The Book of All Things: Born for Joy

After adjusting her breathing, Feng Zhennian began to sing "The Myth of Stars and Moon" under Li Zichun's approving gaze:

The most beautiful moment of my life was meeting you.

I gaze at you silently amidst the vast sea of ​​people, both unfamiliar and familiar.

Ah ah

Despite breathing the same air as everyone else

But I can't hug you.

If the identity and name in time and space have changed

I hope I can recognize your eyes.

Where will you be a thousand years from now?

What kind of scenery is around us?

Our story isn't exactly beautiful.

Yet it is so hard to forget

Ah ah

Despite breathing the same air as everyone else

But I can't hug you.

If the identity and name in time and space have changed

I hope I can recognize your eyes.

Where will you be a thousand years from now?

What kind of scenery is around us?

Our story isn't exactly beautiful.

Yet it is so hard to forget

If only we had been brave enough to be together back then

Will there be a different ending?

Do you also have a thousand words to say?

Buried in silent dreams

Feng Zhennian's singing voice is tender and melodious, sweet and ethereal, like a dream. Li Zichun told him fragments of the story behind the song, and at that moment, those around him were not just moved, but shocked.

Do I need to come up with a story before writing a song? Should it be filmed? I can do that!

Seeing everyone's eager expressions, Li Zichun almost burst out laughing. He quickly said, "It's just a little note I jotted down casually, don't take it seriously."

Director Zhang Xiaochuan, who was standing nearby, took it seriously and quickly asked, "Is someone else going to book the story for this song? If not, do you think I can film it?"

Li Zichun thought for a moment and nodded. She could pave the way for the film and television drama first, so when Feng Zhennian sang this song, there was a short clip of her and Zhao Qianfan acting behind the screen.

Zhao Qianfan, who plays Yi Xiaochuan, and her character Lü Su, along with a host of celebrities who acted as extras, created the atmosphere. The so-called story was nothing more than meeting, getting to know each other, falling in love, getting sick, parting, and the flower ring on her hand slowly falling off.

Happiness begins with belief. The endings of happiness are largely the same.

Because it was a live broadcast, at Li Zichun's instruction, director Zhang Xiaochuan only edited out a few clips. The online version is a short drama of more than twenty minutes. At the end of the story, Yi Xiaochuan, played by Zhao Qianfan, looks at Lü Su at the Water and Fire Flower Burial: "Only at this moment do I truly understand that my carefree and playful nature, and my encounter with your pure and virtuous character, is truly a sin. You died for me, but I was not born for you. I have never loved you, but you gave me all your love. I am sorry to you, and I will be punished for the rest of my life. I will spend my whole life repenting to remember you."

Everyone had lines, maybe just a line or two, but they all performed with great enthusiasm. These are memories that belong only to them.

Zhao Qianfan and Feng Zhennian gave very vivid performances. They were both beautiful and had sweet voices. As Li Zichun watched, he seemed to be lost in a long memory, thinking of his wife from his previous life. Memories flooded his mind, and he couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.

After the song was finished, although it was beautiful and moving, even bringing the producer to tears, some netizens were not convinced.

"Myth of Stars and Moon" sounds good, but the whole song doesn't mention stars or the moon. Doesn't it go off-topic? Where is the moon in the whole song?

His statement resonated with many netizens, who began to criticize the song for being off-topic and not being considered a song about the moon.

Once you have one, you'll have two, three, and four; the snowball just keeps getting bigger and bigger. These things are something you have to figure out for yourself. Those who understand will understand without being told, and those who don't won't understand even if you explain.

Eventually, some people said he had run out of ideas and couldn't write any more songs about the moon.

Such a mere talented person is nothing special.

Well, that's all. Li Zichun thought so too. He didn't even have the energy to refute these idiots. He just posted a message on Weibo afterwards: "Memories of being with you are like a sky full of stars. The moon is high in the sky, and the stars hang low over the fields. Every time I think of you, a star shines, and so the stars surround the moon, and my heart is filled with you."

The beautiful woman is like the moon in the sky, and I am like a star beside the moon. To not understand such a simple metaphor and yet talk about art is simply laughable.

The accompanying image (.jpg) contains a handwritten excerpt from a modern poem by Argentine poet Jorge Luis Borges, titled "The Other, the Same": "

What can I do to keep you?

What can I do to keep you?

I give you desolate streets, a hopeless sunset, and a moon over a barren field.

