Chinese entertainment, from radio love songs to superstars

Yanjing, Shichahai.

"I'm sure I'm the sheep in sheep's clothing

The wolf in the skin and you are my prey

The lamb in my mouth

I left my companions and wandered alone

I just don’t want others to share you…”

In the courtyard, Zhang Guorong was sitting at the mahjong table. Although he was holding mahjong tiles in his hands, he was humming Dao Lang's song "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" softly.

After he got the song, he just sang it once and fell in love with it involuntarily.

But now, he has a very pure attitude towards music, which is to play happily and enjoy every pleasure that music brings, without too much pressure and constraints.

"Don't say that, it's quite nice." Carina Lau said with a smile, her hands resting on the mahjong, seeming still immersed in Zhang Guorong's singing just now.

"The lyrics are interesting." Joey Wong also nodded in agreement, her eyes revealing a hint of appreciation, and she tasted a different kind of charm from the simple yet emotional lyrics.

These two well-known actresses in the entertainment industry both purchased a courtyard house here and became neighbors of Leslie Cheung and Shen Lang.

On weekdays, people gather here to chat about interesting things in life or play mahjong, adding a lot of unique color to this courtyard full of Beijing style.

Moreover, it is not just the two of them. Lin Qingxia and Wang Jingfei are also attracted by the courtyard house here and are actively contacting relevant matters through an agent.

It seems that it won’t be long before this originally ordinary alley will become a “celebrity alley” because of the influx of many celebrities.

"Daolang's music creation is of a high standard. His style is different from Alang's. It has the feeling of being one with the nature in northwest China, and has the ruggedness of the desert outside the Great Wall." Leslie Cheung commented on Daolang after listening to what Carina Lau and Joey Wong said.

In his eyes, Daolang's music has unique and distinctive characteristics. The charm that comes from the northwest of China seems to make people feel the vast desert, the whistling wind, and the majesty and grandeur contained in nature through the notes.

Of course, there are no such problems as "not meeting mainstream aesthetics" or "only for farmers to listen to".

"He is a talented person." Shen Lang had a deep impression of Dao Lang's songs in his previous life. In the first snow of 2002, he accidentally broke his left clavicle. He can still recall the piercing pain at that time, but he gritted his teeth and walked on the snowy road for more than an hour to go to the hospital to get a plaster cast. Perhaps because of this special experience, whenever the melody of Dao Lang's "The First Snow of 2002" sounded, scenes from the past would involuntarily emerge in his mind.

There are many considerations behind his signing of Daolang.

On the one hand, of course there is dissatisfaction with the remarks made by Na Ying and others against Daolang, but this is not the only reason; on the other hand, it is not entirely for the sake of online singers, giving them a voice; the most crucial point is the outstanding musical talent demonstrated by Daolang himself. As the saying goes, "talent is the most important thing in the 21st century." Daolang is a rare musical talent. His unique creative style and profound musical skills make him quite competitive in the music scene. Recruiting him into Jingtao Music will make him a powerful general.

In the original time and space, "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" was sung by Tan Yonglin, and the song achieved quite impressive results at the time, winning the 1st China Wireless Music Chart's Top Ten Best-selling Golden Songs Award, the Music Pioneer Chart's Most Popular Song among National Listeners of the Year, and the 4th China Original Music Pop Chart's Top Ten Golden Songs of Hong Kong and Taiwan, among many other honors.

However, when this song was performed by Zhang Guorong, it took on a completely different style.

He and Alan Tam have obvious differences in vocal characteristics and singing style.

In this performance, he relied on his superb singing skills and demonstrated great technical skill in voice processing when singing the song. He was able to accurately control the strength and reality of each tone, making the sound more layered. At the same time, in terms of emotional investment, he incorporated his own understanding and perception of the song into it, and sang out the majestic, desolate and tragic feeling contained in the song to the fullest.

After Shen Lang and Zhang Guorong, two heavyweights in the music industry, spoke out in support of Dao Lang, the negative views and prejudices that the outside world had originally held toward Dao Lang and online singers gradually changed.

As a world-class pop star who has won seven Grammy Awards, Shen Lang's influence has long transcended national borders and radiated to music fans around the world.

Leslie Cheung, the old Hong Kong king of pop, has left a strong mark on the Chinese and even Asian music scene with his outstanding singing ability, unique stage charm and numerous classic works.

The enormous influence these two people possess is by no means comparable to those who previously targeted Daolang.

