How can you ascend to heaven when you are a star?

Chapter 384 Envy, Jealousy, and Hatred!
"Whoosh!"

When Liang Bo saw the 10000 yuan transferred via WeChat, his eyes lit up immediately, and he thought to himself, "What a generous boss!"

Normally, I would only earn two or three thousand yuan per Weibo post to approve songs, maybe four or five thousand. But today, Boss Chen offered ten thousand yuan, so I had to make sure everything was arranged perfectly for him.

"Director Chen, just you wait and see, I'll definitely critique 'The Best of Us' to the point of being utterly humiliated!" After receiving the payment, Liang Bo immediately sent a message to the other party, expressing his attitude and reassuring his boss.

As the old saying goes: "He who takes money must do the work."

conscience?

How much is conscience worth?

Can you buy chicken drumsticks with a clear conscience?

Chen Peng felt much more relaxed after seeing the message from Liang Bo.

As expected of Liang Dapao, he'll take on any job as long as the money is right, without any shame, unlike other music critics who still care about their reputation.

"Looking forward to your performance," Chen Peng replied.

Liang Bo didn't say anything more. He simply logged out of WeChat, logged into Weibo, and wrote a music review on his own account.

This wasn't the first time he'd done something like this; he didn't need to think about it carefully, he just blurted it out.

"In today's increasingly volatile music market, it's really baffling when a new song suddenly becomes a hit. Today, I overheard two young people talking about a song that's been very popular these past few days, 'The Best of Us,' so I'll talk about this so-called 'golden hit'."

"Let's talk about the melody first. At first listen, it's catchy, but upon closer inspection, you'll find that it's just a collection of old-fashioned notes. The melody of the whole song is completely unoriginal, simply revolving around common chord patterns, like a product on an assembly line, offering no surprises whatsoever. You can easily piece together similar melodies from some popular songs..."

"Looking at the lyrics, it's a classic case of 'piling up fancy words.' The lyricist seems to have fallen into a misconception, thinking that ornate language can create profound emotions. But in reality, the lyrics are very empty, lacking any logic or depth..."

"Although the five female singers in the group have decent voices, they are severely lacking in emotional expression, making the whole song sound soulless, like an empty shell. The music video is even more unbearably cheesy; besides posing provocatively, there's nothing else to it..."

"..."

Liang Bo wrote several hundred words, covering everything from melody to lyrics, from singer to arrangement, from the inside out, from top to bottom, but nothing about it was good.

It doesn't matter if anyone watches or if what he says is right or wrong. What he needs to do is make Director Chen feel that the 10,000 yuan was well spent, so that he can come to him again if something like this happens in the future.

As he finished writing, Liang Bo began to wrap things up.

"In short, this song may seem to be popular all over the internet, but it is just a temporary bubble of popularity. It has no artistic value that can stand the test of time. What the music market needs is meaningful, innovative, and heartfelt works, not assembly-line products that have popularity but no substantial content."

Liang Bo read the review from beginning to end and was very satisfied with it, then clicked send.

With tens of thousands of followers and content related to the most popular song of the past two days, the Weibo post was quickly seen by netizens and spread rapidly across the internet.

Chen Peng also saw Liang Bo's music review. He was surprised that the other party was so quick to respond and even suspected that the other party had a template for reviewing songs.

However, after reading the entire article, he was very satisfied with both the music review and Liang Bo.

The song and the person were both criticized, so the 10,000 yuan was well spent.

In order to get more people to see this content and to encourage more people to criticize Future Girls and their songs, Chen Peng directly bought a trending topic for this Weibo post.

As the hashtag 'Music critic Liang Bo harshly criticizes Future Girls' 'The Best of Us' appeared on the trending searches, countless fans flocked to Weibo and left comments after reading the content.

"Hey Liang, you're trying to grab attention and ride the wave again? You've been doing the same thing all these years. To stand out, you nitpick popular songs and call black white. You're not qualified to talk about understanding and respecting music at all."

"You think you're an authority after listening to just a few songs? You praise what you like to the skies and denigrate what you don't like to the point of worthlessness, completely disregarding the diverse aesthetic tastes of different listeners. You use the guise of commentary to satisfy your own sense of superiority. You're just a keyboard warrior in the cloak of art. Pah!"

"Whether a song is good or not is not up to you to decide. Don't netizens have discerning ears? If you have to spout some profound theories, stop making a fool of yourself and trying to get attention."

