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

Chapter 332 I offered my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shone on the gutter.

Ye Xian's new rap song "Stop the War" is like a reckless whirlwind that swept into the music scene of the Tang Dynasty, leaving many rappers completely bewildered.

The rappers who were originally clamoring to teach Ye Xian a lesson and tell him to stay away from anything suddenly fell silent, because in their opinion, the song "Stop the War" really had something to it.

Compared to the popularity of "The End of War," Ye Xian's achievement of driving down the price of lychees seems rather insignificant.

Because those who buy lychees are all late-night snackers, and "The End of War" is making a mess of things unreasonably, the entire Kuaishou app is buzzing.

[Matcha Soy Milk: The inspirational guy isn't writing inspirational songs anymore, he's started writing anti-war songs!? The problem is, how come it's a rap anti-war song? Ye Xian's "Free Flying" and "Above the Moon" were both heavily criticized by rappers, and he's doing this again?]

[A passerby commented: "It's obvious you didn't listen to the song properly! Xian Ge's rap is on a completely different level from those other rappers' garbage raps, okay? Listen to it properly before you offer your opinions!"]

[Peeing Three Feet Away in the Wind: Another piece of trashy rap? Has Ye Xian fallen from grace? One rap song after another, and that "Calorie," which is also a rap-filled pop song, a Frankenstein's monster! He's turned the music scene into a complete mess!]

[Seizing the opportunity: Hehe, Ye Xian has fallen from grace? Come on, along with "Calorie," we also released "One Like Summer, One Like Autumn" and "A Thousand and One Wishes." You write a song that dominates the top ten of the hottest songs charts like these three! Oh, I forgot, right now, all the top ten songs on the hottest songs charts are by Ye Xian!]

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Whether on Kuaishou or Chaobo, the debate over the song "Stop the War" is intensifying. The number of comments under the song alone has reached 32, which is higher than the number of likes for many short videos.

Among these, some gossip fans and fans of good looks have found another interpretation of "The End of War".

[A fairy with a beer belly: Hehe, I bet this song has another meaning! That is, women, let's call a truce! I'm too tired!]

[The Fairy Pooping: Recently, gossip about Brother Xian has been flying everywhere, and his reputation for creating drama is legendary! Everyone knows Brother Xian is a scumbag! This song is definitely meant to reduce the conflicts among women!]

[Heartbreaking explanation from a young girl: I can't laugh anymore! What kind of divine explanation is this? I actually feel like it's slightly correct!]

[Girl Juicer: You know what, after your explanation, I really feel like this anti-war song was written for the women around Brother Xian, definitely not for those rappers, because they don't deserve it.]

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Amidst all the commotion, the official account of Xiaoyetuan released a short video, instantly adding fuel to the fire of the debate!

In the video, Ye Xian is sitting in the car talking to Qiu Qing. His phrases "persuading people with reason" and "enough to suppress them" immediately became new buzzwords.

#Ye Xian persuades people with reason

#Ye Xian suppresses rapper

The two trending terms shot up like rockets into the top ten of the hot search list, infuriating many rappers and infuriating fruit vendors!

[Fire Bro: What do you mean? You've written a few Frankenstein's monster songs and now you think you're all that?]

[Ghost Bro: I told you not to get involved, and you still dare to provoke me! Do you think there's no one left in the rapper world?]

[Kneel down and call me brother: Say no more! Let's fight! Ye Xian, do you dare to accept the challenge?]

[The principal threatens to jump off a building, and the whole school cheers him on: Is it possible that Ye Xian has already issued a challenge with "The End of War"? Do you dare to accept it? Can you withstand it?]

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[Wang Batian: Heh, a mere blogger thinks you can manipulate market prices? You only sold a watermelon and some lychees? Dare to tell me how much you lost? Want me to give you some compensation?]

[Fruit Old Yang: You've only been in the business for a few months, and you're already wading into the mess of the fruit industry, trying to reason with people? Do you think I'm giving you face? Believe me, we'll blockade all the fruit in Haizhou tomorrow, and you won't be able to sell a single one!]

[West Station Dong Ge: Little guy, don't you know we operate all the cold storage facilities in Haizhou? If we don't accept your goods, you can expect your fruit to rot on the road.]

