294: Chapter 294 The Suona Makes its Debut!

The news that a few more songs had suddenly appeared on Lin Chuyan's Aiyue.com account was immediately blasted out by marketing accounts.

Furthermore, his schedule of visiting Tianxing on his very first day back in Beijing was naturally noted by those with ulterior motives, inevitably sparking all sorts of speculation.

There was no helping it; as long as you posted anything about him, it generated traffic. If they didn't keep an eye on him, who else would they watch?

Lin Chuyan, however, didn't think much of it. That's just how this industry was. After all, when you've made that much money, as long as they don't cross the line, what's a little loss of privacy? You can't have your cake and eat it too, right? That just wasn't realistic.

On the way to Tianxing, while Xia Zhi was driving, he even had time to check what those marketing accounts were saying.

"Your idol's creative ability remains as stable as ever. Four new songs this month: 'The Vulgar Song,' 'dragon fist,' 'the art of war,' and '36 stratagems of love.' It's just a pity we don't know when they'll actually be served up."

"Lin Chuyan is absurdly talented—four more new songs on Aiyue.com. But don't get your hopes up for these; they're definitely a long way off. Recently, he's been spotted frequently entering a certain business park, and Tianxing just happens to be located there. Yes, you guessed it—the new album is reportedly already in production."

Entertainment Reporter Xiao Ba: "Breaking News: Lin Chuyan has added four copyrighted songs to Aiyue.com. We don't know what 'The Vulgar Song' and 'dragon fist' are yet, but what about 'the art of war' and '36 stratagems of love'? Has no one realized that Lin Chuyan was reading 'the art of war' on the set of 'the knockout' last month? Last time I mentioned that Lin Chuyan was professional—that he learns new things and skills on every set—who was it that claimed Lin Chuyan's reading was just a pretentious act to build an image? What do you have to say now? Does that sting?"

In the comment section below, the Haters were still jumping around: "You're naming songs like this? Can you show a little respect for our culture? Can you just use the words 'the art of war' casually? And what's with '36 stratagems of love'?"

Lin Chuyan's fans retorted in the comments.

"What's the matter? Is Sun Tzu disagreeing, or are you, a 'grandson,' disagreeing?"

"There's also a song called 'Ugly,' and he didn't think about respecting you before naming it either. How terribly rude!"

"Don't worry, not a single one of the 36 stratagems of love will be used on you. Go home and play with yourself!"

Lin Chuyan laughed as he read; fans really do take after their idol. Their comebacks really had his flavor.

Tianxing Building.

Lin Chuyan came over to record songs again today. He didn't even need Zheng Hai to urge him; he was very focused on it himself. After all, it was an anniversary gift, and he had to get the album out by December 22nd.

Zheng Hai was very pleased with this, but still gave him a few instructions.

"Time is tight, Xiao Yan. You need to record at least one song a day to leave enough time for post-production. Once I get the tracks, I'll start producing them immediately, otherwise, we definitely won't make it."

"Brother, it's not like you don't know I'm famous for being fast. Besides, I practiced these songs every day while filming, so my proficiency is not an issue."

"Good. I've already finished producing 'little yu' that you recorded a few days ago. Let's release that first, shall we?" Zheng Hai discussed the promotion with him. "I remember you sang this during a livestream a long, long time ago. Lots of people screen-recorded it, and now you can find it all over Bilibili. Since we've made a studio version, getting the traffic back as soon as possible is the right move. Also, we definitely need to save the name of your new album for the final announcement. Releasing 'little yu' as a pre-release single ties everything together, doesn't it? It's perfect."

Logical and well-founded. It was convincing.

"So, you're saying the only song on this paid album that can be heard for free is 'little yu,' which is already online?"

Zheng Hai nodded: "Exactly."

Impressive. As expected of a capitalist, so shameless about it.

Lin Chuyan had to admire him.

Zheng Hai continued: "Also, after this pre-release single is out, we'll promote it on Douyin. We'll find cover artists, editing accounts, and ordinary user accounts—as many as we can—and try to make it go viral on Douyin."

"That's going to cost a fair bit in promotion fees, right?"

