I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

One of the most breathtaking cultural microcosms is the album "The Promise".

This album contains 12 songs. More than ten years have passed, and every single one of the songs on this album is still familiar to everyone and has not been eliminated by the times.

Moreover, this album not only had a long lifespan, but it was also incredibly popular back then.

An album can lead to a lack of awards, and people are still protesting why the song "xxx" didn't win an award.

If a singer has one song from this album as their signature song, they can brag about it for years.

However, Jiang Xinhai produced 12 poems in one go.

This laid the foundation for her status as a superstar.

Wang Feng crossed his arms and said, "Xin Hai, these days everyone is having a hard time writing songs. It takes one or two years to polish a good album. I'm curious, I heard that your 'Promise' was completed in a very short time. How long exactly?"

Jiang Xinhai thought for a moment and said, "Three months."

She paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "At the time, I was preparing for my exams, and I practiced the song while reviewing."

Wang Feng opened his mouth, unable to utter a word for a long time.

"Preparing for an exam? What exam?"

"It was just a regular university final exam," Jiang Xinhai said. "Actually, I didn't do anything. I just sang whatever Zhichi asked me to sing. He took care of everything for me. I just had to be a good boy and do what he said."

She turned around and patted Chen Xi: "When your brother found me, he was 18 years old, and I was 18 years old too."

"That was our prime."

Chapter 93 The Music Scene Shakes

Years later, a music critic fondly recalled in Organ magazine:

"Jiang Xinhai, at 18, was not yet a pop diva, but just a college student busy with final exams."

"And Zhichi, who is 18 years old, has just written two hit songs, but is facing unemployment because he offended the company's senior management."

"What kind of encounter was it between these two people that led to such a moving melody in music history?"

……

2010 was an awkward year for the Chinese music scene.

The four Heavenly Kings, who were once incredibly popular across China, have either gone into acting, taken a break, or, with the exception of those still active in concerts, have already declared they have no plans to release new songs.

Record shelves everywhere are covered in dust, music magazines have been turned over and over, and songs on the charts often remain unchanged for two months at a time.

The influence of the older generation is fading, and the new generation has not yet grown up. The supermarket's speakers are still playing songs from ten years ago.

People's eardrums crave fresh and beautiful music, just as thirsty fields yearn for a good rain.

Jiang Xinhai's first album, "The Promise," was released at the end of 2010.

Some older people still remember what happened:

Overnight, television, radio, and the entire street's sound system were playing fresh, never-before-seen music.

In supermarkets, barbershops, stadium stands, during breaks at work, and on the subway, people occasionally and suddenly ask strangers or acquaintances the same question:

What song is this?

Then they would get a response like, "Jiang Xinhai's 'xx'? Haven't you heard of it?"

"It's super popular right now!"

In the early hours of a December morning, people opened a newly popular music app online and were astonished to find that on the app's self-compiled listening charts, the first page, under the artist category, was filled with the same name—

Jiangxinhai.

Some people even doubted their eyes, while others directly clicked on one of the songs.

When the music, seemingly out of place in this time and space, flowed from the speakers, they immediately understood why the charts had become like they'd been bugged.

"Later, I finally learned how to love, but you were already gone, lost in the sea of ​​people..."

"Because of love, I will no longer be easily saddened..."

"Love is a light, so beautiful, guiding us to the future we desire..."

It's not that the music software has a bug, but rather that the Chinese music scene has a bug-like entity.

Jiangxinhai.

"Have you listened to Jiang Xinhai's new album? My wife and daughter sing her songs every day."

"It turns out that my Xinhai is not only sweet and cute, but also sings so well."

“These past few days, people have been asking me every few days if I sell Jiang Xinhai’s songs. A few days ago, I got a batch of Jiang Xinhai’s cassette tapes, and within just one afternoon of getting them, only two were left.”

...The posts flying everywhere on the forum, with the number of replies accumulating one by one, are brewing a revolution in the music scene.

Finally, at the 2011 Golden Melody Awards, the album "The Promise" had five songs among the top ten Chinese music awards.

"The Promise" appeared in 8 of the 10 most popular songs of the year.

Jiang Xinhai is the best female singer in Chinese music of the year.

Best composition, best lyrics, best arrangement—all within reach of producing "The Promise".

After the awards were announced, people cheered: a new king has been crowned.

The shockwaves from over a decade ago still resonate today. When Jiang Xinhai brings up the past, people are reminded once again of the fear that the music scene was dominated by her.

Jiang Xinhai had a cherry in her mouth, and her sweet smile was as irrepressible as the cherry's red color.

“When I first met your brother, I thought he was kind of cool and roguish,” she said to Chen Xi with a smile. “He was wearing a black suit, no tie, the second button on his shirt was undone, his hands were in his pockets, and he was wearing sneakers. He had this kind of arrogant look on his face.”

Chen Xi was both amused and exasperated.

Wearing a suit with sneakers, she found it hard to imagine how Jiang Xinhai didn't find him disgusting.

