Chapter 250: Weathervane Before the Fire - Heartfelt Commentary
It is said to be the first edition of Demo, but for a music layman like Zhao Xiaojing, it is already quite exquisite and complete. When she heard that it was written by Su Yuchen, she was even more surprised and proud.
But this time Su Yuchen didn't come to show her the video, but to show her the comments.
The keyboardist has been running the band for several years and has been persistently releasing the band's original music on various music platforms and video websites.
But the band had changed lead singers several times before, and everyone was a part-time worker. The music they released was always lukewarm and did not attract many fans, so no one took it seriously this time.
Who would have thought that just a few days after the video was released, the number of views has exceeded tens of thousands, and the number of fans has increased by more than 4,000. When you click on the music column in the video category, it has even been recommended.
"Wow! Is this a hit?" Zhao Xiaojing excitedly glanced at the number of likes and favorites, and couldn't wait to pick up the mouse and scroll down to the comments.
"Oh my god! Look what a treasure band I found!!"
“I predict this song will be a hit!”
“The composition is amazing. It feels like looking up after a long hike and seeing the forest for the first time, lush and full of mystery and vitality!”
"The lead singer's voice really touches me, and it fits the style of the entire band so well. The masters are among the common people."
The more Zhao Xiaojing read, the wider her smile became. Su Yuchen, who was sitting beside her, also had a smile on his face. Even though he had already flipped through the book once, he couldn't help but read along with Zhao Xiaojing.
"Sharing songs doesn't really mean much. The songs I cherish, the precious gems they hold, are actually largely a reflection of my current state of mind. I think they're incredibly good, so I eagerly share them with someone important to me. But all they hear is the shell of the song, which itself isn't particularly good. It's like an introduction. Unless the other person happens to be in the same mood and state, they'll just complain that the song is too long and wonder why it hasn't ended yet."
"Don't try to find a perfect person, because next to a perfect person, you are redundant. So love is not about you falling in love with a perfect person. Love is when he loves you and becomes perfect, and when he is with you. Love is when two imperfect people create a perfect intimate relationship together."
As Zhao Xiaojing scrolled down the comments, long comments filled with emo and life reflections began to appear sporadically. Su Yuchen chuckled and pointed at a few of them. "Look, this is a sign that the song is going to be a hit."
"Why?" Zhao Xiaojing was confused.
"The drummer said this was a heartfelt, long review, and it was a sign of the platform's performance. He also said that he had previously created a fake account to promote the band's songs, and would copy and paste these comments under each new song, saying he wanted to use his own power to inspire everyone and make the band popular.
The keyboardist's face darkened when he heard that, and he scolded the drummer!" Su Yuchen couldn't stop laughing as he spoke.
"Why is he cursing?" Zhao Xiaojing asked curiously.
"Because the drummer only copied really depressing songs, the keyboardist didn't know it was him and even clicked on his profile to see he only followed one band, theirs. He thought he was a student who had suffered a lot in life! Later, fearing it would affect his mental health, he deliberately released a few more upbeat songs. But he still felt depressed, and the drummer even sent him a private message late at night asking what was wrong! He was afraid he was about to collapse, hahahaha!"
Zhao Xiaojing was also immediately amused. "The keyboard player sent him a private message but didn't he explain?"
"He didn't even see it! He was just posting his comment, and when he saw the red alert, he thought someone liked his comment, and he was so happy!"
The two of them burst into laughter.
"Mirror, the keyboardist suggested today that we add one more day of rehearsal per week. I'm thinking of adjusting our profit sharing ratio to 30:70. With this adjustment, I will be absent four nights a week." After reading the comments, Su Yuchen got down to business.
Zhao Xiaojing and Su Yuchen were originally going to split the store's profits in half, but ever since Su Yuchen joined the band, he refused to take half at all when it came time to divide the money, saying that Zhao Xiaojing was the head chef after all, and that half was not fair. So the two adjusted it to 40:60.
"If you want to do it, then you can rest at night. Don't be busy with the remaining two days. Stay at home and practice the piano well. Wait until the time comes to eat." Zhao Xiaojing said after thinking for a while.
It was impossible to persuade Su Yuchen when she didn't want money, so she simply went along with her wishes and tried to mediate, letting her rest more and have her own time at home.
Students are currently on winter break, and the food delivery business has been suspended along with them. Lü Hongwen lives in another province, but he's been reluctant to return, saying he'd just face daily oppression. Therefore, he still lives on campus and comes to Zhao Xiaojing's shop every day to help out. Zhao Xiaojing pays him the same salary as Ouyang Yidan and Wu Kaile, and the shop has enough staff.
"Okay, then I won't be polite with you. From now on, I will work the long day shift. When the store is busy at night, just call me and I will come over." Su Yuchen smiled.
This was another perfect sync with Su Yuchen; they both made great progress. Zhao Xiaojing was in a very good mood, her lips curled up unconsciously. After Su Yuchen left, she was happy for a long time before opening the system again to check the new permissions.
Zhao Xiaojing scrolled back the page and saw that after the virtual space, a new module appeared in the system: the excellence module.
After clicking on it curiously, Zhao Xiaojing's eyes lit up.
This module has two functions, one is identification and the other is optimization.
Identification is to classify all ingredients into five levels: special, first, second, third, and fourth. You can identify the ingredients by opening the module and selecting them.
The optimization module provides optimization options based on identification, which can upgrade the quality and taste of ingredients. However, it costs money, and optimization to different levels requires different prices.
However, you need to spend system coins to upgrade to the special level, and you can just spend money to upgrade to levels below the special level.
Zhao Xiaojing went straight to the kitchen and brought out a box of strawberries and a plate of cherries.
She bought the strawberries at a roadside stall yesterday. They were small and tasted average. The cherries were brought to them by Chen Huiping after dinner a few days ago. They were sour and sweet and tasted pretty good. Only the last plate was left.
[A box of greenhouse strawberries, quality: level 4.]
[A plate of northern cherries, quality: Grade 2.]
While Zhao Xiaojing was staring at the two kinds of fruits in front of her, the quality appraisal module opened in the background of the system immediately gave the appraisal results.
"Strawberry has been upgraded to level one." Zhao Xiaojing said silently.
[A box of level 4 strawberries originally cost 20 yuan. Upgrading to level 1 costs 100 yuan. Are you sure you want to upgrade?] the system prompted.
"Is it okay to upgrade half to first grade and half to special grade?" Zhao Xiaojing hesitated, wanting to see if she could make a comparison.
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