0713: You who shine in the parallel world

Yu Yu's earlier statement to the director team at the group meeting that he would take care of the pipe organ himself was not a joke. He did not intend to give the director team any excuses about the instrument. He had already planned to have a pipe organ custom-made.

This was not a difficult task for him. He had already learned the skill of modifying musical instruments in his previous life, and he had also played other instruments by hand in this life. Modifying a pipe organ was now a piece of cake for him.

Of course, just to be on the safe side, he also brought in two professional craftsmen from abroad to assist him.

They started discussing and finalizing the blueprints online the same day the group meeting ended. Over the past five days, the design has been revised again and again, and various parts have been disassembled and reassembled. They have disassembled no less than two large pipe organs before achieving today's results.

Even the craftsmen couldn't help but praise Yu Yu's boldness and groundbreaking ideas. Despite being just a singer-songwriter, he was able to not only write songs and compose music, but also customize a pipe organ that was more suitable for singing performances for concert venues such as studios, livehouses, and stadiums.

When Yu Yu first approached them through IS channels, they initially thought he was being delusional. There were plenty of pipe organs suitable for concert hall performances, yet he believed they weren't suitable for pop music performances, so he "had a flash of inspiration" and decided to modify the existing pipe organs.

If it weren't for IS's sake, these top-notch musical instrument craftsmen in the industry might have already blocked and deleted Yu Yu when he proposed those "impractical" ideas.

When Yu Yu turned his idea into reality and sent over the actual blueprints, the two masters, who had initially planned to just glance at them and find a way to get rid of him, looked increasingly uneasy. They then realized that Yu Yu's idea was not just the empty talk of frogs in a well; compared to Yu Yu, they were more like frogs in a well.

The development of modern musical instruments has stagnated compared to the Middle Ages, largely due to rigid thinking and a lack of innovation. When these so-called master craftsmen no longer pursue the myriad expressions of music, what difference is there between them and ordinary repairmen, except that they are better at the craft?

What they really need in this industry is a musical genius like Yu Yu, whose musical skills are so solid and who is proficient in all kinds of music! With this skill, even if he doesn't write songs or sing, he would still be very popular if he went to make musical instruments. Wouldn't leaving behind a groundbreaking new instrument for this era be more historically significant than being an unknown singer or a "non-professional" travel blogger?

Thanks for the invitation, but I'm not considering changing careers for now.

Faced with the invitations from the two masters, Yu Yu declined without hesitation. Bringing over musical instruments that had never appeared in this world in her previous life would indeed bring her fame and fortune in no time.

But just as Yu Yu would never transplant another person's masterpiece from another world and claim it as his own, musical instruments themselves represent civilization; otherwise, the phrase "the collapse of rites and music" would not be used to describe the decline of a civilization.

With so many musical instruments in this world, he never believed that he had mastered them to a high level, so why would he need the instruments of another "civilization" to invade?

In the end, the two master craftsmen were even a little embarrassed to accept Yu Yu's final payment. After all, they had only come to assist him that day and had not done much work. Moreover, they had gained a lot of inspiration from Yu Yu, this "outsider" who had crossed over into the field, and benefited greatly from it.

Ultimately, at Yu Yu's insistence, they accepted the remaining payment and offered to let him come back to them if he had any further ideas for modifying musical instruments.

After seeing the two masters off, Yu Yu gestured to Li Mu, who then instructed his men to begin the next stage: a simulated studio sound effects test.

At this moment, they were not in a stadium or an abandoned studio, but in an abandoned factory in the suburbs. Since there was no one around, they didn't have to worry about disturbing others.

However, the factory's sound system does not meet the standards of a broadcasting studio.

"There's no need to worry about that, because our sound system is better than Hunan TV's, so let's just consider it a neutralizing factor." Yu Yu didn't seem too concerned about Li Mu's suggestion that the sound quality might be inconsistent.

His current simulation is not aimed at replicating the live performance of the Fruit Studio 1:1, but rather at seeing whether the modified organ can meet his expectations in a performance environment.

Theoretically, based on their preliminary research, there shouldn't be any problems.

When the organ's microphone was connected to the speakers, Yu Yu sat down at the keys and pressed the first white key. When he heard the soul-stirring, deep sound of the organ echoing in the empty factory, he couldn't help but smile.

Afterward, he changed the organ's location, trying it out in different corners of the factory, mimicking different stage positions. Only after collecting data for each set did he finally take out his phone, take a picture of the modified organ, and post it to the "Investigation" group:

"Done. Photo.jpg"

"You're amazing, Yu Yu! Did you really solve the problem of the organ being immovable?!" Su Xiaoding shouldn't be busy at this moment, because he was the first to reply.

Yu Yu slightly corrected Su Xiaoding's stereotype about the pipe organ:

"To be precise, it solved the problems that small portable pipe organs could not fit in large studios or stadiums, while large pipe organs had to be built against the wall, and even the pipes had to be distributed in multiple locations on the wall. It also solved the problem of how to make the pipe organ blend more naturally into modern pop music."

For those unfamiliar with this niche instrument, the pipe organ is often perceived as enormous, with rows of chimney-like metal pipes and two or three layers of keys.

In fact, only large pipe organs are so extravagant. The largest pipe organs can have more than 30,000 pipes, but such pipe organs are basically "embedded" in the walls and integrated into the corners of the church hall, unable to move.

