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

Bai Feifei

[Athletic Girl][Dance Teacher]

Su Ruxue

[White-haired girl] [Cello player]

095. Achieve instant fame

For example, a few years ago, a musician named "Hua Yu" usually wrote chamber music, but one day he suddenly composed a classical piece called "Lament".

The melody of this piece cannot be said to be completely absent, but it can at least be described as a mess, as if a handful of rice was sprinkled on a piano and a fish stepped on it and played a tune.

The piece is filled with inexplicable low murmurs throughout, and its fans even claim to hear the cries of children in wartime in it.

I don't know if there were any crying sounds, but the crowing of the chickens was quite loud, which was really torture for the ears.

Classical music is already rare, and this piece, "Lament," pushes the public's prejudice against classical music to its lowest level, and in the most abstract way at that.

So when netizens realized that "Ode to Love" was a piece of classical music, they were all surprised.

Indeed, only when classical music meets the cello can it produce such infectious and heartfelt music that leaves no room for resistance.

It turns out that classical music doesn't necessarily have to be from the underworld; it can also be very beautiful.

Unexpectedly, Orange Sauce, who is often criticized for her "unrefined songs," has now ventured into classical music and created such a beautiful piece!

"Oh no! I was just recently redefined as a love song by Orange Jam, and now classical music is being redefined too!"

"It's already quite an achievement for an ordinary singer to be able to write pop music clearly, but Orange Jam has actually managed to create such beautiful classical music!"

"Pop music and classical music are completely different things! What kind of hexagonal warrior is this?"

"You laymen think it's amazing, but as an expert in music, I think Orange Jam is simply a god!"

"Orange marmalade? Orange God!"

Netizens went crazy, with many people completely absorbed in "Ode to Love".

I don't know how to explain it, but it just sounds really good!

Some people are truly unable to extricate themselves, but others may not be.

After all, this is an elegant instrumental performance. The more you show how much you like it, the more it demonstrates your high taste, right?

Then, a miraculous scene unfolded.

In the past few days, a very strange phenomenon has appeared on many students' QQ spaces and WeChat Moments.

Many people who spend their days playing games, watching short videos, or reading novels post their game stats on social media and have a bunch of beautiful women in their video app favorites.

Suddenly, they started sharing classical music on social media!

Some even added highly literary captions, then began to express their compassion for humanity, lament the state of the world, discuss the value of life, and praise the beauty of love. Anyone who didn't know better would think they'd suffered some kind of trauma in the past few days.

When encountering a few short-tempered friends, they might directly comment below: "Are you pretending?"

Over the course of a day, Lin Han's Collapse Index surged by more than 3,000, currently reaching "58463".

Three thousand or so may seem like a lot at first glance, but compared to Lin Han's other previous works, it's actually quite little. Moreover, the first day of a new release usually sees the most new works, with the number decreasing thereafter.

Unfortunately, although "Ode to Love" is a very popular piece, its popularity doesn't help Lin Han much. It doesn't address what people dislike most about classical music: its oppressive and nostalgic feel. Many listeners don't experience much of a sense of disarray.

Therefore, this piece of music can only be used by Lin Han to build up his reputation.

Lin Han's reputation has reached 76523. If he breaks through the 100,000 mark, he will receive another generous achievement reward.

Having published so many works, Lin Han has long been able to obtain numerous rewards from the Collapse Index, but he has only received a reputation reward once so far.

Therefore, for the pragmatic Lin Han, accumulating Collapse Index is obviously much more useful than Reputation Points.

However, the boost that "Ode to Love" brought to Lin Han's real-world reputation exceeded his expectations.

Because of this piece of music, Lin Han's reputation suddenly improved a lot!

Many well-known domestic musicians, music academy professors, and those with social media accounts have posted videos praising the piece "Ju Zi Jiang" and even discussing its significance to the music industry!

"Many academic musicians are now very averse to classical music, but this piece, 'Ode to Love,' by Orange Jam, may change that."

"This is truly a great work! It is the finest classical music in our country in the last half-century!"

"The emergence of marmalade may shatter the stereotypes about classical music in the music industry!"

Lin Hanren was stunned when he saw these comments.

I just want to earn some rice, why do you have to make it sound so important?

I suggest you listen to "Midnight DJ" to clear your head, so you won't have too high expectations of me!

Lin Han didn't want to be held hostage by these pressure monsters, after all, the essence of his songwriting was still to create fun!

This was still a math class, but it was the last one in the afternoon.

The setting sun painted the sky red, and the faint chirping of some insects could be heard outside the window. The air seemed to be filled with the aroma of rice from the canteen.

The students' eyes were still on the blackboard, but their minds had already wandered far away from the world. Some of them had even started reading extracurricular books.

Xu Hui, who was secretly playing on his phone, occasionally revealed a silly grin.

"Lin Han, your piece is fucking awesome! I see your posts on every platform I browse now!" Xu Hui looked up and excitedly whispered to Lin Han.

"It's so-so." Lin Han seemed modest, but the corners of his mouth were actually slightly upturned.

It's actually quite nice to be able to see your name anywhere.

"To be honest, Lin Han, when are you going to reveal your identity and let everyone know that you are Orange Jam?" Xu Hui asked.

In fact, the name "Orange Jam" is already well-known among young people, including those at Sichuan No. 7 Middle School and their classmates.

Every time Xu Hui went to the toilet or ate, he would hear people around him discussing orange jam or watching videos about orange jam on their phones.

This really upset Xu Hui!

He really wanted to tell the whole world that marmalade was his best brother!

