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The red 99+ in the upper right corner of the Douyin screen was extremely obvious. Her first reaction was that a fan had sent her a surprise gift.

But when she opened Douyin (TikTok), she saw that the two videos of Xu Fan singing that she had posted last night had a combined total of about 478 million views, 223 million likes, and more than 90 comments.

She opened her mouth and stared wide-eyed.

Overnight, her fan base surged by 700,000.

The data was so terrifying that her hands trembled as she held her phone.

70 followers, 478 million reads, and 223 million likes.

It's worth noting that before last night, she only had 40,000 to 50,000 followers.

She posted hundreds of short videos, but the total likes for all of them didn't even equal the likes for any single one of them.

She opened the comments section with a mix of panic and excitement.

The first pinned comment that caught her eye made her heart race.

"I'll pay you 30 million, and I need all the information about the guy in the video within ten minutes."

The very first comment has already received over 200,000 likes, and the comment on the first floor is also astonishing: "Miss upstairs, please be my sugar daddy."

The comments below were almost entirely filled with praise for the song and requests for information about the young man.

"Can anyone tell me who this handsome guy with that somewhat melancholic profile is? Why does he sing so well?"

"I cried. Please forgive me for crying like a baby when I heard this song at graduation."

"It's four in the morning now, and I've played this short video on repeat countless times. Why am I so reluctant to part with it?"

"How come there are such touching lyrics about someone who hasn't even had many relationships yet but is already asking for bridesmaids and groomsmen?"

"I'm in love, I'm really in love, can someone tell me who this handsome guy is?"

"Lingling, your voice is off, wake up!"

"Lingling, tell me who the handsome guy in the video is, and I'll cover your food expenses for the next year."

"I'll offer 10 billion yuan for this guy's contact information. If you find it, then pretend I didn't say anything."

She quickly opened the video "People Like Me" and was even more shocked and incredulous. There were even more comments, and besides those who were excited about the video and asked who the young man was, there were many more comments expressing empathy and deep sorrow.

"I cried while listening to it, and suddenly I felt lonely."

"Few people can truly empathize with you. Only by working hard quietly can you surprise others. I have never heard such heart-wrenching lyrics before."

"It's strange. Someone like me, who hasn't experienced any particularly big storms, why don't I like to laugh anymore?"

Xia Ziling kept flipping through her Douyin (TikTok) feed, trembling and at a loss, her heart filled with indescribable complex emotions.

In fact, last night, even when she was asleep, she kept playing the songs "Don't Say Goodbye" and "A Person Like Me" on repeat.

But she really didn't expect these two songs to become so popular, and she instinctively wanted to reply.

But I hesitated.

To tell or not to tell?

After hesitating for a long time, she finally turned off Douyin, found Xu Fan's phone number, and dialed it.

Meanwhile, news about the two songs gradually emerged on Weibo, but compared to the others, "If One Day I Become Very Rich" had already attracted countless fans.

Xu Fan's Weibo account already has around 40,000 followers.

This was all done without any deliberate promotion, which shows how popular the song is.

The promotion of this song by the "The Coming One" program team was extremely simple. After all, many excellent songs appeared in the three tracks, and Xu Fan's song also became popular.

However, compared to those more classic and widely sung songs, this song seems a bit lacking, only attracting a segment of the audience.

Xu Fan was still in bed when he received the call.

He squinted and saw that it was Xia Ziling calling. He hesitated for a moment before answering the call.

Before I could even say hello, I heard Xia Ziling's excited voice: "Xu Fan, you're famous!"

Xu Fan felt no excitement and said weakly, "I understand."

Then, in a daze, he hung up the phone.

Xia Ziling, who was standing across from them, was left completely bewildered and in a mess in the room.

She was wondering, "Did I not explain myself clearly?"

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===Chapter Six: Song Plagiarism===

Snap!

Xu Fan left his phone by the bedside and closed his eyes, ready to go back to sleep.

The phone rang again. Xu Fan opened his eyes somewhat irritably, answered it groggily, and said coldly, "Hey, Miss Xia, what exactly do you want?"

Xia Ziling was already quite angry, and hearing these words made her even more furious.

He said angrily, "Hey! Can't you hear me?"

Xu Fan nodded, rubbed his eyes, and said, "Did you hear me? So what? I'll give you an award."

Xia Ziling:

Seeing that Xia Ziling was silent, Xu Fan hung up the phone again without any politeness.

However, this also made Xu Fan unable to sleep at all.

After washing up, Xu Fan prepared to go to the hospital to see his mother. During this time, Xia Ziling rang the phone twice in a row, but Xu Fan just listened to music.

However, as he was about to leave, he looked at the missed calls on his phone, hesitated for a moment, and then called back.

I was drowsy just now, but I'm much more awake now.

Xia Ziling on the other end of the phone was trembling with anger. She never expected Xu Fan to hang up on her twice in a row. What was even worse was that he didn't answer the next two calls.

I'm so angry!

