Why bother writing songs? Fast forward to the "Don't Laugh Challenge"

Years later, when Xia Shen stood at the top of the world's highest hall of fame, someone asked him what he felt.

Xia Shen's answer was simple: he had always remembered the way he came from.

"This path is actually quite difficult. After all, the entertainment industry is a place of fame and fortune. Everything here is already set in stone and deeply rooted. It is absolutely impossible for ordinary people without a background to make a name for themselves in this world of fame and fortune. I just wonder how many people remember that I started out working in the lower-tier market."

Xia Shen's interview sparked a huge buzz and discussion because, as always, he doesn't give many interviews to the outside world or the media, nor does he mingle much in the music scene. Instead, he focuses on making his own music behind closed doors.

Perhaps it is precisely because of his purity that he is so likable, not just because of his outstanding abilities, but because he is down-to-earth and like a real person.

Yes, Xia Shen comes from a background in the lower-tier market, which everyone knows. Perhaps in his early years, his early works drew criticism from some people, and many used this as a point of attack against him.

However, as time goes by and with the progress and development of the times, people are becoming more accepting of down-to-earth things, rather than simply resisting them.

For example, as many people are saying online now, I used to reject "rustic hip-hop" and couldn't understand why those old-fashioned people liked to listen to such unpleasant things.

But now I'm an old thing, I love being a country bumpkin, I've become an old thing, I've transcended being an old thing.

People have gradually come to understand that everything exists for a reason, and that simply resisting something will not achieve any effect.

Isn't Xia Shen just like that? Everyone says he's a fly in the Chinese music scene, producing nothing but history.

But it was this very person who saved the crumbling Chinese music scene and brought a completely different kind of brilliance to this decaying industry.

In recent years, in particular, with the development of AI, various fields originating from artistic creation have been significantly impacted, including the music industry.

Although the quality of AI output is difficult to match that of human output, and it is hard to win in terms of quality, AI wins by sheer volume. The sheer number of AI outputs is enormous and terrifying; some musicians can even produce hundreds of songs a day and release them all.

Then, if even one of these songs is of good quality, the resulting traffic can generate money.

The market is in a state of "bad money drives out good money."

Musicians like Xia Shen, who insist on handcrafting, should have been the most severely impacted, but he persevered and became a representative of human effort against artificial intelligence.

It's fair to say that if it weren't for Xia Shen, the musician who initially created low-quality content, the Chinese music scene would have been devastated long ago, which is quite ironic.

The year after Xia Shen ranked 99th on the global list of 100, he shot up to the top ten like a rocket, securing ninth place.

This progress can only be described as rapid.

In his third year, he naturally became the world's number one producer and secured the title of the world's top 100 producer.

Moreover, it was a commanding lead, shocking the entire world and industry. The extent of its lead was so great that it was almost despair-inducing, leaving no room for comparison.

Also in that year, Xia Shen announced his marriage to Zhou Yumeng.

They finally achieved their happy ending.

The disclosure of this news did not surprise anyone, because it was so natural and logical.

Although Zhou Yumeng's fans were somewhat reluctant to see her go, as many of them had feelings for her that went beyond mere idol worship, they mostly offered their blessings. They had watched the two of them grow up together, from their initial appearance on the Ultra stage to their team on the show and their later collaborative album.

It can be said that Xia Shen's success is inseparable from Zhou Yumeng, and Zhou Yumeng's success is also inseparable from Xia Shen's support. One of them has an extremely terrifying creative ability, and the other has the singing skills and vocal qualities to dominate the Chinese music scene. Their combination is not simply one plus one equals two.

Not to mention, in the years that followed, when Xia Shen and Zhou Yumeng announced their plans to develop their careers in the European and American music scene, the two evolved even further.

They completely decimated the Western music scene, and their songwriting and singing abilities evolved to a whole new level.

In just five years, two Chinese people became number one in Europe and America, achieving every possible and deserved accomplishment.

From then on, in a short period of time, both of them, who were only thirty years old when they returned, had already reached the pinnacle of their careers, and then simultaneously announced their retirement from the entertainment industry.

This year was destined to be the darkest day in the history of the world music scene, because on this day, the king who ruled the music scene fell from grace.

No one knows where the two of them went, and there has been no news of them since. Occasionally, passersby will report that they have been photographed in some country and some place.

Everyone understood that they were simply enjoying life.

Although they have disappeared from the music scene, they still live on in the world music scene.

Over the past decade, no one has been able to surpass their status.

Of course, during this process, a lot of news was released, saying that the two had passed away or something, making it sound very mysterious.

But each time, Xia Shen or Zhou Yumeng would personally step forward and use social media accounts they hadn't used in a long time to refute the rumors.

Many rumor-mongers who tried to exploit loopholes to gain attention or make money from online traffic have paid the price they deserve.

Of course, just when everyone thought that these two twin stars would never appear again, and that they would never be able to see the grandeur of many years ago in their lifetime.

In 2048, an unprecedented catastrophe broke out on a global scale.

That year, natural disasters swept across the land. Due to excessive rainfall, floods occurred frequently in many places, especially in third-world countries with underdeveloped infrastructure, where the situation was devastating, resembling a living hell.

Xia Shen simultaneously posted a status update on his Weibo and various social media accounts.

Xia Shen and Zhou Yumeng are about to hold a world tour concert!

This marks their return after 15 years, and their purpose is simple: not to make a profit, but to do charity and raise funds.

This news brought tears to the eyes of countless people around the world.

Because they didn't know how many years they had been waiting for this news.

When authoritative sources confirmed the news, it caused a huge uproar.

On the day of the concert, CCTV-1, which was responsible for broadcasting it, achieved its highest ratings ever, because today, not only in this country, but all over the world was watching their TV program!
This also proves to the world that no matter how much time has passed, the superstars in the heavens will always remain superstars! Nothing will change!
(End of the book)

(This book has had a rather bumpy road, because a lot happened in my life during this period, which hit me very hard and of course affected my writing. But thankfully, I've finally recovered. Although this book was rushed, I still kept my promise and gave it an ending. Of course, my new book is also in preparation, so see you in the new book.) (End of Chapter)