Huayu: From the Era of Ringtones to Becoming a Legend

Lu Jiuge has seen hope, while the joint statement from twelve record companies continues to generate buzz outside.

#Music Scene Resists Technological Monopoly#

#Lu Jiuge: A Cancer in the Industry#

#Should Lingyun Player be removed from app stores?#

Several keywords surged to the top of the trending searches at an alarming rate, completely shifting public opinion.

Music critics wrote articles criticizing the music, bloggers led the boycott, singers took sides and expressed their opinions, and online trolls flooded social media with comments...

Every angle that could be used to criticize has been thoroughly examined.

Early life experiences, humble origins, starting with ringtones, locked-in formats, channel dominance, capital manipulation...

One accusation after another was hurled at Lu Jiuge, almost nailing her to the pillar of shame in the industry.

On the left is the team's real-time monitoring backend, where public opinion data pops up one after another, with negative sentiment across the internet experiencing an exponential surge.

Any entrepreneur or small company in this situation would have panicked and scrambled to do something drastic: emergency public relations, apologizing profusely, and severing ties.

But Lu Jiuge is different.

What he wanted was never to be innocent.

It's controversy, it's anger, it's a constant stream of negative beliefs.

[Negative Faith Value: 95800→97200→98600→99400……]

Lu Jiuge remained calm and unaffected by the outside world, even refusing the work reports from Zuo Wei, Liu Sixi, and others. She stayed in her office, monitoring the changes in the system's negative faith value.

"Only nine hundred left!"

[99400→99700→99900!]

"The last hundred!"

At that very moment, a bombshell announcement suddenly broke on Weibo:

SG Records Official Statement: We support the resolution of the twelve record companies in China, resolutely resist malicious monopolies, and safeguard a healthy ecosystem for the global music industry!

SG Records, as the leading record label in South Korea, has personally taken a stand, making it seem like Lu Jiuge is facing a global boycott.

At the same time that SG Records released its announcement, Lu Jiuge's negative faith value in the system changed again.

[Negative Faith Value +720!]

The numbers on the panel jumped suddenly.

100620 / 100000

Lu Jiuge's pupils contracted slightly.

"It's done!"

With a low shout of "It's done," Lu Jiuge immersed her consciousness into the system interface.

[Temporary Quest: Accumulated Negative Faith Values ​​Exceed 100000. Quest Completed!]

[Task rewards have been distributed:]

[1. System frozen 1000000 Faith Points → All unfrozen!]

[2. Weighting of negative faith points has been restored!]

Having confirmed that his one million faith points had been restored, an unprecedented sense of relief instantly swept over Lu Jiuge's entire body.

Reborn as an orphan, adopted by an old Taoist priest, and a charlatan whose predictions were inaccurate nine times out of ten, until the system was activated...

This industry-wide, multi-channel boycott is the biggest crisis he has faced since his rebirth.

And now, he has finally crossed the first line between life and death.

With millions of fans in hand and a massive music library at your fingertips.

Lu Jiuge believed that this would allow him to completely take control of his career.

Calming her thoughts, Lu Jiuge's consciousness once again sank into the system, entering the system's shop page.

Popular hits, sad love songs, internet sensations, movie and TV theme songs, Chinese style hits, popular rap singles, catchy ringtones...

Lu Jiuge's gaze swept quickly across the area, and she already had a plan in mind.

Just then, Zuo Wei could no longer control himself, found the key to Lu Jiuge's office, and forcibly opened the door:

"President Lu, the pressure from outside is immense right now. If you don't step in and make a decision, Qianxing Entertainment will go bankrupt!"

"Look at how anxious you are, is the sky falling down?"

Lu Jiuge already had a plan and was in a good mood. She smiled and invited Zuo Wei to have some tea, then asked:

"Tell me the specifics, and I'll see who has the ability to bring Qianxing Entertainment down!"

With a hoarse voice, Zuo took a sip of tea and said:

"Mr. Lu! With SG Records' stance now clear, the industry's boycott has become even more resolute. You have now become the face of this scourge!"

"My team and I estimate that if we don't speak out and let things develop for another ten days, it will take at least 100 million yuan and at least two years to clear our name!"

Zuo Wei's data is similar to Lu Jiuge's prediction.

However, with a million negative faith points as his foundation, he remained completely calm.

He calmly drank a cup of tea before speaking:

"Old Zuo, your team is ready. It's truly time for us to sound the horn of counterattack!"

Lu Jiuge paused, her tone resolute:

"My first song will be released in three days! Once this song is released, all those so-called music critics, experts, and elites will be proven wrong, and they won't be able to find any reason to refute it!"

The person on the left was visibly shaken.

"Three days later? That soon?"

Lu Jiuge spoke calmly:

"You call that fast? I'm releasing fifty new songs in the next two months!"

"Get ready and give our all to ensure a successful promotional campaign! We only have the Lingyun player as our distribution channel right now, so we must convert all the fans' love for the music into MP3 sales!"

After explaining, Lu Jiuge's expression turned serious:

"Old Zuo, this is not only a crucial battle for Qianxing Entertainment's comeback, but also a major test for your team!"

"Only by passing this test can Mirror Media launch subsequent profitable projects!"

"Understood! I'll arrange it immediately!"

Lu Jiuge's words alerted Zuo Wei to a sense of crisis. Without lingering on the conversation, he got up and left.

After leaving, Lu Jiuge's consciousness once again sank into the system shop, her gaze locking onto the legendary Chinese-style song "Blue and White Porcelain," and she immediately chose to redeem it.

After confirming the redemption, the complete lyrics and arrangement information of "Blue and White Porcelain" instantly entered my mind.

He snapped out of his daze, sat down at the computer, and finished writing the complete score and lyrics in less than an hour.

Relying on the perfect arrangement provided by the system, and fine-tuning it to suit the current music scene aesthetics, the finished product is guaranteed to be impeccable.

After making the revisions, he printed out the lyrics and music and headed straight to the recording studio.

Pushing open the door, Lu Jiuge saw Liu Sixi recording an album with Li Huizhen. Lu Jiuge raised her hand in greeting.

"Let's stop for a moment."

Upon hearing Lu Jiuge's words, the two paused recording and quickly walked to his side.

Lu Jiuge handed the lyrics and music to Liu Sixi:

"Teacher Liu, record this song immediately! It must be finalized and released within three days. This is our first shot in our counterattack against the record industry!"

Liu Sixi and Li Huizhen huddled together, their eyes fixed on the paper. After reading only two lines, they both froze in surprise.

Lee Hye-jung covered her mouth, too shocked to speak.

Liu Sixi ran his fingers over the lyrics, reciting them softly over and over, his voice trembling:

"The sky is the color of rain after a storm, and I am waiting for you..."

"The lyrics are as meticulously crafted as those of Song Dynasty poetry, the music possesses an oriental spirit, and the imagery of plain silk, elegant ladies, and Han Dynasty calligraphy brings traditional aesthetics to life!"

"This isn't just a song; it's a timeless masterpiece of traditional Chinese music! The lyrics, composition, and arrangement are all top-notch. Once released, it will absolutely become the pinnacle of traditional Chinese music!"

Lu Jiuge interrupted his reverie:

"Stop admiring it, hurry up, we have to finish recording in three days."

Liu Sixi snapped back to reality, nodded emphatically, his eyes burning:

"Don't worry! Using this as a weapon to fight back, not only will those music critics be stunned, but the entire record industry will be completely overwhelmed! It's more than enough!"

He looked up at Lu Jiuge, his tone solemn and expectant:

"Xiao Lu, this song is such a classic, who are you planning to sing it for?"