Huayu: Starting with living with a girl from Taiwan

One night passed.

The morning sun was shining brightly in Taipei.

Lin Mo sat at the dining table eating Zeng Peici's signature "boiled egg and hot dog sausage" set meal.

He had his laptop open in front of him, the screen displaying his personal blog page.

Since the airing of "Super Star Avenue" last night, and the release of his short essay "Galan Rain", his blog's followers have skyrocketed from a handful of bots to nearly 30,000 overnight!

It's important to know that this was a new number, and given the internet environment in Taiwan in 07, it was already quite impressive.

At that time, blogs, Wretch, and PTT forums were the main gathering places for netizens on the Taiwanese internet.

With 30,000 active followers, they can already make quite a splash.

He clicked on the comments under the "Galan Rain" blog post and quickly browsed through them.

[Top Comment]:

"Hearing 'Fireworks Fade Easily' on TV, to be honest, I felt the same way as Teacher Zhang Yu—it sounded very sophisticated, but I just couldn't understand it. Until I read Brother Mo's 'Galan Rain,' it's like it's been implanted in my brain! Now when I listen to it again, comparing it with the lyrics, I get goosebumps! Lin Mo is awesome!"

This comment has already received over a thousand likes.

Below are a bunch of comments:

"Sparrow food! Listening to the song after reading the story makes a completely different experience!"

"Me too! I instantly understood!"

"Every line of the lyrics is a vivid image! I'm going to cry!"

"Lin Mochao is a great storyteller!"

......

Lin Mo looked at these comments and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

This is exactly the effect he wanted.

In modern parlance, this is called "traffic generation".

In fact, there was no so-called little story behind Jay Chou's release of the song "Fireworks Fade Easily" in his 10 album "The Era".

They don't need any of that; they're just relying on the new Chinese-style songs that precede them to attract viewers.

Just listen, that's all.

Some netizens even spontaneously created fan fiction based on the lyrics of "Galan Rain".

A single song can give rise to fan culture, which demonstrates its powerful influence.

Lin Mo didn't have Lao Zhou's reputation, so he wrote a short story called "Galan Rain" specifically to increase the audience's sense of immersion.

It seems that the results are quite good.

The discussion and reputation of the song "Fireworks Fade Easily" have obviously been elevated to a higher level because of this short essay.

Many people went from "feeling impressed but not understanding" to "feeling the same way".

Then he checked the notifications that he had been tagged.

Clicking on it led to the post that Alyssa Chia had published last night.

That tearful selfie sparked a lot of discussion.

"Wen-jie cried too?"

"Even Alyssa Chia got stabbed? I have to go check it out!"

"@LinMo, come out and take responsibility! You made Sister Wen cry and even broke her foot!"

"Sister Wen, don't cry. Huang Zih-jiao has already been thoroughly humiliated. I'm laughing so hard I'm crying, hahaha..."

Looking at the photo, Lin Mo could only sigh in his heart:

She truly deserves to be called a double Best Actress.

He casually liked Alyssa Chia's post, which can be considered a response from afar.

Just as he was about to go see what was going on with Huang Zitao, system notifications suddenly started ringing in his mind:

[Ding! Artist Jam Hsiao has made a stunning debut in the "Super Star Avenue" challenge! His performance of "The Only One in the World" has sparked heated discussion! His popularity has slightly increased!]

[Artist Jam Hsiao achieves: [Emerging Talent]!]

[Host receives reward: 50 Entertainment Points!]

[Ding! Artist Zeng Peici's popularity continues to rise! "A Little Happiness" is gaining traction, and "Enough Love" is attracting attention! Her fame has broken through a critical point!]

[Celebrity Zeng Peici has achieved the following achievement: [Topic Newcomer]!]

[Host receives reward: 100 Entertainment Points!]

[Received random reward: Accelerated Learning Fruit x1, Music Theory Knowledge +30]

A familiar cool sensation instantly flooded my mind, as if countless musical theories and the rules governing the arrangement and combination of musical notes had become clearer and more thorough.

Lin Mo felt that his musical understanding and creative intuition had reached a new level.

"really……"

Lin Mo took a sip of milk and felt happy.

Sure enough, Xiao Jingteng became an instant sensation.

It's worth noting that Zeng Peici's achievement in a competition was due to the boost from her new song "A Little Happiness," which can be considered a case of "the song bringing her along."

Jam Hsiao, on the other hand, purely relied on his incredible singing ability and unique voice to generate attention, which is a classic example of "the person bringing the song," making it even more valuable.

"Not bad, not bad." Lin Mo was very satisfied.

But then I thought about it again, and Xiao is still a free agent and has not signed with any company.

We need to find an opportunity to sign him to our studio; he's the future "Rain God," and we shouldn't let the good stuff go to outsiders.

After closing his blog, Lin Mo casually browsed the headlines of other entertainment news sections.

Today, the entertainment news in Taiwan and even the wider Chinese-speaking world is indeed quite lively.

It wasn't Lin Mo's "Fireworks Fade Easily" that caused much of a stir.

Instead, one song from S.H.E's new album became a huge hit.

The song is called "Chinese".

Lin Mo opened the news and saw the three girls of S.H.E. playing clappers and singing "The carrying pole is wide and the bench is long" in the MV. A slightly sentimental smile appeared on his lips.

This song left a deep impression on him.

"Chinese Language" is destined to be a work that wins awards left and right.

Its timing was too perfect, with only one year left until the 2008 Olympics, when the world's attention was gradually focusing on the East.

This song, which cleverly combines traditional elements such as Chinese tongue twisters with popular melodies and is full of cultural confidence and contemporary spirit, is practically one of the theme songs tailor-made for the upcoming "Eastern Moment".

He remembered that it seemed that S.H.E. got to perform on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala stage in 08 with this song.

This was undoubtedly a very high level of recognition and honor for Taiwanese artists at the time.

As Lin Mo continued scrolling down and came across some sections focused on entertainment and social commentary, his brows furrowed slightly.

On an online forum called "Formosa Liberty Times," there are several sharply worded commentary articles with titles that are full of prejudice and aggression.

Below the article, there were also many comments that echoed the sentiment, and some were even more vehement.

Lin Mo's eyes turned cold.

Sure enough, no matter when, there are always some clowns who like to make a fuss about national and cultural identity, trying to distort and divide people.

Just as he was about to unleash a torrent of abuse on these scoundrels, his phone on the table suddenly rang.

Caller ID: Jay Chou.

Lin Mo pressed the answer button:

"Hey, Jay Chou?"

Jay Chou's slightly muffled voice came from the other end of the phone:

"Amo, I watched the show last night. The new song is pretty good. The composition is awesome. Using Western instruments to create a Chinese-style five-tone melody, not bad at all, very creative."

Then, without waiting for Lin Mo to reply, he cut straight to the point:

"Are you free this afternoon? Come to my recording studio. I happen to have some music-related things I'd like to talk to you about."