Only After I Was Reborn Did I Realize That I Had Childhood Sweethearts Chapter 221: Preparations Before the Album Release

When we talk about releasing an album, it generally cos in two forms: physical release and digital release.

Physical release involves applying for copyright licenses and producing the records, which can be ti-consuming, labor-intensive, and costly. For newcors who haven’t signed with a record label, this is a challenging task. With the increasing prevalence of the internet and smartphones, digital releases have beco a popular choice for new artists.

Naturally, as soone from the gaming industry, i Fang understood the importance of copyright. In his spare ti, he also spent money to commission a third party to help him with the copyright registration of the songs.

Xia Yuan’s first digital album included five songs: Bare Face, A not Far Away Place, I’m Willing, Rembrance of Lanshan, and The Vastness of the Universe.

With only five songs, this album was more of an EP (extended play) rather than a full album. Additionally, calling these songs an album was sowhat of a stretch since traditional albums typically have so consistency in style and the.

However, since Xia Yuan was a newcor, people might overlook these details.

Apart from finalizing the song list, Xia Yuan and her team needed to decide on the artist’s stage na and the album’s title.

The five songs included Xia Yuan’s solos, A not Far Away Place and The Vastness of the Universe, Lin Youxi’s solo, Rembrance of Lanshan, i Fang’s solo I’m Willing, and a duet between Xia Yuan and i Fang, Bare Face. Liu Xiaoyu also contributed so backing vocals, so Xia Yuan initially didn’t want the album to be solely under her na.

But since the album wasn’t created as a band, using a new band na would be inappropriate. After so discussion, they decided that Xia Yuan would use the stage na 【Yuanbao】[1] for the release, and if they ford a band in the future, they would continue to use this na.

Given that Xia Yuan is Yuanbao, it was clear what Lin Youxi and i Fang’s nicknas would be:

Xibao and Fangbao.

“This way, we’ve also given ourselves new nicknas,” Xia Yuan said excitedly to Lin Youxi and i Fang. “It felt a bit cheesy at first, but after getting used to it, it doesn’t feel weird anymore… Fangbao, Xibao… How about we start using these nas from now on?”

i Fang frowned and said, “Why change sothing that’s been working fine? I’ve been calling you Yuan Yuan for over ten years. Suddenly switching to Yuanbao feels odd…”

Lin Youxi also shook her head, “When Ah Fang calls Xibao, it sounds weird. I always hear it as xiba[2], like he’s cursing at , which makes inexplicably angry.”

“Hey, is my pronunciation that bad?”

“Then call that a few more tis so I can hear it.”

“Xibao, Xibao, Xibao… How is it?”

“Be gentler.”

“Xibao?”

Watching Lin Youxi tease i Fang into calling her that, Xia Yuan couldn’t help but feel a bit strange. “Well, I think we can use these nas just for fun. If it feels awkward, we can just use them at ho.”

“Although it feels a bit unfamiliar, I imdiately liked the na Yuanbao.”

i Fang started his usual balancing act again. He smiled at Xia Yuan and said, “Can I call you ‘Yuanbao’ at school from now on?”

“Hehe… It does sound quite cute when you say it.” Xia Yuan’s face turned red as she squird, feeling a bit embarrassed. “It’s just that when high school students use that nickna, it feels a bit like trying to act young when you’re old.”

“How old do you think you are? I want to call you ‘Yuanbao’ because it sounds like I have lots of yuanbao[3], as if I’ve beco rich.”

“What?! Stinky Ah Fang!”

Xia Yuan pushed i Fang onto the sofa and playfully beat him up while sitting on top of him.

After deciding on the stage nas, it was ti to determine the album title.

As ntioned earlier, the album was a mixed bag without a unified style or the, so Xia Yuan gathered everyone from the Ximilu Studio for a brainstorming session.

Peng Xue, a leading mber of the Yuan faction, could hardly contain herself. She thought that since it was Xia Yuan’s album, it should primarily focus on her.

The album titles she suggested were all plays on words related to “yuan.”

“Fated Love”

“A One-Sided Love”

“It Turns Out to Be You”

“Fated to et”

anwhile, Yue Xinyi, a leading mber of the Xi faction, didn’t want to back down. However, since most of the songs were composed by Xia Yuan and the album had little content related to Lin Youxi, she felt it was inappropriate to overshadow Xia Yuan.

So, Yue Xinyi’s titles were more generic, so were directly nad after the main songs, and one was an affectionate phrase involving Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi.

“I’m Willing”

“Bare Face”

“Fate Brings Us Together”

Yue Xinyi and Peng Xue debated intensely in the group chat, neither willing to give in, making everyone else hesitant to speak up for fear of getting caught in the crossfire.

Just as i Fang was debating whether to suggest a generic album na to end the argunt, Xia Yuan ended the discussion decisively.

“After discussing it with Youxi just now, we think everyone’s suggestions are good, but we’d like to go with this! It’s an online na Youxi and I have always used together, and it holds special aning for our first album.”

Xia Yuan’s final decision for the album title was 【Yuan Xi Xiangban】(Together with Yuan Xi). This na could be interpreted as Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi accompanying each other, or as both of them accompanying soone else.

…

Not a single word about i Fang, yet every word hinted at him.

Liu Xiaoyu could see right through Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi’s intentions, but out of support for her friends, she simply gave a thumbs up and then fell into thought.

In today’s society, do girls really share a boy’s love? If it were … I definitely couldn’t accept it.

But since the people involved don’t mind, who am I to force my thoughts on them?

Besides, who am I to accept or reject?

Liu Xiaoyu shook her head with a bitter smile, not sure what she was thinking.

Since returning from the spring outing, Liu Xiaoyu found herself increasingly attentive to i Fang’s actions.

She started paying more attention to Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi’s daily conversations, especially when they ntioned what i Fang had been up to.

She found herself stealing glances at i Fang whenever she saw him but would avoid him awkwardly whenever he tried to talk to her.

When I first t i Fang, I actually had a pretty good impression of him…

He seems like a genuinely kind and pure guy. He’s always so gentle with Youxi and Yuan Yuan.

And… towards too——

Although Liu Xiaoyu had said she preferred boys who were not too outstanding, it’s really hard to take your eyes off an ideal type like i Fang.

It’s just a sha he’s a scumbag.

Ugh… if only I hadn’t seen all that!

Liu Xiaoyu buried her head under her pillow, distressed, while her roommates teased her, thinking she had a crush on soone.

After finishing the album, i Fang planned to release the songs on QQ Music first but also wanted to test the promotional potential of C Site.

i Fang and Lin Youxi decided to have Xia Yuan film a short promotional video, which they planned to feature on the hopage and relevant sections of C Site to leverage its traffic for Xia Yuan’s publicity.

Translator's Notes:

Yuanbao (缘宝) literally ans “Fate’s treasure.” ↩︎Xiba (西八) cos from the Korean swear word ssibal (씨발). ↩︎Yuanbao (元宝) or Sycee was a type of gold and silver ingot currency used in ancient China. sen.wikipedia/wiki/Sycee↩︎

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