Chapter 185 - Woman Flower
Therecording studio of Flying Stone Records, no matter in terms of scale, area orequipment, was among the best in China.
As an oldrecord company, Flying Stone Records was still very willing to invest inhardware. A big star once lamented, after he finished recording his album intheir recording studio, that recording song in such an environment couldpromote his state to the highest level, or even beyond the limit.
Although thebig star's praise was somewhat exaggerated, the recording studio of FlyingStone Records was really famous in the industry, so Chen Fei'er would always puther album here to produce.
Lu Chen, whocame here for the first time, was also shocked.
Even if he wasn'ta professional at recording, he could completely see the extraordinariness ofthe recording studio of Flying Stone Records. The investment was probably inthe tens of millions. By contrast, the recording studio of Nirvana Studio wasreally weak.
However, Lu Chen still admired Wang Jing and his brother from Nirvana Studio. Under such limited conditions, they still helped him complete an excellent album work, which was enough to be proud of!
Chen Fei'er entered the recording room[1].
Lu Chen, LinZhijie, Yi Xiangjun, Fan Jun, MSN and other people from Flying Stone Recordsstayed in the outside monitoring room.
There weresix or seven more people inside, all of whom rushed over after they heard thenews.
Among them,Lu Chen even saw a familiar face, a star who was often active on the silver screen.
Theyobviously wanted to hear Chen Fei'er’s new work.
Chen Fei'erskillfully put on the monitoring headphones and stood in front of themicrophone.
She first closedher eyes. Then she took a long deep breath and began to organize her emotion.
Excellentsingers with rich experience could adjust their emotions to the best and mostsuitable for the melodic content of the song in just a few seconds.
When theemotion is in place, the emotion in the song can be fully expressed and willnot give people a “false” feeling.
Chen Fei'erhas made her debut for more than ten years. She has been in and out of therecording studio for countless of times. It should be very simple and easy forher to organize and adjust her mood.
However,more than half a minute has passed but she still hasn't opened her eyes.
This was very unusual.
It should be known that this was just an audition[2], and not a real recording. The requirements shouldn't be that high at all!
The onlyexplanation was that Chen Fei'er has higher requirements for herself and higherrequirements for singing this song.
Even if itwas just an audition!
The monitoringroom was quiet. No one spoke or talk about it. Everyone even controlled their breathingto breathe lightly.
Althoughwith the hardware conditions of Flying Stone Records' recording studio's recordingroom, and that shouting and beating drums in the monitoring room could not beheard by the people in the recording room, everyone was subconsciously afraidof affecting Chen Fei'er.
Three girlsfrom MSN were standing in the corner of the monitoring room. They looked at theQueen of Sweet Song through the big glass window without blinking, looking alittle excited.
After awhile, Chen Fei'er opened her eyes.
There was aslight smile on the corners of her lips, and she made an “ok” gestureto the sound engineer.
The latternodded understandingly and pressed the accompaniment play button on theconsole.
Theaccompaniment tape used for Chen Fei'er’s audition was completed by Lu Chen andWang Jing at Nirvana Studio. At best, it was a semi-finished product anddefinitely needed to be rearranged and recorded.
Of course, therewas no problem using it in the audition.
This songwill be used on the new album. And as the prelude of the title song, throughhigh-quality monitoring speakers, it was clearly transmitted to the ears ofeveryone present.
Lin Zhijie knittedhis brows.
Because justlistening to the prelude, the style of Lu Chen’s new work wasn't the same as heexpected, and it was… a little rough.
The cornerof Fan Jun's eye twitched, and an unnoticeable touch of cynicism flashed acrosshis face.
However,when Chen Fei'er started singing the song, their expression instantly froze!
“I havea flower,
Growing inmy heart,
Almostblooming~.
Day in andday out,
I eagerly wait,
For athoughtful person to come.
WomanFlower, swaying in this mortal world,
WomanFlower, swinging gently with the wind,
Only hopingfor a tender hand,
To consolemy loneliness inside.
……”
In the monitoringroom. Except for Lu Chen, all the musicians were shocked.
Because theycould not believe that the person singing passionately in the recording studiowas Chen Fei'er.
It wasn'tthat Chen Fei'er was singing badly. in fact, she was singing extremely well, withdeep affection and creative mood.
It was thesong. It was a subversion for Chen Fei'er!
As the famousQueen of Sweet Song in China, Chen Feier’s works have always been famous forbeing sweet and moving. The songs she sang were always full of tenderness and sweetness,bringing people a sense of happiness and beauty.
Listening toher songs was like drinking honey.
Inside andoutside the circle, whenever anyone mentioned sweet songs, the first thingpeople think of was Chen Fei'er!
However,what Chen Fei'er was singing now was a love song through and through, anostalgic and sad love song.
Her singing wasno longer sweet and delicate, but was low and deep with the flavor of thevicissitudes of life, and even has a touch of desolation.
This was acompletely subversive change, a substantial transformation!
“……
I have aflower,
Fragrant andin bloom.
Who wouldsincerely come follow the scent?
The bloomwon't last long, ,
so justpluck it when it's still pretty,
A woman islike a flower, a flower as illusory as a dream!
I have aflower,
Growing inmy heart,
With truefeeling and love, yet no one knows.
Weeds are allover the land,
They havefully seized the hillside,
Leaving thesole flower to enjoy its own excellence is the most heartbreaking!
