My agency went bankrupt before I even got on stage.

I remember that Liu Fangfang used to love baking so much that after graduating, she applied for a job at a very well-known bakery in the city where her university was located.

There, she gradually transformed from a clueless apprentice into a senior baker with a national certification. Just as she was about to pursue her goal of becoming a baking technician, she got married.

Liu Fangfang's marriage is relatively happy. Her husband is considerate of her having to give up her beloved baking to become a full-time housewife, and treats her very well. Although she has some minor disagreements with her in-laws, they are not serious matters. Her child is mischievous but not too unruly and can listen to adults' discipline.

However, Liu Fangfang felt more and more tired each day.

Liu Fangfang is busy from the moment she opens her eyes every day, preparing three meals a day for her family, doing all kinds of housework, taking care of her parents and disciplining her children. Not only is she busy all day, but she also has to take care of her husband who is drunk from socializing in the evening.

Day after day, year after year, I live such busy, tedious, and unchanging days.

Everyone envies Liu Fangfang for having a happy family, but only she knows that she has lost the passionate, sincere, and dream-driven person she once was.

Liu Fangfang lived her life as a tool, fulfilling others while sacrificing herself.

"...We are still young, we are all dream chasers..."

Liu Fangfang pondered those words repeatedly, and when she came to her senses, she realized that she was already in tears.

It turns out that she had never forgotten her dream, but it had been hidden by life. Now that it had been touched, it spread like wildfire throughout her heart.

Yes, she is still young, and she still has the opportunity to pursue her dreams. The hardships of life should not be a stumbling block, but a stepping stone for her to pursue her dreams. Only by overcoming these difficulties and obstacles and moving forward towards her dreams can she eventually reach the peak of her dreams.

After so many wasted years, it's time to start afresh.

Liu Fangfang composed herself and called her husband: "Honey, I've made up my mind. I want to go back to work... back to my old trade, baking!... While my parents are still relatively healthy and the kids are in school, I have time to continue pursuing my dreams. I hope you can support me... Why? There's this guy named Lin Fan who's been quite popular lately, maybe you should check him out!"

……

Chen Feng is the owner of a small business, mainly engaged in foreign trade. In recent years, foreign trade has become difficult, and many foreign trade companies have either gone bankrupt or transformed into domestic sales. Chen Feng also followed the trend and started doing domestic sales.

Domestic sales are not as easy as foreign trade. After all, the domestic market has long been divided up. Although the quality of foreign trade products may be higher, domestic consumers do not recognize your brand. No matter how much you praise yourself as an export brand, it will be useless.

Chen Feng had been doing domestic sales for half a year and was almost at his wit's end. His products were piling up, he couldn't find a market, suppliers were demanding payment every day, workers were threatening to quit, and his bank loan was about to expire. If he didn't achieve any sales, he would go bankrupt.

Chen Feng felt he was about to collapse. In his forty-four years of life, he had never felt so hopeless about the future as he had this year. This was almost the darkest moment of his life.

But at that moment, while Chen Feng was having lunch, he heard a vibrant voice coming from the live stream on the phones of several young girls at the next table.

"...Perhaps our new future will bring various challenges and darkest moments, but dawn will surely come, and our future will definitely be full of light!"

"...A temporary setback cannot determine our future success or failure, much less define our future!"

As the voice faded, music began. The clear and powerful vocals were like a ray of warm sunshine piercing through the dark clouds, bringing hope and the dawn!

"Oh~ Everyone should have dreams, and if you have dreams, don't be afraid of pain!"

Upon hearing the very first line, Chen Feng felt a warm current flow from the top of his head down his spine. It was as if he could see the many obstacles blocking his way being dispelled by the song, like the clouds parting to reveal the sun. The dark clouds dispersed, and the sun shone brightly!

Chen Feng recalled that when he first started his foreign trade business, the difficulties were not much less than those he faced when he switched to domestic sales.

He still faced setbacks everywhere, still had product backlogs, still couldn't find a market, still had suppliers demanding payment every day, and still had workers threatening to quit... But he persevered through it all!

He personally took charge of sales, leading his employees through countless difficulties and finally secured an opportunity. At that time, everyone worked together to seize this opportunity, opened up the market in one fell swoop, and allowed the company to gain a foothold!

Faced with fierce competition in the international market, inexplicable hostility towards domestic enterprises overseas, and regional protectionism and exclusion by foreign countries, Chen Feng did not sit idly by and stop moving forward. Instead, he rose to the challenge and made his foreign trade business a success, exporting his products to more than a dozen countries overseas!

But now, with the overseas market declining overall, Chen Feng has followed the trend and shifted to domestic sales. Now, he faces the same challenges that he once overcame step by step.

Why weren't you afraid back then, but have you become timid now?

It's just starting over, going through the struggle all over again. What's there to be afraid of? Besides, it's not a complete restart. Chen Feng has so many years of experience in foreign trade, and his company's products have been tested by the market. That's his confidence!

My life hasn't reached its "darkest hour" yet!

At this moment, Chen Feng finally saw the direction he was heading and understood how to proceed. And all of this was thanks to…

Chen Feng got up and paid the bill. As he passed the next table, he heard the girls excitedly discussing the song they had just heard.

"Fanfan's song is so good!"

"What's the name of this song again? I'm going to download it and use it as my ringtone!"

"It's called 'Keep Walking in the Rain.' I've already searched for it, and apart from the version on the 'Morning Star' program, there aren't any other audio sources available. I guess Fanfan hasn't recorded the song yet."

……

Is it "Keep Walking in the Rain"? That's quite a title! Is it trying to express that even torrential rain can't stop one's pursuit of dreams? Chen Feng didn't know, but he knew that if this song were uploaded to a music platform, he would definitely download it!

Yes, download it for every employee in the company too!

……

Zhang Chao, Liu Fangfang, and Chen Feng are just a few of the millions of people inspired by Lin Fan's song. Many more, like Zhang Chao, Liu Fangfang, and Chen Feng, have been inspired by this song to either stay true to themselves and keep striving, to pick themselves up and start afresh, or to break through their confusion and find a new direction, moving towards their dreams!

At the same time, it also made them remember Lin Fan's name and the song "Keep Walking in the Rain".

This day also made many people become fans of Lin Fan.