Chapter 84 – Songs from Mu Li’ang
“Mu Li’ang?” Mo Fei, a little confused, went over and looked at the e-mail.
As Mo Fei’s assistant and agent, Mo Xiaojuan’s work was certainly not just to accompany Mo Fei around and help her with her problems. She also has to deal with many famous businessmen in addition to the notices arranged by the company, and arrange daily itinerary for Mo Fei.
Not only that, Mo Xiaojuan also helps Mo Fei, a cold person, to deal with the relationship with her fans. It can be said that Mo Xiaojuan was not idler than Mo Fei or may be even busier.
For example, the mailbox used by Mo Xiaojuan is specially used to discuss cooperation, but occasionally fans will look up this mailbox and send some emails expressing their love for Mo Fei.
The one Mo Fei saw, from the subject line, looked a lot like this kind of email – “To be opened only by Mo Fei, a gift from an admirer.”
But since Mo Xiaojuan brought it up so seriously, Mo Fei also looked at it curiously.
The main text wasn’t long. It roughly introduced this “fan” named Mu Li’ang. That he has admired Mo Fei for a long time and likes Mo Fei’s singing very much. That when he saw Mo Fei’s new album suffer setbacks, he felt indignant. He thought that the reason for this was that the songs selected for the album wasn’t good. Therefore, he presented two songs he wrote for Mo Fei. He hoped Mo Fei could cheer up and could make a comeback!
Mo Fei then understood that this was really not an ordinary fan letter!
This was a letter from a true fan!
Mo Fei felt warm in her heart, and she felt that no matter how the fan wrote the song, she would take it seriously. Even if he didn’t write it well, Mo Fei would go to the studio to record a few tapes and send them to the other party as thanks for his concern and efforts!
However, when Mo Xiaojuan saw Mo Fei’s “unmoved” appearance, she became anxious: “Sister, haven’t you seen it yet?”
“Seen what?”
“Mu Li’ang?”
“Yes, my fan! What’s the matter?” Mo Fei was puzzled.
Mo Xiaojuan rolled her eyes. She helplessly pushed aside her chair and stood up, walked to Mo Fei’s collection cabinet and took down an album.
Mo Fei recognized it at a glance. Isn’t it Chen Yijie’s new album “Long Time No See” that she asked someone to buy a few days ago?
However, Mo Fei was still a little confused and couldn’t understand what’s going on.
Mo Xiaojuan brought it closer to her and pointed to the first two songs: “Sister, who do you think wrote these two songs?”
Mo Fei didn’t have to look at it this time. She suddenly realized, “Mu Li’ang! No wonder this name sound so familiar!? It turned out that he wrote “Long Time No See” and “Better Not To See” for Chen Yijie.
Mo Fei likes this album very much, especially these two songs. She has listened to Cantonese songs like “Better Not To Seen” several times!
Of course, Mo Fei can speak Cantonese, because even though she grew up abroad and has been developing in the Mandarin circle of the mainland since she came back home, but don’t forget that Mo Fei’s mother used to be a Hong Kong singer.
“That’s right! Sister, Mu Li’ang wrote songs for you!” Mo Xiaojuan trembled with excitement. “And he’s a fan of yours!”
Mo Fei frowned, not as excited as Mo Xiaojuan, and calmly said, “He shouldn’t be that Mu Li’ang, right? How could there be such a coincidence?”
Of course, whether or not that was the case, Mo Fei was interested in the two songs and asked Mo Xiaojuan to download the score and print them out.
“Sister, do you want the demo?” Mo Xiaojuan asked.
Mo Fei hesitated and said, “You can download it, but don’t give it to me yet.”
Demo in the music scene means sample records. The creator’s demo generally means that the creator records his rough idea to the record company or singer as a reference, that is, the prototype of the song.
However, large record companies generally ignore these demos for fear that these will affect the performance of the singers! Mo Fei thinks the same way. As a long-established famous professional singer, she prefers to sing songs with her own ideas.
Opening the score, and seeing the title of the first song, “The Original Dream”, Mo Fei froze. Looking at the lyrics below, Mo Fei was silent.
“Sister, it’s really for you!” Mo Xiaojuan printed two copies, and she looked at the lyrics with interest – she knew nothing about the score and exclaimed.
Mo Fei didn’t respond, but her shocked and delight in her eyes had explained everything.
Isn’t it written just for her?
“…… If the dream hasn’t fallen off a cliff, how would we know then, only the one with persistence possess invisible wings?”
Aren’t these sentences exactly what Mo Fei’s current situation?
Her dream has been thwarted, her wings have been broken, everyone is laughing at her, and she isn’t optimistic about her return and her future, but Mo Fei is still clinging to her dream.
“…… The original dream is tightly grasped in hand. How can we return halfway on the way to our most desirable destination?”
“The original dream will surely be reached, and only by fulfilling our true desire can we be considered as crossing into heaven……”
Mo Fei wants to realize her music dream and wants to continue to stand on the stage, because that is her paradise!
Now, even if she can’t get back on stage, Mo Fei is not going to give up!
“It’s definitely Mu Li’ang!” Mo Xiaojuan felt that her judgment was correct, and she shouted, “Only Mu Li’ang, who has written ‘Long Time No See’, can write such good words!”
Mo Fei didn’t answer. In fact, she has accepted Mo Xiaojuan’s statement, because she could feel what kind of melody this song was from reading the score!
Even though the melody of this song was not in the same style as “Long Time No See”, Mo Fei believed that the creator who could write such beautiful melodies and lyrics that hit people’s hearts has his own pride. How could he possible impersonate someone else?
Before looking at the second song, Mo Fei couldn’t wait to turn around and go to her own recording studio. She turned on the equipment inside, and typed in the score of “The Original Dream”. The computer equipment would simulate the sound of the corresponding musical instrument and make the accompaniment.
Of course, it wasn’t as good as playing a musical instrument, but for the time being, it was enough.
Mo Fei put on her headphones, closed her eyes, and waited for the prelude to finish before she hummed softly: “if pride hadn’t been brutally slapped by the cold sea of reality……”
No, it doesn’t feel right! It seems that the previous keys should be raised appropriately.
Mo Fei frowned and dragged the progress bar, and started again.
These are the struggles that must be experienced when recording songs! If a singer wanted to get the best feeling in the final recording of each song, every singer starts off like Mo Fei, carefully going over every word and revising one’s singing style over and over again.
This period of time is very boring, but just like Yang Yi’s cooking, delicious food needs waiting!
Of course, Mo Fei could also choose the easy way. If she listens to the demo, recorded by Yang Yi, although she could only hum vaguely, she could know the basic way of singing.
But what’s the point of that? Mo Fei is not someone who follow other’s style. She has her own style, her own voice, and naturally, she will also deduce the splendor that belongs to her!
Mo Xiaojuan stood outside the studio and patted her forehead helplessly: “Hey, are you going to stay up all night?”
She knew Mo Fei’s style; she works day and night. As an assistant and cousin, Mo Xiaojuan, could only abandon the idea of going home to sleep, and could only carry her bag and go outside to buy midnight snacks for Mo Fei.
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