Chapter 159 - Come to Taipei to See the Rain in Winter
Lu Chen hadstudied how to play piano before, but he didn’t learn it deeply. At most, hewas at the level of amateur 4 or 5.
Later, hechanged to practicing the guitar, and studying the piano was naturallydiscarded, and only recently did he pick it up again.
Playing thepiano is a very appealing thing, and it is used to accompany excellent songs,especially romantic and lyrical songs. The piano's accompaniment effect is not theother instruments can compare, so Lu Chen has worked hard to practice it again.
There's no needto reach a professional level, it’s enough if he can fool an amateur.
The mostimportant thing is that if one put aside the advantages, practicing the pianois actually a very joyful thing. Listening to wonderful piano music flowing at one'sfingertips, one's heart can be sublimated.
Lu Chen hasnever played such an expensive piano.
The Steinwayhas excellent timbre. Even with his unprofessional ears, he can hear the hugedifference between the Steinway and the ordinary piano. Its ba.s.s was extremelypowerful, the midrange was warm and broad, and the treble was bright and resplendent.
Inparticular, the midrange was the best, with a strong appeal and expressivepower, worthy of the name of the piano emperor!
When playingSteinway, Lu Chen felt a lot of pressure.
Fearing thathis poor skill would tarnish this million-dollar divine instrument.
But he wa.s.still confident. When his fingers gently pressed on the warm keys, his moodquickly calmed down.
And then theprelude was played.
Soothing,soft and uncomplicated structure, the melodious sound of the piano reverberatedin the piano room.
The name ofthis song is “Come to Taipei to See the Rain in Winter”.
“Cometo Taipei to see the rain in winter,
Don’t cry ina foreign land.
Come toTaipei to see the rain in winter,
With dreams asthe only luggage.
Come backgently without waking up the past,
Just pretendthat I’ve never been far away before~
If we comeacross each other and you hide the words in the bottom of your heart,
No one knowsyou better than I do!
The sky isstill the sky,
The rain isstill the rain,
You are nolonger under my umbrella.
I am stillme,
You arestill you,
It's justone more winter!
……”
When Lu Chenbegan to play and sing, Su Daiwan half leaned on Li Murong and looked at himwith a smile.
However,when she heard the first line of the lyrics, her delicate body couldn't helptrembling.
There was anextremely complicated look in her eyes.
“Cometo Taipei to See the Rain in Winter” is a lyrical song that reminisces theloss of love. Although the artistic conception expressed in the lyrics has alingering sense of loss, it reveals the singer’s inner melancholy, but stillable to face the reality optimistically.
The melodyof this song is lyrical and calm, with a kind of elegant beauty, which is verysuitable for female voice to sing.
Lu Chen'ssinging of this song weakens the sense of sadness and intensify the maturity anddeep feeling. With a slightly bitter, clear, and smooth voice, and a slightlylonely emotion in the heart for interpretation, it has different kind of charm.
Becausethere was no amplifying equipment, he deliberately reduced the sound of thepiano, but also reduced the appeal of many works.
But it stillpoked Su Daiwan’s tears.
Su Daiw.a.n.grew up in Taipei. Her family was not well-off. She came out to work beforefinis.h.i.+ng high school. Later, she was discovered by talent scouts and enteredthe entertainment industry. With her excellent appearance and natural singingvoice, her star path was extremely bright.
But only sheknew. How hard those days were, what lurked on the surface of the scenery weredangerous currents, a gambling-addicted father, a malicious agent, ruthlesssigning companies, jealous compet.i.tors… It was like a mountain pressing down onher, making her breathless.
Recallingthe past, Su Daiwan felt so lucky that she met Li Murong in her most difficulttime, and ended up having a lifelong relations.h.i.+p.
