Who taught you to be a celebrity like this?

Even negative publicity is still publicity, and it has brought Li Ye a great deal of exposure during this period. Currently, most of the attention is focused on Li Ye's creative work.

Therefore, Ding Yan's timing in announcing Li Ye's album was perfect.

As we all know, in this day and age, making an album is a thankless and arduous task.

For singers, releasing singles and singing OSTs for movies and TV series is more cost-effective.

Especially for top-tier singers who have only become popular in recent years, some have been in the industry for several years but haven't even released a complete album.

As a rising star singer, Li Ye has not only refrained from frequently participating in variety shows and commercial performances to make money, but also remained true to his original aspirations despite online rumors. He persisted in polishing his album and wrote all the lyrics and music himself, which is enough to earn him respect.

Online attention has shifted entirely to Li Ye's album, "Wilderness".

What is the theme/concept of this album?

What style will it be this time?

What type of song is it?

Those music bloggers and outsiders in the music industry who had previously followed suit and questioned Li Ye for the sake of traffic have all fallen silent and started to analyze these issues instead.

And you know what? Just because of the album's name, many people thought of Li Ye's first song, "The Ordinary Road," and guessed the album's concept pretty accurately.

......

Room 404, Yangcheng University.

"What are you doing? You didn't call us when you were laning?"

Just before lunch break, my roommate with the mushroom haircut suddenly started typing away on the keyboard. Instead of getting annoyed, everyone else jumped out of bed.

Ever since this roommate, who loves laning but often loses, broke down in tears after a crushing defeat, it has become a habit for dormitory 404 to pool their wisdom and efforts to defeat the enemy together.

"It's okay, I can handle it!"

Mushroom Head pushed up his glasses and confidently placed his hands on the keyboard.

[Then tell me, if Li Ye can really write his own songs, why did he debut as an idol drama actor? Is it because he's afraid of not having a dark past and being out of place among other celebrities?]

[Is this important? Answer me first: Li Ye has become so famous, why hasn't a single person come forward to claim responsibility?]

Mushroom Head turned back to his roommates, raised an eyebrow, and continued typing: "[If you still don't understand, think about it again. Given the quality of 'The Ordinary Road' and 'Fiber,' if you were a ghostwriter, would you be content without your own name?]"

Seeing that the other party did not reply for a long time, Mushroom Head leaned back, opened his arms, and raised them high.

"Oh~~~"

The roommates joined in the teasing, and then one of them asked curiously, "Didn't you say before that with public opinion at this level, Li Ye didn't dare to respond, because he was definitely guilty?"

"Yeah, yeah, I remember you even clashed with Li Ye's fans." The other person also remembered something.

"That's because I was young and naive back then. Anyway, I won't say another word until Li Ye's album comes out!"

Mushroom Head wasn't ashamed at all: "Do you even know what it means to write the lyrics and music for an entire album all by yourself?"

"I don't know, and I'm not really interested in knowing."

One of my roommates shook his head: "At first, I had a pretty good impression of Li Ye. I thought he was a real man, but now he argues about every little thing online every day. He's no different from those internet celebrities."

Another roommate countered, "Hey, you can't say that. Li Ye hasn't responded at all. It's those haters who are too crazy. I still admire Li Ye. He could have pleased his fans and made a killing, but he didn't."

"I think so too!" said the last roommate, who was tall, strong, and well-built.

Those who were indifferent to Li Ye didn't argue over this trivial matter, but just looked at Mushroom Head with disdain and said, "Anyway, all I know is that if Li Ye's album isn't good, this kid will definitely be the first to criticize it."

"How can that be the same? One thing at a time!" Mushroom Head retorted confidently.

Just then, the other side sent a private message.

[If the money is right, anything is possible.]

"Heh," Mushroom Head sneered, his fingers flashing in afterimages as he gestured: "Those top idols and A-list singers are rich, right? Why don't they buy it? You can't even understand such a simple logic, and you still have the nerve to message me privately? I'm too lazy to scold you. Go wash up and go to sleep."

[Dare to give me your phone number? My number is 138... Call me now if you dare!]

Mushroom Head immediately chickened out. Although his laning skills had improved, he was no match for verbal sparring.

"What are you afraid of? With so many of us, are you afraid of losing an argument?"

Immediately, one of my roommates took out his phone and dialed the number. The moment the call connected, a slightly coquettish girl's voice came through the speakerphone.

"Little mushroom, talk to me!"

In the dormitory, several college students looked at each other, and they could all see the excitement that was about to overflow in each other's eyes.

"Sister~ Sister sister sister sister~" They shouted in unison, repeating the same word over and over, which startled the girl on the phone so much that she fell silent.

Upon hearing that it was a girl on the other end of the phone, Mushroom Head immediately perked up, snatched the phone, and said coldly, "Little witch, huh? Judging from your voice, you're not very old. Instead of studying, you're always online trolling!"

"I, I, who told Li Ye to be such a bastard! Waaah..." The girl on the other end of the phone actually burst into tears.

......

The news of "Wilderness" caused quite a stir, if not a groundbreaking event.

Many of the silent majority were brought to the forefront.

In the mainstream discourse, those dissenting voices were almost completely drowned out.

Several days have passed, and many people online are still enthusiastically discussing "Wilderness".

Every day, many people leave messages on Wildfire Studio's Weibo account, wanting to know more about "Wilderness".

I don't know if everyone's expectations for Li Ye are too high, or if they've been suffering in the Chinese music scene for too long.

Ding Yan didn't think about the reasons in detail because they weren't important at all. The four new songs in "Wilderness" were enough to justify this exposure.

What's more, there's an appetizer before the album.

At noon that day, "Tourbillon" appeared on the splash screen of major music apps without warning.

The cover image uses only black, gray, and white. In the city, on a gray-brown road, Li Ye walks along, glancing down at his wristwatch, looking hurried. To his left, a group of children chase each other as they walk towards him, while to his right, an old man sits alone in a chair, looking up at the clock face in the sky.

The images of the elderly and children were blurred, but Li Ye's appearance was clear.

Few people listen to music at midday, but anyone who opens their music app at this time will be immediately drawn to this cover image.

They clicked instinctively, and before they could even see that the young man in the picture was Li Ye, they were redirected to the music interface.

Tourbillon

Lyrics by: Li Ye

Composer: Li Ye

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