Chapter 144: Wishing to Obtain One Person's Heart

  Not getting enough sleep will have consequences, and Guo Xiaoyu is now experiencing them.

  Yesterday was a whole day of nothing to do, sleeping poorly at home, and as a result, I was woken up at 7:30 this morning. Guo Xiaoyu vowed that from now on, whenever he had the chance, he would sleep soundly, even if he couldn't fall asleep, he would still lie in bed.

  "I'm up, don't rush me, I've got to have some breakfast at least."

  "Hurry up! Eat your breakfast quickly, we'll go out together later, don't keep Aunt Zhao and the others waiting." After saying that, Mom Guo went back to her room to change clothes.

  Seeing her mother's busy figure, Guo Xiaoyu couldn't help but pout and muttered: "Seriously! I'm recording a song, how can you be more excited than me!"

  Guo Xiaoyu held a bowl of porridge and glanced at today's newspaper. In the entertainment section, in a small corner, Guo Xiaoyu saw this news: Jin Zhiwen, who withdrew from the 2013 Happy Boys' top six knockout round, had been out of the public eye for a long time, but recently someone saw him asking about the prices of various musical instruments at Music City in Beijing. Judging from the equipment he was asking about, it is very likely that he wants to set up his own music production studio.

  Upon seeing this message, Guo Xiaoyu couldn't help but reveal a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth. It seemed that Jin Zhiwen's side was almost ready.

  At this time, Guo's mother had already changed her clothes and came out to snatch the newspaper from Guo Xiaoyu's hand, scolding: "When eating, just eat. Why are you reading the newspaper? Hurry up, or you'll be late."

  "What's the big deal about being late? Aunt Zhao called to tell me to come as early as possible, she didn't say what specific time to arrive, don't think I don't know." As he spoke, Guo Xiaoyu took back the newspaper.

  "Take a look." This time, Mother Guo simply brought over the porridge for Little Guo as well and pushed him along saying: "Quickly go back to your room and change your clothes, I really am going to be late."

  "You go first then, I'll go later."

  "Change your clothes when I tell you to change, why so much nonsense, hurry up." Guo's mom found that talking nicely didn't work, and could only resort to force. She came over and gave Guo Xiaoyu a kick, saying: "Two minutes! If you haven't changed in two minutes, you know the consequences."

  "Alright, alright, I'll change right away." Guo Xiaoyu knew her old mother all too well. When she was young, she had been quite the rebel, but over the years, having children had tempered her personality somewhat. Still, whenever she thought back to those painful memories from childhood, Guo Xiaoyu couldn't help but shiver with a chill.

  No matter what happened, Guo Xiaoyu finally left the house with his mother. On the way to the TV station, Guo's mother gave him a long list of instructions: listen to Zhao Yuyun, sing well, don't daydream... basically a bunch of things that Guo Xiaoyu didn't hear at all.

  They parted ways at the TV station, Guo's mother went to do makeup for the top three of Fast Men, they seemed to be filming some promotional video today. While Guo Xiaoyu directly went up to the eighth floor, his recording was here today.

  As soon as he pushed open the door, Zhao Youyun saw Guo Xiaoyu and couldn't help but tease him, saying: "I thought you wouldn't arrive until after 10 o'clock."

  "...This woman obviously knew what she was doing, and if she hadn't called her mom early in the morning, Guo Xiaoyu wouldn't have gotten up so early. He ignored Zhao Youyun and walked straight into the recording studio because he saw a familiar face."

  "CC Cloud, how are you here?" This person was none other than Luan Xiayun, who had previously taught Guo Xiaoyu to sing. Later on, the two of them had chatted over the phone a few times and their way of addressing each other had become more intimate.

  Seeing Guo Xiaoyu, CC Yun gave him a hug and said, "The last time we met, you were still completely relying on your talent to sing songs. Now, in the blink of an eye, you're actually going to release an album! Congratulations!"

