The King of Crossover Entertainment.

Chapter 340 0340, The Iceberg Melts

April 4, sunny, Yun Tang Music Studio.

Chen Cheng was in his office, staring intently at the computer screen, constantly flipping through the new song popularity chart on Penguin Music.

The first page.

The second page.

The third page.

Finally, I saw the song "Love Is Not a Choice" that I sang on the fourth page. It is currently ranked last with three or four new songs released today, and the number of purchased downloads is "0".

Chen Cheng's mood at the moment was very complicated: a little embarrassed, a little excited, and a little expectant.

The reason why I agreed to do this with Yunfeng and Tang Yu was, firstly, I didn't want to refuse their kindness, and secondly, I wanted to express my feelings and attitude to Tan Hui.

"Does this trick really work? Why do I feel a little bit..."

Although Yunfeng and Tang Yu confirmed their relationship with the song "Confession Balloon", people are different, and the same method may not work on a different person.

Chen Cheng leaned back in his chair and stared at the ceiling in a daze.

a long time.

He came to his senses and realized that things had come to this point, he could only move forward bravely, otherwise he would die.

I looked at the computer screen again and found that the song "Love Is Not a Choice" that I sang had disappeared.

He quickly clicked the mouse and turned the page.

In just over ten minutes, the number of purchases and downloads exceeded 10,000, ranking on the second page, temporarily ranking 28th.

Chen Cheng knew that this was Yun Feng and Tang Yu’s promotion.

His main purpose of releasing songs was not to enter the music industry or to make money, so he did not spend money on advertising and promotion.

Moreover, in order to prevent listeners from regretting buying songs, major music platforms allow 30 seconds for each song to be listened to. If it sounds good, buy it; if it doesn’t, don’t buy it.

As for the song "Love Is Not a Choice" sung by him, the song is good but the singing is very average. If it weren't for Yunfeng and Tang Yu's recommendation, 99.99% of the listeners would not buy it after listening to it.

“I hope it won’t ruin Xiaoyun and Xiaotang’s reputation.”

Chen Cheng saw that there were already hundreds of comments, so he clicked into the comment section and took a look.

[Ocean of Love]: Uh...it’s hard to describe my singing skills. It can only be considered at KTV level.

[Wangchuan]: It’s still listenable, mainly because the song adds a lot of points, but the singing skills are just a little bit off.

[The Fairy Drinking Dewdrops]: Why would Yunnan University’s music studio sign such a newbie singer? He seems like a money-loser.

[随鸡硬变]: It's quite impressive, with lyrics and music by Yun Da, and accompaniment by the band No. 52 Fenglin Road.

[Wu Yue]: The singer is called "Chen Cheng", could he be the former manager of the artist department of Zhanlan Entertainment?

……

What is supposed to come will not be late.

This is still the case when the fans of Yunfeng and Tang Yu are being lenient. If it were just a passerby, I would hardly be able to imagine what would happen.

Chen Cheng's face turned red and he wished he could find a hole to crawl into. It was so embarrassing.

But for the sake of lifelong happiness, you have to give it your all.

At this time, the cell phone rang. I picked it up and saw that it was my sister Chen Lan calling.

"Tell me the truth, did you sing the song on the new song popularity list?" As soon as the call was connected, Chen Lan questioned him.

"Ah, what...what song?" Chen Cheng asked guiltily, trying to play dumb and get away with it.

Chen Lan didn't buy his trick and snorted, "That's it, good job, brother. You are so capable that you can even ask my idol to write songs and accompaniment."

Chen Cheng stammered, "Uh... this... Sister, if everything is fine, I'll hang up first."

Chen Lan raised his voice an octave higher and said, "Try to hang one up!"

Chen Cheng laughed dryly and said, "Sister, I'm really busy here. I'll talk to you on the weekend."

Chen Lan said calmly, "Look at the calendar, what day is it today?"

Chen Cheng stroked his forehead and said, "Haha, I was so busy that I forgot the time."

Chen Lan changed the subject and asked, "I've seen a lot of comments saying you're the 'former manager of the artist department at Zhanlan Entertainment'. What does that mean?"

When Chen Cheng heard this, he knew he couldn't hide it anymore, so he said, "Literally, I have resigned from Zhanlan Entertainment."

Chen Lan was puzzled and asked, "You worked hard for so many years and finally got promoted to manager. How come you just quit like that?"

Chen Cheng chuckled and said, "If we have different ideals, we cannot work together."

