Chapter 42: I Think You’ve Eaten Too Many Red Beans
Miklu Deer: I found a great book “Why Do Stars Care So Much About Ratings?”, come read it together.
“Yu Wei’s book, it’s great and I love reading it!”
When he saw the novel link shared by Tong Yulu in Moments, Yu Wei’s mentality collapsed a bit. The thing he worried about most still happened—acquaintances reading the book.
Many plot points fantasized about are fine for strangers to read, but acquaintances seeing them is somewhat embarrassing, no different from browser history being made public…
This kind of social death is hard to describe in words, like mental streaking in Moments. It’s no wonder novel authors don’t like exposing their vests.
She reads it fine, but she has to share it for others to see—what kind of mischievous taste is this?
Variety show stars like Tong Yulu have some social butterfly attributes. He doesn’t even dare to think how many public figures are in her friend list.
Originally, Yu Wei suspected Tong Yulu set it to visible only to him, just for show, until three minutes later Su Jian posted a comment.
“This does remind me.”
Then he also posted a Moment.
Can this kind of thing even be competed over? Please, just be human.
Before more acquaintances followed suit and passed it around, Yu Wei quietly exited WeChat, choosing out of sight, out of mind…
When did the entertainment industry develop this bad habit of group-reading novels?
It can only show that the track of stars writing web novels is indeed narrow. Except for him, no one else dares to venture in. Can other artists do daily updates of five thousand words?
If he really sets a precedent and attracts other stars to start books, that would be too shocking. Bad news for the web novel circle.
Will the rankings still be watchable then…
Yu Wei’s noon chapter got a strong response, but only a few readers paid attention to what song he wanted to write. The vast majority wanted to see him abuse vegetables.
Readers just need to fan the flames, but failures have to consider a lot more. Since deciding on a targeted strike, it has to be comprehensive enough to win undisputed.
“Scarlet” is a love song from a female perspective, exploring the complex emotions of contradiction and helplessness in love, with some sadness literature vibe.
But this song only focuses on sadness and doesn’t conclude anything else. The deconstruction of disappointment in love is somewhat superficial.
Just like a heartbroken little girl crying her eyes out in a corner, complaining self-pityingly.
It has to be said, this song depicts the struggle and disappointment of heartbreak quite accurately and easily resonates. Posting a short video with a sad copywriting is unbeatable…
To win undisputed, it has to cover three points: female perspective, disillusionment in love, color.
Color is the theme of the song creation, the other two are the core and angle of the song. What Yu Wei has to do is to comprehensively surpass this song in lyrics, melody, intent, and depth.
Same topic, same style, absolute control of variables. Winning reasonably in the novel, no one can question it off-field…
Feels like killing the heart somehow?
Yu Wei also picked the song. Since it’s a female-themed song, naturally pick from heavenly queens. With the color limit, he thought of Sun Yanzi’s “Green Light” and Wang Fei’s “Red Bean”.
“Green Light” expresses persistent pursuit of hope, true love, and happiness, which is the opposite of what’s needed. Comparatively, “Red Bean” is undoubtedly more suitable.
Sometimes we gather, sometimes we part, nothing lasts forever. Similarly about disillusionment in love, this song reaches a higher realm.
The gold content of “the only heavenly queen”…
Scarlet is also red, my color is above yours!
While writing the plot, Yu Wei thought about the presentation of this song. The best version is naturally Wang Fei singing it, undisputed, but he obviously can’t replicate it.
In entertainment novels, protagonists just sing any song, regardless of male or female voice, anyway it’s perfect level.
But think about it, impossible. There’s a big gap in vocal conditions between male and female singers. A male singing a female song can do it, but definitely can’t compare to the original singer—objective rule.
If possible, Yu Wei definitely wants a female singer for this, but he’s still a newcomer. The importance of representative works goes without saying; only a fool would give it away cheap.
A veteran entertainment failure like him wouldn’t know that giving away songs is a poison point?
Besides, if the female singer is decent, fine, but what if she sings it for ten years and suddenly backstabs the original author claiming she’s the only original singer?
