Chapter 102: Yue Na Goes Nuts, Pliers Caught Eavesdropping
“You all… together… came up with the name?”
Jin Sui was surprised: “《Confession Balloon》… confession… balloon?!”
“Yeah, didn’t you know? Teacher Chi told the program team of 《Time With You》 that this song just went online not long ago.”
Jin Xia happily said: “Can you loop it a hundred times a day, Aunt?”
Jin Sui: “?”
Her thinking was led astray for a moment, and she subconsciously asked: “Why?”
“Because this can help Teacher Chi boost more playback volume and data!”
Jin Sui: “…”
“Don’t try to change the subject with me, I used this trick a lot at your age, let me tell you, it doesn’t work!”
Jin Sui aggressively: “How is it Confession Balloon? Huh? Are blond guys this arrogant now?”
“Blond guy… what does blond guy mean?” Empress Dowager doesn’t usually pay much attention to abstract memes, blinking her peach blossom eyes: “Is it about Teacher Chi’s styling? No, he doesn’t have blond hair!”
Jin Sui: “…You’re pretending again?”
“I’m really not!”
“…Forget it.” Jin Sui sighed, paused, then carefully said: “That bastard Jin Ming wants to acquire an entertainment company, wants to play in the entertainment industry… I’m telling you in advance, if he asks you to film or sing or anything, reject it all, got it?”
“Ah… Uncle wants to layout the entertainment industry?”
Jin Xia was surprised, no longer joking, and bluntly said: “He’s lost so much money, and he still has money to lose?”
Jin Sui: “…6.”
Too filial.
She couldn’t help but earnestly say: “Xia Xia, let me tell you about Jin Ming, you’re the younger generation, your uncle is pretty trash, but… cough cough… but he is still your uncle.”
“Sorry Aunt, I just think… he’ll lose money anyway, why go through the process, just give him the money directly, saves trouble!”
Jin Xia muttered: “And he always doesn’t let me play this, doesn’t let me do that, putting on airs, not a good person.”
Jin Sui: “…”
“Also.” She ignored her niece’s words and continued to remind: “Yue Na suffered a big loss this time, they probably won’t let it go… remind Chi Ye to be more careful.”
“Okay, I’ll thank you on behalf of Teacher Chi, Aunt, you’re such a good person.”
Jin Sui couldn’t listen anymore, this perfectly fine girl, why does she always side with outsiders now?
If I don’t speak up for Chi Ye, then I’m the bad person?
“Hanging up.”
She hung up the phone a bit depressed.
Zhang Jie, who had been waiting nearby, stood up: “Ming Zong is already here, shall we…”
“Sigh, I’m done.”
Jin Sui rubbed her temples, stood up: “Let’s go, everyone’s here, time to meet… By the way, everyone at home has been spoiled, why doesn’t he use his brain, I haven’t even entered the mainland market yet, what use is him coming to find me?”
On family matters, Zhang Jie didn’t say more, just silently followed her out.
Ten minutes later, Jin Sui met Jin Ming, and the siblings began false pleasantries.
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Jin Sui asked Empress Dowager to remind Chi Ye to be careful, but actually, if Yue Na wants to make moves, being careful won’t help.
That evening.
Not long after the Yue Na thunderclap incident, the previously silent music industry started stirring.
The two seniors, Na and Yang, whose reputation exploded not long ago, hadn’t spoken yet, but major music critics in the music industry, as well as senior industry big stars and big shots, began commenting on #Chi Ye Incident#.
As for what #Chi Ye Incident# is, it’s naturally the 《Confession Balloon》 that’s now gradually exploding and sweeping across major music platforms.
Regarding the outside world’s hype for 《Confession Balloon》, and the praise for Chi Ye slapping Hua Yichen and the two seniors Na and Yang, major mainstream music critics in the music industry gave the sharpest evaluations.
But they didn’t awkwardly bash, instead, they were reasoned and evidence-based, truly analyzing from singing skill.
Well-known music critic big shot Ding Sheng posted on Weibo:
【From the rise of “《Confession Balloon》s”, observing the decline of the Chinese Music Scene.】
【Starting from yesterday, the name 《Confession Balloon》 suddenly entered the music industry’s view, and I listened to Chi Ye’s currently most hyped live version with curiosity. After listening, I have mixed feelings, very shocked, very surprised, very heartbroken—the Chinese Music Scene has declined to this point?】
【From a work perspective, 《Confession Balloon》 is successful, it’s very pleasant to hear, but it’s absolutely not pleasant enough to match this level of popularity and status.】
【And analyzing Chi Ye’s singing skill, it’s even worse.】
This music critic does have “real stuff”, because he really seriously analyzed Chi Ye’s singing skill.
