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

"Does anyone here know how to sing in a traditional Chinese opera style?"

During the studio meeting, Yu Wei raised this question, clearly preparing for the song allocation.

However, looking at Tong Yulu and Fei Hong exchanging bewildered glances, he felt like he had asked in vain...

Lin Yuting just shook her head. She was an outsider, having debuted less than half a year ago, so naturally she had never been exposed to this kind of thing.

"Ugh."

Such a large studio, yet they can't find a single person who can sing in the style of traditional opera. If word gets out, people will think that FishLeap has no one left.

Just as Yu Wei was considering whether to change the song, Qi Luoan, who was listening in from behind, jumped out and asked to turn on the voice recording.

"Could it be that you can?"

"No, but I know who will."

As soon as she opened her mouth, Yu Wei knew who she was talking about. Who else could it be but Shen Yutong, who could make Qi Luoan so familiar and certain?

Although this person is indeed an outsider, the signing of the contract had already been finalized in advance, so it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he is half a member of the studio.

It wouldn't be bad to let her sing a song, after all, she'll be one of us sooner or later.

"Then ask her if she's interested in helping out; she can sing the number nine."

"Got it."

With Shen Yutong joining the team, the album lineup gains another powerful member. Regardless of the quality of the songs, the mere mention of these names is enough to attract attention.

After spending two days distributing songs to everyone, Yu Wei officially began creating the album on the third day.

To give everyone ample practice time, he personally wrote the first two songs, setting the tone for the album right off the bat.

April 26th.

Yu Wei's second album, or rather, Wei Yu's first album, has officially started pre-sales. For netizens, this is an investment.

Because this album isn't being released all at once, but rather one song per day, if the quality of the later songs is poor after pre-ordering, it will be too late for them to regret it.

However, based on their recognition of Yu Wei's talent, everyone chose to believe first and then believe later. The overall quality of the album can be gleaned from the first song.

Music software is also quite creative, highlighting on the pre-order page that this is an album by "new singer" Wei Yu, and even commissioning someone to draw a chibi-style character design of Wei Yu.

Unsuspecting netizens actually believed it and kept asking who Wei Yu was and why they had never seen him before.

It would be absurd to think someone had actually met him; such a person doesn't even exist in real life...

As time went on, everyone grew increasingly impatient, eager to see what this personal album featuring novel characters was all about.

Many people's eyes were fixed on the countdown to unlocking the first song, "All the Way North," which sounded like a road trip song.

With only one hour left in the countdown, netizens waiting to hear the song gradually became more and more excited; it was finally about to begin.

They were both excited and apprehensive. After all, the last time they heard Yu Wei's songs, they were horror music. Once bitten, twice shy, their PTSD was about to flare up...

Hopefully, this isn't some kind of evil spirit.

Soon, the single was officially released, and at the same moment, netizens clicked on it without hesitation.

They didn't do anything else. Instead, they first glanced at the lyrics to make sure it was a normal pop song with nothing weird about it before they started listening to the song seriously.

It's not their fault for being wary of others; it's all Yu Wei's fault for being inhuman.

When the first piano key sound came through his headphones, Cheng Haipeng realized he had been holding his breath.

As a longtime fan of Yu Wei, he, like thousands of other "little fish," listened to the songs while reading the novel's comment section.

This seems to have become a common practice: the comment section of a song is too formal and not suitable for jokes or memes.

They enjoy chatting in the comment sections corresponding to the novel's plot, where they can speak freely amidst songs and text.

The moment the countdown reached zero, all the teasing, speculation, and anticipation temporarily fell silent—only the prelude to "All the Way North" played simultaneously on millions of devices.

The simple and clean piano melody, like the reflective strip on a highway at night, draws a line that gradually recedes into the distance in the darkness.

The world in the rearview mirror
A farewell that grows ever more distant.

When the first line of lyrics appeared, the comment section remained restrainedly quiet. But then, the drumbeats steadily joined in, and the guitar chords vibrated like the rhythmic vibrations of wheels rolling over a road.

You turned your back
Her profile is still beautiful.
I use my eyes to follow
I could hear your tears.

Cheng Haipeng's fingers hovered above the keyboard.

He had originally planned to write a professional review such as "the arrangement is as sophisticated as ever," but at this moment, all those analytical words disappeared.

He suddenly remembered eight years ago, the scene from the song, when he drove his ex-girlfriend to the airport. She was going to Beijing, while he stayed in a small town in the south.

The sound of raindrops hitting the windshield and the rhythmic swaying of the wipers in my memory unexpectedly overlaps with the drumbeats of this moment.

The first genuine reaction appeared in the comments section:

"I don't know why, but I suddenly remembered the day my dad sent me off to college."

Next is the second one:

"I suddenly burst into tears in the taxi while I was working overtime."

Then, comments flooded in.

"It feels like this song was written for me, just a month after our breakup."

"I'm on a train to another city, listening to the same song on repeat."

"..."

"All the Way North" has a special kind of magic; it doesn't deliberately try to be sentimental, and it doesn't even have a clear story.

The lyrics contain only scattered images, but it is precisely this blank space that allows everyone to fill in their own story.

The melody builds up layer by layer, the emotions accumulate, and the build-up before the chorus calms everyone down.

I traveled all the way north

Leaving the season with you

You said you were tired

I can no longer fall in love with anyone.

This sentence, like a dull knife, slowly cuts into everyone's nerves.

Who the "you" in the song is is no longer important. It has become a symbol, representing the love, trust, and warmth they once held tightly but ultimately let slip through their fingers.

Cheng Haipeng finally wrote his comment: "This is not a song about loss, it is a song about experiencing loss but still moving forward."

His comment quickly garnered hundreds of likes, clearly indicating that most listeners shared his sentiments.

The interlude is a longer, more unrestrained guitar solo; it no longer narrates, but merely hissses.

Some people analyze Yu Wei's lyrical artistry, some admire his melodic compositions, but most people simply share the genuine feelings of ordinary listeners.

The comments section seems to have turned into a "My Story of Heading North" collection event, with college students sharing their perseverance in long-distance relationships, working professionals recounting the hardships of being a "Beijing drifter," and overseas Chinese expressing their homesickness.

Yu Wei's song became a vessel for the emotions of millions of people on this ordinary spring day.

It encapsulates the nostalgia of those born in the 80s, the confusion of those born in the 90s, the aspirations of those born in the 00s, and the bewilderment of those born in the 10s. It seems that no matter what age you are, you can find the answers you seek in this song.

It's no exaggeration to say that "All the Way North," the first song on the album, was a smash hit right from the start, to the point that netizens were worried about whether the rest of the album could keep up.

This number is too strong, what should we do with the numbers that follow?

At this point, the listeners were too preoccupied to think about anything else; they remained engrossed in the song.

The reason why "All the Way North" resonates with everyone is not because it is perfect, but because it is real.

A real farewell, real regret, real courage.

In the rearview mirror, the world seems to recede further and further away.

The road stretches on and on in front of the steering wheel.

Yu Wei's song allowed everyone walking alone to hear each other's heartbeats at some point. (End of Chapter)