"Later
I finally learned how to love
Sadly, you had long since gone
Vanished into the sea of people
Later
Through tears, I finally understood
Some people, once you miss your chance, are gone for good
There was a boy who loved that girl"
Cheng Sirong's singing was deeply moving. The nostalgia and affection in her voice, coupled with lyrics that struck straight at the heart, blurred many people's vision with tears.
By the ending, when the line "There was a boy who loved that girl" rang out, the listeners were already sobbing uncontrollably.
Comments on the song and on Feibo were skyrocketing.
[xxx, I miss you!!]
[Su Li is a devil!! I've cried my eyes swollen at work. What am I supposed to do this afternoon!!]
[These lyrics and melody, paired with Cheng Sirong's voice-she sang it so beautifully that I cried my makeup off.]
[How can Su Li write lyrics that hit so hard? They made me think of my first love.]
[I only came to support Li Bao and Sister Cheng. I never expected to end up bawling my eyes out.]
[Su Li must be a genius. How is he so good at songwriting?]
[I'm a grown man crying in the street, and all the passersby are looking at me.]
[My ex-boyfriend and I got back together. He just called me and said that after hearing this song, he realized he still loved me.]
[This is a good deal better than "Deep Love," the song that made Sister Cheng a queen of music!]
"Later" shot up the rankings.
Cheng Sirong and her manager watched the chart nervously.
Seeing the rapidly rising downloads and ranking, she nearly cried with excitement.
"Yiqing, my wait is finally over! My little brother is a genius!"
"Yes! This song alone could easily dominate the annual chart at number one! Sirong, Su Li really is talented!" Gao Yiqing stared at the computer in wild delight and shock.
Although he had already been stunned when he heard the finished song in the recording studio and had anticipated this, he had never imagined that he had still underestimated its power!
The listeners figured that since this song was so outstanding, the others surely could not be bad either.
They saw the second song, "Painted Heart," with lyrics and music once again by Su Li.
The intro featured Cheng Sirong's beautiful humming, yet the listeners heard sadness in it.
Another sad song?
"What I cannot see through is your forlorn soul
What I cannot fathom is the color of your eyes
A gust of wind, a dream
Love is as unpredictable as life
What has bewitched your heart?
Loving you is like a heartbeat, so hard to touch
I paint you, yet cannot paint your bones
Remembering the look on your face
Is my persistence in waiting for you
You are the song I could never finish singing in a lifetime
My heart would give itself up only for you"
After listening, they had only one thought: the lyrics and melody of this song were incredible too!!
[Those whistle notes left me dizzy. So beautiful. As expected of a queen of music-her vocal skills are incredible.]
[How is Su Li so good at writing songs!]
[If "Later" is regret and longing for a beautiful love, then "Painted Heart" feels like betrayal and an unfulfilled love.]
[What exactly has Su Li been through? He's so young, yet he's written two such heartbreaking songs.]
[Li Bao really is a genius!]
[These two songs have already knocked the gold-tier composers down.]
Many people continued on to the third song, "Kiss Everywhere."
The light, lively melody of the intro made many listeners perk up. It was actually an upbeat song-finally, one that was not sad.
"You love passionate kisses, yet do not love people
You practice for fun, but fear familiar faces
You love passing through, gathering sights and stories
And feel a special fondness for strangers"
Everyone was surprised. This was actually a Cantonese song? And its style was completely different from Cheng Sirong's previous work, unexpectedly pleasing to the ear and full of rhyme.
[I'm shocked! Su Li can write Cantonese songs too?]
[Li Bao, what other surprises do you have that we don't know about!]
[This must be Sister Cheng's first time singing this style. It suits her so well!]
[I love this song. I've already downloaded it as my ringtone!]
[Three songs in three different styles, all of such high quality. Su Li is an absolute monster.]
[I apologize. I used to accuse Su Li of seeking attention. I never expected that he really could write songs, and write them this well.]
Meanwhile, in the four-person group chat.
Zhuo Zhuo Zhuo: Sister Cheng, you've hit the jackpot this time. These three songs are incredible! They're flying up the rankings!
An Hui: I downloaded them all. They really sound great!
Your Sister Cheng: It's all thanks to Xiao Su's songwriting. Otherwise, how would I ever have had this chance? I feel incredibly lucky to have met him.
Zhuo Zhuo Zhuo: These three songs are crushing all the other releases this round. Those kings and queens of music must be stunned!
The other kings and queens of music, along with the top-tier singers, were indeed stunned. They had never expected a dark horse like this to emerge.
Cheng Sirong had not had any good songs in years, and when they previously saw that her songs this time had actually been written by an outsider, they assumed she posed no threat.
Who would have thought these would be three bombs! They had been blasted into a daze.
After listening to all three, they could only find it absurd. A young man had written these? And he had been a nobody before this?
The singers were intensely jealous of Cheng Sirong. She had only met Su Li because she went on "Brave Challenge," and somehow that had landed her three hit songs?
These were good enough to dominate the annual charts! And she had gotten them so easily!
The gold- and silver-tier composers were even more stunned.
We were crushed by someone whose name we'd never even heard before? He'd never written songs before this! Where did this monster spring from?
Meanwhile, the composition departments of various entertainment companies and other singers' managers frantically contacted Su Li's manager, hoping that Su Li would join their companies or write a song for them.
Zhou Jing's phone was practically ringing off the hook. She did not even know when Su Li had learned to write songs!
At around eight that evening, on the season chart, "Later" had reached over three million downloads, and the number was still climbing.
First place: "Later"
Second place: "Painted Heart"
Third place: "Kiss Everywhere"
Thanks to the three songs he had written, Su Li's Feibo following reached over seven million, and the three songs set the trending searches ablaze.
#Cheng Sirong's "Later" makes everyone cry#
#Su Li, a songwriting genius#
#Su Li achieves legendary status with three songs#
#Cheng Sirong's breathtaking whistle notes in "Painted Heart"#
Cheng Sirong also made a special Feibo post to thank Su Li:
"Cheng Sirong V: I'm truly grateful to Xiao Su @Su Li Not Eating Pears. At the time, I only mentioned in passing that it had been a long time since I'd had any songs that suited me. I never expected Xiao Su to write three for me right there on the spot.
I also never expected to take the top three spots on the music chart again after so many years.
Xiao Su is the most gifted composer in my eyes!"
She had deliberately posted to build momentum for Su Li, but calling him the most gifted was also her honest opinion. No one in the comments disagreed, either.
[Boohoo, Sister Cheng's wait is finally over.]
[As a fan of Sister Cheng for ten years, I declare that Su Li is family from now on! His fans too!]
[I downloaded all three songs. Incredible. Sister Cheng sang them so beautifully.]
[Su Li wrote both the lyrics and music for all of them. He's such a monster.]
[I thought he was bronze, but he turned out to be a king. He's absolutely crushing it!]
[Honestly, "Later" alone could keep Cheng Sirong reaping the rewards for the rest of her life.]
[Just what kind of treasure is Li Bao!]
When the other singers saw the post, they became even more jealous. What kind of luck did Cheng Sirong have!
Su Li felt the enormous surge of emotional energy. Sure enough, songwriting worked too. He could also absorb the emotions listeners felt while listening to songs! Yuan would probably solidify soon.
He went over to the mirror. The flower on the Eye of Emotion on his back was already half-open.
In an extremely good mood, Su Li sent Cheng Sirong a message on WeChat.
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