【——”A Thousand Years of Love”

Lyricist: Shen Lang

Composer: Shen Lang

Composer: Shen Lang

Singer: Liu Yifei]

Bai Xiaoxiao’s eyes fell on the song information. When she saw that the lyrics, composition and arrangement were all written by Shen Lang, her originally hanging heart instantly fell to the ground, and a relieved smile appeared on her face.

In her heart, as long as the work is created by Shen Lang, the quality must be guaranteed. From the melody to the lyrics, everything makes people full of expectations.

As for the fact that Liu Yifei sings solo in this album, she is no longer surprised, because since the last album, their release pattern has changed. An EP is no longer a duet of two people singing three songs, but a duet song is used to warm up the scene and gather popularity, and the other two songs are sung solo by each member, showing their own style.

At this time, the prelude of “Thousand Years of Love” slowly flowed out from the TV speakers.

The sound of waves, crisp bells and heroic melodies are interwoven with each other, with distinct layers and majestic atmosphere. What is particularly special is that this song adopts the gamelan performance form, which adds a different exotic flavor to the whole song and brings an extremely strong auditory impact.

Bai Xiaoxiao listened carefully and felt that it had some similarities with “Persian Cat”. The unique and unconventional musical style instantly dragged her into a distant, strange and exotic world. In front of her was a desert full of yellow sand, and in the distance was a coastline where the blue sea and blue sky met. It was wonderful and dreamy.

“The lights of the bamboo forest, the desert of the island country

The seven-colored kingdom keeps drifting in the wind

There is a mysterious gray vortex
I was drawn into the mist…”

“Millennium Love” is a song sung by F.I.R. It is included in the album “Infinity” released by F.I.R in 2005. It won the 25 Golden Songs Awards at the Global Chinese Music Chart Awards and the Top Ten Golden Songs Awards in Formosa Province at the Southeast Music Chart Awards.

The concept of this song comes from the ancient British legend “The Thorn Birds”. According to legend, the thorn bird only sings once in its life. Since the day it flew away from the nest, it has been constantly looking for a thorn. After finding it, it will throw itself into the sharpest thorn without hesitation. In this way, it turns the severe pain before death into pleasant and touching.

Compared with the original singer Zhan Wenting, there is indeed a gap between Liu Yifei’s mellow and full voice and her skillful control of singing skills. This is a fact that is difficult to avoid. However, she also has her own “winning magic weapon”, which is to work hard on emotional expression, integrating her own understanding and perception into every syllable, allowing the listeners to unknowingly step into the leisurely and sad atmosphere, as if they were in a tunnel where time and space intersected, witnessing the alternation of beauty and sorrow with the passage of time, and deeply feeling the heart-wrenching love that spans thousands of years.

“Through the pain of thousands of years
Just for one result

The outline you left behind
Guide me so that I won’t be lonely in the dark night…”

When the chorus came, Liu Yifei’s singing unconsciously carried a sense of power, as if she wanted to vent out the emotions that had been accumulated for thousands of years. Combined with the MV images playing on the TV screen, Bai Xiaoxiao was completely immersed in it. She clearly felt the complex emotions hidden in the song, the obsession with love, like a moth to a flame, reckless in pursuit of an answer even if it took thousands of years. There was also the sorrow and pain that had passed through the long years, entangled between every note.

This MV was filmed entirely in Central Asia. Liu Yifei took a flight from Yanjing to WLMQ in Xinyi, then crossed Turpan and Huoyan Mountain to the vast desert. After several hours of bumpy journey, she arrived at the icy lake at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters on the China-Pakistan border from Kashgar to shoot.

The icy lake shines with a cool and holy light under the sunlight, and is surrounded by rolling and majestic mountains. The colorful and vivid visual images, combined with the tension and momentum of the performances of dozens of dancers, present a stunning visual feast through the vast vision of the border.

At this moment, Bai Xiaoxiao was so absorbed in listening that she couldn’t help but hum along with the melody. When the song ended, she immediately exclaimed in admiration, “Sister Fairy is singing better and better, with more and more flavor.”

In the past, she was a big “drama fan”, obsessed with the lively and vivid characters created by Liu Yifei on the screen, no matter whether it was the fairy-like Wang Yuyan or the innocent and kind Zhao Linger, as long as Liu Yifei appeared, she seemed to have her own aura and portrayed the character vividly.

So, in comparison, although she also supports Liu Yifei’s songs, her degree of love for them is slightly less.

However, today, after listening to the song “Thousand Years of Love”, she clearly noticed the transformation of Liu Yifei in singing. Her singing skills, which were once a little immature, have now been polished to be delicate and rounded. Her grasp of the emotions of the song is also precise and on point. The charm gap between acting and singing has unknowingly narrowed a lot.

