Who Is Water Strike Three Thousand

Song Dao was stunned when he saw the news.

This really had nothing to do with him at all!

As for Miao Xiu, he had only felt disgust toward her from a third-person perspective.

If she hadn't taken the initiative to jump out and chase clout back then, Song Dao probably wouldn't have gone after her.

After all, it was the original owner's mess. No matter how much he spent, it was just a simp's self-indulgent devotion. He had been willing!

Put bluntly, it was the story of a gold digger and a simp.

Even after Miao Xiu completely revealed her true colors, the original owner hadn't hurt her. He had chosen to hurt himself instead.

Otherwise, Song Dao wouldn't have ended up here.

As a transmigrator, following the songs provided by the system and helping the original owner vent a little was enough.

That song alone was enough to nail her to the pillar of shame.

Becoming a public figure would probably be difficult from now on.

That punishment wasn't light.

Of course, if her skin was thick enough, she could still become an influencer and make some money off idiots on her wavelength.

But she had chosen to jump out herself. Add to that the online trolls hired by Lu Wen, that self-righteous Times Media executive, and the whole thing had suddenly been pushed to a level no one could control.

Now she was completely screwed.

Even if she still wanted to shamelessly become an influencer and rake in money, she wouldn't be able to withstand all that ridicule and abuse without serious mental fortitude.

But no matter what, it had nothing to do with him anymore.

As time passed, the heat around the matter had long since died down.

Even if people occasionally mentioned it, he had never paid attention again.

Yet who would've thought that some bored paparazzi had really been keeping an eye on them all this time?

Seeing that Song Dao truly seemed completely unaware, Lin Fei smiled. "This news only broke recently. Your ex-girlfriend alone probably wasn't important enough for paparazzi to follow. They were likely after Lu Wen and ended up with an even bigger scoop by accident."

After a pause, she looked at Song Dao. "Now that it's been dug up again, your two songs should become even more popular."

Seeing Song Dao's speechless expression, Lin Fei added, "But it really doesn't matter to you. And your decision to use a pen name from the beginning was the right one."

Song Dao understood what she meant.

If he released songs like Always Been Quiet, A Lifetime of Loneliness, and Lovesickness under his real name, he could certainly become famous overnight, but he would also attract plenty of unnecessary criticism and trouble.

"I'll arrange a meeting with Director Zhang right away. As the original creator, do you want to meet this big-name director with me?" Lin Fei asked.

"I'll pass. As long as he thinks it's good and Sister Fei has no problem with it, that's enough," Song Dao declined.

There was no need to meet the chicken just because you ate its eggs.

"Fine, then. I'll call him later." As she spoke, Lin Fei looked at Song Dao again. "I'll sing this song. I don't need a cent. After all, the company still takes thirty percent..."

"No, please. If you gave it all to me, I'd feel like it was burning my hands. Let's follow the rules: thirty percent for the company, twenty percent for you, and fifty for me."

"You're the one who's twenty!" Lin Fei rolled her eyes at him. "Anyway, I gave you the chance. You're the one who said no!"

This guy was money-minded, but he was a money-minded guy with principles.

Thinking about the contract they had signed before, where he got thirty percent for writing songs for others, it seemed like it could be voided already.

Talent meant you could be willful.

Once these songs were released, Water Strike Three Thousand's all-around songwriting ability would inevitably spread rapidly.

By then, people would naturally come knocking and ask to work with him.

Lin Fei felt a little emotional.

She had only wanted to take a gamble back then, yet the surprise had come so quickly!

Wu Zhiqi had been suppressed by fate for five hundred years!

And she only had five or six short years.

So she was lucky!

"About those songs for Three Kingdoms..."

Lin Fei suddenly remembered that matter.

Song Dao's face darkened. "Boss, even a production team's donkey can't be worked this hard, can it?"

Lin Fei burst out laughing. "Fine, Three Kingdoms isn't urgent. They haven't even started filming yet, so there's plenty of time. Go get busy. I need to call Director Zhang."

This was what women were like!

Heartless and ruthless, tossing you aside after using you!

Song Dao got up and said goodbye.

