Chapter 280

"Pentakill, Wuhu!" Luo Quan controlled the hero in the computer, killing the last enemy hero, and a high-pitched female voice rang out from the center of the screen:

"Pentakill!"

At the same time, the five people on the opposing team, seeing no hope of a comeback, all clicked to surrender.

Exiting the game and entering the settlement page, Luo Quan had already reached Gold rank.

She picked up her phone to check the time; it had only been two hours.

"I originally thought I wouldn't reach Gold until the afternoon; I didn't expect to win so easily." Amidst a barrage of "666," "Awesome," and "The streamer is so strong" in the chat, Luo Quan closed the game.

Today's task was to reach Gold; now that the goal had been completed ahead of schedule, there was no need to continue playing.

Save up some good karma so she could continue her winning streak tomorrow.

Just then, her phone rang; it was the courier. These were the livestreaming props she had ordered yesterday. She didn't expect them to arrive so quickly; JD. com is truly fast.

After giving a few instructions, the courier handed the package to the hotel staff, who then delivered it to Luo Quan's door.

There were quite a few items, not just a camera and a microphone.

Opening the package, she looked at the manual first.

The audience in the livestreaming room saw the mouse hadn't moved for a long time and flooded the chat:

"What's wrong with the streamer?"

"Did you go to the bathroom?"

"Streamer, say something."

"Next, please enjoy the mime show."

Luo Quan looked up and typed on the screen: "Don't panic, everyone. The new camera I bought has arrived, and I'm just reading the manual."

"Is the professional finally going to show their face?"

"Finally willing to buy a camera!"

"I'm scared; what if it's Qiao Biluo the second? My fantasies will be shattered."

"Are you serious about that?"

"I'm just a passerby. I only followed because the streamer is good at LoL. Aren't you guys the same?"

"The streamer is a music streamer and doesn't rely on looks to make a living. Just letting you know in case you didn't."

"Wrong, the streamer is a chef; everything else is just a hobby."

"Got it, talented, but probably has some flaws in appearance."

"I don't even know if you guys are trolling or fooling the newbies. You're too mean."

While a group of old fans in the livestreaming room were fooling the newcomers, Luo Quan finished reading the manual.

What the heck, you just need to plug the data cable and power cord into the computer case. It seems the camera she spent 2,000 big ones on isn't very high-end after all.

In her impression, the more high-end digital components are, the more troublesome they are to use.

As for the microphone, it was about the same. This was a microphone that could be held or placed, about fifteen centimeters long, a size smaller than a KTV microphone.

However, according to the product description, this thing's sound pickup and sound quality retention were excellent, far beyond what an ordinary microphone could compare to.

Luo Quan didn't understand this either; she just bought it according to the ranking list made by JD. com itself, filtering out anything under 1,000 directly.

As the saying goes, cheap goods are never good. With fully sufficient economic conditions, there was no need to consider cost-effectiveness.

Perhaps there were better ones at the same price, but it didn't matter much. After all, the price was right there; it couldn't be that much worse.

Plugging the two components into the computer case, after a bit of fiddling, a big head suddenly appeared in the center of the livestream.

"You scared me!"

"My wife is just beautiful. Can she look this good even from this angle?"

"Is the guy above dreaming?"

"Drag him out and shoot him for five minutes!"

"Hello, hello? Can everyone hear me?" Luo Quan picked up the microphone to test the effect.

"OJBK."

"The sound is much clearer than before."

"Okay, okay."

Luo Quan nodded: "As long as you can hear me."

Then she sat down: "Finally got it done. Come on, what show do you guys want to see? Type it on the screen. The premise is it can't be too rowdy. I've been a bit tired these past few days, not suitable for strenuous exercise."

The fans were slightly disappointed:

"I was hoping you'd dance."

"Yeah, Bilibili is full of 'Gokuraku Jodo' everywhere now, but I feel like none of them have your flavor."

"I want to hear Luo Quan sing a Chinese song, but I'm tired of the ones from before. Can you livestream writing one?"

"That's too much. Do you want everyone to wait an hour or two?"

"You underestimate Luo Quan's ability. Writing a song probably won't even take ten minutes."

Seeing the chat asking her to write a song, Luo Quan hesitated and said: "Writing a song requires inspiration. When inspiration comes, it might not take ten minutes; when it doesn't, you might not be able to write one in an hour.

But this time, I'll satisfy everyone. I'll give it a try, but I can't guarantee the quality."

As she spoke, Luo Quan opened another package from the courier; inside was a guitar.

