All-rounder Artist-Chapter 800 - 760: Jiang Kui

Chapter 800: Chapter 760: Jiang Kui

For Lin Yuan, the short story “The Adventures of Pinocchio” was just meant to entertain children, but the impact of this fairy tale was quite beyond his expectations.

This short fairy tale actually garnered a very high readership so much so that the blog’s traffic also increased!

This was related to the copyright protection in Blue Star.

Many people interested in this story could only read it under Chu Kuang’s blog account.

He hadn’t granted permission for reposting.

And as more and more people read this story, parents teaching their children not to lie no longer needed to earnestly say, “Only bad children lie.”

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They simply had to tell the children, “If you lie, your nose will grow long.”

The effect was very significant!

Even more unforeseen by Lin Yuan was that children’s interest in Fairytale Town was growing more and more!

Some children would even gather to discuss:

“There’s a new friend in Fairytale Town!”

“Who is it?”

“You don’t know Pinocchio?!”

“Is he friends with Snow White?”

“I don’t know, they live in the same town, they’re bound to meet.”

“I wish I could go to Fairytale Town too.”

“You can’t, there are not only good people in Fairytale Town but also many bad people.”

“Aren’t all the bad people punished? It’s very safe there.”

“…”

Heaven knows how many children yearn for Fairytale Town!

This wasn’t the influence of just one or two works; it was a chain reaction brought about by Lin Yuan setting many of his fairy tales in Fairytale Town, which gradually elevated its stature in children’s hearts.

He, the Fairy Tale King, truly lived up to his name increasingly.

Lin Yuan even couldn’t help but think:

Could he perhaps one day create a “Fairytale Town Theme Park”?

Something along the lines of “Disneyland.”

However, this was just a fleeting thought for Lin Yuan; it wasn’t enough yet. He had to wait until these fairy tales turned into animated productions and had a bigger impact on children.

In the following days,

Lin Yuan simply wrote out the full-length “The Adventures of Pinocchio” and sent it to Silver Blue Books for publishing.

With this, another piece of the “Fairytale Town” puzzle was finally put into place.

It was only at this time that Lin Yuan finally dared to boldly open up the comment permissions on Chu Kuang’s blog.

When netizens noticed this, they laughed uncontrollably.

“Do you think you’re up to it now?”

“Now you dare to open up the comment permissions.”

“Permission dog!”

“Well, considering ‘The Adventures of Pinocchio’ isn’t bad, I won’t scold you.”

“Dare again and see how I’ll blast you!”

“…”

Lin Yuan didn’t pay attention to the netizens’ teasing.

Mainly because he didn’t have time to.

After letting Chu Kuang stir up activity for a while, July was almost at an end.

He still had rankings to fight for in August!

He was getting closer and closer to the goal of twelve consecutive victories, and Lin Yuan could not afford to slack off in these last few months.

One wrong move could spoil everything.

Musing on this,

Lin Yuan began to consider what song to use in August.

Right,

Jiang Kui seemed about to become a queen of pop music.

Lin Yuan thought he should collaborate with Jiang Kui in August.

He wanted to help Jiang Kui skyrocket, thereby presenting the Yu Dynasty’s first pop queen—

Lin Yuan usually chose the song first, then considered which singer would be more suitable for it.

It was rare for him to decide on the singer first and then consider the song.

The former was easier to manage.

After all, the number of good singers outnumbered good songs.

And once a singer was pre-selected, Lin Yuan’s song style would have to conform to the singer’s own style.

Fortunately, Jiang Kui’s range was broad enough that Lin Yuan had many suitable songs for her.

If one were to rank the ability of Yu Dynasty’s singers, Lin Yuan couldn’t be specific.

After all, everyone’s potential was exploitable.

But no matter how much everyone’s potential was tapped, Jiang Kui’s level was absolutely among the top!

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Switching to his Admirable Fish alias, Lin Yuan went to the company and made a phone call to Jiang Kui.

The phone rang for a long time.

Just when Lin Yuan thought the other party was too busy to pick up, a slightly tired voice finally came through:

“Teacher Admirable Fish…”

“Can you come to the company?”