The popularity of Immortal Sword Asking for Love continued to rise.

Always Been Quiet had also exploded across the internet overnight!

Ma Shen: Kong Xi Has Made Me See Her in a New Light!

In his livestream, Ma Shen, a well-known second-tier singer-songwriter who was especially skilled at finding hot topics, spoke animatedly to the camera.

"I usually don't like watching those lovey-dovey idol dramas. Seriously, I'm not lying to you guys!"

"But I was completely engrossed in Immortal Sword Asking for Love!"

"Kong Xi was previously only pretty good. She came from a professional background and had solid vocal skills, but she had too much of that influencer vibe!"

"I'm not looking down on influencers, okay? That's not what I mean. I'm just saying that her previous works definitely had enough online buzz. She was even more popular than me, but..."

"What I'm saying is, but she had never truly entered the mainstream music scene before. With this song, she's no longer an influencer. She's a professional singer!"

"Also, I noticed that this song's lyricist and composer are the same person, using the pen name Water Strike Three Thousand. I'm very curious about this person. It feels like they might be an industry expert using an alternate account."

Although some viewers in the livestream mentioned the recently popular young singer-songwriter Song Dao, Ma Shen acted as though he hadn't seen them.

Just as he had said before, a nobody influencer like that wasn't worth much of his attention.

Besides, he had also seen the news that had spread across the internet earlier that day about Times Media's vice president cheating.

That made it even less appropriate to talk nonsense.

Talking trash didn't mean being brain-dead. Even chasing clout required finesse.

Offending a small fry like Song Dao didn't matter, but it was best not to casually provoke someone like Lu Wen, an executive at a major entertainment company.

Making enemies for no reason was something only an idiot would do.

Cui Luo, who was also livestreaming, didn't care about any of that.

He faced the camera with an excited expression.

"See that? This is why I don't like Song Dao. The songs he creates aren't even on the same level as Teacher Water Strike Three Thousand's work."

"You don't need to remind me. I saw that news. I take back my previous judgment of Song Dao's character, but that kind of thing has nothing to do with songs, so we won't comment on it."

"Song Dao's songwriting ability is bad because it's bad. There's no defending that. The works are right there. I don't even need to say it—most netizens can hear the difference. The gap is obvious."

"Kong Xi has indeed made me see her in a new light. With the birth of this song, she's entered the mainstream music scene. If she keeps going, she'll definitely have a place in the music industry in the future!"

As both of these singers and music critics active online mentioned Water Strike Three Thousand, this deeply meaningful pen name finally gained a bit of influence.

But more people were still focused on Kong Xi, the singer.

It was hard for lyricists and composers to break out of their circles.

Unless they were legendary songwriters who had launched countless stars, or singer-songwriters who could both make others famous and become wildly popular themselves.

Like Ma Shen, or Hong Kong's Little Heavenly Queen Sun Meiqi.

Otherwise, even top producers generally only received great attention within the industry. Outsiders rarely paid them much notice.

But there were always exceptions.

Because Kong Xi had started a livestream.

Inside the livestream.

The Somersault Cat Girl, whose streaming schedule was irregular and who often slacked off, had barely gone live before the viewer count began shooting upward.

When she usually streamed, her audience hovered at over one hundred thousand.

At its peak, it had reached more than two hundred thousand.

But today, only ten minutes after she went live, with the platform boosting her traffic, the viewer count quickly broke through five hundred thousand!

Even though her stream overlapped with the broadcast of Immortal Sword Asking for Love, it wasn't affected in the slightest!

Kong Xi, who had already been popular, was now even more popular!

Always Been Quiet had not only earned her the attention of countless Immortal Sword Asking for Love fans, but more importantly, it had also won her acceptance from mainstream musicians within the industry.

For her, it was absolutely a day of tremendous gains!

She first thanked the viewers for their enthusiasm.

Then she thanked Immortal Sword Asking for Love.

And took the opportunity to promote it a little.

There was no need to exaggerate, because it really was good.

Especially now that it was destined to become one of the year's biggest hits, even if she didn't mention it, over eighty percent of the people in her livestream had probably watched it.

