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Chapter 270 Is it really that reckless?

[Pickled Cabbage Without Fish: Wow, is the Royal Observatory really this reckless this time? Did they just criticize the entire music scene and then completely humiliate the Central South Conservatory of Music? They're practically calling out Ai Lele and Hua Yuyu's ID numbers to criticize them! This isn't befitting the Royal Observatory's style!]

[Splitting a durian with bare hands: I've never seen the Royal Observer so fierce! This is a once-in-a-lifetime event! The thing is, the criticism is so satisfying! What kind of rubbish have we been listening to for the past 20 years, especially the last 10? Don't you have any shame? Listen to the songs I've created in the last four months, every single one of them completely blows you out of the water! And you still have the nerve to hire online trolls to attack me?]

[Don't vote, I can still show off: @Central South Conservatory of Music, come out and defend yourselves! The Royal Observer is right, the students you rejected and expelled are treasures to the Beijing Conservatory of Music! Looks like your last statement didn't clear things up completely! No wonder, is there something fishy going on here? What exactly is the connection between Liu Bohan, Liu Fengying, and Li Ming and Ye Xian's expulsion?]

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[The King of Mouths: Isn't this putting Brother Xian in a very difficult position? Brother Xian and the Central South Conservatory of Music have completely fallen out this time, and he's even been placed on the opposite side of the entire music scene by the Royal Observer. Aren't those singers and seniors, especially Ai Lele and Hua Yuyu, absolutely furious with Brother Xian?]

[Adorable elementary school student: What's there to be afraid of? Let them hate! We love Brother Xian's songs! Besides, with the Royal Observer and the Sixth Princess as our backers, who among those people dares to spout nonsense? Didn't you see that all those sarcastic singers deleted their posts?]

[The "Scumbag Harvester": Whatever, Brother Xian already said that singing is just a side job for him! He's really into live-streaming e-commerce now, he doesn't care about that little bit of money from music copyrights!]

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As netizens have pointed out, this article in the Royal Observer, while seemingly supporting Ye Xian, actually pushed him to the opposite side of the music scene.

He completely crushed the Central South Conservatory of Music and utterly humiliated idol singers like Ai Lele and Hua Yuyu. No one would have a good impression of Ye Xian then.

"What exactly is Ye Xian trying to do? He tried to frame me before, and I didn't pay much attention when my assistant told me about it. Now he's getting the Royal Observer to attack me? What did I do to him? Isn't he just trying to frame me all along?"

Ai Lele had just finished a commercial performance and earned several hundred thousand yuan. She was very happy when she turned around and saw that she was being criticized without being named. She was furious.

Manager Liu sighed, "Sigh, who can blame him for being so popular right now! The Royal Observer has endorsed him five times already, but this time they probably went a bit too far. Don't worry, the entire music industry will boycott him!"

Ai Lele scoffed, "I don't care about others, but he wants to be my big brother? Not so easy! He told the fan club he'd go around throwing dirty water on things all the time. So what if he's good at writing songs? He should go win an award!"

Sister Liu laughed and said, "Don't worry, this time, having offended so many people, the judges on the organizing committee will probably have a rebellious streak. The more you praise him, the less likely I am to give him an award. Besides, he hasn't released an album yet. With some maneuvering, this year's Golden Melody Awards should still be yours!"

Ai Lele smiled with satisfaction: "I need to boost my fan count again. I only have 2500 million on Kuaishou, and although I have a little more on SuperBlog, it's only 3800 million. I'm about to be overtaken by Ye Xian, this junior."

Sister Liu nodded and said, "Don't worry, I've already arranged for the operations team to buy followers. Ye Xian's faking is a bit too much! You've been in the industry for two years, and it took me until now to get such high numbers for you. I've only been accelerating the follower growth for the past few months. He dares to get 33 million followers on Kuaishou in just four months. That's a bit much."

Ai Lele waved her hand, no longer thinking about it: "Make arrangements to see that young lady surnamed Wang tonight."

