My Songwriting Was Rejected, But I Became A Superstar

The new song is still in the air.

Chapter 278 Old Boy

Zhang Junjie originally thought that Zhou Yu would not have any new songs after that, which made him feel quite disappointed. However, after seeing the message Zhou Yu sent him, it clearly said “Teacher Zhang, the new song will continue at noon.”

It was just such a simple sentence, but this kid didn’t tell him at all before. But it was also his fault, because he didn’t think of asking Zhou Yu about his new song.

After seeing this message, Zhang Junjie, the king of heaven, also had a smile on his face. There was relief, expectation, and comfort…

The first song last week, and Zhou Yu still haven’t decided the winner. This made Zhang Junjie feel very satisfied, and he really wanted to see what the best result of his competition with Zhou Yu would be.

Now that he knew that Zhou Yu also had a new song to be released, Zhang Junjie was naturally happy.

“This kid has been hiding it from me for so long.”

Although the two of them are rivals now, there is no hostility at all. It is a feeling of mutual appreciation and regret for not meeting each other earlier.

Especially after Zhang Junjie had been in contact with Zhou Yu for a while, he found that this young man was not only talented and capable. He was also very good in some aspects of dealing with people. What he valued most was Zhou Yu’s unique insights into music.

In him, Zhang Junjie really saw the future and hope of the Chinese music scene.

“I don’t know what type of new song Xiao Zhou will release at noon.”

Last week, he and Zhou Yu both released a modern pop love song. This time, Zhang Junjie also felt that the types of their songs would collide again?

“It shouldn’t be such a coincidence.”

If it is really another new song of the same type, he can only say that the two of them are really destined to be together, it’s too coincidental.

Just when the Internet was in chaos, the marketing accounts and those who were led by the rhythm were accusing and belittling Zhou Yu. At half past ten, Zhou Yu’s Weibo and his company’s official Weibo released a message.

“At 12 noon, the new song will continue, everyone look forward to it together.”

Below was a photo of Zhou Yu taking a break and listening to music on the set, without showing his face, only his back. But just this back view alone made countless fans crazy/

“Ahhh! My husband is so handsome, even his back view is so handsome!”

“New song! New song! There is actually a new song!”

“Haha, I said there couldn’t be no new song, some people jumped so high, barking like a dog too early.”

“That’s right, so many people came out early in the morning to stir up trouble for my husband, it’s obvious that someone is behind it. Haha, it’s really disgusting that you can’t beat my husband and use these dirty tricks.”

“That’s right, you’ve been stirring up trouble all the time, I’m really convinced, if you have the guts, come up with a new song yourself.”

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Before, those black fans were crazy about smearing their idol, now it’s finally Zhou Yu’s fans’ turn to fight back. And all of a sudden, when the news that Zhou Yu’s new song would be released at noon came out, those entertainment companies and some artists who were behind the scenes were also confused.

What the hell is going on? !

Why didn’t you announce your new song earlier? Why did you have to wait until more than an hour before officially announcing the news?

Zhou Yu is such a bad guy. He made them look like fools.

What artist would not announce their new song in advance? Why did they have to wait until less than two hours before it was released?

I am really impressed!

As soon as Zhou Yu released the news, his few friends in the circle began to help him forward and promote it. Yang Qian and Wen Shiyi, Teacher Chen Mo, Director Jiang Dan, Director Chen and Director Hong Tao all helped to forward Weibo to promote Zhou Yu’s new song that was about to be released.

Penguin Music was not idle either. They had been cooperating with Zhou Yu more and more deeply. They had known that Zhou Yu had a new song. It was just that they did not announce it for a long time to cooperate with Zhou Yu. Now that Zhou Yu has announced it, they are not idle either and started to promote it immediately.

Although the time is relatively short, everyone is paying attention to the movements of Zhou Yu and Zhang Junjie because of the competition between them.

Moreover, Zhou Yu’s behavior of announcing the news of the new song just before the final release time also shocked everyone. In addition, the marketing accounts that led the trend in the morning undoubtedly helped Zhou Yu to increase the popularity of the new song.

In less than 20 minutes, the news that Zhou Yu’s new song would be released at 12 noon was directly

It topped the hot search list. There were even several hot searches related to Zhou Yu’s new song and himself.

“Zhou Yu officially announced a new song!”

“Zhou Yu’s new song will be online at 12 noon!”

“Zhou Yu really has a new song!”

“The battle between the two gods continues!”

