On the 34th floor of the tpg building, a medium-sized recording studio echoed with melodious and brisk singing. The girl closed her eyes and sang loudly. The sound engineers moved their hands from time to time, concentrating on adjusting various equipment in order to achieve the most perfect sound. Recording effect, just at this moment, a clear sound of applause suddenly sounded, interrupting the working state of a group of people. Seracela said in everyone's ears through the headset with a slightly unhappy voice.
"Celluloid, stop."
Cellululu, who was stretching her singing voice, was startled. She stopped singing and took off her headphones. This was the first time she was interrupted in the middle of her singing. Although the recording of this song was indeed not smooth and she had already sung it more than a dozen times. However, Selakla was still dissatisfied. She kept saying that there was something wrong with her interpretation of feelings, but she refused to directly tell the reason. She only let her figure it out on her own. Selukla thought about it on her own and kept making adjustments and improvements. But Selakla She always failed, and this time she even stopped it directly, but she really didn't know what her problem was.
Cellululu looked at Seracla with a hint of discouragement and begging for advice. She was still wearing a dark gothic style dress today, looking like a young and childish lolita, but there was no trace of childishness in her aura. , rather, the aura is extremely strong, and she has the elite demeanor of a strong working woman. She holds her arms with both hands, and the tip of her index finger seems to be tapping rhythmically on her arms with extreme impatience and irritability, her face seems solemn. Shui looked at Celluloid with sharp eyes.
The recording studio staff who were familiar with Seracla's behavior and style felt their scalps go numb when they saw this little move. Miss Seracla's move was obviously a prelude to getting angry as she had exhausted her patience, and it was deceptive. The appearance of Lolita is different. At work, Seracela is a female tyrant who has no mercy, is super picky and pursues perfectionism. She is often called an iron-blooded devil in private. Although the artists she brought out thank her. , but more than anything, she is in awe and fear of her, because at work, Selakla is really not an easy person to get along with. Every artist under her has been tortured severely, and it is not only the artists who have been tortured, but also the artists who have been tortured. The staff who worked together were also tortured in various ways. Every time a piece of work was completed, it could be said to be a torturous journey of blood, tears, and water.
Therefore, this time, the staff of these recording studios were already prepared to be tortured, but this time not only did the artist seem to have a close relationship with Miss Seracela, but the performance of this girl in the past few days since working together It has always been good, and Miss Seracela has never directly stopped her to give her opinions. Many songs were pointed out in the subsequent discussion, and the girl will automatically correct them next time. Moreover, although this song was recorded this time, It is rare for a girl to have reworked it more than ten times, but compared to other singers, this kind of rework is quite normal, and the staff did not think it was a problem. Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that the recording process this time can be said to be amazing. This is the most relaxing time that several staff members have felt since working with Miss Seracela. When they chatted privately before, they even admired Cellululu. At least this strength is really not something to be underestimated, because Seracela is definitely not a public person. People who don’t differentiate.
But now, after a few days of calm, after they were lucky or full of expectations, thinking that this relaxation would last until the end of the work, what was supposed to come still came? All the staff members were suddenly filled with gloom and had a look of despair. It was over and they had to work overtime again and become like dogs again? In fact, if you just work overtime and become a dog, it will be fine, but it will also come with all kinds of painful sequelae!
A staff member clearly remembered that the last time, a singer made Selakla dissatisfied because of some problems. They recorded a song for a whole month, and they sang and recorded the song in a loop for 8 hours a day. The work ended that day. Afterwards, both the singers and the staff had to take the song home with them to continue pondering and researching. The song kept lingering in their ears 24 hours a day. Even if it was originally a sound of nature, it would eventually become a magical sound. So, when the song was finally approved by Seracla, everyone cried with joy as if they were surviving a disaster, but did they think it was over here? That was so naive. Since then, all the people who were involved in the work would retching uncontrollably whenever they heard that song again, and several of them even actually vomited out. That was really a reality. I vomited both listening to and singing.
