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Chapter 249, Section 250: Han Xixi's "Official Announcement"

The popularity of "Love Like a Tide" continues to rise.

In just two days, it received over 100 million likes, far exceeding the number of likes for "A Not-So-Legendary Town," and even doubling it!
The effect of this communication was unexpected yet perfectly reasonable.

After all, the song is very catchy, and with the popularity of Han Xixi and Ma Yao, its spread was incredibly rapid.

The reason why the cadres of the Chaobai Town Tourism Development Task Force were surprised was simply because they witnessed the formation of an online storm and were shocked and frightened.

They are all ordinary people, doing ordinary jobs and living ordinary lives.

I never imagined that something like manipulating the internet and leading trends would happen to me.

That's why I'm so apprehensive and uncontrollably fearful.

But I can only force myself to accept it.

The popularity of the promotional video for "Love Like a Tide" continues to rise.

The number of likes on the video is still rising.

It trended on local search engines repeatedly, and even on national search engines several times, appearing on major internet social media platforms.

Such overwhelming popularity quickly attracted the attention of leaders at all levels.

The county, city, and even province sent research teams, inspection teams, and supervisory teams to Chaobai Town to conduct research and investigations before the National Day holiday.

The leaders were in high spirits and excited.

Even though he felt the main tourist attractions didn't live up to their reputation after visiting them, he still smiled and repeatedly encouraged and gave pointers to the town's leadership team.

"We must ensure excellent service and support during the National Day holiday!"

"We must ensure that tourists have a satisfying experience, eat with peace of mind, and stay comfortably!"

"We must adhere to the principles of ensuring the people have a happy holiday, providing excellent service, and ensuring that cadres are competent!"

"..."

The more leaders come, the more encouraging their words become.

The greater the pressure on all town officials!
Fortunately, as the popularity of "Love Like a Tide" has attracted nationwide attention, the higher authorities have continuously upgraded the importance rating of "Chaobai Town's National Day Tourism".

Initially, this only concerned Chaobai Town.

Later, it was upgraded to Anyang County.

Later, it was elevated to Yizhou City.

This ultimately attracted the attention of the Provincial Bureau of Culture and Tourism, which dispatched a working team to supervise the tourism preparations in Chaobai Town.

In this way, the workload of the town's tourism task force is greatly reduced.

After all, with the provincial cultural and tourism bureau's team coming down, it's impossible to rely solely on Chaobai Town for reception; the city and county must organize dedicated personnel and teams to coordinate.

Ever since.

More and more higher-level leaders have moved to Chaobai Town to work. By September 28, a special team of more than 9 people, including leaders, cadres and volunteers, had been formed.

This special task force does not include the original tourism development task force in Chaobai Town.

A higher-level leader was present to oversee and direct the entire process.

The special task force cadres in Chaobai Town can finally unload their heavy burdens and no longer need to brainstorm and rack their brains every day about how to develop tourist attractions, how to connect with enterprises, and how to expand publicity.

They can now simply clear their minds and follow the instructions of the new task force.

Of course, Lin Xiao is not included.

As the founder of the tourism development of Chaobai Town, as the key planner of the current popularity, and as one of the cadres of the provincial "Young Seedling Plan".

Even the head of the provincial inspection team dared not underestimate him, let alone allow him to relax even a little bit.

Therefore, Lin Xiao had to attend all the meetings.

All decisions had to be approved by him.

Even for every on-site inspection, Lin Xiao's cooperation was essential; no one else could do it!

This was all before the supervisory team knew that he was Ma Yao, the lyricist and composer of "Love Like a Tide".

These days, Lin Xiao has been repeatedly questioned by leaders at all levels, but he has always given vague and perfunctory answers.

Admitting it is absolutely unacceptable!

It's not about doing good deeds anonymously, but rather that once you admit to being Ma Yao, you're finished!
From now on, whenever any organization needs to produce a theme song, they will think of him, and they won't be able to refuse.

Because this is a political task that must be completed.

If someone refuses, they're seen as lacking awareness and having no sense of the bigger picture... That's the gist of it!
Therefore, Lin Xiao absolutely refused to admit it.

Of course, he also knew that the entire supervisory team was following the online upheaval caused by "Love Like a Tide".

Even just by reading comments and gossip, everyone can guess that he is Ma Yao.

But guessing is one thing, being certain is another.

