[An empty street scene]
[Looking for someone to pour my feelings into]
[Making this kind of decision]
[Loneliness was my neighbor]
When Kong Xi's quiet, slightly sorrowful voice rang out, the comments on Tencent Video instantly exploded!
"So sad!"
"Xiaoyue is too pitiful, isn't she?"
"Does years of companionship really lose to a childhood sweetheart appearing out of nowhere?"
"There's no first come, first served in love. This hurts so much!"
"This song... I'm crying my eyes out!"
"Tearing up."
"Wow, Xixi sings so beautifully, but this song is so sad. My tears have started making their own decisions..."
Especially when the second female lead walked alone to the little bridge, leaned against the railing, and gazed at the distant sunset.
This drama had made an amazing choice of actors. Everyone had both looks and acting skills.
A gentle, beautiful girl, a stunning profile, and eyes filled with faint loneliness.
The song happened to reach the line: [It was clearly a movie for three, yet I could never have a name.]
At that moment, even Song Dao was moved, a faint ache welling up in his heart.
But then he smiled.
He knew this song had made it!
At the same time.
Yan Yu, who was watching the drama at Life is Messy Studio, saw that scene on the large projection screen, and tears immediately streamed down her face.
She murmured, "Before, I only thought it was a good song. Now I realize that paired with this plot, it's genuinely too heartbreaking!"
She simply couldn't hold it in. Not at all.
Lin Fei, who was likewise waiting for the song to appear at Feiyang Music Movement, had red-rimmed eyes as she sniffed hard.
That night, Immortal Sword Asking for Love set new highs in both online and television data.
Its ratings exploded!
And along with it, the song Always Been Quiet became a hit!
Without Feiyang Music Movement spending a single resource on it, it shot into the top ten of the Soaring Chart and New Song Chart overnight!
At the same time, it entered the top ten of the newly revamped Popularity Index Chart!
Even when Song Dao got up the next morning and saw the numbers, he could not help feeling a little envious.
That was the power of a blockbuster drama!
There was no need for buildup, no need for accumulation. As long as it appeared in the most suitable scene at the most suitable moment—
It would become popular!
Every major online platform was full of praise for Kong Xi and Always Been Quiet.
"I used to think she was just a lucky young girl. Even though she had formal training and decent vocal skills, Somersault Cat really wasn't that good. This song is different. It's quiet and restrained, but it truly hits you right in the heart. If Kong Xi can keep singing songs at this level, I'm converting from a passerby to a fan!"
"Last night, when I watched the drama and this song came on, I couldn't stop myself from crying. Afterward, I thought maybe I'd just been affected by the plot, so I specifically went to Penguin Music to listen to it. Then I cried again. Boohoo, why is it like red wine? It tastes mild at first, but the aftertaste hits so hard?"
"When I was in school, I had a crush on an older student. Unfortunately, he had a girlfriend, so I could only watch him from afar. While watching this drama, I felt that I was a lot like Xiaoyue, and for some reason, I felt really sad. Then this song came on—oh my god, it stabbed right through me..."
"It's been five years since I graduated from university, but I still can't forget that relationship. I really can't let it go. It was clearly a movie for three, yet I could never have a name!"
"A lot of people say Kong Xi is an internet celebrity singer. After this song, who would still dare say that?"
"Xiaoli, Xiaofang, Xiaohui, Xiaoxue... are you all doing well? We can make a movie with multiple people. Come back, all of you. I miss you!"
There was no questioning the meme-making abilities of idiotic netizens these days.
This song was no exception.
Some people poured out genuine emotions, while others made ridiculous jokes. Along with the drama's explosive popularity, Always Been Quiet became a hit across the board.
Praise flooded in.
Its reputation was so good that people even wondered whether paid trolls had boosted it.
Song Dao wanted to know too.
So, after several days, he made an unprecedented trip to the company.
The moment he entered, he saw a group of young women gathered together, chatting noisily.
They did not know that Song Dao was Water Strike Three Thousand, but they did know that this song had been released by their own company.
Even if they had never met him, Teacher Sanqian was one of their own!
