All-rounder Artist - Chapter 137: The Thinker_l

After the competition, a great number of discussions sprung up online. Xia Fan’s name was mentioned frequently. Additionally, discussions about Xian Yu appeared in spades for the first time ever!

Xian Yu was indeed famous.

All his works so far have been fairly popular. However, due to his behind-the- scenes persona, no work of his has ever had the chance to truly explode into fame. But the stage of “Bloom” has made it impossible for everyone to ignore his existence any longer!

Have you guys noticed?

Someone joked, “Considering that Zhao Ying Ge was in the last competition, both the previous and current champions of “Bloom” have collaborated with Xian Yu. So, is it the case now that the champion of this program will have to collaborate with Xian Yu to be truly successful?”

This was of course just a joke.

Everyone quickly shifted their focus back to “Initial Dream”. As Zhao Jue mentioned, this song was officially released at the stroke of midnight on the first of August, and it was not the studio version:

It was the live version from “Bloom”!

The recording, of course, was technically processed.

Things like audience cheers and applause were mostly edited out, only leaving behind the screams that filled the venue after the song ended.

Using Zhao Jue’s own words, the live version was released first, and a studio version would be released later.

After all, re-recording takes time.

Lin Yuan did have a recorded version, as it was his annual assessment piece, but its effect may not necessarily be better than the live version.

Many viewers who had watched the program came to download “Initial Dream”.

This song is definitely going to be a hit!

There’s no doubt it’s the championship song for this season.

It would be strange if this song didn’t take first place. It’s the champion song for “Bloom”, and it’s a new song from Xian Yu!”

At this point, someone realized: “Aren’t there two top-tier singers releasing songs in August?”

The Battle of the Two Yus?

I just listened to the songs of Chen Zhiyu and Jin Shuyu, and Chen Zhiyu’s is really good, far better than Jin Shuyu’s!”

Wait a minute…

Does this mean that Chen Zhiyu…

Could potentially…

Take second place…

This woke everyone up.

Was Chen Zhiyu about to solidify his status as the ‘Perennial Runner-up’ even more?

Also at the stroke of midnight in August-

Chen Zhiyu sat nervously in front of his bedroom computer.

He refreshed the interfaces of numerous music players. However, upon seeing the headlines of the song promotions, he froze. His whole body seemed to turn into a grey statue—

A statue that could be named ‘The Thinker’.

There must be something wrong with how I opened it.

It took a minute for Chen Zhiyu to crack a relieved smile.

It was common for systems to have glitches. There was even a time when he released a new song, but it wasn’t displayed on any of the music players until 1 am.

He closed the player.

Chen Zhiyu reopened it.

And he once again turned into a statue.

His manager appeared at the door, and after smiling a bit, he stepped in. But when he saw Chen Zhiyu sitting stunned in front of his computer, an inexplicably strange feeling arose in his heart. This scene seemed eerily familiar:

Are you okay?

He asked, tentatively.

Chen Zhiyu snapped back to reality. He looked warmly at his manager with a genial smile and beckoned, “I’m fine. I’m sure everything will be alright. Come closer, let’s listen to the song together!”

That’s great!

The manager breathed a sigh of relief. When he first walked in, he thought something had happened. But what could possibly happen? There was no Xian Yu this month, and Jin Shuyu was nothing to worry about.

What song is it?

He sat down with a laugh, but almost immediately, he cried out in horror: “Chen Zhiyu, what are you doing!”

Nothing!

Chen Zhiyu wound the headphone cord around the manager’s neck, pushing down on his struggling body, and chanted: “Let’s die together, let’s die together, didn’t you say that there would be no Xian Yu this month and I would surely take first place? Why did Xian Yu still appear? It was definitely your jinx!” Chen Zhiyu really was an exceptional singer, his lung capacity was frightening.

Murder!

The manager squawked, face as white as a sheet. Xian Yu’s song release method this time was too special, who could’ve expected it!

Still, considering this was a lawful society, Chen Zhiyu finally held back his destructive urges and calmed down.

Five minutes later.