Chen Lan suddenly realized something and exclaimed, "You don't want to enter the music industry, do you?"

Chen Cheng said quickly: "No, well, let me tell you the truth, it's like this..."

He told her everything from how he left Zhanlan Entertainment to how he joined Yun Tang Music Studio and how he released songs to pursue Tan Hui.

Chen Lan was surprised and asked, "You work with my idol?"

Chen Cheng responded with a "hmm".

Chen Lan said excitedly: "Well, now I want an autograph and a photo. You have no reason to refuse, right?" Chen Cheng said directly: "Come over when you have time. I will introduce you to each other."

"That's what you said. I'll take Miaomiao with me. She's always liked those fairy tales about Snow White." Chen Lan was so happy that he said, "Brother, you finally got it. By the way, is the Tan Hui you mentioned the one who ranked tenth on the New Song Popularity List and sang "The Past Is Gone"? Do you have a photo of her? When will you bring her home?"

"Stop, stop." Chen Cheng was speechless and said, "It's not even started yet, sister, don't tell anyone."

Chen Lan said angrily, "Then you should work harder. You are not a child anymore. My Miaomiao is already in elementary school, but you still don't even have a partner."

Whenever she was urged to get married, Chen Cheng complained bitterly, saying, "Okay, sister, I'm really busy here, I'm hanging up, hanging up."

Put down the phone.

I'm already thirty years old, so it's time for me to work harder.

At the same time, in the next room.

Tan Hui, who has completely cut off her past, has become a completely different person. The melancholy that was always on her brow has been replaced by a faint smile.

She was working on a song arrangement when she received a WeChat message from Tang Yu: "Sister Hui, listen to this new song written by Yunfeng."

Seeing that the sharing link posted later was from Penguin Music, Tan Hui was a little confused. Didn’t they say that they would not participate in this year’s new song popularity chart?
Immediately, put on the Bluetooth headphones and click the link to play the song.

"I can't forget the first time I saw you

a pair of charming eyes
Your image in my mind

Can't go away
Hold your hands and feel your tenderness

I'm really out of breath
I want to cherish your innocence
I will be sad to see you being wronged, oh..."

At the beginning, Tan Hui listened with an attitude of appreciation and learning.

The combination of strumming and cutting of the guitar in the prelude is crisp and neat, bringing a strong sense of rhythm, making people sway to the rhythm naturally.

however.

When the first word was sung, she was stunned at first, and then after the first sentence was finished, she knew that it was not sung by Yunfeng.

But she was somewhat familiar with this voice.

"It's him?"

Tan Hui seemed to understand something, and her heart, which had been calming down, suddenly jumped twice without any warning.

At this point, the song comes to the chorus.

"I'm just afraid I'll fall in love with you
Don't dare to let yourself get too close

I'm afraid I have nothing to give you

Loving you also requires a lot of courage
I'm just afraid I'll fall in love with you
Maybe one day I can't help myself

Missing you only makes you suffer
I fell in love with you because I had no choice..."

From a professional perspective, there are many flaws in the performance: the high notes in his real voice lack explosive power, the gap between his real and false voices is too big and cannot be connected, his breathing is too frequent and the timing is wrong, etc.

Perhaps the only advantage is that the tone is mellow and down-to-earth.

but.

These are not the main point, the main point is the meaning of the lyrics.

I fell in love with you at first sight, but I feel that I am not worthy of you. I always feel that I am not good enough for anything. I feel very conflicted. I really want to be close to you, but I am afraid that I will fall deeper and deeper and be unable to extricate myself.

In fact, how could Tan Hui not know that Chen Cheng had a good impression of her, and that Yunfeng and Tang Yu had created opportunities for them to be alone behind the scenes.

It's just that she locked the door to love at that time, so she chose to keep her distance.

But, since the release of the song "Gone Past", the lock on the door has been removed.

"Falling in love with you is my last resort."

Unconsciously, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Tan Hui's mouth.

After listening to "Love Is Not a Choice" sung by Chen Cheng three times in a row, she got up and left the room and knocked on the door next door.

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"Sister Hui should have finished listening to the song by now, right?"

"almost."

"Do you think it will work?"

"It's hard to say. Sister Hui is no longer a little girl who is easily moved. It all depends on human effort."

"Oh... so what you mean is that I am a little girl who is easily moved?"

"Isn't it?"

"Huh, I'm angry."

"I was wrong."

"What's wrong?"

"Everything is wrong."

(End of this chapter)