Chapter 38 of 100

Chapter 38

18 min read4,468 words

Tang Feng's face was somewhat grim. Although those songs were indeed not his creations, he was the first to introduce them in this world. If no one was playing tricks behind the scenes, who would have the leisure to target him?

Tang Feng opened WeChat and saw that his followers had already reached over 500,000. However, his joy was short-lived because many people were tagging him and attaching the blog post written by the composer and lyricist Chen Shuo.

The number of people who had forwarded and commented on the post exceeded ten thousand. Many of them did not say anything nice. Some left messages asking Tang Feng to respond directly, others directly questioned whether Tang Feng had written those songs himself, and some even started cursing. Clearly, some of these were fans who had been swayed, some were internet trolls, and others were people with ulterior motives, trying to provoke Tang Feng. If Tang Feng, in a fit of anger, made any extreme statements, it would play right into the hands of the masterminds, who could then use the opportunity to completely tarnish his reputation.

In fact, it was very difficult to explain such a situation, but not explaining it was also not an option.

This was the malicious and cunning aspect of the masterminds. Previously, the media had attacked Tang Feng for the two songs being indecent and questioned whether he deserved the title of musical genius. However, no matter how good a work was, it was impossible for everyone to like it, so criticism was normal. Since more people liked his work, those who enjoyed Tang Feng's music would not stop liking it just because of some criticism. Therefore, such attacks were not very harmful to Tang Feng.

But this time was different. This time, the other party directly targeted Tang Feng's knowledge and character. They first hired internet trolls to create momentum, posting some posts that questioned Tang Feng. Then they invited the veteran composer and lyricist Chen Shuo to write an analysis of "Miss Dong." The key was that Chen Shuo's blog post seemed to be an objective review of a song, but it contained hidden dangers. Although it did not mention Tang Feng at all, it naturally made people associate it with Tang Feng, just like the line "I fell in love with a wild horse, but my home has no grassland."

If Tang Feng did not respond, he believed that the people behind this would definitely have more tricks up their sleeves. Tang Feng understood the principle that if three people say something, it becomes true. If the other party only questioned the quality of his work, Tang Feng would not have cared. But this time, they were directly targeting him. If he handled it poorly, it would be a huge blow to his reputation.

So, the key was how to explain it.

At first, Tang Feng was indeed very angry, but he quickly calmed down. First, he needed to figure out who was behind this. Of course, if he thought about it, he could guess who it was. He had offended only a few people, and only one of them had the capability to do this.

Actually, there were signs from the beginning. Who was Chen Meimei? She was Yan Jianghua's mistress and a person from Starlight Music. When many media outlets and Starlight were questioning him, she surprisingly came to follow his WeChat and even pretended to support him. It was clear that she had a good plan: one, to use this incident to promote herself, and two, if Tang Feng really agreed to write a song for her, and if the song was good, she would naturally accept it. If the song was bad, she would not lose anything and could even provide more evidence to those who doubted him.

Of course, if Tang Feng refused, it would not matter to her. She would not lose anything from start to finish, so no matter the outcome, she would benefit.

"Brother Liu, take a look at this WeChat post!" Tang Feng flipped to Chen Meimei's post and handed it to Liu Jie.

"Chen Meimei? She has a good plan!" Liu Jie, who had been in the music industry for many years, was naturally familiar with the industry, and he knew who Chen Meimei was. In fact, it was Liu Jie who had told Tang Feng about her.

"Exactly! So the mastermind can be confirmed!" Tang Feng said calmly.

"It can be confirmed, but even if we know who is behind this, it won't help. The priority now is to figure out how to solve this problem. The situation is no longer as simple as finding someone to write some supportive comments." Liu Jie's expression remained serious.

One could say that Tang Feng and he were in the same boat. Tang Feng was brought to HotCool by Liu Jie, and among the singers Liu Jie had signed as an editor, Tang Feng had the most outstanding performance. If Tang Feng could maintain his popularity, Liu Jie's status at HotCool would naturally rise. But if Tang Feng couldn't get through this, it would not be good for Liu Jie either.

"Exactly, so I can't just sit here and do nothing. This time, I will respond directly!" Tang Feng's eyes flashed with determination.

"What do you plan to do? Do you need any help from me?" Liu Jie asked.

"Actually, there is something I need your help with!" Tang Feng said with a smile.

"What is it? Just say it, as long as I can help!" Liu Jie said.

"Chen Meimei invited me to write a song for her, so I will write a song tailored for her." Tang Feng said with a smile, looking at Liu Jie.

"Are you okay? Write a song for her?" Liu Jie looked at Tang Feng in disbelief.

"Brother Liu, let me finish. Why did Chen Meimei do this? Isn't it to use this opportunity to promote herself? So I will give her this opportunity. I will write a song tailored for her, but this song is not suitable for her to sing. So I need you to help me contact someone!" Tang Feng's lips curved into a smile.

"Gu Hao?" Liu Jie was taken aback for a moment, then blurted out.

"Exactly, Gu Hao! She wants to be famous, right? Once my song is written, she will be famous whether she likes it or not. How about it, Brother Liu, can you help me with this?" Tang Feng said with a mischievous smile.

Hearing Tang Feng say this, Liu Jie couldn't help but be extremely curious about the song Tang Feng was writing for Chen Meimei. He believed that Tang Feng would not do something without a reason, which made him even more curious.

"I can help. After Gu Hao was blacklisted by Starlight, he also wanted to come to HotCool, so it shouldn't be difficult to find him. But how should I talk to him?" Liu Jie asked.

"Just tell him the truth! I think he has no reason to refuse." Tang Feng said with a smile.

"He indeed has no reason to refuse, but Young Master Feng, what kind of song are you going to write for Chen Meimei? And are you sure this response will be effective?" Liu Jie asked, still somewhat worried.

"One song alone can't solve the problem, so I need to advance my next live stream! Don't worry, Brother Liu, this won't be a problem for me! Just wait and see!" Tang Feng said confidently.

"Good, as long as you have a plan! If you need any help, just let me know, and I will do my best to assist you!" Liu Jie patted Tang Feng's shoulder and said.

---