N-M Chapter 45 shifts the focus, pointing directly at Shen Yuege.
Chapter 45 shifts the focus, pointing directly at Shen Yuege.
After Liu Siqi's "By the Lake Baikal" was released, the summer music competition instantly became fierce.
The original situation, which seemed to be a three-way balance of power between Xu Manlin, Liu Siqi, and Weng Qingya, was completely disrupted by "Lake Baikal".
Although we had previously relied on strong promotion from company resources, and the data from a few days ago was quite good.
But now, she can only be a background figure.
The daily play count for the album "Rush to the Dead Summer" has also declined from a peak of three million to less than one million.
Many discordant voices also appeared in the album's comment section.
The initial "Keep going, Qingya" comments changed to "After listening to Xu Manlin's songs, this one is just okay," then to "After listening to Liu Siqi's songs, this one is really just average," and "There are differences between singers."
Inside Legendary Entertainment, Vice President Hu Zhengming's face was so gloomy it could drip water.
"Useless! A bunch of useless trash! We spent so much money and this is the crap we made?" He slammed a data report on the table. "Look at this! Look at this! What are they saying online? That without Shen Yuege, Legendary Entertainment doesn't even have a decent singer!"
Weng Qingya stood to the side, head down, not daring to speak.
Her success today is not only due to her own abilities, but also to the preferential treatment of company resources and certain shady deals.
When faced with truly outstanding works, her remaining advantage of her singing voice vanished.
Neither Liu Siqi nor Xu Manlin were easy targets for her to stage an accident for.
"Mr. Hu, now is not the time for blame." The publicity director next to Hu Zhengming pushed up his glasses. "Shen Yuege hasn't made a move yet, perhaps we could..."
"What can it be?"
"We can redirect public opinion back to Shen Yuege." A ruthless glint flashed in the publicity director's eyes. "We can spread rumors that Shen Yuege has run out of ideas and won't be releasing a new album, which is why she's been hesitant to take on the challenge. We could even say... tomorrow."
Hu Zhengming narrowed his eyes: "Have you investigated the relationship between Shen Yuege and that Mingri?"
"No. Wanwan Jingting is keeping a tight rein on things and won't reveal any information. But it's precisely because of Wanwan Jingting's unusual behavior that it's easier for us to operate. We'll just say that this 'Tomorrow' is actually a fictional character created by Shen Yuege's team to cover up Shen Yuege's purchase of songs. The real creator is someone else, and now that the cooperation has broken down, Shen Yuege has no songs to sing."
"Alright!" Hu Zhengming thought for a moment, then slammed his hand on the table to confirm, "That's the plan! Join forces with the media and influential figures we know, and get the narrative going. We need to make everyone think that it's not that our Weng Qingya is incompetent, but that Shen Yuege, this 'former wave,' died on the beach much earlier."
"As long as Shen Yuege can't cause any major trouble, Legend Entertainment still has a chance to turn things around."
Meanwhile, Myth Entertainment.
Xu Manlin looked at the terrifying data and word-of-mouth of Liu Siqi's new song and clenched her fingers tightly into her palm.
The powerful combination of "The World" and "By the Lake Baikal" directly pushed her "Flying Against the Light" off the top spot on the new song chart, and now her songs are hovering between second and third place.
"Teacher Liang!" Xu Manlin looked at Liang Fenghua, who was sitting on the sofa with his eyes closed, her tone filled with anxiety and resentment. "Liu Siqi's two songs are of such high quality, they've surpassed the title track of my album. Can we write another one?"
Liang Fenghua slowly opened his eyes, his face showing a hint of fatigue and surprise.
"This is truly unexpected! When did Star Glory Entertainment acquire a producer of this caliber? Besides, the name Lu Ran sounds quite unfamiliar."
He has been in the music industry for decades and has seen countless talented producers, but it is extremely rare to find someone like Lu Ran who can produce two high-quality works in a short period of time.
"This isn't the time to talk about that." Xu Manlin walked up to him. "Teacher Liang, do you and the other teachers have any hidden gems left? Could you compose another piece that can rival these two songs?"
The other three top producers exchanged glances, one of them giving a wry smile: "Manlin, it's not that we didn't try our best. Songs like 'Flying Against the Light' and 'When the Wind Rises' for you are already our most satisfying works in recent years. Liu Siqi's two songs are simply too high quality, especially 'By the Lake Baikal.' The perfect combination of melody and artistic conception is beyond the level that even we top producers can achieve."
"That Lu Ran is just too much of a genius."
"A genius?" A hint of jealousy and ruthlessness flashed in Xu Manlin's eyes. "I don't believe there's such a genius in the world! How many songs can he create all by himself? Liu Siqi released two songs in one go; she's probably already exhausted him! We have more people; if we combine the strength of the four of you, work overtime, I refuse to believe we can't create a hit song!"
"I guarantee that if we can release another song of the same quality, in addition to the benefits promised by the company, I will personally add another 20% to your earnings." Xu Manlin was determined to go all in.
Liang Fenghua was silent for a moment, then slowly nodded: "Manlin's words make sense. A person's energy is limited, and high output often means unstable quality. We can concentrate our efforts on polishing one song. I happen to have a somewhat immature concept melody here. I originally thought it was too risky, but now it seems that we can give it a try."
"That's great!" Hope rekindled in Xu Manlin's eyes. "Please, Teacher Liang and all the teachers, help me this time! As long as you can suppress Liu Siqi, I will definitely pay you the full reward afterwards!"
As the saying goes, "a generous reward will surely bring forth brave men," and the other three top producers nodded in agreement.
The four producers quickly entered a state of seclusion and began to work together to develop a new piece of music.
Meanwhile, a lot of negative comments about Shen Yuege have been circulating online.
Furthermore, fueled by Legendary Entertainment, these public opinions have begun to escalate.
Topics such as #Shen Yuege's new album is in trouble#, #Has the former queen of pop run out of ideas#, and #Unveiling "Tomorrow" and its true identity remains a mystery# have frequently topped the trending searches.
Shen Yuege's fans naturally denied it vehemently, but they couldn't withstand the large number of online trolls on the other side, and many uninformed bystanders were also misled.
In addition, Shen Yuege herself has not spoken out on Weibo for a long time, which has caused many casual fans to have mixed feelings.
"Why hasn't Yuege released her song yet? I'm so impatient!"
"Could it be true, like the rumors say, that they've run out of songs?"
"Could it be that Shen Yuege really bought 'The First Dream'? Otherwise, why is 'Tomorrow' being so mysterious?"
"Don't talk nonsense upstairs, Yuege's strength is obvious to all!"
Whether or not "tomorrow" even exists is another matter!
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