As long as Lin Xiao denies it to the death, the leaders won't be able to pin this label on him, and they won't be able to assign him songwriting tasks with a clear conscience when they need them in the future.

If you approach him, he can easily make excuses: "I don't know how, I don't understand, what Ma Yao, I've never heard of him..."

Nobody can do anything about him!

This is not selfishness, nor is it holding back; it is simply a way of protecting oneself.

In particular, the drama "Love Like a Tide" has dragged his wife into the mess, causing Xixi to trend on social media for "suspected divorce," sparking online discussions, ridicule, and even insults.

Lin Xiao, wearing the mask of "Ma Yao," perfectly concealed himself, leaving Xi Xi to face everything alone.

Lin Xiao then realized that Ma Yao's identity was extremely dangerous.

After a full decade of silence in the music scene.

In today's world, both established and emerging singers rely on covering songs from music variety shows to make a living.

Ma Yao, who has released seven or eight hit songs in a row, has become the last hope of the Chinese music scene.

Lin Xiao had heard about this incident briefly, but had not paid much attention to it.

Only today did I truly feel the impact I have.

This influence is so great that Han Xixi, as Ma Yao's muse, perfectly performed the seven songs written by Ma Yao, yet most netizens still questioned whether she was worthy of Ma Yao, and that her success was purely due to luck.

Under this network consensus.

Han Xixi's marriage was never blessed, which is why the incident of Ma Yao's new song being sung by someone else caused a huge uproar online. This uproar was mostly due to people being happy to see it happen and gloating over it!

Lin Xiao was both angry and helpless.

Faced with such a lesson, he would never admit to being Ma Yao in any setting, not online, and certainly not in private with his superiors.

Fortunately, the leaders at all levels of the supervisory team didn't have the time or energy to keep gossiping about him, as they were too busy with work.

They not only had to arrange the reception of tourists during the National Day holiday in Chaobai Town, but also in the entire Anyang County and even most of Yizhou City.

After all, the protagonist of "Love Like a Tide," Chaoshuihe, is not only in Chaobai Town.

This river originates in the western part of Nanzhou Province, runs through the entire Yizhou City, and finally flows out of Chaobai Town, passing through Ninghai, the provincial capital, and joining the Nanjiang River, the mother river of Nanzhou Province.

The name "Chaoshui River" is not exclusive to Chaobai Town.

What's even funnier is that this river is actually commonly called "Chaobai River" in Chaobai Town, which is also the origin of the town's name.

Therefore, with the explosive popularity of "Love Like a Tide".

The areas through which the Chaoshui River flows naturally seized this opportunity to capitalize on the trend, and in recent days have intensified their cultural and tourism promotion efforts, making a big fuss about the Chaoshui River.

The provincial and municipal supervisory teams were pleased with the outcome.

After all, Chaobai Town is just a small town, and it has only recently started developing its tourism industry, so it doesn't have that much capacity to support tourism.

Given the current online buzz surrounding "Love Like a Tide".

Even some 5A-level scenic spots dare not confidently say that they can handle the influx smoothly, let alone the previously little-known Chaobai Town.

This is also why the supervisory team came down to oversee and direct operations.

After all, the hype has already been generated, and it is foreseeable that a large number of tourists will visit this place during the National Day holiday because of this promotional video.

If Chaobai Town is unable to handle such a large number of tourists at that time...

That wouldn't be just popularity, it would be a disaster.

Fortunately, Lin Xiao had anticipated this and had no intention of keeping it all to himself.

From the moment he started writing songs, he set his sights on the entire Yizhou City, not just Chaobai Town.

This is also why he started with the Tide River and wrote "Love Like a Tide".

Later, when making the promotional video...

He also specifically instructed the task force members to not only focus on Chaobai Town during brainstorming sessions, but to include all the well-known scenic spots in Yizhou.

The cadres didn't understand at first, but eventually reluctantly accepted it.

Ever since.

The final promotional video for "Love Like a Tide" doesn't just feature the scenery of Chaobai Town, but encompasses the important landscapes of the entire Yizhou.

In fact, tourism in Chaobai Town is still in its early stages, and the existing attractions are far from enough to support a song that is more than four minutes long.

Instead of having the visuals repeat along with the lyrics, we should promote the entire city of Yizhou together.

This way, the popularity is distributed more evenly.

