Chapter 101: This Style Is Really Beyond My Ability to Handle
Although they had already expected it, this song was still incredibly shocking...
This song condensed the stories of ordinary people into lines of lyrics and notes.
Everyone could see themselves in it, and when they heard the song, they couldn’t help but replay their past experiences in their minds.
They even felt that using this song as a news report’s background music was a complete waste.
“What’s this song called?” Ni Hui returned to her usual unserious attitude in front of Pu Tong. It was impossible to tell that she had just been moved to tears by her son’s performance.
“The Ordinary Road.”
“Great song!” The sound engineer sighed. “I honestly can’t even find any flaws that would require you to record a second take...”
“You were just too absorbed in listening, uncle!” Jia Yao interrupted.
“Can’t help it. At my age, I can’t handle songs like this anymore...”
“That’s right!” Old Ye nodded in agreement.
Middle-aged people carried many helpless moments. They couldn’t escape the script written by fate, yet they still had to continue living well. They had experienced too much, so when they listened to this song, it naturally triggered many emotions.
“I really can’t imagine that you were able to create such a story-filled song...” The sound engineer gave a bitter smile. “A song like this couldn’t be written unless you had lived through half a lifetime.”
Pu Tong was speechless.
He was originally just someone copying songs from another world. This kind of praise was really difficult for him to accept.
“He wrote it based on someone’s story!” Jia Yao saw that the sound engineer was a good person, so she explained the origin of the song and told him Du Guohang’s story.
“So that’s how it is... Then it makes sense.”
Because he had witnessed such a person’s life, he was able to write a song based on that person’s experiences. That explanation sounded much more reasonable than simply saying he had extraordinary talent.
Pu Tong could only smile awkwardly and remain silent.
When he wrote “Deskmate of Yours,” people thought it was reasonable because they believed it was about his secret crush on Yu Wanwan.
When he wrote “Eternal” and “The Ring of Years,” people thought it was reasonable because they assumed he had completely immersed himself in the original novels.
And this time, because this song perfectly matched Du Guohang’s story, people again found a reasonable explanation.
Although he really was just copying songs, at least he wasn’t copying randomly...
He didn’t want people saying:
“Ah! I’m going to enter the music charts to prove myself!”
And then having him pull out a song like “Blue and White Porcelain.”
“Being able to condense someone’s life story into a song like this, you truly deserve the title of a talented writer!”
“It’s all because my parents and teachers taught me well!” Pu Tong quickly changed the topic.
“That’s right, I taught him!” Ni Hui proudly patted her chest.
Although she had never actually taught him anything, it must be because of good genes!
Genes, you really are too... good.
“The master recording probably won’t be finished until tomorrow. Come back then to pick it up,” the sound engineer said.
He had decided to spend extra time on the post-production and mixing.
Being able to leave his mark on a song like this was something worth bragging about for the rest of his life.
“Actually, I was planning to record another song.” Pu Tong smiled, indicating that he wasn’t leaving yet.
“Another one?”
The sound engineer was stunned.
Pu Tong didn’t participate in the entertainment industry, so naturally he couldn’t be recording someone else’s songs...
Which meant he had actually created two songs at the same time?
Previously, when “Eternal” and “The Ring of Years” were released close together, rumors online said Pu Tong had created both songs simultaneously.
The sound engineer had not really believed that.
After all, the styles of the two songs were completely different. He believed Pu Tong had probably created them after reading the original novels and simply released them together.
But this time...
Had he really created two songs at once?
“This one is just a fan-made song. I wrote it a long time ago, so I’m just recording it while I’m here,” Pu Tong laughed.
He noticed the sound engineer’s doubts and naturally didn’t dare tell the truth.
“This song is just for a friend. I only need to record it and send it to her. It doesn’t even need post-production!”
It was only the Doraemon theme song.
The lyrics and melody were simple. There was no need to even write a complicated musical arrangement.
Someone smart could probably learn it after listening a few times...
Oh, right.
She was a Japanese girl.
Then maybe she needed dozens of listens.
She really wasn’t very smart.
(No offense.)
“In that case, it won’t take much time. Go ahead and record it.”
The sound engineer returned to his position and prepared again.
“Ahem...”
Thinking about how he was about to sing a children’s song, Pu Tong felt embarrassed.
