I became a music industry godfather by writing confidantes.

Chapter 144 Likes

Netizens have always been fond of watching a good show.

Moreover, the current plot has evolved from an obscure singer accusing Yang Du of squeezing out his living space to the Four Little Heavenly Kings secretly sabotaging him.

Of course, whether it's true or not is currently unknown, but at least this plot has ignited his passion.

In the past, netizens simply enjoyed gossip, but this time it's different.

There's a motive, there are clues, there are suspects—isn't that amazing? It gives you a wonderful sense of participation.

The Four Little Heavenly Kings might just be digging up dirt on a big star themselves. The sense of accomplishment and satisfaction they get from sharing it on the internet is incomparable to simply being a gossipmonger.

Many hands make light work, and soon, the recent activities and past events of the Four Little Heavenly Kings were dug up.

The target was quickly identified.

This year, two people have plans to release an album.

One is Lu Jiu from Jinshi, which was photographed entering the studio last year, and it even became a trending topic at the time.

One is Zhao Heng from Yun Ge, who plans to release an album in the first half of the year.

[If you ask me, it's definitely Zhao Heng. He previously promoted his new album quite a bit, and even revealed at the time that one of the main tracks would be the theme song for the TV series "Chang Le Wei Yang," in which he starred.]

"That's right, great minds think alike. Zhao Heng has transitioned from singing to acting, and this time he's the male lead in an S-level historical drama about political intrigue. It's a springboard for his transition to the big screen, so there's no room for error. It's normal for him to react this way."

"Bullshit! Our Ziheng has nothing to fear from Yang Du! Ridiculous!"

Zhao Ziheng is Zhao Heng's real name; Zhao Heng is his stage name.

"—Yes, why not suspect Lu Jiu? Besides, according to your logic of whoever benefits is the suspect, what if someone is framing you with reverse thinking? Maybe it's the Xue Yiyang of the century! This is the age of the rule of law; you have to be responsible for your words."

The stars are well aware of internet tactics.

If you suspect Ziheng and want to destroy my paradise, then we'll just clip your wings and make sure no one is cleared of wrongdoing.

As a result, all four Heavenly Kings were affected, making other top male singers nearby tremble with fear.

Is this the bloody power struggle at the top?

However, some people dug up a video from a few days ago when Zhao Heng was interviewed and asked about his opinion on Yang Du's transition to a singer and the release of an album.

"However, producers and singers are ultimately two different roles," Zhao Heng said himself at the time. Hehe, think about it carefully.

The video itself is fine, but in the current situation, it has become a controversial issue. Even Zhao Heng's fans, Hengxing, who are numerous and powerful, are unable to defend themselves and have no choice but to resort to their fan club's ultimate tactic: controlling the comments section.

As things have developed to this point, Zhao Heng, one of the Four Little Heavenly Kings, has been dragged into the vortex, and the other three have been affected to varying degrees. Who still remembers that obscure 18th-tier singer named Zhang Jun?

As for the public opinion that Yang Du was squeezing the living space of grassroots singers, it was completely forgotten and ignored.

Zhang Jun's Weibo account, on the other hand, has become a popular spot for netizens to check in and enjoy the gossip.

The netizens who initially felt sorry for him and spoke up for him were now furious and felt they had been fooled after reading the whole story. They then retaliated by giving him a thorough dressing-down.

While the internet was in complete chaos, Yang Du had already started recording "Crazy for Love" in the studio, following the established procedures.

During a break from recording the accompaniment, he received a call from the vice president of Century Music, who resembled Maitreya Buddha.

"Mr. Yang, congratulations! 'Big Fish' has achieved platinum certification, and the digital downloads have now reached 462 million. In any case, for a newcomer to achieve such great results with their first single, we really have to thank you, Mr. Yang. I'll have him bring a gift to your door to express my gratitude in person another day."

"Xia Mingchen also has a good foundation," Yang Du said politely.

"Haha, Mr. Yang is too modest. In my opinion, they complement each other perfectly and are indispensable." The deputy director continued, "To be honest, Mr. Yang, the company previously nominated Xia Mingchen for the Golden Bell Award for Best Newcomer, and his chances of being nominated are quite good."

The two exchanged a few compliments on the phone and chatted quite pleasantly.

Before hanging up the phone, the deputy director of Century suddenly seemed to remember something and casually mentioned, "It's almost the end of the year, and there's a lot of work. Our Xue Yiyang is still busy with his tour and is working very hard. Teacher Yang is also busy preparing for the album and acting as a producer. He should take care of his health and not overwork himself."

Yang Du understood immediately.

This was a special favor; Xue Yiyang of the Century had not interfered in the previous matter.

I made these dumplings just for this little bit of vinegar; the movie "Big Fish" and Xia Mingchen were just side effects.

"Okay, thank you, Director Su. Please give my regards to Mr. Xue and wish him a successful tour."

Great, we've eliminated Lu Jiu from Jinshi and Xue Yiyang from Shiji, leaving only Yun Ge and the two little kings.

Two days later, on the day Xu Xiao entered the studio to record her voice, Yang Du saw a trending topic on Weibo: #ZhangJunPlagiarism#

Zhang Jun is that obscure, unknown singer who posted an article trying to piggyback on Yang Du's fame and yearned for success.

In terms of results, he did succeed. After that Weibo post, his number of followers skyrocketed from 30,000 to 300,000, more than he had in the previous seven years combined.

It's no exaggeration to say that these were the most glorious few days of his career since his debut.

However, it was precisely because of this sudden attention that more people saw his work.

A netizen with a mezzo-soprano background clicked on Zhang Jun's past works out of curiosity, but when he heard one of the songs, he felt a strange sense of familiarity, as if he had seen it before, yet it was as if he had never seen it before.

With a spirit of seeking truth and being pragmatic, this netizen asked two classmates to transcribe the sheet music overnight. Upon closer inspection, wow, no wonder it sounded familiar.

Zhang Jun's original song is more than just plagiarism; it's a complete Frankenstein's monster.

He extracted the verses, bridges, and outros from three relatively unknown Hokkien songs from the 1980s and cleverly stitched them together.

Then, an original song was born.

Once this story broke, netizens couldn't sit still any longer; their mouths were practically poisoned with gossip.

【I know I didn't do well enough, I'll keep trying — Wow, so this is how you try? Pshaw!】

[A redefinition of perseverance, an eye-opening experience.]

【Stitching together three songs? That's blatant! If it were me, I'd copy 100 songs, making a whole patchwork of them, from Western classical music to rural agricultural heavy metal. Who would be able to tell the difference then?】

"Zhang Jun, you're still too young. Look at this older brother."

"Still lacking experience (even the dog shook its head)."

Although I plagiarized, lied, was unknown, and even tried to extort money, I know I'm a good singer!

When Yang Du saw this comment, he couldn't help but give it a thumbs up.