Chapter 59

Standing about ten meters away from Lin Zai, Kui Yu, Sun Yuzhen, Bai Ge, and a photographer named Huang Di, who was secretly filming with a mini camera, were all captivated by Lin Zai's mysterious and enchanting singing.

This shooting team, including Bai Ge, consisted of eight people in total. The other four were sent by Kui Yu to the seaside to take some shots.

Later, Lin Zai would also shoot a scene sitting on the rocks by the sea, contemplating life.

This uncle had always given the public the impression of being extremely irritable, never bowing down or admitting his mistakes.

The story team suspected that Lin Zai would not be able to repent and admit his past mistakes in front of the camera. Even if he did, the audience, viewing with a biased eye, would likely find such an apology insincere and forced.

Therefore, the story team decided to use the language of the lens to reflect on Lin Zai's past, making the audience feel that he had matured and deeply reflected on life.

Letting the audience judge what kind of person Lin Zai is now would be more effective than directly presenting his new image to the public.

Kui Yu was originally supposed to go to the seaside to select the location. Compared to the scene of singing in the underground passage, the seaside shots were more important.

The scene of singing in the underground passage could be simply shot, and Sun Yuzhen could bring the mini cameraman to handle it.

However, upon learning that Lin Zai would really sing, Kui Yu changed her mind. She sent her deputy to the seaside to take the shots and came over to supervise the shooting here.

Kui Yu did not want to miss the opportunity to appreciate Lin Zai's music up close.

If the shooting here went well, they could shoot more scenes of Lin Zai singing in the underground passage, even recording the entire process.

In the future, as the program aired, Lin Zai's popularity would definitely rise. The production team could edit the singing scenes into a story and post it online to help Lin Zai and also add more topics and heat to the show "Singer Creator."

As the leader of the story team, Kui Yu would not let such a potential opportunity to promote the show slip away.

Having personally experienced Lin Zai's musical talent, like Park Dae-sung, Kui Yu was very optimistic about Lin Zai's prospects in the competition.

She believed that this prodigal genius uncle would certainly add the most significant and colorful touch to their program.

At this moment, Lin Zai's deep and distant voice echoed in the bustling underground passage. Listening intently, Kui Yu felt as if the world had come to a standstill.

The passersby, who did not stop, seemed to be detached by Lin Zai's singing, and everything around them became less hurried and more serene.

After listening to just a small part, Kui Yu already felt a sense of enjoyment.

At 32, an age that is not old but not particularly young, listening to Lin Zai sing always gave Kui Yu a sense of distilling life.

There were always some seemingly strong but actually soft parts in her heart that would be touched and stirred by such singing, gradually sprouting new buds.

This feeling was worth savoring.

In terms of voice alone, Kui Yu felt that Lin Zai could rival the current top singers.

This mature uncle's magnetic voice truly captivated Kui Yu.

Perhaps it was because she liked this style of voice, but Lin Zai's singing sounded particularly beautiful and charming to her.

The only drawback was that they did not bring an outdoor microphone to the underground passage, so they could not perfectly record Lin Zai's singing.

But if they had brought a long outdoor microphone, they would not have been able to do this "secret filming."

They still wanted to capture as many real street performance scenes as possible.

If they were not pursuing this realistic effect, they would not have gone to a distance of ten meters to "secretly" listen to Lin Zai sing.

Sun Yuzhen was even more captivated by Lin Zai's voice than Kui Yu.

If men are more visually oriented, then women are more auditory.

They like to hear pleasant words and even more pleasant voices.

Some women are so sensitive that they fall in love with a man just by hearing his magnetic voice.

Although Sun Yuzhen was not one of those super-sensitive women, every time she listened to Lin Zai sing, she was moved by his沧桑 (沧桑 means "weathered" or "worldly-wise") and imaginative voice, and she involuntarily immersed herself in the emotions—this is what is known as being "drawn into the performance."

Sun Yuzhen had not yet realized this exceptional ability of hers.

When she realized it, it would also be close to the time when she achieved her dream.

If Sun Yuzhen was the second biggest female fan of Lin Zai in the world, then Bai Ge was undoubtedly the biggest.

Bai Ge had the best musical sense and the strongest musical appreciation ability among these people.

Lin Zai's "Blue Lotus" created a particularly distant and vivid image in Bai Ge's mind.

Listening to this song, Bai Ge could deeply feel the release and transformation in Lin Zai's soul.

Sometimes, Bai Ge would have a hallucination that her father had become a different person, the difference was so great.

But this was exactly what she had hoped to see.

Every time she felt the soul-level transformation in Lin Zai, Bai Ge would thank Sun Yuzhen for that collision.

Perhaps, without that collision from Sun Yuzhen, her father would have eventually come to his senses.

But in the long journey of life, in the vast wilderness of time, there was no early or late, and it just so happened that Sun Yuzhen collided with him.

This was what was known as "fate."

While listening to Lin Zai's street performance with a mix of emotion and imagination, Bai Ge was also a bit anxious.

Her father had already sung half a song, and not a single passerby had stopped to appreciate it.

Even if they had stopped for a moment, standing next to the guitar case where her father was collecting money, and then walked away, it would have been better.

Most of the passersby just glanced at her father and walked past. Some didn't even look at him, which was really discouraging.

Was it because her father's song was too peaceful and needed people to listen quietly to be attracted?

Lin Zai finished singing "Blue Lotus."

The black guitar case was empty.