Then don't blame me for publishing your information.

She was angrily preparing to reply to those netizens who were offering high prices for information when Xu Fan called.

With a cold snort, Xia Ziling clicked the hang-up button without hesitation.

If you won't answer my calls, then I won't answer yours either.

But to Xia Ziling's dismay, the phone never rang again after she hung up, making her already chaotic state of mind even more chaotic.

Xu Fan didn't think too much about it; if the person wasn't answering the phone, they must be busy.

On his way to the hospital, he received another call from Zhao Feiyang.

The guy on the phone kept saying, "Old Xu, you're famous. Old Xu, you're really famous."

Over the phone, Xu Fan reassured the excited young man, saying, "Calm down, calm down."

Zhao Feiyang was speechless on the phone, remaining silent for a long time.

Instead of hanging up the phone with his good friend Zhao Feiyang, Xu Fan asked, "Tell me, how did you set it off?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Feiyang excitedly exclaimed again, "You kid already have forty or fifty thousand followers on Weibo, did you know that?"

Xu Fan was startled and asked with some doubt, "Are you kidding me again?"

Even so, he still put the phone on speakerphone and opened Weibo.

Zhao Feiyang said, "If it weren't for the various Xu Fans diverting the flow, there would probably be even more."

Xu Fan didn't understand the meaning of those words, but he did notice the surge in his followers and the various comments and messages on his homepage.

Thirty percent of people are talking about how great the song "If One Day I Become Very Rich" is.

Sixty percent of people are asking who this Xu Fan is and why he sings so well.

Another 80-90% of the discussion revolves around whether the account actually belongs to Xu Fan.

Moreover, it also contains some haters, which is indispensable.

What puzzled Xu Fan was that among these comments, he occasionally saw one or two messages that seemed to suggest that his song was plagiarized.

What's happening here?

It's important to know that whether it's "A Person Like Me," "Never Say Goodbye," or even the song "If One Day I Become Very Rich" that I participated in the competition, they all come from another parallel world, as the system claims.

So what's the deal with these haters saying they plagiarized songs?

As Xu Fan scrolled through Weibo, he became increasingly alarmed, and his face darkened.

Just then, Zhao Feiyang on the other end of the phone suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Holy crap, what's going on, Lao Xu? Quickly check the comments below the Weibo post!"

"I'm watching."

Zhao Feiyang said, "Last night, The Coming One became a hit across the internet, creating a new variety show format. More than a dozen musicians, including you, won praise from countless netizens, which is why your Weibo followers exploded last night. Although the growth rate of followers for people like Cui Zhixuan was even faster, you did become quite popular."

Xu Fan didn't comment on this; he just watched the comments pile up and get more and more annoyed.

Zhao Feiyang continued, "You've become famous, which is a good thing, but suddenly someone said you plagiarized a song. Who the hell was I who couldn't keep my mouth shut and blurted out all that nonsense?"

Hearing this, Xu Fan was slightly moved and said, "Never mind him for now. Where are you right now? Come to the hospital."

Zhao Feiyang agreed and hung up the phone.

Looking at the comments on Weibo, Xu Fan wasn't exactly annoyed, but he was somewhat indignant.

"The Coming One is a hit across the internet, but singer Xu Fan was found to have plagiarized songs and music. The truth is here."

"It is reported that Xu Fan, a contestant on The Coming One, performed the song 'If One Day I Become Very Rich' last night. This song is a collaboration between well-known Chinese composer Liu Luo and well-known Chinese lyricist Zhen Xipeng. Xu Fan is suspected of plagiarism!"

"An unknown artist plagiarized a famous composer and lyricist, and the plagiarism went viral online. Intellectual property rights were severely violated. The Tomorrow's Son program team has yet to respond to this matter. Does this mean they admit that Xu Fan plagiarized the work?"

Xu Fan didn't want to read any more of the comments, but his gaze kept wandering over the various self-media bloggers. Finally, he was drawn to two people, clicked on them, and was immediately filled with anger.

Composer Liu Luo (verified): I, Liu Luo, co-wrote the song "If One Day I Become Very Rich" with my friend Zhen Xipeng. Yesterday, it was unintentionally sung by singer Xu Fan at the preliminary round of "The Coming One," who claimed it as his own song. In response to this plagiarism, I hereby issue a solemn warning to the "The Coming One" program team and singer Xu Fan, demanding an apology and compensation.

Another verified Weibo post by lyricist Zhen Xipeng was identical to Liu Luo's post, except for the name. At the same time, both of them tagged the Weibo accounts of The Coming One and Xu Fan.

Just as Xu Fan was pondering how to resist, another call came in on his phone.

Without hesitation, I answered the phone. The voice on the other end was very gentle: "Hello, you must be the superstar Xu Fan, right? I am the chief director of the 'The Coming One' program. My surname is Wang. Just a minute ago, a lot of messages suddenly appeared online saying that your song yesterday was plagiarized. Are you aware of this?"