The room was extremely quiet. Xu Fan almost subconsciously sat down next to the piano and began to play softly, his ten fingers dancing across the keys.
A beautiful melody slowly drifted out. At this moment, no one heard such a beautiful melody. Only the person who liked to entertain themselves enjoyed it. However, there seemed to be a kind of sadness and a strange feeling in the tune of this song.
It was Xu Fan's deepest emotions at this moment, and also his helplessness in the face of the current situation. Everything seemed to be hidden in his clothes. If anyone could hear it, they would surely shed tears quietly, but at this moment, only Shifen was bearing all of this alone.
Time moved slowly, the sky darkened, and the entire land of China turned black. In reality, he was still in that secret base, watching all the musical instruments in silence, the tunes played rising and falling, constantly changing, just like his uneasy mood.
He stayed there all night, and the next day, as the sun rose, the whole world rushed back to the earth, and it seemed that all places had reappeared. The sun, as strange as a peculiar creature, walked out of the villa.
Looking out at the sky above the door, a blue sky with only a few clouds, he seemed to see hope and a direction for the future. At that moment, he clenched his fist, believing that he would definitely find the answer he wanted.
This is Yanjing. It was only after smoking in the courtyard that he was brought here, saying he would take him to this villa. He searched in this villa for a very long time, but still couldn't find the so-called happiness.
He played one piece, then another, and spent the entire night playing without searching for any clues.
As the sun rose, he suddenly realized what I had thought of, and then he walked out of the villa.
He understood that all the problems in the world could be solved by putting in the effort, and that looking at the sunlight in the sky at that moment felt like seeing the answer.
He strode out of the villa area and arrived at the gate. The security guard watched from a distance and waved, seemingly greeting him as he prepared to eat.
Unexpectedly, the security guard knew that he was the owner of this villa. He didn't care too much as he walked out of the villa area. Looking at the cars coming and going on the street, he randomly picked up a taxi and headed towards Old Zhao's house.
When he first met Zhao Lao in Yanjing, he noticed Chen Yuanyuan's feelings for Zhao Lao. Of course, this was also because he went there, not because the members had also left, but because he wanted to talk to Zhao Lao about the upcoming release of the TV series.
The TV series "In the Name of the People" has finished filming and is currently undergoing urgent post-production work. The series was assisted by Mr. Zhao and Mr. Kong.
Furthermore, the filming was done with the approval of CCTV, so Xu Fan was well aware that it would definitely pass the final review. The key questions were: where would it be reviewed, and where would it be broadcast?
Seeing that the photo taken during the meal was quite obvious, she was somewhat surprised. Looking at the doorway, she couldn't help but smile and invited Xu Fan into the house.
He liked seeing his grandmother walk over from a distance, and greeted her with a smile before sitting down. After his grandmother went to the back to cook for Xu Fan and his grandfather, only Xu Fan and his grandfather remained at the table.
Although the old man didn't know Xu Fan's purpose for coming, he had some guesses in his heart. So, as he watched Xu Fan pick up the kettle from the side and pour him a glass of water, he said, "First of all, let me guess that your purpose for coming is probably for the TV series 'In the Name of the People,' right?"
Xu Fan nodded without hesitation and then continued, "If it's this TV series, you don't need to worry at all. The higher-ups have already approved it. Although you're still working on it, I believe there won't be any problems. As for which channel it will be broadcast on, that hasn't been decided yet."
Xu Fan glanced at the old man, who had frowned, and then asked, "This TV series is fundamentally about your and the country's ideas, and its anti-corruption message is of great significance to the people of the whole country. I suggest that it be broadcast on CCTV-1."
Xu Fan knew very well that this TV series was broadcast on CCTV-1 in another parallel world, and it achieved unexpectedly high ratings.
Since then, the viewership ratings of "In the Name of the People" have skyrocketed, even becoming the top-rated show of the year. This was a remarkable achievement for "In the Name of the People" at the time. It's safe to say that as long as this drama continues to air and be broadcast normally, its viewership ratings will certainly not be too bad.
Xu Fan highly approves of both his own and others' acting skills, and he personally oversaw the entire filming of the TV series. Even though Xu Shan was in charge of other shots on a given day, Xu Fan trusted Xu Shan's abilities.
He explained that he had personally overseen the entire structure of the TV series, including the script and cinematography, so finding a suitable broadcast location would guarantee high viewership. This is why he spoke so earnestly to Old Zhao.
