Chapter 199: Miss Luo Quan

PS: Thanks to book friend Shuipingzuode Gudan for the tip!

No matter how popular Miss Luo Quan's previous new songs were or how high the discussion was, it was basically fans having a carnival, and most mainstream media were not in such a hurry to praise Miss Luo Quan.

After all, only half of the album had been released, and nothing had been concluded yet. Praising Miss Luo Quan like this had a suspicion of "killing with kindness."

But tonight, no matter how calm the media was, they could no longer remain silent. For no other reason than "My Heart Will Go On" was simply too excellent.

Even in China, where Chinese is used, one could feel how moving this song was.

The lyrics, composition, and Miss Luo Quan's singing perfectly merged into one, finally creating this masterpiece that would go down in pop music history.

Less than ten minutes after the song was released, the comment section of the relevant news on Weibo had nearly 50,000 comments, all full of surprise and praise.

Surprised that at this age, Miss Luo Quan could write a work that was so deeply moving from the music to the lyrics. This was simply not something a girl who hadn't even been in a relationship could write.

No one would suspect Miss Luo Quan of plagiarism, because it was estimated that no one in China could write this level of English song at present. Everyone just couldn't understand where Miss Luo Quan got such deep insights.

The previous ones could be explained as her having watched TV shows and novels and having feelings about them, but what was the creative background of this song?

No one knew the truth, but this didn't prevent netizens from wantonly using their rich imaginations.

Soon, some remarks made assumptions about the creative background of this song.

These remarks said:

"Miss Luo Quan has always emphasized in front of the camera that she has never been in a relationship, but in fact, she is just covering up a past she once experienced.

This past must have left a deep impression on her, and it likely happened when she was first awakening to love, because the feelings generated at this time are the cleanest in a person's life, and it is the age when love is most pure.

At that time, there must have been a boy as beautiful as the spring sun who made Miss Luo Quan fall hopelessly in love.

The two must have had incredibly happy experiences, but in the end, like all fairy tales with tragic endings, they still separated for various reasons, and it is highly probable that they will never be able to get back together.

This, should be Miss Luo Quan's source of inspiration."

To be honest, such a paragraph was enough to film a melodramatic, tear-jerking romance TV series, broadcast at high intensity during prime time every night, and the ratings would inevitably explode.

Interestingly, such an argument actually had a very large market among the fans, who worked together to push it to the forefront of the comment section, accumulating tens of thousands of likes.

Evolving to the end, it even gained a separate trending search on Weibo:

"Miss Luo Quan's Love Story."

Compared with the trending search for the previous new song release, the comments faintly had a trend of catching up from behind.

Compared with the timeless musical movement, people seemed to care more about Miss Luo Quan's secrets and gossip, especially since her singing was so moving that listening to it once was enough to make people tear up.

Netizens also joked: If you haven't been dumped a few times, I'm afraid you can't write such a song.

Miss Luo Quan originally didn't know about the situation on Weibo. She had been paying attention to major foreign forums. After all, this song was an English song, and the sensation it could cause abroad was definitely greater than in China.

It was Wen Xia who let her know what happened on Weibo.

In the middle of the night, Wen Xia, wearing pajamas and slippers, hurriedly knocked on Miss Luo Quan's door.

As soon as Miss Luo Quan opened the door, Wen Xia hugged her, buried her head in Miss Luo Quan's shoulder, and said nothing.

Miss Luo Quan was a bit confused: "You're not sleeping in the middle of the night, why are you hugging me? Are you in heat?"

"You're not crying?" Wen Xia let go of the hug and looked at Miss Luo Quan suspiciously.

"I'm fine, why would I cry?" Miss Luo Quan thought to herself that she was too happy to be crying right now.

"I thought you would remember those past events after reading those comments, and then you wouldn't be able to help yourself and tears would fall like rain." Wen Xia said, holding Miss Luo Quan's hand sincerely: "Luoluo, don't pretend to be strong in front of me anymore. If you want to cry, just cry. My shoulder is always there."

"............" Miss Luo Quan looked at Wen Xia, feeling that she seemed a bit unintelligent.

