I just want to sell products, but you're forcing me to perform talents.

Chapter 216 Instantly Kills All Fast-Paced Hit Songs

Ding Zhan devoted himself wholeheartedly to the reconstruction of the winery. After Ye Xian arranged for him to register the trademarks "Ye Xiaobai" and "Zui Honglou", he commissioned a designer to design the UI for the new wine.

"Ye Xiaobai" is an imitation of Jiang Xiaobai.

"Drunken Dream of the Red Chamber" is a cultural wine, with all the designs based on the characters in "Dream of the Red Chamber," which allows Ye Xian to earn copyright fees.

Both wines target young people, one leaning towards the workplace and the other towards traditional Chinese culture.

Ye Xian had no intention of competing with those big wineries.

The liquor market is already a red ocean, and it is extremely difficult to break through it.

Instead of wasting time and effort, it's better to explore new avenues.

However, these things happened later. After Ye Xian spent 10 million yuan in cash to buy the winery, he only had about 3.3 million yuan left in cash.

Of this money, he had to pay a 200 million yuan advance to the renovation company, so Ye Xian only had less than 130 million yuan left.

In these three months, he has been making money faster and spending it even faster.

Even so, he still owes Princess Liu 1000 million yuan for the project, the winery 2000 million yuan for start-up costs, and the decoration company 1300 million yuan for the final payment.

This money must be settled within the next month or two.

This doesn't even include the resort project developed by Princess Six, which is the real big prize; at that point, it wouldn't be a matter of ten or twenty million.

Ye Xian suddenly realized how poor he was.

I've worked myself to the bone for so long, and I'm still broke.

Fortunately, he still has 405 million yuan in payments for Kuaiyin products and 450 million yuan in revenue from Haishi Music, which will arrive on the 15th of next month. The expenses for the renovation company can be settled gradually, and the start-up funds for the winery do not need to be paid in one go. Otherwise, he would have to grovel to Princess Liu again next month in order to have more money for another 1-2 months.

There's only one week left this month. If I work a little harder and sell more goods, I should be able to pay off most of my debts next month.

……

"To the Clouds" is a smash hit.

6 million views in 6 days.

This speed surpasses all of Ye Xian's previous songs.

It also instantly surpassed all other fast-paced hit songs.

It also shocked the entire music industry.

Old Wang was the first to post a long review.

"...As we all know, 'Divine Songs come and go, but Short Videos Remain.' Kuaishou is a place where Divine Songs are produced, but it has never been a place where Golden Songs are produced."

However, since Ye Xian suddenly appeared, I'd like to change this to "Ye Xian is as constant as ever, but the divine songs come and go like flowing water."

Because he broke this rule time and time again.

With 6 million views in 6 days, "Towards the Clouds" seems to be proving to everyone that a hit song can also be a classic, and a classic song can also be a hit song.

If the success of a single song is an accident, Ye Xian used three months to produce 24 songs, all of which were above average, proving to everyone that he truly deserves to be called a rising star in the music industry.

Furthermore, he not only made these songs popular himself, but he also turned two aspiring live streamers, Li Xin and Duan Fei, into rising stars in the music scene, made Jiang Tian's TV series a hit because of a song, made Princess Liu a legendary singer, brought Teacher Jiang Wei back to fame in his later years, and propelled Liu Xiaoxiao to the top.

Tailoring a song to a specific person is a lyricist's greatest strength.

It seems that, in his view, there is no singer who cannot be made famous.

Unfortunately, all of Ye Xian's songs released so far are solo releases, with no indication of forming an album. If he continues at this pace, I estimate that he might miss out on the "Best Newcomer Award," a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for any musician, at the end of the year's music awards.

Ye Xian is such a maverick person. His creative process seems to have no bottlenecks. There are no bottlenecks in musical style, composition, or lyrics. Even the rhythm of songwriting remains so steady, maintaining a high-frequency release rhythm of one song for every three short videos.

Because his rhythm is so steady and so fast, people can't help but sigh that this year is definitely the happiest year for music fans in the past 10 years, and also the darkest year for music singers.

Fans are happy because they will be able to hear Ye Xian's great songs continuously for the next year. Their happiness will only diminish slightly when Ye Xian stops playing at this high frequency, but the songs that have already been released are enough for them to listen to on repeat for a very long time.

Here, I truly envy the late-night snack group; they are probably the happiest group among all singer fan groups.

