They don't actually think I like them, do they?

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Until one person came along.

Professor Luo Yong of the Music Department of China Conservatory of Music.

As a senior artist in the modern music world, Mr. Luo Yong wrote many works on music theory throughout his life and made great achievements in composition. He is widely respected and can be considered a national-level musician.

On Friday night, he posted a message on Weibo.

"There's a song called 'Lovely Woman' that I heard was written by a young man. I listened to it, and it's really good. I like it a lot."

This Weibo post was very short, without many embellishments, only containing words like "very good" and "I like it very much".

However, it instantly ignited the internet!

That's Luo Yong!

Who exactly is Professor Luo Yong?!

He was drinking at a late-night food stall one night, and after having a few too many drinks, he casually remarked...

"Recently, that young man who sings, his name is XXX, he's good!"

Then the very next day, this XXX will instantly become a viral sensation across the entire internet, and that's no exaggeration!

And now, he actually posted a Weibo post specifically praising "Lovely Woman," using phrases like "very good" and "I like it very much" repeatedly.

That's absolutely incredible!

This immediately excited a large group of netizens who love "Lovely Woman".

Don't you little haters always criticize our brother's music and lyrics for being meaningless, pretentious, and affected?

Now, even Luo Yong says he's pretty good. Let's see who dares to say this song has no substance now!

After this news broke, many people who were unsure whether they liked the song suddenly gained the confidence to continue liking it, and the reputation of "Lovely Woman" immediately began to turn around dramatically.

"A masterpiece that redefines love songs!"

"I never knew love songs could be this beautiful!"

"Music is meant to bring joy to the public; there's no need to take it too seriously!"

Such comments began to circulate online.

After hearing about this, several of Professor Luo Yong's old friends rushed over to contact him and asked him to delete the Weibo post.

"Luo Yonghao, we're both getting on in years. Is this still our era? Why do you have to meddle in other people's pop music topics? Now people online are saying you're ruining your reputation in your later years! You should delete your Weibo posts right now!"

Luo Yong was deeply moved after listening to his friends' advice and said emotionally:

"Bullshit! So what if I like listening to 'Lovely Woman'? Who says we can't listen to pop music? We'll listen to it! I'll not only listen to it, I'll praise it. It reminds me of that woman who sat next to me sixty years ago. Back then, I was still very thin..."

033. New song released!

It is worth noting that after the popularity of the song "Lovely Woman" among netizens reached a certain level, many people gradually turned their admiration into admiration for Lin Han himself.

When Lin Han woke up, he discovered that his loyal fan base had grown to be quite large!

Lin Han's Bilibili account gained 120,000 followers with just this one video.

The private messages and comments section are getting increasingly outrageous!

"Brother Orange... my Brother Orange..."

"Waaaaah, my brother is so gentle, and his fingers are so beautiful! He looks so handsome playing the piano!"

"Brother, please show your face, Qiu Li Gao! I can't even picture your face in my mind while I'm listening to music and unbuttoning my shirt..."

These comments were clearly from female fans, and their explicit nature shocked Lin Han.

It's not entirely incomprehensible, after all, Lin Han's rendition of "Lovely Woman" really sounds like a gentle boyfriend whispering his love into a young girl's ear, how could it not be touching?

In comparison, the comments from male fans were much more normal:

"I finally managed to forget that woman... I'll kill you... I'll kill you..."

"I deleted her ways, spent a day deleting all her photos, threw away everything of hers, wiped away my tears, and spent three years working hard, studying diligently, and desperately trying to rank up, to make her disappear from my world little by little. But your words 'cute woman' brought me back to square one."

"Guys, I can't take it anymore. I'm going to confess to her right now. If I fail, we'll just start over. I'm getting off this train of life now..."

"Haha, I'm not going to live anymore!!"

As Lin Han's number of "die-hard fans" grew, coupled with Professor Luo Yong's sharp commentary, the online controversy surrounding "Lovely Woman" gradually subsided.

More and more people are praising Lin Han, and fewer and fewer people are criticizing him.

but,

Lin Han was unhappy!

It's not that Lin Han has any special fetish for being hunted for his mother, nor is it that he has masochistic tendencies and enjoys being abused.

The problem is that Lin Han never intended to restore the glory of love songs in the Chinese music scene from the very beginning!

Lin Han only realized the extent of the problem when he saw the increase in the Collapse Index decrease as the online arguments subsided.

Keep arguing, you guys! If you don't argue, how will I get my Honkai Impact Scale?

I wrote this song just to make you guys argue!!

Those haters, step up your efforts!

Those white pieces, shut your mouths!

Unable to bear it any longer, Lin Han even created a fake account and acted as a paid troll, going to Luo Yong's Weibo to hurl insults:

"You old bastard, at your age you're still listening to cute women, hurry up and get on with it! And that Orange Jam guy too, disgusting, what kind of lousy song is that!"

