Lin Chudong smiled faintly, saying, "The Golden Melody Awards these days are bogged down by bureaucracy; they don't hold as much weight anymore."
"Manipulation by people is getting worse. A lot of things aren't about popularity anymore, but about who's better at sucking up."
"For instance, if I'm a judge, and I have to evaluate a third-tier actress, I could give it to Zhang Yiran or Sora Aoi. Then I'd have to consider, which one of them is more useful to me?"
The students in the audience burst into laughter. "Teacher Da Fei, Sora Aoi is more useful!"
"Hahaha!"
Teacher Da Fei certainly didn't disappoint. He had been scolded by them a few days ago without responding. But was Da Fei the type to just take the insults? As soon as he opened his mouth, he put Zhang Yiran and Sora Aoi in the same camp. He was insulting people without using any vulgar words.
The students said, "Teacher Da Fei, there are a few minutes left, can you sing a song for us?"
"That's right, Teacher Da Fei, we've had several classes, but we haven't heard you sing yet!"
A few students chimed in, and immediately all the students started clapping along.
A boy in the back ran up and handed over a guitar. Professor Zhang also stood up, "Da Fei, give the students a song."
Lin Chudong nodded, "Alright, I'll sing something to help everyone relax before the law exam."
"I have a new song, would you like to hear it?"
The audience cheered, "Yes!"
Lin Chudong took out his phone and projected the screen onto the large screen behind him, directly opening the lyrics in his notepad.
"I'll sing Luosha Haishi for everyone."
...
At the same time, the Golden Melody Awards were in full swing.
Yang Han unsurprisingly won the Best Female Singer award.
But unfortunately, Invisible Wings didn't receive any awards.
If this song hadn't been written by Da Fei, it would definitely have won several major awards.
The outcome of the awards was quite ironic. Both of Yang Han's hit songs were Da Fei's creations.
Yang Han won Best Female Singer, yet her breakout songs weren't even mentioned.
Da Fei's band won the award for Band of the Year, which also led to some audience members mocking them.
"This is boring. Just a bunch of people patting themselves on the back. Not a single one of Da Fei's songs made the charts. Seriously?"
"Those songs, like Sailor and Sunshine Always After the Rain, didn't even chart?"
"Forget the Mandarin charts, have you seen the Cantonese ones? They'd rather leave a spot empty than let Da Fei in. I think Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies is the song of the year, but what does it matter? They didn't even nominate it."
"Zhang Yiran, aren't you even a little embarrassed?"
"Don't bother watching. The Golden Melody Awards are a joke."
"Da Fei's band? How can they even get an award? Wu Bo's got no cultural depth. They'd give an award to a tin can."
"Not just a tin can. They also have Sun Jie Raises His Hand. So embarrassing. Can those old hands compare to Liangyin's band?"
"Whoa, the stream next door is pretty popular. Da Fei's giving a law exam lecture, and he's got three million viewers!"
"Da Fei is actually live-streaming singing. Sorry, I'm going next door."
"Two thousand six hundred miles east of Luosha, across the seven passes and the scorched sea, three inches of yellow mud…"
Da Fei's singing echoed in the multi-functional classroom of the University of Political Science and Law. The classmates were all bewildered, looking at the lyrics on the screen, feeling that they were a bit obscure and difficult to understand.
"What does this lyric mean? It can't just be telling a story, right?"
"It seems like it's just a story. I've seen it in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio."
"I always feel there's a deeper meaning in Brother Fei's songs."
"Listen again."
Lin Chudong held his guitar, a smile on his face, his voice soaring.
"That Ma Hu doesn't know it's a donkey..."
Hearing this, everyone's expressions subtly shifted, a hint of interest appearing on their faces.
"I don't know why, but when I heard this lyric, I thought of Wang Xiaoyan's big donkey face."
"Haha, is Brother Fei writing a song specifically to curse Wang Xiaoyan?"
"He should be cursing Zhang Yiran, right? What's Wang Xiaoyan's status? Is she even worthy?"
Just as everyone finished discussing, Lin Chudong sang again.
"Before even speaking, it turns its rear..."
Da Fei's singing of that line immediately ignited the crowd. If the earlier parts were just storytelling, or even insults that everyone was speculating about, then this lyric was too pointed.
It was clearly a dig at the mentors of The Voice (of China), and the new mentor who had joined The Voice (of China) in the second season with great fanfare was none other than Zhang Yiran! There was only one of these "turn around" type of shows in all of the variety shows.
Accompanied by the audience's clamor, Lin Chudong's song reached its climax, a high note soaring and resonant.
"But that coal, it's born black. No matter how you wash it, it's still dirty!"
In an instant, the entire multi-purpose classroom seemed to explode.
All the students cheered and shouted, these young people loved a good spectacle. The online meme creators were also mostly people their age.
Seeing this kind of excitement, of course, they wouldn't miss the chance to join in the fun.
"I'm going to the Golden Melody Awards live stream next door to go and curse people, I just learned the lyrics, nobody stop me."
