Chapter 174: What is

"Gong, Shang, Jue, Zhi, Yu" are the five-tone scales of our Huaxia.

The scales everyone is familiar with are naturally the ones learned in music class today: Do, Re, Mi... these seven, abbreviated as 1234567.

Huaxia's five tones correspond to 12356.

4 and 7 actually exist too, but they are listed outside the five tones and are considered variations.

As mentioned before, Chinese Style means creating music using Huaxia's five tones, composing around "Gong, Shang, Jue, Zhi, Yu," and then pairing it with antique-style lyrics.

That is to say, it involves making variations within 12356.

You can do 32156, or you can do 16532, whatever you like.

As for how to arrange the order, it depends on how you compose the music yourself; in this way, there can actually be countless variations.

Why is it said that the inspiration for this song, "A Laughter in the Vast Sea," comes from the phrase "Great Music Must Be Simple"?

Why did Yuan feel shocked and incredulous after listening to it?

Because its melody is simply the five tones played in reverse; we don't arrange them, we don't make any variations, we just follow the 65321 form and play it backward for you!

It seems like messing around, but the melody is unexpectedly grand!

It seems simple and casual, but you can't pick out any flaws, and you'll even feel completely won over!

It is precisely because of this that Yuan has become increasingly cautious about the field of Chinese Style, and increasingly afraid to get involved.

As soon as you step into this field, you will inevitably be compared to Luo Mo by everyone.

But as he releases more and more Chinese Style songs, you will become more and more afraid.

With all these songs added together, how can you compete?

What do you have to compete with?

As a master composer, Yuan knows very well that in a field, the pioneer is often not the strongest.

Those who achieve greatness usually stand on the shoulders of giants.

You are the founding master, the originator, that is correct.

But that does not mean that someone who plays better than you won't appear in this field.

But... but...

A deep sense of powerlessness began to spread in the tearoom.

It was clearly three big shots working together to stir up trouble, yet at this moment, the pressure had shifted to their side.

Luo Mo hadn't done anything; he had just released three songs from the album "Red" according to the schedule that had been set long ago.

—It scared them!

Yuan looked at them and said, "And have you noticed? This kid's ambition is truly huge."

"He has a precise plan for his career."

Yuan is different from Huang Xishan; although both have served as Music Director, Huang Xishan took sweat equity, while Yuan not only took sweat equity, he also continued to purchase shares of Cilong later on, and is currently one of the major shareholders in Cilong.

Therefore, his perspective on problems is often from the company's point of view.

He doesn't just bury his head in making music; he also considers more things.

Zhao Xueqin looked at him and said, "Yuan, please go on."

Yuan nodded and continued, "He participated in 'King of Love Songs,' presumably to expand his National Popularity. After all, 'Creating Idols' is a web-based variety show; although it is very popular among young people, its limitations are also great."

"Look at him after going to 'King of Love Songs'; even if everyone's calls for him were high, after so many episodes, he hasn't sung any Chinese Style, but instead has been playing the pop song game all along."

"This kid is clearly broadening his own boundaries."

"However, because the album 'Red' is supporting him, everyone won't be disappointed because of this. After all, songs with rich ancient charm don't necessarily have to be heard on stage; the album will be uploaded successively, and the quantity is large and satisfying."

"In this way, everyone can feel his varied musical style even more."

Huang Xishan nodded and said, "I discussed this point with him before."

Yuan chuckled and said, "But this kid is actually very meticulous in his work. Look at this album of his; it is actually also opening up the market for himself, and the target audience is constantly expanding."

"Not to mention anything else, I'll just talk about this song, 'A Laughter in the Vast Sea'."

"Young people might like it too, I'm not sure about that; we'll have to see the market feedback later."

"But I can be certain that those Middle-aged Persons, especially middle-aged men..."

"Will absolutely be crazy about this song!"

"In the future, in KTVs, I'm afraid it will be heard often."

With a debut album, he wants to cover all age groups...

How much powerful self-confidence and how terrifying an ambition is this?

He wants to reach the sky in a single bound!

It must be said that Yuan's sense of smell is still very sharp.

But in reality, the development of the situation was actually even more rapid than he imagined, and it fermented faster than he expected.

Because Luo Mo's fan base is very solid, and the fan group is also very large.

On this day, Yang Juan, who is in the third year of junior high, finished school.

As soon as she sat in her dad's car, she said to her dad, "Dad, phone, phone!"

"Why do you want the phone as soon as school is out?" Lao Yang, who was starting the car, handed over his phone.

"Luo Mo is releasing a new song today, I want to listen to it!" Yang Juan said.

As she spoke, she connected to the car's Bluetooth with the phone and opened Penguin Music.

While driving in the congested school gate, Lao Yang said, "You're already in the third year of junior high; your focus now is to prepare for the high school entrance exam. Don't chase after Idols all day long. Your dad was actually very handsome when I was young; I'll show you photos when we get home."

Yang Juan interrupted her dad and said, "Oh, I know, I know. We 'Mo-born' are different from other Idol-chasing girls. We even have older sisters in our fan group who help us correct our homework. If we dare to spam the group endlessly and waste study time, we will even be muted."

"What 'Mo-born person', what on earth is that?" Lao Yang listened, completely bewildered.

Yang Juan was his second child, so he was no longer a young parent and found it hard to understand the world of young people.

In his view, weren't many celebrities nowadays just fish that slipped through the net of nine-year compulsory education?

What they liked most was creating brainless fans.

