This celebrity is absolutely wicked.

Chapter 300: Songs of Xi'an

Not to mention the staff members who followed him, Cai Zhenhai even wanted to take out his notebook to jot it down.

That's why you're developing so fast, kid. With that mouth of yours, you can find shortcuts as long as you keep moving.

If you had met him earlier, you wouldn't be the director of Qincheng TV station anymore; you would have been promoted by now.

Xia Yong chuckled and said, "You're a good talker. If you need anything, just let me know."

The term "culture and tourism" encompasses not only tourism but also culture.

In Qincheng, celebrities need the approval of the Culture and Tourism Bureau to hold any performances or activities.

The same goes for the Spring Festival Gala performances; they are programs produced through collaboration among multiple departments.

Lu Ran: "We have everything we need; the leaders have taken care of everything."

Even if you really need something, there's no need to tell Xia Yong; just tell Zhang Lian.

Xia Yong nodded: "The Lingnan Culture Tour you did in Guangdong Province was very creative. Our Qincheng has a long history and is no less than that of Guangdong Province. If you have time later, you can also create some literary and artistic works based on our Qincheng culture."

Xia Yong only mentioned it briefly.

It's impossible to say there are no such literary or artistic works.

Qincheng isn't just home to Lu Ran as a singer.

It just so happened that I ran into Lu Ran, so I decided to just let him know.

At this moment, Lu Ran said, "Isn't this a coincidence? I just wrote a song for Qin Cheng a few days ago, but I haven't had a chance to release it yet."

Xia Yong asked in surprise, "There really is a song?"

"It's true."

Lu Ran looked around.

It was already evening, and the sky was dark, especially since the temperature was quite low.

The actors and audience members at the scene were all wearing down jackets, and their breath was white.

It's break time now, everyone's playing on their phones and chatting. We'll start again after a short rest.

Lu Ran: "Director Xia, how about this? Everyone's probably feeling a bit sleepy, so I'll sing a little something to perk them up. You can give me your feedback."

Xia Yong smiled and said, "Okay, you make the arrangements."

Following Xia Yong's instructions, Lu Ran immediately sprang into action.

"Someone, get me a guitar and a microphone, bring them to me!"

There was already a large stage on site, and everything was provided.

Staff members quickly prepared the equipment for Lu Ran's performance.

On the other side, Cheng Dong and several of his roommates were squatting on the ground, rubbing their hands together.

As soon as Cheng Dong saw Lu Ran run onto the stage, he looked over.

"Is Godfather going to put on a show for us?"

Hu Wenbin also looked towards the stage: "Then what are you all standing there for? Let's get the atmosphere going for our godfather!"

Several people immediately stood up and shouted.

"Lu Ran, you're so handsome! I want to have your baby!"

"Everyone, look at the stage! Lu Ran is going to perform for us!"

"Lu Ran, I love you! Go ahead and beat me to death!"

Cheng Dong and his group started shouting like a bunch of monkeys in heat.

Immediately, everyone in the audience, the extras, and the staff looked towards the stage.

By this time, Lu Ran was almost ready.

He sat on a high stool with a standing microphone in front of him and a guitar in his hand.

"Everyone, be quiet, be quiet."

Lu Ran's voice came out.

"I'd like to ask, how many people from Qincheng Prison are here?"

A deafening cheer erupted.

"There are quite a few locals in Qincheng."

Most of these people are college students, as well as local staff members; the proportion of people from Qincheng must be high.

Lu Ran continued, "It's winter now, and the temperature is quite low. Our recording work is all done at night and outdoors. On behalf of the Spring Festival Gala directing team, as well as the leaders of Qincheng Culture and Tourism and Qincheng TV, I would like to say thank you all for your hard work."

This isn't Lu Ran being pretentious.

These college students came to be extras without pay; it was all voluntary work. The good thing was that they were given free boxed lunches, and they could go out and brag to their friends. They really deserve a few words of thanks.

Cheng Dong immediately exclaimed, "It's no trouble at all!"

At this point, many young people shouted, "What's so hard about it? We're playing games at this time anyway."

"If I hadn't come to participate in the Spring Festival Gala recording, my mom would have driven me crazy at home."

"Director Lu, you've worked hard too!"

Seeing that the atmosphere had become lively, Lu Ran said, "As you all know, Qincheng also has other names, such as Chang'an and Xi'an."

"Know!"

"Today I'm going to sing a song for everyone. It's a song written for Qincheng Prison and for Xi'an. It's called the Song of the People of Xi'an."

As soon as he finished speaking, cheers erupted from the entire audience.

"You can also hear Lu Ting's new songs here."

"Where's my phone? Get my phone right now!"

Is this what it feels like to celebrate the Chinese New Year?

Many viewers frantically pulled out their phones and turned on recording mode.

This scene must be recorded.

Not far away, Xia Yong nodded after hearing the song title.

He is also a local of Xi'an.

The song title really resonated with him.

Qincheng now has its own songs!
Lu Ran is such a brilliant young man!

Director Zhang Lian also shouted, "Go record the footage quickly, these are all our behind-the-scenes clips."

Upon hearing this, the cameraman carried his camera and went upstairs.

At that moment, Lu Ran plucked the guitar strings.

The sound of a guitar came from inside.

This song, "The Song of Xi'an People," was once very popular around the world.