"Internet beggar, spewing filth."

"Read my lips, you idiot!"

"Same as above, maintain formation from now on."

"..."

Soon, the comment section had more than 500 messages, some refuting the music reviews, some mocking Liang Dapao, and of course, there were also a lot of insults, after all, there are too many outspoken people online.

Liang Bo looked at the comments from netizens but didn't care. Of the 10,000 yuan that Director Chen transferred, 9,900 yuan was for compensation for mental distress.

Anyone can write a regular music review.
He earns money by being scolded.

Liang Bo didn't continue watching, logged out of Weibo, and left home.

Let's have a good meal tonight, hot pot with lamb!

As for netizens...

Go ahead and criticize him. The more people criticize him, the higher his popularity will be, and the more people will seek him out in the future.

"Boom boom boom!"

Chen Peng knocked on the door and went to the vice president's office again.

"What is it?" Feng Xinghai asked sternly, still angry.

"President Feng, I've finished what you asked me to do. I contacted Liang Bo, and his music review has gone viral." Chen Peng said cheerfully, then handed over his phone, which displayed Liang Bo's music review on Weibo.

"Liang Bo? Is that the Liang Dapao who often criticizes singers with his sharp tongue?" Feng Xinghai was taken aback, and a bad feeling suddenly arose in his heart.

"Yes, yes, that's him." Chen Peng didn't notice anything unusual about President Feng and thought the other party was very satisfied, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Feng Xinghai took the phone and quickly looked at it.

However, the more he looked at it, the worse his complexion became. His hand gripping the phone trembled from the force, and even his breathing became rapid.

After reading the last paragraph, Feng Xinghai finally couldn't hold back and angrily slammed his phone to the ground. With a "crack," the screen separated from the body and broke in two.

Chen Peng was startled by President Feng's sudden action, his body trembled violently, and the smile on his face vanished instantly.

Seeing his newly bought phone smashed again, he felt frustrated and confused.

He was clearly following the other party's orders.

He was asked to find music critics to bash the songs of the Future Girls group. He couldn't find any before, and the critic got angry. Now that he has found some, the critic is still angry. Is this some kind of joke?
Chen Peng suddenly thought of a saying: "Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger."

That's absolutely right.

"Idiots, a bunch of idiots!" Feng Xinghai cursed at Chen Peng. "What kind of garbage did Liang Dapao write? The whole thing is criticism, he completely denounced that song, as if he's afraid people won't realize he's a hater, isn't he?"

Chen Peng was completely stunned by the scolding. After a while, he said, "Mr. Feng, didn't you say you were going to criticize this song harshly?"

"That has to look reasonable to others," Feng Xinghai said irritably.

"..."

Chen Peng lowered his head and remained silent, but in his heart he thought: If I had a reasonable reason, I wouldn't have gone to Liang Dapao. It's precisely because I couldn't find a reasonable problem that those music critics with integrity wouldn't take this job. If they could find one, would Liang Dapao even be in the running?
"You're more trouble than you're worth," Feng Xinghai said angrily. "Now look what's happened! One music review has united all the fans. No one will care if I want to criticize you again."

"..."

Just as fans of the song "The Best of Us" were criticizing Liang Bo for being unprofessional, another piece of news about the Future Girls group became a trending topic.

"Future Girl becomes the brand ambassador for Aoli women's clothing."

It's quite normal for women's clothing brands to invite female celebrities to be their brand ambassadors, but it's unbelievable that Future Girls, a new group, gained the favor of a women's clothing brand after only two days since their debut.

She could even be called the artist who got the fastest endorsement after her debut.

Immediately afterwards, promotional photos of the five members of Future Girls also began to circulate online.

Five beautiful women, dressed in different styles of pretty clothes, are youthful, fashionable, confident, avant-garde, and full of personality, making them a sight to behold.

Suddenly, online searches for "Aoli Women's Clothing" surged.

Especially on shopping websites, many people are searching for items worn by the future girl.

The marketing department of Aoli Women's Wear also reacted quickly, immediately adding promotional photos of the future girl to shopping malls and simultaneously putting the same clothing on the shelves.

In just one night, thousands of units were sold, making it a best-selling item for the brand.

……

Weekends are like the balance in your phone account; they seem like a lot, but they disappear as you spend them.

on Monday.

Film and television town.

Compared to usual, the atmosphere on the set of "Super Trainee" today was very somber.

