Huayu: Were you ever a top star before writing nonsense?

Chapter 186 Celestial Fairy: You still say you don't love my mom?

In fact, Shen Can had already referenced real-life celebrities to create the characters in the novel in the early chapters of "The All-Round Artist".

—Xu Mingyue.

The protagonist's youngest apprentice, she is known as the "flower of wealth and beauty in the world".

The character Shen Can was modeled after Jing Tian to some extent, including her appearance, figure, personality, and her love of singing despite her poor singing skills.

However, in 07, Jing Tian was not yet known as "the epitome of wealth and beauty," so book fans could not immediately connect Xu Mingyue and Jing Tian.

To be honest, this title wasn't originally a good thing; it was mostly derogatory.

The capital city is a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery. There are the "Four Young Masters of the Capital" for men and the "Four Beauties of the Capital" for women—"Bing Xue Wei Tian".

Those born in the 00s may not have heard of them, but those born in the 90s have at least heard of their reputation.

These four women were named because they were rumored to have mysterious backgrounds and abundant resources in the past.

Among them, "Bing" refers to Bai Bing, the actress who played Yu Shu in the TV series "The Myth"; "Xue" represents Han Xue, who comes from a military family and has appeared on the Spring Festival Gala stage many times; "Wei" represents Gan Wei, the wife of Jia Laoban, the boss's wife of LeTV, and one of the members of the Teddy Sisters group; and "Tian" naturally refers to Jing Tian.

In the early days, netizens called Jing Tian "a flower of wealth and honor in the human world" because she had strong background support and abundant film and television resources, but no matter what she did, she couldn't become popular.

Later, as Jing's reputation changed, the title became a compliment, referring to Jing Tian's bright and noble appearance and temperament.

As Shen Can thought to himself, his fingers danced across the laptop keyboard.

In the novel's plot, he first wraps up the previous content, which is the collection, monthly votes, and other achievements obtained after the official release of the novel "Love O2O".

Although he fabricated all the data, it still gave readers a sense of accomplishment. Then, Shen Can finished the storyline about other singers wanting to join the protagonist's studio.

The protagonist's choice is to refuse.

While others may want to join the studio, we also need to consider their character, talent, and potential.

The most important thing is character.

The character is named "Jia Sheng". His career was ruined because he had an inappropriate relationship with a female fan, but he is very talented in singing.

Shen Can also made a point of portraying Jia Sheng's personality.

Before Jia Sheng became famous, he wrote down the personalities and hobbies of people in the industry in a small notebook in order to become popular, and tried his best to please them. However, after he became a little famous, he kicked those people aside, spoke ill of them, and even acted like a big shot towards those who were not as good as him.

He is the typical type of person who "flatters superiors and bullies subordinates".

Even if someone is highly talented, they shouldn't be praised.

In reality, this "Jia Sheng" also has a real-life counterpart, though he hasn't become a household name yet. It's a small foreshadowing that Shen Can casually planted in the novel.

Immediately afterward, Shen Can took a big gulp of water and began writing the plot of "The Masked Singer".

Jiang Wanning's direct advancement to the semifinals was not unexpected by Lin Yu and director Xue Ning.

This diva is terrifyingly powerful as long as she has high-quality songs.

This is also the most important reason why Xue Ning arranged for Lin Yu to appear in the second episode.

For a music variety show to achieve good ratings, it needs to have highlights in each episode. To become a phenomenon, it needs to constantly bring freshness and excitement to the audience.

Lin Yu is precisely the trump card that director Xue Ning has prepared for the audience!

Lin Yu's cards are definitely not a problem. If used well, Xue Ning feels she can set a record for the highest ratings for a music variety show in China.

Of course, since it's a music challenge reality show, it's only interesting if there are strong competitions between the contestants.

"I hope Lin Yu can face the clown." Xue Ning's eyes showed contemplation as she twirled the pen in her hand with her slender fingers.

