The battle for traffic in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 544 A day when the world shook, a terrible day.

Are king oyster mushrooms the only thing left in the world now?

Why can king oyster mushrooms be found everywhere?

On my Weibo homepage, I see Xingbaogu promoting "One Day" in the comments sections of all unrelated posts. All the live streams on Douyin, Douyu, and Huya are flooded with "One Day." The comments under social news headlines are also full of "One Day," "One Day," "One Day"... I came to your group looking for comfort, but the whole page is full of Xingbaogu?
Can I still access the internet?

Okay, okay, I won't go online!

But in the cafeteria, King Oyster Mushrooms are playing "Eastside," in the basketball court they're playing "Daylight," in the subway they're playing "Night Tour," and you can even get a flyer from King Oyster Mushrooms popping up on the street, asking, "Want to check out 'One Day'?"

Are there still humans in this world?

When did Chinese people start liking English songs so much?

Is anyone still stopping this cultural invasion that deserves the death penalty for nine generations?
[Promotional photo.jpg]
"Maybe there really aren't any humans left. How about you check out 'One Day'?"

"I've already called to report Xingchu as an American spy. So, could I perhaps learn more about 'One Day'?"

"Luckily, the leak of her self-directed and self-acted album triggered the 'king oyster mushroom's' madness, so just let them have their way. Then, take a look at 'One Day'."

"Can you guys at least act a little more convincingly? Coming here to complain and using three quotation marks in a row is really making me laugh. You're just trying to make up that your 'Lucky Father' is really that famous, aren't you!"

Yes, my dad's that famous. Anyone who doesn't know "One Day" is practically expelled from the community! [Hehe]

"Get out! Don't steal my dad! My dad would never disqualify someone just because they don't understand 'One Day.' He would just lock them all in cages and make them my toys! [Angry]"

"—Two wretches born into inferior circumstances are ruining my father's image again! My father doesn't have daughters as despicable as you! [vomiting]"
Let me clarify something for my dad: even if you don't know anything about "One Day," all king oyster mushrooms (a nickname for fans of the anime/manga series "One Day") wish you a happy family and all the best. [Smile]

Am I the only one still concerned about Taylor Swift's boyfriend's foot smell?

[Since you all say that bad luck is real, then someone has become a male mistress?]

Let's have a little science lesson on exhaust fumes. When did you start selling your feet's scent? Weren't you still professing your love for feet's scent at the Grammys?
When you're taking steroids, have you ever considered how your feet feel about the smell?
Have you ever thought about whether your boyfriend, who loves to smell feet, is listening to "One Day" right now? How heartbroken he would be if he heard you flirting with your boyfriend in the album?
Aren't you worried that the paparazzi will find evidence of your infidelity in "One Day" and, in a fit of rage, tear up your beta tape, exposing the male third party?
"Oh my god! It turns out there was evidence of my cheating in 'One Day'! I'm ordering it right now and listening to it! [Excited][Excited][Excited]"

"Wait, what kind of 'foot' are you talking about? [Shocked] Is it the kind of foot that appears in 'One Day'? [Curious]"

"I didn't want to click on this smelly post! But after entering, I smelled the floral fragrance of 'One Day'! I regret to inform you that you can't be added to King Oyster Mushroom's wanted list. [laughing and crying emoji]"

[The Kingdom of Happiness has truly been established!!! The King Oyster Mushroom Dynasty has truly begun!!!]

This time, I'm truly impressed by the grandmas who make king oyster mushrooms.

The global one-day flash mob, which was forced to start prematurely, still managed to have such a strong mobilization capacity!

Conservative estimates suggest that hundreds of millions of king oyster mushrooms worldwide were instantly activated!
An unprecedented mobilization capacity in all of human history!
King Oyster Mushroom's financial resources are also astonishing!
This is the first time I've seen a celebrity release an album and all the fan sites jointly announce that they will give away the album to everyone online without any limit. As long as you apply, they will give it away for free.

If it were any other celebrity, they would definitely be taking the opportunity to inflate sales figures, but I know that Xing Sheng's "King Oyster Mushroom" is just a small act of charity from a world-renowned superstar and a true saint among men, showing compassion for the world.

To be honest, right now that Warcraft 3 is in full swing, King Oyster Mushroom could overthrow all nations within 24 hours, enthrone Hsin as the first world leader of all mankind, and play "One Day" on a loop all year round to celebrate the arrival of world peace.

I salute Captain Xing Qiu first!
"Checked. The original poster's intention was bad, but she carried it out perfectly. Thanks, our King Oyster Mushroom is just that invincible! [hehe]"

—"The most shameful inspector! [vomiting] Even the original poster knows to include the 'One Day' watermark, but you don't! Slap yourself a hundred times! If it happens again, you'll be beheaded!"

