Start with a pop song

Chapter 229 The whole network invites Brother Gou to receive the award; The Sunset Red Elderly Group shows off; A thousand steps forward; This is a good old man
The news came from a list someone posted online.

The date of release is a little after eight o'clock in the morning of that day, foreign time.

The list contains the nominees for the "World Music Awards".

Originally, this should have been an unconfirmed news, and after it was posted on the Internet, not many people paid attention to it.

However, it was reposted by the chairman of the jury of the World Music Awards!
Magical, right?
Even more magical is yet to come.

This famous figure in the Western music industry not only reposted this list on his personal account, but also wrote a paragraph on it.

Translated into Xiawen, it means: We have contacted Mr. Zhao Zhao's assistant, hoping to contact "Song" on the shortlist through him. If any Xiaguo netizens see him, they can also help Song or his staff contact us. We sincerely invite Song to participate in our World Music Awards!

This is fucking explosive!
Many people don’t know the chairman of the jury, but the Internet is so vast that there are all kinds of people there.

Soon someone forwarded this post to social media such as Shuibo, Audio-visual and Woxiu.

Perhaps in order to attract traffic, the title used is rather exaggerated - Dog Brother won the World Music Award!
Many people click on the post with the attitude: This is nonsense, I want to see how the poster is talking about it, and then criticize him, and then they are confused.

Because those who knew the chairman of the jury or those who could read foreign languages gave very precise answers.

——It’s true!

This caused a complete uproar.

The news quickly became a hot topic.

"Fuck, is this true?"

"No, that's a bit funny, isn't it? World Music Awards, there haven't been many singers from Xia Country who have won awards in all these years, right?"

“There are still some, but not many.”

“It used to happen many years ago, but not in recent years.”

"The starting point of a country's prosperity is cultural identity!"

"It's so funny, are you guys deliberately teasing me? He just announced that he will no longer participate in any awards."

"Did you see that? What does that mean? Gou Ge said he would not participate, but the Xiaguo Music Chart gave him a lot of awards, and he had no choice but to accept them! Then the World Music Awards offered him an olive branch, it's really awesome!"

"This news is a bit explosive. If it is true, then I want to ask, will you slap the face of the Xiaguo Music Awards?"

"Don't criticize the Xiaguo Music Awards anymore. I heard that many of the main judges have been imprisoned..."

In fact, before this hot search appeared, Song Dao had already received the news.

The call was made by Zhao Zhao himself.

……

"Brother, you're awesome!" Zhao Zhao's opening words made Song Daoren a little confused.

"What's going on?" he asked.

"World Music Awards, you've heard of this, right?" Zhao Zhao said with excitement in his tone.

"Of course I have."

"You're in the running, bro! Haha, I think your chances of winning are pretty high!"

"Uh, what was I shortlisted for?" Song Dao was also a little surprised.

Before this, he had never had any contact with the other party, and no one had contacted Fei Yang Le Zhang.

How did you suddenly get shortlisted?

Isn’t it said that this thing, like the Oscars, also requires “public relations”?

“I saw on the list online that you were shortlisted for three categories, two of which were quite important!
One is the best single. Your song "In the Name of the Father" has had a great impact in the Western world and was successfully nominated.

Another one is the best newcomer!
No musician from the Xia country has ever been nominated for these two awards.

You were also nominated for Asia's Best Artist.

This is a regional award, but this has been won by someone from our country before.

It’s just that it’s been fifteen or sixteen years since the last time someone won the award! ”

Zhao Zhao said: “They couldn’t contact you, so someone posted it on the Internet, and the chairman of the jury personally confirmed it.

Then they contacted my assistant, so I called you, didn’t I? "

After hearing this, Song Dao suddenly felt a little excited.

It’s not that being recognized by foreigners is something to be proud of, but this award is indeed global.

And just as Zhao Zhao said, before this, the most that singers from Xia Country could win were regional awards.

No one has ever been shortlisted for a global award.

After hanging up the phone, the two goddess sisters beside him were obviously very excited.

Lin Fei said: "It's on the trending search!"

Yan Yu said: "World Music Awards, this is really amazing!"

Song Dao was thinking in his heart that in another time and space, after Jay Chou wrote this song, although it was a huge success and won numerous awards.

But I have never won such a world-class award.

However, in this world, first of all, there is a big gap in time between the release of the two songs.

There is a difference of more than 20 years between the two.

Especially the Xia Kingdom in this world, its national strength is even stronger.

According to Western values, if you want to gain their recognition, you must have the ability to beat them up.

As long as your fist is strong enough, everything will be fine.

The look in your eyes will become clear.

The tone is full of sincerity.

Secondly, the song "In the Name of the Father" is in line with Western values in some aspects.

After all, it has been stamped and certified.

This also created a feeling: my father Xia Guo praised me, and they all recognized our spirit.

Therefore, it is not surprising that this song has achieved higher artistic achievements in this time and space.

If this news had been revealed a few days earlier, the Xiaguo Music Awards would definitely not have done something so crazy.

No matter how much money is offered, the main judges on the jury would not dare to risk the world's condemnation.

At this time, Yan Yu looked at Song Dao and said, "Husband, are you going?"

Lin Fei also thought of this and looked at Song Dao nervously.

"No." Song Dao gave the answer very decisively without any hesitation.

"Ah? You really aren't going?" Yan Yu felt somewhat regretful.

In fact, if we put aside those political considerations and simply look at it from the perspective of the literary and art world.

The World Music Awards, which is as famous as the Grammy Awards, is indeed the highest-level award for musicians.

In particular, among the nominations Song Dao received, there are two core awards, Best Single and Best Newcomer, which are really of great value.

