"Hey, Yilian, where did he go?"
When Liu Siyu came back to her senses from the song, the figure ahead was already gone.
"Uh… he just left. I was going to introduce you to my student, but… that situation wasn't really appropriate."
"Yeah… it really wasn't."
Liu Siyu nodded. "But that song was incredible. Yilian, you have to introduce him to me tomorrow. I want him to write songs for me."
"Write songs?"
Huang Yilian was a bit stunned. "Siyu, are you serious?"
"Of course. Didn't you feel how special that song was? It could have a huge impact on the Chinese music scene."
"That sounds a bit too professional… I don't quite get it."
"Let me put it this way. What did you think of the song?"
"It was good. Very nice."
"But didn't you notice anything different about it?"
"Different?"
Huang Yilian thought for a moment. "You mean how he rejected that girl? Yeah, that was… unique. I have to admit, even his rejection was stylish."
"Oh my god, Yilian, that's not what I mean. I mean, don't you usually hear songs in Cantonese or Minnan dialect? Truly mainstream Mandarin pop songs are actually quite rare."
"Now that you mention it, that's true… But isn't Cantonese and Minnan still Chinese?"
"Oh my god…"
Liu Siyu nearly lost it. "That's not the same thing at all. If that song was written by your student, then it's incredible. And not just because it's original. It could inspire mainland music to rapidly develop and catch up with Hong Kong and Taiwan. This could be a musical revolution… a revolution! Now do you understand why I'm so excited?"
…
Lingdian New Author Group.
"It's getting harder and harder to survive lately. What should we do?"
"What do you mean, what? Want success? Write xuanhuan."
"Don't even mention Xuanhuan. Even top authors are flopping. Newbies don't dare touch it. And I heard it's getting harder to even get signed."
"Yeah, I've heard that too. Too much repetition. Editors want something innovative now."
"Innovation my ass. My xuanhuan is super innovative, why didn't it get signed?"
"What's your 'innovation'?"
"My book is called 'Defying the Heavens', with power levels like Defier, Defier Master, Grand Defier, Defier Spirit, Defier King…"
"…My eyes… my eyes…"
"Damn, this is god-tier creativity. Hurry and write it."
"I'm so stunned I can't even type anymore."
"Alright, I was joking. But seriously, I noticed something weird. There's a book on the new signings list that isn't even that good."
"Which one?"
"'Sword Breaks the Heavens'. Just look at that name, total flop material. How did it get signed? And it only has two chapters! That's not normal."
"Maybe it has something going for it."
"Going for it? I read it. The protagonist gets his engagement broken off. What kind of nonsense is that? This is supposed to be a power fantasy, not suffering."
"Wait… someone actually wrote that?"
"Exactly! Web novels are supposed to be satisfying. Look at White Boss's works, pure satisfaction from start to finish. But this? It's frustrating."
"I checked it out… honestly, it's not that bad. I actually got pretty into it."
"What? You like suffering?"
"Shut up. It's genuinely good. I think it might become popular."
"If this becomes popular, I'll chop off my…"
"Let's not go that far. I'm just saying, I've added it to my shelf. I want to see when the protagonist takes revenge."
"Are you trying to argue with me?"
"No, just being honest."
"Fine. I'll make a post on Feilong. Let's see what everyone thinks."
"Go ahead. With your taste, no wonder your books don't get signed."
"Just wait."
…
A few minutes later, the argument spread to the Feilong forum.
Many users joined in.
1st floor: The title alone screams flop.
2nd floor: Agreed. Sounds like a newbie wrote it.
3rd floor: The plot is worse. The protagonist gets dumped? That's insane. Dropping this.
4th floor: Now I'm curious. I'll check it out.
5th floor: You guys are crazy. The broken engagement is actually the highlight. It's so intense.
6th floor: Let the Feilong Shennong Squad test it.
7th floor: Report from Shennong Squad member No. 6, this is divine-tier. I love it.
8th floor: Amazing. I love this kind of story. Divine-tier.
9th floor: Been reading for over a decade. Never seen anything like this. Divine-tier.
10th floor: Oh no… whenever Shennong Squad calls something "divine," it usually flops. Not a single one of their picks has ever become popular…
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