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Liu Yifei felt increasingly awkward looking at it, and finally couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.

She stretched out her foot, clad in pure white cotton socks, and dangled it in mid-air before gently kicking Fang Yu's calf.

"Feed".

"Um?"

Fang Yu hadn't bragged in front of his father earlier, and now he was idly picking at the cracks in the sofa.

Hearing the noise, he responded lazily.

Have you seen the trending topics?

Liu Yifei shoved her phone screen right in front of him.

"They're practically making you the number one gigolo in the Chinese entertainment industry!"

Fang Yu raised his eyelids slightly.

After reading the entry, he gave a very perfunctory "Oh".

Then there was no response.

Liu Yifei waited a few seconds.

"You just said 'Oh'?"

"What else?"

Fang Yu shifted his head to the side, avoiding the phone that was almost touching his nose.

"this……"

Liu Yifei put her phone away and muttered something under her breath.

"I'm so embarrassed."

"It's as if I'm some kind of criminal gang that can just throw people into CCTV project teams."

She hesitated for a moment, then looked up at Fang Yu.

"How about I post a Weibo using my main account?"

"Or perhaps Sister Hong could contact a few familiar media outlets to help explain the situation."

"This is all your own doing."

"clarify?"

Upon hearing those two words, Fang Yu immediately sat up from the sofa.

"What's there to clarify?"

He moved closer to Liu Yifei, his expression unusually serious.

"Fairy Sister, as a human being, I urge you to be kind."

Liu Yifei: "?"

Fang Yu cleared his throat and began his analysis in a serious tone.

Think about it carefully.

"Rather than let my peers in the Chinese entertainment industry fall into deep inferiority and despair because of my unparalleled talent and incomparable creative ability..."

"It would be better to let them think that I got to my position by sponging off you."

He sighed, his face even showing a hint of sorrow and compassion.

"One should be kind and honest."

"We should leave some room for our competitors to survive, and also preserve some of their blind confidence."

"Let them feel—"

"Ah, Fang Yu isn't so scary after all."

"He just found a good girlfriend."

Fang Yu spread his hands, smiling with unusual kindness.

"That way, they can get a good night's sleep, and the entertainment industry won't completely collapse because of my appearance."

Liu Yifei fell silent.

She stared at Fang Yu's serious-looking nonsense for several seconds before finally rolling her eyes at him.

"You're kidding me!"

"I think you're just trying to hold back a big one."

Fang Yu raised an eyebrow, neither admitting nor denying it.

The more Liu Yifei talked, the more convinced she became that she had guessed correctly.

"You're deliberately holding back right now."

"Let the whole internet think you got into the project team because of me, and let those haters jump as high as possible."

She counted on her fingers, analyzing slowly.

"When 'The Forbidden City' is officially broadcast, viewers will see the end credits and realize that you were the one who wrote the lyrics and music for both songs, sang the lead vocals for 'Heaven and Earth Dragon Scales,' and even created that stunning female opera vocal performance in 'Light'..."

She looked up and stared at Fang Yu.

"Then, you can find all the articles, marketing accounts, and highly-rated comments that criticized you today."

"Then use your main account to click on them one by one."

"Yes or no?"

Fang Yu didn't feel embarrassed at all when his thoughts were exposed on the spot.

Instead, his eyes lit up.

The next second, he exaggeratedly leaned back, raised his hands, and clapped vigorously.

"Clap clap clap clap!"

"Brilliant!"

"Liu Yifei truly understands me!"

Fang Yu looked at her with a face full of satisfaction.

"Fairy Sister, you're practically a mind reader now."

Liu Yifei kicked him again in disgust.

"You're the one who's a tapeworm! Disgusting!"

Fang Yu casually slumped onto the sofa, reverting to his boneless posture.

He picked up his phone and glanced at the trending topics that were still climbing.

Then, he grinned.

"No rush, let the bullets fly a little longer."

……

In the following days, the controversy surrounding the "gold digger" became a hot topic online.

Fang Yu, however, acted as if nothing had happened, eating and drinking as usual, living a very leisurely life.

The only thing I did even slightly seriously was to talk to Hua Yu on the phone a few times.

On the other end of the phone, Hua Yu still addressed Fang Yu as "Teacher Fang" repeatedly, his respectful tone giving Fang Yu goosebumps.

This is completely different from the top celebrity in Mohe who always acted aloof and seemed to be walking under a spotlight.

Fang Yu was too lazy to be polite with him and quickly asked about his requirements.

"Do you want something explosive or something heartfelt?"

"Do you have a theme? Like heartbreak, struggle, love and peace, or something like that?"

"Within a few days?"

Hua Yu was taken aback by his questioning style, which was like "buying vegetables at the market," but she still answered honestly that she hoped it would be a song that could showcase her singing skills, be full of emotion, and preferably resonate with the entire audience.

"Okay, got it."

Fang Yu hung up the phone and sent over a demo of the lyrics and music that very evening.

He left the copyright and production costs to Sister Wang to handle, completely washing his hands of the matter.

……

On the other side...

With the popularity of the "Little Chicken" IP, the show "Idol New Generation" has also seen its popularity rise.

The scene of the second performance.

The moment the host announced Cai Kun's name, the atmosphere in the studio and the venue became subtle.

During this period, countless people watched the show specifically to see what the "newbie" actually looked like.

The comments section was already flooded with messages.

[Everyone stand up! Welcome Chicken Bro to the stage!]

Did Chicken Bro bring his basketball today?

I won't watch anything without overalls and a middle parting!

[I'm just a passerby, is this the site of Xiao Heizi's team building activity?]

[Selling sunflower seeds, peanuts, and bottled water in the front row! Get ready for a major surprise!]

However, the audience fell silent as soon as Cai Kun appeared.

He wasn't wearing gray overalls, nor was he holding a basketball.

A simple white shirt paired with black pants, clean and neat.

The music is ringing.

It is an original lyrical song with a smooth melody and sincere lyrics.

Cai Kun's demeanor was steady and his presence solid.

There was no exaggerated dancing, no basketball, and no forward shoulder movement.

After the song ended, thunderous applause erupted from the audience.

Viewers in the live stream who were originally going to spam "You're so beautiful" suddenly didn't know where to start making the meme.

【What's going on? Where are my center-parted overalls?】

[Holy crap, that white shirt looks so cool! Is that really the guy who plays basketball?!]

Wait, what happened to the comedic guy? How did he suddenly become a love song prince?

[Oh no, I've been brainwashed for too long; I've forgotten that they debuted with a unanimous A-level vote based on their hard work and talent.]

[I admit, I laughed too loudly earlier. Cai Kun, I'm sorry, I'm kneeling in apology.]

Just as the entire internet was marveling at this comeback against all odds.

Time has quietly slipped into mid-April.

Fang Yu's long-awaited "bullet" finally struck right at the heart of the Chinese entertainment industry with the official premiere of "The Forbidden City".