Chapter 66 It’s a good word, but it’s definitely not a lyric!
Lin Zhixing's talk about participating in the lyrics contest quickly spread on the Internet due to his Weibo post.
Netizens have different opinions on this, with some being optimistic and others being negative.
"Come on Brother Ye, your creative ability is obvious to all."
"Winning the damn first prize!"
"I think the lyrics he is currently creating, that is, the mountain and river pictures, are better. Are they going to use the pictures of mountains and rivers in the mountain and river pictures to compete?"
"The winning award is almost enough. If you look at the rankings, you can't say that they are the top songwriters in the industry. There are a bit too many big names."
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Songwriting Department of Yida Records.
Signing a contract with a popular artist is not an easy task. It requires a lot of money. Many celebrities with the qualifications to become popular have been snatched up by brokerage companies in their infancy.
Wang Cong established this music company for more than half a year, and it can be said that not a single popular artist has signed on, but he thought of another way.
That is to sign contracts to discover talents in writing lyrics and composing music.
Sometimes the relationship between a popular song and its singer is not that high. The cover effect of many songs is also very good. Some even surpass the original singer and become popular through covers.
As long as you have very high-quality lyrics and music, you can become a popular singer yourself.
In this Weibo Lyric Contest, Wang Cong ordered all the lyricists in the company to participate, which can be regarded as an assessment of the company's ability.
"Oh, there are so many big guys, shouldn't we run with them?"
"This Wang Dongsheng is the top lyricist of Haisen Records. I didn't expect him to participate!"
"And this Wang Xuejing, I guess the song she is going to present to the Queen of Heaven, the winner or loser will probably be between the two of them."
"I heard that Brother Cong is talking about signing a contract with the lyricist who created the hit song for the queen. The negotiation has not been completed yet. With this boss, our company has a very high probability of winning. It's a pity..."
"When will our company have a lyricist? The singers can't beat other companies' singers, and the lyrics can't beat other companies' lyricists, hey!"
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At 11:50 noon the next day.
Lin Zhixing lay on the bed in the room, picked up his phone, and scrolled through Weibo, waiting for the lyrics of all the contestants to be posted at twelve o'clock.
Suddenly, the phone rang, and it was a WeChat message from Zhang Sihui.
[Zhang Sihui]: Xiaolin, have you also participated in the lyrics contest?
[Lin Zhixing]: Yes, I participated.
[Zhang Sihui]: Oh, all the lyricists in our company are participating. Come on, if you can get a good ranking, they will look at you with admiration when you join the company.
[Lin Zhixing]: Sister Hui, what is a good ranking? Wait?
[Zhang Sihui]: Don’t be ridiculous, you will be ranked second, and those lyricists in the company will have to treat you as their father! If you give me a try and let the company win, Brother Cong can resign the entire lyrics department and give you all your salary!
Lin Zhixing curled his lips after reading the news.
How bad would it be to be the only one left in the company when I first started working?
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The next day, exactly 12 noon.
All lyrics written by 300 lyricists were published on Weibo.
One hour later, the number one spot on the list was lyricist Wang Dongsheng. His lyrics were from the hit song "The Sound of Falling Rain".
His Chinese-style lyrics were beautifully written. Netizens once praised him as one of the top five Chinese-style lyrics in the Chinese music industry. Not surprisingly, he entered this song into the competition and currently ranks first with 300,000 votes.
Ranked second is Wang Xuejing, who won 290,000 votes for her "Flower Scent" written for the Queen of Heaven, which is almost the same as first place.
However, Lin Zhixing's "May I Live Longer" ranked eighth with 180,000 votes.
The reason is very simple. Many netizens cannot understand the lyrics, especially the sentence "Zhuge low Qihu photos without sleep".
Surfing the Internet is supposed to relax the mind. Who would want to translate ancient poems?
Although some people can’t understand it, they think it’s quite powerful.
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Jincheng 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 will be announced in the lyrics competition. In a boring class, he opened Weibo.
When will the bright moon appear? Ask the sky for wine.
I don’t know what year it is today in the palace in the sky.
He looked at Lin Zhixing's lyrics and translated them carefully.
When did the bright moon begin to appear? I drank and asked God, I wonder what age the palace in the sky is...
I could still read it at first, but there was a sentence at the end that I didn't quite understand and I got stuck.
After class, he found the professor and said, "Professor Guo, can you read an article for me? I can understand everything else. How should I understand "Zhuanzhugelowqihuzhaowushuang"?
"good."
Professor Guo took the phone and took a look at it. He was stunned for a few seconds. He quickly put on the glasses he had just taken off, 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 was written by a singer..."
"Singer, it's impossible, right?"
Professor Guo picked up a pen and paper and said: "I will translate it for you later. I want 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, a professor from the Chinese Department of Peking University posted a translation and appreciation on Weibo. The lyrics of "May I Live Longer" caused a sensation on the Internet.
"He must be an author who is familiar with ancient Chinese poems. Every sentence of these lyrics is worth chewing."
"The more I read it, the more awesome it becomes. Our Chinese professors are all amazed by this poem."
"The last sentence is that I wish you a long life, and we can share the beauty of the moon thousands of miles apart!"
As the poem continued to ferment, Lin Zhixing's ranking rose from eighth to first twelve hours later, exceeding the first place by 10,000 votes.
At the same time, Yida Records announced on Weibo.
[Singer Lin Zhixing has signed a contract with our company and has become a signed artist under our company. 】
As soon as this Weibo post was posted, the topic exploded again. With the support of the company behind him, Wang Congrang bought several hot searches about this poem and directly opened the second place with 150,000 votes.
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Hyson Records, lyrics department.
"What kind of lyrics are these? Isn't this just ancient poetry?"
"That's right. This competition is a lyrics competition, not an ancient poetry competition. The conditions given by the organizer are complete works. If the writing is good, you will have to sing it after winning the prize."
"If this is not a complete work, he is cheating. Brother Wang, don't bear it without saying anything. Your first place will be snatched away."
Wang Dongsheng, who had been silently looking at the lyrics, nodded, "Let's respond to the official."
While Haisen Records responded to the official event, it also bought hot searches and questioned whether Lin Zhixing's entry was not a complete work.
While arousing heated discussion, Lin Zhixing's number of votes also dropped from first place to third place.
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[Zhang Sihui]: Xiaolin, have you seen all the attacks on the Internet? Although your words are very good, they all feel that you entered the competition without presenting a complete work.
[Lin Zhixing]: Sister Hui, please help me clarify. 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 and sang it a few times, then frowned.
It doesn't sound good. If you sing it in a forced way, you will definitely get scolded.
I didn't post what I wrote yesterday because I wasn't satisfied with it. I revised it this morning and will update four more chapters today.