Rebirth of Chinese Entertainment, the Diary of a 95 Flower

Lu Han continued singing:
"To be born a human being is no crime."

You don't need to apologize.

One day I will be you baby boy, and you gon ' be me.
If the noise doesn't stop.

Let me keep you company in peace.

I wish I could hug you, till you're really really be ing free."

He clenched his right fist and lightly pressed it against his chest, then opened it towards Jiang Yang, a smile playing on his lips.

It was Jiang Yang's turn to be reminded.

Jiang Yang nodded slightly.

Holding the microphone naturally at his sides, standing upright with shoulders relaxed, his gaze calmly sweeping across the room:

"That rose has no thorns."

The audience fell silent for a moment after the first line was sung.

Then a gasp erupted.

"The best revenge is beauty, and the most beautiful bloom is a counterattack."

Don't let anyone change you.

"You can be yourself or just 'you,' someone will love you wholeheartedly."

The girls in the front row who were holding up light boards lowered their hands without realizing it.

I listened quietly, my eyes reddening.

After the last line of the chorus was sung, there was a few seconds of silence in the audience.

As the music continued, screams gradually erupted.

Guan Xiaotong, who was listening absentmindedly backstage, heard a beep, the sound of her phone locking.

On the dark screen, I saw myself being scolded by the director on set last year when I was filming "To Be a Better Man" abroad. He said it was ridiculous for a child star to play a rebellious teenager.

The director had him play himself.

But her true nature is not that of a good girl.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and put his soul into the body of a fictional obedient girl.

Jiang Yang... can actually write such lyrics.

Did he also experience being locked in a cage of "how to be"?

At the same time, I felt a deep joy.

I have a feeling that this song written by Jiang Yang might actually become Lu Han's signature work!
"Chaoyue, your boss wrote such a good song." Guan Xiaotong whispered to Yang Chaoyue beside her with a smile.

Yang Chaoyue didn't listen to how Jiang Yang and Lu Han sang on stage at all.

She was wearing headphones.

The recording inside was of Calories, made in a sound studio, playing repeatedly to reinforce the memory.

I casually sent a message to another netizen I met on Weibo, who is also from the same hometown.

The other person's hometown, Changzhou, is in southern Jiangsu, while my hometown, Yancheng, is in northern Jiangsu.

Within the province, they are usually referred to as fellow townsmen from Changzhou or Yancheng.

Once you're in another place, the distinctions aren't so clear anymore; everyone's from Jiangsu.

Yang Chaoyue edited the text and sent it: [“Mengyan, I’m about to go on stage, send me some cheering messages!”]
Noticing that Guan Xiaotong was talking to her, she turned her head and asked, "Huh?"

Guan Xiaotong repeated, "Chaoyue, your boss wrote such a good song."

"My boss sold this song to Lu Han for 800,000 yuan, isn't that a bit low?" Yang Chaoyue's eyes lit up.

“I said, your boss wrote a really good song.” Guan Xiaotong repeated.

"Indeed, I also think that 800,000 is a bit too little."

Yang Chaoyue added, "Lu Han is a bit stingy."

Guan Xiaotong's smile froze.

He instinctively wanted to retort to Yang Chaoyue, but he held back.

Because she knew that her boyfriend had indeed gotten the better deal.

We could discuss with Lu Han about raising the price a bit and giving Jiang Yang more copyright fees.

It's clear that Yang Chaoyue and Jiang Yang have a good relationship, and Yang Chaoyue was the first artist Jiang Yang signed.

The first role in a film or television drama was offered to Yang Chaoyue.

The first song I wrote for the company's artists was also sung by Yang Chaoyue.

Yang Chaoyue can be considered the top female executive in Jiang Yang's shabby company, so she must be very clear about Jiang Yang's thoughts.

She took off one of Yang Chaoyue's earphones and tentatively asked, "Chaoyue, what do you think is a reasonable amount of money Lu Han should give Jiang Yang for this song?"

"Ten billion."

"excuse me."

Guan Xiaotong put the earphones on Yang Chaoyue and had no intention of talking to him about money anymore.

I'd like to chat with Liu Haochun and Tian Xiwei about this song.

However, they discovered that both of them, like Yang Chaoyue, were wearing headphones.