But Teacher Song refused it outright.

"I think that even if you go, no one will say anything about you. After all, you are bringing glory to the country..." Lin Fei said.

"I said I won't participate in any award competition, so I won't participate. Even if the context at the time was talking about Xia Country, but since I said it, I have to do it." Song Dao's attitude was very firm.

Looking at the two sisters who looked regretful, he smiled and said, "How about this, I'll express my gratitude in Chinese and English on my personal social media, and then explain the situation. Don't make it seem like we're being impolite."

Song Dao is indeed a man of his words and he immediately logged into his personal Shuibo account.

I edited a paragraph and sent it out directly.

[I just heard that I am very grateful for the recognition of the World Music Awards jury, but I just announced publicly a few days ago that I will no longer participate in any music awards in the future, so I am very sorry. Thank you again to the World Music Awards. ]

Clear, refreshing and simple.

Explain the reason and then express gratitude.

However, his reply, which quickly became a hot topic, caused an uproar on the entire Internet.

"No!"

"This is a matter of bringing glory to the country. We cannot be so willful."

"I hate those rubbish at the Xiaguo Music Awards. They are just a few bad apples that spoil the whole barrel. What kind of people are they? They pushed a person who could bring glory to the country to this extent?"

"What about the officials? Won't the officials come out and say something?"

"Do you think that if you deal with the person secretly, the matter will be over?"

"No singer in our Xia country has ever been nominated for Best Single or Best New Artist. These are world-class music awards. Don't be impulsive if you are so popular."

"We all know why you said those words. You have to go. If anyone dares to blame you, we will be the first one to not let him go!"

"Song Dao, please come and join us. If anyone dares to disgust you with this matter, we will kill his whole family!"

"It is our duty to win glory for our country!"

"It's the same principle as athletes winning glory for their country. You get hacked at a domestic sporting event, but wouldn't it feel better if you could get everything you lost back on the world stage?"

"Don't quit, don't quit!"

……

The next morning.

The entry #The whole network petitions Song Dao to participate in the World Music Awards# immediately became a hot search topic on all platforms.

There is really no other holy body that is naturally popular.

However, at this time, no one is jealous of Song Dao's popularity on hot searches.

at the same time.

Feuillant has also contacted the organizing committee of the World Music Awards.

After explaining the reason to the other party, the other party still sincerely invited Song to attend.

He even gave a very affirmative statement: Song Dao will definitely win the award!

online.

First, there are the two top “brave” stars.

It is highly likely that Wang Xiaobo and Sun Kai posted directly on Shuibo, one minute after the other, after careful research by their teams, hoping that Song Dao would attend.

Wang Xiaobo: [I really hope that Mr. Song can participate in the World Music Awards. After all, this is the hall of honor that musicians all over the world dream of.]

Sun Kai: [I hope Mr. Song will not be affected by some factors. In my mind, you are the best musician in Xiaguo.]

Afterwards, almost half of the music industry was alarmed.

Chu Peining: [Why not go? Everyone knows why you said that before? Go when you should, that's the best proof! ]

Xia Hong: [There is no need to let some dirty things affect your pure heart. This is the recognition from the world's highest level music award. Go! ]

Yin Hong: [As a professor at CAFM, I am also your teacher. On behalf of myself and my alma mater, I sincerely hope that you can attend.]

Qin Lang: [First, I will go to the World Music Awards and win two trophies, and then I will win the Grammys. I don’t want the medals in China, I just want to win a world championship! ]

Xiaguo Music Billboard official account: [We won’t participate in this one, we know why, but we’re going to win the World Music Award! ]

Tuantuan’s official V directly posted a picture of a fat orange cat.

Caption: [Big orange is the most important]

A world diving champion in a certain sports circle: [Song Dao, I love your songs so much. I want to see you lift the trophy on the world stage! ]

Blasted.

The entire Internet exploded because of this incident.

Completely out of the circle.

Various cultural and sports celebrities, social celebrities, and internet celebrities, together with all netizens, called out to Song Dao, hoping that he could participate.

Then more people found out the reason why Song Dao did not participate in the music awards competition.

The Xiaguo Music Awards... were once again brought out for criticism.

But this time, it's different from the past.

Even though the incident was so serious and uproarious before, no one involved stood up and said a word.

But as the topic of "the whole network petitions Song Dao to participate in the World Music Awards" becomes more and more heated.

They finally couldn't sit still anymore.

First, the official account of the Xiaguo Music Awards finally stood up and posted a message when it was being @ed by countless people.

[We deeply apologize for the trouble caused to Mr. Song Dao due to some of our internal problems. At the same time, some problematic people in the jury of this year's Xia Guo Music Awards have been transferred to judicial authorities for processing. Finally, congratulations to Mr. Song Dao for winning the nomination for the core award of the World Music Awards. This is a high recognition. I hope you can take the time to participate and win glory for the country. ]

The person who wrote the copy was probably a kid born in the 2000s, and there was a smiley face emoticon at the end of the text.

Although many people are still dissatisfied, being able to publicly apologize and not shying away from the fact that there were problems within the company and that the case was being referred to judicial authorities is actually a very sincere attitude.

Soon after, the chairman of the World Music Awards jury posted a message on his personal account on the Internet, which once again added fuel to the fire!

To be precise, it was adding fuel to the fire.

[After understanding what happened, I think I have roughly understood what happened. This is really a regrettable thing. But I still hope that Mr. Song Dao can come to participate in the World Music Awards. You are a very good musician and deserve to be recognized and respected by more people...]

Good guy!
This caused an uproar on the Internet.

Damn, flowers bloom inside the wall, but they smell good outside the wall, right?

