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Chapter 94: A program called "The Singer" invited me.
At this point, it was already the third day of Ultra's opening.

In reality, Xia Shen's opening remarks only caused Alex to miss the catch, and did not affect the guests who followed.

After all, apart from Alex being rather lackluster, the people who came to China this time were all big names from the top 200 of the world's top 100, and even the world's top expert was there.

For these big shots who have won Grammys so many times and treat the Oscars like home, these international stages are practically their life's work. They basically live on these big stages every year. Xia Shen isn't necessarily superior to them; he just has a greater influence on the next person in the next round.

Alex was really unlucky. Because of his low world ranking, they specially arranged for a Chinese person with connections to open the show for him, to heat up the atmosphere and let him smoothly take over.

The result was completely unexpected. Ultra's official attempt backfired spectacularly. Not only did the team fail to handle the situation, but Xia Shen also used this opportunity to turn the tide, improve his reputation, and even gain international recognition.

As a result, Xia Shen's live stream was already popular, and now it's even more popular.

It had only just started airing when its online viewership skyrocketed to over 10 within seconds.

Then comments started flying everywhere, flooding the screen.

"The event just ended, and you're already starting the live stream? You've been preparing for so long, working so hard, shouldn't you take a few more days to rest?"

"When will the new album be released?! I want to hear it right now!! Especially the song Zhou Yumeng sings at the end!! I can hear that melody even when I close my eyes!!"

"Please release this petition with 10,000 signatures as soon as possible! +1. It feels like ants are crawling all over me if I don't hear anything from you for even a second!!"

"Good heavens, the source of all evil is streaming again. Seriously, you really know the secrets of internet traffic, you're a walking internet hotspot. I only saw that video you posted once, and then my account was flooded with all sorts of 'you might not recognize' format videos!!"

"Indeed, Xia Shen understands the internet too well."

"I can't call you Fly anymore, really, whoever calls you that is a clown."

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The comments section was filled with messages. Xia Shen sat in front of the camera with a cheerful smile and greeted everyone: "Hello, everyone."

Then he picked out some questions to answer.

"You've been preparing for so long, why not take a few days off? Hmm, actually I'm not that tired."

"When will the new album be released? The new album? It'll be released soon, in the next few days. Everyone can look forward to it. Maybe it will contain more than just the songs released on Ultra, and be considered an electronic EP album."

"The root of all evil. This is not my fault. It is actually related to the current situation. Many producers just don't get attention. So when you come across these kinds of videos and discover that someone you've never met before is the creator of many songs you're familiar with, there's a natural sense of collision, which makes it easy to generate buzz."

"We can't call them flies anymore, but you can continue calling them if you like."

Xia Shen answered the questions again and again.

His approachable attitude surprised many netizens.

Because, how should I put it? Although Xia Shen's songs are often quite abstract, in many people's eyes he's practically a star.

Moreover, this perception became even more pronounced after learning that he had handled so many hot deals.

Generally speaking, ordinary people naturally perceive celebrities as distant and alienating.

In addition, the constant stream of rumors and gossip about celebrities acting like divas is reinforcing this stereotype.

Many viewers were watching Xia Shen's live stream for the first time after Xia Shen completely turned his reputation around. They had never met Xia Shen before, but they knew that his songs were popular. Although they didn't like many of them, they passively accepted them and let them hear what they heard.

Therefore, Xia Shen's unpretentious behavior surprised them.

Of course, that's not the most important thing.

Most importantly, Xia Shen was answering a question when there was a knock on the door of his studio, and then it was pushed open.

A beautiful figure walked in.

Her short hair was neatly styled into a bun, and she wore a simple T-shirt and loose shorts, revealing her fair and slender legs. She carried a folder in her arms, an ice cream dangling from her cherry-like lips, and walked in with a casual gait. Then, she mumbled, "Good morning. I need your help with something. A program called 'The Singer' contacted me and invited me to participate."

However, before that clear and melodious voice could finish speaking, she saw Xia Shen, who was live streaming.

She was taken aback for a moment: "Oh? You're live-streaming?"

After saying that, she didn't care about her image or whether she was wearing makeup or had any styling done, and just went over there.

Their faces were almost touching, they were practically thrusting into the camera lens.

This caused a stir in the live stream's comment section and also significantly boosted the number of viewers, with tens of thousands of people flooding in instantly.

"!!!!!!"

"Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!!"

"Mom, am I seeing things?"

"Zhou Yumeng!!!"

"what???"

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As the audience said, who else could it be but Zhou Yumeng?
Zhou Yumeng wasn't shy at all, and greeted the audience with a smile: "Hello, everyone."

Then, as if it were nothing out of the ordinary, she gently nudged Xia Shen with her elbow: "Move over a bit."

"Oh."

Xia Shen naturally moved over so that Zhou Yumeng could sit down next to him, and the two of them faced the camera together for the live broadcast.

At this point, the comment section exploded.

"!!!!! This is!!! Cohabitation!??"

"Holy crap, you guys actually hit the mark? Really?"

"Waaaaah, no! If this keeps up, I'm going to break up with my boyfriend! If my dear Xia Shen gets a boyfriend, how am I supposed to live? How am I supposed to keep fantasizing about his toes stuck between my teeth, that warm feeling I'll savor for three years?!"

"Damn, the guy upstairs, look at yourself and see how sneaky you are."

"Dude, you're weird, you know that?"

"But seriously, they're not actually living together, are they?"

Zhou Yumeng didn't say anything immediately.

Xia Shen, on the other hand, said somewhat helplessly, "Don't talk nonsense. We're in my company. I usually make music here. We're good friends. She just comes to our company often and is familiar with the people there, so I didn't stop her."

We're very good friends!

He emphasized it again.

Xia Shen's idea was also very simple.

After all, such gossip is unfounded and false. For a girl, being the subject of fabricated rumors and gossip is definitely not a good thing.

This is especially true for female celebrities like Zhou Yumeng.

For celebrities, many topics are very sensitive and can be magnified infinitely. Countless people are looking at them with a magnifying glass every day.

(End of this chapter)