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Chapter 34 Xing Qi Yao 1.0
How should I put it? Based on his feelings and impressions of this female dancer, in his eyes she had always been a very strong and professional dancer.

A very cool young lady.

Let alone making that cake-like pose, the aura he exudes when battling is absolutely fierce. With a baseball cap on, an oversized T-shirt and pants, and a paisley headscarf hanging on his pants, he gives off a very cool vibe, and his eyes are also very sharp.

He and I belong to the same youth national team!

Then there is this young national team member who represents the country in international competitions, a top-tier dancer of the new generation with outstanding achievements.

She's dressed up like a little cake, her pretty face adorned with delicate pink makeup, even her eyeshadow has tiny glitter particles, and she's dancing a very basic dance—one that's less about dance than about slow rock.

Moreover, the background music...
Isn't this the new song that my buddy Xia Shen came up with?

Xia Shen has now emerged from his slump and begun to thrive, with his new song becoming an instant hit.

In just one night, the expenses for entertaining guests, including drinks, dinner, and the second round of entertainment, amounted to several thousand yuan. Xia Shen didn't even blink an eye when he spent that money.

Although they wouldn't ask Xia Shen how much money he actually made, given the current popularity of his songs, it's estimated to be quite a lot, and he's finally made it big.

Look, people back in their hometown are already starting to prepare to build villas!
Don't talk to him about self-built houses; in the eyes of northerners like them, this is a villa! A villa without a doubt!
But he would never be envious; he would only silently feel happy for his brothers.

It's often said that they're both afraid their brothers aren't doing well and afraid their brothers are driving Land Rovers. But most of the time it's just a joke. They might say it through gritted teeth, but as long as their brothers are doing well, they're genuinely happy for them.

Now, this song, written by his brother, combined with his old rival's completely different attitude, has generated an unprecedented amount of online traffic.

All of this brought Zheng Xingqi an unprecedented sense of being swept away.

Then I opened Bobby Brown's homepage.

Apart from the video she pinned to the top that has surpassed one million likes, the rest of the videos on her homepage range from a few hundred to a few thousand likes.

He suddenly felt like it was really funny.

But at the same time, he also felt a sense of enlightenment.

A glimmer of inspiration for him.

His current predicament is that the team is on the verge of disbanding, the dance troupe members are living hand to mouth, and there is no hope for the future.

The likely outcome is that they will go their separate ways and embark on a path they never wanted to take.

He began to think: "If the professional path doesn't work out, what about taking the path of targeting lower-tier markets?"

He swiped through Barbie Brown's account and opened their own dance crew's account.

Look at what their dance troupe is filming now.

How cool! There are freestyle basketball performances that perfectly blend freestyle basketball and street dance, with moves that are dazzling.

The choreography pieces without basketball elements tend to follow a more serious boy band style.

But hardly anyone watches it.

Now, he has two examples in front of him.

One of them is Xia Shen.

Xia Shen, what a talented musician! And a rare singer-songwriter, with a great voice and singing skills, and he can also write songs.

However, the song he painstakingly wrote, which everyone praised, received very poor ratings.

In the end, they started making things that were extremely homogeneous and even lacked any real substance, and those things became popular.

Now it's Bobbi Brown's turn.

So, could their dance troupe also take a different path?

At that moment, Zheng Xingqi thought of something.

It seems that their team has been ignoring some facts all along, and their ambition has been solely focused on pursuing their dream.

But I never thought that there are many handsome things these days, and there are also high thresholds for serious things.

The reason why popular celebrities and boy bands can pull off this kind of thing is because they have capital backing them up, allowing them to smoothly navigate through periods when nobody is watching.

But what about them? What do they have?
"Perhaps targeting lower-tier markets is indeed a good option," Zheng Xingqi murmured.

However, before he explains his ideas to his captain and teammates, he can try it out first.
If your idea proves to be correct and feasible, then let the whole team try it out.

Data is the best proof. In fact, he himself is also trembling with excitement over his work.

After all, Douyin and Kuaishou have become an integral part of people's daily lives. As a means of sharing life and a channel for letting more people see their work, dancers also post their creations.

He started setting his sights on his brother, Xia Shen. Oh, don't get me wrong, he just set his sights on Xia Shen's work.

Although "Jiarong Yao" is currently very popular, it has been danced to to death by everyone. Joining it now is like trying to catch the last bus after get off work; there's a chance you'll miss it.

This is the internet, this is the fast-paced era of culture, where updates and iterations happen very quickly.

This time, Xia Shen released more than one single.
As a result, in the following days, everyone began to notice the changes in Zheng Xingqi.

He always seems to be thinking alone, preparing something all by himself.

They were all too familiar with this state, especially Xia Shen, because he had looked exactly like this before.

Therefore, Xia Shen went directly to Zheng Xingqi.

In the dormitory, Xia Shen asked, "How have you been lately? Are you feeling alright?"

"It's nothing, really." Zheng Xingqi shook his head, then looked at Xia Shen and suddenly asked, "By the way, can I use your song? I'd like to ask you for permission."

Xia Shen was taken aback for a moment, but quickly said, "Do you even need to ask? Use it as you like, change it as you like!"

If it were an outsider, then we would definitely have to have a serious talk about it.

However, Xia Shen would not object to these brothers' desire to change or use the methods they wanted.

"Thank you!" Zheng Xingqi looked at Xia Shen gratefully: "I'm just using it, I won't change it for now."

"Then there's no need to talk about that. What's most important is that you can get through this," Xia Shen sighed.

My songs are all growing steadily, although apart from "Midnight DJ Version of Heading to Morning", none of the other songs can be described as wildly popular.

Now that so much time has passed, it's unlikely that the price will continue to rise.

If these kinds of fast-food culture songs don't get explosive data when they first come out, then don't even think about it later.

It's not that there's no chance, but the chance is very small.

But actually, it's not bad at all; he's already quite satisfied.

Creating a hit product is not something that can be done easily.

Now, the album he produced for Zhou Yumeng has been polished, and "The Fairy Tale" is about to be released.

Then yesterday, Director Chen suddenly contacted him and asked him to come back to the company during this period of time, saying that there was something very, very, very important to talk to him about.

Old Chen used the word "special" three times in a row, so it must really be something very important.

So during this period, his daily schedule was quite full.

Meanwhile, after receiving Xia Shen's reply, Zheng Xingqi also held his phone and paused on a screen.

It was a music player!

A song is playing inside.

At this moment, Zheng Xingqi was wearing a patina-covered leather jacket. He had changed out of his cool street dance gear and, after some preparation, placed his phone on the camera stand.

Click to record.

"The Fallen DJ Version" - Xia Shen!
"Just thinking about you makes me feel no discomfort at all~"

"Every day from now on, I will love you more than once."

"Wow! Wow!" he said! Wow! Wow!

Even though Zheng Xingqi's toes were practically digging into the ground, he still forcibly suppressed his ferocious desires and gritted his teeth as he danced the simple dance he had just hastily choreographed.

Then I repeatedly reminded myself of this.

Making money is business, there's nothing shameful about it!

This time, for the first time under the pressure of reality, he let go of the burden of being a professional dancer and danced gracefully to Xia Shen's equally unrestrained singing.

It was basically a one-shot job, since it had no real substance. Immediately afterwards, a video he personally named, titled "Xing Qi Yao 1.0," was quietly released.
(Family members, please cast your vote if you have one. The author has transformed into a master of historical analysis to write this amazing novel, absorbing a lot of historical insights. It's been a lot of hard work.)
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