The new artist song champion list every December is a very important list in Xia Guo.
It not only determines the strength ranking of newly emerged singers this year, but is also a grand parade to test the development of Xia Guo's music power and the improvement of artistic level.
Not only the private sector, but also the official level attaches great importance to it. After all, this is also related to the reserves of soft power competition at the national level to a certain extent.
Therefore, all music lovers in China are paying close attention to this list, and there are countless people who stay up late waiting for it to arrive in the early morning of December.
Hui Province, in the study room of a university dormitory.
In a large classroom-sized room, dozens of desks were neatly placed, and the chandeliers on the ceiling were steadily emitting bright light.
But in such a large and bright study room, there was only one student sitting. Next to him was a copy of "Linear Algebra", and he was burying his head in calculating the questions.
"Dingling bell~"
The alarm clock that was set suddenly rang, waking up Xiaowei who was immersed in math problems.
"Has it finally begun..."
He closed the book silently, took out his treasure - Sennheiser headphones worth more than 2,000 yuan - from the backpack next to him, plugged them into the headphone jack of his mobile phone, and then opened the official channel page of the Newcomer Songs Championship Chart.
Although last time he accidentally heard a song called "People Like Me" that shocked him, Xiaowei completely woke up and worked hard in the library and study room every day.
But his love for music still made him reluctant to let it go completely, and he still set aside half an hour for himself to rest every day.
He began to randomly select songs on the page one by one and listen to them.
Because the chart has not yet been officially opened, all the songs have not been ranked but only the number of downloads. One moment this one has risen dozens of times, and the other moment it has soared a hundred times.
The songs recommended on the homepage are also constantly changing. I don’t know what algorithm the official uses, but most of them are songs by participating singers from well-known domestic music companies. Songs by wild folk singers rarely appear in this position.
"Well, not bad..."
After listening to a few songs, Xiaowei pursed his lips and tilted his head expressionlessly.
But...how to put it?
They were just "good" and didn't bring him any amazing feeling.
No wonder, even if there is a "championship list", it is only a championship list for newcomers. Basically, the newcomers are still in the strength area between third-tier and fourth-tier singers. Even some singers who are leaping over the dragon's gate are not. It’s just that Kankan has reached around the second-tier level.
"Oh, that's all it's like..."
He shook his head and added two songs to his playlist after listening to more than a dozen songs.
This playlist was created when his parents bought him the first headphones when he was in junior high school.
At present, there are about a hundred songs in it that he has accumulated over the years, and he never tires of listening to them.
The two songs added now are only in the "observation period". If you suddenly feel that they are not qualified when you listen to them later, then they will still be removed.
The hundred or so songs in this playlist are all the best of the best that have survived many tests like this.
The time unknowingly came to 12:30 in the morning, which is 0:30 on December 1st.
"Ah~"
He stretched greatly and rubbed his eyes.
He has been studying in the study room since dinner in the evening. Up to now, he has been sitting for nearly 5 hours.
Xiaowei was already very tired.
After listening to it for a long time, none of these chart-topping songs touched his excitement point, which made him feel a little disappointed with this new generation.
"Listen to the last song again. If it doesn't sound good, go back to sleep..."
He let out a big yawn and pointed his finger at a random song link on the page.
"Stop and go along the way
Follow the traces of youth drifting
The moment before stepping out of the station
A little hesitant
"
"Ouch?"
Xiaowei had already stood up and started packing his books.
But when he heard the first line of lyrics, he suddenly froze his hands.
He held the Sennheiser headphones on his ears with both hands, rolled his eyes upward, and glanced left and right.
This fresh style, which is similar to folk songs and has a bit of neon Chinese animation soundtrack, makes him feel as comfortable as drinking ice water in the summer. The pores all over his body seem to be blooming because of this, and the whole person becomes abnormal. Refreshing!
"I can't help but laugh at this cowardice of being so close to home.
Still unavoidable
And the sky in my hometown
Still so warm
The wind blew once upon a time
"
The song floats in my mind.
It seemed to him that in an endless field, there was a girl with flying skirts holding a paintbrush in the breeze, swaying colorful paints on the drawing board, and faithfully recording the waves of wheat stirred by the wind.
It's like seeing a blue seaside, a small boat with sails, cutting through the waves, sailing away accompanied by the sea breeze and hovering seagulls.
"
I first knew this world once upon a time
Lingering in all kinds of ways
Looking at the horizon seems to be in front of my eyes
I am willing to go through fire and water to walk it again
Walking through this world now
Lingering in all kinds of ways
Over the years, different faces
Unprepared to break into your smile
"
The song's brisk and lyrical rhythm is combined with a clear voice and melodious singing, making it full of a touch of warmth and sadness.
It not only allows the listener to enjoy a moment of peace and innocence in the stable melody, but also allows the listener to experience the soaring youth through the power of the song, and find the future direction among the sad and confused memories.
Five minutes flew by.
The music has finished playing.
Xiaowei still stood there, holding the headphones in his hands, like a sculpture.
He just stood there motionless, the only change was the intoxicated smile on his face.
"Cool!"
After a few minutes passed, he finally came to his senses, sat up, took off his headphones, and exhaled a large puff of white mist.
"What a great song, what a great song..."
He shook his head, sat down again, put the phone in front of his eyes, and planned to see which new singer's masterpiece this was.
"Talk... talk eloquently?"
As soon as he sat down, he immediately jumped up from his seat like a spring!
"It's actually him?"
Looking at this familiar stage name, Xiaowei's mind suddenly went back to half a month ago, when he first heard "Someone Like Me".
At that time, I was shocked by the test scores of my classmates. I was so shocked by the huge score difference that I lost my confidence in studying. I simply failed and gave up on myself.
There was no self-study, no preview of review textbooks, and assignments were copied from classmates.
I just wasted my hard-earned college time in such a muddle-headed way. I either watched dramas or played games every day. When I was tired, I would lie on the bed in the dormitory and listen to music. On the contrary, I felt that my life was happier than ever before.
It wasn't until Jiang Kan's song "Someone Like Me" gave him a blow that he started to cheer up and continue to work hard.
