My "academic genius" persona is so convincing!

Chapter 110: Making the Most of Minimalism?

Everyone was shocked. They could hardly believe that "As You Wish" alone had garnered nearly 800 votes.

To be clear, this is a stage of an exceptional caliber. Every artist on this stage is handpicked; they are all top-tier talents in the industry, possessing unparalleled skill.

But now that Ruyuan has managed to get 80% of the votes, doesn't that mean that the people behind him have very few votes, or even none at all?

Everyone stared in shock at the large screen in front of them.

The number of votes on the big screen was enormous, and their eyes were filled with a sense of shock.

What kind of ballot is this?

They could hardly believe that this was the number of votes cast by so many professional judges.

They even felt that if it were a public jury, the gap in votes might be even larger.

After all, when it comes to the public jury, each person only has one vote, so they will naturally vote for their favorite song. And in the case of such positive and mainstream songs, it is almost possible to achieve a precipitous lead.

The other superstars aren't commenting on the quality of their music, since mainstream music inevitably carries some didactic elements, but it's unbelievable that they received such low votes.

They had no choice but to accept this, as the number of votes they received was simply too extraordinary.

Even some of the other singers looked at the big screen, their expressions carrying a complex mix of emotions.

They are also among the top artists and singers in the country. They were invited to participate, but they did not get the results they wanted in the voting.

Therefore, everyone's expressions were slightly unnatural.

"Alright, let's congratulate Teacher Lin Feier."

Even the host was taken aback. He hadn't expected Lin Feier's votes to reach such a terrifying level. In fact, the voting data for Lin Feier had already shown some signs of success during the expert review process.

But no one could have imagined that she would receive such a high number of votes.

Even Lin Feier herself was somewhat shocked.

She did consider that the song might get a lot of votes, even to a degree she couldn't have imagined.

But no one expected it to be so much higher, even squeezing out the space for other works.

Some of these viewers may be fans of other superstars, but they still spared no effort in voting to support this song.

She simply bowed deeply, her eyes filled with a sense of relief.

"This song is highly regarded by the public, and I can guarantee that the on-site voting was fair and just, with no behind-the-scenes manipulation."

The host then began to speak.

Then the award citation for Ruyuan was read.

"This song uses restraint, intergenerational transmission, and gentle expectation as its emotional framework. The arrangement employs a minimalist approach, removing redundancy and gradually building up to the music, as well as simplifying the timbre. It strips away the clichés and virtuosity of pop arrangements, using clarity to support a narrative of life, allowing grand sentiments to ground themselves in personal empathy, making it simple yet not empty. This song has both broad appeal and humanistic quality, and is a model of contemporary narrative lyric songs."

Xue Lin nodded slightly as he listened to the award speech.

The award citation was very well written, but it must have been prepared in advance.

Furthermore, for such large-scale programs, the award speeches for each song and each program may have been prepared in advance.

Now that they have won the championship as they wished, they naturally brought out the award speech for the song they had written in advance.

However, the public quickly noticed that the award citation contained the word "minimalist".

The term "minimalist" has really become very popular lately.

From architectural models to philosophical fields, it has even expanded to clothing recommendations and various uses of private spaces.

Minimalism seems to have fully permeated people's lives.

Some people are even extremely enthusiastic about minimalism.

However, most people still have a wait-and-see attitude towards minimalism. They don't think about living a very minimalist life, but they also feel that minimalism is a very unique and meaningful attitude towards life.

They are also gradually moving towards minimalism, but not to such a profound degree.

"What's so special about this? Minimalist arrangement is possible?"

Chen Hui, who was watching the live stream, was completely dumbfounded.

He never expected that Xue Lin's song would be performed on such a large stage, and that it would also achieve the effect of promoting minimalism on such a stage.

Xue Lin's minimalism now seems to have gained complete acceptance from everyone.

The minimalist arrangement and melody can better highlight the effect of the vocal performance.

Chen Hui also deserves our respect.

After all, Xue Lin's minimalism has already sparked a craze in the field of architecture, and many people are even studying this minimalism.

While not everyone is moving towards minimalism, most people certainly see it as a lifestyle trend.

Moreover, as an emerging architectural style, it can lead the trend in many aspects.

After all, most people who want to write design papers will continue to advocate for this kind of minimalist architecture.

"This person has taken minimalism to an absolute master."

Chen Hui spoke, letting out a soft sigh, "What does it mean to be so skilled?"

This is how it is right now.

After all, the core of minimalism is already very clear.

In other words, less is more. Why is less more?

In other words, by reducing redundancy, we can better highlight the effect of human voices, which is completely consistent with the concept of architectural decoration.

"This young man is really something, bringing minimalism to such a big stage. I just wonder if he can start a minimalist craze in the music industry."

Chen Hui couldn't help but sigh, after all, he didn't know that Xue Lin could compose and sing.

He's too busy to pay attention to other things.

Watching this video is still mandatory now, after all, he is one of the country's scientific researchers.

Therefore, it is natural to learn from this spirit.

He was very enthusiastic about the song, but he didn't think much of it and just sighed.

After all, Xue Lin's influence on him was more about academic learning.

Now, it seems there are more and more aspects that are shocking him.

Chen Hui sighed softly and then shut down the computer.

"Young man, are you about to take the college entrance exam?"