“Hehe, before it was Sister Fairy who guided Duan Yu, and now it is Duan Yu who guides Sister Fairy. You two are so sweet.”

In Bai Xiaoxiao’s eyes, at least half of the credit for Liu Yifei’s remarkable progress in her singing career over the years should be attributed to Shen Lang.

From composing lyrics to singing guidance, Shen Lang took care of every detail, just like a patient and professional guide, leading Liu Yifei to avoid detours and take steady steps along the way, thus stimulating her hidden singing talent and giving her more confidence and energy to stand in the center of the stage and shine.

This is indeed the case, because today’s Shen Lang no longer simply relies on memory to “move” those classic songs. He has begun to deeply explore the characteristics of each singer, cleverly utilizing the special resources from various places to make songs, MVs, and singers complement each other, so as to achieve a more shocking effect.

“Now, let’s see if Xiaoyu has made any progress.”

Next it was Shu Chang’s performance time. The third song in this album was her solo song.

【——《Tianya》

Lyricist: Shen Lang

Composer: Shen Lang

Composer: Shen Lang

Singer: Shu Chang]

As long as there are Shen Lang’s songs, there is a lower limit and it won’t be too bad.

“The wind stops here.

The rain is silent here
It’s also laughing at my sentimentality…”

Bai Xiaoxiao was slightly surprised that this song had no prelude and started with a singing with a hint of electronic music.

However, after singing a bar, an electric guitar-dominated prelude suddenly appears.

The main melody is simple and candid, like a clear stream, flowing naturally in her ears. While outlining the soul of the entire music, it also allows her to quickly grasp the core emotion of the song.

“Who turns the crescent moon into a full moon? I will trade my future for our fate.

The wind, flowers, snow and moon are always impermanent
I can’t smile and forget…”

The song was created by the lead singer and guitarist of the Philharmonic Orchestra. After it was completed, it was spotted by his good friend Yang Kun when he listened to the demo and was finalized as the title song of the album of the same name “Tianya”. In order to match the song with suitable lyrics, the Philharmonic Orchestra specially found Fang Wenshan and invited him to write the lyrics. However, as Fang Wenshan was devoted to the creation of Jay Chou’s new album, he was ultimately unable to spare the time.

The lyrics of the song do not have too many gorgeous words, but use simple and plain language to depict a beautiful love picture, reflecting the yearning and pursuit for beautiful love. At the same time, it also shows an open-minded and brave attitude towards love, making people full of longing and yearning for love while listening to the song.

Both F.I.R and Philharmonic Orchestra reached the peak as soon as they debuted, the former thanks to the song “Our Love” and the latter thanks to the song “Tianya”.

“Facing the sun and looking into the distance
I just want a promise from you

Whether what you said is true or false
It is the perfect paradise in my heart…”

In fact, Shu Chang and Liu Yifei are in the same situation. When they first entered the music scene, their vocal conditions were not outstanding and their singing skills were a little immature, and they did not stand out among many singers.

But since following Shen Lang, the situation has completely changed. After his careful training, Shu Chang has developed his own singing style and charm.

For example, the song “Tianya” makes people feel as if they are in a vast universe, facing the sun, chasing distant love, with their hearts full of longing and yearning for a better future. This artistic conception not only makes people enjoy it in hearing, but also resonates in the soul, making people immersed in the emotional world created by the song and unable to extricate themselves.

Bai Xiaoxiao listened to the song quietly and couldn’t help but sigh at her great progress. She admired Shen Lang’s ability even more, and subconsciously murmured to herself: “Brother Lang is really good to 87 Girls Group. Since their debut, all the songs for their albums have been arranged by him. For other people in the company, it’s a stroke of luck to get a hit song from Brother Lang. Even the queen of the music world, Stefanie Sun, can only get one or two more songs occasionally. With such a gold medal producer’s full support, it would be strange if Liu Yifei and Shu Chang are not popular all over the country.”

There seemed to be something wrong with what she said. Shen Lang had a slight preference for them.

As soon as the album “Huaxia Hua” was released, it was like an ignited hit engine, setting off a buying craze in the market, especially with the strong support of the two masterpieces “Thousand Years of Love” and “End of the World”, which made it unparalleled.

On the online channel, the Qianqian Jingting platform, the number of online downloads of songs related to the album has been rising like a rocket, and in the blink of an eye it has successfully topped the major charts. The data on ringtone downloads is also astonishing. Countless users have set the popular tracks in the album as their own personalized ringtones. As long as the phone rings, the familiar and catchy melody will spread everywhere, making the popularity of this album remain high and its coverage continues to expand.