Cough!

Just to clarify, the global pop-up event for "One Day" was originally scheduled for July 2nd, but it wasn't actually canceled. It's just a spontaneous pre-event promotion by fans around the world! [laughing emoji]

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

"I really can't stand it anymore. The internet is full of 'king oyster mushrooms' (a derogatory term for female fans of Xu Xing). Do they even realize that this will only alienate casual listeners and damage Xu Xing's public image? Besides, the album 'One Day' is really just so-so. It's been so long since they released an album, and it's their first English album in all these years since their debut. If this is the only quality they've released, I definitely wouldn't be able to accept it. The worst song is even a Chinese song. I have to wonder—wait, why are you dragging me into this?"

"Keep your voice down, don't let the king oyster mushroom hear you."

"Huh? Where are the king oyster mushrooms? This isn't online, are king oyster mushrooms really going to come and kill my whole family? I—"

"When I'm in a bad mood, I talk nonsense."

"Yes, yes, sometimes you just have to go to karaoke to vent. Let's go to karaoke!"

"it is good!"

The two girls at the next table fled in panic.

The eerie silence was finally broken.

"Was your gaze really that scary? It scare them all away."

Li Lili was amazed.

Li Chenxi shook her head.

"No, it wasn't me. I just smiled at them."

"Maybe they just think they can't win in a two-on-three fight? You two have been looking over there the whole time, you might as well have a king oyster mushroom label stuck to your forehead."

Wang Yu's吐槽 (tucao, a form of online commentary/criticism).

Li Lili frowned.

“I’m not a king oyster mushroom, I’m smiling at them too, I agree with them. At least ‘One Day’ is indeed a terrible album.”

"Yes, it's an album that would disappoint even a king oyster mushroom."

Li Chenxi echoed.

Wang Yu chuckled but remained silent.

Li Chenxi chuckled.

"Especially compared to the enthusiasm of the king oyster mushroom (a nickname for a popular online figure). Just a few hours after its release, 'One Day' has already surpassed 2 million copies in global sales, with physical album sales nearing 1 million and global streaming views exceeding 100 million, making it a certainty to break first-day streaming records. Compared to such achievements, does the album's quality truly deserve them? Does he have any conscience at all?"

"..."

Li Lili endured it very hard.

Although she knew that Wang Yu's life had been almost ruined by Xu Xing's sending her there, she felt that she should hate Xu Xing from Wang Yu's perspective. However, Wang Yu was just too arrogant. Seeing Li Chenxi "teasing" her like this, she really wanted to laugh.

Wang Yu glanced coldly at Li Chenxi, who was becoming increasingly ridiculous.

What is your Xingbao doing right now?

"I know the answer to this question, but I'm sleeping with Taylor Swift."

Li Lili answered quickly.

Li Chenxi laughed heartily.

Wang Yu clenched her fists secretly, maintaining a cold smile.

Ta-da!
A WeChat message notification sound rang out.

Li Chenxi, who was all smiles, looked down at her lit-up phone screen and her smile suddenly froze.

Li Lili, who happened to be looking over with a similarly cheerful expression, noticed her gaze and quickly leaned over to read the notification.

"Xu Xing was photographed dating a mysterious woman in Los Angeles? The woman, is she... suspected to be Son Ye-jin? Uh, what the heck? But they have indeed had rumors of dating before. Well, not surprising, since she's... well, this is her... Click to see the photos!"

Li Lili used her elbow to stab Li Chenxi, who was still in a daze.

"Isn't this kind of thing normal for women?"

"Oh, oh," Li Chenxi snapped out of her daze, "Yes, that's normal, it's a list of 20 people, I can recite it from memory—"

brake.

Because her wandering gaze couldn't help but meet Wang Yu's smiling face.

Li Chenxi quickly shifted her gaze to the phone screen, tapped on it, and saw that the photo appeared to be of Xu Xing and a woman, but...

"It just looks like Xu Xing. Even women can't tell who it is. Haters are using this opportunity to smear her, and Korean companies are probably using this to create hype."

"The Los Angeles Star? Isn't it the Evening Post? What kind of shady paparazzi is that?"

Li Lili nodded slowly, complaining, then turned to pick up her constantly ringing phone to check the explosive discussion in the get-rich-quick group.

She added casually.

"Couldn't you have taken a clearer photo? Are you trying to kill me?"

"Seeing you two king oyster mushrooms perform so vividly makes me happy all year round."

