This celebrity is absolutely wicked.

Chapter 372 The river of time flows into the sea, and finally we go our separate ways.

When "Cheers" ended, the entire audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.

Even the live stream chat was filled with comments from viewers.

"Wishing everyone a successful graduation, cheers!"

"This song is perfect for graduation season. I have a feeling that I'll be seeing this song frequently on Douyin for a while."

"Before the music battle begins, Lu Ting's first song has already been released. Can everyone handle it?"

On stage, after Lu Ran and his group left the stage, the host came on stage to continue the program.

There were other student performances at the graduation party.

Online, some musicians have already started talking about it.

"Cheers is a really good song, one of the best graduation songs in recent years."

"The key is that if it's like this, why isn't it included in the album? What kind of songs would be included in the album?"

"Don't rush to think about what it will be like. This is only the first song. There are three more tonight."

In the Douyin livestream room, the number of viewers for Qincheng University's graduation gala continues to soar.

At the beginning, there were more than 200,000 viewers, but after the first song was sung, the number of viewers had already reached more than 2 million.

This is the traffic that Lu Ran brought.

Although some viewers left after the first song, more than a million viewers remained in the live stream.

Many people in the music industry are also quite speechless.

It's so absurd. A group of people were waiting for a new song, but they went to a university graduation party to wait for it.

Backstage at the gala, Lu Ran stood quietly to the side, waiting.

The backstage area here is far inferior to that of the gala venues at CCTV in Beijing, but standing here gives him a sense of security and warmth.

Listening to the noise coming from outside the stadium, I looked up and saw a deep blue sky.

"I probably won't be able to come here for the lottery again, so I'll try my luck before I leave school."

Lu Ran had to admit that the flagpole at Qincheng University was his lucky place.

Without this flag-raising platform, it's uncertain whether he would have made it this far.

Thinking of this, Lu Ran felt a little reluctant, and a sense of sadness rose in his heart.

"I can't be the only one grieving; we should all grieve together."

After several performances on stage, the playground erupted in noise.

The following performances, while not as good as Lu Ran's opening act, were still quite entertaining.

In the time of youth, happiness is never about the things themselves, but about the people you do them with.

It doesn't matter if the performance isn't good; being with a group of godchildren and godfathers is what's fun.

After one program ended, the host did not go on stage, but only said the transition words.

"In a corner of Qincheng University, there is a group of people who may not have stood on the podium to impart knowledge, but have warmed our stomachs with hot meals. They may not have guided our lives, but have protected our dreams with the lights of the night. Now, please listen to the songs brought to you by these most familiar strangers."

After the announcement, the graduates still had some questions.

"who is this?"

"Could it be the cafeteria lady?"

"It could be the dormitory supervisor."

"They can sing?"

Those people don't look like they can sing.

At that moment, the large screen on the stage lit up.

This is a video, and the scene is in a car.

There were more than a dozen people sitting in the carriage.

Upon seeing these people, the entire venue erupted in noise.

"This is the lady who makes rice bowls!"

"And there's the auntie who makes knife-cut noodles!"

"Isn't that the building manager?"

Having lived on campus for four years, everyone had long remembered these familiar faces.

They are people we often see on campus, yet they are also the most familiar strangers.

The car was moving forward, and the people in the carriage seemed somewhat reserved.

Their clothes were clean and tidy, clearly indicating that they would only wear them on important occasions.

When the car stopped in front of a building, Lu Ran stood downstairs to greet them.

"Hello, uncles and aunts, welcome."

As you can see, there's a storyline involved.

The singers in the music industry felt a sudden tightness in their chests when they saw Lu Ran come out.

Lu Ran's involvement means a new song is coming!
"No way, no way? Such a good song is being sung by these people?"

"Although they can release another single, why should the opportunity to perform it first be given to these school staff members?"

"I can't understand it at all."

If it were them, they would never do such a thing.

When a new song is written, the premiere performance should definitely be given to a professional singer.

What can these cafeteria aunties and dormitory supervisors sing?

The video continues.

Lu Ran chatted with everyone for a few minutes, then led them upstairs.

When the scene changes again, it's now a recording studio scene.

This is a record of Lu Ran bringing everyone to the Burning Studio's recording studio to record a song. The whole process was recorded and we've been waiting for today.

The older men and women had never been to this place before, and their eyes were filled with curiosity.

Lu Ran smiled and said, "We'll record the song right here today. The lyrics have been prepared for everyone, one copy for each person. I've marked each verse with your name on it. Just sing your own part."

Here, a close-up shot of the lyrics is given.

The song title is at the top: "The Crossroads Where Phoenix Flowers Bloom".

No one had heard this song before. "It really is a new song."

