The internet was currently being swept away by two matters. One of them was âBeautiful Aprilâ which had just finished its publication. Many readers had finally walked out from their sorrow following Goddess Chuâs death. Now, it was the analysis and quarrel amongst all kinds of âaestheticiansâ stage.
The first person to cause an uproar was an âaesthetician,â a Doujinshi writer from the âChu Luoxunâ fan club. He had written something about the so-called âTrue Ending.â It could also be considered as a fanfic continuation of âBeautiful April.â
His writings would be incomparable to the genius writer, Leng Zi. However, his had treated the male protagonist and heroine far worse than Leng Zi. It could have been said to achieve what most members of âChu Luoxunâ fan club was hoping for!
He made a direct deduction of the true ending, according to the original. The male protagonist and the heroine would never ever be together! It was too early for the Lin Meiyue fan club to be happy!
Within this âTrue Ending,â the heroine Lin Meiyue was exposed for usurping Chu Luoxunâs original works. Even though she had insisted that it was Chu Luoxun who entrusted them to her, she had no proof. She ended up losing all her standing and reputation. The title âGenius Composerâ belonged to her no more.
Gu Yuan did not care if the heroine Lin Meiyue was not a genius. He was simply very disappointed. She had actually kept such a secret from himâŚ
The male protagonist Gu Yuan increasingly missed Chu Luoxun. He started sorting out all her compositions. Through these music compositions, he finally realized that Chu Luoxun had loved him deeply. As she was too ill to finish a journey together with him, she had chosen to send Lin Meiyue in as a substitution of herself. She had allowed Lin Meiyue to love Gu Yuan on her behalf. Only then could she rest in peace.
Her feelings had already been exposed through the song âAngelâs Wings.â Only Gu Yuan had been dense about it. Even the song âSweet,â was a love song dedicated to Gu Yuan. It was certainly not written according to the sweet first love between Gu Yuan and Lin Meiyue.
Chu Luoxunâs heart had always been experiencing endless pain, yet she was too strong for her own good. Therefore, she had composed the song âLeaving Sorrow to Myself.â
The song âHappened to Meet You,â she left to Gu Yuan, was actually her confession, in the form of dying message. She had loved him for ten years, yet eventually, âThe wind blew, the flowers dropped, tears like raindrops.â She never wanted to be separated from the male protagonist, yet she was forced to leave
In short, this âTrue Endingâ had been written entirely according to the analysis of many members of âChu Luoxunâ gang on her original songs. It was further analyzed according to the foreshadowing left by Leng Zi. This was extremely uplifting to the Chu Luoxun fan club.
The Lin Meiyue fan club was understandably furious about this matter, âYou guys are too much. Youâre all mad because the male protagonist and the heroine ended up being together!â
âYou guys even destroyed Chu Luoxunâs image entirely. She sincerely hoped for the two of them to be together. She was totally selfless!â
âThanks to your imaginations, she has become a female supporting role who had loved the male protagonist. Whatâs the point of her being Chu Luoxun? Are you saying that she would be the âantagonist mistress,â had she been healthy?â
âLin Meiyueâ fan club harbored its own âaestheticiansâ. They started to retaliate with their own Doujinshi articles. It had been a hypothesis, according to Chu Luoxun fan clubâs analysis. It was about how the plot would have developed, if Chu Luoxun was not sickâŚ
Undoubtedly, Chu Luoxun had become a âmistressâ who had the appearance of Madonna, while hiding an insidious heart, eventually managing to destroy the perfect first love between the male protagonist and the heroine. She had successfully become the âmistress,â at the cost of her perfect image!
In short, even if the Lin Meiyue fan club dies off or gets nailed shut in their coffins, they would still cry out the name âChu Luoxun, the mistressâ!
The Chu Luoxun fan club would never let go of the matter of Lin Meiyue usurping Chu Luoxunâs original compositions. They kept repeating the phrase âMeiyue B*tch,â ignoring the fact that it was Chu Luoxun who gave all the songs to Lin Meiyue, willingly.
It was all-out war. âBeautiful Aprilâ soon attained great fame. After all, there have been so many lurkers on the internet. They needed to make some preparations before joining the battle.
Therefore, they must read the novel. Among these lurkers, there were some Weibo big Vs[1], Douban[2] bosses, and high Gods of Zhihu[3]. Su Li was not the only person who knew how to gain attention. Since this youth novel was now so famous, it was evident that a movie adaptation would soon follow. How will they be worthy of their own public identities, if they do not take the opportunity to share the spotlight?
âBeautiful Aprilâ had been wonderfully written. Its depictions of classical music were incredible; it was as if the readers could actually hear the music from words!
With the inclusions of so many bosses, the flames of war would turn into rapid nukes. For example, a certain famous literary critic soon wrote an article with a grand theme â âwhat is true love?.â It had been written according to âBeautiful April.â The conclusion was that only Chu Luoxunâs forever selfless dedication could be considered as âtheâ true love. Lin Meiyue would only be expressing a secular desire of possession.
The literary critic was eventually categorized into the âChu Luoxunâ gang. Why not just admit being a fan of Chu Luoxun? There is no need to take things by such a roundabout fashion.
Donât you ever think that the Lin Meiyue fan club is so easily fooled!
Some âaestheticiansâ were ever more outrageous. After conducting some analysis, they concluded that Chu Luoxunâs true love was actually Lin Meiyue. She had written those songs to Lin Meiyue, not Gu Yuan, since the beginning. She actually hated Gu Yuan for stealing Lin Meiyue away from her!
A number of readers actually found such an analysis reasonable. Master Leng Zi is the one to be blamed. He had never clearly stated Chu Luoxunâs innermost thoughts, only her actions.
Perhaps only Leng Zi himself knew Chu Luoxunâs thoughts.
Such ambiguity is destined to bring forth various readersâ analysis on Chu Luoxunâs intentions, resulting in different conclusions. After all, âthere are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand readersâ eyes[4].â Therefore, it is not an exaggeration at all to have a thousand Chu Luoxuns as well!
Such is the charm of an iconic character. Even if she died within the literary world, she would live forever within the readersâ hearts, always receiving their support.
As âBeautiful Aprilâ experienced a spike in sales, another matter rose, causing similarly great waves. This matter was closely related to Zhao Youyue as well!
It was a headliner on the media, mentioning that the VA for the most well-known female character âYu Shengfan,â chosen by the animation production group of âThe strongest King,â was not the experienced VA âDing Huiâ from the rumors, but an unknown, completely newbie VA!
The Xiao Yu fans took up arms. They asked the production group to justify their reasons for choosing a newbie as Xiao Yuâs VA. Wouldnât she ruin the character instead?
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Translation Note:
[1] Weibo Big V â Weibo Big V refers to the authenticated users on Weibo. There are two types of authenticated users, the orange and blue. The orange ones refer to personal authenticated users, whereas the blue ones refer to institutional authenticated users.
[2] Douban â Douban is a community website that provides information about books, movies, music and other works. No matter the descriptions or comments, they are all user-generated contents. Douban has been aiming to help urban population discover useful items in life.
[3] Zhihu â Zhihu is an online Q&A community that connects users from all walks of life. Users share their knowledge, experiences and insights with each other, providing a variety of information for the Chinese internet.
[4] There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand readersâ eyes â An inspirational quote by Shakespeare, meaning every reader has their own perspective towards something (a character).