The most unlucky one was the singer. The shadow was too deep and she vomited every time she sang. That song was obviously her famous song, but it turned out to be her last song. The singer never sang this song again, and she was even considered as a singer at the time. Some members of the media mistakenly thought that her voice was broken and she was unable to hit the high notes. Although this incident was an individual extreme incident, there were countless similar incidents. Therefore, when I saw Seracla's expression and actions this time, I felt... Everyone felt a chill in their hearts.
Seracla didn't care what everyone thought. With a tigerish face, she slapped the sound equipment table with one hand and then scolded them directly.
"Celululu, what's going on with you! Let you realize, what are you comprehending? The more you sing, the more wrong it becomes! This song is about a girl in desperate situation struggling in the darkness, looking for the pillar to support her soul. , because you want to catch up with and surpass the person in your heart, because you have the expectation and expectation of being found and cherished, and finally break through the shackles, get hope, and become strong. But what about you? From beginning to end, the dark part is the emotion Very devoted, but what about those places of hope? Where about determination? Where about firmness? I only hear your confusion, your wavering and your confusion! You didn’t express the feelings that this song should really convey to the listener at all! To me, your singing has no redemption! Your songs can only make people feel the bleakness of being addicted to darkness and unwilling to come out!"
Faced with Seracla's violent rebuke, Cellululu was stunned and finally understood what her problem was. However, although the words she said were aimed at the emotional interpretation of her singing, they were not suitable for the sensitive Celluloid. What sounded to Lu Lu's ears was the sharpness of unintentionally poking a painful spot. Cellululu couldn't help but look a little dazed for a moment. After a moment, she forced herself to recover her mind and said with gratitude and a hint of apology.
"I'm sorry, Miss Seracla, thank you for your advice, please let me do it again."
Selakla frowned, looked at Cellululu with suspicion, and waved her hand silently, indicating that she could continue. Cellululu nodded and put on the headphones, and the sound engineer started the equipment again and started the next round of recording.
While recording, several recording staff secretly glanced at Seracela. Her brows became more and more frowned, and her face became more and more ugly. However, she did not stop until the song was finished, and the entire recording studio was completely silent. After coming down, everyone was waiting for Selakla's comment. After dozens of tense and uncomfortable silences, Selakla finally spoke again.
"No improvement at all."
Several staff members were wailing silently in their hearts, wondering if they were going to enter an infinite loop of a song again. But unexpectedly, after Selakela finished speaking, she suddenly fell silent again, and her expressions were changing there, as if... Thinking about something, after a while, she suddenly waved her hand for everyone except Cellululu to go out. Several people looked at each other, but it was impossible to go against Cellululu's wishes, so they left one after another.
Seeing that the recording studio had been completely cleared, Cellululu shouted with some anxiety. "Miss Seracla..."
"Sit down." Seracela changed her tone from her previous harsh words and calmly raised her head in a conversational manner.
"Celulu, we have been working together for a while. I have always been very satisfied with your performance. I also deeply feel that you are a singer with outstanding skills and emotional expression. It can even be said that you are already a complete singer. Polishing the carved gems, the only thing I can do seems to be to send you to the stage. This is simply unbelievable for a newcomer who has never experienced any vocal training and technical training, but you let me see it. Such a miracle, even if a layman who doesn't understand anything listens to your singing, even if the listener is not in the same state of mind as you, he can clearly feel the emotion you want to convey and be deeply involved in it. Intoxicated, I really thought I had found a genius, a singer born for the stage and born for singing."
Usually if you say this, there will be a turning point later, Cellululu said with a wry smile.
"But I am not such a person, Miss Seracla, I must have let you down."
Moreover, although it was used as a pastime to kill time, she did spend a lot of effort on music. Therefore, she was really not a genius, but these were not humane.
Seracela waved his hand: "To say that I am disappointed is serious. You are still one of the best singers I have ever seen, but you should know that the most beautiful singing voice is the singing voice that can touch people's hearts and make their souls tremble. Your singing voice You have such a charm. I always thought it was because you have extraordinary understanding and can correctly interpret and express the feelings that a song should convey. Your performance these days also makes me believe that this is the case, but now I find that maybe Not really."