  "You're kidding me."

  "How could it be." CC Yun continued to say: "Today I am in charge of your recording, and I am very strict!"

  "Are you in charge of my recording?"

  Seeing Guo Xiaoyu's puzzled gaze, Zhao Youyun explained: "Don't worry, CC is not only a vocal teacher but also a recording engineer in this field. Many of our company's singers' albums were recorded by him."

  "Oh." Guo Xiaoyu didn't doubt his professionalism, but felt that this guy seemed too all-powerful. Moreover, what made Guo Xiaoyu feel strange was that he couldn't understand why, but he had a feeling that CC Yun was intentionally getting close to him, and this feeling made him very uneasy.

  "Alright, let's get started. You go first and warm up your voice." After finishing speaking, CC Yun went to discuss something with the few people behind him, while Guo Xiaoyu began to warm up her voice.

  After a while, CC Yun said to Guo Xiaoyu with a music sheet: "Just now I heard Zhao's aunt say that your task today is this song 'Wish to Get One Heart', let's start, you sing the whole song first."

  "Good." With that, Guo Xiaoyu walked into the recording studio and began singing:

  The person in the small pocket of my backpack

  Accompany me across the ocean through every journey

  ……

  After finishing the song, Guo Xiaoyu asked CC Cloud: "How was it?"

  "Uh, not bad." CC nodded and said: "It can be seen that your singing has improved very quickly, the emotions in this song are also expressed very delicately, except for a few places where the pitch change is slightly problematic, you performed very well."

  Just as Guo Xiaoyu was about to show off a few sentences, CC Cloud said again: "However, have you found a problem?"

  "What's wrong? What's the matter?"

  Facing Guo Xiaoyu's puzzled gaze, CC Yun said, "Haven't you discovered that among all the songs you've sung, there isn't a single common thread?"

  "What? Isn't this good? Doesn't it represent a singer's diversity?"

  "I didn't mean it that way." CC Yun shook his head and said, "Diversification is definitely good, but not like you." CC Yun thought for a moment and said, "Let me put it this way, a good song, when sung by a good singer, no matter how many times it's covered afterwards, no one can sing out the original flavor of the song. That's the mark of a good singer. Your songs are indeed all excellent works, but every time I listen to one, I see a new Guo Xiaoyu. Diversification refers to diversification on the basis of the original song, not diversification in your style."

  After hearing CC Cloud say this, Guo Xiaoyu also found it to be true. For such a long time, the songs he sang were all sung in the style of his previous life, so that's why CC Cloud couldn't find any common ground. Being mediocre wasn't his style, and since he thought of it, Guo Xiaoyu quickly asked for CC Cloud's guidance.

  After hearing Guo Xiaoyu's question, CC Yun smiled and said, "Actually, the problem is very simple, you just need to let go."

  "Let go?"

  "Right!" CC nodded and said, "Take this song 'Wish to One's Heart' for example. There are many places where you can clearly sing higher, and the effect might be even better, but you always hold back your voice. Try doing it as I say."

  According to CC Cloud, Guo Xiaoyu tried again and found that his side seemed to be singing more comfortably than before. After finishing the song, he listened to it again and found that there were many places where the sudden increase in pitch made the transition between the front and back not very good, but some places gave people a bright feeling.

  "How is it? Is it more comfortable to sing than before?"

  "Uh-huh." Guo Xiaoyu nodded repeatedly and said, "However, with this change, some places need to be adjusted in tone."

  "These are minor issues, anyway remember to relax more in the future, no matter what song it is, you have to sing it as if you wrote it yourself, only then can you bring out your own flavor."

  Now that the root of the problem has been found, the two began to correct it sentence by sentence. The song that was supposed to be recorded in one day had not even started recording once until nightfall. However, compared to what they learned today, wasting some time is nothing, as long as this song "Wish to Get One's Heart" is thoroughly understood by Guo Xiaoyu, the next songs will be easier.