This celebrity is absolutely wicked.

Chapter 357 Shouldn't the Huaqu Awards give an explanation?

"Let nature take its course" is a well-known phrase in today's music scene.

He immediately secured the theme song for the Folk Song Art Festival and composed the song for Su Qingtang.

He later created the song "The Nation" and even performed two songs on the Spring Festival Gala.

This is just fame.

The subsequent works, "My Motherland" and "On the Hopeful Fields," solidified the status of "going with the flow."

This year marks the centenary, and according to some inside sources, "My Motherland" and "On the Hopeful Fields" will definitely be featured in the centenary celebrations.

However, his identity remains shrouded in mystery.

He was said to be an old man in his forties or fifties, with a very old-fashioned demeanor.

Even offline, few people have seen him; he lives a secluded life.

The more it's like this, the higher the level of sophistication it naturally exudes, perfectly matching Yin Shuzhi's imagination of a senior figure.

In his view, this veteran is very likely to be a member of the national team.

Such a person is absolutely qualified to be on the judging panel of the Chinese Music Awards.

The only problem is that Shunqiziran has worked with Lu Ran before, and we don't know what their relationship is like.

Yin Shuzhi inquired about the situation.

After learning that "Let Nature Take Its Course" was recommended by Zhou Ruiyang, Lian Xinghan, and Tang Yufeng, many of my doubts dissipated.

Lian Xinghan, Tang Yufeng, and Lu Ran have all fought in the ring, so they don't seem to have a good relationship.

"Give me the phone number of 'Let Nature Take Its Course,' and I'll talk to him first."

Yin Shuzhi quickly got the phone number for "Let Nature Take Its Course" and called it.

On the other end of the phone was Mr. Lu.

After the call connected, Mr. Lu asked, "Hello, who is this?"

"Are you Mr. Shunqiziran? I am Yin Shuzhi, Chairman of the Huaqu Awards."

"Hello, Chairman Yin, judging from your voice, you're not very old, are you?"

Lu's father started chatting.

Unlike his usual enthusiastic self, after pre-job training, Lu's father had perfectly captured the natural and unpretentious quality.

Wait until the very end of a phone call.

"Teacher Shunqiziran, the Huaqu Awards jury welcomes you to join us!"

Yin Shuzhi said cheerfully.

That evening, Lu Ran received a message from his father.

"The jury arrangements are settled."

Lu Ran was shocked.

He thought it would take at least two or three days to get it done; this is incredibly fast.

Meanwhile, some promotional activities for the Huaqu Awards have already begun.

When the Huaqu Awards announced the start of registration, they had already done some marketing.

This time, Yin Shuzhi will use the popular songwriter Shunqiziran to promote the Huaqu Awards again.

The official Weibo account of the Huaqu Awards posted a message.

"With the unanimous approval of the Chinese Music Awards Organizing Committee, we are officially inviting @顺其自然888 to join the jury for the 28th Chinese Music Awards. For 28 years, the Chinese Music Awards has consistently adhered to a professional judging mechanism, shouldering the mission of contributing to the development of the Chinese music scene. We look forward to working with the jury to select outstanding works in the Chinese music world!"

After this Weibo post was published, it was naturally retweeted by another Weibo account.

Suddenly, the Huaqu Awards became a hot topic.

"Teacher Shunqiziran has actually come out of retirement!"

"My motherland is so awesome! In the music scene, only Lu Ran can rival Teacher Shunqi Ziran!"

"This year's Huaqu Awards are definitely worth paying attention to. I wonder if Lu Ran will win an award."

The phrase "go with the flow" is quite useful.

This immediately caused the popularity of the Chinese Music Awards to rise rapidly.

This way, when the Huaqu Awards discuss live streaming rights with TV stations and video platforms, they can also negotiate the price.

Yin Shuzhi felt this step was well worth it.

"Lu Ran must be the one who's feeling the most upset right now, right? Shunqiziran has already become one of us, but he still refused our invitation. Young people are still too impetuous. Sharing the cake is one thing, but you still have to spend money to buy the cake. If you don't pay, how can you get a slice of the cake?"

