Lovesickness

A Lifetime of Loneliness suddenly became popular.

It was like a brilliant firework.

Amidst Immortal Sword Asking for Love dominating the charts and Always Been Quiet exploding in popularity, it soared into the sky without any warning, bursting with a bang!

Hu Wei's voice, singing skills, incredibly full emotion, and terrifying infectiousness all gave soul to this song.

In comparison, Song Dao's two songs, which had only just gained some recognition, were almost instantly forgotten by many.

They were even used for comparison by some people.

"See? This is a true sad love song!"

"I think Brother Dog's two songs are also good. We can't praise one and put down the other. To be honest, they each have their own style, right?"

"A Lifetime of Loneliness is the truly great song. I'm putting this in writing: this song will definitely be popular for many years! It's destined to become a classic!"

"Brother Dog's two songs resonated with me a lot before, but honestly, after listening to this one, I got goosebumps all over. It's too damn heartbreaking, the more I think about it, the worse I feel!"

"I really love this song. It builds from low to high like it's telling a story, immersing the listener. It's like experiencing a love affair as the protagonist, or like a bystander listening to a poignant love story."

"I'm a single dog, how come after listening to this song I feel like I've been through a passionate love affair?"

Music critic Cui Luo: This is a truly great song. I really want to meet Teacher Sanqian.

Music critics on Shiting and My Show also stepped forward.

"Why does it suddenly feel like the Xia language music scene has come back to life?"

"To be honest, Song Dao is good! But Kong Xi and Hu Wei are even better. This is what the music scene should look like."

"The Xia language music scene is alive!"

"In-depth analysis of A Lifetime of Loneliness."

"I agree with Kong Xi that this is a healing song..."

Inside Feiyang Music Movement company.

There was laughter and joy everywhere!

Everyone seemed to have been injected with adrenaline, excitedly shouting and cheering.

The chart performance of the two new songs was written on the company's big whiteboard.

Always Been Quiet --

Rising Chart: 5th place

New Song Chart: 6th place

Popularity Index Chart: 5th place

Without spending a single cent on promotion, they successfully crushed a bunch of songs from major companies that were heavily promoted.

A Lifetime of Loneliness --

Rising Chart: 10th place

New Song Chart: 11th place

Popularity Index Chart: 10th place

The two hundred thousand they had prepared earlier couldn't even be spent!

At this point, Lin Fei knew she had won her gamble.

The business collaboration that would have made people laugh if she had said it before: giving Song Dao the treatment of a gold medal producer was absolutely worth it!

And even more worth it.

Was that song, Lovesickness!

Yesterday, she went to see Director Zhang.

Accompanying her at the time were a deputy director from that side, as well as the producer and investor.

The producer was a woman.

Everyone called her Sister Wang, a well-known powerhouse and big shot in the industry.

When Lin Fei arrived, she sang a verse in front of them.

Without any accompaniment, not even a guitar, she managed to make this female producer, nicknamed the Iron Lady, cry.

Who in the entertainment industry, especially the older big shots, hasn't had their share of romance in their youth?

Who doesn't have some lingering regrets deep down?

For many young people, these grand, ancient-style lyrical songs might not evoke much emotion.

They might even be indifferent.

At most, they'd just think it sounds nice.

But for those with rich experience and stories to tell, songs like this are like a sharp sword piercing the heart.

[Red beans grow in the south, a matter of long ago]

[What is lovesickness? No one cares anymore]

[Drunk in the sleepless city, neon lights everywhere]

[A vast expanse of romantic sentiment in the wine glass]

[Most willing to forget the poems of ancient sages, most disdainful of lovesickness]

[Guarding love, afraid of being laughed at, and afraid of being seen through]

[Spring comes again to see the red beans bloom, yet lovers are nowhere to be found picking them]

[Fireworks embrace fleeting passion, true feelings are gone]

The lyrics are too beautiful, full of poetry.

What's crucial is that although it's a love song, it possesses a grand and powerful momentum.

To interpret the emotion of lovesickness from such an angle and in such a way demonstrates the lyricist's skill.

More importantly, Lin Fei's singing skill is too strong!

True voice, falsetto, breathy voice, every sound reaches the ear.

Effortless, like flowing water.

After not opening her voice in public for many years, the moment she sang, she amazed everyone present!

If the people in the room weren't all influential figures of extremely high status, they would have been unable to resist recording this moment.

Songs like this are simply a killer move for them.

Sister Wang, wiping tears from the corner of her eye, held Lin Fei's hand: "Teacher Lin, your singing is truly wonderful, the song is truly wonderful, everything is wonderful! It's too good!"

The deputy director looked shocked: "This song is amazing! I thought that using red beans to symbolize lovesickness was Director Zhang's original idea. No, it is Director Zhang's original idea, but these lyrics are too perfect! Director Zhang, you are still the best!"

Before, when Zhang Yi told them he was looking for Lin Fei to collaborate on a song, he and several others found it somewhat absurd.

They didn't think Lin Fei was a "water queen" (a derogatory term for someone who releases many songs with little impact), but the problem was, if they could truly produce top-tier songs, she wouldn't have faced so much criticism.

They had heard "Always Been Quiet," but it didn't fit Director Zhang's "Demon Love" either!

How could they be so sure "Water Strike Three Thousand" could do it?

To their faces, they called Director Zhang desperate and grasping at straws.

Zhang Yi just smiled and waved his hand, saying it was fine, what was there to fear from trying? Didn't "Immortal Sword Asking for Love" also unexpectedly gain a boost by finding a popular internet celebrity with good singing skills for views?

That was indeed true.

The director of "Immortal Sword" was also from the Beijing circle. He had previously said that finding Kong Xi to sing was purely for hype.

As a result, the song was released, and paired with the plot at the time, it became a huge hit.

