The Book of All Things: Born for Joy

I hope I can be your moon.

This sentence completely ignited the entire internet.

Oh, my moon.

"I was too naive! Does the moon really have so many meanings?"

"The video has been recorded. As the teacher, I will have the students copy, memorize, and expand upon this passage."

"Upstairs, please be mindful of your behavior."

"His understanding of the moon is truly profound; he is indeed worthy of being called the Moon Emperor."

"Can anyone tell me where those poems came from? They're amazing!"

"If it were me, all I would know is 'moon,' 'moonlight,' and 'moon color,' but I really can't spell any words. I never expected to learn something new just by attending a celebration banquet."

Same as above

"+1"

"My husband is so handsome he's pulled me into his arms."

……

A barrage of trending numbers and comments flooded the screen, indicating that the number of online viewers had already surpassed ten million. The production team was too lazy to care anymore, because they knew that anything produced by Zichun was guaranteed to be a masterpiece.

Whether the public watches it or not is irrelevant. They have already done their best in recording this show, and they will only get better in the future.

Following Li Zichun's monologue, a crescent moon rose into the sky, and Jiang Yiyi, dressed in a long white gauze dress, sat atop the three-dimensional moon, singing the English version of "A Love Before Time": "If the sky opened up for me..."

And if the mountains disappeared, the Heavenly Gate would open for me.

If the seas can dry turned to dust

And the sun refused to rise; if the sun never rises again, the world will turn to dust.

I would still find my way by the light I see in your eyes.

(My English is so-so, this is a rough translation. I'm too lazy to write the rest of the English, so please bear with it.)

Originally, Jiang Yiyi was supposed to sing while standing on the 3D moon. However, for safety reasons, director Zhang Xiaochuan had her sit down instead. From the front, it looked perfect, but several safety ropes were attached to her back, and her entire thigh was fixed to the moon. She could only move her arms. Despite this, it did not affect her singing at all. Her long, tasseled gauze skirt shimmered with a faint light and swayed gently in the breeze, making her look very beautiful and moving.

Most of the audience didn't understand English, but the people and scenery were beautiful, and the singing was moving. They had also heard "A Love Before Time" before, so even if they didn't understand the meaning and emotions, it was enough.

Next up was Lin Fengmian from Yixin Entertainment. He sat in a chair, a hollow, round moon shining around him, and picked up the microphone to slowly sing "Cruel Moonlight": "

Make me love you, then abandon me.

I just want to set off, not to have a destination.

I will always think of you, I'll forget to breathe.

Loneliness to the end made me faint

If hating you means I can't forget you

I don't resist any of them.

You can't fly if you're not sad enough.

"If you have no dreams, why bother going far away?"

I have always been a wanderer

But I have never seen the ocean.

What I thought was forgetting

It was lying in your hands

I tried to smile and be strong.

Loneliness builds a wall

Even the night couldn't withstand it.

The gentlest moonlight

......"

Lin Fengmian's voice was gentle and delicate, conveying a subtle sense of pain and resentment as he perfectly performed the song.

"Cruel Moonlight" is a treasured work by Chen Xiaoxia, who is known as the "Godmother of Chinese Pop Music" alongside Gu Jianfen. "Cruel Moonlight" refers to the cold, merciless moonlight, representing an inescapable fate and a sense of loneliness. To better enable Yoga Lin to interpret the song, she personally produced it, using the same team she used to produce Eason Chan's work.

Just like Li Zichun was teaching Lin Fengmian this song, the reason he was able to beat Li Jinxin from the same company and stand here is probably because he has his own unique style of singing. When he sang "I thought I had forgotten," the word "forgotten" floated gently, throbbing unsteadily, like the alluring yet cruel moonlight.

If hating you means I can't forget you

I don't resist any of them.

You can't fly if you're not sad enough.

But without dreams, why bother going far away...?

I've always been a wanderer, but I've never seen the ocean.

What I thought was forgotten was actually lying in your hands.

I tried to smile and be strong.

Loneliness builds a wall

Even that couldn't compare to the gentlest moonlight of the night…

After Lin Fengmian finished singing, there was a strange sense of comfort, neither sadness nor release, just a comfortable and soothing feeling. Following some mutual flattery between him, director Zhang Xiaochuan, and host Li Fei, a highlight reel of a variety show competition was shown. Finally, he was asked about his feelings towards Li Zichun.