Wang Yu sneered, mocking him mercilessly.

Two voices immediately refuted this simultaneously.

"I'm not an king oyster mushroom!"

"I am not a king oyster mushroom."

in the next second.

"It's been clarified!"

"As expected, it's just paparazzi making up stories."

They spoke almost simultaneously.

At the same time, he raised his head.

Equally awkward.

They all spoke in unison.

"There are photos—"

"Really?!" The two stopped at the same time.

Wang Yu almost died laughing.

In the end, it was Li Lili, who had the thicker skin, who first shrugged, feigning relaxation.

"That's just how it is, isn't it? What's so funny? I'm really fed up with these paparazzi. They're so unreliable. Photos of Heo Hyung having dinner with Son Ye-jin, Netflix's content director, and the head of CJ have already been posted online, and they're still making up such boring rumors."

"It feels like it's still Korean marketing. Today, the global buzz surrounding 'Lucky Daughter' is off the charts, so they're trying to piggyback on it."

Li Chenxi echoed.

Wang Yu let out another cold laugh.

"It's up to your Xingbao to let them freeload. Wasn't she crying her eyes out on the streets of Los Angeles after her album was leaked? How come she still has time to go to a party with Koreans?"

"So, being in a happy situation is pretty disgusting."

Li Lili sighed.

Li Chenxi nodded.

"Yes."

"..."

Wang Yu is really...

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

"Yeah, I know... No, this party was planned a long time ago, you know... I wanted to cancel, but after the album leak, besides recording a video to reassure the fans and giving an interview beforehand, I didn't have anything else to do. The promotional arrangements were all after the 2nd, so it wasn't good to bring it up earlier. It was all you guys and them who were busy... I didn't expect that when I got there they would be... um, I have her contact information, but she didn't tell me she was coming to the US for an audition. She has a boyfriend, everyone knows that... um, okay."

Xu Xing finally finished explaining.

Sun Man across from her smiled sheepishly.

"I need to report to Sister Rong, that's why I asked for more details."

"I know."

Xu Xing also smiled.

Sun Man smiled and then asked again.

"So, where is Son Ye-jin now? At your villa? I know you left the party on your own before, but where are you now?"

“No,” Xu Xing answered decisively. “If I were here, I would let you know.”

Sun Man was finally completely relieved.

"It must be past midnight where you are. The data for 'One Day' after 8 hours of its release has been sent to your WeChat. Congratulations on your great success! You'll see a new report when you wake up tomorrow."

"Ok."

Xu Xing hung up the phone, looked at the goodnight message from Son Ye-jin on WeChat, and pursed her lips.

Only then did I check the report sent by Sun Man.

It is indeed possible that Son Ye-jin is at Heo Haeng's villa.

At the party, Bajaaria and Lee Mi-kyung practically made their intentions clear, and Son Ye-jin also went into a state of silent defiance, or rather, she had made some decisions in her heart from the moment she decided to come to the United States for the audition.

However, Hsu Hsing still did not accept the gifts they offered, even though she had not yet vented her frustration about the album leak after Ms. Taylor left.

It wasn't that Xu Xing was worried about the risks or afraid that Fobol would come to check his water meter.

In fact, what water meter could a sleeping Buddha possibly check?

Xu Xing has been giving Ms. Taylor a boost at the villa for almost two days, and no one has come to check the water meter.

The villa is absolutely safe because it is inspected by professionals before each visit. Even if Xu Xing is photographed bringing Son Ye-jin into the villa, as long as there are no bed photos or videos of their actions, it is impossible for Xu Xing to have her career ruined.

Because relying solely on trivial matters to achieve the goal of bringing down Xu Xing would require far more effort than actually bringing down Xu Xing.

Unless she decides to end her acting career, Son Ye-jin is unlikely to publicly criticize Heo Haeng. If she were truly giving up her acting career, she wouldn't be here.

Most importantly, that would be rather boring.

Unlike Anya, Ayaka Miyoshi, Bae Suzy, Guo Biting, and others, who had already made their decision to sleep when brought to Xu Xing, Ms. Son Ye-jin's initial refusal was very obvious. Later, she still wanted to take advantage of him but deliberately pretended that she didn't. She also wanted to maintain a good relationship with him as a senior and junior colleague. She was calm yet conflicted, wanting to have it all... It was really interesting.

Now Ms. Sun looks like she's going to her execution. Xu Xing might as well continue to act all virtuous and righteous and appreciate her shame and remorse.

No matter how much she thanked Xu Xing on WeChat and explained today's "misunderstanding," the day had already happened, and Xu Xing had confirmed her agreement with his eyes at the party.