At this time, the identity of the chairman of the jury had been completely exposed by Xiaguo netizens.

A top Western musician, his various musical works have won many awards including the World Music Awards, Grammy Awards, and Oscars in the music category.

His status in the Western music world is extremely high, it is at the legendary level!
December 12th.

A leader from the Ministry of Culture, the organizer of the Xiaguo Music Awards, personally called Song Dao's mobile phone.

Before Song Dao received his call, he first received a call from Zhou Qian.

"Haha, brother, you can do it!"

I could clearly feel my elder sister's happiness even through the phone receiver.

"You did a great job on this matter! If you had agreed to it at that time, some bad people might have taken the opportunity to criticize you, saying that you are a Western worshiper and don't keep your word."

Song Dao smiled and said, "Sister, I really didn't think that much."

Zhou Qian said: "I know you didn't think that much, but it is precisely because of this that this matter becomes interesting."

"You know what? My boss also knew about this matter and asked about it. After learning what happened, he was very angry."

"Then I have communicated with the people over there. The leader there should call you later. You can make the decision on this matter yourself."

"But my advice is to ask for benefits first, then give them face and agree to it."

"It is clear now that the authorities need this award more than you do."

"Over the years, we have wanted to promote our culture and have Westerners accept it, but we have encountered many difficulties and huge resistance."

"Now we finally have someone like you who can be actively accepted and recognized by them. If you choose to withdraw because of some dirty things in our group..."

Zhou Qian's voice paused slightly, and then she sneered, "More people will be affected. And those who had problems before have basically been dealt with. It's just that it wasn't made public. Now that there's such a commotion, I guess it won't be hidden anymore."

"When I ask you to ask for a benefit, I don't mean to give someone some kind of benefit, but to make them owe you a favor, do you understand?"

What my eldest sister said was truly from the bottom of her heart. Even if she was my biological sister, she would only be this sincere.

Song Dao said he understood.

I hung up the phone less than five minutes later.

I received a call from this leader.

The other party's attitude was very enthusiastic and his voice was gentle.

First, he praised Song Dao.

He said that he and his family liked the songs composed by Song Dao very much, and even sang them during internal performances.

Then he affirmed Song Dao's contribution to the Xia language music scene.

He also praised Song Dao's achievements in piano and suona.

He said that in the future he could hold more special concerts abroad. He said that if he had this ability, he would let his foreign friends see it.

Finally, he changed the subject and talked about the World Music Awards, saying that this was an honor for all Xia people.

"Just like what netizens said, athletes participate in world-class competitions to win glory for the country. Teacher Song Dao, this is also true for you. We will also vigorously publicize this matter and call on more people to learn..."

The leader’s language art is very high. Affirmation, praise and encouragement are all full of goodwill.

Although the topic of "Xia Country Music Awards" was not mentioned, Song Dao was told with certainty that he would pay more attention to the music circle in the future and strive to allow Xia Country to host an award with global influence such as the World Music Awards.

In fact, with this sentence, it can be basically confirmed that the Xiaguo Music Awards will be restructured in the future.

With Zhou Qian's reminder, Song Dao was very humble, but at the same time expressed that he actually did not have any demands. He just hoped that in the future, singers of the Feiyang series could get fair treatment in this kind of national and very serious award.

The other party agreed immediately.

Song Dao said a little embarrassedly: I am very willing to win glory for the country and cooperate with the leaders, but after all, what I said before was a bit too much...

This leader understood the elegant meaning of the music by listening to it.

To put it bluntly, the ministry will have someone hold a special press conference.

That's no problem.

Despite the current uproar over the "national petition" on the Internet, Song Dao would rather not go if he can't shut everyone up.

Because if he doesn't go, considering the current popularity of this matter, he might gain more reputation!
Of course, if he goes and really wins a big prize, there will be a lot of reputation waiting for him later.

There are big waves, and we still have to have big waves.

……

That night.

Song Dao, Lin Fei and Yan Yu were invited to Zhou Qian's home.

Both the godfather and godmother are very happy.

They liked this young man from the bottom of their hearts.

Two people who have dedicated their entire lives to the country now see their godson winning glory for the country on another front.

There is a sense of mission to inherit.

Zhou Qian said: "The reason why this incident can have such a big impact is really because of the right time, right place and right people. Nothing can be missing!"

There are many people who can bring glory to the country, and there are also many industries that can bring glory to the country.

There are 360 professions in the world. Which one doesn’t have talented people?
"The cultural field itself is an area we have focused on promoting in recent years."

"Then you suffered a great injustice in the highest-level award in the country."

"It would be fine if it were any other time. Even if the senior leaders heard about it, they would not be likely to intervene."

"If you don't get a strong enough nomination, the result will be similar."

"It is the best outcome that those responsible are dealt with."

"But the nomination you received is unprecedented!"

"It's not that we are fawning on foreigners, but we have something in the cultural field that can open up a breakthrough!"

"Participating in this award ceremony will allow more people around the world to recognize your excellence!"

“It can also make more people like your music.”

"And you represent the entire Xia Country!"

"So if you really have a bad temper, just don't go. Soon, the relevant leaders will come to see you."

"But that's over..."

The godfather sneered at the side and said, "How did it pass? They closed the door and treated the highest-level award as a joke. My son was wronged, so what's wrong with asking them to come and apologize?"

Zhou Qian said helplessly: "Dad, those with problems have been dealt with."

Father Zhou said with disdain: "Don't use this as an excuse. I know these things better than you. If it were me, those people who are just sitting there doing nothing should be kicked out of their positions..."

"Godfather, don't be angry, it's okay now." Song Dao said with a smile.

I thought to myself, please stop talking, or I’ll lose the book.

