Chapter 125: Vocal resonance practice, Gu Cheng

Gu Cheng went to the self-service cafeteria first.

Jin Li and Gong Jiajia were still eating in the cafeteria, chatting, and the atmosphere looked very relaxed.

"Jin Li!" Gu Cheng called out, patting her shoulder lightly.

Jin Li didn't even turn her head, raising her hand to pat the hand he placed on her shoulder, as if to say: Don't mess around.

The corners of Gu Cheng's mouth lifted silently. He moved his hand away, turned to place it on her chair, and sat down beside her.

And on the table in front of him, there was a meal that had been prepared in advance, the food warm.

Gu Cheng scanned it; it was all the food he usually ate. At a glance, he knew it was prepared by Jin Li.

He didn't go to get other food and started eating the one in front of him.

And beside him, Jin Li and Gong Jiajia were discussing the pitch adjustment of the song, as well as the handling of certain details.

After all, "Little Star Wish" was a Pink Girls song, and Jin Li remembered every detail clearly.

What Gong Jiajia needed to grasp were the details, the accuracy of pronunciation and articulation.

Jin Li specifically emphasized, "Resonance in the throat and head cavities is very important; it will make the voice more penetrating."

"This song relies entirely on an ethereal voice to sing out a hazy feeling, and your voice is in the mid-to-low range, thick and heavy. You need to strengthen your special training in this aspect."

Vocal resonance requires long-term practice, and the song "Little Star Wish" doesn't have a high compatibility with Gong Jiajia's vocal characteristics.

What she can do on short notice these few days is to focus on the details and hold the quality of a live performance.

Even if the characteristics aren't suitable, as a professional singer, she shouldn't be unable to hold up for the three or four minutes of a song.

Choosing this song for the grand finale meant Gong Jiajia was betting everything on Jin Li.

There was no way around it; Jin Li's voice and Gong Jiajia's vocal characteristics were too different.

Jin Li's voice is sweet, sticky, and light, without any sense of thickness, and she can only barely reach the high range for a while. Her technique is insufficient due to lack of practice.

If she forces herself to hit high notes continuously, she will only lose pitch and make serious mistakes.

Gong Jiajia is excellent in the mid-range, her voice is thick, she can hit high notes, and her endurance can be supported by technique.

When the two sing together, there must be trade-offs.

Either Jin Li adapts to Gong Jiajia, or Gong Jiajia adapts to Jin Li.

And the reality is that Gong Jiajia can sing Jin Li's songs, but Jin Li might not necessarily be able to sing Gong Jiajia's.

After Gu Cheng finished eating, he also joined the discussion, "Have you all thought about adding dance?"

Gong Jiajia didn't dare to speak; she was in a state of extreme nervousness.

Ah ah ah ah, that's Gu Cheng!

The cold male god Gu Cheng from March Sky, hailed by fans as the idol with the most youthful feeling.

Gu Cheng didn't film dramas, but the campus cuts related to him were always high, and he was also the male god-level figure who appeared most often when major uploaders edited campus youth!

How were those images made?

They were all picked out from the music video songs filmed by March Sky!

Previously, when recording "PICK~ Next Stop Diva," Gong Jiajia, as a trainee, had seen Gu Cheng up close a few times.

But!

Even as a trainee, it was impossible to eat with a mentor, let alone communicate at such close range.

If it weren't for Sister Jin Li being here, Gong Jiajia felt she would have lost her composure on the spot.

After Gong Jiajia stabilized her emotions, however, a new problem arose.

She looked at Gu Cheng's angular side profile, and then looked at Jin Li's sweet and lovely side profile.

—Oh no!

The two of them leaning together, her little heart couldn't take it!

Just one person was already a prosperous age for a beauty-obsessed person; the shock brought by the superposition of the two sitting together was even more of a paradise for beauty-obsessed people.

Jin Li listened to Gu Cheng's words and discussed it with him.

"Actually, I have thought about whether to add some dance elements?"

"The song 'Little Star Wish' is a girl group-style song, requiring a complete stage performance. If we just sing, this song might not be able to beat other songs."

Gu Cheng looked into her eyes and asked softly, "So what are your concerns?"

Jin Li sighed, "I don't know how to choreograph. I'm afraid that if I invite a teacher to design the stage now, and then we come to rehearse, it will be too late."

She turned to look at Gong Jiajia, "And Jiajia here also needs to coordinate with the song 'Little Star Wish'."

Seeing her a bit distracted, Jin Li called her a few times, "Jiajia, Jiajia?"

