Who taught you to be a celebrity like this?

Chapter 160 The New Male One

Ke You is 43 years old this year and is a well-known agent in the industry with extensive connections and resources.

Even the CEO at Starry Sky Entertainment would give her some face.

At least in the area of ​​artist management, she has a lot of say.

To Ke You, Ding Yan is a junior, regardless of age or seniority.

If the other party didn't have Li Ye as a nephew, Ke You might never have met Ding Yan, a third-rate agent who was far on the fringes of the entertainment industry.

As for the woman who orchestrated Li Ye's rise to fame and stood behind him?

That's a joke. It's just good luck, plus Li Ye's talent.

And what about the so-called CEO of Wildfire Studio?

In reality, she was just in charge of miscellaneous tasks, and Ding Yan never mentioned any top-tier resources to Li Ye.

Let alone top-tier blue-blood endorsements, they probably don't even know which way the door to red-blood opens.

Many people in the industry are laughing at Ding Yan for being short-sighted, negotiating with Li Ye for a small domestic brand, and even having the nerve to market Li Ye in the industry as giving up a 15 million yuan endorsement fee for a friend. But the brand was so impressed that they even acquired the friend's company in order to sign Li Ye.

The story is really well-written.

Ke You is one of those who make fun of Ding Yan. If Li Ye were in her hands, he would have become famous overseas and spread throughout Southeast Asia long ago, with blue-blooded endorsements at his fingertips and all kinds of resources plentiful.

However, Ke You felt inexplicably guilty during her first meeting with Ding Yan.

It's not that I'm in the wrong, nor does it have anything to do with my status or position.

It was a kind of... Ke You couldn't help but recall her childhood, when she would encounter an old hen protecting her chicks while they foraged for food on the narrow dirt road in her hometown. She would always be afraid and take a long detour home.

So when she didn't get a reply from Ding Yan, she subconsciously racked her brains for an explanation: "Ling Xiao definitely considers Li Ye a friend. He disagreed with the company's sales from the beginning—in short, I've never seen him mention someone's name so frequently. He even admires Li Ye a bit."

Ke You tilted her head slightly, staring intently at Ding Yan, who was a head taller than her. She usually hated it when people talked to her like that.

After a two-second silence, Ding Yan's gaze remained calm. Finally, she parted her lips slightly and uttered three words softly: "So?"

"So..." Ke You's mind went blank for a moment. Right, so what?

Ding Yan said calmly, "So why don't you stop the company's decision?"

In fact, she believed what Ke You said, after all, the information revealed was enough to make a fuss about.

Moreover, she could tell that Kong Lingxiao was suffering from severe internal strife because of this matter.

The mealtime was actually the perfect time to explain, but Kong Lingxiao didn't say anything.

However, Ke You is fully capable of interfering with the company's decisions. Without her consent or tacit approval, the company cannot force the implementation of marketing plans for the artists under her management.

Although Li Ye didn't suffer any losses, and his album sales even rebounded as a result, Ding Yan never thought it was a good thing.

Wildfire Studio was never founded on a business-oriented mindset.

Ding Yan said no more and turned to leave.

Only after Ding Yan disappeared from sight did Ke You belatedly realize what was happening, and her face instantly turned red.

On Sunday, the director passed by and saw her, and teased her in surprise, "Ke You, you've found a new boyfriend? You look so radiant."

As the show prepared to begin recording, more than 400 audience members entered the venue one after another, filling all the seats, mostly with girls.

After the two girls, dressed in matching JK uniforms, sat down in their seats, they started chattering excitedly.

"Finally, I can see Xiaoxiao!"

"Hehe, this is the third time I've seen Xiaoxiao."

"How annoying, one guest on Sunday isn't enough to fill an entire episode. I wonder who the guest will be today?"

"Whoever he is, we're here to see Xiaoxiao."

The audience of over 400 people were almost all fans of Kong Lingxiao, and many of them had spent a lot of money to get these free tickets from scalpers.

Many viewers held up posters of Kong Lingxiao, glow sticks in support colors, and even banners in several locations.

Kong Lingxiao is definitely the new male lead.

At a single command, it soared straight into the sky.

The new generation is ruling over the new generation.

