My agency went bankrupt before I even got on stage.

Chapter 113 Are you copying homework?

Early in the morning, Lian Xiaoyu picked up Lin Fan from the factory and took him to Xia Yan's recording studio.

Lin Fan was extremely surprised that Lian Xiaoyu could always appear precisely at the time when he needed to record songs.

In response, Lian Xiaoyu said, "Of course you can use the program's recording studio, but the cost, the quality of the equipment, and hiring a professional producer..."

Lin Fan quickly interrupted her, "Boss Lian, you're so kind! You're so considerate of me! I really don't know how to thank you enough! How about I sing you the new song first?"

Lian Xiaoyu scoffed, "Save those sweet nothings that sound so perfunctory for later!"

Lian Xiaoyu would never admit that she had been closely watching Lin Fan's live stream. If Xia Yan hadn't stopped her, the moment she saw the live stream of the fan meeting and heard Lin Fan promise to release two new songs to thank his fans, she would have rushed over and stuffed Lin Fan into the recording studio!

Why would we wait until today!

Soon, Lin Fan understood the meaning behind Lian Xiaoyu's words.

"Teacher Zhang? What are you doing here?"

Zhang Xinlan smiled, her eyes crinkling: "Why can't I be there? Don't you remember me saying I was really looking forward to your new song?"

Xia Yan stepped in to explain, "Lanlan's version is finished recording, and we're doing the final checks and touch-ups. If there are no other issues, it will be officially uploaded to the music platform tonight at 8 PM."

Which version? Of course, it's Zhang Xinlan's cover of "Keep Walking in the Rain"!

Lin Fan's eyes lit up: "May I listen to it?"

"Of course!" Zhang Xinlan readily agreed.

So Xia Yan played the audio aloud.

Zhang Xinlan's voice is highly distinctive, and her experiences are also well-known to the public. While others can only perform this song, Zhang Xinlan sings her own story. No one on this planet is more suitable for this song than her.

The song, which lasted only a few minutes, quickly came to an end, and Lin Fan only snapped out of his emotional reverie when the next note fell.

Zhang Xinlan was also very satisfied with her performance in the song: "Lin Fan, what do you think?"

"Excellent!" A thousand words raced through Lin Fan's mind, but ultimately only this one could be condensed: "Life is like a song, and this song was born for you, and you have breathed soul into it!"

Xia Yan nodded: "There are no flaws."

Even a complete novice like Lian Xiaoyu could only say, "It's absolutely beautiful! If someone else sang this song, I might get tired of it after a few listens. But with your version, I think I could listen to it for a lifetime and never get tired of it!"

Xia Yan's assistant Chen Yuan and Zhang Xinlan's assistant Xiao Yue nodded vigorously in agreement.

Zhang Xinlan laughed and said, "I'm very thick-skinned, so I'll accept all your compliments! But I really do love this song, and I think I could sing it for the rest of my life without ever getting tired of it."

"But I'm also worried. After all, Lin Fan, you set a great example. You've been at the top of the new song chart for two consecutive weeks now, and even 'I Caught a Cold in That Corner' has been at number two. I'm under a lot of pressure!"

Lin Fan smiled shyly: "Really? Is my singing that good?"

Lian Xiaoyu retorted angrily, "Can't you be a little more humble? Teacher Zhang was just being polite!"

"Ha ha!"

Everyone burst into laughter, but Lin Fan didn't seem to care: "You all know I'm stuck in this big studio and can't get online, so how would I know how my song is doing? But after listening to Teacher Zhang's version, I'm confident my song will be pushed down immediately! Teacher Zhang is amazing!"

Everyone laughed.

Now that the audio source has been confirmed to be working properly, the remaining task is to release it on the music platform at 8 PM tonight as planned, while also cooperating with the platform to promote it and boost its chart ranking.

However, none of this concerns Lin Fan anymore; he only needs to help promote it on Weibo. Since Lian Xiaoyu can log into Lin Fan's Weibo, this task will be left to her.

Now, the most important thing is the instrumental version of the two songs that Lin Fan promised to give back to his fans.

As is customary, Xia Yan gave Lin Fan a notebook and a pen, and then Lin Fan wrote down the sheet music and lyrics of the two new songs from memory in front of everyone.

Zhang Xinlan and Xiaoyue were both stunned when they saw such a scene for the first time.

"Is this...so capricious?"

Zhang Xinlan had never seen a contestant like this before. He would write a line of musical notation, then a line of lyrics, and no matter where the musical notation or lyrics were broken, he would move on to the second line and continue writing the musical notation first, then adding the lyrics, and repeating the process over and over again!

It's like copying homework from a workbook!

Lian Xiaoyu was a complete novice and didn't know what this meant. She casually said, "Lin Fan has always been like this. He probably already has a finished product in his mind, and now he's just bringing out what's in his mind."

Zhang Xinlan was speechless. It turned out that not only was Lin Fan capricious, but his former boss and former manager were also quite capricious! It's true, birds of a feather flock together! No wonder Lin Fan was so easily fooled by Lian Xiaoyu back then, and he still can't get rid of her now.

Xia Yan didn't notice what they were talking about. Instead, she was focused on the sheet music and lyrics that Lin Fan had written down from memory. A strange light flashed in her bright and clear eyes!

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Both of Lin Fan's songs are very distinctive. One of them is a light rock song. It's not obvious from the lyrics alone, but after looking at the sheet music, Xia Yan already had an urge to hum along. The other song is even better.

Zhang Xinlan stood aside, also stunned. She had always known that Lin Fan was talented, but after seeing it with her own eyes, she couldn't help but sigh, "God has blessed you with such talent, and you're only thinking about opening a bed and breakfast to live a life of leisure."

Lian Xiaoyu didn't know what others thought, but she knew that after reading it, she suddenly felt an indescribable sadness. This first song seemed to be another inspirational song, but no matter how you looked at it, it made you want to cry. Perhaps, these lyrics were not only about inspiration, but also about Lin Fan's life.

Lin Fan quickly wrote down the sheet music and lyrics for both songs. When he looked up, he was startled to see several pairs of gleaming eyes.

"What... happened to you?"

"What's wrong?"

Xia Yan reached out and took the two sheet music sheets. After silently looking at them for a few minutes, she handed them to Zhang Xinlan. She calmed herself down. She couldn't remember how many times she had been amazed by Lin Fan, but she believed that with these two songs, plus the two songs before and the one he gave her, five songs would be enough for Lin Fan to establish himself in the music scene today!

What Lin Fan lacks now is no longer resources, but time.

When the time comes, Lin Fan will naturally become a top-tier star! And a very stable one at that!