The godmother, on the other hand, was smiling happily, holding the hands of her two daughters-in-law, one on each side.

Then he said, "I'm so old, and I've got such an outstanding son. I have to accept this award and let those foreigners see that Chinese music is also amazing!"

……

The next day.

The Ministry of Culture held a press conference.

No nonsense.

He immediately stated that the bribery and fraud scandal of the previous "Xia Guo Music Awards" would be dealt with seriously.

Even gave the final punishment result——

All relevant responsible persons who should be transferred to judicial authorities have already been transferred to judicial authorities; those whose circumstances are not so serious will never cooperate.

This means you have been banned by the authorities, and you will never be able to get any official resources again.

The trophies of those who have already won the awards will not be taken back, but this year's Xiaguo Music Awards.

The results are invalid!

It will not be included in the archive.

The spokesperson sincerely apologized to the whole society and stated that the Xiaguo Music Awards will be restructured in the future.

In the future, it will be open to everyone's supervision.

At the press conference, when the spokesperson said this, the audience burst into applause.

Although in recent years, the Xia State government has become more and more open and transparent in most matters.

But this incident is still unprecedented.

This is actually the "wheel of history".

Under the wheels, everyone is scum.

At the same time, this wheel is not driven by Song Dao.

He, Feng Xiushan, Chu Peining, and even the World Music Awards could only be considered to have pushed them from a close distance.

What really pushed it forward was the group of Xiaguo netizens.

Later, the spokesperson answered questions from reporters on the spot and addressed the topics of "World Music Awards and Song Dao" raised by reporters.

Publicly express congratulations, and then "persuade" Song Dao not to be affected by previous events and to participate in the World Music Awards.

"Just hold up some trophies for all of us netizens, for his fans, and for our country!"

After the press conference, which was broadcast live simultaneously on Audiovisual and My Show, ended, it immediately became a hot topic.

The Internet was in jubilation.

……

“It’s officially determined!”

"The official held a press conference to apologize, this attitude is acceptable!"

"Brother Gou, did you see that? You didn't go to receive the award for yourself, you went there for all of us!"

"Song is so majestic and domineering, it's really awesome!"

"Song Dao has reorganized the music industry. Now that it's done, he can come out of retirement!"

“That’s incredible.”

"Recently, many companies have been investigated. To be honest, this really cannot be blamed on Song Dao or Fei Yang. It can only be said that some people really think that capital represents everything."

"Haha, in front of the state machine, capital is nothing?"

"It's confirmed, Song Dao is the leader of the national team!"

"A murder that occurred at a music awards ceremony..."

"Hahaha, I'm so happy. Song Dao, hurry up and agree to the World Music Awards and bring back a few trophies!"

“Honestly, being nominated for a core award is pretty awesome!”

"Now I really want to know, if Song Dao is still in the film and television industry, will there be anyone who dares to torment him like this?"

"Times Media and Star Entertainment: Already honest."

"Penguin Music and Yiwang Cloud: They have been quiet for a long time."

The Internet was abuzz with excitement and cheer.

For its part, Feuillant also responded to the organizing committee of the World Music Awards as soon as possible.

Song is enough to participate!

What makes countless Xiaguo netizens excited is that the chairman of the World Music Awards jury really likes Song Dao!

Because just after Feiyang Music responded, this legendary Western musician named Lanqi actually mentioned Song Dao for the third time on his personal account.

"I am very happy to receive a reply from Song Dao Company, indicating that Mr. Song Dao can attend our award ceremony. Song, I have prepared a piano for you at the award ceremony. But I can't find a professional suona, so I hope you can bring one yourself. I really like the suona that you call the 'king of musical instruments'."

The old man's love and honesty towards Song Dao also attracted the favor of countless Xiaguo netizens.

He originally had about 8 million followers on his external account, but in just a few days, the number skyrocketed to more than 10 million!
At the same time, in his comment section, there were also a large number of Xiaguo netizens replying in Xiawen and English.

"Mr. Lanqi, in our country, the suona is not only known as the king of musical instruments, but also as the leader of musical instrument gangsters. Are you sure you want Mr. Song Dao to play the suona at the awards ceremony?"

"Dear Mr. Lanqi, I advise you to think twice. I am afraid that after listening to the suona, you will never love other musical instruments again."

"Hahaha this is so funny, Lanqi actually knows about suona and wants Brother Gou to play it?"

"You old man are so cute. We like musicians like you who appreciate oriental culture."

……

The World Music Awards ceremony is scheduled for New Year's Day 2027.

That is January 2027, 1.

There is only more than half a month left.

This year's venue is also where the award is often held, Monte Carlo in Monaco, Europe.

This time, Mr. Zhou from Linchuan Group, Song Dao's cheap father-in-law, did not ask his daughter for help.

He took the initiative to propose using Linchuan Group's largest business jet to send the entire team there.

Because this time, not only people from the Feiyang faction were accompanying them, but also a team of reporters from Xiashi Radio and Television Station.

Be on site and broadcast live simultaneously!
This treatment is really too high.

Although in the past, China Central Television often delayed the live broadcast of some large-scale foreign events.

Not to mention competitive events, other events such as the Oscars and the Cannes Film Festival have all been broadcast live or recorded.

But this is the first time in a music award!
In the past, even if a singer from the Xia country won an award, at most the local reporters would go there to take pictures and interview, and occasionally they would be able to see some recorded footage.

This is the first time for a time-delayed live broadcast like this!
Because this involves many factors such as copyright, a lot of communication and negotiation is required with the other party's organizing committee.

The fact that such a decision could be made shows how much importance is attached to this matter.

Linchuan did not use the hotel provided by the organizing committee, but instead booked an entire floor of the most luxurious hotel in the area!