Kong Lingxiao's fans were furious online, so the words on these banners, besides the support slogans, were written in a very flamboyant way.

The term "new generation singers" is a classification made by fan groups, specifically referring to singers who debuted and rose to prominence during the era of internet traffic. It does not only refer to young singers, but most of them are under thirty years old.

Before Kong Lingxiao even appeared on stage, the scene was already in chaos, with his fans chanting various support slogans, which eventually turned into a unanimous shout of "New Male Lead".

A fervent look began to appear on their faces as they prepared to crown their idols as kings on an entertainment program.

Several staff members tried to stop the fans by shouting through a megaphone, but they couldn't stop the celebration.

A while later, the staff announced that the recording of the show was about to begin, and the enthusiastic fans gradually calmed down.

However, the music playing at the scene left everyone looking at each other in bewilderment.

A small number of people found the melody unfamiliar because it wasn't a song by Kong Lingxiao.

Most people who recognized the song were even more incredulous.

Kong Lingxiao appeared on stage, and amidst cheers and screams, he raised the microphone.

I am what I am

I will always love myself this way...

Those fans who hadn't heard the song before thought it was a new song specially prepared by Kong Lingxiao, and continued to shout enthusiastically.

New male one".

This song is absolutely amazing!

Some of them had already planned how they would brag online after the show ended, once they got their phones back.

A strange scene unfolded: only thirty or forty audience members were shouting wildly for their idols, while the rest had odd expressions, some even looking quite serious, as if they had a bad feeling.

Just before the chorus, those bad premonitions came true.

Kong Lingxiao put down the microphone, turned around and looked behind him, and another song started playing from the sound system.

I am who I am, a firework of a different color, in the vast sky and sea, I will be the strongest bubble...

As Li Ye sang, he walked from behind the door to the center of the stage and came to stand next to Kong Lingxiao.

The frenzied shouting, which had just been going on, came to an abrupt halt.

The "big villain" actually appeared on his idol's home turf.

There were no boos from the crowd, just a quiet atmosphere.

In this quiet atmosphere, the emotions in Li Ye's singing struck straight to the heart through the eardrums.

They seemed to be truly in a boundless desert, and the "villain" singing on the stage was shining so brightly.

It sounds great!

So handsome!

This is a thought that involuntarily arises in the minds of most people.

They were originally extremely subjective, but the objective facts made it impossible for them to suppress these thoughts.

Even though Kong Lingxiao sang the chorus again by himself, they still couldn't ignore the figure next to him, nor could they forget the figure's singing voice.

After the song ended, the venue was quiet for a while. It wasn't until the hosts, including Lin Boran, came out and interacted with the audience that the sound finally returned.

Kong Lingxiao was somewhat surprised by his fans' reaction. They had become increasingly fanatical and uncontrollable recently, and he had thought that the recording would be interrupted and that he would need to negotiate with the fans.

That's fine, but... Kong Lingxiao still saw a discordant scene in the audience. He saw a banner that read "Kong Lingxiao, the absolute new male lead".

This made Kong Lingxiao's face turn bright red, but he didn't speak immediately. Instead, he followed Lin Boran's topic and told how he met Li Ye.

Kong Lingxiao spoke with great enthusiasm, but his fans grew increasingly silent and dissatisfied as they listened.

Because anyone could see that Kong Lingxiao was no different from a fan talking about their idol.

We fought for you online, almost attracting ridicule and mockery from the entire internet, yet you sang praises for the enemy.

They originally wanted to make a noise to express their dissatisfaction to their idol, but when their eyes fell on the "big villain," they subconsciously fell silent.

In fact, Li Ye was also getting a little fed up. He noticed that many audience members had turned pale, so he quickly interrupted Kong Lingxiao, saying, "This is too much. Let's stop this mutual flattery."

Lin Boran and the others suppressed their surprise and began the next part of the process. In the script they were on, this part was only briefly mentioned.

Aside from the so-so atmosphere of the live interaction, the recording of the program went very smoothly. After playing a few music-related games, it quickly came to an end.

During this time, there was one seat in the audience where someone steadfastly held up the banner that read "New Male Lead".

The people on stage had a clear view of the audience, making the banner quite conspicuous.

However, Lin Boran didn't say much to the audience holding the banners from beginning to end.

