1990: Starting from Baojia Street

Zhou Yan did not introduce the piece in detail. He just said the name and went to the side with the erhu players to prepare for the performance.

The audience in the audience was a little confused, but after the confusion, everyone laughed.

Zhou Yan's fifth return was already an unexpected surprise, and he didn't expect to hear new songs, which was even better.

At this time, the audience outside the concert hall had mixed emotions.

Although the concert hall is soundproofed, you can still hear the movement inside from the outside. Even if you don't know clearly, you probably know what is going on inside.

Just like the encore just now, even if you don’t know what music is being played, you can tell it’s an encore just by listening to the applause.

After the fourth encore, the audience outside was looking forward to Zhou Yan and the band coming out.

For today's concert, Daifeng Entertainment, one of the organizers, circled a place outside the concert hall and arranged some seats.

These seats are not free to sit and require tickets.

However, Daifeng did not use these tickets to sell money. They held activities on site. As long as the audience filled out a form, they could get a chance to draw outdoor seats for free.

They have set up a total of 300 seats, and there are more than 1,000 people present, and some people will not participate in the lottery, so the probability of winning is quite high.

Even if you don't get a ticket, it doesn't really matter. Standing and listening won't have much impact anyway.

Although the official did not say that the band will come out after the concert, but since the organizer has arranged seats, it will definitely come out, and judging from the lineup, there should not be only one or two songs, otherwise it will not be a waste. Make arrangements.

Therefore, the audience outside is looking forward to the outdoor performance after the concert.

But what they didn't expect was that after the fourth return, Zhou Yan actually came back for the fifth time.

On the one hand, they are happy. After all, Zhou Yan came to Tokyo and was able to break the rules for Tokyo music fans. This means that Zhou Yan really values ​​them.

On the other hand, they were not the ones listening to the concert inside, which only added to their regret of not buying tickets.

I don't know what song will be played on the fifth return. Sato Rina asked curiously.

Maybe it's a new song. Tian Zhongmao said.

Ibuki Suzune smiled, You think about new songs every day.

In fact, he thinks about The Street Where the Wind Lives every day, Sato Rina said.

It's a pity that Zhou Yan said that The Street Where the Wind Lives will not be included in today's concert. Ibuki Suzune sighed.

Yes, it's a pity. I wonder if there will be The Street Where the Wind Lives in the next few scenes.

We couldn't see it even if there were.

Have you heard that the video of this concert will be broadcast on TV Asahi later?

Who said that?

I just heard someone say that.

It's probably fake news. If it were true, TV Asahi would have announced it long ago.

yes……

As soon as Ibuki Suzune opened her mouth, the scene suddenly fell silent, and someone could still hear a boo sound nearby.

They knew that the music that was supposed to be the fifth encore had started to be played. Everyone was silent so that they could hear it more clearly.

It turned out that their collective silence was useful. Tian Zhongmaer heard a melodious bamboo flute sound coming from the concert hall.

It's a solo!

Tanakamaji was a little surprised. He liked Zhou Yan's solo very much. He bought a video of Borrowing Cucumber and watched it over and over again.

In the videotape, the scene of Zhou Yan playing the flute against the green mountains in the distance fascinated him.

When Tanakamaji listens to music, he doesn't care about the equipment or sound quality at all. He pays more attention to the atmosphere. When he saw the video on TV Asahi, the image of ancient musicians playing the flute and playing the piano appeared in his mind.

He had recently heard an ancient Chinese story called Boya Ziqi. When he saw this story, what came to his mind was the figure of Zhou Yan playing the flute against the green mountains.

When other people talked about the scenic spots that appeared in Zhou Yan's music, they talked most about the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. But Tian Zhongjian Er always wanted to go to Jiangjun Tuo. He wanted to stand where Zhou Yan was standing and look at the General Tower. Tuo, feel Zhou Yan’s state of mind when he played the flute.

That mountain didn't look too majestic, but the figure of Zhou Yan playing the flute left a deep impression on him.

The sound of the flute coming from the concert hall was like the breeze passing through the dense forest. When it blew in front of them, it was already so soft that they could only hold their breath and listen attentively, unwilling to waste a single decibel.

The flute sounded for a while, and suddenly another piece of erhu came in.