Gong Jiajia recovered from the beauty blast of the two and immediately said, "I'm fine with anything, I'll listen to your opinions."

Jin Li then looked at Gu Cheng again, a bit conflicted.

Gu Cheng thought for a moment, "Since we still need to take time to practice singing, why not simplify the stage dance? Just do a simple dance in the middle section, and use hand gestures for the beginning and end."

"The atmosphere on-site can be set off through clothing and lighting."

Jin Li was a bit moved when she heard this.

After today, there were only four days left, and on the fifth day, they had to step onto the stage.

Jin Li asked, "Do you think there's enough time to arrange this?"

Gu Cheng said affirmatively, "Definitely enough. Actually, we don't even need to do a simple dance; four days is enough to arrange a complete stage."

He changed the subject, "But this is for a group like March Sky that runs high-intensity commitments. We are already used to this intensity, so four days is no problem."

"But you don't run commitments often, and your body and Gong Jiajia still need to practice vocals, so doing a simple dance is the best arrangement."

Jin Li pondered for a while and made a decision, "Then let's do that. I feel that just singing is a bit thin. If the stage is optimized, there will be more hope for winning the championship."

Gu Cheng thought for a moment, "If you don't mind, I can help you arrange the simple dance."

Jin Li was shocked, "You also know how to choreograph?"

Gu Cheng said calmly, "I participated in a dance program before. That program required a new stage every half month."

"At that time, we felt that communication with the dance teacher wasn't timely enough, and the time to confirm the choreography and then rehearse was too short, so we just choreographed while dancing."

Gong Jiajia said excitedly, "I know this program. March Sky contributed several god-level stages, and your dance was even imitated by millions of people!"

Jin Li asked curiously, "But you choreographed boy group dances; girl group dances won't work, right?"

"No, no, no!"

Before Gu Cheng could speak, Gong Jiajia jumped out first and said, "March Sky's girl group finger dance has the widest spread. Several active girl groups have danced this dance, and even danced it on the program!"

Mentioning this, Gong Jiajia couldn't help but ask, "Teacher Gu Cheng, did those cover groups pay copyright fees? I've been curious about this for too long."

Last year, because March Sky's stage exploded in popularity, it attracted the attention of the whole internet, and the stage was also covered by many groups.

If it was just dancing casually, that would be fine, but there were also several god-level cover scenes, and the online playback popularity reached tens of millions.

There were two or three groups that became a little popular because of covering March Sky's dance.

At that time, March Sky's fans argued for a long time, saying that those groups that copied and imitated didn't pay copyright fees.

Although no team responded, this matter became an unsolved case, but every time the internet mentions choreography, this matter is brought up.

Gu Cheng thought about it; this wasn't anything that couldn't be seen in the light, so he said:

"Some teams took the initiative to contact us to pay copyright fees, but they were rejected by Tianding Entertainment. Our stage hasn't registered any copyright, and if we want to charge, it's not done like that."

"Plus, at that time, the stage suddenly exploded in popularity, and many things weren't ready, and it had already been covered by many groups. Pursuing it afterward wouldn't help."

"So we didn't ask for copyright fees for the stages on that variety show."

"If we really wanted copyright, we would have to argue with the variety show, and the production team would also want a piece of the pie."

Gong Jiajia couldn't help but praise, "March Sky is generous. If it were me, I would definitely have to collect copyright fees."

Gu Cheng, "Then you have to tell your agent to prepare to register the copyright in advance, otherwise, if you want to charge, you won't have a legitimate reason."

The topic returned to choreography.

Jin Li asked, "Do you have time to choreograph a simple dance?"

She added, "I know we have a good relationship, but don't delay your own rest time."

Gu Cheng raised his eyebrows, "Why, look down on me?"

Whoa, the tone was rarely a bit spoiled.

Jin Li shook her head, "No, I just feel that your commitment intensity is high, so you should rest more."

Gu Cheng said, "It's okay, it won't be that I don't even have time to choreograph a simple dance for you. Those choreographers aren't necessarily better than my ideas, and having to communicate repeatedly with you all wastes your time."

He pondered for a while, "It only takes an hour, and I can give you a simple dance."

Jin Li didn't believe it in her heart, but on the surface, she said, "Really?"

Gu Cheng said confidently, "After eating, I'll show you a few moves."

Seeing Jin Li and Gu Cheng discussing again, Gong Jiajia was very moved.

What virtue and what ability, what virtue and what ability!

Her stage could actually get the guidance of Teacher Gu Cheng!

