Chapter 327 Flying Pot

ps. 2020 is finally coming to an end. This is an extraordinary year. We are in the same boat through thick and thin and have experienced a lot.

The new year is coming, and I believe that next year will be a year full of hope and happiness. I also wish all book friends and the author myself a new year, a new atmosphere, rapid progress in reading, and rising wages at work. I also wish you all good health and family happiness!

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There is no rush to put on Ivy's makeup. Luo Quan is currently busy with things and doesn't have time to help Ivy make her debut.

The preliminary round of the music competition did not end until seven o'clock in the evening. Fortunately, it was now class time, so Luo Quan and Ivy went directly to the cafeteria to have a small hot pot meal.

Aiwei is a native of Shanghai and eats relatively light food, so Luo Quan ordered a mandarin duck pot with tomato clear soup on one side and red oil on the other.

Although there weren't many people in the cafeteria, there were still quite a few. Luo Quan suddenly showed up, so he couldn't help but take a photo with the fans he met by chance.

After the incident where she was forced to sign autographs, Luo Quan rarely signed autographs for fans she met on the street. This was not to maintain the market price of her autographed photos, but just because she did not want her autographed photos to become a tool for others to make money.

"Hey, big stars are very busy." Luo Quan had just finished taking a photo with a fan when a familiar voice came to his ears.

"Senior Lin!" Luo Quan was surprised and happy when he saw Lin Zheyuan suddenly appeared in front of him.

The two have not contacted each other for a long time since she asked Senior Lin to help her shoot a music video last time. Judging from his circle of friends, he seems to have gone to the United States to learn photography skills, so Luo Quan has not seen him in school during this time. .

"Are you back from studying in the United States?"

Lin Zheyuan laughed: "I've been back for a few days, and the American girls are so enthusiastic. When I got on the plane, they were all reluctant to let me go."

Luo Quan looked disdainful: "Just blow it."

When I first met Senior Lin, I thought he was quite decent and loyal. After getting to know each other better, I realized that he and Seifert were the same as each other.

"Who is this beautiful little sister?" Lin Zheyuan quickly noticed Ivy next to Luo Quan.

"This is Lin Zheyuan, a fourth-year senior in the photography department." Luo Quan introduced Ivy first.

Ivy nodded and asked: "Hello, Mr. Lin, I am a second-year student in the Bel Canto Department. My name is Ivy."

"Ivy...what a good name." Lin Zheyuan laughed, seeming to mean something.

Ivy didn't have any special expression, she was probably used to it.

"Then you eat first and get together later when you have time." Lin Zheyuan didn't stay too long. He said hello to Luo Quan and went to the cafeteria on the third floor for a big meal.

After they left, Ivy asked curiously: "Boss, how did you meet this Senior Lin?"

Luo Quan said while eating: "We met in Tokyo. At that time, he went to Sony for a summer job as a photographer. I just happened to make my debut at Sony. He took the promotional video and photos for my first album."

After taking a sip of the drink, Luo Quan asked, "Why, are you interested in him?"

Ivy shook her head directly: "No, the language is frivolous, I think he is a smooth-tongued boy."

"That's not a big deal. Senior Lin is just a bit of a jerk. He is a very righteous man." Luo Quan helped Lin Zheyuan speak.

"You are so beautiful, of course all the boys you meet are loyal."

"That's true." Luo Quan was thoughtful after hearing this.

After dinner, the two parted ways outside the cafeteria door.

Before leaving, Luo Quan didn't forget to ask Ivy to suggest more singing skills and guitar tips. If you have time, learn more about the styles of famous rock singers. These are all things you will need after your debut.

Back in the dormitory, Luo Quan saw his three roommates lying on the bed playing with their mobile phones: "Don't tell me that you spent the whole day in bed."

"Come down after eating and going to the bathroom." Zhang Yun responded.

"Have you had dinner?" Luo Quan looked at everyone's table, and there seemed to be no sign of takeout.

Lin Yizhu looked unhappy: "We started eating at six o'clock. A new Indian chicken curry restaurant opened in San Canteen. We went to try the taste. It tasted terrible!"

"I can tell." Luo Quan chuckled.