This not only relieved the pressure of receiving tourists in Chaobai Town, but also helped promote other areas. It also prevented tourists from being disappointed after visiting Chaobai Town, allowing them to make up for it at other attractions. After all, the National Day holiday is a full seven days long, and Nanzhou Province has many famous mountains, rivers, pavilions and towers, which is enough to fill the seven-day trip.

Lin Xiao's move resulted in a win-win situation for all!

After the supervisory team arrived, they quickly recognized Deputy Mayor Lin's foresight and became increasingly impressed and amazed by his abilities.

After that, things became much easier.

In addition to Chaobai Town ramping up its efforts to prepare for the upcoming peak tourist season, the entire Anyang County and surrounding towns are key areas responsible for dispersing the anticipated surge in visitors. Some scenic spots are even proactively addressing the increased demand and starting preparations.

For a time, the entire Yizhou City and even most of the southern province became unusually busy.

And all of this is because of one song—Love Like a Tide!
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9 month 30 day.

A full week has passed since the release of the promotional video "Love Like a Tide," and tourism preparations in relevant areas of Nanzhou Province have entered the final countdown. The online buzz about Chaobai Town and the Chaoshui River has subsided briefly.

At this point, both topics became trending topics.

At 8 a.m. that day, Han Xixi, who had been trending on social media for several days without making any response, suddenly posted a Weibo post.

[Han Xixi: I heard I got divorced? This is truly like being sitting at home when a divorce comes crashing down on you! [laughing and crying emojis]]

A short sentence, accompanied by an image.

It was on the day "Love Like a Tide" was released that she and Lin Xiao took a photo of their fingers intertwined, with a bouquet of pink roses in the background.

This response immediately caused an uproar online.

Just ten minutes later, the topic "Han Xixi responds to rumors of marital discord" became a trending topic.

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

After all, it has been a full seven days since the video for "Love Like a Tide" was released.

For so long, Han Xixi has not responded to the rumors of marital discord, to the point that related discussions are now almost disappearing from the internet.

Netizens naturally assumed that she would not respond further.

Of course, this silence further confirmed netizens' speculations, leading everyone to believe that Han Xixi and Ma Yao had indeed divorced.

Discussions about this matter have been ongoing online.

It simply stopped generating widespread online attention, and related topics faded away along with "Love Like a Tide".

Netizens never expected this.

Seven days later, the person in question suddenly responded. This provided the perfect topic for office workers who were "unwilling to work and just wanting a holiday" on the last day before National Day to slack off.

The comments section immediately went viral.

Han Xixi seems determined to generate buzz. Despite having always maintained a cool and aloof persona since her debut, she's now actively online, spending the entire morning in the comments section answering questions.

This "playful" business attitude has only fueled the buzz surrounding the topic.

Just an hour and a half later, the topic topped the trending search list.

The comments section is so popular you can't even squeeze in!

[Xi Huan Ni: Who said my Xi Xi is divorced? We're doing great!!!]

Han Xixi: [hehe][hehe]

[Sexy and glamorous female cockroach: Oh my god, is this an official announcement that your husband is Ma Yao?]

[Han Xixi: Hehe... I've never denied it!]

[Arrogant Big Earth Pig: Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god! In my lifetime, I've actually waited for my idol to be officially announced! I'm going to die, I'm going to die...]

[Han Xixi: Sisters, calm down [covering mouth]]

[Young woman: Xixi, who exactly is your husband, Ma Yao? Does he really live in Chaobai Town? Or does he work there? Tell me quickly, don't force me to kneel down and beg you!]

[Han Xixi: Don't kneel, I won't say anything [doge]]

[Come on: If you're not divorced, why would your husband suddenly write such a sad poem like "Love Like a Tide"?]

[Han Xixi: This...maybe he's feeling melancholic while looking at the scenery?]

[Quickly laugh with me: Xi Xi! So, is that voice in "Love Like a Tide" Ma Yao himself?]

[Han Xixi: No, that's not it~]

[RR: So why wasn't this song sung for you? Didn't Ma Yao only write songs for you?]

[Han Xixi: First of all, he didn't just write songs for me, he also wrote songs for his first love [eye roll][eye roll], secondly, "I never want to see you drunk in the middle of the night again, I never want other men to witness your allure"... Do you think these lyrics are suitable for me to sing?]

[A mental patient who escaped from a mental hospital: If Xixi replies to me, I'll eat shit on live stream!!!]

