With Shen Jin, Father Shen, and Mother Ning looking on expectantly, Yun Xiaoran began his performance.
"The little yellow flower in the story
Had been drifting since the year I was born..."
Just hearing the first line Yun Xiaoran sang as he sat there, they could tell something was different.
The sheer artistry of this song was incredible, whether in its lyrics or in
The command of the music. It was as though this song had been born
For the guitar. Though a guitar alone might sound plain,
Shen Jin didn't feel that anything was missing from the music.
Of course, wasn't Jay Chou doing the same thing in the music video?
With just a guitar in hand, he could easily play the entire song.
That also made it easy for people to sing along.
"The day I skipped class for you,
The day the flowers fell."
Shen Cong and Ning Yao found the overall melody rather unexpected. They had originally thought Yun Xiaoran would perform something suited to people their age.
They hadn't expected Yun Xiaoran to take the opposite approach and sing a song about youth instead. That made things rather interesting.
For Shen Cong in particular, as a director, a command of music was just as important.
And this song Yun Xiaoran had composed was catchy, captivating, and deeply moving.
"I never thought I'd still have the courage I'd lost
I want so badly to ask you again
Will you wait, or will you leave..."
By the second half of the song, Shen Jin was utterly captivated.
She had never imagined that Yun Xiaoran's
Singing would be so powerful. That rich, resonant voice,
Combined with the guitar and the way he looked, had Shen Jin ecstatic.
*I have to record him singing right now so I can