The staff stopped chatting and laughing; each one had a serious expression, kept their mouths tightly shut, and tried not to speak as much as possible, quickly getting to their work.

Even so, he still couldn't avoid being scolded by the director.

"What's wrong with the lighting? I've been adjusting it for ages and there's still no sense of depth. It doesn't create any atmosphere at all. Don't you have your eyes on at work? Can't you even see this? Do I have to tell you?"

"Who left the props here? Where's the prop master? Do you think this is your doghouse? If this happens again, get out of here."

"Look at this scene! It's a complete mess! Props are scattered everywhere, people are walking around, there's no order at all. Do you even want to film the show properly?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, no one dared to argue back, fearing they would incur the director's wrath.

Chen Peng coldly looked at everyone around him. Since President Feng was throwing a tantrum at him, he could only vent his anger on these staff members.

You can't hold it in, or you'll easily hurt yourself.

The only ones who weren't scolded by the director were the show's five mentors.

However, they didn't look relaxed; they all had cold faces and seemed to be in a bad mood.

Nonsense, after being called blind by netizens for two days, how could I be in a good mood?

All five of them felt innocent about the incident.

They are mentors, responsible for teaching the trainees. Who gets eliminated is decided by the director, so what does it have to do with them?
He's being unfairly blamed; it's truly unjust.

People accept the show's invitation for two reasons: to earn money and to increase their exposure.

But now, while they've made money and gained exposure, their reputation has suffered.

It feels like the production team invited them not to teach the trainees, but to make them take the blame.

"Yuqi, didn't Teacher Zhang give you a song? When are you planning to release it?" Cai Yaxuan asked Li Yuqi in a low voice.

"I don't know, probably next year," Li Yuqi said after thinking for a moment.

With the show "Super Trainee", she currently has no shortage of exposure, so she is not in a hurry to release new works.

"Next year? Why wait so long?" Cai Yaxuan asked curiously. She thought the other party had already started preparing and would take advantage of the show's popularity to promote themselves.

"I don't have time to record a show, and as you've seen, Teacher Zhang's students are too powerful, so I have to avoid them for now," Li Yuqi said.

Are you talking about the future girl group?

"And Tang Yi, Tang Yi is also Teacher Zhang's student."

"Ugh!"

Cai Yaxuan sighed softly, turned her head to look around, and seeing that no one was paying attention, she said, "I don't know what the production team was thinking, they actually eliminated some of the best trainees. Even if they had a grudge, they shouldn't have made it so obvious, right? They even dragged me into it."

"Who can argue with that? These days, the question I get asked most often by netizens is whether I'm blind," Li Yuqi said.

She felt she had been unfairly targeted. If she hadn't been participating in the show "Super Trainee," she would definitely have promoted the Future Girls group and their song "The Best of Us" on Weibo.

In fact, she had already asked her assistant to contact several big fans and ask them not to criticize Teacher Zhang and Future Girls, for fear of upsetting Teacher Zhang and losing future cooperation opportunities.

“We’re in the same boat. Netizens asked me the same question. Who the hell wrote those mentor comments that appeared online? We clearly didn’t say any of those things, so why are they being used against us?” Cai Yaxuan said angrily.

Yuqi at least managed to buy a song from Teacher Zhang, while she hasn't. Isn't this just trying to sow discord between her and Teacher Zhang?

"Who told us to take the money? There will be many more cases like this in the future, and we'll all have to take the blame," Li Yuqi said weakly.

"My lifelong reputation!"

"..."

The director was frustrated, the mentors were frustrated, but the most frustrated were the trainees preparing backstage.

Those who were eliminated can debut right away, while those who weren't eliminated have to fight for a spot in the debut lineup. Where can you go to complain?

Moreover, after the show aired, the trainees who advanced did not receive much attention, while the eliminated trainees became trending topics. This makes people wonder if the show "Super Trainee" is cursed, with those who leave having good luck and those who stay having bad luck.

Listening to the whispers around her, Cao Qing gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with envy, jealousy and hatred.

why?
Why did she fail to debut as part of a group despite putting in so much effort, while Zhao Tong and the others who were eliminated from the show were able to debut and release songs?
They even landed a product endorsement.

No, after we finish recording today's program, I must go to the company and ask Director Xu why she wasn't allowed to join the Future Girls group.

I'm so amazing...

……

(End of this chapter)