Chapter 72: One article stirs up a thousand waves
"Have you seen that article on Weibo?"

"Saw."

"Any ideas?"

"No."

"But she said the songs you wrote were low-brow and lacked substance."

"Evaluation of songs is very subjective. Everyone has their own aesthetics and understanding. And before Ding Xin said this, there was almost no such voice on the Internet, right? The public's ears are sharp. Besides, if I had my own opinions after Ding Xin made such remarks, then facing the thousands of various evaluations on the Internet, wouldn't I be living in internal friction all day long?"

"That makes sense, and it's true. Let's just sit back and watch the fight. One more thing. The company has allocated some promotional resources for the release of a single. Do you have any thoughts?"

"Single? The kind where you can only release one song?"

"That's right. It can be your solo song, Shiqi's solo song, or both of you. But one thing to note is that the quality of this single is very important! It is equivalent to your stepping stone to enter Yehua Entertainment. The sales volume will directly affect the allocation of some subsequent promotional resources."

“Got it, so is there a time limit on the release date?”

"Let's try to do it in the early part of this month. In fact, the earlier the better. I think we might have a chance to compete for a spot on the list."

"understood."

"If you have any questions, you can always ask me, and we can also have a face-to-face meeting."

"it is good."

After finishing the chat with Bai Xingjian on WeChat, Zheng Wei rubbed his brows, shook his head and smiled, saying:
"I thought Xiaobai's mentality would be affected by Ding Xin's article, but it turns out that she didn't take it seriously at all. I was a little anxious before... Is Xiaobai really a college student who hasn't graduated yet?"

Zheng Wei slid his phone and looked through the chat history.

"This guy is too calm!"

Zheng Wei sighed again, holding her phone as she walked towards the balcony, saying, "She's really brave. She didn't even ask a question. Did she know the rules when she was at Qingmu Entertainment, or is she just very confident in the songs she created?"

Zheng Wei didn't think too much. He went to the balcony to calm down and look at the sunset in the sky that seemed to be lit by fire.

The pace of life suddenly slowed down, and she didn't have to worry about so many trivial matters as before. She was a little uncomfortable for a while.

As if he had thought of something, Zheng Wei opened Weibo and searched it, and then an expression of "as expected" appeared on his face.

A Weibo post was displayed on her phone.

#New Song Express#
Wen Suxi is coming with her new single "Hidden Light"! Combining multiple musical elements, she will bring you an unprecedented audio-visual feast.

On May 5, stay tuned to major music platforms and feel the magic of music with Wen Suxi!

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……

"Want to release a song? ... Jian, you can do it yourself, and you don't need to take me with you. I was shopping with my mom today, and we passed by several stores playing the song we sang. Luckily, my singing voice is not very different from my normal speaking voice, so mom didn't notice it, otherwise I might not be able to come back for May Day."

"I'll tell you something in secret. Mom praised our singing of "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond" but she didn't recognize your voice. It turns out that you are not her biological child (snickering)"

"You must take good care of yourself in Linjiang. Remember to eat and sleep on time."

"Don't miss me too much~ (laughs)"

After chatting with Zheng Wei, Bai Xingjian told his cheap sister about the release of the single.

With the May Day holiday approaching, my cheap sister decided to return to her home in Shenzhen to stabilize the morale of her parents.

Judging from the information she has sent out so far, the situation at home is relatively stable.

A knowing smile appeared on Bai Xingjian's face, and his nimble fingers tapped on the phone screen, replying to the message.

While they were enjoying the peaceful warmth, people on the Internet were already arguing fiercely. The rap circle was the area where the flames of war spread most violently.

Ding Xin belittled rap and the show "The Rap of China" so much that people in the rap circle, no matter how big or small, above or below the surface, all came out to support rap.

The rap circle here is quite popular among the public because no negative incidents have occurred.

Seeing Ding Xin's criticism of the music form of rap, many passers-by also began to speak up for rap.

For a time, the rap circle's attack on Ding Xin was particularly strong, with various remarks and diss works emerging one after another.

During this process, the diss culture in the rap circle has gradually come into the public eye.

In a county town, in a not very high-end bar.

Xu Yang, a strong contender for the championship of "The New Rap", received an invitation from his boss and returned to the bar where he had performed for many years on May Day.

There were no customers in the bar tonight, only familiar friends from their circle.

"Brother Yang, what do you think about the article published by Ding Xin?" a hooded boy asked Xu Yang.

"When gods fight, mortals suffer. We'd better stay out of this muddy water."

Xu Yang sighed. He didn’t know why a figure of Ding Xin’s level would suddenly attack their rap circle.

"So Brother Yang, are you not going to release any diss works? I feel like this wave of traffic is very huge."

"Brother Yang is already competing for the championship in The Rap of China, why does he still care about his current traffic?"

"That's right. Just like Brother Yang said, it's best not to wade into this muddy water. If you get caught as an example, that would be really troublesome."

Hearing these words, Xu Yang shook his head: "That's not the case. I plan to prepare a diss and respond during the finals of "New Rap" next week."

"Oh my god! Lian Yang is planning to sing a diss song in response on the show, so it should be okay for us to post some diss songs on Weibo to increase traffic, right? Brother Yang?"

"That's definitely no problem." Xu Yang reminded: "But be careful about the limit, don't put any words in the diss, and also find the right target for the diss. If you just fire randomly and indiscriminately attack others like Ding Xin did, then you may get into big trouble."

"Hey, it's natural."

"I've wanted to post it for a long time. Now with what Brother Yang said, I'm full of confidence."

"Go ahead, go ahead!"

"Go one!"

"Come on, come on!"

Similar things, in different forms, happen in various groups within the rap community.

This is the case in the rap circle, and other circles are not to be outdone.

After reading Ding Xin's article, fans of GoldenCold and fans of Fenghuang Yufei stood on the same side, which was extremely rare.

There are no permanent enemies, no permanent friends, only permanent interests.

Although this sentence is not very appropriate here, the current situation is indeed that the interests of GoldenCold and Fenghuang Yufei have been infringed.

Coupled with the "New Era of Heavenly Group" production team's "nostalgic" Weibo post about GoldenCold and Bai Xingjian, many old fans shed tears, which also gave a deeper meaning to the cooperation between the fans of both sides.

They began to share information and use pictures and texts to refute the biased views on GoldenCold and Fenghuang Yufei's output in the article published by Ding Xin.

Music critic Su Caitao, who is already a loyal fan of Fenghuang Yufei, also spoke out on Weibo to support Fenghuang Yufei.

For a time, there was an uproar on the Internet.

(End of this chapter)