The next morning, Wang Yue woke up and saw a message from Gu Qianqian.
"It's done already?"
Wang Yue couldn't help but marvel at Gu Qianqian's efficiency. However, Gu Qianqian had sent the message via email, and he couldn't receive emails without a computer. Thinking of this, Wang Yue felt he needed to get a laptop, which would also be useful for university.
So, he went directly to the computer market. Now that he had money, he didn't care about the small savings from buying online. When he arrived at the computer market, the owners of various shops greeted him enthusiastically.
"Handsome guy, check out our computers, summer special offers!"
"Handsome guy, come see our computers, we even include a keyboard and mouse."
"My computers are all high quality, with nationwide warranty!"
Wang Yue casually picked a store that looked appealing and walked in. After browsing for a while, he set his sights on a computer priced at over 10,000 yuan. It was an Alienware. It was a common understanding that Alienware computers were expensive. However, this price was a mere drop in the ocean for Wang Yue now.
"I'll take this one," Wang Yue said directly, too lazy to haggle.
"Handsome guy, you have excellent taste!" The boss's eyes lit up. In this small town, who could afford to spend over ten thousand yuan on a computer? What kind of family background did they have? Wang Yue once again experienced the benefits of having money. He paid directly and took the laptop home.
However, after returning home, he suddenly remembered that he hadn't set up an internet connection yet. So, he made another trip to the telecommunications office and signed up for a one-year package. Although he might not use it himself in the future, his family could still use it. Internet speeds were very slow back then. Thinking of the gigabit speeds of the future, Wang Yue felt a pang of nostalgia. In the future, even the slowest connections would be 100 megabytes, while the highest package available now was only 20...
Wang Yue's song Mercury landed was becoming popular within a small circle.
...
Zhao Li was a music enthusiast who loved discovering new songs. In her free time, she enjoyed browsing through newly released songs on QQ Music. She would collect the ones she liked and offer critiques to those she didn't.
"I haven't heard any good new songs lately," Zhao Li said, bored, flipping through the app. Just then, she saw a song pop up.
"Huh? Mercury landed?"
"The title sounds like a good song."
Zhao Li clicked on it with curiosity. She also glanced at the comments.
"Wow, this milk tea shop theme song is amazing!"
"I love it! Mercury landed is awesome!"
"The sky seems a bit dimmer tonight, it turns out the stars and moon followed you."
"As the planet closest to the sun, Mercury cannot escape its orbit or get any closer to the sun. From the initial desire to approach, to ultimately following the existing orbit to accompany it, using astronomical concepts to metaphorically describe the emotional relationship between people, which can be both near and far."
Seeing these comments, Zhao Li became even more curious. She hadn't expected a new song like this to already have over twenty comments.
"It's only been released for over an hour? Did they buy comments?" Zhao Li muttered to herself. Then, she clicked the play button.
"This intro? It's got something." The catchy intro immediately captivated her. As an experienced music listener, Zhao Li felt pleasantly surprised. Soon, as Wang Yue's voice emerged, her eyes brightened further. "This singing skill is no less than that of established singers!" She thought, and out of curiosity, clicked on the singer named Wang Yue.
There was no information about him, not even his account was registered until today.
"Did some big shot decide to have some fun?" Zhao Li mused.
"How much further until I can enter your heart..." The chorus arrived. Zhao Li quickly became immersed in the song, images involuntarily forming in her mind. After listening, Zhao Li felt a sense of melancholy, thinking of her own relationship that ended without resolution, of him who was so close yet so far away.
"Sigh, it's so catchy. It feels so sad, yet I can't help but listen to it again." Zhao Li began playing it on repeat. After listening to it countless times, she closed the app and walked to the window, looking at the bustling traffic outside.
"Listening to a song actually made me feel sad." Zhao Li rubbed her face vigorously, feeling somewhat recovered. Then she sat down, opened her QQ group, and started enthusiastically recommending this song "Mercury landed."
"Zhao Zhou Bridge: Go listen! A master's new song, absolutely incredible!"
"Zhao Zhou Bridge: Don't blame me if you cry."
"Zhao Zhou Bridge: If you don't listen, you're not human!"
Zhao Li, being an old music aficionado, belonged to many music sharing groups.
