Chapter 94: The Heart-Pounding Tune!
“What kind of over-the-top nonsense is this?”
It feels like I’m selling tea.
Is this the new trend for tea sales? Going all princess-y?
Lin Tian rolled his eyes internally. If it weren’t for Gan Yan Yu returning to school today, he could have been in a better mood.
But now, he had some things to say.
He decided to ignore that person.
He grabbed a bottle of ice-cold beer and flopped onto the sofa.
Time to scroll through Douyin.
Ever since the concert ended, Lin Tian hadn’t checked backstage, and he had a nagging feeling there would be some surprises waiting for him.
Thanks to the wonders of big data.
Sure enough, as soon as he opened Douyin, the first recommended video was—
“Terrifying! Are Moonlight and Cat’s Skills Seriously Underestimated?”
In the video, a blogger excitedly broke down three pieces by Moonlight and Cat—now dubbed the “Moon Cat Trilogy.” He dissected each segment, attempting to inform viewers just how much gold they had in the music world!
Scrolling down further…
“Stop Gushing! Wake up, friends! The G Minor ‘Pathetic’ Symphony is the best fine dust you can find on Douyin!”
One more scroll…
“Such great pieces, and you’re all just ogling at Cat! Ha! I can’t even laugh; it’s clear that true aficionados are few and far between.”
Lin Tian was astonished.
Had he really been away from Douyin for just a few days?
There was now an all-out movement advocating for Moonlight and Cat!
Many people believed that these two were severely underestimated on Douyin!
A slew of “music bloggers” and “Douyin-certified musicians” rushed to the scene.
It seemed that whoever spoke up for Moonlight and Cat first would come off as the most cultured!
Not backing Moonlight and Cat was like admitting you didn’t understand music!
What the heck is going on?
Lin Tian found it amusing.
When he was posting videos, none of these people even blinked!
Now, all of a sudden, everyone was having a taste awakening, an aesthetic upgrade, and suddenly knew the flavor of fine dust?
Lin Tian pondered.
He wasn’t dead yet!
He thought this kind of hype wouldn’t kick in until at least fifty years after he and Gan Yan Yu kicked the bucket.
He opened his profile and clicked on his last posted video.
What he saw made him even more shocked.
The video for the Pathetic Symphony had skyrocketed to a staggering 2.58 million likes!
When he last calculated the ad revenue, it was just over nine hundred thousand.
He had missed out big time! If the music store had extended the settlement date by a week, he could’ve pocketed an extra hundred grand—use that card, and it would be three hundred grand!
After browsing around, he figured out the reason.
Exactly what he had guessed.
Keywords: Qingzhou, Concert
Although recording was banned at the concert, quite a few people stealthily filmed snippets of Moonlight and Cat’s pieces in the auditorium and uploaded them to Douyin.
“As someone who was lucky enough to attend that concert in Qingzhou, I can only say: SHOCKING! Really shocking!
I never expected the impact of Moonlight and Cat’s pieces in a concert hall to be this intense!
Especially the last one—I walked out of the hall with my head buzzing. Absolutely incredible!”
“Before it started, I was worried that Moonlight and Cat’s pieces would be awkward among the more famous historical works.
In the end, it felt perfectly at home! I even think their pieces completely overshadowed the others! I hereby announce that the G Minor ‘Pathetic’ Symphony is the coolest classical music ever!”
Although most of these “on-site oddballs” uploaded shaky videos with fuzzy audio, the excitement in their voices conveyed just how exaggerated the experience had been.
Moonlight and Cat officially surpassed one million five hundred thousand followers!
Had it been posted on Bilibili rather than Douyin, it could have soared right into the ranks of the “Top 100 UP Masters” with such follower growth.
For Lin Tian, this was definitely good news.
It meant that in his next video, more people would focus on the music itself rather than all the surrounding noise!
That’s the internet for you.
Even if netizens’ taste hadn’t exactly evolved yet, they might not even realize just how good Moonlight and Cat’s music was.
But when the trend catches on…
If you’re not “riding the wave,” you pretty much come off as lacking taste!
Therefore, no matter how clueless they were, there would be netizens seriously trying to sound knowledgeable.
It’s like how Lin Tian never thought Teacher Shallow was all that great.
Both products of technology, the artificial look of Tounoki Kana seemed way more natural. Dressed in a JK uniform, she looked so pure.
Oh, how precious purity is in the world of actresses.
But Lin Tian still appreciated the unique charm that Teacher Shallow brought.
“Producer Mission Issued—”
“Mission Objective: Create a piece of music and release a video of a duet. Achieve 2 million likes and earn an audience ‘passion’ score of 200,000.”
“Mission Deadline: 7 Days”
Wow, what high expectations!
In just seven days, he needed two million likes and a passion score higher than any previous attempt at 200,000.
But this time, the reward looked more interesting than before.
“Mission Reward: Skill [Efficient Learning]”
“Efficient Learning: Once activated, during the next two hours, the time perceived by the producer while studying is one-third of that felt by others, while energy consumption feels normal. This skill refreshes every day at midnight.”
Now that sounds like a genuinely “pumped-up” skill.
Just listening to it made Lin Tian feel fired up.
It’s like this skill could turn two hours of study into the effectiveness of six!
For someone like Lin Tian, a master of time management, this was incredibly useful.
Whether it was achieving the grades Teacher Zhang Juan demanded or preparing for the upcoming art exam, this skill was a game-changer.
So, what kind of piece should he write?
“Passion” is a lot easier to gather than “nervousness and excitement,” so this time the bar was raised to a hefty 200,000.
With “passion” on his mind,
Lin Tian quickly thought of a tune.
This piece, in his previous life, was known by everyone—from children to the elderly; nearly no one hadn’t heard of it.
And how intense was it?
Let’s put it this way:
Whenever this piece played, it usually came with life-or-d*ath stakes.
And it could very well mean bloodshed.
Before long, Lin Tian had hammered out the music score on his computer, naming it—”Espaa Cani”.
It had another Chinese name that might sound even more relatable—”Spanish Bullfighting Song.”
(End of Chapter)
