Chapter 124: A Lang, I like you!
Lin Lang couldn't help but laugh and replied, "Mengyao, I was just teasing you. How could I bear to turn a sweet and cool Motorcycle Goddess like you into a Visual Kei?"
Zhou Mengyao asked in confusion, "You still haven't told me, what is Visual Kei?"
"What exactly is non-mainstream Visual Kei like?"
Lin Lang replied, "Visual Kei is characterized by exaggerated hairstyles and flamboyant clothing, showcasing an uninhibited and unconventional style. Their confidence can shatter the floor."
"Oh, right!"
"Visual Kei also has an organization called the Burial Love Family, which is incredibly awesome!"
"Uh... Burial Love Family?"
"Lin Lang, this Visual Kei Burial Love Family you're talking about, why have I never heard of it?"
Lin Lang replied with a smile, "The Burial Love Family is still a mysterious organization for now. You'll know more about it later, hehe..."
Zhou Mengyao actually said, "Then next time, make a Visual Kei style for me to see, just how non-mainstream it is."
Lin Lang replied with some difficulty, "I'm afraid my Visual Kei style would be too much of an eyesore and make you laugh like an idiot, so let's just forget it!"
Zhou Mengyao smiled after hearing that, then said, "Let's continue talking about music. I want to hear you sing 'mice love rice' for me."
Lin Lang leaned slightly, gently plucking the guitar strings, producing a clear and pleasant sound.
AI generated beautiful picture of Zhou Mengyao
Immediately after, Lin Lang's lips parted, and his singing flowed out like a clear spring. It was none other than the popular song that swept across China and became a sensation online at the end of 2004—"mice love rice."
Lin Lang's voice was deep and magnetic, carrying a hint of melancholy. Following the rhythm of the music, his fingers danced quickly on the strings, every note able to move Zhou Mengyao.
A simple yet catchy internet pop song, Zhou Mengyao was immersed in the beautiful melody, feeling the story within the song with her heart.
I hear your voice
There's a special feeling
Making me constantly think, not daring to forget you again
I remember there's someone
Forever in my heart
Even if I can only think of you like this
If one day
Love's ideal comes true
I will redouble my efforts to treat you well, never changing
No matter how far the road is
I will definitely make it happen
I will softly whisper in your ear (whisper to you)
I love you, love you
Just like mice love rice, no matter how much wind and rain, I will still be with you
I miss you, miss you
No matter how much hardship, as long as I can make you happy, I'm willing to do anything, loving you like this...
Although these internet pop songs that were popular in the early 2000s sound a bit outdated now, releasing a music album with them in 2000 was already ahead of the millennium's musical aesthetics.
After all, one cannot use a cross-era perspective to criticize those internet divine songs that were once incredibly popular nationwide and ubiquitous on the streets in the early 2000s.
You can mock 'mice love rice' for being unsophisticated, but this song earned the original singer, Yang Chengang, a whopping 170 million chinese yuan.
Lin Lang finished singing.
Zhou Mengyao applauded, exclaiming, "That's amazing! So good to listen to!"
"Although the lyrics look vulgar and don't seem very fashionable, they are catchy when sung and seem to have a high potential for widespread popularity!"
Lin Lang said after hearing this, "Exactly!"
"I'm creating these internet pop songs for you not to make them go down in history, but to make them popular right now."
"Mengyao, imagine this: no matter where you go, as long as there are Chinese people, your pop songs are playing everywhere, on every street. What more could you ask for?!"
Zhou Mengyao smiled sweetly after hearing this.
"Lin Lang, I have confidence in the music you create. Just based on you winning the Master Cup in piano, I believe your musical talent can promote these seemingly vulgar pop songs to become popular everywhere."
"Mengyao, just focus on singing these pop songs well. If they don't become popular, I'll set you up on a date."
"Haha..."
Zhou Mengyao said with a smile, "I see a south korean song, 'gangnam style,' on the tracklist for this album?"
"Mengyao, you speak four languages, isn't singing a south korean song a piece of cake for you?"
"I do speak south korean, but Lin Lang, do you also speak south korean and can write south korean songs?"
Lin Lang naturally couldn't answer that he possessed the 【World Language Mastery】 skill, allowing him to communicate without barriers in all languages worldwide, not just south korean.
After thinking, Lin Lang lied, "When I was in college, I was very interested in South Korea movies, so I taught myself south korean."
"So that's it."
Zhou Mengyao playfully said, "Then sing 'gangnam style' for me. I want to hear how good you sound singing in south korean!"