The tonality of the first part of this piece is a bit like Borrowing Cucumber. Every note reveals excitement and joy. The bamboo flute and the erhu chase each other like two butterflies flying among the flowers.

Hiramatsu and Guang's previous impressions of the erhu were that they were very deep and sad, but the erhu in this piece gives people a very different feeling, with a hint of delicacy in the rough tone.

If the sounds of these two instruments are really two butterflies, then the erhu is obviously a male, and the bamboo flute is more like a female. The sound of the erhu has been chasing the sound of the flute, while the sound of the flute, although it is constantly running away, is There is a feeling of being welcomed in return.

The expressions of Ibuki Suzune and Sato Rina at this moment were as if they had watched a love movie. This kind of song that describes pure love is particularly easy to impress girls like them.

But the good times didn't last long.

In the second section, the melody slowly changed and began to become melancholy and dull.

In the first section, the sound of the flute and the sound of the erhu come and go, and there is basically no blank space in between. However, in the second section, after the sound of the erhu ends, there is a gap for a short while before the sound of the flute responds.

However, after the flute sounded, the erhu responded quickly.

It was obvious that the woman was hindered.

And this second paragraph is just a transition.

In the third section, a sudden strong wind and rain came, and the tune suddenly became exciting.

It was raining all over the sky, and two butterflies flapped their wings hard and flew towards the sun-shined place in the distance.

Although the volume is not very high, such a passionate melody can also make the audience outside excited. They may not all hear love from this piece of music, but joy, excitement, sadness, excitement, music expresses these emotions. , there is no need for the listener to understand carefully at all, they will go directly into the listener's heart and pluck the strings in the deepest part of the listener's heart.

I am happy, but I don’t necessarily know why I am happy.

When I feel sad, I don’t necessarily need to know why I feel sad.

This is the advantage of music over other art forms, it is ethereal yet straightforward.

Some people can't hear love, but they can hear all kinds of things in life. They don't need to have fixed answers, they just need to sink into it and enjoy it.

The butterfly fluttering its wings and flying into the bright light is exciting, but the reality is not as good as it should be.

Their struggle ultimately failed.

In the fourth section, a sad melody sounded.

At this time, Tian Zhongmao and the three of them looked at each other, and they all saw surprise in each other's eyes.

This is--

The street where the wind lives!

That's right, the song coming out of the concert hall at this time was the fifteen-second The Street Where the Wind Lives that was previously played on TV Asahi.

For this melody, Tanaka Maji and others are already familiar with it by heart, and there is no way they can hear it wrong.

It turned out to be this song.

Is this the whole story of The Street Where the Wind Lives?

However, didn't Zhou Yan say in the previous interview that The Street Where the Wind Lives would not be included in today's concert?

Why did it appear during the fifth encore?

Was it Zhou Yan who was moved by the enthusiasm of neon music fans and decided to release a wave of welfare?

Or is it that Zhou Yan was originally going to play this piece, but he just set off smoke bombs in advance just to surprise the audience?

Wow, how good he is.

But, I like it very much.

…

The audience outside was wondering why The Street Where the Wind Lives appeared, but the audience inside the concert hall was confused.

They also know that this piece of music is The Street Where the Wind Lives, but the key point is that Zhou Yan just said clearly that this piece of music is Drinking the Water of the Yangtze River Together. Could it be that Drinking the Water of the Yangtze River Together is another piece of The Street Where the Wind Lives name?

They have no idea what is going on.

But this is not the time for them to think about this. The surprise value of the fifth return song is too high.

Although there are only two instruments and no amplification is used, in a concert hall with more than 2,000 people, the volume is relatively low and the listening experience is not as good as when playing a symphony. But precisely because of this, this piece of music gives them a very special feeling.

Heisuke couldn't help but rub his hands in the audience. He felt so happy at this moment. Although the tickets cost a lot of money, they were totally worth it. They should be the first audience to hear this song. .

At the same time, he also regretted that this piece of music was not included in the album. They could only listen to it at the concert. They could not listen to it when they got home and could only continue to listen to the fifteen-second version.

It would be great if this song could be recorded as a single. It would be better to include Borrowing Cucumbers and Distant Memories. Oh, by the way, the adapted If Love Is Provident and Forever is also included.

Thinking of this, Heisuke felt a little greedy.

If these songs were placed with someone else and some other songs of average quality were produced, an album could be made.

