Love Variety Show: The despised me exploded in popularity

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Clicking into QQ Music, the homepage's large screen scrolled through the posters for "Big Fish."

It was a Chinese ink painting style poster with bold white characters. A portrait of Lin Chuan himself was blended into it, with a line of small white text below marking it as Lin Chuan's new song.

Without a second thought, she purchased it, deducting two yuan.

The song's interface slowly loaded, the soothing piano prelude played. As she glanced casually at the lyrics, she unexpectedly saw a name.

Lyrics and composition: Xu Qingyan.

Hmm???

She rubbed her eyes, revealing a hint of confusion. No way, had Lin Chuan taken the lead while she had been busy with the contract termination for half a month?

Damn it, Jiang Ling bit her nails, suddenly feeling a bit stifled. Weren't those two just superficially acquainted before? When did they get together to write a song? And Lin Chuan didn't even give her a heads up.

As the intro ended, Lin Chuan's singing voice slowly rose.

"The waves silently submerge the deep night, overflowing the corners at the edge of the sky."

When that voice, akin to that of a Sea Monster, resonated ethereally, Jiang Ling was dumbstruck. This singing voice...these lyrics and melody, were stunning from the very first line.

The moment she heard [Watching the sea and sky merge, listening to the wind and rain, holding your hand, dispersing the vast misty waves], Jiang Ling felt a sliver of light enter her heart.

This sliver of light came from ancient texts she had memorized in high school, the beauty hidden within lines like "amidst the lush reeds, the dew turns to frost," exploding in an instant.

The composition of this song had a strong emotional impact, making the listener feel as if immersed in the deep sea. A sense of ethereal detachment washed over them.

Lin Chuan's vocal timbre was truly exceptional, a gift bestowed by the heavens.

Even though Jiang Ling was a bit jealous, she had to admit that this song was only suited for Lin Chuan to sing. Even if she had gotten this song, she couldn't have sung it with that ethereal quality.

Halfway through the song, Jiang Ling was stunned.

Thud, she pressed the pause button, no longer wanting to continue listening. How maddening, it felt like she'd been NTR'd, even though she had set her sights on it first. It was all Cloud Wing Entertainment's fault.

Now that she had parted ways with Cloud Wing Entertainment, looking back, everything about it seemed foolish. Then she saw over thirty thousand comments in the "Big Fish" comment section, and she felt overwhelmed.

"Such a beautiful song, it's as if a Sea Monster is singing."

"So moving I cried, Lin Chuan is amazing!"

"My ears have fallen in love. Looking back, Lin Chuan is getting better and better. This song produced in collaboration with Teacher Xu is really too beautiful, makes me want to cry."

"At first listen, it's so ethereal and beautiful. But then a little later, heads up for high energy, my scalp is tingling, it's so shocking, I'm done for."

"Chuan Chuan really sang out the feeling of watching the whales in the sea-blue, a legendary piece."

Without doubt, this was the hit song of the year.

Jiang Ling took another look at the release time, three hours ago... Okay, okay, her hanging heart finally died.

She was not a petty person, but seeing Lin Chuan take off was more painful than killing her. Just a short while ago, they had talked in private.

Lin Chuan had complained to her about not having a signature piece, how the pressure of recent performances was mounting. It's not that he hadn't sung good songs, but they were either covers or original songs that only gained moderate success.

Yet, half a month passed, she had just terminated her contract, and Lin Chuan had his signature work.

A million sales in three hours, that's a figure one could laugh awake from in their dreams. Although Lin Chuan was indeed popular, it wasn't to the explosive extent.

It was out of the world, twenty times the usual achievement. Aside from Lin Chuan's ever-improving singing skills, the more important factor was... Xu Qingyan.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, so she furiously sent Xu Qingyan a message.

"I've listened to Lin Chuan's new song, and the song Teacher Xu wrote is very nice. I hope to collaborate with Teacher Xu in the future, looking forward to it /cute/."

To be honest, she felt a bit jokerish at that moment, instantly regretting it.

In this fast-food era, people should... at the very least, have a baseline. They shouldn't humble themselves to please others for a slight gain.
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Besides, Xu Qingyan wasn't any good either, a man with a heart of stone.

Just as Jiang Ling was about to retract her message, Xu Qingyan miraculously replied.

"Hmm, I'm looking forward to it too."

Hmm???

Jiang Ling instantly sat up straight, her mind went blank for a moment. It was as if she had just fawned over an indifferent jerk, and the jerk had surprisingly responded, "Okay, baby."

That's right, she was hooked, taking him at his word.

"Hmm, I've already terminated my contract with Cloud Wing Entertainment, for your information. If Teacher Xu has any suitable projects in the future, please remember to contact me, I won't disturb Teacher Xu's rest."

Type, type, type, she sent the message without any hesitation. After sending it, she still felt it wasn't sincere enough, so after a moment's consideration, she added a goodnight.

Biting her nails, she flipped back and forth through her messages, feeling even more jokerish.

Go to hell, jerk!

Xu Qingyan: "Hmm."

Jiang Ling: "Hmm /cute/."

She looked at the cute emoticon with raised hands and blushing cheeks. She almost couldn't keep it together, almost gagging at the thought, it was unbelievable.

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As expected, an environment can change a person, I can't believe I would become so nauseating one day.

Bleh!

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Xu Qingyan put down his phone, and didn't pay much attention to Jiang Ling.

