kvmb Chapter 224 Church Singing
Chapter 224 Church Singing
The church is a sacred place and loud noises are generally not allowed. Tour guide Jia could only lower his voice and quietly introduce the history of the church to the brothers, and then gave them some free time to visit.
Wang Yuexin heard that concerts could be held here for the citizens, and it would be amazing if she could sing a song here. Wang Zhengliang also agreed, because under such a high-dome building, the sound field could not be provided by ordinary recording studios. The tall and wide interior space plus the reflection of the high walls could give the sound an exceptionally long-lasting resonance and charm.
Wang Yuexin couldn't help but try a short section of his collaboration with Yu Yu. Of course, he didn't sing loudly, but just hummed softly, and the effect made him love it. Wang Zhengliang also sang a line of lyrics from "Still in Love". His original singing voice was very delicate, and with the blessing of this sound field, Wang Yuexin and Zhang Yuan immediately exclaimed.
Zhang Yuan couldn't stand any longer, so he sang a short segment of "Guest". It was very good. He should have recorded "Guest" in the church in the first place. Churches happen to be where Western couples get married, right?
Yu Yuzheng, Chen Hesheng, Su Xing and Lu Hu were listening to the tour guide Jia's explanation, and they saw three people who were not listening at all gathered together and made small exclamations from time to time. They curiously went over to see what they were doing.
When Wang Zhengliang saw Yu Yu coming, he grabbed his arm without saying a word and wanted to listen to him sing an angelic voice in the church.
"Wow, the sound of an angel in this sound field environment, I dare not imagine it, I really dare not imagine it." Zhang Yuan was so excited that he ran around in circles chattering.
"Plus, this is a church! Oh my God! Little fish!" Wang Yuexin and Zhang Yuan jumped and ran around Yu Yu and Wang Zhengliang.
Yu Yu was amused by them and also sang an angel's voice softly. Even if it was just a soft chant, in this overly solemn and sacred church, there was a magical power that went from the soles of the feet to the top of the head and overturned the people's souls. The three of them took a breath in unison. Wasn't it just like the ethereal blessing of an angel in their ears?
Looking at the Christ mural hanging in this Orthodox Byzantine-style church, Yu Yu whispered again: "In fact, the song I thought of in the church was not "Bird of Paradise", but "Cathedral Age"."
"'Cathedral Age'?" Hearing this unfamiliar name, Wang Zhengliang thought for a moment before asking uncertainly, "Is it the one from the musical 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'?"
"That's right." Yu Yu nodded and repeated the name in French.
After being reminded by Wang Zhengliang, Wang Yuexin clapped his hands as if he also remembered that he had studied bel canto before and had watched some world-famous musicals, among which "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" was a classic among classics.
Zhang Yuan had never heard of it. Seeing Wang Yuexin so excited, he was a little puzzled: "What? Can you sing that song, Yuexin?"
Wang Yuexin straightened her chest and cleared her throat, looking like she was ready to start the performance. After attracting the attention of the three people, she suddenly lost her temper, feeling a little guilty and yet inexplicably righteous as she said, "No, that's in French, how can I know it? I studied Russian opera before. Let Xiaoyu do it, Xiaoyu, you do it."
Yu Yu thought Wang Yuexin was going to perform in person, but he just pretended to do it. He could only "help" Wang Yuexin sing a chorus: "Il est venu le temps des cathédrales (The cathedral supports this era of faith)."
The singing style in musicals is different from the singing style in pop songs. Musicals have higher requirements on the singer's vocal method. This is not only reflected in the closure of the vocal cords, but also in a series of techniques such as voice resonance, range expansion, and diversified vocal methods. Sometimes when musical actors and pop singers are put together, you will find that the musical actors sing more methodically and with a louder voice, and this is also because of this.
(I really want to go off topic and complain about the fact that the pop singer Nick Jonas was put on the 25th anniversary concert of Les Miserables. Compared with the others, it really looked a bit like Les Miserables, hahahaha.)
But the line sung by Yu Yu at this time was more like a fusion of musical and pop singing styles, and for a moment it made the three of them dream back to the scene in "Come and See Our Concert" when Yu Yu took the silent microphone and turned it up. Even though he was just singing in a low voice at the moment, it was not as loud as the sound pressure that covered the entire audience.
As Wang Yuexin and Zhang Yuan listened, they felt a sudden lump in their throats and an urge to cry.
Yu Yu sang one line and then stopped. He turned around and saw the two men with pursed lips and tears in their eyes. Question marks all over his head were like blooming petals surrounding his head.
"What's wrong with them?" Yu Yu looked at Wang Zhengliang.
"I'm moved by you." Wang Zhengliang looked at the two brothers with some helplessness and some emotion, and then pressed Yu Yu's head with both hands, "Xiaoyu, you really have to keep singing."
Yu Yu blinked, knowing that Wang Zhengliang hoped that he could keep going, even under the pressure from his family. Before he could say anything, he heard the two overly sentimental children say:
"Xiao Yu, don't go to the music festival. Just hold a concert. I want to go to your concert."
Of course you will go. Who knows where I might see you at the Query World Tour next year.
"I want to go too, even if I'm not a guest, but just an audience member, I want to go too."
