Chapter 176: The Mature Sister Is Panicking

Seeing the online situation, Kangwei was also dumbfounded for a moment.

Speaking of which, does Jiang Cheng have the ability to take all those things down?

Impossible!

Moreover, besides taking down videos, the positive online talk about Jiang Cheng is truly overwhelming, and the commentary in the comment sections is completely one-sided.

Moreover, the topic now is not just whether Jiang Cheng's songs are plagiarized; even this topic has been weakened by other topics.

【It turns out Zhang Anqi only became famous because of Jiang Cheng!】

【The first genius in five hundred years!】

【Looking forward to Jiang Cheng's new work!】

【A hit song every year, a song god every century, Jiang Cheng through the ages!】

【The rise of a superstar, Jiang Cheng!】

Seeing these topics, Huang Zhengming was dumbfounded.

Make sure my fierce operation yesterday was to suppress Jiang Cheng, not to promote him?

This thought merely flashed through his mind; he certainly wouldn't naively think it was his achievement.

"There must be a manipulator behind the scenes," Huang Zhengming muttered to himself.

Having a manipulator, Huang Zhengming could understand that.

But what Huang Zhengming couldn't understand was who this manipulator was; looking at this move, it's practically an all-in gamble!

Moreover, it's an all-around offensive; he felt that if he now entered the fray, even if he were determined to oppose them, he would very likely lose.

This is just exaggerated.

This means the person acting on the other side is at least larger in scale than him; not only larger in scale, but also dealt a heavy blow, going all-in!

Does Jiang Cheng have such a person behind him?

Sitting opposite him, Li Yu Jiao and Li Xiang exchanged a glance; they also saw negative news about Jiang Cheng today.

Only now did they realize that all this behind the scenes was Huang Zhengming's doing.

The circle spreads that Huang Zhengming's methods are ruthless; indeed, his reputation is not undeserved.

……

In Jiang Cheng's studio.

He had Chu Siqi announce that Zhang Anqi's previous hit song was also written by him, then he left it alone.

In Jiang Cheng's view, regardless of whether the scheming behind this was Huang Zhengming's or Zhang Anqi's, as long as Zhang Anqi is dragged down, her backing company will inevitably have to step in to help him clear his name.

As to how much clearing would be needed, Jiang Cheng couldn't gauge it, but he also had confidence—his confidence came from bearing a civilization behind him!

Fortunately, in his past life he wasn't proper, just liked researching these cultural entertainment things; now it's perfectly suited to have a place to use them!

Let the bullets fly for a while; Jiang Cheng made such a plan, then found an independent office, turned on the air conditioning, and went to play PC games.

The studio is quite large, half a floor, several hundred to nearly a thousand square meters, many small independent offices, but none are currently in use.

Ye Qing and Chu Siqi both like using the open office hall; when Ye Qing wants to practice singing, she also goes directly to Chen Yongwang's recording studio.

Now Chen Shu has come, and she is also staying in the open office hall.

Chen Shu is now an independent artist, with no signed company or studio.

She doesn't even have an assistant.

This is also due to her own pride; having no works, after that concert failed ten years ago, she gradually withdrew from the circle.

Actually, if she wanted to make money, it would be simple.

Not to mention how many big bosses and entrepreneurs want to get close to her, even noble families want to marry her.

Just speaking of herself, many companies want to sign her, use her to hype topics, and even shifting to the film and TV industry would be possible!

After all, the femininity on Chen Shu's person is a type rarely seen among so many entertainment stars; it's not exaggerated but full of charm, very suitable for playing a wife-like role!

But Chen Shu refused them all! "Teacher Chen Shu, how do you like this line I sang?"

Chu Siqi sat before the computer, clacking away, her fingers flying, very excited.

Beside her, Ye Qing was holding her phone, opening the player to listen to music, singing along, then asked Chen Shu.

Chen Shu, however, was somewhat absent-minded; hearing Ye Qing's question, she said: "In this part you pressed the tail tone a little low; here you need a slight vibrato to finish smoothly."

"Okay, thank you, Teacher Chen Shu!" Ye Qing, having received the pointer, was very excited.

If it were before, she would have had no chance to get guidance from a former heavenly-level singer like Chen Shu!

But after following Jiang Cheng, not only did she appear on programs, she also got hot topics; now she can even contact a star like Chen Shu!

Compared to Ye Qing's pleasure, Chen Shu's heart was all over the place.

She had only just come into contact through Wang Qiangwei and Jiang Cheng; Jiang Cheng is as high as the midday sun, and he also has talent, which she acknowledges.

But having only contacted for two days, seeing that things were about to collapse, Chen Shu only felt her life was truly bitter.

Could it be that my bad luck really can't be shaken off, that wherever I go, I will fail?

!

Chen Shu thought and thought, almost wanting to cry.

But she couldn't understand why Ye Qing could still be so happy, having the mind to sing, and then Chu Siqi also sat before the computer, looking like she was addicted to gossip.

Especially Jiang Cheng, who actually went to play games at ease!

Aren't they worried?

Just then, Ye Qing asked again, "Teacher Chen Shu, I always sing this song poorly; any tips?"

Chen Shu gathered her thoughts and said: "Actually, some songs are hard to sing well; don't force it—everyone has songs that suit them."

"You'll notice if you pay attention that people with great singing skills aren't necessarily popular; for example, many at the music conservatory have master-level vocal technique, yet their songs fail to move fans."

Ye Qing listened seriously and asked: "I have noticed, but what is the reason?"

Chen Shu continued: "Because the audience only ever cares about one thing: whether it sounds good, not how much skill a singer has or how many styles they can sing; the audience doesn't care about those, they like it only if it sounds good."

"So whoever becomes popular, whether by fluke or for other reasons, ultimately it's because the style they sing matches the taste of a certain group of people."

"So if you have your own singing style and the audience happens to like it, you should stick to that style; otherwise, if your style keeps changing, even if you have great vocal ability, it's hard to build a solid fan base."

"But this also has drawbacks, for example me."

"Chen Shu said this, and his eyes dimmed."

"She has her own style, but a unique style requires songs that match it; she can sing, but she cannot write songs."

"Without suitable songs, even having vocal talent is futile."

"Ye Qing saw Chen Shu's expression and immediately comforted him: 'Teacher Chen Shu, don't worry, with the song Lao ban wrote for you this time, you will definitely shock the music scene this time!'"

"Chen Shu showed a smile. 'Yeah.'"

"The song Jiang Cheng wrote for her this time matches her style; viewed from her perspective, this time she can indeed turn things around."

"But now, Jiang Cheng has gotten into a plagiarism scandal; even if her song turns out to sound good, it will likely be drowned out by negative publicity."

"Thinking of this, Chen Su couldn't help but ask: 'Aren't you worried about the public opinion surrounding Jiang Cheng?'"

"(End of chapter)"