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Chapter 159 Meetings are good, meetings are good!

The immediate reaction to the sudden appearance of "Little White Poplar" on the news broadcast was that Yuan Xiuqing directly initiated a video conference invitation that very evening.

"How about we talk about it tomorrow?" Yang Du complained. "I just sat with my parents in the living room and watched that news at least ten times from beginning to end. I can recite it by heart."

Yang Du was quite excited when he watched it the first time, but he gradually lost interest later on. When he talked to his second uncle Yang Zhao and his aunt Weng Shuzhen, he focused on calming them down.

"All I want to do right now is play a game and then go to sleep."

Yuan Xiuqing disagreed, saying, "President Yang, you're the boss, have some sense of responsibility, okay?"

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Reversing the Heavenly Gang!

You still remember I'm General Manager Yang? How come I didn't realize Yuan Xiuqing had some workaholic potential back then?

Seeing Yuan Xiuqing on the screen looking so energetic and ready to pull out a PPT to report on her work at any moment, Yang Du finally gave in and obediently started the meeting.

"Okay, go ahead and say it, I'm listening."

Yuan Xiuqing went straight to the point: "With Zhuang Zhiyuan's commentary published in the Huaguo Art News this morning, and the appearance of 'Little White Poplar' in the evening news broadcast, I estimate that Gu Xingran's team will urgently halt all their activities tonight."

After Yang Du's fans appeared out of nowhere, Gu Xingran's team did not completely give up and was still struggling to stir up some remaining antagonistic emotions, but the effect was minimal and almost negligible.

"To put it bluntly, the moral judgments they instigate are highly dependent on the narrative environment. When the entire online public opinion is discussing equality and discrimination, a label of discrimination becomes very damaging and can easily incite emotions and escalate the situation."

"However, when a stronger, more mainstream, and more unquestionable voice suddenly emerges in public opinion, the situation is completely different."

Yang Du said listlessly, "For example, Zhuang Zhiyuan's commentary, and the sudden appearance of 'Little White Poplar' on the news."

"That's right," Yuan Xiuqing said. "This is an absolute suppression of discourse power. What makes those few paid marketing accounts, whose own practices aren't even clean, compare to the *China Art News*, let alone cooperate with the CCTV news broadcast?"

"Moreover, you know the status of the CCTV Evening News in China. Its reports are never just simple opinions, but rather presented as an official perspective."

Yang Du nodded. No matter how many marketing accounts Gao Yang had or how many online trolls he had, it was like an ant trying to shake a tree in front of the news broadcast.

Unsuspecting netizens went online and found that on one hand, several marketing accounts whose credibility was questionable claimed that Yang Du had problematic thinking and discriminated against women, while on the other hand, this criticized guy appeared in official media and on the news.

The two have completely different styles, like heaven and earth. It's obvious which one is more trustworthy. The marketing account is clearly on the evil side.

How can we fight like this?

"Gu Xingran's team won't be idle tonight either; they'll definitely be reviewing the situation. Based on my understanding of someone like Gao Yang, they only have two paths forward."

"First, they can temporarily back down and come back stronger once the storm has passed. Second, they can continue their attack from a different angle, but I prefer the first option. Public opinion has already been set by the authorities, and continuing their efforts will only backfire."

"Hmm." Yang Du nodded, yawning.

He was lucky; the crisis of public opinion was resolved before he even had a chance to retaliate.

Yang Du suddenly remembered his +3 luck attribute. Could it be related to this?

"Gong Xi Fa Cai" was released on Lunar New Year's Eve. In the past three days, it has accumulated 430 million digital downloads and 6300 million streaming views. Today, it directly took the top spot on this week's chart. It is conservatively estimated that Yang Du has earned 1000 million yuan with this song in just three days.

"Moreover, this week's third-place song on the chart, 'Big Fish,' is also a work by Yang Du," Gao Yang introduced. "It is the concept promotional song for the Spring Festival hit movie 'The Sea,' which was released in December. With the movie's release data recovering, it directly jumped to third place this week."

"In addition, Yang Du has a third song during the Spring Festival, 'Little White Poplar,' which not only appeared on CCTV's 'Military Camp New Year Greetings,' but also received recognition from music critic Zhuang Zhiyuan, and was even mentioned in the news broadcast just now. This is no small matter."

Across the computer screen was a young man dressed in a casual suit, holding a glass of red wine in a very pretentious manner.

After listening to Gao Yang's report, the young man nonchalantly shook the red wine in his hand: "It's a good thing that Yang Du achieved such good results."

"Mr. Ding?"

This Mr. Ding is Ding Xuhui, the youngest son of the chairman of YunGe Music. He holds a sinecure as vice president and is a typical good-for-nothing prince who knows nothing about company operations.

But even a fool has his advantages. Because of his position, this Mr. Ding has a lot of power and resources at his disposal. Once he sets his mind on something, he will do everything he can to push it through.

Otherwise, Gao Yang wouldn't have come to him to report overnight.

"If such a talented producer, with her own built-in audience and endorsements from mainstream media, could establish a deep collaboration with YunGe, imagine the commercial benefits that would bring to the company!"

Getting excited, Mr. Ding gulped down his glass of red wine in one go, like a cow chewing on a peony, and continued, "Just look at Jin Shi and Tao Cheng. Before collaborating with Yang Du, she was just a rising female singer born in the 00s, barely touching the edge of being a top-tier artist. And now?"

With the song "Flammable and Explosive" and the album "Swallowtail Butterfly," her popularity and commercial value took off, directly surpassing many predecessors who had also won the Best Female Pop Singer award to become the first post-00s pop diva, and her commercial value skyrocketed!

"We are a business, and our goal is to make a profit. Since Yang Du is so talented, we can hire him to create several singles tailored for singers like Zhao Heng, Gu Xingran, and Zhu Pingting. Wouldn't that be a win-win situation?"

Gao Yang feigned urgency and said, "But, Mr. Ding, Yang Du is no longer just a music producer. He's producing his first solo album and preparing to transition into a singer. Everyone in the industry is saying that once Yang Du successfully transitions, he'll be the next pop star."

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, President Ding frowned.

In his view, producers and singers are completely different.

A top-notch producer has produced a song, but he needs to find someone to sing it; he can't just let it sit on a hard drive and go to waste.

Who should we ask to sing?

Naturally, we'd find singers from the top three artists to sing.

Singing and releasing music naturally bring benefits to the three major parties.

But if you transition into becoming a singer, the nature of the situation changes.

The song in Yang Du's hands could have been a masterpiece, a timeless classic, or a song by the clouds, but now it has become his own.

If someone who used to bake and share cakes suddenly wants to eat cakes themselves, what will they eat? Will they starve?

"Is there any way to sign Yang Du to Yun Ge?"

"President Ding, putting aside the fact that Yang Du runs his own company and is the boss, Yun Ge and he have some past grievances."

Next, Gao Yang embellished the story of Jiang Yinglan, the producer of Tang You's second album, publicly criticizing Yang Du, and Du Li's attack on Tao Cheng's album.

"You don't know what's good for you." President Ding's face darkened. "Does the company have any big names releasing albums this year?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Yang knew that his efforts tonight had not been in vain.