He thought about it for a moment, and realized that if Xiao Lin were taking the college entrance exam, then the score wouldn't be a major concern.

"I'm really looking forward to him coming to Jinling University to continue contributing to the field of architecture."

"However, with his talent, architecture may not be able to hold him back."

He sighed softly, after all, Xue Lin's skill level was extremely high.

"Minimalist arrangement?"

Chen Yumo stared at the award speech, a slightly strange look in her eyes.

She hadn't expected that Xue Lin would use such a minimalist approach in the arrangement.

She had indeed been following Xue Lin and his academic achievements.

After all, Xue Lin has already published a paper.

She read that minimalist paper many times and felt that minimalism seemed to be a very good approach.

However, she is not a person who pursues minimalism. Although she thinks the concept is not bad, she does not follow it too much.

"I never imagined he would transplant minimalism into music, but it does bring out a very strong philosophical flavor."

Minimalism is not just a style, but also a philosophy.

After all, Xue Lin's original concept was less is more, which is the core of minimalism.

Why would less be more?

Because you've removed the redundant elements, you can naturally make fuller use of the remaining space through blank spaces and emotional expression.

"It seems that minimalism is not suitable for the general public, but only for some things that are already excellent."

Chen Yumo paused for a moment before speaking.

If everyone embraces and studies this minimalist approach to music arrangement, it could lead to a proliferation of minimalist songs.

However, if the voice is not prominent, then in many songs that follow, minimalism will not only fail to enhance the music, but will instead become a flaw.

After all, minimalism requires a very high level of space.

Minimalism is about highlighting the blank spaces, and in songs, these blank spaces are reflected in the emotions and vocal performances.

If the emotions are not up to par, and the lyrics and composition are also not up to par, then it will probably be difficult to create a special resonance.

Adding them together will make it look messy and will further accentuate the unpleasantness of the sound.

Nowadays, Lin Feier's singing style is more suited to being highlighted by minimalism, since Lin Feier's singing is already outstanding, and can even be said to be at the top level in China.

Thinking about this, Chen Yumo became quite interested in Xue Lin.

"He's really unusual; he's able to apply minimalism to so many things."

Qin Xuemei watched the live stream with a hint of admiration in her eyes.

He had previously invited Xue Lin to create works in the wabi-sabi style, and now it seems he was right to have chosen him. Xue Lin's requirements for minimalism have reached a very perfect level.

It has even been applied to songs.

So many people were watching the live stream, and the song "As You Wish" became a hit across China almost overnight.

Major platforms released compilations of songs from the gala almost simultaneously.

After all, there are so many songs, even if they are not as good as expected, or far behind what was expected, they are still good songs.

No one would just go through the motions in such a situation; they all want to make an appearance, but they simply don't, because their desires have been suppressed too much.

Of course, even without the desired siphon effect, they might still be able to get some points in this segment.

I can only say that every program was good, but it was really great that it went as planned.

Overnight, Ruyuan's views on various platforms have exceeded 100 million.

This is a very crazy phenomenon.

This gala, as a national-level event promoting mainstream values, featured a star-studded lineup, bringing its own audience and receiving strong support from the government.

Now, the song "As You Wish" has become a huge hit at this gala, with all resources being poured into it and all platforms promoting it.

Of course, they placed this song as the main track during the process of promoting the compilation.

After all, they also have promotional tasks for other songs, and they can't just promote Ruyuan.

But they also knew that most of the other songs were just there to make up the numbers, and only "As You Wish" could create a miracle.

In the early hours of the morning, Lin Feier took a shower.

His agent, Sister Mei, walked in, her eyes filled with an unprecedented fervor.

"Fei'er, this song is a huge hit! Your taste is impeccable; eight million copies sold is simply not too much!"

Anita Mui had previously questioned the song's value, even suggesting that it could be bought out at a low price.

But Lin Feiji made the final decision, spending 800 million yuan, and never regretted it, nor did anyone complain to her about whether the song was too expensive.

Looking back now, if the song had been bought out at a low price, Xue Lin might have left immediately, since she should have been very clear about its value.

It's going viral across all platforms now, and it's almost possible to create a top-tier superstar overnight!

It's no exaggeration to say that this song will remain a hit across the country for decades to come, and it will continue to be a staple song, even solidifying Lin Feier's status as a diva.

She was already quite young, and there was still a gap between her and the veterans in the music industry, but now the song "As You Wish" has almost completely erased that gap.

It has even boosted her status, since almost every platform is now promoting this song, and its popularity is unprecedented!

"Really? But I didn't expect the song to be so effective."

"If we had chosen a different song, the outcome might have been completely different."

Lin Feier sighed softly, after all, she herself felt that such an opportunity was something that could only be encountered by chance. 80

A buyout fee of 0 is quite normal.

After all, when she first heard this song, she felt that even if she couldn't sing it on this stage or make it popular, she might make it popular again in the decades to come. She had this belief.

She even wanted to make this song her signature song, which now seems quite normal.

This song is just so good.

"Its popularity is also inseparable from the country's strong promotion. But this song is truly worthwhile; it's a patriotic song that's also so good. I think it's the only one of its kind."

"Xue Lin is a gem; we should continue to commission songs from him. However, it's unlikely we'll be able to buy out the copyright this time."

He could see Xue Lin's ambition.

Xue Lin had previously been reluctant to agree to a buyout, but she refused.

It's hard to say now.