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Chapter 126 Has Xia Shen Also Become a Shackle? [38 Updates]

As soon as the live stream started, a large number of viewers immediately flooded into the live stream room.

After all, the various events surrounding the third round had already caused quite a stir, with one bombshell after another.

There are rumors of a conspiracy, rumors of Zhang Yuge hanging up the phone, and rumors of Xia Shen and Zhou Yumeng changing songs. People have too many questions.

Therefore, its popularity is unlikely to be low.

However, it was clear that it was absolutely impossible for them to get any questions out of Xia Shen.

Looking at the densely packed comments on the screen, everyone was asking if there was any behind-the-scenes manipulation, whether Zhang Yuge really died, and whether the production team really made him change the song.

Xia Shen was actually quite helpless.

All he could say was, "Brothers, do you really want me dead? Well then, if you really care about me, then don't ask me any more questions. I have nothing to say, okay?"

The audience also responded.

"Indeed, asking Xia Shen is useless. He can't say anything. He must have signed a confidentiality agreement after appearing on the show. Mango TV's shady practices are well-known. GTE was just sent in there a few days ago. Although he brought it on himself and deserved it, it also shows that when Mango TV is serious, they won't play games with you. It's better not to hurt Xia Shen."

"Actually, if you think about it carefully, even though Xia Shen didn't say anything, his answer was enough. It was more effective than anything else he said. After all, if you think about it carefully, if these things didn't happen, Xia Shen could have just said no, right? He didn't deny it, so why did he need to say it explicitly?"

"Some things, don't keep asking, because the person has already given you the answer."

"Then it seems there's no way out."

Faced with this speculation, Xia Shen neither denied anything nor said anything.

This has nothing to do with him. He really didn't say anything; it's all just netizens making wild guesses.

He could more or less guess who the insider who leaked the information online was.

It can only be said that quite a few people still care about him.

In fact, he also disagreed with Mango's actions regarding recent events.

He originally intended to just take a quick look around and leave, treating it as a trip for fun.

If Mango TV and the production team approach him openly and honestly, asking him to cooperate a little, he would accept it and wouldn't feel anything about it.

Everyone is actually doing business. A TV show is a business too. There's nothing wrong with that. He, Zhou Yumeng, and the production team each get what they need. They get the popularity and commercial value, and the production team gets the ratings.

We can absolutely cooperate and achieve a win-win situation.

However, Mango Entertainment did this without consulting him or Zhou Yumeng at all, just for the sake of this conflict and traffic, which made him feel particularly disgusted.

Soon, people in the live stream also asked the question.

"Are you considering withdrawing from the competition? After what happened, there's no point in participating in the show anymore."

"Exactly, let's not spoil them."

"If you withdraw from the competition, we fans will fully support you."

Xia Shen remained silent, as he was also considering the same issue.

However, he still had a concern: if he just left like that, wouldn't he be unfairly treated by Mango TV and the production team?
Then others got the traffic, he was tricked and messed up, and couldn't do anything about it, and then he left in a sorry state.

If all the benefits are taken by others, isn't that a huge loss?
Xia Shen was considering this issue, and he had to admit that Mango's actions were disgusting.

Others might just accept their fate, after all, Hunan TV is a major satellite TV station and not to be trifled with, and artists in the industry can't afford to offend such a behemoth.

But Xia Shen is different!

What does Xia Shen do? Does he need an introduction?

He's more than just a serious music producer.

Xia Shen could not tolerate this behavior of setting him up, taking advantage of his popularity and songs, and then paying no price whatsoever.

so.
"Actually, we haven't considered withdrawing from the competition yet, at least not now," Xia Shen said.

"That's good too. After all, this show has a lot of viewership. Staying for a few more episodes will also increase your commercial value. For example, Xia Shen, your search index has increased more than tenfold recently. Before, only some young people knew you, but now you have a little bit of popularity across all age groups."

"Understandable."

"It's true that as a fan, you can't force people to do these things."

Fans didn't dwell on the issue much, and could only say, "Long live understanding!"

Although true fans may feel a little regretful, it seems that Xia Shen, who is now pursuing a more refined path, is ultimately being more or less swept up by the pursuit of popularity and this path, losing much of her original freedom, her ability to do whatever she wanted, and her fearlessness in the face of setbacks.

This makes him just like some other musicians who also pursue a high-quality career path.