Listen to the calories.

Their bodies were already moving rhythmically, warming up for their upcoming performance on stage. "Do these three artists from Jiangyang Company really not care at all about their boss's performance on stage?"

I can understand why the three girls are always making the most of their time to prepare.

On her first appearance on stage, the audience wasn't ordinary; they were all Lu Han's fans.

The challenges on-site will be greater than on a regular stage.

There are also live streams on major online platforms.

It is both an opportunity to become famous and a test of one's mental fortitude.

Suddenly I heard sobbing behind me.

Guan Xiaotong turned around to look.

It was discovered that Zhang Ruonan, who was originally being interviewed inside, had finished the interview and had come over at some point.

She stared blankly at Jiang Yang on the stage, her eyes reddening.

Holding back tears.

Look at yourself and force a smile.

"Ruo Nan, what's wrong?" Guan Xiaotong asked.

"I... Sister Xiaotong, do you know, I..."

Zhang Ruonan's smile vanished instantly, her lips trembled, and tears streamed down her face.

"Actually, before today, my name wasn't Ruonan, it was Ruonan, the 'man' in 'man'. I used this name for eighteen years."

My parents named my younger brother Ente, saying it was a special gift from God.

And her name is Ruonan.

It seems like they were born as a wrong compensation for their female identity.

On stage, Jiang Yang is singing:

"Who puts whose soul into whose body, turning it into a prison to confine themselves?"

……

"Being born as a human being is not a sin; you don't need to apologize..."

……

"Which rose doesn't have thorns..."

……

"The best revenge is beauty, and the most beautiful bloom is a counterattack."

Her parents forced her to take the name Ruonan into her body.

To grow into the kind of person they expect you to be.

They gave themselves life, but forgot to give themselves the dignity of living.

I used to always wait for my parents to say sorry, but in the end, I always ended up saying it's okay first.

Chao Yue claims to be a fairy.

Zhao Lushi said that fairies don't need to apologize.

Today, I told my family in our family group chat that I'm going to change my name; this is my first time fighting back.

The stage lights don't reach every corner, but the singing can penetrate every crack.

I spent eighteen years living up to their expectations; now I will live the rest of my life to become my own answer.

The phone vibrates.

It's a message from the family group chat [We are a loving family].

The mother tagged herself: [“Ruonan, your dad, your uncles, and I have discussed it. It's not that we don't care about you, we all think the name Ruonan is better for you. A name is given by your parents, and everyone does that. If you change your name, people will gossip.”]
Zhang Ruonan wiped away her tears with the back of her hand.

With trembling hands, he pulled out his phone and sent a message in the family group chat: ["Mom and Dad, I told you, I'm definitely changing this name."]
She continued typing:

"For the past eighteen years, you have called me Ruonan, saying that this name can tame my fate and make me live up to expectations. But do you know what? Every time the teacher calls my name, the classmates laugh, and the interviewer frowns, I have to explain this name again, as if my very existence is a mistake that needs to be explained."

I've become a punctuation mark, forever following the assumption of "what if I were a boy."
The more words you type.

The singing on stage grew louder.

They bestowed a gift upon their younger brother, while making do with what they had left for themselves.

By using the name Ruonan, she negated her entire value as a girl.

The most painful moment of my growth was discovering that my parents' love was conditional.

Zhang Ruonan's hand holding the phone trembled more and more:

"My brother's name is Ent, which is a special blessing from heaven, while my name is Ruonan, which means, 'If only I were a boy.' You buy him the latest sneakers, but send me my cousin's old school uniform. He goes to art class to cultivate his temperament, while I become an actor, which is not a proper job. But today, I heard a song."

The song says, "Being born a human being is not a sin, you don't need to apologize."

The song says that the best revenge is beauty, and the most beautiful bloom is a counterattack.

Mom and Dad, this is the first and last time I'm telling you that I'm no longer the Ruonan you expected me to be; I'm going to be my own Ruonan.

If this name disappoints you, I'm sorry, but this time, I won't apologize for being myself.
The price of being yourself is first killing the tamed version of yourself.

The old name died in Jiang Yang's song, and the new name was born in tears.

After sending the message, she clicked on the details page of [A Loving Family].

Click to leave the group chat. (End of Chapter)