Reborn To Remarry My Ex Husband (Melody)

Chapter 116 A Melody of Freedom.

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Melody hung up the phone and continued absentmindedly working on her iPad, laying down one musical note after another for the arrangement.

She had already read the script for The Royal General.

The story wasn't just about martial conflicts and personal vendettas-it had a strong underlying theme of female empowerment.

When composing the lyrics and melody, she made sure to weave this core theme into the song's arrangement, making it align with the message of the story.

She titled the theme song Riding the Wind, where "riding" carried the meaning of "mastering" or "controlling."

To fully understand the essence of the characters, she had read the entire novel before composing the song and doing the voice work.

The novel's popularity made sense-especially in a film industry filled with shallow, cookie-cutter scripts.

Most storylines today were either focused entirely on romance or filled with constant battles. Whenever the male and female leads had a personal vendetta, they'd want to destroy everything and take everyone else down with them. It had become such a cliché that fans online couldn't help but joke: "As one of the common. people in this world, it really sucks!

"You're constantly being collateral damage in the main couple's love story!"

Audiences had been poisoned by bad dramas, so much so that over time their standards had. lowered, and they'd become more tolerant of low-quality content.

As a result, fewer directors were willing to take the risk of making high-quality shows.

That's why the release of The Royal General this year was such a test. Could it break through the stale mold? Could it prove that audiences were still hungry for real quality?

If it succeeded, producers and directors might finally stop feeding the audience garbage.

In the original novel, "wind" symbolized three things. First, it represented the male lead's carefree, unpredictable nature, like the wind itself-impossible to grasp.

Second, it reflected the turmoil in the world, the brewing storms of danger that the male and fernale leads had to navigate, mastering the challenges or "riding the wind." 13:25 Thu, Oct 31

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But the third and most crucial meaning was the "wind" of corruption in the royal court, the decadence of noble families, and the oppressive societal customs that shackled women- forcing them to uphold hollow ideals of virtue. Each of these winds carried bloodshed, poisoning society in ways that couldn't always be seen but were felt by CV.

The female lead, Camelia, was a swordswoman who broke free from the chains of these

oppressive societal norms to roam the martial world.

She had once been a noblewoman, confined by the male-dominated society and its expectations.

Her relationship with the male lead sparked in the midst of solving mysterious cases together, but both held back their growing feelings for one another.

The male lead was in a position of power and couldn't fully empathize with a woman's struggles, even if they worked together seamlessly to solve cases.

If they were to be together, Camelia would once again find herself trapped in the rigid, suffocating world of noblewomen, forced to submit to the male lead.

Given the era, the male lead-an heir to a noble title-had to think of his family's legacy.

No matter how rebellious or free-spirited he was, his duty to leave an heir for his family remained inescapable.

The realistic style of the original novel didn't try to shochorn modern ideals of "one life, one love into the story.

Under the weight of feudal traditions, the atmosphere grew darker as the story progressed.

No one could escape the fate of being bound by the "wind" that ultimately turned into "confinement,"

By the end of the story, the male lead stared at Camelia, still dressed in plain clothes, though. her beauty was undeniable. "The world is harsh. Why do you insist on walking this path. alone?"

Marrying him and becoming the heir's wife was clearly the best option for her.

But Camelia simply smiled. "The harsher the world, the heavier the weight of tradition, the more I can't stop..

"If all the women in the world were to be confined within the walls of their homes, untouched by life's trials, then why bother with plum blossoms that bloom in the bitter cold? Why not only plant fragile, exquisite peonies?"

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The male lead's gaze flickered, as if he were trying to grasp an elusive "wind." "Camelia, where will you go?"

Camelia smiled, free and at peace. She turned her back to him, waving casually as she walked away. "I'll ride the wind, asking no one where it will ta

me."

And thus, The Royal General ended.

The final image was of Camelia walking alone through the night-slender yet resolute- disappearing into the fog-covered, cold streets at dawn.

It was the kind of ending rarely seen in today's entertainment industry, abrupt and thought-provoking.

The message was clear: even under the oppressive weight of societal expectations, women. had more choices.

Melody's song, Riding the Wind, captured this tension between the female lead and the oppressive feudal system perfectly, pushing the conflict to its breaking point.

The melody at the song's climax seemed to embody the female lead's desperate attempt to tear away the invisible forces that oppressed her

But one person's strength could only go so far.

Still, the song powerfully conveyed the female lead's charisma and inner strength.

The reason Riding the Wind resonated so deeply and spread across the internet was because, of its core message and the natural appeal of the growing awareness of female autonomy.

At that moment, Melody was working on the score for the background music of The Royal General.

After finishing a section, she played a snippet for Edward to hear.

The melody was sweeping but carried an underlying heaviness, as if something monumental was looming just beyond the surface.

"Eddie, how does this sound?"

Melody tilted her head slightly, looking up at Edward with eager anticipation shining in her

eyes.

"The calm before the storm?"

Edward glanced down at her, tossing his laptop aside before pulling Melody into his arms.

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She had been so busy lately, there hadn't been much time for them to spend together.