Chapter 83

The song "First, Be a Better You" didn't necessarily shock the audience, but it completely overturned the netizens' perception of the Happy Musicians. In fact, most people had guessed that the new song the Happy Musicians would perform on the show would be quite interesting.

However, the reality was that they brought a very mature and highly addictive song. With the song's quality being quite good, everyone quickly accepted it.

Of course, there were also many netizens who complained that it wasn't as good as the previous songs and had no meaning, but they were only a small part.

After the show aired and until 11 PM, the names "Happy Musicians" and "Li Huanle" once again appeared on the search rankings, though at a relatively low position, the attention was still significant.

Unlike the netizens, the media's reports were mostly positive, especially some music critics who gave "First, Be a Better You" top-notch reviews, at least for the time being...

Moreover, with the distinctive five members of the rookie band, many music critics believed that if they were packaged and debuted, they would have great potential.

The production team of SK also responded to the audience's requests on the message board and quickly released a separate video version, removing some of the artists' interaction scenes to create a live version of the MV, which quickly gained a high click rate.

The next morning, Li Huanle, who got up early, also thought about checking the reaction after the show. To his delight, most of the media reports affirmed Li Huanle's creative abilities and even labeled him as a new rising composer, though the news also had its fair share of teasing with the term "rookie."

Especially the music critic Jiang Mingshi, who directly used the term "rookie" to satirize the current music industry, hoping that these musicians wouldn't be immersed in the world of electronic music. While praising Li Huanle's song, he also expressed the hope that Li Huanle wouldn't completely lose his unique style, neither praising nor criticizing.

Additionally, there was a lot of discussion about Li Huanle's appearance and performance on the show, especially his clever behavior and the bet he made with Jiang Hude, which also garnered a lot of attention.

At this moment, many media outlets were formally beginning to pay attention to Li Huanle's next work, especially after watching the show, it wasn't hard to guess that the next work might be related to real artists.

Jiang Hude and the members of 21... it was truly unexpected and exciting.

Now, many reporters also wanted to interview Li Huanle, but they had no way to contact him. Instead, the phone of Bom, who was suspected to be Li Huanle's friend, didn't stop ringing, but he didn't dare to expose Li Huanle's phone number, which was quite troublesome.

Similarly, CCM was also troubled. Many media outlets were speculating whether this was part of CCM's new artist promotion plan, as CCM had been promoting their new artist plans to the media since the beginning of the year, especially with Quan Baolan being so popular and Li Zhiyan doing well, it seemed like a prelude to a new artist's debut.

However, CCM didn't give a direct answer, leading to many media outlets making wild guesses.

Although there were many followers, compared to Han Chae-young's divorce, it was still a lower level of attention.

Additionally...

"Li Huanle? Could it be Li Huanle from Hongyi High School?"

Sitting in front of the computer in a white T-shirt, still a bit dazed, Li Huanle's expression suddenly became calm when he saw this comment under the live version of the video.

Now, Li Huanle understood why artists were always so cautious, afraid of their past being exposed.

Li Huanle wasn't worried about his past being exposed, but he was thinking about how to turn the disadvantage around after exposure or establish a good image beforehand.

Perhaps doing charity work would be a good method, but given his current family's financial situation, Li Huanle didn't feel he had the position to do charity work.

Although the threat from the Choi family's company had passed, if the company could be saved in two years, he would ultimately have to face the issue of land, whether choosing to renew the lease or purchasing it according to the contract, which would be a significant amount of money.

Li Huanle wasn't a reckless person. Although he had done many things that weren't profitable and was working hard to enter the entertainment industry, it didn't mean he was prepared to go without making money for the next two years.

What he was doing now was just laying the groundwork for himself, as fame and status were the foundation of everything in this industry.

"Looks like I need to think of a better way!"

Li Huanle sighed, feeling a bit helpless, but he was also thinking that if his past were exposed, there might still be people who could understand. After all, although he had beaten many seniors, he had helped even more juniors.

Just thinking about the teachers he had beaten made Li Huanle feel a bit of a headache. Although he had only beaten a couple of teachers, for Koreans who hold the teaching profession in such high regard, this wasn't a small matter.

Just like yesterday, "Starking" indeed edited out the rap performance of the Kim brothers, which was indeed not easy to broadcast.

However, this time Li Huanle suddenly thought of something.

"Teacher?"

Li Huanle suddenly remembered something, hurriedly opened a document, and typed in the name of a script... "Moloch."

After recording this name from his memory, Li Huanle left the computer room.

Coming to the living room and standing at the door, looking at the heavy rain outside, Li Huanle muttered, "This weather isn't good for a birthday party, unlucky pseudo-loli!"

...

At 11 AM, Quan Baolan and Li Zhiyan, carrying several large bags, arrived at Li Huanle's residence by car. Although the sky was still pouring rain, Quan Baolan, as the birthday girl, was unexpectedly in a good mood.

"Your BBQ can't happen, do you have a backup plan?" Taking the bags from Li Zhiyan's hands, Li Huanle looked at the pseudo-loli in slippers and asked.

"What? It's my birthday today, why aren't you helping me with the bags? Besides, if we can't have a BBQ, we can just grill meat. Don't you have an electric grill at home?" Quan Baolan complained, placing the bags on the ground.

Li Huanle replied helplessly, "You're really not polite. But I'm saying this upfront, after the party, you must clean everything in the house, or you won't be allowed to leave!"

After saying that, Li Huanle walked to the side and picked up all the bags, his arms quickly sinking.

"Damn, are you eating rocks on your birthday? What did you buy that's so heavy!"

"Hmph, since it's for my birthday, of course, I bought a lot. Come on, Zhiyan, let's go in and rest first!" Quan Baolan said, pulling Li Zhiyan, who was awkwardly smiling, to the sofa to rest.

Today, one of them was wearing a cute blue T-shirt and casual pants, while the other was wearing a white shirt and jeans.

The former was naturally Quan Baolan, and the latter was Li Zhiyan. Although their outfits were different, there was one thing in common: both of them... had put on makeup.

Li Huanle sighed helplessly. It was Quan Baolan's birthday, so he slightly restrained himself and didn't criticize her.

However, when Li Huanle carried the bags to the dining table, he didn't notice that Quan Baolan was looking at him with a very strange expression...

At this moment, Quan Baolan was thinking seriously and resentfully...

"Could it be that he didn't prepare a gift?"

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