Chapter 88: C Television Station Interview

  "Right, outsiders have given you the title of 'folk singer' or 'grassroots singer', what do you think?"

  "I think it's great because I'm a folk singer myself, and I came from humble beginnings."

  "What's your evaluation of those who are called 'folk singers' or 'grassroots singers' by the outside world, that is to say, unprofessional and without standards?"

  It has to be said that these journalists all have a unique perspective and ask questions that are very thought-provoking.

  "I don't care how others see me, I just like to sing. What I can do is write the best songs and sing them for all listeners. As for whether it's professional or not, whether there's a standard or not, I think the audience's eyes are bright, and I don't want to explain too much."

  Actually, Zhou Fan really wanted to say that being a grassroots singer is nothing special. Grassroots singers can also create art and music, and they can do it just as well as anyone else. In fact, they might even be better than anyone else. Later on, he thought about it some more and decided it wasn't the right time to bring up the topic, so he didn't say anything. This made C reporter look at Zhou Fan in a new light - he had expected Zhou Fan to get defensive and lash out with some harsh words when he heard something like that, but instead Zhou Fan remained very calm and didn't take the bait.

  "Okay, we'd like to ask, at that time why did you want to release the song online instead of sending it to a record company? Or is it that with your abilities, joining a record company would be more beneficial for your future development?"

  "I'm not considering becoming a professional artist for the time being, of course I will continue to create my music. At the same time, apart from music, there are many things that I need to do and must complete. I don't have time to become a professional singer, nor do I have time to sign with a record company. So, I chose to release these few songs online."

  Of course, for this matter, Zhou Fan would definitely not say that he posted it online because he needed money.

  "OK, since we're talking about songs, let's talk about songs. We are very interested in the four songs you have released, especially "When You Are Old" and "Childhood". Both songs are campus folk songs and both are very popular. Let's first talk about "When You Are Old", what surprised us most is how you can write classical English."

  It's a surprising thing for many people. Modern English only has oral language left, let alone the classical English that is about to disappear, which only some archaeologists know a little about. However, a young man of about 20 years old recited a very classic piece of classical English from his mouth, and it must be said that this is indeed surprising.

  "I'm actually not very familiar with it, I just know a little bit."

  Zhou Fan broke out in cold sweat.

  He didn't expect that the English he had learned in his previous life and hadn't used much for a lifetime would become a national treasure at this time.

  "Alright, it seems like you still have a lot to say. However, let's discuss the lyrics of your songs instead. We see that whether it's when you're old or in your childhood, the lyrics are written very well. Can we suspect that you also have a high talent for literature and art?"

  What people often refer to as a song is actually two pieces of content.

  One is a tune and the other is lyrics.

  Generally speaking, to complete a song, the creator will first compose a melody. Then, based on the melody, they will fill in the lyrics.

  However, this world is not the case where a person who can compose music can also write good lyrics. Of course, it's also not the case where a person who can write good lyrics can also compose good melodies. The two are still relatively separate, in the past, geniuses like Lin Xi and Huang Zhan were specialized in writing lyrics for songs, generally did not participate in composing music. Like Fang Wenshan, Gu Jiahui... etc., generally only composed music, didn't write lyrics.

  Originally, there were already very few original songwriters in this world. Now, someone who can not only create originals but also write lyrics and is even a powerful singer himself has emerged, combining all three qualities into one person, which is simply genius. Even some heavenly superstars don't possess these abilities. Of course, in reality, many heavenly superstars are just good at singing.

  "It's just something I wrote casually, it doesn't count for much. Besides, filling in words is a kind of nitpicking or pedantic thing to do, and it can't be considered as having great literary artistic value."

  Zhou Fan denied it. However, the reporter did not believe him. After all, one or two song lyrics can't reveal too much of a problem. But from "When You're Old" and "Childhood", you can absolutely see that Zhou Yifan's literary talent is not low. Adding to the previous questions, Zhou Yifan had already been labeled as "low-key" in his eyes.

  Yes, it's low-key.

  No matter whether Zhou Yifan did not attend the TV station's exclusive interview, or was polite but not exaggerated during the interview, it can be seen that Zhou Yifan is always low-key. This seems to be different from the current celebrity route to fame, because for celebrities who want to become famous, they must constantly appear in front of the camera. Whether it's newspapers, TV, or radio, they want their image to appear everywhere in all media outlets. Only this way can they maintain their popularity.

  It seems now that this ordinary person, doesn't seem to want to become famous at all.