"The first thing he asked me was, 'I'm a great musician, but I haven't written any great music yet. Do you know why?'"

Chen Xi lowered her head; this arrogant tone was familiar to her.

Jiang Xinhai said, "I asked him why, and he said it was because he hadn't met me yet."

He Ling asked, "Was that the first time you met?"

Jiang Xinhai nodded and said, "Yes."

He Ling laughed: "So Zhichi is such a humorous person."

Jiang Xinhai said, "Because I'm the campus belle of Binhai University, there were other guys who came up and confessed to me, but none of them were as arrogant as him. I thought he was the one who came to confess to me."

Wang Feng laughed: "So, you didn't know it was Qu's father who came to see you, right?"

"Yeah, I always imagined musicians to be very sophisticated and high-class, unlike him."

Qin Yunshang stuck out her tongue and said, "Usually I would just turn my face and leave, it feels so impolite."

"At the very least, you shouldn't be wearing a suit and sneakers when you meet..."

Jiang Xinhai laughed and said, "But because I really wanted to sing and be a singer at that time, I agreed without hesitation when he asked. I even treated him to lunch because he didn't have any money with him. I paid for his bus fare home."

He Ling asked in surprise, "Why didn't he bring a single penny?"

"The most crucial point is that he ate a meal off you the first time he met you, and even borrowed money from you?" Qin Yunshang was even more surprised.

“To correct you,” Jiang Xinhai said, “it wasn’t a loan, it was a demand. He said he didn’t care about the one yuan anyway, so he wouldn’t give it back to me.”

"..."

Jiang Xinhai added, "What happened next was even more outrageous. He said that writing and practicing songs requires a quiet environment, so he directly asked me to pay for a room to use for songwriting. I spend 1200 yuan a month on that!"

Chen Xi was completely speechless.

She now understands a little why her brother's girlfriend at the time was so devoted to him.

She had some doubts about whether her brother had read some kind of "Sea King's Manual".

The comments scrolled by:

"Haha, I feel like Zhichi is such a funny person."

“When Xin Hai says this, I always mistakenly think she is talking about her own experience of being scammed.”

"If someone had told me that back then, I would have thought I'd been scammed..."

……

Qin Yunshang noticed a blind spot and asked cautiously:

"Senior Jiang, is the address on that envelope the house you rented?"

“Yes,” Jiang Xinhai nodded. “Spring Garden, that’s where I rented the place back then, and he was there too. So, I dare say he was the one who wrote the letter to Chen Xi.”

That blind spot didn't disappear with Jiang Xinhai's explanation; instead, it grew larger and larger in Qin Yunshang's vision, making her feel compelled to speak out.

She finally couldn't help but ask, "So, you lived together back then?"

Chapter 94 Because he is my boyfriend

"So, you lived together back then?"

"What if we lived together?" Jiang Xinhai asked in return.

She did not answer Qin Yunshang's question directly.

The live chat exploded.

"Holy crap, what is this little girl saying? What do you mean by living together?"

"Who doesn't know that Xin Hai is the cleanest and purest person in the music industry? This newcomer is really clueless!"

Slap him! Slap him! Slap him!

"That bitch slandered Xinhai, brothers, tear her apart!"

……

Qin Yunshang realized she had said the wrong thing, covered her mouth, and didn't dare to move for a long time.

He Ling quickly stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "For things like music production, many people stay up all night working on songs, and some even sleep on the floor in the studio. Some are so exhausted that they collapse. It's normal for them to share a room."

Chen Xi breathed a slight sigh of relief and patted her chest:

"I thought it was you and my brother... well, but you also said that the building is full of students from Binhai University, so it's possible that the letter was sent to me by other university students. Besides, my brother isn't a university student, so he has no reason to lie to me, right?"

"If he is my brother, why would he lie to me?"

Qin Yun Chu, who had been silent all along, bit her lip and suddenly said:

"If, and I mean if, your brother were to write to you in his own name, would you still trust him as much as you trust Lin Ya?"

Chen Xi fell silent.

After a long silence, she finally said, "I...I don't know. I might take a lot of detours."

The people you know best are often the ones you look down on the most.

Even Lincoln's mother would remark on the novel parabolic shape of his urine as an infant.

Therefore, one should not return to one's hometown after learning the Way.

If Chen Xi's brother were to teach her using his own position, it would probably take a lot of effort to convince her of her abilities.

Chen Xi thought for a moment and then said, "If that were the case, I might not have achieved what I have today. However, I would not have had a youth without my brother's company, a period that can never be made up for."

Jiang Xinhai toyed with the cherry stems in his hands and said meaningfully:

“Your youth was definitely not without your brother’s companionship; he has always been there for you in another capacity.”

Chen Xi didn't understand.

She didn't understand why Jiang Xinhai was so certain that Chen Ya was Lin Ya, even without any evidence.

This made Chen Xi very upset.

"Do you really want to confirm Lin Ya's identity? Do you really want to understand your brother?" Jiang Xinhai asked.

Chen Xi nodded: "I really want to know."

Even if it leads to disillusionment?