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Chapter 108 Jay Chou: Next year's Golden Melody Awards are doomed again!

12 month 10 day.

Xiang Nan's "Nature" ignited the entire North America.

Internet users across the United States are searching for the name "Lion," but they can't find anything.

Ultimately, Universal released the program schedule: *Nature* – RyanXiang! (China)

These words were so eye-catching that it took a group of people a moment to realize that this 190cm tall male singer with explosive muscles was indeed Chinese.

After the initial shock came suspicion.

The Chinese music scene? They don't know much about it.

But South Korea doesn't have a Great Firewall, and their male singers—well, let's just say they're a different story!

Are you sure that's a man?

The lead singer of the Black Eyed Peas also often sports pink hair and leather pants, but he's not effeminate at all.

On the same day, Chinese netizens discovered that many strange accounts had flooded the official website of Xing Nanfei and the internet.

They were speaking machine-translated English, and all they were asking were things like "lion" or "lion".

Xing Nanfei's fans checked and discovered that their idol had been missing for more than half a month.

[Xiang Nan, what the hell are you doing?! What kind of mischief have you been up to without a word?!]

7:00 AM on the 11th.

A detached villa in Taipei.

Jay Chou woke up from his sleep and checked his phone to find it full of messages.

I washed up and exercised as usual, then went to my spacious 400-meter-high apartment to enjoy a cup of rich coffee.

"Beep beep beep————"

"Beep beep beep————"

My phone kept ringing, but when I picked it up, it was someone from the company.

He produces all his music himself, but he still needs the company to help with sales and keep an eye on it.

"What happened?"

The company, assistant, Wenshan, and Wu Ge all sent me messages?

He gradually sensed that something was amiss.

After scrolling through the messages, I could summarize it in one sentence: Oh no! Xiang Nan has pulled out all the stops this time!

He quickly opened the notebook on the coffee table and turned to Xing Nanfei's homepage.

The background has changed again, returning to the poster of a king sitting on a throne, looking down on everyone, but this time—it's completely different!

"The King of the Era?"

Jay Chou's eyes widened.

Holy crap, is Xiang Nan really that arrogant?

It includes not only music videos and six lead songs, but also introductions.

#Xiang Nan's album "King of the Era" is about to be released. This album showcases Xiang Nan's pioneering spirit, focusing on researching new musical styles and genres, while also connecting with traditional Chinese culture, aiming to bring Chinese music to the world. ————#

That's all nonsense. The important part is the following Chinese and English introduction.

#There are 15 Chinese songs, 5 English songs, 2 Korean songs, 3 Japanese songs, and 4 Cantonese songs in total#

"Holy crap! Really?!" Jay Chou's mouth dropped open.

He thought he was already quite prolific, so how could there be someone even more prolific than him?

No! He remembered the last time Xiang Nan released an album: January 2003.

Three years of silence, it turns out they were preparing a big move, so that's how it is.

He then looked at the comments section of the official website and found that Chinese fans were going crazy!

"What's with all this machine translation and English?"

He shook his head and stopped reading the praising comments. He would know whether it was a cat or a tiger once he saw it.

He scrolled to the top and found that Xiang Nan had posted three songs: a Japanese song called "Loser" and an English song called "Nature." He couldn't understand them and didn't care.

He clicked on the third song – "Lotus".

"Ding!"

"Oh oh oh oh oh————"

The video begins with a large gate opening, accompanied by voices, as a group of soldiers in ancient costumes storm into the Forbidden City.

"My strength could uproot mountains, my spirit could cover the world, but the times are against me, and my steed will not go."

The performance began with a traditional opera piece, and as the last word was sung, the soldiers, spears in hand, aimed at Xiang Nan in the center.

With a thud, the entire screen turned red, and the character "莲" (lotus) appeared in the very center.

"The entire music video is overflowing with Chinese elements!"

Just when Jay Chou thought it was a Chinese-style song—

"Zheng"

"Guzheng!"

He frowned. It was indeed a guzheng, but something was off about the elements in the picture!

Something's really wrong!

"call----"

Jay Chou let out a long breath, moved the mouse, and began to watch frame by frame.

Peking Opera, lotus flowers, royal court, drums, silhouettes of red dancers, drilling soldiers, and finally—a lifelike Chinese dragon.