Doesn’t dare to bet, doesn’t dare.
Fortunately, “Red Bean” is very classic. Besides the original, there are a few good male adapted versions, more suitable for him.
Hua Chenyu has one… forget he said that.
Among them, Yu Wei’s top recommendation is the Khalil Fong version, changing the original piano accompaniment to jazz arrangement. The chorus part’s interpretation of “eternal” has more tension.
Sigh, Teacher Khalil Fong is a pity.
Singing in a program is the easiest to write, with audience and colleagues, just pick a bit to depict and you can write hundreds of words.
The public judging panel is mostly female audience, but this “Red Bean” undoubtedly has more infectiousness. Though male voice can’t replicate Wang Fei’s ethereal detached timbre, it’s enough to abuse vegetables.
“Almost forgot to inject soul.”
“I will believe everything has an end
Sometimes we gather, sometimes we part
Nothing will last forever.”
After excerpting the lyrics, the protagonist’s singing plot finally wrapped up. He checked the time, then proofread the text and typos twice.
Previously, with few readers, minor typos were no big deal, but now so many are waiting for updates, including a few acquaintances mixed in—he must stay sharp and not lose face.
If there are too many errors, won’t he be called an illiterate star?
After clicking publish, Yu Wei opened the novel text like a follow-up reader.
Too many messages, can’t check them in the writer backend. Easier to scroll comments in the main text…
“New song, not another scam title, right?”
This one is obviously an old reader tricked in by his title last time, still has lingering fears—belongs to the tricked-too-many-times category.
“Do color, do color!”
“What does red bean mean? I only know red bean paste secret horse race.”
“This isn’t ordinary red bean, it’s the ordinary red bean from Wang Wei’s poem.”
“I think you’ve eaten too many red beans—longing!”
Readers know his routine and that this should be Yu Wei’s next new song, but without hearing it, they really can’t get it…
According to Yu Wei’s description, this song should be much stronger than “Scarlet”, but just brain supplementing from reading is still somewhat baffling.
Previously, Yu Wei just dropped a song, they glanced and moved on, but this time with “Scarlet” as reference, just reading without listening feels uncomfortable.
“Personally feel ‘Scarlet’ is pretty good. Don’t know ‘Red Bean”s specific level. Hope it doesn’t flip the car.”
“Internet celebrity filial son is annoying. Yu Wei just slightly making a move is her limit.”
“Upstairs don’t hijack. Let the work speak. I like Yu Wei’s songs too, but at this time be objective. Can only say looking forward to it first.”
This reader “A Bowl of Raisins” is very rational—not unworthy of being his trained soldier, different from those braindead fans in domestic entertainment.
While reading comments, Yu Wei finished the new chapter. Follow-up reads didn’t enter top two hundred. With so many more readers, redeeming songs won’t be hard for a long time.
He clicked into Book Friends Circle—over eight thousand posts, more than half posted last night. The latest is a song analysis.
A reader meticulously summarized the pros and cons of “Scarlet”, finally giving it a score of 6.0—truly inherits Wei Yu’s essence.
Actually, readers’ ideas are all similar. It’s a bubblegum song with obvious shortcomings. Easy to win, but winning undisputed is absolutely difficult.
Music is very subjective, hard to have all-around advantage unless deliberately targeted creation, directly making an amplified version—you have what I have, and mine’s better.
The reason is like that, but implementing it is too hard. With that kung fu, two new songs could be written.
Like wuxia martial arts contests—even the greatest martial world grandmaster may not understand opponent’s moves, but Yu Wei is different; he learned the Taixuan Scripture.
He was musing when his gaze sharpened, suddenly noticing a noon post.
A Bowl of Raisins: I went to Chen Chen’s comment section to declare war. Brothers, did I do right?
Attached a screenshot.
“Wait to be crushed by Yu Wei.”
How is there even door-to-door provocation? This kid wasn’t saying that earlier—one thought gods and demons, huh.
Praised too early.
