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

Chapter 372 Music Can Talk

Ye Xian had long anticipated that the other party would not give up easily after the release of "Rakshasa City", so he was not surprised by it.

He took the tablet from Ding Zhan and saw a barrage of criticisms of "Rakshasa Mirage" and various self-criticisms on Chaobo.

Some say this song is vulgar, discriminatory against women, and contains obscene language, and is not a positive song.

To say that Ye Xian is petty, narrow-minded, vindictive, disrespectful to his elders, and uses songs to insult others is not the behavior of a scholar.

Many online trolls continued to use the topic of Ye Xian "harvesting leeks" to slander him, and for a time, the entire internet was filled with negative comments about Ye Xian.

Several veteran musicians have spoken out on Weibo, demanding that Ye Xian remove the song, or they will petition the relevant authorities to ban him.

Sun Ying directly lashed out on Chaobo: "Some juniors don't know how to be grateful for your help, and they don't know how to be moved to tears when you try to reform them. They only know how to use crooked methods to attract attention. They are nothing but clowns who will not last long."

Li Ming followed closely: "One can judge a person by their words, reveal their character through their writing, and their virtue through their songs. Songs are meant to convey beauty, not to be used for vulgar insults. A person's character determines the kind of songs they write!"

Ai Lele wasn't to be outdone: "If we're quitting the internet, we'll quit completely!"

Hua Yuyu was also very aggressive: "Stop trying to ride on my coattails, go back to your live-streaming e-commerce circle and be your little internet celebrity."

……

Ye Xian looked at the extraordinary skills of these people and chuckled.

"this one?"

Ding Zhan shook his head helplessly: "What else do you want? Now the whole internet knows you've started a war with them."

Ye Xian handed the tablet back to Ding Zhan and took the hot water Qiu Qing brought to moisten his throat: "From now on, I will not respond to any accounts."

"No response? What kind of tactic is this?"

Ding Zhan was dumbfounded. He had been in the entertainment industry for so many years, and Ye Xian's repeated cold treatment was the most troublesome thing. He never responded to anything. Now that the battle had started openly, he still didn't respond. What did he want to do?

"No response is the best response!"

Ye Xian put down his teacup and smiled confidently, "Someone will respond on our behalf!"

"Who?"

Ding Zhan wanted to ask another question, but Ye Xian had already turned back to the live broadcast camera, which made him very frustrated.

I'm a veteran in this industry, how come I don't understand how these youngsters play? Have I gone blind again?

Qiu Qing stood to the side and explained with a smile, "Uncle Ding, music can speak."

"Can music speak?"

Ding Zhan pondered those words for a moment and began to understand their meaning.

……

The following day, Ye Xian once again dominated the trending topics.

#Ye Xian "forced to retire from the music scene"

#Ye Xian removes all works from sale

#Ye Xian pauses releasing new songs

#Ye Xian's new song "Rakshasa Mirage"

#Who does "Rakshasa Mirage" criticize?

#Ye Xian is about to hold a concert

#Ye Xian's Three New Films Begin Pre-Production

#YeXian's achievements in 168 days since his debut

#Sun Ying, Li Ming, Ai Lele, Hua Yuyu respond to "Rakshasa Mirage"

# Lyrics Analysis of "Rakshasa Sea City"

#HaiShiMusic's stock price hit the daily limit down

#Datang Entertainment, Baixiang Entertainment, and Tianmu Pictures all hit their daily limit.

……

One trending topic after another plunged the entire internet into a gossip frenzy, attracting many casual fans as well.

One of the trending topics was particularly unexpected.

#Aunties threaten to collectively sell off their Hailion Music shares on Monday

After everyone clicked to read the details, they almost burst out laughing.

Ye Xian removed all his works from the platform. The square dance hits "Above the Moon" and "Free Flying" by the grassland bandit could no longer be used, and "Song of the Peony" could not be played either. This made many square dance aunties who chose these three songs as their competition songs indignant.

