"I've heard many producers and investors say that Yinuo has great talent in film and television creation. Coupled with her continuous accumulation of experience, that's why she's made such great breakthroughs," said Hou Lei's father at the dinner table while chatting with Qiao Yinuo's parents about her achievements in film and television creation.
Qiao Yinuo's father worked in a government - affiliated institution and held a leadership position. He was quite well - known, wealthy, and influential in the whole urban area. He had always been against Yinuo's creative path. Since her school days, Qiao Yinuo had been writing non - stop, often publishing novels, essays, poems, and miscellaneous writings in magazines and newspapers. After entering university, she became fascinated by writing film and television scripts.
Therefore, Qiao Yinuo often did these things secretly. She remembered that when she was in high school, her father found her novel and tore it up on the spot, demanding that she study law and become a civil servant. But during the college entrance examination, when filling out her application forms, her first choice was the Chinese Language and Literature major at a normal university, and her second choice was the School of Journalism at a communication university. She was admitted to the second choice and became a journalist.
During college, her family no longer forced her to take the civil - servant exam or work in the legal field. They just hoped she could find a job somewhere.
As the conversation reached this point, Qiao Yinuo began to feel nervous.
After Hou Lei's father finished speaking, Qiao Yinuo stammered, "I... I've persisted..."
"Congratulations on persevering," Hou Lei said, picking up his glass filled with juice and clinking it with Qiao Yinuo's.
After finishing their drinks, Hou Lei refilled their glasses and asked her, "Are you happy now?"
Qiao Yinuo let out a soft "huh" and frowned, wondering why he asked this question.
"If you could choose again, would you rather be a screenwriter or a journalist?"
"Of course, a screenwriter."
"Are you that confident?"
"Sure. No one can change my mind."
In the past, if Qiao Yinuo had said such things, her father would have slammed the table. But now, her father and mother exchanged glances, and her mother's eyes glistened with tears.
Over the years, Qiao Yinuo had faced many difficulties on this path. Her mother felt more pain for her, fearing that she might starve herself.
"By the way, Yinuo, *Turning Around and Meeting Love* is expected to be released around this time next year. Currently, we're lacking a theme song for this drama, and we haven't found a suitable lyricist yet. If you could write the lyrics for me, I think it would be perfect."
"Who will sing this song?"
"Of course, your idol will sing it."
Hearing this, Qiao Yinuo felt a little excited inside, but she couldn't show it easily during the dinner.
Hou Lei told Qiao Yinuo the general meaning he wanted the song to convey.
His suggestion was to refer to Michael Learns to Rock's English version of *Take Me to Your Heart* and *The Legend*.
Then, Hou Lei informed Qiao Yinuo that the trailer of *Turning Around and Meeting Love* was out, mainly edited around Luo Yize. Meanwhile, some stills of Luo Yize had also been released on Weibo.
After hearing this, Qiao Yinuo got inspired to write the lyrics.
After dinner, Hou Lei planned to drive Qiao Yinuo home. Sitting in Hou Lei's car, Qiao Yinuo stared at the neon lights on the road. Maybe the lyrics were already taking shape in her mind. When she got home, Qiao Yinuo picked up her phone and wrote the lyrics of *This Road* in just one minute.
Early the next morning, she sent the lyrics to Hou Lei.
"Yinuo, are you kidding? Did you write this yourself?"
"What if I didn't?"
"Hahaha, I just thought the lyrics were beyond your capabilities. I didn't expect you to write such a passionate song."
It's just Michael Learns to Rock. Their songs are very passionate.
Qiao Yinuo usually liked listening to passionate songs. Some of the frequently - played songs on her phone included Michael Learns to Rock's English version of *Take Me to Your Heart* and *The Legend*, Eason Chan's *浮夸 (The Line - Walker)*, JJ Lin's *I Still Miss Her*, *Western Border*, *Jiangnan*, Li Shengjie's *Let It Go* and *Infatuation*, as well as Jay Chou's *The Longest Movie* and *Secret*.
Over time, Qiao Yinuo had extracted the most delicate and passionate elements from these songs and used them either in the dialogue of her film and television works or in her poems.
Moreover, Qiao Yinuo was deeply in love with words and couldn't extricate herself from this passion.