Chapter 152 New album release "1895"...
Chapter 152
After the agent finished explaining the origin of the call, Zheng Huinong was stunned.
"Lin Yuan, which Lin Yuan?"
"Is it the one everyone knows? Are there any other Lin Yuans?"
"He wants me to sing a duet?" Zheng Huinong lowered his voice considerably. "Are you sure this isn't a scam call?"
Her question stunned the agent.
The main problem is that I never thought about it from that angle. Now, even the agent feels that... Zheng Huinong's words make some sense.
"Wait a minute, let me take another look."
The agent had some connections in the industry, and after asking around, she finally confirmed that the number that had dialed belonged to Lin Yuan's agent.
Not long after, Zheng Huinong also added Lin Yuan on WeChat.
Both of them felt as if they were in a dream.
Who understands?
One second I was praying for a windfall, and it actually came.
And it's the kind of huge pancake that can be described as a giant pancake.
Zheng Huinong has worked with actors before, but this is her first time working with an actor of Lin Yuan's caliber. Moreover, this isn't a collaboration on a stage, but rather a song from Lin Yuan's new album, which she can sing as the original singer.
Zheng Huinong couldn't help but give his agent a high five.
“Sing well this time, and bring out your best,” the manager said. “It’s said that Lin Yuan decided to collaborate with you after listening to your album ‘2.0’.”
This is also a possibility that the agent could think of.
Lin Yuan and Zheng Huinong are not in the same league at all, and they have no interaction in their daily lives. How did Lin Yuan get to know Zheng Huinong?
In recent years, Zheng Huinong has basically disappeared from mainstream platforms.
Even though she paid for a new album, it lacked attention on music platforms.
Zheng Huinong simply cannot afford the advertising costs.
"Then I'll decline Ning Miao's WeChat message." Zheng Huinong breathed a sigh of relief, feeling much more relaxed.
Ning Miao is her classmate who recently experienced a resurgence in popularity.
During their time as contestants, their relationship was just so-so. Zheng Huinong ranked fifth, and she ranked sixth. She was defeated by Zheng Huinong. Recently, she has been quite popular and has been organizing gatherings for her fellow contestants from the same year.
They also said they would introduce resources to Zheng Huinong.
Ning Miao had introduced her to the organizer once before. The agent added the organizer's contact information, but the organizer was picky about Zheng Huinong, causing her to suffer a lot of humiliation for no reason.
This time it was the same story again. Ning Miao said she went to the platform to recommend Zheng Huinong, saying she "believed in her abilities," but Zheng Huinong simply couldn't believe it.
She quickly refused.
As soon as she messaged Ning Miao to say she wasn't going, another contestant from the same cohort messaged her: "Did you offend Ning Miao?"
"..."
"She implied in the small group that you didn't appreciate it. She introduced you to resources that others would kill for, but you didn't take it seriously."
Zheng Huinong: "Who is that person?"
"Maybe it's an alien she knows."
The contestants in the same year had all heard about Ning Miao's behavior, but while others didn't have to endure it, Zheng Huinong was the only one who suffered, as Ning Miao especially liked to seek her out.
She told Ning Miao halfway through that she was unwilling, and even gave her the cold shoulder once, but Ning Miao came to find her again as if nothing had happened.
This is probably what the agent meant by the perseverance needed to make a comeback.
She certainly doesn't possess it.
At the same time, I couldn't help but feel a bit more sympathy for her: "I guess there will be more of these kinds of things to come."
Ning Miao was already one of the better performers among her group, and now that she's climbed even higher, she's naturally even more proud of herself.
This group of contestants will likely all be subject to harassment.
"Not necessarily," Zheng Huinong said.
Zheng Huinong didn't understand what she meant and didn't say anything more.
—Until Lin Yuan's new album was released.
...
Releasing a single isn't difficult, but releasing an entire album is much harder than you might imagine.
The album's theme, cover style, release method, and channels... all these parts were determined by Lin Yuan himself.
Although he had a record company to work with, this album was still primarily led by Lin Yuan himself.
He had no interest in relying on others.
Regarding the album title, Lin Yuan considered calling it "Movie" or "Film". After thinking it over, he decided to name it with numbers, "1895".
The year that cinema was born.
This led to the inspiration for the album cover: a locomotive—a scene from the first film in human history.
Although it has nothing to do with the individual tracks on the album, Lin Yuan still used it.
Lin Yuan wrote almost all of the songs on his own, but he received a lot of professional assistance during the album production process.
Lin Yuan benefited greatly from this.
He's only just starting out now; he should be more familiar with it by the time he gets to the next album, 1895.
Although Lin Yuan didn't know when his next album would be.
After a busy period, as the year draws to a close, "1895" has finally been released.
If you were to ask Lin Yuan which song he is most satisfied with on this album, he would choose "Dahlia," a collaboration with Zheng Huinong.
In fact, Lin Yuan drew inspiration from Zheng Huinong's voice.
Fans prefer vibrant voices, but Zheng Huinong's voice has a cold quality, which is not her personality. When she sings, there is a strong mysterious and aloof atmosphere.
That's how this song and this collaboration came about.
Lin Yuan likes every song in "1895" because he wrote them all by expending a lot of brainpower. He hasn't thought too much about whether fans will like them.