"So what if it's announced or not?" Lin Han said indifferently.

For him, accumulating Honkai Index and making money is enough.

Don't you feel aggrieved?

Xu Hui said anxiously, leaning on the table and trying to describe it to Lin Han vividly with his hands and voice.

"Imagine you becoming famous across the entire internet, with people everywhere listening to your songs, and your fans all over the country."

"And you, right now, are stuck in this tiny classroom, listening to this old man's hypnotic lectures every day, living the same monotonous campus life, without even a small cigarette. Aren't you resentful?!"

096. This guy copied you!

Looking at Xu Hui's indignant expression, Lin Han felt that he was the one who should become famous.

"It's unnecessary except for creating unnecessary trouble," Lin Han shrugged and smiled wryly. "Do you think I'm not famous enough at school right now?"

Since Lin Han became famous for playing the piano at the school festival, almost everyone in No. 7 Middle School knows her. This completely washed away the bad reputation she had previously caused because of her scandal with Yan Yuli.

As Lin Han walks around campus, he can hear screams from the side from time to time. For example, this morning, when Lin Han entered the teaching building, he heard many whispers around him.

"Look, look! It's Senior Lin Han!"

"Wow! He's so handsome!"

"I dreamt about him last night, and I saw him today. This week is definitely my lucky week!"

"I really want to add him on social media and ask him if he's single!"

"Forget it, just look at the kind of people Lin Han's friends are—Yan Yuli, Mangzi, we mere mortals can only admire from afar..."

While these remarks wouldn't cause Lin Han any real harm, sometimes, if a few reckless individuals actually rushed up to him and started chatting, it could still be quite troublesome for Lin Han to handle.

"Besides, don't you know how difficult it was for the last celebrity at the school?" Lin Han said.

Lin Han, who had ridden in the same car as Yan Yuli, had witnessed several zombie hordes, the horror of which sent chills down his spine.

Although Lin Han's current fame cannot be compared with that of a national star like Yan Yuli, even a lower-tier version is unacceptable to Lin Han.

"Okay." Hearing Lin Han say that, Xu Hui silently shut up.

Xu Hui knew his good brother all too well. From the beginning of high school, he had been focused solely on his studies, and nothing else caught his attention.

The school had approached him many times about opportunities like giving speeches as a freshman representative or joining school project groups, but he refused them all. He was someone who didn't like to show off and only cared about his grades.

Jingle Bell--

The bell rang for the end of get out of class.

The students gradually got up from their seats to go eat.

Just then, the math teacher raised his hand and beckoned to Lin Han.

Lin Han was stunned.

Did he get caught talking in class again? But there were quite a few people talking in the last class too.

Fortunately, it was break time, so Lin Han wasn't under too much pressure and went up to the podium.

At this moment, some students in the front row stared wide-eyed at the scene before them with curiosity.

The old man waved his hand at the students, "Go, go, go eat!"

The students who wanted to watch the drama unfold had no choice but to leave disappointed.

The math teacher took out his phone from his pocket, leaned down, and as if showing Lin Han some precious treasure, gently swiped the screen and opened a pink app from the background.

Lin Han felt a sense of unease, and an extremely bad premonition spread through his heart.

Soon, the old man opened a video.

In the video, a young woman in a cheongsam plays "Salut d'Amour" on the cello, and the screen is filled with comments.

send!!!

Lin Han panicked. His math teacher's resolute eyes were already fixed on him. His righteous face, paired with those eyes, seemed to expose all lies and crimes in the world! Anyone with a guilty conscience seeing that face would probably be so frightened that they'd blurt out every bad deed they'd committed over the decades, from minor crimes like murder and arson to maliciously smearing Kun Kun online!

"This orange marmalade..."

"Teacher He, please let me explain..." Lin Han quickly waved his hand.

"This orange jam plagiarized your music," the old man said in a low voice, as if he were telling a huge secret.

Lin Han was stunned once again.

"Didn't you see it? This video is really popular lately! But I can tell as soon as I hear it that this piece of music was written by you in my class last time, it was written earlier than his! I was afraid you wouldn't know, so I'm showing it to you now!" the old man said seriously.

In Teacher He's opinion, this is definitely a case of plagiarism! It must be that the well-behaved student Lin Han accidentally shared his sheet music online, and it was plagiarized by someone with malicious intent!

This Orange Jam is a musician with some fame, yet she would do something like this. As for the relationship between Lin Han and Orange Jam? Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Who in their right mind would associate a super popular singer who updates his music frequently with a high school student?

Lin Han was immediately amused by the old man and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Teacher He, there was no plagiarism."

"How can you say it's not plagiarism? Isn't it exactly the same?"

"This orange marmalade belongs to a friend of mine, and this piece of music was actually co-written by the two of us," Lin Han said cautiously after a moment's thought.

Instead of denying his participation in composing the music, he said that the two of them co-wrote it, which sounds more authentic.

Otherwise, whether you admit to being Orange Jam or say that Orange Jam plagiarized your work and put his name on it, it will cause a huge problem.

"I see." The math teacher stroked his chin thoughtfully. "I never expected that Lin Han, at such a young age, could compose music with Orange Jam!"

This makes sense. The two collaborated on the creation, which is why Lin Han and Orange Jam both possess the sheet music. Perhaps Lin Han also participated in the creation of Orange Jam's video.

"No, I only participated in a little music composition," Lin Han said. "Please keep this a secret for me, teacher."

“No problem, after all, Lin Han is just a student, while Orange Jam is a big internet celebrity.”