Full-time actor

"Sisi, go and call Xiao Chen out for dinner!"

Following her mother's instructions, Liu Yifei, who had been waiting downstairs for a long time, hurriedly went upstairs.

Intermittent sounds came from the room.

The moment the door opened, Chen Yu's gaze was already upon him.

"Darling, dinner's ready!"

"You need to be well-fed to have the energy to create."

Liu Yifei appeared without makeup, wearing a rather funny headband, looking extremely innocent.

Chen Yu smiled faintly and put his arm around Liu Yifei, who had walked over, saying, "It's already written."

"Now, please take a look, Madam!"

"???"

Upon hearing Chen Yu's words, Liu Yifei was completely dumbfounded, staring at him with a bewildered expression: "Really? You've only been back for an afternoon, haven't you?"

"It's already been created?"

Is this right?
Liu Yifei had already decided to give up, since the demo was due in the next couple of days, and even top lyricists and composers probably didn't have that kind of ability.

A song was created in a single day.

"Of course it's true, that's the power of love!"

"I've said it before, you are my source of inspiration."

"Grumpy."

Liu Yifei punched Chen Yu in the chest with her pink fist. Was this the time for sweet talk?

Seeing that Liu Yifei clearly didn't believe him, Chen Yu pulled the person in front of him over.

He casually handed the lyrics and sheet music to Liu Yifei.

seeing is believing.

Over the years, Chen Yu has been working on songs and has learned the basics of composing music.

For him, songwriting is something that comes naturally.

However, he has always expanded his reach into the film and television industry. If he were to enter the music scene, his talent would be equally unquestionable.

The works in my mind are countless.

Any one of them could be considered a classic for later generations.

Liu Yifei took the lyrics from the book.

She had already witnessed Chen Yu's talent; his song "When You Are Old" topped the charts last year.

It has inspired countless covers.

This year's production schedule was a bit rushed, so I'm not sure about the quality.
As her gaze fell upon the lyrics in front of her, Liu Yifei's expression subtly changed.

From shock to admiration, it finally transformed into deep love.

She was moved by the lyrics.

It was obvious that Liu Yifei's condition was not quite right.

Chen Yu pulled the person in front of him into his arms, only then noticing that Liu Yifei's eyes were still glistening with tears, and she was looking at him with teary eyes, her love overflowing.

"Silly girl, why are you crying?"

Chen Yu wiped away Liu Yifei's tears, who had already lost control and crashed into Chen Yu's arms.

Liu Yifei pressed her hand against Chen Yu's chest.

The strong heartbeat gave her a great sense of security.

She sensed Chen Yu's love.

"Don't you like this song?"

A faint voice came from behind her, and Liu Yifei quickly shook her head when she heard Chen Yu's question.

After a long silence, a muffled sound came out.

This time, however, he was smiling.

"like."

"I was suddenly very touched."

"Mr. Chen, it's so good to have you."

The act of expressing his love greatly pleased Chen Yu.

He subconsciously rested his chin on the top of Liu Yifei's head, his nostrils filled with the faint fragrance of her hair.

Until the person in his arms slowly raised their head and looked at Chen Yu.

Our gazes intertwined in the air, filled with pink bubbles.

In the end, Liu Yifei took the initiative to go up to him and used her kiss to express her unspoken words.

A kiss ended.

Both of them were already panting heavily.

Liu Yifei was still clutching the sheet music in her hand, and the blush on her face was enough to tell you how she felt at that moment.

I want to hear you sing—

Chen Yu never refuses Liu Yifei's requests.

Clearing his throat, the latter picked up the sheet music in front of him.

"Here's a CD from the past."

Listen to our love back then!

Sometimes I suddenly forget that I still love you!

"..."

His deep and affectionate voice seemed to surround Liu Yifei like a mountain stream.

Chen Yu gazed at Liu Yifei with deep affection.

The latter, on the other hand, had a completely intoxicated and worshipful expression.

At this moment, their hearts were incredibly close.

The events of the past five years unfolded before my eyes like a movie.

"Because of love, I will not be easily saddened."

“So everything looks happy.”

"Because of love, life grows simply."

"I can still go crazy for you anytime~~~"

"..."

As Chen Yu softly uttered the last word, Liu Yifei's tears slid down her cheeks.

She looked at Chen Yu in front of her.

His entire face was scrunched up.