As a singer, it's inevitable to sing during a livestream, so it's very necessary to have an instrument.

Electronic keyboards and pianos are too bulky and inconvenient to carry when traveling, so she bought a guitar.

Luo Quan held the guitar in her arms, and after skillfully tuning it, she began to pluck a melody.

The audience in the livestreaming room with some knowledge of music theory quickly recognized what Luo Quan was playing and immediately typed in the chat:

"1-5-6-3-4-1-2-5!"

Seeing these numbers suddenly appear on the screen, some viewers immediately asked curiously: What is this?

However, no one in the chat could explain it concisely and clearly, only mentioning terms like Canon chords or universal guitar chords.

Luo Quan didn't answer, just playing the guitar to herself, from the monotonous repetition and the sounding of a few notes at the beginning, to the music gradually becoming fuller later on, finally looking like a song.

Finally, Luo Quan played the verse and chorus completely, then put down the guitar.

"Sounds good!"

"Is the song done already?"

"I still don't understand what these Canon chords are."

"Don't know what it is, but it sounds powerful."

"Did everyone understand?"

"Next, I'll start explaining. Everything below is a key point, listen carefully." Luo Quan tapped the table with her fingernails, sounding quite like a teacher tapping the blackboard with a stick.

"The melody I played at the very beginning is 1-5-6-3-4-1-2-5, one of the most commonly used melodies in pop songs, also known as Canon chords. The 'Canon' I wrote before was born from this melody.

Generally, when singers write songs, they first use a melody as a skeleton, then gradually enrich it, and finally form a song.

And the later stage is what's called arrangement.

If the melody is the skeleton of a song, then the lyrics are its flesh and blood, and the arrangement is its skin.

Besides 1-5-6-3-4-1-2-5, 4-5-3-6-2-5-1 is also an extremely common melody in Chinese songs. Many singers use this melody as a skeleton when writing songs, so 4-5-3-6-2-5-1 is also called the universal chord.

I don't know if everyone understands after my explanation?"

Chat:

"Easy to understand, simpler than Baidu."

"Now that I understand this, does it mean I can compose music too?"

"Doesn't sound very difficult, right?"

"Ears: I understand it, it's about the same.

Brain: No, you don't."

"It's about what Luo Quan means."

"Does that mean you've already composed the music!"

Luo Quan nodded: "Playing the Canon chords just now was to find inspiration, trying to enrich this skeleton. Luck is good, my inspiration is pretty good today, the music is already done, now I'll write the lyrics immediately!"

No sooner said than done, Luo Quan immediately opened a Word document and typed the song title first:

"Jiangnan"

The chat immediately became restless:

"Oh oh, it's starting!"

"Never thought we'd see Luo Quan livestreaming writing a song one day."

"The song title looks beautiful at first glance."

"Jiangnan, that's my hometown."

"Since it's Jiangnan, it must have rain, right?"

………………

Although the next part was the lyric-writing segment, Luo Quan wasn't stupid enough to write it all out in one go.

Even a genius needs a certain amount of time to choose words and sentences, and also has to consider rhyming and rhythm. Without any preparation at all, it would take at least ten minutes or more.

During this time, she would stop from time to time to play a section or two of music, muttering to herself, pretending to be quite serious.

Just as Luo Quan was buried in creation, everything happening here immediately spread across the internet.

Luo Quan is now a presence comparable to a traffic spotlight. Whatever she does, at the very least it hits the trending searches, and at worst, it becomes a hot topic across the entire internet. Today's matter is obviously quite important:

"Luo Quan is livestreaming writing a song on Bilibili!"

This was the text sent by fans in the livestreaming room to promote it on various platforms, short and powerful.

Previously, foreign media reported that Luo Quan wrote a piece of 'Canon' in five minutes at her grandfather's birthday banquet, shocking the world's music circle, including the classical music world.

The achievements made were naturally gratifying, but everyone hadn't seen it with their own eyes. Even with so many media outlets testifying, there was still some skepticism.

But this time, having the opportunity to witness it with their own eyes, the onlookers naturally wouldn't miss this chance to broaden their horizons and have something to talk about.

They immediately came to Bilibili and searched for Luo Quan.

However, by the time these people opened the livestreaming room, Luo Quan's creation had already entered the final stage.

Luo Quan had already written the last two lines of lyrics:

"How painful can longing be, how thick can the pain be?

When the dream is buried in the misty rain of Jiangnan

Only then do I understand when my heart is broken."

With the final stroke, Luo Quan put down her ballpoint pen, picked up the paper filled with lyrics, and flicked it: "Mission accomplished!"

