"Thank you to the 'Music Mentor' boss for the Carnival! From now on, I'll respectfully address you as 'Music Mentor'!"
Ling Yun had been left nearly speechless by the barrage's tricky questions. This timely gift was practically a lifesaver, successfully shifting the focus.
[What the hell is 'Music Mentor'! The streamer really knows how to name things!]
[Music Mentor? What does that mean? I don't get it.]
[Kid upstairs, cover your ears quick. This livestream room is deep water!]
"Music Mentor, how about showing us a talent? Singing or something entertaining?"
Ling Yun relaxed, assuming that this newly minted "Music Mentor" would request a song like Jiang Yingqing had.
However, the request to connect voices that popped up on the screen left him stunned.
[Streamer, let's connect? I'll explain to the bros why images appeared in their heads.]
"Sure!" Ling Yun agreed instantly. This was exactly the step down he needed.
"Hello? Can the streamer hear me?" a deep, gentle male voice came through.
"Music Mentor, I can hear you loud and clear. Please, go ahead!"
Ling Yun struggled not to laugh.
"Ahem... I really can't live up to that name. My name is Xu Mochen. You can just call me Xiao Chen."
Xu Mochen's voice carried clear helplessness.
"No problem, Xiao Chen. The stage is yours!"
Ling Yun wisely stopped while he was ahead.
"Brothers," Xu Mochen cleared his throat, his tone turning serious. "I'm a graduate student at the Central Conservatory of Music. I listened to the streamer's entire song just now. Let me put it this way: the level the streamer displayed in his singing..."
He paused, seemingly searching for the most accurate phrasing.
"...has already surpassed the level of 'technique' and reached the pinnacle of 'expression.'"
"It's just like Master Ryuichi Sakamoto said: 'The essence of music is vibration, and the highest realm is to become a conduit for the world's vibrations.'"
"When a singer no longer fixates on how well he is singing, but instead focuses on 'why he is singing,' his voice can pierce the eardrum and strike the soul directly."
"The streamer tonight was a perfect example. This state of unity between person and song is extraordinarily rare and precious."
[Holy crap! Certified by a big shot from the Central Conservatory?!]
"Although the second half of what the big shot said was a little mystical... if a big shot says it's awesome, then it really is awesome!"
[I get it! The streamer isn't human! He's a music elf! From now on, we can learn from him and call him the Music Elf. (Dog-head)]
[The person above looks like a genius.]
[The big shot means the streamer sings with his heart, his kidneys, and even his soul! (Comical)]
Watching the comments, Xu Mochen added with a smile, "Simply put, the streamer's singing has an unprecedented ability to move people. Technique? Top-tier technique is only the foundation. The key is that power that strikes straight at the heart. At present, no one in the music industry... can do it."
The comments instantly filled with [Bow before the big shot!] and [Bow before the streamer!].
Just then, an eye-catching golden comment floated past:
[Streamer! Take a look at your follower count! Two million!]
Ling Yun froze and hurriedly opened his profile. A bright red number stood out: 2,210,167!
"Whoa!" Even he was shocked. This follower growth rate was faster than a rocket!
[This damn streamer gains followers so fast.]
[I'm jealous of the streamer. He reached two million followers while still in high school.]
[You should be jealous that the streamer achieved financial freedom while still in high school.]
Looking at the screen drowned in "jealous" comments and the follower count still racing upward, Ling Yun was delighted. He decided to give his followers a proper dose of emotional damage.
He took a deep breath and faced the camera, the corners of his mouth curling into an almost imperceptible smile:
"Brothers, not only have I achieved financial freedom, I'm also very handsome in real life. There are countless people chasing after me."
Can't find the book by searching its title? Try searching for the author instead. Maybe it was simply renamed!
[Ahhhhh! Damn streamer, you're really showing off!]
[Watching the streamer make money hurts worse than killing me!]
[Looking forward to the streamer showing his face someday.]
"All right, all right. Those who haven't followed, hurry up and tap the follow button. Join the fan club so you won't get lost!
"That's all for tonight. See you tomorrow evening, brothers!"
Ignoring the comments' howls and jokes—[Stream a little longer!] [I'll take out a loan to send you gifts!]—Ling Yun decisively pressed the button to end the livestream. The world instantly fell silent.
He had only edited half of a message to Jiang Yingxue when her message popped up:
Jiang Yingxue: Boss! Your singing... was way too amazing, wasn't it?! I had no idea you were this good before!
Ling Yun smiled and replied to Jiang Yingxue.
Ling Yun: Basic operation. There's still plenty you don't know about me. By the way, don't call me Boss anymore. Just call me Ling Yun. It sounds better.
Mostly, he was thinking about going to her house tomorrow. It would be too awkward if her parents heard her calling him "Boss."
Jiang Yingxue: As you command! Then from now on, I'll call you... Brother Ling Yun? (Smiley face)
Ling Yun: Sure. Please edit the highlights from tonight's livestream and post them. See you tomorrow.
Jiang Yingxue: Leave it to me! See you tomorrow, Brother Ling Yun!
After putting down his phone, Ling Yun threw himself onto the bed.
Over the past few days, he had searched online every night for instructional videos on various skills to study, always preparing himself to show off and slap faces.
At the same time, he had applied for copyrights for the excellent works he had thought of.
The copyright for Blue and White Porcelain was something Ling Yun had applied for over the past two days. Otherwise, he wouldn't have dared claim that the song was his original work.
He had been sleeping no more than two hours a day, and now he was somewhat drowsy.
Although he was a cultivator, he was only in the Qi Cultivation Realm and still half-human, so he still needed sleep.
He had no idea that during the few hours he sank into dreams, the online world had already been thrown into an uproar because of him.
Countless clips of him singing were edited and reposted by countless hands, paired with shocking titles like [Central Conservatory Graduate Bows Down!], [The Ceiling of Human Singing?], and [Mysterious Streamer Becomes a God with One Song!]. They swept across major short-video platforms and social networks like a prairie fire.
Douyin's algorithm seemed to have caught the scent of a future top star. It went all out, pushing the name and singing of "Ling Chen Asks for Immortality" onto the homepages of countless users.
When the sunlight at seven in the morning spilled across his face through a gap in the curtains, Ling Yun was awakened by his phone's continuous vibrations.
Dazed, he grabbed his phone and unlocked it—
The message notification in Douyin's backend had turned a glaring red "99+."
Followers: 4,178,942!
He shot upright and rubbed his eyes, thinking he had read it wrong.
He opened the trending-search rankings:
1. #LingChenAsksForImmortality Certified by the Central Conservatory as the Pinnacle of Human Singing! (Explosive)
2. #BlueAndWhitePorcelain Becomes a God at the Livestream! (Explosive)
3. #MysteriousSingingStreamer Voice from Heaven! (Hot)
He tapped the first trending search. The clip with the highest number of views was the one of him singing Blue and White Porcelain the previous night. Video likes: 8.62 million! The comments section had completely exploded:
[Before clicking: Another clickbait title? After clicking: Daddy, I was wrong! This is a true god!]
[Follow @LingChenAsksForImmortality immediately! He's amazing at games and incredible at singing! Apparently he's a high school student. He'll definitely show his face within three years, and they say his looks can rival those of the esteemed author!]
[For the sake of those rumored looks, I'm following! I'll wait three years to witness a miracle—or a train wreck!]
[@LingChenAsksForImmortality The real deal is here! Charge him, brothers!]
Watching the comments roll by at a frantic pace and the explosive follower count, Ling Yun leaned against the headboard and let out a long breath. A smile mixed with excitement and pressure appeared on his face:
"These fans... they're a little abstract, but they really deliver!"
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