Within a few meters around him, no one had stopped to watch.

He was alone, holding his guitar, standing there dryly.

But the smile on his face was not awkward.

His calm eyes even conveyed a sense of enjoyment in the freedom of street performance.

In both lives, this was the first time Lin Zai (including the previous uncle) had performed in an underground passage.

In his previous life, Lin Zai had thought about performing in an underground passage or subway, to taste the experience.

But his formal training and minor celebrity status had built a wall around him, making it hard for him to take that step, as if it would be a loss of face.

So-called credentials, honors, and background sometimes form an invisible burden, weighing down one's hands and feet.

Only by letting go of all this can one truly enjoy the freedom and happiness from the heart.

Lin Zai was now enjoying such happiness.

After finishing "Blue Lotus," it didn't matter that no one had stopped to appreciate it. He was happy just singing for himself.

The faint praise in the eyes of the passersby was the greatest encouragement and praise for him.

It was just unknown whether such an awkward scene would be used by the production team.

Not thinking too much, Lin Zai wanted to take this opportunity to fully experience the joy of performing in the underground passage.

In the future, when he regained his former glory, he would no longer have the chance to perform freely as a street singer.

Changing the chord, Lin Zai sang another song that was very suitable for guitar strumming.

It was still Xu Wei's "The You of the Past"—

...

Once dreamed of wandering with a sword in hand~

To see the world's splendor~

Young hearts are always a bit reckless~

Now you roam the four seas~

...

The girl who once made your heart ache~

Is now quietly gone~

Love always makes you yearn and feel troubled~

Once left you battered and bruised~

...

Dilililidilililidada~

On the road of moving forward~

Dilililidilililidada~

There are hardships and wonders~

...

This "The You of the Past" is a song of nostalgia for youth and a declaration of no regrets.

Singing such a song, feeling the melody that washes away the pretense, Lin Zai's mind seemed to hear the echoes of his youthful years.

The underground passage had no sunlight, only illuminated by lighting.

But closing his eyes, enjoying the beauty that Xu Wei's music brought him, Lin Zai felt as if he had returned to the bright and sunny days of his youth, the sun casting the shadows of bamboo and leaves on the glass wall, swaying in the wind, he played his guitar, dreaming of the future...

At that time, he would never have imagined that his life would be so winding and magical.

Sometimes, being immersed in the past is a beautiful feeling.

But this "The You of the Past" not only makes you immerse in the beauty of the past but also encourages you to shrug and move forward.

No matter how many dark moments there have been, as long as faith remains, the vicissitudes of life will turn into a kind of beauty.

...

Every time you feel sad~

Just look at the sea alone~

Always think of the friends walking on the road~

How many are waking up~

...

Let's drink this cup of wine~

Good men have hearts as vast as the sea~

Having experienced the ups and downs of life and the warmth and cold of the world~

This smile is warm and pure~

...

The vicissitudes and darkness of life had given Lin Zai a natural sense of composure and confidence. Kui Yu and the others felt this calm and confidence, and listening to Lin Zai sing such a heartfelt song was like traversing the years.

Everyone has their own story. A calm mind makes the scenery beautiful, and a clear heart makes the world bright. When tired, take a rest and dance with the breeze; when troubled, calm down and gaze at the flowers and plants; when in a hurry, slow down and smile at yourself. Just like the middle part of this song, after experiencing the ups and downs of life and the warmth and cold of the world, your smile will return to the warmth and purity of your youth.

The male photographer Huang Di, who was holding a mini camera the size of a card, was not as old as Lin Zai but was 30, no longer young.

When he heard Lin Zai sing the first line, "Once dreamed of wandering with a sword in hand," Huang Di's heart trembled.

Lin Zai's voice, full of a strong sense of story and worldliness, made Huang Di feel as if he was listening to a youth elegy that flowed from his own heart.

Perhaps every man in his youth had the simple dream of wandering with a sword.

But our naive eyes often cannot see the real world.

In the process of growing up, we will fail, we will be frustrated, we will cry, we will feel bitter.

After all this, time will turn the bitterness into a laughing matter, and the years will smooth out the restlessness and scars of our youth.

When we are no longer young, if we can look at the passing years calmly and speak of the years lightly, and look back at our youth, we will find that the you of the past was so adorable.

Singing "The You of the Past" with complete dedication, Lin Zai's mind was filled with the image of his past self. He also made the listeners see their past selves.

After finishing the song, the guitar case was still empty.

But next to the guitar case, two female students had stopped to watch.

One of the girls was slightly overweight, wearing loose and casual ripped jeans, a cute light purple T-shirt, and had a resemblance to Li Xiang, but with a darker complexion.

After finishing the song, Lin Zai slowly opened his eyes and saw the slightly overweight girl, feeling both surprised and slightly stunned.

He had just met this girl not long ago, the guitarist of the band that caused a disturbance at the Shuichuan Stone Cafe—Le Zihui!

After Lin Zai opened his eyes and confirmed that this uncle, wearing a baseball cap that covered his white hair, was the same rock veteran who stunned everyone at the Shuichuan Stone Cafe, Le Zihui's face was full of shock!

In fact, after listening to half of "The You of the Past," she had almost confirmed that this weathered voice belonged to the guitarist and lead singer of the band.

But she could not believe that this weathered but charismatic uncle would come to the underground passage to sing.

At the cafe, this uncle had exchanged a few cups of coffee for three stunning songs. Now he was singing in the underground passage. What was he up to?

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