Chapter 304: Showdown, I am Gu Qingge!

In fact, while netizens were discussing the relationship between "Yu Meiren", "Remembering Jiangnan" and Gu Qingge himself, the influence of "Qilixiang" continued to ferment.

With the quality of this song, even without the gossip and dog food between Gu Qingge and [Yu Meiren], it would have been popular in countless campuses and even in the streets and alleys. After all, it is really that good.

And now that it has been further endowed with a very beautiful and romantic first love story, it has of course become even more popular.

Nowadays, no matter what it is, especially attracting investment, as long as it can be accompanied by a good story, then the investment will definitely be easier to get. There are also some discoveries of scientific theorems. The more famous the scientists are, the more likely they are to tell the story of how they discovered the theorem.

Once this story spreads, their fame will naturally skyrocket, and even the story itself will be recorded in history.

Many singers who originally wanted to release new songs were frightened by the momentum of "Qilixiang" dominating the charts, and had no choice but to postpone their releases.

Among them was the "musical genius" Wang Liqin, who was just about to release a new Chinese-style song. However, after listening to Gu Qingge's "Seven Miles of Fragrance", he decisively postponed the release of the song. At that time, "Seven Miles of Fragrance" had just been released.

Some media think this is also news worth reporting. You know, the "musical genius" Wang Liqin is still very competitive in the Chinese music scene in recent years, and has appeared in the three major pop music awards several times.

Although he was always a little bit short of luck in winning an award, and had previously made a blunder at the "China Golden Melody Awards" that embarrassed himself, but no matter what, we have to admit that Wang Liqin deserves the title of "musical genius" because his works are there.

It’s just because Gu Qingge, this super genius who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, is so dazzling that talents like Wang Liqin are overshadowed by her.

Some media felt that Wang Liqin must be very unhappy with Gu Qingge. After all, her song "Seven Miles of Fragrance" caused Wang Liqin to postpone his own new song.

The media hopes that Wang Liqin can comment on Gu Qingge's "Seven Miles of Fragrance".

As a talented singer-songwriter, Wang Liqin's musical aesthetics are recognized to be great and his vision is very sharp. Unlike some singers who can only sing but not compose, they may have good singing skills, but their musical aesthetics are rather rustic and they don't understand many professional things.

"Qilixiang" is so popular that it has become everywhere on Tik Tok, and there are an astonishing number of cover versions. Because it is really not difficult to sing, and it is also a love song, many ordinary people think that this song is just a low-quality internet celebrity song.

Some media outlets that like to stir up trouble also reported that the song "Seven-Li Fragrance" disappointed many music fans and failed to meet their expectations. If Gu Qingge continues to "degenerate" like this, she will sooner or later be abandoned by her fans.

Now some media have asked the sharp-eyed Wang Liqin to comment on "Qilixiang", obviously wanting him to stand up and despise the song's pretentiousness.

If it were before, this kind of thing should have been left to [Remembering Jiangnan] to do, but because [Remembering Jiangnan] was so used to slandering Gu Qingge that it could no longer attract attention, and he had not yet proved that he was not Gu Qingge, he was cruelly abandoned by the media.

However, what many people did not expect was that Wang Liqin’s evaluation of "Seven Miles of Fragrance" was very high!

Wang Liqin admired Gu Qingge's creative talent very much. He felt that Gu Qingge had brought him many new ideas in music creation.

Since the media wants him to comment on "Seven Miles of Fragrance", he will give a detailed analysis, hoping that more ordinary music fans will know how awesome this song is.

Music talent Wang Liqin wrote a long review of several thousand words——

“Seven Miles of Fragrance has the most amazing prelude.

This is why the prelude alone can catch the audience's ears.

The prelude begins with a sampling of the sound of the wind, which sounds like the wind blowing through the valley, immediately giving people a clear sense of spaciousness and freshness brought by the wind.

The next instrument to play is the vibrator. Different from the guitar, the vibrator's tone is brighter and clearer, which can better bring out the same clear feeling of summer.

Then standard instruments such as drums and guitars are added in, and a refreshing coolness of summer is perfectly set off in the prelude.

This kind of song will sound good no matter who sings it, as has been shown in the various covers that have made it a hit.

Gu Qingge used a lot of vocal harmonies in this song, and I don’t know if you have noticed that there is almost no breathing sound in this song.