Sister Liu rolled her eyes, turned around and walked out: "Be careful, don't get photographed as evidence."

Ai Lele chuckled and said, "I'm the only one who takes pictures of others. When have I ever been photographed by others?"

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While Hua Yuyu was being criticized without being named, he was having a romantic time with his unofficial girlfriend. Although he was an idol singer, he had accidentally gotten pregnant and had an illegitimate child.

After the incident was exposed, he successfully evaded the issue through a series of public relations efforts and continued to profit from unsuspecting investors.

However, his fame has been gradually declining in the past two years. If it weren't for his family's wealth and his hosting of a variety show, he would probably have been forgotten long ago.

A few days ago, I had the honor of attending a gala in Dagang Province. However, I accidentally cracked my voice, sang off-key, and lacked breath. Although the online trolls tried to cover it up, it was still hard to clear my name. After all, so many people watched the gala and kept harping on it. As a result, Hua Yuyu had to hide at his non-officially announced girlfriend's house to avoid the storm.

After their sweet time ended, the girlfriend went to cook. Hua Yuyu received a call from his manager, who, after listening to the call, enraged him: "What kind of bullshit Ye Xian is this? What does my singing ability have to do with him? What's wrong with the *Royal Observer*? Does the *Royal Observer* have the right to criticize him like this? Tell the fans to attack him! His singing is so bad, and he's a lecturer? Go eat shit!"

After hanging up the phone, Hua Yuyu angrily tried to leave his girlfriend's house. His girlfriend was cooking in the kitchen and tried to stop him when she saw him leaving, but Hua Yuyu ignored her and rushed out the door.

The young girlfriend stared helplessly at the door that had been slammed shut, sitting slumped in her dining chair, while her child wailed loudly beside her.

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"Principal Wang, this matter is completely beyond my capabilities. I need your guidance on how to handle it."

Dou Feng, the director in charge of publicity at the Central South Conservatory of Music, was standing in front of Wang, the vice president in charge of external affairs at the same conservatory.

Last time, the same conversation resolved the same issue.

Dou Feng never expected that this little guy named Ye Xian would cause so much trouble in such a short time.

The Central South Conservatory of Music has suffered a humiliating defeat this time.

His expelled student was hired as a guest lecturer by the world's number one music academy, the Imperial Conservatory of Music, and the Royal Observer, the mouthpiece of the royal family, supported him for the fifth time. This time, the Royal Observer even took the opportunity to criticize the Central South Conservatory of Music by name.

This is a very serious matter for the Central South Conservatory of Music.

Principal Wang, also rubbing his temples in frustration, asked, "What did the Beijing Conservatory of Music say?"

Dou Feng replied, "I contacted them, and they said that the hiring was initiated by Professor Huang Xiang and Teacher Jiang Wei, and Director Ding also strongly encouraged it. The Sixth Princess also gave the go-ahead, and that's how it got to the meeting for discussion."

After discussion, everyone felt that Ye Xian's works were indeed worth studying, and that's why the matter was settled.

Principal Wang sighed, "This is clearly telling you that Ye Xian is the Sixth Princess's man. If the Sixth Princess wants this done, do you think the Imperial Conservatory of Music wouldn't agree? Huang Xiang and Jiang Wei are just pawns!"

Dou Feng smiled bitterly and said, "Then how should we deal with this? Now we've been publicly criticized, and the Beijing Conservatory of Music has stabbed us in the back without any regard for friendship. Netizens are also clamoring for an investigation into the truth."

Principal Wang gritted his teeth and said, "I've spoken with the dean, and if it really doesn't work, we'll give the public the truth!"

Dou Feng was shocked: "In that case, our academy has completely lost face!"

Principal Wang was furious: "When Liu Fengying and Liu Bohan did this, did they consider the school's reputation? Now we've lost face in the whole of Tang Dynasty, what's the point of protecting her now?"

Application season is almost here! If you don't handle this well, you'll be facing serious consequences!

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P.S.: Today's Recap

Haizhou aged liquor inventory: 5424 bottles

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