Huayu: When the director changed his major

Chapter 67 Preliminary Test of Divination

But no matter what, after listening to these songs, it was almost 7 o'clock.

"Fortune Telling" is officially launched.

January 1th happens to be a Monday, which is when the weekly rankings are updated.

The traffic volume is relatively high at 7 pm, so Cheng Xi and his team decided to go online at 7 pm.

Of course, if you don’t have a traffic package and a platform to help you promote, no one will be interested in your online content at this time, and the position will be taken by others.

At this time, many of Zuibai’s book friends and some fans on Weibo were already waiting in front of the computer, ready to listen to what Zuibai’s new song was like.

And that very recognizable beauty named "Love", how good is her singing?

Of course, our old friend Li Huowang is among them.

Ever since being impressed by "Wan Wan", Li Huowang has become a die-hard fan of Zuibai.

Now it has reached the point where everyone who is white must be praised, and everyone who is against white must be criticized.

Although many people on Weibo are not optimistic about this song, Li Huowang firmly believes that this song will work!

He also argued crazily with netizens on Weibo, as if he was going to fight ten of them at once.

Now Li Huowang has secretly joined Zuibai's book club, and also specially registered on Weibo to follow Zuibai and the artists in his studio.

He didn't expect that as soon as he registered, before he even posted a single Weibo, a fight would start. It was so lively, and it made him feel that Weibo was also very fun!

Why didn’t I discover this great place earlier!

As soon as it was 7 o'clock, Li Huowang called on his roommates to sit together, turn on Kugou Music, and prepare to enjoy Teacher Zuibai's new work together.

"Teacher Zuibai, I'm definitely relieved. I just hope this newcomer isn't too bad."

Li Huowang thought about it while clicking on the push ad and it started playing.

The prelude begins with the sounds of bamboo flute, guzheng and drum beats, especially the unique tone of the bamboo flute which is very catchy.

Is this authentic Chinese style?

Now, since Jay Chou’s "Dong Feng Po" and "Blue and White Porcelain" and Xu Song's "Qingming Rain" became popular, various Chinese styles have emerged one after another.

But the quality varies greatly, and most of them are cobbled together.

But this song "Fortune Telling" obviously has a strong Chinese style. The short 20-second prelude passed in a flash, and Li Huowang felt like he hadn't heard enough.

"The wind blows the sand, butterflies fall in love with the flowers, a story that lasts through the ages

Like the moon in the water, fascinated by the flowers in the mirror

Bamboo fence, wooden pipa, arch bridge under the moon
Who is singing and missing someone far away?

The lyrics are also very Chinese in style, but the tune is a catchy rhythm, not the gentle Chinese style.

Then the song came to the chorus, the flute faded away, and the guzheng came in:

"Guessing again and again,

Good or bad, or worry and fear

My love for you is endless
Fate plays tricks on us, and destiny is full of twists and turns."

After listening to it, Li Huowang and his roommates immediately downloaded and collected it, and quickly opened Weibo, Renren, Tieba, forums and QQ groups to start talking about this song "Fortune Telling".

The most important thing is that he thought it was quite good after listening to it, and now he has more confidence to go to Weibo to start a war of words.

He is not a professional musician, he just listens for fun and thinks it sounds good.

There is nothing stronger than your own subjective opinion.

"Zuibai's new song has a Chinese style and is very catchy and good. If you haven't heard it, go and cleanse your ears!"

People on Weibo, here I come, come and see how I slap you in the face.

So Li Huowang spent another happy day on various Weibo, Tieba, QQ groups, etc.

A studio in Shanghai.

As a professional music critic, Zhao Ziyue takes some time every day to listen to new songs that have been released recently so that she can recommend them to her fans.

Now she has become a well-known music critic on Weibo. Because she is fair and impartial in her comments, and speaks of both good and bad, her fans who follow her to listen to her music are very loyal.

I returned home as usual today, made myself a cup of coffee, put on professional headphones and started listening to the new songs I had released in recent days.

But when she listened for a while and was lamenting that today's new songs were not very good, Xiami Music suddenly pushed a song called "Fortune Telling".

Judging from the title of the song, it should be Chinese style?

So I clicked it.

"...

Keep guessing, and tell another fortune.

It's a good sign, but I still can't let it go

My love for you has lasted through several winters and summers
I miss you day and night, and pray that you won’t change your mind again.”

After listening to the song, Zhao Ziyue was a little confused.

This song cannot be simply described as good or bad. The arrangement mainly uses bamboo flute, pipa, guzheng and Chinese drums.

It is a genuine Chinese style.

But the lyrics and melody are popular, and the lyrics are generally a bit neither ancient nor modern, and even a bit too catchy.

The lyrics are rather clichéd, telling the story of a wife who misses her husband far away and, worried about him, consults a fortune teller to seek the Buddha's blessing. The woman's anxiety and helplessness as she repeatedly consults the fortune teller are perfectly expressed. The melody is catchy, both the intro and the chorus are incredibly catchy, and it's clear this is an adaptation of a Korean pop song.

But the strange thing is that after the adaptation, it lost its Korean flavor and can be said to be very consistent with the local Chinese feeling.

If you ask anyone who has never heard the original song to listen to it, they would definitely not guess that it is a cover of a song from Korea.

