Universal Acclaim

Lin Chudong smiled faintly, "How did I wrong you? Did I not fulfill the terms of the contract?"

Shen Jianbin said, "The contract is a legal constraint. Don't we have any personal friendship between us? You wrote songs and kept them from me? Is that what a friend would do?"

Lin Chudong was stunned for a moment, then chuckled, "My personal friendship with you?"

"When you slapped the contract in front of me, you went through legal channels. Now you're talking about friendship?"

"Shen Jianbin, why don't you try being a comedian? You're always so funny."

After speaking, Lin Chudong and the others turned and left.

Victory's joy was evident on their faces.

Shen Jianbin's expression turned grim, and he said coldly.

"We're leaving too!"

Back at the piano shop, Liang Yin quickly opened the musician production backend.

"Da Fei, our two songs have entered the Hot Song Chart. They've just broken into the top 100, and Chengdu has reached third place!"

A music concert, with only ten to twenty thousand people, while it had a significant impact, was minuscule on a national scale.

It was already quite remarkable for two new songs to break into the Hot Song Chart.

Jia Lu suddenly said, "No, someone is helping us! Brother Fei, look on Douyin. There's a big blogger live-streaming the entire Music Festival. Your Stage Explosion and Encore performances were all recorded, and several videos have over 100 million views!"

Wang Zhi opened Douyin and the first video was Da Fei's return to the Music Scene. "Holy crap, over ten million likes already?"

"Oh? Is that so?" Lin Chudong watched for a while, somewhat surprised.

He hadn't used a Lucky Card this time, and yet something like this happened to help.

Sometimes, Lady Luck truly favors those who work hard.

Liang Yin said excitedly, "If that's the case, the popularity will continue to rise in the next few days. We might even break into the top ten of the Hot Song Chart tomorrow!"

"Top ten on the Hot Song Chart, with three of our band's songs. That's too much prestige, right?"

"Thanks to Brother Fei! Let's have a feast tonight!"

Liang Yin said, "Let's feast! I'll treat everyone. Da Fei, you don't have to do anything this time. We'll properly reward our great contributor!"

The group booked a private room and ate half a roast whole lamb. They drank and conversed, treating it as a Celebration. Even Liang Yin had a few extra drinks.

Chen Jianguo put his arm around Lin Chudong's shoulder and said.

"Xiao Lin, how is it? Feeling relieved?"

Lin Chudong shook his head. "What are you talking about? I'm at best a semi-famous internet personality. Even with popular songs, the Golden Melody Awards wouldn't invite me, and TV stations wouldn't book me for their New Year's Eve galas. I don't have the money to hold a concert. I just didn't want to dampen everyone's spirits. Honestly, it's not that amazing."

Chen Jianguo was stunned, "It's rare to see a young person as composed as you. You'll definitely get better and better in the future."

Lin Chudong sighed, "Shen Jianbin won't just stand by and watch. He'll definitely play some dirty tricks. We need to be mentally prepared in advance."

He understood Shen Jianbin too well. He was unscrupulous and had many dirty tricks.

When they were on the same team, it didn't seem like much. But now that they were rivals, it suddenly felt like a headache.

Liang Yin, holding her wine glass, walked up to Lin Chudong and said.

"Da Fei, I'll toast you. I never thought I'd be the boss of a band one day and have such a successful performance. Even if I get into a car accident tomorrow, I'll be content!"

Lin Chudong was speechless, "Shopkeeper's wife, it's a happy occasion. Say something auspicious."

"Hehe, alright then. I wish you an early birth of a noble son!"

"..."

"Let's just toast then."

After a gulp of wine, Lin Chudong sat by the window, looking out at the calm Huangpu River.

The entertainment industry wasn't that easy to navigate. A few songs alone wouldn't be enough to establish oneself.

He should think about a backup plan. Everyone present, including Old Chen, hadn't experienced the backstabbing among managers. They were all quite naive.

As the core of the band, he had to think more than everyone else.

On Weibo, Da Fei once again surged onto the trending searches.

"Liang Yin Band emerges, Da Fei makes a king's return!"

Seeing this trending search, Liang Yin was overjoyed.

"We're on the trending searches! This time it's not just Da Fei, it's our entire band!"

It was most important for the band's name to become known. This time, they had truly made a splash.

That evening, many Big V bloggers reposted the songs "No Hesitation" and "The You of the Past" and left comments.

"'No Hesitation' is the best rock song I've heard in recent years. Both the arrangement and the lyrics express a precious spirit."

"Who decides if I go or stay, who decides the universe in my heart? Perhaps these lyrics were written by Da Fei when he left the band. Even if someone can decide his fate, they can't decide the universe in his heart."

"Da Fei's spirit gives us Underprivileged People hope, shows our stubbornness and persistence. We don't retreat even when wounded. To be able to write lyrics like these, to be able to write songs like these, I want to represent the Music Scene and thank Da Fei, thank Liang Yin Band!"

"The You of the Past leans towards folk, fitting Da Fei's usual style. His deep voice is simply captivating, especially the intro that lasts over a minute. Even now, when I listen to this song, I still don't want to skip the intro."

"A minute of waiting, just for his line 'Once dreamed of traveling the world with a sword.' I declare this song the strongest of the year!"

"I watched the video of Da Fei's performance at the music festival. That shout of 'I'm back!' was truly earth-shattering for the entire music scene!"

"Da Fei is Da Fei. No matter where he is, he's the most outstanding independent musician."

"I hope Da Fei can bring more and better works, forge ahead bravely, and hesitate no more!"

"..."

The internet was flooded with unanimous praise. Whether the song was good or not, people could judge for themselves. At this point, anyone who dared to say it was bad would be immediately cursed like a dog.

Now, Da Fei being fired made him a figure of weakness. Coupled with this song representing an attitude of resistance, it resonated deeply with the common people.

Lin Chudong, because of the song The You of the Past, was even jokingly called the 'President of the Resignation Association' by netizens. Listening to this song truly gave one the urge to quit their job and go see the beautiful world.

The official Weibo of the Liang Yin Band gained over 500,000 followers overnight. This speed was comparable to a rocket launch.

In the evening, after eating and drinking their fill, Lin Chudong returned to the piano shop, and Liang Yin followed him back.

She walked into his room and closed the door.

Lin Chudong was startled, "Shopkeeper's wife, what are you doing?"

It wasn't good to close the door when it was just a man and a woman.

Although the shopkeeper's wife was an exceptional beauty, Lin Chudong couldn't let his Dao Heart waver. Pursuing romance at this time would only slow down his draw sword speed.

Liang Yin said, "We earned 100,000 this time. I'll rent an apartment for you outside. You are the soul of the entire band. It makes me uncomfortable to have you living here. The band will pay for it, consider it official expenses."

Lin Chudong chuckled, "So that's what it is. No need, I'm not picky about where I live. Living in the piano shop is great. I have all sorts of instruments, and I can access them anytime, which is beneficial for my music creation."

"But... alright!" Da Fei made sense.

"Then tomorrow I'll find someone to renovate the room and buy you a softer double bed."

"Huh? A double bed?"

"That's settled. I'm leaving now. You should rest early."

The shopkeeper's wife left, dazed, and went home with Jing Feifei.

Lin Chudong shook his head, unable to figure out Liang Yin's thought process.

He lay on the bed, quietly watching the countdown for the treasure chest.

Although the items in this treasure chest were fantastical, they were ultimately life skills from various fields.

If the cooldown for opening the treasure chest was very short, it would be of great help to Lin Chudong.

Therefore, theoretically speaking, as long as he had money, this cheat would become extremely powerful!