Have you ever been a celebrity? Why are you writing about entertainment?

Chapter 60 Good songs are worth the wait
If we're talking about who Wei Yu has offended the most since he started giving scores, it's definitely the top producer Ding Ang. In his other scoring rounds, whether it was for the show or online, his wording was relatively restrained.

He was the only one who was publicly scored at an awards ceremony, losing face in front of countless industry leaders. Given his personality, he certainly wouldn't let it go so easily.

Upon hearing that Wei Yu was planning to release an album, Ding Ang became restless. Singles and the like were just small-scale operations, and song data could be inflated by fans buying chart positions, but album sales were not so easy to manipulate.

Album sales can be a measure of a musician's status. Once Wei Yu has a truly outstanding album, the situation changes...

We must snipe him. Even if we can't win, we need to significantly impact Wei Yu's album sales and drag him down with us. There will be a price to pay.

"Why do I always feel a strange sense of pleasure when writing villains like this after writing so many wish-fulfillment novels..."

Yu Wei felt that he was born to be a minor villain, and his wicked grin was much more fun than forbearance.

Unfortunately, it's rare for albums to compete against each other, especially with the advent of the short video era. Nowadays, very few singers release albums, let alone have album clashes.

If we were to use a novelistic term, we are now in the end times of albums. Albums require a huge investment of resources and take months or even years to complete, and there is no guarantee that the investment will be recouped. It is a thankless task, so naturally few people are willing to do it.

Even if there are any, they are mostly centered around the fan economy, and it's hard to find another blockbuster album like the ones from before.

However, for Yu Wei, the cost is very small. All he needs is to keep reading. As long as the readers are supportive, he can even create a complete music collection.

"The album should have at least ten songs."

I wonder how the system will judge the reading data when he writes out ten or so songs in one go. I hope it doesn't inflate tenfold...

Before releasing the new chapter, Yu Wei added a note at the end: "Red Bean will be available online at midnight tonight. Everyone can go and listen to it."

Compared to the promotion from the company and music platforms, Yu Wei still believes in the promotion he makes in the book, since the readers are all active fans.

It's a relief that this song was finally released. The other songs were either sung on TV shows or live streams, or at the very least, there was a short video. "Red Bean" is the only song that was released according to the normal process.

Aside from the song title and theme, netizens know almost nothing about this song, which is exactly the effect Yu Wei wanted. Compared to variety shows and live broadcasts, "Red Bean" is more suitable for listening to slowly with headphones.

Whether it's the lyrics and music, the artistic value, or the awards and reputation, this song is undoubtedly top-notch. Good songs are worth the wait.

"The album is great, but what is 'Red Bean'?"

"Look what you've done, you dog of an author! It's been so long everyone's almost forgotten about this song!"

"I don't have money for a music platform membership. Big Mushroom V is 9.9 yuan for me."

"You're right, but I still don't know what 'Red Bean' has to do with colors, although the song 'Scarlet' doesn't have much to do with colors either."

"I'm Ai Chen. If this song isn't as good as 'Scarlet,' I'm going to challenge you!"

Although the words were somewhat extreme, it was clear that everyone was really looking forward to the new song. Yu Wei flipped through the chapter reviews and began preparing for his first album.

At the beginning of the month, there wasn't a single song that could make it onto the new song charts. Looking back, they realized that Yu Wei was the number one song on the charts last month, and the month before that, it was still Yu Wei.

It should be him again this month, barring any unforeseen circumstances. After all, he owes more than one song. The official versions of "Nameless Man" and "Time Thief" haven't been released yet, and a few days ago, he added "Treading the Waves," which is completely incomprehensible.

Other netizens might not understand, but seasoned bookworms who have been reading for a long time have already figured it out: Yu Wei's series of excellent works clearly indicate that he has... a backlog of drafts!

They have reason to suspect that these songs were written by Yu Wei during those years of reflection, and he was just waiting to release them all at once, just like the way online novel authors do.

That night, they listened to the newly released song "Red Bean," but instead of hearing Yu Wei's familiar clear voice, they heard a slightly hoarse voice with a subtle tremor at the end.