I give you the sorrow of someone who has been gazing longingly at the lonely moon.

Of course, these are all things to be discussed later, so let's leave them aside for now.

Feng Zhennian cried after singing. This memory is so beautiful. Will we ever encounter a variety show that is entertaining, melodious, and helps people grow?

The love between Lü Su and Yi Xiaochuan felt like it had truly existed. Although it only lasted for a few tens of minutes, it felt like she had lived a whole life. Even TV dramas these days aren't this exciting.

After Li Fei and Zhang Xiaochuan's usual questioning, it was time for the final curtain call.

The audience felt they hadn't had enough, and the final "Farewell to the Moon" performance generated a massive online buzz.

A series of trending topics also rose to the top of the list.

The Secret of the Moon

May in the sky

Looking for the complete children's song.

The controversial legend of the moon dance

How many songs about the moon are there in total?

A list of poems and prose related to the moon

……

None of that seemed to matter anymore, because the entire performance was coming to an end.

Li Zichun and all the participating guests came to the stage. The show ended with a group sing-along by all the performers, and he chose a Cantonese song called "Moonlight" by Beyond:

Moonlight illuminates the heaven

Shrimp, be a good boy and get out of bed.

I heard that Grandma Chao was rushing to plant rice seedlings.

Grandpa needs to go up the hill to watch the cows.

Oh...

Little shrimp, grow tall and strong!

Help Grandpa to look after the cattle and sheep

Oh...

Moonlight illuminates the underworld

Shrimp, be a good boy and get out of bed.

I heard my father say he wanted to catch fish and shrimp.

Grandma would weave nets until dawn.

Oh...

Little shrimp, grow up quickly! You'll be even better at rowing a boat and casting nets.

Oh...

"Moonlight" is the most well-known and widely distributed Hakka nursery rhyme, and it is also a children's song that every Hakka child can easily recite and hum.

In her past life, Li Zichun was fortunate enough to hear Beyond Live 1991 Life Contact Concert perform. She found it interesting and wrote it down, never expecting it would actually come in handy now.

Because it's a local children's song, the lyrics have different versions in different places, so he directly arranged a male-female duet. The version sung here is the one with lyrics by Xie Liwen and music by He Chongzhi for Beyond, but online, each person who previously participated in the successful performance has their own version, as a way of thanking them for their heartfelt performance during this chance encounter. As for which version will become popular and deeply recognized by the public, that depends on their own abilities; this is a true competition outside of variety shows, not really a contest.

As they sang, the camera followed and panned across everyone involved, from the director, singers, and hosts to everyone behind the scenes, including the stage, lighting, costumes, and props. Director Zhang Xiaochuan felt it was unnecessary, but it was his insistence, and it was difficult to refute his idea, so in the end he let him have his way.

As everyone clapped and sang, the performance officially came to an end.

As the curtain falls and the lights dim, only the bright moon shines above the willow branches, and a lone boatman stands alone on the riverbank.

This was recorded together with "Lotus Pond Moonlight" before, and Li Zichun asked it to be placed at the end of the performance.

Here is a passage from "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond," used as the ending of the entire performance: "The trees are all shrouded in shadow, at first glance like a cloud of smoke; but the graceful figures of the willows can still be discerned within the smoke. Faintly visible above the treetops is a distant mountain range, only a rough outline. A few streetlights peek through the gaps in the trees, listless, like the eyes of a sleepy person. At this time, the most lively sounds are the cicadas in the trees and the frogs in the water; but the liveliness belongs to them, I have nothing."

Li Zichun's figure gradually faded into the distance as he recited his lonely monologue. All he could see under the night sky was the gentle breeze on the river and the bright moon in the distant sky, accompanied only by his slender figure.

The entire performance has now come to a complete end.

As a result, Li Zichun didn't sing those high-pitched hits about the moon in the end. He was always on guard against that old bastard from Dynasty Entertainment. Instead, he didn't sing the songs he was supposed to sing, which was really disappointing. Let's just consider them as reserved songs for later competitions.

Next came the final celebration banquet.

At the insistence of Li Zichun and Zhao Qianfan, the wine in their hands was replaced with tea and beverages. As for the others, no requests were made; they could drink whatever they wanted.

With the two of them taking the lead, others naturally followed suit and embraced health preservation, which ultimately saved director Zhang Xiaochuan a lot of money.

The group chatted happily, and everyone cherished this hard-won final moment.

