A song from Chengdu revived a closed-down pub.

The next morning, after getting up, Su Fan went to the hotel restaurant for breakfast with the people from Han Tang Entertainment.

Uliji, the director of the Inner Mongolian Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, also arrived early.

However, something was clearly off about Uliji today.

He sat opposite Su Fan, opening his mouth several times as if to say something, but swallowed the words back down.

As the live broadcast of Inner Mongolia was nearing its end, Su Fan still hadn't released a song related to Inner Mongolia.

It would be impossible for Ulji not to be anxious at all.

From Shaanxi Province's "Xi'an People's Song" and "Chang'an Night" to Ningxia Province's "Ningxia," each song has brought great attention to the local area.

It's fair to say that the popularity generated by those few songs alone was enough to keep Qin Province and Ning Province trending on social media for several days in a row.

Now that Su Fan has arrived in Inner Mongolia, Uliji naturally has some expectations.

He could look forward to it, but he just couldn't bring himself to say it.

After all, Su Fan's ability to bring the production team to Inner Mongolia has already allowed the province's cultural and tourism market to reap significant benefits.

In recent days, the number of tourists in the grassland scenic area has increased significantly, and almost all the hotels along the way are fully booked.

Even the sales of local beef, mutton, dairy products, and handicrafts have increased several times over.

In this situation, if he were to ask Su Fan for another song, it would seem somewhat presumptuous of him to ask for more.

Moreover, Uliji is a typical grassland man.

Ask him to serve his friends the best wine and meat, and he won't even flinch.

He simply couldn't bring himself to ask someone for something empty-handed.

Feeling depressed, Uliji started drinking early in the morning.

Su Fan looked at the wine jug in front of him, somewhat surprised: "Director Wu, it's only this early, and you're already drinking?"

Uliji laughed heartily, feigning generosity, "The morning wind is strong on the grassland; a sip of this will warm you up. Would you like some?"

Su Fan quickly waved his hand: "I have important business to attend to later, so I won't join you for the morning drinks."

Upon hearing the words "serious business," Uliji's eyes lit up slightly, and the wine glass in his hand stopped in mid-air.

However, he didn't want to make it too obvious, so he casually asked, "What else is planned for today?"

While eating breakfast, Su Fan casually said, "It's nothing serious, we'll talk about it once everyone's here."

Uliji glanced at him, and the little bit of expectation that had just risen in his heart immediately disappeared.

He picked up his glass, tilted his head back, and took a sip.

Not long after, Agula, Chaolu, Chen Fang, and others also arrived at the restaurant.

After greeting everyone, the group sat down, and Su Fan took out several printed copies of lyrics and music from the file bag next to him and placed them on the table.

At the very top, two large characters are prominently displayed.

Reincarnation.

Agula and the others were startled and immediately picked up the lyrics and music.

Uliji abandoned all restraint and leaned his head in.

When he saw the imagery of heaven and earth, sun and moon, seasons and life in the song, his hand holding the wine glass unconsciously tightened a little.

Although the song doesn't directly mention the province of Montreal, the vast and desolate atmosphere seems to leap off the page.

The grasslands wither and flourish every year, and the herdsmen follow the water and grass.

Sun rises and sets, birth, aging, sickness, and death occur.

Everything is moving forward, yet it seems to be trapped in an endless cycle.

Uliji's eyes grew brighter the more he looked.

The frustration that had been weighing on my chest vanished without a trace at that moment.

He silently placed the full glass back on the table, having lost all interest in drinking.

Agula looked at the sheet music, and his expression gradually became serious.

Chen Fang flipped to the last page, looked at it carefully, and asked in confusion, "Teacher Su, there are only lyrics and music here, but no complete arrangement?"

Su Fan nodded: "I haven't done the arrangement yet. For this song, I want to try to combine grassland music with modern rock. You guys are more familiar with how to incorporate elements like the morin khuur, throat singing, and long song than I am."

Agula's eyes flickered slightly: "After we went back yesterday, we tried it again in the direction you suggested. I always thought that traditional music and rock music were hard to truly integrate, but now I realize that we just haven't found the right way yet."

Su Fan smiled and said, "I also benefited a lot yesterday. The melody of this song actually already existed, but after communicating with you, I felt that 'Reincarnation' was a good choice for this experiment."

Agula and the others exchanged glances, their excitement becoming impossible to conceal.

For those who truly love music, playing a great piece of music is certainly a joyful experience.

Being able to personally participate in the process of creating a work from scratch is a completely different experience.

That's more than just completing a task.

Furthermore, they left their own mark on the music.

Chen Fang immediately picked up a pen and made marks next to the sheet music: "The power in the chorus can be stronger. Use the distorted tone of the electric guitar to push up the emotion, and the drums and bass should also be heavier. Only in this way can the rock feeling really come out."

Chaolu also perked up: "We can preserve more of the throat singing, not just in one section, but from the beginning all the way to the chorus, so that the whole song can always carry the background of the grassland."

Agula stared at the score for a moment and then offered his own ideas: "The morin khuur (horsehead fiddle) shouldn't just be used for embellishment. It can be used in the verses, interludes, and choruses. It would be best to add a long tune in the middle to fully express the characteristics of grassland music."

……

The group of people started discussing the piece of music, one after another.

Although Uliji couldn't understand the technical terms, he understood one thing.

Not only is Su Fan going to work on this song "Reincarnation," but he also plans to work on it with Agula and others.

Thinking of this, he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

Su Fan glanced at him and deliberately asked, "Director Wu, why aren't you drinking?"

Uliji put the lid back on the flask and laughed heartily: "Drinking on an empty stomach is bad for your health. I suddenly feel that it's better to drink less in the morning."

After discussing it for a while, Agula looked at the lyrics again, a hint of hesitation in his expression: "The melody and the mood are fine, the lyrics are fine, but it seems a bit off when sung."

Su Fan said, "Then let's try Mongolian."

The crowd immediately fell silent and looked at each other.

Su Fan opened the sheet music and continued to explain: "Of course, it's not about translating every single lyric verbatim. We can retain the original theme and main imagery, and then readjust it according to the pronunciation and rhythm of Mongolian. As long as the true meaning of the song remains unchanged, the language in which it is sung should not be restricted."

Agula and others are all fluent in Mongolian.

The group lowered their heads again, not rushing to change the entire song lyrics, but instead picking out the most important lines and scrutinizing them word by word according to the melody.