302: Chapter 302: The Most Comprehensive Interpretation of Huang Zhuan

Wawa's blade had long been thirsty for action.

Others called him a Lin Chuyan fanboy, but only he knew that Lin Chuyan was an out-and-out genius.

At 6 PM, people started flooding into the livestream room.

Wawa wasn't in a rush and chatted with the early-bird netizens for a while first.

"Which one do I like the most? Actually, I like them all. Really, out of these 15 songs, I personally can't pick one that isn't good."

"If you insist that I pick my three favorites? Let me think... then I'd pick 'twenty-two', 'Butterfly', and 'love is simple'!"

"Did I know about this beforehand? Yes, yes, I heard the songs a few days early and was even dragged by Zheng Hai to sign a non-disclosure agreement."

"How many copies do I estimate the new album will sell? A conservative estimate would be 1 million copies."

"Is that a lot? It's really not. Word of mouth takes time to ferment; debating this is meaningless. Just wait and see; facts speak louder than words."

When the number of people in the livestream room was about right, Wawa finally began his analysis.

"If there is still such a thing as true love in this fast-paced era, then this is probably what it looks like today. He dedicated an album to their first anniversary and named it after her."

"And this album title sets the tone for the entire album—love. Because the album cover is yellow, we're continuing the naming convention of the first one, so let's call it the Yellow Album."

"Let me put it this way: perhaps in the days to come, you might hear love songs that move you more than these 15, but you will find it very hard to find a more perfect love song album."

"Looking at the overall concept of the Yellow Album, Lin Chuyan has undoubtedly infused his feelings for Ruan Xingyu into every single note."

"And this emotion has layers; it progresses gradually. Here, I've divided it into four stages."

"The first stage is from 'the song written for you' to 'Butterfly'."

"As the opening, 'the song written for you' can be said to hit the theme again. But I bet none of you noticed that this song actually contains three layers of meaning."

"First, the title 'the song written for you' actually points to the fate of how he and Ruan Xingyu first met—they met precisely because Lin Chuyan wrote a song for Ruan Xingyu."

"Second, there's a lyric in it: 'You are in my heart, how to describe it, like a flower blooming in a desert.' Doesn't that line seem a bit familiar? Lin Chuyan had a similar expression in the song 'the flower that blooms only for itself': 'Even in a barren desert, I want to plant one, a flower that blooms only for itself.' Do you see it? That flower that blooms only for itself is no longer in loneliness; there are two little flowers in the desert now—one is you, and one is me."

"Third, there is another line in the lyrics: 'Every day I wish to be like the galaxy, accompanying the night sky; do you also wish to have me by your side forever?' Everyone knows that many song titles in the Yellow Album contain the character 'star', but many people haven't realized that the first song already carries it."

"There are really too many such little thoughts in the Yellow Album... and the willingness to 'design little thoughts' is inherently a state of being in love. Listening to the Yellow Album and discovering Lin Chuyan's little thoughts is essentially you feeling his love for Ruan Xingyu."

"Let's look at the second song, 'twenty-two'. Do you think again: 'Isn't this their anniversary, the 22nd?' Wrong, wrong, wrong! Completely wrong!"

"This point in 'twenty-two' is very clear! The lyrics state it very clearly: 'She just turned twenty-two on the third day of the third lunar month this year.' twenty-two refers to her age, not the date! Haven't you realized it yet? Ruan Xingyu debuted when she was 22!"

"What kind of state does 'twenty-two' describe? It is exactly the inner journey of a girl who has just stepped into society and is feeling lost! From then on, she embarked on a 'strange path' she had never imagined, 'she deserves happiness'..."

"Of course, this song is also dedicated to all 22-year-old friends, hoping it can encourage everyone."

"There's no need to mention the next song, 'little yu', right? And 'Butterfly', this is also a song I really like. The first line points out Lin Chuyan's past experience: 'When the world is already prepared to abandon me.' Yes, this is a song about redemption. Think about it, if December 22nd of last year was the day they got together, then the time they met was even earlier. At that time, Lin Chuyan was perhaps at his most helpless, and Ruan Xingyu was the one who burst into his heart at that very moment."

"Did you notice? The two songs 'little yu' and 'Butterfly' are as delicate as drizzle, showcasing the tenderness deep within Lin Chuyan's heart and his longing for love. And the following 'i truly love you' and 'love is simple' are direct expressions of his feelings, simply yet directly conveying Lin Chuyan's love for Ruan Xingyu."

"In the song 'i truly love you', the lyrics Lin Chuyan wrote are 'ignorant of the height of the sky and the depth of the earth' and 'secretly falling in love with you but not daring to tell you.' Isn't this just the feeling of a small idol towards a superstar? Liking someone but feeling unworthy."

"But in 'love is simple', the lyrics become 'suddenly realized I have fallen deeply in love with you' and 'use the most sincere heart to make love simple.' Did you notice? It's a progressive emotional state!"

"If you put the lyrics of these two songs together, everything becomes very clear: although I am naive and reckless, I have still fallen deeply in love with you. Although I secretly fell in love and didn't dare to tell you, I am willing to use the most sincere heart to make love simple."

"And in the song 'my only', you will find that Lin Chuyan finally said the word 'girlfriend' directly in the lyrics! Yes, they are together at this point! They have confirmed their relationship!"

"So, from 'i truly love you' to 'my only', you can treat it as the second stage of the album. In this stage, Lin Chuyan starts to become brave; he bravely pursues love and finally gets together with the superstar."

"And the third stage is from 'loves flight diary' to 'sun and moon in my heart'. The six songs in this section further elevate his feelings for Ruan Xingyu step by step infinitely."

"You can see Lin Chuyan's romance in these songs—carrying a kind of romance that transcends reality, making people feel as if they are wandering through the stars with the melody."

"And when we reach the last song of this stage, 'sun and moon in my heart', have you noticed? It has already risen from 'star' to 'sun and moon'!"

"But do you think it ends here? No, in the fourth stage, Lin Chuyan plays this romance that transcends reality to the extreme! He directly fantasizes about 'one thousand years later'! To be honest, I rarely see anyone write songs like this—expressing love not by writing about the present, but by writing about the fear of not being able to hold your hand a thousand years later, writing about how I will still love you unchanged across a millennium. Tell me, isn't that romantic?"

"From 'one thousand years later' to 'Forever Love', there is a continuity maintained here as well. And as the closing of the album, 'Forever Love' is the perfect summary of the entire story. You can tell from the title that this is the most beautiful wish for love."

"Brothers, this is the awesomeness of the Yellow Album. It has emotional resonance; every song is a pouring out of Lin Chuyan's inner feelings, showing his affection for Ruan Xingyu from different angles. It has detailed depictions; many elements related to Ruan Xingyu are integrated into the songs, from her age to her name, all hidden within the songs. It has emotional development; from the heartbeat of first meeting to the sweetness of falling deep in love, and then to the beautiful yearning for the future, it forms a complete love story line."

"If the blue album established Lin Chuyan's status in the music scene and made him firmly the King of Newcomers, then with the release of the Yellow Album, Lin Chuyan has, from this point on, possessed the stature of a Heavenly King in my eyes."

"Brothers, the Three Major Awards have just passed, and Lin Chuyan immediately dropped such an album. I guess next year's Three Major Awards will be very exciting—that Best Male Singer award that Lin Chuyan hasn't received yet, aren't they going to give it to him this time?"

Wawa said firmly: "The coronation of the Heavenly King will be next year!"