They firmly believe that if it were the Xia Shen of the past, she would definitely not have been coerced, but would have been very free-spirited, and might even have chosen to get away directly.

After all, it was only Xia Shen who kept doing things that no one expected.

They could only continue asking questions.

"Is there anything planned for today? Zhou Yumeng isn't here again."

Are there any routine activities today?

Do you have any songs?

"Are you going to sing or not? I want Akashi! Bring it to me now!" "You little glutton, but to be honest, I'm craving it too. Get me some more good stuff."

Xia Shen looked at the comments section and nodded with a smile: "Yes, yes, brothers."

He actually prepared content; otherwise, he wouldn't have started this live stream.

He picked up his phone and patted the surroundings: "Everyone, look where I am!"

The surrounding environment was a recording studio filled with soundproof foam.

Soon, fans responded and started interacting.

"Is this in the studio?"

"Mango's studio, right?"

Wow, this is all high-end today?

“Yes, the studio.” Xia Shen smiled and said, “Today is a little different, a bit special. I’ll record a song for you guys live.”

Xia Shen quickly put his phone back on the table and started adjusting the parameters on the mixing console: "Then, I'll be releasing a song, and you guys can support me then."

"Of course I'll support it!"

"Xia Shen's history is actually quite interesting, at least much more interesting than those other tailors who only sew songs."

"And it's also quite abstract, so listening to it while playing games or something is really enjoyable."

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However, just when everyone thought they were about to hear another round of Xia Shen's abstract songs.

After all, it's Xia Shen's live stream. Everyone knows about Biyang. If Xia Shen is very serious on the show, then Xia Shen in the live stream is bound to be anything but serious.

Isn't this exactly what the fans want to see?

However, just as Xia Shen was ready, put on the monitoring headphones, stood in front of the microphone, and slowly began to speak.

A melody that started playing made them freeze in shock.

Because it's not the kind of catchy or historically significant melody they think it is.

Instead, it was a familiar melody.

Isn't this "Hair Like Snow"?

Xia Shen then slowly began to speak.

"The moon shines brightly on the wolf's fang, and the beauty is haggard."

"I raised my cup and drank the wind and snow to the last drop."

"Who overturned the cabinet of past lives?"

"To stir up trouble and disputes."

"The cycle of fate has repeated itself many times, and your furrowed brows and weeping face cannot bring her back."

Even though history may turn to ashes, my love will never die.

The familiar melody and gentle singing voice carried a completely different feeling from Zhou Yumeng's.

However, Xia Shen's version resonated with them even more instantly, as if this song was meant to be sung by Xia Shen.

If Zhou Yumeng's performance was excellent, then Xia Shen's performance at this moment was perfect.

As it turns out, Xia Shen would have been a great singer even if he hadn't been a music producer.

It was a perfect performance. Although the singing was beautiful, the fans still felt that something was gradually drifting away from them.

That is, the kind of abstract feeling that Xia Shen originally liked—a feeling of recklessness and disregard for the lives of others.

In this day and age, Xia Shen's unrestrained way of living is actually one of the reasons why he is so attractive.

But now.
"Sigh, Xia Shen has changed too."

"It's on the right track now, but I never expected that Xia Shen would end up with more shackles. But it's okay, the Xia Shen who used to make me laugh seems to be gone, but I can still see an excellent singer and an excellent music producer."

"It's understandable. Although it hasn't been long, he didn't have any baggage back then. But now? He's at least in the world's top 100. Xia Shen has successfully become a qualified top musician and has developed his career. There's no point in continuing to tease fans, and it will definitely have some impact on his image."

Just imagine, a member of the world's top 100, spending all his time online doing abstract, pretentious things—what kind of behavior is that?

"Starting with this live stream, I hereby announce that one of the four notorious 'flies' of Douyin and Kuaishou has completely disappeared. Standing before you now is Xia Shen, one of the world's top 100 DJs, a world-class producer, and a veteran singer!"

"Congratulations! I hope Xia Shen goes further and does better and better. I will miss the time when I laughed like an idiot in your live broadcast room."

In a live stream, Xia Shen no longer sang Tang Dynasty songs or abstract songs as before.

This made fans realize that everything seemed to have changed in a short period of time.

Xia Shen's version of "Hair Like Snow" was widely praised upon its release, receiving flowers and applause. People heard a completely different flavor of "Hair Like Snow" from Zhou Yumeng's version.

Of course, fans still felt something was missing.

(End of this chapter)