The more Chen Yu looked at her, the cuter she seemed.

Liu Yifei was completely moved by the song. There were no complicated techniques, just simple language, yet it depicted the traces of love over the years.

Her heart felt as if it had been struck a heavy blow.

In her view, the song was clearly written entirely for her.

From "Little Dimples" to "When You Are Old" and now "Because of Love," Liu Yifei has felt Chen Yu's emotional tolerance towards her over the years.

"sounds so good."

"The lyrics are even better."

Liu Yifei wiped away her tears and looked at Chen Yu with red eyes.

"Wow, you're so talented!"

"I don't think there's anything you can't do."

"Writing scripts, acting, composing lyrics and singing—how can there be such a perfect person as you in this world?"

Liu Yifei hugged Chen Yu's neck tightly, as if afraid that the person in front of her would slip away.

"Ha ha!"

After hearing the praise from the person in front of him, Chen Yu, unusually, boasted: "Yeah, maybe I'm a genius!"

Faced with Chen Yu's words, Liu Yifei finally stopped crying and started to smile.

"Haha, you really are a genius!"

The words fell.

Liu Yifei snuggled into Chen Yu's arms.

"Mr. Chen, I still love you."

She simply couldn't express her love for Chen Yu verbally.

Chen Yu hugged the person in his arms even tighter.

At this moment, they only had each other.

After learning from Chen Yu twice more, Liu Yifei could no longer contain her excitement.

This will be the song they perform on the Spring Festival Gala.

So far, she can already feel how popular the song is.

I sang it with Chen Heyu.

Liu Yifei looked over with a beaming expression.

"How about that? My skills aren't bad either. I was able to sing it after only listening to it twice."

"I'm going to sing it for my mom and aunt."

After saying that, Liu Yifei went downstairs as if she wanted to take credit.

That eagerness to share was impossible to hide.

Liu Xiaoli and Shen Xiaoqin had already brought the dishes up. When Shen Xiaoqin saw Liu Yifei's red and swollen eyes, she couldn't help but frown. Just a moment ago, she had gone upstairs happily.

Why did you come down crying?
"Xixi, did that brat Chen Yu bully you?"

Why are your eyes red?

Shen Xiaoqin held a spatula in her hand, almost waiting for Liu Yifei to nod before rushing over and giving her precious son a good whack.

"No, no, Auntie!"

Liu Yifei was startled when she saw this setup and quickly waved her hand, saying, "Chen Yu has already written the song we're going to sing for the Spring Festival Gala."

"I am moved!"

"Want to listen?"

Liu Xiaoli had just ladled the soup over when she heard this and blinked: "You've written it down?"

"Didn't you say he just started creating this afternoon?"

After seeing her mother's shocked expression, Liu Yifei nodded solemnly.

"Yes."

"My Mr. Chen created a perfect song in just one day."

Liu Yifei mimicked the childish tone, now clearly showing a look of utter shock.

Liu Xiaoli and Shen Xiaoqin were somewhat incredulous.

There probably isn't even enough time in a day to come up with lyrics.

It's truly astonishing that they were able to create an entire song.

Liu Xiaoli let out a soft breath.

Although I know that Chen Yu is excellent in many ways, I have never seen him be equally accomplished in songwriting.

After admiring the two girls' expressions, Liu Yifei handed the sheet music to Liu Xiaoli and Shen Xiaoqin.

He then cleared his throat.

I heard footsteps coming downstairs behind me.

The moment Liu Yifei noticed Chen Yu's appearance, she immediately pulled him in front of her two mothers.

"The next performance is—"

"The song 'Because of Love' sung by Chen Yu and Liu Yifei."

"Hahaha!"

It's incredibly childish, but also very cute.

Liu Yifei's voice was already echoing in the living room.

This left Chen Yu somewhat amused and exasperated; the scene was arranged to be quite solemn and proper.

……

Until the two finished singing the song together.

Liu Xiaoli and Shen Xiaoqin were already clapping excitedly.

This song is just so moving.

"To be able to create such an excellent song in such a short time."

"I really didn't expect that."

"Xiao Chen is not only good at making movies, but he seems to be even better at songwriting than you, the director."

Liu Xiaoli looked at Chen Yu in front of her.

The mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, and the more she looks at him, the more satisfied she becomes.

"I believe this song will achieve great results."