For a moment, she thought the variety show she participated in was the most popular competition program in the country.

But the reality was, it was just a flop program.

The online playback volume had just broken one million, and it couldn't even be broadcast on satellite TV.

Sometimes, Gong Jiajia doubted whether the advertisers could break even on this variety show.

Gong Jiajia listened silently for a while and asked, "Then what should I do tonight?"

Jin Li thought for a moment, "You practice singing first, grasp the details I mentioned today, and don't be distracted by dancing for now."

To put it bluntly, she still didn't quite believe that Gu Cheng could choreograph a dance in an hour.

Gong Jiajia nodded, finished eating, and automatically took a taxi back to the apartment.

She didn't think she could continue to stay at Tianding Entertainment.

Better let Senior Jin Li and Senior Gu Cheng communicate well.

And after Gu Cheng finished dinner, he opened a dance studio alone and started choreographing.

Jin Li wanted to go in and watch, but was specifically driven out by Gu Cheng.

The reason was—

"I don't like being watched."

Jin Li shrugged, fine, she would continue to stay in this small recording studio to practice singing.

She hadn't sung "Little Star Wish" for a long time either, only singing better than Gong Jiajia based on experience. She had to practice crazily these few days.

Just one song, and she could practice for several days.

If it were a concert, so many songs seamlessly connected would be a huge test of an actor's physical strength and ability.

So there is a saying in the industry.

Want to know which singer's live performance is stable?

Just look at which singer holds a concert every year.

Those who dare to hold a tour concert every year definitely have hard power.

Half an hour later.

Chen Lin, Yan Xingdong, and Luo Yi also returned to the company.

Jin Li saw them and mentioned Gu Cheng's plan to help her choreograph.

Jin Li asked worriedly, "Why don't you go help him?"

Chen Lin was about to walk in, but was pulled back by Yan Xingdong and Luo Yi.

Chen Lin was puzzled, "What's wrong? Aren't we going to help Orange?"

Yan Xingdong coughed lightly, "Isn't it just a simple dance? Orange can handle it. The girl group finger dance that exploded last time was also inspired by Orange."

Luo Yi, "Yes, Orange can solve it himself."

The two said while pulling Chen Lin out, and by the way, said goodbye to Jin Li, not disturbing her practice.

Arriving at the corridor outside.

Yan Xingdong and Luo Yi finally let go of Chen Lin.

Chen Lin rubbed his shoulders. Not to mention, the force of these two pressing him was really heavy; they were simply dragging him to death!

He looked at the two and said suspiciously, "From tonight until now, I've felt something is wrong. Are you two doing something to Gu Cheng..."

Yan Xingdong and Luo Yi's hearts skipped a beat.

This silly boy finally realized it, is he going to open up?

Chen Lin, "Are you trying to bully the team?"

Yan Xingdong and Luo Yi were both speechless.

Chen Lin jumped up, opened his hands to press on both of their shoulders, and chattered, "You can't do this. I have to go help Orange."

"It's okay, Big Brother and Second Brother don't love him, but I, the little brother, will help him."

"An hour is too tight, and I'm also very familiar with girl group choreography."

"Don't my fans praise me for dancing girl group dances particularly standardly? Although I can't provide any inspiration in creation, I can realize his ideas on the spot."

To be fair, although Chen Lin's singing skills were average, his dance foundation was nothing to sneeze at.

He had been practicing classical dance since he was a child, and later his transition to street dance was even smoother.

Yan Xingdong and Luo Yi didn't stop Chen Lin this time, just sighed at his happy back.

If they stopped him again, even a fool would know there was a problem.

Yan Xingdong said silently, "I've tried my best."

Tried their best to create a highlight moment for Gu Cheng alone.

Luo Yi sighed, "It's just that the enemy is too tenacious."

A backstab from a teammate is the most fatal.

Yan Xingdong and Luo Yi looked at each other, Luo Yi asked, "Why don't... we follow and see?"

Yan Xingdong was silent again, nodded after a while, "Follow!"

Chen Lin had already gone over; if they continued to hide, it wouldn't make any sense.

Jin Li didn't know March Sky's psychological activities at this time.

But she heard Chen Lin say later that Orange attached great importance to this choreography, and when they went in to help him, Orange's face changed.

It felt like he was disturbed and offended.

Fortunately, the final result was good.

They really choreographed a simple dance suitable for "Little Star Wish" in an hour.

Time flew by, and before long, four days had passed.

The grand finale of the competition program Gong Jiajia participated in was about to be broadcast live! ===== CHAPTER 126 =====