The offline sales of physical albums are also eye-opening. You know, in this era when digital music is gradually becoming mainstream, the physical album market has long been on the decline. Even though many albums have been promoted with great effort, their sales are only lukewarm. However, “Hua Xia Hua” is like a dark horse that goes against the trend. As soon as the physical album was put on the shelves, it attracted a large number of fans and music lovers to buy it. Long queues formed in front of the audio-visual store, and the cash registers in the store kept ringing. The album sales scene was booming, breaking the long-standing sluggish atmosphere of the physical market.

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August, the end of summer, heralds the approach of autumn.

Marseille is located in Provence in southern France. It is a natural harbor with deep water and wide harbor. Its port throughput ranks first in France. It is a gateway city in France with pleasant climate, beautiful scenery and romantic Mediterranean style that makes people linger.

In Europe, Marseille is one of the cities with the largest number of Shen Lang’s fans. In addition to Paris, the art capital, Marseille is also an extremely important stop in France for this tour.

“What a nice view.”

I saw a luxurious yacht floating leisurely above the vast ocean. Shen Lang and Liu Yifei were standing on the deck, the sea breeze gently ruffling their hair. The scenery in front of them was so beautiful like a dream. The two seemed to have accidentally walked into a beautiful painting, just like a pair of immortal lovers.

Liu Yifei’s career has recently reached a new level. She successfully became the spokesperson for the French luxury brand L’Oréal Paris in China. This time she is going to France to complete the signing matters, and she happens to be able to travel with Shen Lang.

With such a rare opportunity, after the signing was completed, she followed Shen Lang to Marseille.

After Shen Lang arrived in Marseille, he first plunged into the tour rehearsal. When the rehearsal was successfully completed and there was still some time left, he took Liu Yifei out to sea to enjoy the leisure time.

On the way, the yacht slowly docked at a small beach nearby. The two stepped onto the fine sand as soft as granulated sugar. The warm sunshine poured down generously, wrapping their whole bodies in it, making them feel indescribably comfortable and relaxed.

Not long after, Shen Lang, who was in a playful mood, jumped into the crystal clear sea and swam happily. The water temperature here was neither too hot nor too cold, just right, as if he had returned to his carefree childhood.

When he swam back to the boat after a great time, Liu Yifei was already holding a towel and handed it to him with a smile on her face.

At this moment, Shen Lang was only wearing a pair of loose shorts. The sunlight shone unreservedly on his wheat-colored skin, and his tight and smoothly curved eight-pack abdominal muscles were clearly visible. He exuded a vigorous scent of male hormones that made people unable to take their eyes off him.

Liu Yifei standing aside was an eye-catcher. This was her first time appearing in a swimsuit. Unlike those hot S-curve figures that bring direct sexiness, nor like some innocent girls who rely on fresh and unworldly faces to create a stunning feeling, she showed a healthy and natural beauty, a youthful charm from the inside out, which was not ostentatious but attractive enough.

“I heard from Brother Chen that your album sold very well.” Shen Lang said with a smile on his face as he wiped his hair neatly.

“Well, Brother Chen said there’s a chance that the number will exceed 300 million.” Liu Yifei couldn’t hide her excitement, her eyes sparkled, and her tone was filled with happiness that she couldn’t hide.

You know, in the fiercely competitive music scene, album sales are a hard indicator of popularity and quality of works.

Although the performance of their previous albums was good, they had never reached the level of 300 million copies.

If this can be achieved, it will be of great significance. It will be the first album in their singing career to have sales of over 300 million copies, which is undoubtedly a very significant milestone.

“The chances are great, and the chance of appearing on the Spring Festival Gala is also great.” Shen Lang said with a smile.

“Well, you pushed us to the Spring Festival Gala, will you also be on the Spring Festival Gala yourself?” Liu Yifei asked with her head tilted and eyes blinking.

“Go ahead, there’s a song that’s suitable.” Shen Lang casually put the towel aside and replied calmly.

The year before last, he carefully prepared several songs for the Spring Festival Gala stage. “Gong Xi Fa Cai” and “Where Has the Time Gone” have already been performed brilliantly on the Spring Festival Gala, and as for the remaining stock, he will simply wait until they are used up before deciding whether to withdraw from the Spring Festival Gala.

Hearing this, Liu Yifei’s mouth corners unconsciously raised, and a sweet smile instantly appeared on her face. Her mind had already begun to sketch out a happy picture. After she and Shen Lang finished their performance on the Spring Festival Gala, they would go home together to eat the New Year’s Eve dinner prepared by their mother.

At this moment, Shen Lang seemed to suddenly remember something, and changed the subject, saying, “By the way, the screenwriting department has completed the creation of the script. I’ll ask them to give it to you when we get back.”

Upon hearing this, Liu Yifei’s eyes flashed with surprise and eagerness, and she blurted out, “Is it you and I who acted this out?” (End of this chapter)