Memory inheritor

Chapter 221 Support

Chapter 221 Support (Part 2)

The next morning, after arriving at the company, Wei Hongsi first followed up on the shipment of the GH0.2 equipment and then communicated with the project leader from the Third Research Institute. This is an important milestone in the SR project. If the follow-up work can proceed smoothly, it is hoped that the initial cracking of the "fuse-off mechanism" for members of the Light Pathfinder Association can be achieved.

After dealing with this matter, he reviewed the work plan for the week, communicated with the heads of each group, issued work tasks, and emphasized key points.

After arranging the work of the project team, Wei Hongsi called Yu Zhen and asked to borrow "The Story of Time".

Wei Hongbo had already reported the relevant situation to the task force leadership. Yu Zhen knew Wei Hongsi's purpose in borrowing the book, so he said to him, "The physical evidence department has already scanned the entire book. I'll send you the electronic scanned version later, shall I?"

Although Wei Hongsi preferred reading physical books, he knew that the book had now become a key piece of evidence and clue, and it would be troublesome if he actually borrowed it. So he said, "That would be even better, thank you, Yu Zhi."

Yu Zhen laughed and said, "Aren't you thanking us in return? We're still waiting for you to find more clues in this book."

Wei Hongsi said, "Okay, I will definitely do my best."

After finishing his call with Yu Zhen, Wei Hongsi sent a message to Feng Weixu: "The GH0.2 equipment has been delivered to the Third Research Institute. I've spoken with the project manager there, and he should contact you soon."

Feng Weixu replied, "We just had a phone call, and the follow-up plans have been finalized."

Seeing that they had reconnected, Wei Hongsi replied with "OK".

Feng Weixu: "Haiyang and I have both listened to Shen Qing's new song 'The Brave.' The style is indeed very novel, but to be honest, you guys are taking a bit too big a step!"

Wei Hongsi: "You mean jazz-style pop music?"

Feng Weixu: "??? Where's the jazz vibe?"

Looking at the three question marks Feng Weixu typed on the screen, Wei Hongsi felt like he had three question marks on his own forehead. He had always thought Shen Qing's new song was "jazz-pop," but now it seemed it wasn't?

His understanding of jazz was merely a written description; from a musical perspective, he had never actually listened to it.

Perhaps he does, but he hasn't yet recovered the relevant memories. So, despite listening to "The Brave" many times, he couldn't discern whether it contained any jazz elements.

Wei Hongsi couldn't help but feel a little relieved. Luckily, he hadn't brought up this topic in front of Shen Qing, otherwise, he would have made a huge blunder.

While he was still in a daze, he saw that Feng Weixu had sent another message: "Hey, you know what, although the style of this song is completely different from jazz, there are indeed some similarities in terms of spectrum analysis. Was this your idea? Learning from others can be very helpful, impressive!"

Wei Hongsi couldn't help but smile. Feng Weixu's guess was very close to the truth. He replied, "You flatter me. You still haven't said what you guys thought of the song?"

Feng Weixu: "Our feeling is like Fan Jin passing the imperial examination."

Wei Hongsi: "Does it take three or four listens to appreciate its quality?"

Feng Weixu: "Yeah, my first impression wasn't that great. If I didn't know Shen Qing, I wouldn't really want to listen to it a second time. Of course, her lyrics are really well-written, which is a plus. But after listening to it twice, I had a different feeling. It wasn't until the third time that I realized this song is really good."

Wei Hongsi: "Then I'd say it's pretty good, right?"

Feng Weixu: "Of course, this is a very listenable song, but it takes some getting used to."

Wei Hongsi suddenly felt something was wrong. Feng Weixu's evaluation of "The Brave" was actually quite high, but if people who heard the song needed a process to like it, it would actually be very detrimental to its chart performance.

He opened the weekly chart of new songs on the music platform and found that "The Brave" had dropped to 93rd place, almost falling to outside the top 100, which would mean it wouldn't even make the charts anymore, and it was getting further and further away from Shen Qing's expectations.

Looking at the comments from listeners under this song, there were a lot of negative reviews, many of which were even outright insults.

One comment, "If this song becomes a hit, I'll eat shit while doing a handstand!" has received over a thousand likes. While many of these comments are simply for the spectacle, there are clearly also quite a few who don't think the song will succeed.

Wei Hongsi frowned, finding it hard to understand the mentality of those who left these comments. If they didn't like it, they could just scroll away and listen to something else; why resort to verbal attacks? At least Shen Qing was seriously creating music; did she deserve this kind of treatment?

He suddenly came to understand and support Shen Qing's decision to block information related to her new song; seeing such content could indeed be very disheartening.

Although many of Shen Qing's fans left messages expressing their liking and support, the popularity was far less than that of the negative comments.

The only thing that made Wei Hongsi feel somewhat gratified was that the pseudonym "Weisi" that Shen Qing gave him did indeed attract a lot of attention.

At least a third of the negative reviews were directed at "Weisi," who was considered a "pig teammate," a "good-for-nothing strategist," and a "foolish composer" who wrote a terrible song that dragged Shen Qing down with him.

One comment read, "This song was definitely written by Wei Si alone. I wonder who he is, that he would get Shen Qing to promote him." It received over two thousand likes.

After browsing through the most popular comments, Wei Hongsi immediately closed the music app. Reading too much of that content was indeed quite annoying.

On the bright side, this controversy has indeed brought some extra buzz to the song, allowing more people to hear "The Brave." If even a portion of these listeners are willing to listen to it multiple times, there's hope the song's reputation can be turned around.

However, this takes time. The new song weekly chart only lasts for one week, and it's uncertain whether there will be enough time for it to gain traction.

Seeing a message notification on the Zhixun computer client, Wei Hongsi clicked to read it. It was from Zhang Shuqiu: "Are you also a fan of Shen Qing?"

Wei Hongsi knew that Zhang Shuqiu had just seen his WeChat Moments post and replied, "Yes."

Zhang Shuqiu: "That's quite a coincidence. You've heard her new song, right? What did you think of it?"

Wei Hongsi: "Tell me your feelings first."

After a while, Zhang Shuqiu sent a long message, roughly the same as what Feng Weixu had said before, that you have to listen to the song several times to discover how good it really is.

Wei Hongsi: "I feel similarly to you."

Zhang Shuqiu: "You go ahead and do your work, I need to start writing too. When I update later, I'll recommend Shen Qing's new song to my readers as well."

Wei Hongsi thought to himself, "If Xiao Qiu makes a recommendation, it should attract a lot of listeners who support Shen Qing."

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