Chapter 85

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Someone asks me, and I will tell~ But no one comes~

I look forward~ to the point of helplessness~ I have something to say~

But it doesn't get heard~

My mood is hesitant, like a bottle cap~ waiting to be opened~

My mouth is growing moss~

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Lin Zaishan started singing very softly, even softer than the original singer Eason. It felt like he was trying out the song.

It had been too long since he last sang this song, and Lin Zaishan himself needed to find his feel again.

But even without much emotional investment, just focusing on pitch and tone, the voice of the middle-aged man still had a strong magnetic quality, immediately drawing the listener's attention.

Li Xiaoni listened to the music transmitted from the other side of the world through her monitoring headphones. Originally driven by a 6/8 rock rhythm, the melody itself had a slight classical touch and a retro piano harmony, very much in the style of 1970s British Art-Rock.

Li Xiaoni never expected that the magnetic voice that suddenly floated from the headphones would be a silent narrative, the lyrics flowing gently without any stunning lines, yet painting a vivid picture of a small character always living in the shadows of the stage.

Knowing that Lin Zaishan's inspiration for this song came from "The Wind-Up Star," the first image that came to Li Xiaoni's mind was the silent Ah Fa from the movie.

To others, this was just a quiet, dull clown, who never spoke, never moved, always maintaining a silent posture. Just like the song, it seemed plain but contained a latent power before the eruption.

Without seeing the full lyrics, just hearing this small segment, Li Xiaoni was already impressed by the pure lyricism.

From the first verse, it was clear that this was a very typical Cantonese sentence structure and grammar.

How could Lin Zaishan write such lyrics? Had he learned Cantonese to this level?

Li Xiaoni was quite surprised.

As for Lin Zaishan's voice, because it was too soft, Li Xiaoni didn't find anything particularly stunning.

The voice had a very magnetic quality, which she had felt in some of Lin Zaishan's previous songs, but it wasn't enough to leave her particularly impressed.

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The more introverted one becomes in the crowd, the more they are ignored~

One has to create an incident~

Like suddenly singing loudly~ anywhere can be a stage~

Wearing the shiniest clothes~ acting very sentimental~

When someone takes a photo, remember to put your hands in your pockets~

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As the song progressed, Lin Zaishan's performance became more and more engaged, and his voice became more fluid.

He switched between his real and falsetto voices with a clear contrast—real voice was real, falsetto was falsetto, with almost no transition, the strong contrast in intonation vividly reflected the distorted self of the small character.

This segment of lyrics was truly shocking.

People are unwilling to be lonely, everyone has a restless heart. If one is too quiet and reserved, they will never get attention. Thus, this small character began a sudden performance, sudden speech, like a thunderclap, surprising others, surprising the world, putting on a high-profile act, catering to people, in a nearly pathological state, to gain the world's attention. But in such a state, is he still himself?

As the song progressed, almost everyone's mind conjured up the scene from "The Wind-Up Star" where Ah Fa, after getting the "magic spring," began his star life.

Only Li Xiaoni, with her deep impression of the former Lin Zaishan, felt that Lin Zaishan was not just singing about Ah Fa from "The Wind-Up Star," but also about his former self—

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You think I'm exaggerated~ Exaggeration is because I'm afraid~

Like a piece of wood~ like a stone~ do I get attention~

Actually, I'm afraid of being forgotten~ so I act bigger~

Very uneasy~ how to be elegant~

Does the world still praise silence~

Not explosive enough~ how to have topics~

Let me be a grand entertainer~

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The first chorus came with a surging keyboard melody, and Lin Zaishan switched between his real and falsetto voices wildly, pushing the song to a climax with almost a light scream.

A jolt ran through Li Xiaoni, and Lin Zaishan's voice hit her G-spot for the first time.

It felt like she was transported back to over a decade ago, when she saw Lin Zaishan running madly, determined to make headlines.

Back then, Lin Zaishan wasn't being exaggerated for the sake of it. But looking back now, his actions were indeed very exaggerated, with a hysterical madness.

On some level, this behavior was not just a result of his personality but also a product of the entertainment industry, driven by the sinister media.

Wasn't the small character in this song also forced into this state by the entertainment industry?

As she slowly pondered, Li Xiaoni suddenly felt that a part of her soul, which had been trembling in the corner for years, was being exposed by Lin Zaishan's voice.

At this point, she gradually understood what Guan Yaling meant when she said Lin Zaishan's voice was special—making people involuntarily follow his song and let their thoughts wander.

Perhaps because this song was too harsh for people in the industry, Li Xiaoni felt a bit resistant, but Lin Zaishan's voice, like a twisted hand, pulled out the part of her soul she least wanted to expose, and she couldn't resist, only continuing to drift with the song, curious to see how twisted the small character would become.

Guan Yaling, listening to the soulful chorus, was already emotionally stirred.

If Lin Zaishan's previous "Hills" was a deeply moving and weighty work, then this "Exaggeration" was definitely a bizarre and eccentric masterpiece!

Every note of this song, to Guan Yaling, exuded a sickly evil!

The keyboard melody under Lin Zaishan's hands was always brewing a pre-explosion state.

This chorus already had a small explosion, releasing a lot of evil, making one feel cold yet excited!

