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Chapter 390 "Lemon"

"Brother Chi, it's about to start."

Outside the door, Coco poked her head out and reminded them, "We have ten minutes left before rehearsal."

"understood."

Ikeno nodded and put away his phone.

The Osaka concert was quite bumpy, but the actual performance is finally approaching.

However, rehearsals for the concert have not been going very smoothly.

Firstly, it was a performance in a foreign country without the support of local artists. Secondly, although the concert tickets were sold, his influence in the local area was far less than that in mainland China and South Korea, and the atmosphere was lacking.

In addition, according to statistics from the team and related platforms, a somewhat embarrassing fact emerged—at least half of the tickets for Ikeno's Osaka concert were purchased by overseas students and fans from mainland China.

Some fans even went so far as to make dumplings just for this dish of vinegar and fly all the way from China just to hear his songs.

The Ikeno global concert, which has already become a phenomenon in China, is not only cheaper at Xiao Ri Zi, but you don't even need to rush to buy tickets. The secondary market also allows for easy trading without any premium.

This is absolutely a fatal blow to the entire Ikeno team.

Because of the influence of works such as "My Love from the Star," "Goblin," and "Flu," not only ordinary fans and casual viewers, but even they themselves believe that their boss is now, if not globally, at least in Southeast Asia, an undisputed superstar.

But it turns out that Xiao Rizi doesn't really like idol dramas. Their environment is completely different from other places, which has led to some disagreements within the team. Was it the right decision to make Xiao Rizi the first stop of their overseas tour?
Of course, since this decision was made by Ikeno himself, everyone only discussed it privately and dared not put it out in the open.

“I feel that those people in China might seize on this point. They have already lost in a head-on confrontation, and they will most likely resort to desperate measures and try to make amends... It doesn’t seem like their style.”

During a break in rehearsal, Coco came over again and first reported some good news.

The popularity of "Love O2O" in China is rising day by day, with both ratings and word-of-mouth being explosive. Coconut Culture's first shot was a great success, and both iQiyi and Hunan TV have benefited greatly, further strengthening the cooperation between the three parties.

Tao Cheng and Deng Ziman's management teams have been completely strengthened, and the two have begun their top-tier journey as "Pool Girls/Pool Boys".

There has been no word from Tencent Video and the "Long Keep the Moon" team so far. Rumors have been circulating on KuYing that the top executive is going to be transferred. So what about Tencent Video, YueNa, and "Long Keep the Moon," which are going head-to-head with Chi Ye this time?

They will be in even greater pain, but along with that pain, they will also face an even more intense counterattack.

Given the current situation, the huge success of "Love O2O" is already a done deal, so they can only try to move in other directions.

Ikeno's upcoming concert is an opportunity.

This is yet another chance.

Ikeno didn't have much of an opinion on this, because he knew this would happen as soon as he learned about the concert ticket purchase ratio.

But compared to the various events he has experienced, these are just minor incidents. No matter what the other side does, it cannot change the fact that coconut culture is on the rise, and for him personally, there is no loss.

Compared to the success of "Love O2O", his concert became irrelevant to the outcome of the battle.

"It's nothing. By the way, when you came over, did the team over there finish adjusting the sound?"

"...Yes, we've found the top teams, so this job isn't difficult."

"it is good."

Chi Ye nodded.

As advertised, during his global concert tour, he will release some foreign language songs in the countries where he performs. Since "Little Days" is the first stop of the tour, it is natural to set a unique style for the subsequent concerts and create a template.

This makes the selection of artwork very important.

After much deliberation, Ikeno recently finalized a song.

Because of the tight schedule, the team had already contacted the production team, but to be honest... the time was still a bit too rushed. Ikeno had been rehearsing this song repeatedly, not because the song itself was particularly difficult to sing, but because...

He wanted to project an image of singing the song with the confidence and skill that came from initial awkwardness to eventual mastery.

This is really annoying.

Even so, his "progress" was too fast, making Coco, who had been by his side all this time, very nervous.

"Brother Chi, I have to say... your sensitivity to languages ​​and your learning ability are amazing."

"Is it good? It's alright."

Ikeno remained completely calm and said, "I'm still quite a bit behind what I was doing before."

cocoa:"……"

"This song is definitely going to be a hit."

