This celebrity is absolutely wicked.

Chapter 196 Next Year Today and Bicycles

Lu Ranfa's original intention in sharing this story was to allow netizens to experience the background of the song and better understand it.

Unexpectedly, netizens were so creative that they completely missed the point of what he was trying to convey.

But it's okay, the offer to pay extra when we get back is quite reasonable.

The comments section also featured a variety of hilarious replies from netizens.

Lu Ran thought for a moment and sent a private message to the netizen with the top comment.

"Hello, fellow fan. Please send me your shipping address and we will send you the reward for the top-rated review. The prize is ten boxes of Shenbao tablets."

After sending the message, Lu Ran felt relieved.

The influence of the song "Ten Years" continues to spread online.

Despite the grand promotional campaign for Cheng Ya Rui's new song, it's nowhere near as impactful as "Ten Years".

Lu Ran also listened to "Moonlight Sonata".

The creative quality is indeed good, it's just not pleasant to listen to.

Just like online novels, beautiful writing and gorgeous language are a plus, but if the story itself is not good, most readers will still not read it.

Even singers of Cheng Yarui's caliber have die-hard fans who listen to their songs.

If other minor singers released this song, it would definitely have faded into obscurity.

However, for many established creators, their creative style changes as they age and gain status.

Often, they think their creations are excellent, but when they are released to the market, the audience's reviews are not good.

This sense of disparity can make some creators who have already achieved a certain level of success feel that today's audiences are very unsophisticated, that they don't understand what they write, and that they even dare to criticize them.

Lu Ran felt that this was a typical case of being detached from the masses.

The classic love song "Ten Years" was released in 2003, and it is still active on the charts of major music platforms even 20 years later, which is enough to show how classic the song is.

These are artistic works that achieve both social and economic benefits.

Lu Ran stopped checking the online updates and decided to go to the film set after a workout.

Online, as netizens gradually woke up, they also noticed the changes in the music charts.

"Kidney Bro is number one on the new song chart again, that's fast."

"I thought it was great after listening to 'Ten Years' yesterday, and it's no surprise that it's number one on the new song chart."

"Lu Ran is really amazing. Even if Cai Jiasheng and Cheng Yarui joined forces, they couldn't beat him."

"Jiang Yaofeng is really blind."

Around 10 o'clock, various marketing accounts joined the discussion.

There's nothing we can do about it; Cheng Ya Rui's previous promotion of her new song made her known all over the internet, making her seem invincible.

Such promotion has backfired, resulting in widespread ridicule online.

On the other side, Li Haorui also got up.

There was also a box of Shenbao tablets on the bedside table.

He opened his phone and saw that he had received many congratulatory messages from friends.

Some of the singers were people he hadn't contacted in a long time, asking if Burning Studio needed any more singers.

Li Haorui's song "Ten Years" has proven one thing to everyone in the music industry.

Burning Studio doesn't have as many resources as Star Glory Media, nor does it have any top singers to lead it, but Burning Studio has Lu Ran!
Good songs are so rare these days.

People like Lu Ran, who can consistently create great songs, are like godfathers to these singers.

Li Haorui browsed through the online discussions and felt satisfied.

His status was originally not as high as Cheng Yarui's, but thanks to the two songs Lu Ran wrote for him, he has been rapidly moving closer to becoming a first-tier singer.

The most obvious change is in appearance fees.

You can tell how big a celebrity is by their appearance fee.

"Once I appear on The Voice of China again and leave behind a few songs, I will basically be able to establish myself as a top-tier singer."

Thinking of this, Li Haorui sent a message to Lu Ran.

"Director Lu, you're in first place again!"

This time, he waited for more than half an hour before Lu Ran replied.

"Don't be arrogant, don't be complacent. Success is temporary, but your career is still long. Be as careful from beginning to end." Afterwards, Lu Ran sent two documents.

"These are two Cantonese songs. One will be performed on stage, and the other will be released after your performance on 'Waiting for Your Voice to Move People' is broadcast. You can choose which one to perform on stage."

Li Haorui's eyes widened in surprise.

Director Lu, are you not going to continue acting?
How many songs do you actually have in your library?

A surge of joy welled up from the bottom of Li Haorui's heart.

Even at the height of his popularity, he had never encountered such a situation while working at Xingyao Media.

Generally speaking, a singer releases one album a year, which usually contains about ten songs.

It's rare to see someone like Lu Ran who releases a new song every now and then.

Seeing Li Haorui constantly grinning foolishly, Li Haorui's wife asked curiously, "What are you laughing at?"

Li Haorui held up his phone: "Two songs! Director Lu wrote two more songs for me!"

His wife's expression changed slightly, and then she sighed.

"Honey, if Lu Ran wants to sleep with you, just give in."

Li Haorui looked at him with disdain: "Superficial. Even unspoken rules can't provide such good resources. This is your godfather."

Without wasting any more words with his wife, Li Haorui looked at the first song.

The song title is "Next Year Today".

After opening the file, you will find the sheet music and lyrics.

Upon first glance at the sheet music, Li Haorui felt a sense of familiarity.

Isn't this the melody of "Ten Years"?
Li Haorui looked at the lyrics and started singing along.

Unlike "Ten Years", "Next Year Today" tells the story of the bitter feelings after a breakup.

When Li Haorui finished singing, a look of emotion appeared on his face.

"To meet you in this fleeting moment of life, I must have used up all my luck. This line is so well written. To be able to write such good lyrics for the same melody in Cantonese is truly a role model for us!"

Given the popularity of "Ten Years," releasing the Cantonese version of "Next Year Today" would surely garner a huge response as well.

If you sang this song to challenge the contestants on the stage of "Voice of the Heart," the effect would definitely be good.

Li Haorui then turned on the second song.

The song title is "Bicycle".

Like "Next Year Today," this song is a Cantonese song sung by Eason Chan.

"Bicycle" tells the story of riding bicycles with his father when he was young.

Looking at the lyrics of this song, Li Haorui was filled with a myriad of thoughts.

In traditional Chinese relationships, the father-son relationship has always been complex.

When he was a child, his father was always stern and not nearly as affectionate as his mother.

No matter what happens, Li Haorui's first reaction is always "Where is my mom?" Even when he sees his father, he asks, "Where is my mom?"

There were few heartwarming moments in his interactions with his father.

What impressed Li Haorui the most was a time when he had a high fever and his mother was not at home.

The father immediately brought out the family bicycle and placed him on the back seat.

He was still young then, and could sit in the back seat, in the seat specifically designed for children.

The father rode his bicycle at breakneck speed to the hospital.

That day he was weak, and he held his father tightly with both hands, leaning against his father's back.

After he recovered somewhat after receiving the injection, his father rode his bicycle home again.

He then noticed that his father's shirt was soaked with sweat on the back.

But he didn't care, and still hugged his father tightly, leaning against his father's back.

After reading the lyrics to "Bicycle", Li Haorui remained silent for a long time.

He sent Lu Ran a message.

“Lu Ting, I want to sing this song, ‘Bicycle,’ on ‘The Voice of China.’”

(End of this chapter)