Seracela looked serious, her eyes shining with solemn light after thinking, and said slowly. "You can touch people's hearts just because your true feelings are contained in that song. The truth cannot be concealed, nor can it be lied. But precisely because of this, feelings can succeed or fail. You are here Despair, darkness, sadness, and such negative emotions can be said to go straight to the heart and soul. I guess there are very few singers who can compete with you in the music world. The songs you recorded a few days ago were brought and sung by you yourself. Yes, what they all have in common is that they are all songs with some negative emotions. These songs match your state of mind, so the recording has been going smoothly. But today, you don’t have similar feelings and emotions with the song we customized for you. , when you sang, your shortcomings were exposed. Not only did your singing fail to interpret emotions correctly, it was even distorted. The negative emotions in this song were amplified by you to the extent that they almost covered the entire song. This is why you cannot This is a grave mistake, as you have completely misrepresented the true meaning of the song."
After listening to this, Selulu was speechless for a long time. After a while, she just whispered a word of sorry in a low voice. Apart from this sentence, she really didn’t know what else to say. What Selulu said was all the truth. , she really couldn’t sing the emotion that this song really wanted to express. How could someone with a heart full of despair sing a song of hope? How could a heart full of confusion, confusion and tangle show that she would bravely change herself for the sake of the person she admired? The strength and determination to change the world.
Seracela looked at Cellululu's face and sighed. "Although I don't know what you have gone through, so all you can really empathize with and express are those dark and negative emotions, which makes people feel sad. But in the final analysis, being a singer is just a job that brings others dreams, so, Even if you can't empathize with it, try your best to figure out and imagine the feelings that you are unfamiliar with or lack. At least, except for those negative feelings that are deliberately amplified, even if the emotional interpretation of other parts of the song is incorrect, it will still be sung by you. It has emotions that can be clearly felt, but the firmness that should have been replaced by confusion and wandering. Is it because you are confused about something in reality? Is there anything in this song that touches your heart? It makes you unconscious Did you substitute your own feelings?"
Celluloid was speechless, and the music was the voice of her heart. Even though she tried hard to isolate and shield, her mood still affected her singing. She opened her mouth and wanted to explain a few words, but felt that she had no way to explain it. In the end, she could only continue to remain silent.
Seeing the celluloid like that, Seracela felt a little headache and nodded her temples. If it was a problem of technique, it would be easy to solve, but when it comes to a person's heart, it would be difficult to solve. She also I don’t know how to explain it. After all, someone else’s personal affairs will be involved or hurt if they don’t go well. Although Selakla seems to be familiar with everyone and is strong-willed, she has always been very careful about what she really needs to pay attention to. Okay, at least, her current relationship with Cellululu is not close and friendly enough to get to know her in depth, so she can only change the subject now.
"Anyway, if you think about this song carefully, your problem lies in these lyrics. See how you express it." Seracela re-annotated it on the celluloid lyrics book, and then highlighted the key points. After a few words that dissatisfied her, he said.
"As for today, don't force it. Go back early. I see that you have been working all day long and late into the night these two days. Although diligence is a good thing, there is no need to overdo it, lest Hisoka complains that I have taken up all your time. , let him guard the empty room alone."
She teased teasingly, Selulu and Hisoka couldn't hide the fact that they lived together.
Selakla originally just made a joke to try to lighten the atmosphere, but what he didn't expect was an unnatural and evasive reaction from Cellululu. He was suddenly startled and said suspiciously.
"You...you had a conflict with Hisoka?"
No, that's not the case. Although Hisoka looks like a playboy and is frivolous, he is still an extremely dangerous and capricious man. In the long run, Seracela is not optimistic about the pairing of Celluloid and Hisoka, but at the moment Let's talk about it, Hisoka's enthusiasm and care for Celluloid are not fake, and even if Hisoka really cools down, Celluloid shouldn't have this kind of reaction and expression. If he is dumped, either Heartbroken, either as if this person never existed in life, as if forgetting each other, or gnashing teeth, hating and cursing, but none of them are like Cellululu, entangled and confused, Looking confused and struggling in pain again, Seracela looked at it, and suddenly she felt blessed and blurted out a question.
