Chapter 749: The Hottest Pop Music

"I admit it's all Luo Quan's fault~~"

On the living room sofa, Seeing Wen Xia hummed this altered lyric with great gusto.

"How did it become my fault?" Luo Quan felt very helpless.

"Doesn't everyone say it's your fault? If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for singing too well." Seeing Wen Xia laughed while scrolling through her phone.

After singing those two songs last night, Luo Quan, who had been riding the coattails of the meteor shower's popularity, ended up with even higher popularity than the meteor shower itself.

The main reason was that this meteor shower was a damp squib; it was pretty to look at, but it didn't reach everyone's highest expectations, falling quite short of being epic, brilliant, and magnificent.

However, holding a concert in Luo Quan's livestream room was truly a rare sight, and she was singing all new songs, too.

Taking advantage of the lingering excitement from last night, fans were all asking when the concert would be.

It had been agreed that there would be three concerts this year; the one in Tokyo, Japan, was already done, leaving two more.

Since you are in China right now, surely you wouldn't go out of your way to sing in America first before coming back to sing here, right?

It's early August now, just when the temperature is scorching; wouldn't it be wonderful to have a midsummer concert at this time?

In any case, the comment section this morning was full of Luo Quan's fans asking about concert matters.

However, it really was time to hold one.

If it referred to the Lunar New Year, then there was plenty of time, but fans didn't recognize any distinction between the Gregorian and Lunar calendars; playing such word games probably wouldn't win them over.

In the end, Luo Quan still posted a status update: "It will be held before the end of the month!"

Once this news came out, Chinese fans were naturally overjoyed.

After hoping and waiting, it had finally arrived; many fans immediately spent a large sum of money to buy a ticket-snatching bot, and the internal competition had already begun.

As for Luo Quan, she was contacting the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing, asking when they had free time this month.

Unfortunately, because many singers wanted to hold a concert at the tail end of summer vacation so that more people could attend,

the Bird's Nest had almost no free time this month; it was either hosting concerts or rehearsals.

Fortunately, there would be a free time slot from the 18th to the 21st.

It was also the only time slot left, so Luo Quan didn't pick and chose; she set it for the 21st.

When the concert was held at the Tokyo Dome previously, it was Sony that took care of the arrangements.

This time, for the concert in China, as soon as the status update was posted, Manager Zhou Yangwen from Tencent contacted her immediately.

The two hadn't been in touch for several months; the last time they chatted was about Seeing Wen Xia's contract.

Although Seeing Wen Xia had now left Tencent and joined Springwater Entertainment, the relationship between the two sides hadn't broken down because of this, and cooperation in all aspects was proceeding steadily.

This concert was Luo Quan's first in the country, and the box office and viewership ratings were expected to break records; filling all 90,000 seats should be very simple, which meant tens of millions in revenue for one night.

Added to that were broadcasting fees and advertising endorsements, starting at 100 million for a single night.

Luo Quan's commercial value didn't need to be questioned; her livestream room had 30 to 40 million people at any time, and even if she just lay in bed sleeping, people would be willing to watch, let alone a concert that fans had been waiting for for so long.

Therefore, Zhou Yangwen was quite attentive to this project; after all, it was 100 million.

Just like Sony, Tencent was providing a full-service package this time, with all costumes, makeup, props, and logistics arranged by them.

As for Luo Quan, she only needed to rehearse the program.

Luo Quan prepared to directly replicate the lineup from the last Tokyo concert.

Fortunately, Gao Liang is already in China, so we just need to bring over the rest of the Philharmonic Orchestra when the time comes.

Of course, although they were acquaintances, Luo Quan wouldn't skimp on the price; she would pay exactly what was owed.

Because many stars were invited, don't look at the high estimated box office; the expenses were also equally outrageous.

To make more money, Tencent also skyrocketed the minimum price for concert tickets to 580 each.

The minimum ticket price for stars holding concerts at the Bird's Nest this month was generally around 300 yuan, so Luo Quan's was almost double that of those people.

As for the floor seats, one ticket was as high as 4,000, and there was a high probability that one couldn't buy them at face value.

Unlike the one held in Tokyo, scalpers were probably unavoidable for this concert in China.

Although there were scalpers abroad, at least they weren't as rampant as in China, because many scalpers in China were insiders.

