Chengdu Explodes in Popularity

Liang Yin cleared her throat.

"What Da Fei is about to say is also what I want to say. Da Fei is in charge of all specific matters of our band. When I'm not around, everyone must listen to Da Fei."

"I will arrange the performance as soon as possible. And we can't sing Da Fei's old songs. Even live houses require copyright, so we all have to create original music."

"After a few performances, I'll strive to get bigger commercial shows for everyone!"

The crowd immediately showed joy.

To know that for a newly formed band, without accumulating fans, getting large commercial shows was basically a pipe dream.

How could they possibly get into big venues without playing in bars for three to five years?

Fortunately, the band had Da Fei, a high starting point, coupled with the success in Chengdu, which allowed them to bypass many detours.

"Alright, let's get ready to start. I have a few new songs. We'll rehearse them a few times. Shopkeeper's wife, go register the copyright. Find time in the next few days to go to the recording studio and finish recording in one go. If we're lucky, we might make it to the music festival at the end of the month."

For Lin Chudong, the live house performances were just to hone the band. What he truly needed to focus on were the upcoming large commercial shows.

The Summer Music Festival at the end of the month was his comeback battle. He had to come up with a killer track, so the band's coordination was essential.

However, whether they could get into the music festival was still unknown.

This was also what Lin Chudong was worried about. Even if you have talent, without resources, you can't even get into a music festival. How can you talk about a comeback?

Just singing in bars, there would be no chance of success in this lifetime.

But there was still time. They would take it one step at a time.

Liang Yin suddenly said.

"I've already inquired. The closing act for the Summer Concert is Da Fei Band."

Instantly, the group fell silent, their gazes involuntarily falling on Lin Chudong.

Given Da Fei Band's credentials, headlining a music festival was normal. Every music festival needed some heavyweight performers, otherwise, who would buy tickets to watch?

But to perform on the same stage as their former company so soon was unexpected.

When Da Fei met them, sparks would surely fly, right?

Seeing everyone's passionate expressions, Lin Chudong said.

"Don't get too excited. It's very difficult for us to get into the music festival."

"Even if we do get into the music festival, we'll be the second or third opening act, cannon fodder. Da Fei Band is the headliner, performing last. We won't have any interaction with them. Besides, the music festival is still up in the air. Don't get your hopes too high."

Lin Chudong printed out the sheet music and distributed it to everyone to familiarize themselves with.

Liang Yin pulled Lin Chudong to a corner and said quietly.

"Da Fei, you haven't signed your contract yet."

"Then let's sign it now."

Taking the contract, Lin Chudong glanced at it and was stunned.

"It's only half a page?"

"Mm."

Liang Yin said, "I'm very touched that you're willing to come to my Piano Shop and recognize me as your boss."

"I will never let you go through what you did last time."

"This contract is all about restricting the company. I've clearly written down all the obligations the company needs to fulfill for you, but you have no obligations."

"You can leave whenever you want, go wherever you want. All the copyrights to the songs belong to you. If you're ever dissatisfied, you can leave the band at any time."

Liang Yin's eyes were filled with sincerity.

Lin Chudong said, "You've really touched me."

Liang Yin crossed her arms. "Who told you I'm a good boss!"

"Thank you."

Lin Chudong quickly signed his name. This "thank you" came from the bottom of his heart.

Perhaps it was fate, but this Piano Shop was the cornerstone of his new beginning.

Liang Yin suddenly extended her hand and said solemnly to Lin Chudong.

"Welcome to the Liang Yin Band."

Lin Chudong smiled and shook Liang Yin's hand.

At this moment, sunlight streamed onto their faces, full of hope.

While they were busy forming the band, the online buzz about "Chengdu" had already become a frenzy.

Because "Chengdu" was so popular and its pure guitar accompaniment was both pleasant to listen to and simple, it had become a must-learn song for beginner guitarists.

Ms. Zhang was at home, slapping her thighs as she spoke to her relatives and friends. "You've heard of 'Chengdu', right? I'll let you in on a secret: my son knew how to play it before it was even released! The person from the Super Challenge, that's my son's guitar teacher!"

"Come on, son, play for your aunts!"

The major Piano Shops quickly transcribed the music and made plans. Learn Chengdu in thirty days with zero foundation.

Some were even more exaggerated, claiming they could learn it in twenty days.

Suddenly, a trend of guitar crash courses emerged.

Of course, there were also those dissatisfied with the song, mostly guitar masters within the industry.

"This song is such a pain. Now, whenever I go home, my relatives ask me to play Chengdu. If I can't, they say I've wasted all these years playing guitar."

"Heh, I've long since compromised. If a guitarist can't play this song, they've learned guitar for nothing. Watch me play a rock version of Chengdu!"

"What's a rock version? Listen to my jazz version!"

"A qualified guitarist might not know music theory, might not know how to solo, but they must know Chengdu."

Memes about the song Chengdu went viral online.

At this time, in Dafei Studio, Sun Jie recorded an improvised solo and posted it. He couldn't help but praise it himself.

"Awesome. With my skill level, who in Huaxia could claim to be the number one guitarist and not have me dispute them?"

Just as Sun Jie was basking in his self-satisfaction, a comment suddenly received over a thousand likes.

"If you're so awesome, can you play Chengdu?"

Damn it!

Chengdu, your mother's Chengdu, it's Chengdu every day!

Sun Jie commented below, "You want me to play something that simple? Isn't that an insult to my skill level?"

Sun Jie's comment quickly pushed his video's view count past ten million.

"Guitarist Sun Jie personally admits that the song Chengdu is simple. With such a simple and catchy song, why haven't you picked up your long-neglected guitar yet?"

"Professional guitarist's endorsement! The guitarist from Da Fei Band praises Chengdu as simple. Come sign up at our great Piano Shop, guaranteed to learn in thirty days!"

"Going to the Piano Shop is too much trouble. Click on my profile picture. The Chengdu tutorial has already been recorded. Only 299, guaranteed to teach you until you learn!"

"..."

Sun Jie was shocked by the high view count of his video.

While he was feeling smug, Shen Jianbin suddenly stormed in.

"Sun Jie, has your brain gone swimming? Why are you helping him promote it?"

Sun Jie was stunned. "I didn't help him promote it, I was belittling him!"

"You idiot, delete it quickly!"

Sun Jie didn't understand why, but he quickly deleted the video.

From the perspective of a professional guitarist, saying "Chengdu" was simple was, in his opinion, belittling Lin Chudong.

In reality, there were still very few guitarists in this world. The largest groups were guitar enthusiasts and some beginners preparing to learn guitar.

To these people, the word "simple" was incredibly attractive.

It was simple, sounded good, what reason was there not to learn it?

As a result, "Chengdu" almost became a must-learn song for all guitar enthusiasts, even sparking a wave of guitar learning enthusiasm online.

Meanwhile, in the meeting room of the Chengdu Government Affairs Office and Tourism Bureau.

A middle-aged man with considerable authority sat at the head of the conference table.

"As everyone can see, the song 'Chengdu' has a very high online popularity. Our mission this year is arduous, and tourism revenue must reach a new height."

"This song is an excellent promotional point. It beautifies our Chengdu and imbues the city with emotion. We must strike while the iron is hot and boost the song's popularity."

"Furthermore, we will create some influencer check-in spots to attract tourists and ensure the quality of tourism. Shops within the scenic areas should loop this song as much as possible."

"We will use our reasonable methods to make it popular. This is part of our performance appraisal for this year."

"All departments must disseminate the tasks and attach great importance to this. We must seize this opportunity!"