"Are the tangled emotions in your song because of Hisoka? What's wrong with you guys?"
This time it was Cellululu's turn to show off her anger. She stood up in a hurry, said something in a subtle way, and left.
"Nothing, nothing happened, Miss Seracela, I'm not in good condition today, so I'll leave first. I will keep everything you said in mind, and I will ponder this song carefully when I get back."
Seracla was unable to stop him and could only regretfully wait for the next opportunity to ask.
Celluloid left the tpg and walked aimlessly on the street. Today's work was not going well. She had no choice but to work overtime, but now she definitely didn't want to go back to the hotel. After that day, she had been avoiding it. Although Hisoka The rare thoughtfulness did not force her to face him, but seeing Hisoka quietly waiting for her return every night, Cellululu was not untouched, and knew that Hisoka was waiting for her to calm down. Come down and wait for her to take the initiative to face him, but she can't do it. She is tired of being so depressed and contradictory, playing ambiguously, reluctant to let go and fully committed, not only afraid of hurting their hearts, but also afraid of breaking their hearts. Break your own heart.
What should I do? Cellululu covered her face, was she the number one scumbag in the world?
Cellululu was in a daze for a while. When she looked up again, she found that she had walked to the commercial center. She saw a karaoke center. She walked in. She didn't care about her feelings first, so she had better finish her work first. It happened to be a good time to kill. time.
After asking for a separate packet for one person, Cellululu opened the system. In addition to singing, you can also compile and record songs here. The score of the song recorded today is already familiar to you. Cellululu used music editing software to make a simple practice version. Then, with the background music playing, I took out the lyrics, focused on the annotated parts, and started to figure it out again.
This song is a song tailor-made by the Seracola team in order not to make the album's song types too single. The lyrics have a similar artistic conception to other songs in the album, but the style is bright and the thoughts conveyed are more progressive and positive. , after all, the songs brought by Celluloid, such as "H" and "Moonlight Canteen", are all sad and negative soothing songs. Seracara was deeply afraid that Celluloid would be stereotyped by the public, so she specially added a few A fast song.
Celluloid pondered for a while and then sang again.
"The beautiful full moon hanging on the branches tonight shines brightly,
Illuminating the world of happiness and tranquility,
Now I am useless and at the end of my rope,
The dream at dawn only saw me crawling on the ground, unable to move.
Even so, I still look forward to someone finding me.
Look up at the stars and shout as much as you want. "
Celluloid paused for a moment when she sang this. This was the first place marked by Seracla. Is there something wrong with the performance here?
“I want to get away, but there is no way to escape.
The future is hazy.
Even so, I still hope you can find me,
Flying like a butterfly,
The unfulfilled wings vibrate like the dim crescent moon. "
The last three lines were also criticized by Seracela for not singing the determination and expectation that they should have, but for being mostly indecisive.
"The beautiful full moon hanging on the branches is shining tonight,
Hug someone's arms and fall asleep.
Now I am defeated by the dark night alone, no one can see me.
Wandering in the dark night.
Celluloid took a deep breath, and from here on, the lyrics began to enter a positive and uplifting side, and this was exactly why she was criticized by Celluloid to express her dissatisfaction, thinking that she had completely failed to interpret the meaning of breaking out of a cocoon, becoming a butterfly, and working hard to move forward. A place of emotion.
Even so, I still don’t want to admit defeat,
In a corner of the universe, grasping at straws,
Want to catch up, want to surpass, the world of dreams
However, compared with others, I look like an idiot.
Looking around, he stopped moving forward.
Looking for what is lacking and wanting to change myself like that,”
However, because I want to see the same scenery as you.
Even if you want to cry or give up, you still can't give up.
Even then, it's like finding you.
The pupa spreads its wings hard, embraces its unfulfilled wings, and places its hope in the new moon.
Even so, I still hope someone can find me,
Looking up at the stars and shouting heartily,
I want to cry, but I can't.
