sbdcsierra Chapter 13 "The Initial Dream"
Chapter 13 "The Initial Dream"
"What...why..." Shen Yuege could hardly believe her eyes. She didn't understand why Huang Wenshan would admit to plagiarism when there was no plagiarism.
After turning off her phone, Shen Yuege leaned weakly against the wall, feeling as if all her strength had been drained away.
The vicious comments online eroded her heart like poison, and she finally couldn't hold back her tears.
She is not afraid of hardship, pressure, or even failure. Even though her two previous albums did not sell well, she did not compromise in the slightest.
But she could not bear this unfounded accusation.
Half a month of tireless effort resulted in utter disgrace.
She has always persisted in her beloved music career. Music has been her dream since childhood and a belief that she has never given up even when her family did not understand and her company put pressure on her.
But this time, for the first time, she felt that deep sense of powerlessness.
Her long-held dream is about to be shattered by online public opinion.
With only one day left until the release of her new album, she had no way to find new songs. This time, it seemed that she had really reached a dead end, with an abyss below her feet.
Although she realized that this was likely the work of her adversaries, she currently had absolutely no evidence.
In despair, Shen Yuege opened her phone and, for some reason, subconsciously tapped on Lu Ran's profile picture.
After hesitating for a moment, I sent two words:
"Are you there?"
Lu Ran was browsing the news when he saw Huang Wenshan's announcement and realized something was wrong.
Although Shen Yuege's official account has never mentioned that her collaborator is Huang Wenshan, many rumors have already circulated online. Shen Yuege can't do anything about it because it is true that she collaborated with Huang Wenshan.
But given the current situation, all of Shen Yuege's new album's title tracks have failed to deliver, and the few remaining songs are simply not up to par. If such a hastily released album is released, her reputation will plummet, and it will be difficult for her to recover in the future.
However, if she doesn't release an album, Xu Manlin will steal her fan base, and she will fall from a superstar to a second-tier star.
Therefore, Shen Yuege is now completely out of options.
While Lu Ran was analyzing the situation, Shen Yuege suddenly sent him a message.
"Are you there?"
Lu Ran replied directly: "Yes!"
"I'm going home tonight, and I want to eat your fried eggs."
Lu Ran could hear the helplessness in the other person's simple words. Although it was just a few simple words, Lu Ran could tell that Shen Yuege was on the verge of collapse.
Previously, Shen Yuege rarely sent messages to herself.
He couldn't let his superstar senior, contract wife, and sugar daddy mom just fall apart like this.
The final payment hasn't been settled yet.
"Okay! I'll make it for you tonight."
After replying in writing, Lu Ran didn't offer much comfort. What seemed like a dead end to outsiders was actually an easy problem for Lu Ran to solve.
He now has enough points to redeem multiple songs, but if he rashly reveals his composing talent, what if the other party clings to him? It won't be easy to just lie back then.
Lu Ran first logged into his Wanwan Jingting account and checked the status of his submitted song, "The First Dream".
The fact that the manuscript is still showing as pending a response means that Shen Yuege probably hasn't looked at the song yet.
That makes sense. If Shen Yuege saw this song, how could she possibly still bet on Huang Wenshan's other songs?
"Um, I remember that singers usually have channels to find songs on the platform. You can go there and see if there are any suitable songs that you can try to add to your album."
Although he had already guessed Shen Yuege's situation, he did not ask her directly, but instead gave her a very tactful reminder.
Upon seeing the message from Lu Ran, Shen Yuege could only shake her head helplessly.
Finding a good song on a music platform is even more difficult than finding a song to write now.
Generally, established music producers don't choose to submit their work to platforms; only some unknown producers will try this channel.
Shen Yuege has been collecting songs on the platform for three years, and has only encountered one song of high quality and reasonable price, which is enough to show how difficult it is for the platform to collect songs.
However, with a "nothing to lose" attitude, Shen Yuege still opened Wanwan Jingting.
Because I had just checked it two weeks ago, there weren't many submissions in the submission box, only three.
The first submission was a song called "The First Dream" sent by a producer named Tomorrow. The producer's level was still level one, so it was obviously a newly created account.
This is the account that Lu Ran created on the platform. Since he didn't know what name to choose, he just randomly picked the username "tomorrow".
Upon seeing the song title, Shen Yuege's heart skipped a beat.
"My initial...dream. Wasn't my initial dream singing?" Shen Yuege murmured, then clicked on the link.
If pride hadn't been coldly slapped down by the sea of reality...
How could they possibly understand how much effort it takes to reach the distant horizon?
If dreams hadn't teetered on the brink of collapse...
How could anyone know that persistent people possess invisible wings?
Shen Yuege was immediately drawn to the lyrics after reading just the first few lines.
These lyrics seem to have been tailor-made for her.
The dream I had always held onto was slapped hard in the face by cruel reality.
Isn't her current situation extremely precarious and on the verge of collapse?
Could there really be invisible wings that can carry her over these many difficulties?
"Plant tears in your heart"
It will bloom with courage.
When you're tired, you can close your eyes and smell a fragrance.
It's like having a good night's sleep until dawn.
And you can hum a song as you walk.
With light, quick steps.
These few lines of lyrics in the chorus touched Shen Yuege's heart even more deeply.
My eyes, which I had just wiped dry, welled up with tears again.
Yes, what's the use of crying when you're in despair?
Just like the lyrics say, even when you're most exhausted, you should still believe that tomorrow will be better.
At this moment, Shen Yuege's eyes seemed to brighten considerably.
"When I'm feeling down, I always feel the weight of loneliness very clearly."
How I long for someone who understands to offer warmth and a shoulder to lean on.
I'm so glad that we had such a good understanding throughout the trip.
It passed through the wind and then took a detour.
My heart is still connected as always.
Hold your initial dream firmly in your hands.
The place I most want to go
How could we turn back halfway?
The initial dream will definitely be achieved.
Realized a true desire
Only then can one be considered to have reached Heaven.
I watched the rest of it in one go.
The lyrics of the final verse are absolutely soul-stirring.
Shen Yuege deeply understands this feeling of loneliness and longing to be understood in times of despair.
And isn't the line "Hold your initial dream firmly in your hand, how can you turn back halfway to the place you most want to go" just like a reminder to yourself right now?
She has fought for her musical dream for so many years, how can she give up so easily because of this setback? If she does, what is the point of her previous perseverance?
At this moment, Shen Yuege seemed to have broken free from the shadow of the plagiarism incident and rediscovered her original self.
At this moment, countless images flashed through Shen Yuege's mind: practicing singing hard for music as a child, arguing with her family about applying to art school in college, and going it alone to enter the singing world.
At this moment, no matter how others evaluate her, she will continue to sing, because this is her original dream and a pursuit she will never give up.
At this moment, Shen Yuege had made up her mind that no matter what the lyrics of this song were like, she would include it in her new album.
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