What's the overall feeling? Rustic and trendy.

But the fact that she was able to listen to it to the end and wanted to listen to it again proves that this song is much better than the other new songs tonight.

Moreover, the sound of the bamboo flute in the prelude was so beautiful that Zhao Ziyue listened to it again several times.

While listening, she also posted a comment on her Weibo:
[A new artist's new song, "Divination," is a heartfelt adaptation that's both earthy and trendy. I've listened to it three times, and you'll have the final say on whether it's good or not.]

After posting it, she even went to Weibo to search for the lyricist Zui Bai and the newcomer Zhang Tianai.

Zhang Tianai’s Weibo is obviously new, with only a few updates.

And this Zuibai is actually the screenwriter of "Never Expected That". As a screenwriter, he actually arranged the music and wrote the lyrics?

And he is the author of Jingjiang.com. What the hell is "My Love from the Star"? Isn't the threshold for composing music a bit too low nowadays!

But I'd still go and take a look at this novel. It seems to be quite popular on Jingjiang.com. I'll see what this cross-border Zuibai has to offer.

There are too many cross-border people who are seeking fame and reputation now, which makes her naturally distrustful of non-professionals.

I didn't expect that after I opened and read the first chapter, I couldn't get out of the relationship with Cheon Song Yi and Lu Jun Min.

No matter what new song or fans, they are not as important as me having to finish this alien book today!

Zuibai Studio.

Although Zhang Tianai has listened to this song countless times, it still feels very different when she listens to it on Xiami and Kugou Music.

It’s as fulfilling as writing a book online and getting the physical copy after it’s published.

She usually uses Qianqian Jingting and Kugou to listen to music.

When she heard the song she sang slowly flowing out from Kugou Music, the sense of accomplishment and excitement made her so happy that her nervousness subsided a lot.

After listening to it several times, she quickly refreshed the page to check the comments.

Netizens on Xiami and Kugou Music are obviously more kind, with positive and negative reviews probably accounting for half each.

It is said that the Chinese style is well adapted, the melody is pleasant and the lyrics are catchy.

The negative reviews also focused on Zhang Tianai's singing skills. The lyrics of the Korean adaptation were considered neither elegant nor colloquial, and were at the level of those written by Mr. Bai Shizui.

Some people think it's catchy, while others think it's just a catchy song, and the two sides are arguing non-stop.

But both parties agreed that the song was worth listening to. Otherwise, it would be a waste of time to argue over a song that was not worth listening to.

An hour later, the number of views of "Fortune Telling" had exceeded 30,000, and it was ranked in the top 30 of the weekly new song chart.

This achievement made everyone feel extremely happy. They originally thought that being able to make it to the new song chart was already very good.

I didn't expect this song to jump all the way from the last 50 to the th place, and it only took an hour.

This result also made Zhang Tianai finally breathe a sigh of relief and smile.

You can scold me for my bad singing skills, as long as you can listen to it.

At this time, Cheng Xi also received calls from two music platforms, saying that the performance of this song was very good for a newcomer and had a chance to become a hit, and suggested that they increase publicity efforts.

Of course Cheng Xi could hear the implication, which was that he wanted me to continue paying more for publicity.

Then add some more.

The next day, 24 hours passed.

"Fortune Telling" fermented overnight, thanks to Zuibai's influence, the quality of the song itself and good pre-promotion.

It finally made it into the top 15 of the new song chart, which also met Cheng Xi's expectations. You know, Cheng Xi's trump card has not been used yet.

Although this song became a viral song on Tik Tok in later generations, when it was first released, it was treated as a viral song like "Can't afford it". It was only popular for a short while and then disappeared for several years.

It was not until short video platforms such as Douyin and Kuaishou became popular that "Fortune Telling" enjoyed a second spring.

As Jin Chen's "Fortune Telling" dance became popular, it became increasingly popular, making the song extremely popular. Cheng Xi remembered that the song had hundreds of millions of views.

Although it has attracted a lot of criticism, such as being too sappy and lacking in nutritional value, and being a fake Chinese style, the melody of this song is very catchy and people like to listen to it.

After a while, when Cheng Xi creates the dance for "Fortune Telling", you can imagine how popular this song will become.

Zhang Tianai’s first shot, the studio’s first shot has been fired.

Everyone also congratulated Zhang Tianai. Although most people criticized her singing skills, because of this song, she gained 70,000 to 80,000 followers on Weibo last night, almost surpassing Zui Bai's number of fans in an instant.

This is the most direct proof. Although people say they don’t like it on the Internet, more and more people are paying attention to it.

"Congratulations, Xiaotian, you've successfully taken your first step into the entertainment industry!"

Of course, the micro-film we made with Koreans before does not count. It was just a practice work and did not make any splash in China at all.

Zhang Tianai looked very happy and said to Cheng Xi in a playful tone:

"It's because of my boss's protection that I have this opportunity~"

"Hahaha, keep going, there will be better opportunities in the future!"

When Cheng Xi heard Zhang Tianai calling him boss just like Li Wentao did, he couldn't help but laugh when he saw her cute appearance and hot body.

From now on, I won’t just be protecting you, Xiaotian.

(End of this chapter)