Many years later, a music critic fondly recalled in Organ magazine:
"At 18, Jiang Xinhai wasn't a pop diva yet. She was just a college student busy with her final exams."
"And 18-year-old Zhichi, who had just written two hit songs, was facing unemployment because he had offended the company's top management."
"What kind of encounter was this between these two people? That it gave rise to such a moving melody in musical history?"
…
2010 was a neither awkward nor embarrassing year for the Chinese music scene.
The four kings who were once popular all over the country are now in the film industry, some are on vacation, and the only one who is still active in the concert scene has already announced that he has no plans to release new songs.
The shelves of record stores everywhere are covered in dust, music magazines have turned upside down, and songs on the charts often remain unchanged for two months.
The influence of the older generation is gradually fading, the new generation has not yet grown up, and the supermarket speakers are still playing songs from ten years ago.
People's eardrums yearn for fresh and beautiful music, just like a thirsty field longs for a good rain.
It was not until the end of 2010 that Jiang Xinhai's first album "Promise" was released.
Some older people still remember what happened at that time:
Overnight, the television, the radio, and the speakers all over the street were playing new and never-before-heard music.
In supermarkets, barber shops, on the stands beside the stadium, during slacking time at the company, or commuting on the subway, people often ask strangers or familiar people this question:
"What song is this?"
Then they would get this response: "Jiang Xinhai's 'xx'? Haven't you heard of it?"
“It’s very popular recently!”
One early morning in December, people opened a newly popular music app online and were shocked to find that on the first page of the app's self-generated music charts, the singer column was all the same name.
Jiang Xinhai.
Some people even suspected that they were seeing things, while others simply clicked on one of the songs.
When the music that seemed to belong to a different time and space flowed out from the speakers, they immediately understood why the rankings looked like there was a bug.
"Later, I finally learned how to love, but unfortunately you had already gone far away, disappeared in the sea of people..."
"Because of love, I am no longer easily sad..."
“Love is a light, so beautiful, guiding us to the future we want…”
It’s not that there is a bug in the music software, but that there is a bug-like existence in the Chinese music scene.
Jiang Xinhai.
"Have you listened to Jiang Xinhai's new album? My wife and daughter sing her songs every day."
"It turns out that my Xin Hai is not only sweet and cute, but also sings beautifully."
"Every few days, someone's been asking me if I have Jiang Xinhai's songs for sale. I recently received a batch of Jiang Xinhai's tapes, and within an afternoon, only two were left."
...The posts flying all over the forum and the accumulating number of replies are brewing a revolution in the music scene.
Until the end, when the 2011 Golden Melody Awards were presented, the album "Promise" accounted for 5 of the top ten Chinese golden songs.
"Promise" accounted for 8 of the top ten popular songs of the year.
Best Chinese Female Singer of the Year - Jiang Xinhai.
Best Composition, Best Lyrics, Best Arrangement - all are within reach of the production of "The Promise".
After the awards were presented, people cheered: A new king has been crowned.
The shock more than ten years ago still has repercussions today. When Jiang Xinhai's past is brought up again, people once again recall the fear that the music scene was dominated by her.
Jiang Xinhai had a cherry in his mouth, and his sweet smile was as red as the cherry and could not be hidden.
"When I first met your brother, I thought he was pretty cool," she said to Chen Xi with a smile. "He was wearing a black suit, no tie, and even the second button on his chest was undone. He had his hands in his pockets and was wearing sneakers. He had this look on his face that said, 'I'm the best in the world.'"
Chen Xi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Wearing a suit and sneakers, she found it hard to imagine how Jiang Xinhai could not dislike him.
"As soon as he met me, he asked, 'I'm a great musician, but I haven't written great enough music yet. Do you know why?'"
Chen Xi lowered her head. This arrogant tone was familiar to her.
Jiang Xinhai said: "I asked why, and he said, because he hadn't met me yet."
He Ling asked: "Was that the first time you met?"
Jiang Xinhai nodded and said, "Yes."
He Ling smiled: "Zhichi turned out to be such a humorous person."
Jiang Xinhai said, "Because I was the campus beauty of Binhai University, there were boys who came up to me and confessed their love to me, but none of them were as arrogant as him. I thought he was coming to confess his love to me."
Wang Feng smiled: "So, you didn't know it was Father Qu who came to see you, right?"
"Yeah, the musicians I imagined were all very noble, nothing like him."
Qin Yunshang stuck out her tongue and said, "Usually I would just turn my face away and walk away. This feels so rude."
"At least you shouldn't wear a suit and sneakers when you meet..."
Jiang Xinhai also laughed and said, "But because I really wanted to sing and become a singer at that time, I agreed immediately when he asked me to. I even treated him to lunch because he didn't bring any money with him. I paid for his bus fare home."
He Ling was surprised: "Why didn't he bring any money?"
"The most important thing is, the first time he met you, he ate a meal with you and even asked you to borrow money?" Qin Yunshang was even more surprised.
"Let me correct one thing," Jiang Xinhai said, "He didn't borrow it, he asked for it. He said that I didn't care about a dollar anyway, so he wouldn't give it back to me."
“…”
Jiang Xinhai added, "He went even further. He said I needed a quiet environment to write and practice songs, so he asked me to rent a house to use for writing. I spent 1,200 yuan a month!"
Chen Xi was completely speechless.
She now understood a little bit why his brother's girlfriend at that time was so obedient to him.
She was a little suspicious, wondering if her brother had read some Poseidon Book?
The barrage of comments rolled by:
"Hahaha, I feel like I'm just a funny person."
"When Xinhai says this, I always mistakenly think she's talking about her own experience of being cheated."
"If someone had said that to me at the time, I would have thought I was being scammed..."
…
Qin Yunshang discovered a blind spot and asked cautiously:
"Senior Jiang, is the house you rented the address on the envelope?"
"Yes," Jiang Xinhai nodded. "I rented Chuntian Mingyuan at the time, and he was there too. So, I dare say he was Lin Ya who wrote to Chen Xi."
The blind spot did not disappear with Jiang Xinhai's explanation, but instead became larger and larger in Qin Yunshang's vision, making her feel uncomfortable.
She finally couldn't help but ask, "So, you guys lived together at that time?"
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