There is no going back to the past after that.
Even so, I still hope you can find me,
Flying like a butterfly,
The vibrating unfull wings are like a dim crescent moon, a radiant crescent moon.
Celluloid sang softly and ended the last two sentences. The girl who emerged from the cocoon and turned into a butterfly expressed her blessings and hoped that the next person would also turn into a butterfly.
“The beautiful full moon hanging on the branches tonight shines brightly.
Smiling softly, it's your turn next time. "
At the end of the song, Cellulu sighed sadly. In fact, it was precisely because of the real feelings that she could not sing this song well, because many parts of this song expressed her state of mind, so she was not It’s better to be fully engaged than to be detached.
Cellululu immersed herself in trying again. Time passed like water. When Cellululu opened her eyes drowsily in a trance, she realized that she didn't even know when she fell asleep. Looking at the time again, it was even more... She was surprised that she actually spent the whole night in the box. She got up quickly, deleted all the song records, hurriedly paid the bill and left the karaoke room.
There was still a slight cool breeze on the street in the early morning. Cellululu felt a little clearer after being blown by it. Remembering that she had not returned home all night and had not said a word to Hisoka, Cellululu suddenly felt guilty and took out her phone to take a look. , and sure enough, she found that there were nearly a hundred missed calls from Hisoka on it. In order to work, her mobile phone was set to silent. After that, the private room was too noisy, and she fell asleep later, so she didn't hear a single call.
Cellululu looked at the time on it. Hisoka basically called her every ten minutes. Celluloid bit her lip and was about to call back. When the phone rang again, it was still Hisoka. Lu quickly answered the call, and Hisoka's voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Little Lulu, where are you?"
His tone was calm and flat, without the usual carelessness and frivolity, nor the twists and turns in his voice.
Cellululu apologized hurriedly, really feeling full of apology and guilt.
"I'm sorry. I was practicing singing at karaoke and fell asleep for some reason. I didn't inform you. I'm really sorry."
"Where are you?" Hisoka said noncommittally, still saying the same thing.
"I..." Cellululu looked at the surrounding landmarks and said. "I'm on Fifth Avenue downtown, in front of Dot's Department Store."
"I'm here to find you." After Hisoka said that, he hung up directly.
Cellululu did not dare to move, fearing that Hisoka would not be able to find anyone when he came. Hisoka came very quickly, and in less than ten minutes, he had appeared in front of her. She still looked bright and beautiful, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with her disappearance. Of course, it would be strange for Hisoka to be like this. Cellululu felt relieved, and she felt much better after feeling sorry for herself, but there was also a vague unspeakable feeling. She felt lost and dejected. Sure enough, she was still being pretentious. Hisoka didn't look tired because he was worried about her, and she also felt uncomfortable.
"What the hell are you doing? You're missing!" A loud scolding shook Cellululu awake. After a closer look, he realized that Hisoka was followed by Celluloid, but she was a little embarrassed. The skirt was wrinkled and even looked a bit like pajamas.
"Miss Seracla, why are you here?" Cellululu asked in surprise.
Seracla placed her hands on her hips like a teapot, lit Cellululu's forehead, and roared angrily.
"Why am I here? Ask your man! You stayed up late at night and came to my house to ask for someone. Where can I change you? You didn't listen to what you said. You grabbed me and beat me. I told you everything. You won't leave, you won't leave! He's good! He just pulled me and squatted in the tpg lobby all night. He didn't sleep himself, and he didn't let me sleep. Is there anyone who is so tormenting? What kind of conflict do you two have? No matter, but I have no interest in dealing with this lunatic anymore. Cellululu, if you want to cause me any trouble in the future and let this lunatic come to me, just wait for me to put on your shoes at work, I said. Really, really!" Seracela rolled her eyes desperately and jumped on her feet and said frantically.
Cellululu's face was filled with astonishment, and she glanced at Hisoka inquiringly. He was holding a poker that was conjured up from somewhere, covering the corners of his lips, trying to listen without smiling. Faced with Cellululu's questioning eyes, he also He just hummed softly, and it seemed that he was not at all as uncool as Seracela said.
