allendalepharm Chapter 47 Interview
Chapter 47 Interview
The following afternoon, in the small media room of Star Shine Entertainment.
More than a dozen media outlets and several well-known music critics came to conduct an exclusive interview with Liu Siqi.
The interview mainly revolved around the creative concepts and interpretations of Liu Siqi's two songs from her new album, "The World" and "By the Lake Baikal," with occasional questions about gossip.
Because the interview was conducted live, many viewers interacted enthusiastically online.
The number of viewers in the upper right corner of the live stream is climbing at an astonishing rate—500,000, 800,000, 1 million…
It's clear that Liu Siqi has been quite popular lately.
"Hello everyone, welcome to the special live broadcast room of 'Stars Face to Face'." Host Lin Yue skillfully began, "Today we are very honored to have invited Liu Siqi, who recently amazed the music scene again with 'The World' and 'By the Lake Baikal', Sister Siqi!"
"Hello everyone, I'm Liu Siqi." Liu Siqi waved to the camera with a graceful and poised demeanor.
The first half of the interview went smoothly. We first talked about the musical inspiration for "The World", the interesting stories from the recording, and the behind-the-scenes footage of Director Zhang's period drama.
The interview then covered questions related to "By the Lake Baikal," and the majority of the comments were praise from fans.
"Sister Siqi looks absolutely stunning today!"
"I'm listening to 'The World' on repeat, it's so moving it makes me cry."
"By the Lake Baikal YYDS!"
"I'm begging for a new album! When will the full album be released?"
Everything was going very smoothly at first, but as the interviews went on, some discordant voices began to emerge.
"I heard that Lu Ran, the producer of 'The World,' is the head of your company's short drama department? A short drama producer who can also write songs?"
"Is it someone with connections? Xingyao is really going all out to promote someone with connections."
"Was Liu Siqi also forced to promote other people in the company? If so, blink twice!"
Although there weren't many of these comments, they stood out conspicuously amidst the sea of praise.
Host Lin Yue naturally noticed these comments on the screen. However, this interview also had the purpose of clearing Lu Ran's name, so she followed the script and asked, "Siqi, we all know that Lu Ran is the producer of both 'The World' and 'By the Lake Baikal,' and he's actually the head of our company's short drama department. Many fans are curious about how someone in charge of the short drama department could cross over and write such a high-quality work for you?"
Liu Siqi sat up slightly, cleared her throat, and said sincerely, "Actually, I was quite surprised at first. Lu Ran took the initiative to approach me and said that he had a song that might be suitable for Director Zhang's drama. I thought, let's give it a try, but I was struck by it the moment I heard the demo. This song, 'The World,' is very suitable for Director Zhang's drama, and Lu Ran's talent is beyond doubt."
"However," Lin Yue changed the subject, voicing a question many netizens had been asking, "there are some voices online questioning the authenticity of Mr. Lu Ran's creative abilities. After all, he hadn't released any music before, and suddenly he wrote two such amazing and excellent pieces. It's inevitable that people will suspect something, like whether the company's resources were being tilted towards him, or whether other producers were involved, or whether there was a possibility of ghostwriting?"
Lin Yue's question was very sharp, almost directly asking whether Lu Ran had plagiarized other people's work and claimed it as his own.
The question immediately sparked an uproar in the live chat:
"The question the host asked is exactly what I wanted to ask."
"I've suspected it for a long time. How could someone who makes short dramas suddenly create such works? It's 100% ghostwritten."
"Sister Siqi must have been forced to speak well of Lu Ran, right?"
Instead of getting angry, Liu Siqi smiled and replied, "Actually, before these two songs, there should be another song by Teacher Lu Ran, which I'm sure everyone has heard."
Liu Siqi deliberately kept everyone in suspense, stopping halfway through her story.
"Oh?" Lin Yue was also somewhat surprised. "So, Teacher Lu Ran actually already had works that were widely circulated, but we just didn't know it?"
"That's right!" Liu Siqi continued, "The most popular short drama recently, 'The Return of the God of War,' must have been watched by many viewers. The theme song for that drama was also composed by Teacher Lu Ran."
As soon as Liu Siqi finished speaking, the live chat exploded with comments.
"Really? Is it that song, 'How Lonely Is It to Be Invincible'?"
"I just checked, and Lu Ran did indeed write the lyrics and compose the music."
"I never expected that Lu Ran would have such a versatile creative style. Who would have thought that he wrote this catchy pop song?"
"That doesn't necessarily mean Lu Ran wasn't a ghostwriter. Maybe the song was prepared for Lu Ran by the company long ago."
Amidst the praise, doubts persisted.
Looking at the comments on the screen, Liu Siqi frowned slightly, but quickly relaxed, and said calmly but firmly, "I trust my own judgment, and I trust my own ears. Both 'The World' and 'By the Lake Baikal' have extremely mature styles and emotional cores, from lyrics and music to arrangement. These things can't be pieced together by just having someone else write them. And..."
She paused, looking directly at the camera: "Our reputation at Xingyao speaks for itself. It's either right or wrong. As a musician, I have that much awareness."
Liu Siqi's words temporarily drowned out the trolls in the live chat.
Lin Yue agreed with Liu Siqi's words, at least Xingyao's reputation in the industry is still quite good.
Just then, a live broadcast segment was scheduled to connect with Zhou Tao, a reporter from a well-known entertainment media outlet.
The connection was established, and Zhou Tao's face appeared on one side of the screen.
He adjusted his glasses and immediately asked a sharp question:
"Hello Siqi, this is Zhou Tao from Entertainment Frontline. I've also collected quite a few questions from netizens regarding Mr. Lu Ran's creative abilities."
"After all, it's quite a leap to go from being the head of a short drama department with no musical background to writing works of the caliber of 'The World' and 'By the Lake Baikal'."
"Does Xingyao have any plans to have Mr. Lu Ran make a public appearance, or in some other way, more directly demonstrate his creative process, in response to these questions?"
Zhou Tao's questions went straight to the heart of the matter, and her words even carried a hint of hostility.
Having been in the entertainment industry for many years, Zhou Tao was well aware of the potential unspoken rules, but he couldn't stand them. So, taking this opportunity, he was determined to expose the true colors of these people to the audience.
Just as Liu Siqi was thinking about how to respond, the door to the live broadcast room was pushed open, and Lu Ran walked in naturally.
"Sister Siqi, I'm not late, am I?"
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