This top celebrity got drunk and acted crazy, and everyone in the Chinese entertainment industry bur

Chapter 55 The Number One Person in the Chinese Music Scene! "Take It All You Want!" [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

"Something's not right..." Gangzi was also monitoring the competitor's project. Looking at the lively atmosphere in the live stream, he suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis.

Although he couldn't see the data from Tencent's backend, he could deduce from the astonishing popularity of the live stream and the speed at which the barrage of comments filled the screen that this episode of the music variety show was attracting just as much attention as their Running Man live stream back then, and that netizens' focus was entirely on that one unknown actor.

The unknown actor signed on as a regular MC for Running Man, and a significant portion of that massive traffic will inevitably go to iQiyi (the streaming platform). He can reap the benefits without lifting a finger, but Tencent (the streaming platform) isn't stupid. After watching the live stream clip where Deng Ziqi helped clarify things for Lü Ming, he even consulted several professional singers in the past two days, and the answers he received were exactly the same as what Deng Ziqi said.

He used to call those washed-up celebrities "variety show saints" because, apart from their crazy show effects, these guys had absolutely no commercial value in other fields.

But now that her singing skills are confirmed, Huika will definitely shine in the Chinese music scene in the future. As a result, her commercial value has increased several times compared to before. After tasting the sweetness, Penguin will inevitably have other ideas.

"This won't do, I have to keep an eye on things. I was the one who discovered this genius first. If he gets kidnapped by a penguin, I'll have no one to blame but myself!"

Although he didn't know what song Lü Ming had prepared for today, or what the final result would be, Gangzi, who was well-versed in human relationships, immediately chose to believe him and wrote a congratulatory message for Lü Ming to send over.

……

at this time.

Lu Ming, who was preparing backstage, was taking a sip of a miniature bottle of baijiu.

The other contestants were all very attentive to him. Even those who had kept their distance from him in the previous episode were now quietly standing on the side of the sofa where Lü Ming was sitting, trying to get screen time.

"Brother Ming, let me pour you some wine, just drink it."

"Brother Ming, I'll have a drink with you!"

"Brother Ming, I know you like to drink, so I specially made some braised peanuts for you before I came. Would you like to try some?"

The crowd started chattering, and some scantily clad, pretty girls even picked up peanuts and fed them to him, and intentionally or unintentionally pressed themselves against him.

Lu Ming welcomed all comers. To be honest, since his transmigration, he had never experienced being the center of attention like this.

Although he knew these people were just trying to ride on his fame, Lü Ming didn't expose them and quietly enjoyed the special treatment he received after becoming famous.

[Ding! Detected that the host is drinking 'Jiang Xiaobai' liquor. 'Music Arrangement Basics' +20!]

[Ding! Detected that the host is drinking 'Jiang Xiaobai' liquor. 'Voice Cavity Basics' +20!]

[Host detected to be mildly intoxicated; "Music Arrangement Basics" +30!]

[Advanced "Arrangement Basics": LV4!]

Lu Ming's expression suddenly changed. The culmination of his drunkenness over the past few days had finally yielded the fruits of victory, a truly joyous occasion.

In an instant, he felt his head filled with a wealth of knowledge about music composition. It was as if he had suddenly had an epiphany. All sorts of music theory knowledge that he had never understood or figured out before suddenly expanded his knowledge as if enlightened.

Including advanced arrangement skills, I have now reached LV4 in the three most important fundamentals in the music field!

At this point, he no longer needs to compare himself with anyone in the current Chinese music scene. In terms of skill, the only person he can refer to now is perhaps himself from yesterday.

Just then, a middle-aged man wearing a baseball cap and with a somewhat honest face approached. Seeing Lü Ming's bright smile, clearly in a good mood, he tentatively said, "Lü Ming, I'm Wu Zhiqiang, the director of this program. I'm here to ask if you like this wine. It's a sponsored product that our program team specially brought in based on your preferences!"

"How come I didn't know the production team valued my opinion so much?" Lü Ming said dismissively.