【First, just like Chi Ye himself evaluated Hua Yichen, his personal performance in breath control is also barely passable.】
【Looking at all his current live singing, long phrases lack breath, there are frequent unnatural pauses between musical phrases. According to professional standards, one should use diaphragmatic breathing to output breath slowly and evenly, to ensure fullness and continuity of notes, but his breath intake is limited, far from professional standards.】
【As for resonance, from the use of resonance, Chi Ye’s singing lacks layers.】
【Excellent singers skillfully blend chest resonance, oral resonance, head resonance, making the sound rich and three-dimensional, but Chi Ye throughout the performance almost only relies on oral resonance, resulting in flat sound, lacking depth and breadth. This singing method can only be casually listened to, in the recording studio it’s fine, but real insiders listening will curse!】
【Finally, his enunciation problem… As a singer, unclear lyrics enunciation… this is the most ridiculous. I don’t understand why anyone likes listening to his songs.】
【So, overall, I’m shocked, this kind of merely average “singing skill” actually gets so much hype? Isn’t this the sorrow of the Chinese Music Scene?】
This analysis instantly topped the hot search, as for how it got there… Yue Na bought it.
But buying is buying, Ding Sheng has great seniority and star power in the music industry, his analysis is all from a professional angle, causing many of Chi Ye’s fans and bystanders who like listening to his songs unable to refute even if they want to.
And this is just the beginning.
Soon, more music industry big shots joined in, most who care about face followed Ding Sheng’s “technical” approach, evaluating Chi Ye with professional knowledge.
A few without much knowledge were even simpler and more direct.
They clung to a “sure-win trump card”—【He beat Han Hong + Sun Nan, who in the industry doesn’t treat him as a joke?】
Yeah, how could you beat Teacher Han and Teacher Sun?
Not to mention the previous episode of 《Voice of Nature》 was already controversial, the win was very reluctant, just say a little traffic star, how dare you win?
Don’t say it, this argument is even more accepted than the previous technical one, many bandwagon netizens love this tune.
The public hates traffic, everyone likes old seniors.
—Beating Teacher Han and Teacher Sun is the original sin.
Yue Na watched coldly from behind, silent, but quietly steered the topic from Chi Ye’s poor singing to traffic supremacy, Chi Ye beating Han Hong and Sun Nan with traffic.
This is the topic that most touches everyone’s sensitive nerves!
Related hot words continued to be bought without regard to cost, various “netizens” self-media, Bilibili UP mains all stood up, starting frame-by-frame analysis of Chi Ye’s singing skill and roasting the champion group of the previous 《Voice of Nature》.
Chi Ye found this scene very familiar, because this is the most common combo punch black marketing in the industry.
That is, first use professional theory to stand firm, get convincing big shots to endorse, gain psychological recognition from most bandwagon netizens, then mass produce black marketing.
Douyin, Bilibili, Xiaohongshu, those self-media accounts take money and start bashing.
Don’t say you already have black points, even without, they can create N black points for you!
Um… Chi Ye did this before too.
But, he did it before doesn’t mean he can accept these money-grubbing idiots bashing now.
So, he immediately responded on Weibo to Ding Sheng’s so-called “chest, oral, head resonance”: 【I’m actually using pelvic resonance, resonating right into you.】
As for others—star power too low, too lazy to reply.
But Ding Sheng saw his reply and got furious like a mouse with its tail stepped on, anxiously posting N more attacks on him.
Chi Ye stayed silent, just blocked.
For black press releases on this scale, he alone definitely can’t respond to all, can only let the team prepare.
“Um… continue?”
Teacher Shi stopped singing, her heavenly voice disappeared, she walked over looking at Chi Ye: “You sing very well, he… they’re talking nonsense.”
“…Of course I know they’re talking nons… nonsense.”
Chi Ye urgently retracted an 8, afraid the Boxing King would think he’s provoking and punch him.
Shi Daifu: “…”
“It’s fine, continue.”
Chi Ye waved indifferently, signaling not to mind, Yue Na only has these tricks, continue rehearsal.
Teacher Shi didn’t speak again, she was never good with words, only good with fists and feet.
This side continued rehearsal.
The other side.
Same building.
The chief director of 《Voice of Nature》 was frowning and hesitating, conflicted.
“What does Yue Na mean by this?”
“They want us to rank Chi Ye low this episode, then step on him…”
“Does he think Tomato TV is run by Yue Na? No way.”
The chief director refused decisively, he’s not Yue Na’s lackey, why listen to them?
