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Chapter 433 What kind of skill is singing revolutionary songs?

Each chapter of the chorus has a theme.

When the words "Protect the Yellow River" appeared in the audience's eyes, they made their own associations.

"What are we doing? Mother Yellow River still needs our protection, and all we can do is kneel on the ground and call her 'Mom'?"

"Don't doubt Director Lu's abilities. Today's chorus was Director Lu showing off his skills."

"From today onwards, Lu Ting will transition from a rising star in the music scene to a composer."

In the scene, Lu Ran is looking into the distance. He doesn't deliberately look at the camera, but in the lens, he is the center.

This also reflects stage experience and skill.

You can't do this without some serious skills.

This section, "Defend the Yellow River," is also the most well-known section of the "Yellow River Cantata" on Earth.

The Yellow River is not just the Yellow River; it also represents the Chinese people.

Lu Ran began to recite aloud.

"But sons and daughters of the Chinese nation, who would willingly be slaughtered like pigs and sheep? We are determined to win! We will defend the Yellow River! We will defend North China! We will defend all of China!"

Just from reciting this passage, the audience felt their scalps tingle and their skin crawl.

Before everyone could catch their breath, the choir began to sing.

"The wind is howling, the horses are neighing, the Yellow River is roaring! The Yellow River is roaring!"

"The hills west of the river are towering high, while the sorghum is ripe east and north of the river. Among the myriad mountains, there are many heroes who fought against the Japanese!"

"In the green gauze tents, guerrilla fighters display their heroism!"

"We picked up our rifles and guns, brandished our swords and spears, to defend our homeland! To defend the Yellow River! To defend North China! To defend all of China!"

After this performance, the audience felt a jolt.

Sun Kai, the operations manager of Douyin, glanced at the expressions of the leaders around him.

Seeing that the leaders all seemed quite satisfied, Sun Kai knew that the matter had been settled.

You can be more casual about organizing events elsewhere, but you have to be careful in Yan'an.

This place has special significance, so you can't just do whatever you want here.

Singing the Yellow River Cantata in this place is also a huge benefit for hand-shaking.

When I first started out on Douyin (TikTok), people said I was tacky and only targeted lower-tier markets.

Later, they finally opened up the market through music and dancing.

However, many users still have a resistance to shaking their hands.

Now that Douyin has a large user base, what it needs to do is transform and shoulder the responsibilities of a major platform.

Look at the variety shows on Douyin, they're just as good as those on Tencent Video, Dongsun, and Juzi, right?
So what if it's a long-form video platform?
They only benefited from their first-mover advantage.

Now that two talent shows on Orange Video have collapsed, it's Douyin that's actively promoting itself and changing the impression the app has of the audience.

Everything was just as Sun Kai had expected.

The live stream chat had completely exploded at this moment.

"This section is so powerful, it really is just like the Yellow River!"

"This passage evokes a sense of urgency, like the turbulent Yellow River, or our nation facing its most perilous moment. Not a second can be wasted; each of us must take up arms to defend our country."

"The opening song brought tears to my eyes. I'm going to beat up those Japanese foreign students at our school right now."

"I really hope the Japanese dare to fire a single shot at us. This time, we are not allowed to surrender."

"This song should be on CCTV."

"Exactly, we should go to the front desk!"

In a hotel room in Shanghai.

Xiang Zihang and several other trainees from Shining Trainees were playing cards and having fun in the hotel.

The Shining Trainees are gone, but they're still living a comfortable life.

Those who have been heavily promoted by the company are all wealthy; none of them are poor.

Even if she weren't a celebrity, she wouldn't be short of money.

One contestant was playing on his phone when he suddenly exclaimed angrily, "Damn it, why are there idiots again commenting on my Weibo about Lu Ran?"

"What did Lu Ran do this time?"

"They say it's some kind of Yellow River Cantata, but the Yellow River can be sung in a chorus?"

"have a look."

Several people gathered around.

The person opened their phone and entered the live stream room of Lu Ran's fan meeting on Douyin.

In the live broadcast room, the choir was still singing the "Defend the Yellow River" section.

After the song started, the group of people were speechless with their mouths agape.

"What the hell? Comparing us to this? Are we even worthy?"

"This song was written by Lu Ran? Are you kidding me?"

"Netizens are bullying us!"

These trainees didn't dare to say a single unnecessary word.

Anyone with a brain can tell what the song is about.

With such top-notch composition skills, who can criticize it? Who dares to criticize it?

