âWhat a coincidence.â
Ling Feng muttered, casually putting on his headphones and clicked play.
If it hadnât been for the bashing on the leaderboard from the Xianyu Army, Ling Feng would have admitted he really liked the song âTen Yearsâ.
Now that the song had a Qi language version, Ling Feng was naturally curious to listen to it.
Wait a second.
Ling Feng suddenly smelled something fishy.
If he was interested in this version, wouldnât other fans who liked âTen Yearsâ feel the same?
This realization gave Ling Feng a slight panic.
Just as Ling Feng was hit by this worry, a voice filled his ears, beautifying the Qi language:
âIf this chandelier falls down or if I cease to exist, even if you donât love, no need to partâ¦â
Thump.
His heart sank.
Ling Fengâs panic escalated slightly.
Despite the familiar melody, the song sounded alien to Ling Feng accompanied by the lyrics sung in Qi language.
The singing continued:
âIf at this moment, I am severely silly, not needing to be loved at all, forever dreaming on my bed, no more sadness for the rest of my lifeâ¦â
Ling Fengâs expression hardened.
The sense of alienation became even stronger!
He even doubted, is this really âTen Yearsâ?
Itâs only a change of lyricsâ¦
Lyrics!
Ling Fengâs eyes became piercing, glued to the flashing lyrics on the computer screen. It was just transitioning into the chorus:
âPeople always need to live bravely; I make a new wish, like learning to bear the pain of heartbreakâ¦â
Ling Fengâs back stiffened slightly.
Despite the functioning air conditioner, he felt colder.
The chorus of âNext Year, Todayâ echoed in his ears. The climax of the song seemed like a cold gust of wind blasting into his brain, leaving him chilled:
âNext Year, Today, no more insomnia bed sheets have changed.â
âShould we be lucky to meet up or at a friendâs wedding banquet, anxiously waiting for your appearance.â
âNext Year, Today, havenât seen you for a year, who would change willingly, leaving you for sixty years, but I wish to recognize your offspring and hear you say goodbye at the farewell.â
Ling Feng wrapped himself tighter in his thin pajamas, he wanted to cry but couldnât.
He didnât know whether it was because he was moved by the song, or for some other reason.
Anyway, the song wasnât even finished, and Ling Feng felt like he was fading away.
Ling Fengâs emotions suddenly surged.
Deception!
Itâs Starlightâs deception!
This is not a lyric-altered version of âTen Yearsâ at all!
Itâs clearly a completely new song. From the emotions it conveys to the singing style and the thematic expression, they are completely different!
If thereâs anything most similar about the two songs, itâs definitely not the melody!
Itâs the fact thatâ¦
Both songs were highly enjoyable and were equally excellent!
This Fish is way too abnormal!
How in the world did he manage to make a song sound absolutely different by simply changing the lyrics, not lacking the original version?
This question, at the end of the song, seemed to have found its answer.
âIn the instant that I could meet you, I used up all my luck. It wasnât until today that I realized, I had once breathed air.â
Ling Feng was suddenly not agitated anymore.
The melancholic and helpless ending note was followed by solitary chords that were still spinning with the music notes. For a while, Ling Feng was somewhat lost.
From start to finish, he never noticed that he had set the air conditioner to cold wind.
â¦
During the late nights when Ling Feng happened to be playing this song, many others, like Ling Feng, out of their love for âTen Years,â listened to the so-called Qi language version.
Just as Ling Feng had anticipated.
But as more and more people listened to the Qi language version of âTen Yearsâ for various reasons, they all had the same conclusion:
This is not the Qi language version of âTen Yearsâ!
This song should have its own name, it should be called âNext Year, Todayâ!
Since then, the comments on this song had been completely overwhelmed.
The hottest comment with the most likes was:
âEveryone says that Xian Yu is a master of composing music, almost forgot that Xian Yuâs lyric writing is also at a master level!â
The subsequent praised comments were even more complimentary.
âMy God, [In the instant that I could meet you, I used up all my luck], Iâve written lyrics for songs as well, but I wonât be able to come up with these kinds of lyrics even if all my brain cells died!â
âWhen I listened to âTen Years,â I didnât cry. But when I listened to this song, I was in tears.â
âBefore I played this song, I thought I was going to re-listen to âTen Yearsâ, but after I finished, I realized that what I had listened to was âNext Year, Todayâ.â
âPersonally, I think âNext Year, Todayâ sounds better than âTen Yearsâ!â
âPersonal taste doesnât represent popular taste, both the songs have no high or low,different mood, different brilliance.â
âWho wouldâve thought that Xian Yu could create an entirely different song just by changing the lyrics!â
âI never liked Qi language songs, but why has âNext Year, Todayâ become an exception?â
âIâve only gotten a rough understanding of it, looking at the lyrics while listening to it, I felt myself getting intoxicated.â
ââ¦â
At the same time.
Some Qi peopleâs groups were also passionately discussing it:
âGo and listen to âNext Year, Todayâ! My God, the song is so good!â
âAre you talking about our Qi language version of âTen Yearsâ? Itâs just a normal song, I donât feel anything when I listen.â
âGo and listen, youâll understand itâs absolutely wonderful.â
âI didnât feel anything for Maestro Junior earlier, even when people around me hyped him up, I thought it was exaggerated. Perhaps because Iâve only listened to Qi language songs since I was young. After hearing âNext Year, Todayâ today, I realize that Xian Yu is genuinely amazing!â
âAhhh, I really hope Xian Yu can release a few more Qi language songs!â
âXian Yu has had Qi language songs before, âEverywhere Kissesâ huh.
âAnd âLike Youâ right? He wrote both the music and lyrics.â
âNo way, those songs were written by Xian Yu? I thought they were our Qi peopleâs songs!â
âWe Qi people only did the singing, Xian Yuâs Qi language song skill has always been high, the song âNext Year, Todayâ has blown you guys who donât listen to Mandarin songs to the ends of the earth.â
âAhem, Iâm back, it truly is wonderful.â
ââ¦â
Everything seemed to be scripting back to ten days ago.
It felt like the time when âTen Yearsâ had just been released, everywhere was filled with discussions about Xian Yuâs new song.
And this time around, apart from Qin and Chu, countless Qi people had also been added to the discussions!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The big Vâs on the forums and blogs had started their overnight marathon again.
The music critics had once again begun to burn the midnight oil.
And Xian Yuâs name was once again making headlines in a grand way.
The original song was named âTen Yearsâ.
But everyone went from shock to further shock, in just a span of ten days.
Through âNext Year, Todayâ, for the first time, the energy everyone spent on discussing the lyrics of Xian Yuâs song, surpassed the energy spent on discussing Xian Yuâs composition!
Of course.
No need to mention the fact that many people changed their profile statuses to âIn the instant that I could meet you, I used up all my luckâ that night.
In front of the tremendous vibration brought about by âNext Year, Today,â along with the change in lyrics and the singerâs pronunciation, this was merely the tip of the iceberg.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om