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Chapter 113 Wow, some people actually take this kind of song seriously! [25 Updates]

"The nationality that others envy their whole lives, I had from birth."

"The woman my dad spent years pursuing kissed me the moment I was born!"

"Xia Shen spent a lot of time creating 'God's Rap,' and he had to write 'Intro' first and then go on Ultra before he could sing the song. All I had to do was open the live stream."

"Hmph, even if it's God's rap, it's still him singing for me to hear! Did I say anything? Am I arrogant?"

"My dad called me 'Dad' for a whole year before I finally called him 'Dad'!"

"When I was a kid, I swore to kill everyone who was more handsome than me, but I've never killed a single person in my life."

"Hey upstairs, thank goodness I haven't run into you, or I'd be in danger."

"Between river and lake, we chose pond; between butterfly and bee, we chose mantis; between stride and leap, we chose boat; between hall and room, we chose hall; between vegetable and meat, we chose soup; between standing and sitting, we chose lying down; between Sui and Song, we chose Tang; between salt and vinegar, we chose sugar; between ice and warm, we chose scalding; between chopsticks and spoon, we chose tang. The Tang Dynasty was at its peak!"

"The god of Chinese rap has truly arrived. I have to say that this song really feels better to me than most Chinese rap songs right now. This is very abstract, because you know that this song is intentionally a Tang song."

"That's ridiculous. If you haven't heard many songs, you can remain silent. No one will think you're mute. There are quite a few excellent Chinese rappers and rap artists. This kind of song is nothing special and can't be considered highbrow."

"Huh? Really? There are actually people who take this kind of song seriously? They can even argue about it?"

"I can't hold it in anymore, there really are people who take this seriously."

"Actually, Xia Shen has already made things very clear, and he even revealed his true intentions in the end. I also admire Xia Shen's attitude. He is very down-to-earth and says what he means without being easily flattered or labeled with things that don't suit him. This is something that deserves praise."

"In fact, people like Xia Shen, who came from the lower-tier market, know far more than many so-called high-end musicians and some musicians who always think they are making good things but whose talents are hidden. They are also much more calm."

"Hilarious! If those rappers in the Chinese rap scene really achieved what Xia Shen did, they'd be way more arrogant than him. Would they still be humble with you guys?"

"Shouldn't this kind of trashy song represent Chinese rap?"

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However, to Xia Shen's utter surprise, even after all that, after making this kind of song, he still made his point so clearly.

How can people still be arguing down there?
How can anyone actually take this kind of song seriously?
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At this moment, Xia Shenren, who had been watching the reaction, was dumbfounded.

It's like this: many notes are hailed as mother notes and whole notes are outside the lines—that's just ridiculous!

But it's alright, there aren't many people like that. Most people can tell that he's doing it on purpose, just joking around.

Moreover, he could understand Mandarin and comprehend the meaning behind his final, straightforward statement: most people were just joking.

He shook his head and stopped worrying about it.

He just hadn't expected that the hostility among rap listeners was even greater than he had imagined.

But it's alright, so far it's just the audience doing these things.

Rappers and listeners are definitely different, right?
He made his point very clear and his actions very obvious, so the rapper probably wouldn't still be targeting him.

Now, let's focus on preparing for the second episode; that's still very important.

Xia Shen stopped paying attention to things online and instead turned off his phone and went back into seclusion.

Time passed by, day by day, in this way.

Xia Shen's "God's Rap" is widely circulated online.

Many people burst into laughter after hearing this.

Everyone is saying that Xia Shen has a high EQ.

Indeed, most rap listeners stopped dwelling on this issue.

Only a small number of people looked at it from a different perspective.

In their words, Xia Shen's behavior was interpreted as him believing that he was not worthy of such a title, simply because it was his job and he thought doing such things was no big deal.

Is he deliberately implying that achieving those sales figures is an easy task for him?