"I don't even know what you're talking about. What past events do I have that could make me cry like rain? Was it the last day of summer vacation in the fifth grade of elementary school when I helped you write the ten essays assigned by the Chinese teacher? Or the midterm exam in the first year of junior high when I was caught by the invigilator for passing you the answers and my parents were called?"

Wen Xia's face turned red instantly, and she said anxiously: "How long ago was that old stuff? Why do you still remember it?!"

Miss Luo Quan laughed: "These are probably the only past events that could make me cry."

"Have you never been in a relationship?" Wen Xia said straight to the point.

"You've been my childhood friend for almost ten years. From elementary school to high school, going to school, eating, seeing a doctor, going to the bathroom, and leaving school, we were always together. If I had been in a relationship, would you not know?"

"You were in Japan for three years of high school."

Miss Luo Quan was speechless: "I only had one friend, Junko, in my three years of high school. Am I supposed to be in a relationship with her?"

"So you really have no romantic experience?" Wen Xia suddenly felt that she was so stupid, running over in the middle of the night to be sentimental.

Miss Luo Quan was curious: "So what exactly did you come here for?"

"See for yourself." Wen Xia tapped her phone a few times and handed it to Miss Luo Quan.

"Miss Luo Quan's Love Story?" Miss Luo Quan saw this trending search title and suddenly had a bad premonition.

After looking at it carefully for a while, she returned the phone to Wen Xia.

Besides the "moving" little fresh love story with the most likes, there were more heavy-flavored stories behind it, like a large-scale CEO novel collection scene, where all kinds of absurd plots could appear.

"I'm really impressed with this generation of netizens. They can make up things that don't exist as if they were true, and there are so many people crying along with them!" Miss Luo Quan sat on the bed angrily and hammered the soft mattress hard.

"Who told you to write this song so well? It's completely unlike a song that someone your age could write. No wonder others are guessing blindly." Wen Xia said, sitting beside Miss Luo Quan, and whispered: "Actually, I'm also quite curious about how you got the inspiration for this song."

"My mom and dad." Miss Luo Quan didn't blink.

Wen Xia was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized: "I forgot if you didn't mention it. The story of Aunt Luo and Uncle Eric............ is indeed quite moving."

My mom waited bitterly for eighteen years, could it not be moving? Miss Luo Quan was too lazy to complain.

"I won't talk to you anymore, I have to clarify quickly." Miss Luo Quan said, and hurriedly started typing on Weibo.

She definitely had to clarify things that were groundless immediately, otherwise, if a "Miss Luo Quan's ex-boyfriend" really popped up one day, that would be trouble.

Never overestimate the bottom line of people nowadays. For money and life, they dare to do anything.

However, she definitely couldn't go into detail about her mother and father's story. Her mother's behavior could be called devoted if said nicely, or a "licker" if said harshly.

Although she finally got everything, putting it on the internet would move many people, but it would also make many people scold her.

Miss Luo Quan didn't want her family to suffer criticism, so she didn't intend to say these things, just posted a simple clarification on Weibo:

"Clarification: I have been single since birth and have never been in a relationship with anyone. The inspiration for 'My Heart Will Go On' comes from my father and mother."

"I also hope that the vast number of netizens will just listen to the songs quietly, don't make up any more love stories about me, and don't turn around to make up love stories about my parents. Thank you."

Once the clarification was made, the netizens' enthusiasm for gossip dissipated by more than half instantly.

The truth is often the most uninteresting, because once there is a result, people will lose room for imagination, and in order to continue imagining, some people will have huge doubts about the truth.

However, this is not important, because the truth exists objectively and does not shift according to personal will.

Inspiration is definitely something Miss Luo Quan has the final say on. Anyway, no one in this world can write this song again.

After the public's enthusiasm for gossip was cut off by Miss Luo Quan, their attention naturally returned to the new song she released.

At this time, reports from various mainstream media also came out.

"An Epic Love Story!" This was the headline of Penguin News.

"A Work That Ranks Among the World's Music Scene!" This was the headline of Sina News.

"Miss Luo Quan's Miracle Continues!" This was the headline of NetEase News.

Whether it was mainstream media or small marketing accounts and public accounts, they all participated at this moment, wanting to get a share of this huge popularity.

Music has always been a sore point for the Chinese music scene.