The director was a little embarrassed: "If you think it's good, I'd like to trouble you to read the advertising copy when you go on stage later. It'll be paid."

"I don't think it's any good." Lü Ming shook his head: "This liquor tastes like water brewed from horse manure. It's nothing but bitterness and water. Even a dog would shake its head if it drank it. If someone can make liquor like this, they'll be sitting at the same table as RIO sooner or later!"

The other contestants around him all looked at Lü Ming in surprise.

When the director heard Lü Ming mention RIO, his heart trembled instinctively.

The person initially went on to promote their product on Running Man, but ended up ruining their reputation with a single comment from this guy. Now they're completely unfit for mainstream entertainment and can only do marketing and promotion on various short video platforms. It's a truly miserable situation.

"Top star, the sponsor said that you'll get a million-dollar bonus for reading the advertising copy. Just read it verbatim after you finish singing," the director said in a low voice, using polite language.

Lu Ming glared at him: "What kind of person do you take me for?"

"Sorry, I'll be going then..." The director was disappointed and prepared to leave, not expecting Lü Ming to be so professional.

"Good things should be shared with everyone so that everyone can try them!" Lu Ming said firmly, "With my status, I would never lie through my teeth for a mere million-yuan red envelope. After all, as the idol with the most fans in the Chinese entertainment industry today, I also need to pay attention to my reputation, okay? But if the wine is really good, I will still promote it as a friend even without a red envelope!"

"Here's what you'll do: go and coordinate with that big spender. Before I go on stage, transfer two million over. He won't need to say anything more!"

I'll send you my card number via text message!

director:"???"

The contestants: "???"

Brother, you really change your mind faster than flipping through a book!

"The idol with the most fans in the Chinese entertainment industry?" The director's eyes widened: "Are you sure?"

"Haters are fans too, thank you! Looking at the entire Chinese entertainment industry, who can compete with me in the hater arena?" Lu Ming said proudly.

Director: "...Then you really have no rivals."

"But didn't you say this wine is just like wine made from horse manure? If it's false advertising, won't it affect your reputation?" The director chuckled, wanting to see how Lü Ming would smooth things over.

Lü Ming disagreed:

"As I just said, my fans are all haters. To deal with haters, you have to annoy them from time to time, otherwise they might not be able to continue hating them one day. It's a small matter if haters become neutral, but it's a big deal if neutral become fans. So, in order to maintain the stickiness of haters, I have a duty to do so!"

"Besides, Brother Huka drank two bottles in a row and was fine, so what can't they drink?"

"..." The director was speechless, silently responded, then left a phone number for Lü Ming and left.

Not long after, he actually received a text message on his phone confirming the deposit of 200 million yuan!

Lu Ming stared at the numbers in his card for a while before calming down. He hadn't expected that money could be so easy to make these days. When he thought about how many domestic liquors needed his help to promote and develop, Lu Ming suddenly discovered a way to make money that he had never imagined before.

Just as he was immersed in his dream of getting rich, as one contestant after another went on stage with a smile and returned with a bitter face, Lü Ming also noticed that the three mentors who had come back to life today seemed to be deliberately sulking. For a full half hour after the live broadcast started, they didn't even turn around once.

Compared to online voting via QR code, a mentor's turn is equivalent to 100,000 votes. For ordinary contestants, not getting a turn from the director significantly reduces their chances of advancing to the next round.

After all, it's not the main competition yet, and there's no vote-soliciting segment. Online voting is limited to the performance time, and the voting window will close naturally once the performance ends. Otherwise, some sweet-looking girls could at least try to move netizens to vote for them by fabricating a story about a gambling father and a school dropout.

In short, the strictness of the three mentors in this season is completely different from the bottom line of the first season, where almost anyone would turn around.

Although Lü Ming didn't understand, seeing the resentful looks in the eyes of the eliminated contestants as they looked at him, he vaguely realized that the three of them had probably taken the money but didn't do the job.

As for the reason?

Besides being caught in the eye of the storm, the three mentors were also labeled by some bloggers as having no musical appreciation ability because of their inexplicable turn around in the first episode. Since they were the ones who would take the fall, the controversy only spread within a small circle.

