Entertainment: Oh no, I've become the sect leader!

Chapter 43 Luoyang Paper

It's Friday night again.

It was the day the fourth episode of "The Masked Singer" aired.

Many netizens immediately turned on their TVs, switched to Jiangsu TV, or opened Tencent Video on their tablets.

This includes many self-media marketing accounts and bloggers.

As the most popular music variety show in the second half of 2025, it can even be said to be the most popular variety show.

The latest episode of "The Masked Singer" has naturally garnered a lot of attention.

Besides the little black fans and ikong attracted by Pleiades Star Lord, there are also fans attracted by Mr. Might and Martian.

The Pleiades Star Official is associated with Xu Kong because of the word "chicken".

While there isn't a definitive answer online regarding the "Mr. Muscle" and "Martian" pairings, many netizens speculate that it refers to their own pigeon.

Jinling.

Inside a high-end residential community.

Yang Lei had already tuned in to Jiangsu TV, eagerly awaiting the broadcast of the fourth episode of "The Masked Singer".

He is a professional music critic with over a million followers on Douyin (TikTok).

My recent video editing project involves guessing the true identities of the contestants who appeared in recent episodes of "The Masked Singer".

The video's bandwidth is quite good.

Especially after Pleiades Star Lord and Xu Kong got involved, he didn't even need to buy Douyin+. He just needed to add a few titles related to "Chicken Brother" under the video to attract the haters.

In Yang Lei's heart, he believed that the Pleiades Star Lord was Xu Kong.

It's not that he, from a professional perspective, concluded after a series of analyses that the Pleiades star official was Xu Kong.

Yang Lei's reasoning was simple.

He joined a group of trolls, where one of them said he saw Brother Chicken at a highway service area and attached a photo of Xu Kong buying grilled sausages.

That service area is located on the highway from Shanghai to Diaozhou.

The timing also fits in perfectly, coinciding with the recording time of the second episode of "The Masked Singer".

With this clue, and considering the style of the song "Dead Ghost" performed by Pleiades Star Lord in the first episode, Yang Lei was convinced that Pleiades Star Lord was Xu Kong.

Of course, he couldn't tell netizens this reason.

If I tell him, how can I show that he's a professional music critic...?

Therefore, in the three videos speculating on "who exactly is the Pleiades Star Official in the Chinese entertainment industry", Yang Lei analyzed from various angles such as voice timbre, singing ability, and stage style, and came up with several candidates.

But at the very end of the video, he added a conclusion that he believed "the Pleiades Star Lord is Chicken Brother".

"I wonder what kind of work Brother Chicken will bring out this time."

Yang Lei was somewhat grateful to Xu Kong for bringing him traffic.

In addition, Xu Kong performed three excellent songs in the first three episodes of "The Masked Singer": "Dead Ghost," "Little River Flowing 1952," and "Under the Sea."

Especially the depressing version of "Undersea".

The song "Underwater," hummed by Dr. Crow, which was full of the feeling that "life is not worth living," made Yang Lei feel a little guilty when he ate the chicken blood bun.

"If this week's entries are as good as the previous ones, I'll say a good word for you."

Looking at the information Yang Lei had gathered about Xu Kong over the past five years, he silently made a decision.

Based on this information, Xu Kong can be considered one of the few outstanding new generation musicians in the music scene.

Yang Lei is willing to "speak up" for an outstanding new generation musician in the Chinese music scene.

After all, as a music critic, a thriving music scene is a good thing for him.

GG is over, and the fourth episode of "The Masked Singer" has officially aired!

As in previous episodes, host Li Xiang began the show with his familiar smile to warm up the audience.

The first contestant to appear was Yin Que, a female replacement who joined in the third episode.

In the previous episode, she sang in the same group as Pangolin, who is suspected to be a superstar.

As a teammate of the Heavenly King, Silver Sparrow's true strength was not well displayed.

Therefore, many people are looking forward to her performance in this episode.

Silver Sparrow did not disappoint.

The performance had barely begun when the very first line set the audience on the edge of their seats.

Even the judges looked surprised.

Because Silver Sparrow sings an English song.

She hit a high note so loud that the audience felt they couldn't breathe, yet they couldn't hear her even taking a breath.

The song is over!

The crowd cheered!

Next up was Kaleidoscope, whose performance was equally impressive, showcasing the king's undeniable talent. He probably wouldn't dare to hold back any longer.

It can only be said that connections are still too powerful.

It's so powerful that even a superstar has to take it seriously and give it his all.

Next up was a new contestant for this episode, the one Shen Shu hinted was a "connected" person.

Codename Elf, she is a female singer.

To be honest, veteran players like Xu Kong were quite curious about the Pokémon's strength.

Having connections doesn't necessarily mean a lack of ability.

Actually.

With Kaleidoscope, Doctor Crow, and Pangolin showcasing their superstar abilities, and Pleiades, Mr. Mighty, and Martian clearly being top-tier and rising stars respectively, the competition was fierce.

These two people with connections still dared to come up to me, which shows they have some confidence and ability.

If they actually squeezed in two third-rate singers, not to mention the impact on the show, the people behind them would definitely lose face.

Of course, the audience is unaware of these intricacies.

All they knew was that the new female contestant, Elf, sang quite well, had nice long, white legs, and was very pleasing to the eye.

at last.

The fourth contestant, Pleiades Star Official, then took the stage.

As the contestant with the most controversy, the most topics, and the most trending searches on the show, Mao Ri Xing Guan has become the traffic driver of "The Masked Singer".

His appearance on stage naturally drew cheers from the entire audience.

Behind the stage.

A bustling ancient city appeared on the big screen, with song information in the lower left corner.

Song Title: Luoyang Paper

Lyrics by: Pleiades Star Official

"Composer: Pleiades Star Lord"

"Singer: Pleiades Star Official"

All the lights shone on Pleiades, who was wearing a crimson and gilded rooster mask.

The prelude begins.

Xu Kong picked up the microphone.

"Zuo Si is nothing compared to me when I was a child."

"It wasn't You Xiang who said that—it was my father."

"Mingming also worked hard to learn calligraphy, painting, music, and chess."

"It's just that they can't be described as having extraordinary talent."

"..."

"Until one day, my work stirred up a storm."

People are buying paper to copy my words.

"There's a heated debate about whether my writing style is realistic or ornate."

"..."

Blue Star is a parallel world.

The timeline of historical development is basically similar to that of the Earth, and the story of Zuo Si and the high price of paper in Luoyang also exists.

The differences between the two worlds actually only began in the second half of the 20th century.

The climax is approaching.

Should I be proud of the high demand for paper in Luoyang (all because of me)?

"Can the twists and turns of the past be erased overnight (it's hard for me to forget)?"

"Walking along the willow-lined bank in the morning breeze, turning around a thousand years later, I unexpectedly encounter you and ask about it."

How long after that craze did Luoyang paper become cheap again?

"..."

For the audience in the audience and for netizens watching on their screens right now.

This song has a very retro feel.

It doesn't have the retro feel of traditional Chinese style songs.

Rather, this song has a feel of the early 10s.

To put it bluntly, it's like a work written during an economic upswing; you can feel the non-mainstream and Chinese style vibes in this song.