Yang Yingying didn't know when she hung up the phone.
She slumped onto the sofa, her expression incredibly complex.
After a long while.
She sighed softly and picked up her phone.
She sent a message to the group owner of the fan group.
"Plan canceled."
After sending it.
She opened Weibo without a word.
She searched for the word "Jiangnan" and then clicked to follow the official verified Weibo account.
Not only that, but she also followed Li Xinyan.
Then, she returned to her own Weibo.
"Congratulations to Xinyan for making her dream come true. She is indeed suitable for these two roles. Everyone, please support her, and I wish Jiangnan's drama great success and the movie big sales!"
Then, with an expression more uncomfortable than if she had eaten shit, she clicked to post.
After doing all this, she slumped back onto the sofa as if she had lost all strength.
Since becoming popular, she hadn't suffered such grievances for a long time. However, she knew that if she acted impulsively and confronted them head-on, the truth would be exposed, and she would lose face completely. Moreover, Tingyu had witnessed it firsthand, so she couldn't create public opinion to confuse the masses.
As long as Tingyu said a single word, no one would believe her.
Instead of risking offending capital and deliberately causing trouble, it was better to save some face this way.
"Li Xinyan, your luck is enviable!"
Yang Yingying was the only one who knew the inside story. She knew how Li Xinyan got these roles.
Now she deeply regretted it, regretting why she had lost her temper with Li Xinyan.
If she had simply left Xinghui directly, none of this would have happened.
At that time, Li Xinyan was still her assistant, and she could throw tantrums at home however she pleased.
People have this kind of psychology.
Some people feel worse seeing others make money than they do losing money themselves.
And some people are so envious of others' luck that they can't hide their sourness.
...
After Yang Yingying posted this Weibo.
Many netizens were confused.
What happened?
They had originally expected another catfight, but Yang Yingying directly sent her congratulations to Li Xinyan.
This instantly silenced the passersby and fans who were ready to join the fray.
"Why aren't you playing by the rules? I had my attack plan all edited..."
"Boring, I thought it was a mistress-servant conflict, but it turned out to be sisters fulfilling each other's dreams."
"Although I smell something unusual, since the main parties involved don't mind, there's nothing more to say."
"Is this it?"
"Yang Yingying must have chickened out, but it's normal. Although Jiangnan is a newcomer in the film and television industry, his works are too outstanding. Li Xinyan was chosen by Jiangnan, so Yang Yingying didn't dare to make a fuss."
"Regardless, it's over, and Yang Yingying is quite smart, unlike Brother Ma who insisted on going against the old thief."
"@ZhangQingyun, Brother Ma, come and learn some skills!"
"Lawyer's letter warning!"
Zhang Qingyun was truly popular.
However, it was due to being meme-d.
He was scrolling through Yang Yingying's WeChat when he suddenly saw so many people talking about him.
He collapsed again!
"Damn it, what did I do to deserve this? Why do they have to drag me into everything?"
He wailed and turned off his phone.
Now, he finally knew how to handle such matters.
If he had congratulated Xianjian on its great success like Yang Yingying back then, he would never have ended up in this situation.
However, regret was useless now because his identity as "Brother Ma" had become deeply ingrained in people's minds.
Even if he was unwilling to accept it, he had to bite the bullet and accept it.
The more he went against the market, the greater the blow he would suffer.
...
Kyoto.
Lin Family Villa.
Su Yu packed his things and went out.
Today he was going to record "The Masked Singer." Su Yu had prepared two Vietnamese songs for the competition.
One was Eason Chan's "Bicycle," a lyrical piece. Su Yu had thought of this song long ago. He had already released two songs about his father, and this was the last song in his father's trilogy. However, the meaning of this song was slightly different from the previous two, with a more nuanced perspective. It should be fine for the first round of the competition.
The other was "Digital Life" by the legendary "Iron Lung Demon King" George Lam. As the competition entered the later stages, he needed to choose songs that emphasized skill to ensure he wouldn't face any unexpected issues when competing for the King of Singers.
