Chapter 175: You Really Are a Big Smarty-Pants

When it comes to martial arts fiction, one person can never be bypassed, and that is Jin Yong.

In this world, it is actually the same as on Earth; for these past years, one often hears a phrase: "Martial arts fiction is dead."

Excellent martial arts works have not appeared for a long time, and this applies not only to novels, but also to television dramas, films, and even songs.

Looking at the scope, "The greatest of heroes serves the country and the people"—the intent is very grand.

When this concept first appeared, it could be said to have shaken the entire martial arts circle.

In the past, it was all about settling grudges with a swift sword, heroes defying prohibitions with martial arts, and fighting and killing.

This kind of martial arts fiction was something everyone was seeing for the first time.

It was precisely because Luo Mo was inspired by this song that he made such a progression in the album "Red".

Very clever, isn't it?

After he posted this Weibo, he couldn't help but think of a passage he saw on the internet when Mr. Jin Yong passed away.

"The old man turned his head tremblingly and bowed deeply to the room full of books:

'You've left, my world of martial arts.'

Suddenly, the books in the room rose without wind and burst into brilliant golden light.

The golden light slowly faded, and every book was filled with phantom images, returning the bow to the old man.

'I am Wang Zhongyang.'

'I am Guo Jing.'

'I am Yang Guo.'

'I am Qiao Feng.'

'I am...'"

Countless thunderous voices filled the entire room."

Up to this point, only the last three songs of Luo Mo's debut album, "Red", remained to be released.

Looking at the rhythm of his song releases, he is slower than when Tong Shu released his songs.

This is not releasing songs with the attitude of a Newcomer, but with the rhythm of a famous Singer.

For many popular Singers, the entire cycle of a new album is longer, so the time for the influence to spread is also longer.

After all, every song released is meant to dominate the charts; if he releases too many at once, he would just be fighting himself, with his own songs battling each other on the charts. It is better to take it slow and let the market digest them gradually.

For example, a certain little princess on Earth who loves drinking milk tea—he released a prelude teaser so long ago that no one knows how long it has been, and fans have already composed who knows how many songs based on this prelude, yet this guy still hasn't released a new song.

If Luo Mo followed his rhythm for releasing albums, one album might take a whole year to release...

As for the talk on the internet that "there is no father-in-law in this world that Luo Mo cannot handle," he finds it a bit funny.

Relying on one song, that is not the case.

However, if he thought about relying on handling Shen Yinuo, this eldest miss of New Yu, to become the son-in-law of New Yu and obtain New Yu shares, it might actually work.

Once, when he went to Shen Shaoqiu's office, he heard this lame man inside singing "A Laughter in the Sea" at the top of his lungs at the door.

Out of this entire album by Luo Mo, this is the song Shen Shaoqiu loves the most.

In three days, Huang Xishan and Yuan Hewen finished the lyrics and composition.

This song follows an ancient style, but the two did not join forces to create a Chinese Style song.

Luo Mo's current momentum is too fierce; if big-name Singers want to dabble in the Chinese Style field, they have to risk being crushed.

Everyone knows this category is very hot, but the threshold is simply too high.

The theme of the fifth episode is "No Love Involved." When Huang Xishan and Yuan Hewen were creating the lyrics and music, they were actually inspired to a certain extent by those three new songs of Luo Mo.

If not writing about Romance, what kind of emotion should they write about?

They finally settled on the bond between master and disciple.

This song is called "Master".

To avoid the martial arts atmosphere being too heavy, they leaned a little towards the immortal hero style.

Master and disciple, it is common in martial arts fiction, and even more common in immortal hero fiction.

In the country, no matter the genre of the drama, it always leads the main plot toward romance, so for many immortal hero dramas, one of the main plot lines is still the master and disciple falling in love.

When Huang Xishan was writing the lyrics, he touched upon Romance only lightly.

It makes people feel like there is a bit of a master-disciple romance, yet it seems there isn't—a bit of a borderline approach.

Although these two are collaborating, there is also a sense of rivalry involved.

With years of grudges, how could they disappear all at once?

Even if everyone has shaken hands and made peace, deep down, neither is willing to submit to the other.

Therefore, both are putting in their full effort into the lyrics and composition, which can be described as crazily showing off their skills.

When Zhao Xueqin received the final finished lyrics and music, his confidence increased greatly.

Superb! Absolutely superb!

"The lyrics written by the teacher will probably produce quite a few famous lines."

"Yuan Hewen's music uses so many traditional instruments, as many as 10 types, and they are perfectly blended together."

Last time, when Luo Mo sang "Pity There Is No If", he brought an orchestra on stage.

This gave Zhao Xueqin inspiration.

Why don't we organize a traditional music band this time?

He feels the feasibility is very high, and it might bring a different kind of shock to the audience!

After Yuan Hewen heard this idea, this old lecher nodded secretly and said, "We can find some young girls, have them wear cheongsams, and play the guzheng and pipa to attract the audience's attention."

When it comes to creating gimmicks, this old man has always been better than Huang Xishan.

With the song finished, Yuan Hewen's work could be considered successfully completed.

Since this was a powerful alliance between Pineapple and Cilong, Wang Shisong naturally had to show his stance, so he organized a dinner to invite Yuan Hewen.

If Yuan Hewen wanted face, then he would give him face!

