Chapter 357: What is Evil

"I'm done for." A crowd of songwriters.

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Inside the workshop, the members of the Beijing Songwriter Association wanted to make Chairman Lv Yi step down even more.

What are you doing? What kind of bullshit suggestion was that?

Everyone felt from the start that dismantling "Chapter Seven of the Night" would be a massive project.

But they didn't expect it to be this massive.

There are too many details in the accompaniment of this song.

They are songwriters themselves, so they are more sensitive than ordinary listeners when listening to music.

But just now, they were listening on speakers inside the workshop, and with everyone sighing and discussing while listening, many small details were missed.

In the accompaniment, there are many sounds that are very light and subtle, but when isolated and listened to individually, they are incredibly astonishing!

Originally, they only wanted to dismantle the 【Jichu Yueqi Zu】.

Then, after listening carefully, they discovered that the 【Fx Xiaoguo Zu】 was also extremely stunning!

So what are they waiting for?

——Dismantle!

Immediately after, everyone felt that the 【Rhythm Section】 was also very strong!

——Dismantle!

As for the 【Piano】 and 【Xianyue Zu】, listening to them together gives one the feeling of being in a Church.

The momentum of the strings is so magnificent; the collision and confrontation between that holiness and Evil even makes one get goosebumps directly.

This song "Chapter Seven of the Night," also jokingly called "Grandpa's Chapter Seven," comes from Zhou Jielun's album "Still Fantasy."

In the Arranger column, it lists Lin Maike and Zhong Xingmin.

These two are also old partners of Zhou Dong, having been responsible for the arrangement work of a large number of his songs.

It's just that people often say: "When these two masters collaborate with others, they can produce top-tier works, but when they collaborate with Zhou Jielun, they produce masterpieces."

In fact, the Demo version of "Chapter Seven of the Night" has long been available on the internet.

Logically speaking, this kind of Demo version is just a song Demo, meaning it is not yet finished and requires the arranger to add color.

But in reality, the Demo version of "Chapter Seven of the Night" that Zhou Jielun put together himself already had a completion rate of over 80%!

If you open the Demo version on QQ Music, the intro at the beginning is the Xianyue Zu.

And the coordination of these strings carries an extremely magnificent feeling amidst the classical style; if you put on headphones and turn up the volume to listen, you might really get goosebumps!

That is to say, he actually handled most of the arrangement work for this song himself.

The part Lin Maike was responsible for is actually the 【Rhythm Section】, which is things like the drum beats.

At the same time, this version is also sung solo by Zhou Jielun, and there is no female vocal.

Of course, the people from the Beijing Songwriter Association were just complaining a bit with their mouths at this moment.

But their eyes were getting brighter and brighter, and everyone's state was becoming more and more excited.

Throughout this whole process, some people were already prostrate in admiration, some said they had learned a lot, and others had a flash of insight, generating a lot of creative inspiration!

After everything was finished, everyone sat down to listen to the fruits of their labor, and then one by one, they only felt their scalps tingling.

"Can there really be such a musical genius in the world?"

"I could never produce this level of composition and arrangement in my entire life."

"The sense of imagery is too strong; the listener is like standing in a God's Perspective, overlooking everything."

"Film quality, plus the feeling of a concert."

"Brother Lv, hurry up and step down, let Luo Mo be the chairman. If that doesn't work, we can pay membership fees to him alone!"

"Is that what you call a membership fee? That's called tuition!"

Right until the end, one composer asked: "Brother Lv, can you ask Luo Mo if we can post this massive project online?"

Once these words were spoken, everyone looked at Lv Yi in unison again.

Yes, although self-entertainment is quite good, having dismantled such an awesome thing always gives one an infinite desire to share, wanting to take it out to shock the world.

Lv Yi pondered for a moment and said: "Alright, I'll ask him."

Saying this, he took out his phone in front of everyone with a proud look on his face and started sending a WeChat to Luo Mo.

The thought was written all over his face: "You and Lv Yi are very close with Luo Mo!"

At this time, Luo Mo, who was in the makeup room of the film crew working on the hairpiece for Mei Zhangsu, received the WeChat from Lv Yi.

He didn't agree directly, but said: "Send it to me first so I can hear your results."

Anyway, he was idle now, so he put on his headphones and listened from beginning to end.

After listening, he replied directly: "Not bad, you guys did it in great detail!"

"It's just that there are a few places that are actually slightly flawed, a bit off, I'll send them to you in a bit."

"After you finish the revisions, post it if you want. Just help me include the relevant tags for 'Chapter Seven of the Night'," Luo Mo said.

"Got it!" After receiving the affirmative answer, Lv Yi was incomparably excited.

They quickly produced a video and posted it online.

The video producer column read: 【Beijing Songwriter Association】.

Who would have thought that this video would go viral directly, with its popularity soaring, gaining a massive amount of likes and comments.

It can be said that the praise was overwhelming!

"Wow! First a single instrument, then one instrument after another added in, it was so satisfying to listen to."

"I suggest wearing headphones and turning up the volume."

"Intracranial orgasm! Intracranial orgasm!"

"I absolutely love this song to death!"

"Wow, listening to it after breaking it down like this, the feeling is completely different."

"Luo Mo is Ox!"

At the same time, the Beijing Songwriter Association mobilized in force to dissect the song's composition together, which could also reflect something from the sidelines.

Many people realized that industry insiders might be treating this song as a textbook-level work?

The development of the situation was indeed so.

A large number of lyricists, composers, and arrangers successively liked this video, and some even left comments and reposted it.

Among them, there were some whom Luo Mo knew, but more were people he didn't know at all.

