My capital is quite large.

With the interspersed broadcast of program editing and visual effects, the first episode of "Idol Producer" slowly came to a close amidst extremely high levels of discussion and controversy online.

However, although the main episodes have ended, the waves this phenomenal variety show has created on the internet have only just begun.

Shortly after the first episode aired, in order to further boost popularity, the production team released a series of videos on iQiyi's backend and various social media platforms, featuring the top-ranked contestants' self-introductions and short talent showcases before they went on stage.

Among this group of contestants dressed in flashy clothes, with unremarkable self-introductions, and even some awkward and bizarre ones, Chicken Bro, who received the first A-level rating of the entire event, stood out with his solo short film, shining as brightly as a star.

Of course, he's not just dazzlingly handsome.

Most importantly, his talent show was accompanied by a catchy and addictive background music:

"Just Because You're Too Beautiful"

In the video, Chicken Bro, dressed in a sharp suit and leather shoes, bowed earnestly to the camera and introduced himself:

"Hello to all producers across the internet, I am Chicken Bro, an individual trainee with two and a half years of training experience."

"My hobbies are singing, dancing, rapping, and basketball."

After saying that, a confident smile appeared on his face, and he snapped his fingers crisply at the camera with great flair, uttering two elegant English words:

"Music!"

The next second, he smoothly flicked his wrist, taking off his suit jacket to reveal a black lining and distinctive black overalls.

The melody suddenly burst forth.

This song, "Just Because You're Too Beautiful," was originally a representative work of his former boy band, SWIN-S.

In the video, Chicken Bro, with his legs slightly bent, follows the dynamic beat and performs an extremely skillful, street-style basketball dance accompanied by high-frequency crossover dribbling.

However, amidst the fast-paced electronic music and somewhat indistinct enunciation in the background, the instant he dribbled into the chorus, countless netizens from Dongda University heard an extremely catchy, even somewhat eerie, homophonic pun:

"You're so beautiful, chicken..."

This short video clip, which is only a few dozen seconds long and features a striking contrast and a catchy melody, was quickly released on various platforms and sparked a massive, word-of-mouth discussion and a wave of derivative works on short video platforms, Bilibili, and Weibo.

"Hahaha, that's amazing! No wonder this young man calls himself 'Chicken Bro'!"

"You're so beautiful, chicken! I'm stuck with this pun!"

In no time, countless Bilibili up-loaders and netizens started to follow suit, imitating Chicken Bro's fancy dribbling and shoulder-sinking dance moves, and jokingly calling it "Iron Mountain Lean" online.

However, as an idol who has already accumulated considerable popularity, Chicken Bro has a fan group of millions of enthusiastic female fans, almost all of whom are young women, and their fighting power is quite formidable.

In their eyes, the whole internet following the trend of making parodies and imitating Tieshan Kao is tantamount to openly humiliating and smearing the perfect Chicken Brother in their hearts.

"Get lost, you haters! If you can't take a joke, don't make one! Our Chicken Bro dances so hard, don't you know how to respect him?!"

"Sue them! These idiot content creators who make these parody videos must be sued! Protect our Chicken Bro!"

The angry female fan began a massive online battle with netizens in various comment sections and under videos.

Amidst this constant bickering and online battles, the popularity and discussion surrounding "Idol Producer" have reached unprecedented heights.

......

Just as the domestic entertainment and fan circles were embroiled in a fierce feud between Chicken Bro and Iron Mountain Lean.

Jinling, inside the president's office at Haofeng headquarters.

Zhang Yuxi was standing in front of the desk, reporting the latest developments in Tokyo to Li Feng, who was leaning back in his chair and pretending to doze off:

"Mr. Li, according to the in-depth investigation that Miyamura has conducted through private channels these past two days, the key engineer who possesses the core purification technology for Sony's photoresist, Nagisa Hoshiki, is actually a passionate tokusatsu fan in private."

"He was particularly fascinated by Daigo, the soul of Ultraman Tiga."

"It is said that his biggest dream since childhood was to one day become light like Daigo."

Hearing this somewhat cheesy, localized sentiment about daily life, Li Feng slowly opened his eyes, a playful smile involuntarily appearing on his lips:

"To become light? That hobby is quite in line with his geek identity."

"What about Zhao Zhe?"

Zhang Yuxi continued her report:

"Upon learning of this information, Director Zhao immediately sent people to contact Daigo's management company, Johnny & Associates."

"We originally wanted to buy out Daigo's management contract with funds or to get him out by investing in Johnny's through an offshore fund."

"But... Johnny Kitagawa, the head of Johnny's, has an unusually tough attitude."

"He not only refused to sell any shares in the company, but also made it clear that no matter how high the premium we offered, he would never let Daigo leave the company and there was no possibility of cooperation."

"Right now, Director Zhao is in Tokyo trying to find other ways to exert pressure indirectly."

Upon hearing Johnny's stubborn resistance, the smile on Li Feng's face instantly turned cold.

Not giving me face?

As the head of Haofeng, he personally orchestrated such a grand scheme for the sake of the nation's strategic semiconductor lifeline, even acquiring shares in TBS television station.

Now, they're actually going to run into a brick wall with an outdated old man and a conservative brokerage firm?

Li Feng snorted coldly, a dangerous glint flashing in his eyes, and said indifferently:

"Since he's not giving me the time of day, then I think this Johnny & Associates..."

"In Tokyo, there is no longer any need for it to continue existing."

Hearing Li Feng's murderous words, Zhang Yuxi's heart skipped a beat. She raised her eyes in confusion and cautiously asked in a low voice:

"Boss, do you mean... a hostile takeover of Johnny's?"

"There's no need to go through all that trouble."

Li Feng leaned back in his chair, his expression cold and calm:

"If I remember correctly, this Kitagawa... in the public's opinion, the allegations of sexual assault and control over his underage male artists have been going on for many years, right?"

Zhang Yuxi's expression turned serious, and she quickly relayed the documents that had already been filed in the president's office:

"Yes, Mr. Li, just as you said."

"Starting in 1999, the magazine 'Weekly Bunshun' published a series of articles for fourteen consecutive weeks, detailing the scandal of Kitagawa sexually abusing multiple victims."

"Although Kitagawa sued the newspaper for defamation, the Japanese Supreme Court later ruled that the details of the sexual assault disclosed by the magazine were basically true."

"But... because Johnny's is deeply entrenched in the entertainment industry, and because of the deeply entrenched class system, this matter was later suppressed, and Kitagawa remains standing to this day."

After listening to Xiao Zhang's report, Li Feng's tone was full of disdain, looking down on everyone else:

"Deeply entrenched? A privileged class?"

"To put it bluntly, he was just one of his rivals back then, not a match for him."

"Go. Let Zhao Zhe stop having to deal with them in his hometown."

"Give him a special fund to bribe several mainstream American media outlets and the BBC in Great Britain."

"Let them produce and broadcast in-depth investigative documentaries about Kitagawa's sexual abuse of underage entertainers on a global scale."

Li Feng paused, then said quietly:

"A gay man with pedophilic tendencies has actually been an entertainment mogul in Tokyo for so many years..."

"How can this be allowed?"