As a result, the public has begun to abandon their previous one-sided and extreme views and instead look at online songs and online singers as a group from a more rational and objective perspective.

As Shen Lang said in his blog post, although the quality of online songs may vary in the early stages of their development, there are many talented creators like Dao Lang, whose works can truly convey the emotions and life experiences of ordinary people and have a unique artistic charm. Online singers are also a group of people who have musical dreams and are working hard to express themselves and spread music through the Internet platform. They deserve due respect and recognition and should not be unreasonably belittled or excluded.

This is the end of the incident.

Daolang became the biggest winner and his fame was successfully hyped up. The three songs "The First Snow of 2002", "Punishment for Impulse" and "Lover" were very popular in the ringtone market. Even "Love Song of the West Sea" released last year was brought out again.

Because of those words, Shen Lang's status in everyone's hearts rose. At the same time, it also boosted the sales of his new albums "Xian" and "Voice of the World", and he continued to lead the Chinese and world music scenes.

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On the night of March 3, there was a slight chill in the air.

Liu Shishi and Xu Weiwei, two loyal fans of Shen Lang, met together as usual to watch the finale of "The Lotus Lantern".

These days, there has been a wave of heated discussions on the Internet about online songs and online singers. Various opinions have collided and controversies have continued, which has suddenly suppressed the popularity of the originally highly-anticipated "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" and "The Lotus Lantern".

After all, the Internet has an enormous power of communication. When a topic becomes a hot topic, it can easily attract most of the public's attention. Fortunately, this incident has finally come to an end.

As the storm subsided, everyone's attention slowly returned like the tide, and refocused on the wonderful TV series "The Lotus Lantern".

"Time flies. It feels like I just started watching it for a short while, and another wonderful drama is coming to an end."

"Yeah, I also think this drama is a bit short, and the plot is relatively straightforward. There aren't many unexpected twists and turns, and it feels like it lacks the thrill of ups and downs."

"There's nothing we can do. The main plot revolves around Chenxiang saving his mother. It's really not a good idea to add too many twists within this big framework, otherwise it would easily deviate from the theme."

"But speaking of the characters in the drama, the second brother is really a person that people both love and hate. People love him because he is handsome, powerful, and has an amazing aura. But people hate him because he can be so cruel to his own sister and nephew. It makes me angry just by looking at him."

"That being said, he is the God of Justice after all, in charge of justice in heaven. It is his duty, so how can he bend the law for personal gain?" "It all depends on how Chenxiang defeats him tonight. I hope he won't be killed by the plot like Baiyue in The Chinese Paladin. He was well-prepared in the beginning, but was defeated so easily in the end."

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Liu Shishi and Xu Weiwei share the same idea as netizens.

"The Legend of Sword and Fairy" chose an extremely sad ending, and the heart-wrenching feeling made many viewers cry, but also because of this, everyone thought that "The Lotus Lantern" would not follow this route again.

After all, the trick of using a sad ending to draw tears may work well once, making the audience immersed in the plot and cry their eyes out, but if used twice, it may not have the same effect.

But sometimes things just don’t develop in the direction that people want.

"I forgot the time in a blink of an eye
Losing it feels like the world is darkened
No matter how strong or crazy you are, you will get hurt..."

The familiar melody sounded again. "A Kiss for the End of Time", as the theme song of "The Lotus Lantern", has become a classic song that everyone must listen to every day. No matter how many times you listen to it, it will never make people feel bored. Liu Shishi and Xu Weiwei even sang along throughout the whole process.

Shen Lang is professional when it comes to composing music for film and television dramas. Every song can complement the plot. For example, this song pays special attention to the integration of love and righteousness. Through the moving melody and affectionate lyrics, it shows the great love and righteousness that Chenxiang upholds on the road to saving his mother.

At this time, the opening credits end and the main film begins.

[Guanyin told Chenxiang that Pangu had left behind a magic axe when he created the world. If they could find that magic axe, splitting Mount Hua would not be a difficult task. However, the deadline for saving his mother was three months. Chenxiang and his companions traveled thousands of miles and came to Mount Kunlun. They withstood the tests of three ancient gods with boundless magic power and finally saw the axe that split the mountain.]

"Ah, it's just one episode?" Liu Shishi sighed.

"It was so easy for Chenxiang to get the axe? Why didn't my second brother come out to stop him?" Xu Weiwei asked puzzledly.