  However, Zhou Fan's body had too many things that made people curious, and his low-key attitude even more aroused the reporter's desire. The more Zhou Fan did not admit, the more he kept guessing.

  "Hehe, with your style, you don't seem like an artistic person. But anyway, the lyrics of these two songs are already well-known to the public. In the future, they may become classics. Or perhaps, after decades have passed, people will still remember them."

  "Thank you."

  When you are old this song, Zhou Fan doesn't know if it can be passed down for decades, but childhood, absolutely can.

  "Finally, let's talk about "Childhood", which is also one of the songs that interests us the most. According to many listeners' feedback, this song has sung out their inner voice. Can you tell us under what circumstances did you create this song?"

  "This is also simple, everyone has a childhood, it's just that many people haven't expressed it. I too was reminded of my own childhood when I happened to see the neighboring kids playing freely and uninhibitedly. I felt that I needed to record something, or else after many years have passed, maybe I would have forgotten my own childhood. As a result, this song came out."

  "It's said too well. Perhaps it is precisely this kind of heartfelt thing that moves people the most."

  It wasn't until an hour later that the interview with C journalist officially came to an end.

  Although it was just a text interview, CTV did not intend to casually release the interview to the media. After the interview ended, they also took the opportunity to ask many people about Zhou Yifan and their opinions on the song "Childhood". This seems like it's just to promote Zhou Yifan, but there's no way around it. The song "Childhood" is just too popular, so indirectly promoting Zhou Yifan doesn't matter anymore.

  Until the last minute, C journalist got a full-page exclusive interview with Zhou Yi on Monday.

  At the beginning of the exclusive interview, C reporter commented as follows.

  Before I met Zhou Yifan, I thought he was a sharp and outstanding person. Just like his songs, they were shocking as soon as they came out. But after meeting Zhou Yifan, I found that he is actually a very low-key person. At first, I couldn't understand such behavior. But later on, I figured it out. Maybe only with this low-key attitude, this calmness towards life, this pursuit of music and art without seeking fame or fortune, can one write classic songs like "When You Old" and "Childhood".

  Behind it is a large pile of introductions about Zhou Yifan.

  From Zhou Yifan's first song "Qing Fei De Yi" entering the top 10 mobile ringtone chart, to the soul-stirring Blue Lotus, Zhou Yifan transformed from an ordinary singer to a great one. Until the appearance of the dreamy "When You Are Old", we saw the greatness of an ordinary singer. Finally, with the emergence of "Childhood", we no longer dare to make judgments about him.

  Comments from a professor at the University of Music in Shangdu, he believes that Zhou Yifan's emergence has allowed us to redefine campus folk.

  Xiang Jiang Golden Composer "Yu Hua" said that Zhou Yifan's songs have exceeded the level of ordinary professional composers, especially his "When You Are Old" and "Childhood", which has opened up a whole new trend in popular music.

  "Yue Ke", the music scene's "Eternal King", thinks that, relatively speaking, what I see is more of Zhou Yifan's singing skills.

  If what's mentioned above is still not enough to prove anything.

  Then, the childhood cover versions of each version once again shocked the entire Huaxia.

  "No one knows why, but the sun always sets on the other side of the mountain."

  This is from a girl humming on the roadside.

  "No one can tell me whether there are immortals living in the mountains."

  This is sung out by a little boy in a childish voice.

  "In many days, I am alone, staring blankly at the sky."

  This is an old grandpa who learned from his grandson and sang out.

  "So curious, so imaginative, such a lonely childhood."

  This is sung by a teacher.

  The whole song, one person per sentence, dozens of people sang this childhood in unison.

  Here, it involves children, the elderly, young people, middle-aged people. It involves students, teachers, workers, farmers, businessmen, civil servants, and even the mayor of a city... All sorts of people sang out their own childhood.

  As soon as this special report was released, it was immediately reprinted by major TV stations and media websites.

  This also makes these three words, Monday, always appear in people's sight for a long time.

  Of course, what they are most interested in is the recording of that one song sung by dozens of representatives from all walks of life. Although they are not professional singers. Although some people sing out of tune, and even some people can't remember the lyrics. However, dozens of people sang together, but sang a perfect childhood.

  No wonder someone commented. Before this, I always thought that there was no song in the world that could move people of any age, gender or class. But the song "Childhood" made me take back these words.

  At the end of 2012, we remembered when you were old, and we remembered more about our childhood.

  We also remember Zhou Yifan.

  This one, up until now, they still don't know what kind of singer he is.

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