I really don't want to be the top streamer anymore

Chapter 122: Noob! Just practice more!
Even before the Chinese Music Festival awards ceremony was over, the number of people discussing the topic online continued to rise.

It wasn't until Xu Kong successfully won the Best Male Singer of the Year that his popularity exploded.

On Weibo, eight of the top ten trending searches are related to this music festival.

The entry #歌王许空# directly became the number one hot search in just a few minutes.

There is also a very conspicuous word "爆" next to it.

"Xu Kong actually became the singing king?"

"I witnessed history and watched the entire award ceremony. I can only say that Xu Kong completely won."

"The youngest singer in the history of Chinese pop music actually won the Best Newcomer award and the Best Singer of the Year award at the same time."

Online public opinion was relatively normal at the beginning.

The main reason was that everyone was immersed in the shock of Xu Kong winning the Male Singer of the Year award.

There is a king of singers every year, but the reason why it is so popular this year is mainly because Xu Kong is indeed a little different.

Half a year ago, Xu Kong was still a traffic star with a not-so-good reputation online.

Not to mention winning an award, it is even questionable whether he is qualified to be called a professional singer.

Now you tell me that he has become the king of singing, even though everyone has heard Xu Kong’s high-quality singles during this period, people will definitely be surprised.

However, what really caused a sudden change in public opinion online was the interview video in which Bai Mintao gave a heart-breaking speech after the award ceremony.

"No, he's not my buddy, but he's still a famous singer, so he can't afford to lose, right?"

"To be honest, I've listened to both Xu Kong and Bai Mintao's songs this year. In terms of song quality alone, Xu Kong really crushes them all. You can say that Xu Kong has little experience and is a newcomer, but to accuse him of a shady organization is a bit too much, isn't it?"

"I don't like any of Bai Mintao's songs, but Xu Kong has a lot of songs this year that I can add to my playlist and play on repeat. I support Xu Kong this time."

Some people think that Bai Mintao just can't stand losing, and that it was too disgraceful for him to scold other singers after the award ceremony.

But some people have begun to question the fairness of the award.

"It's a bit disappointing, but I can understand it. After all, I've been a runner-up for so many years, and finally the chance to win the award was snatched away by a newcomer."

"Xu Kong was shortlisted for five awards and won all five. The organizers might as well just give all the awards to Xu Kong to avoid wasting time."

"Although Xu Kong has made great progress in recent times, and I have not put him on the list of other popular idols, isn't it a little early for him to become the king of singing now?"

——"No, you complained because the organizers were nice. Now that they are not nice, you are unhappy again?"

"It's not a question of keeping things balanced, but Xu Kong is really not qualified to be called the singing king at the moment."

——"Does winning the Best Singer of the Year mean you must be called the King of Singers? Who made that rule?"

"This has always been the unspoken rule in the Chinese music scene. As long as you win the best of the three major music awards, you are the king or queen of singing. Otherwise, why do you think so many first-tier singers work so hard to release albums every year to win this award?"

Once the rhythm starts, there is no stopping.

There was a huge uproar on the Internet about Xu Kong's winning of the award.

On the one hand, some people think that there is nothing wrong with Xu Kong winning the award, as the quality of Xu Kong's works this year is obvious to all.

The other side feels that the organizer is deliberately biased, otherwise, how could other singers have been nominated for so many awards and won all of them.

As for Bai Mintao, the instigator of the whole incident, he already felt a little regretful when he said those words in front of so many reporters and cameras.

The entertainment industry is ultimately an industry that values ​​glamour and glamour, and most people are also concerned about their image.

Even if there is really a conflict, it is impossible to start a quarrel directly.

He didn't win the award, so there's actually nothing wrong with the yin and yang sentences.

He even directly stated that he didn't think Xu Kong was qualified to win the award, and that it was completely fine for him to disagree.

But the bad thing is that in addition to Xu Kong, he also dragged the organizers of the Chinese Music Festival into the water.

Publicly questioning the fairness of the music festival is a complete act of eating and destroying the pot.

It was indeed an impulse at the time.

But now, he is being held hostage by countless netizens and he certainly cannot give in.

