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Chapter 197 The First Sword After Reaching the Shore

"Hey, can we reconcile?"

Upon hearing that he was to be sacrificed as Zhou Mumu's opponent, Huang Chuyang suddenly had a change of heart.

Although he did want to lose gracefully and exit with dignity, the past is the past, and the present is the present...

At the time, he didn't know there was a music library reward. Ever since he heard that he could change songs by defeating AI, Huang Chuyang still had some unrealistic fantasies.

That's Yu Wei's song. It's a masterpiece that could sustain him for a lifetime. How will he know he can't do it if he doesn't give it a shot?

"Shall I change it for you?"

"No need."

Although he still harbored illusions, Huang Chuyang was self-aware enough to know that if he had the ability to beat AI, he wouldn't be here.

At this point in the competition, the number of players who can beat the AI ​​can be counted on one hand, while the mediocre players have basically all been wiped out.

Chi Leying relies on connections and Tong Yulu relies on abstract concepts, so what can he rely on?
The AI's high win rate isn't because the AI ​​is powerful, but because Yu Wei's songs are powerful. He knew he couldn't handle two of Yu Wei's moves, so taking this opportunity to give him a grand funeral was a good idea.

This can be considered as staying true to one's original aspirations.

Seeing Huang Chuyang "go to his death with great courage," Yu Wei couldn't help but think more highly of him. This kid is quite good; he knows what he's getting and what he's doing, and he knows when to advance and when to retreat.

Don't reward him openly, but secretly give him some kind of reward...

The afternoon practice still didn't make much progress. Tian Jun had actually tried his best, but he clearly hadn't unlocked his singing talent tree and couldn't add any points even if he wanted to.

Some people are just born unable to sing, no matter how long they practice, it's useless, let alone in such a short time as a TV show recording.

Yu Wei didn't make things difficult for him, but it was impossible to just accept his fate. It didn't matter if he didn't sing well, but he couldn't give up. He had to prepare for both possibilities.

Good works shouldn't be wasted; since we've already decided to present them, we should treat them seriously.

That evening, Yu Wei released the second update of the novel. With the end of the scene featuring his opponent Huang Chuyang, the voting for the competition officially began.

The two contestants released their songs one by one, and almost the instant they saw the video title, netizens clicked in to watch. It had been too long since everyone had heard Yu Weizheng sing a proper song.

It's hard to imagine that Yu Wei's last public performance was "The Ordinary Road," and the rest of the songs were sung by AI.

The song is good, but people get tired of listening to AI voices after a while. They have no emotion. It's novel at first, but after a while, they all sound the same.

It's said that Yu Wei has arranged two songs for the ninth episode, but since they haven't aired yet, everyone can only wait. Lately, they've been relying on this song, "The Answer," to keep them entertained...

Seemingly out of absolute confidence in Yu Wei's song, Zhou Mumu's video was very simple, with a very basic setting—just an ordinary recording studio.

Zhou Mumu sat alone in front of the camera, looking very focused. Not to mention finding any clues about the mysterious male singer, there was no one else in the video.
The moment the intro began, her voice flowed like a gentle stream into everyone's ears.

"There is a simple question"
什么是爱情
Is it a taste or an attraction?

Although she is an actress, Zhou Mumu has a great voice. She sang these few lines clearly and sweetly, just like an innocent girl asking a curious question.

If we hadn't all been online, we might have actually believed it and were having a great time talking about it. Then, when asked "What is love?", they talked like everyone had talked about it...

Just as the audience was immersed in the sweet singing and secretly complaining, a deep and magnetic male voice suddenly joined in, creating a stark contrast with Zhou Mumu's clean voice, yet blending harmoniously.

"From the day I had my first love, it was sweet at first."
Then the wind and rain will follow.

The mysterious male singer has already made his move, but the video still only shows Zhou Mumu alone. Even the most oblivious person would realize that these guest singers had no intention of showing their faces at all...

Why isn't it shown on camera?

Netizens were hoping to unravel the mystery like detectives, but the person simply disappeared, giving them no chance at all.

This clearly demonstrates that this person genuinely has no intention of exposing themselves, and it's not some malicious hype.

As the song reaches its climax, the male and female voices intertwine and rise, as if engaging in a musical dialogue across time and space.

Love is like blue sky and white clouds
A sudden storm after a clear blue sky

Having nowhere to hide always catches you off guard.

The two distinct voices intertwined, creating a wonderful chemical reaction that inexplicably produced a sweet feeling.

Actually, this song isn't a sweet romance song. Although the very first line is about love, the whole song is clearly about a newbie in love asking someone with experience for advice on what love is.

Rather than being about couples, this song is more like a Q&A session between seniors and juniors about love, exploring the "answers" to love.

Only a true couple can sing this song with the feeling of a sweet little ballad. This is the effect Yu Wei wanted to achieve: the form may not be similar, but the spirit is.

In fact, at times like this, netizens would definitely suspect Fei Hong first. Everyone isn't stupid; there aren't many male celebrities who have had dealings with Zhou Mumu.

But this person's voice is clearly different from Fei Hong's, and his singing skills are much stronger. Whether it is him or not, we will have to keep listening.

"A person is like having a severe cold"
Sneezing and fever require rest

The alternation between hot and cold brings joy, hesitation, and endless pleasure.

The masked man's voice, with its sense of vicissitude, contrasts sharply with Zhou Mumu's pure and sweet voice, yet they complement each other perfectly, and their tacit cooperation adds fuel to the fire of the performance.

We were so busy guessing who it was that no one noticed Yu Wei's song was quite interesting.