There's no way around it; he has so much money that he could easily self-fund an album.
It's okay if we lose money.
"The lack of humanity and the decline of morality—what kind of nouveau riche could utter such words?" He Xun launched into another scathing rant.
Lin Yuan: "...Can you talk to other people more? You probably use four-fifths of your mouth to criticize me, right?"
Lin Yuan is now filled with regret, deep regret.
Whether it's He Xun or Yu Ying, their sharp tongues these days make him feel like he's successfully created two enemies.
...
In any case, the album "1895" was officially released.
Lin Yuan chose an ordinary weekday afternoon to make the announcement. It was an auspicious day, suitable for all activities.
He didn't give any advance notice, so when the notification came on the Weibo homepage, fans only discovered the fact after clicking on it.
"? The new album is here already? I thought I'd have to wait a while."
"How capricious!!! They just released the link without even a preview?"
"!!New album!!!"
"Are there physical copies available? I'm curious."
Fans weren't even mentally prepared when Lin Yuan's album came out.
Sang Zi was dozing off at her workstation when Weibo reminded her that Lin Yuan had updated his Weibo account, but her mind was still a little foggy.
After clicking in, she realized it was news about Lin Yuan's new album. She also thought it was a teaser and pre-sale announcement. But when the comments section exploded, Sang Zi suddenly realized that this was the new album!
Authentic!
Neither Lin Yuan himself nor his studio gave any prior notice.
This was indeed a surprise for the fans, but also a shock.
"Kangaroo is really confident in its popularity."
"I can tell."
Sang Zi silently washed her face, patted it, and placed her favorite doll in front of the computer. Since she was relatively free at the moment, she clicked on the link posted by Lin Yuan.
The album is titled "1895", and the cover features a slightly grainy locomotive.
Sang Zi didn't understand the theme of the album at first, as it wasn't explained in detail in the album. She quietly started listening to the first song.
The first song has an outrageous title: "Hate".
Although "hate" is also Sangzi's catchphrase, she hates her job, hates going to work, hates her boss, thinks her colleagues aren't very smart, and hates the partners she usually works with.
But when this word is used in a song title, it easily evokes images of thick clouds overhead.
A dense, overwhelming mass, large enough to swallow a person whole.
But the opposite of hate is love, and the two always appear together.
The song "Hate" also has a dark melody at the beginning. At a certain moment, Sangzi seemed to hear the crackling sound of radio waves, or the feeling of wings rubbing together, and the sky being covered by a flock of crows.
Although Lin Yuan's previous song "Love and Hate" also contains the word "hate," its flavor is completely different from this one.
Sangzi always draws countless associations from Lin Yuan's songs. Her friends think she's being too exaggerated, but these are indeed her true thoughts.
She was already very familiar with Lin Yuan's voice, but this time she heard a different charm in it.
"In the last century, you were human."
"Come with me now, and live in the darkness underground."
Despite the song's dark tone, Lin Yuan's voice carried a hint of frivolity.
Sang Zi pressed her earphones, wondering if she had misheard. However, the clearer Lin Yuan's voice became and the more lyrics were sung, the more she understood the meaning of the song title "Hate".
This is a vampire who fell in love with a human and carried out his revenge in his own way.
To prevent those who love the sun from seeing it.
To make humans, who abhor blood, feed on blood.
The cruelest thing is—"You're becoming more and more like me."
Human instincts have been lost, and the lover has been completely transformed into a vampire.
This is clearly the cruelest form of revenge.
Lin Yuan's voice wasn't the sad, hoarse tone that Sang Zi was familiar with; instead, it carried a strange sense of satisfaction, and his singing style was also subtly different.
His voice blended perfectly with the atmosphere of "Hate," and Sang Zi could almost imagine the scene of a vampire raising a glass in an ancient castle.
"Hate" itself is a very mysterious song, with a strong medieval flavor.
Sang Zi glanced at the lyrics and music, which were still written by Lin Yuan. Sang Zi slid her finger down and saw that the entire album "1895" was written and composed by Lin Yuan!
Although she had heard the news that Lin Yuan was going to write the lyrics and music for the new album, when she suddenly heard "Hate", all Sang Zi could think of was - what had triggered Lin Yuan?
This song is really not Lin Yuan's style.
Moreover, placing "Hate" as the first song clearly indicates that it is intended to be the album's main track. Generally speaking, the main track of an album is usually a more lyrical song, which is more easily accepted by the audience.
She now believes it; Lin Yuan is indeed willful.
After looking at the playlist for a while, Sangzi's gaze suddenly stopped.
Surprisingly, there is a duet in "1895" that is a collaboration between Lin Yuan and a singer named Zheng Huinong.
Zheng Huinong, who is he?
Sang Zi racked her brains but couldn't recall who Zheng Huinong was.
She thought Zheng Huinong was a man, but after clicking on "Dahlia," she discovered that it was a duet.
She said it was indeed quite strange for two men to sing "Dahlia".
So who is Zheng Huinong?
In fact, Sang Zi wasn't the only one asking; many people were asking who Zheng Huinong was that day.
"Zheng Huinong" quickly became a trending topic.
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Author's Note: Update! [Kiss][Kiss]
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