December.
Many producers released songs one after another.
This was because this month was the final month of Ting Yu's twelve consecutive championships.
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Li Liqun was an older generation producer. Although he had not been nominated as a "Song God," he was immensely popular in the ACG domain.
In the early years, the Chinese animation market was not as prosperous as it is now, and they relied on purchasing foreign animation copyrights.
He wrote the theme songs for 70% of these animations.
He was a part of the childhood and youth memories for a large number of people. 70% of the anime theme songs in the market were written by him.
Therefore, in the hearts of ACG fans, he was synonymous with classic.
After these two released their songs.
Many older generation producers who had been silent for a long time successively announced that new songs were about to be released.
The Chinese music scene was more lively than ever at this moment.
Even during the city qualifiers, there weren't this many ace producers releasing songs in a single month.
The era of gods battling had finally arrived!
"Brothers, the new song charts for all genres are going crazy!"
"Haha, each genre has several incredibly high-quality songs, I can't even keep up!"
"Why is it so intense, yet I feel a sense of tragic grandeur?"
"It's unstoppable. Even with his reputation, Ting Yu can sweep through a large portion of the charts with any song."
"You can't describe Ting Yu's songs as 'any song.' Even one of his casual songs can rival classics in quality."
"Haha, I feel a spirit of facing death with no regrets on the rankings."
"Haven't you noticed? They are releasing songs knowing they can't stop Ting Yu, isn't this a form of tacit fulfillment?"
As more and more older generation producers released songs.
People began to sense something different.
Many music critics also shared their views on the matter.
"Exactly, what Ting Yu lacks most is seniority, as he debuted too recently. This battle of gods this time can completely address his seniority issue. Since the participants are all older generation producers, with their involvement, the credibility of Ting Yu's twelve consecutive championships will be maximized!"
Ting Yu had always been criticized for his lack of seniority. This time, with so many older generation producers stepping up, although they were all considered ace-level, in the public's eyes, they were the epitome of classics.
If Ting Yu defeated them, no one would be able to question his seniority or the credibility of his achievements again.
Could Ting Yu defeat them?
Of course, he could.
This was the answer in everyone's minds, and it was a very certain answer.
Because among the current producers, perhaps only Mo Yan could contend with Ting Yu, and even in terms of popularity, Mo Yan might not guarantee the same level as Ting Yu.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him the top star among producers.
With such traffic, his chart-climbing performance couldn't be simply described; even if he released an average song, it could quickly snatch the top spot due to his fan base.
So why were so many older generation producers, knowing this, initiating this ultimate battle?
Fulfillment.
It was for the sake of fulfilling Ting Yu.
To make his divine status flawless.
To ensure that no one could question the credibility of his twelve consecutive championships.
This was a grand gift collectively presented by the older generation producers of the Chinese music scene to a talented and astonishing junior!
"Twelve consecutive championships, so nostalgic..." Chen Shuhao looked at the news online.
When he achieved twelve consecutive championships, it was already the early days of the traffic era.
In the final month, everyone's approach was the complete opposite of this.
Perhaps because he didn't dominate as overwhelmingly as Ting Yu did each month, the older generation producers did not make a move in his final month.
If they had made a move back then, Chen Shuhao would not have been able to achieve twelve consecutive championships.
In fact, this was another form of fulfillment.
"You're going to release a song?" Ding Sheng Entertainment President Qi Shenghua asked, taking a sip of tea with a solemn tone.
"I want to," Chen Shuhao nodded.
A brief silence fell between them.
"If President Qi is worried about affecting the company's reputation, I can release the song under my personal name," Chen Shuhao said with a smile.
Everyone knew that Ting Yu was unstoppable, and releasing a song now was like giving Ting Yu experience points.
Therefore, if Chen Shuhao came in second again this time, the joke of Ding Sheng Entertainment being the eternal runner-up might trend again.
"Do I, Qi Shenghua, the domineering CEO, care about that kind of reputation?" Qi Shenghua sneered, then continued, "The company still has a board of directors, and they won't agree to you releasing a song this month. But as long as you don't go through company channels, they won't dare to do anything to you."
Chen Shuhao looked up and gazed deeply at Qi Shenghua.
Then, he nodded: "Thank you."
Qi Shenghua waved his hand and smiled, "You are the Song God. It's now thanks to your reputation that the company can attract many talented producers. Although I lost to Lin Chaoyang, it doesn't mean Lin Chaoyang defeated me; the one who defeated me was Ting Yu."
He had indeed set a trap for Lin Chaoyang in the past.
If Ting Yu hadn't appeared, he might have won, or at least removed the "eternal runner-up" title.
But with Ting Yu's emergence, he had completely lost hope.
Chen Shuhao smiled noncommittally at his words. Lin Chaoyang had treated him well. He had given up on Dynasty Entertainment to come to Ding Sheng Entertainment, which was essentially a betrayal. Although in the workplace, there was only profit, and leaving when the contract expired meant no betrayal, he didn't like to gossip about Lin Chaoyang behind his back.
"Haha, enough said. Come, have some tea. Perhaps you'll get lucky this time and win against Ting Yu. What type of song are you preparing to release?" Qi Shenghua raised his teacup.
Chen Shuhao followed suit and raised his teacup, "Of course, a love song. That's my strong suit."
They enjoyed drinking tea and chatting in the office when they had free time.
It had become a habit.
...
While the Chinese music scene was buzzing with excitement.
The most anticipated music program, "The Masked Singer," arrived as scheduled for its third episode.
Upon its premiere, the live stream's popularity instantly surged.
"It's here, it's here! I heard there are many unexpected events this episode!"
"Haha, I was at the live recording. You guys have no idea how many plot twists there are this time."
"What plot twists? Did Night Rabbit win the Singer of the Mask again?"
"While I don't want to believe it, many people are saying that."
"What's there not to believe? Isn't it normal for Night Rabbit to win the Singer of the Mask? And there are other twists besides that."
"Friendly reminder, Night Rabbit's style this episode is very different!"
The cryptic comments in the bullet screen only piqued the audience's interest in this episode even further.