She recalled the amazement and astonishment she felt when she first heard the melody of this song not long ago... Even though she was already one of the closest people to Ikeno in the eyes of others, she should have been used to Ikeno's talent long ago.

嗏

As I always say, every time is like the first time I met him. The first time I met Chi Ge, I was amazed by his breathtakingly beautiful appearance offline. Every time after that, it was when Chi Ye was causing trouble or releasing works.

This time, it clearly belongs to the last category again.

"Brother Chi, has the song title been decided yet? I've been listening to you rehearse, but it seems like the title is still undecided..."

"Uh…"

Chino had already walked towards the rehearsal area when she heard the voice. She paused for a moment before saying, "Let's decide... I just had an inspiration."

"Oh?"

Coco was curious.

"It's so sour, too many people are so sour about us now, let's name the song... 'Lemon'."

"Lemon?"

"Sour lemons."

"...What a casual name."

"Not casually."

Chi Yexin said that this is the original name, and I just randomly came up with an excuse. How can it be called "random"?
Alright, let's continue rehearsing, and go home after the performance.

……

at the same time.

domestic.

"Is the news accurate?"

Zhang Qing frowned and asked.

"Accurate! Xiao Zhan's fans have already exposed this on Weibo, but it's not getting much attention, and no one has noticed it yet."

Mr. Liu gritted his teeth and said, "I knew it! What kind of global superstar is he? He hasn't even left Asia. Half of the tickets that sold out in a second were bought by Chinese people. Is this what an international superstar is?!"

"Should we try to take him down from this angle?" "There's no profit in it. To be honest, it's no longer important how his concert is going. His company has already made a splash with their first move. What we should be focusing on is the long-term competition that will follow."

A more pragmatic executive frowned: "I suggest we focus our energy on wrapping up 'The Everlasting Moon,' this time really..."

Before he could finish speaking, the door was suddenly pushed open, and the marketing director of "The Everlasting Moon" walked in with a green face, shouting, "There's a problem! There's a problem!"

Everyone was startled.

"Something went wrong? What went wrong?"

Zhang Qing frowned: "Can you please stop being so flustered? Even if things were worse, could the result be any worse than this?"

"No...no..."

The marketing director's face turned red with anxiety: "It's Chi Ye, Chi Ye's side... is messing with us again!"

"what?"

Everyone was stunned.

Everyone was completely dumbfounded. They were thinking, "We were just planning to do something disgusting to you, and you've already disgusted us first?"
Who are we, the villains?

You fucking bastard, Ikeno!
"What's going on? What kind of trouble has he gotten himself into this time?!"

Zhang Qing was furious.

……

Chi Ye didn't do anything strange; to be precise, it was Xiao Zhan's fans who went completely crazy.

As the saying goes, failure drives people crazy, and being a nobody makes people talk nonsense. As one of the only two top-tier celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry in their imagination, Zhan Ge's defeat has seriously hit the hearts of his fans.

Is it Xiao Zhan's fault that "Longing for the Bright Moon" flopped?

NO!

This has nothing to do with my brother. They're all haters, rivals, platform smear campaigns, and investors, directors, and screenwriters making up stories and altering things!
They are all theme songs sung by Hua Yichen!
Yes, as the undisputed "King of Singers" of the Tencent system, Teacher Hua naturally sang the OST for his own platform's annual blockbuster drama "The Long Moon".

Originally, this was a "win-win" situation. "Longing for the Bright Moon" had the support of the "father" of the Chinese music scene, even though the "father" of the Chinese music scene has now been silenced by the "grandfather" of the Chinese music scene.

However, they are still father and son, and there is a certain degree of "bondage" between them, or even the possibility of a father-son couple.

Since they were on the same side, Xiao Zhan and Hua Yichen often liked to flaunt their brotherhood.

Fans were initially delighted, but now that the show has flopped, everything has changed.

First of all, Hua Yichen is just incredibly unlucky.

A prominent Weibo user named Xiao Zhan posted publicly: "When I learned that Hua Yichen was singing the OST for Zhan Zhan's new drama, my heart sank, and I knew something was wrong."

"According to the divination of characters based on the I Ching, Hua Yichen's birth chart is clearly incompatible with Zhanzhan's. The two of them have basically never encountered anything good when they are together."

