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Wu Yong could not immediately follow Lin Yuan’s train of thought.

Without bothering to explain, Lin Yuan simply said, “Contact Sun Yaohuo.”

“Okay…”

Wu Yong quickly turned around.

Meanwhile, Gu Dong next to them quietly offered, “I’ll reach out to him.”

She felt as though the Assistant Director was trying to take over her job as assistant.

Whenever Mr. Lin visited the company, their counterpart practically ran to the representative’s office with more enthusiasm than herself.

“Sure.”

Wu Yong nodded.

After Wu Yong left, Lin Yuan began pondering.

Qi people generally prefer songs in Qi language because it’s the music they’ve listened to the most since childhood – it’s the norm.

With the merger of the Qin, Qi, and Chu continents, the influence of Qi language seems to have increased somewhat.

Many Qin and Chu people have also shown an acceptance towards music in Qi language.

As such, from time to time, songs in Qi language would appear at the forefront of the monthly new song chart. Even those who don’t understand Qi language are fond of listening to them.

Obviously, songs in this language have quite a large market.

Considering that “Ten Years” happens to have a Cantonese version, which is essentially Blue Star’s version of Qi language, Lin Yuan decided:

Why not release the Qi language version of this song, also known as “Next Year, Today”?

The issue at hand is the release time of this song.

Should it be released this month, or next month?

Forget about it.

Just release it this month.

It’s already September, and the end of the year is getting closer. If Lin Yuan wants to promote Sun Yaohuo and Jiang Kui to the first tier, they must act quickly.

Releasing “Next Year, Today” next month seems a bit of a waste of time.

Moreover, releasing “Next Year, Today” this month has another advantage –

It can ride on the coattails of “Ten Years”!

“Ten Years” is so popular right now. If a Qi language version is released, it might generate another surge of popularity, paving the way into the Qi language market.

No one stipulates that a songwriter can only release one song per month.

Furthermore, “Next Year, Today” and the Mandarin version have almost no differences in melody. It’s just a variation in singing style and lyrics.

Thinking about this, Lin Yuan firmed up his decision.

Of course.

Releasing two songs in the same month is not without drawbacks.

The biggest downside is that the two songs would appear on the same chart, creating a competitive situation.

He didn’t want to harm either of his two children.

But considering that “Ten Years” was released first, and given that Mandarin has a wider influence, Lin Yuan was not too worried.

Undoubtedly, “Ten Years” is more well-received.

Not to mention, the release of “Next Year, Today” would certainly take some time to fall off the charts.

Hence, it wouldn’t be in a position to compete with the Mandarin version for the season’s charts.

“I wonder if Senior Yao Huo can speak Qi language.”

Lin Yuan muttered to himself.

“Next Year, Today” is performed in Qi language.

If a person who doesn’t understand Qi language tries to learn it in a hurry, the time might be a bit tight. Rushing will affect the quality of the song.

He has no choice.

If Sun Yaohuo really cannot speak Qi language, “Next Year, Today” will have to be sung by someone else.

Lin Yuan remembered that Lan Yan, the King of Songs, is very good at singing in Cantonese, and with his skills, he could also handle “Next Year, Today”.

Before that, Lin Yuan needs to investigate Sun Yaohuo’s language abilities first

…

When Sun Yaohuo received the notification from Gu Dong, he quickly came to the company.

“Junior, you’ve sought me.”

Compared to the last time they met, Sun Yaohuo seemed to be in a significantly better mood today. However, his eyes were somewhat red and swollen, so much so that he had an egg on hand to soothe them.

“Is that fun?”

Lin Yuan looked at Sun Yaohuo’s egg.

Sun Yaohuo looked flabbergasted, and before he could even think of a suitable response, Lin Yuan shook his head: “It certainly isn’t as fun as a transformer.”

“What’s a transformer?”

Lin Yuan solemnly announced, “They come from Cybertron, Decepticons and Autobots!”

Sun Yaohuo: “…”

He decided to do his research once he got home.

Lin Yuan gave a lonely wave of dismissal: “Senior Yao Huo, you wouldn’t understand. Can you speak Qi language?”

Sun Yaohuo nodded.

This time, it was Lin Yuan who was taken aback: “How do you know Qi language?”

Sun Yaohuo naturally replied, “Because, junior, you’ve been to Qi Continent.”

Lin Yuan was puzzled: “So what?”

Sun Yaohuo somewhat embarrassedly scratched his head:

“When junior went to Qi Continent, I thought that you might need singers. After all, you don’t know the singers there. Coincidentally, songs in Qi language were popular there. How could I not learn Qi language? Therefore, I spent half a year learning Qi language, intending to go to Qi Continent once I have mastered it to see junior. After all, we did agree on it at the time. However, before I could go to Qi Continent, it merged with Qin Continent, and junior returned from there to our Qin Continent. So, in the end, I learned a language for nothing and did not get to use it.”

“It will be put to good use.”

Lin Yuan was somewhat pleased.

In terms of performance, Sun Yaohuo is the most suitable choice.

Because he sang “Ten Years” very well.

Although Lan Yan is also good, for the same melody and similar mood, “Next Year, Today” should rightfully be sung by Sun Yaohuo!

Sun Yaohuo looked puzzled: “What does junior mean by that?”

Lin Yuan replied, “‘Ten Years’ has a version in the Qi language, with a melody that’s almost the same.”

Sun Yaohuo’s eyes widened, “Do you mean that junior wants me to sing another version in Qi language?”

Lin Yuan nodded.

Sun Yaohuo clapped his hands, speaking in Qi language: “I studied Qi language for half a year and also did research on songs in Qi language. There should be no issues!”

“That’s great.”

Lin Yuan responded in Qi language, then thought for a moment, realizing that his phrase was not in Qi language.

Never mind.

It’s not important.

Lin Yuan handed over the lyrics to “Next Year, Today”: “Prepare for this, then. Here are the lyrics. Familiarize yourself with them as soon as possible and record the song.”

Sun Yaohuo paused for a moment and asked, “Junior, do you wish for the Qi language version to be released this month?”

“Yes.”

“Alright then, although the time is a bit tight, with junior around, it doesn’t matter much if we delay a bit. It won’t be a problem for the song to chart.”

Sun Yaohuo joyously took the lyric sheet for “Next Year, Today”, and practiced a few lines.

After Lin Yuan listened to a few lines, he knew that Sun Yaohuo was not exaggerating.

Sun Yaohuo could really sing, and he sang very well!

To Lin Yuan’s ear, he could not discern any difference between Sun Yaohuo’s performance and that of a native Qi speaker.

If he did not know Sun Yaohuo, he might have thought that Sun Yaohuo was originally from Qi Continent.

“I’m going to rehearse the song. I’ll stay in the company for the next few days.”

Sun Yaohuo took the music sheet and bid farewell to Lin Yuan..

Lin Yuan agreed.

As he turned around and closed the office door for Lin Yuan, Sun Yaohuo couldn’t help but smile and clenched his fists tightly.

Suddenly, he was startled.

It seemed that he had accidentally crumpled the music sheet due to his excitement. He then carefully flattened it again and blew on it affectionately.

“Have a safe journey, Teacher Sun.”

Someone from the composing department greeted him with a smile.

Sun Yaohuo returned the smile, seemingly ignoring the idle chatter he had heard the last time he was there.

Back in the office.

Having witnessed the entire conversation between the two, Gu Dong suddenly had a profound understanding of an old saying –

Opportunities often only belong to the prepared.