"Maybe Guanyin was casting a spell and he didn't know Chenxiang went to get the axe." Liu Shishi guessed.

They think that this ending is not as good as "The Legend of Sword and Fairy". Although it is sad, it is wonderful.

So, with all kinds of questions, we came to the last episode.

However, as soon as they came up, Dingxiang and Xiaoyu died.

It turns out that Erlang Shen left a trace of his consciousness in Dingxiang's body, and used her to assassinate Chenxiang when he got the mountain-splitting axe. Dingxiang regretted her behavior very much, and when Erlang Shen's three-pointed, double-edged spear was about to pierce Chenxiang's body, she finally stepped forward, blocked the sharp tip of the spear, and her body turned into a wisp of green smoke and merged into the divine axe.

Afterwards, Chenxiang fought with Erlang Shen with an axe, and the battle was so fierce that the sky was dark and the earth was dark. However, Chenxiang had only been practicing for a short time, and even with a magic weapon in his hand, he could not defeat Erlang Shen who had gone through thousands of tribulations. In order for Chenxiang to unearth the power of the elixir in the Precious Lotus Lantern, Xiaoyu donated all the blood in her body to the Precious Lotus Lantern, and finally sacrificed herself and turned into a lotus seed, falling back to the position of the wick, allowing Chenxiang to reach the highest level of power in the lamp, and the man and the lamp became one.

"Ah! It won't be the same as "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", with only one male lead left?" Liu Shishi couldn't help but pout, her face full of worry.

"Not necessarily. These are all real gods who can bring the dead back to life. Maybe they can be saved." Xu Weiwei was relatively optimistic. She analyzed the situation in an orderly manner while looking at the screen.

In "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", the departure of Zhao Linger and Lin Yueru really made them heartbroken, and that heart-wrenching feeling still lingers in their hearts. So now facing the plot development of "The Lotus Lantern", they hope that Dingxiang and Xiaoyu can have a good home and a happy ending.

However, the plot took a shocking turn.

With the Mountain-Splitting Axe and the Precious Lotus Lantern in his hands, Chenxiang finally defeated Erlang Shen, then split Mount Hua to rescue his mother. Just as the three of them were hugging each other and crying with emotion, a golden hairpin flew out of nowhere.

"Chen Xiang and the Third Holy Mother have repeatedly violated the laws of heaven and refused to repent. They will be thrown into the eighteenth level of hell and will never be able to turn over!"

The person behind Erlang Shen, Queen Mother, took action. She wanted to restore the order of Heaven. In her opinion, gods should not have emotions. In her opinion, such emotions would only disrupt the moral principles of Heaven.

Having just experienced the thrilling battle with Erlang Shen, Chenxiang had already tried his best. Not only that, he also used all his strength to split Mount Hua. After all this ordeal, the true energy in his body had long been consumed. At this moment, he was so weak that he could barely stand. How could he have the strength to fight against the Queen Mother who suddenly appeared?

Chenxiang and his family of three stood there helplessly, their faces ashen and their eyes full of despair.

Liu Shishi and Xu Weiwei were watching in front of the TV with their eyes wide open, their faces full of disbelief.

They never expected that the plot would turn out like this.

I had hoped that it wouldn't be as tragic as "The Chinese Paladin", but now it seems that the ending is even worse. Could it be that none of the protagonists in this drama will survive?
The power of the golden hairpin shook the heavens and the earth. At this critical moment, the axe that fell aside flew rapidly into the sky.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and the two magical weapons collided. The mountain axe broke into pieces, and the golden hairpin went straight to Chenxiang's family of three.

At this time, the Precious Lotus Lantern shone brightly and took them in.

The golden hairpin collided with the Precious Lotus Lantern again, but the Precious Lotus Lantern was seriously damaged after the battle, causing the petals on the lantern to break and fall off.

"The mantis' arms are like a chariot!"

It’s over. This is what Liu Shishi, Xu Weiwei, and thousands of viewers in front of the TV are thinking.

At this moment, the biggest reversal came.

The broken pieces of the axe that fell to the ground quickly gathered together and formed Erlang Shen's three-pointed, double-edged sword.

Then, in a flash, the three-pointed, double-edged sword cut off the golden hairpin.

"You're not dead?"

"Yang Jian pays respect to the Queen Mother."

"Humph, you are just like Laojun, you have taken me into account, but do you really think this can change the Heavenly Law?"

The whole play is over! (End of this chapter)