My agency went bankrupt before I even got on stage.

[Youth Society: Lighting Up Happiness with Hard Work! Newcomer singer Lin Fan's song "Keep Walking in the Rain" interprets the attitude of pursuing dreams—a spirit of courage, determination, and perseverance. It's also an inspirational song for clarifying personal goals and realizing personal dreams!]

[Voice of China: A slender frame, surging energy! Lin Fan's song "Keep Walking in the Rain" brings us courage, hope, and an indomitable spirit.]

[Chinese Music: A timeless classic song becomes clearer and brighter after the passage of time. Lin Fan's new song "Keep Walking in the Rain" possesses this potential.]

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Besides these media outlets that directly named and spoke out, countless other media accounts also published comments related to Lin Fan and the song.

The official Weibo account of Shenzhou University also reposted a video edited by Wang Lingli showing Lin Fan's speech and performance on the program, and liked and commented on it.

[Shenzhou University: A very inspiring and catchy song!]

Following Shenzhou University are a string of official Weibo accounts from top-ranked universities in China!

Like, share, and comment!

Wang Lingli glanced at the praise for Lin Fan in the super blog accounts of official bigwigs such as Shenzhou Daily, Youth Daily, Voice of China, and Chinese Music, and then glanced at the official blog accounts of various prestigious universities lined up below her own super blog account. She felt that this world was surreal!

This was absolutely the most glorious moment in Wang Lingli's life!

This has never happened before, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to happen again in the future!

However, once humans have experienced such a high-level, glorious moment, they can never go back to the days of making do.

Wang Lingli was caught between near-hysterical excitement and deep sorrow. With trembling hands, she took screenshots of the official media's Weibo post naming her and screenshots of the famous university Weibo accounts under her own account, and sent them to her fan group.

[Born Entertainment Reporter: Sisters! Get ready for your first shining moment! Screenshot! Screenshot! Screenshot!]

[Cute Rabbit: Sisters! I have one too! Screenshot! Screenshot! Screenshot!]

[Sa_Sa: Aaaaaaah! The official account praised Fanfan! This isn't just a highlight of my life, it's a once-in-a-lifetime moment!]

[Why am I still hungry? @_@: Sisters, it's not just the official platform! The Kuaishou (TikTok) platform is flooded with Fanfan's new songs! I spent an hour on Kuaishou, and it was all Fanfan!!]

[My Chinese was taught by the PE teacher: Fanfan is amazing! It's so satisfying to be a fan of the right idol! The idols I used to support would be criticized in the news, unless it was for something bad! Unlike now, Fanfan is carrying me to new heights!]

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Fans' feelings for their idols are a process that changes over time and as the idols change.

What starts as a simple liking can gradually evolve into an almost obsessive liking. You'll go to his concerts, follow his schedule, buy his endorsements, support him on charts, and have your eyes glued to him. Every time you see him, you feel like he's the most radiant and dazzling one!

She would define herself as his girlfriend, sister, older sister, or even mother, and would readily say things like, "My boyfriend is so handsome, my brother is so outstanding, my younger brother is the cutest, and my son is the best!" When she met fans who also liked him, she would jokingly call them love rivals, but they would still happily go to see him together.

Two complete strangers become best friends because they like the same idol, sharing the joys and sorrows of idol worship and chasing the brightest light together.

Later on, as I liked them for a longer time, I felt like they were family. Seeing them become more and more outstanding made me genuinely happy and proud: Look how outstanding the boys I like are!

Then I can't help but work harder and grow with him, wanting to become a dazzling light in other people's eyes just like him!

However, such emotions are somewhat difficult for passersby to understand.

Many ordinary people are leaving comments under the Weibo accounts of official media outlets such as Shenzhou Daily.

[Suddenly, my neck hurts: Who is this Lin Fan? The official account directly named him—what a grand gesture!]

[I'm fat but I didn't eat your rice: Out of trust for the official account, I specifically went to listen to the song before coming back, and I can only say that as expected of someone approved by the official account, this song is really good!]

[Green Grassland Top Dog: Me too! The song's rhythm is so catchy! It's so easy to sing along to, I'm almost a singer of it after listening to it a few times!]

[I've got the flair, all I need is money: It has that feel of classic songs from many years ago! Unlike these songs nowadays, I can't listen to them at all...]

[I'm Just So Cute: Oh my god, don't even mention it! This song is flooding the Kuaishou platform! I was eating, and several tables next to me were playing it too, it's so catchy...]

……

Unlike the excited celebration of fans, and unlike the trend-chasing behavior on Kuaishou, the reactions from passersby were rather calm, but there was an indescribable appreciation in that calmness, which is the true attitude of passersby.

I like what I like. I won't get excited like a fan, nor will I jump out to comment like other people to show my presence. I certainly won't deliberately stir up trouble like my rivals to try to put Lin Fan down and elevate my own position.

People who like a song genuinely like it. They'll save it to their playlist, set it as their ringtone, and some will even listen to it on repeat until they get tired of it. Of course, they'll also recommend it to their friends and family.

And that's how the name of Lin Fan, the creator of this song, was truly remembered by the public for the first time.

The rankings were announced at 8:00 AM the following day on the NetEase platform.

Jiang Jie, who had just started work, was sipping coffee while reviewing a batch of new songs recommended by his editors when a news pop-up appeared on his desktop. Looking at the content, Jiang Jie yelled at the editors outside the door, "This song, 'Keep Walking in the Rain,' is so popular, why haven't we gotten the copyright yet? Why hasn't it been released on our NetEase platform? Did it get released on Tianlai platform? What are you all doing?!"

"Manager Jiang, the singer of this song is Lin Fan!"

"I don't care what kind of music it is, I want this song on NetEase Music right now! It's a song praised by official media, what are you all dawdling for? Have I not been strict enough? Have I not punished you enough these past few days?"

Jiang Jie had completely forgotten who Lin Fan was. All he knew was that a song praised by the official media was one he absolutely had to get his hands on!

Everyone fell silent.

"Manager Jiang, this Lin Fan is the singer of 'I Caught a Cold in That Corner'!"

Jiang Jie fell silent immediately!