He and his manager sat together, expressionless as they listened to “Initial Dream” in its entirety.

On the computer screen.

Rolling across the news headline was the message: [Xia Fan defeats Tang Yue, ‘Bloom’ creates shockwaves by claiming the championship, the new song ‘Initial Dream’ is a hit amongst the audience, witness how Teacher Admirable Fish descended like a deity!]

This news really is nonsense.

The agent’s voice was without any ups and downs: “How could a deity descend to earth? It’s just that Admirable Fish has released a new song. Anyway, I think it’s all right.”

Huh, nothing more than that.

Chen Zhiyu had a derisive smile on his face.

Both of them stood up, walking towards the refrigerator like zombies. They withdrew the red wine they had wanted to open to celebrate their 1st place prize last time but never got the chance to.

Chen Zhiyu said: “I’m afraid I won’t get to drink this wine anymore. Might as well finish it today.”

The agent nodded his head: “Indeed.

While saying that, the agent sent a message to his wife: “I won’t be coming home tonight.”

His wife replied: “Going that all out?

The agent replied: “I’m afraid he’ll do something foolish so I want to stay with him. Sorry.”

His wife replied: “…

About to put down his phone, the agent suddenly saw a Weibo message. His expression started to become a bit peculiar.

Zhiyu.

What’s up?”

Chen Zhiyu was pouring the wine.

The agent, with a complex tone, suddenly said: “You’ve made it to the top trend.”

Chen Zhiyu looked up at the agent: “You must be mistaken. I guess it’s been two years since I last made it to the hot trend, and I haven’t even made the top ten this year.”

But you are on it now.

The agent said, “Look, your fans have increased by more than a hundred thousand. By the way, how many comments do you usually get on your Weibo posts?”

Chen Zhiyu thought for a moment: “Over ten thousand, I guess.

The agent said: “The comments on the Weibo post about your new song have already exceeded a hundred thousand… It seems like… you’ve made it big?”

My song won?

Chen Zhiyu suddenly felt blood rushing to his head. He grabbed his agent’s phone, looking forward to seeing the comments!

Top comment: Heartbreaking

Second top comment: Pat on the head

Third top comment: Stay strong

Fourth top comment:…

Chen Zhiyu’s face was indescribably complex. He suddenly said with full of grief and indignation: “This trending topic, I’d rather not have it!”

Meanwhile.

Jin Shuyu was a bit nervous as he opened up Chen Zhiyu’s new song, and after listening for a few minutes, his eyebrows furrowed.

First place is… suspended.

Glancing at various banner advertisements, Jin Shuyu suddenly saw a push notification: “Admirable Fish’s new song helps Xia Fan clinch ‘Bloom’ championship, ‘Initial Dream’ launched to a shocking reception!”

He quickly clicked on it.

Midway through listening, he abruptly took off his earphones.

He took out his phone, Jin Shuyu posted on his friend circle, the content was just three words:

Everyone will die!

The attached image was a picture of a fish.

After thinking about it, Jin Shuyu felt that this was not appropriate, as he had a lot of friends within the company.

What if someone in the company starts spreading rumors?

What if Teacher Admirable Fish thinks I’m expressing my dissatisfaction with him?

So, he just made the visibility of this friend circle post:

Only visible to Chen Zhiyu

They both were top-tier singers in the same circle, adding each other as friends was a normal thing, only that the two of them never chatted after becoming friends.

Five minutes later.

For the first time in his life, Jin Shuyu received a like from Chen Zhiyu.

Another two minutes later, the other party even commented: “Your words, I feel like I’ve heard them somewhere… Nevermind, I don’t remember. What I’m curious about is, why didn’t you rest for a few more months last time?”

Jin Shuyu replied: “Yeah, why didn’t I rest for a few more months?

Chen Zhiyu replied again: “Some things, once you’re used to it, it gets better. In this world, no one understands you, Jin Shuyu, better than I do. But I must say, your company, sure is ruthless.”

Jin Shuyu replied again: “Company actions, please do not blame the employees.”