I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 91. A Singing Career That Ended Midway

"Why are the clicks and downloads still so low!" Xia Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ruanwen each rested their heads on Xu Qingfan's shoulders, intently watching the data displayed on the computer screen.

"I think we sang very well, and the song is obviously very good, so why isn't it popular?" Xiao Ruanwen pouted, showing a frustrated expression.

More than a week has passed since the song was completed and uploaded to the computer, but "Exploring the Window," created by the three members, is still lying half-dead in the list of thousands of songs.

"Look, someone has commented on our song! Things will get better!" Xu Qingfan noticed five new messages in the comment section, clicked to open them, and comforted the two of them.

"Pfft~" Xu Qingfan couldn't help but laugh after seeing the message.

[I can't stand today's music creators. They just write whatever Jay is popular, without even considering their own abilities. They force new lyrics to express sorrow, relying entirely on flowery language, but their logic is nonsensical. They're pretentious and incomprehensible. I'm too lazy to say more. They should just seize the opportunity to join the music industry!]

[It's too modern and lacks traditional style. Children should act like children; let them study Chinese for a few more years before considering this!]

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"Hahahaha~" Xu Qingfan couldn't hold back and burst into laughter.

"dare you laugh!"

"Don't laugh!!"

The two little ones glared at him and angrily patted his shoulder.

"Sorry, haha. I was thinking of something happy~ I'm not laughing anymore!" It seems there's no shortage of trolls in any era. Xu Qingfan suddenly remembered seeing someone online in his previous life saying that Li Qingzhao's timeless masterpiece "Like a Dream: Last Night the Rain Was Sparse and the Wind Was Strong" was not as good as rap. He couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Delete his comment, he's so mean!" Xia Xiaoxiao said angrily.

"Fan-ge, type out your angry words! What's wrong with our song?!"

“We can’t delete the comments, so let’s just forget about it and consider it as if Wangwang bit us,” Xu Qingfan said with a smile.

"Then reply with a dog bark!" Xia Xiaoxiao said angrily.

"Exactly! What are these people barking about? If they're so capable, they should write their own lyrics! Fan Ge's lyrics are clearly very well written, even Sister Xiaoya praised them!"

"Okay, okay, I'll be right back." Xu Qingfan left a comment under the only five or six negative reviews: 'Barking dog.'

"Hmph! These people are so annoying!" The two little girls were still indignant after leaving the comments section.

"Alright, alright, gold always shines. When we grow up a bit more and our voices mature, we'll definitely be as popular as Stefanie Sun and Cyndi Wang," Xu Qingfan patted their heads to comfort them.

Xu Qingfan had actually anticipated that "Exploring the Window," created by the three members of TFBOYS, would flop. After all, it was 2003, a year filled with dazzling stars, and the Chinese music scene was brimming with new hits and classics every year. They really didn't need a piece of ancient-style music like theirs, which was only of average quality.

The reason why "Exploring the Window" became popular in its previous life was twofold: firstly, it benefited from the promotion of short videos, and secondly, there were not many catchy new songs at that time. If we were to compare it carefully, "Exploring the Window" was about one song away from "Blue and White Porcelain" in terms of popularity.

Unless the three of them take a rural-to-urban approach and create some catchy pop songs like "Mice Love Rice," their failure is inevitable.

"When we get to junior high, we must cover 'Looking Out the Window' again. A lot of people will listen then!" Xiao Ruanwen cheered, pumping her fist in encouragement.

"Um!"

"Are you still going to sing 'Old Dreams'?" Xu Qingfan asked the two, opening a text document on his desktop.

The two little ones looked extremely reluctant, and after hesitating for a long time, they said helplessly, "Let's sing it when we're older. Recording songs is such a waste of money!"

"Let's talk about it after junior high. For now, we can just record ourselves using MP3 players and listen to them," Xia Xiaoxiao said.

To create the song "Looking Out the Window," the three members spent nearly five thousand yuan in total, including hiring someone to arrange the music, renting a recording studio, and applying for copyright.

Xu Qingfan said he would pay for it himself, but the two women disagreed and insisted on giving Xu Qingfan their small change.

"Then you'd better study hard in your elective courses from now on. If you learn how to compose music in the future, you can save some money." Xu Qingfan smiled and patted the two on the shoulder.

"Yeah! Fan-ge, you should spend more time writing songs too. Let's release an album together when we're in junior high!"

"We'll leave comments tagging those who insulted us!" Xia Xiaoxiao said vengefully. "Hahaha~ You're only in second grade next semester, and you're already thinking about middle school. There are still five years to go."

"No way, I feel like time flies by so fast. In the blink of an eye, I'm already in second grade. It feels like the New Year's Eve party was just a few days ago."

"It seems to have happened quite quickly; SARS disappeared in the blink of an eye." Xia Xiaoxiao tilted her head and thought for a moment before agreeing.

Memories of his past life flashed through Xu Qingfan's mind. "Yes, time really flies."

"What are you daydreaming about!" Xia Xiaoxiao pulled Xu Qingfan back from his memories.

Xu Qingfan shook his head unconsciously: "What do we do now?"

"Brother Fan, please have us sing 'Old Dreams'!"

“Yes!” Xia Xiaoxiao’s face showed a sly smile.

"Are you trying to make fun of me again?!" Xu Qingfan gave each of the two kids a flick on the forehead.

"No way, Brother Fan, you actually sing really well!"

"If we sing it slowly, line by line," Xia Xiaoxiao added with a smile.

"Take the MP3 and listen to it yourselves. I've recorded it inside." Xu Qingfan took out the Sony MP3 player that Zhang Chunxue had given them from the cabinet and handed it to them.

"Xu Qingfan, could you get me my headphones? They're in my drawer!" Xia Xiaoxiao said to him after the two of them each put on one headphone jack. This Sony MP3 player has two headphone jacks.

"Hmm?" Xu Qingfan gave him a death stare.

Xia Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes: "Brother Qingfan, could you go get my earphones for me?"

"Pfft~" Xu Qingfan couldn't help but spit all over her face.

"Xu Qingfan!!!"

"I'll go get it right now! I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to! Hahaha~" Xu Qingfan took off running.

"Hahaha~ Little Xiao, you've become naughty." After Xu Qingfan left, Xiao Ruanwen laughed and wiped her face with a tissue.

"Heh~(￣︶￣)" Xia Xiaoxiao was no longer angry as before, and a smug expression of victory appeared on her face.

The two exchanged a knowing glance, and the next second they collapsed onto Xu Qingfan's bed, bursting into laughter.

Recalling Xia Xiaoxiao's coquettish tone and expression just now, Xu Qingfan unconsciously wore a doting smile, "This world is too crazy, even the proud childhood sweetheart is learning to be coquettish~ Qi Delong~ Xi Dongqiang~"

Xu Qingfan hummed a song as he entered Xia Xiaoxiao's room, calling out, "Earphones, earphones."

When he opened the drawer of the dressing table, the same model of Sony MP3 player was indeed lying quietly inside.

"Hmm?" Right under the headphones was Xia Xiaoxiao's coded diary.

"Take a look?" Xu Qingfan thought to himself.

The password was a four-digit number from 0 to 9. Xu Qingfan thought for a moment and changed the number to 1220, Xia Xiaoxiao's birthday, but it still wouldn't open.

"Could it be my birthday?" he suddenly wondered.

"0629," Xu Qingfan muttered to himself as he continued to slide the password.

As it turned out, he was overthinking it. Xu Qingfan shook his head with amusement and put the diary back in the drawer.

Thank you Shangxue Mengshang for the 100 Qidian coins.

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