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Chapter 183 Chi Ye: Yu Yan? Hit him.

Inside a top-notch recording studio.

Yu Yan took a sip of water to moisten her throat before turning to her manager and asking, "What did you say? A high-quality idol?"

The manager scoffed, "Oh, what a childish idol."

"...It doesn't matter."

Yu Yan started looking at the sheet music again.

The agent nodded: "That's right, no matter how much of an idol he is, he can't idolize you... Speaking of which, have we been too lenient with him lately? I feel like we should be a bit harsher."

She was referring to the explosion-proof pond.

Yu Yan's team's actions regarding the suppression of Chi Ye were almost entirely driven by "personal grudges," because if Yu Yan were to say that he was afraid Chi Ye would steal his traffic market, it would be absolutely laughable.

Even if Chi Ye were to advance further, he still wouldn't be able to match Yu Yan's popularity.

A top-tier celebrity at the peak of their career possesses this kind of confidence—a confidence recognized both inside and outside the industry.

"Let's discuss the release date of the new album. It's good that there's no singer this time, but... it's a pity about these songs."

Yu Yan glanced at the several "confident" songs that his team had spent a fortune to create specifically for him... and felt that after the release of "Heaven and Earth Dragon Scales," this type of song seemed so useless.

It's a waste of money.

Ikeno is such a disgusting person, he's utterly repulsive.

The agent glanced at him and chuckled, "You, haven't you always said you didn't care? Actually, you're more disgusted with him than anyone else, aren't you?"

"I just feel like I was bitten by a dog." Yu Yan said expressionlessly, "I can't bite back, otherwise the dog will proudly show off to others."

Yes, for Yu Yan, apart from the four-character name, none of the popular young male celebrities in the entire Chinese entertainment industry can catch his eye.

But in terms of sheer volume of traffic, can anyone compare to him?

If Chi Ye, Peng Chen, or even Chu Hanzhou and their ilk give them a single glance, their teams will be so happy they can't sleep for three days. What's the difference between them and "dogs"?
Of course, Yu Yan looks down on Chi Ye's current "small popularity," but the market and the industry inside and outside the circle will have to endure the impact of the rise of a "new top star."

After the Golden Eagle Awards, some people questioned whether Chi Ye was a top star, but after "Heaven and Earth Dragon Scales", no one had the strength and ability to compete with him for the vacant position of top star.

So, is Ikeno now considered one of the two tops?
Whether it counts or not, the market now recognizes it.

……

On the night of the seventh episode of "Singer", Chi Ye defeated the second-tier overseas contestant with an overwhelming number of votes. Afterwards, Teacher Shi sang another insert song from "My Love from the Star".

The promotion for "My Love from the Star" has already begun, and Ikeno expressed his idea of ​​"leaving" to the director of "Singer" before the show ended.

The entire production team and guests, including Sister Pliers who happened to learn the news, were completely dumbfounded.

at the same time.

The program team of Tomato TV's New Year's Eve concert.

"Add Chi Ye's name to the list of invited guests... Hmm... Her appearance fee will be listed above Hua Yichen's."

The director instructed the staff: "He has participated in our station's programs. Have the director of 'The Voice of Heaven' contact him."

"Okay... um... that."

The staff hesitated: "It's not a problem that the appearance fee is higher than Hua Yichen's... but what about the order of appearance?"

The director paused for a moment, then said decisively, "If he agrees to come, he'll be the closing act this year!"

The Dragon TV New Year's Eve Gala was the grand finale.

Last year, Ji Heming was the final performer on Tomato TV.

The staff member was taken aback, then quickly nodded: "Understood."

After he left, the person in charge, who hadn't spoken until now, frowned and asked, "Do you think we can snatch it?"

The director gave a wry smile: "I don't know... It's mainly because he has such a good relationship with Hunan TV, but... speaking of which, last year Hunan TV's closing act was Chu Hanzhou, but Yu Yan has a new drama airing this year, so they'll most likely invite Yu Yan, so..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but his meaning was clear.

Hunan TV is undoubtedly the leading local TV station and the king of local satellite TV, and its relationship with Ikeno is well known.

Chi Ye's comeback song "See You" aired on Hunan TV, as did "Confession Balloon." Now, does the support from "Singer" for Chi Ye need any further explanation?

However, there's one problem: if Yu Yan attends such a big gala on Hunan TV, then Chi Ye will absolutely not be able to be the headliner.

To put it bluntly, mangoes can't give you the best treatment, but tomatoes can!
"Anyway, we've offered our best, and we hope the other companies will be a little slow to react."

—The other major TV stations were not slow to react.

Blueberry Channel, one of the producers of "Actors, Please Take Your Seats".