Because at this time, most people who are still holding up such banners are extremely radical, or at least not thinking clearly.

The best way to deal with them is to simply ignore them and treat them like air.

During a break in filming, Lin Boran and the program director repeatedly assured Li Ye that the program would absolutely not show him on camera.

Li Ye didn't care much about this. First, he didn't think the title of "new male lead" sounded good, and second, he understood that there would inevitably be extreme fans.

Of course, most importantly, he wanted to finish recording as soon as possible so he could go home.

However, during the recording of the final segment, Kong Lingxiao himself brought this matter to a head.

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Kong Lingxiao pointed to the right rear of the audience, where the two girls holding the banner were located: "You've been recording for several hours, holding it up from beginning to end, aren't you tired at all?"

The audience in front turned around and noticed the sensational banner, then quickly looked at Li Ye.

To their disappointment, Li Ye remained calm.

Instead, Kong Lingxiao sighed wearily, "Actually, it's not just you guys; I myself really want the new male lead position."

He turned to look at Li Ye next to Lin Boran, pursed his lips, and said, "Without A-Ye, I consider myself the new..."

"He's the male lead, but with him in the cast, the new male lead can only be him, that's beyond doubt and there's no room for debate."

The entire audience erupted in uproar, and Kong Lingxiao's fans were completely outraged.

Is this some kind of surrender declaration?

Many of Kong Lingxiao's fans at the scene burst into tears, shouting something unintelligible.

On one side of the stage, Ke You's face was ashen. She glanced at Ding Yan not far away, but found that Ding Yan's expression remained calm and unwavering.

The scene was in complete chaos. Several of Kong Lingxiao's fans were so desperate that they were about to rush onto the stage if the staff hadn't stopped them.

At this moment, even Lin Boran couldn't control the situation, and the recording was forced to end.

Fortunately, we already have enough footage, so we can make good use of editing for the main film and there's no need for additional recording.

Backstage, Lin Boran patted Kong Lingxiao on the shoulder and said helplessly, "There's no need to say these things. The program can be cut, but how are you going to explain this to the fans and the company afterwards?"

Kong Lingxiao seemed much more relaxed, and said with a smile, "Actually, it doesn't matter whether I cut it or not. This is just an explanation to myself."

He then looked at Li Ye: "Don't you have anything to say?"

The hosts all turned their attention to Li Ye.

Li Ye helplessly shrugged, unsure of what to say.

It's not good to say he doesn't care about being the "new male lead," but it's also not good to say Kong Lingxiao cares too much about public opinion.

Kong Lingxiao laughed again: "I knew you'd react like this."

He then patted Li Ye on the chest: "Sorry for dragging you into this public opinion."

Ke You walked over with a livid face. Kong Lingxiao waved to everyone and left with his manager without saying a word.

Back in the quiet car, with no one else around, Ke You exploded: "Are you crazy? Do you know how many fans you'll lose if this gets out? How are you going to explain this to the company?"

Kong Lingxiao reclined the back seat, lay down completely, closed his eyes, and calmly said, "I think you and the company need to give me an explanation."

Ke You stared at him in disbelief.

Kong Lingxiao opened his eyes and lay there looking at his manager: "If the company makes any further decisions on its own, I don't mind suing them, and I don't mind re-recording my songs."

"And you, Sister Yu, I'm very grateful for your help all this time. I'm truly thankful, but I hope you can fully consider my personal thoughts in the future so that we can continue to work together, okay?"

Ke You's anger vanished instantly, replaced by a sense of panic. She kept explaining, "Haven't I always been on your side? I also opposed the company's decision. Who knew they would be so bold as to buy so many sales figures?"

Kong Lingxiao listened quietly to her finish speaking, and finally repeated, "Is that alright?"

Ke You sighed and managed to squeeze out two words: "Okay."

"That's fine then."

Kong Lingxiao closed his eyes to rest, and the car returned to silence.

After this incident, Li Ye was in no mood to stay any longer. He left Xingcheng TV with his aunt and headed straight for the high-speed rail station.

When only the two of them were left, Ding Yan suddenly said, "You're right."

"What do you mean?"

Li Ye shook his head helplessly: "It was just a farce."