SEC Chapter 63 "Little Apple"
Chapter 63 "Little Apple"
"Hey, Brother Lu, do you think the song written by Mingri is better or the song you wrote?" As soon as Lu Ran arrived at the company, Tan Yu chased after him and asked him.
"Have you finished reading the script? Have you chosen the role?" Lu Ran rolled her eyes at Tan Yu in an annoyed tone.
Can I evaluate myself? If it's rock-paper-scissors with either hand, who do you think will win?
Before Tan Yu could finish speaking, Liu Jun's voice came out again.
"Brother Lu, are you free right now? How about you write another song for me?" Liu Jun looked at Lu Ran with starry eyes.
They've been busy with the short drama project for the past few days and haven't paid much attention to the music industry.
Last night after I got home, I chatted with my sister Liu Siqi and found out that all of Liu Siqi's recent new songs were written by Lu Ran, and every single one of them became a hit.
The previous work, "How Lonely It Is to Be Invincible," had already given Liu Jun a taste of success.
Occasionally, when people mention this song online, they also mention him.
Through his older sister Liu Siqi, he learned that Lu Ran's creative ability was so terrifying that he began to have Lu Ran write another song for him.
Before Lu Ran could speak, Liu Jun chimed in, "Brother Lu, it won't be for nothing. How about a million for one song?"
Lu Ran had originally planned to agree immediately, but before he could even speak, Liu Jun directly asked for one million.
Am I really that famous now? Or is a million dollars worthless now?
For the first time, Lu Ran felt unfamiliar with the concept of money.
Thinking back to how he had just come into this world and had so readily agreed to marry Shen Yuege for ten million, I wondered if it had been too hasty.
However, Lu Ran doesn't feel like he's at a disadvantage. Although he can't make it public, it's still nice to have someone at home when he gets off work.
"Of course, no problem. Is one song enough? Or I can write an album for you too." Hearing that one song would cost a million, Lu Ran stopped pretending to be reserved.
Brother, as long as the money's right, I'll crush even a superstar like you.
"Brother Lu, just one... just one song will do." Liu Jun was startled when he heard that Lu Ran was planning to write an album for him.
Although his savings were somewhat substantial, they weren't enough to support an album.
Moreover, his own strength is inferior to that of his sister, Liu Siqi.
Even if it's a masterpiece, it would be a waste to leave it in his hands.
"Okay, let me think about what to write for you." Lu Ran readily agreed.
His mind was flooded with songs, and there were quite a few that suited Liu Jun's sunny yet slightly naive voice.
After browsing through the music library in the system, Lu Ran suddenly had an idea.
Let's go with this one. It's easy, catchy, and has a brisk rhythm. I guarantee you'll remember it after just one listen.
Lu Ran moved his thoughts to the song interface, clicked search, and spent 10000 popularity points to exchange for all the song information.
Lu Ran's popularity score is now close to ten million. The popular songs on the new song chart are all songs he wrote, and they are all counted as part of Lu Ran's popularity score.
For a song to only consume 1 popularity points, Lu Ran said it was nothing.
With a slight thought, Lu Ran displayed the complete information for "Little Apple" in the system's music library.
After spending 10,000 popularity points to redeem the music, he turned on his computer and his fingertips smoothly typed on the keyboard, completing the score, lyrics, and arrangement ideas in one go.
In just over ten minutes, a folder named "Little Apple" was packaged.
"I've sent it to you. See if it suits you." Lu Ran casually clicked send.
Liu Jun, who was playing on his phone, was startled when he suddenly received a file package from Lu Ran, but also somewhat disappointed.
He had only told Brother Lu about this less than ten minutes ago. A song created in ten minutes is bound to be a very perfunctory work.
Liu Jun didn't blame Lu Ran, after all, he knew that his talent in singing was only average.
A big shot like Lu Ran is definitely not short of money, so it's already very difficult for him to write a song for himself.
Liu Jun opened the folder named "Little Apple" and started looking at the sheet music.
"I planted a seed, and it finally bore fruit."
As he watched, Liu Jun couldn't help but hum along softly to the lyrics, and even swayed his body to the rhythm.
Huh? This melody, though ridiculously simple, is inexplicably catchy.
Liu Jun couldn't help but hum it again; the melody seemed to be stuck in his head on repeat.
When he came to his senses, he realized that he had been nodding to the beat for a whole minute.
Liu Jun had a premonition that although this song might not receive the same critical acclaim as the song Lu Ran wrote for his sister, its popularity might just be no less than that of other songs.
Liu Jun couldn't sit still any longer. He grabbed his phone and rushed outside. He had only one thought in his mind:
"I need to hurry up and record the song!"
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In the recording studio, Liu Jun sang along with the accompaniment, sweating profusely, but getting more and more into it.
Those who knew Liu Jun were recording a song, but those who didn't might have thought he was singing karaoke.
At first, the recording engineer thought the song was vulgar and tasteless.
But after listening to Liu Jun's recording several times, the recording engineer even hummed along softly.
"You are my little apple, I can never love you enough."
This song is so catchy, it's such a mental pollution.
It's fucking addictive!
That same evening, Liu Jun uploaded the slightly remixed version of "Little Apple" to a music platform.
Although Liu Jun has gained some fame, it's only to the point that people know there is such a singer.
The focus of the current battle in the music scene has shifted to Shen Yuege and Liu Siqi.
After Xu Manlin's defeat, the struggle for supremacy among the Three Kingdoms had become a struggle between Chu and Han.
Especially in the dispute over the producers, neither side's fans could convince the other.
However, when listing the songs, a few fans brought up the song "How Lonely It Is to Be Invincible".
Similarly, many of Shen Yuege's fans had never heard this song before. After listening to it on a music platform, they came back and complained that it was just a simple pop song with two catchy lines.
However, some observant fans noticed that the number of songs by the singer Liu Jun in this song has increased from one to two.
But after they clicked on it, they discovered this "treasure song" called "Little Apple".
"Huh, I've never heard this song before. Let me give it a listen."
When Shen Yuege's fans saw that the producer of "Little Apple" was also Lu Ran, they forwarded the song to their internal group and also shared it on Weibo.
So, fans from both sides started listening to Lu Ran's new song.
At first, they all thought it was just another ordinary pop song.
But after listening to it twice, they found themselves unconsciously memorizing the melody.
Even after listening to it, the song will unconsciously keep playing in my head.
"Although... I can't stop."
"Help! I'm writing an article, and all I can think about is this song, 'Little Apple'!"
The word-of-mouth for "Little Apple" began to ferment in a strange way.
Two days later, one evening in a square in Shanghai, a group of middle-aged women who were doing square dancing turned on their stereo, and music started playing:
"You are my little apple..."
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