The light pollution, combined with the climate of Rongcheng, made the sky seem like a huge black curtain, inverted above, lifelessly watching everything below.
Li Dong had been sitting motionless on the stool for over an hour...
Although he had ranked fifth in the liberal arts group of Rongcheng No.1 High School this time, still...
An unacceptable fact had emergedāLi Chenchan had won the top score in the liberal arts section of the college entrance exam!
The provincial liberal arts champion!
This was a terrifying thing.
Li Dong thought about how Li Chenchan had once lost everything, with nothing in his hands, and now, he had taken everything back with even greater force.
The more Li Dong thought about it, the more depressed he felt...
He opened Doujiao.com, intending to find a book he thought was decent to read and pass the dull and oppressive summer.
Looking at the new bestseller list, the book at the top was "Those Ming Dynasty Years."
"What's it about?" Li Dong clicked to read the first two chapters.
Doujiao.com provided partial online reading for some books, which was part of their marketing strategy... As Li Dong read the book, he found his depressed mood gradually dissipating, and the oppressive feeling in his chest slowly easing. After finishing the two trial chapters, Li Dong took a deep breath and got ready to go downstairs to buy the book, as this insightful book had completely captured his attention.
At a 24-hour convenience store downstairs, Li Dong headed straight for the bestseller section. The books in the store were all bestsellers, sold by publishers who could return unsold copies. Li Dong found "Those Ming Dynasty Years" and turned to leave, but when he saw the author's name in the bottom right corner, he was struck as if by lightning!
"Li Chenchan/Author!"
"Li Chenchan?" Li Dong couldn't believe his eyes, but the name was indeed his... He hurriedly flipped to the author's biography, but found no information.
Although there are millions of people surnamed Li in China, there are very few named Li Chenchan... Even fewer in Rongcheng. Li Dong almost felt like spitting blood, realizing that he could not surpass Li Chenchan in anything.
... Back to the daytime.
"This year, we must achieve something!"
Today was the day the college entrance exam results were announced. As the principal of Rongcheng No.1 High School, Wu Chuan was very nervous. Rongcheng No.1 High School was a prestigious school in Tianfu Province with consistently excellent results, but they had a long-standing rivalāRongcheng No.4 High School. In recent years, Rongcheng No.4 High School had become increasingly aggressive, especially in the liberal arts.
Last year, Rongcheng No.4 High School produced the provincial liberal arts champion, and the top three liberal arts students in Rongcheng were all from Rongcheng No.4 High School, which greatly boosted their reputation. Their principal met Wu Chuan with confidence. This year... it was unknown how things would turn out.
At this moment, Wu Chuan's mind suddenly flashed with the image of Li Chenchan...
Speaking of Li Chenchan, his poem and lyrics had already been submitted for the competition, which had genuinely surprised the talented scholars of Jiangnan Province. "Twilight at Guizhou" was not mentioned much, but the poem "Waves Washing the SandāBeidaihe" was almost unbelievable to be written by a high school student!
It was certain that these poems would win awards.
Thinking about this, Wu Chuan received the data for this year's college entrance exam and immediately saw Li Chenchan's name as the top liberal arts student.
"Provincial liberal arts champion!" Wu Chuan immediately became elated, punching the air: "This kid, he did an amazing job! I didn't expect his scores to be so high!"
Wu Chuan was genuinely surprised.
He really didn't expect Li Chenchan's scores to give him such a big surprise.
The provincial liberal arts champion would immediately turn the tide for Rongcheng No.1 High School this year! And Li Chenchan would soon face various interviews and other activities.
The next day, Xingchuang Music Production Company officially released "Friend"!
At this time, "Deskmate of Mine" had already climbed to second place on the Amy Music Newcomer Chart and ninth place on the Qianxun Music Newcomer Chart! Even from the entire Qianxun Music Chart, Li Chenchan's "Deskmate of Mine" had reached the top thirty!
This was the largest music chart in the entire Chinese Empire and the most authoritative music chart in all of Asia!
The results Li Chenchan had achieved, given his lack of systematic training and the fact that he wrote, composed, and performed the songs himself, could be described as heaven-defying.
While the momentum was still hot, "Friend" was released!
This song gave a sense of continuity with "Deskmate of Mine" and "Brother on the Upper Bunk," making everyone eagerly anticipate it.
After enjoying the thoughts and beautiful melodies of "Deskmate of Mine" and "Brother on the Upper Bunk," many people had already known Li Chenchan's name and recognized him as a talented songwriter and singer.
Now, as soon as "Friend" was released, everyone rushed to listen!
"Friends, we walk together, those days are gone..." After many people downloaded the song, it immediately sparked another wave of emotional resonance. The song sang of struggle, the fleeting years, and the feelings between friends!
Many people were moved to tears and felt an urge to find their friends and drink to their heart's content.
This song was different from "Deskmate of Mine" and "Brother on the Upper Bunk." With the foundation laid by the previous two, "Friend" received countless listens and downloads as soon as it was uploaded.
The price of the song had also increased from 0.08 yuan to 0.12 yuan, but this did not stop the skyrocketing download rate of "Friend."
Many people even believed that Li Chenchan's new song "Friend" was more profound and better than "Deskmate of Mine" and "Brother on the Upper Bunk."
"I didn't expect Li Chenchan's new song to be even better!" This was the constant praise from many: "In my mind, 'Deskmate of Mine' and 'Brother on the Upper Bunk' were already masterpieces, and now there's this 'Friend.' Who is this Li Chenchan? I really want to know!"
"This is an outstanding song that I can't stop listening to. I think, from the moment I downloaded it, I will keep it on repeat on my computer." ...
Amidst the countless praises, Xiao Zhi woke up the next day and was shocked to see the data from the previous dayāon the first day of its release, "Friend" had already received 50,000 downloads!