The dinner was set at a high-end private club in Shencheng, where the waitresses were all of model-level beauty.

To be precise, most of the service staff here were "money-burning machines," with clearly marked prices.

They could be viewed from afar, or played with up close.

At the dinner, it could be said that both host and guests were delighted.

Wang Shisong specially brought a bottle of fine, treasured wine from home, making Yuan Hewen feel that he was valued.

After three rounds of drinks, Wang Shisong naturally began to inquire about the songs for the fifth episode.

Regardless of whether Huang Xishan and Yuan Hewen actually had confidence in their hearts, in front of each other, they certainly had to say they did.

These two were old rivals, after all.

While saying it was absolutely stable, they thought to themselves: "If there is a problem, it must be on his end."

Wang Shisong knew absolutely nothing about music; Pineapple made its fortune through film and television, and among the four major companies, Pineapple was the weakest in music.

Cilong was the exact opposite, ranking first among the four major companies in the music field.

In his view, with Huang Xishan and Yuan Hewen's unprecedented collaboration, if this level of quality still couldn't take down Luo Mo, then everyone might as well just quit!

When everyone was slightly tipsy, Wang Shisong looked at Yuan Hewen and said, "Teacher Yuan, the semi-finals of 'King of Love Songs' require inviting a Guest Singer."

"I have an idea now," he said.

"Oh? Let's hear it, President Wang," Yuan Hewen said, squinting his eyes.

Wang Shisong said, "Whether it's in the industry or among the audience, everyone will surely think that if our Pineapple wants to get a Guest Singer, we will definitely use Chun Xiao as our Killer."

Chun Xiao, Pineapple's Heavenly Queen-level Singer, was the top female artist under Pineapple.

Looking at it comprehensively from all aspects, she was even slightly better than Zhao Xueqin and was Pineapple's trump card in the music scene.

Yuan Hewen nodded and said, "If Chun Xiao is asked to be the Guest Singer, then it is naturally stable."

A Heavenly King plus a Heavenly Queen—wouldn't that be an instant winning hand?

Look at Xinyu again; they couldn't even find a qualified Guest Singer.

This was equivalent to Pineapple directly sending out its top male and female stars to join forces and besiege Luo Mo.

Wang Shisong personally poured wine for Yuan Hewen beside him and then said, "But what I'm thinking is, why don't Pineapple and Cilong have another deep collaboration!"

"If Chun Xiao goes, this Surprise isn't big enough!" Wang Shisong said.

Yuan Hewen looked at Wang Shisong with slight surprise and laughed loudly, "President Wang, I didn't expect you to be eyeing Xu Lianying!"

Cilong had two Heavenly Queens; one was actually about the same level as Zhao Xueqin and couldn't compare to Chun Xiao, being roughly equivalent to a Heavenly Queen Gatekeeper, the weakest among the Heavenly Queens.

And the other one was Xu Lianying, the Heavenly Queen of Love Songs!

She was a grade higher than Chun Xiao and was also a standout among the Heavenly Kings and Heavenly Queens.

Wang Shisong thought that collaborating within the same company was actually meaningless.

After all, singers from the same company had already had several deep collaborations over the years.

Zhao Xueqin and Chun Xiao had released a total of 3 duet singles, so it was no longer fresh to anyone.

But if it were Xu Lianying, that would be different!

Furthermore, if Xu Lianying could be invited, they could take the opportunity to ask Yuan Hewen to write another song for the semi-finals, and everyone could collaborate a second time.

Although Yuan Hewen's face was flushed from alcohol, his eyes remained incomparably clear as he said, "President Wang, I won't beat around the bush. If you want to invite Xu Lianying, I, as the old Music Director of Cilong, cannot make the decision; she must nod herself, and President Chen must give the final word."

"That is only natural," Wang Shisong nodded and said, "I have prepared myself for a major bleeding this time."

The meaning was clear: he would bring out enough sincerity.

Yuan Hewen smiled and drank the wine Wang Shisong had poured for him.

Zhao Xueqin listened from the side, feeling a bit excited in his heart.

If they could really invite Xu Lianying to be the Guest Singer, wouldn't that be explosive?

This would absolutely be enough to shake the entire music scene!

Such a duet, logically speaking, was at least at the level of the Spring Festival Gala; using it in the semi-finals of "King of Love Songs" felt a bit like making a mountain out of a molehill.

But the show was just too popular—it had reached the peak!

This would depend on whether Yuan Hewen was willing to act as the go-between here.

Yuan Hewen didn't know what he suddenly thought of, but he rubbed the mole on his chin and said, "Actually, President Wang, there is one more optimal candidate."

"If President Wang can invite this person, this semi-final will be a guaranteed victory, and the blow to Luo Mo will be Deadly."

"This is not only reflected on the competition stage but also includes the subsequent public opinion."

Yuan Hewen had a calculating smile on his face, looking like a devious military advisor.

Upon hearing this, Wang Shisong's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked, "Who is this person?"

Yuan Hewen smiled and said, "It is the top Heavenly Queen of the music scene, Luo Mo's celebrity mentor on 'Creating Idols'—Xu Chujing!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the private room immediately fell into a deathly silence.

(PS: First update, seeking monthly tickets! Getting closer and closer to ninth place, let's charge up!)

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