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Originally, Ning Wanqiu thought that Zhou Yu’s official announcement was too late, and whether she should buy some hot searches. As a result, she still underestimated Zhou Yu’s current popularity and influence. When other artists were still buying hot searches to increase exposure and traffic. Zhou Yu has never bought a hot search since his debut.

It’s completely based on his ability. It can even be said that with Zhou Yu’s current popularity and influence, he has become the first in China by a cliff. Moreover, Zhou Yu’s popularity and influence in the countries surrounding China are also increasing. It is not a problem for him to go international in the future.

It’s not an exaggeration to say that Zhou Yu is a superstar in Dongfangzhou now. He has a great influence in Dongfangzhou.

After this news, Lin Jiajia was also waiting for the arrival of 12 o’clock this afternoon at home. Around eleven o’clock, she ordered takeout for lunch. She was bored and scrolling through her phone. For the first time, she felt that this hour passed so slowly.

“It’s here!”

When twelve o’clock came, Lin Jiajia immediately opened Penguin Music. Zhou Yu and Zhang Junjie’s new song recommendation page was already online. Click in from their personal recommendation page, and you can see their new singles launched today.

“Well…who should I listen to first?”

Lin Jiajia rubbed her hands. She liked Zhou Yu and Zhang Junjie’s songs, but now that their new songs were released at the same time, she didn’t know who to listen to first.

“Forget it, let’s listen to Zhang Junjie’s new song first.”

After hesitating for a while, Lin Jiajia chose Zhang Junjie’s new song without hesitation. Because Zhou Yu’s song, she thought it was best to listen to it last.

“I’m still waiting for you…”

Seeing the title of Zhang Junjie’s new song, Lin Jiajia knew that this was still the type of love song he was best at.

After clicking play, the sound of rain fell into Lin Jiajia’s ears. This natural sound at the beginning was very charming.

Listening to the sound of the rain, it seemed to calm people down all of a sudden. This rain sound lasted only a few seconds, and then the prelude melody came in, mainly violin, combined with the sound of the rain, instantly creating a sad atmosphere.

The prelude of almost 30 seconds did not give people a long feeling. Instead, it allowed people to listen to the prelude quietly and slowly calm down. The combination of the sound of raindrops and the sound of the violin inexplicably made people feel sad.

Lin Jiajia listened to Zhang Junjie’s song, and her eyes lit up instantly.

Zhang Junjie’s new song “I’m Still Waiting for You”, like before, is particularly attractive just by listening to the prelude. This is a unique feature of creative singers like him and Zhou Yu. It is difficult to have this feeling in other people’s songs.

This is also because Zhou Yu and Zhang Junjie are very good at music.

After the prelude, Zhang Junjie sang affectionately.

This song is still the type of love song he is best at, and it is still so beautiful. The sense of sadness created by the prelude, coupled with the blessing of Zhang Junjie’s vicissitudes of life, makes the song more infectious.

And this song is not only good in terms of music. When Lin Jiajia listened and looked at the lyrics, she felt that Zhang Junjie also wrote the lyrics of this song very catchy.

Although this song “I’m Still Waiting for You” is a modern popular love song like the previous song, and even belongs to the kind of sad songs. But in the expression of emotions, it is a little different. The previous song expressed regret, but this song expresses the waiting and waiting of a lover. In the sadness, there is a little sweetness, which makes the whole song sound different.

“As expected of Zhang Junjie, the king of pop, none of the three new singles he prepared this time are simple.”

Lin Jiajia likes it very much. She thinks it’s good to listen to this new song or the new song released last week. And from the quality of Zhang Junjie’s songs, it can be seen that he put a lot of effort into releasing three new singles, not just perfunctorily.

“Is Zhou Yu’s new song also a love song this time?”

After listening to Zhang Junjie’s new song, Lin Jiajia clicked on the page recommending Zhou Yu’s new song, and saw Zhou Yu’s new song after jumping.

“Old boy? It doesn’t look like a love song.”

Looking at the title of Zhou Yu’s song, it’s called “Old Boy”. Analyzing from the title, Lin Jiajia felt that this would not be a song about love.

But this made her even more curious about Zhou Yu’s new song this time.

Zhou Yu’s new song has been released, which has been keeping everyone’s appetite for so long. It was not officially announced until more than an hour before the release. She was very curious about the quality of this song.

Moreover, she has listened to so many songs of Zhou Yu and has been chasing Zhou Yu for so long, so she knows Zhou Yu’s personality very well. Sometimes the weirder the song title of Zhou Yu’s songs, the better the song is.

“Old Boy…”

She silently recited this strange song title again, thinking to herself, Zhou Yu wrote this song for a boy?