People say the entertainment industry is mysterious, and it really is.

Since "Water Strike Three Thousand" could write a song for "Immortal Sword," why couldn't they write one for "Demon Love"?

Moreover, as Lin Fei had predicted, Zhang Yi wasn't just looking for her.

He had privately pulled strings and invited several music industry bigwigs to compose.

After all, whoever's song was best would be used.

Even if their songs weren't used, they wouldn't have worked for nothing; giving them a hundred or two hundred thousand for their hard work wouldn't raise any objections.

Zhang Yi was very satisfied with this song.

In fact, he was extremely satisfied!

He said with a smile, "Gathering the beans, in the baskets they go, the Book of Songs, Xiaoya, Cai Shu, has such a description, but here 'shu' is a general term for beans, not specifically pointing to red beans, nor is it about lovesickness.

But at that time, I thought, what could I use to show the five hundred years of lovesickness between the demon couple Wu Zhiqi and White Tiger?

So I thought of red beans!

Firstly, they are beautiful, and looking at them brings a sense of joy, but often the more memorable something is, the more it can stir up thoughts and memories.

For example, remembering when we admired red beans together back then..."

Speaking of this, Director Zhang was quite proud and spoke at length.

The others looked at him with admiration as he bragged.

After all, cultured people make even bragging sound brilliant.

Especially since the song Lin Fei brought was so fitting.

It was like giving Director Zhang's creative idea a huge buff!

In fact, Lin Fei knew it would be a success even before singing this song.

To be precise, the moment she received the song, she knew it was bound to succeed.

Song Dao is too amazing, almost supernatural!

The deputy director said Director Zhang was the first to coin "Red Bean Symbolizes Lovesickness," and her heart couldn't help but flutter.

Perhaps Director Zhang thought of it first, but Song Dao, who had no connection with him... had also thought of it!

Not only had he thought of it, but he had also surpassed it by writing a classical-style five-character quatrain!

That poem... in her eyes, a talented woman from Jing University, it was even worthy of being in a textbook!

As Director Zhang spoke, he noticed Lin Fei seemed a bit distracted and said with a slightly embarrassed smile, "Sorry, Teacher Lin, I tend to ramble once I get started."

Lin Fei chuckled, "It's not that, Director Zhang. Deputy Director Xu just mentioned you were the first to think of using red beans to symbolize lovesickness, and it suddenly reminded me of something."

"Oh?" Zhang Yi's eyes lit up.

Before hearing this song, he hadn't really believed anyone could resonate with him on the same wavelength, but the lyrics were so beautiful!

And they fit the plot of Demon Love so perfectly.

Could it be that the creator of this song, Water Strike Three Thousand, had already had ideas about red beans before?

Impossible, right?

Lin Fei smiled and said, "It's like this, I found Teacher Sanqian at the time and asked him to create something with a 'let's give it a try' attitude, and the result was..."

She briefly explained the situation, then opened her phone, unfolded the foldable screen, which opened up like a small tablet, and navigated to Water Strike Three Thousand √'s account page.

She showed it to everyone.

"I can hardly believe such a coincidence exists in the world. Director Zhang should still remember the date you contacted me, and then you can look at the publication date of his poem."

Zhang Yi carefully took Lin Fei's phone and made a casual joke, "I heard this thing can hold down two instant noodle buckets at once?"

Everyone laughed, curiously stretching their heads to look.

"Red beans grow in the southern land, in spring how many branches sprout. May you pick them often, this thing most symbolizes lovesickness."

Hiss!

The people present, including the investor who hadn't said much, were not illiterate.

Even without high literary appreciation skills, they could tell if a poem was beautiful.

"So this song was really created by Teacher Water Strike Three Thousand? This classical-style five-character quatrain... he wrote that too?"

Zhang Yi's eyes sparkled as he looked at Lin Fei.

It felt like he had found a kindred spirit.

Lin Fei nodded, "Yes."

Fearing that Director Zhang and his group would want to meet Water Strike Three Thousand, she said directly, "Teacher Sanqian is quite low-key and doesn't like meeting people much. I basically communicate with him only by phone."

"Haha, talented people are often a bit eccentric, it's normal. But please convey my gratitude to Teacher Lin. This song is truly amazing! The poem is also excellent. I need to think carefully about whether I can add two more shots to incorporate it!"

Zhang Yi first showed some regret, then became excited, "If I use it, I'll pay additional copyright fees!"

That's how generous a great director is.

Many people would not only use it without hesitation but might not even give proper credit.

After the matter was settled, Zhang Yi generously decided on the spot to hand over all the background music for the drama Three Kingdoms to Feiyang Music Movement.

He also casually asked if there were any leads for the songs in Three Kingdoms.

Upon receiving a negative answer, he wasn't disappointed, as there was still plenty of time.

He would look forward to it.

Listening to the chattering discussions outside, Lin Fei was also lost in thought in her own office.

She genuinely loved singing.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have maintained her vocal practice every day even after retiring from the industry for so many years.

She wasn't even that strict with her physical fitness management.

She had also used the time in recent years to calm down and diligently study various music styles and related knowledge.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she had achieved great mastery.

It was just that before meeting Song Dao, she had all this power with nowhere to apply it.

Those brilliant, award-winning producers were either completely retired and enjoying their old age or were coveting her and had ulterior motives.

She had never imagined that one day she would have the chance to sing again.

For some reason, she suddenly felt a bit apprehensive deep down.

Subconsciously, she picked up her phone and opened Shuibo, the Water Strike Three Thousand pen name account belonging to Song Dao, wanting to reread that poem.

To her great surprise, she found that the account had suddenly gained over a hundred thousand followers.

What was going on?

She quickly clicked on the only post.

The comments inside made her gasp in astonishment.