Sign Song Dao

Six treasure chests opened at once.

The next moment.

Six songs appeared before his eyes simultaneously.

[Lilac Flower (Unregistered, can be extracted after unlocking)]

The very first song made Song Dao's spirits rise.

However, Song Dao no longer had the energy to complain about the system categorizing this song in the Slobber Song Library.

It had not only been wildly popular back then and widely sung, but he remembered it had even won several awards.

Though it was an online song, it had received high praise.

Whatever. The system was boss. If it said so, then so be it.

He just did not quite understand what "can be extracted after unlocking" meant. Could it be that he needed some corresponding creative scenario?

He continued reading.

[Don't Say You Don't Care About My Tears]

[Breakup in That Autumn]

[If You Love Me, Don't Hurt Me]

[Who Will You Think Of When You're Lonely]

[There Is a Love Called Letting Go]

Tsk, tsk. Song Dao was convinced.

Every one of these songs had once been enormously popular.

Yet as time passed, they had gradually faded from the stage of popular music.

They remained only in the memories of those who had grown up alongside them.

They had become symbols of their youth.

Fine, then.

Song Dao accepted his fate.

The system daddy was this willful. What could he possibly say?

King of Mandopop Jay Chou, Xu Wei... I don't deserve any of them.

Aside from Lilac Flower, which needed to be unlocked, the other five songs could all be recorded at any time.

Once they had been extracted, Song Dao quickly familiarized himself with the complete sheet music.

After all, they were memories of his youth too. Once the familiar melodies began to play, the feeling naturally returned.

He planned to wait until Demon Love was released, then simply record all these songs at once and put them out one by one.

As for what Yan Yu and the others might think?

It's Okay.

I just like singing this kind of song!

With a head full of resentment, Song Dao drifted off to sleep.

The following afternoon.

The internet exploded.

Kong Xi and Hu Wei, who had just gone viral because of two songs, had already released new songs so soon!

This time, they easily shot to the trending searches on online platforms such as Shuibo, Zhi Fou, Audio-Visual, and My Show.

[Somersault Cat Girl Releases New Song Dark Sky]

[Following A Lifetime of Loneliness, Hu Wei Quickly Releases His Second Song Well-intentioned but Misguided]

[Who Exactly Is Water Strike Three Thousand?]

[Kong Xi's New Song Has Depth]

[Well-intentioned but Misguided Will Become a Classic Sad Love Song]

The singing streamers on Audio-Visual and My Show were bombarded by the news the moment they woke up that morning.

Chen Meng, a top female streamer with tens of millions of followers, even recorded a video specifically for it.

She stared at the camera in astonishment—

"What is going on? They uploaded them simultaneously at six in the morning? And in just half a day, they've already blown up across the entire internet?

If I remember correctly, aren't these two both artists under Heavenly Queen Lin Fei's company?

Dark Sky sounds so good, and Well-intentioned but Misguided is amazing too!

Oh my God!

Water Strike Three Thousand is incredible, isn't he?

Boss, can you take me under your wing?

I don't want a cut of the song profits!

I can pay a huge amount for a custom song. Could you spare a little attention for a poor little internet celebrity?"

On camera, she pleaded pitifully.

Chen Meng was quite beautiful, unlike those female streamers who needed beauty filters just to appear on camera.

She was the type of woman who dared to face the camera without any filters or makeup.

Her snowy skin and delicate little face feared no close-up shots.

The reason Chen Meng had recorded this vlog was that she had keenly noticed something absurd about the popularity of these two songs!

Although it had been too short a time to draw a response from the mainstream music industry, they had already exploded on Penguin Music and all the major platforms.

On Penguin Music's charts, both songs had entered the top three on the New Song Chart, Soaring Chart, and Popularity Index Chart!

Hu Wei's Well-intentioned but Misguided had even temporarily edged out Dark Sky!

One was second, and the other was third!

That terrifying level of popularity shocked countless people.

To listeners and netizens, it merely seemed that Kong Xi and Hu Wei were incredible. The popularity of their earlier songs had not even faded, yet their new songs were already out!

But to industry insiders and entertainment companies with music divisions, this was somewhat frightening.