Lin Lang sang "gangnam style" while playing the guitar, which was a bit quirky but very catchy and addictive. Zhou Mengyao giggled, loving the song very much.
Lin Lang strummed the strings vigorously, singing the future global hit "gangnam style" with a slightly hoarse voice.
Lin Lang's singing was full of a unique charm, with both quirky elements and an irresistible urge to sway along with the rhythm.
Lin Lang was seen playing the guitar while deliberately making some funny and ridiculous movements, which made Zhou Mengyao burst into laughter, a brilliant smile appearing on her face.
Lin Lang comically twisted his body, his fingers moving rapidly on the guitar strings, performing "gangnam style" in a very infectious and catchy way. If he wasn't playing and singing, he would definitely perform the horse dance for Zhou Mengyao to see.
When the song ended, Zhou Mengyao couldn't help but applaud, exclaiming, "Old classmate, you're amazing!"
"This song 'gangnam style' is very quirky, but it's quite catchy and makes people want to dance along. I didn't expect your south korean to be so good."
"Lin Lang, you are truly talented, I admire you so much!"
Lin Lang replied with his catchphrase, "I am not talented, I just have a slight understanding of south korean, a slight understanding! Just a slight understanding."
"However, if I put a south korean song in my first music album, will the domestic audience be unaccustomed to it?"
"Mengyao, your worries are unnecessary. Not only will domestic audiences not reject south korean songs, but there are even many fans who are obsessed with south korean culture."
"Music knows no borders. Many of our Chinese pop songs will also become popular in Little Japan and South Korea, and even spread throughout Southeast Asia."
"After I help you establish yourself in the Chinese music scene, the next step is to build you into an Asia Diva."
Zhou Mengyao was astonished when she heard this, "Really? Do I have the potential to become an Asia Diva?"
Lin Lang replied, "Mengyao, your figure and image are those of a perfect idol goddess. You sang beautifully in high school, you can play the piano, the violin, and you speak four languages. Helping you become an Asia Diva is almost just a matter of time, there's no difficulty at all."
"Haha... Lin Lang, what you're saying makes me feel a bit light-headed."
"Aside from racing, which I'm professional at, how am I as excellent as you say?!"
AI generated beautiful picture of Zhou Mengyao
Lin Lang replied with eyes full of admiration, "You are! Mengyao, you don't know how beautiful you are in my eyes!"
Zhou Mengyao smiled sweetly after hearing that, and asked playfully, "How beautiful is that?!"
Lin Lang actually replied, "More beautiful than my mom!"
"Uh... Old classmate, is that how you always compliment people?"
Lin Lang replied with a smile, "My mom is the most beautiful woman in the world in my eyes. You, in my eyes, are even more beautiful than my mom. Complimenting you like this is already the highest form of compliment."
"Haha..."
"Your way of complimenting people is really unique!"
"Your aunt is the most important woman in your life, so am I also very important in your life?"
Lin Lang replied with some sadness, "My mother passed away more than four years ago. Mengyao, you are now the woman I cherish most, and I hope you can be safe and sound."
Zhou Mengyao's heart warmed after hearing this. She looked at Lin Lang with a radiant smile, opened her arms, and said, "Come, I'll give you a warm hug on behalf of your aunt!"
"Uh... Mengyao, are you taking advantage of me?!"
"Hey..."
"I'm a girl actively giving you a hug, it's good enough that I'm not complaining about you taking advantage of me. How am I taking advantage of you?"
Lin Lang replied, "You said you'd give me a warm hug on behalf of my mother, doesn't that mean giving me a mother's hug?"
"Hmph~ Then don't hug me!"
"Hug, hug, hug!"
Lin Lang embraced Zhou Mengyao. It was a pure and loving, polite hug, very clean and genuine.
Zhou Mengyao patted Lin Lang's back and gently said, "You are so successful now, you can already comfort your mother's spirit in heaven."
After a simple hug.
Lin Lang said with some emotion, "Thank you, Mengyao! Your hug gives me a warmth like family."
Zhou Mengyao said half-jokingly, "There's only one way for us to become family, and that's to write my name into your household register."
"Mengyao, whether your name is written into my household register, I don't know, but your child's name will definitely be written into my household register."
(Implication: After marriage, wives do not necessarily move their household registration to their husband's household register; many keep it with their maiden family. However, according to Chinese tradition, a child's household registration usually follows the father.)
Zhou Mengyao, who understood the implication, blushed slightly and sweetly smiled, "Lin Lang, I li..."
Zhou Mengyao, feeling emotional, wanted to confess to Lin Lang and almost said "I like you," but stopped halfway due to embarrassment.
Lin Lang pressed, "You like what?"