The Most Overrated Heavenly Queen

As that Audio-Visual video continued to go viral, See Through Love, See Through You also became an overnight sensation across the internet.

In Song Dao's opinion, the main reason was that the current music scene was simply too barren.

Life moved at too frantic a pace as well.

There was a lack of songs people could sit down and truly listen to.

The sudden popularity of "See Through" even brought Penguin Music, whose user base had already stabilized, a considerable number of new members.

Those singing streamers on Audio-Visual and My Show were the first to seize this massive wave of attention and immediately began doing covers.

They were the people most sensitive to traffic and hype!

All kinds of renditions appeared.

Heartfelt ones, funny ones—they brought the song plenty of traffic.

Of course, more people still hoped to hear the original singer go live on Audio-Visual and perform it.

Resourceful netizens had already dug up Song Dao's Audio-Visual account that very night.

The fact that he was the top supporter in Miao Xiu's livestream had also spread everywhere long ago.

His followers surged rapidly!

Despite not having a single work posted, his account went from only a few hundred followers to over two hundred thousand in just a few days.

Many people thought Song Dao would capitalize on this overwhelming wave of traffic.

After all, livestreaming was perfectly normal these days.

But after waiting several days, apart from uploading the song to Penguin Music, Song Dao seemed to have vanished off the face of the earth.

His account showed that he had logged in, but he had no intention of going live.

No matter how people called for Brother Dog online, or how those major streamers covering See Through Love, See Through You hoped to connect with Song Dao and create even greater hype, he remained completely silent.

As the buzz continued to stay high, it finally caught the attention of some mainstream musicians.

Singer-songwriter Ma Shen was a second-tier celebrity and one of the veteran singers still active today.

During a livestream, many netizens asked whether he had heard the song.

Known for his blunt mouth, Ma Shen immediately shook his head and said he had not.

Then, in front of tens of thousands of viewers in his livestream, he turned on the music player at home that had cost hundreds of thousands and played the song.

A few minutes later.

"It was just so-so. A mass-produced industrial product written by an academy graduate."

Ma Shen sat expressionlessly in his chair and shrugged.

Then he leaned his long face toward the screen to read the comments.

"Full of emotion? Of course someone who got dumped would be emotional, but does singing a sad love song mean you have to have been dumped? Then what about actors playing villains? So that's complete nonsense. I said it already—the song itself was just so-so!"

"What is there to criticize? It's just a watered-down song!"

"At most, it'll be popular for a while, like a passing gust of wind. It's not much different from those nutrient-free internet songs, maybe just a little better."

"After all, it was written by an academy graduate!"

When Ma Shen, who had not come from an academy background himself, said those three words, the mockery in his tone was unmistakable.

Meanwhile, in another livestream.

Cui Luo, a music critic who went live punctually at eight every evening, sat before the screen with a serious expression as he read the comments.

The background, filled with certificates and trophies, looked quite sophisticated.

"I knew you guys would ask about this, but honestly, it wasn't that good!

You know I'm a straightforward person.

Let's start with the lyrics.

They're filled with humiliation toward his ex-girlfriend.

I think that's wrong. He's far too petty!

Yeah, even if it's true, he's still too petty!

Isn't it only natural for a grown man to spend money on his girlfriend when he's dating?

I respect women a lot. I'm generous with every girlfriend I have!

Haha, did I accidentally reveal something?

Spent it all?

Even if he spent it all, that's his own problem. Nobody forced him to take money out of his own pocket, right?

His parents had an accident...

All right, let's not discuss that. There's no point!

I'm a music critic, so let's talk about the song itself.

We've already discussed the lyrics. They're bad!

As for the composition, I don't see any particular talent there either.

It's too ordinary. It has no sense of sophistication.

You nonprofessionals don't understand. This is a mass-produced product!

No sincerity, perfunctory, half-hearted!

If this Central Conservatory of Music graduate only has this much skill, then I can only feel sorry for the teachers who taught him.

This might be the only song in his entire life that gains even a little influence by insulting his ex-girlfriend.

Oh, right..."

At that point, Cui Luo abruptly changed direction.

"Just like that certain someone—I won't name names—a certain most overrated Heavenly Queen.

Not only does she have few works, all she sings are those nutrient-free songs.

Love this, love that—no ideas, no substance.

Calling it meaningless moaning wouldn't be an exaggeration!

Just like this song, I can't feel any sacredness or beauty of music in her songs.

But to be fair, her singing skills are decent.

She can't compare with those older generation vocalists, but among singers of her generation, she's one of the best.

She's pretty enough too. I acknowledge her as the National Goddess.

As for someone like Song Dao, forget it!

I'm serious. If you people hadn't kept spamming the chat and asking, I wouldn't even have been interested in reviewing him!

Handsome?

Hehe, you're right, he is handsome.

So look... one is pretty, the other is handsome. They can make a living off their faces, so there's no need for them to force their way into the music scene, hahaha!"

In the livestream, Cui Luo, the music critic known for his vicious tongue, first ruthlessly tore apart See Through Love, See Through You.

As he got worked up, he even began attacking Song Dao's character.

