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Lin Xiao's sudden remark completely baffled Jiang Feng!

Over the years since his debut, he has written nearly a hundred songs.

Most of these were sung by himself, but a lot were given to others.

But he has never sung any songs written for him by others.

No one has even thought of or mentioned it.

Jiang Feng: Just kidding. Singing songs written by others, how dare you call yourself a rock veteran or a music pioneer?
Originality is already the absolute minimum standard in the rock music scene!
This is a consensus in the music industry.

So, when Jiang Feng heard Lin Xiao's words, his first reaction was: Could this guy be saying this on purpose to get revenge for the time I made fun of him?

However, Jiang Feng quickly rejected this idea!
Because when Lin Xiao said those words, his face had a very innocent, honest, and even expectant look in it.

That look in his eyes convinced Jiang Feng that there really was such a song, and that the singer genuinely wanted him to sing it!

This made him incredibly excited!
Jiang Feng was initially conflicted and unsure how to balance his two conflicting feelings.

These two mindsets are "I want to show my goodwill to Lin Xiao" and "I want to maintain the dignity of my senior and the king of heaven."

just now.

Lin Xiao blurted out this sentence, which was full of unconventional ideas, and immediately stunned the big brother.

His scales quickly tipped toward "releasing goodwill".

It even tilted a bit too far, turning into "I want to become sworn brothers with Lin Xiao, sing songs, and live our lives together!"
Jiang Feng immediately burst into laughter.

He held Lin Xiao's left hand with his left hand and patted his shoulder affectionately with his right hand, laughing, "You wrote a song for me? Are you serious? You're not kidding me, are you?"

Lin Xiao laughed and said, "Of course it's true. With so many cameras filming and so many friends witnessing it, would I lie? Would I have no shame!"

Jiang Feng burst into laughter, patting him again with his right hand on his shoulder, their affection practically overflowing from the camera lens.

The cameramen were all dumbfounded.

No, weren't you two on the verge of a fight the last time you met, like two tigers couldn't share the same mountain?
Why has the art style suddenly changed?

Did the town mayor sue for peace, or did the king give in?
So it's only us, the audience, who worry about you and hold your breath, while you big shots are so easy to take things in stride?

The cameraman and staff were all speechless.

In front of the camera, Jiang Feng had already taken off his apron and tossed it to Zhang Yi, the wife of the international film queen.

"You can cook the other two dishes. Xiaolin and I need to discuss music!"

Jiang Feng's words sounded like both a suggestion and a command.

Zhang Yi was stunned for a moment after receiving the apron.

This time, he got what he wanted.

She went on the show to cultivate a virtuous wife image, and now that her husband has handed her an apron, she can't refuse.

So he could only fight against the arrogance and anger in his bones, force a gentle smile, and accept the apron.

"Go ahead, cooking is something we women should do!"

As Zhang Yi spoke, she suddenly turned to the other two female guests: "Right?"

The two men had come as guests, but the hostess unexpectedly dragged them into the kitchen, leaving them both feeling awkward.

Han Xixi was honest and straightforward, and obediently nodded: "Yes...right..."

Another shrewd Taiwanese woman, Du Yanfang, said in a coquettish voice, "Men just know how to avoid being idle; they have no gentlemanly manners at all. Family harmony largely stems from the tolerance of us women~~"

What were clearly accusations and threats were delivered with a charming Taiwanese accent, creating a playful effect.

Nobody took it to heart; they just laughed it off.

……

The women went to the kitchen, while the three men stayed in the living room—Jiang Xiaofei was just there for the fun of it.

Jiang Feng took out his precious guitar from the room.

As a professional musician, one naturally carries their equipment with them at all times; this is also a matter of professional ethics for superstars and original singers.

"Did you bring the sheet music?" Jiang Feng tuned his piano, his smile quite authoritative.

"Of course!"

Lin Xiao spread out the prepared sheet music and handed it over.

A hint of surprise flashed in Jiang Feng's eyes.

Until that moment, he still doubted the truthfulness of Lin Xiao's statement, "I wrote a song for you."

He does not deny the existence of this song.

But most likely, this is just an unfinished piece, or even just a short melody inspired by a sudden burst of inspiration.