Or rather, the entire cultural output is a sore point.

From movies, TV series, and even other fields, the scope of Chinese cultural output is currently limited to Southeast Asia at most, and the influence on Japan and South Korea is minimal.

And Miss Luo Quan's song today has already caused a sensation in the United States, which is a magnificent scene that hasn't been seen for many years.

Even if this song is an English song with not many Chinese elements.

But wanting to use Chinese culture, especially at the artistic level, to move foreigners is inherently unrealistic.

The knowledge that Eastern and Western people learn from childhood and the environment they are in determine that there won't be much common ground between the two cultures.

To move Westerners with singing, in most cases, one can only use English songs.

The only person who could truly make Westerners fascinated by Chinese culture in the previous life was Mei Lanfang.

And in this world, there is not a single one.

Therefore, even if Miss Luo Quan's song is completely Western elements, it still contains huge significance.

It's not just about how many awards it can win or how much praise it can get.

More importantly, China has one more star recognized by the world, and she can help Westerners better understand China.

Only when more people are willing to understand can China's international image improve.

China's international hard power no longer needs to be questioned, firmly ranking in the top three in the world.

But cultural soft power is quite average, and there is no good way to improve it in the short term, so we can only let artists with international influence like Miss Luo Quan work hard.

The good news is that most artists with this influence are very patriotic, and the impact they bring to China is also quite positive and active.

With the GQT stepping in and liking Miss Luo Quan's new song, the online public opinion finally began to let itself go.

If praising Miss Luo Quan before was just about riding the wave of her popularity, now it is completely equivalent to "praising under orders."

This like is equivalent to a kind of recognition, a kind of acknowledgment, representing the GJ's praise for Miss Luo Quan, and it is also equivalent to a signal:

I think this girl is good. In the future, whoever has good resources, remember to find her.

It sounds a bit funny, but the general meaning is actually not much different. Having this like is equivalent to having a "get out of jail free" card.

Of course, the premise is that Miss Luo Quan doesn't court death, so it is just symbolic.

And as for what kind of sensation a song that can make the domestic scene so mobilized caused abroad, it naturally goes without saying.

After the song was released, the B-Chart official website quickly issued a report, spending a lot of ink to praise Miss Luo Quan's talent.

From lyrics, composition, to arrangement, and then to singing skills, they blew Miss Luo Quan up in all aspects. The cheesiness of the language hadn't been seen in ten years.

The various data of "My Heart Will Go On" had already exploded on the B-Chart. In less than an hour, it reached half the playback volume of "Listen," which had been released for two days.

The digital album sales of "Love" doubled, and the discussion volume of relevant entries on Twitter exceeded 200,000.

In addition, the international authoritative music magazine "Rolling Stone" also published an article on its website, calling Miss Luo Quan's new song one of the peaks of world pop music since the new century. The only ones that can be mentioned in the same breath are the comeback albums of several world-class divas from the beginning of the century.

Undoubtedly, "Rolling Stone's" unreserved praise has greatly recognized the status of Miss Luo Quan's song.

Before "Love," Miss Luo Quan had also written many English songs, but the only one that could be truly praised by "Rolling Stone" was "We Will Rock You," which had already been listed among the 100 greatest songs of the new century.

This "100 Greatest Songs of the New Century" is a ranking recently put together by "Rolling Stone," aiming to include the best songs of the last seventeen years, regardless of nationality, looking only at quality and influence.

Currently, only "We Will Rock You" written by Miss Luo Quan is on the list.

However, with the release of this article, everyone knows that Miss Luo Quan is about to have a second song on the list, and that is this shocking "My Heart Will Go On"!

What is even more terrifying is that this album of Miss Luo Quan's, which has attracted countless popularity and praise, has only released half of it so far.

It still has half of its content waiting for Miss Luo Quan to fill. No one knows what kind of five songs Miss Luo Quan will bring next.

Everyone is curious: can she write another song like "My Heart Will Go On"? Or rather, can she write a song even higher than it?

No one can say clearly, because Miss Luo Quan's talent is simply too unbelievable. Her ceiling seems to be far from being reached.

She is only nineteen years old and has a future full of infinite possibilities! ===== CHAPTER 200 =====