The singers' darkness stems from the fact that Ye Xian's 23 released songs alone are enough to suppress the music scene for a whole year.

As far as I know, many singers have delayed their song release plans, and some have even shamelessly started imitating Ye Xian's musical style and lyrics. A large number of poorly made songs are flooding the low-end market, and some people have even started plagiarizing songs without any bottom line, which has an extremely bad impact on the music scene.

I want to say something to these people: The Tang Dynasty is becoming increasingly stronger in protecting copyrights and cracking down on piracy. Anyone who dares to stick their neck out will be dealt a fatal blow. Are you ready?

Getting back to Ye Xian, I reckon the music award committees will be in a real bind this year. With so many great songs, what kind of award should they give Ye Xian? It'll probably be quite an interesting scene.

Let's wait and see what kind of awards Ye Xian will receive at the end of the year.

I'm Lao Wang, a freelancer and an unofficial member of the late-night snack group.

……

As soon as Lao Wang published his long review, his fans immediately started mocking him in the comments section.

[This isn't a kindergarten bus: Old Wang, you're not even bothering to hide it anymore! Your daughter got scammed by Xian Ge, and you're still willingly bragging about it. Tsk tsk tsk, so pitiful.]

[This old monk, whose Buddhist name is Luanlai: Old Wang, do you feel a pang of heartache? Don't be afraid, say it out loud and let us have a good laugh.]

[A sarcastic, cheeky comment: I feel that "Towards the Clouds" and "I Remember" are both just so-so. Personally, I prefer "Rice Fragrance."]

[Pickled Cabbage Without Fish: What's so great about "Rice Fragrance"? It's so weird. Aren't high-class songs like "Ten Thousand Frontiers" and "Song of the Peony" better? Old Wang, give those two songs a try! Are you too scared?]

……

Cat Bro, a die-hard fan of the late-night snack group, is naturally more likely to fawn over Lao Wang, a fake and serious music critic.

"Hello everyone, I'm Cat Bro!"

Brother Xian has gone on a killing spree again!

I can't even remember the last time the music scene was this prosperous. Was it the 10s? The 00s? The 90s? Now all I can say is that this year belongs to Ye Xian!

I just want to ask, can those young idols in the music scene have some backbone? Do they dare to release a song that can compete with Brother Xian? Of these 24 songs, which one is worse than your so-called hits? You guys have the nerve to compete with Brother Xian for Best Newcomer this year?

Oh, I forgot, Brother Xian's main job is being a live streamer, and singing is just a side job. Tsk tsk tsk, based on what I know of Brother Xian, he definitely won't be releasing an album! So, young idols, you don't need to tremble with fear anymore! You don't need to postpone your song release dates, and you don't need to worry about Brother Xian's topics clashing with yours! Brother Xian won't be competing with you for awards either.

However, our late-night snack group is so pitiful. We finally became fans of such a talented singer-songwriter, but he's just a streamer who has no interest in developing his career in the music industry. Isn't that infuriating?

Alright, everyone, let's all go home and find our own mothers. There's no need to wait here anymore. Brother Xian's 24 new songs are enough for young idols to make five, six, seven, or even eight EP albums. Even if we were to make them into proper albums, it would be enough for two! We, the late-night snack group, should be content! We don't need Versailles anymore!

Well, lastly, I'd like to ask you, Brother Xian, are there any suitable roles for me in *Dream of the Red Chamber*? I'm not picky! I'll even be happy to have a cameo!

I'm Cat Bro, remember to like and follow! See you next time!

……

Cat Brother's fans are even more fond of complaining than Old Wang's fans.

[Matcha Soy Milk: Cat Bro, don't you feel any remorse for fawning over Brother Xian now? Where did the Cat Bro who was unyielding in the face of those young idols' traffic-buying fees go? Do you dare say a bad word about Brother Xian?]

[My Chinese was taught by the PE teacher: Cat Bro, where's your integrity? Where's your classic H-tui? Are you just going to grovel like this? I just want to ask, can you include me in this?]

[Wind Blows on Butt: I heard Cat Bro received a lot of gifts from Xian Ge, so I'm asking Cat Bro, aren't you going to share them?]

[Working late into the night: Don't talk about Cat Bro like that! Is Cat Bro such a petty person? If he dares not to share, let's all neuter him! So he'll never find a female cat again!]

……

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