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

On his way to Blue Phoenix Company by subway, Shen Can received a call from Teacher Xu Ning.

"Shen Can, tell me honestly, what kind of bewitching potion did you give my daughter?" Xu Ning's anger was evident in his tone.

"Pour?" Shen Can asked, puzzled.

"What do you mean, 'pour'? Pour what?"

Xu Ning said irritably, "Don't play dumb with me, you little fox. She took all my savings, and not only that, her mother also gave her a sum of money."

Shen Can's eyes lit up: "How much in total?"

He thought to himself that Xu Xinran was moving very fast. Just yesterday, he had expressed to Xu Xinran his desire to strike while the iron was hot, continue producing songs, expand his career, and create a brilliant future...

Unexpectedly, it was only the morning of the second day when Xu Xinran had already completed her task.

It's clear that the senior student is very enthusiastic.

Shen Can likes proactive women; working with them is effortless and worry-free.

On the other end of the phone, Xu Ning clutched her chest.

Although he felt no physical pain, he felt as if his heart was bleeding.

"One hundred thousand!!"

"good."

"What do you mean 'okay'?" Xu Ning glared, "It's easy for you to talk when you're not the one suffering. You've never earned money before, do you know how much money 100,000 is? 30,000 of that is my secret stash!!"

That was indeed a massive hemorrhage.

Shen Can smiled and said:

"Master, take it easy. You can't take money with you when you're born, and you can't take it with you when you die. Look at me, I'm pretty easygoing."

"Because that's my money, of course you're okay with it."

"It's okay."

"It's very important."

"Then let me put it another way. As the saying goes, 'You have to give to receive.' My senior sister helped me wholeheartedly today, and I won't let her down in the future. Besides, you just praised me yesterday for 'doing a good job,' so why don't you support my career a little? If I become famous, you'll be proud of me, won't you?"

After hearing Shen Can's words, Xu Ning remained silent.

He suddenly had the feeling that he hadn't taken on a disciple, but rather found a son-in-law.

The key point is that this son-in-law hasn't even officially started a relationship with his daughter yet, and his daughter is already emptying her pockets to help Shen Can.

Is this reasonable?

That's completely unreasonable.

The only thing that made Xu Ning feel fortunate was that at least Shen Can wasn't a long-haired blond guy riding a ghost fire, nor was he a black man or an Indian.

That would be terrible.

Old Wang next door has been unable to hold his head up high ever since his daughter found a Black boyfriend.

The child was born without a father.

A few seconds later, Xu Ning said earnestly:

"You must treat Xinran well. I've never seen her treat anyone so sincerely before. You can't bully her."

"I'll fight anyone who bullies my senior sister," Shen Can said, patting his chest.

After ending the call with Xu Ning, Shen Can had already guessed why Xu Xinran had asked him to come to the company.

It's probably related to the production of a new song.

"With a little effort, 100,000 yuan can be used to produce two songs."

Shen Can has already decided on one of the songs – "A Person Like Me".

This heartfelt song is the second song the protagonist sings on the show "I'm Crazy for Singing" in his novel, and the relevant chapters have already been published.

Last night, when Shen Can was reading the novel's reviews, many fans were urging him to write the song as soon as possible.

Many people said that while reading the book, just looking at the lyrics, the analysis of the lyrics, and the reactions of the audience, they were deeply moved and empathized with the story.

—It's itchy again.

This song expresses their feelings.

So they couldn't wait to hear the real songs.

"Brother, I want it."

"I've already prepared all the tissues."

"I'm so hungry for it, come and make me cry."

"I don't believe this song is as amazing as you claim. Go ahead and play it if you dare!"

"..."

Shen Can couldn't help but laugh when he thought of the readers' comments.

Some people even resort to reverse psychology just to hear a song.

As for the second song, Shen Can plans to play his trump card.

To be precise, he had a winning hand.

The song is called "What's Wrong".

Xu Sangao is one of the "Three Giants of QQ Music".

When you talk about him or his songs, many people's memories of their youth may begin to surface.

In that non-mainstream era, his songs accompanied the adolescence of those born in the 90s and the childhood of those born in the 00s.

His music career began in 06 when Xu Sangao started creating music as an independent musician during his university years. His early works included "Funeral of Roses" and "Moth," which were posted on his personal website and quickly gained popularity.

On January 10, 2009, Xu Sangao released his first solo album, "Customized", officially making his debut.

Although the album was not promoted by a record company, it quickly became a hit online due to its high quality and unique style, and became a landmark work in the Chinese music scene.

"What's Wrong?" is the title track of the album "Customized", and it became an instant hit upon its release.

The opening line of the song:

"Hello everyone, I'm Vae. This is a recommended track from my upcoming first original album, 'Customized,' with lyrics, music, and arrangement all done by myself..."

This is a memory for countless people. Those who are familiar with this song will find themselves singing it out of the blue when they see the lyrics, and even if they try not to sing, the melody will automatically play in their minds.

"To say that 'Why Not' is of a high artistic quality is not necessarily true, but it is like a white moonlight, leaving a deep impression," Shen Can thought to himself.

Even in 2025, there were still streamers on major short video platforms singing this song, mainly for the sake of nostalgia.

The opening line of this song is actually the best cheesy line on the album.

Shen Can plans to use the song "What's Wrong" to tell his fans about his concept album plans.

This can whet people's appetite and create anticipation.

In fact, the logic behind writing novels and marketing is the same.

The novel focuses on immersion and anticipation, and the core of marketing is also anticipation.

For example, during the promotion of the movie "Apple," the director revealed that the film contained a rather explicit love scene involving Fan Bingbing...

The veteran driver's anticipation was instantly sky-high!

Shen Can was using this tactic.

His thought was: "Since you've told me what you want, then please promise me you'll keep itching."

Immediately afterwards, he made a thought and brought up the system panel.

[Popularity Points: 31.3]

This is the total number of people who have viewed Shen Can's novels, and is unrelated to the number of times the songs have been played.

Subsequently, Shen Can redeemed all the rewards he had set in the book last time.

The songs "Fairy Tale Town", "What's Wrong", "Underwater", and "Ordinary Road" cost a total of 2 popularity points.

"Master-level Violin Playing Ability" cost 4 popularity points.

The novel "Love O2O" garnered 20,000 popularity points.

Remaining popularity points: 23.3.

……

"Hello, excuse me, are you Shen Can?"

In the middle of two subway cars, just as Shen Can logged out of the system, two girls walked over, one of whom, a girl with short hair, asked a question.

"It's me, and who are you?" Shen Can blinked.

"It really is you!!" The short-haired girl's face lit up with surprise, and she said happily with a smile, "I watched your music video, and I can't believe I'd run into you on the subway. It's so good!"

Another girl with pigtails quickly said, "Brother Volcano, we're your fans."

The other passengers in the carriage saw this and all looked over.

"Hello, nice to meet you all." Shen Can smiled slightly.

He suddenly had a feeling that he had really become famous.

novel.