Within three minutes of posting the comment, dozens of comments were received instantly.

"What people like to hear is none of your business! Are you dead?"

"My brother is so gentle, what right do you have to criticize him! I think you're just jealous!"

"Are you unhappy with your life in real life? Are you trying to find a sense of validation here?"

"I glanced at your profile page, and you're about the same age as my brother, right? At the same age, he can write such great songs, while you can only be a keyboard warrior online. How pathetic!"

The criticism in the comments section didn't stop there; Lin Han's private messages on Weibo went on to receive over 99 messages, filled with all sorts of polite and friendly greetings.

I really don't know where these fans learned to hurl insults!

Lin Han's heart sank.

At that moment, he secretly vowed that when he became rich, he would hire a large number of online trolls to smear him!

In fact, Lin Han didn't really have much desire to become famous. He just wanted to live a good life, get into a good university, make a fortune quietly using his skills, make those who looked down on him regret it, and let those who had been kind to him live a good life.

If he had to say, Lin Han would prefer to be a behind-the-scenes worker in the entertainment industry, manipulating mainstream culture from behind the scenes. That way, he could reap both fame and discredit without becoming famous, and even if he made a mess, no one would blame him.

However, Lin Han is still far from reaching that level.

In fact, "Lovely Woman" has already brought Lin Han tens of thousands of "collapse index" points, and Lin Han's current collapse index has reached "46987".

We should actually be content.

Just as the entire internet was going crazy for the song "Lovely Woman" that suddenly appeared, Lin Han's Bilibili backend received a new message.

"Dear content creator, congratulations on successfully advancing to the second stage of the Bilibili Folk Singing Competition!"

Please submit your second entry within three days. Failure to do so will be considered a forfeiture of your entry!

Looks like it's finally time to start writing new songs!

Lin Han nodded slightly.

Three days is more than enough time for most content creators, since recording a cover song isn't particularly difficult.

However, for original songs, the official submission period of only three days clearly shows that the platform did not consider the feelings of the original singers.

However, for Lin Han, these are all trivial matters. If he wanted to, he could easily release an album every day.

Lin Han went to the music room and turned on the computer.

Lin Han already had the answer in mind when choosing a new song.

Now that they've reached the second stage, Lin Han doesn't plan to deliberately write songs that are particularly controversial anymore.

This time, Lin Han's goal is to win the championship and receive a prize of 300,000 yuan!

You can't have your cake and eat it too. With the 300,000 yuan prize money right in front of him, Lin Han had no choice but to temporarily relax the requirements for the Collapse Index.

Love songs themselves have an inherent impact on the entertainment industry. Building on this foundation, Lin Han decided to unleash a bombshell!

Blue and white porcelain.

Didn't you little haters say that the lyrics of "Lovely Woman" are just empty moaning, too straightforward, and have no substance?

Are a bunch of internet trolls really trying to find deeper meaning in love songs?

Then I'll give you a big one!

With the help of the [Music Skill Card], Lin Han quickly began writing the song "Blue and White Porcelain" on the computer.

"The unglazed porcelain is outlined with blue and white brushstrokes, the ink thickening and then fading."

The peony depicted on the bottle is just like your first makeup.

The scent of sandalwood comes through the window and I understand my thoughts,

The brush strokes on the Xuan paper stopped halfway here.

The glaze used to render the elegant charm of the lady figure painting was kept privately.

And your radiant smile is like a bud about to bloom.

Your beauty drifts away.

Go to places I can't go~

......."

As Lin Han wrote, he couldn't help but admire Fang Wenshan's profound skill and the perfect match between President Zhou's music and the piece.

Now let's see what the little haters have to say!

You guys were the ones who insisted on finding meaning in love songs, and now I've written it down. If you still don't understand it, I'll kill all your mothers!

034. Maximized Bel Canto

After writing the song, Lin Han did what he always did: set up the camera, sat down at the piano, and started recording.

Then, Lin Han played the guitar and sang.

In fact, even setting aside the "original song" aspect, if Lin Han chose any song from around the world to cover, the effect would definitely be just as good.

Because of the existence of the [Piano Skill Card] and [Bel Canto Skill Card], Lin Han's piano skills and singing ability are at a professional level!

For the various amateur content creators on Bilibili who participated in the competition, Lin Hanguang's professional level of playing and singing at the same time was already a game-changer!

As Lin Han continued his performance, his skill cards underwent a series of upgrades.

[Music Skill Card (Beginner) → (Intermediate)]

[Memory skill level 4 → 6]

Empathy lv2→lv4

[Composition ability lv3→lv7]

[Music sensitivity level lv2→lv6]

[Piano Skill Cards (Beginner) → (Intermediate)]

[Musicality lv3→lv7]

[Reaction speed lv4→lv6]

[Coordination lv3→lv4]

[Finger Strength lv3→lv10]

[Voice Skill Card (Intermediate) → (Advanced)]