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Chapter 388 - 383. The Final Song, A Perfect Curtain Call (Two-in-One Mega Chapter)_2

Chapter 388: 383. The Final Song, A Perfect Curtain Call (Two-in-One Mega Chapter)_2

Before, Ren He had no expectations of them making it into the top ten, but now, inexplicably, they had... He didn’t understand why.

He went online to see what music critics were saying, and after reading their comments, he roughly understood their perspective: these two songs were not enough to break into the top ten on their own, especially since Brown, the superstar of North America, had just released a new album. Although it had been two weeks, his popularity hadn’t waned.

However, these two songs were able to enter the top ten of the charts solely because of Knight and Yang Xi’s personal influence, and the perfection with which the entire album was produced made these nine songs form a whole. They influenced each other, enhancing their respective audiences.

In the past, albums didn’t work like this: If a song was good, it made it onto the charts; if it wasn’t, it didn’t. The songs in the album were liked individually by people.

But the problem was that the album Knight produced for Yang Xi was too stunning—each song was a hit!

And the songs "tell.me.why" and "fuck.you" aren’t bad at all!

Today, the album that Knight produced for Yang Xi already had nine songs in the top ten, ranking from 1 to 9... The tenth was Brown’s lead single from his album...

Such a situation had never occurred in the history of North America, or rather, there had never been such a perfect album in the history of North America.

Just as the music critics said, the album was too perfect, so perfect that everyone wanted to own a copy, firstly for Knight, and secondly for these classic songs.

What people were actually looking forward to now was the tenth song.

If the first nine were stunning, what about the tenth? As the last song of this perfect album, shouldn’t it be even more incredible to become an eternal masterpiece? Only then would it be the perfect full stop.

The standards of humans towards things are always rising. If you had nine mediocre songs before, then no one would expect much from the tenth. But if your first nine were classics, then everyone would anticipate your grand finale.

The closing performance must be perfect.

In fact, Ren He was also pondering what song to use to conclude with the tenth. A chart-topping single? There had already been several in the album.

A widely influential song? Except for "fuck.you," the preceding nine songs all had extraordinary influence.

So Ren He was also struggling.

This was a challenge on the world’s biggest stage.

But since you’ve kicked down other performers on the stage, chased them all off, and the dazzling lights from all around are shining right on you, what you need to do is to fight with all your might to live up to the most splendid lights.

Many songs crossed Ren He’s mind, he even thought of "yellow," but in the end, he still hadn’t decided.

Yang Xi, curious, asked, "Why are you frowning so deeply?"

"I’m wondering what the tenth song should be to be perfect," Ren He replied with a smile, not wanting his troubles to affect those around him.

"The tenth song... why does it have to be perfect?" Yang Xi’s eyes shone like autumn waters as she looked at Ren He, "Can I request us to record another true duo? It doesn’t have to be perfect, it would fulfill a wish of mine. Actually, up to now, we don’t have a song that’s truly a duet, ’don’t.cry’ isn’t one."

Yang Xi continued, "Ignoring what others think for the moment, I feel this album has an extraordinary significance to us. You write, I sing, but I’d like you to sing more. I don’t know how others will view this result, but to me, it would be the most perfect conclusion."

His beloved stood before him, asking Ren He to write a true duet, and he calmly said with a smile, "Alright, we’ll write a duet!"

After "don’t.cry," countless people asked for Knight to sing, but Ren He never considered it because this was not his album.

But now that Yang Xi had expressed her small wish, Ren He saw no reason not to satisfy it.

They eloped for the absurd reason of wanting to wander together, with Ren He laughing as he said to Yang Xi, "Come roam with me," to which Yang Xi agreed without hesitation.

For Ren He, the trip to America was a journey in pursuit of love. What was the purpose of his coming here? To challenge the sheer cliffs of California? To compose a few classical music pieces? To produce an album that would take the world by storm?

No, it was for Yang Xi.

Ren He always hoped to shine like the stars when he appeared before Yang Xi’s eyes and to hold her as preciously as the stars. But all of this was predicated on the condition that he would always be by her side, that nothing external could separate the two of them.

If he lacked the courage to follow her across oceans, even if he were cloaked in the vast cosmos, what meaning would there be in such splendor if the girl who watched the stars were no longer present?

Loneliness such that even the stars wanted to plummet from the sky.

So when Yang Xi suggested, "The last song should be a duet," Ren He naturally agreed.

As for which song to choose, Ren He had already made up his mind.

This song, considering its impact, was no less significant than the previous nine. It was the winner of "Record of the Year" and "Song of the Year" at the 53rd Grammy Awards, and it was also a classic that made it into the top ten of the Hot 100!

"Need You Now," the quintessential emotional duet of a love song!

It was a smooth and powerful healing love song, enhanced by the inclusion of guitar and piano, which added a touch of blues to the entire piece. The lyrics narrated the story of two lovers who had broken up, unable to hide their longing for love, leaving confessions of their feelings on the other’s answering machine in the middle of the night. This expressed the protagonists’ fervent yearning for their past love and their desire for the beautiful memories, creating an unprecedented resonance with the listeners within the brief lyrics.

By that time, all ten songs of the album were complete, bringing it to a finale.

Ren He looked at Yang Xi calmly, both of their eyes hiding flickering flames under their tranquility.

It was an exhilarating moment, at least for the two of them. If not for Ren He’s self-control, they would have been like dry tinder to roaring flames...

That night, during the recording of "Need You Now," the process went unexpectedly smoothly. Both got into the emotional rhythm extraordinarily quickly, with their performance indescribably perfect, getting it right on the first take.

Just as all eyes were on them, eagerly anticipating the tenth song, "Need You Now" was released.

When everyone listened to halfway through the song, they were stunned... it turned out to be a classic love song duet!

This was Knight and Yang Xi’s first love song duet! This was Knight and Yang Xi’s first time revealing their truest emotions to each other in a song!

Isn’t this exactly what everyone was most looking forward to?

Moreover, this love song duet was unexpectedly pleasant to the ear, unexpectedly healing, with the emotions Knight and Yang Xi revealed in the song being unexpectedly pure.

Everyone began to envy them; such love was not available to just anyone. It seemed entirely out of sync with the chaotic love lives so common in the entertainment industry, rife with constant breakups and makeups. Knight and Yang Xi were the epitome of the love story where one loves only one person for a lifetime.

Music critics couldn’t help but feel amused: "The ending is indeed clever, clever enough to surpass the song itself and face the audience’s expectations directly. I thought, after Knight’s anti-war, anti-complicated interpersonal relationships, anti-youthful decadence, etc., he would come up with an absolute classic and meaningful song. But he proved my thinking wrong, and I understood something—so-called anti-war and the like are all less important than a Yang Xi! Using a love song duet to declare the sovereignty of love, I give my thumbs up to this album, I will certainly buy a copy to keep."

Another music critic joked: "This album is already perfect, just in an unexpected way. Can’t I just swallow this dog food? I will definitely buy it for keepsake once it hits the market. However, if one day Knight and Yang Xi were to break up, I would personally snap it in half, because I would never believe in love again."

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Have a bite to eat.