“What’s wrong with you? Everyone is waiting!” Ni Hui frowned.
“You’re not getting shy because you’re recording a song for Yi Zhi Xuenai, are you?”
“Sister Hui, if you keep talking like that, the Pu Tong fan club will drag you out and beat you to death,” Jia Yao whispered.
“I don’t really care. If his body can handle taking all of them, I wouldn’t object...”
“Stop! Stop!”
Pu Tong decided to quickly finish recording.
If he let his mother continue speaking, he would soon become a beast disguised as a gentleman.
Returning to the recording booth, he sighed and decided to force himself to finish.
“I have many wishes inside my heart,
How wonderful it would be if they could all come true.
Only Doraemon can help me achieve my dreams...”
“Oh my god!”
Jia Yao couldn’t believe her ears.
“Is he serious?”
Although the song sounded full of innocence, the lyrics and melody were warm, and Pu Tong’s voice was still pleasant...
But it was just strange.
Actually, most children’s songs were sung by girls.
A gentle female voice was more suitable for children, and it was closer to the feeling children liked.
Male voices rarely had that childish quality.
That was also why many child characters in anime and games were voiced by female voice actors.
“Cute round face, little bell hanging on my body...”
Pu Tong was also helpless.
Originally, he had planned to let a girl sing this song.
He only needed to record it himself temporarily so he could send it over.
“I’ll go check whether the car is parked properly.”
Old Ye coughed awkwardly and left without looking back.
“He’s not my son. I don’t know him.”
Ni Hui turned away and started scrolling through her phone, immediately putting on her earphones.
Jia Yao was even more direct.
Without saying anything, she simply left.
The huge recording studio was left with only the sound engineer standing there in confusion.
It sounded good.
Pu Tong’s voice was still pleasant.
But this kind of children’s song really didn’t suit him...
Was this really the same person who had just sung “The Ordinary Road”?
How did he go from quietly singing about life philosophy one moment, to suddenly switching into a children’s channel song the next?
If Pu Tong had sung this song first, it might have been fine.
But after hearing such a deep song, everyone had already formed an impression of him.
This huge difference in style was simply unbearable!
“Hmm hmm hmm, Doraemon and I together,
Let our dreams shine brightly.”
When the final line ended, both the singer and the recording engineer let out a sigh of relief.
“Very good. One take!” the sound engineer said with an awkward smile.
The previous song was truly finished in one take.
This one...
Had to be finished in one take.
He really didn’t want to listen to it again.
“How is it? Finished?” Ni Hui asked when Pu Tong walked out.
She finally removed her earphones.
“My son sang really well!”
“...”
Japanese girl...
Japanese girl...
You will never understand how much I endured just to record this song for you...
Pu Tong sighed.
There was nothing he could do.
Nobody was perfect.
Using a teenage male voice to sing a children’s song really was strange.
Rather, someone who could perfectly handle every single music style probably didn’t even exist.
Because this song didn’t need any post-production, the Doraemon song was processed first.
The master recording of “The Ordinary Road” would only be available tomorrow.
The group got back into the car, and Old Ye drove them home one by one.
“After this report is finished, I’ll finally be able to stay at home for a while longer. Happy, right?”
Ni Hui smiled happily.
“Hehe.”
Pu Tong was actually fine.
He was just worried that his stomach would collapse first.
Because of this trip, he had already wasted three days.
For the remaining time, Pu Tong naturally planned to focus on studying.
Learning was like rowing against the current.
If you stopped moving forward, you would fall behind.
If he neglected his studies for too long, he would no longer be able to keep up.
“First, I’ll send this song to the Japanese girl!”
Since he had finally recorded it, he should send it as soon as possible.
However, he needed to emphasize again that she absolutely could not share it publicly.
If people discovered that he was the one who sang this song...
His image would probably be destroyed.
Pu Tong opened his phone to send the audio file.
But he suddenly noticed that Yu Wanwan had sent him a large number of pictures.
“What is this?”
He opened the chat.
The first thing he saw was a group photo of the three girls cosplaying at an anime convention.
A JK cat girl.
A dragon girl loli.
And a black-haired long straight maid...
“I think there is about an eighty percent chance that I might have missed something important...”
Next time, he definitely had to go together with them!
(End of Chapter)
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