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After the anime convention ended, the Land of Light returned to a long-lost tranquility.

The cleaning lady pushed her sweeping cart back and forth, humming an anime theme song she'd picked up from who-knows-where.

The staff continued to work tirelessly, burning the midnight oil to create the animation.

Everything was normal.

Viewers still eagerly await the daily updates of Land of Light, the barrage comments remain the same, and the supertopic is filled with the familiar requests for more updates and playful memes.

Everything was so ordinary.

At that moment, Su Xiaoran pushed open the door to Conference Room Number One at the headquarters of the Land of Light, followed by two people.

Yang Qian stood up from his seat, his gaze passing over Su Xiaoran's shoulder and landing on the two people, a smile appearing on his lips.

The man walking in front was wearing a dark casual jacket with his hat pulled low.

The woman following behind him was tall, with long, straight black hair draped over her shoulders, and she walked with a breezy air.

Phoenix Legend, Linghua and Zeng Yi.

With 52 platinum records, two consecutive concerts at the Bird's Nest, and a national group that dominated the charts from the ringtone era to the streaming era.

He appeared in the conference room of an animation company without any warning.

"Director Yang, who are these two?"

"I know these two people."

Yang Qian interrupted Su Xiaoran's introduction with a smile, walked around the conference table and took the initiative to extend her hand.

"Teacher Linghua, Teacher Zeng Yi, you must be tired from your journey, please have a seat."

Zeng Yi took off his hat, revealing a face that looked thinner than it did on television.

"Teacher A-Guang, you're too kind. I've heard so much about you."

The two had come at Yang Qian's invitation.

When the two received the notice, they were wondering why Hikaru from the Land of Light would contact them.

Singing? No way, isn't the Land of Light an anime production company?

Although they've also made games and music, but... Phoenix Legend and Land of Light? Putting them together just feels weird.

Without any formalities, Miriam Yeung said, "I'll get straight to the point. The reason I invited you two here is to ask you to sing a song."

So it really was going to be a song.

Zeng Yi immediately leaned forward, his attitude very sincere.

"Singing is no problem. Mr. Guang, just say the word and we'll do our best, but..."

He glanced at Linghua and saw the same concern in her eyes.

I'm afraid our style won't quite match the Land of Light. You know, our songs...

He didn't finish his sentence, but his meaning was already very clear.

The names Phoenix Legend occupy a very unique position in the coordinate system of the Chinese music scene.

Their popularity is unmatched. They are the ones played in square dancing, the ones who headline the karaoke sessions, and the ones that long-distance bus drivers use to stay awake.

But at the same time, the label of "rustic" has followed them for more than a decade, like a shadow they can't shake off.

You can hold a concert at the Bird's Nest, or sing a solo at the Spring Festival Gala.

But when I opened the comments section the next day, the most popular reply was still...

"Hahahaha, being so tacky is actually cool."

Zeng Yi has long since stopped caring about this label. In Linghua's words, they even use it as a meme among themselves.

But as indifferent as they may be, they are well aware of where their voices and the style of their work fall within.

What kind of company is the Land of Light?

He has created works such as "Butterfly", "Miracle Again", "Loser", and "Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day"...

The opening and ending themes are more beautiful and exquisite than ever.

When Zeng Yi put Phoenix Legend into this art style, only six words came to his mind.

That's weird! That's fucking weird!

"Yes," Linghua nodded in agreement, "As you know, Mr. A-Guang, our song..."

Yang Qian smiled calmly.

"It's not a big problem."

"All I want are your people, as for the songs..."

He gestured to Su Xiaoran, "I'm ready."

Su Xiaoran took out two bound sheet music from the folder and placed them in front of Linghua and Zeng Yi respectively.

Linghua glanced down at the homepage, and her brows twitched suddenly.

She looked up at Zeng Yi, but Zeng Yi didn't notice her gaze because he was staring intently at the second page of his score.

To be precise, it was the aria on the second page, which was densely marked with his name.

