Chapter 576: What kind of love?
Lu Yuanqiu suddenly didn't know what to say. He paused for a moment and typed a reply.
『Lu Yuanqiu』: I have my own principles [fist clasped]
Long Liandong did not reply to the message.
The next afternoon, Lu Yuanqiu went to the address sent by Long Liandong on his mobile phone, which was a coffee shop near No. 6 Middle School.
He pushed open the door and saw Long Liandong and a young man wearing round-frame glasses sitting side by side at a table in the corner. There was a laptop in front of the young man. When he saw Lu Yuanqiu, Long Liandong whispered something to the young man next to him.
The young man had a bright smile on his face and waved enthusiastically at Lu Yuanqiu. Long Liandong turned his head to look out the glass window. From beginning to end, he only glanced at Lu Yuanqiu when he walked in.
"Hello, Mr. Lu, my name is Fang Ran, and I'm a musician."
The young man named Fang Ran even stood up and shook hands with Lu Yuanqiu. Lu Yuanqiu was somewhat flattered and quickly reached out to shake his hand: "Hello, Mr. Fang, I have heard of your great name for a long time."
“Have you heard the songs I wrote?”
“No.”
Then you have been admiring me for so long, Fang Ran thought to himself, coughing to cover it up, and then laughed awkwardly: "It doesn't matter, I am a behind-the-scenes worker, and I am not as famous as the singers themselves, but I can still guarantee my ability."
Then why don’t you introduce the songs you have written... Seeing that he was so eager to prove himself, Lu Yuanqiu suspected that Long Liandong had already secretly paid for it.
"Did you bring the lyrics?" Fang Ran asked.
"I have it, it's in a USB flash drive." Lu Yuanqiu handed over the USB flash drive.
Fang Ran sat down and inserted the USB drive into his notebook. He opened the document and stared at the screen for a moment. His eyes widened in surprise. "Mr. Lu, is this your first time writing a song?"
Lu Yuanqiu responded with a smile: "Well, yes."
"No wonder, the writing is not very professional..."
Lu Yuanqiu's smile froze.
This guy named Fang is a bit of a braggart.
Fang Ran slid the mouse to look down, and Long Liandong's gaze had silently shifted from the window to the computer screen. Lu Yuanqiu looked up at her, and Long Liandong looked out the window again.
"I haven't thanked you in person yet, thank you." Lu Yuanqiu said.
Fang Ran didn't even raise his head, but raised his hand confidently and responded: "It's still early, Mr. Lu, wait until I compose the song for you."
"Uh... I'm talking to her." Lu Yuanqiu signaled to Long Liandong with his eyes.
Fang Ran fell silent and suddenly noticed a burning gaze next to him. He turned his head and saw Long Liandong staring at him with an expression that asked, "Are you reliable?"
"Uh...Mr. Lu." Fang Ran seemed to be a little afraid of Long Liandong, and quickly changed the subject, saying to Lu Yuanqiu: "I may have to modify the rhyme of some sentences for you. Don't worry, the original meaning of the sentence will not change much. You can also take a look after I modify it. Composing music definitely requires your cooperation. After all, you wrote the lyrics. I have to determine what kind of thoughts and feelings you want to express and give me a general direction."
Lu Yuanqiu nodded slowly, thinking, and then responded: "Love, express love."
Long Liandong's eyes reflected in the glass moved. She glanced at the blue sky outside the window and let out a breath softly.
Fang Ran asked in confusion: "What kind of love? Is it the regret after breaking up because of being unable to be in love? Or is it that you are in love with someone and are expressing your love to that person, or is it that you are missing the past, etc. Can you describe it in detail?"
Lu Yuanqiu thought for a moment. Long Liandong was still looking out the window. He said to Fang Ran in a dignified manner, "I am in love with someone and I am expressing my love to that person. That's probably what it means."
"OK."
Fang Ran lowered his head, bit his tongue, and typed on the computer with a serious face. Lu Yuanqiu thought for a moment, then stepped forward and said, "Oh, wait a minute, there's more..."
He was stunned, then slowly opened his eyes and saw a QQ chat box on Fang Ran's computer screen. He was concentrating on typing a reply to a friend's question about where to have dinner.
Lu Yuanqiu looked at him in surprise: "...Aren't you taking note of what I said?"
"Oh, I remember it... A friend just asked me something and I replied." Fang Ran explained quickly.
Lu Yuanqiu gave him a look that asked, "Are you really reliable?" Fang Ran was laughing awkwardly when a cold voice suddenly came from the side: "Grandpa, this thing you found..."
Seeing Long Liandong take out her cell phone, Fang Ran was horrified. He immediately stepped forward and carefully took the phone from Long Liandong, laughing dryly and saying, "I can, I can, believe me, Miss Long..."
He hung up the phone and returned it respectfully. At the same time, he sent a message "Get lost" to the person on the other end of the QQ chat. Then he closed the chat box and typed out what he had just said under the lyrics in front of Lu Yuanqiu with a serious expression. Lu Yuanqiu took a look and then returned to his seat and sat down.
Seeing him sitting back down, Fang Ran asked respectfully, "Excuse me, what else did you want to say just now?"
Lu Yuanqiu: "Just, the love expressed should be gentle and lyrical, not too passionate... But the chorus should be more passionate, right? Uh... I'm not sure how to express it, you can try to compose the music first."
Long Liandong looked at Lu Yuanqiu carefully describing "this love" and gradually became distracted.
Fang Ran was quite professional and knew what Lu Yuanqiu wanted to say. He followed up with the question, "Don't sing rock music, right? The tempo doesn't need to be so fast. Your voice will be clearer and softer, with a sense of storytelling, more like a folk song?"
"That's absolutely right." Lu Yuanqiu raised his hand, and Fang Ran quickly clapped his hands upon seeing him.
"Give me five!"
As soon as Fang Ran finished shouting, he twisted his mouth, took back his trembling hand, and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Lu's hand is really strong..."
"Do you have a demo of a song in your mind? Or in your imagination, what song is similar in style?"
“Not yet.”
"Okay, I've got it all in mind. I'll try to get it done within a week, and then you can take a look at it and see if it works. If not, give me some suggestions and I'll continue to revise it. It'll take about two weeks, right?"
"Well, we have to rehearse after the 15th."
"OK!"
Fang Ran turned off the computer and put the USB drive into his bag. Lu Yuanqiu added him as a friend. The three cups of coffee brought by the waiter had not been touched yet. Long Liandong, who was sitting there, had nothing to do but was only focused on looking at the scenery outside the window.
Lu Yuanqiu said, "Shall I treat you two to dinner?"
Fang Ran raised his hand: "No, no, I have an appointment tonight."
He stood up after he finished speaking, but his eyes glanced at Long Liandong's gaze on him. Fang Ran was stunned and quickly changed his words: "No, no, time is tight, I have to work tonight."
Lu Yuanqiu looked at Long Liandong and said, "Would you like to have a meal?"
(End of this chapter)
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