"It's actually not expensive. Only the cover artists are a bit pricey. For those editing accounts, maybe a few hundred to a thousand yuan can get you a post. As for ordinary accounts…" Zheng Hai explained, "Ordinary accounts are those with only a few dozen or a few hundred followers, but the accounts haven't been throttled, and sometimes they actually get some traffic. Douyin's algorithm is quite strange; it's possible for an ordinary person with no followers to suddenly blow up, so it's just a game of luck. Anyway, ordinary accounts aren't expensive; you can get them to use your music for just a few dozen yuan."

"Got it. I have no issues."

"Good. Tianxing is very familiar with this process; we often operate this way to push songs, so don't worry." Zheng Hai asked another question: "By the way, when is Xingxing coming back?"

"Tomorrow~"

"Good. I asked because I wanted to say, remember to schedule your dates for the evening. During the day, you're mine, and you need to come record songs. Don't forget!"

"..."

After spending so much time together, he'd almost forgotten about Brother Zheng Hai's domineering CEO persona.

...

Tianxing moved very quickly; it seemed they had already prepared everything.

As soon as they confirmed it with Lin Chuyan, the song went live, and the official Weibo account posted about it.

"dear music fans, good news is here! The highly anticipated new album from Lin Chuyan will meet everyone this month. We believe this will be a musical feast that you won't want to miss! And the pre-release single that music fans have been eagerly awaiting, 'little yu,' has already landed on NetEase Cloud Music, so everyone can get a first taste of Lin Chuyan's musical charm. As the footsteps of the new album draw closer, we can feel everyone's overwhelming anticipation and passion. Lin Chuyan will use his unique musical style to once again touch the heartstrings of every listener. Let's count down together and welcome the arrival of this audiovisual feast! #LinChuyanNewAlbum #LittleYuPreRelease"

The only people who knew about the new album were some of his close friends in the industry; netizens really hadn't received any word before… right now, they were all completely bewildered.

"I've kind of forgotten, when was the last time Lin Chuyan released an album?"

"June 6th at 6 PM! I remember it very clearly!"

"Holy crap, is he really releasing an album every half a year?"

"Are you surprised? If you're surprised, look at how many unreleased songs he has on Aiyue.com, okay! I'm dying of impatience!"

"I've listened to 'little yu' eight hundred times; you're finally here? But that's fine, at least I don't have to open Bilibili to watch the video every time I want to listen to it…"

"Stupid Tianxing is pulling weird stunts again. When exactly is the new album dropping? Still hiding it? Still saying 'this month'? Screw you! It's only the 4th of the month! If you've got the guts, release it tomorrow!"

Tianxing naturally wouldn't pay attention to what the netizens were saying; no matter how irritable they were, it was useless. In a sense, they were of the same nature as Lin Chuyan—they were practically begging for people to scold them.

At this moment, Tianxing was frantically pushing content to various Douyin accounts.

Before long, videos featuring the fresh-out-of-the-oven BGM of 'little yu' were released one after another.

Apart from cover artists holding a Guitar and singing, most of the other accounts used old photos from their phones during the editing process—all bits and pieces about love.

"There are always some surprising encounters, for instance, when I met you…"

Lin Chuyan's clear and affectionate voice began to bombard Douyin users.

Many people were touched.

"I don't know why, but every time I listen to this song, I think of my first love."

"Guess why this song is called 'little yu'? Is there a possibility that what Lin Chuyan is singing about is his first love?"

"My first love has been dead for years; how is he still on his first love?"

"There are always some things that cannot be mentioned… Sigh!"

"I'm not going to share this song."

There were others who wanted to ask what song this was, but upon opening the comment section, they found that the influencers had thoughtfully posted the song title: "The BGM is Lin Chuyan's 'little yu' [Heart]"

Just like that, Lin Chuyan's 'little yu' hit the Douyin trending list; tonight was destined to be an emo night.

However...

Lin Chuyan felt this wasn't enough.

"Xia Zhi, go—go to the car and help me get the Suona from the trunk."

Xia Zhi: "???"

"Don't just stand there, go quickly."

Folks, you haven't heard the Suona version of 'little yu,' have you?

Let's add some points now!

Lin Chuyan slowly added points, going all the way up to 50, only then did he feel confident.

Xia Zhi took the Suona and began recording a video for him.

A few minutes later, the video was finished.

Editing the caption: "The Violin was criticized too harshly, I don't want to learn it anymore."

Click post.