In the later stages, the singers who appeared were all very powerful, like Zhanma in the previous episode. If he used simple songs, even Su Yu couldn't guarantee he wouldn't make a mistake.
His goal was clear: like in the city preliminaries, he aimed to maintain the first place until the finals.
The later the stage, the more important the song choice would become.
"Digital Life" was definitely a song filled with explosive techniques. He needed rhythm, breath control, articulation, pitch, and high notes.
This was definitely a song that would make even professional singers doubt their lives.
"Su Su, I'm going to the Spring Festival Gala live rehearsal with Mother. She said she wants to teach me some special tricks, so I can't accompany you," Lin Yanyu said, holding Su Yu's hand reluctantly.
Lin Yanyu had originally wanted to go to the live broadcast this time, and she had already obtained tickets.
However, Chen Rong was going to the Spring Festival Gala to rehearse "Ru Yuan," and she wanted Lin Yanyu to accompany her. The main purpose was to teach Lin Yanyu to sing. After all, Chen Rong, as an opera performer, rarely had opportunities to sing popular music live. This rehearsal was a chance for her to teach her daughter while practicing.
Performing live and singing in a studio were two completely different states. Letting Lin Yanyu listen more would allow her to learn a lot.
"It's okay, Mom's matters are the most important. Learn more from Mom," Su Yu glanced at Chen Rong, who was smiling beside them.
The mother-in-law's matters were, of course, the most important.
Furthermore, letting Lin Yanyu listen to Chen Rong's live performance would allow her to learn a lot. Although Lin Yanyu's singing skills were excellent, there was still some distance between her and national-level performers like Chen Rong.
After bidding farewell to Lin Yanyu and Chen Rong, Su Yu went to the garage and randomly picked a sports car.
As soon as he walked out.
He saw A Ru already waiting outside.
"Get in," Su Yu waved to her.
Then the two of them drove towards the recording venue.
...
As the recording of "The Masked Singer" approached.
Those who were following the show were discussing the current episode online.
Dark Night Rabbit, the King of Singers for five consecutive weeks, had his song "Balloon" from the previous episode trigger a nationwide challenge, and "Never Left" had amazed many with his powerful vocals.
The criticism about his breath control was self-defeating.
Now, Dark Night Rabbit gave the impression of a "six-sided warrior."
Whether it was emotion, technique, breath control, or stage presence, he was incredibly skilled.
And he had that bug-like versatile voice.
"No need to guess, Dark Night Rabbit is the King of Singers."
"Haha, that direct? I think we should still look forward to the next few replacement singers."
"It's a pity that Black Warrior, the Vietnamese singer, was eliminated. Otherwise, we could have heard a few more classic Vietnamese songs."
"Who cares what singer it is, what I'm most looking forward to is what song Dark Night Rabbit will sing next!"
"Is Dark Night Rabbit really Tingyu?"
"Who knows, but it's widely rumored online that Dark Night Rabbit is Tingyu."
"It's hard to imagine that the singing style with unclear pronunciation that Tingyu displayed would be Dark Night Rabbit..."
"This is also the biggest controversy right now, mainly because Tingyu's previous vocal style was too distinctive."
The speculation about Dark Night Rabbit's identity had never stopped.
Tingyu's fans were even more convinced that this Dark Night Rabbit was Tingyu. If this were the case, after Dark Night Rabbit became the King of Singers, Tingyu would truly become an eternal legend in the Chinese music scene, a song god and a singing god, unprecedented in the Chinese music world!
...
ps: I had already finished three chapters, but while researching, I discovered that certain lyricists could not be written about. I was locked up once, and the author dared not be reckless. If I wrote it, I might be locked up again, so I rewrote the competition songs. I'll see if I can add the next chapter later. If not, there will be four chapters tomorrow (I saw that many readers recommended Beyond. The songs of Beyond are needed a little later for the plot.)