"Oh, just listen to the songs first! I can listen to songs on the way home, right? You can't expect me to do homework in the car, can you?" Yang Juan urged.

"Fine, fine." Lao Yang silently turned up the volume a little, but muttered under his breath: "After we get home, I'll show you photos of your old man when he was young."

At this moment, the first of the three songs began to play in the car—"Moonlight".

"Hmm? The sound is a bit soft," Lao Yang judged in his heart.

When the chorus of the song kicked in, Lao Yang felt it was a bit catchy.

"Hiss—, it's actually pretty good!" he thought to himself.

At this time, the car hadn't even cleared the congested road at the school gate. He turned his head to look at his daughter and asked, puzzled: "You even listen to this kind of song with a bit of a martial arts world vibe?"

"I listen to any good song, so what? Is there no such thing as a swordswoman in the martial arts world?" Yang Juan said in an old-fashioned tone.

"Fine, fine." Lao Yang smiled and didn't say anything more.

He had a decent impression of this song and thought it wasn't bad.

Next was the second song.

Yang Juan read out the song title: "'Laughter in the Vast Sea', this title looks quite heroic!"

"Pfft—, how many young people nowadays can sing a heroic song? One by one, they all lack internal breath; they look very weak," Lao Yang mocked.

The grander the song title, wouldn't it just be more incongruous?

"What do you mean! They have been studying Opera since they were little, how could they lack internal breath?" Yang Juan said.

Someone who sings Opera?

Then, never mind.

When Lao Yang was a child, he liked to go under the opera stage to listen to operas. He wondered back then if these opera singers were raised on eating loudspeakers; otherwise, how could their voices resonate through the entire venue? How could their breath be so sufficient?

The singing echoed inside the small car.

"【Laughter in the vast sea,

The tides on both banks surge.

Floating and sinking with the waves, recording the present day.】"

As soon as the singing started, Lao Yang's eyes lit up.

Magnificent, grand!

Just an intro and the beginning were enough to strike this old man.

They were the generation that grew up through that era of martial arts.

When they were young, it was exactly when the martial arts trend was at its peak.

Which man didn't have a martial arts dream deep in his heart?

Leaping onto roofs and vaulting over walls, roaming the martial arts world with a sword, having a soulmate, galloping on horseback...

Wouldn't that be exhilarating!?

When the song reached the "La—" part, Lao Yang only felt his heart surging with emotion.

If it weren't for the fact that the broken road at the school gate was truly too jammed, he would have driven a little faster today.

"This song is good!" he said to Yang Juan: "Help me download it."

This was a carnival for dads!

A must-order track for old men at KTV after drinking +1!

Luo Mo released three new songs, which naturally attracted the attention of many industry insiders.

As for the charts on major platforms, they would certainly appear in a posture of dominating the rankings.

The New Song Chart and the Trending Chart were bound to be swept by the top three, which caused many Singers to push back their original plans for releasing songs.

In this era where martial arts have gradually declined, songs with a martial arts world vibe have become increasingly rare.

Nowadays, it is rare to see excellent martial arts dramas and martial arts films.

Even action films are decreasing.

When writing songs, people habitually don't lean in this direction; after all, there's no point.

So they say, high skill makes one bold; Luo Mo dared to write in this already declining style, and the market response was actually exceptionally good!

In contrast, the martial arts songs released in recent years are simply trash!

A netizen secretly recorded a video of their dad singing "Laughter in the Vast Sea" at the top of his lungs and posted it on Weibo.

This song is quite strange to talk about; its focus doesn't seem to be on singing technique, but on that spirit, that flavor!

After all, the lyricist and composer Huang Zhan had sung it himself, and Xu Ke had also sung it. One wouldn't dare to compliment the singing technique of these two, but many people felt the feeling was still there.

To put it in a fantastical way, perhaps this song lies in the "Righteousness".

If you want to say this dad in the video has any singing technique, he really doesn't. But after a few glasses of white liquor, he really has spirit!

Netizens found it both funny and felt that the small corridor still had echoes, which was particularly atmospheric, so they started liking it.

The popularity of this video grew higher and higher, which also caused more and more old men to join in.

Even the General Director of the National Day Gala, Qian Qingyun, came to join the fun, recorded a video, and posted it online, which could be considered indirectly promoting Luo Mo.

This trend became increasingly surging, awakening the memories of martial arts in countless people's hearts.

——"Crazy Dads"!

In a mere three or four days, the wuxia trend began to sweep across the entire internet.

Countless netizens shouted: "Luo Mo has started targeting my dad!"

Some female netizens even joked: "Is he starting to deal with his future father-in-law already?"

Some artists also joined in and drew a few comics.

It depicted Luo Mo, many years later, going to his girlfriend's house for a meal for the first time.

After a few drinks, he and his father-in-law were tapping their wine glasses with chopsticks, then loudly Singing "Laughing in the Vast Sea," the atmosphere harmonious and joyful, almost calling each other brothers.

The title of this comic was "Winning Over."

Many people could hear that these three songs actually formed a progressive relationship; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them a trilogy.

So, what exactly was Luo Mo's original intention for the creation?

At exactly eight o'clock in the evening, Luo Mo posted a Weibo.

This Weibo had no text, only an image and an emoji.

The 【emoji】 was that gesture of "opening up the bigger picture."

As for the image below this 【emoji】, it was a piece of calligraphy Luo Mo had asked Old Master Tong for again.

On it were written eight large characters:

"【The greatest of heroes, acts for the country and the people】."

(PS: Second update, requesting monthly tickets!)

(End of this chapter)