When Zhou Xuan started singing, everyone was immediately taken aback.
Because Zhou Xuan's voice and tone were exactly the same as Li Maoshan's original singing, without any difference, Liu Fengling on stage even wondered if the original recording had been played, since Hu Yun was Yu Xiang's guest.
Volume 1, Chapter 450: Making a Big Show
Chapter 450 Showing Off
It wasn't just Liu Fengling who had this suspicion; everyone thought so, including Yu Xiang himself.
The band at the side of the stage was also acting strangely; they were hearing the original vocals, but it wasn't the soundtrack being played—it was their own recording.
Because the voice is so similar to the original singer Li Maoshan, people who frequent such venues have particularly sensitive ears. They can hear even the slightest error in the score, whether it's the singing style or the accompaniment.
Zhou Xuan's male vocals, whether in terms of the score, lyrics, or tone and voice, are indistinguishable from the original singer.
By the time Zhou Xuan finished singing the male part, everyone was completely captivated by the middle section. It's one thing if you can't sing well yourself, but it's another to be able to tell the difference between good and bad. Many people love listening to music and can talk about it fluently. They can hear the slightest differences in the tones of the songs they like or the voices of certain singers. If it's a cover version, they can immediately tell the difference if there's even the slightest difference.
When Zhou Xuan sang, no one could tell the difference; even the most professional vocal producers couldn't detect any difference.
However, almost everyone suspected that Zhou Xuan was lip-syncing and was playing the original soundtrack. Liu Fengling sang the first half of the song, which was also good, but everyone could hear that her voice was very different from the original singer, Lin Shurong. She sang well, but it was slightly inferior to Lin Shurong's original singing.
When the second verse began, Liu Fengling picked up the microphone and started singing again. She sang quite smoothly, but while singing, she was also wondering if Zhou Xuan was singing live. As a professional, she was very experienced in distinguishing between live and lip-synced singing. She had been standing close to him earlier, watching his lip movements and listening to his voice. Based on these observations, it didn't seem like he was lip-syncing. However, listening to Zhou Xuan's voice, it was definitely lip-syncing. It was impossible to imitate someone's voice so perfectly.
At this point, not only Liu Fengling, the host, and the audience below the stage had doubts, but even the band that was accompanying them on stage began to have doubts. Could it be that they were really playing a CD and lip-syncing?
When it was Zhou Xuan's turn to sing, the band members exchanged glances, made a face, and then suddenly stopped playing the accompaniment music after Zhou Xuan sang the first line.
Suddenly, only Zhou Xuan remained in the hall, loudly singing the second half of the lyrics. His voice and tone were absolutely like Li Maoshan singing live. Moreover, there was no accompaniment; only Zhou Xuan was singing a cappella.
In that instant, everyone understood that it was indeed Zhou Xuan singing, and that he had truly imitated Li Maoshan to the extreme. Even if Li Maoshan himself were there, he might not have sung any better. Often, the music recorded in the recording studio is completely different from what singers sing live. In the recording studio, there are repeated takes to achieve the best, but that's not possible live. That's why many singers have problems like singing off-key, hoarse voices, or being out of tune. In the early days, when this happened, the audience would jeer, but things are much better now. Fans are fans; whether the singing is good or bad, it doesn't matter. As long as it's their idol singing, they'll like it. And now, with the crackdown on fake singing, the audience isn't afraid of singing off-key or out of tune; what they dislike most is lip-syncing.
Even without musical accompaniment, Zhou Xuan continued singing until the very end.
After the last line was sung, everyone fell silent for a few seconds, then suddenly erupted in thunderous applause. Those who had been skeptical shouted, "One more!"
"Give me one song, I'll give you five thousand, and one more song."
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Just as Zhou Xuan was about to decline and leave the stage, Liu Fengling smiled and reached out to stop him, saying to the audience, "Everyone, please be quiet. I'd like to sing 'Beautiful Myth' with Mr. Hu again."
After saying that, she turned her head to look at Zhou Xuan and asked softly, "Mr. Hu, I look forward to singing another duet with you, is that alright?"
Zhou Xuan looked at Liu Fengling's expectant eyes, then glanced at Fu Gui below the stage, who was waving his fist and shouting, "Brother, give us one more, one more!"
“Alright, then I’ll sing this song with Miss Liu again.” Zhou Xuan nodded slightly. Seeing that Fu Gui was in high spirits, he decided to let him have his way. This guy seemed to be showing off in front of A Zi, whom he was holding. How could he not give in to his wishes? He would be living at sea with him on the ship for a long time in the future, so it was better to have a good relationship. Besides, this was just a small favor for him, and he didn’t have to spend any money or effort.