"Maple Leaf Peerless: Did Zhao Zhou Bridge get hacked? I've never seen her promote anyone's song so hard before."
"Rain Love: I agree. Mercury landed? What a weird name."
"Macho Man Is Me: Holy crap! I just listened to it, it's really good."
"True Destiny: Upstairs, are you a paid promoter?"
"Ye Liangchen: I, Liangchen, swear on my life, this song is indeed good. I've already cried listening to it!"
Under Zhao Li's fervent recommendation, the popularity of Mercury landed surged at a terrifying rate. Almost everyone who listened to the song spontaneously recommended it. Although there were some who didn't like it, it couldn't stop the song from becoming popular! With the momentum of a prairie fire, it quickly climbed into the top one hundred on the new song charts.
...
That evening, Wang Yue returned home and as soon as he logged into the QQ Music backend, he was overwhelmed by a flood of messages. He opened them to find that the comments for Mercury landed had exceeded 999+.
"It became popular this fast?" Wang Yue was astonished. In just half a day, so many people had listened to it, and countless others had commented. Most of the comments were quite emo.
"Carrying my burning body, I seek the closest possible distance, resisting the hottest solar system, calculating the greatest orbital eccentricity, forgive me for presumptuously thinking I owned you."
"He won't have a beer belly, won't have graying temples, won't get out of shape with age. He will forever be clean and radiant, etched in my heart, imprinted in my teenage youth. It's just that in the end, he might not even remember my name."
"Why can't I let go?"
"No, is the person who wrote this song crazy? It's so sad, it's making me depressed."
"Sigh, after listening, I really miss her."
Seeing these comments, Wang Yue's lips curved slightly. He had expected Mercury landed to become popular, but he truly hadn't anticipated it to become popular in such a wild manner. However, he was very happy to receive so much love from so many people. Just as he was thinking about what to reply, "Beep beep beep..." QQ chimed. Wang Yue clicked it open and saw a message from Ding Junyao.
"Lilac Flower: You, Wang Yue, came to Rongcheng and didn't even look for me. Don't you consider me a friend?"
"wy: Too busy. I left right after recording the song, didn't have time to hang out. Next time, okay?"
"Lilac Flower: ╭(╯^╰)哼!"
"Lilac Flower: Qianqian told me you recorded a fantastic song, let me hear it?"
Seeing Ding Junyao's message, Wang Yue smiled. This was the perfect timing. So, he directly said, "Go search for Mercury landed on QQ Music."
"Lilac Flower: It's uploaded already? I'm going to go listen to how good it is." Then, Ding Junyao went silent.
Wang Yue began downloading some online and single-player games. The old games from before were still very fun, all classic titles. However, before he could even finish downloading one game, Ding Junyao reappeared.
"Lilac Flower: Ahhhhh!"
"Lilac Flower: I declare, this is my second favorite song!"
"Lilac Flower: Oh my god, how can you write such a song? What kind of brain do you have?"
"Lilac Flower: I can't take it anymore, I didn't expect to have such a talented person around me."
Seeing Ding Junyao's strong reaction, Wang Yue's lips curved slightly. It felt so rewarding!
"wy: Keep it low-key, keep it low-key." Wang Yue replied.
"Lilac Flower: You are simply too amazing."
"Lilac Flower: By the way, which university are you applying to? Once you get to university, won't you captivate all the young girls?"
"Lilac Flower: Why not apply to Sichuan University? I can introduce you to a girlfriend."
"wy: Never mind, I want to go further away."
"Lilac Flower: Hmph, what's wrong with staying closer to home? It's convenient."
Wang Yue chuckled at this remark. In his previous life, he had thought the same way, so he applied to a university in Rongcheng. In reality, it turned out that being close to home was of no use; he still went back once a semester. After chatting with Ding Junyao for a while, Wang Yue logged into QQ Music again to check. The comments had increased even further. Satisfied, he closed the backend and began to focus on playing games. The game he was playing was "Red Alert: Yuri's Revenge." Wang Yue found a battle platform and immediately started playing against others. The most important thing in Red Alert is strategy. Wang Yue's reaction speed and thinking ability far surpassed his previous life, and he was already familiar with the game. Thus, Wang Yue completely dominated his opponent. The battle ended in less than ten minutes.
"Sigh, too weak, no fun," Wang Yue said after closing the game.