When the rapidly scrolling comments mentioned Ma Shen and Cui Luo.

Kong Xi chose to turn a blind eye.

Those two had insulted Teacher Song before, so she wasn't going to thank them!

Whether I enter the mainstream music scene isn't something you get to decide.

She even found it a little funny.

What expressions would those two have if they ever learned that the person they criticized and the person they praised were the same person?

But she was smart enough not to read the comments at all.

She merely expressed her gratitude. After giving Immortal Sword Asking for Love a bit of subtle promotion, she solemnly announced—

"Here, I especially want to thank someone. That is Teacher Water Strike Three Thousand, who wrote Always Been Quiet for me!"

"Without him, there would be no such tearjerking song, and my livestream wouldn't have broken through five hund—huh? Eight hundred thousand already? Hehe, thank you all! Thank you, Teacher Sanqian!"

"Oh, and Teacher Sanqian also has a new song. It was released on a certain platform today..."

Because Audio-Visual had restrictions, Kong Xi bent her arms and swung them as she did a clumsy penguin-walking gesture.

Laughing, she said, "The singer of that song is a senior brother from the Central Conservatory of Music, just like me, and he's also at the same company as me.

The song is called A Lifetime of Loneliness. It's really good!

You can search for it now and should be able to listen to it. It's an especially healing song!

Our Teacher Sanqian not only understands women, he understands men too.

I'll say it again: highly recommended!"

Though it was only a few short sentences, the effect was far greater than the one hundred thousand yuan Lin Fei had previously planned to use to boost the charts.

Kong Xi's current traffic was simply terrifying!

Many people kept her Audio-Visual livestream open while finding that song on Tencent Music.

Lyrics: Water Strike Three Thousand

Composition: Water Strike Three Thousand

Arrangement: Water Strike Three Thousand

Singer: Hu Wei

This song, whose singer had little fame, became a hit without surprise as Water Strike Three Thousand's name was repeatedly mentioned throughout the night.

Hu Wei's emotions were so full they nearly overflowed, while his magnetic and highly recognizable voice and exceptionally solid vocal technique—

Left everyone who heard the song dumbfounded on the spot.

It was ridiculous!

Was this really a song that could come out of the current music scene?

One moment, people were joking around, chatting nonsense, and stirring things up in Kong Xi's, Ma Shen's, and Cui Luo's livestreams.

The next, they had all become focused.

Listening to the song seriously.

That was the charm of a classic song.

Even without being in a sorrowful state of mind, people could quickly be moved by the singing and empathize with it.

"Holy shit, this song is incredible. I was in a perfectly good mood, but it made me emo in just a few minutes!"

"No, Kong Xi, you've gone too far. You call this kind of sad song healing?"

"You're trying to steal my tears, aren't you? Was Always Been Quiet not enough? You actually recommended this song to me? Somersault Cat Girl, you've really gone too far this time!"

"Damn it, I just got dumped. Are you trying to kill me?"

"Don't listen to those people talking nonsense. This really is a healing song, I swear I'm not lying!"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Super healing!"

Inside Ma Shen's livestream.

He also turned on his expensive music player.

The instant Hu Wei's voice sounded, his long face twitched slightly.

He quietly listened through the entire song from beginning to end.

He only said two words. "Good song!"

There was another sentence he didn't say: this guy was going to become famous!

If Hu Wei had been an artist from another company, Ma Shen might have lavishly praised him a few times.

And then sighed about how formidable the younger generation had become.

But this guy, like Kong Xi, was also with Feiyang Music Movement.

He had already generously praised Kong Xi just now.

The young woman really did have talent. She was beautiful and sang well too.

He couldn't praise Hu Wei as well!

After all, Lin Fei had taken a jab at him without naming him a few days ago.

What was that about being optimistic about Song Dao?

What the hell was Song Dao supposed to be?

What kind of trash songs did he even write?

Did he deserve to be compared to Water Strike Three Thousand?

Did he deserve to be compared to Kong Xi and Hu Wei?

No wonder everyone called you the Water Queen!

Names could be wrong, but nicknames never were!

But this time... Lin Fei really seemed to have struck gold!