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Extended Play, referred to as EP, also known as mini album.

Positioned above singles and below studio albums, the number of songs included is usually between 3-6 songs.

Because of the small number of songs and different positioning, the production of EP albums usually does not take a long time, which is very suitable for Zhou Yi's current situation.

As a graduate, he took time to attend the school's graduation ceremony after the album was released, and releasing a graduation EP album is also in line with his personal positioning.

After all, no one stays eighteen forever, but there are graduates every year.

The only uncertainty is that although there are many songs in his mind that are suitable for graduation, many of them have limitations for him at present.

He had no chance of singing "The Days on BJ East Road", his senior year graduation song. If it were to be sung, there would be too many changes that would need to be made;

The same goes for "Don't Say Goodbye" by the band Good Sister. The lyrics of this song are about graduating from high school, which completely doesn't match the style of his college graduation.

He can sing next year, the year after that, and the year after that, but he can’t sing this year. Because this year he is a college graduate, not a high school graduate.

Unless he changed most of the lyrics of the song.

As for the song that is really written about college graduation, there is Lin Zhixuan's "The Intersection Where Phoenix Flowers Bloom", which is jokingly called Xiamen University's exclusive graduation song.

But the reason why Zhou Yi struggled with whether to write this song was also the nickname this song got after its release: Xiamen University School Song.

Phoenix flower is currently mainly found in Guangdong, Guangdong, Baodao, Fujian and other places. Now it can only be seen in flower shops whether in Jiangxi or the imperial capital, and not every flower shop has it. Lin Zhixuan is from Baodao. It's not against harmony to sing this thing.

He is a graduate from Peking University in Jiangxi Province. On his serious graduation day, he sang about the Phoenix flower that was not even seen on the Peking University campus or on the roadside. Both school leaders and classmates would most likely find it a little baffling.

After all, Peking University is not without its own scenery.

In 2001, the mainland's regional concept was still very strong.

This song, like "Don't Say Goodbye", is a good graduation season song, but it is not suitable for him to sing when he graduates from Peking University this year because it does not fit his graduation personality this year.

Even if he sings next year it will be fine.

As for Mayday's "Cheers", it's not so much a graduation song as it is more like a nostalgic song for a social animal who suffered a severe beating from society after stepping out of the ivory tower of university.

The song "Hello Tomorrow" by Milk Coffee is relatively more suitable for female voices. If Stefanie Sun sings it, the effect will be many times better than if he sings it by himself.

"Let me think about it, huh? Wait a minute, I remember Zhang Chenyue's "Goodbye"..."

When Zhou Yi was reminiscing, he immediately thought of the singer Neymar Zhang Chenyue. As one of his pension insurances, the song "Goodbye" is also a classic song that will appear at major graduation ceremonies in the future.

"It's from 2005. That's fine. It's copied."

Looking at the time, Zhou Yi reached out decisively and pulled over the song. He also pulled over the song "The Wind Rises" with his hand.

It's just that the lyrics of "The Wind Rises" had to be changed, and the sky in Nagano was changed to the sky in the Imperial Capital.

Coupled with the fact that he is still fighting with the media, Mayday's "Stubborn" is just right for his graduation experience this year.

"It's just that in this case...the music of "Youth Album" is a bit different."

Looking at the three songs "Stubborn", "The Wind Rises" and "Goodbye" that he had drawn out, Zhou Yi fell into deep thought as he turned his pen.

He actually wants to release two other songs, "You Were a Boy" by SHE and "Youth" by Guangliang and Cao Ge.

However, considering that this is his personal graduation EP, he still included "Those Years" whose lyrics are more in line with the theme.

Compared to these two songs, the lyrics of "Those Years" describe someone more like a person who has just graduated.

"It's an EP anyway, so let's decide on four songs first: "Stubborn", "The Wind Rises", "Those Years", and "Goodbye". There are so many songs left, and it won't be too late to release them when there are no more restrictions. "

Considering that it is not a hodgepodge EP, but a graduation-themed EP, in order to not make the tonality of the arrangement too divisive, Zhou Yi forked out "Youth Memorial Book".