Lin Fengmian tilted his head and thought for a moment, then smiled inexplicably, lowered the microphone and said to the director, "Can I say this?"

The director, understanding the implication, said, "Then let's not say anything."

While Li Zichun was away buying a house, the group of them had discussed things privately. The boys all wished they could be like Zhao Qianfan—a friend, driver, and personal companion. The girls, on the other hand, read more books and had more outspoken ideas, such as "The Queen and His Underground Male Concubine," "Two Male Servants and a Rich Young Lady," "Three Men Make a Tiger," and "The Delicate Me, Choosing Between a Stunning Male Concubine and a Young Talented Man." Yes, they wanted both, constantly fantasizing and even pairing up several men around them, including the director.

The two's cryptic remarks left the host, Li Fei, completely baffled. It was as if a curious little cat was perched on the fence, straining to look up but seeing only a wall, making him even more curious.

Before he could ask any further questions, the director gestured for the next step.

On the big screen, Li Zichun's Seventh Uncle was shown engaging in several melodramatic scenes between Li Jiawei, dressed in a vibrant red dress, and Liu Xueqi, dressed in a white cheongsam. Just like in the trailer, he was seen moving back and forth between the two women, slowly reciting a classic passage from "Red Rose and White Rose": "Perhaps every man has had two women like this, at least two. If he marries the red rose, over time, the red fades into a smear of mosquito blood on the wall, while the white remains 'the bright moonlight before the bed'; if he marries the white rose, the white becomes a grain of rice stuck to his clothes, while the red is a cinnabar mole on his heart."

As soon as he finished speaking, the screen went black, and the spotlight shone on Qin Yuzi. He stood on the stage and slowly began to sing "White Moonlight":

"White Moonlight, somewhere in my heart"

So bright, yet so cold.

Everyone has a story of sadness.

Trying to hide it only makes it more obvious.

The white moonlight shines on both ends of the world.

He's in my heart, but not by my side.

I can't wipe away the tears you shed back then.

The road is too long to win back forgiveness.

You are my unspeakable wound.

I want to forget, yet I can't help but recall.

Like an exile, stumbling and falling all the way.

Your bondage cannot be released.

The white moonlight shines on both ends of the world.

The more perfect things seem, the lonelier I feel.

The tears in my memories cannot be wiped away.

The road is too long, how can we compensate for it?

You are my unspeakable wound.

I want to forget, yet I can't help but recall.

Like an exile, stumbling and falling all the way.

Your bondage cannot be released.

The white moonlight, somewhere in my heart

So bright, yet so cold.

Everyone has a story of sadness.

"Trying to hide, yet growing."

Qin Yuzi's singing is poignant and delicate, making people feel not heartache, but rather a kind of healing warmth, like reminiscence and recollection.

The comments section was filled with chatter and laughter, creating a lively and engaging atmosphere, much like a shared spectacle.

At the same time, various topics also emerged.

Be your moon

Moonlight Lover (English version)

Mosquito blood beside me and the white moonlight in the sky

The Ambitions of a Musical Prodigy

Some busybodies even pieced together everything that's currently airing: "I traveled by moon boat to the Moon Palace for a banquet and met my beloved moonlight, whom I had longed for day and night. But the red rose beside me was unhappy and slapped the white moonlight so hard it turned into mosquito blood, then skinned her alive. This is the origin of the cruel moonlight story!"

"It's a shame the person upstairs isn't a novelist."

"If I don't see a finished novel in a day, I'll stew you."

"I can't look at the song the same way anymore..."

After Qin Yuzi finished singing, the girls in the audience didn't react much, but the boys were all quite moved, casting admiring glances at her. Li Zichun thought that, just like in her previous life, this song seemed to attract more men.

As usual, host Li Fei and director Zhang Xiaochuan asked the same question, ultimately concluding with: "What do you think of working with Li Zichun this time?"

Qin Yuzi was as gentle and refined as his name suggested. Although he was an adult, his smile had the innocent charm of a child. He looked at Li Zichun with clear eyes. Just as he was about to speak, he caught a glimpse of Zhao Qianfan staring at him with a warning look in his eyes. He swallowed hard, and for some reason, the words he wanted to say got stuck in his throat. He quickly coughed.

Director Zhang Xiaochuan nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

The host, Li Fei, looked completely bewildered, practically dangling three question marks above his head. He widened his eyes, touched his ears, and tugged at his earlobes, wondering if he was deaf. "Do you guys have some kind of secret slang on set?"