"Awesome!"

"Witnessed a miracle!"

"Such beautiful lyrics!"

"Talent is simply overflowing."

"Sing it quickly, I can't wait!"

"No way, you finished it as soon as I arrived?"

"Can a kind person tell me how long it took?"

"From composition to completion of lyrics, a total of 14 minutes and 27 seconds."

"That's just outrageous…………"

Luo Quan was all smiles: "Next, I'll sing it for everyone."

The song "Jiangnan" is actually one of the Chinese songs Luo Quan likes quite a bit. Whether it's the lyrics, composition, or arrangement, it's a masterpiece in the Chinese music scene, a work good enough to win the annual Golden Melody.

It's a pity it encountered the invincible "Qilixiang" that year and became the annual runner-up.

However, in Luo Quan's heart, these two songs are equal; she likes them both.

Previously, "Qilixiang" was released in "18," and Luo Quan had been thinking about when to release "Jiangnan" as well.

The twin pillars of the Chinese music scene; missing one is a regret. This time, it can be considered finally fulfilling her wish.

Her fingers plucked gently, and that familiar melody rang out:

"The wind becomes sticky when it reaches here

Sticking to the longing of the passerby

The rain winds itself into threads when it arrives

Entangling our nostalgia for the human world

…………………………"

After singing the verse and chorus once, Luo Quan placed her fingertips gently on the guitar, smiling with a sense of wanting more.

The fans in the livestreaming room were even more unsatisfied than she was:

"Sounds amazing!

Is that it?

I want to hear the complete version, ah ah ah ah!"

"God-tier streamer, was this song really written in 15 minutes?"

"The best Chinese song this year, without a doubt!"

Seeing the response was so good, Luo Quan was naturally very happy: "I don't have professional music production equipment by my side, so I can only record it for everyone with a microphone later, and then post it on Bilibili later.

After a while, I'll release the official version."

As she spoke, Luo Quan entered the Chinese Song Copyright Association and began to apply for song copyright.

Ever since she suffered a loss last time, Luo Quan has been very careful about this aspect, applying for copyright as soon as the song comes out, not giving anyone any chance to take advantage.

Although in China, applying for copyright isn't necessarily useful—various music tailors can still stitch things together, and in the end, they can still use excuses like 'eight bars, six bars' to make high-sounding arguments.

After a song was finished, the fans were obviously unsatisfied, clamoring for Luo Quan to take advantage of the inspiration still being there and create an entire album directly.

Seeing these comments, Luo Quan laughed:

"Do you think I'm a sow giving birth to piglets, coming whenever you say? How can it be that fast? Inspiration is something very difficult to exist for a long time; it's all a matter of a moment.

Besides, my inspiration has a long cooldown time. I probably won't be able to come up with anything in the next few days."

"Got it, the streamer's inspiration is an active skill; it can come whenever she wants."

"Is the long cooldown an excuse? When you released albums before, didn't you finish ten songs in half a month?"

"One word: Lazy!"

"As a descendant of China, Luo Quan, you can't be lazy!"

A crowd of fans in the chat were heartbroken, criticizing Luo Quan's salted-fish mindset, as if as long as Luo Quan became diligent, the Chinese music scene would be saved.

However, Luo Quan just acted as if she didn't see these: "Next, I'll start the lucky draw. I'll draw three lucky viewers and reward you with a box of 'fat house happy water' (cola) from me."

"It's here, it's back to my favorite reverse lucky draw segment."

"Time to start congratulating again."

"I don't have 'fat house happy water,' can I send the streamer 'Nutrient Express'?"

"You're acting suspicious!"

"Stop, this isn't the car to the kindergarten!"

………………

Saying she's sending it to her, actually Luo Quan is joking. The viewers who win the prize are all sent a box of drinks by her.

She really doesn't dare to drink drinks given to her by others, regardless of whether they were sent by fans or not.

As for sending these gifts to fans, it's mainly because she doesn't have any peripheral products at the moment and doesn't know what to send, so she can only send drinks to express her feelings.

The lucky draw segment started quickly, and the story of Luo Quan writing a song in 15 minutes also spread wildly on Weibo and Zhihu.

This was the first time many ordinary music fans had seen a singer's creative process with their own eyes. The speed was so fast and the quality so high, which had never happened before.

In most people's minds, singers writing songs is all about scratching their heads and thinking hard, each one looking like they're wearing a mask of pain.

But Luo Quan, no matter what she does, always appears so quiet and beautiful.

Just like her unparalleled beauty.