Old Zhao hadn't expected Xu Fan to be so certain. Looking at Xu Fan's serious expression, he thought for a moment and then said, "I will definitely take your opinion into consideration, and I also believe that, given the current situation, the probability of it being broadcast on CCTV-1 is very, very high. Of course, my idea is not only to broadcast it on CCTV-1, but also to broadcast it on various satellite TV channels or CCTV at the same time."
Xu Fan understood that the "television station" he mentioned actually referred to a television channel, a station that specializes in broadcasting television programs. If the series were to air on these two channels, it would definitely be more beneficial for the promotion and impact of the drama.
Next, Xu Fan shared some of his suggestions with Teacher Zhao, such as launching online promotion while the TV series was airing, because this TV series is not just an ordinary TV series.
Instead, it should be a genuine anti-corruption drama that truly benefits the country and allows more people to see the positive energy in society. In that case, it can be promoted through short video platforms like Douyin.
With proper promotion, more people will watch the TV series. Xu Fan is very confident that the opening scenes will be attractive enough, because short video enthusiasts are drawn to the series because it has some stunning scenes.
For example, the scene where Zhao Dehan eats noodles. If that scene were edited into a short video and posted on a platform like Douyin, I believe it would achieve great success and attract countless netizens to watch the TV series.
With this mutually reinforcing relationship, more people will watch this TV series and feel the justice and strength of the country.
Mr. Zhao agreed to the question without hesitation, because although he was old, he was familiar with the new products of the new Internet era, especially Xu Fan, who is currently the biggest star in the country.
He believes that Xu Fan's every word is not only because of Xu Fan's current status as a singer, but also because Xu Fan possesses unparalleled justice and a sentiment that everyone can empathize with.
It was a patriotic sentiment, something that Teacher Zhao had noticed long ago. It was precisely because of this that Teacher Zhao asked Xu Fan to film such a TV series.
Xu Fan has now presented himself with the answer; at least in his view, the successful filming of this TV series is an achievement in itself.
As long as there are no problems with the broadcast, Xu Fan's popularity in the TV series will surely increase. It's a win-win situation, but this interaction didn't lead to any major issues.
Because he knew very well that Xu Fan had just lost a close friend, and that Chen Yuanyuan was his best friend, Old Zhao naturally knew about this, so he knew about Xu Fan's departure.
Looking at the forced smile on Xu Fan's face, he couldn't help but pat Xu Fan on the shoulder and then said, "Sometimes we find that the world is so big that you can't reach it, and sometimes you find that the world is so small that you can hold everything in your own hands. I believe that everything will be alright."
===Chapter 734 Where is Xu Fan?===
Xia Ziling's departure was leaving this world, while Chen Yuanyuan's departure was leaving this place.
Everyone has the right to leave, and everyone has their own way of leaving. Hopefully, people can accept and understand that all of this is normal. However, when faced with all of this, they will still feel panic and helplessness.
He understood, deep down he knew very well that every word Old Master Zhao said was correct, and that Old Master Zhao's words to him were, in essence, an interpretation of most of the world.
Therefore, Xu Fan is very clear that if he wants to do better in the coming period and find out all the problems of the forwards, he needs not only to work hard, but also to find the real answers in the face of countless problems.
The outcome was irrelevant; what mattered most was the process. Xu Fan didn't want to lose the old man. The old man gave Xu Fan some instructions regarding the choice of TV station for the broadcast of the TV series and agreed to some necessary conditions. In addition, the old man also gave Xu Fan some unique and insightful feedback.
The reason Old Master Zhao used the word "examine" is because he knew that Xu Fan was facing the heartbreaking loss of a friend, and his best friend at that. That's why he said those things.
Hearing what Grandpa Zhao said, Xu Fan was silent for a moment before looking at him and saying, "I understand, I actually understand all of this. I just suddenly feel that there are many problems in this world that I cannot solve at the moment."
The old man patted his daughter-in-law's shoulder solemnly again before saying, "It's good that you understand, but you should also understand that no problem in this world can be easily solved."
Even with a simple question like one plus one, we are able to answer so accurately and quickly only because our predecessors provided the answers.
Xu Fan agreed as if he had something else to do, and he didn't say anything more. After his grandmother finished preparing breakfast in the distance, she came out and said softly to Xu Fan, "Xiao Fan, it's really not easy for you to come all this way, so come and eat something quickly."