After tonight, everyone will be working for different agencies and doing different jobs, so the chances of us getting together again will be slim.

But after a few months together, everyone seemed to have become a different person. Those who were drifting aimlessly now had a goal to strive for. Those who were just getting by started trying to improve. Those who experienced both success and failure could now take things in stride.

Li Zichun carefully said goodbye to everyone, cherishing each other's company.

Director Zhang Xiaochuan, a little tipsy, looked at the alluring young man before him and said with a smile to Li Zichun, "This performance is perfect in every way, except for one thing. Do you know what it is?"

Li Zichun could roughly guess what he wanted to say, but he pretended not to know and said, "Oh? What's missing?"

Li Fei, who was standing to the side, pinched Zhang Xiaochuan, whose face was flushed, and muttered in a low voice, "Stop acting crazy when you're drunk, wake up."

Zhang Xiaochuan slapped his hand away and said, "Don't touch me like that. I like women."

Li Fei rubbed his hands, too lazy to care anymore. He'd brought this on himself; he'd better wait and see how the great talent dealt with him.

Zhao Qianfan nudged Li Zichun secretly, and seeing that he was confident and fearless, she stopped bothering with him.

Zhang Xiaochuan, his face flushed and slightly tipsy, looked at him and said, "You, you sing so well! If you could just hum a couple more lines each episode, the ratings would be off the charts. The whole show went by, heh heh~ they all looked great, but you? You didn't sing a single song. The only downside! Heh heh~"

Li Zichun watched him go crazy with a smile. This old guy had approached him many times along the way, wanting him to join the singing team to boost the show's ratings. The show's popularity had already entered the top three in the country, yet he was still so greedy. The first and second spots were occupied by two golden variety shows that had dominated CCTV for many years. Did he think he could just surpass them? Didn't he have any self-awareness?

Suddenly, a voice shouted, "One more!" and the others joined in, yelling, "One more! One more! One more!"

Amidst the cheers and jeers, Li Zichun calmly glanced at the person who had been jeering and simply said, "Thank you all for your love for my Moonlight Sonata, and thank you for your companionship and hard work over the past few months. Since that's the case, I'll perform a piece for you all, hoping that you won't feel lonely when you think back on this time in the future."

He quietly took the microphone off the stand and said casually, "Because it happened so suddenly, I'll just sing a short song for everyone. Thank you all for your company and support throughout the recording. I'll dedicate 'Moonlight in the City' to you all. I hope that in the future, when you're busy, you can occasionally remember that we gathered together on such a full moon night. That will be enough."

He gestured for Zhao Qianfan to pick up the microphone, then walked to the piano and began to play, a small summary of his learning period: "In every heart, there's always a memory that lingers."

In some place late at night, the deepest thoughts always reside.

The world is ever-changing; love divides those who are in love into two separate groups.

If the heart knows the direction of the soul's connection, then even if they cannot be together day and night,

The moonlight in the city illuminates my dreams.

Please warm his heart.

Having seen through the coming together and parting of people

Can we have more happy moments?

The moonlight in the city illuminates my dreams.

Please protect it.

If we can meet again someday

Let happiness fill the whole night.

The city moonlight illuminates dreams, please warm his heart / Having seen through the comings and goings of life, can we have more moments of happiness? / The city moonlight illuminates dreams.

Please stay by its side / If one day we can meet again, let happiness fill the whole night / If one day we can meet again, let happiness fill the whole night.

His voice was warm and healing, light and ethereal, with a healing quality that felt like returning to simplicity. Everyone present fell into deep thought, with faint smiles on their faces. Some had tears in their eyes, while others embraced each other. They knew that such moments might never come again. After tonight, everyone would have to return to the company and continue competing with each other. But at this moment, they only wanted to enjoy this warm night that belonged to each other.

Just like the song says, let's have more happy moments together, and let happiness fill the whole night.

PS: Data is from the internet.

"Star and Moon Myth" is a song performed by Jinsha, with lyrics, music, and production all by Jinsha herself. It was included in her self-titled album of the same name, released in October 2010. In 2009, Jinsha played the role of Lü Su in the period drama "The Myth," and this song was specially composed for the female lead's feelings for Yi Xiaochuan. The song was also one of the theme songs for the time-travel romance drama "The Myth," which aired in 2010.

"Moonlight in the City" is a song sung by Mavis Hee, with lyrics and music by Chen Jiaming. It was included in Mavis Hee's album "Regret" released on December 1, 1995.