If the Query World Tour comes to Asia and you guys "accidentally" get tickets, you will probably be the first one to rush over.
On the other side, Chen Xinsheng, Su Xing and Lu Hu, who were obediently following the tour guide's pace to visit the Hagia Sophia, strolled to Yu Yu and the other four. Seeing that the two unlucky children, Zhang Yuan and Wang Yuexin, looked like they were about to cry, they immediately had a lot of question marks in their heads.
"Mr. Yu, what did you do to them?" Su Xing looked directly at Yu Yu. His intuition told him that if anyone showed abnormal emotions such as going crazy, laughing, crying, or feeling heartbroken, and there was a salted fish next to them, it was most likely the salted fish who did it.
Su Xing lowered his head and looked at Zhang Yuan carefully. His movements were like a classic emoticon: "Are you really crying?"
"...I was just pretending to cry." Zhang Yuan just wanted to roll his eyes at Su Xing.
Yu Yu raised his hands and said, "Master Mutton Soup, this is really not my fault."
"The Coconut Water Master has made the judgment, and it's you." Chen Xinsheng smiled contemptuously, indicating that he would never be fooled by Yu Yu again.
Lu Hu patted Wang Yuexin's shoulder and said, "Okay, don't ruin your makeup by crying... Oh, we don't have any makeup today, so go ahead and cry."
"...I just rolled it around in my eyes, okay?" Wang Yuexin rubbed her slightly swollen eyes and argued.
It doesn't matter if your eyes are swollen. Once you leave the church and feel the cold wind, the swelling will go away immediately.
At this time, the sun was gradually setting and the lights outside the Hagia Sophia were lit. Yu Yu adjusted the parameters of the mobile phone and taught Zhao Hao how to take pictures step by step. After confirming several times that he really knew how to do it, he ran back to his brothers. With the cathedral under the setting sun, the seven of them took a standard tourist photo.
When I got my phone back, I saw black and black in front of me. So, what on earth are these photos that are either black or blurry due to hand shaking? I clearly taught it step by step. Just pull anyone over and press the shutter to take the photo. Why can Zhao Hao take photos like this?
Zhang Yuan also saw the photos in Yu Yu's phone, and the venomous bird immediately responded: "Zhao Hao, I advise you not to be so confident in picking up your phone or camera to take pictures of others in the future. I'm afraid you will get beaten."
"Isn't this shot quite realistic? You all look like this. It's a bit dark now, so we can take it back and photoshop it and use it." Zhao Hao argued.
If he doesn't repent and instead turns the tables, Zhang Yuan will have to use his unique clapper talk skills.
What do you mean they look like this? They look blurry and have no facial features? It's clearly dusk but you took a photo showing it's night and you still think they look the same? Can you photoshop your hands to look like the hands of the master photographer Cyrus?
Yu Yu raised his phone without saying a word and took a picture of Zhao Hao who was grinning. Then he held it up to his face to show him the difference between the one he had just taken and the one Zhao Hao had taken.
Zhao Hao was silent for a moment, then he chuckled: "Send me this photo, Mr. Yu, and I'll update my Moments with it."
"50 per ticket, payable in cash."
"? Then I don't want it."
"You have to. I took the photo for you. You used my salary and took up my memory." Yu Yu's rogue tone was like that of the fraudulent vendors who force purchases around certain scenic spots.
"Then I just took three photos for you, each one is 50 yuan."
Yu Yu directly sent the original photos of the three photos to the group, and then deleted them from her phone album: "Where are they? I didn't see the ones you took for us. I only have the ones I took for you."
? berYou just completed the operation right under his nose. Do you think he is blind and can't see it?
Zhang Yuan stared in amazement as he watched Yu Yu openly cheating people out of money. He quickly ran to his brothers, telling them what had happened while laughing. When his brothers heard this, it was obvious that Zhao Hao was getting their teacher Sai's photo for free and didn't want to pay. How could such a good thing happen? How could they watch their brothers being bullied?
So, they came directly to Yu Yu to support him, and they all said to each other that Zhao Hao should not be so unreasonable.
Who is being unreasonable?
Under pressure, Zhao Hao bargained with the seven people and bought his photo from Yu Yu for 35 yuan. In fact, the price of a Cyrus photo on the market is not low, and 35 yuan is free for him.
But the price is one thing, and being cheated by these people in collusion is another. He was careless for a moment and let Yu Yu take advantage of him. He could only watch his 35 yuan being handed over to Wang Zhengliang and becoming their living expenses.
After coming out of the church, tour guide Jia took the guys to try some local popsicles, bought some local snacks, and took a walk on the bridge. Then it was completely dark, and today's tour guide trip ended.
He also knew that they had a limited budget, so the restaurant he recommended them to for the last battle was also a cheap and delicious iron pot stew, which was also well-known in Ice City. There was even a stage in the restaurant, and when there were more customers, there would be shows to watch. Wang Yuexin was so excited that she ran up and shouted a few times before coming down.
It is worth mentioning that because his hands were greasy after eating, when Lu Hu raised his glass and clinked glasses with his brothers, he raised his thumb as if to give a thumbs up. This toast gesture was unanimously praised by his brothers. They immediately changed their gestures and did the same as him, holding the glass and raising their thumbs. In this way, a toast gesture exclusively for re-employment was born.