Huayu 2002, I'm going to dominate the music scene!

Luo Hongming listened to the song while looking at the things Song Mo handed him.

After looking at it for a while, he said, "I'll give it a try."

Song Mo nodded: "Draw a picture of a mouse first, and I'll see how it looks."

Luo Hongming took out his sketchbook from his bag and sketched a few lines.

A little mouse, anthropomorphic, with round ears, wearing a vest, big eyes, and a slightly mischievous smile.

Song Mo glanced at it, his eyes lighting up: "This is it, this is the feeling!"

Luo Hongming was taken aback: "Are you sure?"

"Confirmed." Song Mo picked up the paper and looked at it. "Look at this expression, it's a bit cheeky, but also very cute. This is it."

Luo Hongming suddenly realized that things were not quite what he had expected; he hadn't anticipated that it would be so easy.

He wasn't unfamiliar with jobs, but even with classmates from school, there were always a ton of requirements—this wasn't right, that wasn't right, requiring endless revisions. This young man, however, was decisive; he made a decision after just one glance.

Luo Hongming suddenly felt that the 300 yuan was a bit too much to handle. If he had known that the other party's requirements were so low, he would have only asked for 200 yuan.

Song Mo, of course, had no idea what he was thinking. He just felt that as long as the Flash animation had a similar format, it was fine, and he didn't need it to be of high quality.

If you want high-quality content, once the song becomes popular, there are plenty of Flash experts who can make it for free.

"Then draw a rice ball," Song Mo said.

Luo Hongming made a few more strokes.

A grain of rice, personified, plump and white, wearing a small crown, with a slightly arrogant expression.

Song Mo laughed: "Okay, this is fine. The two of them even have some chemistry."

Luo Hongming wondered what exactly "CP feeling" meant, but he was too embarrassed to ask.

The two of them went through the sketchbook, one sketch after another.

The little mouse and Princess Rice from "Mice Love Rice".

The two butterflies in "Two Butterflies" are flying among the flowers.

The melancholy little monk in "Seeking Buddha".

The pink pig from "The Pig Song".

Luo Hongming found it easier and more interesting to draw.

These songs are not sophisticated, they're even a bit rustic.

But with these animations, it actually looks... kind of visually appealing?

He looked up at Song Mo: "What are you thinking? You studied art?"

Song Mo smiled and said, "It was just wishful thinking."

Luo Hongming didn't ask any more questions.

He looked down at the page of mouse he had drawn, then at the lyrics page next to it.

A thought suddenly popped into my head: This song might actually become a hit.

Song Mo looked out the window; it was already getting dark.

The two sat in the coffee shop for most of the day, chatting so much that they lost track of time.

"That's about it." He put the papers away. "Just do it according to today's plan. If there are any problems, contact me on QQ. I'll be online on QQ once a day."

Song Mo couldn't afford a cell phone right now, and he needed to check out the various forums these days to plan the promotion of these songs.

I also plan to go to an internet cafe after work every day to surf the internet and reply to messages.

Luo Hongming nodded and carefully put the sketches into his bag.

As he stood up to leave, he suddenly remembered something, turned back, and asked, "By the way, I still don't know your name?"

"Song Mo, just call me Xiao Song. By the way, for the end credits of the Flash animation, the lyrics, composition, and vocals should all be credited to Mo Dian Studio. You can get credit for the Flash animation production."

He had a good impression of Luo Hongming, who had a good foundation in art and strong comprehension skills. He also found it easy to communicate with him today, so he didn't mind helping him out.

Luo Hongming paused for a moment, then smiled, nodded slightly, and thanked him.

Of course, he had no idea what Song Mo's request for him to sign his name meant to him.

He simply felt that his work was respected.

At this moment, no one knew that the era of internet hit songs gaining mainstream acceptance was about to be ushered in by Song Mo.

While Song Mo was busy creating Flash animations, Ocean Butterflies Music was facing a violent upheaval.

Bi Xiaoshi and Xu Yuan just had another big argument with Ocean Butterflies headquarters.

This is the fourth conference call we've had in the last few days, and each one has ended in discord.

Although Xu Yuan was sent by Ocean Butterflies headquarters, he stood on the same side as Bi Xiaoshi at this moment.

Their conflict with Ocean Butterflies headquarters was naturally caused by Song Mo; more precisely, it was caused by Song Mo's contractual demands.

What kind of company is Ocean Butterflies? Ever since A-Du became an overnight sensation, Ocean Butterflies has been thriving, so how could they possibly agree to such a contract request?

Chinese singers in Southeast Asia now hold a status in the Chinese music scene that is not much different from that of singers from Taiwan.

Stefanie Sun, Fish Leong, Jeff Chang, A-Do... any one of these people could definitely be a top performer on their own.

It's fair to say that a ton of singers are discovered overseas every year.

How could Ocean Butterflies possibly make such a concession for a new singer from mainland China?

In the past few days, Bi Xiaoshi and Xu Yuan have listened to that disc countless times.

Each time he heard it, Bi Xiaoshi's urge to sign Song Mo immediately grew stronger.

That disc only contained demos of three songs: "Happy Worship," "Jiangnan," and "Love Song."

To be honest, those three songs really scared them a bit.

It was precisely because of these three songs that Xu Yuan decided to stand on Bi Xiaoshi's side and try to persuade headquarters to sign Song Mo.

Three songs, three styles.

"Happy Worship" is a fusion of Hip-Hop, Disco, and R&B.

"Jiangnan" is a blend of Chinese style, R&B, and pop music.

"Love Song" is a blend of R&B and Soul.

They have different styles, but they are all based on R&B.

In this era, although traditional love songs still have a market, the trend of "no R&B, no album" has already taken shape.

R&B is merging everything, and that's an inevitable trend.

Bi Xiaoshi decided to collaborate with Ocean Butterflies because he had a good grasp of the trends in the Chinese music scene in recent years.

He was among the first group of people from mainland China to study music overseas, and he has a deep understanding of the R&B style. The 80s and 90s were the golden age of R&B overseas.

As Ocean Butterflies' music producer, Xu Yuan is naturally very familiar with the current trends in the music scene.

He especially liked the song "Love Song" for a simple reason: its R&B flavor was so authentic.

Currently, R&B is extremely popular in the Chinese music scene due to the explosive popularity of David Tao and Jay Chou.

However, many so-called R&B songs are really hard to describe, especially many musicians in mainland China who don't even understand what R&B is before they start following the trend.

After hearing the vocal techniques in the demo, Xu Yuan just wanted to say to those people: What is R&B? Come and listen, this is textbook R&B.

After listening to these three songs, Xu Yuan now truly believes that geniuses are indeed as numerous as carp crossing a river.

Otherwise, why would so many singer-songwriters who can both write and sing suddenly appear?

He just hadn't read the online novels from later generations, otherwise he would definitely have thought that the fortunes of the Chinese music scene had turned purple by now.

Bi Xiaoshi prefers the song "Jiangnan," which has an R&B vocal style, a xiao (vertical bamboo flute) prelude, and a classical Chinese flavor.

The style is a unique blend of trendy and classic elements, yet it doesn't contradict each other.

Most importantly, he sensed from this song that it had the potential to become a huge hit.