The three of them did this partly to mitigate the negative impact of accepting bribes, and partly to make it seem natural to target him.

After all, if someone who is less skilled than you turns around immediately, but then starts singing their heart out when it's your turn, and the mentors don't turn around at all, it's bound to cause gossip.

"No, do they really think I won't get 500,000 votes if they don't let me turn around?" Lu Ming was suddenly amused by the three men's blunt targeting.

……

【Wait, why isn't it over yet?】

[Is this show's producers planning to put a nobody on the final act just to boost viewership? If so, I'll leave now and call me back when the nobody comes on, okay?] [I came to see a nobody make a fool of themselves, but after watching for so long, they haven't even had a single shot. Is this a joke?]

These past few days, I've been seeing articles everywhere online praising the singing abilities of obscure celebrities. It's so annoying! When did it become acceptable to hype up an obscure celebrity? The Chinese entertainment industry is truly rotten!

[Just you wait and see, you haters upstairs! This nobody will definitely blow your mind in a minute!]

I used to be hesitant to support obscure artists, but after listening to his song "I'll Love You Till I Die," I realized that with his vocal talent, he could dominate any song he sings.

Those who still don't acknowledge the singing ability of obscure singers are tone-deaf with absolutely no musical appreciation skills.

Amid the controversy among netizens, some people have clearly grown impatient.

Seeing that netizens were quite dissatisfied and the number of online viewers had begun to decline, the program director, who was constantly monitoring the backend data, quickly picked up the walkie-talkie and gave an order. Soon, Lü Ming, who was drinking to relieve his boredom, received a notification to go on stage.

He downed the bottle of liquor in one gulp, then strode into the stage aisle with an air of utter disregard for family and friends.

"Let's welcome the next contestant..." On stage, when Zhang Dada saw Lü Ming's name, his eyes immediately turned venomous, and he gritted his teeth: "The song he brought to the competition is 'Take Everything You Want'."

Upon hearing the name, Zhang Dada paused for a moment, then raised his voice: "This is an original song!"

The three mentors, who had already turned away, all looked disdainful upon hearing the host's surprised voice.

These days, there are countless original songs, but the quality of these works is appalling. Many fans in the Chinese music scene have even begun to boycott the original works of second- and third-tier singers. In the past, when people heard the word "original," they were full of expectations, but now when they hear "original," everyone thinks that it is 99% likely to be a piece of garbage that is just pointless whining.

They just thought it was something a contestant was using to attract attention, and didn't have high expectations.

But the next second, when people saw the man slowly walking onto the stage, the entire audience erupted in a 'wow' and a few pretty girls even stood up excitedly and pointed towards the stage.

Seeing this, the three people who had been listlessly lounging in their chairs sat up straight in an instant.

Aside from obscure celebrities, who else on their show has such high popularity?

"What a flop!" Teacher Yang scoffed. "This bastard even dared to create something original?"

"Don't you know your own limitations?!" Teacher Hua sneered. "You've been hyped up by those brainless marketing accounts online for two days, and you really think you have a bright future, huh?"

"You want to laugh!" Sister Zheng sneered.

Recalling their previous miserable experiences, the three of them silently clenched their fists under the table.

Especially Sister Zheng, who lost face in the last episode because of her lackluster performance, harbored deep resentment. Right now, she was already conceiving all sorts of vicious comments, preparing to give her damn ex a good dressing down after the performance.

At this moment.

The live stream chat was also buzzing with excitement:
[This is an original work by a nobody, with lyrics and music all by himself. Who the hell does he think he is? A teacher like Hua?]

Who gave him the courage? Fish Leong?

The impact of Huka's original content on me is no less than getting into Tsinghua or Peking University. You might not understand what this means. I'm currently a proud vocational high school student, ranking third from the bottom in my class.

[Haha, it does sound a bit abstract, but anyway, let's listen to it first.]

[Are Ming fans still making noise? Now kneel down before us Ming haters, and we can pretend nothing happened.]

We really need to protect our ears this time!