“I can’t right now…”

“When will you be free?”

“How about tonight at seven…”

“Okay, seven o’clock, I’ll be in the office waiting for you.”

After Lin Yuan hung up the phone, he suddenly felt that Jiang Kui’s mood seemed off.

He didn’t think much of it.

Lin Yuan began to consider which song to give Jiang Kui.

Previously in Beijing, he had encouraged Jiang Kui to practice Chu language extensively, as he planned to have her perform a Chu language song in August.

There were many options to choose from.

Lin Yuan leaned toward a Chu language song named “Bluebird.”

The song itself was of exceptional quality.

Most importantly, it was the theme song for “Naruto”!

Yes.

Lin Yuan planned to produce “Naruto,” leveraging the song to hit the charts.

Many chart-topping experiences had proven:

Capitalizing on popularity could double the effect!

It was a shortcut to the charts.

Of course, this was based on Lin Yuan’s strong confidence in the animation version of “Naruto.”

“Let’s settle on this one for now.”

Lin Yuan had backups, as there were plenty of Chu language songs. If Jiang Kui’s performance was not up to par, Lin Yuan could consider other Chu language songs or even switch to a Mandarin song, as ultimately, Mandarin songs had the broadest appeal.

Turning on the computer.

Lin Yuan began simple production work.

His office was spacious and well-equipped with various musical instruments, making it convenient to produce any music.

Just like that.

He worked until the end of the work day.

The dismissal time varied across different departments; the composition department where Lin Yuan worked was considered leisurely, since composers’ creativity did not require sitting in the office.

Looking for inspiration was a trick not only Lin Yuan used.

Even without such excuses, the composition department still finished work at five o’clock.

Seeing Lin Yuan still in the office, his assistant Gu Dong expressed surprise:

“Mr. Lin isn’t leaving work?”

How unusual.

Usually, Mr. Lin would leave before four o’clock, slapping his buttocks as he walked out.

Not to mention, sometimes Mr. Lin wouldn’t come to the office for several days.

“Waiting for someone.”

Lin Yuan responded succinctly, “You can go back.”

“Alright, then I’ll make you a cup of tea.”

Gu Dong skillfully brewed tea for Lin Yuan and then smiled, “Who’s the special person that you’re waiting for?”

“Jiang Kui, to record a song.”

“Jiang Kui?”

Gu Dong paused, hesitant, then whispered, “Have you heard about the incident with Jiang Kui?”

“What incident?”

Gu Dong shook his head, “Nothing serious, just some gossip. Apparently, a few days ago, Jiang Kui’s mom came to our company looking for her, and it seems they had an unpleasant exchange.”

“Oh.”

Lin Yuan frowned and said, “Don’t spread rumors.”

Gu Dong quickly responded, “I was just mentioning it to you. No one in our department dares to gossip, everyone knows Jiang Kui is your person.”

Lin Yuan didn’t say anything.

No wonder Jiang Kui seemed somewhat upset during the previous phone call. It seemed to be related to this incident.

Shortly after Gu Dong left, Jiang Kui appeared.

As soon as she entered, Jiang Kui apologized softly, “Sorry for making Teacher Admirable Fish wait…”

“No worries.”

Lin Yuan looked at her and could clearly see the fatigue between her brows.

Without bringing up her family issues, Lin Yuan straightforwardly said:

“Here’s a song for you to check out.”

“A new song?”

“Yes.”

Jiang Kui immediately understood Lin Yuan’s intention and perked up, “I’ll get it right tonight!”

“See you in the recording studio tomorrow.”

Lin Yuan intended to discuss specific details with her, but seeing Jiang Kui’s poor condition, he chose not to say more.

If it were before, Jiang Kui would be thrilled to get a new song, eager to try humming it immediately.

He got up to leave.

As he approached the door, Lin Yuan suddenly turned around and said, “Let me know if you need any help.”

“Ah… okay…”

Jiang Kui seemed dazed, then quickly nodded, appearing somewhat surprised:

“Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.”

Lin Yuan turned and left.

Jiang Kui watched Lin Yuan’s retreating figure, biting her lip, and then sighed softly.

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