Turbulence After the Stream Ends

"Thank you to 'Music Mentor' boss for the Carnival gift! From now on, I'll respectfully call you 'Music Mentor'!"

Ling Yun was running out of words from the tricky questions in the bullet comments, and this timely gift was a lifesaver, successfully shifting the focus.

[F***ing 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. This livestream is deep water!]

"Music Mentor boss, want to request a talent? Singing or something else?"

Ling Yun breathed a sigh of relief, thinking this new "Music Mentor" would request a song like Jiang Yingqing.

However, a connection request that popped up on the screen made him freeze.

[Streamer, let's connect. I'll help explain to the guys why they're seeing images in their heads.]

"Okay!" Ling Yun agreed immediately, seeing this as the perfect excuse he needed.

"Hello? Can you hear me, streamer?" a deep, gentle male voice came through.

"Music Mentor boss, I can hear you perfectly. Please, go ahead!"

Ling Yun suppressed a smile.

"Ahem… I really don't deserve such a title. My name is Xu Mochen, you can call me Xiao Chen."

Xu Mochen's voice carried a clear note of helplessness.

"No problem, Xiao Chen, the stage is yours!"

Ling Yun knew when to stop.

"Everyone," Xu Mochen cleared his throat, his tone becoming serious, "I'm a graduate student at the Central Conservatory of Music. I listened to the streamer's song just now from beginning to end. Let me put it this way, the realm the streamer displayed in their singing…"

He paused, seemingly searching for the most accurate words.

"…has surpassed the level of 'technique' and reached the pinnacle of 'expression'."

"It's like what Master Ryuichi Sakamoto said: 'The essence of music is vibration, and the highest realm is to become a conductor of the world's vibrations.'"

"When a singer stops obsessing over how well they sing and focuses on 'why they are singing,' their voice can pierce the eardrums and strike the soul directly."

"The streamer tonight is a perfect example. This state of unity between the person and the song is extremely rare, extremely precious."

[Holy crap! Certified by a big shot from the Central Conservatory?!]

[Although the latter half of what the big shot said is a bit mystical… but if the big shot says it's amazing, then it's truly amazing!]

[Got it! The streamer isn't human! They're a music spirit! We can learn from the streamer from now on and call them a music spirit (dog head)]

[The person upstairs is likely a genius.]

[What the big shot means is that the streamer's singing comes from the heart, the gut, and the soul! (wacky face)]

Xu Mochen looked at the bullet comments and added with a smile, "Simply put, the streamer's singing has phenomenal appeal. Technique? Top-tier is just the foundation. The key is that power that directly touches people's hearts, something no one in the current music scene can do."

The bullet comments were instantly flooded with [Bow to the big shot!][Bow to the streamer!].

Just then, a conspicuous golden bullet comment floated by:

[Streamer! Look at your fan count! It's 2 million!]

Ling Yun was stunned and quickly opened his personal homepage. The bright red number clearly displayed: 2,210,167!

"Whoa!" He was surprised himself. This rate of follower growth, a rocket wouldn't be this fast, right?

[Damn streamer, you're gaining followers so fast.]

[Envious of the streamer, reaching 2 million followers in high school.]

[The one upstairs, you should be envious that the streamer achieved financial freedom in high school.]

Looking at the screen, instantly drowned in "envious" bullet comments, and the still rapidly increasing follower count, Ling Yun was also very happy. He decided to tease his fans a bit.

He took a deep breath, looked at the camera, and a subtle smile curved his lips:

"Everyone, the streamer hasn't just achieved financial freedom, but I'm also very handsome in real life, with countless people chasing me."

If you can't find the book by its title, try searching for the author. Maybe they just changed their name!

[Ahhhhh! Damn streamer, you're so arrogant!]

[It's harder for the streamer to make money than to kill me!]

[Looking forward to the streamer showing their face in the future.]

"Alright, alright, those who haven't followed yet, quickly hit that follow button, join the fan group and you won't get lost!

That's all for today, everyone. See you tomorrow night!"

Ignoring the wails and jokes in the bullet comments like [Stream a little longer!][I'll get a loan to give you gifts!], Ling Yun decisively pressed the button to end the livestream. The world instantly became quiet.

He had only edited half of a message to Jiang Yingxue when her message popped up:

Jiang Yingxue: Boss! Your singing… it's too amazing?! I had no idea before!

Ling Yun smiled and replied to Jiang Yingxue.

Ling Yun: Basic operation. There's a lot you don't know yet. Oh, right, don't call me boss anymore. Just call me Ling Yun. It sounds better.

Mainly because I'm planning to go to her house tomorrow, and it would be too embarrassing if her parents heard me being called "boss."

Jiang Yingxue: Yes, sir! Then I'll call you... Brother Ling Yun? (Smiling face)

Ling Yun: Fine. Today's live stream highlights, please edit them and post them. See you tomorrow.

Jiang Yingxue: Leave it to me! See you tomorrow, Brother Ling Yun!

Putting down his phone, Ling Yun threw himself onto the bed.

These past few days, he had been searching for tutorial videos of various skills online every night to study, always ready for moments when he could show off or put someone in their place.

At the same time, he had also applied for copyrights for the excellent works he had thought of.

Ling Yun had applied for the copyright for "Blue and White Porcelain" these past two days; otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to claim the song as his original work.

He slept less than two hours every day, and now he was feeling quite sleepy.

Although he was a cultivator, he was only in the Qi Cultivation Realm, still considered only half-human, so he still needed to sleep.

He didn't know that in the few hours he slept, the internet world had already erupted because of him.

Countless clips of him singing were edited and reposted by countless hands, accompanied by shocking titles like "[Central Conservatory Graduate Bows Down!]" "[Ceiling of Human Singing?]" "[Mysterious Streamer Becomes a God with One Song!]" and spread like wildfire across major short video platforms and social networks.

Douyin's algorithm seemed to have smelled a top-tier star, and it went into overdrive, pushing the name "Ling Chen Asks for Immortality" and his singing voice to the homepages of countless users.

When the morning sun at seven o'clock shone through the gaps in the curtains onto his face, Ling Yun was woken up by the continuous buzzing of his phone.

He groggily grabbed his phone and unlocked it—

The notification from Douyin's backend had turned a glaring "99+".

Fan count: 4,178,942!

He sat up abruptly, rubbing his eyes, thinking he had misread.

He tapped on the trending searches list:

1. #Ling Chen Asks for Immortality Central Conservatory Certified Peak of Human Singing! (Explosive)

2. #Blue and White Porcelain Live Performance Becomes Legendary! (Explosive)

3. #Mysterious Singing God Streamer Heavenly Voice! (Hot)

Clicking into the first trending search, the video with the highest playback count was the clip of him singing "Blue and White Porcelain" last night. Video likes: 8.62 million! The comment section had completely exploded:

[Before clicking: Another clickbait title? After clicking: Dad, I was wrong! This is a true god!]

[Quickly follow @Ling Chen Asks for Immortality! He sings amazingly while playing games! Rumor has it he's a high school student and will definitely show his face within three years, with looks said to rival that of the great author!]

[I'm following for the rumor about his looks! Waiting three years to witness a miracle (or a flop)!]

[@Ling Chen Asks for Immortality The man himself is here! Brothers, charge him!]

Looking at the frantically scrolling comments and the explosive fan count, Ling Yun leaned against the headboard, let out a long sigh, and a smile mixed with excitement and pressure appeared on his face:

"These fans... they're a bit eccentric, but they're really amazing!"

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