The video is followed by footage of everyone recording a song, a process filled with laughter and touching moments.

After the video was filmed, everyone thanked Lu Ran.

The scene shifts, and Lu Ran is the only one left in the recording studio.

Lu Ran said to the camera, "Thank you uncles and aunts for coming here to record a song for graduates like me. We have seen them working, but we have never seen them singing. So this time I had a sudden idea to ask them to sing a song for us. During the recording process, they often said that they didn't sing well, but in my opinion, this song is very nice. Now please enjoy the song 'The Road Where Phoenix Flowers Bloom' sung by the uncles and aunts."

Lu Ran's smile in the picture is bright and sunny.

"Director Lu, you're so thoughtful!"

"I'll see just how awful it is!"

"As expected of Director Lu, he always manages to think of those people in the school who are most easily overlooked."

When the video feed changes again, the intro starts, and the song information appears.

This time, the singer's name was listed as an employee of a prestigious university, followed by their job title.

The students didn't recognize the name.

But when the name of the rice bowl auntie was mentioned, all the students remembered.

A group of graduates had a bad feeling.

This is meant to be tear-jerking!

As the prelude ends, the scene shifts to a cafeteria worker, specifically a woman serving rice with toppings.

The aunt was in front of the microphone in the recording studio, wearing headphones and holding the lyrics in her hand.

"It's phoenix flowers blooming again, reminding me of an old friend I haven't seen in a long time~"

"Memories slowly come alive with the feelings, the hillside dyed red at the crossroads of farewell~"

The auntie who served rice with toppings had a rather unsteady voice, and you could hear signs of auto-tuning.

Even so, once the song started, a large number of people on the track and field were already in tears.

"Waaaah! Four years have gone by too fast! I don't want to leave!"

"I still want to eat the food from the school cafeteria!"

"Lu Ran, you've gone too far! Where is Lu Ran?"

Lu Ran, backstage, glanced at the audience's reactions; some students were even wiping away tears with tissues.

It's good to cry. Either we can all be sad together, or we can keep the happiness to ourselves and leave the sadness to others.

This song, "The Crossroads Where Phoenix Flowers Bloom," is also a graduation season song.

It has a unique charm when aunties and uncles sing together.

Soon, the chorus began.

In this video, an older man and two older women are singing in front of a microphone.

"The river of time flows into the sea, and finally we go our separate ways."

No port is a permanent stop.

"In my mind, there's a crossroads where phoenix flowers bloom, and there stand my most cherished friends~"

In the live stream, many netizens were also moved by the video footage.

A simple and unadorned song, coupled with a simple and unadorned singing voice.

"Although the uncles and aunts didn't sing very well, they all sang very earnestly."

"They are also an indispensable part of our youthful memories."

"I didn't go to the same school as them, and I graduated many years ago, so why did I pee my eyes?"

“I saw respect in Lu Ting. As a big star, he thought of these unknown people on campus at this time and even invited them to sing a new song he wrote. I think many people in the entertainment industry wouldn’t do that, right?”

"Even if it's just a show, I'll accept it. At least Director Lu is willing to do it!"

"A gentleman judges by actions, not intentions. At the very least, Director Lu has always stood with everyone."

The video also included footage of these employees at work.

At that moment, all the students in the audience stared intently at the big screen, listening to a song that was a bit off-key and heavily edited.

They not only had to part ways with their friends, but also with many others who had traveled with them over the past four years.

Flowers bloom and fade many times, sometimes bringing joy, sometimes sorrow.

I'm so glad we spent a part of my life together.

The song continued to echo across the playground, and many students were already in tears, their eyes brimming with tears.

Even after the entire song ended and the outro stopped, the video still wasn't over.

A line of text appeared on the screen.

"Is there anything you'd like to say to the graduates?"

A cafeteria worker appeared.

She looked at the camera and said, "Auntie can no longer accompany you. Don't stay up late, remember to eat well, and don't just eat whatever you can find."

Then came a dormitory supervisor.

"There will be no curfew after graduation, so remember to come home early. Auntie wishes you all the best for your future endeavors."

Next came the school bus driver.

"On the road of life, everyone must fasten their seat belts, be steady and down-to-earth."

There were also blessings from uncles and aunts.

After these words of blessing were spoken, almost all the graduates in the room were moved to tears.

Even after the next program started, everyone was still not overwhelmed.

The lyrics of that song were still echoing in everyone's minds.

A group of netizens went online to search for this song, only to find that they couldn't find it at all.

The song is too new; it hasn't been uploaded to any music streaming platforms yet.

A group of people rushed to Lu Ran's Weibo and Douyin accounts.

"The people are ordering you to upload the song immediately! Is this how you release new songs? I can't even find the place to listen to it on repeat!"

(End of this chapter)