Just when Heisuke was thinking wildly, the song entered the fifth section. At this time, the sadness in the sky turned into a rain of lovesickness. This section is very short, probably only about twenty seconds, and the music gradually weakens and eventually disappears.

After the performance of Drinking the Water of the Yangtze River ended, the audience burst into applause. The length of this fifth encore was nearly eight minutes. It was so long-lasting that the audience was very satisfied.

It wasn't until Zhou Yan took the microphone and said thank you that the applause slowly weakened, because they knew that Zhou Yan was about to speak.

In today's concert, Zhou Yan didn't play at all, because all the songs played today included bamboo flutes, and most of the time, he sat at the front.

Unlike the previous concerts of Piano Boy and Yanjing Silence, he would not play some of the songs himself, or he would become Mr. Dong Guo and fish in troubled waters in the orchestra.

So by now, he was a little tired after the concert.

Taking a long breath, Zhou Yan said with a smile, Thank you very much for your support, but today's concert is really coming to an end. Before ending, I would like to briefly talk about the song Drinking the Water of the Yangtze River just now. Everyone here Some of my friends who are from China like me, or who are more familiar with Chinese culture, should know that Drinking the Water of the Yangtze River Together is taken from a Chinese poem. I live at the head of the Yangtze River, and you live at the end of the Yangtze River. I miss you every day without seeing you, and drink water from the Yangtze River together.

You may have also heard that the fourth section of this song is very familiar. Yes, the fourth section is The Street Where the Wind Lives.

Hearing Zhou Yan say this, there was a small discussion below.

It turns out that this is what happened. Zhou Yan adapted The Street Where the Wind Lives into a longer piece with richer emotional changes.

Drinking the water of the Yangtze River together, the name is also more intuitive.

After saying this, Zhou Yan didn't say anything else. He stood up and bowed to greet the audience, and then went down.

He had already made it clear that this was his last encore of the day, but after he left, the audience still applauded and were unwilling to leave.

Even though all the lights in the concert hall were on, they still didn't want to leave their seats.

After three or four minutes, in the face of such enthusiasm, Zhou Yan could only take the conductor Yue Lin to the stage again, but this time he did not add any music and simply went on stage to say goodbye.

Under normal circumstances, Zhou Yan would not just show up and not perform any more, but today he was really tired, and after adding five songs, he could no longer add more. If he added more, the subsequent performances in other cities would really be impossible to complete.

Also, he will have to perform outside soon, so he also needs to save some energy.

This time after Zhou Yan went down, the audience was still applauding.

More than four minutes later, Zhou Yan took Ma Dongfang, Fang Xiu and others to the stage to bow out.

It went up and down like this, plus the five additional songs that were performed before, Zhou Yan finally returned to the performance nine times.

After nine times, Zhou Yan was no longer willing to go up.

After another seven or eight minutes, the audience began to leave without being satisfied.

For the audience, this kind of non-stop encore not only expresses their appreciation for the concert, but is also a ritual that enhances the sense of participation. It can also relieve numbness in the legs. After all, watching the concert for more than two hours During a concert, even if your urinary bladder can bear it, your buttocks and legs may not be able to bear it either.

Even though Zhou Yan was tired from going up and down to return to the stage, the audience was actually even more tired.

The last few encores lasted for less than half an hour, during which many people stood and applauded.

Applause is a tiring job. Unlike Zhou Yan and others, they drink water and eat melon seeds in the background. When the time is almost up, they go on stage to say goodbye.

The audience inside the venue kept encores and enjoyed it, but the audience outside the venue was in great pain.

If it were an encore, they would be fine, since they would have more songs to listen to.

But just hearing the applause inside and not seeing Zhou Yan and the others coming out was really frustrating. The key point is that it is warm inside the concert hall, but the cold wind is blowing outside. The neon man seems to be resistant to frost, but in fact he is not an iron man who does not know the cold.

Zhou Yan also knew that the audience outside had been waiting for a long time, so he did not wait too long backstage and took some band members outside the concert hall.

Outside the concert hall, there are not only a lot of seats for the audience, but also a temporary stage, which can be used to hold a small outdoor concert.

Because it is outdoors, the effect will be poor and the volume loss will be large, so amplification equipment will be used, and these things have been arranged in advance.