"Xixi sings so beautifully. I completely couldn't control my tears when I saw that part."
"Teacher Sanqian is amazing. I cried too..."
"Could we ask Teacher Sanqian to write me a song? I don't even need a cut of the profits!" An trainee was fantasizing.
"Brother Dao is here! Could you create songs like Teacher Sanqian's too?"
"Yeah, Brother Dao. I hope you can create songs of this type too. I'll follow you." One trainee looked at him expectantly.
Faced with his enthusiastic colleagues, Song Dao responded with a smile and arrived outside Lin Fei's office.
Before he could knock, Lin Fei, having heard the movement, had already come out.
When she saw Song Dao, a smile appeared on her face.
"Come in!"
She ushered Song Dao inside.
Facing Song Dao's question, Lin Fei smiled and said, "There was no manipulation. I'm not stupid.
Immortal Sword Asking for Love was this popular, and although Xixi wasn't a top-tier star, she still had plenty of fans.
Those people alone were enough to make our numbers look impressive."
As she spoke, she gestured for Song Dao to sit down, then took a bottle of soda water and handed it to him.
Sitting on the single sofa, Lin Fei was clearly delighted. "I'm planning to have Xixi start a livestream tonight to promote the drama, retain the new fans, and then conveniently push her fellow disciple's new song."
That spendthrift woman was still quite shrewd. She knew how to ride the momentum.
Song Dao sized up the beautiful young woman, who was full of energy like a girl, and considered how to bring up the song.
But Lin Fei took the initiative to ask, "By the way, Teacher Song, do you have any progress on Director Zhang's song?"
She had merely asked casually and did not hold out any hope at all.
She believed writing a "commissioned composition" would not be hard for Song Dao, but quickly writing something that could satisfy Director Zhang was another matter entirely.
Yet Song Dao looked at her and said, "It's finished. Sister Fei, do you want to sing it?"
Lin Fei: "..."
She was dressed rather formally that day, in a black blazer skirt suit, a white silk blouse, and black stockings.
Her delicate little feet were in mid-heeled sandals.
Her tied-up hair, paired with that exquisite, aloof face—if she added a pair of gold-rimmed glasses to the bridge of her nose...
At that moment, Lin Fei's little face was filled with astonishment as she stared at Song Dao in disbelief. "It's finished?"
"Let's make this clear first. No matter who sings my song, I'll take at most twenty percent." Song Dao withdrew his gaze and spoke steadily.
Lin Fei burst out laughing. He had actually made her laugh in exasperation.
"What, is Teacher Sanqian really that confident? You think someone like me, who left the music scene years ago, would be willing to sing your song?"
Song Dao smiled. "If you won't sing it, Sister Maomao can. She'll definitely like it."
"Oh, really? I refuse to believe it. Let me see it!" Lin Fei raised her brows and looked at Song Dao. "If it can truly move me, I won't take a single cent!"
"Wouldn't that be inappropriate?" Song Dao asked tentatively.
Lin Fei was speechless.
Even she, who was usually so emotionally stable, could not help wanting to hit someone right now.
Why did this man have to be so obsessed with money?
Even geniuses had to eat, sure, but could he please stop trying to make up for the losses he suffered from his ex-girlfriend through them?
Lin Fei took a deep breath and held out her hand. "Let me see the song first."
Song Dao generously handed over his phone, whose case was already somewhat polished with age.
Lin Fei took it with slight disgust and looked at the score on the screen.
A moment later.
Her expression turned serious.
A few minutes later, Lin Fei looked up, and the way she looked at Song Dao had completely changed.
"You wrote this over the past few days?"
Song Dao nodded. "Actually, I had some inspiration even before you mentioned it to me, and I wrote a short poem.
Then, by coincidence, that poem happened to fit Director Zhang's Demon Love very well.
The day you sent me the materials, a rough outline formed in my mind that night.
Over the past few days, I polished it a little and completed the arrangement too."
Lin Fei: "..."
She could not believe it, yet she had no choice but to.
It felt absurd.
What kind of musical prodigy was this?
He was a musical genius, wasn't he?