[When I heard the word "original" on the nameplate, I was completely dumbfounded. Everyone's talking about how this obscure singer has amazing vocals, but I haven't heard anyone online say he has any talent for songwriting or composing. It's like he's barely learned to walk and he's already thinking about winning a sprint. Even if you're eager for quick success, you can't just act like this!]

The song title sounds like a pointless whine; it has the feel of a terrible song.

[And you even have the nerve to say "Take It All"? I want your life, you damn flop, gone! Can you give it to me?]

Screen recording is on. I want to see what this nobody has come up with.

"Original song..." Deng Ziqi, who had just supported the struggling actor a couple of days ago, was now at a loss for words after Lu Ming's sudden bombshell: "Brother, even if you're playing Dou Dizhu, you can't play like this. The other person just played a pair of 3s, and you immediately play a bomb?"

"The problem is, if this bomb is real, no one will say anything, but if the original lyrics and music are too bad and it's a fake bomb, then it's all over!"

She simply couldn't understand why Lü Ming would avoid his strengths in singing and then deliberately increase the difficulty to challenge his weaknesses; it made no sense at all.

Also paying attention were several old rivals, including Teacher Huang, as well as members of the Running Man cast.

Some were happy, some were sad, and no one could figure out what Lu Ming was really up to.

Especially hotball.

At that moment, she was nestled in her sister's luxuriously decorated mansion, watching TV with her on the sofa.

Upon hearing the gentle piano music, Honey Sister completely lost interest in what Lü Ming was going to sing next. She immediately grabbed Dilraba's ear fiercely and yelled:
"Look at the crap you picked. You've only just started to get a little bit of success and you've already become so arrogant. Other singers choose songs that don't expose their weaknesses, but he's like he's afraid people won't find fault with him. Doesn't this bastard know that the people sitting in the audience are all his enemies?"

"Others are sharpening their knives, preparing to find some excuse to kill him, and he just sticks his neck out, is that acceptable?"

"An original song? Look how arrogant he is!" Honey's voice was sweet and sarcastic: "How old is he to dare to go down this path? Does he have any life experience? Does he have any experience in dealing with people? He has nothing. How can he possibly create an original song!"

Dilraba: "..."

To be honest, she was also panicking inside. Seeing that the intro to this song was so long, Dilraba immediately changed her approach: "Honey, look, isn't he more handsome than usual today? Especially this outfit, isn't his aesthetic completely different from before!"

Honey paused for a moment, then glanced to the side.

At this moment, Lü Ming stood tall and straight, with a cold expression. His jet-black hair fell irregularly over his forehead. With the help of his makeup and styling, he exuded an aura that kept people at a distance. Especially when paired with the black and yellow color-blocked jacket that shimmered under the spotlight, he looked like a melancholic and cool male protagonist straight out of an anime.

If they knew nothing about each other, she dared to say that any woman would be left with a very good impression when faced with a man whose looks and temperament were both off the charts.

Even after years of working in the entertainment industry and now being a financial expert, Sister Mi has to admit that the physical appearance of that unknown actor on stage has reached the ceiling of the Chinese entertainment industry. Putting aside talent and strength, in terms of looks alone, she can only think of Leon Lai at his peak who could come close to him, and of course, only close.

In terms of temperament, the former is a level below the mute nobody.

"Your fashion sense is indeed excellent."

"Hehe, I bought it for him!" Reba said happily.

Sister Mi: “…”

"I hope you can still smile when you see him get eliminated by these three." Sister Honey sighed, speechless at his completely love-struck mind.

And at this time.

After quietly basking in the spotlight as a handsome man for a while, Lü Ming's demeanor changed. A hint of reminiscence appeared between his brows, and with a complex expression, he began to play the accompaniment, his voice intertwining and merging with the gentle piano notes, becoming one with the music.
"You were the one asking all the questions at the beginning."

"I'm always the one waiting for the result."

"Be mindful of your words."

"But the atmosphere didn't warm up."

"."

His calm yet slightly affectionate voice slowly reached the ears of all the listeners.

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