The band's accompaniment on stage slowly began, with a particularly beautiful saxophone solo. This musical style was added by the band themselves, and it worked very well, appealing to the audience.
The first half of the song was sung by a male voice, with Zhou Xuan singing in Sun Nan's voice. After just the first line, the audience erupted in applause.
Because Zhou Xuan imitated Sun Nan's voice so perfectly, almost exactly like the original voice when he sang Li Maoshan's song, the audience was only surprised and had no other reaction after the confirmation.
The initial assumption was that Zhou Xuan was lip-syncing.
To prove this conjecture was correct, the band stopped playing after a few lines of accompaniment and the lyrics were sung. Zhou Xuan continued singing the lyrics a cappella, completely unaffected, and then Liu Fengling's female voice took over.
Her singing was completely different from Han Hong's, and it was obvious. At this point, the audience had completely lost attention from Liu Fengling and was only waiting for Zhou Xuan to sing next. Zhou Xuan had just switched to the voice of another extremely famous singer, which greatly surprised them.
If singing Li Maoshan's voice surprised them earlier, singing Sun Nan's voice now truly astonished them. It takes a tremendous amount of effort for someone to imitate a famous singer. Moreover, to imitate someone, one must first consider whether their own voice type is different from the singer's, whether they are even remotely similar. Otherwise, it is impossible to imitate. For example, Jacky Cheung sings well, right? But if you ask him to imitate Andy Lau, he definitely won't be able to do it well, because the two have completely different voice types.
For example, if you ask Yang Kun to learn from A-Du, it would definitely be twice as effective, because the two of them are very similar, making it much easier to imitate.
Li Maoshan and Sun Nan, while not exactly opposite types, are at least largely different. Yet Zhou Xuan perfectly captured the essence of both voices, which is what everyone admires and finds most exciting.
Singing similarly to a particular singer is not uncommon, but to sound like two singers is quite difficult, especially since both singers are very famous and their voices are extremely familiar to everyone.
After Zhou Xuan finished singing the first half, he looked at Liu Fengling, only to find her staring blankly at him, speechless with surprise, and showing no intention of continuing the song.
It wasn't that she didn't want to sing, but rather that she was so surprised that she forgot to sing.
The audience below the stage was also very surprised, which made them even more excited. How could they not be excited that one person could sing the voices of two famous singers, and in such a way?
Liu Fengling was stunned and didn't continue singing. Zhou Xuan paused for a moment, then casually sang out the rest of the lyrics in Han Hong's female voice.
Zhou Xuan's words immediately caused a sensation among the more than a thousand men and women in the hall.
It was already a miracle that he could sing in the voices of Li Maoshan and Sun Nan, but now he's singing in Han Hong's voice—this is simply unbelievable.
There are quite a few men who sing in a female voice, but none of them can sing the voices of famous people or imitate famous singers. Among them, Li Yugang is probably the most famous for his ability to switch voices and sing well. Although Li Yugang sings in a female voice quite well, he cannot sing the voices of other female singers in a female voice. In this respect, Zhou Xuan has surpassed them.
The host just introduced him as Hu Yun, an unknown person. How could he have such great abilities?
Fu Gui, standing by the stage, was even more excited. He squeezed A Zi's breasts, which were now sitting on his lap, until they ached. He exclaimed, "Look at my friend! Damn, he can sing both men and women! With him here, you don't need to go to any superstar's solo concert. Hehe, the ticket price probably won't be so expensive!"
As he spoke, Fugui seemed to suddenly think of something else, and whispered to Azi, "How about it? He's my best buddy, wouldn't you like to sing with him? If you do, we'll get a private room and he can sing with you to your heart's content."
In reality, which girl who works in a nightclub can't sing? It's just a matter of skill level; they can all sing, and some can even rival professional singers, they just haven't had the chance to become famous.
As Fu Gui spoke, he waved his hand excitedly at Zhou Xuan, wanting others to see that he knew Zhou Xuan.
At this moment, no one in the entire hall paid any attention to Liu Fengling standing next to Zhou Xuan; all eyes were on Zhou Xuan.
Seeing Fu Gui's excited expression, Zhou Xuan smiled slightly and waved to him while singing.
This almost made Fugui faint. He stood up and blew kisses at him, and started whistling.
Zhou Xuan was also excited. In the following lyrics, he immediately sang them in the voices of six people: Andy Lau, Kelly Chen, Jacky Cheung, Faye Wong, Jackie Chan, and Na Ying, one line each, until the end.