[Wang's 1001st Dream: Uh, don't you fruit vendors know that SF Express has already taken over all of Qiuye Yanxuan's cold chain transportation? Why do you still need your little cold storage facilities?]

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An anti-war song sparked a rapper war and a fruit price war, so much so that many friends in the industry called to inquire about Ye Xian's situation. Ding Zhan, on Ye Xian's behalf, politely declined everyone's well wishes, saying that he did not need everyone's help to speak out.

Because Ye Xian's powerful backer spoke up.

A lengthy review from the official Superblog account of the Royal Observer.

"The music scene is bustling lately, and so is the fruit market. These two markets, which were originally unrelated, have collided at this moment, which no one expected. But this also proves that Datang's economic development has reached a new highlight - the collision between the rapidly developing live-streaming e-commerce and traditional physical stores, as well as the way out for niche music rap."

Fruit is very expensive this year, and many people are complaining that they can't afford it. The reasons given include higher labor costs, increased transportation costs, higher storage costs, higher rents, and higher planting costs...

Undeniably, all these reasons exist objectively.

However, when someone walked into the fields, they discovered that the cost of fruits like watermelons, durians, and lychees hadn't increased much; what had increased was the greed of some people.

These people's greed is not limited to raising prices on the spot. After being exposed, they vowed to cut off all of the other party's supply channels, cold chain warehouses, and so on.

While the market may self-regulate, the behavior of some people is truly appalling! So appalling that they have forgotten that everything they have comes from the people.

Fortunately, we still have Ye Xian!

A rising star who is not a top-tier celebrity but is better than a top-tier celebrity, a blogger who forgets his celebrity status every day and is content with being an ordinary person, and a kind-hearted person who refuses to use his birthday as an excuse to exploit fans and donated 20 million yuan to charity auction.

He took the initiative to lower the prices of watermelons and lychees, seemingly just to benefit his fans, but actually because he cared about the fruit farmers and didn't want them to suffer losses.

Here, I would also like to advise those greedy people that the fig leaf has been lifted and more bloggers have joined the price war. If this continues, your cold storage facilities probably won't be able to hold that much fruit.

Perhaps Ye Xian's power is insignificant and insufficient to contend with you; perhaps he cannot change the entire market, but with someone setting an example, more people will surely follow suit. This is the power of an idol!

Haven't you noticed? Watermelons and lychees are already dropping in price in the market! What's next fruit to go? These Gen Z kids aren't going to put up with you anymore. Having already rectified workplace and market irregularities, they're now going to crack down on the fruit market!

Is Ye Xian's poem "The Tragedy of Ceasefire" not clear enough?

Speaking of "Stop the War", we have to mention the rap scene, which believes in love and peace. As the public's appreciation and tolerance for music have improved, people are now more tolerant of rap, which they used to avoid. This has allowed many rappers to make a living from it instead of hiding underground.

This should have been a good thing, but some rappers, clinging to sectarianism, viewed the diverse rap scene with prejudice.

Ye Xian conquered the square dancing aunties with his songs "Free Flying" and "Above the Moon".

The song "Calories" captivated young people.

The song "Stop the War" elevated the scope and level of rap by using anti-war themes.

It can be said that since Ye Xian came along, rap is no longer a niche hobby, but has become a mainstream phenomenon. However, he still failed to win over those self-proclaimed orthodox rappers because they believed that Ye Xian had lowered the level of rap and shouldn't have ruined it.

The editor can't help but wonder, is rap that the masses like not rap? Does a good rap have to be offensive, swear, or diss?

Is it possible to write a good rap without using offensive language, profanity, or diss tracks?

A recent annual music report on rap music released by a music platform further confirms the current trend in rap music. According to incomplete statistics, rap culture has completely entered a peaceful phase in the last five years, and songs with profanity in the lyrics are almost non-existent in the market.

If you can't feel Ye Xian's overflowing love and peace, just like the advice I gave the fruit vendor earlier, then you can only sit and wait to be disciplined by the post-00s generation and then eliminated by the market.

Let music be cleaner, let business be purer, and let our world be a little more beautiful.

Finally, I can't help but praise Ye Xian's last goodnight words in the short video "Stop the War".

I offered my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shone on the gutter.

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P.S.: Today's Recap

Haizhou aged liquor inventory: 5095 bottles

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