DAEYTT Chapter 072: Want to Criticize Me and Make Me Angry? Then I Say Thanks!
Chapter 072: Want to Criticize Me and Make Me Angry? Then I Say Thanks!
Wang Qian had just posted a Weibo about his debut.
In less than half an hour,
It suddenly became a trending topic.
Wang Qian couldn't believe he had such influence now.
He clicked on the source of this hot news!
The source, of course, was his Weibo post from half an hour ago, which had been reposted and commented on by a media account with three million followers. Then it was reposted and commented on by several media accounts with over a million followers each, causing a heated discussion.
The most commented post was from a media account called "Entertainment Circle," which had reposted it!
"The Strongest Rookie Debut in History!"
The title was eye-catching, fitting the usual style of media accounts.
"Wang Qian, a graduate of Beijing Film Academy. You might not have heard this name before. But some of his classmates are now very famous, the most famous being Li Qingyao!"
"He is now over thirty and only preparing to debut."
"Why is he only preparing to debut at over thirty?"
"Because he started a hot pot business right after graduation. He opened two very popular hot pot restaurants in Shanghai that many people have heard of, Haidilao. These restaurants are always packed during meal times, with long lines waiting to eat. They are the most popular restaurants in Shanghai."
"Recently, he might have felt accomplished in his business ventures and suddenly became interested in the entertainment industry. So, he decided to debut as a singer, first registering the stage name 'Qianqian Junzi' on the Tengfei website, and releasing several hit songs: 'Ordinary Road,' 'Once You,' 'Not That Simple,' 'Alive,' 'Those Flowers,' and 'I Believe,' which have occupied six of the top ten spots on the monthly new song chart. He is the first person to achieve this since the rise of online music platforms."
"You think Li Qingyao is impressive? The first to break a million downloads in the first month of a new song in two years? Ha, you're wrong."
"Check out Wang Qian's new songs. 'Not That Simple,' 'Ordinary Road,' 'Once You'—these three songs all broke a million downloads in a shorter time than Li Qingyao's song, with far less exposure and only twenty million listens. Yet, the downloads exceeded a million, with a paid download ratio that would shock the industry."
"This amazing independent singer, a graduate of Beijing Film Academy, appeared on The Voice stage to participate in the blind auditions!"
"Now, doesn't his four-chair turn seem less surprising?"
"Yes, after watching Wang Qian's performance today, I'm not surprised at all. Although 'Dying to Love' amazed me, this is the strength he inherently possesses!"
"As he said in his pre-performance interview, there's no one in the Chinese music scene who can compete with him! He said if he debuted as an actor, he would definitely become hugely popular without difficulty. So, he chose to debut as a singer for a challenge. And it turns out, there's no one who can compete with him."
"Although Li Qingyao is very popular now and her new song is number one on the new song chart, she is far from Wang Qian in terms of pure hard strength."
"Wang Qian's debut this time is to conquer."
"As Wang Qian said on his Weibo, he never failed before, he just didn't try."
"Now, he's here, and he's going to do it!"
"The Chinese music scene, even the entire Chinese entertainment industry, will tremble at his feet."
……
This post had few likes, only a few thousand.
But the comments and reposts reached millions!
Why?
Because,
It angered the fans of almost all the big stars.
Naturally, these stars' fans wouldn't like the post but would comment angrily, rebut, and repost it to let more people see and criticize it.
Like this comment from a Li Qingyao fan.
"Does everyone want to ride on Yao Yao's coattails? Who is Wang Qian? A man in his thirties, compared to our Yao Yao? So what if his songs are in the top ten? He's still lying at Yao Yao's feet. So what if there are more? They're just more corpses that can't compare to Yao Yao's toe!"
"Bragging is free! He said there's no one in the music scene who can compete? What about our Wu Han? Last year's top monthly and annual digital album sales were all our Han Han's, with five million monthly sales and twenty-five million annual sales, the highest in five years! This month, if Han Han hadn't released a new song, would there be anything about Li Qingyao or Wang Qian? Two weaklings pecking at each other, Han Han's fans are just watching the joke."
"Tremble? Wang Qian, you tremble first. Who are you to say there's no one to compete? Can you dance? Can you rap? Can you play basketball? A greasy middle-aged man running a hot pot restaurant, pretending to be something?"
"Attention-seeker! What if he's a strong newcomer? Can he be stronger than the four coaches on The Voice?"
"Ha, I saw Wang Qian's pre-performance interview. He's just an arrogant, attention-seeking clown."
"Opening two hot pot restaurants counts as a successful business? I also opened two stores in my village, am I a successful person too? Bragging is free."
"The boss's songs are really good, I like them a lot. It is a bit late for a debut, but calling him the strongest newcomer is acceptable!"
……
The comments were almost entirely filled with ridicule and insults.
Occasionally, a few of Wang Qian’s fans would post supportive comments, but they were quickly drowned out in the flood of negativity and were hard to find without specifically searching for them.
And this wasn’t the only instance.
Several other media accounts with over a million followers had posted similar content.
They had all reposted and liked Wang Qian’s Weibo post, then highly praised him in an extremely flamboyant manner, to the point of almost declaring him the number one figure in the entertainment industry, while belittling a few current popular stars.
No wonder this attracted so much hatred.
No star would promote themselves in such a manner.
They might stir up gossip, or promote their variety show persona, talents, or looks, but none would boast about being superior to everyone else and call the rest of the industry garbage!
This wasn’t promotion.
This was asking for trouble.
Doing so would immediately offend a large number of people in the industry, along with their fans.
And then...
Disaster would be imminent.
Wang Qian frowned as he looked at one promotional post after another, sensing a hint of conspiracy.
This kind of reverse operation.
He had seen it many times in his past life.
However.
He thought about the people he had recently offended!
Li Qingyao?
Unlikely!
He knew Li Qingyao wasn’t the kind to turn into an enemy just because of a breakup. While they couldn’t be friends, they would at most be strangers, not enemies.
Of course, there was some business competition between them now.
It’s possible she might use these tactics…
Liu Lihua?
That manager had strong connections and could definitely manipulate such promotions, and she bore grudges.
Tengfei?
The most likely!
Tengfei had the ugliest and most impatient tactics.
They might be the ones plotting against him.
But, other entertainment companies could also be behind this.
Because everyone had the same goal as Tengfei!
They all wanted to take him down and then bring him under their control!
With a bit of thought, Wang Qian could guess the people behind this were among these.
Maybe it wasn’t just one person.
But a group of people working together with tacit understanding…
“Heh! Interesting.”
Wang Qian laughed as he stared at the computer.
He wasn’t angry or upset at all.
This was the entertainment industry.
Such tactics were normal.
Wang Qian found it amusing.
These people…
Were helping him gain publicity.
Did they think that by attracting negative attention, they could make him angry and lose his composure?
Did they think that by making him offend the big names in the industry and their vast fan bases, he would have no way out?
They were naive.
Others might be afraid.
Wang Qian!
Was not!
Instead,
He was a bit excited.
Wang Qian typed two words on his computer and sent them out.
“Thank you!”
Then,
He shut down the computer.
And went to sleep.
No matter what,
Tomorrow would be a brand-new day.