"I haven't had a chance to properly experience it yet"
Climate when snowflakes bloom

We'll understand better when we tremble together.

What is gentleness?

Is this still sung by Yu Wei?

Everyone turned around in disbelief to look at the list of main creators. It was clear that Yu Wei was the singer, lyricist, and composer, and the singing style was obviously Yu Wei's deliberate choice. Yu Wei recorded this song more than twenty times, until his throat was hoarse, before he was able to sing it with the same authenticity as Teacher Datong's solo humming.

This opening is something "Scarlet" can't possibly compete with. Yu Wei's voice is as soft as a whisper, accompanied by jazz guitar arpeggios, conveying both sorrow and a tender recollection of the past.

Compared to melodramatic heartbreak, this kind of layered experience is much more immersive, especially in the quiet of the night.

Red beans are often said to symbolize longing, but in Yu Wei's poem "Red Beans," they are used as a metaphor for the fickleness of love.

Sometimes

I believe everything has an end.
There is a time for meeting and a time for parting.

Nothing lasts forever.

Those familiar with Yu Wei can tell that this is the most restrained he has ever sung; his technique is restrained, yet it strikes straight to the heart.

This line reveals the essential nature of all things changing, and perfectly embodies the torment after the disillusionment of love. If "Scarlet" is about the hysterical crying after a breakup, this song is an exploration of the essence of love.

A master is a master; the difference is truly immense.

Using the imagery of red beans to metaphorically represent the sense of alienation in intimate relationships, and to highlight the eternal contradiction between freedom and constraint in love, is a very rare element in other love songs.

There was absolutely no comparison. By the time they heard this, they had completely forgotten about the competition between the two songs in the novel, and were only left with appreciating the song.

In fact, many people questioned Yu Wei's previous song "The Nameless Man" because it lacked technical skill and focused on emotional resonance. If you couldn't connect with the song, you wouldn't listen to it.

It's a well-known fact in the industry that many singer-songwriters have only average singing skills, since it's really not easy to balance both brainpower and vocal talent.

But this song "Red Bean" is different. It is top-notch in both technique and emotion. Even if you can't resonate with it, it's hard not to appreciate the song.

Yu Wei seemed to have anticipated everyone's opinions of him, and he showed off his singing skills at just the right moment. Wasn't that intentional?

Originally, everyone only suspected that Yu Wei had a song, but after listening to the song, their suspicions almost turned into certainty.

This guy must have hoarded a bunch of songs, playing them like a card game, adapting to the online environment. He first writes a preemptive warning in his novel before making his move.

No wonder he's a writer; he's really good at playing dumb to outsmart others.

"Stop saving them up, I'm getting so anxious with each new one coming out. Can you release all the drafts at once?"

"Chen Chen was right. Luckily, he slid down quickly, otherwise he would have been crushed by this song."

"Big Mushroom, have you really never been in a relationship? Every love song you sing is more unforgettable than the last?"

"This book doesn't even have a female lead, do you think it's about romance?"

Yu Wei ignored the comments urging for more updates and songs, but he had to address the criticism about the lack of a female lead. He felt that rating and criticizing the entertainment industry was too aggressive, and having a female lead would create a disconnect.

If it comes to making choices, then it's okay for Wei Yu to suffer a little...

The discussion among readers continued, but gradually the topic veered off course. A reader from a province with a high concentration of civil service exam takers was the first to point out:
"This is the contradiction between readers' growing demand for entertainment and the lagging updates of novels. As long as the novels are slow to release songs, Yu Wei's songs will not be fast either."

To put it bluntly, there are definitely fewer people who want to listen to Yu Weishu than those who actually want to read his books. It's a flop, nobody cares about it, everyone just wants to listen to the songs.

But as long as Yu Wei is still writing, he will release songs according to the rhythm of the novel, and his writing will take up the time he spends writing songs.

What to do? The solution is simple: if Yu Wei stops writing books, he'll have more time and energy to release songs.

"Brothers, please report this so that Yu Wei can write songs in peace."

(End of this chapter)