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For various reasons, "Sorrow" unsurprisingly topped the January new song chart.

Bai Qianqu wasn't excited, her fans weren't excited, and even netizens felt it was normal.

Indeed, everyone has become accustomed to Qu Yin always being number one, and has even taken it for granted.

In previous years, this month before the War of the Gods would have at least produced some sparks to build up anticipation, but this time a certain note appeared that silenced everyone.

And so, the uneventful month of January drew to a close amidst a gentle melancholy.

However, in the final days, the prelude to the war of the gods finally began.

Many singers have made high-profile announcements that they will participate in this year's Battle of the Gods, with a dazzling array of S-level singers, including the King and Queen of Singers.

These big shots, who are usually elusive, have all made appearances, posting one update after another on their microblog accounts.

The companies behind them are also doing everything they can to promote their singers.

Now, almost every place with advertising is dominated by ads for the War of the Gods.

As the world's largest music festival, it attracts everyone's attention, resulting in an incredibly high volume of online traffic.

Anyone who can shine in the War of the Gods, even if they don't achieve a good ranking, will benefit their future development.

During this period, almost everyone in Anti-Entropy was working overtime every day. Composers were preparing their favorite works, singers were using their last moments to practice their songs, and staff were also on high alert, not only to promote their own singers but also to gather information on all their competitors.

War is not just a contest of combat strength, but also of intelligence and logistics. The same applies to the War of the Gods.

Bai Qianqu was not idle either. As the time for the War of the Gods approached, he posted a new update using Qu Yin's account as usual. It was called a new update, but it was actually just a repost of Yingmei's previous post, with a question mark in the comments.

They're just incredibly lazy.

However, fans have gotten used to Qu Yin's aloof demeanor.

Even though Qu Yin was just reposting someone else's post, they still appreciated it, and the comments section was full of "support".

Although many people still think that Yingmei will sing "Keep Walking in the Rain", it doesn't stop them from supporting Quyin.

After all, it's normal for the Spring Festival Gala to feature old songs, and it's also normal for Qu Yin not to participate in this battle of the gods.

Although it's a bit of a disappointment, the fans are still understanding.

Of course, it wasn't just fans who expressed their support; many people also shared Qu Yin's post.

For example, Yingmei, Rosalyn, Wendy, Barbara, Kiana, and even Xilin all reposted Qu Yin's post and expressed their support.

Most people were quite normal, and the messages they shared after forwarding the post were mostly things like "Keep it up!", "Looking forward to it!", and "Support Teacher Qu Yin".

After all, they didn't know that Bai Qianqu had released a new song this time.

However, Yingmei posted a very assertive update.

"Wishing Teacher Qu Yin's latest work, 'Aurora,' becomes the champion song of this year's Battle of the Gods!"

That's right, just yesterday, the program list for the Changkong Spring Festival Gala was finally released, and Yingmei's performance was prominently featured on it, so she no longer needed to keep it a secret.

At first, netizens were a little confused when they saw Yingmei's post, but it didn't take long for them to understand what it meant.

This year at the Changkong Spring Festival Gala, Yingmei will not be singing her old song "Keep Walking in the Rain," but will instead be performing a brand new song called "Aurora"!

Qu Yin has not given up on the war of the gods!

He joined the war!

Like a stone thrown into a still pond, it caused a chain reaction, and within half a day, almost everyone knew about it.

The last time, the singers' group chat suddenly became lively.

[Holy crap! Qu Yin actually released a new song! He's going to participate in the War of the Gods!]

[He's gone mad! Has he lost his mind?! There are three legendary singers this time! What can he possibly achieve by releasing a new song? Is he trying to compete with them for the top three spots?!]

You underestimate Qu Yin. I think he's aiming for first place this time.

[This is getting increasingly absurd! There's no need to mythologize the melody!]

Anyway, the singers participating in this battle of the gods are pretty unlucky. They have three legendary singers blocking their way, and a jerk who's been harassing them from behind.

[Most of them this time are S-rank, it shouldn't be that bad, right?]

Anyway, I didn't participate; I just watched the whole thing from the sidelines, hahaha!

Doesn't anyone find the title of Qu Yin's new song interesting? I looked it up, and Aurora seems to mean dawn.

The song title doesn't matter, we'll just listen to it when the time comes!

Composers in the industry are also discussing it extensively, completely baffled by Qu Yin's actions.

As analyzed clearly above, Qu Yin's release of this new song is a thankless task, with more disadvantages than advantages.

But this guy is just rebellious and doesn't follow the usual path.

Chapter 206, First Draft of Initial D Completed

When Teacher Chen Feng heard this news, he also frowned slightly.

Lin Lan chuckled: "Something's definitely fishy here! Old Chen, do you think he really wrote an incredibly awesome song?"

"What do you think?" Chen Feng asked in return.

"How would I know?" Lin Lan rolled her eyes and lay back on the sofa. "But I still think it's unlikely. He's only been in the industry for a short time, and he's already written so many songs. How could he possibly have more? That would be too incredible! Could he actually be a hidden music god, pretending to be weak while actually being strong? That's too far-fetched!"

