Why bother writing songs? Fast forward to the "Don't Laugh Challenge"

Chapter 49 Your company hired a black PR firm and ended up doing it with me.
The entire visual effects culture community is also paying close attention to Chen Bili's new album.

Unfortunately, this is the first time Visual Effects Culture has tried a genre other than DJ music, because they wanted to see if it would work if they tried a different approach.

Although the audience for pop music is more person-oriented, the things they create are equally abstract!
Therefore, the success of Chen Bili's album can truly determine the future direction and situation of the company.

Then, after waiting and waiting, Xia Shen received a message from Qi Yixiang.

Qi Yixiang directly shared a link with him, which turned out to be the Penguin Music link for "Drop Tower".

Qi Yixiang: "So it turns out you wrote this song."

"?"

Xia Shen slowly typed out a question mark: "No, you already knew about this as soon as it was posted? It was written to a new employee in the company."

After a long pause, Qi Yixiang replied, "It's mainly because your company bought advertising rights through me."

"You answered it???" Xia Shen asked.

Qi Yixiang: "That's right!"

Xia Shen: "."

You bumped into someone you know. Isn't that ridiculous?
That's understandable, though. Qi Yixiang already has accounts on various platforms and creates music reviews. He's a big blogger with over a million followers across the internet, and he was the most successful member of the dorm before Xia Shen and Zheng Xingqi found their niche.

However, one thing that puzzled Xia Shen was that Qi Yixiang seemed to write critical commentaries, which tended to focus on rigorous content.

While his language skills are somewhat humorous, it's absolutely impossible for him to praise a song against his conscience. He even made a video statement before, saying that he would never praise a song for money. If any fans find that he has been paid to praise a song, he will permanently leave the internet and delete all his accounts.

"Why did you accept this?" Xia Shen typed a question.

How did Qi Yixiang get the promotional offer from their company? And why did he accept it?

He knew better than anyone what that thing he showed Chen Bili looked like.

However, Qi Yixiang said, "Actually, it's not what you think, that I'm being asked to praise you directly. It's because your company hired a black PR team. Senior Tian Min contacted me and acted as a go-between, telling me to just curse them directly."

6!

Xia Shen could only say, "Wow!"

Hiring smear campaigns? For a media organization, this is truly bizarre!
But how should I put it? Upon closer reflection, it actually does fit the positioning of visual effects culture quite well.

Moreover, from another perspective, the company is indeed serious this time and wants to explore directions for future development and expansion.

After all, Qi Yixiang's price is not cheap; in fact, no blogger with millions of followers can be cheap.

And so, Qi Yixiang quickly produced a video.

[Commentary: A recently discovered abstract and captivating piece of music. After listening to it, one can't help but wonder, are musicians these days starting to make this kind of thing?]

When Xia Shen clicked in, she was surprised to see Qi Yixiang with blond hair on the screen. The first thing the screen showed was a montage of the most exciting moments from the video, designed to keep the audience engaged.

Having spent so much time in the visual effects industry, he has learned a few things.

In the video clip, Qi Yixiang started talking non-stop: "The original singer of this song is probably not well-known. He is a relatively obscure independent musician, but he is very famous in our circle."

The reason is because of some particularly outrageous stories that happened to him, earning him the title of "the modern-day simp." It all started when he had a girlfriend of seven years. During those seven years, he gave a lot, almost entirely unilaterally, and even the platform revenue from his songs was registered in her name.

He even paid for a house for the woman's younger brother and accepted a dowry of 388,000 yuan. Finally, as the wedding approached, he discovered he had been cheated on for six years, and his resolve crumbled.

"Holy crap??" Xia Shen, who was standing next to him, widened his eyes in surprise.

I unknowingly stumbled upon a juicy piece of gossip.

Then, Qi Yixiang started talking about him.

"And the producer of this song is even more heavyweight. He single-handedly wrote 'Stubborn DJ Version', the BGM for 'Fleece-lined Rock', the BGM for 'Starry Rock', and 'Progressive Little Song'. Oh, and of course, the most noteworthy one is 'I Dryed the Silence'."

If the singer is the phoenix chick, then the producer is the sleeping dragon.

This pair of brilliant and talented individuals is really hard to mess up, especially with the producer being the recently famous Xia Shen.

Do you know how abstract this person is? Aren't there three musicians on Douyin and Kuaishou who are now known as the three "flies" (a derogatory term for three types of people who are considered unreliable and incompetent)?
Now some people have placed him on the same level as the other three.

"I have a bad feeling about this. Seriously, these two, what kind of sparks can they create together? Just hearing about it tells you how abstract their concept is."

Then, the video cuts to Qi Yixiang's pained mask: "This is the first time in my life I've heard someone sing about how despicable they are in a song."

"But you know what, although the lyrics of this song sound very abstract and are hard to understand at first glance, if you pay close attention, you will find a terrifying fact: its logic is actually coherent throughout! It is logical throughout."

But it's just so weird, you know? I still can't figure out why they used the word "drop tower machine." Is it meant to express going up and down? I feel like any other word would be better than this, wouldn't it?

The scene then shifts, and Qi Yixiang pulls out a small plush toy.

It was a doll shaped like a thesis defense, and he just held it up quietly in front of the camera without saying a word.

But in just one shot, without saying a word, it feels like he has said everything.

Then, the main feature begins.

"Hello everyone, dear viewers, I'm your favorite Qi Yixiang! Today I'm back to share some historical... oh wait, I mean, to offer some insightful commentary."

The comments section, on the other hand, had already been overrun.

"As I listened, I thought the lyrics were: It takes courage to betray our feelings."

The result is: Baby, our relationship is like a rollercoaster.

Do you understand the feeling of salvation the moment you hear the words "drop tower"?

"Brother, you still suffer from being educated."

"Help! This Xia Shen, seriously, I'm going to cry, it's him again!!"

"Indeed, it matches my consistent perception of his level."

"Actually, the singer's singing skills are quite good, and he sings with great feeling. The melody is perfectly acceptable. It's just a typical 4536251 marching internet hit song, and it's even above the passing grade. It's just that the lyrics are really incomprehensible, revealing a sense of cultural desert."

"Of course he sang with feeling. If I had his experience, I probably would have jumped up on the spot."

(End of this chapter)