"Haha, I'm going to watch the fun too. I really want to see Zhang Yiran's expression when she hears this song."
"I don't think this song is just about dissing Zhang Yiran, is it? Isn't Shen Jianbin also a mentor on The Voice (of China)?"
"They're all birds of a feather anyway, so it's right to curse them together. Didn't the lyrics say, 'Just because there's a river, a gaggle of camps flow through'? It's talking about how they're birds of a feather, scrambling and scheming."
A large number of people immediately flooded into the live broadcast of the Golden Melody Awards, and the barrage was also very unified.
"No matter how you try to whitewash it, it's still a thing!"
"No matter how you try to whitewash it, it's still a thing!"
"No matter how you try to whitewash it, it's still a thing!!!"
"…"
Seeing these comments, the audience at the Golden Melody Awards was actually a bit bewildered.
But the comments repeatedly mentioned Da Fei's law exam livestream, and many people exited to go and take a look.
Within a few minutes, the number of viewers watching the Golden Melody Awards livestream immediately dropped significantly.
Meanwhile, the number of viewers in the Law and Politics University's livestream had soared to five million, ranking first across all platforms!
Lin Chudong's song had directly crushed the Golden Melody Awards' viewership!
Zhang Yiran also quietly opened her phone and clicked into the livestream.
Then, her face immediately darkened.
Da Fei was up to his tricks again?
"You're asking for it!"
The song didn't have a single curse word, nor did it mention anyone by name, but it was easy to see who it was aimed at.
Moreover, sung by Da Fei at this time, the target was too obvious. Everyone knew he was cursing Zhang Yiran and Wang Xiaoyan, along with Shen Jianbin.
"Damn it, he deserves it!" …
Da Fei's livestream had ended, but various video editing accounts quickly produced the video.
The song was still echoing online.
"That Ma Hu doesn't know he's a donkey, That Yu Niao doesn't know she's a chicken. Brothels have always pretended to be elegant,
And eunuchs have always loved to flaunt their authority!"
The lyrics didn't seem to be a problem, but when you thought about what had happened in the last few days, it was clearly a curse.
"Da Fei's insults are really harsh. 'Goulan' refers to a brothel, and brothels always pretend to be elegant. Isn't that just insulting Zhang Yiran?"
"That's right, he's definitely insulting her. Before, Da Fei even put Zhang Yiran and Sora Aoi in the same category."
"Eunuchs have always loved to flaunt their power, that's definitely talking about Shen Jianbin."
"Haha, everyone can just figure it out themselves. Da Fei didn't say anything, the netizens did all the cussing."
"Does Zhang Yiran even have the face to respond? You guys are over there pretending to give out awards, and Da Fei just drops a nuke over here, didn't it blow you all to bits?"
"They said Da Fei had no depth before, well, does he have depth now? Bury you all with it, haha!"
"'Before speaking, already turning his ass,' 'half a door frame, displaying true feelings,' that's the highest level of insult!"
"What does 'half a door' mean? Can someone with some culture explain?"
"It refers to ancient low-class prostitutes, who couldn't get into the brothels and would lean against the door to solicit customers."
"Damn, it's really Da Fei, these lyrics are amazing! He really tore Zhang Yiran a new one."
"How can pigs and dogs be in the painted hall? Where does a shoehorn become a wish-fulfilling scepter? Isn't this saying Shen Jianbin and the others are bootlicking Zhang Yiran? Hahaha!"
"You can study these lyrics, the more you study, the more profound they become."
"Da Fei's song is too full of killing intent!"
"..."
The reporters outside the Golden Melody Awards venue were getting more and more numerous, Wu Shuang walked over and whispered.
"Sister Zhang, let's go first, otherwise, we won't be able to leave later."
Paparazzi from all the media outlets had caught wind of the news, and of course, they wanted to interview Zhang Yiran immediately after such a big story broke.
After Lin Chudong's veiled insults, writing a song filled with murderous intent to curse her, and, crucially, his livestream surpassing the Golden Melody Awards in viewership, everyone was now most curious about Zhang Yiran's feelings.
Zhang Yiran nodded. If those reporters surrounded her, she wouldn't know what to say.
The more she spoke, the more hate she'd attract.
"Let's go first!"
Zhang Yiran quietly left through the back door. With Sister Zhang gone, the remaining programs after the Golden Melody Awards were meaningless, and the ceremony ended hastily after the awards were given out.
Da Fei's song directly caused the Golden Melody Awards to be cut short.
The reporters surrounded the venue, but unfortunately, they couldn't catch a glimpse of Zhang Yiran.
At this time, Zhang Yiran's Douyin comment section had already been overrun.
The last comment on the work had already exceeded three hundred thousand!
"Good news from the front, Sister Zhang's comment section has reached three hundred thousand."
"Understood, keep me informed!"
"Do you think Zhang Yiran will be so angry she throws up blood?"
"I'm going to sing this song on The Voice next time."
"Haha, I'll give you props if you make it to the semi-finals."
