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Chapter 223 The Figure Dancing with a Red Headscarf
From then on, Mistan's life began to fall into an abyss. There was no one to teach him, no one to rely on, no one to take care of him, and no peers were willing to play with him. Over time, he also came into contact with some shady people.

However, after a year or two of contact, in addition to problems such as genital diseases and drug addiction that followed one after another and clung tightly to him, he gained nothing.

Even those who initially considered him a brother pinned all the blame on him after his arrest.

From that moment on, he also lost his only social network.

Even now, he lives in a painful struggle every day.

He had thought about dying more than once, until he heard a song.

That song is called "faded".

The appearance of this song was like a ray of light suddenly shining through his dark life, illuminating his entire existence.

He has truly found his path in life!
He began to try to understand the person behind the song.

This was the opportunity that led him to get to know Xia Shen, a musician.

Then it became an unstoppable passion; he listened to countless works by this musician from distant China.

This even includes his works written in Chinese.

This music gave him great strength.

Unfortunately, because Xia Shen is Chinese, he has never been able to contact the other party or find out more about them.

His understanding of Xia Shen was limited to music—music that captivated and fascinated him, music that gave him strength; he knew nothing else.

But none of that matters. As long as Xia Shen's music can give him the strength to keep going, that's enough. Other issues are secondary.

He then sorted out his feelings, went to find a job, and started living life seriously.

Although it's tiring, and there's no guarantee that anything will change, because in their country, the problem of class stratification is extremely serious.

Whatever social class you are born into, you are destined to never escape that abyss, no matter how hard you try in your life.

Those who are able to stand up, forge their own path, and escape the mire are ultimately just a handful; they are also the lucky ones who have been lifted up by capital.

He will continue to suffer greatly and never see the light of day.

But at least he mustered the courage to start moving forward, and that's a change.

But not long ago, Xia Shen came to America, and he watched Xia Shen's live stream with great excitement.

At this point, he felt that the power of faith was disappearing.

He still couldn't accept that the musical genius he had always believed in, the one who stood in the light and brought him hope, was actually this kind of person.

He couldn't accept this sense of loss.

It took him a long time to accept it and move on.

Upon closer reflection, he began to understand.

After all, no matter what kind of songs or music Xia Shen writes, he will always be Xia Shen, the Xia Shen who can write "faded" and "Love The Way You Lie".

He possesses extremely high artistic sentiments and musical talent, and is also a person with profound thoughts.

But at the same time, he is also a very interesting person; he is a living, breathing person, just like himself.

This is enough.

So he started writing letters to Xia Shen.

After learning Xia Shen's hotel address, they sent him a letter almost every day.

He wrote down almost everything he could.

From his own life to hearing Xia Shen's music.

Then, take this as an opportunity to motivate and encourage yourself to get out of the predicament.

He then wrote a lot about how much he wanted to meet Xia Shen and how much he admired him. He started asking in the letters how Xia Shen and his wife, Zhou Yumeng, were doing.

He also talked about his life, including the fact that his new girlfriend is pregnant.

He planned that if it was a girl, he wanted to name the child Bonnie.

He also mentioned that he read about Xia Shen's early experiences of being ostracized in China, and he expressed his sadness.

For example, he is still writing letters now.

He curled up and wrote words little by little.

I have a friend who worked with me and committed suicide because a prostitute dumped him.

I know you probably hear this every day, there's so much of this shitty stuff in the world, but I'm your number one fan.

I even have the underground music you and Tian Min made together. Hey, actually, when you think about it, isn't that awesome?

My room is covered with your posters and photos.

I fucking love your songs and those Chinese actress Song Anqi's songs too, they're awesome.

Anyway, I hope you see this letter and reply to me.

We were just chatting. I'm your most loyal fan.
Mistan.

After finishing writing, Mistan put the letter back into the envelope with anticipation and stood up.

He was going to work, and in the process, he mailed the letter.

And summer is deep.
He did receive the letter.

It was just a pile of letters.

There are too many to list.

After all, his current address is not a secret. Any fan who pays a little attention will know where he lives, and even which room he lives in.

If this hotel weren't a five-star luxury hotel with strong and good security, he would have suspected that fans might have run in and disturbed him.

Therefore, during this period, he received an astronomical number of letters every day, and naturally he had neither the time nor the energy to read them one by one.

He simply tossed the vast majority of letters aside.

They have a week left before they can go back.

During this week, Xia Shen also participated in some interviews in America.

Some interview programs and short segments don't take up much time, and his schedule is always very flexible, so he naturally won't say anything if he can go.

This should also provide a way for America's fans to learn about him.

By now, everyone knows this abstract point he made.

He even composed a song called "Dancin" on the spot during a radio program.

It's clearly a fairly serious-sounding electronic music piece, even with an excellent sense of rhythm, and the vocal parts are quite challenging.

However, without realizing it, the usage scenarios have all gone astray.

It all started when a muscular man wearing a paisley headband performed a dance to this song.
None of these are the main points. The main point is that this muscular man is a very well-known actor in America, well, a rather unconventional actor.

They make action movies.

Moreover, it's a very special kind of action movie, the kind that can be directly translated as "troublemaker".

It has a certain degree of fame in China and has even been a popular subject in various parody videos.

(End of this chapter)