Have you ever been a celebrity? Why are you writing about entertainment?

"Don't think of us as so noble. We got involved for a bit of our own selfish reasons too."

Meng Han jokingly teased, "We'd like to get a piece of your studio's ticket too."

Take that with a grain of salt. Yu Wei doesn't believe it anyway. With their status and strength, they don't need a studio to enhance their image.

Could it be that they want to pass on the studio's quota... to secure a better future for their children?

"I got involved because of that good-for-nothing son."

Meng Han's involvement was indeed influenced by Meng Lei, but not for his own benefit; rather, it was to cope with the pressure.

Yes, it involves pressure and cultural clashes. If you lose the game, you'll easily be criticized by everyone, and the pressure from public opinion will be immense.

No one knows a son better than his father. Based on his understanding of his son, Meng Lei would most likely not be able to get through this hurdle. As a father, he couldn't bear to see his son shoulder all the burdens.

Meng Lei's abilities are undeniable, and he has no other way to help his son but to step in and shield him from some of the storms.

When fighting tigers, brothers go to war together, and fathers and sons fight side by side. Let's treat this as a joint effort. If anything goes wrong, he'll take the blame!

"I see."

Yu Wei nodded, as if he had suddenly thought of something...

"There's no need to be so pessimistic. Maybe Meng Lei will prove himself and win against all three of them?"

Meng Han was taken aback when he heard this. Don't be ridiculous, Uncle Meng is too good to be true. He knows his son's own limitations. Let alone taking on three people, he would struggle even in a one-on-one situation.

While the three singers who released songs this time may not be considered top-tier, they are still a force to be reckoned with in the Chinese music scene, and the new generation cannot compete with them.

Only they can shoulder this burden!
Yu Wei smiled and remained silent. Just now, he suddenly had a brilliant idea, but he still needed to make some preparations before he could put it into practice.

The new works of the three cherry blossom singers mark the official start of the chaotic battle. Yu Wei directly added these three to the "Soul Refining Banner" to start building momentum for "Top Idol".

However, netizens weren't particularly interested in the match at the moment, since the player was Meng Lei, and it seemed like the outcome was pretty much a foregone conclusion...

The real excitement comes from intense battles between top players. What's so interesting about matches where you beat up noobs? You might as well just go to sleep. Instead of looking forward to Meng Lei's performance, we should wait for the local singer to show his prowess in the next round!
I let them win this round.

It's not that netizens look down on Meng Lei, it's just that his resume is too plain. Any one of those three Japanese singers has ten times more representative works than him.

For a relatively unknown celebrity offspring, being unremarkable is the best performance one can expect.

Everyone just hopes he doesn't lose too badly. If he really embarrasses Yu Wei's competition and even the Chinese music scene, then everyone will still criticize him.

Even after losing the match, everyone is still being mocked by Japanese netizens. Who else should we criticize if not him?
This is precisely why Meng Han is worried about his son being pressured. Many times, it is wrong to be unworthy of one's position. They have already made it to the quarterfinals. If they do not perform well in the international competition, they will definitely not be able to escape the pressure.

Although they didn't have high expectations, they were still waiting for Meng Lei to release a song, just to see if he had any talent.

As a result, after several days, they didn't see a single new song, let alone any new music. On the other hand, Meng Han and Lin Puyan released new works after a long time.

The talent of these two is beyond doubt; even their emergency works are in no way inferior to those of Sakura.

The situation has stabilized, but the song for "Top Idol" is still undecided. People who don't know the situation might think that Meng Lei has become a cowardly lizard.

It's not terrible to perform poorly, but you still have to release the song. With a formidable enemy at hand, what kind of person would just admit defeat?

"How could Teacher Meng, with such a illustrious reputation, end up with such a son?"

"The words may be rough, but the meaning is sound. This kid really didn't inherit much of Teacher Meng's musical talent."

"If I had that background, I would have taken off long ago."     The second generation is a group that is easily disliked, and Meng Lei's inaction this time naturally made everyone unhappy.

Just as they were getting a little impatient, a new song was quietly released.

……

"Yu Wei?"

Shusuke frowned. He wasn't particularly interested in this Chinese singer, but seeing the words "new song" still piqued his curiosity.

If he remembers correctly, many singers from Sakura have gone to enter the Chinese music market. At this critical juncture, why is Yu Wei not staying in the music scene to hold his ground, but instead coming here to release songs? What does that mean?

He clicked on the new song, and the intro to "Milk Tea" began. It was a melody that started with simple guitar strumming, like ripples spreading when raindrops fall into a puddle.

"I'm sorry, why can't I just say it frankly?"

Yu Wei’s Japanese song was as usual, but Xiu Jie suddenly stopped. The lyrics were like a key, inadvertently unlocking the lock of memories that he thought had long been rusted away.

Five years ago, during the rainy season, he was studying at a vocational school in Tokyo. Every evening at 6:15, he would meet that girl at the bus stop near Meguro Station—she was always reading a paperback, and her hair smelled faintly of gardenias.

They never spoke, but tacitly agreed to take the same bus and part ways at the third intersection.

"Tongじバスstops the rain on the road and buys me milk tea with an umbrella."

The singing continued, and Shusuke remained immersed in it.

It turns out that someone wrote such private emotions into a song—the feeling of wanting to get closer yet retreating, those insignificant yet unforgettable details: an umbrella, a cup of milk tea.

He remembered the confession he never got to say. On the last day before graduation, he waited at the bus stop for an hour, but the girl didn't show up.

Later, he heard that she transferred to a school in Osaka due to family reasons. The milk tea he didn't dare to give her was eventually forgotten in his locker on graduation day, just like his relationship that never started.

"爱したいあなたに meet いたいいまこの chestの奥で名んでるよ (I hope to meet the you I want to love, now I can't help shouting in my heart)."

At the climax of the song, Yu Wei trembled with power yet restraint, and Xiu Jie was surprised to find his eyes welling up with tears.

As a mature man, he was used to dealing with everything with silence and hard work. Expressing emotions was a luxury and clumsy thing for him, but this song precisely touched the softest part of his heart.

It turns out that those emotions he considered "immature" and "impractical" were actually worth singing about and remembering.

As the song drew to a close and the guitar music faded away, Shusuke sat silently on the floor and solemnly added the song to his favorites.

After listening to the song, he understood that Yu Wei was trying to use a tactical base swap.

While the Sakura musicians wanted to attack him in the Chinese music scene, Yu Wei, on the contrary, directly turned his attention to the heart of the matter.

You're targeting me? Does that mean you don't have anyone at home?
This tactic of sneaking into someone's base was so wicked it was practically rotten, but surprisingly, Xiujie didn't find it offensive. Instead, he found Yu Wei quite interesting.

As content creators, whoever produces better content is right—it's that simple.

I wonder what those Japanese musicians who research the Chinese music market must be feeling when they discover their own backyard is on fire...

Actually, Yu Weifa's song wasn't really for stealing territory; it was created simply to prepare for the debut of another song.

That's right, this song is also a work with the same melody but different lyrics; when he released the Japanese version, the Chinese version was already on its way. (End of this chapter)