One song, “See You Again,” brought all of America to its feet in applause.
Lu Xun was reborn.
In his previous life, he was a bottom-tier producer in the Chinese music industry, ghostwriting for chart-topping singers until he worked himself to death in a tiny rented room.
This time, he returned to Los Angeles in 2014 with a head full of hit songs, hoping only to quietly live the life of an international student.
Then, at a campus music festival, he casually performed an English hit that had yet to be released.
Three thousand people in the audience rose to their feet and applauded.
Its TikTok views topped 200 million in 24 hours.
It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard chart, setting a record for a Chinese singer.
Universal and Sony competed to sign him. The NBA Finals invited him to perform at halftime, and Grammy nominations piled up.
America's top-tier star? Not enough.
He also wanted to return to China and crush every traffic-driven celebrity in the domestic entertainment industry with a single Chinese song.
Whether they were king or queen of pop, or top-tier young stars, they all had to step aside before him.
Because he wasn't just a singer.
He was the savior the Chinese music industry had been waiting thirty years for.
Until the blond, blue-eyed global pop diva cornered him backstage at New York Fashion Week:
“Dylan, I know every one of your songs by heart.”
“So?”
“So... how about pairing one top-tier star with another?”
I think I've seen it basically the same. The main character is a high school student who gets admitted to the United States and sings the same song for the first time. The plot is basically the same.