With such a scene, Song Dao couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Even if the other party had clearly stated during previous communication that he would win the award.

But what if?
After such a big event, wouldn't it be a huge joke if we came back empty-handed?
Faced with his nervousness and anxiety, Lin Fei and Yan Yu comforted him and said that there would be no problem.

Yan Yu said: "Just think about it, the chairman of the jury this time has no intention of hiding his love for you. He has gained countless fans through you, and the old man spends all day interacting with netizens from Xia Country."

Lin Fei said: "I looked at the information of the other nominees for Best Single and Best New Artist, and I feel that your chances of winning are very high! The Best Single is for the most popular song of the year, and your song "In the Name of the Father" has a very high download volume on the Apple Music Store.

Although many of them may have been downloaded by Chinese people, they are in no way inferior to the popular songs that have become popular in the West this year in terms of popularity and rankings.

It has also been highly discussed on the Internet. After many musicians bought the cover rights, there have been various covers of the song, but you may not have paid much attention to it.

Moreover, based on the number of plays on a single platform, your song can be ranked among the top 50 singles in the world.

Don't underestimate this ranking. Your song has only been around for a few months, but many of the classic songs on it have been around for decades.

Among all the new songs this year, no song can surpass you in this respect.

I think your nomination is directly related to this.”

Song Dao nodded. He really hadn't paid much attention to this.

Lin Fei continued, "Also, the Best New Artists this year aren't particularly amazing. Their song play counts can't compare to yours. In the West alone, their performance on the charts isn't better than yours either."

Yan Yu said: "In fact, there are political factors involved. Now is no longer the era where we need to look up to them."

Of course, Song Dao also hopes that he can win the award.

To Xia Guo, he is the pride of the country.

But for him, it is a resonance between two worlds!
In recent days, he also used the help of AI to quickly transcribe the three works "Journey to the West", "Water Margin" and "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio".

After reading and proofreading, the manuscript was handed over to Yan Yu.

Since Song Dao wrote these three books "quietly", Yan Yu and Lin Fei, who often stayed at his place at night recently, were shocked when they saw the electronic manuscripts of these three works.

"Husband, are you really an alien?" Yan Yu asked in disbelief as she flipped through the electronic version of the text.

"Well, I come from another world." Song Dao said with a smile.

Of course, Big Sister and Lin Fei didn't believe this statement.

Although in this world, parallel time and space, quantum theory and neutrinos are nothing new.

But this kind of miracle-like thing will still challenge people's cognition.

The more educated a person is, the more difficult it is for them to accept these things.

The two elder sisters, on the contrary, were more able to accept the idea of "gods descending to earth".

For example, there are many great sages and saints who appeared in China and the West almost at the same time.

For example, those particularly perverted super geniuses in history who span multiple fields.

It's just that under normal circumstances, such people usually appear in history books.

But now he appeared beside them.

Still the man they love most.

That kind of admiration and infatuation is what makes the two women blind.

The previous version of "Dream of the Red Chamber" has already begun publication.

When Yan Yu gave the three manuscripts to his uncle Yan Cheng, the surprise and shock on the other side actually far exceeded Yan Yu's.

After reading "Water Margin", it was suggested that Song Dao write this book under the pen name "Jin Gu".

Because the world backgrounds of the two are highly consistent!
Song Dao didn't refuse either.

In fact, there has always been controversy about the authors of "Journey to the West" and "Water Margin" from the Song Dynasty to that world.

Since Yan Cheng had read it and made suggestions, he readily followed their lead.

He did not change Journey to the West and still used the pen name Wu Cheng'en, while Water Margin was written under the now famous name Jin Gu.

As for Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, there is almost no controversy about the author of this book, which is Pu Songling.

So he did not change his pen name of Liao Zhai.

……

the other side.

The Feiyang group is a group of older artists who were previously ridiculed by many as the "sunset senior group".

Recently they have started releasing songs.

All are exclusively released on Jingting Music.

First is Xie Xiaofeng's "With the Current and Against the Current".

The legendary old sister is still as good as ever. Once this song was released, it caused a huge impact not only among her group of equally older fans.

It is also easily accepted by young people today.

Especially the lyrics of this song, they are so good!

The hosts on short video platforms such as Jingting and Woxiu, even those who are not so good at Cantonese songs, sang this song in front of the camera in broken Cantonese.

The comments given by netizens are also quite high!

"I've never even heard of this name before, but I think it's really beautiful. No wonder my husband always says that people of our generation have never had any food. I really like this song."

"I know Xie Xiaofeng and have listened to some of her songs. I feel that her singing skills are super strong. I didn't expect that at such an old age, she can still release new songs, and they are very popular!"

“Is the Feiyang-style sunset red senior group finally going to start showing its power?”

"I am still able to hear Feng Jie release a new song in my lifetime. I am really moved to tears. My grandfather and father both loved her songs! I played this song to my grandfather who is over 80 years old this year. He was very happy and said it was so beautiful. I also played it to my children and they also said how come this grandma sings so well?"

"I am so moved. This song is so well written. The key is the singer. It is really unexpected. I thought everyone was joking about the Sunset Red Senior Group, but I didn't expect that Song Dao could really write a song for them!"

Just a few days after Xie Xiaofeng released the song, Fang Zexi, who had not released a new song for many years, released a new song "Go Through It Together".

This artist, whose popularity is no less than that of Xie Xiaofeng, is a hall-of-fame artist who has expertise in the fields of film, television and music. The moment his mellow voice sounded, so many people were moved to tears.

"Oh my god, my brother actually released a new song too!"

"Dog brother, are you really going to revive the Sunset Red Senior Group under the Feiyang Group?"