After Seracela's bombardment, her mood finally calmed down a bit, and she snorted at Hisoka with a foul look on her face.
"I'm going back to catch up on my beauty sleep. I won't stay with you two anymore!"
Seracla turned around and walked away menacingly, leaving Cellululu and Hisoka staring at each other on the street.
After a moment of silence, Cellululu spoke first. "I...I'm sorry for keeping you waiting all night."
The loss disappeared sadly, but the lingering guilt rose again. Seracela would not lie, so what Hisoka did for her last night made her feel that she didn't know how to face it.
"I almost thought that little Lulu was going to leave without saying goodbye~" Hisoka then spoke. Before Cellululu could shake her head to deny anything, Hisoka continued with a smile.
"Hey, little Lulu, I really hate the cold war, and I don't like it when you hide from me and chase after me, so don't go on like this and forget what happened that day. I have no interest in forcing a woman who doesn't want to. , you don’t have to hide from me anymore, feel torn and wavering, how about we go back to the past?”
Cellululu was startled. Hisoka seemed to be free and easy again, with a careless smile, and no longer looked at her with hot, passionate and sticky eyes. Cellululu couldn't tell whether it was disappointment or relief, but still Most of all, he breathed a sigh of relief. In the end, he took the initiative to take a step back. Whether he was playing hard to get or really thinking so today, at least he gave her a little breathing space to continue evading and deceiving herself.
Naturally, Cellululu could only respond. The two of them seemed to have eliminated the embarrassment they had been having in the past few days. Of course, Cellululu deliberately wanted to whitewash the peace, but Hisoka seemed to really intend to stop temporarily, although it was still time to She is considerate in places, flirtatious with her words, frivolous in her actions, and can still joke around. She even occasionally does a bit of flirting that does not cross the line or slightly crosses the line, but it lacks the enthusiasm of a man who really falls in love with a woman. And enthusiasm, if Hisoka's firepower was 99 degrees some time ago, it is now 70 degrees, which is just on the ambiguous dividing line.
Cellululu gradually relaxed and became more comfortable in this kind of relationship. She still complained about what she should complain about and hit when she should hit. Everything seemed to be back to the past as Hisoka said.
Hisoka secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he realized that Cellulu had finally put down the sharp thorn in her diaphragm that had been erected since that day. He had already seen the results of being too eager, so before he found a solution to her knot, , or we can only stabilize her first.
Hisoka took out his phone, thought for a while, and then sent a message.
"Big brain teaser, ask, under what circumstances do you think a person who likes you would be afraid to continue to like you?"
Hisoka sent it, but he didn't think he would get a good answer, because he often harassed people with boring questions, sometimes out of fun, sometimes out of boredom to pass the time. Every time, the person being harassed either ignored him, Either the answer given to him would make him vomit blood.
The text message came back quickly, not ignoring it, but not answering his question, just a question.
"Where are you?" by—Illumi.
"Oh, have you been discovered? You can't be so sharp, right?" Hisoka raised an eyebrow. Illumi's question was a bit unusual. Normally, he was not interested in knowing where he was. Sure enough, he shouldn't ask him. Well, no one is a fool. Hisoka didn't want to tell him, so he could only pretend that he hadn't seen the news.
Illumi, who was squatting on the top of the tree in Jakaanda, realized that he had not received a reply from Hisoka. His last bit of uncertainty was confirmed. If he did not reply, he would be guilty. Illumi sneered. Directly dialed to Mi Ji.
"Mi Ji, help me find out where Xisuo is now?"
Unlike Cellululu, whose life is simple and has almost no life records, he knows all about Hisoka's credit cards. It is too easy to check him through the card's consumption records. Sure enough, within twenty minutes, Mi Ji's reply coming.
"Torres, Hotel Ventru?" Illumi glanced at the text message for the last time and put away his phone. He had to move quickly, otherwise, if he passed by him again, he really didn't know that he could still control himself. How long have you been feeling?