No one would pay much attention if one song became popular.

But when hit songs came one after another, that was a major problem!

This was not as simple as occupying chart positions. With their current popularity, these two songs would inevitably propel them to even greater heights.

The two of them would also inevitably become favorites of all sorts of music programs!

The same went for other variety shows!

Even if the shows had nothing to do with music, no one would be willing to pass up artists carrying such overwhelming hype.

Besides that, all kinds of commercial performances especially liked inviting artists like them.

If they stayed popular, it would not take long. Half a year would be enough for all kinds of brand endorsements to come knocking.

If they could stay this popular for two years, even affordable luxury brands would approach them for partnerships. If they kept rising... then it would be major brands from every direction.

That was the biggest problem.

The pie was only so large. If you cut yourself another piece, everyone else got less.

They had to come up with a countermeasure!

That very afternoon, at the same time that major internet celebrity Chen Meng posted her vlog, major entertainment companies with music divisions, including Times Media, urgently convened internal meetings.

Inside Times Media's large conference room.

Vice President Lu Wen sat in his chair, watching the online comments displayed on the enormous projection screen along with everyone else.

"How can I describe my pain? I loved wrongly all my life and let go of your hand. By the time I heard this part, I was already sobbing uncontrollably."

"Hu Wei's voice is far too distinctive. Including this one, he only has two songs in total, yet his voice is already filling my head!"

"Hehe, I just broke up not long ago and have been looping this song all day. I was listening to Brother Dog's two songs before, but now I've defected. Brother Dog, I'm sorry..."

"Have none of you noticed the lyricist and composer? He's the same person who wrote those two songs that just made Kong Xi and Hu Wei famous. Does anyone know who he really is? His lyrics are incredible. I'm in love!"

"How heartbroken and disappointed would a woman have to be to write a song where even breathing hurts?"

"Wake up, sis. This song was written by a man!"

"How do you know it was a man? Just because he's called Water Strike Three Thousand, he has to be a man? Couldn't he be a woman?"

"Hearing this song suddenly made me think of my ex-girlfriend. She was very sensible. She knew I was under a lot of pressure, so she chose to run off with someone else. There was no 'destined to settle down' at all."

"I would rather watch you sleep so peacefully than see you wake up with the mercilessness of a final break." (crying face)

The conference room was silent. Everyone wore grave expressions.

Then someone switched the screen, moving from the comments beneath Hu Wei's post, "Family, I've released a new song," to Kong Xi's comment section.

Kong Xi had posted the exact same thing as Hu Wei, as though they had discussed it beforehand.

—Family, I've released a new song.

There were only those eight short words, yet it had received over three hundred thousand likes and more than fifty thousand comments!

Once it was opened, the most-liked comments immediately appeared before everyone.

"The lyrics of this song are unbelievable. In just a few dozen words, they express the innocence of youth, hopes for the future, then growing up and throwing yourself into love without hesitation only to end up covered in scars, as well as the longing for her grandmother and home during moments of fragility and helplessness. No, I really want to know who the lyricist is?"

"I only just found out that Somersault Cat Girl is actually from Chaoshan like us. Those few lines sung in Chaoshan dialect were truly beautiful!"

"This song contains such rich emotions. It's genuinely fantastic. The lyrics and composition are amazing, but the singing is even better. Who would have thought our Somersault Cat Girl had this kind of ability?"

"Hey, why did our Somersault Cat release a song on the same day as Hu Wei? Isn't that their own people fighting each other?"

"They're fellow disciples from the same school. Didn't you see that the person writing and composing for them is the same?"

"What has been happening lately? First, a pretty impressive Brother Dog appeared. Then in the blink of an eye, several more songs this good popped up. Has the Chinese music scene suddenly come back to life?"

"Has anyone noticed something? Somersault Cat Girl, Prince of Sad Love Songs Hu Wei, and Brother Dog Song Dao, who appeared a while ago, are all from the Central Conservatory of Music. Somersault Cat has not even graduated yet!"

"Central Conservatory of Music is awesome! No wonder it's the Xia Kingdom's top Music Conservatory!"

