A song from Chengdu revived a closed-down pub.

After the official announcement was issued, countless people clicked on the music video for "The Soldier".

The scene unfolds to show a flag-raising ceremony.

In the early morning, the flagpole stands tall in the center of the square in the camp. With a strong wave of the flag bearer, the national flag unfurls in the wind.

There were no fancy edits, no superfluous subtitles, just a national flag slowly rising in the morning light.

Then, the drumbeats began.

The singing arrived as scheduled.

"We soldiers"

What's different?

Just because we are all wearing

"Simple military uniform"

……

The opening paragraph is too direct.

Some people immediately thought of the line from the novel "Green Flowers in the Army": "Dear comrade-in-arms, don't miss home."

Yes, soldiers are human too; they have parents and they miss home.

They are just like ordinary people, with flesh and blood, capable of crying and laughing.

But it was that simple military uniform that led them to choose a different path.

The music video cuts to the recruit training camp.

A group of young men, with their hair shaved into buzz cuts and wearing unranked training uniforms, crawled forward in the mud.

One netizen commented, "My brother's photos from basic training are like this too, tanned like a lump of coal. My mom cries every time she sees them, but he says, 'It's worth it!'"

"We soldiers"

What's different?

Since leaving my hometown

It's hard to see your parents.

……

The second sentence, without any emotional appeal or high-pitched tone, simply states a fact.

Joining the army means leaving your hometown and your parents.

Do you miss home?

Of course I want to!

But "Green Flowers in the Army" takes the word "homesickness" and softens it, singing it into the softest part of people's hearts.

This sentence is like a rock, firmly placed on the table.

You miss home, but you can't go back.

This is your choice.

It is also your responsibility.

The former makes people soft-hearted, while the latter makes people strong-willed.

"They're different, but they're actually the same."

They are all in their youth.

They are all passionate young men.

……

In the music video, tanks are lined up in the Gobi Desert, warplanes fly through the clouds, and warships cut through the waves on the deep blue sea.

The soldiers' dark faces were expressionless, but their eyes shone with light.

It's not that they were born different.

They lived a different life in places we couldn't see.

"They're different, but they're actually the same."

The same footprints left

"Mountains high and rivers long"

……

When the song reached this point, the scene cut to a tombstone.

A bouquet of flowers lay before the tombstone, its petals trembling slightly in the wind.

The image slowly zoomed out, and the entire martyrs' cemetery appeared on the screen.

That is the resting place of the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the country.

There was no sentimental narration.

There was no deliberate sorrow or joy.

Only the melody of this song echoed through the valley.

They are simply protecting this land they love in a different way.

"We soldiers"

Just different

My head rests on the bright moon over the border.

Covered in rain, snow and frost

We soldiers

Just different

For national peace

We gripped our guns tightly.

……

As soon as this scene appears, the camera switches to the border defense line.

On the snow-covered plains where the temperature was minus thirty degrees Celsius, the soldiers' eyelashes were covered in frost, and their cheeks were red from the cold.

He exhaled a puff of white breath, rubbed his hands together, and continued to grip the gun.

The camera zooms out, revealing only him on the vast snow-covered plain, with a national flag fluttering in the wind.

Upon seeing this, someone in the live chat typed: "There is no such thing as a peaceful life; it's just that someone is bearing the burden for you."

This sentence quickly went viral, with countless posts appearing on top of each other.

The lyrics above keep saying the same thing.

The same youth.

Same age.

They are the same flesh and blood.

But here, the tune changes, and the words "different" are sung with exceptional force.

What's the difference?

He gazed at the moon beside his pillow.

Covered in rain, snow, wind, and frost.

He gripped the gun tightly in his hand.

This is not boasting, it's taking responsibility.

"They're different, but they're actually the same."

Everyone yearns for glory.

They are all winning glory

They're different, but they're also the same.

The same style

"Flying on the flag of the Republic"

……

The melody returned to the same one.

They yearn for glory and to win honor.

Isn't this the dream hidden in the heart of every young person?

Soldiers are also young people; they also want to prove themselves and make a name for themselves.

However, their stage is not a brightly lit studio.

Instead, it was in the snowy borderlands, on the vast sea frontier.

Their glory is not in trophies and flowers.

It was the five-star red flag fluttering in the wind.

At the end of the music video, the camera focuses on a bright red national flag.

The corners of the flag fluttered in the wind, and the flag was unfurled.

There were no subtitles, no narration, only that flag and that lingering echo.

"That's just how we soldiers are!"

After listening to the whole song, everyone had the same feeling.

This is a song that will make you stand up straight when you listen to it.

Unlike "Green Flower in the Army," it doesn't make you weep with your head on the table.

Instead, it makes you unconsciously raise your head and straighten your chest.

"Green Flowers in the Army" sings of a soldier's debt to his mother, his longing for the girl from his hometown, and his honesty about missing home.

It's heartbreaking, it brings tears to your eyes, and it lets you see the ordinary, flesh-and-blood person behind the word "hero."

The song "The Soldier" sings about the same soldier, showing his resilience after wiping away his tears.

The song is about how, although I miss home, I choose to carry a gun.

It did not deny the longing.

Instead, they transformed their longing into strength.

It's so inspiring, it makes you stand tall and proud, and after listening to it, you wish you could put on that military uniform and stand under the national flag.

Two songs, two different feelings.

A song that makes you lower your head and miss home.

A song that makes you raise your head and look up at the country.

But both songs sing about the same country and the same group of people.

Those who are willing to set aside their own ego to support the greater good.

It is no exaggeration to say that these two songs perfectly capture the two sides of a soldier.

On one side are people, and on the other side is a wall.

People miss home, and walls block the wind.

It's all true.

Because of Su Fan's popularity, many people have listened to this song.

The comment section was now filled with comments.

"Is this what they call 'rebuilding psychological defenses'? The last one was torn down, and this one is being built, and even more solidly so. Su Fan, are you in engineering?"

"I cried after listening to 'Green Flowers in the Army,' and I felt my blood boil after listening to 'Soldiers.' Both songs, from different perspectives, are great, but this one is even more inspiring!"

"This is the military song I remember! It's so stirring and passionate! 'Green Flowers in the Army' is good, but it's too powerful. Listening to it makes me want to leave the army and go home to see my mom. After listening to this song, I want to run five kilometers on the parade ground!"

"The song 'Green Flowers in the Army' reminds us that soldiers are also ordinary people, while 'The Soldier' ​​reminds us that ordinary people also have the heart of a hero. Su Fan's two songs, one gentle and one strong, are absolutely brilliant!"

"I almost hesitated before listening to 'Green Flowers in the Army,' but after listening to this song, I've decided to sign up! No more hesitation!"

……

The comments section is still growing rapidly, and the number of views for the music video is also climbing at a visible speed.

Yang Junqi sat in his office, looking at the backend data, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Now, we're finally safe!"