A song from Chengdu revived a closed-down pub.

As the saying goes, the layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.

Shenfei immediately realized the disruptive nature of this model.

He looked up at Su Fan and asked, "How exactly will this dual-engine strategy of online music service and social entertainment service be implemented?"

Su Fan explained, "Online music service is the foundation. Content cannot rely on external procurement; it must be nurtured internally. Independent musicians are not just a label, but a long-term supply line. Users come here not only to listen to music, but also to have a place to stay. The community, playlists, comments, and recommendations are all within this framework. Social entertainment services are another line. They do not change the core of the music service, but can provide continuous support for the operation of the entire platform. When the number of paying users is insufficient to support operations, social entertainment can fill that gap."

Shen Fei listened carefully, and after confirming that every logical point was sound, he asked, "How can the quality of content from independent musicians be guaranteed?"

"We don't interfere. The platform doesn't decide what sounds good for users. We let users choose for themselves. Works uploaded by independent musicians will be prioritized for those who have already shown their listening preferences. We rely on data-driven recommendations rather than manual ones."

Shen Fei remained silent for a moment, as if digesting the logic he had just grasped, before speaking again: "The plan mentions AI recommendation and interactive functions. In this regard, YiYun's current R&D capabilities may not be able to keep up."

Su Fan did not shy away from the question: "We can start with recommendation algorithms. We don't need to do it all at once. Existing user behavior data can serve as basic training material. We can launch an initial version first, and then iterate it step by step based on feedback. AI is not meant to replace humans, but to amplify content that was originally overlooked."

Shen Fei nodded in agreement, then asked, "What about social entertainment services? You said online music services and social entertainment services are two parallel lines, but if the social entertainment business grows too large, won't it lead the platform astray?"

Su Fan thought for a moment and said, "Yes, so the center of gravity cannot be shifted. Online music services are the foundation, and social entertainment is the superstructure. If the foundation is not stable, no matter how high the superstructure is built, it will collapse. In the past, those platforms that relied on live streaming to support themselves faced gaps once the trend passed. To avoid this situation, we must first ensure that the foundation has sufficient load-bearing capacity before considering adding bricks and tiles on top."

……

The two talked for a long time, exchanging questions and answers.

The more they talked, the more surprised Shen Fei became.

Finally, he simply said, "President Su, why don't you come and be the general manager of Yiyun? I feel that compared to you, I am far inferior. You come, and I will be your assistant."

Su Fan smiled and said, "President Shen, I'm just putting forward my idea. The actual implementation will depend on professionals like you."

"I feel you are more professional than anyone else."

"Mr. Shen, this isn't my main job."

Shen Fei then realized what was going on and said with some regret, "I'm sorry, it's just that your model is too promising. I'll come back and ask you for advice when I get to the implementation site."

……

After Shen Fei left, Su Fan sighed, "Looks like I'll have to keep a lower profile in the future. I was hoping to find someone useful, but I didn't want to get myself involved!"

Just then, Wei Zhiran sent him a message.

The message is brief and direct: "Enter the online meeting room immediately by pressing the meeting number."

When Su Fan clicked in, he saw that Wei Zhiran, Qi Tongwei, Zhou Haiyang, and Chen Fushui, the top cultural and tourism officials from various provinces, were all there.

Su Fan said, "What are you all trying to do? If you have important matters to discuss, I'll excuse myself for now and come back after you've finished."

Qi Tongwei began by saying, "We're talking about your matter."

Su Fan asked, "My business? What happened? I've been behaving myself lately and haven't done anything out of line."

Zhou Haiyang picked up the conversation, his tone clearly showing dissatisfaction: "Xiao Fan, we know you've been wronged. We've discussed it and are planning to take this to the higher authorities. We can't let you suffer this loss for nothing."

Chen Fushui followed closely behind: "This isn't just your problem."

Others also expressed their support for him.

Su Fan hurriedly said, "Thank you for your kindness, leaders, but really, it's not necessary. To be honest, I should thank them for doing this, otherwise I wouldn't have had the opportunity to get involved in other sectors."

Everyone was stunned by what he said.

Wei Zhirang asked, "From what you're saying, it sounds like a blessing in disguise?"

Su Fan said, "Misfortune may be a blessing in disguise, and a blessing may be a misfortune in disguise. Who can say for sure until the very end?"

Qi Tongwei then asked, "So tell me, how do you plan to deal with the censorship from outside?"

Su Fan explained, "They can't block me. I just invested in a music platform, and my works will be available online soon."

Chen Fushui asked, "You invested in a music platform. When did that happen? Why hasn't anyone heard about it?"

Su Fan said, "We just finished signing the contract and haven't had time to announce it to the public yet."

Zhou Haiyang's tone carried a hint of complaint: "You should have told us you had this plan all along. You made us worry for nothing. It's like the emperor isn't worried, but the eunuch is."

Wei Zhirang still asked with some concern, "Xiao Fan, is this reliable?"

Su Fan laughed and said, "Director Wei, have you forgotten about the loan for Mawei Station? Back then, we couldn't get through to the banks, but we still managed to get Mawei Station up and running. Don't worry, it's very stable."

Wei Zhirang neither confirmed nor denied this, but suddenly added, "Speaking of which, that former bank manager surnamed Xie has been transferred to another bank as an assistant, and his former assistant has taken over his position."

Upon hearing this, Su Fan roughly guessed that someone was using the past incident to make a fuss.

However, he didn't delve deeper into this line of conversation, but simply said, "Thank you, leaders, for your concern for my matter. I will handle the rest."

……

The people on the other side of the screen didn't ask any more questions, nodded, and left the meeting one after another.

In fact, netizens have been asking about Su Fan's songs being removed from major platforms since day one.

"Why did Su Fan's songs suddenly disappear?"

"I was listening to 'Chengdu' on repeat just a few days ago, and it's gone today?"

"Is there a system error?"

……

At first, there were only a few scattered voices, but later, as more people asked about it, some people started taking screenshots and comparing them, and found that it wasn't just a problem with one platform, but that all music platforms had removed it.

As a result, more and more people started asking the same question in the comments section: "What exactly happened?"

To be honest, Su Fan could have uploaded these songs to the NetEase Cloud Music platform immediately.

But he didn't.

He thought it best to let the bullets fly for a while.