I don’t know if this is because Gu Qingge’s singing skills have reached a higher level, or if I don’t know how many times she sang in the recording studio... and then carefully trimmed and produced the vocals to perfection in the later stage.

So, I don’t know how to evaluate the singing part. Perhaps the only word to describe it is “perfect”.

In "Seven-Li Fragrance", Gu Qingge used a very common but 'uncommon' chord progression: Am-FGC (6451), which means it starts with Am, a minor chord.

The 6451 chord pattern is almost overused in pop music and can be found in many places.

However, the entire "Seven-mile Fragrance" is almost a 6451 cycle, so "Seven-mile Fragrance" is very popular among beginners.

Learn these four easy and enjoyable chords and you’ll master “Seven Miles of Osmanthus”.

Therefore, "Qilixiang" is particularly catchy, and everyone can understand and like it.

However, the beauty of "Seven-mile Fragrance" is not due to its simple structure.

Gu Qingge has the ability and talent to use what everyone uses to write melodies that are different from others and are not out of the ordinary. While maintaining his own unique personal characteristics, he is still warmly liked by the market.

"Seven Miles of Fragrance" is extremely neat, while the switching between chords is full of spirituality.

This kind of song itself is a beautiful melody. No matter who sings it, it will sound good and is destined to be a big hit.

Then, with the support of Gu Qingge's exclusive arrangement by You Ruoyu, the overall musical height achieved by "Seven Miles of Fragrance" is extraordinary.

…(Omit a few thousand words)”

The high evaluation of "Seven Miles of Fragrance" by "musical genius" Wang Liqin surprised many media outlets!

Everyone originally thought that with Wang Liqin's extremely high musical aesthetics and discerning vision, if he didn't openly belittle "Seven Miles of Fragrance", he would definitely do it secretly to show off his understanding of music.

But who would have thought that Wang Liqin would have such a high opinion of this song, and who would have thought that this "musical genius" is also suspected to be a "fan"!

To sum up Wang Liqin's evaluation, doesn't it mean that Gu Qingge is extremely talented and can turn decay into magic?

She can use the same things that everyone else uses to create music with her own unique style. This is a reflection of her spirituality and talent!

The music she writes is full of spirit. Many professional composers will never be able to write such beautiful music in their entire lives.

Wang Liqin's high praise also won him the love of many "fans", and the "fans" reciprocated the favor -

"Great review, Mr. Wang! To thank you for your objective and fair evaluation, I paid to download all your songs."

"I knew that 'Qilixiang' wasn't some insincere internet sensation. It was written by the talented Gu for 'Yu Meiren', so it's filled with sincerity. I'm grateful to the talented musician Wang Liqin for his recognition."

"It's so comfortable, it's so comfortable. Boss Li Qin has a very discerning eye. He's already recognized 'Seven Miles of Fragrance', which shows how excellent it is. Not only has its sales exploded, but its reputation is also fantastic!"

"The Chinese music scene has produced Gu Qingge, which is truly a blessing for our era. However, I also like Wang Liqin's songs, so as long as he releases new songs, I will definitely support him."

…

When Wang Liqin saw his comments and saw that he had received so many praises from "fans" and had even better popularity among the public, he finally understood why everyone said that Gu Qingge was the "code to wealth."

It turns out that whether you are criticizing Gu Qingge or praising Gu Qingge, you can get extremely high attention.

If you praise Gu Qingge with reason and evidence, you can get the support of "fans". Even his previous songs have seen a huge increase in paid downloads.

Wang Liqin couldn't help but think of the leader of Gu Qingge's anti-fans [Yi Jiangnan]. Of course, he knew that there were recent rumors that [Yi Jiangnan] was Gu Qingge.

But he completely scoffed at this rumor.

Because he admired Gu Qingge very much, he also paid some attention to the rumor, including the well-reasoned analysis.

He felt that no matter how much analysis he did, it could not explain one thing, which was why Gu Qingge opened the pseudonym [Remembering Jiangnan].

Wang Liqin believed that this rumor must have been fabricated by Gu Qingge's haters, or that "Remembering Jiangnan" was simply doing something secretly to gain popularity. After all, "Seven Miles of Fragrance" is so popular now, and if "Remembering Jiangnan" doesn't do something to gain popularity, then it won't be "Remembering Jiangnan".

