Chapter 27 of 100

Chapter 27

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Li Huanle's gaze involuntarily fell on Li Zhiyan's beautiful legs, clad in black tights. Although the weather had not yet warmed up, a girl's love for beauty is innate, and a pair of tights could not conceal the lines of Li Zhiyan's legs. Li Huanle's eyes quickly scanned from her calves to her feet, and he immediately realized his mistake.

"Damn, it's happening again. Am I going to become some kind of pervert?" Li Huanle thought with some worry, but he couldn't control his gaze. He could only laugh and cry inwardly, cursing the otaku named Tang Menglong.

Li Zhiyan and Quan Baolan, who had been somewhat worried about what Li Huanle might do to them, shifted their attention to the three sheet music he had thrown out.

Quan Baolan picked up one of the sheet music and looked at the title, finding it somewhat special: "Don't Cross Your Legs."

Li Zhiyan picked up another one called "Crescendo," and then both of them turned their attention to the last piece, "Do Your Best First."

Both of them had a basic understanding of music theory and felt no pressure reading the sheet music. When they finished browsing through the three pieces, their expressions changed from curiosity to surprise, and their eyes began to sparkle. Quan Baolan even started humming softly.

"Let's talk about you

Let's talk about you

Just talk about you

Stop talking, do your best first..."

Seeing the two of them so serious, Li Huanle's lips curled up slightly. It was a pleasant surprise. Although he didn't know why the two of them had not yet joined his company's girl group project, he still believed in the memories from the parallel space. Something was bound to happen in the future. Before their final debut, anything could happen.

What made Li Huanle happy was that he now had the chance to help them. Since they were the same age as him, communication would be easier.

Two of the three songs, "Don't Cross Your Legs" and "Crescendo," were original compositions by the band AKMU.

AKMU, the winners of the second season of SBS's talent show "K-pop Star," were a Korean brother and sister who had lived in Mongolia for two years. The band consisted of brother Lee Chan-hyuk and sister Lee Su-hyun. They were known for their fresh and original songs and their unique, magnetic voices, which earned them high praise from the judges and the love of the audience. They eventually signed with YG Entertainment.

The brother was born in 1996, and the sister in 1999. In simple terms, Lee Chan-hyuk was only 13 years old, and Lee Su-hyun was only 10.

The first song, "Don't Cross Your Legs," had a very humorous and witty lyric, a simple and pleasant melody, and a special rap section. It was a fun and entertaining song, though it differed from mainstream Korean music and could be considered a joke song, but it was very appealing.

The second song, "Crescendo," had a particularly lively style, giving a colorful feeling. The lyrics conveyed the troubles of youth and the desire to be heard, making it a meaningful song.

If mainstream Korean music was all about catchy hooks, this song had depth and a very fresh, lively style.

The last song, "Do Your Best First," was a duet, a sentimental hip-hop song with a great melody, perfectly fitting the Korean music market.

To execute his internet celebrity plan, Li Huanle had no qualms about releasing three songs at once. In his plan, he would upload the three songs over a period of half a month to a month to build up popularity. If it sparked a heated discussion, he would choose another angle to participate in a TV program.

Apart from feeling a bit guilty towards the AKMU kids, he decided that when they came to Korea, he would repay them in some way.

In fact, Li Huanle had no qualms about using the things in his memory. He could have easily taken out ten songs at once, but there was no need. Just practicing the guitar versions of these three songs over the past month had been very challenging, not to mention finding a producer and the final recording of "Do Your Best First."

Generally, success is reserved for those who are prepared. Li Huanle had been preparing for the first recording of "Don't Cross Your Legs" for over a month.

Now that he had the songs and the people, and they were even unexpected, he could only say that heaven was on his side... "Wakakaka!"

Thinking about it, Li Huanle, excited and eager, let out an evil laugh, pulling the two girls, who were amazed at the sheet music, back to reality. They looked at Li Huanle with questions in their minds.

"Did Min-kyung's oppa hit his head?"

"Min-kyung's oppa is so silly!"

Although both of them thought this, they didn't say it out loud. Although they had thought Min-kyung's oppa was talking nonsense earlier, after seeing the three completely unfamiliar pieces of sheet music, their thoughts had changed.

Quan Baolan asked excitedly, "So, what exactly are you going to do? And what do you need us to help with?"

"Of course... selfies!!"

Li Huanle, coming back to his senses, said matter-of-factly. Seeing the excited looks in the two girls' eyes, he suddenly became suspicious and called out.

"What are you looking at? What are you thinking?"

"Nothing, can you explain in more detail?" Li Zhiyan tilted her head and asked with an obviously awkward smile, while Quan Baolan shifted her small bottom a bit to the side.

Although Li Huanle was speechless, he wasn't angry and immediately explained.

When the two girls heard that Li Huanle planned to sing the three songs in a DV selfie style and upload them to the internet, two thoughts came to mind.

The first thought was, what if it goes viral?

The second thought was, is Min-kyung's oppa really crazy? These three songs were all of high quality. Even if the first two had a non-mainstream style, the third one was excellent. Although they didn't know how the arrangement would be, the melody and lyrics alone were already impressive.

Submitting these three songs to an entertainment company would have a high chance of being accepted. Li Huanle's decision to use them for selfies was indeed hard for the two to understand.

However, Li Huanle didn't need their understanding. The reason for his choice was simple. As a songwriter, he was much less famous than a music producer. Generally, music producers nowadays often worked in teams, with some focusing on production and others on creation, but they were still a whole. When a singer released an album, the media would often highlight the well-known music producer, while the songwriter would only be mentioned if they were very famous. For a new songwriter, submitting songs to a company would likely result in exploitation.

Moreover, what Li Huanle needed most was fame to connect with artists. Compared to submitting songs to entertainment companies, it was better to do it himself.

Most importantly, although Li Huanle learned quickly, his song production skills were still at a primary school level. Although he had purchased a basic set of production hardware and software half a month ago and had successfully mixed a few tracks after half a month of effort, that was it.

The revolution has not yet succeeded; comrades must continue to strive.

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