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Lin Ting said, "Although your staff has already sent it to me, I still want to hear you talk about it again... Tell me about the concept of the album you're going to make next."
Zhao Qinfeng said, "'Two intersecting lines can define a surface', which was the most crucial inspiration before setting the theme. People may only have one brief encounter with each other. Compared to a straight line, the proportion of a point on it is infinitely close to zero, but if we use these two lines to define a surface, then this intersection will no longer be a regret."
Lin Ting gave a vague laugh, "Your explanation is too convoluted. Tell me a simplified version."
Zhao Qinfeng continued, "I want to tell a story about an encounter. Perhaps the first glance is fleeting, but from that moment on, all subsequent connections have a foundation."
Lin Ting then asked, "How's the concept for the title track coming along?"
Zhao Qinfeng said, "I'll play you the demo when I get back the day after tomorrow, and then I'll watch you write the lyrics."
Lin Ting was a little sleepy, yawned, and mumbled, "Take your time reading, it's written for you anyway."
Seeing that Lin Ting's eyes were almost closed, Zhao Qinfeng gave him a kiss through the screen, "Sleep well, you've had a hard day."
Lin Ting opened her eyes a little, then leaned forward and pressed her lips to her phone screen. "Good night, you should get some rest too."
After hanging up the video call, Lin Ting put her phone on the bedside table to charge, turned off the lights in the room, hugged the sun-dried pillow in her arms, and quickly fell asleep.
Zhao Qinfeng didn't go to sleep right away. After hanging up the video call with Lin Ting, he savored the image of Lin Ting's drowsy appearance, and a warm feeling welled up in his heart.
He realized that someone was waiting for him at home, which suddenly gave him a real sense of being on a business trip.
Zhao Qinfeng has actually written most of the main tracks for his new album, which is currently in preparation, but there are still some details that need to be revised.
He sat in the chair and began to hum a song softly.
The next morning, Lin Ting woke up. He yawned, then got up and cooked himself a pot of dumplings, which he ate slowly.
As he scrolled through the comments on his Weibo posts and videos, he saw the frequent mention of "Jinghu" and realized that in everyone's perception, his identities as a lyricist and a music critic pointed to the same person.
He was actually quite surprised, just like those who had just found out. How could two such drastically different images share the same soul?
Perhaps the sense of disconnect has always existed in Lin Ting. When he was a programmer, he felt that he was two different personalities when he was writing music reviews and lyrics. Now that he focuses on his career as a music critic, he feels unfamiliar with the person he used to be when he sat in the office coding.
He spends his mornings and afternoons working, producing videos, writing lyrics, and learning about and organizing various new works and stages in the music industry. He experiences small but genuine happiness from his daily life, which has gradually formed a certain pattern.
In the afternoon, Qiu Mingyue sent a message asking if Lin Ting was free to have lunch together.
Lin Ting assessed his workload and figured that going out for dinner wouldn't interfere with anything. Besides, he and Qiu Mingyue had already agreed to have dinner together, so fulfilling that promise now was the perfect opportunity.
Lin Ting was also curious about how Qiu Mingyue would feel after learning about his other identity.
The two chatted in the chat box, exchanging their dietary restrictions and preferences, and selected a restaurant that didn't require a reservation, planning to go there that evening.
Before setting off, he told Zhao Qinfeng, who quickly replied and even suggested some recommended dishes at the restaurant.
Lin Ting drove to the parking lot near the restaurant. He arrived at the restaurant entrance at the agreed time. It seemed that there would be a short wait at this restaurant. Lin Ting first took a table number from the waiter at the door and glanced at the messages on his phone.
Lin Ting looked up and looked around, but couldn't see Qiu Mingyue for the time being, so he lowered his head again to send her a message.
[Lin Ting: This store seems to have a queue. I took a number and stood at the door, wearing a dark blue short-sleeved shirt.]
[Qiu Mingyue: I'll be there soon]
Lin Ting sat there in a daze for a while, then saw Qiu Mingyue walk over quickly and wave at him.
Just then, Lin Ting's number was called, and the two of them went in with the waiter to an empty small table.
The two looked at each other for a moment, neither speaking. Lin Ting spoke first: "Let's put aside what happened a few days ago and order the food."
Qiu Mingyue gave a dry "oh," and together with Lin Ting, looked at the individual items in the various set meals in the store before quickly placing their order.
Lin Ting ordered the two dishes recommended by Zhao Qinfeng.
While waiting for the food to be served, Qiu Mingyue grabbed Lin Ting and asked, "Has this matter affected your life?"