The final note was held with a light falsetto, not letting all the sadness and evil in the song fully erupt.

It felt like someone knew they were going mad but hadn't completely lost it yet, using their last will to control themselves from truly going mad.

But everyone could see that if he continued down this no-return path, he would surely go mad!

The storm that was coming would eventually come.

But before that, the protagonist was still making a final resistance.

In the B section, he, having found the melody of his life, was finding all sorts of reasons and excuses for his irreversible madness—

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That year, I was eighteen~ at the school dance~ standing like a lackey~

Back then~ I swore to everyone~ you must see me~

In this world~ there are too many ordinary paths~

Which public housing estate do you live in~

In love~ in work~ I've been ignored too much~

My dignity has been battered~ attention can cure hunger~

Never having been recognized, you know why~ I have many grand actions~

Committing these mistakes~ to get people to see me~ is it pathological~

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He couldn't tell what was normal anymore, so he asked himself: Is this pathological?

Completely immersed in the song, Lin Zaishan felt the anger and resentment in the original middle-aged man's heart, and was further influenced by the song's atmosphere, no longer in a trial state but pouring out more and more twisted emotions through the middle-aged man's naturally magnetic and sharp voice.

Hearing this part, almost everyone in the room had almost forgotten about Chen Deyou's "Puppet."

At the beginning of "Exaggeration," everyone's minds conjured up the image of Ah Fa from "The Wind-Up Star."

They couldn't help but compare this song to "Puppet" to see which one touched them more.

Compared to the single-structured "Puppet," Lin Zaishan's "Exaggeration" used a slow narrative to depict the past, present, and future of a small character.

The song's layers progressed, becoming more and more gripping. Lin Zaishan's penetrating performance, like a scalpel, dissected everyone's innermost thoughts in a bloody and raw way.

By this part, no one was thinking about "Puppet" anymore, or even "The Wind-Up Star."

Lin Zaishan's sharp knife directly pierced into the cracks of everyone's hearts, making them feel a sense of self-identification with the small character.

This part was very straightforward. We have all experienced such moments, in a certain scene, being ignored to the extreme, our dignity battered, so we hide in a corner, gritting our teeth, writing with blood and tears, swearing to ourselves that one day, we will rise to the top and let the world see our glory!

However, after repeated setbacks, our dignity and confidence have been worn down, and only by regaining attention can we be saved, but who will pay attention to someone who has given up? No one, only you can save yourself.

At this point, becoming exaggerated might be the ultimate way to save yourself.

Led by Lin Zaishan's increasingly twisted voice, Li Wei and others developed a deep understanding of the small character in the song.

The strong sense of immersion in his voice stripped away the bright parts of everyone's hearts, focusing on the darkest and most obscure parts, amplifying them, and turning each listener into the tragic small character in "Exaggeration."

Using notes to grab the heart, he twisted it tightly, and with a bold stroke, the second climax surged forth!

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You think I'm exaggerated~! Exaggeration is because I'm afraid~!

Like a piece of wood~ like a stone~ do I get attention~!

Actually, I'm afraid of being forgotten~ so I act bigger~!

Very uneasy~ how to be elegant~!

Does the world still praise silence~!

Not explosive enough~ how to have topics~!

Let me be a grand entertainer~!

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Ah~!

Ah~~!

Ah~~~!

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Each falsetto note became higher!

Each real voice note became more solid and powerful!

Like a split soul, this climax brought out all the evil!

The final three falsetto notes were higher and more twisted!

At the most exciting part, playing the keyboard, Lin Zaishan's body was trembling!

The small character in the song seemed to be making a final effort before completely losing it.

But no matter how he sang, how he tried to save himself, it was too late, because reality had left him with no way out!

He could only continue down the path of exaggeration—

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You~ call me exaggerated~! A few boos don't scare me~!

If there's a lull~ will you watch my performance~!

Am I hysterical enough~!

Cry tears on the flowers~! Just to shock you~!

Was I non-existent before~!

Increase the stakes~ veins~ show up~!

Tell me~ do I exist now~!

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Ah~ look at me~ don't just look at the ceiling~~~~!

I'm not your cup of tea~ but you can drink me freely~!

Don't forget someone~ is here~ for you~ voice hoarse~~~~!

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The third climax, even more疯狂, signaled that his mind was completely twisted! His spirit was completely mad!

In the end, Lin Zaishan turned every note into a split falsetto, with a tragic tone, expressing the small character's ultimate plea: Please, everyone, look at me! I'm like this, don't look at the ceiling anymore!

Even if I'm not your cup of tea, please drink me freely!

Just remember, someone once sang for you until their voice was hoarse!

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Ah~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!

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With a mad, hysterical, high-pitched, hoarse long note, he completely drove the small character in the song mad!

Wu Yifan and others, whose hearts had been tightly gripped by the melody, were instantly exploded by Lin Zaishan's singing!

It felt like being split in two by a weathered knife.

Almost everyone, by the end, had their scalp tingling from Lin Zaishan's high note!

The instant transcendence made their thoughts seem to enter an extremely mad alternate space!

Such a shock was something they had never even imagined before entering the studio!

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【To avoid being beaten to death, I'll release this chapter early. Two updates today, please support with recommendations! Next chapter updates Thursday morning.】

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