Although it explores love, the lyrics are very lighthearted, even humorous, completely lacking the dramatic, life-or-death tone of other love songs, and there's no deliberate attempt to flaunt romantic moments.

Comparing love to blue skies, white clouds, beverages, or even a cold is somewhat abstract yet very apt; his metaphors have always been effective… The song's sweetness is attributed to the natural chemistry between the two guests, but Yu Wei's clever deconstruction of love is equally noteworthy.

How does he know so much about the answers to love?
So how long is forever?
Forever short, forever regrettable

Everyone has their own unique experience.

As the song progressed, Zhou Mumu and Fei Hong stopped acting altogether.

Not only did their coordination become increasingly smooth, but they also poured more and more emotion into the song, as if they were truly using it to find answers.

After the song ended, everyone was still a little disappointed. The song was good, and the two singers coordinated very well. You could clearly feel their genuine emotions, rather than cold, mechanical voices.

As expected, Yu Wei's songs still need to be sung by real people.

The song's popularity soared quickly, but even the official version's male singer section still listed him as a "mystery guest".

"So, who exactly is this person?"

"They're so sweet, it's possible they're a real couple showing off their love."

"Isn't Fei Hong also a contestant? A contestant helping another contestant, right?"

"Why are you so concerned about match-fixing?"

Netizens are not stupid; they focused their attention on Fei Hong almost immediately after listening to the song. However, due to his timbre and singing skills, this matter is not yet settled.

The two practiced this song for more than a week. During that time, Yu Wei gave Fei Hong special guidance several times, and he also asked Fei Hong to deliberately sing it with a sense of vicissitude.

After all, the original singer of this song, Yang Kun, has a very rough voice, so this can be considered a faithful reproduction.

With deliberate avoidance and audio editing, the male voice does sound quite different from Fei Hong's. Yu Wei's goal wasn't to completely prevent people from guessing, but rather to create uncertainty.

As long as the person is ambiguous, even if there is an 80% chance, Zhou Mumu's fans will turn a blind eye and a deaf ear.

They hoped more than anyone else that this person wasn't Fei Hong; as long as the result wasn't announced, they would stick to their guns.

Fans in the entertainment industry are like this: even if the evidence is conclusive, as long as their idol doesn't provide concrete proof, they will still firmly believe it; even if the official authorities intervene, they will still think their idol has been wronged...

In the novel, Yu Wei used the phrase "quite talented" several times to describe the mysterious male singer. Are Zhou Mumu's fans willing to admit that Fei Hong is quite talented?

Fei Hong's performance in this song was indeed quite good; he clearly put in a lot of hard work, but those who dislike him will never admit it.

As the video's popularity soared, content creators on various platforms joined in the guessing game.

There are many frame-by-frame analyses and miscellaneous discussions, but the most popular are those videos that extract and analyze the male voices separately, and their viewership increases rapidly.

There were even some people impersonating others to play on the meme, and a lot of lip-syncing videos appeared under the hashtag "#Yes, I made my move".

Netizens increasingly believe they've been set up by Yu Wei; the song is called "The Answer," and now everyone is actually looking for that "answer"...

Within just one hour, "Zhou Mumu's 'The Answer'" topped the trending search list. Five hours later, the video had been viewed over 50 million times across the internet, and related topics had been read 300 million times.

Besides the quality of the song itself, Zhou Mumu's company has obviously done a lot of marketing, and they want to make "The Answer" Zhou Mumu's signature work.

At this critical juncture, fans are even less likely to admit that the mystery singer is Fei Hong. They just want to see Zhou Mumu rise to fame and eventually kick Fei Hong to the curb.

Yu Wei secretly glanced at Zhou Mumu's super topic and found that her fans had an extremely strong ability to self-hypnotize themselves, and were already finding reasons to exclude Fei Hong.

"The transitions in the second chorus are so natural, how could Fei Wu sing them?"

"Wasteful Mom is really good at seeking attention. Our Mumu has ascended to heaven, and you guys are singing and dancing here. Stop trying to ride on her coattails."

"I know the waste is sour, there's no need to emphasize it again."

This is genuine hatred; he uses derogatory nicknames constantly. In Zhou Mumu's fan community, Fei Hong doesn't even deserve a proper name.

In the entertainment industry, rivals are truly mortal enemies. Even if many people stop being fans or leave the industry, they still have to curse their rivals a few times when they are mentioned.

Zhou Mumu's fans now have only one thought: the first step to getting out of trouble is to cut off their beloved.

Based on the current data of this song, it's a sure thing that Mumu will advance further. How dare the actors at the bottom come up with such high aspirations?

Many fans' comments have escalated to the level of "What kind of man drags his girlfriend down with him?" and "Don't hinder Mumu from becoming better," and they can't wait for them to break up tonight.

"Mommy fans are still too violent."

Yu Wei even sensed a kind of "snobbish female parent" feeling from Zhou Mumu's fans, thinking, "Where did this poor boy come from? Is he worthy of my daughter?"

They weren't against Zhou Mumu dating, but she had to date someone who would be helpful to her career.

Fei Hong is not as good as Mu Mu. He's not just a bloodsucker, and they don't want to see Mu Mu suffer with him.

Mature fans will find their own reasons to believe that the guest performer is not Fei Hong, and Yu Wei quickly found a highly-rated comment.

"I guess the male singer didn't show up because he didn't want to create unnecessary scandals. He agreed to be a guest performer, but he didn't try to ride on the hype at all. Can Fei Wu really do that?"

It really can...

Although the remarks of toxic fans are disgusting, their moments of vulnerability are undoubtedly more delightful.

(End of this chapter)