However, small pipe organs with only one row of keys do not have this problem, but in Yu Yu's opinion, the performance of small pipe organs on site is not comparable to those big ones.

So he briefly explained the principles of aerodynamic sound production and modification ideas for the pipe organ in just a few words. Of course, he didn't intend for all the brothers in the group to understand these theoretical concepts. Therefore, after he lightly brushed it off, he added:

"Anyway, that's not important. What's important is that I will re-record a version of the soundtrack using live instruments later. For now, please make do with the version of electronic synthesized instruments from this morning for practice. Before returning to the dorm this week, I will send the final version to the group."

You mean, in his opinion, the pieces that can be directly handed over to the production team for performance are not considered the final product? Su Xiaoding was a little confused.

"That's right. When Xiaoyu is arranging music, he prefers to do it himself, literally, rather than using a computer." Wang Yuexin's answer was full of family warmth. "If the production team hadn't allowed outside orchestras, he might have been able to provide live accompaniment for our entire symphony orchestra."

"Bringing your own band to accompany you is more like the kind of thing you'd do on 'Singer' or hold your own concert, not like what Pi Ge does. But with your organ on, it does count as live accompaniment." Huang Pinguan smiled and added, "Don't work too hard, Yu Yu. We still have time; you don't need to work through the night."

"Okay, thank you for your concern, Victor Wong," Yu Yu replied obediently.

His brothers, who know him well, naturally wouldn't expose him in the group chat, but that didn't stop them from turning around and tagging a certain lazy bum in the group chat.

"So, what are your plans for tonight, Mr. Fish, Mr. Fish, and Mr. Fish?" Yu Haoming asked curiously.

"What else can I do after getting off work at night? I just lie down wherever I want, sleep, and catch up on the episodes I missed earlier," Yu Yu replied, sounding somewhat bewildered.

Wang Yuexin jokingly added: "Even Victor Wong advised you not to work overnight."

Yu Yu replied matter-of-factly, "Yes, that's why I listened to advice and decided not to do anything when I got home tonight."

Even though they weren't on the same team, Captain Zhang Yuan could deduce the whole story from their conversation without looking at the detailed chat logs: "Brother Pin Guan still doesn't have enough understanding of whether this lazy bum can work through the night."

Just as Zhang Yuan finished sending the message, Captain Chen spoke up in the "official" group of "Under Investigation": "Brother Pin Guan, he certainly won't work late at night to rush the project, but he can send the finished product over when he goes for his morning run tomorrow."

Chen Chusheng was referring to the fact that Yu Yu could write a poem or a song in the time it took to go for a run or have a meal, without having to wait until late at night to ponder it.

Upon seeing this, Yu Yu immediately took a screenshot of the sentence and sent it to the group chat next door, where people with disheveled hair were hanging around, and slowly carved out a question mark.

"@YuYuYanYouZhi, did you hear that? I'm talking to you. Your Captain Chen Chusheng has given you a task to send him the song tomorrow morning." Zhang Yuan, always eager for drama, immediately tagged Yu Yu.

The disheveled fish in the group: "What the hell are you doing?"

Fish in the group on stage: "Bro, we really can't give it to you this time. After all, we're going to have to play each instrument live and then put them together."

Writing a simple musical score isn't difficult, and composing music using a computer synthesizer (for Yu Yu) isn't difficult either, but no one can play more than ten instruments in a minute.

"It's nothing, I was just saying," Chen Chusheng said in the group chat. Even though he wasn't in front of Yu Yu right now, Yu Yu was sure that her older brother was smiling.

Then, Chen Chusheng changed the subject, "Then let's do it tomorrow afternoon."

Yu Yu suspected that Chen Chusheng was teasing him, and he had evidence to prove it.

Fish in the group on stage: "Waaaaah, Brother Sheng, why are you putting pressure on me? Why are you so cold? I've been struggling all alone outside for a whole performance, and I'm finally back in our big family of brothers, and you still want me to do illegal work! Brother Victor, look at him!"

Fish in the disheveled group said, "Captain Zhang, I think you can put the plan to recruit Chen Chusheng's team into the agenda. I can be an inside man."

Suddenly, Huang Pinguan, who had been complained about by Yu Yu, said, "Uh... half a day is indeed a bit rushed? *covers face and laughs.jpg*"

It is indeed not enough under normal circumstances.

Wang Yuexin and Yu Haoming watched the two-faced rubber fish jumping back and forth between the two groups without saying a word, only sending out emojis.

Wang Yuexin: "Beagle eye drops.jpg"

Yu Haoming: "A beagle crying its heart out.jpg"

For some reason, Victor Wong suddenly understood.

Su Xiaoding wasn't sure if she should laugh, but the laughter had already been sent out quickly: "Hahahahahaha!"

Chen Chusheng: "Are you sure you didn't record the other instruments beforehand, and only the organ part was missing? And are you sure you didn't deliberately deliver the final product at the last minute? (smile.jpg)"

"...I don't know, I need to go home and check my folders. Everyone, let's chat bye-bye!" Yu Yu, exposed, went offline in a second.

Raw Rabbit: Rubber Fish, do you really think they can't see through your intentions when you quickly threw out the fake product? Only Victor Wong and Xiao Ding can be fooled by you.