The director of the New Year's Eve gala said frankly: "We've revised the list, and Ikeno has been added to the first tier of the invited guests... We can give him two opportunities to perform, one of which is the last program before midnight on New Year's Eve."

"We need to be quick, otherwise the other companies will definitely beat us to it."

"it is good!"

……

Jiangsu Satellite TV.

"Director, we really don't have that much money... and I just found out that Tomato and Blueberry are throwing money at the problem and offering great benefits... We can't compete with that."

The assistant director in charge of planning the guests was sweating profusely, thinking that the director's idea of ​​inviting Ikeno to be the finale was a bit naive.

Compared to top-tier brands like mango, blueberry, and tomato, Jiangsu, while also ranking among the top in recent years, ultimately doesn't have the same level of popularity or stage presence as the "Big Three."

In previous years, their New Year's Eve gala always invited many veteran singers... "washed-up" kings of song to come and sing a song, and that was considered to have achieved their goal.

But this year, the director actually wants to invite Ikeno...

A year ago, the assistant director would have scoffed and firmly believed that the director had been bribed by Yue Na to give Ikeno a chance to ride on her popularity.

but now…

They wanted to ride on Ikeno's popularity.

This is the entertainment industry—very realistic, yet also magical, so magical that it inspires longing in those involved.

“I know we can’t compete with the others.” The director had already thought it through, so he came up with a plan: “But I can get him to sing for 40 minutes straight on our station’s New Year’s Eve gala… a medley of his entire album!”

"what?"

The assistant director was dumbfounded. Other singers would be overjoyed if they had just one performance at the New Year's Eve gala, but Chi Ye wanted to "take over" the entire 40 minutes.

What kind of unprecedented, fatherly treatment is this?

"Is it... really that serious?"

"You do not understand."

The director shook his head: "Do you think everyone is just trying to ride the wave? Ikeno's new album is about to be released, who isn't paying attention now? If they release a few songs, it will boost ratings and boost their political achievements."

Upon hearing this, the assistant director immediately realized what was going on and quickly nodded, "Okay... I'll go arrange it right away."

"be quick."

The director gave instructions.

The assistant director grunted in agreement, and as he was leaving, it dawned on him that just a year ago, Ikeno hadn't even received a tentative invitation to the Scream Night...

This damn entertainment industry is full of surprises!

……

A week later.

The cast and crew of "The Boss".

"All expenses will be paid by Young Master Zhao! (Screams)!"

With the final chase scene outside the bar coming to a close, filming for "The Boss" has officially wrapped.

Director Chen watched as Chi Ye and Teacher Wu hugged and shook hands in the camera's view, while the rest of the crew cheered and threw down what they were holding, celebrating the wrap-up of the film.

"Brother Chi, we caught another shill... Look..."

Taking advantage of the chaos, Xiao Liu squeezed through the crowd and rushed to Chi Ye's side.

"Let them go, we can't exactly call the police."

Ikeno is used to this. Since his rise to fame, there has been a surge in paparazzi and even stalkers targeting him.

When an artist experiences this situation, it indicates that he has already become, or is about to become, a huge star.

"Chi Ye, you're really popular now." Teacher Wu walked over, touching his nose, and punched him lightly: "Let's drink together later."

"Okay big brother."

Chi Ye nodded.

"Don't call me 'big brother,' I'm a respectable person."

Mr. Wu had no choice but to correct him. The two had been filming "Big Boss" together, and after several months of working together, they had become quite familiar with each other. Chi Ye often joked that Mr. Wu was like an "elder brother".

"correct."

Seeing that Chi Ye was a bit busy, Teacher Wu didn't waste any more time and simply asked, "Are you interested in the script I sent you?"

Chino was taken aback: "Tales of the Borderlands?"

"Oh yeah, this project looks pretty good to me, the team is great, wanna give it a try?"

Chino thought for a moment and shook his head: "Let's talk about it later, I really don't have the time right now."

Teacher Wu: "...It's become very popular."

He shook his head with a sigh, then turned and left.

Xiao Liu watched Teacher Wu leave before coming to the side with Chi Ye and saying, "We've got news from 'Singer' again. This time it was a leader from Hunan TV who called personally. You see..."

Chi Ye paused for a moment, then took out his phone: "I'll call them back."

Since Chi Ye communicated with the production team in the seventh episode and decided to temporarily leave the "Singer" stage, the news caused a great shock not only to the outside world but also to the production team itself.

Before "Heaven and Earth Dragon Scales," they might have agreed to let Ikeno leave, but after "Heaven and Earth Dragon Scales" came out, the controversy was "perfectly resolved," so how could Ikeno leave?!
You are the key to generating buzz on "Singer"! Your popularity surpasses the combined total of all the other guests!

