Chapter 66: Either a Complete Work or a Cheating
Lin Zhixing's statement that he would participate in the lyrics competition quickly spread on the Internet with the spread of his Weibo.
Netizens have different opinions on this, some are optimistic and some are pessimistic.
"Come on, brother Ye, your creative ability is obvious to all."
"Win the damn first prize!"
"I think the lyrics he has created so far, which is a little better than the "Mountain and River Map", are you going to use the pictures of mountains and rivers in the "Mountain and River Map" to participate in the competition?"
"The winning prize is almost the same. If you look at the rankings, you can't say that they are the top lyricists in the industry. There are too many big guys."
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Yida Records Lyrics and Music Department.
Signing a popular artist is not an easy thing. It requires a lot of money. Many stars with the qualifications to become popular have been snatched up by management companies in their infancy.
Wang Cong has established this music company for more than half a year, and it can be said that no popular artist has signed up, but he thought of another way.
That is to sign and discover talents in lyric writing and composing.
Sometimes the popularity of a song is not so much related to the singer. Many covers of songs are also very good, and some even surpass the original singers. They become popular through covers.
As long as the lyrics and music are of very high quality, the singer can be popular.
In this Weibo lyrics competition, Wang Cong ordered all the lyricists of the company to participate, which can be regarded as an assessment of the company's capabilities.
"Oh, with so many big guys, aren't we just runners-up?"
"This Wang Dongsheng is the top lyricist of Haisen Records. I didn't expect him to participate!"
"And this Wang Xuejing, I guess she's going to take out the song for the queen, the winner will probably be between the two of them."
"I heard that Congge is talking about signing with the big lyricist who created a hit for the queen, but it hasn't been concluded yet. With this big guy, our company has a very high chance of winning, what a pity..."
"When will our company have a lyricist? The singer can't beat the singers of other companies, and the lyrics can't beat the lyricists of other companies, oh!"
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At 11:50 the next day.
Lin Zhixing was lying on the bed in the room, picked up his phone, and scrolled through Weibo, waiting for the lyrics of all the contestants to appear at 12 o'clock.
Suddenly, the phone rang. It was a WeChat message from Zhang Sihui.
[Zhang Sihui]: Xiaolin, are you also participating in the lyrics competition?
[Lin Zhixing]: Yes, I did.
[Zhang Sihui]: Oh, all the lyricists in our company have participated. Come on, if you can get a good ranking, they will look at you with new eyes after you enter the company.
[Lin Zhixing]: Sister Hui, what is a good ranking? First place?
[Zhang Sihui]: Don’t be ridiculous, if you get second place, the lyricists in the company will have to worship you as a lyricist! If you get first place, let the company win face, Brother Cong can resign the lyricist department and give you all the salary!
Lin Zhixing curled his lips after reading the news.
It’s not good to be the only one left in the company when I just started working.
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The next day, at noon.
All the lyrics of 300 lyricists were announced on Weibo.
An hour later, the first place on the list was lyricist Wang Dongsheng, whose lyrics were the lyrics of the once popular song "The Sound of Rain Falling".
His Chinese style lyrics are very beautiful, and netizens once ranked it among the top five Chinese style lyrics in the Chinese music scene. As expected, he took this song to participate in the competition, and currently ranks first with 300,000 votes.
The second place is Wang Xuejing, who won 290,000 votes with "Flower Fragrance" written for the queen, almost on par with the first place.
However, Lin Zhixing's "May We Live Long", ranked eighth with 180,000 votes.
The reason is very simple, many netizens can't understand the lyrics, especially the line "The red pavilion shines on the sleepless".
Surfing the Internet is originally a way to relax the brain, who would be willing to translate ancient poems?
Although some people can't understand it, they think it's quite amazing.
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Tianjin University.
In the Chinese studies class.
Xiao Zhang is a die-hard fan of Lin Zhixing. He knows that today is the day when the lyrics of the contestants are announced in the lyrics competition. In the boring class, he opened Weibo.
When will the bright moon appear? Ask the blue sky with wine.
I don't know what year it is in the palace in heaven.
He looked at Lin Zhixing's lyrics and translated them carefully.
When did the bright moon appear? I asked the sky with a glass of wine, I don't know what year it is in the palace in heaven...
I could understand it at first, but I couldn't understand a sentence at the end, so I got stuck.
After class, he found the professor, "Professor Guo, can you help me read an article? I can understand everything else, but how should I understand "The red pavilion shines on the sleepless nights?"
"Okay."
Professor Guo took the phone and glanced at it. He was stunned for a few seconds, and soon put on his glasses again, read it carefully several times, and then asked in surprise.
"Which poet wrote this? Why have I never seen it before?"
Xiao Zhang scratched his head, "This is written by a singer..."
"Singer, is that impossible?"
Professor Guo picked up a pen and paper and said, "I'll translate it for you later. I'm going to write it down now and send it to my friends in the Writers Association."
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After Lin Zhixing's ranking was silent for two hours, the lyrics of "May We Live Long" became a sensation on the Internet as a professor of the Chinese Department of Peking University published a translation and appreciation on Weibo.
"He must be an author who is familiar with ancient words and poems. Every word of this lyric is worth chewing."
"The more I read, the more amazing it is. We Chinese professors are all amazed by this lyric."
"The last sentence "May we live long, and share the beauty of the moon even though we are thousands of miles apart" is amazing!"
As this lyric continued to ferment, twelve hours later, Lin Zhixing's ranking rose from eighth to first, surpassing the first place by 10,000 votes.
At the same time, Yida Records Company announced on Weibo.
[Singer Lin Zhixing has signed a contract with our company and has become a signed artist under our company. 】
Once this Weibo was released, the topic exploded again. With the support of the company behind him, Wang Cong bought several hot searches about this lyric, which directly opened up a gap of 150,000 votes for the second place.
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Haisen Records, Lyrics Department.
"This competition is a lyric competition, not an ancient poetry competition. The condition given by the organizer is a complete work. It is not enough to just write well. You have to sing after winning the prize."
"If this is not a complete work, he is cheating. Brother Wang, don't bear it without saying a word. Your first place has been taken away."
Wang Dongsheng, who had been staring at the lyrics in silence, nodded and said, "Report it to the official."
While Haisen Records reported to the official event, it also bought hot searches, questioning that Lin Zhixing's entry was not a complete work.
While causing heated discussions, Lin Zhixing's votes also dropped from first place to third place.
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[Zhang Sihui]: Xiaolin, did you see all the attacks on the Internet? Although your lyrics are very good, they all think that you participated in the competition without a complete work.
[Lin Zhixing]: Sister Hui, please help me clarify this. This is a complete song. If I can't sing it, my score will be cancelled.
Zhang Sihui looked at the message, added some adjustments, sang it a few times, and frowned.
It doesn't sound good. If I sing it in a far-fetched way, I will definitely be scolded.
I didn't post it yesterday because I was not satisfied with what I wrote. I only revised it this morning and will update four more chapters today.