A song from Chengdu revived a closed-down pub.

After completing the formalities for the group, Su Fan smiled and said, "Thank you all for coming."

He Xiaoxiao asked, "Don't rush to thank me. I'm more interested in knowing how you plan to handle the situation next."

Xu Meng chimed in, "Yeah, you guys don't seem too worried. Did you already know what was going on?"

Su Fan shrugged: "It's not really a strategy, just dealing with whatever comes our way."

He Xiaoxiao pressed further, "Then tell me first, what are you planning to do about the song being taken down?"

Su Fan casually replied, "Oh, I recently invested in a music platform. Once we've perfected the features in the next couple of days, the songs will be available again."

Xu Meng, He Xiaoxiao, and Xie Siyu looked at each other, all with surprised expressions.

He Xiaoxiao pouted: "Well, it seems we were worrying unnecessarily. But it's good this way, at least we won't be led by the nose anymore."

Xu Meng suddenly realized, "No wonder you weren't flustered at all; you had a backup plan all along."

Xie Siyu's eyes lit up as she listened: "This hasn't been announced yet, right? I really look forward to seeing how the faces of those who banned you will turn when they see the song back online."

Su Fan said, "Releasing the song online is only the first step. Next, we will face the joint efforts of those entertainment companies to block us."

He Xiaoxiao shrugged: "I think you already have a plan in mind, so all we can do is follow your arrangements."

Just as he finished speaking, Su Fan's phone rang.

He looked down and saw that it was Jiang Wenli calling.

"You two get to know each other first, I'm going to take this call."

As Su Fan spoke, he turned and went back to his office.

The call connected, and Jiang Wenli's voice came from the other end: "I've been waiting for your call these past two days, but it hasn't come. You haven't forgotten about us, have you?"

Su Fan laughed and said, "How could that be? I was just afraid of causing trouble for the leaders."

Jiang Wenli's tone turned serious: "Alright, enough joking, let's get down to business. Do you need us to step in and help you resolve this?"

"I don't need it for now. I think I can handle it."

"Alright, as long as you understand. How about I take care of taking your song down first and then put your song back online?"

Su Fan quickly stopped him: "Please don't! I'm hoping to do something else with this."

Jiang Wenli became interested: "Oh? It seems you really do have a solution. Tell me, what are you planning to do?"

Su Fan explained, "I just invested in a music platform a couple of days ago, and I plan to take this opportunity to promote it. If my songs can only be listened to on this platform, wouldn't that naturally attract a group of users?"

"I didn't expect you to act so quickly." Jiang Wenli laughed. "Now, if those platforms that removed your songs find out, they'll be kicking themselves."

"It's all thanks to the help of our peers."

"Alright, contact me anytime if you need anything, so I don't have to worry about you every day."

Su Fan hurriedly asked, "Boss, there is something I'd like to ask you about."

"Speak, what is it?"

"Which companies are involved in this campaign against me?"

Jiang Wenli said somewhat angrily, "There are so many. Almost every company in Kyoto, big and small, has gotten involved. These people are really not worth playing with."

Su Fan didn't dwell on that, but instead asked, "What about the Ye family's Tengfei Group? Were they involved?"

"No, not really." Jiang Wenli paused. "The Ye family is in a terrible mess right now. Although we discovered Ye Xuan's affair early, a large amount of funds were still transferred out. But that's not the worst part. The worst part is that Ye Xuan signed a betting agreement with someone, and it was signed in the name of the Ye family. The Ye family is too busy taking care of itself to have the energy to deal with your mess."

"Okay, I understand," Su Fan replied.

Jiang Wenli asked curiously, "Why are you only asking about the Ye family? Why not ask if the other families were involved?"

"Didn't you already say that all the companies, big and small, in Kyoto are involved? It doesn't matter whether I ask or not."

"What about the other three leading companies? Aren't you going to ask them?"

"Whether the other two participate or not is not important. In any case, with my current strength, I can't do anything to them. After I've dealt with the smaller ones, I'll make sure they remember this debt."

Jiang Wenli was taken aback: "Why are there two companies? Shouldn't it be three?"

"The Xu family was not involved."

"Are you so sure?"

Su Fan laughed and said, "Xu Meng and He Xiaoxiao have both joined my company. If the Xu family were really involved, would they need to send hostages to me?"

Jiang Wenli suddenly realized, and couldn't help but laugh and scold, "I thought you were a shrewd strategist, but it turns out the Xu family delivered people to your doorstep."

Su Fan pretended to be profound and said, "I observed the celestial phenomena last night. The Ziwei star shifted three-tenths of an inch westward, which is an omen of a noble person's assistance. This is the will of Heaven, and cannot be forced by human power."

"Alright, alright, stop playing games with me. Get back to your important business."

……

After hanging up the phone, Su Fan opened his phone and checked the latest activity.

The news online is incredibly diverse.

However, almost everything that makes it to the trending topics is related to him.

Besides the widespread criticism from netizens regarding the joint removal of his songs by several major music platforms, there was also a strong outcry from the public.

Some people were deeply moved by the mentor-student relationship between him and Qu Feiming.

Meanwhile, the news that He Xiaoxiao and Xie Siyu had switched to Han Tang was also causing a great stir.

Besides that, the most common reaction was sympathy from netizens for his ordeal.

"A singer is just singing peacefully, what did they do to deserve being banned like that? Isn't this industry a bit too domineering?"

"I get angrier and angrier as I watch. This kind of behavior—big companies suppressing newcomers—is infuriating!"

"Regardless of who Su Fan offended, the audience has the final say on a work. Why should we be deprived of our right to listen to music just because they're unhappy?"

"To put it bluntly, isn't this just bullying someone because they have no connections? If it were an artist heavily promoted by a major entertainment company, let's see who would dare to target them so blatantly!"

"It's time for someone to break this clique-based, 'those who obey me prosper, those who oppose me perish' mentality that prevails in the music industry. I hope Su Fan can withstand it!"

……

Looking at these comments, Su Fan couldn't help but mutter to himself, "The atmosphere has been built up to this point, should I act more sad or more tragic?"

After saying that, he shook his head, rejecting the idea: "No, whether it's sad or tragic, at best it will only garner a few more sympathy points, and the effect seems so-so. So how can we maximize the value of this wave of traffic?"

He stared at the screen for a long time, then his eyes suddenly lit up: "I've got it! This is the perfect time to release a song that's right on time. It can both win over a wave of fans and promote NetEase Cloud Music. It's a win-win situation! That's the plan!"