Lin Xiao used this pretext to ask him for advice in order to express his respect and admiration for this superstar from the perspective of a musician, thereby showing goodwill and bringing the two closer.

Jiang Feng accepted this gesture of goodwill.

After all, he had already recognized Lin Xiao's creative ability because of the song "Rice Fragrance," and now that Lin Xiao's attitude was so sincere, as a senior, he had no reason to make things difficult for a talented and virtuous junior.

Therefore, Jiang Feng readily agreed to spar with Lin Xiao, revealing a very friendly smile.

However, that smile froze on his face after seeing the hand-drawn sheet music.

There are two sheet music pages in total.

The sheet music is covered with musical staves, marked with various clear, accurate, and densely packed notes, accompanied by complete lyrics. Various professional symbols are interspersed throughout, all of which demonstrate the richness and completeness of the score.

Jiang Feng was truly numb.

After scanning the page twice, my gaze fell on the title at the very top of the first page.

"All the Way South!"

Jiang Feng read it aloud, and for some reason, a strange feeling arose within him.

He looked at Lin Xiao with an expectant yet strange expression.

Lin Xiao maintained a faint smile throughout and nodded.

That expression clearly says: Don't be surprised, buddy, I'm not kidding, if I'm going to do it, I'm serious!
Jiang Feng's shock remained unchanged; in fact, it grew even more horrified.

Their eyes met.

The mutual respect and subtle rivalry among musicians are expressed through their eye contact.

Jiang Xiaofei, a simpleton, looked on in bewilderment, glancing left and right, wondering what kind of riddle the two were playing.

Too lazy to guess, he lounged on the sofa to the side, happily waiting to listen to the song.

That's quite interesting!

Jiang Feng turned his gaze back to the score.

Following the notes, I couldn't help but hum along:
"He picked up a hoe at seventeen or eighteen years old"
He then spent many years tending to the crops.

There are joys and sorrows in this small village.

The vicissitudes of time

Never stay for anyone

The rain in the north made me shiver.

Will the southern wind blow gently?

The faraway places I never visited in my youth

Many years later, at the crossroads where we started…

During the verses, Jiang Feng hummed softly because it was the first time he had seen the sheet music and he wasn't familiar with the song yet.

But nevertheless.

He got it right the first time, but his voice got louder and louder as he went on.

His horror grew stronger and stronger.

It almost reached the point where it would reignite the gradually cooling, manic spirit of this veteran rocker.

When Jiang Feng looked up again, his eyes were bloodshot.

Jiang Xiaofei, who was watching the scene unfold, was startled and had no idea what had happened. He just thought the humming of that part was quite nice.

Jiang Feng looked at Lin Xiao as if he were an enemy, but Lin Xiao's reaction was indifferent.

"How could you write this word..."

He asked the question, then shook his head violently, "No, no, I mean this word... it's so... so... about my experience..."

Jiang Feng didn't know how to express it.

Lin Xiao added, "Appropriate?"

Jiang Feng nodded quickly: "Yes, that's spot on! That's spot on! It's exactly how I felt when I was young!"

The shock in his eyes even carried a hint of panic.

Although his birth and childhood experiences are not exactly a secret, and have been mentioned in many interviews.

But this world has always laughed at poverty but not prostitution.

Even his friends only saw his remarkable achievements in the rock music scene, and had long forgotten that he was a poor boy struggling in a rural area in northern China many years ago.

However, Lin Xiao's lyrics perfectly reflect his early experiences. And these experiences were so long ago that even he himself had almost forgotten them.

At this moment, it all feels like a dream.

Lin Xiao laughed and said, "Teacher Jiang has an early song called 'Wheat Field,' which I really like!"

Jiang Feng was even more surprised.

Have you heard of "Wheat Field"?

"Of course, it's my favorite song!"

"..."

Jiang Feng smiled knowingly and patted Lin Xiao's shoulder heavily.

This was a song he released when he first debuted.

At that time, his musical style had not yet taken shape, and this song carried a strong sense of "remembering the bitter past." The melody was immature and the lyrics were hasty, so it didn't attract much attention.

Today, Jiang Tianwang has a vast collection of classic works, but this early, casual piece goes unnoticed.

But this is Jiang Feng's most satisfying work.

This is not to say that "Wheat Field" is better than other songs; quite the opposite.