Wang Liqin had no good feelings towards this talented but immoral "Remembering Jiangnan" anyway, and he did not hesitate to speculate about this person with the greatest malice.

It is precisely because of this that he absolutely does not believe that Gu Qingge, whom he admires so much and who is like the white moonlight, is the one who stars in "Remembering Jiangnan"!

The personal images and styles of the two are so different that Wang Liqin doesn't believe they are the same person no matter what.

Besides, up to now, Gu Qingge hasn't said anything. Unless one day Gu Qingge personally admits that she is "Remembering Jiangnan" and even directly merges the works of "Remembering Jiangnan" into her own, he will not believe it no matter what.

After commenting on "Seven Miles of Fragrance", Wang Liqin also expressed his opinion on the question of "Is "Remembering Jiangnan" written by Gu Qingge?"

His attitude was very firm, and he even predicted the next move of "Remembering Jiangnan", saying that this person would definitely take advantage of this public opinion storm to get another wave of popularity.

In fact, Gu Qingge's real account rarely responds to anything about her song tune name and her pseudonym. When many media asked her questions, her responses were very cryptic, and she liked to directly throw out those ancient poems based on the song tune name.

This is simply a naked display of her level of writing ancient poetry and prose.

However, just because my main account doesn’t respond doesn’t mean my secondary account can’t respond.

Especially for [Remembering Jiangnan] which was caught up in the public opinion storm, it is his personality to like to ride on the popularity. In order to deceive music fans into paying to download his songs, he will do anything to get what he wants!

Now that such a rare popularity has come to "Remembering Jiangnan", how can he miss this good opportunity to release a song?

Just because Wang Liqin didn’t have the courage to release a song under the name “Qilixiang” doesn’t mean that he didn’t have the courage to release a song under the name “Yi Jiangnan”.

After Gu Qingge saw Wang Liqin's prediction about "Remembering Jiangnan", she felt that it made a lot of sense.

[Remembering Jiangnan] can prove itself through the following actions.

So, while Gu Qingge's real account ignored these rhetoric, [Yi Jiangnan] decisively jumped out and posted on Weibo: "Let's be frank, I am Gu Qingge! I hope fans will support my next new song in Mandarin and Cantonese! It's called "The Wind Blows," and there's also a Cantonese version of "White Rose" with rewritten lyrics."

This wave of operations by [Remembering Jiangnan] simply showed off to all netizens——

Didn’t you all say that I was Gu Qingge?

Okay, I admit that I am. Then, can Gu Qingge’s huge group of “fans” pay to download my new song?

As a result, as soon as he posted this Weibo, some netizens who were originally skeptical no longer believed it!

Sometimes a person’s character is so bad that no one believes him even if he tells the truth!

"This is truly a classic [Remembering Jiangnan] move. To capitalize on the popularity of his songs, he's so shameless. He's clearly a bald hunk, yet he claims to be a beautiful girl like Gu Qingge. It's absolutely amazing."

"If Gu Qingge had posted on Weibo and revealed that she was [Yi Jiangnan], I would have believed her. But now it's [Yi Jiangnan] who said it. I think he's definitely trying to capitalize on the popularity."

"The great scholar Wang Liqin is truly a great prophet. He predicted that [Remembering Jiangnan] would do this!"

"A new song in Mandarin and Cantonese, 'The Wind Blows'? Haha, Gu Qingge has never released a Cantonese song before. Generally, singers who are good at Cantonese songs are from Hong Kong. [Remembering Jiangnan], you are clearly exposing yourself. Gu Qingge is from Jiangnan."

"Come on, Jiangnan Boss, stop this. Can't I just go listen to your new song 'The Wind Blows'?"

"I already really liked the song 'Red Rose', but I didn't expect Jiangnan Boss to release a Cantonese version? I'm really looking forward to it!"

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The showdown of [Remembering Jiangnan] was done by Gu Qingge himself, and it can be said that it instantly gained popularity. This immediately made his upcoming new songs "Big Wind Blows" and "White Rose" attract much attention.

But this naturally succeeded in offending the "fans". There was no way around it. This [Remembering Jiangnan] was really too shameless. He was obviously the leader of Gu Qingge's black fans, yet he asked the "fans" to pay for his new song?