Among the four songs, "Stubborn" and "Goodbye" are both based on pop rock. Together with "The Wind Rises" and "Those Years", which are also based on pop, the combination is not bad.

With "Beautiful Land" which has not yet been officially recorded and released as a basis, his ability to write and sing "Stubborn" and "Goodbye", both pop-rock songs, can be considered a trace.

After tentatively deciding on these four songs, Zhou Yi took out his mobile phone and called Qian Jiang.

The latter was overjoyed when he learned that Zhou Yi wanted an EP album: "Really or not?! You didn't lie to me, did you, A Yi?!"

In the Chinese music scene, EP albums are currently as spoiled as collections. Eight out of ten albums are used by singers or companies to make money.

Judging from Zhou Yi's previous lack of interest in releasing a collection of songs, Qian Jiang has long since given up on persuading him to release a collection of songs and an EP.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yi would actually bring it up himself.

"Well, I just graduated. It's time to say goodbye to the past."

"No problem, I will help you arrange it later. You have just released your second album. If you have an EP, how about releasing it in three months? If the EP is well-received, it might be able to stimulate your popularity in three months. Album sales are up.

"And three months later is the time when this year's graduates will be in private contact and gathering frequently, so it's just right to sing your song."

It's only late June now. Three months later, in July, August, and September, the popularity of Zhou Yi's new album is gradually fading. Maybe the EP can bring back a wave of popularity.

"Can."

Zhou Yi nodded and then handed the matter over to Qian Jiang to handle. Instead, I started studying the newly released arrangements for the Shanghai autograph session.

Just as he was watching, the phone suddenly rang——

"Zhou Yi, are you coming to Shanghai for a book signing?"

The moment the phone was connected, Chen Hao's slightly surprised voice suddenly came from the receiver: "I saw Warner's external publicity."

"Yeah, how about it, are you still filming in Shanghai? I'll go see you when I'm done and have a rest? I've been talking about it before, but I haven't been able to go because of something unexpected."

"I'm still filming "Pink Lady" in Shanghai, but are you sure you want to come visit?"

Chen Hao on the other end of the phone was a little hesitant: "You should have a good rest after so many signings. I will go find you then to prevent you from running around."

"It's not like you don't know my body. It's very tough. It's just a book signing, how could it stump me?"

Completely forgetting the previous experience of signing autographs with sore hands, Zhou Yi fell on the sofa and said harshly.

"Yes, yes, you have the toughest body."

Chen Hao, who was beaming, said with a smile: "By coincidence, if you come now, Lu Yi and Chen Kun are also filming their guest scenes. I heard them say that you have met each other in Baodao, and we just happened to get together."

ps: "Memory of Youth" is actually more in line with the background and subsequent plot, but since it is expressed that the majority of people don't like it, I will delete this plot.

Deleted, deleted, modified and delayed until now, sorry.

ps2: However, the quality of this song is actually not too bad. It is considered to be above the standard.

This is the theme song of many college graduation seasons, because this song is common to few colleges and high schools.

ps3: When I choose songs, I basically take into consideration the background of the era and the protagonist’s own background. For example, lyrics that clearly describe high school life are not suitable for the background of the protagonist who graduated from college this year.

There are also songs with obvious direction, such as the song "The Intersection Where Phoenix Flowers Bloom".

He graduated in 2001 and studied at Peking University. If he wanted a directional flower, it should be a flower blooming around Peking University or around BJ.

No matter how bad it is, it will still be a flower from Jiangxi.

But in that case, the floral meaning of the phoenix flower would be lost, and the theme of the song would be lost.

The protagonist of this song cannot sing in the year when the protagonist graduates. His background at Peking University means that his graduation song this year is either a general song or a directional song with obvious BJ logo.