But the other party was a tough cookie too, so he wasn't too cold towards her either. They could work together if there was a chance in the future, after all, writing a song wasn't much trouble for him.

It's just that things that come too easily aren't cherished, so he wasn't in a rush.

He was just curious how she had convinced the old fogeys at Cloud Wing Entertainment to let go. The music section of Cloud Wing Entertainment was weak to begin with, only having two little music queens to hold the fort.

With Lin Wanzhou gone, there was only Jiang Ling left, a slightly more mature little music queen.

Now that Jiang Ling had left as well, the music section at Cloud Wing Entertainment was virtually defunct, and he wondered what those old sticks at Cloud Wing were thinking.

Speaking of old sticks, Lin Chuan had mentioned a leader before. He was supposed to plan a meeting with me, but somehow that got blown off.

The promised "with Bai Li's departure, the marketplace declines, with Sun Shuao's departure, the sea loses brilliance" never came to fruition.

Huang Kefan, with his penchant for playing mysteries, wasn't someone Xu Qingyan cared to question. It's best not to guess at what leaders think, some male leaders in their forties and fifties can be more temperamental than little fairies.

Just from what Xu Qingyan had seen, a leader from his previous company demanded that employees wear Nike for a team-building mountain climbing event. He claimed that his fortune telling indicated that it was an inauspicious year, so he wanted to... Nike it!

Purely ridiculous, an old fairy man.

However, he did indeed lack a certain direction at the moment; if he could get involved in some major projects to gain experience, starting an entertainment company later on would be much smoother.

Pei Muchan lacked the ambition, and her biggest achievement would probably be running a major studio.

Lin Wanzhou... she had Wen Yun as her backer and was following the conventional route of a music star. Her studio was merely a boost, and future development would surely revolve around her personal IP.

Alas, ice-cold cola defined the heroes of the age, with only myself to shoulder the burden.

What's the advantage of starting a company? The benefits are numerous. Big-name celebrities will break away from capital control once they reach a certain size, and transform into players at the table.

Like one of the nation's Four Little Flowers or the star who shouted "I am the capital."

At this stage, it doesn't matter how popular Pei Muchan or Lin Wanzhou are. Xu Qingyan was clear that with him around, their futures would never be limited to just a music queen title.

Even leaving the future aside, at this stage, both women, with the title of little music queen, were being pushed around everywhere. Whether it was Cloud Wing Entertainment or some xxx show production team, or even xxx drama production team.

In front of capital, stars are just playthings. The magic artifact to defeat the demon Bo Gang was a drum, only magic can defeat magic, and only capital can beat capital.

Xu Qingyan had said he would lift them onto a bigger stage, and that didn't mean just endless copying, it also included clearing the obstacles. This was his choice, to at least protect them from being bullied.

Fairness, fairness, it's all about damn fairness!

Whether it's confronting the Song King show production team or rebuking the "A Road Full of Flowers" drama production team, or dealing with Ji Chen, these things didn't have a particular order, they just had to be done.

Even if in the end the Song King show only lost a large chunk of flesh and still completed airing. Indeed, there was nothing he could do about it, he had done what he could.

All he could say was just give it time, grant him three years.

But for now, Xu Qingyan lacked experience in major productions. Whether it was shooting the "Riding a White Horse" music video or working on a music variety show or even the timing of releasing the song "Giant Fish."

All were deliberate considerations by Xu Qingyan, just fishing. Hoping to hook a chance to be involved in a major production, like a blockbuster film, or a local Spring Festival Gala.

If nothing else, working behind the scenes on a variety show would do, accumulating some experience and connections for going solo. But as it turned out... hmm, less than satisfactory.

Feeling annoyed, a person suddenly walked towards him from a distance.

"Why are you here?" Xu Qingyan looked at Pei Muchan, whose face showed a hint of trouble, and after being stunned for two seconds, asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing... I want to go back to Xinghai," Pei Muchan said.

"In the middle of the night, go back to Xinghai?" He turned to glance at the guesthouse where the studio staff had drunk some alcohol and had spontaneously decided to stay overnight.

Pei Muchan had already arranged a holiday for tomorrow afternoon, meaning the studio had allocated two working days. One for team building and another for the holiday, which amounted to a good welfare plan.

Moreover, tomorrow was Friday, which meant playing one day and resting for three days, a rather generous treatment.

"I can't sleep... I don't know why, I suddenly really want to go home," Pei Muchan said, lowering her head with a hint of guilt on her face, as her request was somewhat whimsical.

Xu Qingyan was incredibly composed, he glanced at the time, it was nine forty in the evening.

Driving back to Xinghai from here would take about two hours, and driving a bit slower at night, roughly three hours would be enough to get there, meaning he would arrive after midnight.

As for the staff of the studio, they had arranged a car to take them back in the morning, so there was no need to worry. Only Xu Qingyan had driven here alone, and he reckoned there wouldn't be any problems.

Luckily he hadn't drunk any alcohol that night, just some apple cider.

"Okay, pack up. I'll let Xiao Meng and the others know, and then I'll drive you home," Xu Qingyan said without asking why, deciding that action was what mattered.

Pei Muchan looked up at him, a glimmer of light in her eyes.

"Aren't you going to ask why?"

He wasn't afraid of trouble, instinctively feeling that the best time to fulfill her emotional needs was right now, so why ask unnecessary questions.

"No need to ask," he jangled his car keys and smiled, "what reason do you need to want to go home?"