with admiration.

"I think a few friends will come to help me. Well, I'm just messing around. I don't make any money. It's just a hobby. My father's factory supports me. If I don't make some achievements, I may not be able to play for many more years. It's time to get married and have kids."

Teacher Tao patted Xiong Guojun gently and said, "Ajun, don't feel stressed."

"Sister Rainbow, you know how much effort I put into setting up this recording studio."

Li Yan stared with wide eyes at the two adults who were sighing in front of her. This is the pressure of pursuing dreams of the rich second generation, right? She understands it rationally but cannot accept it emotionally. What are you sighing about? If you want to pursue your dreams, then work hard for me!

Xiong Guojun walked into the recording studio like a big kid, stroking various musical instruments, and said, "I have a big drum in my warehouse that I collected from the village. How about... we record the accompaniment of your song live?"

"Thank you, Uncle Jun!"

"Just call me brother..."

Apart from the guzheng, flute, hand drum and electric piano that need to be performed live, there are actually not many rhythms that need to be recorded live.

Bass drum, shakers, some strings, and some subtle percussion.

The recording process went very smoothly. I basically watched Xiong Guojun running around, busying himself with recording a segment, adjusting the balance, entering the data into the computer, and repeating this process over and over again.

Soon, an accompaniment with excellent sound quality was completed. Xiong Guojun casually pulled out the USB flash drive and gave it directly to Li Yan.

"You guys are going to use it for live performance, so I adjusted the listening experience a bit and added fewer effects, striving to make it more immersive."

"Thank you, Jun!" Li Yan was very happy. "But Jun, you can send the file to me directly, QQ."

"Well, I'll just give you a USB drive, nothing special."

"Brother Jun, there is one more thing. I just said that Lin Heng and I have big goals." Li Yan struck while the iron was hot, "It is not enough to have only one Chinese style song adapted from ancient poetry."

Normally, if a first-year junior high school student said something like this, it would just be regarded as the ambition of a second-year junior high school student.

But when it came out of Li Yan's mouth, there was an inexplicable persuasiveness.

He can really do it.

Xiong Guojun smiled. He was actually a little excited by the two children. "Okay, if you need anything, come to me and we can make music together - as long as it doesn't interfere with your studies."

"Promise to always be number one in the grade, Lin Heng, can you do that?"

"I can't be the top of the class, but I can still be in the top ten. But what will Liang think when he hears this?"

These two kids are really good at showing off...Xiong Guojun shook his head. If he had this talent, why would he have to be so awkward with his dad?

"Are all the third-year junior high school students so thoughtful now?" Xiong Guojun asked Teacher Tao with a smile.

"Third grade? They are both in first grade."

"Aren't you teaching the third grade?"

"There is no music class in the third grade."

What the hell is this Strawberry Bear Cookie! This guy is in the first grade of junior high school? This guy is thirteen years old?
My youth has been wasted...

(End of this chapter)