Chen Feng pondered for a moment: "Regardless of whether he has any great songs or not, what we need to do will not change. You should also interact more with the fans these days. Our main rivals are still Eden and Walter. I just received news that Eden is collaborating with Lei Dianju, and Walter is collaborating with a very famous veteran singer. We cannot be careless."

"As for Qu Yin, even if he is at the level of a music god, the singers he collaborates with are only C-level. If it weren't for the title of champion of the new singer competition and the tradition of the Changkong Spring Festival Gala, she would not be qualified to compete with us on the same stage at all."

Chen Feng's words sound arrogant, but they are true.

The absence of the Battle of the Gods from the Spring Festival Gala is tantamount to losing a huge amount of traffic and popularity out of thin air.

Whether a song is featured on the Spring Festival Gala or not makes all the difference; the difference in popularity is enormous.

Therefore, everyone assumes that the songs performed on the Spring Festival Gala are one battleground, and the songs performed outside of the Spring Festival Gala are another.

Of course, songs that don't make it onto the Spring Festival Gala don't necessarily have to achieve good rankings, but that's only if the song is exceptionally good.

Special circumstances should be treated specially, and people's understanding of this is not a big problem.

Although Yingmei was only a C-level, she barely made it to the threshold of the God's Stage thanks to the Changkong Spring Festival Gala.

In addition, the song was written by Qu Yin, so she still gained some attention and popularity.

It's not a huge number, but it's at least several times more than before. Yingmei's comments section has been consistently at 999+ these past few days.

As a singer, Yingmei naturally can't be as aloof as Quyin. These past few days, besides practicing songs, she's been spending her time interacting with fans in the comments section.

Ying was naturally happy to have so many netizens paying attention to her, but what puzzled her was that many netizens were asking her about Teacher Qu Yin.

She couldn't reveal Qu Yin's personal information, but she could share some trivial details, such as her relationship with Qu Yin.

So, in Yingmei's words, she first praised Quyin lavishly, describing Quyin as a genius composer unparalleled in heaven and earth, and also as very friendly and kind to others. In short, she said almost every good thing she could think of.

He then expressed his admiration and love for the music.

In the eyes of netizens, Yingmei has become a big fan of Qu Yin.

However, netizens weren't surprised. If they were in Yingmei's shoes, they would probably fawn over her.

That's very true. After all, there are many singers in this world. If you act arrogant and think you're great and don't care about anyone, you'll be eliminated very quickly.

After all, this place is different from the world Bai Qianqu was in. The era where singers could dominate everything will not happen. Even if you become the King or Queen of Singers, there will still be a God of Songs above you.

Talent is everything. Without talent, relying on looks to gain popularity will not be tolerated by the audience of this world.

Although the news of Qu Yin's new song release caused some commotion, it didn't lead to any major changes, and everyone continued to make final preparations in an orderly manner.

After all, things have come to this point, and it's impossible to make any changes now. Even if someone wanted to cancel the song release plan, it wouldn't be realistic. All the companies have already launched their advertisements and official announcements, and canceling at this critical juncture would damage the image of the singers and companies.

Bai Qianqu finally completed the first draft of the first chapter of "Initial D" during this period. As agreed beforehand, he directly sent the character illustrations, the plot outline and the first draft of the first chapter to Prometheus.

He felt that his drawing was pretty good, and there shouldn't be too much of a problem with it being approved.

Of course, if

At this moment, Prometheus was in his office, competing with Misterine to see who could lie flatter, when he suddenly saw that his computer had received a message.

However, Prometheus merely lifted her eyelids slightly, remaining slumped on the table without moving. Her voice was utterly weak: "Mistelin, go check the computer and see who sent the manuscript."

Mistelin remained motionless: "No way, I'm already asleep."

"Can someone talk while asleep?"

"This is sleep talking. It's my special ability; I can have normal conversations in my sleep."

""

Prometheus admired Misterin's ability to spout nonsense. Reluctantly, she got up, opened the message, and glanced at it casually.

She initially thought it was an artist who had finally had a change of heart and submitted their work, but it turned out to be a compressed file sent by someone named "Zhiyin".

"Zhiyin? It's him, the new comic artist who said he would release a new comic here last time."

Prometheus remembered; she looked at the name of the compressed file.

"Initial D? This title is really puzzling. Does it have some special meaning? You can't tell what kind of manga it is just by looking at the title."

Prometheus frowned and muttered to himself.

This situation is actually not very good. Comics are similar to novels in that the title of the work is quite important. A good title can often make all the difference, since readers will definitely look at the title first, and they will only be willing to click in if they are interested in the title.

However, since it was a submission, Prometheus gritted her teeth and unzipped the file. She wanted to see what kind of work this person named Zhiyin had sent.

Of course, she didn't have high hopes. After all, what could she expect from a new artist?

It can't be a blockbuster like "The King's Avatar", can it?

She opened the unzipped folder and was surprised to find that it contained a lot of things, including dozens of character illustrations.

"So formal?"

Prometheus was finally a little surprised when she saw this; she hadn't expected that a novice painter could have done all of this.

Chapter 207 A Niche Car Racing Theme

In her opinion, it would be quite good for a new artist to draw a few pictures of important characters and add a short outline of about a hundred words.

After all, character illustrations are quite complex, especially original characters, which require not only drawing skills but also a lot of creativity.

One or two is fine, but more than that would consume too much mental energy.