Moreover, the current public opinion cannot be calmed down by his surrender.

So after the award ceremony, and after the incident had fermented for nearly two hours, Bai Mintao, with the assistance of his public relations team, updated a Weibo post.

"I was indeed impulsive at the time and should not have publicly denigrated the Chinese Music Festival. As an 'old friend' who has participated in so many sessions, I know very well that the organizers are absolutely fair and just in selecting the awards."

In the previous large section, Bai Mintao took the initiative to lower his posture and apologized for his inappropriate remarks during the interview.

He also played the emotional card, recounting his past experiences and mental journey of participating in music festivals over the years, from when he was a newcomer to now when he has become famous.

He expressed how difficult his life was and shared some past events at the music festival.

However, anyone who is a little more careful will be able to keenly discover that although a lot was said, it was actually just an apology to the music festival, but the most important Xu Kong was not mentioned.

Sure enough, at the very end, Bai Mintao changed the subject.

"As a senior, I certainly admire Xu Kong, a newcomer in the music world, and I also like some of his works."

"But what I want to say is that I still don't approve of some of the awards he won at this music festival."

"I'm not targeting Xu Kong. I just simply feel that it's not the right time for him to win these awards."

"If the winner is Mr. Pu Fu or Mr. She, I will be speechless and send my sincere congratulations."

Feng Ge, Zhu Yu basically doesn't work overtime, but this time the circumstances are indeed special.

Just after he coaxed his daughter to sleep, he saw this article posted by Bai Mintao on Weibo.

“The PR team on the other side is very professional.”

Zhu Yu couldn't help but speak.

Logically speaking, Bai Mintao was the first to take action, so no matter what the public opinion is, it will be in their favor.

However, the other party started out the article by lowering their posture and apologizing, and then continued to tell a story, allowing some netizens who were originally just watching the show or were neutral to put themselves into the perspective constructed by Bai Mintao.

In the end, he made his attitude clear and it was directed at Xu Kong alone. He would have no objection if anyone else won the award.

This directly brought the originally chaotic situation to the separate conflict between Bai Mintao and Xu Kong.

A very smart move indeed.

As soon as this public relations article was released, Bai Mintao, who was originally at a disadvantage, can now at least fight Xu Kong on equal terms in this public opinion war.

"What should I do?"

While Zhu Yu was contacting Fengge’s professional public relations team, she was thinking about a suitable angle to respond.

Xu Kong won five awards in a row this time. Although it is definitely a good thing worth celebrating, it is still too much attention.

It is estimated that it is not just Bai Mintao. There are definitely some other singers in the circle who are dissatisfied with Xu Kong winning the award, and there are quite a few of them, but no one will say it out loud at this critical juncture.

Just when Zhu Yu was thinking for a while, she suddenly heard her cell phone ringing.

It is the notification tone that she pays special attention to on Weibo.

"The account you are following, 'Xu Kong', has just updated a status."

Zhu Yu was stunned for a moment.

Xu Kong posted on Weibo at this time?
In his impression, Xu Kong should be the kind of person who is relatively calm and steady. Although he is not very old, he is even better than most artists who have debuted for a long time in this aspect.

Moreover, as a traffic idol, the other party cannot be unaware that the most sensible thing to do at this time is to hand it over to a professional public relations team.

Zhu Yu opened Xu Kong's Weibo with a nervous mood.

The top post on Weibo is still the promotion of the opening ceremony of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

The first post that followed showed that it was posted one minute ago, but the number of likes at this time had reached more than 70,000, and the number of comments had exceeded 10,000.

Compared with Bai Mintao's article of several thousand words, Xu Kong's response on Weibo seems too short.

Just four simple words.

You can even finish it in just a glance.

The content of this microblog is:

"Cook! Just practice more!"

Less than ten minutes after Xu Kong’s Weibo post was published, it had already attracted the attention of countless netizens.

This matter is already very popular, and most netizens who like to watch the drama think that it will at least drag on for a few days.

Who knew that not only did Bai Mintao respond quickly, but Xu Kong also personally took action in less than half an hour.

"Hahahahahaha, if you have a good dish, practice more."

"So cool, Brother Xu. The strong should severely humiliate the weak."

