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Chapter 379 - 377, "Don’t cry"! (Second Update)_1

Chapter 379: 377, "Don’t cry"! (Second Update)_1

Ren He threw his headphones straight to Yang Xi after he got back that evening, annoyed at the sight of them—it was as if he had exchanged his life for a pair of... ordinary headphones!

Yang Xi was puzzled. Did he go out just to buy a pair of headphones? When she tried them on, there seemed to be nothing special about them, except the sound quality was surprisingly good. She had no idea how much Ren He had spent on them...

Ren He, holding his laptop, came to the large balcony of the suite. He took a glance and saw that except for "fuck.you" and "tell.me.why," all the other songs had already entered the top 10 of the charts, and even "Rolling" had become number one.

With just this achievement alone, Yang Xi could already be considered to have joined the ranks of North America’s top stars. What he didn’t know was that the American distributors had been in frequent contact with Su Ruqin a few days earlier, hoping to get the rights to distribute Yang Xi’s album.

This was all normal. The hustle and bustle of the world is for profit; the distributors were also characters who wouldn’t stir without benefit. They had already spotted the powerful influence of Yang Xi’s album, and additionally, the deeper meaning Knight gave to the album.

No matter whether people liked these songs or not, Knight’s fans were all planning to get the album as a keepsake. This was Knight’s first English-language album after all.

What did that mean? It meant that as long as they could grab the distribution rights, they were sure to make a fortune!

However, everyone who found Su Ruqin ended up disappointed... they really had no clue about the internal situation.

For Su Ruqin, her own daughter had eloped with someone, and yet she still had to busy herself with dealing with the songs they wrote during their elopement and handle their publication matters. Just thinking about it made her angry, okay!

What kind of son-in-law does this? Moreover, he had just eloped and in a few days had already gone to play free solo climbing, unprotected at that!

Was he in a hurry to die or what?

So up until now, the distribution rights for Yang Xi’s album had still not been settled, and everyone knew there was such a piece of fatty meat there but the result was that they couldn’t get a bite of it...

Isn’t that frustrating?!

However, Su Ruqin’s stance had already softened a bit by now. She was a little surprised at her daughter’s determination in eloping with Ren He, and she was also taken aback by the solidity of their relationship.

In fact, parents are generally only trying to do what’s best for their children. Yang Xi and Ren He couldn’t keep eloping forever, so she simply left a message for Yang Xi saying she wouldn’t be going to America for the time being.

But to have her back down right now and ignore Ren He’s extreme sports, that was absolutely out of the question.

Just maintain the status quo for now, neither acknowledging nor compromising; it was probably like that.

...

After checking the online situation, Ren He also roughly understood that "fuck.you" and "tell.me.why" didn’t look like they would make it into the top ten of the charts as each had their own problems.

The former was controversial for its profanity. Some felt that Knight and Yang Xi were spirited individuals, rebellious with character, resonating with many people, while others believed that no matter what positive messages one tried to convey in a song, swearing was still not good.

As a result, those who liked it liked it even more, and those who disliked it loathed it even more.

The latter song continued to be out of place; the melody really had no issues, but just like its performance in the United States in a previous life, it was somewhat mediocre.

But that didn’t mean these two songs received no positive reviews, especially the latter; now, the World Peace Organization wanted to make it their anthem.

In fact, just like in a previous life, this song often became the anthem or opening tune for world-class organizations because of its lyrics, which were very positive.

But not being able to enter the top 10 was fine, as Ren He still had to write four more songs for Yang Xi.

The so-called "tiger head, pig belly, phoenix tail" in writing articles refers to the need to start with a stunning opening, have substantial and in-depth content in the midst, and an ending that leaves a lingering aftertaste.

The same applies to an album. Ren He startled everyone with the opening of "Rolling" and "faded," advocated the spirit of fearless youth with "we.are.young," promoted living without prejudice with "fuck," espoused anti-war pacifism with "tell," and expressed his love for Yang Xi with "sugar," though this love only made up a quarter of the album’s content.

It could be said that in this album, Ren He had overturned the traditional love melody in pop music. The more astute ones already noticed the signs from the four songs released at once, and plenty of music critics began praising Knight’s vision publicly. Some even went as far as offending songwriters to say that this album stood out from those filled with incessant gloomy romance.

With critics expressing such views, the album even rose to a higher level, and everyone was eager to know what the last four songs by Knight would be to perfectly conclude this album.

A music critic said openly during an interview with the media, "I am indeed a fan of Knight, and I’ve never shied away from that. I was there when he free soloed Dawn Wall the other day. Some say Knight isn’t as profound as we make him out to be, pointing out he still has two songs that haven’t broken into the top ten. But those who have experienced the conquering of Dawn Wall with bare hands, those who witnessed how Knight was peerlessly elegant on the cliff top, will share my belief: so-called achievements are nothing but vanity to him; his world is simply reduced to his own spiritual realm. I believe he will shatter all doubts with four classic songs, and I’m waiting with bated breath!"

Indeed, music and film critics are often noted for their sharp tongues, but a phenomenon occurs when good works appear: their opinions tend to overwhelmingly positive.

The media could hardly believe that these sharp-tongued critics suddenly seemed to change their tune, openly supporting Knight and looking forward to the last four songs he would release.

Meanwhile, Ren He had already chosen the next song to produce.

In a previous life, this song was known as the best English song NO.1, always in the top 10 on the charts in the UK, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, Norway, the United States, Austria—without a single exception.

Such achievements are rare in the music world, and furthermore, it was one of the few songs that, without mentioning war in its lyrics, was spontaneously recognized by the public as one of the most classic anti-war songs.

Ren He had decided, that song which was an eternal classic in his heart, Guns and Roses Band’s "Don’t.cry"!