When he created this song, his skills and melody were very immature and did not conform to the current popular elements, so it is perfectly normal that it did not become popular.

But this song represents his youth.

He represents the boy who was eager to vent and shout, rather than the rock king who later catered to the market for fame and fortune, seemingly shouting and howling at the forefront of music, but in fact had long forgotten his true self.

At this moment, Jiang Feng was truly moved by Lin Xiao.

He never imagined that he would hear his cherished poem "Wheat Field" from someone else in his lifetime.

Lin Xiao knew he had chosen the right path as soon as he saw the Heavenly King's eyes flicker.

The corners of his mouth curled up imperceptibly.

"It's just flattery, it's very simple, just treat the symptoms and it will work!"

Lin Xiao thought to himself, "As long as I can get Brother Tianwang to work for me, I'll do anything for him, not just flatter him, but also fix his hooves, brush his mane, and groom him!"

He harbored a little scheme in his heart, but his face was open and sincere.

Sure enough, the first lesson in striving for success is learning to say one thing to someone's face and another behind their back. In meetings, they talk about self-discipline and public service, but in private, they indulge in cigarettes, alcohol, and money!

Lin Xiao's flattery of Jiang Feng today, his proactive attempts to curry favor and his heartfelt gift of a song, clearly indicate he has ulterior motives, rather than a sudden change of heart!

"Are you kidding me? My conscience is clear, why should I fawn over him for no reason?" Lin Xiao thought to himself.

As for what they are plotting?
It's very simple, of course it's still about the most pressing issue in Starlight Town right now—selling oranges!

The night before last, he appeared in a live broadcast room selling oranges, wearing so many hats: super internet celebrity town mayor, genius musician, and new top variety show star, causing a sensation in the entire entertainment industry and live broadcast industry.

That evening, his nearly four-hour verbal sparring session directly resulted in the sale of 130 tons of navel oranges.

I thought that many people would cancel their orders after the live broadcast, and that it would be good if we could ultimately guarantee sales of 100 tons.

But the fact is.

Indeed, some people cancelled their orders, but as the incident became a trending topic, it attracted even more netizens who missed the live stream to place orders.

Ultimately, the total sales generated by "Lin Xiao's live stream" reached an astonishing 180 tons.

This data is extremely alarming.

Even if you use large trucks, fully loaded, to transport these oranges out of Starlight Town, it would take at least thirty or forty truckloads.

That's not all; the villagers have to pick, pack, and label the fruit before cooperating with the courier company to load it onto the truck one by one.

The scale of the project is no less than the hard work the villagers put into the orchard.

Fortunately, the procedures for online shopping and delivery were gradually streamlined and a platform was built when Chen Dong started helping villagers with live-streaming sales three years ago.

Of course, the freight volume in the previous two years is not even in the same league as this year.

In order to cope with the booming sales of oranges via live streaming this year, Lin Xiao made ample arrangements in advance.

On the one hand, he personally went to the county to negotiate a cooperation with the express delivery company. During the forty days from late September to the end of October, a special navel orange transportation chain was established, with vehicles and salesmen going back and forth to pick up oranges every day without interruption.

On the one hand, the village committees conduct training in various villages to help villagers learn how to pack and label products. On the other hand, all cadres in the town are sent to various villages to provide guidance and assistance.

This is equivalent to pooling the resources of the entire town to win this battle for the online sales of the navel orange harvest.

Now, the freight chain is fine, and the officials and villagers are also fine.

The only problem is—order volume!

The night Lin Xiao did his live stream, the orders were astonishing, reaching 180 tons, enough to make headlines.

However, the annual navel orange production in Xingguang Town is conservatively estimated at around 2 tons.

Lin Xiao's achievements in one night were completely insignificant compared to the total output of the entire town.

Of course, given his current influence and popularity, as long as he continues to sell goods via live streaming, there will always be netizens willing to buy.

But the problem is, he can't do that.

As the town mayor, it's perfectly fine for him to use his influence to help villagers sell their goods.

Even based on the sales figures from the first day of the live stream, to sell all the oranges, he would have to stream continuously for more than 20 days, four hours every night, which would exhaust the donkeys in the production team.

