novelhk Chapter 360: Modern Modified Classical Band
Chapter 360: Modern Modified Classical Band
Since August Manor has a history of hundreds of years, every piece of furniture in it is an antique. So even though Alaric allowed the program crew to shoot in the manor, it is absolutely not allowed to mount the camera on the wall.
Therefore, the camera crew had to set up the camera in the corner of the room.
However, the number of brackets they brought were not enough to place the lens in every corner of the manor. They could only place the lens in the area where their brothers were active, and the rest had to be shot manually.
The program crew arrived at the manor in the afternoon. The blizzard outside got heavier after they entered the manor. Fortunately, the several fireplaces in the manor were powerful enough, and the huge manor was as warm as if the heater was on.
While they were setting up the camera, two maids and two footmen returned to the kitchen to prepare dinner for everyone in the crew, leaving Carlo alone to take care of dozens of people.
But he still looks at ease, which shows that Javier is indeed a good teacher.
Carlo used to be Yu Yu's personal valet, just like Javier is Yu Yu's cheap father Alvaro. Carlo has been taking care of Yu Yu's daily life since he was a child, and Javier has always trained him as his heir.
If nothing unexpected happens, when Javier retires, Carlo will become the butler of the Esplendore Palace.
Just as Javier could read Álvaro's expressions, Carlo could also understand Yu Yu's thoughts from his eyes and demeanor. The master and servant, who had previously had no communication, now worked together seamlessly, as if they were meeting for the first time.
While installing the camera, Zhao Hao and Dalin were urgently discussing the next emergency plan. Wang Zhengliang was playing the piano on the side. The others walked around the hall and found nothing to study, so they started to play with their phones.
Seeing that they seemed a little bored, Yu Yu asked Carlo curiously about the room he had mentioned before: "I heard there is a music room and an entertainment room here?"
"Yes, Mr. Yu." Carlo instantly realized that Yu Yu wanted him to take them there, so he took the initiative to mention, "Although August Manor occupies less than one-third of the area of Esplendore Palace, it has all the necessary facilities."
"The music room and entertainment room are both in the left wing. There's a small cinema below the entertainment room. The library is on the right wing of the second floor. A spiral staircase leads to the third floor. On the top floor, next to the servants' quarters, there's an observatory with a terrace. On clear nights, you can observe the Milky Way."
"If Mr. Yu and your friends are interested, I can take you to the music room. You are all professional pop musicians, so the instruments in the music room are mainly classical instruments, and the variety is not as complete as that in the Esplendore Palace. I hope you don't mind."
When the brothers heard that they could actually play musical instruments in the old manor, who could sit still? They were also very curious about what musical instruments were mainly used in the aristocratic manor, so they nodded and asked Carlo to take them there.
Seeing that they were going to the music room to take a look, Zhao Hao quickly asked the assistant director to bring the cameraman over. He would go there after confirming the content of tomorrow's shooting.
If the heavy snow didn't stop tomorrow and they were still trapped in the manor with nowhere to go, he would have to help the old Beibeis think of something to prepare for an emergency.
The instruments in the music room were just as Carlo said, all classical instruments, such as violin, cello, harp, trumpet, flute, piano, etc. There were no guitars, basses, or drums. If they wanted to play in a band, they had to bring their own guitars.
However, the large number of people made the huge manor seem cramped and space was limited, and their large luggage was still in the manor garage and had not been taken out.
But it doesn't matter, they can also try these classical instruments...
"No wonder you two have such a good relationship and are like soulmates. You play the violin so well that Brother Haoming has to come and worship you as his teacher." When Yu Yu heard Wang Yuexin playing the violin on a whim, he couldn't help but applaud enthusiastically and admired from the bottom of his heart.
Wang Yuexin knew his own limitations, and when Yu Yu teased him, he immediately stuffed the violin into Yu Yu's arms: "Oh, stop talking, come on, come on, I can't play at all, I'll go play the drums."
There is no drum set in the music room, but there is a timpani. Wang Yuexin believes that she has some talent in percussion instruments.
Zhang Yuan and Lu Hu were currently arguing with their flute and trumpet, refusing to believe they couldn't produce any sound. However, when they finally managed to produce a sound, they felt the sound was flawed and out of tune.
Su Xing found an instrument that suited him well: the triangle. This percussion instrument was easy to learn, as long as you could grasp the rhythm. Rhythm was Lie Ge's strong point.
He listened to Wang Zhengliang's piano, accurately found the beat behind the melody, and struck the triangle at each rhythmic point. When Wang Zhengliang heard Su Xing's triangle join in, he immediately changed the melody to one that was more suitable for the triangle's multiple overtones.
The change in melody made Su Xing hum with some joy, and inspiration came suddenly: "Yeah..."
"We agreed to a leisurely trip, but unfortunately we are all old friends of 007. However, this European trip is of great significance. I am grateful to the sponsor for giving us a journey to the west, photoshop, off the record, and allowing the director team to stop being stingy."
His freestyle immediately received strong recognition and cheers from his brothers.
Chen Fusheng listened to the rhythmic music while nodding and keeping the beat. He wandered around the musical instruments and finally found one that interested him.
He took out a cello and sat on a chair beside him. Although he had not systematically learned how to play the cello, just like Wang Zhengliang was good at various keyboard instruments, Chen Fusheng also had a natural buff for string instruments.
