Off-camera, the voice of the director, Cherry, is filled with shock and disbelief: "Really...really going to adapt it like this?"
Ye Cang nodded: "Yes."
Then the camera shifts again, this time actually entering the rehearsal venue, but instead of footage of Ye Cang rehearsing, it shows an interview with the band and backing vocal team, asking them for their opinions on the song.
Keyboard: "This is too much..."
Guitar: "I think he's trying to kill me..."
Harmony: "Don't ask us, we're withdrawn..."
Then the camera switched to Ye Cang.
Cherry asked, "What are the difficulties in adapting this song?"
Ye Cangfeng said casually, "Oh, it's probably just that the requirements for the live band are a bit high."
Finally, the camera focused on Yu Ke, the music director who looked utterly dejected. This outstanding musician, who has experienced numerous music reality shows and weathered many storms, said three words to the camera.
"Get lost!"
The trailer ended abruptly, leaving viewers laughing and simultaneously piqued with endless curiosity. Judging from the trailer, Ye Cang's performance in this competition will be drastically altered, and the revised song will be extremely difficult, even causing the usually good-natured Yu Ke to swear.
[Ugh, why three more days? I want to watch the game now!!]
[Boss Yu just posted a Weibo post with a picture of a late-night snack at 3 a.m.]
I feel sorry for Yu Laoda, I feel sorry for the band, but I still laugh out loud.
[I think you're making things difficult for me, Yu Niu Gulu Ke.jpg]
[Yu Ke: Get lost.jpg]
[Is LS trying to make me laugh to death so they can inherit my Alipay account?]
Netizens were laughing and joking in the comments, and Cassie, who was originally going to hire online trolls to smear people, hesitated.
Bai Weijia gritted his teeth and advised Cassie: "The production team doesn't dare to release the footage of his on-site rehearsal, so there must be something wrong, which is why they released this unclear interview footage."
Cassie thought it made sense. Anyway, Ye Cang messed up the performance in the end, so this part of the trailer was acceptable. Besides, the deposit had already been paid, and even if they gave up now, they couldn't get it back.
More importantly, a video of Bai Weijia and Ye Cang arguing at the company was posted online, and many people have started mocking Weijia. The new album release is just around the corner, and we absolutely cannot afford to have anything go wrong at this time.
Cassie agreed, and the online trolls immediately began their operation.
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The online sentiment suddenly shifted, with people starting to praise Ye Cang without restraint, even using him as a scapegoat, elevating him to the highest level. Especially since the next competition hadn't even started yet, they were already predicting that Ye Cang would win the championship, while belittling the other contestants.
Some younger, more radical fans didn't see anything wrong with it; in fact, they became increasingly fanatical under their influence. More rational fans, however, recognized the problem and began to dissuade them on Weibo.
However, some people reacted even faster than them.
Ye Cang's fan club issued an announcement almost immediately, along with several pictures of the most vocal so-called "Ye Cang fans." They started following Ye Cang very late, and there was no information about Ye Cang on their Weibo accounts; their identities were self-evident.
The fans suddenly realized what was going on and immediately rushed over to give the online trolls a good scolding.
Even so, it still caused some impact. Some casual fans had a very bad impression of Ye Cang, and starting from the preview, everyone's expectations for Ye Cang's match were constantly raised.
If Ye Cang performs well, there's nothing to say, but if Ye Cang's performance falls short even slightly, the backlash will be the most intense.
Shen Huai had already guessed that the people behind this action were Bai Weijia and Cassie. He was furious, but he also knew that Ye Cang's next match was more important, so he only issued an announcement for now and would deal with the rest after the match.
Ye Cang turned his head and saw that his manager had a cold expression and seemed to be thinking about something.
He walked straight over and put his arm around Shen Huai's shoulder. Shen Huai came to his senses, but he was too exhausted to even comment on his behavior.
Ye Cang chuckled and said, "Alright, it's nothing, why are you looking so gloomy every day?"
"You don't understand how important public opinion is to celebrities these days. They want to ruin you..."
"Do you think they can destroy me as they please?" Ye Cang said nonchalantly. "Music ultimately depends on talent. No matter how good your reputation is, if your songs aren't good, nobody will buy them."
Shen Huai and Ye Cang had different perspectives, and neither intended to refute him. Just as they were about to end the topic, Ye Cang persisted, saying, "Think about it, these people are actually helping us promote ourselves. When the competition results come out, they'll find that they've tried to steal a chicken but lost their rice instead. Wouldn't that be quite funny?"
Shen Huai: "..."
Shen Huai felt that Ye Cang had corrupted him; he had actually started thinking about it, and... it was actually quite funny.
When Ye Cang saw the smile on Shen Huai's face, he felt that racing heartbeat return. He leaned closer as if tempted, but Shen Huai noticed and stopped him in time.
What are you doing?
Ye Cang then realized what he had just been about to do and was startled. However, seeing Shen Huai's face return to its indifferent state, he said as if possessed, "Manager, smile again."
Shen Huai frowned: "What did you say?"
Having already said such shameless things, Ye Cang became even more brazen: "You look so good when you smile, why do you always have such a long face? Or how about we treat it as a perk, if I perform well this time, you can smile for me, okay?"
Shen Huai: "..."
He yanked Ye Cang's hand off his shoulder and then turned away indifferently.
Ye Cang quickly chased after him: "Don't be angry! If you won't smile, then I'll smile for you, okay?"
Shen Huai: "...Did you take the wrong medicine today?"
Ye Cang: "You just laughed, didn't you! You must have laughed, hey, don't go!"