He was completely unafraid of the doubts raised in the livestream.

Many people were so furious that they started cursing on the spot: "Did you take the dirty money from Little Car's owner?"

Anyone with proper values would find it difficult to whitewash Miao Xiu's actions.

Yet this guy ignored everything and stubbornly defended her!

"Taking money? You people are hilarious. She's an ordinary young girl who just graduated from the Central Conservatory of Music. What money does she have? What money could I take from her?"

"I just can't stand it!"

Then he went on another frenzied tirade against the unnamed Heavenly Queen.

Many netizens instantly guessed the identity of the most overrated Heavenly Queen Cui Luo was talking about, and quite a few of them were her fans.

Unable to hold back, they directly confronted him in the livestream.

"You bastard, if you dare say it, say it all! You're talking about Lin Fei, aren't you? How is she the most overrated Heavenly Queen? When she was at the height of her fame, trash like you weren't even qualified to judge her!"

"Someone obviously smeared her back then, and the truth has long since come out. Yet you've taken all those slanders against her as gospel, haven't you?"

"Lin Fei is the most overrated? Her songs have no substance? They're not sacred enough? Every major figure in the music industry said she was the last Heavenly Queen of this era! Who the hell are you to sit here passing judgment? A nobody like you thinks you're worthy of talking about her?"

"Lin Fei may not have many songs, but which one isn't a classic with incredible staying power? She retired because of certain things and stopped performing, so how did she become the most overrated Heavenly Queen in the mouth of garbage like you?"

"Are you blind? You really dare to spew bullshit. Can't you see that Lin Fei still has more than a dozen songs on the Hot Song Chart?"

Cui Luo immediately became excited.

He had no regard for an insignificant phenomenon like Song Dao, who had suddenly become famous.

The internet was like that. People forgot things very quickly.

Don't be fooled by all the current discussion and explosive traffic. Maybe a week later, no one would even remember who Song Dao was.

The same went for that song. At most, it would be popular for a few days before ruthless netizens abandoned it.

Only a Heavenly Queen-level singer like Lin Fei, a National Goddess, could maintain enduring traffic.

Calling her a traffic goldmine would not be an exaggeration!

So even though she had not shown herself for years and participated in no events whatsoever, whenever he got the chance, he would still comment on her at length.

He would definitely get cursed at.

But that was where the traffic came from!

Music critics themselves generally did not make much money.

Only when major companies were promoting newcomers would they send him a modest red envelope and have him praise them a little during his livestream.

To truly make money, he had to livestream and attract like-minded people to send gifts by making outrageous remarks.

Those poor losers without much money would also stay here to hear gossip and listen to him curse at people, adding to his popularity.

Streamers like him could see their livestream popularity surge because of trending entertainment news, but their fans had poor loyalty and weak attachment. He had tried selling products a few times before, but not only did nobody buy anything, they all cursed him out.

In the end, he could only choose this path.

So unlike the young Miao Xiu, an old hand like Cui Luo would never fear all the abuse in his livestream.

The more people cursed him, the happier he became!

After all, traffic was money. No matter how many people hated him, if he panned for gold in the sand, there would always be some who resonated with him.

There was another point: every celebrity had anti-fans!

The more you attacked them, the happier those people became, and the more gifts they sent!

Today he would talk about this person, tomorrow he would curse that one, keeping his livestream consistently popular and trending.

The money naturally followed.

"Haha, you guys brought up the name, not me. I didn't say it. Otherwise, if she sends me a lawyer's letter later, I'll have to deal with it. Life is hard for me too, okay?"

"But it's no big deal. I'm only telling the truth. She's a public figure, so she has to accept public judgment!"

"You say she isn't overrated, right? Fine, then today let's properly discuss it from professional angles like the quantity and quality of her work..."

That night, clips from Ma Shen's and Cui Luo's livestreams spread all over the internet.

Unlike a newcomer like Song Dao, who needed special circumstances to make the trending searches, Heavenly Queen Lin Fei, who had been silent for several years, quickly shot up the trends after music critic Cui Luo gave her such a thorough critique.

It was not just on Audio-Visual and My Show. Shuibo and Zhi Fou also suddenly became lively.

Shuibo—[Cui Luo once again insinuates that Lin Fei is the most overrated Heavenly Queen]

Zhi Fou—[Is Heavenly Queen Lin Fei really overrated? This is a question worth pondering]

On Audio-Visual and My Show, countless entertainment bloggers rushed into the battlefield like sharks that had caught the scent of blood.

They once again launched an all-around discussion of Lin Fei, who had been inactive for years.

[It's such a pity about Lin Fei. If it hadn't been for what happened back then...]

[Other than a handful of veteran Heavenly Queens who have retired or semi-retired, nobody can match her singing skills]

[How did a dignified National Goddess fall to this point?]

[She really does have too few representative works. Cui Luo isn't wrong—the title of Heavenly Queen is a bit much for her, though she is definitely first-tier]

[Cui Luo's mouth is too vicious. If she gets a good song, Sister Fei can return at any time and still be unbeatable]

[I've been Sister Fei's fan for ten years...]