Chapter Eighteen Listen to Me Sing

  How to describe this woman...

  In 2000, the streets of Tokyo were filled with fashion that was somewhat difficult for Zhou Xiao to get used to. Many beautiful girls had blackened their faces, dyed their hair yellow, and applied bright lip color. This fashion, known as Harajuku style, was something that Zhou Xiao, especially as a man who liked idols, couldn't understand at all.

  Not all girls are Harajuku-style, but in the year 2000, it was the heyday of Harajuku style. The makeup of girls on the street was more or less influenced by it, and the shiny upper eyelid and fingernails were proof. Even if the girls weren't wearing Harajuku-style makeup, many people would still have a little bit of Harajuku flavor.

  But this woman... She had a simple ponytail, her pale face without even a light dusting of powder, emerging from the subway with an air that seemed as if she had just stepped out of her own bedroom.

  The girl wore a tight-fitting white T-shirt, which slightly accentuated her slender figure and outlined her beautiful bust. Outside, she had on a deep blue denim jacket. Her bangs were not too many, sparse and spread out on her forehead, completely different from the iron bangs of the idol girls ten years later.

  What disappointed Zhou Xiao the most was that the woman's sunglasses blocked her eyes, making it difficult for him to see her entire face.

  Although so, Zhou Xiao was still surprised by the woman. At first glance, seeing that elegant makeup, he thought it was a very young girl who hadn't learned to dress up yet. However, upon closer inspection, he discovered that the woman's figure and posture were quite mature. What kind of feeling was this? The freshness of youth combined with the elegance of a mature woman, and on that face, even with glasses covering her eyes, she still looked incredibly elegant...

  Zhou Xiao thinks that such a woman, whether in 2000, 2014 or 2030, will always be beautiful. It's a beauty that can transcend time, ignore makeup and disregard the era!

  "I want to sing a song for her!" In the few days he had been singing here, Zhou Xiao had seen many girls, but such emotions had never appeared in his mind before.

  Generally speaking, most single women are not within Zhou Xiao's hunting range, of course, this refers to his singing career. Women are indeed more willing to spend money, but many women walking alone on the street have some defensive psychology. It's not that Zhou Xiao won't try to get every woman to pay up, in fact, when facing women over 40 years old, he often achieves quite a good "record". Of course, apart from singing, when facing such women, Zhou Xiao also needs to do a little more work, like throwing a flirtatious glance or something, relying on selling some charm to make money.

  Then, facing this beautiful yet ethereal woman, what kind of song would Zhou Xiao use to move her?

  Slow song? Melodious folk song? Petty bourgeoisie's folk ballad?

  Zhou Xiao couldn't help but laugh secretly. If one were to think that just because of the woman's pale complexion, her favorite music would also be this style, then they would be greatly mistaken!

  When he looked at the woman, his eyes didn't simply stop at her appearance, what made him more concerned was the woman's dress.

  Cowboy jacket with a pure white T-shirt, Zhou Xiao thinks that this kind of woman, using a little freshness may not move her!

  Gently plucking the strings of his lute, Zhou Xiao began to sing a song he had never sung before in his street performing career.

  This song's **part will be very fast, the melody and rhythm are also somewhat intense, it is obvious that it was adapted from a band's work, no mistake, this is a rock song!

  It's impossible to sing a rock song with an acoustic guitar, so Zhou Xiao had been hesitant to perform this song during his street performances. It wasn't until last night that he rearranged the song to be played on an acoustic guitar without losing the powerful feel of the electric guitar version.

  The melody had just started, and because it was played on an acoustic guitar, its flavor still retained that kind of freshness.

  Another thing that made Zhou Xiao very happy was that as soon as the music started, the woman also obviously noticed him singing, and this woman didn't seem to be in a hurry either. She slowly turned her body towards Zhou Xiao.

  It's not just him, but also many people around who are approaching Zhou Xiao. However, unlike the woman who simply approached because she found someone selling songs, the approach of others around is likely due to this song.

  These days, Zhou Xiao's singing time is relatively fixed. Many Japanese people with fixed working hours also come to the subway station at about the same time, so they are not surprised by Zhou Xiao's singing. However, most of these listeners noticed a problem: unlike most street performers who sing popular songs, all the songs sung by Zhou Xiao were unheard of by anyone. There is only one reason that can explain this situation: all the songs he sang were written by himself.

  A talented young man is the evaluation given by most people who have seen Zhou Xiao sing, and when Zhou Xiao plays a completely unfamiliar melody again, these people also tacitly move closer to him. No way, with just an acoustic guitar, singing with his own voice without a microphone, in this case everyone wants to hear clearly can only do so.

  "With the music, Zhou Xiao sang out the lyrics: 'The only one in the vast universe, in this wide world on the blue earth... Conveying the emotions of love, delivering to a small island with you, and after meeting you, the years flew by like an arrow, the words full of thoughts gradually increased, unknowingly, the melody played for us two..."

  "Sometimes fierce, sometimes sentimental, the melody drifts to distant metaphors, warm singing voices move the world..."

  Because the melody itself has a relatively fast rhythm, and not short two paragraphs of lyrics, Zhou Xiao sang for just over a minute before finishing, then took a deep breath, and finally released his emotions that had been brewing for a long time!

  The guitar sound under his hands suddenly became fierce, and his singing voice also rose abruptly by a key, the whole song entered the slightly passionate and most wonderful chorus part!

  "Look! The most important person for you is right by your side! What I want to convey to you is this love song that's playing!"

  "Listen! Listen! Listen! This resounding love song......!"

  This song is very famous in the history that Zhou Xiao has experienced, and this song has been sung by many people besides the original singer. Originally a rock song, its melody is also very good, and when it was rearranged and sung by others, it had various flavors, and this song is obviously more popular with women, because most of the cover singers are female.

  And as for these women's names, even if spoken out loud, I'm afraid that even Chinese people would rarely recognize all of them.

  They are Oyama Yurika, Shimakawa Eriko, Koda Kumiko and Aragaki Yui!

  Zhou Xiao's guitar arrangement and the female vocalist's cover are different, but it can't be said that they are completely different. At least in terms of rhythm, Zhou Xiao's cover is closer to Kōda Kumiko's version.

  This is a charming song, Zhou Xiao sang while paying attention to the reaction of the audience around him. The initial choice was relatively quiet and beautiful, everyone was listening with their ears perked up, and Zhou Xiao also deliberately suppressed the melody, making the song seem like it couldn't release its emotions at first.

  And when it came to the chorus, the rhythm and melody of the song suddenly became stronger, giving the audience a refreshing feeling. Zhou Xiao saw that everyone, including the woman, took a deep breath and nodded their heads slowly along with the music!

  "Listen! Listen! Listen! This resounding love song......!"

  The song ends with this lyric.

  "Little Love", thank you everyone!" Zhou Xiao finally announced the name of this song after finishing her singing.

  Gaoyuan Temple Metro Station finally erupted in applause again on the fourth day after Zhou Xiao came here! This time it wasn't just two or three people giving polite applause after seeing Zhou Xiao finish singing, but everyone's heartfelt praise for his voice and this song!

  Zhou Xiao also saw that the woman was taking deep breaths while applauding enthusiastically with everyone else!

  "This is going to make her not only moved, but also seems to be able to earn a lot of money!" Zhou Xiao thought excitedly.

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