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These days, whether he was taking a shower or using the bathroom, he would hum this melody without getting tired of it.

Therefore, for Sun Yaohuo, singing the Qi language version of “Next Year, Today” now wasn’t much different, except for the adjustments he needed to make in portraying his emotions and feelings through the lyrics.

However, because the emotions expressed in the two songs were different, merely transitioning between the mental states delayed the song recording for several days.

Sun Yaohuo tried to perform this song with his previous state of mind, but naturally, it ended up in failure.

The taste was completely wrong.

He could only seek more alternatives.

Lin Yuan always strived for perfection. He wouldn’t lower his expectations for “Next Year, Today” just because Sun Yaohuo’s Cantonese singing was good.

But for a competent singer, there’s nothing that cannot be solved with practice.

If one day doesn’t work, then two days; if two days don’t work, then three days.

After five whole days of grinding, Sun Yaohuo finally met Lin Yuan’s standards perfectly.

The difficulties encountered during the recording even made Sun Yaohuo feel as if “Next Year, Today” was a completely new song!

Not a so-called Qi language version of “Ten Years”!

Thus, “Next Year, Today” was successfully recorded.

Unlike the surprise attack at the beginning of the month.

This time, before “Next Year, Today” even started official recording, Starlight swiftly arranged the song’s promotion, which was pretty generous.

“Xian Yu’s new song is set to be released on the 10th of this month – it’s the Qi language version of “Ten Years”!”

Tribes, blogs, and various internet forums with decent traffic became Starlight’s promotional grounds.

These were also the main bases for promoting many works.

Sun Yaohuo also posted an update of his own, expressing it via a recorded video.

In the video, Sun Yaohuo faced the camera and said:

“The new song is a companion piece to “Ten Years”. Listen to the same melody and different feelings. I hope the music lovers in Qi land will like it, it’s in your familiar language.”

After releasing “Ten Years”, Sun Yaohuo was gaining momentum.

Once he posted this video, the number of likes and comments surged compared to his previous posts.

However, people’s enthusiasm for “Next Year, Today” couldn’t be considered high.

Why?

Because both Starlight and Sun Yaohuo stated in their promotional material that the new song was a Qi language version of “Ten Years”.

The same melody, just different lyrics.

Only the music lovers in Qi province were somewhat excited because the Qi language appealed to the Qi people.

But the excitement was relative.

Because the vast majority of songs are their best in their original form. Modifying the lyrics, even if retaining the same melody, would make it taste weird.

You can refer to the Mandarin versions of many foreign songs.

Meanwhile, insiders in the music industry, especially musicians who joined the September season ranking, shivered when they first saw Starlight’s promotion!

Damn it!

It’s over!

Does Xian Yu still want to release songs in September?

Please, give us a chance to survive!

Not until they saw the content after the dash did they heave a sigh of relief –

So, it’s the Qi language version of “Ten Years”.

Then, it’s nothing to worry about.

This way of having two sets of lyrics for one song is merely a gimmick.

Xian Yu and Sun Yaohuo decided to release the Qi language version of “Ten Years”, likely trying to appeal to the musical taste of Qi people.

…

In that same hotel room…

Ling Feng, still reeling from the shock, looked at the online promotion for “Next Year, Today” and remarked: “I was scared to death, I thought you had jinxed me successfully.”

“I was scared too.”

The assistant said, patting his chest: “Luckily, it is just the Qi language version of “Ten Years”, a language that has a small audience. Plus, it’s the same melody, and it’s already the 10th by the time the song is released, so a third of the month has already passed.”

“That’s not the point.”

Ling Feng laughed bitterly: “If it’s Xian Yu, even if he releases a song on the 10th, winning the championship would still be a piece of cake.”

Assistant: “…”

How to describe this feeling?

It’s like Xian Yu has a 31-meter long knife and tells the singers of the September season, “I’ll give you a 30-meter head start”. It’s just ridiculous.

Damn it, we’re still going to die anyway.

“The key here is that the melody is the same, it’s just one song with two sets of lyrics. So technically speaking, “Next Year, Today” shouldn’t be considered a new song.”

Ling Feng sighed,

“Everyone is already very familiar with the melody of “Ten Years”, changing the lyrics won’t bring any surprising effect. However, considering that the new lyrics are also created by Xian Yu…”

The small assistant became anxious once more: “What’s going to happen?”

Ling Feng laughed awkwardly and consoled: “Nothing’s going to happen, at most Qi people will like it. It won’t be surprising if “Next Year, Today” ranks in the top ten anyway.”

“The same melody but with different lyrics, and it only enters the list on the 10th. And yet, there’s still hope for it to make the top ten?”

The assistant was flabbergasted: “This is clearly a scam!”

Except for Xian Yu, who else would dare to claim that they could change the lyrics of a song released in the same month with the same melody, and still rank in the top ten of the New Songs Chart after delaying its release to the 10th?

Isn’t that a scam?

If you change your clothes, do I not recognize you anymore?

This was not just Ling Feng and his assistant’s thinking, but also the common sentiment of the majority of the internet users and the music industry.

So although Starlight did the promotion, there wasn’t any particular reaction from the public.

In addition.

Even within Starlight.

Wu Yong didn’t pay much attention to the release of “Next Year, Today”.

The company was willing to promote it just for Xian Yu’s sake and on account of Sun Yaohuo’s popular streak with “Ten Years”.

They didn’t hold much anticipation for “Next Year, Today”.

With the same melody as “Ten Years” and different lyrics, would it still be a hit?

As everyone was not that concerned, time passed and it was already the 10th.

The chime at midnight was no different from that of ten days ago.

Both were dull and boring.

The moon outside didn’t seem any rounder than usual.

However, in singer Ling Feng’s memory, that night seemed to be exceptionally cold…

Ling Feng originally went to bed at nine.

However, at half-past eleven, he suddenly had a nightmare.

He dreamed that he fell into a fish pond, and a terrifying shark emerged from the small fish pond and viciously bit at him!

Snap!

The shark’s giant mouth was too terrifying. He was scared out of his wits, was shivering all over and was subsequently jolted awake.

After waking up, Ling Feng realized that he didn’t cover himself properly with his blanket and that’s why he felt cold.

He got up to use the restroom. After returning, thinking about the horrifying nightmare he just had, Ling Feng hesitated before turning on the air conditioner at home.

Then, he sat in front of his computer.

His computer was still on, and it was open to the season ranking chart page, where his song “Dream Chaser” was still firmly in the second place.

The computer was left unattended because Ling Feng would check his ranking every day recently.

“Let’s listen to some music.”

The nightmare he just had scared him and since he couldn’t fall asleep right now, Ling Feng casually opened the music player.

And the song recommended today on the player was “Next Year, Today”.

Only then did Ling Feng remember that today was the 10th.

The day “Next Year, Today” would take the airwaves by storm.