"..."
Liangyin Media.
Wang Zhi and the others widened their eyes.
"When did Da Fei write this song? Have you guys heard it?"
"Nope, haven't heard it. We just knew Da Fei was holding back a big move. The Golden Melody Awards ended in a rush, it was practically a live broadcast disaster."
"Zhang Yiran fled in a panic, and those reporters chased her all the way. The song's effect was too explosive."
"Is Da Fei back yet?"
"He's already downstairs at the company."
Zhang Yiran sat in the car, seeing nothing but vile comments in her comment section.
And those words Da Fei said during his lecture, actually comparing her to Sora Aoi, made her face turn green with rage!
Wu Shuang said through gritted teeth, "How could this bastard stir up such a huge public outcry?"
Actually, they couldn't figure it out either. Even if Da Fei had some fame, he definitely wasn't as popular as Zhang Yiran.
As a result, after this scolding, public opinion immediately turned against them.
Before, there were quite a few people helping to criticize Da Fei, but now their voices were completely suppressed.
Could it be that Da Fei's fans were even more numerous than theirs?
Listening to this song, Zhang Yiran gritted her teeth in anger.
"Da Fei! You really want to be my sworn enemy, don't you! Just you wait for me!"
Lin Chudong returned to the company as if nothing had happened.
Liang Yin's phone was about to explode from all the calls.
"Da Fei, you're too harsh. You insult people without using any dirty words. What should we do? A lot of media outlets want to interview you."
Lin Chudong said, "Tell them I'm in Beijing recording Crossover Singer and I'm not in Modu."
"Okay."
Liang Yin handled them one by one, and finally managed to send them all away.
These reporters were really hard to deal with, but they also knew that Da Fei was not an ordinary person. Last time, Da Fei's nonsense literature had left them speechless.
Now that Da Fei had upgraded, he was even less likely to be interviewed casually.
Liang Yin asked, "Da Fei, are you going to Beijing again?"
"Yeah, Crossover Singer is recording again. The director contacted me, and I'm recording four episodes this time."
Liang Yin thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Is Deng Siqing recording with you?"
Lin Chudong was taken aback and shook his head. "Sister Deng went straight to the finals. She's not here for these episodes."
"Oh, I see."
Lin Chudong said, "I might be in Kyoto for a few days this time. Take care of the Film and Television Department. See if there are any struggling film companies you can acquire some second-hand assets and employees from. It'll save time and effort."
"Okay, how many days will you be gone?"
"At least a couple of days, maybe three. I'm including the third rehearsal for the Spring Festival Gala. Once the 27 million from Tianxun Video comes in, transfer 7 million to my account."
"Okay, got it."
Liang Yin never asked what Lin Chudong needed the money for.
Her share agreement with Lin Chudong was fixed; even if Liang Yin reinvested her profits back into the company later, Lin Chudong's shares wouldn't be diluted.
He would always have fifty-one percent. Moreover, Lin Chudong had no intention of seeking funding, so Liang Yin didn't really care about the ratio between investment and profits; she would always be the second in command anyway.
Previously, she invested three million, and Da Fei contributed his technical skills, giving her forty-nine percent of the shares. Actually, Liang Yin already felt she was getting a good deal.
To partner with such a talented big star, and become the second in command for so little money, was definitely worthwhile.
Now, money was making more money. If Liang Yin took her dividends at the end of the year, she would be a small, wealthy woman worth tens of millions.
However, she didn't have anywhere to spend the money, so she would just give it all to Da Fei and let him pursue his career.
Lin Chudong sent a WeChat message to Deng Siqing.
"Sister Deng, I've booked tickets for tonight to go to Beijing to record Crossover Singer. I'll record all the subsequent preliminary rounds."
Lin Chudong was now used to staying at Sister Deng's place in the capital. Sister Deng took care of him meticulously, and he had to admit, he was a little addicted to that feeling.
Deng Siqing: "Oh dear, I'm on a business trip and won't be back until tomorrow. You'll have to stay on your own tonight."
Lin Chudong: "Alright."
Deng Siqing: "The car keys are in the bedside table. You can drive my car; it'll be more convenient."
Lin Chudong: "Understood, thank you, Sister Deng."
Deng Siqing: "You're welcome."
Deng Siqing, beaming with joy in her hotel room, took a screenshot and sent it to Cheng Huanhuan.
"Da Fei offered to stay at my place. Do you think our relationship is progressing rapidly?"
Cheng Huanhuan: You've got love brain, huh? So you're moving in, big deal. It's not like it's the first time. What's the progress?
Deng Siqing: You don't understand. It feels different now. Our relationship has become... subtle.
Cheng Huanhuan: Tsk, tsk, I don't get your love-brain world. Da Fei must be lonely all alone in an empty room. I should go keep him company.
Deng Siqing: I'm taking a screenshot, and I'll send it to Da Fei in a bit.
Cheng Huanhuan: ...The first rule of being a good bestie: delete the chat log immediately.
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