She had seen people write a song in several minutes or a dozen minutes before. Back then, Teacher Dong Hui had even demonstrated it for her in person.
But the problem was that the quality of this song was far too high!
And it fit Director Zhang's movie perfectly!
Even if he said he had already had some inspiration before, wasn't this too much of a coincidence?
He had even specifically written a poem?
She acknowledged that people who could write lyrics generally had a good literary foundation.
But saying that someone who could write lyrics could also write poetry was too ridiculous.
"Can I see that poem?" She tried her best to calm herself down.
The song Song Dao had just given her was explosive!
No wonder he said that even a veteran artist like Sister Maomao would definitely like it.
He had not lied.
The instant she saw it, she wanted to sing it!
It was the kind of work she had dreamed of possessing all her life.
Although she had not sung it even once, the melody of the complete arrangement had already begun playing in her mind.
She could even imagine how it would feel to stand onstage and sing it herself.
She was so excited that she almost wanted to cry.
Her heart was churning, filled with shock, awe, and joy.
She had to keep herself under control.
She could not lose her composure in front of him.
So she decisively changed the subject.
"Search Water Strike Three Thousand on Shuibo... forget it, I'll find it for you."
That account was not even verified, and there were countless people with similar names.
When he registered it, he had only managed to pass by adding a check mark after the name.
He took back his phone, switched to the Water Strike Three Thousand account, and handed it to Lin Fei again.
After taking it, Lin Fei softly read from the screen, "Red beans grow in the south, how many branches bloom with spring? I hope you gather more of them, for this is the thing that stirs the deepest lovesickness."
"Red Beans Grow in the South..."
After reading it once, she read it again.
Then she fell silent.
If that song had shocked her with Song Dao's talent, upgrading him from a musical prodigy to a musical genius, then the shock this poem brought her far surpassed that song!
It was only twenty characters in total, yet it conveyed such complex and profound feelings of lovesickness with astonishing concision.
Every word was perfectly placed.
It flowed in one uninterrupted breath, smooth and natural.
Then she looked at the poem's title. It was the same as the song's.
Lovesickness!
If she had been some uncultured singer, then upon seeing a poem like this, she might have only praised it a few times and said he was talented.
But she had graduated from Jing University.
For a five-character quatrain written by a modern person, the lingering flavor contained within its words was endless. The more she thought about it, the more incredible it seemed.
It was simply too devastating for her!
She could barely hold herself together. She really could barely hold it together.
She said nothing, and Song Dao did not speak either.
He thought to himself that her claim of not wanting a single cent had definitely just been casual talk!
Women's words could not be trusted.
They were the best at lying.
So he still had to give her twenty percent...
After a long while.
Lin Fei suddenly raised her head, her beautiful eyes fixed on Song Dao.
"I'm suddenly a little curious."
"Hmm?"
"Is your ex-girlfriend stupid?"
Song Dao was speechless.
"What was she thinking? She actually gave up a blue-chip catch like you for some greasy middle-aged man?"
Song Dao was indeed no longer just a promising prospect.
Whether it was the song he had sung at his graduation party or the astonishing talent he had displayed right afterward,
both had already made him shine brilliantly for a young man.
"Or were you too busy T... too busy dating during those years with her? Didn't you show any talent at all?"
Lin Fei looked utterly baffled.
Song Dao caught the key point and asked, "How did you know the man she was with was a greasy middle-aged guy?"
Even now, plenty of people online were still guessing who Miao Xiu had cheated with.
Information about Little Car had long since been dug up. It was indeed a vehicle owned by Times Media, and its user, Lu Wen, had also been exposed.
But there was no proof that Miao Xiu's man was definitely him.
People online could make irresponsible claims, but someone of Lin Fei's status could not speak carelessly.
Lin Fei was even more surprised. "You didn't see the news online?"
Seeing Song Dao's blank expression, she wordlessly took out her brand-new tri-fold phone, unfolded it, opened a news article, and handed it to him.
The huge headline read: Times Media Senior Vice President Lu Wen Caught Meeting a Young Woman at a Hotel.
—So he was Little Car's owner!
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