Everyone present felt it deeply; Chen Yu had already arranged the work for the next few days.

Tomorrow they're going to the recording studio to record the song.

With the Spring Festival Gala just around the corner, the demo needs to be sent to CCTV in the next couple of days.

There can be no mistakes in this step.

It looks like Liu Yifei, that little lazybones, won't be able to sleep in tomorrow.

As for what’s next.

There isn't much free time either.

With less than two weeks left to practice singing, I definitely need to practice more offstage in order not to mess up on stage.

Let's put those things aside.

Most importantly, there's the upcoming Spring Festival film season.

This Spring Festival is destined to be very busy for Chen Yu and Liu Yifei.

***
The next day, at Baihua Recording Studio.

As an audio base directly under CCTV, performers can only complete the recording in the recording studio after the songs for the Spring Festival Gala have been finalized.

Under normal circumstances, it is not for public use.

However, Chen Yu's status and position were different, so an exception could be made.

Chen Yu was clearly ready to record.

His gaze fell on Liu Yifei, who was looking at him with deep affection.

"Are you ready?"

Liu Yifei hummed in agreement, her eyes filled with affection.

The two have collaborated on countless stages, yet each time they bring Liu Yifei a fresh experience.

Not only that, but he showed absolutely no signs of nervousness.

The two had practiced several times last night, and over the years they had been dating, they had developed a tacit understanding that surpassed anything they had ever had before.

Liu Yifei was absolutely confident of success in the recording.

And it's already out of control.

It was an outpouring of emotion.

Outside the recording studio, CCTV's audio production team was overseeing the entire process.

This is to avoid problems during the recording process.

After today's recording, the demo will be sent to the CCTV review team. This is a special case, different from previous rehearsals.

Once you pass the test, you can participate in the rehearsal as usual.

Looking back on last year's Spring Festival Gala, the two of them were completely forced into it.

He had been filming out of town and only rushed back during the final rehearsal.

Fortunately, the results were good.

The viewership rating at the time even exceeded 63.7%.

The song "When You Are Old" has become a hit this year and is still high on the charts.

Besides the song's high quality, the duet between Chen Yu and Liu Yifei is also a significant boost.

The duet of this love song by the two has become a must-do at karaoke.

So, to be honest, the CCTV program team is quite looking forward to Chen Yu writing another song.

Everyone knows that in addition to being an actor and director, Chen Yu also has another talented identity—a singer.

This guy has been sung quite a few good songs over the past few years, albeit as a hobby.

All of them combined could probably make an album.

Unfortunately, his heart wasn't in this; it seems he only wrote a few classic songs for Liu Yifei.

Thinking of this, everyone held their breath and began to look forward to Chen Yu's song.

"Here's an old CD for you, listen to our...love back then!"

Chen Yu's magnetic voice rang out, and Liu Yifei, who was standing beside him, opened her mouth slightly and looked at her current lover: "Sometimes I suddenly forget."

"I still love you..."

The two of them sang this line together.

"Ok?"

As soon as these two people opened their mouths, all the staff outside the recording studio looked up.

Many people were already quite moved by the first line, but when Liu Yifei opened her mouth and the tacit harmony was sung, everyone got goosebumps.

This song has a really great opening!

Clearly, a solemn expression was on everyone's face.

This is different from Liu Xiaoli and Shen Xiaoqin yesterday. The two of them don't understand music, they just think it sounds nice; but the people standing in this recording studio are all CCTV's key cultural and artistic personnel and creators.

Their appreciation of music and songs is, of course, highly authoritative.

It's fair to say that Chen Yu and Liu Yifei's opening remarks had already stunned everyone.

Obviously, they didn't expect that the song they had hastily acquired would be of such high quality.

"This...this was written by Chen Yu?"

An arts and culture director was asking questions, and someone next to him quickly picked up the sheet music, which Chen Yu had just given them.

"should be!"

"There was no signature on it, just the lyrics and sheet music!"

"Ask him about it later, this is crucial... If it's a new song, it'll be a plus for the Spring Festival Gala!"

"Ok!"

As everyone talked, Chen Yu and Liu Yifei's voices continued to play in the earphones.

Several staff members had already closed their eyes and were listening to it; the song was truly... full of emotion and a delicate sense of story.

It's not just pleasant to listen to; it's a story told in a gentle, flowing style! (End of Chapter)