Seeing this temporary stage, Zhou Yan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. In this regard, there is still a lot that China needs to learn from Neon. When the Yanjing Silent concert was held before, CCTV did a lot in this regard. Great.

There is nothing we can do about it. The economic gap between the two countries is now huge, there are many problems in the development of domestic music, and CCTV has little experience in this area.

Why don't any well-known musicians go to China to hold concerts? It's because it's difficult to make money, and the inability to make money is not only because the tickets can't be sold, but also because the domestic facilities are backward and there is no experienced team.

Foreign musicians who go to China to hold concerts may have to bring their own teams.

Indoors are better than indoors, the vocal effect in the room is good, and the audience's attention is basically on the music.

But outdoor is also better than outdoor. Outdoors, the audience is more wanton. Whether it is applause or cheering, it is usually louder than inside.

Especially when they waited for several hours to finally get Zhou Yan out, it was not easy.

Since the stage was well set up, Zhou Yan did not waste it.

He led the orchestra to play four pieces of music continuously for half an hour.

Interestingly, during the outdoor encore, Zhou Yan also came for an encore.

After the fourth song ended, Zhou Yan led the band members away, but the audience was too enthusiastic, so he could only return to the stage alone.

This time, he held a bamboo flute in his hand.

Those who are interested will find that the bamboo flute Zhou Yan took this time is different from the bamboo flute he used in previous performances.

The bamboo flute in his hand at this time was thicker and longer than the previous bamboo flutes.

Those in the know know that this is a bass flute.

Zhou Yan sat in front of the microphone and said, It's very late today. After the last song is over, everyone should go home and sleep.

As soon as the translator translated his words, some young people in the audience shouted.

Not too late, not too late.

No sleep, no sleep.

It's still early.

We can hold on.

Although Zhou Yan didn't know neon language, he could probably guess what they were talking about. He smiled and shook his head, I know, you all slept very late. Even if you don't sleep, I will leave some time for you to go to the izakaya to drink. One drink, maybe after a while, I will also go to the izakaya for a drink.

Hearing Zhou Yan's words, the audience became excited again.

Let's buy you a drink.

It's warm and welcoming.

Go to Gonpachi for a drink. There are many delicious late-night snacks there.

This is someone who likes Amway products.

You can go to my house to drink. My izakaya is XXXX.

This is an opportunity to advertise.

Zhou Yan added, On the first day I came to Tokyo, I went to an izakaya next to Tokyo Tower.

He pointed in the direction of Tokyo Tower.

Standing at the door of the concert hall, you can see Tokyo Tower at a glance, and it feels very close. Tokyo Tower is modeled after the Eiffel Tower. It can be said to be the offspring of the Eiffel Tower, but it is taller than the Eiffel Tower.

The direct distance between the concert hall and Tokyo Tower is only about one kilometer. Looking at an iron tower more than 300 meters high at such a close distance gives people the feeling that if the tower were to tip over towards them, it would hit them.

Just on the other side of the park, I felt Tokyo's fireworks for the first time. In the izakaya, I heard a pop song that should be a neon local. It was very nice, but I can't remember the name of the song.

After listening to that song, I got some inspiration. Maybe I can play it for everyone to listen to.

Jiro Hattori and his wife Ai Hattori did not leave, they stood on the side of the stage.

The position they were standing in belonged to the VIP area. If they took two steps forward, they would be on the stage, and the reason why they were able to get here was because of Wang Zuxian.

Wang Zuxian stood next to the couple.

Hearing Zhou Yan's words, Hattori Jiro asked unexpectedly, Is Mr. Zhou Yan going to compose new music again?

It seems to be related to neon. Hattori Ai said.

Wang Zuxian smiled, they went to the izakaya together that night.

At this time, Zhou Yan also turned his head and glanced in Wang Zuxian's direction, and then slowly raised his bamboo flute.

Everyone's impression of the bamboo flute was naturally melodious and melodious, so the moment Zhou Yan raised the bamboo flute, the type of tune had even appeared in their minds.

But what made them think was that as soon as Zhou Yan spoke, the bamboo flute made a sound similar to a shakuhachi, which shocked the audience.

However, the first sound is particularly similar. Although the subsequent sounds are similar, they are still the sounds of bamboo flutes.

The audience was even more surprised when they heard the next song.

