All-rounder Artist-Chapter 896 - 389: Ito Makoto and Matsushima Rain

Lin Yuan was frustrated, but the netizens were thrilled, tirelessly casting their votes.

The comedic effect of this blog post was done brilliantly.

"There's nothing quite like the craftiness of old age!"

"Chu Kuang, you old rascal, is slashing votes like crazy!"

"Pfft!"

"The old rascal just broke a hundred million!"

"This old rascal's votes are shooting up the fastest!"

"Even Yi An, with all his schemes, can't beat Chu Kuang, the old rascal!"

"Yi An is just a small-time thief at best, it's Chu Kuang who truly deserves the title of the old rascal!"

"Xian Yu on the list is just hilarious, it's so unjust."

"Well, since Shadow also made it to the list, our aim was to reunite the Three Bros. We did it all out of good intention, plus, the Hachiko wave was something I just couldn't take."

"Those behind need to step it up and try to surpass Chu Kuang!"

"It's so embarrassing, Yi An, Shadow, and Xian Yu combined don't have as many votes as Chu Kuang."

"Why are you even cheering them on? Is it necessary to compete for first place in this kind of thing? Besides, is there anyone in the world who deserves to be number one more than Chu Kuang?"

Lin Yuan couldn't help himself.

When he returned to his room, he couldn't resist checking out the comments from the netizens, and he ended up feeling even more dejected.

Competing for first place?

Aren't all these nominations me?

You may not believe it, but even if you pull out everyone from fourth place on, their combined votes probably wouldn't match mine!

He sighed.

Lin Yuan silently cast a vote for the person in fifth place.

Although he didn't really know the guy in fifth place very well.

He didn't dwell on it any longer.

The next day.

Lin Yuan went to the studio and had a chat with Jin Mu, mainly about one issue.

"Have the Tribe comic artists switched over yet?"

"Not yet."

Jin Mu explained, "They have a few ongoing comics that haven't concluded yet, and there are other miscellaneous issues to sort out. They'll switch over all together after a while. Having several big-name artists from Tribe announce their move to the Alliance at the same time would be more impressive and hit Tribe Comics harder. Otherwise, if we have them switch one by one, it somehow feels a bit lackluster."

"Hmm."

Lin Yuan nodded.

That was understandable.

Speaking of which, he hadn't been picking on Ling Kong lately, but he didn't expect Ling Kong to try to retaliate with "The Legend of Lotus Lantern."

Now that the issue with "The Legend of Lotus Lantern" was resolved, Lin Yuan wasn't content to just let it go. Poaching several top artists from the Alliance was the second gift he had prepared for Ling Kong.

By then, Tribe Comics should be finished.

If not entirely, then at least gasping for air, thoroughly surpassed by the Alliance.

"Speaking of which, I just cast a vote for you!"

After discussing the matter, Jin Mu said with a sly smile, "About the knife gifting, I voted for Chu Kuang. Everyone's so enthusiastic. Right now, Chu Kuang's votes are more than double the total of your other aliases combined. Who could have imagined that the top four on the list are all the same person? Simply breathtaking!"

Lin Yuan replied irritably, "Go away."

This morning, he had deliberately not looked at the tally just to avoid feeling upset, but Jin Mu had laid it all out for him anyway.

The blog was evidently bored out of its mind.

Despite being a shareholder of the blog, they staged this voting event as a way to 'thank' him.

...

After leaving the studio, Lin Yuan went to the company and met Gu Xi again.

Gu Xi was here to submit her assignment today.

She had been practicing "Nocturne" lately and now had it down pat.

Lin Yuan didn't beat around the bush and had Gu Xi perform it for him on the spot to make sure there were no issues with the performance before arranging the recording.

This process went rather smoothly.

Starlight had professionals in charge of the recording, and Lin Yuan was very satisfied with the final outcome.

He was certain.

If he were to play himself, he certainly could not outperform Gu Xi, as his piano skills were merely professional level, whereas Gu Xi's were close to Master Level.

What does being Master Level imply?

One simply needs to consider the level of Lin Yuan's Master Level drawing skills to understand.

It wasn't just the piano piece.

Lin Yuan also planned to take some time in the next few days to record the singing version of "Nocturne."

December was drawing closer, and both classical pieces as well as this song had to enter the seasonal charts.

However, there was a problem with "Nocturne."

In the chorus of "Nocturne," there was a line of lyrics:

For you, I play Chopin's nocturne...

Clearly, Blue Star did not have Chopin.

So what to do?

Change the piece to "Chopin's Nocturne" directly?

In this way, the song wouldn't need any changes, but Lin Yuan felt somewhat awkward about the fact that Blue Star didn't have Chopin, it seemed too forced.

Subsequently.

Lin Yuan thought about not changing the name of the piano piece and directly modifying the first line of "Nocturne's" chorus to:

"For you, I play a nocturne I wrote"

It still seemed a bit odd, didn't it?

Having no other choice, he came up with two decent alternatives:

The first was to change the lyrics to "For you, I play Xian Yu's nocturne."

The second plan was to change that line to "For you, I play Lin Yuan's nocturne."

Without any surprises, Lin Yuan would ultimately choose from these versions.

He leaned towards writing "Lin Yuan" or "Xian Yu."

Maybe he should take another look later and see if he could ask everyone for their suggestions...

After all, the meaning was the same, but Director Zhou's line "For you, I play Chopin's nocturne" carried with it an impression that once set in, could significantly affect one's judgment.

He would think it over later.

On the other side.

Chu Continent.

Airport.

An airplane from Zhong Continent landed.

At the exit of the VIP passage, a man and a woman emerged.

"Teacher Ito, Teacher Matsushima!"

As soon as the two stepped out of the passage, a formally dressed group approached to greet and wait for them, the leader of the group excitedly said.

"Hello."

The man and woman spoke one after the other, and they were the Maestros sent by Zhong Continent to target Lin Yuan.

Slurp.

Ito Makoto took a deep breath of the air, then sighed with emotion, "This is the scent of home."

"You must be tired from your long journey."

The person responsible for the reception was beaming with an overly enthusiastic smile, "We've already arranged accommodations for both teachers at our company, as per Teacher Ito Makoto's request, we arranged the place where Teacher Ito used to live!"

"Thank you."

Ito Makoto nodded, feeling somewhat emotional inside.

After leaving his hometown, he had moved to Zhong Continent with his family.

However, the affection for his hometown was something he could never let go of.

Returning to his hometown, he felt an indescribable sense of emotion:

I wonder if the cherry tree at the end of the road by my old place is blooming?

Suddenly.

Follow curr𝒆nt nov𝒆ls on fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com.

His gaze became distant, experiencing a flash of inspiration, and countless musical notes surged in his mind, making him oblivious to the words of the people around him.

"Cheng Sang?"

Teacher Matsushima beside him spoke up.

Only then did Ito Makoto snap back to reality, laughing, "I just had some inspiration; when I get back, I must compose a piece for my hometown."

"It seems this inspiration is not a simple matter."

Teacher Matsushima spoke, seeing the sparkle in Ito Makoto's eyes.

"Yes, accompany me for a walk later, the scenery of my hometown is always beautiful."

Ito Makoto said with a smile, this unexpected flash of inspiration had already surpassed the purpose of his homecoming.

But...

The task at hand still needed to be attended to.

I wonder if that young man named Xian Yu is prepared?