"Thump—"

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As the electronically synthesized Chinese drum is struck, the scene shifts to the steps of the Forbidden City, where Xiang Nan, dressed in black ancient costume, leads several dancers in a dance.

Look at me good.

You make an answer.

Lookatmegood

【You know what I "m saying】

"Beep beep beep————"

"Feed? Jay?"

Jay Chou frowned as he looked at Xiang Nan's dance in the video.

"Have you heard Xiang Nan's 'Lotus'? What kind of dance is that?"

There was a moment of silence on the phone before a voice came through: "Jay, it's Krump!"

"It's difficult, isn't it?"

"Yes, it really requires a lot of strength. If you can stand still after a Krump, you're considered strong."

"Oh, I see. Thanks!"

After hanging up the phone, Jay Chou felt differently when he watched the video again.

"This is his art; what message he wants to convey depends on the lyrics."

He found out very quickly.

They turn a blind eye to the filth.

The lotus, rising unsullied from the mud.

"Rising from the mud yet remaining unstained, washed by clear ripples yet not becoming seductive."

Too many people can't distinguish right from wrong.

Confusion arises from a lack of faith.

I've been fooled so many times because I told too many lies.

Rumors are spread as if they were the truth.

[We've overcome countless obstacles to get to this point.]

[Your recitation is full of clichés]

The further Jay Chou read, the more surprised he became.

That's so innovative!

It feels just like his lyrics say, we're not on the same level!

It's like Jay Chou and his bandmates were still in the world of R&B when a musical style from twenty years in the future suddenly barged in!

Stop indulging in wishful thinking.

The King never tires.

[Lam the king!]

In the Kingdom of Music

【Kiss my Ring!】

That was amazing! It made me want to dance on the spot!

【lam Lit!】

The chorus is actually a synthesized electronic sound?

Chinese drums combined with traditional Chinese flutes, along with explosive dance and visuals —

"I actually heard the sound of a sword slicing through the air?"

【Taking China to the World! 】

"I understood that!"

"Phew—" He let out another long sigh.

Jay Chou was surprised to find that his mind was now overflowing with inspiration!

He suddenly froze.

What level of skill is this?

How could a music video have given me so much inspiration?

"Hiss—Is next year's Golden Melody Awards in jeopardy?"

At the same time, the entire music scene began to stir.

Xiang Nansan first performed a song, one of which was ranked fourth on the Oricon chart in Japan, another of which ignited the entire Madison Square Garden, and the last one actually silenced the entire music scene!

But—while they remain silent, netizens will not!

[Tang Jiegabu]: I I I I I knock!

[Eri's Dog Egg]: That's amazing! Is this all you've got? Minami-chan!

[Boy Next Door]: I'm impressed! I'm really impressed! Xiang Nan, I'll give you the title of "walking sex symbol"!

[Cool and Wild]: What an awesome song! Look at those foreigners, they're practically having a blast!

[Too late to wave]: Does this count as promoting Chinese culture?

[Fengyun Wuji]: Not enough? Didn't you see Peking Opera?

[Not seeing, not missing]: And the flute!

[Little Scholar Loves His Wife]: Sword's Edge! That chorus of Sword's Edge almost gave me an orgasm!

[Time Flies Back]: Oh my god, am I the only one who discovered that phrase that "propelled China onto the world stage"?

[Drawn by Wu Qian]: You are not alone!

[The Scarecrow at the Crossroads]: This is a big surprise!

[Jelly Qian]: Okay! I agree to Xiang Nan and Qianqian's marriage!

[Wolf howls at midnight]: Impossible!

[Anonymous DDD]: What a load of rubbish! Sisi is so small and cute, and Xiang Nan's muscles...

[Lei Ge Fan]: Oh my god, should I say this or are you netizens just making things up?

[Concerned Citizen Qian]: Oh no, I suddenly realized, last time the three major cities spoke up for Xiang Nan—

[Hovering in my dreams hundreds of times]: What the heck?

[Liu Yifei]: What a publicity stunt, you idiot! If Xiang Nan releases a few more songs like this, he'll spread the city's fame far and wide, and you know what will happen!

The facts were pretty much as the girls in the south had predicted: the music video had an immediate effect, increasing the number of tourists visiting the Forbidden City by 20%.

This is just the first step for Xiang Nan. In the next month, two more big moves are waiting for them!