Tai Zhengxiao didn't really take it seriously; he only looked at it to be considerate of Su Ennan's feelings.
Therefore, when he took the notebook from Su Ennan, he still had a playful expression on his face.
But after a few minutes his smile froze, then returned.
What did he see?
Great song! The lyrics and music are top-notch, the melody is superb, and it closely follows the current Hong Kong and Taiwan style popular in the Chinese music scene. The whole song is beautiful and lyrical, yet it also contains a touch of sadness.
"Great song!" Tai Zhengxiao only said two words.
Su Ennan breathed a sigh of relief. "I knew I couldn't be that blind."
I want to give you a dream.
Fill all the emptiness in your heart
Let the bitterness after tears turn into sweetness
...
Tai Zhengxiao couldn't help but hum along with the sheet music.
Thinking about you makes my thoughts all jumbled up.
I don't want to hurt myself again.
Carve a love for you
In this lifetime...
Just then, Xiong Meiling, who had gone to the restroom, returned and paused for a moment after hearing Tai Zhengxiao humming.
"Xiao Tai! Is this the song that Xiao Su brought back?"
Tai Cheng-hsiao nodded with a smile: "Sister Xiong! It's really a great song, it really could be a title track."
Xiong Meiling quickly walked over to Tai Zhengxiao, took the notebook, glanced at it a few times, and couldn't help but hum along as she read.
First-rate lyrics, first-rate music, a perfect pop song.
But why does this style seem a bit like my own composition style?
Xiong Meiling's doubts are not without reason. This song is not only similar to her style, but it was originally her work.
Little did she know that she composed the music, her husband wrote the lyrics, and Tai Cheng-hsiao sang the song.
It is included in the same album released in November of this year.
In their previous life, when they were making an album for Su Ennan, they didn't include the good songs, but reserved them for Tai Zhengxiao's album. This resulted in Su Ennan's second album not making any waves.
On the contrary, Tai Zhengxiao's album achieved impressive sales, officially bringing him from a songwriter to the forefront.
His second album, "Thousand Paper Cranes," was released in 1994, which solidified his status as a top-tier singer.
His album was released around the same time as Su Ennan's album, and by the same group of producers.
Su Ennan's album received little response, while Tai Zhengxiao rose from a songwriter to a top-tier singer.
To say there's no bias involved is anyone's guess.
Xiong Meiling finished humming and got a little excited. In the hearts of the people of Green Island, there were no popular songwriters on the mainland who were worthy of their attention.
“This piece is definitely good enough to be the main track. I’ll go and call Lao Lin and Xiao Gu over.”
Lin Linan and Gu Hongbang, who still wore disdainful expressions, felt a burning sensation on their cheeks after listening to Su Ennan's performance.
This song is arguably just as good as any of the songs they composed.
"Ennan! I think you just mentioned that this person also has songs?"
Su Ennan nodded: "He said he has plenty of songs like this, and making three or five a day is no problem."
Su Ennan didn't dare to say Liang Liang's original words about writing ten or eight poems a day, but instead reduced the number by half.
These people from the Green Island have a deep-seated sense of superiority over people from the mainland, and they are afraid that the other party will laugh at them.
His worries were unnecessary; even if he said he would write one song a day, the other party would still say he was bragging.
"What a load of bull! You make four or five songs of this caliber a day? You mainlanders are too arrogant, you're exaggerating to the heavens!" Gu Hongbang was the first to jump out and criticize.
“Exactly! That’s an exaggeration.” Lin Linan chimed in.
Su Ennan frowned.
"They said they could exchange three songs for just a second-hand drum kit?" Xiong Meiling was more rational.
This song changed her perception of mainland Chinese musicians somewhat.
"That's what he said, that the quality is definitely no worse than this song."
"Old Lin! How about we send Xiao Tai and Xiao Gu to the mainland with Xiao Su? If we can get three songs of this caliber with a second-hand drum kit, we'll still have the better deal."
Lin Linan did not express any opinion; although he was still arguing, he did not express any opposition in his heart.
"Xiao Tai! You and Xiao Su go to the company's instrument warehouse and look for a used drum set. I think our company should have one. Once you find the drum set, you two set off for the mainland immediately. We'll stay home and compose the music for this song."
After the decision was made, Su Ennan and Tai Zhengxiao went to the instrument store to find a drum set. After finding the drum set, they disassembled and packaged it before checking it in on the plane.
...
As Su Ennan and Tai Zhengxiao set off from Xianggang to Lianwan, Bi Sheng's dance troupe had also completed their performance in Yahe City and had already set off westward to Gaoyang Township, which is 40 miles away from Yahe City.
After performing here, we will head west again to perform in Yangming Town, which is located at the border of Yahe City and Landi City, before entering the territory of Landi City.
Wherever he went, he created a wave of excitement.
When Bi Sheng's song and dance troupe performed in Dangyang Township, Landi City, Su Ennan and Tai Zhengxiao also rushed to Yahe City.
When Liang Liang and Su Ennan parted ways last time, Liang Liang left him his contact information, telling him to ask Su Ennan to find Qin Wenju if he left Yahe City.
Qin Wenju knew she was there.
Qin Wenju assigned him a pager so she could call him anytime.
After contacting each other by phone, the two parties agreed to meet in Landi City on May 26th.
At 11:00 AM on May 26th, Qin Wenju personally drove her Volga, followed by a light truck carrying a drum kit, and met at Oriental Square in Landi City.
She and Liang Liang had been separated for four or five days, and she missed him terribly.
Liang Liang accompanied Mu Shuihua to welcome Su Ennan and the others.
"This is Mr. Tai Zhengxiao from our company, the lyricist and composer of this album."
Upon hearing that the other party was Tai Zhengxiao, Liang Liang was taken aback for a moment, then shook hands with him with a smile.
If Liang Liang remembered correctly, in his previous life, Su Ennan released the album "We Are All Heartbroken People" in October, and Tai Zhengxiao released his album "Find a Word to Replace" less than a month later.
Su Ennan's albums disappeared without a trace, while Tai Zhengxiao's albums rose to fame.
The same production team and the same production crew.
Haha! That's very interesting.
If you say there are no personal relationships here, Liang Liang doesn't know if others believe it or not, but he certainly doesn't.
Since Tai Zhengxiao hasn't disappeared from this world, it's highly unlikely that the news about him releasing an album is false.
Once Su Ennan's album is released, he will release his own album.
Unfortunately, he became an unpredictable factor in this whole affair.
Liang Liang was well aware of the profound influence Green Island had on the mainland's entertainment industry.
Later on, it escalated to the point where they could just pick out some random nobody from Green Island and have mainland superstars play supporting roles for them. That shows how much influence they had in the mainland entertainment industry.
Liang Liang himself was powerless to stop this from happening, but he could still weaken their strength.
Take Tai Zhengxiao in front of us as an example. His appearance basically sealed Tai Zhengxiao's dream of becoming a singer.
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