"Who is Fang Zexi? Why haven't I heard of him?"

"Little friend, you are still young. You just need to know that he was a superstar who was popular all over Asia. The Five Heavenly Kings were just juniors in front of him."

"In that era when there was no such thing as a top star, this guy's number of fans accounted for almost a quarter of the entire human race!"

"Compared to him, those so-called top stars today are not even a hair's breadth away!"

What can make a superstar who was once very popular come back into the public eye and become popular again?
Under normal circumstances, there is only one answer: passing away.

For example, in this time and space and in Song Dao’s original time and space, the world-class superstar Michael Jackson has passed away.

His influence was once global.

But in the years before his death, his name was rarely mentioned.

Of course, his concerts are still dominant.

But for many young people, the most they can find out about a person’s past glory is through other people’s words or the Internet.

It’s hard to witness it, and even harder to feel it.

Another situation is that after many years, a work with such great influence is suddenly released again!
For example, Xie Xiaofeng and Fang Zexi who were blessed by Song Dao.

The two were extremely popular back then.

He is not inferior to the current Song Dao at all, and his fan base is extremely strong.

Then, with the support of Song Dao, the most popular singer in the music scene, the new song became popular immediately after it was released.

After these two songs were released and quickly became popular, TV stations, advertisers, and various commercial performances were the first to contact Feiyang Music.

The industry is well aware that these people have already signed part of their agency contracts with Feiyang, and each of them is like a shark smelling blood.

What is Sunset Red Senior Group?
Red is enough!

But the matter is not over.

When it was the end of December, Song Dao and his group were about to set off to participate in the World Music Awards.

Tan Lin, who is as famous as Fang Zexi and even surpasses Fang Zexi in the music field, released a new song.

"The Man Catching the Wind"

I was a guest at Song's home that day.

Song Dao said he would give Teacher Tan a "man", and he really kept his promise.

This song is very similar in style to "Love Trap" that Song Dao sang at Fang Tianlong's concert. After its release, it also quickly topped the major music charts.

Feelings are contagious.

Many people who liked Xie Xiaofeng back then also liked Fang Zexi, and among those who liked Fang Zexi, there were also many who liked Tan Lin.

It’s amazing to see these legendary Hong Kong singers becoming popular again in their twilight years.

Another group of people under the Feiyang Group were also getting a little anxious.

Shi Yuyan, Zhang Huan, Bi Xuefeng, Hou Tianwei.

These people didn't just put part of the agency contract with Feiyang, they signed all the contracts!
And they all gave up huge profits!

As for Song Dao, he had only promised Jiang Ying that he would help her become popular again and return to the top ranks.

As it turned out, Song Dao did it.

The song "Conquer" conquered Jiang Ying, and Jiang Ying conquered her fans with this song.

There are countless commercial performances of all sizes at the end of the year, and Jiang Ying has been extremely busy recently.

When this sister received Shi Yuyan's call, she was performing at a commercial show in a coastal city.

……

"Yan Yan, is there something wrong?"

Because at this moment, Shi Yuyan was actually also doing commercial performances.

However, as both are veteran divas, her price is really not as good as Jiang Ying’s now.

It wasn't that she was completely short of a quote of several hundred thousand.

But this feeling is really unpleasant.

They are obviously of similar age and status, but Jiang Ying's status is so high that she has crushed her in all aspects!

It is impossible to say that I am not anxious.

"What do you think?" Shi Yuyan said unhappily.

The two of them have been able to be good sisters for so many years in the messy entertainment industry without any conflicts, so there is no need to say much about their relationship.

They can talk about anything with each other.

Jiang Ying stopped pretending to be confused and said, "Yan Yan, let me tell you the truth about this matter. It's useless for you to look for me."

Shi Yuyan said: "Aren't I asking you to give me some advice?"

Jiang Ying said: "He has been missing all day and he is so busy. He should be leaving the country right now, right?
If you ask me, you should just call him directly and don't ask him to treat you to a meal or anything like that.

Recently, the number of people who want to invite him to dinner is estimated to line up from the inner ring to Luzhou.

So don't talk nonsense, be more humble, forget his age, just like when we first debuted, everyone we met was our teacher and senior.

Then ask him for a song.

Don't ever think that I'm making such a big concession after I've signed the agency contract with your company.

Remember, sisters, we were the ones who begged them to sign.

It's not someone who's trying to take advantage of you!"

After Shi Yuyan put down the phone, she couldn't help but mutter to herself: "For so many years, people have said that you are a dog-brained, silly girl... but in fact, you are the smartest!"

He sighed, found Song Dao's phone number, hesitated, and suddenly thought of a rumor in the circle.

——Teacher Song doesn’t like to make phone calls. If he has something to say, he will send a pigeon.

Ah.

If she had heard this a year ago, she would have certainly shrugged it off.

How old are you?

How honored it is that a sister of your status calls you personally?
You still have so many problems?
But now, she doesn't need anyone to remind her. She just picks up the phone and starts thinking about it carefully.

What method should be used to avoid causing Teacher Song’s disgust?

How do you say that?

There are great scholars who debate for me...

Open Xingge, find Song Dao’s profile picture and click on it.

After pondering for a long time, I deleted and revised it.

Shi Yuyan had even forgotten the last time she sent a message like this to someone.

Finally I was satisfied.

The attitude is very correct, polite and humble.

next moment.

Song Dao called directly.

"Sister Shi, are you performing outside?"

For some reason, Shi Yuyan was so moved that she almost wanted to cry when she heard Song Dao's voice.

Teacher Song still respects me very much!
"Yes, I'm in Yuezhou. There's an annual meeting tonight and two more tomorrow..."