But why is it called Old Boy?

This made Lin Jiajia a little confused, and with curiosity, she clicked on Zhou Yu’s new song.

When the guitar melody sounded in Lin Jiajia’s ears, she unconsciously turned up the volume a little.

“Song name: Old Boy

Singer: Zhou Yu

Lyricist: Zhou Yu

Composer: Zhou Yu…”

Lin Jiajia listened to the prelude melody of “Old Boy”. It was not complicated, and the melody dominated by guitar was very simple. But she knew that Zhou Yu’s songs were usually the most touching.

For example, the previous “Sunny Day”, the lyrics and music are very simple, but they are very nice and popular.

She listened patiently. Even though the prelude was just a simple guitar-based melody, it was filled with a faint sadness.

“That’s the person I miss and love deeply day and night.

How should I express it?

Will she accept me?

Maybe I will never say that to her.

I am destined to wander around the world.

How can I have concerns…”

When Zhou Yu’s singing sounded, Lin Jiajia’s eyes lit up. Zhou Yu’s low singing voice seemed to tell a story. And looking at the lyrics, Lin Jiajia was also a little confused.

“Did I guess wrong? This is also a love song?”

This paragraph of lyrics is all about “her”, which made Lin Jiajia a little overwhelmed. The title of the song has nothing to do with love, so why are the lyrics still related to love?

“Dreams are always out of reach

Should I give up

Flowers bloom and fall in another season

Where are you, spring…”

When Lin Jiajia heard this part of the lyrics, she instantly understood that this song is indeed not a love song. The first half is just using love to refer to something.

“Zhou Yu’s song is about dreams.”

Lin Jiajia understood what Zhou Yu wanted to express. Love is just a metaphor, using love to express the boy’s dream and the hardships of reality.

“Youth is like a rushing river

It’s gone and there’s no time to say goodbye

I am left numb without the passion of the past

Look at the flowers floating all over the sky

Withering at the most beautiful moment

Who will remember that she has been to this world…”

Zhou Yu’s new song “Old Boy” is a song sung by Chopstick Brothers. This song is also adapted by them based on the song “Thank You” by Takuya Ohashi, and it is also the theme song of the movie “Old Boy”. It was released on October 28, 2010, and was later included in the album “Father” released by Chopstick Brothers.

The background of the creation of this song was also in 2009, when the famous singer Michael Jackson passed away. As fans, Xiao Yang and Wang Taili thought that they could not remain numb and had to do something. So Wang Taili found the song “Thank You” by Japanese singer Takuya Ohashi and wrote Chinese lyrics to adapt the song.

After polishing it for a month, Wang Taili created the song on the bus on his way to work.

When this song was released that year, it was also a hit, and it was also a very representative song of Chopstick Brothers.

This song is also a portrayal of Wang Taili’s inner feelings when he was unknown. He thought that his dream was so far away and he didn’t know when it would come true, so he wrote the lyrics while crying. And the singing of the two of them also created this classic song.

Lin Jiajia listened to this song and fell into deep thought. This song was a bit heavy, and she finally understood why the name of this song was called “Old Boy”.

This is a song for those men who have been struggling for many years and lost their way, for those who are confused, and for those who are forging ahead…

Zhou Yu’s lyrics are like this, describing the experiences and feelings of men more movingly.

Even though Lin Jiajia is a girl, she feels quite emotional when listening to this song. Especially the line “Youth is like a rushing river, it will never come back and there is no time to say goodbye” is really touching!

“In the blink of an eye, many years have passed, and there are so many separations and joys in the world

The young man who once had ambitions envied the geese flying south

The figures who were rushing to their futures are hurriedly moving away

Where is the ordinary future? Who can give me the answer…”

Zhou Yu’s singing voice does not have the ups and downs, as if it is a trickling stream, telling the story. The melody and lyrics are very simple, without those flashy lyrics. But this simple and plain lyrics and music seem to describe the image of an “old boy” who is old but helpless under the pressure of life.

The sentence “Where is the future ordinary” is like a sharp knife, which makes Lin Jiajia’s heart tremble.

Zhou Yu’s song is another song that tends to be realistic. This kind of song is difficult, but if it is well written and sung, it will be more touching than other types of songs.

“Where are you now, the people who accompanied me at that time?

What do the people I once loved look like now?

Have the original wishes come true?

Now that things have come to an end, can we only pay tribute?

Let the years dry up the ideal and never find the real me again…”

Zhou Yu’s singing voice seems to have some kind of magic, combined with the simple but heart-piercing lyrics, which makes Lin Jiajia feel emotional.