The real identity of "The Joker" is a top singer from more than 20 years ago, with the strength of a superstar.

If he were to face off against Lin Yu, that would be the highlight of this episode.

Regardless of who wins or loses, it benefits the production team.

Admittedly, the show is scripted, and she could secretly manipulate things to have Lin Yu directly confront "The Joker," but she wanted the show to be more realistic, not entirely fake, right?

Therefore, she ensured the authenticity of the lottery process.

Before the singers drew lots, they genuinely didn't know who they would be competing against.

After finishing one chapter, Shen Can rested for a while before starting to write the next one.

It was already 11 p.m., but thanks to his "fast charging" talent, he wasn't worried about staying up late.

And the long "map of the Yan state" that he had laid out was about to be revealed.

The second episode of "The Masked Singer" has undergone significant changes compared to the first episode.

On the contestant side, there is one more singer codenamed "Earth".

He wore a bamboo hat and a mask that was mostly white with spherical stars painted on his forehead, hiding his true appearance beneath the mask. He was dressed in a black ancient swordsman outfit.

Judging from his shoulders and back, he should be a man, but his waist is very thin, belonging to the "broad shoulders and narrow waist" type, and his figure is as upright as a crane.

As for the guest judges, since the female guest "Ren Jia" from the previous episode was in a car accident two days ago and is still in the ICU, the production team found a new female guest - "Shen Xiaoli".

A nationally renowned dancer and a pillar of the National Song and Dance Troupe.

Approaching 50, she is still very beautiful, charming, and has maintained an excellent figure. She is the dream girl of countless men and is mostly known as "Sister Li" in the industry.

She also has a daughter named Anfeng, whose beauty is no less than her mother's.

An Feng's beauty is like a poem or a painting, as if she were untouched by worldly affairs. She is now a rising star in the entertainment industry of Dongda University.

It's worth mentioning that in addition to professional musicians, the judges for "The Masked Singer" also include actors and singers.

The host is even a crosstalk performer.

The focus is on the program's visual appeal.

The effect of a great beauty like "Sister Li" is very "immediate". Even if she doesn't speak, just sits there quietly, many viewers will look at her frequently, including some female viewers.

How can someone be so incredibly good-looking?

In the blink of an eye, it was time for the contestant draw in "The Masked Singer".

Singular array vs. even array: the player who drew draw number 1 will face off against the player who drew draw number 2, and the player who drew draw number 3 will face off against the player who drew draw number 4.

Meanwhile, the numbers drawn by the contestants also determine their order of appearance today.

Lin Yu drew number "1".

He glanced at the numbers on the sphere, but his expression remained unchanged beneath the mask.

The first song he's prepared to sing tonight is "Big Fish".

Although he's heard the term "divine song" so many times he's practically worn out, and his fans have used it on him to death, he still insists that this song is a divine song.

On the other end.

In the control room at the recording site, director Xue Ning breathed a sigh of relief.

"The number two player is codenamed 'Duke,' but his real identity is singer Kunma. Although his skills are not as good as 'Clown,' he has been around for many years and has one or two representative works. If he uses his representative works to compete against Lin Yu, he should be able to put up a fight."

"Em—with Lin Yu's strength, he's bound to lose if he doesn't use his signature work."

"Kunma is still smiling—the show's going well! The smile won't disappear, it'll just move on—"

"Slap slap slap—"

Inside the hotel room, Shen Can frantically typed on the keyboard.

"Kunma" is a character he designed based on Yang Kun.

In the first episode of "The Masked Singer", "Duke" was not the singer who competed against the female lead Jiang Wanning, so he was not described much, which made it easy to use him to create a villain.

Furthermore, Shen Can considered that Yang Kun had not named him in his blog, so if anyone asked, Yang Kun could say that he was not referring to Shen Can.

Therefore, Shen Can also pulled this stunt.

What does "Kunma" in the novel have to do with you, Yang Kun?

After all, your surname is Yang and his surname is Kun, they are completely unrelated.