He wouldn't hesitate too much if he liked it, since he could truly relax and let go of all pressure to try everything with a relaxed mindset at Grandpa Zhang's place, so he smiled and agreed.
Looking at the delicious food that Grandma Zhao made, she suddenly felt a surge of joy. Her own mother used to feel this way often, and she suddenly wanted to eat a bowl of her mother's cooking.
But he knew that as long as he went back, his mother would definitely cook for him. However, seeing Grandma Zhang do this this time, he was still grateful.
Besides that, Xu Fan didn't stay with Old Zhao for too long, because everything in this world seemed to have little to do with him anymore.
He felt content to receive some comfort from Old Zhao, and most of the time he understood what he needed to do and gave his all to address all the problems ahead.
Therefore, after leaving Zhao Lao's house, Xu Fan did not immediately return to Zhonghai. He wanted to take a walk around Yanjing and see the city's prosperity.
Looking at the uniqueness of this city, and the changes it has undergone in the past and present, he understands that the world is constantly changing. He just doesn't know if the world he is experiencing now is the same world he once knew.
Xu Fan wanted to figure this out, but his mind was wandering and he found it hard to like it. Walking in the city, watching the mesmerizing lights flashing incessantly, and seeing the constant flow of traffic around him, the scene of bustling cars kept appearing in his mind. Those lights were dazzling. At this moment, he liked it and felt that the whole world had quieted down.
No one bothered Xu Fan; everyone was busy with their own affairs in the bustling city, and everyone was rushing around, showing no intention of stopping. He stood in the crowd.
He looked up at the sky, where there were only wispy white clouds and no sun, yet the world was incredibly bright. Xu Fan smiled, but a touch of melancholy lingered in his heart.
There were so many problems during this time, not just because of Xia Ziling's departure and Chen Yuanyuan's departure, but because my own world encountered too many problems, such as The Coming One and the TV series In the Name of the People.
Or there are other problems, some good and some bad, but each one is pushing me to grow. If I want to live better in this world, I must do better in this world.
Most importantly, she was well aware that something was happening in the world, a change that others couldn't understand, but Xu Fan himself was very clear about.
That was the legendary Brother Kai who suddenly appeared. His sudden appearance was as if he had been born out of thin air, just like when he suddenly appeared a year ago.
Back then, he had only suddenly acquired the system. Now, a year had almost passed, and Xu Fan sometimes wondered if it was because the time was about to expire that the system had regained the recognition of another person in this world.
However, he also clearly understood that the perfect music system deep within his mind had always remained there and had not been lost. Moreover, he did not believe that anyone else in the world could possess the system. Of course, sometimes he would think that perhaps others could also possess what he could.
These problems came one after another, and Xu Fan realized that the world was changing. He walked for a long time in the city streets until his legs ached before he sat down to rest on a wooden bench in the park.
The city's hustle and bustle seemed to vanish at this moment. His phone was switched off, and all incoming calls went unanswered. Xu Fan didn't want to be disturbed.
It's as if Xu Fan has returned to a long, long time ago, when he was still on campus, holding a guitar and earnestly singing simple songs. Then one day, he suddenly obtained a system.
He sang "A Person Like Me" on a similar wooden chair, and as the song was softly sung, it was heard by his good friend Zhao Feiyang, who was not far away. Zhao Feiyang was then pulled to the set of "The Coming One," and from that moment on, a new name was added to the Chinese music scene: Xu Fan.
However, recently, a singer named Kai Ge also suddenly appeared, so Xu Fan's suspicions were not wrong. But at this moment, he understood that everything was just his own assumption until he found Kai Ge.
Xu Fan saw a group of elderly people dancing to a square dance song in the distance. It was his own song, "The Most Dazzling Ethnic Style." He knew that the song was a reward from the system and was a classic square dance anthem from that parallel world. The song had even spread all over the world.
In every corner of China in that world, wherever there was square dancing, you could hear it. Regarding the song "The Most Dazzling Ethnic Style," after Xu Fan sang it in that world, it also made all the elderly people in that world fall in love with the song and go crazy for it.
So when Xu Fan heard the song the elderly people were dancing to in the square, he felt a strange sense of familiarity. Of course, they didn't go up and join in.