Although Luo Quan had explicitly told Zhou Yangwen to handle the scalper issue well if he could,

he agreed readily, but whether he could actually do it was unclear; Luo Quan felt it was a bit doubtful.

At noon on the day the status update was posted, an advertisement for "Luo Quan's Midsummer Concert Tickets on Hot Sale" appeared on the homepage of Tencent Music.

Weibo also cooperated by putting it on the trending list, and the view count exceeded 30 million before long.

Besides fans, many passersby were actually quite interested in Luo Quan's Chinese concert as well.

Although they wouldn't spend a high price to listen to it on-site, they were willing to watch the live broadcast.

After all, the name Luo Quan was the hottest singer in China right now; her songs could be heard in almost every corner of the internet, and her popularity was simply ridiculously high.

The only downside was that Luo Quan's Chinese songs weren't heard very often offline.

They appeared more frequently in places like hair salons, internet cafes, schools, and supermarkets because there were more young people there.

But compared to her situation in Japan, where she was surrounded by broadcasts, mobile ringtones, and television, it was still quite a bit less.

Luo Quan felt that, taking advantage of this opportunity, perhaps she could achieve in China what she had achieved in Japan.

She had always said that music should be grounded and cater to the general public.

However, her songs only reached the general public on the hardcore internet.

Although China's mobile phone coverage was very high now, more than half of the people still didn't use Weibo, play TikTok, or browse Bilibili.

Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen seemed to encompass most of China's prosperity and trends.

But in reality, the area here only accounted for 0.33% of the country, and the population was less than 70 million.

Including all first-tier cities, it was actually only 3% of the area.

In the remaining 97% of the land, there were about 300 prefecture-level cities, 3,000 counties, 40,000 towns, and 660,000 villages.

About 84% of the country's population consumed and grew up here.

Many of them might not understand what trends were, or the difference between pop and "earthy" music.

In their view, there wasn't much difference between elegant and vulgar; as long as the music was catchy enough, they could dance along.

Mozart and Beethoven weren't popular here either, because that music was far less capable of stirring hearts than a strong beat.

The "earthy" taste mocked by everyone on Bilibili was actually a portrayal of the lives of many people in China.

It certainly wasn't the majority, but the number of people in this group definitely exceeded the population of most countries in the world.

Therefore, Luo Quan had never held a sense of superiority or disdain for these things.

As long as it didn't rely on self-harm or violate morality and laws, it should have the soil to exist.

Even if it was playing the clown, being a clown.

But aren't most forms of comedy expression like this?

Many people like to say that the core of comedy is tragedy.

But Luo Quan felt that comedy is comedy; its mission is to bring laughter to everyone.

If they didn't agree with her, then these people must be very satisfied with the sketches on the Spring Festival Gala.

Because in recent years, the sketches on the Spring Festival Gala always had to add preaching, moving moments, and sentimentality to comedy, attempting to give comedy a more noble and valuable meaning.

Which is the so-called "core of comedy is tragedy."

Luo Quan wouldn't say this idea was wrong.

Because she wasn't a comedian or a sketch actor and didn't work in this industry, she had no right to speak.

But if she were to film a comedy movie in the future, it would definitely make the audience laugh to their heart's content, and the ending must be a Happy Ending; she was determined not to use any "core of comedy" to sublimate the theme.

Perhaps because she was naturally cheerful, she particularly hated sadness.

Or perhaps she was sometimes more sentimental and couldn't bear to see these things that might make her eyes moist.

In short, the song Luo Quan was about to release might be criticized by many music critics, who would think she was regressing and making "earthy" music.

However, Luo Quan felt that once this song came out, there shouldn't be a more popular song in all of China.

In this situation, even Jay Chou in his prime couldn't do it.

But in her past life, there was a duo in China that successfully unified the country's square dance BGM and mobile ringtones.

Perhaps many people didn't like this song, thinking it was too "earthy."

But its popularity and national recognition were definitely the highest.

It was just that older people didn't know how to climb the charts; otherwise, its ranking would definitely be the undisputed number one in Chinese pop music.

The duo behind this song was also legendary in her past life.

Besides having a domineering and mighty name, they were also record sales experts, kings of mall opening ceremonies, and overlords of square and vegetable market background music.

