Chapter 111: The Legend of the Phoenix

  "Alright."

  Yang Mengling had no choice but to put away the money.

  Another period of time passed, during which Yang Mengling learned very quickly. Although Zhou Fan didn't point out a single word to her, she was constantly learning in secret. This also moved Zhou Fan somewhat, and occasionally, when singing, he would let go and perform freely, so that Yang Mengling could learn more.

  Although Yang Mengling repeatedly said things like "Master, are you secretly teaching me to sing", Zhou Fan always denied it.

  Until a month passed, Zhou Fan looked at Mengjin City under his feet and said, "Let's go, next stop."

  "Master, can you wait for me?"

  "What do you want to do?"

  "There's nothing, just some things to take care of."

  "It won't work, either you leave now or I'll leave immediately after you're gone."

  "Master, please."

  Yang Mengling looked at Zhou Fan with pleading eyes, gazing at him longingly.

  "Alright, I'll wait for you for two hours."

  With an impatient wave of his hand, Zhou Fan had no choice but to agree.

  "I knew it, Master is a good person."

  Yang Mengling was overjoyed and quickly disappeared from Zhou Fan's sight.

  Of course, if it were the previous period of time, Yang Mengling would never have left Zhou Fan. She was afraid that once she left her master's line of sight, her master would abandon her and run away alone. However, over this period of time, Yang Mengling gradually felt that her master was not a cold-blooded person either. Or rather, he was still a warm-hearted person on the inside.

  And so now even if she herself suggests going out to take care of something, Yang Mengling is no longer worried.

  "What's this chick going to do?"

  Seeing Yang Mengling leave, Zhou Fan frowned.

  The two of them left home and sang all the way, there were no friends on the road, what Yang Mengling was going to do, he really didn't know.

  After some thought, Zhou Fan secretly followed him.

  Half an hour later, Zhou Fan saw Yang Mengling walk into an orphanage.

  "So it was like that."

  Unexpectedly, this girl who can barely feed and clothe herself still has a sympathetic heart.

  He couldn't help but feel moved by this.

  It wasn't until two hours later that Yang Mengling walked back.

  "Master, I've finished what I had to do, let's go."

  Yang Mengling was in a good mood and felt that she had done something meaningful again today.

  However, Zhou Fan did not get up, but instead asked coldly, "Where did you go just now?"

  "Nowhere."

  Yang Mengling felt a bit flustered and said with embarrassment.

  "Shall we not say it? Shall I leave you alone and walk away?"

  Pretending to be angry, Zhou Fan said.

  "No, no, Master. I just went to the orphanage earlier."

  "Go to the orphanage?"

  Zhou Fan continued to pretend he didn't know.

  "What's the point of going to an orphanage?"

  "Let's go visit the orphanage and see the kids, I think they're so pitiful without parents or relatives."

  "You'd better take care of yourself."

  "I'm not pitiful, I think I'm very happy now."

  "Happiness?"

  Zhou Fan was perplexed.

  This happiness quality is too low, can this be called happiness?

  "Right! Look at me, I have food to eat, clothes to wear, can learn to sing and even have a powerful master..."

  Yang Mengling said with a smile.

  It seems her happiness is genuine.

  Zhou Fan felt a bit awkward and quickly stood up, "Alright, alright, let's get going."

  "Very good."

  With a smile in her heart, Yang Mengling followed Zhou Fan and walked forward.

  After this time, Zhou Fan gradually accepted Yang Mengling following him.

  It's also good this way, the whole trip is quite lonely, it's better with a companion.

  That day, the two of them arrived at a small town called Ironstone.

  As usual, Zhou Fan became lazy and spent most of his time asking Yang Mengling to sing for money.

  Of course, this is not that Zhou Fan is lazy. Rather, he knows that at his level, it's not possible to break through by just singing one or two songs. On the contrary, calming down and observing this colorful world will be more helpful to himself. At the same time, Zhou Fan also wants to train Yang Mengling a bit. After all, she has been calling him "Master" for so long, if he doesn't teach her anything, it would be a bit too much.

  "Master, I feel like I've encountered a bit of a problem lately."

  Yang Mengling asked Zhou Fan to collect the dozens of yuan that tourists had given as rewards for singing.

  "Uh-huh, I felt it too."

  Zhou Fan nodded, "Your basic skills are quite good, this is your advantage. However, you have a weakness. Or rather, it's not called a weakness. That is to say, you haven't cultivated your own personality."

  Yang Mengling's foundation is not bad, which also saved Zhou Fan a lot of time. Unfortunately, Yang Mengling's singing lacks personality. Many times, she just imitates others' singing styles. Although she sings very well, it seems to lack any distinctive features. In the music industry, every singer needs to have their own personality and characteristics, just like each song has its own style. Is it melancholic, sunny, romantic, or passionate?

  Yang Mengling didn't have any of these things.

  "Yeah, I feel the same way."

  Yang Mengling's eyes lit up, and she also felt something.

  "So, Master, which route should I take?"

  "It depends on personal preference and combining one's own characteristics to determine their route. Not everyone can sing everything..."

  "Wow, I feel like Master can sing anything."

  "This..."