"How was your competition? Did you win first place?" Lu Yao looked at Luo Quan curiously. She didn't know much about the competition system. She just knew that Luo Quan participated in the Shangyi Music Competition today. Logically speaking, Lu Yao It wouldn't be difficult for Quan to win first place in this kind of competition.

Luo Quan shook his head: "Today is just the preliminary round. There are also semi-finals and finals. It's early to get first place."

"It's on the hot search." Lin Yizhu suddenly said.

"It's on the hot search now?" Luo Quan was surprised, took out his phone and clicked on Weibo.

It is indeed on the hot search, but it seems that it is not her, but Fan Ying in front of her.

"Shangyi Music Competition surprises with rap!"

The hotly searched content is the climax clip of Fan Ying singing "Social Man". The scene was quite explosive. Even Shangyi, who is not very interested in rap, can have such an effect, let alone Weibo. There are tens of thousands of people directly below the video. Likes and thousands of comments.

"This Fan Ying's rap is so good, I've never heard of it before!"

"This section has a really magical flow, it feels a bit like hardcore rap."

"Indeed, there are some shadows of Leon."

"Isn't Leon an idol singer?"

"What's the joke upstairs? Leon is one of the leading rappers in the new century. Don't think someone is an idol just because he's handsome."

"Leon's quick talk is currently ranked second in the world, and no one dares to admit that he is number one."

"It's amazing. Before, I only knew that Leon was handsome and a singing idol."

"Leon and his sister Luo Quan are both like this. Their outstanding looks make it easy for the public to ignore their equally outstanding abilities."

"Isn't the Shangyi Music Competition quite formal? Can rap songs be promoted now?"

"Why can't you be promoted if you sing well?"

"I don't feel that good. I'm not even worthy of carrying Baicao Gang's shoes."

"Why do those rap scum still have fans? Look at the depth of Fanying's lyrics. Isn't it much better than beautiful women, luxury cars, and champagne?"

"If you don't accept it, just have a diss. Why are there so many jabbers?"

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On Weibo, it is very simple to start a fight. Even a straight hook can catch a large group of fish. However, this is a good thing for Luo Quan. If Fan Ying hadn't come out to block the fire, I'm afraid she's the one who's trending on searches today, and she's probably the one who's getting scolded.

As for the reason, it's easy to find. For example, she said today that she created a new music genre and the concept of "charisma" are all points that will be attacked.

She was already prepared to be complained about, but she didn't expect that someone would be a target before her.

But it’s normal, after all, rap is booming now.

The most popular thing in the country in the first half of the year must be various idol talent shows. After "Creating Girls' Generation" became popular, talent shows produced by various platforms sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. Although the quality is far inferior to Chuang Shao, they took advantage of this popularity to be It got up, even if it followed the trend, it still took off, and it got a lot of heat.

In the second half of the year, the most popular thing should be rap.

In the past, a lot of domestic rap was a group of underground rappers enjoying themselves, and a few who succeeded in commercialization established several labels and made some small money.

But after all, it is still a niche, and it is not liked by mainstream society. It feels that there is not much difference between rapping and hooligans.

However, in the first half of the year, Jin Zihao, who rose to the top due to his success in creating young talents, also took on a variety show in the second half of the year called "Chinese Rapper", aiming to use his own traffic to drive China's hip-hop industry and discover underground rappers who are not famous but have strength.

The show started in July and a half and was popular throughout the summer. It just ended a while ago. Many previously unknown rappers have become famous on the variety show.

Nowadays, the new password for traffic and wealth on the Internet is rap. Many celebrities will even post short videos of lame rap to gain popularity. Rap, which was originally only available underground, has suddenly become on the stage, and even has an extremely bright future.

The follow-up to the trend will come soon. By then, in the atmosphere of national rap, these two words will probably be inescapable in the hot topics throughout the second half of the year.

For an emerging market, the pie of rap is really too big. Even if there are a large number of famous rappers, there is still not enough to share. After all, the threshold for rap is so low and the audience is so wide. It's impossible to finish it.

Fan Ying's appearance refreshed many listeners who were tired of listening to swear words, diss, and lively content. They discovered that rap without swear words can be so good, and it can even be on the stage of serious music competitions!

Soon, Fan Ying's Weibo account was found, and her followers increased by one million overnight. The number of plays of the song "Social Man" quickly reached the top of the list on major online platforms.