So what if Lu Ran is blocking your way? What can you say?
They're not even in the same league anymore.

"Sigh, let them scold me if they want."

Before long, the chapter on "Defending the Yellow River" came to an end.

On stage, Lu Ran and the orchestra conductor bowed together. The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.

"That's it? I haven't had enough yet!"

"Keep going, keep going!"

"The wind is howling, the horses are neighing! And I'm roaring! Lu Ran, keep going!"

On stage, Lu Ran seamlessly transitioned into hosting duties and began reciting transitional phrases.

The contestants on the choir stage immediately stepped down and began preparing for the next round of the competition.

Once everything was ready backstage, the competition officially began.

Lu Ran returned backstage and took out his phone to check the situation online.

"The Yellow River Cantata" has topped the trending charts on Douyin (TikTok).

Weibo is a bit slower; the marketing accounts haven't had time to upload the videos there yet.

However, it was only a matter of time before it was discussed.

"I feel like Director Lu's level is better than 'Let nature take its course'."

"I study composition. Just now in our group, our teacher excitedly posted a lot of information about the Yellow River Cantata and said that we must listen to it carefully."

“Our teacher also sent it, but he was a little disgusted, saying that such a good song should be sung by the Central Choir, since this is the first performance.”

"Lu Ran has become a household name in the music industry this time."

"Stop talking, all I can hear right now is the howling wind and the neighing of horses."

Lu Ran glanced at it and also noticed some discordant voices.

"What's so good about it? It's still just following the mainstream ideology. Anyway, just because it follows the mainstream ideology is good, right?"

"I think we should stop calling it a fan meeting and start calling it a patriotic song meeting instead."

"It doesn't feel like an entertainment program at all."

"So what? At worst, everyone will just sing patriotic songs at the beginning of variety shows from now on."

Netizens even got into an argument with these people.

Lu Ran put down his phone.

He felt there was no point in arguing with this group of people.

If you were to say that what these people are saying makes sense, then there is some truth to it.

If everyone on variety shows is singing revolutionary songs, wouldn't that be pretty boring?

"Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend"—this is what the "Double Hundred Policy" states.

So Lu Ran didn't just prepare patriotic songs.

The Yellow River Cantata is just the opening piece.

Hey haters, watch this before you speak!

Next, we entered the competition phase.

The twenty contestants also displayed their extraordinary abilities.

Even on the live stage, the show remained fast-paced.

The entire process of a singer's performance, voting, and commentary will be completed within ten minutes.

"Do you think this is a sports meet? Why are you going this fast?"

"This competition was incredibly efficient, maintaining its usual style with absolutely no wasted words."

"I'm dying of laughter! Teacher Su Qingtang was muted because she went overtime during her comments!"

“Director Lu, there’s no need to be in such a hurry. We can have more time.”

"Not only is there no nonsense, but there are also no commercials. I always felt that something was missing when watching this show."

Netizens scanned every corner of the scene and found no product placements or announcements from the host.

It's just a pure competition.

Two hours later, the competition for the twenty contestants came to an end.

The rankings of the top ten in both the professional and amateur tracks of Lu Ran's fan club have been officially determined.

On stage, Lu Ran announced loudly, "Let's give a round of applause to congratulate these twenty contestants!"

The contestants on stage were also visibly excited.

The top three were then awarded trophies, and the remaining seven received medals.

They are among the top ten in the country, after all; they need some kind of proof.

After all these procedures were completed, all the singers went up on stage.

The Burning Studio team, the contestants, and the judges.

Tang Yufeng and Lian Xinghan were still joking around on stage.

Everyone on the stage was smiling, and the scene looked peaceful.

"This feels great. Even though we played a game, we didn't have any grudges against each other. Instead, we were all very happy."

"After those trainees finished their auditions, I remember one of them made it into a group, but we treated him like an enemy."

"More than that, they'll continue to fight each other; those who are on good terms are the minority."

At this moment, Lu Ran picked up the microphone.

"Dear viewers in the live stream, I hereby officially announce that the first Lu Ran Fan Meeting has come to an end. Thank you all for your company and support along the way, which has allowed me to put an idea into practice."

Lu Ran's Fan Meeting is a gathering to make friends through music. We hope there will be a second and a third meeting. At the end of the fan meeting, I, the contestants, judges, guests, and all the artists from our Burning Studio will present a song to everyone.

Regardless of tonight's outcome, I wish everyone a better tomorrow!

(End of this chapter)