Chapter 821: Writing Songs, I'm a Professional

Receiving a call from Zhou Dong, Liang Yan was very surprised.

Through the collaboration of the six-year anniversary celebrity performance show, the two added each other on WeChat; at that time, it was Zhou Dong who actively wanted to add them as friends. Liang Yan also added them without much thought, but he felt that since they were in different fields, there would be no further contact, basically just lying dormant in each other's friend lists.

Unexpectedly, not long after, Zhou Dong proactively got in touch.

Liang Yan answered the video call, puzzled.

The phone screen flashed, and Zhou Dong's face appeared; the background looked like a recording studio, warm-toned lights shining on a row of equipment behind him, immediately giving a high-end, grandiose impression.

Zhou Dong waved his hand and spoke first, his voice still that familiar slow, slightly Taiwanese-accented tone: "Hey, friend, long time no see, it's me. How about it, are you surprised to get my call?"

Liang Yan smiled: "It hasn't been that long, but I am indeed quite surprised."

"Haha. Are you busy now?"

"No, I was just scrolling through videos."

"Oh, let me guess: you're watching the newly released World Championship theme song video, right?"

"You're that good? You guessed it right away."

Liang Yan put on a show of surprise, but he wasn't actually surprised, because it wasn't hard to guess. The MV just released by Riot Games, most people following S7 would immediately click to watch it.

"Haha, glad I didn't disturb you." Zhou Dong touched his baseball cap, then unconsciously rubbed his nose; after small talk, he finally got to the point: "Well, actually, I called you today because I have a favor to ask—let me know if you're available."

Liang Yan didn't stand on ceremony, asking directly: "What is it?"

"It's about Jiang Zi's..."

Zhou Dong started talking at length.

It turned out that the organizing committee for Riot Games' S7 had approached him recently, asking him to write an original song for the finals opening ceremony to be performed live.

Zhou Dong naturally agreed. He himself is very interested in LoL, so he even bought a team to compete in the LMS; although JT ultimately failed in this year's LMS promotion series and didn't secure an S7 spot, Zhou Dong still keeps a close eye on S7, even instructing his assistant to be sure to get tickets for the S7 group stage and subsequent matches, and he will definitely go watch a few in person.

He has already composed the melody for this song.

"It's awesome, I tell you—guaranteed everyone will love it, super hype!"

Zhou Dong looked quite pleased with himself.

Liang Yan then went along with him: "Mind if you sing a couple lines for me to hear?"

"No problem!" Then Zhou Dong hummed a few bars with a "deng deng dang dang" sound.

Liang Yan immediately recognized it as a rap song, with a light, fast rhythm; the first impression was indeed quite good, but there was a problem…

After listening, Liang Yan wondered: "No lyrics?"

The smug look on Zhou Dong's face vanished, replaced by embarrassment: "Well, cough... yeah, the lyrics aren't done yet..."

Then came remarks like: "The lyricists we collaborated with, who don't play the game, wrote lines that aren't any good," "Heroes, passion, battle—just hearing those words feels low; they could go in any song, lacking League of Legends flavor," "I know a little, but half-baked knowledge isn't professional enough; the Jiang Zi song sounds too perfunctory," and similar comments.

Finally Zhou Dong stated his purpose: "So today I'm asking you for ideas—how about it? The lyricist will add your name, interested?"

Liang Yan blinked slightly, then thought it over, smiled and nodded: "Sure."

Zhou Dong's eyes lit up, he became energetic, clapped once, and exclaimed excitedly: "Hey, do you remember our match last time?"

Liang Yan of course remembered.

He was playing Ashe, laning against Uzi's Caitlyn, and eventually turned the game around despite a huge disadvantage.

Uzi almost blocked him on WeChat because of that.

"That day!" Zhou Dong made a flicking-skill motion with his hand, "Your Ashe was insane! I tell you, I didn't sleep that night, my mind was full of your amazing plays—so hype!"

Liang Yan chuckled.

"So I thought, could we put all that passion into this song? You know, I've been writing songs for years and have written plenty of lyrics myself, but none of them are this type. I feel this song needs a professional to write it to really have flavor. And honestly, bro, you give me a completely different feeling!"

"Hmm."

"So, do you think you can put that feeling... the one I just mentioned, into the lyrics?"

Liang Yan didn't immediately accept the offer outright. He knew the publicity push for this year's World Championship; it was obvious how much the official side and TX valued it, so one could imagine the scale of this tournament would be unprecedented. For such a grand event, the song to be sung at the finals opening ceremony is absolutely not something you can just half-ass.

After careful consideration, Liang Yan cautiously nodded slightly: "Like this, I'll give it a try—let me hear the full track first, I'll write a few lines for you to see if you're satisfied; if it's okay, I'll continue. Also, I suggest you keep a backup plan, since I've never done this before and may not be very professional."

Zhou Dong brushed off Liang Yan's caution, seeing his nod he got excited: "Great, bro! I'll send you the demo right away—listening while you write will work better; anyway, write however you want, I totally believe in you!"

After hanging up, Zhou Dong sent the demo file over WeChat directly.

Liang Yan had just downloaded the demo and was about to listen when Fu Lan Duo's voice came from behind: "What are you messing with?"

Liang Yan didn't turn around, waved his hand: "Get lost, get lost, it's none of your business—go practice your hero."

Saying that, he opened the demo.

Dong~dong dong~dong!

The intro kicked off, a beat somewhat like the prelude to *Huo Yuanjia* but more grandiose and powerful, striking the eardrums; immediately followed by a passage reminiscent of the prelude to *Bencao Gangmu*, with synthesized bass and bamboo flute playing together, tension instantly maxed out—Liang Yan felt energized at once, and images of LoL battles matching the music spontaneously sprang to mind…

"Give me a pen and a notebook."

Liang Yan reached out sideways, his expression and tone as if shouting "Pen, come!"

Opening a document on the computer would work too, but Liang Yan felt writing with a pen would have more feeling.

Fu Lan Duo, not driven off by Liang Yan's couple of remarks, sat nearby; although she didn't understand what he was doing, she immediately got up, went to Zhu Xiaolong's coach spot, and brought back a ballpoint pen and a notebook.

Inspiration struck and couldn't be held back; Liang Yan opened the notebook and put pen to paper.

♪The stage is set up, the whole crowd is shouting my ID♪

♪My index finger taps, I will stir up wind and rain across the city♪

♪Opening, loss, ji ji ji♪

♪Don't rush, please stand still and behold, watch my operation max out, step by step to the top……♪

Fu Lan Duo's eyes popped out:

"My god, you can write songs too?!"

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Special declaration: lyrics are purely original, no AI, please feel free to reprint or use.