If there were to be a song dedicated to Qin Cheng, it would undoubtedly be this one.

The entire venue fell silent, and everyone held up their phones to look at Lu Ran on stage.

As soft music began to play, Lu Ran slowly began to speak.

"There's a city that's hard to leave behind, and there's a kind of nostalgia called 'I've been here before'" As this line was sung, everyone present showed a look of surprise and delight.

"It was actually sung in a dialect."

“Lu Ting can also sing in our local dialect.”

“Interesting. I must say, our dialect has a unique flavor.”

Xia Yong's smile grew even brighter.

At first, he just thought that Lu Ran could incorporate Qincheng's cultural elements into a song.

For example, the song "I Love the Green Mountains, I Love the Green Waters, I Love the Blue Sky" that Lu Ran sang in northern Shaanxi before.

Unexpectedly, Lu Ran performed exceptionally well, even incorporating dialect into his performance.

This attitude is truly befitting of a progressive youth.

Lu Ran's singing continued.

"There's a melody that sings at the top of its lungs, and at its heart people call it the Drum Tower and Bell Tower~"

Lu Ran gently plucked the strings and sang the song.

In this life, he studied at university in Qincheng, and he has developed a deep affection for this city.

The atmosphere today was also quite nice, which made his song even more emotional.

"Whose impression of Xi'an is stuck on the Loess Plateau? Come sing me a song from Xi'an!"

"Xi'an people live by the city walls and trains; no matter where they go, Xi'an people can't go without eating paomo (pita bread soaked in mutton soup)!"

"The Xi'an skyscrapers stand tall, one after another; in the hearts of the people of Xi'an, this is the song of Xi'an."

Many of the audience members, native Qincheng residents, shed tears as they listened.

"This is the first time I've felt that a song sung in our Qincheng dialect is so beautiful. This song is so moving that it makes me cry."

"What are you doing during the Chinese New Year? Listening to this brought tears to my eyes."

"Haha! That's right, as long as I can eat paomo (pita bread soaked in mutton soup), I could eat it for a whole week straight without any problem!"

Before long, Lu Ran finished singing the entire song.

When the music stopped, the audience protested.

"Director Lu, don't stop, keep going, I haven't had enough yet."

"What did you do? Are you even capable? Is that all you've got?"

"Keep singing! Keep singing!"

Led by a few audience members, the crowd started shouting in unison.

Lu Ran wasn't in a hurry to step down.

"I'm not going down there. I just want to ask everyone if they can sing it?"

"He can sing!" Cheng Dong shouted immediately.

Lu Ran looked at Cheng Dong: "If you can sing well, then come up here, I'll accompany you, and you can sing."

Now it was Cheng Dong's turn to be embarrassed.

He's not that extroverted yet.

There were at least several hundred, if not a thousand, people at the scene.

But Cheng Dong didn't want to go, and Hu Wenbin and the others had already started making a fuss.

"Go ahead, go ahead, aren't you going to have Lu Ran's baby?"

"That's right, let's go!"

Surrounded by the crowd, Cheng Dong was practically pushed onto the stage.

Once on stage, Cheng Dong simply let loose.

"Xiao Lu, you keep up the accompaniment, I'll sing a couple of lines."

A question mark appeared in Lu Ran's eyes.

Cheng Dong gave Lu Ran a look.

It means you're giving me face on stage, but you can do whatever you want to me backstage.

Lu Ran smiled and began to play the guitar.

He started singing for Cheng Dong, and Cheng Dong joined in.

Then he clearly sang off-key, which caused the whole audience to burst into laughter.

After letting Cheng Dong sing for a while, Lu Ran said, "Forget it, take out your phone and record it downstairs."

Following Lu Ran's instructions, Cheng Dong took out his phone and filmed the scene offstage.

Lu Ran raised his hand and shouted, "Everyone, shall we sing along with you?"

"it is good!"

everyone shouted in unison.

After all that fuss, everyone felt warmer and more alert.

After making a promise with the audience, Lu Ran picked up his guitar again and started singing.

"Beneath the city walls of Xi'an lies the train of Xi'an."

The chorus of this song is quite simple, consisting of only four lines of lyrics repeated over and over.

Led by Lu Ran, the entire audience began a grand sing-along.

Everyone's cheeks were rosy, but they all had happy smiles on their faces.

After the chorus ended, the entire audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.

Xia Yong and Cai Zhenhai were also applauding.

Xia Yong: "This song, as a promotional song for Qincheng Prison, deserves to be promoted vigorously."

Cai Zhenhai nodded: "I'll arrange for the TV station to shoot a promotional video for this song. Once it's posted online, it's sure to generate a huge response."

After a while, Lu Ran came to Xia Yong.

"Director Xia, how was that song just now?"

Xia Yong showered him with praise once more.

His impression of Lu Ran is getting better and better.

The fact that Lu Ran makes abstract videos for the national cultural and tourism industry is because you are not Qincheng Cultural and Tourism.

Look at Lu Ran, he wrote a song for Qincheng right away.

Lu Ran laughed and said, "I've been too busy these past few days. I'll shoot a promotional video for Qincheng when I have some free time. I'll be trembling with excitement when I do it. What do you think, Director Xia?"

Xia Yong agreed without even thinking about it.

"I trust you to handle things, so feel free to take and post the photos!"

"As long as you say this!"

Lu Ran was relieved.

(End of this chapter)