Life countdown begins, ice queen bursts into security room

Xu Qingya woke up first at eight o'clock in the morning.

She lay on her side and glanced at Jiang Fan, who was still sleeping beside her.

Last night, the security guard uniform was kicked to the foot of the bed, and the leather belt was scattered on the floor, curled up in a strange shape.

Xu Qingya moved her wrists.

The two red marks were more obvious than last night, and had a dark red tinge.

She got up and washed her face, then rummaged through the dressing room for a while before finding a wide bracelet at the bottom of the jewelry box and putting it on.

It turned left and right—just enough to cover it up.

When he came out, Jiang Fan was already awake and sitting on the edge of the bed looking at his phone.

"Sister Lan just sent me a message asking when 'As You Wish' will be released." Xu Qingya handed over her phone.

Jiang Fan glanced at the message list.

Sister Lan sent more than a dozen messages in a row, the earliest one at 2:03 a.m. and the latest one at 7:49 a.m.

This woman probably didn't sleep all night.

"Since the concert ended, the total number of views on topics related to 'As You Wish' across the internet has exceeded 1.2 billion."

Xu Qingya took her phone back and scrolled to the data screenshot sent by Sister Lan. "Three of the top five trending topics are still up there, and all the platforms are urging us to release it. If we delay any longer, the hype will dissipate."

Jiang Fan thought for two seconds.

"Then let's go this morning."

"I think so too." Xu Qingya scrolled through the comments section. "The master tape was sent to various music platforms yesterday, and they can push it with one click in the backend."

Xu Qingya made a phone call to Sister Lan and explained the arrangements in three sentences—

The message will be pushed out at 10:00 AM, displayed on the homepage banner, and simultaneously across all platforms.

After hanging up the phone, she tossed it onto the bedside table.

I'm hungry.

Breakfast was simple: Jiang Fan heated up two cups of milk and toasted a few slices of bread.

Hsu Ching-ya sat at the dining table with bread in her mouth, her bare feet on the chair crossbar, her eating manners having nothing to do with a diva.

Jiang Fan finished eating, got dressed, and walked to the door.

"I'll come up with another script next time."

-

Jiang Fan browsed through the trending topics on social media while in the taxi on his way back to his apartment.

#Xu Qingya's New Song "Wish" is still at number one, and the number of views is still rising.

The comments section has been arguing all night about who wrote the lyrics and music for "As You Wish".

He closed the page.

A new message popped up on WeChat.

Su Yuyan.

Su Yuyan: Jiang Fan, you wrote "As You Wish", didn't you?

Jiang Fan: Guess.

Su Yuyan: No one but you could write this.

A dozen seconds later, another message came in.

"Su Yuyan: When will you write me a poem of this caliber?"

Jiang Fan: Get in line.

Su Yuyan: ? I have to wait in line?

Su Yuyan sent a fist emoji.

Jiang Fan did not reply to this message.

Su Yuyan didn't press the matter further.

But Jiang Fan knew what she was thinking.

The four divas are vying for third place, with Xu Qingya and Su Yuyan neck and neck.

After the release of "Red Bean", Hsu Ching-ya has already taken a significant step forward.

Now add "As You Wish"—

It's normal for Su Yuyan to be anxious.

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It was exactly 10:00 AM.

"As You Wish" has been officially launched.

The largest banner on the Penguin Music homepage.

The lyrics and music are clearly listed in the song information section.

Jiang Fan.

Within the first minute of going live, Jiang Fan clicked on the page and refreshed it; the page scrolled three times before loading.

The comment section completely crashed; it took four refreshes to finally display the content.

In ten minutes, the number of views exceeded five million.

Twenty million in half an hour.

The comments section was flooded in faster than the number of views.

I cried the first time I listened to it, and I was still crying the third time.

"As expected, it was written by Jiang Fan; he wrote both the lyrics and the music."

"Xu Qingya's voice was born for this song."

"I listened to the chorus twenty times, and every time I got goosebumps."

"Thank you, I've finished tasting it, it's gone numb."

-

When Jiang Fan returned to the studio, Shen Nian was already in the recording studio.

The door was closed, but through the glass I could see she was wearing headphones and her lips were moving; she was probably working on the transition section of "Courage" with the accompaniment.

I had just sat down in my office when my phone vibrated again.

It was still news about Su Yuyan.

Su Yuyan: Has the roadshow been finalized? It's next Wednesday in Shanghai. Can Xu Qingya come?

Jiang Fan: Yes, I can go. I've already told her. Just cooperate with her.

Su Yuyan: Okay. Don't forget my song.

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One o'clock in the afternoon.

"As You Wish" has surpassed 100 million views.

The online discussion is still ongoing.

It wasn't just the music industry; even the official accounts of several mainstream media outlets reposted it.

The entertainment section of the *China Daily* published a commentary with a six-character title—

"As You Wish: A love song written for the times."

The accompanying image is an aerial view of 70,000 people standing at the concert.

Jiang Fan glanced at the title and closed the page.

The involvement of state media indicates that the song's reach has extended beyond the entertainment industry.

3:15.

The real bomb has dropped.

The official Weibo account of the Huaxia Civilization Office has over 30 million followers, but it usually posts policy interpretations and notices of cultural activities, and it's not very active much throughout the year.

Today it reposted Xu Qingya's post about fulfilling her wish, along with the following text:

"Songs express aspirations, melodies convey emotions. 'As You Wish' uses profound and delicate strokes to write about deep affection for the country and expectations for the future. After review and evaluation, this work has been officially included in the 'Recommended Directory of Outstanding Original Chinese Music'. May our mountains and rivers be safe and sound, and may life be as ordinary as ever."

This Weibo post garnered over a million reposts within ten minutes of being published.

Half an hour later, major official media outlets followed up and reposted the story.

Xinhua News Agency, Guangming Online, and CNR.cn—I didn't miss a single one.

The Weibo trending topics list exploded.

#Wishful thinking to be included by the China Civilization Office# — Trending at number one, breaking news.

Following this, major music platforms updated simultaneously.

A new gold label has appeared on the song page for "As You Wish":

**Works included in the National Music Library.**

By 4 p.m., the number of views for "As You Wish" had exceeded 200 million.

-

At the same time.

A detached villa outside the North Fourth Ring Road of Kyoto.

The curtains on the floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room were not drawn, and the afternoon sunlight spread across the carpet.

Tang Yingxue sat cross-legged on the sofa, her phone screen lit up.

Weibo's trending topics page.

#Wishful thinking to be included by the China Civilization Office# — Trending at number one, breaking news.

Her thumb remained on the screen for a long time without moving.

Her song "Light Years" won the Golden Melody Award and was sung for four years. It was even selected for the Spring Festival Gala song list.

That was the ceiling of her career.

But Xu Qingya's song, overnight, pierced a hole in this ceiling.

Tang Yingxue logged out of Weibo and opened Penguin Music.

The gold logo on the playback interface of "As You Wish" is still flashing.

She pressed play.

The piano prelude begins.

Xu Qingya's voice spread out from the speaker.

I got up, walked to the wine cabinet, and poured myself half a glass of red wine.

Lyrics and music by Jiang Fan.

This name has been appearing far too frequently lately.

Xu Qingya turned her life around thanks to him.

Shen Nian won the championship twice in a row on "The Voice of Heaven".

Every female singer associated with this man has risen to fame.

And she, Tang Yingxue, held the second-highest position among the Four Heavenly Queens for four years—

I never felt that this position was unstable.

Until today, she started to panic.

She placed the wine glass on the windowsill, and Xu Qingya's voice was still playing on her phone.

For the first time, she felt that she should do something.