Among them, there was even an old rival—Huang Xishan.

Although Huang had retired, he kept a constant watch on the movements of Luo Mo and Yuan Hewen.

Wherever someone slapped Yuan Hewen in the face, there would be the active figure of that old gentleman.

He had long since let go of his grudge against Luo Mo and had long been convinced and impressed.

But—Yuan Hewen was a no-go!

The high praise from a large number of songwriters could be said to have added a laurel wreath to this song.

At the same time, its popularity also soared.

Just at this moment, Luo Mo Studio saw that the timing was ripe.

With the boss's nod, they began to release the long-prepared MV for this song on major platforms.

An MV co-filmed by Luo Mo and Xu Chujing.

This MV was actually the same as on Earth, with two versions filmed.

One version's duration was consistent with the song's duration, while the other was the complete version, which was much longer and had a much... greater amount of information!

……….

……….

Xiao Cai, the JK Uniform-wearing little rich woman who had already been promoted to a well-known Drama Critic, was sitting in front of the computer in her room, watching the complete version of the MV for "Chapter Seven of the Night".

On Earth, Zhou Jielun spent a full 4 million to film the MV so many years ago, which could be said to have shocked the entire music scene.

The 4 million investment back then and the 4 million now were completely different concepts.

At that time, many low-budget films didn't have much investment.

In the MV, Zhou Jielun transformed into a great detective, and the two male members of the group 【Nan Quan Mama】 also participated in the filming.

One played the detective's assistant, and the other played the suspect.

Luo Mo made modifications, having Xu Chujing play the assistant directly.

In fact, such an arrangement was already revealing the biggest secret in the entire MV.

Xiao Cai clicked on the MV and only felt that a full cinematic quality was rushing toward her.

The sound of a typewriter rang out, and lines of text were typed out, providing the backstory, which made it feel very engaging just to watch.

The filter was that kind of dim, gloomy filter, making the scene look somewhat oppressive.

After the murder case, Luo Mo and Xu Chujing, wearing trench coats, rushed to the scene.

"The overall feeling is much stronger than most web dramas; it really has a movie-level feel!" Xiao Cai couldn't help but say.

At the same time, this kind of identity coordination between detective and assistant also made a CP Fan like her feel exceptionally satisfied.

"Ah, I can already imagine many naughty scenes in my head." She felt she was too... outstanding.

But honestly, because the entire song had a rich sense of story, and the music and singing progressed layer by layer, it really felt especially great when watched in conjunction with the MV.

In the MV, almost none of the characters spoke, but the singing was enough to interpret everything.

It wasn't until 5 minutes and 50 seconds in that the detective was knocked unconscious by someone who appeared from nowhere, his head covered in blood.

The true culprit was revealed at this moment, and it was actually the detective's assistant!

It was Xu Chujing!

At this time, the music happened to be the female vocal part.

Xu Chujing's singing was so melodious:

"【If Evil is a gorgeous and cruel movement,

I will write its finale with my own hands.】"

The perfect combination of the scene and the singing made Xiao Cai feel nothing but a chill.

The woman's black trench coat, those bright, blood-red lips, and the smile on her face!

Xiao Cai was directly both terrified and in love!

It was the first time she discovered that an MV could actually have such charm.

At this moment, she also roughly understood why the climax of the entire song was in a male-female duet format.

"Isn't this just one being righteous and one being Evil?"

"So, from the division of the lyrics, the biggest suspense of the case in the MV had already been spoiled for everyone!"

"Ox!"

However, Xiao Cai quickly discovered something wrong.

"In the last chorus of the whole song, Jing didn't sing; it was Luo Mo himself using falsetto to hit the high notes, singing the lyrics of the female vocal part."

Intuition told her that although the culprit had already been revealed in the MV, there must still be a mystery!

In the final part of the footage, Luo Mo carried the unconscious Xu Chujing out of the house and saw the ring she was wearing, understanding the truth.

——He already knew she was the culprit.

The falsetto of the male vocal part suddenly rang out at this moment.

Luo Mo, his head covered in blood, glanced at her, then, amidst the Singing, resolutely continued to carry her on his back—carrying this unconscious murderer—and walked forward.

The light ahead grew increasingly dim, and the path grew increasingly deep and secluded.

Yet the male falsetto Singing became more and more impassioned.

At this moment, the string music also brought a strong sense of contradiction; that aria-like feeling, far from having any sense of holiness, instead added a touch of strange sensation.

The sense of evil it brought to people actually far exceeded the female voice from before!

And this section of the Singing did not have that dialogue-like pattern; it was more like a personal monologue!

The two of them walked into the night just like that, disappearing into the darkness, as if swallowed by the black.

What Xiao Cai felt matched the best was: "His name is Luo Mo."

At the very end of the Singing, it just so happened to be: "【Black ink, stained with serenity.】"

Xiao Cai had completely understood; she now fully grasped why the song had to be arranged this way. At this moment, she only felt her two fair legs go slightly weak, and her whole body felt a bit powerless.

Amidst the final accompaniment of the song, the sound of a typewriter emerged once again, and lines of text were typed out on the screen.

"April 14th."

"The case has ended, and the story has reached its finale."

"I am the only person who knows the truth."

"But I cannot say it."

"And I will not say it."

With a powerful piano note, everything came to an abrupt halt, and the screen went pitch black.

【Dark Trilogy】 "Chapter Seven of the Night", The End!

(PS: First update, requesting monthly tickets.

The description of the MV has been modified to a certain extent; those interested can go watch the full version, it's over nine minutes long.)

(End of this chapter)