Have you ever been a celebrity? Why are you writing about entertainment?

The theme of Chen Laoshi's "Ziru" is not freedom, but self, which is something Yu Wei never expected.

A sudden change of heart, huh? I heard you say that.

After listening to just a few lines, the song seems more like Chen Ping's reflection on his life experiences. Every line is meaningful and worth savoring.

In the voice of the late Mr. Zhong, it seemed as if there was the morning mist of Xiguan in the old days. The piano only played a few high notes, like water droplets dripping from the eaves, reflecting the light of the newly awakened sky.

The lyrics are in authentic Cantonese, a mix of classical and vernacular Chinese, with a profound and evocative atmosphere. Is that scene from the 1960s or the 1970s?
It's not like a song, but more like a sigh, dredged up from the deep well of time.

The melody wasn't complicated, but it had a unique captivating quality, and the expectant looks in the judges' eyes grew even brighter.

This song, "Free and Easy," possesses the captivating essence of classic Cantonese pop songs, incorporates the grandeur of art songs, and even carries a touch of the vastness of world music.

As expected of Chen Ping's work, even Ye Shengyu, who calls Chen "dog" repeatedly, can't help but be impressed by such a song.

The verses are like a delicately painted watercolor scroll, slowly unfolding different facets of a life.

It contains youthful exuberance, urban confusion and pursuit, intertwined love and hate, and deep-seated affection.

Gradually, Yu Wei realized that her initial idea was not wrong; the core of the song contained freedom.

Freedom is not the core of the song, but simply the personality of the late Mr. Chen.

There isn't a single explicit "How free I am," but the clarity that comes from traversing the mundane world and experiencing all its joys and sorrows permeates every line of the song.

Yu Wei gradually got some ideas. He wanted to target this song, but there was no need to replicate Chen Ping's life. Everyone's life experience is different, and it is impossible to make them similar.

Even if he finds a work that closely matches Chen Ping's life experience, it only achieves a match. No one knows Chen Ping better than himself, and a story that matches can't compare to a memoir.

What Yu Wei wants to do is to present a different life, with different experiences and a different life story, but one that is consistent with, or even surpasses, this song in its realm of understanding...

He had no time to think further, but instead immersed himself in the song, savoring the subtle clues within it.

The piano played a series of ascending scales like flowing water, clear and bright, as if the clouds had finally parted and the true light of day had been revealed.

As the chorus approached, the elderly Mr. Zhong closed his eyes, tilted his head back slightly, and seemed to have a faint smile on his lips.

The next moment, her voice, weathered by time, burst forth with a clear and penetrating sound that transcended her age.

Time knows not how much sorrow humanity has endured.
Why not live life to the fullest?

Yu Wei squinted, seemingly having anticipated this, and there it was again, the familiar lyrics…

Last time, Chen Ping's "Even If It's Ordinary" contained a few lines from the song "Ordinary People's Song," which he couldn't understand at the time, so naturally he couldn't forget it.

This time, the classic lyrics of "Walk Away with Style" were used as the climax of "Free and Easy".

The melodies are not similar, only the lyrics are repeated. Moreover, this is a Cantonese song, and the listening experience is completely different from "Walk Away with Style".

It's like Chen Ping only knew these few lines, and then expanded them into a complete song based on his own understanding.

Yu Wei couldn't figure out exactly what happened. Perhaps this secret had been completely buried with the passing of Elder Chen...

But there is no doubt that this song is perfect; the repetition of the lyrics is not a patchwork, but a fusion of different styles.

The lyrics "A thousand people have a thousand Hamlets" are, in Chen Ping's eyes, simply a true reflection of his life.

Why not live life to the fullest?
A single lyric, intertwined with the most concrete life experiences, constructs an incomparably free and romantic spiritual world.

As the chorus sang, a sense of unbridled freedom and a clear-headed understanding of everything surged towards the audience like a tidal wave, leaving them thoroughly satisfied.

The interlude of the piano music contains the youthful exuberance, the burdens of middle age, and the calm composure of reaching the end of one's journey and watching the clouds rise.

This is true art.

On the judging panel, Ye Shengyu had unconsciously sat up straight. He had resigned himself to his fate; no one could take anything away from Chen Ping. This was destiny…

In the final section, Chung Ching sang very softly and steadily, as if reluctant to part, or as if it were a perfect ending, gently falling to the ground.

The musical notes dissipated into the air, leaving the studio in a vacuum-like silence.

Chen Jinyi stared with her mouth agape, the process sheet clutched in her hand, its edges unconsciously crumpled. In that moment, she seemed to see the figure from her memories once more.

Without a doubt, my father's life was short but incredibly brilliant, just like the line in the song, "Live life to the fullest."

Who in this world lives as freely and unrestrainedly as him?

The other unsuspecting judges stood frozen in place, completely unprepared for the song that Zhong Qing would present today.

In this song, they could hear the creator's vision; he used the entire song to reflect on his long life journey.

Having traversed freedom, carefree spirit, and romance, I finally offer a gentle salute to the self that has reached the state of "peace."

This is an extraordinary piece. Looking at the moist eyes of the venerable Zhong Qing, no words were needed; everyone already knew the answer in their hearts.

A legend, that person is a true legend.

"I think we don't need to give it a score."

