Weibo and short video platforms.
Su Yu's interview video, lasting a few minutes, suddenly went viral!
Within a mere few hours, it had garnered millions of views.
The number of shares was also steadily increasing.
"Last time Gong Ju Ren had his Versailles moment, I still remember it vividly. Now Su Yu is back at it?"
"Watching this makes me want to punch him, but at the same time, I feel so good. Am I being masochistic?"
"Haha, so real. I'm bad with faces, and I'm not interested in money. 'A little bit' is too arrogant, 'a medium amount' is more like it... I'm dying of laughter, this flexing is so smooth."
"You missed a line from the front: 'Are you teaching me how to do things?'"
"Haha, I can't stop laughing. Did you see the host's expression? He gradually became bewildered, and finally doubted life."
"Speaking of this trash host and program team, I'm filled with rage. Brothers, follow me to battle, keyboards ready!"
"Keyboards ready!"
"Your subordinate charges ahead!"
"Is your charge proper?"
"..."
Most of Su Yu's fans are CP fans. Da Feng Novel Network.
The host's tricky questions on stage completely enraged them.
At this moment, everyone transformed into peerless keyboard warriors!
...
The next day.
Starlight Entertainment.
Recording studio.
"Not bad, Zhang Yang."
Su Yu was somewhat surprised.
He accompanied Zhang Yang to record a song today, expecting it to take a long time, but he didn't expect Zhang Yang's singing skills to improve so quickly.
After familiarizing himself with the song once, the second take was almost usable, and then he re-recorded a few imperfect parts.
"Hehe, does that even need asking? Who do you think Yang Ge is? In the streaming world, Yang Ge is the king of singing!"
Zhang Yang patted his chest proudly.
He streamed every day and sang every day. He's also someone who doesn't care about making a fool of himself in front of the camera, so he specifically chose high-difficulty songs to sing.
At first, his singing skills weren't up to par, so he often failed, experiencing broken notes, insufficient breath support, and wrong rhythms. These were common occurrences.
That period also had a significant impact on his popularity.
However, Zhang Yang didn't care at all.
He knew he had an incredibly talented brother in the music composition industry. These people might come and go, but as long as he released a few more songs, why would he worry about not having fans?
He knew what he lacked, and that was singing skills, so he practiced day and night in his live stream.
Now, his singing skills had undergone a qualitative leap.
"Not bad, you've got about fifty percent of my strength now," Su Yu said, patting his shoulder and joking.
"Tch, who wants to compare with a monster like you." Zhang Yang rolled his eyes repeatedly.
He had to admit that in terms of singing, he was no match for Su Yu, and it wasn't just singing; this guy could also easily write so many hit songs.
During the recording of "Gentleman" this time, Zhang Yang almost cried while singing after getting into the mood.
He had a premonition that this song would be a huge hit.
Because it was too "healing"...
"Let's go, we're heading back," Su Yu smiled at him.
Zhang Yang's ability to control the emotions in love songs was largely thanks to the experience Zhou Mengting had given him.
Both of them knew this, but Su Yu would certainly not bring up his old wounds.
They were brothers; it was enough to understand each other.
"Zhou Mengting has left Starlight. Otherwise, I'd still want to treat her to a meal," Su Yu didn't mention it, but Zhang Yang brought it up himself.
"Are you trying to show off?" Su Yu was taken aback.
"Of course not. I want to thank her. Without her, Yang Ge's love songs wouldn't have so much emotion."
Zhang Yang chuckled and put his arm around Su Yu's shoulder.
The two walked towards the exit of the company.
"Your perspective has broadened."
"Of course, Yang Ge isn't the type to hold grudges."
"Past is like smoke, let go of grudges with a smile..."
"Haha, good poem! Truly a good poem! This line is Yang Ge's life motto!"
"..."
...
Prosperity Entertainment.
Conference room.
Qi Shenghua had returned to his usual calm demeanor.
He looked at the interview video on the screen, his brows furrowed.
The cold aura of a domineering CEO was displayed to its fullest.
Below him, the various high-level executives dared not speak.
After a long while.
The video finished.
Qi Shenghua picked up the remote and turned off the projector.
"This Su Yu is a shrewd person," Qi Shenghua suddenly said, his brow furrowed.
The people below were stunned.
They didn't quite grasp whether his words were praise or criticism.
"Why are you all standing there blankly? Speak up!" Qi Shenghua slammed the table.
The crowd flinched.
Someone forced a smile and said, "What are your arrangements next, President Qi?"
"What other arrangements can there be? Bring the momentum back!"
Qi Shenghua said with a cold face.
Someone had leaked that the female host was from Prosperity Entertainment.
After a day, the netizens' anger had shifted from the female host to Prosperity Entertainment.
Under Weibo, there was a barrage of insults.
Moreover, Qi Shenghua saw the shadow of paid comments among those posts.
"Lin Chaoyang!"
He spat out the name through gritted teeth.
Then, with a cold face, he asked the people below, "Is there still any hope for Chen Shuhao's song?"
After "Sense of Participation" was surpassed by Ting Yu's "Coral Sea," he hadn't paid attention to the charts.
It wasn't that he was admitting defeat, but it was painful to look at.
"No... no hope left," someone said weakly.
Chen Shuhao's song was now significantly behind.
The first place was likely out of reach.
"This Ting Yu is truly extraordinary!" someone else said indignantly.
"That's right, even the Music God is no match for him!" another person chimed in.
Qi Shenghua rubbed his aching forehead: "Alright, stop saying these useless things. Second place is second place. Having been second for so many years, there's no rush. Chen Shuhao's condition has declined considerably from his peak, so losing is not unexpected. Have any of our company's ace producers released songs recently?"
He had initially thought that with Chen Shuhao's addition, they could turn things around.
But he hadn't expected to lose twice in a row!
No, counting the previous song "Father," they had lost three times in a row!
Even Chen Shuhao's proud love songs couldn't win!
A sense of frustration arose in Qi Shenghua's heart.
As soon as this feeling appeared, he suppressed it.
I, Qi Shenghua, am a domineering CEO, how could I be afraid of a mere youngster!
"No. Zhou Yan originally wanted to release a song, but he didn't this month because the Music God made a move. Also, haven't you heard about the Ace City Competition? Producers like this want to wait until the competition to use their songs as entries," someone replied.
Prosperity Entertainment didn't have many ace producers because their primary business was writing viral online songs and mass-producing internet celebrities.
These songs could be written by mid-level to senior producers. As long as the melody was catchy enough and promoted by an internet celebrity, it would become a hit. Prosperity Entertainment had an entire production line for this.
However, their market share was gradually decreasing.
All of this was because of Ting Yu!
Ting Yu's few songs had stirred up ripples in the otherwise stagnant Chinese music scene.
Those talented producers, after a long period of silence, also began to release songs.
The market was shifting from entertainment towards quality.
Netizens' aesthetic standards for music were also gradually returning. After listening to good music, they gradually began to dislike those formulaic, common songs.
This was also why Prosperity Entertainment was eager to make a comeback.