Because Zhou Yan said he had inspiration, everyone thought there was a new song to listen to, but what Zhou Yan played was obviously Missing Through Time and Space.

But soon, people discovered that this was not Missing Through Time and Space at all, that is, the first sentence was the tune of Missing Through Time and Space, but it became different later on, especially in the second part, when the song began Became particularly desolate.

In this piece, Zhou Yan used techniques to simulate the sound of the shakuhachi in several places.

Shakuhachi is a traditional Chinese musical instrument that was introduced to Neon since the Tang Dynasty.

Some people say that the sound of Shakuhachi gives people a Zen feeling.

This statement is not unfounded. When Shakuhachi was introduced to Neon, it was mainly in the form of Buddhist ritual instruments, so Shakuhachi music is also inseparable from Buddhism.

Zhou Yan's skills are very high, and he can imitate the sound of Shakuhachi in several places. To a layman, it can be completely fake.

And the reason why he was able to do this was of course not only because of his high skills, but also because of the flute in his hand. In order to achieve the effect, he specially found a large flute with a low bass.

And in order to make the sound closer to the shakuhachi, Zhou Yan also wrapped the membrane hole with tape, and then used the air blast mouthpiece and fingering techniques to produce the sound effect of the shakuhachi in a short time.

And the piece of music he is playing now is not his original work. His original part is only about 30%. The other 70%, 10% of which is Thoughts Across Time and Space, and the other 60% comes from a well-known Shakuhachi song Ye Ming.

Ye Ming is the theme song of the movie Onmyoji. The style of this song is somewhat similar to Missing Through Time and Space. When Zhou Yan remodeled it, he conveniently added the beginning of Missing Through Time and Space.

Compared with the original song Ye Ming, Zhou Yan's song is calmer, and only in the later part does it seem a bit desolate.

After the song was played, the audience applauded and thought about it. Zhou Yan said into the microphone, This song doesn't have a name yet. You can help me think about it. Let me tell you another good news. The concert tonight will be hosted by TV Asahi. They will be responsible for the recording, and when they complete the production, they will also be broadcast on TV. So, friends who have not entered the concert hall, don’t be disappointed, you can watch the program on TV later.”

If you have any ideas about the name of this song, you can call TV Asahi. They will collect your opinions. If there is a better name, I will definitely adopt it.

After saying that, Zhou Yan bowed slightly to say hello, then turned around and left the stage.

This time, the audience didn't even have the first encore because the translator hadn't finished translating Zhou Yan's words.

After the translation was completed, cheers erupted.

Sato Rina jumped up on the spot.

yeah!

They had just heard that TV Asahi was going to broadcast a concert program. They thought it was false news, but they didn't expect that Zhou Yan would confirm it himself.

This means that they can listen to the new songs every day without waiting for the album to come out.

Although you have to watch the video, it is better than not having to listen.

After cheering, the audience remembered to start the encore and stood there and kept calling Zhou Yan.

Tabakamaji shouted for a while, and suddenly said to Ibuki Suzune and the others, Let's go.

Let's go? Ibuki Suzune turned to look at him with a surprised look on her face, Maybe there will be an encore.

Tian Zhongjian Er shook his head, It won't happen. Didn't you notice that Wang Zuxian has already left?

Well……

Ibuki Suzune looked at Wang Zuxian's back and realized that what Tian Zhongmaer said was true.

But just because she's gone doesn't mean she won't come back.

Tian Zhongmao smiled and said nothing.

But in the end, it turned out that he was right, Zhou Yan did not appear again, and today's concert was really over.

The audience at the scene also began to leave one after another. It was getting late, and Tanaka Maji and the others had to rush home to sleep, but they heard many adults discussing the izakaya.

Tell me, which izakaya was that Zhou Yan mentioned just now?

There are only three izakayas across from the park.

No, it's four families.

There seem to be four. The two closest to Tokyo Tower are Jiuzi and Sanxuan Tea Tavern.

Both of us are going to take a look. It's still early anyway.

right.

Tell me, what is the popular song Zhou Yan heard?

Is it possible to just let time pass by?

It doesn't sound like it.

Go to the izakaya first, maybe you can hear it just in time.

haha, yes.

A few people chatted and laughed and walked towards Tokyo Tower. (End of chapter)