It integrated rap, punk, post-rock, pop, and many other elements into one? It unified and integrated the aesthetic of Chinese middle-aged and elderly people for music, becoming a legend in the history of Chinese pop music that could not be bypassed.

"I listened to the BGM of square dances all over China recently; they are all using old songs from ten years ago, and they aren't even unified.

I had a whim and a sudden idea to make a song to see if I could handle the square dance scene."

In the evening, while the fans were still immersed in the joy of Luo Quan about to hold a concert, she posted such a status update.

"Unify square dance? What a big tone."

"Speaking of square dance, I get angry; they start dancing downstairs every evening at dusk, shaking my brain until it hurts!"

"It doesn't matter; if it's really unified, it will be listening to Luo Bao's songs in the future."

"Haha, Luo Bao's singing voice isn't unacceptable either; I use her songs as my alarm ringtone; as soon as I hear her voice, I get energetic."

"I want to hear what kind of song this is."

………………

The fans clicked on the video, but none of them realized what kind of song they were about to listen to.

"The Most Dazzling Folk Style, Singers: Luo Quan, Gao Liang"

(ps. I think there's so much foreshadowing that everyone knows which song it is without me writing it; as for who is singing, I won't go into detail; all Chinese people know.)

"It's actually a duet between the sister and brother; amazing."

"Does Gao Liang know Chinese? How can an English song unify Chinese square dance?"

"Gao Liang's Chinese is quite good; he even sang a Chinese song during a livestream a while ago; it was more articulate than when I sing at KTV."

"Don't be noisy, listen to what the song is first."

"This intro... feels a bit high."

………………

At the beginning of the song, the fans who didn't understand the severity of the matter were all joking in a relaxed tone, until Luo Quan opened her mouth to sing:

"The vast horizon is my love

Flowers are blooming at the foot of the rolling green hills

What kind of rhythm is the most, most swaying

What kind of singing voice is the most joyful

………………"

Many years later, when people saw these lyrics again, no one could say them in Mandarin anymore; they would sing them out involuntarily, and they could only be sung.

"Damn, these lyrics are too straightforward, right?"

"Hmm... feels a bit strange, but it's not unpleasant to listen to."

"Quite dynamic, very rhythmic."

"Keep listening."

…………

Hearing this, the fans had already sensed something was wrong.

But none of Luo Quan's songs made them stop playing; they all thought this was a small ripple before the climax, until...

"You are the most beautiful cloud on my horizon

Let me use my heart to keep you (Gao Liang: Keep you!)

Singing the most dazzling folk style leisurely

Let love sweep away all the dust

………………"

The arrival of the chorus was like a blow to everyone's head, and their brains were buzzing instantly.

But just a second later, Luo Quan's brainwashing singing voice made him return to clarity again, immersed in the most dazzling folk style.

Subsequently, they wandered back and forth between "You are the most beautiful cloud on my horizon" and "Keep you."

A song of less than five minutes had never made the fans feel so long.

Clearly its melody was catchy, and Luo Quan and Gao Liang's singing skills were also top-notch...

Gao Liang couldn't hear any singing skills in this song, because there weren't many lines in total.

However, his "Keep you" was truly outrageous; he only listened to it twice and it was completely branded in his brain, no matter how he washed it, it wouldn't wash away.

In short, it was very strange; at first glance, it felt a bit "earthy," like a disco song from the beginning of the century.

But the two names Luo Quan and Gao Liang were completely unrelated to "earthy"; there probably wasn't a more international combination in the country right now.

But the song they sang was so weird.

If it were unpleasant to listen to, that would be fine, but the key was that this song was actually quite catchy, so much so that after everyone finished listening, they also listened to it again by mistake, and then again and again.

Half an hour later, Bilibili, Zhihu, and Weibo were all trending, and the trending titles were surprisingly consistent: "The Most Dazzling Folk Style."

"It's over, my brain is full of the lyrics of this song now, I can't calm down at all, I still have to go to work tomorrow, and I can't sleep now!"

"You still want to sleep... The vast horizon is my love!

I just want to know how Luo Quan wrote this song... You are the most beautiful cloud on my horizon!

It's simply damn outrageous... Keep you!"

"Haha, I can't stop laughing, why is this song so magical."

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Obviously, the comment sections of major platforms had already fallen. ===== CHAPTER 750 =====