Lin Ting was taken aback, touched that Qiu Mingyue had shown concern for him first. "No, I've been staying at home these past few days. A few days ago, I did a live stream and chatted with my friends who care about me, and I was quite happy. Although some people have been criticizing me, I just scrolled past them and ignored them."
Qiu Mingyue breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."
Lin Ting picked up the kettle on the table and poured Qiu Mingyue a glass of warm water. "Mingyue, is there anything else you want to ask? Since we're having dinner together today, it'll be more convenient to ask whatever you want."
Qiu Mingyue gave a thoughtful look. "Sigh, I really didn't expect this. I was working overtime like crazy the past few days. To be honest, I didn't even see the news about this until I opened Weibo after we made plans to have dinner together tonight. By the way, is it too late for me to tell you now? You don't think I invited you out to dinner because of what just happened, do you?"
Lin Ting said, "I didn't think you would specifically ask me out for dinner because of this, but I think it will definitely have some impact on me... Just like when you asked me to come on the show right after that negative trending topic, I would definitely feel that it was related."
Qiu Mingyue laughed out loud, "That's right, life is really full of coincidences. Actually, even if that incident hadn't happened, I had planned to invite you. Or, to take it a step further, even if I wasn't planning to invite you to the show, as long as I showed any sign that I didn't know who to invite as a guest, believe me, Teacher Zhao would have pushed you directly to me."
Lin Ting gave a pleading look, "I believe you, of course I believe you. I'm almost embarrassed to say that."
Although the restaurant was full of customers, the food was served very quickly. The two chatted for a while, and two dishes were served.
They ate and chatted, also talking about some things that had happened to them recently.
Qiu Mingyue said, "I actually have a new variety show coming up, and the content is quite novel. I've been busy with the planning recently, and I have to talk to my boss over and over again. Are you interested? I can give you a full twenty minutes of presentation right now."
Lin Ting looked sympathetic. "It seems that even someone in Mingyue's position is still suffering the hardships of a working-class person."
Qiu Mingyue seemed to remember something she wanted to say, but since the topic hadn't ended, she reluctantly swallowed the retort that was about to come out and continued, "Let me give you a brief explanation. If you're interested, I can save you a seat later..."
Lin Ting listened to Qiu Mingyue's concise explanation of the new variety show's format and found it indeed quite novel. Although variety shows are now incredibly diverse, the formats that attract viewers are limited to a few familiar ones, making innovation not only difficult but also risky due to the risk of failure. However, what Qiu Mingyue described was different. Lin Ting could clearly sense its innovativeness and feasibility; it was obvious that a great deal of effort had been put into its design.
Lin Ting immediately and decisively said, "I'm interested. Please give me a chance, Sister Mingyue."
Qiu Mingyue revealed a smug smile, then seemed to remember something after a while, and said through gritted teeth, "You're the one who knows better. My boss listened to me for half an hour before he gave in. He's clearly just a useless person who doesn't know anything, yet he's always pointing fingers and giving orders!"
Lin Ting roughly knew what Qiu Mingyue had wanted to say earlier. Lin Ting listened as Qiu Mingyue began to angrily rant about the various oddballs she had encountered at work.
Although Lin Ting could sense the chaos and absurdity of the scene from Qiu Mingyue's description, he still realized that Qiu Mingyue's complaints were directed at the issue, not at the person. She did not name names at all, nor did she escalate the issue to character or insult the other party's ancestors. Overall, she was quite well-mannered.
Qiu Mingyue suddenly asked, "How do you plan to sign your work in the future?"
Lin Ting was genuinely stumped by the question. "I don't know, I haven't thought about it yet."
Qiu Mingyue gave a vague laugh, "Think about it, you and your partner probably won't have a chance to go public anytime soon, but you can put your names together in your works."
Lin Ting smiled somewhat shyly, "It is indeed a very tempting approach."
Qiu Mingyue waved her hand, "But if you use the original name, everyone should be more used to it, or maybe add a parenthesis..."
Lin Ting nodded, listening intently to Qiu Mingyue's words, his eyes looking so serious that it seemed he might pull out a notebook to take notes at any moment.
Qiu Mingyue looked at Lin Ting and suddenly felt a stinging sensation in her eyes, so she couldn't help but cover them.
Seeing that Qiu Mingyue had been laughing and joking just a moment ago, but now her mood had suddenly changed, Lin Ting quickly asked with concern, "Sister Mingyue, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Qiu Mingyue put down her hand and immediately waved it, saying, "No, no, I'm just suddenly very touched."
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