His fingers traced the lyrics line by line, his lips moving as if he were silently counting.

"This...this is!"

"I have so many words!!"

Linghua quickly looked down and flipped through the entire sheet music, her gaze sweeping from the first page to the last, then back to the title page, where it settled on the title and the structure of the lyrics.

She took a deep breath. "Teacher A-Guang, this song... might be a bit too powerful."

Yang Qian raised an eyebrow. "That's right. It needs to be lethal."

"Well," Linghua patted the sheet music on the table, "when do we start? Shall we go back and practice a bit?"

Yang Qian glanced at Su Xiaoran.

Su Xiaoran has already pulled up the schedule. "If neither of you has any scheduling conflicts, how about we start today?"

Linghua and Zeng Yi turned their heads at the same time and looked at each other.

As expected of the speed of the Land of Light.

"OK."

Linghua stood up, tucked the sheet music under her arm, picked up her bag, and asked, "Where's the studio?"

Su Xiaoran was already waiting at the door.

"This way, please, teachers. I'll take you to the music department. Teacher Hu Pangbin is already waiting in the studio."

Linghua stopped at the door and looked back at Yang Qian.

"Teacher A-Guang, one last question: when do you plan to release this song?"

"Friday night at 10 pm."

"So fast?!"

Three days later, at 9:59 PM on Friday.

Millions of users across the country are starting a typical weekend on their various devices.

Some people are watching funny videos, some are hesitating in the live stream about whether to order a snack gift pack, and some have just lost a game and are now matching for the next one.

Weibo's backend servers are running smoothly, and the trending topics list features a few trivial entertainment news items.

10 o'clock sharp.

[Light Country Animation Worker - Hikaru] posted a very brief update:

"I recently recorded a song with one of my favorite singers, and I hope you all like it. @PhoenixLegend"

Attached: Video link.

As soon as the news broke, onlookers rushed to the scene.

"Holy crap? Am I seeing things? Phoenix Legend?? The Land of Light and Phoenix Legend are collaborating? I must be dreaming. Someone slap me."

"When this post came out, I checked it five times before I dared to believe it. The animation YouTuber I follow suddenly tagged my parents' favorite group."

What kind of crossover that breaks down the barriers between dimensions is this? The anime I follow and the ringtones of my parents' generation have formed a strategic partnership.

"Hahaha, Ah Guang is at it again, neglecting his duties once more. Last time it was a comic convention, the time before that it was games, and this time he's going straight into the Chinese music scene, huh?"

"Hikaru, when will Ultraman Mebius be on 'Ultraman Mebius'? I want to see Mebius and Leo kick each other! Where's the new Ultraman?! Where's the new storm?!"

"Wake up, upstairs! Gaia isn't finished yet."

"Please, please release a Kamen Rider series, or even a Super Sentai series! You haven't released anything new in ages, are you just slacking off by watching pretty girls dance again?!"

The comment section was flooded with jokes and requests for more updates.

Most people's first reaction is that it's outrageous, so they have to share it.

The captions in the reposting section were surprisingly uniform.

"If you forward this to your friend, they'll definitely think you're making up a joke: 'The Land of Light is hiring Phoenix Legend to sing.'"

Nobody was in a hurry to listen to that song.

As for the song, it's online and it won't go away, so let's play with the memes first, make fun of it first, and throw out emojis in the comments section first.

This is the basic model of content consumption in the social media era.

The topicality of a story always takes precedence over the work itself.

Moreover, the song was released by the Land of Light, an animation company, and they hired Phoenix Legend, the representatives of tacky square dancing. The group itself is a meme.

But some people are always curious.

Those who lie in bed at night with nothing to do just want to find a song to lull themselves to sleep.

So, out of curiosity, they clicked on it.

Afterwards, some netizens commented that if they had another chance, they definitely wouldn't have clicked on it.

A new song from the Land of Light.

Song title: "Underwater".

Performed by: Phoenix Legend