"Is it so popular?" Luo Quan saw that "Social Man" had more than 10,000 comments on the Penguin Music Hot Songs list. They were all rap lovers who heard about it. After listening to it, their evaluations were quite high.

To be honest, during the summer vacation, Luo Quan thought about whether to follow the trend and compose two rap songs, but after thinking about it, he decided not to do it.

When it comes to African-American rap, English is the only orthodox one, and there aren’t many Chinese rap songs that you can listen to.

You have the same idea. Can foreigners write five-character quatrains in English?

They are not the same cultural system, and even the lifestyles are different. No matter how you sing, it feels awkward, so she gave up the idea in the end.

Moreover, she is quite confident in her own ability. A real star does not need to follow the trend, because she is the trend herself.

But she doesn't want to sing. Fans really want Luo Quan to sing a song. They have been leaving messages for her to sing a song. Today, after Fan Ying became a hot search topic, everyone brought up the old thing again:

"Behind Fan Ying is Luo Quan, but no one mentioned her today."

"I can't help it. Rap ​​is very popular. If Fan Ying hadn't sang "Social Man", this Shangyi Music Competition probably wouldn't have been a hot search topic."

"Luo Quan should be able to do it, too. Didn't you sing a Yuzhou dialect rap before to scold those anti-fans?"

"I'm an old fan. This song is actually quite unpopular. When it was released, rap wasn't as popular as it is now."

"Luo Quan has really sung rap? I'll go search it out!"

"Actually, it's not just this one. Many of Lyon's popular rap songs were written by Luo Quan. The quality is incredible. Luo Quan must be a rap master, but he has sung too few works."

"To be honest, I think that's the real rap. In China, it always feels like it's a little bit like a monkey."

"Don't bring trouble to Luo Quan."

"I really want Luo Quan to sing a serious song by herself. It would be so comfortable to hear her swearing in English."

"Um………………"

There were so many discussions among fans, and some people even said what was in her heart, but it would not be good to say it out loud, so Luo Quan must come out and explain a few words:

“English rap and Chinese rap have their own characteristics, and there is no need to compare them, so we shouldn’t discuss them too much.

In addition, I have no plans to do rap at the moment, so I may disappoint everyone. "

This answer indeed disappointed many fans, but think about it, there is no need for a pop singer in Luoquan to get involved in this muddy water. After all, the rap circle is famous for its smoky environment, and the rhythm is really scolding. He was so confused that he even wrote songs to curse people.

So the matter ended like this.

However, the tree wanted to be quiet but the wind kept coming. Luo Quan didn't want to get caught up in the rhythm, but the rhythm came to her on its own initiative.

After Fan Ying went viral on Weibo all night, an article appeared on Weibo’s hot search the next day:

"On the Popular Music Aesthetics"

The article states that Fan Ying's "Social Man" and Luo Quan's "Nightingale" were performed on stage at the same time. The former became popular all over the Internet overnight, while the latter is still ignored by no one.

What’s even more interesting is that Fan Ying had no fame at all before, but Luo Quan is a big star with tens of millions of Weibo fans!

This has not boosted the popularity of "Nightingale", which is really puzzling.

In terms of musicality, "Nightingale" completely surpasses "Social Man". It is higher than "Social Man" by many levels. Just can't compare.

The author of the article did not criticize "Social Man", Fan Ying or rap. He just questioned this phenomenon from an objective perspective and questioned whether the public's aesthetics should be studied and improved to prevent more excellent music from being buried.

At the back of the article is attached the entire performance of Luo Quan's performance of "Nightingale". After it was published, it quickly received reposts and praises from many music bloggers, many of whom have titles such as professors at a certain music school!

These people are all angry that Luo Quan's "Nightingale" is unknown, and some of them are more excited and call "Social Man" rubbish.

These have formed the elements for starting a group. Although people in the rap circle often fight within themselves, when they encounter provocation from external forces, they will immediately become united and act unanimously against the outside world.

The blogger who wrote this article originally started the group, but the person he supported was Luo Quan. Luo Quan was a vested interest, so the rap circle unanimously targeted Luo Quan.

Luo Quan, who had just woken up, had only one thought at this time: When people sit at home, pots come from the sky.