"Of course, that's secondary. According to the master's calculations, these things can actually be avoided. For example, Hua Yichen absolutely cannot use the same toothbrush that Zhanzhan used. If Zhanzhan goes to bed at eight o'clock today, Hua Yichen must not be able to rest until three o'clock in the morning."

"The main problem is that everyone in the gossip circle knows that Hua Yichen has a 'bad habit'! This bad habit of his is a major taboo in terms of destiny. The bad habit of always causing bloodshed has tainted him with countless filth."

"By this point, you should understand, right? The reason why 'The Long Moon' flopped is mainly due to Hua Yichen!"

This fan may be a fan of metaphysics. He wrote a very logical analysis and later lost all his divination results and chat logs with the master who predicted the fate of the characters in the book before the broadcast of "The Long Moon".

This sparked a response and outrage from many of Xiao Zhan's fans:
"Sister, you're absolutely right! I've always felt that Hua Yichen is someone you shouldn't get too close to."

"Hua Yichen is notorious for being from Nantong and a fickle person. @Tencent @Zhang Qing, can you please stop bringing this kind of artist along to Zhan Zhan?"

"I was saying that when I woke up this morning, I felt like I needed to have diarrhea. To be honest, when I was little, my mom had someone tell my fortune, and every time I felt like I needed to have diarrhea, something bad would happen. Now it seems that it really is true."

"Sister, you must poop less."

"Don't worry, I've made up my mind. From now on, I won't delay the release of any of Zhanzhan's works for at least two weeks before or after."

"??? Could they hold it in for that long?"

"It's okay, I should be able to, but half a month is already my limit. I really can't take any more than that... I just hate my body for not being able to do more for Zhanzhan. I can only keep praying for him."

"..."

While fans were in a frenzy, this blogger had quietly embarked on a journey into the realm of metaphysics.

This set an example for many fans, and soon, even more brilliant minds found the second culprit behind the failure of "The Long Moon".

"Peng Chen!"

“I remember Peng Chen sent milk tea to the crew of ‘The Long Moon’. I heard there’s a saying that you can borrow luck with milk tea, whether it’s the lead actor’s or the crew’s. Basically, you can borrow the milk tea if someone’s name is on it.”

"It is currently known that the milk tea contains the names of Zhanzhan and the director, so @Xiao Zhan @Unknown Director, you two should hurry up and find a way to break this, otherwise you'll be stuck with this forever."

"Peng Chen is the kind of person who will stop at nothing to become famous. @Peng Chen, have you lost your conscience? You're already so famous, and you're still letting him ride on your coattails. You're not even worth a hair on your captain's head."

A fan commented below: "Sister is so smart. It's also a good thing Peng Chen isn't a fan of Zhanzhan, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to hold back for even a second."

Peng Chen: "???"

Peng Chen, who was idly at home and had long been marginalized, almost spat out blood upon seeing this.

"Fuck you, are all these fans idiots? Is this the kind of excuse a carbon-based life form would come up with to shift blame? I gave you milk tea and I'm wrong? I should have gone to the toilet first!"

Peng Chen was furious, aggrieved, and resentful.

He genuinely felt that he was worse off than a dog. As one of the four top stars who were once double-explosive and double-top stars, and one of the top stars who survived the post-disruption era, when had he ever been treated like this?
Two years ago, if Xiao Zhan's fans dared to say such things about him, he wouldn't even need to intervene; his own fans would have drowned him with their spittle.

Now...

How could I have fallen to such a state?

Indeed... indeed, not even worth a hair of the captain's.

Unlike Hua Yichen, he didn't have as many concerns because his agency wasn't based here, so he directly posted on Weibo: "[The milk tea is delicious, checking in.]"

The accompanying picture was a selfie of him holding a cup of milk tea.

The nice detail is that this milk tea is coconut flavored.

One move, and the whole room was astonished.

Equally stunned and trembling with rage, Hua Yichen immediately joined the fray. He dared not be the first to speak out, after all, Xiao Zhan was the crown prince of their faction, but now that Peng Chen had set an example, he…

Surely it's okay if he accidentally slips his hand?

Teacher Hua also has her own temper. Before Tencent could even make any moves, it was immediately thrown into a state of chaos and infighting due to the aftermath of the flop of "The Long Night".

　The fan comments in this chapter are all based on real-life sources.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)