Qin Yuzi obediently nodded twice in response.

Next up was Yuan Zi'an, who was greeted with cheers from the audience. He was the person who appeared the most times besides Li Zichun's team, and as a rising star himself, his popularity was undeniable. With the added boost from his two previous songs, he can now be considered a veteran artist with new representative works.

Li Zichun had privately contacted him a few times and felt that he was a pretty good person. The two ate together, played games, and got along quite well. They would also play cards with Zhao Qianfan, who was rolling his eyes, whenever they had nothing to do.

Later, Zhao Qianfan complained to director Zhang Xiaochuan that the two of them were unambitious, ruined the atmosphere on set, and affected the mood of a lot of people, and that's when the matter was dropped.

Anyone with eyes could see that he was jealous. Zhang Xiaochuan tried to smooth things over, thinking to himself, "Don't drag me into your couple's fight. Yuan Zian, are you trying to steal Jing Zheng Xiaodian's girlfriend? Look at that worthless grin on your face. Where's your aloof god persona?" Anyway, after all the commotion, it all came to nothing in the end.

In the end, Zhao Qianfan now looks at Yuan Zian as if he were a love rival, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

Li Zichun couldn't understand what he was angry about. He thought it was because his period was starting and he would be fine in a few days.

Yuan Zi'an continued to do as he pleased, occasionally raising his eyebrows at Li Zichun when he wasn't paying attention, his provocation was all too obvious.

Among the male celebrities present, these two were the most handsome. After their antics, everyone just enjoyed watching them. After all, the chemistry between these handsome men was simply amazing, especially since there were three of them.

The key point is that Li Zichun, the person involved, seemed completely unaware. After bumping shoulders, he only felt that the two had a good relationship and even greeted each other in a hip-hop style.

No one knew whether he was genuinely unaware of the situation or simply careless.

Li Zichun genuinely didn't know the situation, or perhaps he was too lazy to find out. The classes scheduled from day to night were enough to keep him busy. Lou Yideng was constantly monitoring and instructing him, and even Lü Fang controlled his voice, making him want to switch between eighteen different tones in a single sentence. He even wondered how many versions of the Black Mountain Demon from Tsui Hark had he eaten. However, the training was indeed extremely effective. After a few days, he had backaches, leg cramps, and was hoarse and breathless. After a month, his back, legs, and body were all healthy, and his voice was clear, magnetic, and he could control the thickness of his tone at will. He could sing tenor, baritone, bass, soprano, mezzo-soprano, and contralto. He wouldn't say he could master them all, but singing a whole song with ease was no problem.

He felt that he had made a qualitative leap, and from then on he practiced even harder.

Lu Fang and Lou Yideng were surprised by his resilience. They thought that if they had worked as hard as him before, they wouldn't have just become professors; they would have become artists.

The methods passed down from the older generation are effective. If you try to figure it out on your own, you might not even know where the threshold is. Even if you manage to cross that threshold one day, you'll only be complacent and unaware of the vastness of the world. When you finally encounter a true master, you'll realize that you can never beat someone who has passed down their knowledge from generation to generation. Those who don't understand will never understand and will only start to berate the master's ancestors.

Li Zichun practiced more and more diligently and willingly, and Yuan Zian would also come over to practice with him whenever he had free time. The two became more and more familiar with each other. If Zhao Qianfan hadn't been standing by the car watching him, he probably would have asked him to come into the RV to sit together.

Getting back to the point, Yuan Zi'an, with this unique familiarity, won another song that could potentially ensure his livelihood for the rest of his life.

PS: Information is from the internet.

"Cruel Moonlight" is a song performed by Taiwanese pop singer Yoga Lin, with music composed by Chen Xiaoxia and lyrics by Xiang Yue'e. It was included in Yoga Lin's first solo album "Mystery Guest," released on June 3, 2008.

"A Love Before Time" is a song sung by Coco Lee and is also the English theme song of the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". The lyrics are by James Schamus and the music is composed by Tan Dun and Jorge Calandrelli. It is included in the music album "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Original Soundtrack".

"White Moonlight" is a song performed by Jeff Chang, with lyrics by Li Zhuoxiong, music by Matsumoto Toshiaki, and arrangement by Terence Teo. It was included in Jeff Chang's album "The Next Forever," released on September 10, 2004. The original version of the song is "What Moon Song," sung by South Korean vocalist Lim Hyung-joo.