...Another reason is that Xu Xing wasn't at his peak either.

Although Ms. Taylor was consistently suppressed by Xu Xing, her fighting ability was still very strong, and Xu Xing had already suffered some exhaustion.

Ms. Sun's agreement today is equivalent to her agreement in the future.

Fortunately, there was no rush.

On a night when the whole world is filled with anger and madness for Xu Xing, Xu Xing becoming a virgin for one night is perhaps a way of repaying them!

"One Day" broke the record for the fastest album to reach 1 million plays.

In terms of physical sales, Xu Xing also has the potential to break Adele's previous record of 338 million copies sold in a single market in a single week with her album "25" in 15.

—This year, Hsu Hsing's *One Day* and Adele's *30*, which has been rumored for a long time to be released in the second half of the year, are the two most anticipated albums in the world of music. The world is being amazed by Hsu Hsing. Westerners feel that Hsu Hsing is just a preliminary step, and that *30* will reclaim all the glory once it's released. Hsu Hsing… I wish Ms. Adele success. Anyway, *30* in her previous life wasn't very successful; it was a failure compared to her previous albums *21* and *25*.

While announcing unlimited digital album giveaways across the internet, fans were also frantically buying physical copies of the album. In addition, almost every streamer, internet celebrity, and big V on the Chinese internet was giving away Xu Xing's physical album "One Day" in giveaways.

Even though Xu Xing had some expectations after seeing the analysis report before the album's release, she was still shocked by such an exaggerated burst of popularity.

In closing, Sun Man optimistically predicted that even with only a two-day data accumulation period, "One Day" would still be able to chart for the entire album on the next Billboard chart.

Upon waking up—

Okay, before going to sleep, Ms. Son Ye-jin sent another WeChat message.

[I forgot to congratulate you on your day of success that shook the world! Although for me, it was a terrible day...]

Perhaps she felt so ashamed that she couldn't sleep and wanted to talk to Xu Xing more, hoping that Xu Xing's straightforwardness would help her overcome her embarrassment.

But Xu Xing isn't exactly a close younger brother either.

Unless Xu Xing is still enthusiastically developing the product and happens to be able to reply at the same time, there's really no one who can get Xu Xing to stay up all night chatting with her.

Wake up.

Xu Xingcai replied to the past.

[Sister Zhen, are you still awake so late? It's past midnight, that's yesterday, a particularly bad day after the album leak. Today will be a wonderful day for everyone!]

After sending it, Xu Xingcai realized that it was sent in Chinese.

After thinking about it, I reposted it in Korean. I didn't delete the one in Chinese, but instead explained that I forgot to use Korean.

This is the politeness of Xu Xing.

then……

For Xu Xing, this day was not actually a very pleasant one.

The album's sales figures are off the charts!

We experienced all of this yesterday; today we're just continuing to accumulate data.

For example, the fastest sales to reach $1 million were unlocked as soon as one woke up.

And what wasn't there yesterday, has started today.

The criticism from music critics.

Although they chose not to submit the music for review in advance and did not give the music critics much extra money, they only paid normal public relations expenses, indicating that they had already anticipated this situation.

Putting Chinese songs in an album is like pissing in the face of racists and Western supremacists who won't admit it.

Even though some English albums that have been highly praised by Western music critics have included Chinese songs, such as Grimes' "Art Angles," Xu Xing is Chinese, so it is naturally considered an act of "cultural invasion."

A whole bunch of one-star and two-star music reviews, it's truly appalling...

Some gave it five stars, and many casual listeners from Europe and America said that hearing a Chinese song at the end of the album, combined with the atmosphere of the song, created a dreamlike feeling and was particularly interesting.

Many European and American musicians have also expressed their love for "One Day".

But the mainstream music scene was full of criticism. The more palatable criticism was that some otherwise good singles were piled up into a pile of commercial garbage in the worst possible way.

Various sarcastic remarks were made, saying that Hsu Hsing had lived up to expectations. They were not surprised, as single-song-oriented musicians really don't know how to make an album.

Even though the whole world is ridiculing those music critics, believing that the commercial success of "One Day" is a slap in the face to those old white men, representing that outdated musical tastes should be swept into the trash can.

Within China, there is widespread agreement that Xu Xing was indeed suppressed by Europe and the United States this time.

But even seeing those music reviews, Xu Xing still couldn't help feeling depressed.

It wasn't until the afternoon that a WeChat message popped up, and Xu Xingcai felt that today should be better.

I've decided to go back to Korea. Shall we meet one last time before I leave? Hmm... I'd really like to thank you in person again.

From Son Ye-jin.

(End of this chapter)