Chapter 381: Chapter 360: Next Year, Today_1

“‘Ten Years’ wins championship song, sweeps September season chart!”

“Xian Yu’s new song ‘Ten Years’ surpasses ten million downloads on its first day!”

“Xian Yu and Sun Yaohuo collaborate again, who will you be to who after ‘Ten Years’?”

“Not disturbing you is my tenderness, Xian Yu makes his king-like return, Sun Yaohuo’s ‘Ten Years’ moves listeners to tears.”

“…”

September 2nd.

The entertainment sections of all major media are reporting news related to the song ‘Ten Years’.

And the first-day achievement of ten million downloads largely represents the success of this song.

At this moment.

A famous music recap show is currently playing ‘Ten Years’.

“Lovers in the end, unavoidably become friends…”

As the melancholic and helpless final line of ‘Ten Years’ concludes in solitude, the resonance of the accompaniment still intertwined with the notes, the host reveals a smile:

“Hello everyone, I’m Xiao Le. As per tradition, let’s start by listening to a new song, titled ‘Ten Years’.

Let’s talk about the creator of this song, the well-renowned Maestro Junior, Xian Yu!”

It’s been over half a year since Xian Yu released his last piece, ‘Mariage d’Amour’, and we’ve long been eager for his new works. So, when he suddenly released a new song, the large fan base felt genuine joy and excitement.

However, for other artists on the chart, Xian Yu’s comeback is not good news—

Especially for Ling Feng.

As you may have noticed, ‘Ten Years’ is undoubtedly number one.

And the song that ranks second on the chart is the new song ‘Dream Chaser’ by the well-known singer Ling Feng.

In fact, the performance of Ling Feng’s song is also quite impressive, with an encouraging number of four million downloads on the first day, surpassing the third-ranked song by a whopping one million downloads!

One can imagine that without Xian Yu’s appearance, ‘Dream Chaser’ would have comfortably secured the championship title.

Although it’s a pity, that’s just how it is with Xian Yu.

After listening to ‘Ten Years’, I’m sure you, like Xiao Le, will be moved by its lyrics and melody, immersed in such a beautiful ocean of music, even compelled to put it on repeat.

However, Xiao Le believes that it’s not just Xian Yu’s composition that moved everyone, it’s also the performer: Sun Yaohuo’s voice.

In fact, it is not the first time Sun Yaohuo has been favored by Xian Yu, without a doubt, he is lucky.

Many first-line musicians in this industry desire to collaborate with Xian Yu but fail to do so, but Sun Yaohuo has not just once, but multiple times, sung songs composed by Xian Yu—undoubtedly, many people are envious of this.

But this time, Xiao Le believes, apart from musical literacy, Xian Yu’s vision is also commendable.

He doesn’t care about the popularity of the singers, he doesn’t blindly collaborate with A-list singers, not even the King or Queen of Singing, he simply chooses the most suitable performer for the song. As for ‘Ten Years’, I think no one could interpret it more perfectly than Sun Yaohuo.”

This song also made me start paying attention to Sun Yaohuo.

I began to think about why this male singer, who has been chosen by Xian Yu to collaborate with more than once, is so fortunate. Or does he have his own special qualities? The result was that I listened to Sun Yaohuo’s previous songs and gradually discovered the reason.”

Sun Yaohuo is awesome, he is not considered handsome, at least by entertainment industry standards.

His voice is not the type that astonishes people at first listen, I could only describe it as satisfactory.

But after I listened to all of Sun Yaohuo’s previous songs, unconsciously, I felt captivated by him, the more I listened, the more I liked him, the more addicted I became. Perhaps many people have underestimated Sun Yaohuo, including Xiao Le himself, but starting with ‘Ten Years’, I believe many people will pay attention to Sun Yaohuo and his songs, and appreciate his unique qualities in music….”

*Click*.

Inside a certain hotel room, a young man raises the remote control high and forcefully turns off the TV, his face full of frustration.

“Brother Feng, don’t be upset. Sun Yaohuo is just riding on Xian Yu’s coattails. If that song was given to you to sing, your performance would surely surpass Sun Yaohuo’s!”

Someone tries to comfort him.

This frustrated young man is none other than Ling Feng, the singer who ranks second on the September season chart.

Hearing his assistant’s comforting words, Ling Feng sighs, “At least for this song, Sun Yaohuo’s interpretation is indeed very good. Even if Xian Yu let me sing it, I couldn’t bring out that flavor. What upsets me is Xian Yu’s unexpected arrival. I could’ve won the championship.”

“So in your opinion, Sun Yaohuo this…”

Ling Feng shrugs his shoulders, “He’s going to make it big, huh? Sun Yaohuo, Sun Yaohuo, at least he got a good name.”

In terms of popularity, Ling Feng is a bit more popular than Sun Yaohuo.

But with the help of Xian Yu, Ling Feng simply can’t compete with Sun Yaohuo.

Although the host does seem a bit suspiciously biased toward Sun Yaohuo and might even have been paid by Starlight, people in the circle have keen ears.

Everyone’s musical abilities may vary, but basic musical literacy is not lacking.

Anyone who understands music knows that Sun Yaohuo truly put his heart into the song ‘Ten Years’.

There are two types of singers, one that can become popular shortly after their debut, and another that slowly rises after releasing some songs, like Sun Yaohuo.

The latter is relatively rare, but there have been a few in recent years.

Sun Yaohuo, who sang ‘Ten Years’, is the perfect example of the latter, showing a sense of gradual success after years of accumulation.

In fact.

Even in the Celestial Dynasty, there are many singers who have achieved success through long-term accumulation. They may not have been popular initially, it often takes years before they gradually gain recognition.”

“Come to think of it.”

Ling Feng tries to cheer himself up “Now I kind of understand how Chen Zhiyu and Fei Yang must have felt.”

The assistant pauses before laughing “Chen Zhiyu was the first generation perennial runner-up, teacher Fei Yang was the second, do you want to be the third?”

“Isn’t that a nice thought?”

Ling Feng curls his lips “Chen Zhiyu got second place when he encountered Xian Yu, Fei Yang got second place when he met Xian Yu, and I am also second when I meet Xian Yu. So I’m on par with A-list singer Chen Zhiyu, and also with the King of Singing, Fei Yang.”

The assistant gives a thumbs up “Round it off, you’re on the same level as the King of Singing!”

“When you put it that way, being second doesn’t seem so bad, does it?”

“Yes, as long as we don’t compete with Xian Yu. At least your second place crushes the third place, leading by a full million downloads, absolutely safe!”

Hmm?

Are you trying to jinx me?

But what do I have to fear from a curse now?

I’m already in second place.

Could I possibly drop to third?

Thinking about this, Ling Feng bursts into laughter, though as his laughter continues, he starts to feel a lump in his throat.

Meanwhile, inside the Starlight office.

Wu Yong is excitedly reporting the success of ‘Ten Years’ to Lin Yuan:

“The first-day download count exceeded ten million, a huge hit! While Sun Yaohuo didn’t become a first-line artist just by this song, his popularity is definitely on the rise. Today, quite a few music critics acknowledged Sun Yaohuo’s performance. Choosing him was definitely a wise decision! If it weren’t for the fact that some Qi people naturally prefer their native Qi language songs, maybe the download count of this song could’ve been even higher…”

“Qi language?”

Lin Yuan ponders, a few seconds later he suddenly says, “Then let’s release another song in Qi language.”

Wu Yong is taken aback, “What?”

Lin Yuan looks at the September season chart displayed on the computer screen, whispers softly:

“Next Year, Today…”