A song from Chengdu revived a closed-down pub.

The recording of "Music Pioneer" took place in Hunan Province.

After the production team contacted Su Fan, they were so excited they wanted to set off firecrackers to celebrate. They confirmed the information repeatedly, fearing he might change his mind.

Su Fan glanced at the calendar and decided it was about time, so he booked a plane ticket and flew to Hunan Province.

Upon arriving in Hunan Province, after exchanging pleasantries with the head of the program team, he said, "Director Liu, we'll have many more opportunities to meet in the future. I'd better take care of the important matters first, otherwise I'll delay your work."

Liu Chendong said, "Yes, yes, I'll take you to see them!"

As they walked, they said, "It's truly an honor for us to have you here. This time, the ratings are absolutely going to be off the charts..."

Soon, Su Fan arrived at the rehearsal room.

When Su Fan pushed the door open, five people were listening to a demo around a small speaker. They all turned around when they heard the door open.

Lead singer Cui Zhan was the first to stand up, excitedly saying, "Teacher Su Fan, you...you really came."

The other team members also stood up awkwardly, like primary school students welcoming the principal's inspection, their hands and feet clumsy.

Seeing their expressions, Su Fan laughed: "Don't call me teacher, just call me Xiao Fan. You're older than me, so I should call you brother."

"No, no..."

Su Fan asked directly, "Brothers, is the song ready?"

Cui Zhan replied, "It's ready, but that was prepared beforehand. We didn't know you would be singing with us, so the song was written according to our level. Now that you're here, you decide the song, and we'll cooperate."

The others nodded in agreement.

Su Fan said, "Brothers, don't be so modest. I'm here to help you out. Let me see what song you've prepared first."

Cui Zhan rummaged through a pile of sheet music and pulled out a crumpled piece of paper, handing it over.

Su Fan took it and looked down at it.

The song is called "Half a Lifetime".

It describes a middle-aged man who wakes up in the middle of the night, smokes in front of the mirror, and thinks about the boasts he made when he was young, the roads he traveled, and the people he let down. He laments that half of his life has passed, but he doesn't know where he is going.

The melody is simple and unpretentious, full of the sedimentation of time.

After reading it, Su Fan said seriously, "This song is good. It captures life and has flavor. You've spent half your lives writing about life, and this song is your life. There's no need to change it; we'll use this one."

The band members exclaimed excitedly, "You really think this song is good?"

Su Fan nodded: "Okay, but if you don't mind, I can help you revise the lyrics and music to make a song about a lifetime. Your song is about the confusion of life, and it leaves too little room for interpretation. I can try to fill in that gap and make it more touching while maintaining its authenticity, telling the story of a person's life."

The five people looked at each other, and Old Li was the first to speak, his voice filled with barely suppressed excitement: "Teacher Su Fan, if you're willing to help us revise it, that would be our great fortune!"

Su Fan waved his hand, took out a pen from his pocket, and began to write and draw on the blank space of the score paper.

Then I took out the computer again and started operating it.

It's less of a change and more of a major overhaul.

When Su Fan saw this song, he suddenly thought of the folk song "Big Dream" written and composed by Shi Ba and arranged and sung by the Vaina Band on Earth.

He felt that this song was more suitable.

Su Fan started producing the song on the computer, while the others watched from the side, not daring to make a sound.

Even Liu Chendong, the director who brought Su Fan, was watching intently.

He has been working on music programs for over twenty years and has seen countless songwriters writing songs in the rehearsal room, but he has never seen anything like this before.

When Su Fan finished writing the last line of lyrics, he let out a long breath: "Done."

No one spoke; everyone stared in stunned silence.

Cui Zhan choked up for a moment, too excited to speak.

At this moment, Old Li said, "Professor Su Fan, have you specifically studied us? How come every sentence you wrote hits the nail on the head?"

Old Sun's voice was a little hoarse: "It's not that it touched my heart, it's that it spoke for me what I couldn't say in my heart."

Director Liu Chendong went even further, saying, "This song is practically tailor-made for them. I guarantee they'll be in the first round of the finals!"

It took Cui Zhan a while to calm down before he looked at Su Fan and asked seriously, "Teacher Su Fan, it's no longer appropriate to call this song 'Half a Lifetime.' Could you give it a new name?"

Su Fan said, "Let's call it 'The Great Dream'."

The great dream has no sorrow, no joy, no conclusion, only one question, one inquiry.

Just like a person's life, from birth to death, it is nothing more than a grand dream.

Just then, Su Fan began applying for copyright.

In the songwriter and composer section, Su Fan added the name of the band Houbanye.

Cui Zhan quickly stopped him: "Teacher Su Fan, this is unacceptable! This song is completely different from our original song 'Half a Lifetime'. It's entirely your creation, and we can't take advantage of it."

Others chimed in, "That's right, Professor Su Fan, we can't take advantage of this."

Su Fan then said, "Without your poem 'Half a Lifetime' as an introduction, I wouldn't have been able to write this poem 'Great Dream,' so it's only right to include your names."

"But……"

Su Fan interrupted, "Alright, stop arguing. It's pointless if we keep giving in on this. It's settled then. If there are no problems, let's get started with the rehearsal."

His attitude was firm, leaving no room for negotiation.

The five people looked at each other, momentarily at a loss for what to do.

Su Fan did this because he had researched the band that performed late at night before he came.

These people are genuinely making music.

Su Fan admires people like this. He knows that there aren't many people who are serious about making music these days, so he wants to lend a helping hand whenever he has the opportunity.

Next, rehearsals began.

Su Fan had heard the song "Big Dream" countless times on Earth. The versions that moved him the most, besides the original version by the band Vaina, were two others.

One is a duet between the Vaina Band and Ren Suxi.

Ren Suxi's voice is like a dull knife, not sharp.

But it cuts into your heart, bit by bit.

That restraint, that unspoken forbearance, is more unbearable than wailing.

The roughness of Vaina and the delicacy of Ren Suxi are intertwined, making it incredibly beautiful.

Another version is a collaboration between Chen Chusheng and the Waina Band.

Chen Chusheng's voice is clean and pure, without a trace of impurity.

He peeled back the layers of confusion, questioning, and relief in the song, one by one.

No sentimentality, no pretension, just the simplest way to tell you that I too have been confused and helpless, but it's okay, we're all on the same journey.

Two versions, two styles.

Ren Suxi made you cry.

Chen Chusheng will put your mind at ease.

They are all deified beings.

They all sang a song so deeply it resonated with their very bones.