"That was really hard work."

"It's not hard. I've gotten used to it after so many years. In fact, after coming to our side, there are no more messy drinking parties and social events. President Qing and President Guo are also very protective of us. It feels much better than before!"

In fact, this statement is somewhat of a lie, as Shi Yuyan's status in Starlight Entertainment is not low.

Especially since she has an ambiguous relationship with her boss Chen Yuan, there are generally few people who can persuade her not to participate in a game.

But having said that, after arriving at Feiyang's place, those messy things are indeed a lot less than before.

My heart really feels relaxed.

Especially in recent times, after fighting several "tough battles" in succession, these artists in the company have become more confident.

Song Dao laughed and said, "Haha, that's good. I'm about to leave for a foreign country. I've always remembered Sister Shi's songs. So, when I come back from abroad and you also come back to Beijing, call Sister Hou Zhang Huan and Bi Xuefeng and we'll get together."

Shi Yuyan heaved a sigh of relief, and her voice became softer: "Okay, then I'll wait for Teacher Song to call me!"

After hanging up the phone, I felt my face getting a little hot.

I cursed myself in my heart, why did I suddenly become so coquettish?
But facing this god-like brother, I really can't help but want to cry.

So handsome, so charming!

How great it would be if I could be twenty years younger!

……

December 29th.

Song Dao, Lin Fei, Yan Yu, Bai Yue, and seven or eight stylists and assistants from Feiyang Music.

Plus there are seventeen or eighteen teams from Xiashi Radio Station.

There were about thirty people in total, boarding the largest business jet of Linchuan Group, which took off from the Capital Airport in Beijing.

Flying towards the European continent.

Private jet flights require advance route application, but Linchuan Group's business jets travel around the world almost all year round.

The various procedures are quite convenient.

I have to say, the feeling of riding in a private jet is indeed different.

This aircraft, which was converted from a large passenger plane, was previously mainly used by Zhou Linchuan.

Not only can you bring many team members, but it also has all kinds of facilities.

One of the largest and most luxurious bedrooms is not open to anyone except Zhou Linchuan.

But since it is now used by the princess, there is naturally no problem with it.

Yan Yu also brought a personal assistant this time.

Originally, she even wanted to bring Xiao Yixiuan with her, but her cousin Song Dao had not yet had her holiday.

I can only bring another girl who I have trained recently and who seems pretty good.

He is also a top student from a prestigious university.

Not only is she beautiful, but she is also top-notch in all aspects.

The first thing I did when I got on the plane was to change the bedding in the large bedroom.

Afterwards, everyone including Bai Yue were sent to the business class.

The privacy of this aircraft is quite good.

After the initial excitement, almost everyone laid down their seats and began to rest.

I guess no one thought that Teacher Song was so awesome that he could take two goddesses with him and fly so fast in the sky.

Perhaps it was the first time for the dog to experience this wonderful feeling, and he seemed a little excited.

If it weren't for the fact that there were other people on the plane and the need to change bedding, the two goddesses might not be able to get off the plane by themselves after flying for more than ten hours.

Although I have been very restrained and made adequate preparations.

For example, I put a thick blanket on top of the bedding I brought.

But when they were transiting in Paris, the two sisters had to use sunglasses and masks to hide their stunning complexions.

After that, it was very fast to get from Paris to Nice Cote d'Azur Airport.

At around 8:00 a.m. local time on December 30th, the group got off the plane.

The accompanying reporters and staff of Xiashi Radio and Television Station were all in high spirits.

Looking particularly excited.

Even though I work at the headquarters, only a few of me have ever ridden on a private jet.

There is almost no one who would ride on such a large and luxurious private jet.

Especially their mission this time, it can almost be said that it is to "serve" Song Dao alone.

Because this time, only one singer from China, Song Daoxia, was nominated for the World Music Awards.

Overall, the task is not difficult.

Although Song Dao didn't communicate much with them along the way, his attitude was very friendly when they met before.

Including Yan Yu, not only was it thoughtful to ask the flight attendants on the plane to prepare the best meals for them, but they also asked about everyone's dietary taboos, and special preparations were also made for ethnic minorities.

More importantly, Yan Yu told this group of people that he had left them enough... time to go shopping after the mission was completed!

For these people, this is just paid travel!

So cool!
Moreover, this type of corporate business jet has dedicated channels for both security and customs, which is convenient and efficient.

After coming out, he was taken to the hotel by two luxury buses prepared in advance by Linchuan Group.

After checking in and entering their respective rooms, the people at the front desk were surprised to find out.

It turns out that each of them has an independent single room.

On Feiyang's side, Song Dao's room was the most luxurious presidential suite in the entire hotel.

Yan Yu and Lin Fei also have two large suites.

The three of them had already agreed that when they were out, they would never be together in an unsafe environment.

Especially when participating in an event of this scale and being watched by people all over the world, you have to be careful about the impact.

After delivering the luggage, Bai Yue was a little dazed when he looked at this huge and luxurious room.

As far as she knew, she had never even thought that there was such a large room in the hotel.

Although it's not as good as the one my boss has in Qinyuan, it's really an eye-opener for me.

Then Lin Fei and Yan Yu came over for a stroll.

Yan Yu smiled and asked, "How do you feel?"

Song Dao said: "It's too extravagant. It's really unnecessary. I think a king-size bed room is enough..."

Even though his home now is a top-notch luxury house, he still feels that living in a presidential suite is too wasteful.

Yan Yu said, "That won't do. This matter was decided by Comrade Lao Zhou himself, and the money was also sponsored by Linchuan Group. He said that you are winning glory for the country, and we have to let those foreign devils see our strength!"