As for the characters "Shen Xiaoli" and "An Feng", they were designed by Shen Can based on the Tianxian mother and daughter.

Shen Can felt that the reason why female guest Ren Jia was forced to leave the show due to a car accident was reasonable.

Just as the moon waxes and wanes, so too does life bring unexpected fortune and misfortune.

No one knows whether tomorrow or an accident will come first.

Take the entertainment industry in real life as an example. Some male actors have a long line of movies and TV series waiting to be released, but their careers collapse because of PC issues; some female actors were walking the red carpet just a few days ago, but then a big news story about tax evasion broke out.

In the following chapters of the novel, Shen Can detailed the plot of the song "Big Fish".

He included this song in his song release plan.

To create an air of mystery surrounding the protagonist's masked identity and make it difficult for the reader to guess, Shen Can is described in the novel as singing the entire song in a female voice, with a unique, clean, ethereal, and gentle tone.

Simply put, it's Zhou Shen's version of "Big Fish".

The protagonist's masked identity also seems to be leaning towards Zhou Shen's "I'm not some kind of troublemaker" persona on "Masked Singer".

"How can one tell if I am male or female?"

He looks like a man, but his voice is indistinguishable from a man's.

When the song "Big Fish" was finished, the entire venue erupted in cheers, and all the contestants were shocked.

Another chapter on the song's plot was written. At one o'clock in the morning, Shen Can wrote the end of the third chapter, which was the scene of Kun Ma going on stage to perform.

The Duke stood on the stage, his face beneath the mask devoid of a smile, now ashen, his eyes filled with jealousy.

Jealousy distorts my face, jealousy causes my plasmids to split apart, jealousy corrupts my mind —

He originally thought that "Number 1" was likely to be an easy target, but he never expected that it would be such a formidable opponent.

Moreover, he's a singer on the same level as "Werewolf Emperor," and he's using a new song!

What makes him even more anxious is that he failed to advance to the second round in the previous episode. If he fails to advance to the second round again in this episode, he will only have one chance left. If he loses again, he will have to leave with his face exposed.

The Duke cannot accept this!

While not at the very top of the Chinese music scene, he holds an important position, with some fans calling him a "powerhouse in the music industry" and the "King of Mainland Chinese Singers."

If he loses, where will he put his face?

Therefore, before going on stage, he asked the production team to change the song at the last minute and replace it with his famous work, "Lonely and Lofty".

The Duke took a deep breath, and the next second, music started playing.

As the Duke's voice echoed through the studio, the judges' eyes lit up.

"So it was him."

"It's Kunma. His singing style is very unique and he's one of a kind in the mainland music scene."

Only Shen Xiaoli frowned slightly.

Is that correct?

Some audience members suddenly became angry and even felt nauseous.

Imagine you borrowed a detective comic book and were trying to figure out who the murderer was when you suddenly saw someone draw a circle over a character's head and write, "He's the murderer. You're welcome."

That's infuriating!

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"Shameless!"

"Have you no shame? Other singers are trying their best to hide their style and voice, and you, Kunma, just expose yourself like that?"

"Damn it, they've abandoned all shame in their pursuit of victory over Earth."

"That's so despicable!"

"Still trying to bully people based on your seniority in the music industry? Sir, times have changed."

"————"

After finishing typing, Shen Can immediately updated the novel, adding three chapters in total.

As for the book reviews, he was too lazy to read them for the time being; he would go to sleep first and deal with them tomorrow.

The next day, early in the morning.

The sky over Beijing was overcast and the air was particularly murky as a sandstorm blowing in from the north enveloped the entire city.

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Liu Yifei woke up at 8:15 a.m., glanced at the weather outside through the glass window, and had no desire to go out.

I decided to open my laptop to see if Shen Can's novel had been updated.

As for "The Ordinary Road," although she wanted to listen to it, it wasn't even nine o'clock yet, and it hadn't been released, so she read the novel first.