"Why are you bullying Ye Xian, this junior? He's written so many great songs, who has he offended?"

"Sea Lion Music should act with conscience. We've bought so many memberships and so many shares from you, and this is how you treat our Ye Xian?"

"A worthless prize? Forget it! Our Ye Xian doesn't even care! And your stocks, sell them all on Monday. We've been holding them for so many years, we've made enough money! We can use the proceeds to buy gold!"

"I still like Sun Ying and Li Ming very much. The problem is, after decades, you haven't released a single new song. This is very embarrassing for us square dance groups!"

We square dancers are into the latest trends too! Although I was a big fan of your group before, I have to say something fair about this: why are you suppressing such a talented young man? What did he do to you?

……

The aunties' reaction was unexpectedly strong. Many people thought that Ye Xian's songs were gone and that was it, and that they could just switch to other songs for square dancing. But who would have thought that the aunties' first reaction was to sell their stocks.

Perhaps not many people bought Sea Lion Music stock, but this wave of selling has unknowingly affected many investors.

However, it's still the weekend, so we can't see yet whether the influence of these middle-aged women is as great as they claim.

……

As a die-hard fan, Ye Chui Lao Wang stood firmly by Ye Xian's side this time, determined to be the man behind Ye Xian.

"Hello everyone, this is Wild Blowing Old Wang. These past two days, news about Ye Xian has been everywhere. Let's not talk about anything else for now. Let me explain the song 'Rakshasa Mirage' to you, so that some of you won't misunderstand it."

The theme of this song comes from the "Rakshasa Mirage" segment in Ye Xian's own "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio". There is a Rakshasa Kingdom located 26000 li west of the Tang Dynasty. The mirage is similar to a market.

A young man named Ma Ji from the Central Plains went to the Kingdom of Rakshasa to do business. The people of Rakshasa all looked strange. The less human they looked, the higher their position was. On the contrary, the more human they looked, the lower they lived in society.

Those who are interested can check out the original novel; I feel that Ye Xian's writing skills are truly top-notch.

So this song has a source, even if it comes from Ye Xian's own book, it is still a typical satirical work of literature and a satirical song.

If normal words cannot be spoken or should not be spoken, then tell stories, tell myths about demons and monsters, tell fables about communication between humans and animals. This is Ye Xian's Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, Ye Xian's Rakshasa.

The mirage of Rakshasa, its echoes lingering.

Whether it's considered an insult is a matter of opinion.

Those who are terrified by the sound of cursing are ghosts; those who remain calm are human.

Some people think this is just an ordinary song with no special meaning.

Some people felt that the lyrics were alluding to something and couldn't wait to make connections to it.

Look at the overwhelming amount of criticism online right now, aren't some people getting anxious? Because they've realized they're the one who caused the trouble or the one who caused the trouble.

His red-painted wings, black-painted skin, green-embroidered rooster comb, and gold-inlaid hooves—but those coal balls were born black, no matter how much he washed them, they were still dirty things.

……

Ye Xian was forced to announce the removal of his songs and the suspension of new song releases. I thought he was going to retire from the music scene, but it turns out he wasn't retiring; he was just sharpening his sword.

Back then, when Ye Xian clashed with Liu Bohan, he taught Liu Bohan a lesson with three graduation songs in a row, and then launched two counterattacks with "Farewell" and "The Road Where Phoenix Flowers Bloom".

Therefore, I don't believe Ye Xian will become depressed. You can scold him or ban him, Ye Xian will always be the invincible Ye Xian.

You used underhanded tactics to persuade him to quit, and used your connections to blacklist him. Do you really think you can still control everything now?

"Just wait and see, this song 'Rakshasa Mirage' will surely become Ye Xian's battle cry."

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P.S.: Today's Recap

Haizhou aged liquor inventory: 4933 bottles

(End of this chapter)