Time went on and it was the end of October.

The crew of "The Wandering Earth" has officially started filming for half a month. During this period, two films, "International Market" and "My Sassy Girl", which were co-produced with SG Entertainment, are also being prepared in South Korea.

At the same time, two new songs "Empty City" and "If It Were Then" written and composed by Ye Zhiqiu for Yang Kai were also officially released.

Yang Kai attached great importance to these two songs. He originally wanted to release them as singles, but after careful consideration, he collected another new song. When he had a total of three songs, he directly made a new personal EP.

Three days before the release, Yang Kai’s personal Weibo posted an official announcement.

[On October 10, my new personal EP "Empty City" will be released. I hope you will support me. (PS: There are surprises in the song)]

At this time, it was only more than two months since Yang Kai released his last new album. The speed of releasing a new album in such a short period of time still surprised many netizens.

"Quick, too fast."

"It hasn't been long since the last new album was released, and there are new songs already?"

"It's so fast, it can't be shoddy, right?"

"In fact, the quality of his last album was pretty good. It was his best album in recent years. Unfortunately, he met Ye Zhiqiu and the results were not ideal."

"Brother Kai, we are second-tier, and we are doing pretty well now. Don't ruin our reputation."

"What is this surprise? A middle-aged man giving a surprise, won't it turn into a shock?"

......

October 10st is the day when "Empty City" was first released.

Although he is a second-tier singer and is not that well-known, even not as well-known as many young singers, Yang Kai also has some loyal fans.

This type of middle-aged uncle-style singer has no advantage in appearance, and the only way to gain a foothold in the circle is to rely on their strength. Correspondingly, the average age of their fan base will be older.

At night, in a residential area somewhere in Chengdu.

Jiao Peng dragged his tired body back home. He was an ordinary worker. After graduation, he joined a large factory and has been working there for five years.

However, the glamorous job in the eyes of outsiders is not as good as imagined. Overtime and overload are commonplace. Today, it was rare for me to get off work before eight o'clock.

After dinner, Jiao Peng lay listlessly on the sofa to digest the food. He took out his mobile phone, opened the Penguin Music APP and prepared to play some songs.

Then, he was surprised to see the promotional column for singer Yang Kai's new album "Empty City" in a fairly prominent position on the software's homepage.

First of all, he is already a senior fan of Yang Kai.

At the same time, he also worked in the Internet field, so he knew that with the size of Penguin Music, the price of any advertising space was ridiculously high. Logically speaking, it would be difficult for a second-tier singer like Yang Kai to afford it.

Yang Kai released a new song? This was Jiao Peng's first reaction.

He has been busy working overtime recently and has not really paid much attention to information online.

Then, he wondered, what song was worth Yang Kai's team spending so much money on? It seemed that the previous song "Past Events" didn't have such a big fanfare, right?

While thinking, he clicked on it and started playing the title song of the first album, "Empty City", and then closed his eyes to enjoy it.

The prelude of the song is a melody as gentle as the gurgling of a spring, beautiful yet with a hint of sadness, which seems to be able to soothe the anxiety in people's hearts.

Then, Yang Kai’s unique singing voice sounded.

[Maybe it's loneliness, the air has become very thin, the neon lights in the city have bloomed into a desert

Still waiting for you, my heart is dying, if anything stimulates my soul

Too deep, too much, love will go astray...】

It sounds pretty nice. This was Jiao Peng’s first impression, and he felt a little surprised.

As a fan, he was initially attracted to Yang Kai because of his singing voice that was inconsistent with his rough appearance. Simply put, it was the contrast.

But we have to admit that Yang Kai’s works in recent years have been quite average, but this song “Empty City” feels surprisingly suitable for him.

Keep listening until you reach the chorus.

This city is so empty, these memories are so fierce

This street is full of traffic, who can I hug?

This frown is so heavy, this yearning is so strong

Alone This feeling I follow...】

When he heard the first line of the chorus, Jiao Peng got goosebumps.

In this section, Yang Kai sang in falsetto. His unique singing style and the smooth transition between true and false voice, combined with his voice, made the contrast even stronger.

The simple and straightforward lyrics and beautiful melody have a strange feeling of blending "earthy" and "elegant", but the combination is unexpectedly harmonious.

In the dead of night, in the bustling city, in the loneliness that seems like another world, all the prosperity returns to silence. On the familiar streets, every busy person walks and stops, and different moods are hidden under their tired faces...

When the song ended, Jiao Peng let out a sigh of relief, added the song to the playlist, and then opened the song details.

He usually doesn't pay much attention to the composer of a song, because he usually doesn't know who it is after seeing the name, but this time he suddenly wanted to know.

As a result, I saw the three words "Ye Zhiqiu" in the lyrics and composition column.

Jiao Peng was stunned. Of course he knew Ye Zhiqiu, but for a moment he thought it was a homonym. Then he immediately realized that Ye Zhiqiu was the only one in the country who was good at writing songs.

It turned out to be a song composed by Ye Zhiqiu?! Jiao Peng suddenly became alert.

No wonder! It has a different atmosphere from Yang Kai’s previous works, and the degree of adaptation is so high. It turns out to be from Ye Zhiqiu’s hand, then everything makes sense.

Suddenly, Jiao Peng reacted and quickly clicked on the second song "If It Were Then".

As expected, the composer is still Ye Zhiqiu.

With surprise, Yang Kai clicked play and a familiar song sounded.

Why were you nice to me at that time?

Why is it becoming cold now?

I know love is hard to stop

Anyway, it's not mine, so I shouldn't want it...】

The song is the "sad song" that Yang Kai has always been good at, and it seems to be a little different from his previous works.

But Jiao Peng had a feeling that he couldn't put his finger on the specific difference.

It's just... it feels like the thoughts of a young boy in his twilight years, clearly the naivety and sadness of youth, are sung out by a mature and experienced voice.

Contrast, still contrast, but it matches surprisingly well and doesn’t feel abrupt.

As the singing continued, this feeling became stronger and stronger.

Love is gone, heart is gone, you said you were leaving

I sing the last ballad for you

Here comes the chorus.

[The red rain poured down and brought up memories. How can I hide

Your beautiful eyes are still flowing in my heart

The last period was sprinkled at the ferry

If it were just like the first time we met, why would we feel sad about parting...】

The moment Yang Kai's ancient style singing voice sounded, Jiao Peng was stunned and even couldn't believe his ears.

Chinese style! Ye Zhiqiu actually wrote Chinese style for Yang Kai!

See you soon!