They don't actually think I like them, do they?

What kind of assistant can a high school student be? This is just a case of friends getting involved!

Everyone started discussing it intensely.

"I'm so jealous! I want to have dinner with my goddess too!!"

"Your mom, so the seafood Lin Han ate was Boston lobster and Guandong sea cucumber..."

"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap! Lin Han, I'm sorry, I misunderstood you. If I were in your shoes, I would have eaten until I threw up too!"

Xu Hui then sent the screenshot to Lin Han, and then sent a voice message.

"Damn, this is worse than being killed by the mother of a bitch, you deserve to die!"

025. Why don't you just kill me?

Lin Han looked at the screenshots Xu Hui sent with a blank expression, and then arrived at the school.

Lin Han walked into the school while munching on a steamed bun he had bought from a roadside vendor.

Students passing by saw Lin Han and were all shocked. They then began to whisper among themselves.

"Holy crap, he's actually eating xiaolongbao! Is he tired of eating delicacies with Yan Yuli every day and is trying some simple food now and then?!"

"Damn it, I wanted to eat the Barton lobster too and got a stomachache!"

"Waaaaah, how did he become friends with Yan Yuli? Please, please, publish a book about it!"

"We went to the same high school, so why is he living the life of a novel's male protagonist?! I also have the surname Lin, so why can't I?"

Everyone was heartbroken and filled with grief.

Until just one day ago, Lin Han was the source of their amusement and everyone's source of joy. They all found it amusing to tease Lin Han for getting a stomachache from eating seafood in front of Yan Yuli.

Then, they now understood deeply.

First of all, this seafood is something they might not be able to afford even if they worked hard for most of their lives.

Secondly, having dinner with Yan Yuli is something they would never even dare to dream of in their entire lives!

Just the day before, they were laughing at Lin Han's sycophantic behavior on the forum, discussing it and laughing that Lin Han was destined to be a sycophant, failing to win over girls and making a fool of himself by befriending Yan Yuli.

But today they found out that the two had already gotten so close that they rode in the same car and ate together!

The clown is me!

One of the students felt increasingly aggrieved, as if Lin Han's situation reminded him of his own recent experiences and the current state of those around him.

Suddenly, he burst into tears, running forward while shouting:

"The classmate I mocked for using overused memes is very popular and goes out to parties every day. The simp I looked down on is now dating a girl he really likes, and he posts about it on social media every day. I'm using the latest memes every day, making sarcastic remarks and mocking everyone online, and in real life I spend all night on my phone and then go to sleep in the morning. Did I win?"

...Listening to the increasingly outrageous discussions around him, Lin Han couldn't help but quicken his pace.

That's enough, you rat-man!

Lin Han had thought that one day he would make those who looked down on him regret it, but he never expected it to happen in this way!

That Yan Yuli really has a big heart!

After confirming that there wouldn't be any scandals with her, she started acting up non-stop!

But Lin Han felt that he was the one who was clearly at a disadvantage.

In just one week, Lin Han went from a low-key, studious student to someone who attracted the attention of the entire school.

Damn it, how am I supposed to study properly now!

Lin Han returned to the classroom and immediately attracted the attention of many people.

After sitting down, Xu Hui grabbed his four heads and shook them violently.

"Lin Han, don't say anything more, from now on I'm your number one CP fan! You two must be happy!!"

"But I'm completely innocent with her, you know that!" Lin Han said in horror.

"I don't care!!"

Xu Hui suddenly roared,

"In short, you two are together! You're a match made in heaven! Yan Yuli is happy when she's with you, and as long as she's happy, I'm happy! Miss Yuli's happiness is my happiness!!"

Lin Han understood.

Xu Hui had already started deceiving himself. He simply couldn't accept that Lin Han and Yan Yuli had such a good relationship.

If Yan Yuli and Lin Han got together, he could still convince himself to wish Yan Yuli happiness. After all, idols will eventually marry someone else.

Just like when Yui Aragaki got married, Lin Han cursed Hoshino the old scoundrel, but he still had to offer his blessings.

After all, although everyone calls her "wife," they all know in their hearts that she'll eventually marry someone else and have all her money. There's no need to get too caught up in the drama.

However, if the two people are just very close friends...

That's fucking sour!!

Seeing Lin Han riding in cars and eating with his goddess every day, and having such sweet photos together, was more painful than killing him!

After understanding Xu Hui's feelings at that moment, Lin Han expressed his deep empathy.

His good brother was already so sad, how could Lin Han bear to break his defenses!

So Lin Han said:

"It's okay to lie to your buddies, just don't lie to yourself. It's no big deal if you lie to me, I can just laugh it off. But I hope you'll wipe your eyes after you say that, so you don't cry. I can believe what you're saying, it's not a big deal."

Xu Hui burst into tears, crying very loudly.

"Be good~"

Lin Han patted his good brother's head and comforted him.

At this moment, Lin Han was more concerned about something else than having dinner with Yan Yuli.

That was the video Lin Han posted on Bilibili.

On the first day, "Lovely Woman" immediately garnered 80 views and topped the daily music charts, making it a true dark horse.

However, the video quickly lost momentum in terms of subsequent views.

The second day passed, and the video had only reached 110 million views, a stark contrast to the increase on the first day.

Moreover, a large portion of those 110 million views came from a single user.

That is to say, this video may only have been watched by two or three hundred thousand people, but each person watched it more than three times.