Song Dao collapsed on the sofa in silence. The journey was a bit absurd and he felt a little tired.

Lin Fei also said: "You are worthy of such a grand ceremony because of your status. Haven't you seen the top stars in Western countries? They basically have this kind of configuration?"

Yan Yu sat next to him and said with a smile: "You are not only a top star, but also the boss of an Internet company..."

Song Dao twitched his lips and said, "I haven't made much money yet."

In fact, Jingting Music has been profitable since the first day it went online.

However, Song Dao knew very well where this profit came from.

The technical team only spent part of the money, and according to Lao Zhou's opinion, they didn't even charge any money.

Because those people are supported by the Linchuan Group.

This is especially true for office buildings and servers.

We charge the lowest price, which is only a few points higher than the cost price. To be honest, it may not be enough to cover the maintenance costs.

This alone is something that other platforms cannot compare to.

Then in terms of copyright, all singers who join Jingting also adopt the profit-sharing model.

In this situation, it is difficult to make a loss.

Another point is that although the membership of Jingting is cheap, the number of paying people is quite terrifying.

The conversion rate is much higher than that of Yiwang Cloud and Penguin Music.

To use the statement generally recognized by many netizens: everyone should spend a few dozen dollars to become a member. There is only one such conscientious music platform in this era!
Yan Yu then called all the team members over and held a small closed-door meeting.

Briefly explain the next itinerary and arrangements.

Reporters and staff from CCTV were also invited, and it was almost the first time for this group of people to visit the presidential suite.

When I entered the meeting room, I couldn't help but feel emotional.

The accompanying reporter was a pretty girl, not very old, probably about the same age as Song Dao.

She has a sweet and cute appearance and a lively personality.

He smiled and said, "Only when I came here did I suddenly remember that our teacher Song is not only a singer, but also a very powerful entrepreneur!"

The equity structure of Jingting Media is unclear, but this does not prevent this group of people from putting that awesome Internet platform with over one billion users under Song Dao's name.

Not to mention that in addition to Jingting and Feiyang, Song Dao also has Earth Pictures, a film and television company that opened with an investment of two or three hundred million yuan.

It is not an exaggeration to call him an entrepreneur.

Song Dao smiled modestly, exchanged a few simple greetings with everyone, and then discussed the next arrangements together.

The China Media Group has already communicated with the organizer, and our colleagues stationed in France are here to coordinate and help.

It can basically be guaranteed to be foolproof.

After arranging all these things, everyone returned to their rooms to adjust to the jet lag and rest.

Actually, the situation in France is not that bad. There is only a seven-hour time difference, and everyone had a good rest along the way.

That night, the general manager of Linchuan Group in France came over to treat everyone to a meal of local specialties.

While eating, I also met many local international students.

Almost all of them came here specifically to seek a chance encounter.

At the same time, many Western tourists also recognized Song Dao.

They all came over to take photos.

This scene was silently recorded by the CCTV cameras.

In fact, this one incident has already proved that this young man, Song Dao, is really influential in the Western world.

Before this, probably only a few people like Fang Tianlong had the "qualification" to be recognized by foreigners at a glance.

Song Dao actually also received messages from several members of the royal family whom he had met at Zhao Zhao’s concert.

The general meaning is that he wants to come over and treat Song to a meal.

Although the cultures are different, the ways of communication in high-end circles are actually similar.

Go to concerts together, play golf together, eat together, and do various activities together.

It doesn’t matter what we do, what matters is that we are together.

While expressing his gratitude, Song Dao politely declined each offer.

He said that we could get together again someday if he came here to hold a concert.

The next morning.

Someone from the organizer came specially to coordinate with us.

Tell Song Dao some precautions.

In fact, many singers who received invitation letters or even shortlisted singers do not have this kind of treatment.

At best, you go to the scene, walk the red carpet, and there are special staff to guide you.

The visitor also specifically emphasized to Song Dao: Mr. Lanqi is looking forward to meeting you.

Then he asked Song Dao humorously if he had brought that mysterious oriental musical instrument.

Song Dao took out his suona with a smile, and then asked the other party humorously how much performance time he could be given.

“If we have enough time, I believe it will leave a deep oriental impression on all the guests and audiences around the world!”

The staff member sent by the organizing committee was a white woman in her early thirties with a typical Nordic appearance.

He was very enthusiastic towards Song Dao.

"Really? Mr. Lanci told me before I came here that you will have about ten to fifteen minutes to perform!"

Not to mention Song Dao, Yan Yu and Lin Fei, even the CCTV photographer who was filming nearby was a little surprised.

Song Dao was also a little surprised: "Why give it so long?"

To be honest, I do feel a little flattered at the moment.

Because even the winners of core awards such as Best Artist, Best Male and Female Singer.

Including the acceptance speech, usually only about ten minutes at most.

Even if he really could win a major award like Best New Artist or Best Single, theoretically it wouldn't take that long.

The key issue is that the staff member said "show time".

This doesn’t count as an acceptance speech!
In fact, when we got here and met the organizing committee staff, we were basically sure.

Winning the award is inevitable.

It is nothing more than a question of regionality or core awards.

"Yes, don't be surprised. Mr. Lanqi said that Mr. Song is a representative figure in the oriental music scene and an iconic figure. He will surely grow into a legendary figure in the future. On this stage, letting more people hear oriental music and understand oriental culture is the highlight of this awards ceremony!"

This is a good old man!

Song Dao had great respect for Mr. Lanqi.

After the communication was completed, the staff member said goodbye and left.

Yan Yu came over and said with a smile: "The leaders of the French Embassy hope to invite us to have a meal together after the award ceremony!"

(End of this chapter)