"Bai Mintao wrote a long and dense article, and he was nagging like a wronged wife. I feel more comfortable reading Xu Kong's response."

"That's how it should be. I'm sick of reading those hypocritical PR articles."

"Okay, okay, this is the momentum that a singing king should have."

No one expected that Xu Kong would reply like this.

The attitude could no longer be described as tough; it was as if he had quickly reached out and given Bai Mintao a big slap.

This attracted cheers from many netizens.

Even many passers-by who disliked Xu Kong shouted in delight at this moment.

The main reason is that the contrast is really too great.

No matter what, Bai Mintao is considered a talented singer. He usually wears a beard and appears in the public eye with the image of a tough guy.

Xu Kong, who was born as a traffic idol, was naturally labeled as "feminine", "hypocritical", and "unmanly".

But look at the attitudes of the two people.

Bai Mintao's side turned into a long-winded public relations article, full of beating around the bush and sissy words.

Xu Kong’s attitude was very simple. Don’t talk to me about whether I should have won the award or not, or all that qualifications and shit. The fact is that you didn’t win the award.

Since you didn’t win the award and since you are not good enough, don’t make so many excuses. Go back and polish your work, practice hard, and try again next year.

Why are you talking so much?

At this time, in a hotel in Shanghai, when Bai Mintao saw those four words from Xu Kong, he became so angry that his expression twisted.

After publishing the article with the help of the public relations team, Bai Mintao was looking forward to Xu Kong's response.

No matter what the other party says, it will all be a matter of public opinion warfare.

His main attack on Xu Kong was that he was not qualified enough to win the Best Male Singer of the Year award. The other side simply said that he could not afford to lose or something, but with his experience as a runner-up for so many years, he was naturally the weaker party, and was able to get netizens to speak on his behalf.

Based on his own public relations team, he was originally very confident in his control over subsequent public opinion.

But who knew that Xu Kong would be so unreasonable and choose such a shameless approach.

"My food?"

"Am I good at cooking?"

Bai Mintao simply couldn't accept it.

But the fact is that he has been striving to become the king of singers for so many years, but still failed to win the award.

This has almost become a heartache.

Before, I always consoled myself by saying things like "bad luck".

At this moment, Xu Kong suddenly popped up, saying that the reason you couldn’t get the award was because you were not good enough, don’t make other excuses.

How could Bai Mintao stay calm after hearing this?

After smashing most of the things in the hotel room, Bai Mintao picked up his cell phone. He didn't want to care about anything else at the moment. He just wanted to scold Xu Kong, otherwise he would not be able to vent his anger.

"Calm down."

In the end, the agent snatched Bai Mintao's phone in time.

"Give me your phone!"

Bai Mintao's eyes were red.

The agent sighed helplessly.

Bai Mintao still has the same temper, even though his company's public relations team is one of the best in the country.

But when faced with the other person's impulsiveness, I still feel a little powerless.

Just like this time, if Bai Mintao hadn't rant in front of the reporters, there wouldn't have been so many troubles.

"This matter ends here."

The agent spoke up.

If Xu Kong's team wrote a good public relations article in response, it would be nothing more than a public opinion war between the two sides.

Everyone controls comments based on their own abilities, hires internet trolls, and finds marketing accounts to influence the tone.

It is still hard to say who will suffer greater losses in the end.

But Xu Kong refused to play these games with them and went straight out to break off relations with them. Things were no longer under their control.

And the most important thing is that the Chinese Music Festival has come to an end.

"The Chinese Music Festival has been held for nearly 30 years, and the selection of all awards has always maintained the concept of fairness and justice."

"There has never been any favoritism or fraud."

After reading the official statement from the Chinese Music Festival given by his agent, Bai Mintao finally calmed down.

On the surface, the official music festival did not mention the public opinion at all, and did not even mention the name of Xu Kong or any of his people.

But the content of such a statement is actually equivalent to a statement of stance.

People stand on Xu Kong's side, and do so without reservation.

He may not care about a newcomer like Xu Kong, but the officials of the Chinese Music Festival are not someone that Bai Mintao alone can actively pick on.

(End of this chapter)