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

Chapter 369 Rakshasa City

These past few days, the entire internet has been buzzing about Ye Xian's scandal, and it's been trending on social media non-stop.

Sun Ying and Li Ming have been trending on social media almost constantly. Although Ai Lele and Hua Yuyu haven't directly stated their involvement, many people have guessed that they were involved, so their Weibo comments are all about Ye Xian.

Although Ye Xian's hand of cards seems a bit unintelligent, no one has truly felt its power yet. The only indication of its effectiveness is the stock price fluctuations of a few companies.

Because it's Friday, the impact is only temporary.

Sun Ying and the others were naturally unwilling to let Ye Xian be the only one to make moves, so they quickly organized an online army to launch an attack and guide public opinion.

[You're stepping on my leg hair: Who bears the losses during the process of a song being taken down and then re-released? Fans paid money to buy the song, and suddenly they can't listen to it anymore. Isn't that a unilateral breach of contract? And will there be a second charge for re-releasing the song? Isn't this double-dipping? Is no one going to do anything about this?]

[Green Grassland Gang Leader: Heh, what's this? Retiring from the music scene? If you're going to retire, retire cleanly! Why hold another concert? To harvest another wave of fans? You're really hypocritical!]

[Chicken Essence Too Happy: You can't even handle a few words from a senior? So what if the Sea Lion Music Awards didn't give you an award? You threaten them like this just because they didn't give you one? If everyone acted like this, wouldn't things be chaotic? The platform isn't just for you! You're such a grown man, how childish!]

[My wife's husband is so handsome: How can someone like that be a lecturer at the Beijing Conservatory of Music? He has no tolerance for criticism and can't stand anyone's feedback. How can he be a role model for students? It's ridiculous!]

……

The fans weren't afraid of the online trolls coming, because Ye Xian was no longer the unknown newcomer he was when he first debuted. With 4500 million Kuaishou fans and tens of millions of die-hard fans on his supertopic, he was no pushover.

[I heard removing makeup is murder: So what if it's taken down and then put back on sale? I want to hear better music, I'm willing to wait. Those who paid haven't even spoken yet, what are a bunch of dogs barking about? Dare to show your spending history on Sea Lion Music? I bet you don't even have a diamond membership!]

[Sniper: Some people's fans, why are you barking like a pack of dogs? Brother Xian never said he was retiring from the music scene, so why are you all so eager to join your masters in chasing him away? The music scene hasn't progressed much because of these shameless seniors who insist on seniority and some stagnant old singers who occupy positions without contributing. Twenty years have passed, how many of you can still write a hit song? Aren't you still living off your past achievements from 20 years ago?]

[An anonymous netizen commented: As a bystander, I'm just saying something fair. A group of so-called senior figures and big brothers in the music industry are making baseless accusations against Ye Xian's songs. Haishi Music neither awards him nor wants him to sing on stage, while a group of rival fans are slandering and insulting him. None of them are acting like human beings. Do you think you're so high and mighty that you can bully a newcomer to the music industry like this?]

[The commentator remarked: This isn't the first time! Sun Ying has bullied newcomers in the music industry before; the video of her forcing them to drink is still circulating. Li Ming is even more of a senior figure, what era are we living in? Why don't you go home and retire instead of jumping around here every day? Have you forgotten that your old classmate is already working as a sewing machine operator?]

……

Fans and online trolls from various sides were locked in a fierce battle, each sticking to their own arguments. This time, Ye Xian didn't restrain the midnight snack group as usual; it seemed as if he was deliberately encouraging his own fans to attack the other side.

The chaotic battle left everyone bewildered, and no one knew what Ye Xian was up to, but everyone knew that his actions were clearly not over yet.

July 7, 17:00.

Ye Xian's short video arrived as scheduled.

Almost instantly, the number of likes exceeded 50. Many people who had been eating gossip all day were waiting for this new song, so as soon as the song was released, they liked, shared, and commented on it before slowly enjoying it.

However, this newly released song was more powerful than anyone expected.

"Hello everyone, I'm Ye Xian. I'm a full-time seller, a part-time cook, an occasional singer, a storyteller, and sometimes an actor."

"I was invited to a Dragon Boat Festival gala a while ago, but unfortunately I was caught in a honey trap. Fortunately, the Imperial Guards intervened in time and took down a group of scoundrels."

Inspired by a short story from my collection *Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio*, I wrote a song. For the foreseeable future, I will be focusing on filming and selling goods, so this will be my last song for the time being. Don't worry about me.

In a first-person, horizontal shot, Ye Xian stands in a farmhouse courtyard, with a donkey pulling a millstone in front of him.

A carrot was hanging in front of the donkey, and the donkey pulled the millstone continuously.

The camera pans up, revealing four large handwritten characters against the azure sky.

Rakshasa Mirage

Small print below: Lyrics/Music/Singing by Ye Xian

The scene shifts to sunlight streaming in, where Ye Xian is holding a small whip, occasionally lashing the donkey pulling the millstone.

"The Kingdom of Rakshasa is 26,000 li to the east"

Passing through the seven streams and crossing the three-inch-wide yellow muddy ground of Jiaohai

……

The forklifter in charge of Gougou Camp was called Ma Hu.

The ten-mile flower field has a good reputation

... "

【Wow, this song sounds a bit different from Brother Xian's usual style.】

[This "horse herder" is actually a donkey! That explains why there was a donkey in the picture!]

[Brother Xian, isn't this a case of insulting a donkey while pointing at it? Who is this donkey referring to? Can anyone explain?]

[Who else could it be? Hahaha, cultured people are really something else, even their insults are so sophisticated!]

The screen was quickly filled with a dense barrage of comments, and many people were speculating about the meaning behind Ye Xian's song. Given Ye Xian's nature, releasing a song at this crucial moment couldn't possibly be just a simple song.

In particular, this song was Ye Xian's "last song" after he was "forced to leave the music scene," and many fans listened to it with a magnifying glass.

In the scene, Ye Xian walked to a corner of the farmhouse, where there was an old hen. Ye Xian took out a bag of chicken feed and casually sprinkled it in the chicken coop.

"She has two ears, three nostrils, and three noses."

Turning his back before even speaking

Every day, he squats in the nest and lays his eggs there.

Old fans have spent most of their lives thinking they're chickens.

……

The stable boy didn't know he was a donkey.

That bird didn't know he was a chicken.

Brothels have always pretended to be elegant

Since ancient times, fathers-in-law have been fond of a prestigious reputation.

... "

[Wow, a donkey and a chicken, who is this insulting?]

[Hahaha, who else could he be cursing? I'm already waiting for some people to angrily condemn Brother Xian! Hearing the phrase "turning his back before even speaking," I can almost picture the mentors turning around on "The Voice of China." This basically confirms that he's cursing Li Ming and Liu Bohan as that horse owner!]

[When it comes to playing fancy tricks, you have to be Xian Ge! This song, the more you listen, the more it sounds like an insult! The most crucial thing is, with my level of education, I can't even understand it very well. The only thing I can understand is, "He doesn't know he's a chicken!"]

[I thought Brother Xian had given in, but it turns out he was looking for a stone! Anyway, that's so satisfying! Doesn't this song count as a slap in the face to those people?]

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Ps1: Today's Recap

Haizhou aged liquor inventory: 4964 bottles

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Ps2:

"Rakshasa Mirage", by Dao Lang.

I've wanted to write this song for a while, but the story just hasn't reached that point yet, so I've been putting it off. Now I can only say I'm just getting around to it.

(End of this chapter)