He simply listened intently, listening to them dance and sing, listening to their occasional comments on the song. At that moment, Xu Fan understood his significance in this world: perhaps it was to bring the best songs from that world to this time, so that more people could hear them.
However, at that moment, Xu Fan spotted a street performer in the distance, earnestly playing the guitar, just like himself in the past. He wasn't actually a very good guitarist, but he knew exactly what he liked in the song.
This is a song I sang when I participated in The Coming One, a song about homesickness. I drank eight cups of wine, each cup representing the passing of years, and also a toast to everything in this world. But all the stories changed in this wine.
Xu Fan almost subconsciously walked forward, just like a passerby, until he arrived in front of the resident singer. At this moment, there were already seventeen or eighteen people surrounding the singer, all listening quietly.
This song seemed to have a magical quality. Even though it wasn't Xu Fan's usual name, the singing still carried a special kind of emotion that made everyone listen attentively and clearly. Xu Fan didn't speak, nor did he seem to want to go up and sing it.
But at that moment, when that song started playing, everyone couldn't help but start clapping. It was then that Xu Fan realized that the world was no longer just about him being ordinary or even more ordinary, so he joined in the clapping.
Applause erupted, and the resident singer simply explained that it was a young man. The young man bowed slightly and then sincerely apologized. Some people watching this scene extended their hearts and stepped forward to donate money, some one yuan, some two yuan, some five yuan, some ten yuan, and some even a hundred yuan.
After thinking for a moment, he stepped forward and took out the only two hundred yuan he had. He didn't have much cash on him, just this much, but he took it all out without hesitation and put it in the young man's guitar case.
He knew very well that for anyone who was just starting out in singing, as long as they worked hard enough, things might look brighter ahead. But he also knew that there were countless people in this world who, no matter how hard they tried, could never make it to the end.
So when he saw the singer ahead of him, he didn't hesitate to give his all for this lesson. It might not be much, but he hoped that the singer could go far.
However, at this moment, the singer suddenly looked at everyone and said softly, "The next song is still by Fan Ge. You should all have heard the title of this song, and perhaps you should have heard the song itself even more. This song is about people like me."
As soon as the young man finished speaking, even Xu Fan, who had just opened his eyes slightly, seemed to be caught up in a certain emotion and instantly thought of this song.
The helplessness one feels when one first achieves something; everyone seems to think they are unique, everyone thinks they will reach the pinnacle in the future. But in the end, not everyone can reach the end, and countless people have to retreat in the end, leaving here with regret.
But at that moment, after the young man finished speaking, no one else left the scene. Everyone couldn't help but start applauding because the song was more popular and countless people got to know Xu Fan because of it.
It was because of this song that I came to like Xu Fan as a person. So many people have an inexplicable fondness for Xu Fan's song. When every person, or rather every street performer, sings this song, they will subconsciously say, "It's really good."
The young man continued, “I will do my best to sing this song well, but I know that no matter how I sing, I can't compare to Brother San’s voice. I know everyone can hear Brother Fan’s songs on all music platforms, but what I want to say is that I also have my own feelings, and I am willing to dedicate this song to everyone.”
After saying this, the young man didn't hesitate at all. He gently swung his guitar, and the sound of the guitar filled the air. In an instant, the scene fell silent, and everyone who had just been clapping fell silent.
They all stopped what they were doing instantly, because they all knew that a divine song was about to appear, and the most beautiful song in their hearts would be sung slowly by the young man.
Indeed, that was the case. Without any hesitation, the young man's voice rang out as the guitar melody continued to play and the accompaniment gradually ended.
……
Someone as outstanding as me should have lived a brilliant life, but after more than twenty years, I'm still adrift in the sea of people.
Someone as intelligent as me has long since said goodbye to naivety, so how did I end up with a body full of scars after exchanging a relationship for one?
How many people like me, lost and confused, searching and aimless, have you seen?
…………
The moment the song began, everyone fell silent. Even Xu Fan's gaze fell upon the young man, as if he were seeing his former self. At that moment, he couldn't help but stare, especially at the simple lyrics, which filled him with overwhelming emotion.
People like me seem unique in this world, exceptionally talented, yet there are still others constantly surpassing and chasing after me.
Someone like me isn't particularly outstanding, but I've been searching aimlessly, and I've also been aimless and at a loss. Right now, I may have reached the peak, but how many people have ever experienced losing friends and loved ones?
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