……”
A woman islike a flower, unable to stand the test of time; a woman is like a flower, givingout a fragrance without words; a woman is like a flower, competing for beautyonly for people’s appreciation… A simple song, singing all the sorrow andsadness of a woman.
Although thelyrics were short, it was right to use a flower as a metaphor for a woman. Awoman is like a flower, a flower as illusory as a dream. Everything is so emptythat people can’t grasp it. The poetic beauty was reflected incisively and vividly.
This was asad and euphemistic song. A song that makes people heave a sigh and sad. Itexpresses the feeling of love and control loneliness!
Lin Zhijielooked at Lu Chen in disbelief - How could he write such a song?
In therecording room, Chen Fei'er, who was so immersed in her singing, unknowinglyhad tears in the corners of her eyes.
She debutedin her teens. To arrive where she was now, it was unknown how many frustrationsand hardships she has experienced.
Dazzling in front of others, but shedding tears in private. With people who are jealous of and slanders her, those unspoken rules, and covetous people with ulterior motives, for her to be able to stick to her bottom line without falling into the darkness, aside from the help of her friends, it was also because of her own strength.
She has always guarded her feelings carefully and has never opened her heart to anyone easily, because in the entertainment industry, trustworthy and truly reliable people were too few and far in between[3].
Those well-manneredpursuers may have hidden and selfish motives.
Chen Feierhas been rumored to be involved in a scandal a lot of times in the past. Inaddition to those arranged by the company for deliberate hype, others hang onto her maliciously, which made her more cautious and vigilant about her feelings,and still alone.
But she isalso a woman, a fully mature woman.
For so many lonely nights, she longed for a sincere feelings, eager to be picked.
During bath times, while standing in front of the mirror, she stares proudly at herself[4], but she couldn't express her feelings.
Just like inthe song “Woman Flower” - a sole flower enjoying its own excellenceis the most heartbreaking!
When ChenFei'er opened the music scores and samples of Lu Chen's works, and heard thissong for the first time…
She reallycried.
“Oncefallen in love, you'll understand the power of love. Once drunk, you'llunderstand the strength of wine. Flower blooms and withers. In the end, itleaves only emptiness.”
“Fatenever waits, like the spring breeze that comes and goes. A woman is like aflower, a flower as illusory as a dream!”
She is awoman flower in the wind!
She wants apair of gentle hands to soothe the loneliness in her heart.
She wants astrong arm to lean on.
She hopes tohave a home and settle down;
She hopesthat someone can understand her true feelings and appreciate her beauty.
She longedfor love that could nourish her heart.
She wants togrow old with her beloved person and want to have everything a woman shouldhave.
This song reallywrote what's in Chen Fei'er’s heart, so she made a decision without theslightest hesitation.
Woman Flower.
This is thetitle song of her new album, as well as the name of the album!
Chen Feierclosed her eyes and let the crystal tears fall from the corners of her eyes.She sang with all of her heart.
She openedher eyes again and saw Lu Chen through the glass window.
Lu Chen wasalso looking at her, his dark eyes with gentleness and understanding, straightinto her heart.
Touching herheartstrings!
Inadvertently,the scene of going shopping and singing with Lu Chen that day reappeared in hermind.
Sheremembered the feeling of Lu Chen’s fingers gently squeezing her cheek.
Chen Fei'erlooked away a little unnaturally and finished the last verse.
“……
Fate neverwaits,
like thespring breeze that comes and goes.
A woman islike a flower, a flower as illusory as a dream,
A woman islike a flower, a flower as illusory as a dream~”
She suddenlyfelt a sense of loss, as if she had lost something precious in her heart.
There was amoment of silence in the listening room, and then the applause burst out!
The most excited was Lin Zhijie, who was clapping his hand very hard and didn’t care even if they got red.
Because he heard a love song that could be called a classic[5] and heard the most affectionate and touching voice from Chen Fei'er.
This song madehim no longer have any doubts about Chen Fei'er’s transformation.
He firmlybelieved that this album will definitely succeed!
The musicdirector of Flying Stone has a glorious feeling of witnessing history.
Amid theapplause, Fan Jun was silent.
He listened to Chen Fei'er’s new song with the mentality of finding fault, but this song made it impossible for him to be picky.
It even made him have no more opinion about Lu Chen.[6]
Because inthis world, there were always geniuses that people can never surpass.
Lu Chen wassuch a genius!
Fan Jun didn'tfeel ashamed to lose to a real genius.
He was justashamed of his previous prejudiced mentality, and Lin Zhijie's decision wascorrect.
Lu Chen wasfully qualified to supervise the production of MSN's debut album.
That wouldbe the honor of Flying Stone Records!
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[1] A recording studio is made up of 2 parts. One is the recording room and the other is the monitoring room. These 2 parts are usually separated with a wall with a big glass window in the middle. The recording room is where the singer sings to record a song. The monitoring room is where the technical staff, music directors, and other control the equipment. See sample HERE.
[2] 试听 – to check by listening; audition; to give sb an audition. They were just going to listen to the new song and see how good it is. Or They were just checking out the new song. I really feel that the word "audition" wasn't the right word to use here, so I put this TN here for more clarification, but it's the translation of the word.
[3] To few and far in between - rare and scarce.
[4] like she was proud of what she has accomplished.
[5] Classic – means something that’s very high quality, particularly if it has lasting value. a work so excellent that it is on the level of the “classics”.
[6] like he is totally convinced about Lu Chen. So he has no more opinion about him.
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