These days, Liu Yifei has finished reading the previous chapters and entered the painful period of waiting for the next update.

She used to read chapter after chapter, indulging in a feast of knowledge all at once.

Now, she can only see one chapter after Shen Can updates it, which is simply not enough.

She felt that the readers' nickname for Shen Can, "Shen the One-Chapter," was not undeserved, as Shen Can really only updated one chapter a day most of the time.

Although it's still better than those eunuchs who only have sex once a month, once a year, or even castrate themselves, it's still not satisfying enough.

"Huh? He actually updated three chapters last night? Who made him happy?" Liu Yifei looked surprised.

That's strange.

For Shen Canjia, this is like the Lunar New Year for his book fans.

Moreover, the latest chapter of "The All-Round Artist" is titled "The Big Fish," which means that Shen Can has written a new song in the novel.

Liu Yifei's lips curled up, and she immediately became interested. She clicked into the novel's chapter, subscribed skillfully, and then began reading with a pleasant mood.

until----

"Shen Xiaoli? Sister Li? Nearly 50? Still charming?"

Ok?

Liu Yifei was stunned for a moment, feeling bewildered.

Something's not right.

No, something is very wrong.

Her mother's name is "Liu Xiaoli," and the character in Shen Can's novel is named "Shen Xiaoli."

Their age, appearance, and even their ability to dance all match up.

In some countries, women take their husband's surname after marriage.

Is "Shen Xiaoli" actually "Liu Xiaoli"?

"Surname Shen? He really wants to be my dad?!" Liu Yifei was both angry and amused, crossing her arms and gritting her teeth, wishing she could run to Shanghai and give Shen Can a good beating.

Is this how you betray your loyal readers?

She was happily reading a novel when, wow, it even included her mother's story?

Shen Can is shameless.

However, the article did not say anything bad about her mother.

Liu Yifei scrolls down the page with the mouse.

next second.

Everything went black before her eyes.

The novel contains the name "An Feng," which was her former name.

"He's not even going to act anymore!!" Liu Yifei took a deep breath.

OK OK.

at the same time.

Huang Ling is reading book reviews of Shen Can's novel.

Since Shen Can gets his song inspiration from novels, does his novel also feature other musicians?

"The Path to Redemption"?

Sometimes, Shen Can's songwriting concepts are really ahead of their time and worth learning from.

This is also reflected in the novel's text, which is why following Shen Can's novels became Huang Ling's daily routine.

But at this moment, she no longer had time to study for the sake of improvement.

Huang Ling squeezed her legs together, her eyes filled with deep shock, and she even felt her soul trembling.

On the computer screen:

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"Holy crap!!! That's ruthless! When it comes to insults, only cultured people can do it!"

"Kunma refers to Yang Kun, right? Hahahaha, Shen Can, through the director's words, said he's not even as good as a clown, and then through the audience's words, he called him shameless, arrogant, and said that times have changed."

"Kunma's song title is also quite meaningful, it's called 'Lonely and Lofty'. Shen Can has really mastered the online novel genre."

"That's not all, there are also small details. Take the character '昆' (Kun), can you break it down to see what two characters it is?"

"My goodness, this is incredibly detailed; even the name is an insult."

"So that's why Shen Can added extra chapters, turns out he was just teasing people here. Thanks, Yang Kun."

"Revenge shouldn't be delayed overnight, brother," Yang Kun said sarcastically, and Shen Can returned the sarcastic remark.

Shen Can: If you dare to insult me, I, I, I will write you into my novel.

"If I were Yang Kun, I'd be spitting blood."

"This is insane! I never imagined online novels could be done like this!"

"Am I the only one who noticed Shen Xiaoli and An Feng? Brother Can's desire to marry the 'Fairy Mom' and the 'Fairy Dad' is impossible to hide. And he even said he doesn't like married women?"

"Would the celestial beauty read Shen Can's novels? I wonder how traumatized she must be."

"Me too."

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