If you leave at a time like this, aren't you just killing us?

But Ikeno really doesn't have time, because it's already the end of November, and "My Love from the Star" will be broadcast in less than a month. He's even doing promotional work right on time, so how could he have time to participate in "Singer"?
Ikeno has always maintained a good balance between film and music, but to be honest, "My Love from the Star" is more important at this stage.

The popularity of "Singer" has already peaked. If it stays there any longer, is it going to compete with Yingzi for the title of "King of Singers"?
In the words of the fans: It's an insult to coconuts.

Ikeno retrieved the number of the chief director of "Singer" and dialed it.

"Hello? Is this Ikeno?"

"Ah, it's me."

"Bro, when are you coming? We've already set the rules for you, so you can continue to start if you come!"

Ikeno: "...I really haven't had any time lately."

The director paused for two seconds before saying, looking "pitiful," "Then... can you come to the finals?"

"Hey buddy, do me a favor. The hype's been so high early on, if it drops after the finals, it'll affect my political record..."

Ikeno thought for a moment: "What's the date of the finals again?"

"Which one are you asking about? The final night is a little after the main event, and a little before the finals, but both are in mid to late December."

"I'll see how time is and try my best to go. If I do go, I'll let you know in advance."

"……Ugh."

The director on the other end sighed, his tone tinged with a hint of bitterness: "The kids have grown up and don't recognize their home anymore."

Chiye: "?"

"Chi Ye, you are a guest on 'See You,' you are the soul of 'With You,' and you are also the most popular core member of 'Singer'... You... You must remember how good Mango was to you!"

After thinking for a moment, Ikeno replied, "I once said something in 'See You'."

The director was taken aback: "What did you say?"

"I have no morals, don't try to morally blackmail me."

Chief Director: "..."

After their conversation ended, Chi Ye looked at the phone and shook his head: "Sigh, I wish I had a clone."

"Brother Chi, there's no one more handsome than you in the Chinese entertainment industry, so where did you get a doppelganger?"

Xiao Liu said something that showed his exceptional emotional intelligence.

Chi Ye glanced at her: "That's right, let's repeat the story of Chicken Claw Zhang later."

Xiao Liu: "...Brother Chi, you're not as handsome as Yu Yan."

"Repeat it a hundred times."

"..."

……

Another week passed, and it was the end of November.

Ikeno Studio.

With dark circles under his eyes, Director Liu carefully checked the special effects several times before slapping his thigh and exclaiming, "It's done!"

"what?"

The staff around them, who were also so exhausted that they could no longer distinguish between day and night, looked up, not quite realizing what was happening.

"All done!"

"..."

The room was silent for two seconds, then instantly erupted in excitement.

"Ah!! Finally finished!"

"I can't take it anymore, my mind is full of big stars and aliens right now, let me calm down."

"Who understands? This is the most tiring one I've ever done... It's unreasonable that the manager didn't give me a bonus!"

"Don't worry, everyone."

Director Liu reassured everyone: "I'll go ask for it for you. If President Chi doesn't give it to you... then I'll just change the filter for him and turn 'My Love from the Star' into 'My Love from the Ape'!"

"Hahaha."

The audience burst into laughter, creating a relaxed atmosphere.

That same day, Ikeno learned that post-production for "My Love from the Star" was complete and that it was about to be submitted for review.

He turned his head and glanced out the window.

Fine snowflakes poured down from the leaden-gray clouds.

Snowflakes were falling heavily, and the landscape was covered in a blanket of white.

The first snow of 2025.

Finally, it was completed at the very last minute, just before the end of 2025.

Well then... let's bring a little storm to the Chinese entertainment industry at the end of the year.

After all, winter is more suitable for eating fried chicken, drinking beer, enjoying spicy hot pot, and drinking milk tea.

As for what you asked... of course it's Schrödinger's suitability!

"Brother Chi."

Coco pushed open the door and came in. A few snowflakes fell, and a cold wind playfully sneaked in. She quickly walked to Chi Ye's side and said, "The release date for Yu Yan's new album's first single has been set."

Ikeno withdrew his gaze and asked, "When?"

"May 12th."

Ikeno paused for two seconds: "Hit him."

"...His new drama should also be scheduled for release around New Year's Day."

Ikeno nodded: "Hit him."

Coco paused. Even though she already knew Chi Ge's plan, she still felt a little nervous and "absurd" at the last minute.

Really... can we beat them?
He is Yu Yan.

Yu Yan at the peak of her career.

Chi Ye stood up and put on his coat: "After this year, there will only be one top star in the Chinese entertainment industry."

(End of this chapter)