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

Chapter 472 If you can't get my money, you'll ruin me! (Seeking monthly votes)

Ye Xian's teasing was met with Shen Wen's merciless rebuttal: "Are you in Versailles?"

Ye Xian laughed awkwardly: "Haha, everyone, don't misunderstand. I definitely won't give up. I once said that I can only lie down for a short time! I will continue to create until I can't write anymore."

Shen Wen nodded, then asked, "How did you create these three novels—'Dream of the Red Chamber,' 'Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio,' and 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'—which are so different in style? The range is so vast, and they are completely unrelated to your major. Don't you ever experience creative blocks?"

The video showcases Ye Xian's three works, along with images of fans excitedly holding his books and the current popularity data of "Dream of the Red Chamber".

Many fans were immediately reminded of the memories when they saw these scenes. They thought of Ye Xian's first time talking about "Dream of the Red Chamber" in the live broadcast room, his first time doing a live casting, and his first time wearing Jia Baoyu's costume.

During that period, Ye Xian's creativity was at its peak.

Shen Wen's problem is also a concern for many people. From songwriting to novel writing, she seems to be writing, but these are clearly two different fields, especially after Ye Xian's "Dream of the Red Chamber" was adapted into a film and achieved such success.

Ye Xian had already read Shen Wen's interview outline, and he also felt that this question was a bit tricky. He couldn't very well tell her that he got carried away with copying songs and accidentally dug out and copied the Four Great Classical Novels.

"This is probably thanks to my father. When I was a child, he often told me all sorts of stories. The more he told me, the more I became prone to fantasy. But this also made me somewhat inhuman and too naive."

It wasn't until I experienced certain things later that I had an epiphany, realizing the ugliness of human nature and understanding what negative emotions like greed and jealousy, which I had only read about in books before, truly meant. So I wrote them into a novel.

Shen Wen said softly, "Would it be convenient for you to talk about those things?"

The barrage of comments suddenly became dense, and Lin Xiaoyu and Li Xiaoxiao also became nervous. They both knew what Ye Xian had been through, but they didn't want Ye Xian to be constantly troubled by these things.

Bathed in the sunlight streaming through the window, Ye Xian's expression became somewhat dazed: "Before that, I had never imagined or experienced deception."

Looking back now, I realize how naive I was. I naively believed that others wouldn't cheat me in business, that my mentor was doing it for my own good, that people could trust each other, and that contracts were valid.

However, the world is far more treacherous than we imagine. Others will only have their eyes on the money in my pocket. If they can't get my money, they'll destroy me.

After I gained a little fame, I realized that I had underestimated the evil in this world. Some people can't stand to see you do well at all, and they will slander and suppress you for no reason. Even if you don't say a word, they will think there's something wrong with you.

They come uninvited, playing word games behind the screen, recklessly hurling insults and slander, fabricating rumors out of thin air, and morally blackmailing you as if nothing happened.

In real life, they may be timid and submissive, but online, they can strike you hard.

Some competitors don't think about growing the pie together; instead, they suspect you're stealing their pie and want to kick you out of the table.

There are also some elders and seniors who, instead of helping and supporting younger generations, relentlessly suppress them because they fear that you will replace them.

I'll say it again: if you can't get my money, destroy me.

……

I thought I could be strong, but I found that away from my parents, I was as fragile as a child, and the outside world seemed to be filled with all sorts of monsters and beasts. Without my parents' protection, I could only face it alone. No matter how scared I was deep down, I had to tell myself to be strong.

Because if I'm not strong, I'll have nowhere to stand.

[Ahhh, I'm so upset! I cried buckets when I saw this part. What Brother Xian has gone through these past few years is more pain than many people experience in a lifetime.]

If I'm not strong, I'll have nowhere to stand! Yes, in this world, don't we all have to fight for ourselves? Who can help us? Nobody will!

[Brother Xian is always unreasonable, even when it comes to violence. Think about the cyberbullying and suppression he's endured lately, think about what Sun Ying and her group did—anyone else would have been forced to bow their heads and admit their mistakes long ago. Society is often this cruel, and the entertainment industry is this dirty. Who can truly remain unyielding like Brother Xian?]

Who isn't a child at heart? We just pretend to be strong. Sometimes I hide in my car and cry alone. I'm too scared to go home because I'm afraid to face my wife, kids, and parents!

……

Ye Xian's words instantly broke many fans' defenses. Although Lin Xiaoyu and Li Xiaoxiao were inexperienced, they had experienced the cyberbullying incident. If it weren't for Brother Xian's protection, Xiaoxiao would probably have been driven to the brink of collapse by the cyberbullying.

Shen Wen chose these questions because she knew what her fans wanted to hear. Seeing that Ye Xian was getting into the mood, she continued to press, "Now that you've achieved success, do you feel like you've given your parents a satisfactory answer?"

The scene changes to Ye Xian lecturing and giving a speech at the Imperial Conservatory of Music in the capital. These scenes can be described as the kind of success and fame that ordinary parents would envision.

Ye Xian composed himself slightly, shook his head and said, "People live for themselves, not to give an account to their parents. As for me, I live for the life I love."

My parents never expressed any expectations of me. My mother once built a recording studio for me, but she never said that I had to come back and continue making music. However, I guess I've ended up on the path she wanted me to take, because I genuinely love music.

Shen Wen nodded: "Then would you suggest your fans also make music? Or nurture their next generation to make music?"

Ye Xian continued to shake his head: "Although I really want to persuade everyone to do what I did, some things are not necessarily replicable, because I do have family traditions. My mother's influence on my music from childhood, my long-term learning and practice, plus some experiences, led to the later burst of inspiration."

So what I can say is that the path of music is not easy; it requires a lot of time, energy, and money. Unless you are particularly interested in it or your family has sufficient resources, then treat it as a hobby and cultivate it.

To put it bluntly, don't play music if you don't have money.

……

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