But the friend who came to communicate for Yue Na smiled: “Heard their Young President Liu is going to find Tomato TV’s leader… they’re really angry this time.”
“You’ve cooperated with them so much, worth offending them for one Chi Ye?”
The chief director fell silent.
Yes, Yue Na not only took off-field measures, they even wanted on-field to directly shatter the persona filter Chi Ye just built.
But…
The chief director still shook his head: “Chi Ye’s popularity is so high now, can’t play like this.”
“Oh? So what do you mean?” The friend heard the subtext.
Can’t play like this, then are there other ways?
The chief director hesitated for a moment, just about to speak.
Bang bang bang.
Knocking sound, the assistant director Chi Ye had met before walked in, first glanced at the friend, then whispered a few words to the chief director.
The chief director was stunned, looked at the friend: “Have some tea first, I’ll step out.”
Friend: “?”
The chief director didn’t speak, followed the assistant director out to Chi Ye and Shi Daifu’s rehearsal room.
Each guest’s rehearsal room, in principle, before going on stage, no outsiders allowed, to prevent leaks.
But the program team’s chief director obviously not in that category.
He walked in, stopped the staff about to stand, and listened attentively.
Chi Ye and Shi Daifu were currently singing the full version of 《Light Years Away》.
Domestic top team, top stereo live.
Five minutes later.
The chief director returned to the office, bluntly told the friend: “No, no, no.”
Friend: “???”
“Go back…” The chief director paused, euphemistically reminded: “Suggest… Yue Na shouldn’t mess with Chi Ye on this front… this guy… he’s a bit weird.”
“?”
The friend was inexplicably “sent” out, went back and told Young President Liu.
“Fuck, Tomato TV is also stupid, just one Chi Ye, treating him like their own dad?”
Young President Liu cursed, but the program team disagreeing was expected… they really don’t have that much influence.
“No matter, Voices of Music side has already started, I just don’t believe, him covering a song, can still get a ranking.”
“This persona of his is doomed to collapse!”
The friend was speechless, just puzzled in his heart… in just five minutes, why did the chief director change attitude?
…
Why change attitude?
Shi Jinwei was also very curious.
Her rehearsal room is next door to Chi Ye’s, plus she’s well-informed in the industry, with such turmoil outside, how could she not notice?
So, about the chief director coming and going back, even that friend’s purpose, she guessed some.
Precisely because of this, she was curious.
“You say they’re doing original again this time?!”
Hearing the news the assistant just inquired, Shi Jinwei couldn’t sit still.
“Yeah!” The assistant was excited: “Still Chi Ye lyric writing and composition!”
“…OMG.”
Shi Jinwei incredulously: “Can he really write a quality ‘time-space’ theme song in such a short time?”
“Don’t know about that.”
Shi Jinwei looked at the assistant, asked again: “How do they sing? Did you hear? No fan filter!”
The assistant swallowed the praise, awkwardly: “Um… really couldn’t hear, I’m pretty close with a big brother next door, he said can only reveal this much, the rest… wait till the day to hear.”
“…Weird, really weird, I don’t believe it.”
Shi Jinwei ultimately chose to trust her smart brain.
That evening, she deliberately left late, saw the corridor mostly empty, then stealthily went to Chi Ye and Shi Daifu’s rehearsal room doorway.
Just about to lean in to listen.
Click.
Room door opened.
Chi Ye yawning came out, startled upon seeing Shi Jinwei: “Holy! Sister Qianzi ghost!”
Shi Jinwei: “？！”
“You… you eavesdropping here?”
Chi Ye realized, quickly closed the door, vigilantly sizing up Sister Qianzi: “This is a bit unsportsmanlike, huh.”
Shi Jinwei: “…”
Cold snort, disdainfully: “Who the hell cares to eavesdrop, do you have persecution delusion? I was just passing by.”
With that, she turned and calmly walked out.
Chi Ye looking at her back: “You talking about yourself?”
The strong and composed Shi Jinwei stumbled, turned head, gritting teeth: “Chi Ye, you’re doomed! People like you will never get recognition from the music industry, no wonder no one in the circle likes you!”
Chi Ye more surprised: “What are you saying, the circle? Which circle? Pigpen?”
Shi Jinwei silent for two seconds, turned and left.
Chi Ye shaking head: “Caught eavesdropping and still stubborn, you really are…”
Shi Jinwei quickened steps, disappeared.
Chi Ye didn’t nag more, turned to the restroom.
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That night, four days before the next episode of 《Voice of Nature》 airs, the new episode’s only guest performance guest is announced.
Recently on a lucky streak, no longer having diarrhea Lao Peng, boarded the airplane to Shanghai.
Chi Ye, your Chen is here!!
