Chapter 69: New Song Released, Zhang Xian Gains New Skill

After Zhang Xian and the others left.

The assistant found Kong Sanmin: "Director Kong, Mr. Xu is asking when we'll send over the contract."

"Alright, I'll give him a call!"

The Mr. Xu mentioned by the assistant was the famous musician Xu Bin; Kong Sanmin had previously arranged with him for the theme song, but Xu Bin submitted his song too late, and the quality wasn't good enough—this was why Kong Sanmin began casting a wide net for songs.

Since he hadn't found a suitable song before, he'd planned to use Xu Bin's "Year After Year," but now things had changed.

"Old Xu, busy?"

After the assistant left, Kong Sanmin called Xu Bin: "Your song is good, but it doesn't match the tone of my drama—you know I'm the type who obsesses over details..."

Kong Sanmin tactfully conveyed his decision not to use Xu Bin's song.

Xu Bin, who had spent half his life in the entertainment industry, naturally understood and said nothing, exchanged a few polite words, and ended the call.

But inside, Xu Bin felt a bit resentful, thinking he'd wait until "The Flowing Years" aired to see which song replaced his.

Two days later.

"There's a Regret Called Us" was released.

This was Tao Linlin's first project after joining, so she put tremendous effort into promotion and publicity.

Topics like #A Sequel to "Decent"#, #Chu Yourong's Breakup Duology# repeatedly surged to Weibo's trending list.

"Decent" was still hot, Chu Yourong's popularity was skyrocketing, and with this series of marketing campaigns, "There's a Regret Called Us" climbed to #1 on the New Song Chart within two hours, and its momentum remained strong.

"It's not as good as 'Decent,' but it's still very nice!"

"I can tell—Nai Rong was deeply hurt. Pfft, damn jerk!"

"Since the breakup, Nai Rong's gone full melancholy mode!"

"Can't bear to let go but can't marry—could Nai Rong be someone's mistress?"

"The lyrics and melody are both by 【Sixth Sense】, same as 'Decent'—who the hell is this genius?"

"'Decent' was such a hit, I didn't expect much from the new song, but it turned out surprisingly good!"

The first batch of netizens who listened to the song gave their reviews; although most felt it wasn't as good as "Decent," the overall reception was decent—a solid above-average work.

With the song's solid quality, Chu Yourong's popularity, and Tao Linlin's excellent marketing, since its release, all metrics for the song have been skyrocketing...

As for the release of "There's a Regret Called Us," Zhang Xian paid it no special attention—he was currently fishing by the river.

He hadn't delivered fish for two days; all the young women and married ladies were waiting. The sisters who'd added him on WeChat had even messaged to ask why he hadn't shown up these past two days.

So Zhang Xian decided to catch more fish today, to warm the hearts of the big sisters and little sisters-in-law.

About ten meters from Zhang Xian's fishing spot, an elderly man was also fishing; from his coffee-colored skin, one could tell he was a seasoned angler.

With a skin tone like his, any ordinary angler would lower their float in respect.

Originally, he and Zhang Xian fished in silence, undisturbed—but after a while, the seasoned angler couldn't sit still anymore.

He hadn't caught a single fish, while on the other side, Zhang Xian was reeling in fish one after another, and each one was sizable—by sight, the largest might weigh seven or eight catties.

He temporarily reeled in his line and walked straight over to Zhang Xian.

"Kid, your luck is insane!"

"I've seen you catch over ten fish already."

Zhang Xian caught another fish; as he changed bait, the seasoned angler spoke up.

"Old man, you're wrong—catching one or two is luck, but this many? Still luck?"

Zhang Xian replied smugly—he was a divine angler, and for this man to say he fished by luck was an insult to his skill.

"So you know some secret technique?"

The seasoned angler's eyes lit up, brimming with thirst for knowledge.

"Every trade in the 360 professions has its own tricks—fishing is no different."

As he spoke, Zhang Xian cast another line; once the float settled on the water's surface, he continued: "Old man, do you believe a fish will bite within two minutes?"

"Two minutes?"

The angler glanced at his watch and began counting down with the second hand—just one minute and five seconds later, the float was yanked underwater.

From the way and speed the float sank, it was clearly a large fish, and it had swallowed the hook deep—hard to unhook.

Seeing this, the angler who'd been silently counting down was stunned; though he'd seen Zhang Xian's consecutive catches, the exact timing of bites was nearly impossible for a fisherman to judge.

Yet Zhang Xian had confidently predicted it would happen within two minutes—and it had.

As the angler stood in shock, Zhang Xian had already begun playing the fish; they struggled for three or four minutes before Zhang Xian finally netted it.

It was a wild bighead carp, weighing fifteen to sixteen catties—the largest fish Zhang Xian had caught that day.

Zhang Xian happily placed the fish in his cooler, then turned to the angler: "If this fish weren't so big, I could've landed it in under two minutes."

The angler, whose skin was baked coffee-brown, was utterly convinced: "Kid, I want to learn fishing!"

Zhang Xian smiled and shook his head: "Old man, it's not that I won't teach you—my skill can only be passed to my son."

"Not taught to outsiders!"

"Uh..."

The angler was speechless: "This isn't even a trade that can feed your family or make you rich—why be so secretive?"

"Old man, you're wrong about that."

Zhang Xian immediately retorted: "Who says fishing can't feed a family or make you rich? Haven't you seen all those fishing streamers online? Several have millions of followers—and their income isn't low."

"I'm not short of money, otherwise I'd already be streaming!"

Zhang Xian added his final boast.

"Then let's make a deal."

"You teach me fishing, I'll teach you Acupuncture."

The angler, desperate to learn fishing, offered a new solution.

"Acupuncture?"

"Why would I learn this stuff!"

Zhang Xian shook his head: "Besides, who knows how skilled you are? Don't screw me over again!"

"I screw you over?"

The fisherman sneered: "Do you know how many people want to make me their master every day?"

Zhang Xian shrugged indifferently: "Even if ten thousand people want to make you their master, what does that have to do with me?"

Ding!

Check-in successful!

Reward: 20,000 R Coins!

Random reward: one Skill Blind Box.

As Zhang Xian and the fisherman spoke, the system notification suddenly rang out,

The long-awaited Skill Blind Box has arrived!

Zhang Xian nearly jumped out of his skin with excitement.

【Open】!

Open immediately!

Zhang Xian immediately gave the command.

Ding!

Congratulations, host! Skill acquired: Tongxuan Needle!

(Note: As a long-lost acupuncture marvel, Tongxuan Needle can cure most diseases.)

6!!

Seeing the description of "Tongxuan Needle," Zhang Xian was instantly thrilled—did this mean Zhang Zhaodi could be saved!