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The air suddenly became very quiet; you could hear a pin drop.

The sudden focus of all eyes on him made Xiao Zhongge a little uncomfortable. He frowned and asked, "What? Why are you all looking at me like that?"

"Hiss—, it's nothing, it just feels strange that you could say something like that." The boss clicked his tongue, crossed his arms, and leaned back in his seat.

“Indeed, logically speaking, shouldn’t you be the one who hates singers like Xia Shen the most? In the past, you would have cursed him to death, so why are you speaking up for him now?” The second brother also felt suspicious.

“Something definitely isn’t right,” the fourth brother nodded in agreement.

"Puzzling."

"Incomprehensible."

"Agree!"

The three of them simultaneously expressed their thoughts.

Indeed, in their dormitory, if one had to name the person who was the most demanding when it came to music and had the most requirements, it would be Xiao Zhongge.

Well, actually their whole dorm wasn't much better, but everything is just a matter of comparison; at least they listened to some popular songs.

But in Xiao Zhongge's eyes, the things he listens to are so niche that they've never even heard of them, let alone added to their playlists. Moreover, he's the kind of person who would save up several thousand yuan to buy headphones just to listen to music, and he cares about the style of a song and what elements it uses.

A true enthusiast.

So, coming from Xiao Zhongge's mouth, it was as if the priest had lost interest in the little boy, which was simply unbelievable.

At this moment, the eldest brother suddenly thought of something and asked abruptly, "Are you a fan of Xia Shen? Do you think the stuff he makes is acceptable?"

"What words! What words are this!"

Snapped--

Xiao Zhongge immediately slammed his hand on the table and stood up.

He spoke louder than anyone else: "How could that be? I wouldn't listen to this kind of song even if you let me hear it. It has no musicality whatsoever, the rhythm is mediocre, it's just random stuff with some meaningless melodies, it's incredibly corny."

"Isn't that enough? You yourself said that what Xia Shen made was incredibly tacky, and you still say we went too far."

The eldest brother shrugged and said, "So what we said is also fine. Or do you think it's a good thing that this kind of thing is prevalent in the Chinese music scene?"

“But there’s no need to curse people to die.” Xiao Zhongge was speechless for a long time before finally saying, “It’s just listening to a song anyway. And think about it carefully, why is the Chinese music scene full of this kind of stuff now? Is the fault really all on those practitioners?”

We can choose to listen to good songs, that's fine, but we shouldn't criticize others just because their tastes are different from ours. We're all just listening to a song, and we haven't done anything wrong, so there's no need for such hostility.

Furthermore, even if we take a step back and assume that today's songs will still be good songs in the future, it's just that times have changed and popular things have changed. Many of today's classic old songs were criticized in the past, weren't they?

After Xiao Zhongge finished speaking, he looked at the three of them.

The three looked at each other, then fell silent.

They did not offer any further comments.

After a long pause, the eldest brother finally asked, "You really didn't hear Xia Shen?"

"No!" Xiao Zhongge replied immediately, "Even if you threw me off a building and I died, I wouldn't listen to this kind of song. I just simply don't like attacking others because of their hobbies, OK?"

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. There's no need to argue about this." The fourth brother quickly stepped in to smooth things over: "Don't you all know what kind of taste Xiao Zhongge has? How could he possibly listen to this kind of music?"

"It's also roaring."

"really."

The group nodded again.

However, no one noticed that Xiao Zhongge had a clear look of relief in his eyes at this moment.

He stood up and said, "I'm going to buy some late-night snacks."

"Please bring me one."

"I also."

"Same."

The group also offered to bring them a copy.

Xiao Zhongge then stepped out of the dormitory.

As he stepped out of the dormitory, his eyes quickly became unfocused, and he put his headphones back on. A melody played from the headphones.
Boom boom boom boom.

"I used to miss that darkness, every morning~"

The tiny musical notes transformed into a tremendous shock, filling his eardrums so intensely that his small eardrums were about to succumb to the impact of the large notes.

"Oh~~~"

Xiao Zhongge's hands trembled as he sensed the subtle changes within himself.

Since the last time, he was horrified to discover that he no longer felt such a strong aversion to Xia Shen's songs.

He could feel the subtle changes deep within himself, and he knew that he seemed to have gone a little mad.

But it seems like it can't stop; if it stops, it feels like ants are crawling on it.

Let's take another look at the system prompt that popped up.

You've been using headphones for more than six hours. Take a break or reduce the volume to give yourself a rest.

Click the "X" at lightning speed, as if he had never seen the notification. Xiao Zhongge was forced to consider a very scary question.

Has he already turned into Xia Shen's shape?
When Xia Shen's little musical note entered his little ear canal, was it already as smooth as butter cut by a hot knife, without any barriers or obstacles? Could it easily enter places that other little musical notes couldn't enter, and touch corners that other little musical notes couldn't touch?
He had never had this feeling when listening to other songs.

This feeling is so strange.

Is his taste really getting worse?
Xiao Zhongge clenched his fists involuntarily, feeling the music roaring wildly in his ears, bringing a deep, stimulating sensation to his mind.

After a while, he finally came to his senses.

No! It's not!
He was listening, but he was listening critically! He was listening seriously! He was listening exploratoryly!
not to mention.
He slid his hand to the right and entered another song.

Still - Xia Shen, YuM
Suddenly, a melody reached my ears.

The melody is composed of piano chords, ethereal electronic sounds, and subtle crackling electronic background noise.

Then a beautiful singing voice rang out.
I'm still thinking about you.

"I am still with him."

Time still sighs.

"The past we squandered."

"Still passionate."

Xiao Zhongge was walking alone in the corridor when students from other majors finished their classes and were returning to their dormitories in small groups, chatting and laughing as they walked past him.

He walked silently alone in the opposite direction.

Close your eyes, and all you can hear is the roar of musical notes.

The electric decibels, full of electric energy, combined with the sudden stop of the bass drum, bring an unexpected shock.

For Xiao Zhongge, who used to listen to all sorts of niche songs, how could he not recognize that the music playing in his headphones right now was a pure electronic music track?

This isn't some half-baked, amateurish pop; it's a flawless piece of future bass electronic music. Even to Xiao Zhongge, who has listened to countless niche songs, this song is of international caliber.

If you showed him this song without knowing the author's name, he would be stunned and shocked.

It's shocking that, given the current state of China's electronic music industry, which has veered off course and become a haven for lowbrow pop, there are actually Chinese people who can produce such high-quality electronic music with such authentic flavor.
But the most surprising thing is seeing the author.

Because this song was also created by Xia Shen, the same person who creates cheesy and trendy songs.

This song, placed within the entire album, seems so out of place, like a red-bellied pheasant among a flock of sparrows—it's not in the same style at all, and shouldn't even be on the same level!
The absurdity of this incident is no less than the jarring effect of someone who sings rap suddenly performing opera at the Golden Hall.

Of course, this pure and well-produced electronic music track in Xia Shen's album also has the kind of appeal that pure electronic music should have.

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It doesn't even come close to a fraction of the worst-performing film, "Don't Let Love Wither".

It's absolutely terrible.

Of course, that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is the singer; this time, he heard him clearly.
(End of this chapter)