The night before the college entrance exam results were released, I redeemed my Peking University ad

"Hahahaha! Absolutely amazing! Absolutely amazing!!!"

"I give the Emperor a perfect score for this move!! A perfect score!!!"

"Write a love song that appeals to all tastes! Directly incorporate all the haters' criticisms into the lyrics! That's the ultimate form of mockery!!"

"You think I'm vulgar, huh? Well then, I'll turn your disdain for me into a song called 'A Song for All Tastes'!"

"So many problems!"

"This level of slapping in the face has become an art form!"

Yan Dahai: It doesn't meet the standards of a classic hit! Ji Bai: Then I'll write one that appeals to both refined and popular tastes for you! Hahahaha!

"How terrifying is the Emperor's creative ability? He can casually turn his opponent's criticism into a song! And it's so good!"

"The irony in this song is absolutely brilliant. 'Even if this song is incredibly vulgar and terrible, there will still be people who applaud and appreciate it.' Doesn't that mean that what you experts say is just bullshit to ordinary people?"

"This is so awesome! It's even better than reading a wish-fulfillment novel! This is like wish-fulfillment novels coming to life!"

"Unprecedented and unparalleled! In the history of the music industry, there is absolutely no one else who can release four timeless hits in a single day and even write a song on the spot to counter criticism!"

"I kneel! I really kneel! From this day forward, the Emperor is my one and only god!"

"Oh my, so the Emperor likes girls who are both elegant in public and skilled in the kitchen! Just like me!"

"Report! I'm equally at home in the drawing room and the kitchen! Your Majesty, take a look at me!"

"Upstairs, men won't do!"

"Who says so? What if? How could you mortals possibly fathom the Great Emperor?"

……

Yan Dahai stared at his phone screen, his lips trembling violently, and a layer of cold sweat beading on his forehead.

That's four songs now.

Four timeless classic songs in one night.

His style ranges from youthful sentimentality to poignant traditional Chinese aesthetics, sweet and romantic love songs, to satirical self-deprecation; every song is well-received and has become a viral sensation online.

His fingers were trembling as he held the phone, and only one thought remained in his mind:

Is this kid's talent inexhaustible?

But since things had come to this, he could only grit his teeth and bear it.

[It still doesn't reach the level of a timeless classic, no further explanation needed.]

But this time, nobody listened to him anymore.

The bystanders who had been watching all night couldn't stand it anymore and started to speak up:

"Stubborn to the end!"

"Fuck you! Four songs already and you still say they're not hits? Why don't you release your 'Old Path' and let everyone hear it! Let everyone be the judge!"

"What kind of bullshit Golden Melody Standards are these? So it's just that you, Yan Dahai, can decide things with your own mouth?"

"Aren't songs that the masses like considered classics? Only what you old fogies recognize counts? What's the difference between this and the Emperor's New Clothes?"

"Whether you consider it a Golden Melody or not is none of my business! I completely acknowledge Ji Bai's talent!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Based on these four songs alone, 'The You of Yesterday' could not possibly be plagiarized!"

"That's right! Why would someone who can casually write four timeless classics bother copying one of your half-finished works?"

"Stop talking about the standards for 'golden hits' or not, I just listen to music if it sounds good! Each of Ji Bai's four songs is a million times better than the garbage on the current charts!"

"I was just a casual observer, but I'm completely won over tonight! Someone who can write four great songs in one night with completely different styles—based on that creative ability, to say he plagiarized? Only an idiot would believe that."

"Teacher Yan, stop! You're getting on in years. Don't ruin the reputation you've built up over half a lifetime with an eighteen-year-old. It's not worth it."

……

Public opinion has completely tilted in Ji Bai's favor.

Ji Bai didn't need Yan Dahai to acknowledge whether these songs were hits; he had already proven what he needed to prove.

Previously, everyone was questioning, "How could an 18-year-old math genius possibly write good songs?"

Now, Ji Bai has used four hit songs in one night to shatter all the doubts.

The clarity of "The Wind Rises," the traditional Chinese style of "If Only," the sweetness of "Why Not," and the spiciness of "A Song for All"

Every song is memorable, every song is widely sung, and anyone who hears them will have to call them geniuses.

All that's left are the online trolls hired by Yan Dahai and Shen Yizhen's brainless fans, who keep repeating the same things over and over in the comments section:

"Trashy pop songs!"

"So tacky!"

"What utter nonsense!"

"The lyrics lack depth! The melody is melodyless! The arrangement is at an elementary school level!"

"Pop songs lack substance; they're only popular for a short time and can't stand the test of time!"

"What does a math nerd know about artistic creation?"

"Writing a hundred more poems wouldn't make a difference; if it has no artistic value, it has no artistic value!"

……

Ji Bai leaned back on the sofa, scrolling through these stubborn comments, and a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

Still not convinced?

Row.

What I've covered today is just a warm-up.

Let's find a professional recording studio when it gets light.

Don't cry then!

Then, Ji Bai smiled again.

"Open the system panel."

[Host: Ji Bai]

[Level: Lv2 (Daily 100 Yuan Choice)]

[Shock Value: 888 million/1000 million] (This has been slightly modified. The design of the shock value in the early stages was indeed unreasonable, but it doesn't affect the storyline. Anyway, we're about to upgrade, bringing brand new gameplay and an epic update!)

【Charm: 8】

[Shop: Click to view]

[Items: Controlled nuclear fusion fragments (2/10), Room-temperature superconducting fragments (7/10)]

……

The shock value has reached a terrifying 888 million!

The shock value that surged overnight is almost as big as proving a century-old problem!

As I always say, what's shocking isn't how awesome it is, but how revolutionary it is!

Once he proved Goldbach's Conjecture, proving Poincaré or BSD had little impact.

Most people haven't even heard of those two guessed names, so what's there to be shocked about?

But now, a young mathematical genius has written four hit songs in one night, and the level of shock has reached the maximum!

The related topics are already trending high on social media.

Otherwise, why would Ji Bai bother with them?

It's all for the sake of shock value!

"Once I bring out those songs tomorrow, we should be able to upgrade, right?"

……

The next day, as soon as it was light, Ji Bai rubbed his eyes and got out of bed.

He browsed through local lifestyle apps and found that although Fucheng was a third- or fourth-tier city, it had a few recording studios with "professional" signs.

He chose the one with the best equipment, which also cost the most.

Twenty thousand for one song!

However, Ji Bai is not short of money right now.

The boy took a taxi to the recording studio.

The boss had just woken up and was still sleepy.

When he saw the boy at the door, he was first stunned, then dumbfounded.

"You...you...you are Ji Bai?"

"Ji Bai, who released four hit songs last night?"

"I am a royalist!"

"Last night I argued with those brainless fans until dawn!"

"Your Majesty, would you like to record a song here?"

"Free! Not a penny charged!"

Ji Bai was delighted.

I didn't expect to run into fans.

He saved himself tens of thousands of yuan just by opening his mouth.

"You can't not take the money! We agreed on 20,000 per song. Here's my payment QR code!"

The boss was dumbfounded.

"Huh? I'll give it to you?"

"I'm recording songs here, so charging you a little money isn't unreasonable, is it?"

The boss thought about it seriously.

"Not excessive!"