A music professor in the first group broke the silence. Despite being a veteran in the field, he felt unworthy to give that person a score. They had all come from that era, idolized Chen Ping, and were already honored to hear his posthumous work; how could they possibly have the mind to offer any evaluation?
This teasing remark drew agreement from many people, but Liao Ling quickly suppressed it.

“All songs participating in the review process must go through the procedure; this is the rule, and it applies to everyone.”

She is a very principled person. She initially resisted Yu Wei because of her principled behavior, and she is still the same now. Even if Chen Ping himself comes, this procedure still has to be followed!
Xu Zhen nodded, agreeing that this was indeed the case; they were judges, not fans, and they couldn't neglect their duties.

At his prompting, the judges quickly gave their scores, and Yu Wei, without hesitation, gave it a 9.9.

Although he wanted to push the song off the stage for some reasons, the communication between musicians should take place on stage, and there's no point in resorting to underhanded tactics.

A perfect score is given as a sign of respect.

Chen Jinyi did not give a score this time, after all, she has a close relationship with the creator of the song.

She knew about Yu Wei's plan, but after listening to the song, reason told her that the plan had a very low success rate.

In this situation, can Yu Wei still produce one similar work after another to replace the previous one?

Putting aside other things, life experience is something that requires age, and Yu Wei is still too young. No matter how strong his creative ability is, he can't write anything beyond his experience.

This step is very difficult...

The score for "Ziru" is outrageous; many people, like Yu Wei, gave it the highest score without hesitation.

However, some people gave serious scores, with one person only giving it 8 points, commenting that it was not suitable for the Spring Festival Gala.

This song is great in every way, except that it's too self-centered. It's a song written for oneself, so how can ordinary people understand it?
They are music connoisseurs, but the audience isn't. People watch the Spring Festival Gala to find resonance. This song has a high artistic value, but it's hard to empathize with it.

These words are reasonable and well-founded, but those who support Ziroom also have their own arguments: Chen Ping's work being featured on the Spring Festival Gala has strong commemorative significance in itself.

The name Chen Ping, which transcends time, resonates with everyone.

Both sides had their own reasons, so Xu Zhen began his usual attempt to smooth things over, saying that since that was the case, they might as well put the matter on hold for now.

This song was already pre-selected, so it doesn't matter whether it's put in the waiting area or not. This arrangement is mainly to appease the public.

Songs that aren't a good fit for the Spring Festival Gala will definitely provoke dissatisfaction from serious judges, such as Liao Ling.

In fact, there's not much difference between putting it in the waiting area and selecting it directly. There haven't been any similar works yet, let alone works that can compete with it.

Upon hearing that "Ziru" had entered the pending zone, Chen Jinyi glanced at Yu Wei again. Theoretically, the opportunity seemed to have appeared. Whether or not Yu Wei could make it happen, and whether or not he should do it, depended on Yu Wei himself.

Yu Wei glanced back at her and nodded silently.

The key to a good life is to have a clear mind. Unexpected situations are one thing, but the choices one has made in advance should naturally be carried through to the end.

If he backs down this time, no matter how well he does in the future, he will still regret it in the end. Others can live in the shadow of Senior Chen, but he can't.

We're both just scumbags, why should I avoid your sharp edge?

Amidst the hushed gasps of the judges, the morning's program selection process came to an end. Yu Wei, not daring to delay for even a moment, rushed to the cafeteria to eat while simultaneously beginning to write furiously.

He needed to change the target song before the afternoon's judging began...

Chen Ping's song "Freedom" is not perfect. As several meticulous judges pointed out, the song lacks resonance.

Therefore, Yu Wei plans to start from this point and create a song with a higher level of understanding and resonance, based on his life experiences.

Works of this caliber are extremely rare.

No one else had ever seen Yu Wei like this before. Although he usually wrote during his lunch break, he was usually quite relaxed. Today, however, he was acting like a madman, practically banging the keyboard until it was smoking.

Is this what it's like for online novel authors to be rushing to finish their manuscripts?

Yu Wei didn't even have time to eat. He would write furiously for a few minutes, then gulp down a big mouthful of food, chewing and typing at the same time, not daring to stop for a moment.

This time he didn't ask Qi Luoan for help because he hadn't decided what song to write beforehand, and he couldn't look at his phone during the judging period.

During such a short lunch break, Yu Wei could write it himself much faster, since he was the only one who knew best how to write the details of the song.

Quick code addition!

He knew he would need to change the song on the spot, so he had prepared a draft beforehand. All he needed to do was fill in the title of the song and straighten out the plot.

He could easily write a chapter during his lunch break; the real problem was the redemption process. He was worried about randomly receiving subscription data, which would require waiting a while.

Half an hour later, Yu Wei successfully released a new chapter, and as expected, the redemption requirement was that the corresponding chapter had more than 77500 subscriptions.

This data is insignificant compared to the current popularity of Yu Wei's novels, but he desperately needs time, the sooner the better!

"Stop waiting for the book to grow, please subscribe already, I beg you."

Yu Wei stared intently at the data in the backend: 30,000, 40,000, 50,000... At this moment, he understood what it meant to be eagerly waiting.

Just as the chapter subscriptions reached 70,000, the afternoon review process officially began. He went backstage to prepare, and the next two were numbers 45 and 46.

Yu Wei has two songs left. (End of Chapter)