[Han Xixi: So you're just trying to freeload, huh? [doge emoji]]

【…】

Han Xixi chatted with netizens all morning without realizing that her comments were being rapidly screenshotted and spread across various online platforms.

She single-handedly created a trending topic.

Previously, she was very afraid of trending on social media.

She was naturally introverted, and after being repeatedly criticized online since her debut, she was really afraid of being in the spotlight and being talked about.

But this time, she was relaxed and felt no psychological pressure whatsoever.

On the one hand, she had her husband's approval, and he could acknowledge that the person whose name was blurred out on her marriage certificate was Ma Yao.

On the other hand, the rumors of her divorce these past few days have been weighing on her mind.

Today's public denial of the rumors was also a way to vent anger, hence the various scathing replies, getting more and more excited as they went on.

This wave of popularity has brought "Love Like a Tide," which had finally faded from the spotlight, back into the public eye in a legitimate and open manner.

And so, netizens finally settled a mystery.

That is, the song "Love Like a Tide" was indeed written by the mysterious and talented musician Ma Yao.

After the promotional video was released.

The video did not record any information about the lyricist, composer, or singer. Netizens completely attributed this new song, which could be considered a classic, to Ma Yao based solely on the information about "Chaobai Town".

After all, in this day and age, there are very few people who can write songs.

The fact that the new song is related to Chaobai Town, a little-known place, makes it even more fitting for Ma Yao.

Although netizens firmly believe this.

But ultimately, this is just speculation, and there is no empirical evidence.

Now that Han Xixi has personally confirmed this, it has naturally sparked a wave of online discussion.

Of course, that's not what netizens are focusing on.

Since everyone knows that Ma Yao wrote this song, Han Xixi's affirmation only excited everyone, not surprised them.

What truly surprised everyone was that Han Xixi denied that the song "Love Like a Tide" was sung by Ma Yao.

After all, just a few days ago, the question of whether the soulful male voice singing this song belonged to Ma Yao sparked a frenzy of discussion across the entire internet.

The reason given is that he only wrote songs for people he liked, so whether it was Jiang Xueying or Han Xixi, his songs were all written from a female perspective.

Now, out of the blue, I've written a song from a male perspective...

It can't be that he's bisexual, right?
The only explanation, of course, is that he wrote this song for himself, so it makes perfect sense for him to sing it.

Interestingly, the netizens who hold this view are also the same group who are convinced that Han Xixi's marriage is in trouble.

After all, Ma Yao wrote such a sad, lonely, and pitiful song for himself, which definitely means he was dumped by Han Xixi, otherwise he wouldn't be so deeply hurt!

Another group of netizens believe that the singer of this song is definitely not Ma Yao.

Because the song "Love Like a Tide" is sung so well and so emotionally, even when it's accompanied by a scenic promotional video, the deep voice full of stories still makes people want to cry.

If Ma Yao had that singing ability, would he need to hide behind the scenes and write songs for his wife?

What? You're saying he doesn't like the entertainment industry and doesn't want to be in the public eye?

Then why does he keep writing songs for his wife, and why does he write songs for himself and sing them?

With such amazing songwriting skills and such a great singing voice, how come you don't like the entertainment industry?
Isn't that crazy?!
Therefore, this group of netizens firmly believes that Ma Yao was definitely not the original singer of "Love Like a Tide," but only the lyricist and composer.

The two groups are arguing fiercely online.

Now, this long-standing case has suddenly been adjudicated.

The "divorce party" is in a state of utter despair.

Han Xixi's sudden revelation of this matter in the comments section was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, but rather a well-prepared one.

It was noon, an hour and a half later.

On the Penguin Music homepage, the pure version of "Love Like a Tide" was suddenly launched.

Given the recent popularity of this song across the internet.

Even though the singer was an unknown newcomer and not particularly good-looking, the hastily shot poster looked somewhat unconventional.

However, Tencent Music still gave it the highest level of recommendation.

Upon opening the app, the first thing you see is a poster in a cool color scheme. On the left are the four large characters "Love is like a tide," and on the right is Cao Yuanzhi's profile in a cool and aloof style.

In the very center are the words “Lyrics by Ma Yao, Music by Ma Yao”.

Singer Tsao Yuan-chih's name was placed in the bottom right corner, inconspicuously.

The netizens who clicked in were stunned.

This is the first time I've seen the names of the lyricist and composer on a new song poster bigger than the song title and the singer's name.