Moreover, the orders he generates by leveraging his popularity will inevitably decrease as the number of live streams increases.

After all, no matter how much attention Lin Xiao's name attracts, there's only so much gossip to talk about.

Once the discussion is over, netizens will stop watching and naturally won't pay for more views.

Lin Xiao foresaw this trend.

Therefore, we must prepare for both possibilities and create another, more diverse sales channel while promoting live-streaming e-commerce.

This was an open secret for Mayor Lin.

He had previously run a chestnut picking garden in Chaobai Town, and it was very successful.

Chestnuts can actually be dangerous, yet fruit picking gardens can still thrive on them. So, navel orange picking, which is safe, has low-growing trees, and bright colors, is practically the chosen one for offline fruit picking experiences.

The only problem is that Xingguang Town is too remote, making it difficult to attract families with children to drive there.

After all, the only driving force behind the fruit picking garden project is the urban kids with nowhere to release their energy.

The sudden popularity of Lin Xiao and Han Xixi has attracted many tourists from other places, but most of them are young people and urbanites who like to chase trends.

There are quite a few families with children, but these families have all disappeared with the arrival of the school season in September. These days, there are very few tourists strolling around the town with children.

It will be difficult for Lin Xiao to attract families with children on his own!
He has to find outside help!
When considering foreign aid options, Lin Xiao hesitated for a while, but soon realized that he was completely blind to his own shortcomings.

—Why bother looking for outside help? There's a chosen one right in front of us!

Jiang Feng, the king of rock, is famous throughout the Chinese music scene for his deafening voice and his bewildered and helpless shouts. His fan base covers all middle-aged men from thirty to fifty years old.

These men are characterized by having a family, a career, and children, and reminiscing about their youth!
Lin Xiao's current popularity is no less than that of Jiang Tianwang.

However, their target audiences do not overlap at all.

Lin Xiao's shout can attract fans of his looks, fans who feel guilty, and young people who don't want to get married or date but love to ship couples online and follow trends.

These people come from all walks of life, but most of them don't have children, and those who do are mostly women, resulting in extremely low monetization potential.

Jiang Feng's target audience is mostly middle-aged men.

Getting middle-aged men to spend money is harder, except for one thing—paying for sentimentality.

Jiang Feng embodies the sentiments of all middle-aged men.

You may dislike him, mock him for being irritable and greasy, but you cannot deny that his songs stirred your youth and passion, and that you cried out for spring and life in the rain.

Therefore, it is most appropriate to have Jiang Feng serve as the spokesperson for the Xingguang Town navel orange picking garden.

However, it's obviously unrealistic to directly ask Jiang Feng to run the advertisement.

They're already top stars and pioneers, how undignified it is for them to endorse a round orange.
The key issue is that Starlight Town can't afford this endorsement fee.

After much deliberation, Lin Xiao decided to take a roundabout approach.

He noticed that Jiang Feng hadn't released a new song in five years. If he were to release a new song at this crucial moment, it would definitely ignite the passion of all middle-aged men.

It would be even better if this song could also provide clear guidance, giving all middle-aged men a real place to reminisce about their youth!

Lin Xiao searched the music library and found no songs that simultaneously included "orange," "starlight," and youthful passion.

He could only settle for the next best thing.

It doesn't matter what the song is about, the most important thing is that it can move Jiang Feng. If the Heavenly King doesn't like it, then it's all for nothing!
So, in order to win over the Heavenly King...

Lin Xiao has put in a lot of effort lately, spending all his spare time investigating Jiang Feng's gossip.

Now, not only is his entire experience of becoming famous known, but even how many girlfriends he's had, how many times he's been married, and how many women he's flirted with both inside and outside of marriage are all crystal clear.

They're even more die-hard fans than Jiang Feng's die-hard fans!
This investigation indeed yielded results.

The inspiration came from his debut song, "Wheat Field"!
Lin Xiao immediately thought of the song "All the Way South," which perfectly matched the song title, as Jiang Feng was originally from a rural area in Northwest China but now resides in Haicheng in Southeast China.

In addition, the lyrics perfectly matched his experiences in his youth, making them seem tailor-made for him.

Lin Xiao made up his mind instantly: You're the one!
"I refuse to believe I can't make you cry yourself to death!" (End of Chapter)