This song “Old Boy” is not about love, but about the countless people who are forced to put aside or even give up their dreams for the sake of life.

Life is full of helplessness and, because of the reality of life, the dreams of youth have been hidden in the heart for who knows how long.

“Life is like a ruthless carving knife

Changed our appearance

Will it wither before it blooms?

I had a dream…”

Hearing this, Lin Jiajia’s eyes couldn’t help but redden.

The helplessness in life, with the passage of time, has changed not only our passionate hearts, but also the appearance of countless of us.

But how many people can hold on to their original dreams, persist to the end, and realize their dreams? In life, many people slowly give up their dreams for the sake of life, just like this line of lyrics says “Will it wither before it blooms? I had a dream.”

Life is full of helplessness and joys and sorrows, and in the end, you can only grit your teeth and persevere.

“Look up at the starry sky

The star that accompanied me at that time

Do you still remember the story here

If there is a tomorrow, I wish you my dear…”

After the song ended, Lin Jiajia couldn’t calm down for a long time after listening to Zhou Yu’s “Old Boy”. This is not a love song that everyone likes, but a song that tends to be realistic.

But such a realistic song is particularly touching, and Lin Jiajia was quite emotional after listening to it.

“Zhou Yu’s song feels more powerful than Zhang Junjie’s love song.”

Although love songs are popular songs, they are also a commonplace topic. However, this kind of realistic song is difficult, but a good song of this kind can be particularly touching. Just like folk songs, although they are niche, when a high-quality song is released, the audience is also very wide.

After all, although love is the most common topic, this kind of realistic songs about life and dreams can make people feel more involved.

Zhang Junjie and his friends had just finished listening to Zhou Yu’s new song “Old Boy”.

After listening, Zhang Junjie and his agent were silent for a long time and neither of them spoke.

After a long while, Zhang Junjie put away his phone, took a deep breath and spoke.

“Xiao Zhou’s song… is very good!”

The agent was also a little emotional, and his eyes were a little red.

“It’s really good!”

When Zhou Yu’s song was released, they listened to it as soon as possible. “Old Boy”, although the title is strange, this song is particularly good. The lyrics are very touching, and after listening to it, they understand why the song is called “Old Boy”.

Zhang Junjie is very satisfied with Zhou Yu’s song and likes it very much.

“Old boy… Old boy…”

Teacher Zhang Junjie also felt a little emotional. How many people were forced to give up their dreams in life.

“Xiao Zhou’s song is really good!”

The agent also spoke up. Even in Zhang Junjie’s heart, he had a hunch that Zhou Yu’s song might really surpass him.

On the Internet, after listening to Zhou Yu’s song, many people were also moved. Especially those middle-aged men with rich experience, after listening to this song “Old Boy”, they also burst into tears.

“Have you listened to Zhou Yu’s song Old Boy? It’s so beautiful!”

“Wow, I’m a big man, but I was moved to tears by Zhou Yu’s song!”

“Huh! I really don’t want to say anything more. I like Zhou Yu’s song Old Boy very much.

Huan!”

“It’s really nice, it’s so well written, my tears are worthless!”

“No more words, highly recommended!”

…

All of a sudden, Zhou Yu’s song was directly on the hot search.

“Zhou Yu’s new song is online!”

“Zhou Yu’s new song Old Boy!”

“Old Boy writes about the sadness and helplessness of so many people!”

“Zhou Yu’s new song is so nice!”

…

Teacher Chen Mo and others just finished listening to Zhou Yu’s new song, and after listening to it, they were also quite touched.

“This kid is really good at writing this kind of song.”

Very touching, the lyrics are also written very carefully. Chen Mo knows very well that he can’t write this kind of song.

And many people are also discussing the second duel between Zhou Yu and Zhang Junjie on the Internet.

“I have listened to the new songs of Zhou Yu and Zhang Junjie, and I think they are both very nice. ”

“It’s really nice. Zhang Junjie’s love song is very touching, and Zhou Yu’s Old Boy is also very touching, but if I really have to choose, I will choose Zhou Yu’s Old Boy without hesitation.”

“Really, I like both of their new songs, but this time, Zhou Yu’s Old Boy kills me more, it’s really well written.”

“Woo woo woo! Really, I think Zhou Yu is really going to win this time, the lethality of Old Boy is really too strong, I haven’t recovered yet.”

“I also think it was difficult to choose last time, but this time, I really vote for Old Boy!”

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(End of this chapter)