  Zhou Fan wiped his sweat, "Alright, except for me."

  Yang Mengling couldn't help but secretly laugh at this.

  "I think your voice is too loud and bold, singing those sentimental love songs doesn't quite suit you."

  "Master's consciousness is, I am suitable for singing folk songs?"

  "Hmm, you're indeed suitable for singing folk songs. However, current folk songs are too uncreative."

  Folk songs are more challenging to sing. However, most folk songs have relatively low commercial value and are not suitable for young people. Therefore, there are basically no stars who became famous by singing folk songs.

  "What song should I sing, Master?"

  This remark left Yang Mengling bewildered.

  Neither suitable for singing pop songs nor folk songs, what kind of song can be sung then?

  It seems like there's nothing left to sing about either.

  "I told you, you're suitable for singing folk songs."

  Zhou Fan replied.

  "But Master, you said that modern folk songs lack innovation."

  Now singing folk songs, I'm afraid only going to government agencies to sing can survive, others can only be a hobby.

  "That's right."

  Zhou Fan nodded in agreement as well.

  "How is that..."

  It seems like we're back to where we started.

  "Alas, why are you so stupid? Folk songs don't have any innovation, can't you innovate a bit?"

  At this time, Zhou Fan brought up a bold idea.

  "Innovation?"

  Yang Mengling thought for a moment.

  However, after a long time, Yang Mengling still asked Zhou Fan with difficulty, "Master, I couldn't think of it."

  Of course, Yang Mengling couldn't think of it, but Zhou Fan didn't find anything strange.

  If she had just turned it a little bit more lightly, she would have figured it out, that's really strange.

  However, facing Zhou Fang who possessed several thousand years of cultural heritage from his past life, this innovation was not a difficult task.

  "It's actually neither difficult nor easy."

  At this time, Zhou Fan's mind flashed back to a popular group from his previous life - Phoenix Legend.

  It can be said that in the previous life, Fenghuang Legend was one of the most well-known groups in China. The songs they sang, such as "On the Moon", "Free Flight", "Lotus Pond Moonlight" and so on, are basically household names. Even their songs are not only liked by young people, but also by children, middle-aged people, and old people who like to listen to them.

  The reason why this combination is so charming, is not because they are handsome, nor is it because of their packaging. The biggest reason is that they have innovated in music. They successfully combined "folk songs" with modern pop music elements, creating one song after another that is both bright and simple, yet extremely popular.

  In fact, after all, they are also singing folk songs, it's just that they have innovated on folk songs.

  Before that, Zhou Fan had always thought that since Yang Mengling came from Inner Mongolia and had such a deep folk song foundation, she could completely inherit the songs of the previous Phoenix Legend.

  Of course, Zhou Fan wouldn't rush things and directly took out a bunch of legendary songs from his previous life. Although he knew that with Yang Mengling's current level, if she sang these songs, she would also become famous all over the country. However, Yang Mengling was still far from being mature, just as Zhou Fan had said earlier, Yang Mengling hadn't yet created her own style.

  After some thought, Zhou Fan said, "You sing a song 'Beautiful Grassland My Home' first, I'll listen."

  "Alright, Master."

  Yang Mengling knew that at this time, her master was truly teaching herself.

  While being deeply moved, I also brought out 120% of my sincerity and studied desperately.

  Beautiful grassland is my home, wind blows green grass and flowers everywhere.

  Colorful butterflies flutter about, white birds sing, a crescent of emerald water reflects the sunset glow.

  ……

  Another song of the vast grassland, Yang Mengling with her grassland lineage is naturally a master in this aspect.

  A song that makes people feel as if they have really arrived at the vast grasslands.

  "Master, how's my singing?"

  After finishing the song, Yang Mengling waited for Zhou Fan's evaluation.

  This time, Yang Mengling thought she sang the most perfectly, but unfortunately, Zhou Fan shook his head, "The singing is actually not bad, but can you surpass the original? Okay, even if you sing better than the original, it's still imitating the original singer's style, right? Style, style, where did the style I mentioned earlier go? Everyone has their own singing style. For this beautiful song 'My Home on the Prairie', Diao Lang sang with a low and rich tone, why do we have to follow him? Can't we make some changes? Do you understand individuality? Do you understand style? Do you understand innovation?"

  "Oh, Master, I'll try again."

  Scolded by Zhou Fan, Yang Mengling didn't lose heart and continued singing.

  Beautiful grassland is my home, wind blows green grass and flowers everywhere.

  Colorful butterflies flutter, white birds sing, a crescent of emerald water reflects the sunset glow.

  ……

  This time, Yang Mengling made some slight changes in her singing method.

  However, Zhou Fan still shook his head, "Although there are some changes, the traces of Mo Fang are still very heavy. Let's try again..."

  Time and again, Zhou Fan repeatedly denied it, and Yang Mengling sang it again and again.

  A beautiful prairie is my home, the style has changed again and again, singing to the end, Zhou Fan was gradually somewhat satisfied. However, this is still not enough, "Hmm, listen carefully to me sing a verse, then you slowly combine your own characteristics."

  As he spoke, Zhou Fan stood up, took a deep breath, and began singing this song.

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