Time passes day by day.

There are new developments on Lu's father's side every day.

The entire undercover process was documented, preserving all traces of the work.

More than ten days later, Lu's father sent Lu Ran a message: "The nomination list for the Chinese Music Awards has been finalized. You're not on it. It's too unfair. I can't stand it."

"Dad, keep going! It's all up to you!"

After chatting with his father for a while, Lu Ran looked at the fully automatic guzheng in front of him.

Playing the guzheng is also quite complicated, and Lu Ran's final solution was to make two sets of plectrums.

Each pick corresponds to a string, and the motor on the pick controls the back-and-forth swinging of the pick to trigger the string to produce sound.

He ordered a custom-sized stand online and fixed all the plectrums to it.

A set of plectrums is installed on each of the left and right sides of the frame, which allows for the effect of playing with both hands.

As for programming, that's part of his major courses; playing some simple tunes isn't a problem for him.

Afterwards, he packed up his guzheng and took his completed graduation thesis to his supervisor Duan Xiaoxia's office.

In the office, a group of teachers were stunned when they saw Lu Ran bring out the actual fully automatic guzheng.

Duan Xiaoxia was speechless.

Lu Ran played a short piece of music on the live guzheng (a traditional Chinese zither).

Duan Xiaoxia only asked one question: "The material is good, and the content of the thesis is also fine, but how will you explain the usefulness of this material to the examiners?"

The content of an undergraduate thesis may be useless, but it cannot be entirely devoid of any practical application.

Lu Ran had already thought of the answer.

"I think fully automatic guzheng can be used in film and television shooting, as well as in haunted houses and escape rooms to create a scary effect."

A guzheng, but no one is playing it.

But the strings are moving, producing an eerie melody, and that's how the atmosphere is created.

Duan Xiaoxia nodded: "What you said makes sense. Go next door and ask Teacher Hu if he'd be willing to be your mentor. I haven't mentored you, so he can't be your mentor."

“I asked, and Teacher Hu said he didn’t guide me either. Besides, you gave me this idea, so you are definitely my mentor,” Lu Ran said sincerely.

Duan Xiaoxia sighed.

"alright."

A few days later, Lu Ran participated in the defense of his graduation thesis, and passed it smoothly.

For Lu Ran, his university life is also coming to an end.

After carrying the fully automatic guzheng back to Wutong Garden, Lu Ran received a call from Li Quan.

"Ran, are you done here? We need to head over to the Earth Trainees' place."

It's already the end of May, and the previously scheduled recording of the program has been delayed until now.

"Once you're done, have the driver come over."

The filming location for "The Earth Trainees" is near Qincheng, just over an hour's drive away.

Lu Ran packed up his things, including his fully automatic guzheng.

After Li Quan arrived, he called Lu Ran.

Lu Ran took his luggage and went straight downstairs.

Next to the nanny van, Li Quan was smoking, his brows furrowed.

"Brother Quan, what's with that expression? Did you break up with your boyfriend?"

Li Quan sighed, "The nomination list for the Chinese Music Awards was announced this morning, and your album wasn't on it. Didn't you check?"

"You're busy with your thesis defense, how could this be more important than my thesis defense?"

"Too."

Li Quan stubbed out his cigarette and threw it in the trash can before getting into the car with Lu Ran.

Lu Ran finally had time to go online and check the situation.

He genuinely didn't pay attention to the entertainment industry today; he was busy immersing himself in scientific research with his classmates.

On Weibo's trending topics list, the top entertainment topic was the nomination list for the Chinese Music Awards.

The second place is "Lu Ran was not nominated for the Huaqu Award".

Lu Ran already knew this news, so he wasn't surprised.

He clicked on it and took a look.

Discussions surrounding the Chinese Music Awards have completely exploded.

"What's wrong with the Chinese Music Awards? Lu Ran's album isn't on the list? Are you kidding me?"

"Best Album, Best Male Singer, Best Newcomer—which of these singers and albums can compare to Lu Ran?"

Shouldn't the Huaqu Awards provide an explanation?

(End of this chapter)