After all, it's not surprising that once you like such a groundbreaking song, it can be addictive.

It really is a problem with the audience!

Many people, upon seeing the words "Lovely Woman," simply don't want to click to read it; in their minds, it's just an incredibly cheesy love song.

Even if someone clicks in, they might only hear the intro before leaving before the climax.

Bilibili calculates views based on the completion rate; if you don't watch more than half of the episodes, it doesn't count as a view.

It's such a rare and wonderful song, yet we haven't been able to appreciate it because of our long-standing prejudice against "love songs," which is truly a pity.

Lin Han clicked into the submission section on the competition's homepage. At this point, the top-ranked music videos had already reached tens of millions of views.

The most viewed cover video, titled "Yellow Flowers in the Army," has even reached a staggering 23 million views.

The creators of these videos are all top music content creators with millions of followers.

In comparison, Lin Han, a complete newcomer, with 110 million views, is like an ant.

Lin Han knew the problem, but he was at a loss for what to do.

We can only wait for a miracle to happen!

.......

at the same time.

Bilibili headquarters building, music section editorial department.

The editor-in-chief, "Qinggua," glanced at the group of editors in the office in front of him. All of their computer screens were filled with video submissions.

Everyone's expressions were solemn and sacred.

Cucumber solemnly announces:

"The preliminary round of the Singing Contest is now beginning!"

026. Preliminary Round of the Singing Contest

The Bilibili (Bilibili is a Chinese video sharing website) amateur singing competition has been running for three months. During these three months, the music section has received a total of 36,000 submissions.

This means that, on average, the competition receives 300 video submissions every day!

It can be said that this competition was a gathering of top talents, and the competition was extremely fierce.

In the initial review stage, the editorial team will select 300 videos from the more than 30,000 submitted videos to enter the second stage of the competition.

The content creators who successfully advance to the second stage will receive website recommendations and greater exposure. They will then be required to submit a second music video, which will be voted on by Bilibili users. The final Bilibili folk music king will be determined by combining the video data, performance, and public opinion of both works, and will take home a prize of 300,000 yuan!

This is the entire process of the competition.

However, the first stage of the competition requires the editorial department to make the selection.

Right now, selecting 300 content creators to advance from over 30,000 videos is an extremely difficult task.

With a qualification rate of less than one percent, it's no exaggeration to call it a battle royale!

After filtering out videos with fewer than 100,000 views, videos that did not meet the competition requirements, and videos that used videos taken during puberty, there were still more than a thousand videos left.

The entire music section editorial department quickly entered into an intense review process.

Although this seems like a rather serious matter, the editorial team opted for a more relaxed and faster review process during the selection process.

As everyone read, they shared their opinions on a particular work in the editorial group chat, sparking further discussion about the same work among more people.

If a particularly bad video is encountered, a group of editors will repeatedly criticize and ridicule it.

The advantage of this is that people's opinions on a work will be more objective, but the disadvantage is also obvious: sometimes it is easy to be swayed by popular opinion.

In principle, the way everyone reviews submissions is by sorting them from top to bottom according to the number of views.

Those viral videos with over ten million views serve as the flagship entries of the entire competition. Unless there are blatant violations or data manipulation, they are generally automatically advanced.

The most difficult ones to select are those that are stuck in a rut, neither rising nor falling in popularity. When the difference in play counts is not significant, it comes down to the editorial team's subjective judgment.

"This competition is truly full of hidden talents; I've already spotted several top players," editor Lettuce exclaimed in the group chat.

"Yes, this competition is incredibly prestigious! All ten of last year's top 100 content creators in the music section participated in this competition."

"After all, the company has really invested heavily in this bonus. We're aiming to cultivate the company's future artists. Signing a talented amateur through this method is a worthwhile deal!" Editor Pumpkin sighed.

"Hey, have you all heard 'Leng Yan's' cover of 'The Flower of Eternity'?"

The female editor, Zicai, mentioned one of the current favorites to win the championship in the group chat, which quickly sparked a discussion among everyone.

"I listened! She sang so well, Leng Yan's voice is truly incredibly soothing!"

"I've listened to it on repeat three or four times already, it's practically making my ears pregnant!!"

"Waaaaah, he's so gentle!"

"No wonder he was one of last year's top 100 YouTubers, his beautiful voice is simply unbeatable. Although it's a male singing a female voice, I think it even surpasses the original singer!"

Seeing the female editors discussing wildly in the group chat, the male editors fell silent for a moment.

Leng Yan, a well-known music content creator, possesses a voice capable of singing in a female tone. Because of this, he has covered many songs with a feminine feel, which has won him a lot of female fans.

What truly made him a sensation was his collaboration videos with other lifestyle content creators, where he frequently interacted intimately with other men, leading female fans to enthusiastically ship him as a potential couple!

She's thin and fair-skinned, speaks in a soft, feminine voice, and sings in a beautiful female voice—she's perfect for female fans to fantasize about!

While Leng Yan tried to clarify that her sexual orientation was normal, she repeatedly hyped up scenes of herself being overly intimate with other men in videos.

They'd often say something like, "Hey, what are you doing?"

It could be said that they verbally complained about not wanting it, but at the same time they were raking in the male copper bonus and making a fortune.

A true example of being both right and wrong.

Even last year, he was able to win the "Top 100 Up" award largely because his cover of a male lead TV drama theme song went viral online.

Female editors adore people like that.