Are you trying to force me to become a star?

Chapter 12 Xu Yunge

"Your brother?"

Qin Shuyin stared wide-eyed at Xu Yunge, whose eyes were also wide open.

Xu Yunge took out a piece of paper, handed it to her deskmate, and said, "Write down the name, and what does the singer look like? Is he a college student?"

There are plenty of people named Jinyan; it's just a common name. Unlike her, who changed the shop's name to her own to celebrate her birth.

Qin Shuyin wrote down the three characters "Xu Jinyan" on the paper and said, "That's my name. As for what I look like, I don't know. I haven't watched the video."

Xu Yunge nodded repeatedly and said, "This is it." Then she fell into thought. She had only been away from home for a week.

Her brother released a song?

Is this really her brother? How could her brother be featured in the recommendation section of Zhiyin (a popular Chinese online literature platform)?

Oh dear, to be honest, her brother did study music from elementary school, but to be honest, how could that be? That's a recommendation section from Zhiyin (a popular music magazine).

Seeing her changing expression, Qin Shuyin smiled and said, "I'll just go back and take another look tonight."

She's a sophomore in high school, and sophomores get a break every two weeks. Her parents are still a little worried about her and want to pick her up and drop her off for another week.

Xu Yunge nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, you can go back and see. My brother is... about twenty-one or twenty-two years old this year. He's a third or fourth-year composition student at Dongxi University. He's... not bad looking."

Qin Shuyin asked her with a smile, "You don't even know how old your brother is?"

Xu Yunge curled her lip and sneered, "We're cousins, not blood relatives. Although I don't even know how old my brother is, believe it or not, he doesn't know how old I am either. He probably thinks I'm still in junior high school."

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Xu, who knows her cousin's age and grade, finally got everything done for the copyright application on Tuesday morning.

Next, he needs to find musicians. Given his current fame and the quality of his arrangements, he should be able to find any student he can get his hands on.

First, send the erhu score to Xu Wenqiang so that the old man can practice on his own. Once all the musicians have practiced enough, then they can rehearse together.

The old man's reply remained concise and aloof: "Hmm!"

He lives up to his name; he's still as handsome as ever.

Then they started looking for musicians who could play instruments such as the bass drum, pipa, guzheng, flute, drum kit, and keyboard.

While we're at it, let's try talking to them and see if we can wear matching outfits and give his uncle's "Xu Yunge" a little pat on the back.

Of course, the uniform wasn't the kind of ordinary employee uniform that was either green or blue. He had his cousin specially order some finely crafted Chinese-style jackets in pure white and pure black, with the three characters "Xu Yunge" written on them in yellow thread in a flamboyant style.

Wearing this kind of clothing gives one the air of a grandmaster, which perfectly matches the mood of the song "Huo Yuanjia".

Moreover, the stage can't be too spacious. This isn't a purely lyrical piece where you stand still and sing. Everyone else is playing instruments while he's the only one holding the microphone and singing. He'll feel awkward if he makes even the slightest big movement.

So he looked for some backup dancers; there are plenty of dance clubs at school. He didn't have high requirements; as long as they had power and could keep to the beat, that was fine.

In previous years, there were backup dancers in the competition, but they were easy to get distracted. Most of the songs were already rearranged and covered, so if you add a dance, are you watching the dance or listening to the singing?

However, the song "Huo Yuanjia" is not afraid; it can handle the pressure!

Over the next few days, everyone put in a lot of effort in song and dance rehearsals. They all heard the full version of the song and were deeply moved by both its arrangement and performance.

They were also very fortunate to be able to participate in the performance, especially when Xu Jinyan promised that everyone's name would appear on the screen, his system received thousands of positive emotion points.

This was a completely cost-effective thing for Xu Jinyan, but for the musicians, especially those playing traditional ethnic instruments, it was indeed a good resume.

Of course, this doesn't include his uncle, who has the dignity of being the protagonist of his world.

Time flew by, and Sunday evening arrived.

Even though a piece of music only stays on the scrolling recommendation bar of Zhiyin for three or four days within a week, it is already a huge amount of exposure.

The song "Anhe Bridge" was featured in the recommendation section for three full days, from 8 PM Monday to 8 PM Thursday. As a result, the song's downloads reached four million by Sunday night, and its play count exceeded fifteen million.

Although there was no further promotion after the song was recommended, and the number of downloads declined significantly, industry insiders still saw the long-tail effect of the song, and it was only a matter of time before it broke the 10 million mark.

At the same time, Xu Jinyan has become a highly sought-after talent by various companies.

During this week, Xu Jinyan received many calls from companies of all sizes. Some companies made promises directly, while the more reserved ones tended to express their intentions, showcase their abilities, encourage him to work hard in his creative endeavors, and discuss their understanding of music. The process was very pleasant.

It's worth noting that although the song's downloads increased fortyfold due to the recommendation feature, the positive sentiment points he received only reached 400,000. This further confirms his hypothesis: I like the song, regardless of the singer.

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Sunday, July 5, 2015.

At 7 p.m., the audience began to enter the venue.

Xu Yunge pulled Qin Shuyin into the queue and entered the venue. After confirming several times, Xu Yunge knew that the song was sung by her dear brother.

This week, when school was out for break, she returned home and learned that her father had also participated in that stage performance last week, and that he was still on the stage for today's finals.

So she contacted her best friend and they came to the scene together to cheer on her father and dear brother.

That's right. Ever since she confirmed that the Xu Jinyan Qin Shuyin mentioned was the same Xu Jinyan she knew, and that the song not only made it onto Zhiyin's recommendation list but also achieved great success, she changed her address from "cousin" to "dear brother".

What's all this talk about righteousness? Blood is thicker than water!

From now on, Xu Yunge would be the younger sister of singer Xu Jinyan. Just thinking about it made her unable to suppress a smile.

Not far behind them, Xu Wenqing and Yan Zhi, a married couple, were also queuing up, hand in hand.

This time, the couple was smarter. They learned from the older brother in advance that the song they were going to sing wasn't sad, but rather a very energetic one, so they came to the venue again.

At this moment, Yan Zhi nudged Xu Wenqing with her elbow, gesturing for him to look ahead, "Is that Yunge Pavilion? Are they on holiday?"

Xu Wenqing nodded and said, "Yeah, the second-year high school students get a break every two weeks, so they're probably here to have some fun."

Yan Zhi pursed her lips and said, "What do you think my brother was thinking? Why did he choose such a name? It's the same as the shop's name."

Xu Wenqing shook his head, clearly unable to understand why they would choose such a name, and guessed, "Maybe they were too lazy to come up with a name, and even lied to the child that they changed the shop name because of her, tsk tsk."

At this moment, Yan Zhi suddenly said, "I heard from Qian'er that all the costumes worn on stage today had the words 'Xu Yunge' etched on them. Do you think that girl knows about this?"

Xu Wenqing carefully examined his eldest niece's expression and said, "She probably doesn't know. Look how happy that child is."

The couple shook their heads simultaneously, showing no intention of going up to greet their eldest niece, and followed the group into the grand theater of Dongxi.