This poster layout is unprecedented and quite unconventional.

However, netizens did not find anything wrong with it at all!
After listening to the video and confirming that it was exactly the same as the Douyin video version, I began to seriously examine the melancholy and profound profile on the poster, as well as the name "Cao Yuanzhi," which is now unfamiliar but will soon become a hit across the internet.

The official release is the result of discussions among Fei Hong Entertainment, Cao Yuanzhi, and Lin Xiao.

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The top management at Fei Hong Entertainment are the most proactive and hardworking.

They were deeply saddened by Cao Yuanzhi's resignation from his position as deputy director of the music department, feeling that they had lost a very talented and capable colleague.

However, after learning that the recently popular song "Love Like a Tide" was sung by Cao Yuanzhi.

The leader immediately slapped his thigh excitedly: "Cao Yuanzhi's resignation is great! It's an excellent decision!!"

The song became a sensation across the internet, and its popularity translates into a fortune.

The top management of Feihong were green with envy.

Upon learning that it was Cao Yuanzhi who sang the song, General Manager He Zhanjun approached him that very night and presented him with a very sincere A-level contract.

This specification is unprecedented.

Many newcomers have to start from level C and slowly work their way up.

Even Han Xixi, who is now leading the Flying Rainbow Music Department, only switched to an A-level contract this year.

There are very few people in the entire industry who can be ranked A-level right from the start, like Cao Yuanzhi.

In particular, he's already 30 years old and not good-looking...

It's an absolute miracle!
Cao Yuanzhi knew that his sudden rise to prominence within the company was purely due to Lin Xiao's influence.

At this moment, he was still immersed in his fantasy of a "torturous love" with Zhong Jiawen.

He originally planned to never show his face again, to disappear forever, so that his beloved woman would no longer be threatened or harassed.

But after a few days of calming down...

His heroic mentality began to waver.

In addition, the online popularity of "Love Like a Tide" further fueled this trend.

The satisfaction of seeing all the flowers of Chang'an in a single day invigorated him, and the pain of heartbreak vanished instantly, replaced by the insane allure of fame and fortune.

He sat in his rented room, watching the entire internet discuss the song "Love Like a Tide".

But nobody knew that he sang the song.

He was so anxious that he even forgot what Chung Ka-man looked like and only saw his own dream of becoming a singer.

Of course, Cao Yuanzhi still remembered his promise to Lin Xiao, and knew that he was able to get the A-level contract from Feihong Entertainment entirely thanks to Lin Xiao.

So he decided to listen to Lin Xiao's opinion.

Lin Xiao, on the other hand, had planned for his wife to post a clarification on Weibo on September 30th, rehashing a familiar and appealing old story.

Cao Yuanzhi asked him this at this critical juncture.

He was naturally happy to see this happen, and asked his senior to help add fuel to the fire of this stale food.

Of course, even from a brother's perspective, Lin Xiao agreed to let Cao Yuanzhi accept Fei Hong's contract and officially debut.

After all, he is truly talented, and his singing skills far surpass those ugly monsters who claim to be gods in the music industry but only know how to perform magic!
Moreover, Lin Xiao felt that in order to help Lao Cao successfully escape from Zhong Jiawen's pig butchering scam,

Simply trying to persuade him won't work.

He has to pull himself together and succeed on his own.

Only after achieving true success, fame, and popularity did he realize that the ups and downs of love are like bird eggs, and what's more, what Zhong Jiawen brought him was not love at all.

Given this consideration, he gave Cao Yuanzhi an affirmative answer without hesitation.

"Debut, Brother Cao, go and fulfill your musical dreams!"

Lin Xiao only said this one sentence on the phone.

This short sentence brought tears to Cao Yuanzhi's eyes, and he was too choked up to express his gratitude.

And so, on September 30th at noon, "Love Like a Tide" was officially released.

Han Xixi publicly denied the rumors of marital discord this morning, immediately reigniting the "tide" (referring to her popularity) buzz.

The release of "Love Like a Tide" at noon further turned the "tide" into "boiling water," becoming a hot topic known and trending across the entire internet.

Just two steps.

Chaobai Town and Chaoshui River, which had finally calmed down, have once again become the subject of heated discussions across the internet and have entered the selection of travel destinations for tens of millions of people during the National Day holiday.

The bomb is ready to explode tomorrow!
(End of this chapter)