Chapter 36

"Xie Yan, you were discovered by Brother Liu. The company originally planned to have you debut officially this time, but we didn't expect Tang Feng to rise so suddenly. Now, his new songs almost dominate the charts, and even many singers from music companies who were planning to release new songs have delayed their plans. I hope you can understand; Brother Liu is doing this for your own good!" Liu Jie said to Liu Yanxi beside him.

"I understand. Tang Feng's three songs have only been out for a few days, yet they've already taken the top three spots on the hot new songs chart. I've listened to his songs, and they are indeed very good. Not just me, but even singers who have been in the industry for a long time have chosen to temporarily avoid his sharp edge. This shows Tang Feng's strength!" Liu Yanxi nodded and said.

"It's good that you understand. But now there's a great opportunity. If we handle it well, you can definitely become famous with this!" Liu Jie said with a smile.

"Great opportunity? What do you mean, Brother Liu?" Liu Yanxi asked in surprise.

"Have you seen the news about Tang Feng?" Liu Jie asked.

"Yes, I've seen it. Not only that, but I also watched his live stream last night and threw him a few hundred eggs!" Liu Yanxi said, sticking out her tongue cutely.

"This time, your opportunity is related to Tang Feng. Can you guess what it is?" Liu Jie said with a smile.

"Goodness, it can't be about the original female duet singer for 'Wrong, Wrong, Wrong,' right?" Liu Yanxi covered her mouth in surprise.

"Hehe, get ready. Although Young Master Feng has already agreed to use the person I recommend, the specifics will depend on your own performance. Seize this opportunity. Although I haven't seen the original lyrics of 'Wrong, Wrong, Wrong,' I believe that if the translated version can be so popular, the original version won't be far off! And Tang Feng is always someone who can create miracles! Brother Liu can only help you so much!" Liu Jie said.

"Is this... really true? Thank you, Brother Liu! Thank you, Brother Liu!" Liu Yanxi said excitedly.

Although Tang Feng is just a relatively popular newcomer in the eyes of some veteran singers, for newcomers like Liu Yanxi, Tang Feng is already someone to look up to!

Liu Yanxi was discovered by Liu Jie at a student-organized graduation party and has been signed to Reku for some time. Originally, Liu Yanxi's songs were already recorded and just waiting for promotion and release. However, Tang Feng's momentum was unstoppable. Not only did his own songs dominate the new song charts, but the songs he wrote for his friends were even more popular.

By the 11th, the combined sales of Tang Feng's two songs had already exceeded 800,000, and sales were still increasing daily. It was a certainty that Tang Feng would become the fastest Reku artist to reach two stars in the company's history.

And the song "Vast Skies and Wide Oceans" was no less impressive, breaking 300,000 sales in just two days. One song made the Iron Wolf Band famous overnight!

Now, although it's hard to estimate the performance of Tang Feng's two hit songs, given the current attention from netizens and their uniqueness, it's clear they will also be bestsellers.

In fact, Liu Jie had another idea he hadn't mentioned: if Liu Yanxi could gain Tang Feng's approval, it might not be impossible to ask him for a song in the future!

Perhaps some people outside criticized Tang Feng as unworthy of the title of music genius, but in Liu Jie's view, that was just sour grapes.

What is the entertainment industry? They had the nerve to criticize Tang Feng's songs as vulgar and lowbrow. Yes, Tang Feng's "Wrong, Wrong, Wrong" does have some vulgar elements, but a song that can attract so much attention is a success in itself. And as for those so-called moralists, they may appear upright on the surface, but in reality, they engage in all sorts of vulgar and lowbrow behavior behind the scenes.

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After Chen Meimei publicly supported Tang Feng on WeChat, some posts suddenly appeared online questioning whether the songs were truly original to Tang Feng and whether he had the ability to write them.

These posts were quickly fanned by those with ulterior motives and gradually gained traction. The online debate about whether 21-year-old Tang Feng had the ability to write those songs grew louder.

Soon, veteran composers and lyricists began to analyze Tang Feng's songs in depth.

Veteran composer and lyricist Chen Shuo analyzed Tang Feng's song "Miss Dong" on his podcast.

"Many netizens have left messages asking me to comment on the recently popular song 'Miss Dong.' I, Chen Shuo, have listened to this song many times and have some shallow insights to share.

"First, I don't find the song logically coherent; it's just a combination of fragmented scenes and images. The songwriter is skilled at word choice and sentence construction, but when it comes to the whole work, it's just a series of similar scenes strung together. Such a song can be very moving when you hear a line at a certain moment, but if you sit down to appreciate it, you'll find there's not much substance, or it's not well-explained. But these things are hard to define; you could say it's not well-explained, or you could say it leaves endless room for imagination.

"Specifically, the songwriter is very clever. First, the name 'Miss Dong'—if it were 'Miss Zhang' or 'Miss Li,' the atmosphere would be completely different. Sometimes a simple word can bring a unique aesthetic experience, which can be very personal. Some people might think 'Miss Dong' is no different from 'Miss Zhang' or 'Miss Li,' or even see her as a tomboy, but to me, she's a young woman sitting sideways in a qipao.

"So, starting each line with 'Miss Dong' is very clever!

"There's a line, 'Like the clear water under the Anhe Bridge.' If 'Anhe Bridge' were changed to 'Zhaozhou Bridge' or something else, the entire fresh and clear atmosphere would be ruined. This kind of word choice and sentence construction is easy for ancient literati, but nowadays, unless someone has a deep literary background, it's hard to use it so appropriately!

"The core line is 'Falling in love with a wild horse, but my home has no prairie, which makes me feel desperate, Miss Dong.' The meaning is so simple, and the wild horse and prairie are typical elements of fresh and clear songs, making them popular. Even if you don't understand the whole song, you can understand this line.

"..."

Chen Shuo's analysis quickly became ammunition for those attacking and questioning Tang Feng, especially the line "Nowadays, unless someone has a deep literary background, it's hard to use it so appropriately!" which was highlighted by many.

After all, Tang Feng's background had long been dug up, and he only had a high school education. How could he have such a deep literary background? The implication was clear.