"It would be even livelier if Brother Dog released a few more new songs!"

"Brother Dog's songs sound good, sure, but they're still lacking something."

"Don't talk about my Brother Dog like that. Isn't Brother Dog's Sad City great?"

Someone turned off the big screen, and it went dark.

Times Media's president, Chen Qingshan, calmly looked over everyone in the conference room.

"Let's hear your thoughts."

For a moment, everyone remained silent. No one spoke.

As a comprehensive entertainment company, Times Media had once been the Xia Kingdom's largest music company in the 1990s!

At the time, it had a huge number of second- and third-tier singers under contract, as well as four or five first-tier singers and Heavenly Kings and Queens.

In that era when legends battled one another, the words Times Media were practically synonymous with invincibility.

After entering the new century, the music industry gradually declined, and they adapted to the trend by transforming themselves.

They shifted into film and television, while also launching an MCN business that used professional methods to package and cultivate internet celebrities.

Many top influencers had emerged from here.

Chairman and President Chen Qingshan was a truly capable man.

He had led the company all the way to its current position as a leading enterprise in the Xia Kingdom entertainment industry. He deserved enormous credit for it.

Within the company, and even throughout the entertainment industry, he was a godlike presence.

A true big shot.

"Since none of you are going to speak, I'll say a few words," Chen Qingshan said with a smile as he looked at the silent crowd. "They're merely two young people who suddenly became popular. It's really no big deal."

Hearing that, everyone quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Lu Wen still maintained a solemn expression.

As a subordinate of many years, he had followed President Chen around as a bag-carrying lackey since he was young. Naturally, he knew Chen Qingshan's personality well.

He knew the man was not finished.

Sure enough.

The smile disappeared from Chen Qingshan's face. "However, Feiyang Music Movement will definitely become a formidable rival!"

He looked at the company executives, who had become tense again. "Lin Fei is also making a comeback. That is already set in stone. Although I don't know what she intends to sing, I've heard that Director Zhang Yi praises it beyond measure in private!"

At that moment, Lu Wen spoke up. "President Chen, may I say a few words?"

"Go ahead." Chen Qingshan nodded.

Although Lu Wen had recently been surrounded by scandals, Chen Qingshan still valued this vice president whom he had personally groomed.

Lu Wen was not only smart and emotionally intelligent, but also fiercely loyal to him. He was highly useful.

Besides, sleeping with a girl who wanted to become famous was no big deal. Chen Qingshan himself had slept with plenty over the years.

Lu Wen looked at everyone. "All the songs that have recently become popular were pushed by the same person behind the scenes!"

"Water Strike Three Thousand!"

Looking at the crowd, Lu Wen said seriously, "Behind this pen name taken from Zhuangzi's 'Free and Easy Wandering', there is definitely a true master!"

"He wrote four songs for Kong Xi and Hu Wei. Aside from Always Been Quiet, which was written specifically for Immortal Sword Asking for Love and was slightly unsuitable for Kong Xi, the remaining three were all tailored to them!"

"I suspect he is some top-tier lyricist and composer. Perhaps he got lonely, perhaps he needs money. We should try to dig this person up."

"But that will not be easy."

"I've already looked into it. He registered the copyrights by combining his pen name with the works, and then registered the pen name as a trademark under Lin Fei's Feiyang Music Movement. It is obvious that he does not want people to know his identity."

After a pause, Lu Wen continued, "So we need to prepare on two fronts. I have a feeling that with the explosion of these new songs, the Chinese music scene may very well be stirred into a wave of renewed momentum.

More people with strong creative abilities will join in.

We cannot fall behind.

Therefore, I suggest that we contact those gold-medal producers and invite them to work with us.

At the same time, we should increase our efforts to cultivate our company's own lyricists and composers. We need to take them seriously.

Give them more support and assistance."

Chen Qingshan nodded repeatedly as he listened.

That was why he valued Lu Wen. Play was play and nonsense was nonsense, but he never joked around when it came to serious business.

"And there's something else..."

Lu Wen hesitated before saying candidly, "I suggest we sign Song Dao."

The moment he said that, everyone looked stunned, their gazes involuntarily turning strange.