Moreover, he can't be called the god of rap, because there's no one in the entire hip-hop scene who can be called that.
Is this a disrespect towards the entire hip-hop scene?

This logic struck many passersby as bizarre and a bit too far-fetched.

Just like leaving a comment under "God's Rap": Who listens to this kind of brainless song?

These kinds of comments are much better.

Many of Xia Shen's fans are also defending him. "Xia Shen didn't mean to look down on others, did he?"

But they still felt that Xia Shen was mocking them.

A smaller group of people believe that Xia Shen was genuinely serious about writing this song.

"How ridiculous, they've even compared themselves to Li Bai."

However, overall, such voices are still in the minority.

In most cases, the conflict ends with a song.

After all, most people are normal.

At least Xia Shen's goal has been achieved.

And so, finally, the day arrived for the second run of "The Singer 2026".

The production team gave the producers a week to create their content, and the second episode has generated even more buzz.

After all, the unique competition format will be fully revealed at the start of this round, whether it's the mechanism for singers who challenge the charts or the function of producers forming teams.

In addition, this time, in only the second round, due to the music genre and the singers who challenged the charts, more than half of the contestants chose to use one of their two opportunities to perform with a guest.

Even Zhou Yumeng!
In other words, this time we will see Xia Shen sing seriously live!
How could this not be appealing?

People now know very well that Xia Shen might sing Tang songs during his live streams, and even his albums are no longer safe; he will still secretly stuff them with historical references to torment his fans.

But he will definitely be serious on the show.

Although Xia Shen is genuinely Tang-like when he's being casual, he's also incredibly strong and ridiculously powerful when he's serious.

This is the consensus of everyone.

So, just how outrageous was the number of viewers for this live stream?
That's outrageous, reaching over 50 million!

The strength of this top-tier national music variety show has finally been revealed, attracting even a large portion of viewers who only watch pre-recorded episodes and never watch live broadcasts.

The second episode started with the familiar host, and in the familiar dressing room, many contestants and their group's producers gathered!

Finally, the true identity of the singer who attacked the charts has been revealed!
"Let's welcome our challenger, GTE, Gu Taoyi!"

Instantly, the audience cheered as a young man with dreadlocks, sunglasses, and three or four layers of glittering diamond-encrusted gold chains around his neck, with flesh-colored body coverings covering his neck and elbows, slowly rose from below the stage.

As he ascended, he grinned, revealing a set of diamond braces, and gestured with the microphone in his hand: "Yo yo yo, this is GTE from the North, AKA, the meat grinder, like a raging fire, burning away those beggars who pretend to be important, so they'll remember not to be all talk and no action in the future!"

After saying that, he added a series of tongue-twisting sounds.

The live stream chat was already exploding with activity.

"Ahhh, it really is a GTE!!"

"Nowadays, apart from Xia Shen, he should be considered an insurmountable mountain in Chinese rap, right?"

"What do you mean by 'besides Xia Shen'? It includes Xia Shen! This is true real hip-hop! They came from the underground to the mainstream! They experienced that dark period, which is why they are more representative of Chinese rap!"

"Ahhh, so cool!! GTE is so real, this attitude is so captivating, I'm dying of excitement!"

"Why do I feel like GTE's words are implying something?"

"Don't just feel it, it should be. Didn't you see the director cut to the camera?"

It must be said that the show's director really understands audience reach and points of conflict.

So whether it was pre-arranged or not, the director's camera cut to Xia Shen.

Xia Shen saw GTE's eyes through the broadcast screen, made brief eye contact, and saw a 'fake' mouth shape.

He frowned.

Is the rap scene really this hostile?

He's already so clearly resolved the beef, how could he do this?
It's really puzzling. These are clearly issues between fans and conflicts between listeners. How did they end up involving the singer? Especially since he was the one who backed down first.

Well, it wasn't like this a while ago.

His albums were a huge hit overseas, and when he won awards, people kept calling him the pride of Chinese rap.

(End of this chapter)