Itâs worth mentioning thatâ¦
Although the song âRooftopâ did not rank very high this season, relative to Xian Yuâs past songwriting standards, the charts have become increasingly competitive after the merger of Qin, Qi, and Chu provinces. Therefore, this rank does not diminish Xian Yuâs reputation.
And itâs not just Xian Yu.
On the same chart, other songwriters from Qin and Qi provinces also experienced various levels of decline in their rankings. Some award-winning songwriters even shockingly fell out of the top ten for the season and were flung beyond the fifteenth place, showing how difficult it is to claim the top spot on the chart now.
Three of the top five songs are from Chu Province.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
The two songs that took the top spots on the chart were both composed by the Maestro from Chu Province. While itâs true that the Maestro isnât a special product of Qin Province, and Qin Provinceâs music does indeed lead the charge in Blue Star, thereâs top talent everywhere. Itâs just a matter of the quantity and average quality of the talent differing from place to place.
The third place song is also from Chu Province.
Although it wasnât composed by the Maestro, it was sung by Chu Provinceâs popular King of Singing. Perhaps this is Chu Provinceâs long-prepared statement, aiming to prove that Chu Provinceâs music is not lacking and did indeed catch Qin and Qi provinces off guard.
Judging purely from the reviewsâ¦
The song âRooftopâ is quite good.
Especially, the listeners from Qin and Qi provinces really enjoy this song. One comment on a music player app sparked numerous likes, stating, âThis song unerringly paints a portrait of life after âRed Sunâ topped the charts in December.â
Some didnât understand and asked for clarification.
Many users responded, âListen for yourself.â
As a result, a lot of people pondered upon the song âRooftopâ and burst out laughing, âAre you making fun of the gamblers again, suggesting that theyâre all on the rooftop watching the moon because they lost their bets?â
âThe rooftop is less crowded.â
âAnd more spacious.â
âAh, is that it?â
âSetting jokes aside, the song is really great. Songs composed by Teacher Admirable Fish are generally above standard, and the melody of âRooftopâ is particularly catchy. Also, I think this is the first time Xian Yu has composed a duet for a male and female. The lyrics and melody are unexpectedly sweet!â
âMy girlfriend and I sang it together at the karaoke.â
âThe song didnât rank particularly high because the Maestro from Chu Province participated. I feel like the competition in the chart in future seasons is going to get tough. However, I trust that the musicians from Qin Province will soon dominate the chart again.â
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The comment section also saw some listeners from Chu Province downloading and leaving comments on the song. These people even went as far as to confess under Xian Yuâs Tribe page, âFollowing the merger, the first celebrity from Qin and Qi provinces that we knew of is Xian Yu. We hurriedly downloaded the Tribe app to admire the celebrities.â
And itâs not just Xian Yu.
Including Chu Kuang and Shadowâs comment sections, many people from Chu Province have confessed there as well. In the past year, the Tribe platform and Qi Provinceâs blogs have been at each otherâs throats!
The victor is already beginning to emerge.
Tribe has steadily seized the upper hand, successfully capturing seventy percent of the Qin and Qi market. Therefore, when Chu Province joined, many people from Chu Province also downloaded this most popular social media app in Qin and Qi provinces.
Chu Province also has a similar application.
However, Chu Provinceâs social media platform only has about half the audience that Tribe has, so they have some natural disadvantages. At least for now, they donât pose a threat to Tribe. Lin Yuan is somewhat curious about what would happen if all countries on Earth merged and unified. Would the social media giants in the Celestial Dynasty like Weibo and Facebook stand a chance?
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During the Chinese New Year holidays.
All the major companies have not yet returned to work, but people in the industry are still paying attention to the new season. When they saw the situation on the new song chart, some inevitable discussions arose in the industry, most of which were related to Chu Continentâs joining Qin and Qi provinces:
âOlâ Chu has charged in quite aggressively.â
âThey deployed two Maestros.â
âI didnât expect them to scoop up the top three spots!â
âCan I look forward to a Maestro conflict in December at the end of this year? This is surely because of Chu Provinceâs market-grabbing entrance. Qin and Qi provinces will undoubtedly retaliate next month, especially with Qin Province being the Land of Music. How could they be willing to be suppressed?â
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Even though itâs a merger, regional differences run deep and people from each province still have a stronger sense of belonging to their home province. As Chu Province immediately took the first three spots on the new January song chart, it sparked a lot of Chu Province pride.
Perhaps spurred by this pride.
Chu Province immediately launched a media campaign following their dominance of Januaryâs new song chart. Though the wording was subtle, the main thrust of the content was clear: Chu Province is leading the first season after the merger, suppressing local musicians from Qin and Qi provinces. Many musicians from Qin and Qi provinces found these claims a bit nosy:
âOlâ Chu is acting rather smug.â
âIgnore that theyâre claiming to oppress Qi Province musicians in the news, they even dare to include us in Qin Province. Are they unaware of the fear of being dominated by Qin Provinceâs musicians? They merely took advantage of us not paying much attention to January to steal a temporary victory.â
âThey even gave Xian Yu as an example in the news.â
Indeed, there is news in Chu Province comparing themselves to Xian Yu, stating as a renowned songwriter, Xian Yu was suppressed by Chu Province in this season, which shows that Chu Provinceâs music is indeed among the worldâs finest. This is the first time anyone has dared to use Xian Yu as a backdrop.
This news made a big impression.
Even though the media that reported this news does not have a significant influence in Chu Province, and the commentary was somewhat attention-seeking, their aim was achieved. Many fans of Xian Yu were very indignant and started criticizing this on Xian Yuâs Tribe page:
âXian Yu, quickly rebuke these Chu Province media outlets!â
âWe must harshly educate this wave!â
âThey actually used our musicians from Qin and Qi to highlight their own talent. Itâs merely because we didnât pay much attention to January, mind you. They put forth two Maestros, but our Maestro didnât even intend to make a move.â
âWhy donât they compare it with âRed Sunâ?â
âUsing one of Teacher Admirable Fishâs works, which is not ranked amongst his most outstanding compositions for the comparison, is downright rogue. If âRed Sunâ had been released this month, their Maestros couldnât necessarily have written this monthâs chart-winning song.â
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Even though the media fuelled the comments, the musicians from Chu Province also somewhat intended the same. Just like Qi Province had tried to compare itself musically with Qin Province when they first merged â this is an inevitable side effect of the merger.
Lin Yuan didnât feel offended.
It was not directed at him. The Chu Province media was raising its profile, targeting Qin and Qi Provinceâs music circles in general. Predictably, Qin and Qi Provinceâs music circles will fight back fiercely next month. So, Lin Yuan not only refrained from responding to the issue, but he also leisurely began promoting his new film âThe Tunerâ on Tribe.
The post-production was fast.
Unforeseen circumstances aside, âThe Tunerâ will premiere during February or March of this year. Upon second thought, Lin Yuan realized that promoting the film might also be a kind of retort in itself because the songs in this filmâ¦
Are quite impressive.