It’s okay if he can’t play, he can strum it.
So, he put the cello between his legs, sat on the chair, looked down at the strings, and tried to play it. The sound was completely different from that of the guitar and had a bit more hoarse and granular feeling. Chen Fusheng played more and more smoothly, and soon he and Wang Zhengliang played together in tacit understanding.
"Ding——" Su Xing struck the triangle.
Wang Yuexin's timpani followed suit and fumbled along.
Zhang Yuan and Lu Hu tried their best to play the wind instrument accompaniment. Although the sound sounded a bit forced and leaky, it added a lot of funny and cute aura to their freestyle which was disguised as a modern band using classical instruments.
"...the seven old Beibeis were happily road-tripping when a snowstorm brought unexpected trouble. But often, all it takes is a different angle, and the bright future at Liuyun Manor is another kind of wonder."
After Su Xing finished singing, he pointed at Yu Yu. With their tacit understanding, he knew that Yu Yu would definitely take over.
As expected, Yu Yu responded to Su Xing's rap with violin. The two music with completely opposite temperaments merged into one at this moment, and the pleasant and light piano sound became the bridge of freestyle.
In the solo that could almost be called a show of skill, Wang Zhengliang paused for a moment and then started playing again, gradually using the piano to progress Yu Yu's melody, directly pushing the whole piece to another climax.
A musical stage was created without any prior rehearsal, relying solely on the tacit understanding and professionalism of the brothers. Except for Yu Yu and Wang Zhengliang, they didn't even use classical instruments that they were good at. What would have been completely impossible for others actually happened so naturally. Maybe they were born to be musicians.
After the performance, Su Xing sighed with relief and said with a smile, "This is so cool! I even feel like we're a modern, improved classical band, with me as the lead singer."
"And I have six accompanists, hahaha, even Chen Fusheng is my accompanist!" Su Xing put his hands on his hips and laughed exaggeratedly, like a villain who had succeeded.
"Because Allen is a really good singer." Chen Fusheng coaxed him cooperatively.
"No, no, no." Su Xing felt embarrassed after being affirmed by Chen Fusheng. "That's because Brother Sheng, Brother Liang, Yu Shaoyuan, Yue Xin and Hu Zi played the accompaniment so well. Without you, without the tacit cooperation between us brothers..."
"It can't even make my singing so perfect."
"I knew it." Wang Zheng grinned knowingly. The Su-style turn came late but it came.
"I understand, Allen. The only way for you to defeat Brother Sheng is to not mention what happened sixteen years ago. Just make him accompany you and forbid him to sing!" Yu Yu suggested seriously.
Su Xing looked at the cello that Chen Fusheng was playing like a guitar, then looked at the triangle in his own hand. After a moment of silence, he said to Yu Yu, "Are you saying that guitarists who can use other instruments as guitars even if they don't have a guitar should be banned from singing? That's a good suggestion, but don't bring it up again next time."
Even if he doesn't sing, his magical cello skills VS the triangle he can play with just his hands, how can you compare them!
"Then we can only gag Brother Sheng and tie his hands." Yu Yu touched his chin.
Chen Fusheng, who was already used to Yu Yu's teasing of sharks and occasionally teasing the fish in return, stretched out his hands without saying a word. He seemed to be quite proactive about being tied up.
Yu Yu was not going to be polite with him, he just tied his hands with air.
"Feng Sheng, you know how to have fun." Su Xing teased meaningfully, pretending to be disgusted.
At this time, Wang Yuexin, who had made a new discovery in the entertainment room next door, quickly ran back and waved to them: "Brothers, there is a billiard table next door, who dares to play with me?"
"You defeated general, do you want to see how you lose again?" Su Xing rolled up his sleeves and said to Chen Fusheng, "Your hands are tied now, so you can only fight with one hand."
At this time, he did not feel disgusted, but rather gloated.
"Then I can just bite it open." Chen Fusheng raised his hand and made a gesture of biting a rope, but of course he was biting the air.
"There are so few fish, why don't you choose a stronger rope!" Su Xing immediately went to Yu Yu to complain.
It's like this, the two old fathers are used to playing house with their children at home when they have nothing to do, and now they don't feel childish when they play house with Yu Yu, an adult.
The recreation room not only had billiards, but also table football, chess and card tables, and indoor miniature golf. Going down another door inside, you could reach the underground cinema, but without the lights on, the passage was pitch black. Zhang Yuan took a quick look, closed the door, and quickly left.
They relaxed in the recreation room for a while before Carlo came over to inform them that dinner was ready and they could go eat. However, due to their large number of people, the kitchen didn't have much food in stock, and time was tight, so they could only provide them with a simple meal. The main dish was spaghetti with meat sauce, and the side dishes were grilled meat and vegetable salad. The soup they prepared was also quite simple, the most basic cream of mushroom soup.
"...So this is what 'simple meal' means. I've learned so much!" Lu Hu looked at the exquisitely arranged dishes on the table and couldn't help but bow. "But you're using so many plates and utensils. How are you going to clean them? It's going to take a long time for the five of you to wash the dishes together, right?"
"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Lu. Although August Manor has a long history, we have also introduced some modern equipment, such as dishwashers. It just takes more time." Carlo replied.
Well, it was all because of the European retro design that made him forget that it was the 21st century.