You Shout Loudly for Me to Hear

"Exactly! Where are all the Da Fei Band fans? Why aren't they saying anything?"

"Aren't you a Da Fei Band fan?"

"Sorry, I'm not anymore. I'm a fan of Da Fei himself now."

"Me too. Da Fei is incredible! I'm willing to call him an all-around entertainer!"

"..."

Guan Lu furrowed her brow. She hadn't expected Da Fei to actually have a talent like that.

Sun Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and waved to the director, signaling that they didn't need to cut to an ad.

Thankfully, Da Fei had handled the situation with ease—and even brought them such a great Program Effect. There was no denying that Da Fei had real talent.

Holding up the mineral water, Lin Chudong said, "Turning an ordinary bottle of mineral water into our premium Hongyun Mineral Water—isn't that magic?"

The audience below the stage played along enthusiastically. "Yes!"

They had loved both of Da Fei's performances, and couldn't help wanting to get another look at him.

Lin Chudong said, "Of course, this was just a little magic trick. We don't produce water; we're just nature's porters!"

Wu Siping's eyes lit up. That was a great line—he could use it in an ad!

A smile appeared on Wu Siping's face, and he began clapping with satisfaction.

Da Fei's stunt had boosted their brand and given them a great advertisement. Wu Siping looked thoroughly approving.

Lin Chudong sat down, a trace of anger rising in his heart.

At an event this big, they'd tried to play dirty with him. They were trying to destroy him.

Guan Lu still wasn't ready to give up. If she couldn't pull this off, the program Li Zhilin had promised her would probably fall through, too.

Guan Lu said, "Da Fei, that magic trick just now was amazing. Have you seen how many people online are talking about it? They're saying you should appear at the Spring Festival Gala. With your level of skill, do you think you can make it onto the Spring Festival Gala?"

Lin Chudong smiled.

"That depends on whether the audience likes me. I'll do my best."

Guan Lu smiled faintly and teased him.

"You're dressed rather unusually today. You usually wear denim outfits, so why are you wearing a Zhongshan suit today?"

Lin Chudong replied, "You're dressed unusually, too—all in red. You and Cheng Huanhuan standing together look like tomato and egg stir-fry."

Guan Lu said, "Heh. I hear you've had quite a few rumors swirling around you lately—first a top female celebrity, then a married woman. Are you especially wild? Especially romantic?"

Sun Xuan, below the stage, frowned slightly. "What's Guan Lu doing? Why's she saying whatever she wants?"

This was a serious Mid-Autumn Festival Gala. Teasing someone with what was basically a dirty joke might be fine on some other entertainment program, but was it appropriate at the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala?

Guan Lu was an experienced host. How could she make a mistake like this?

And she was mocking Da Fei while she was at it. She really didn't know how to speak!

Lin Chudong said,

"You shouldn't put a comma there when you say that."

"You've got garlic mashed up in your mouth, too, and you're dressed like a call girl. What are you up to?"

"I'm almost thirty. I can't be romantic anymore. Unlike you, you're still young. How are your boyfriends doing?"

The audience burst into laughter. Guan Lu covered her mouth and laughed, too, but her face showed more embarrassment than amusement. Inside, she was burning with rage.

Lin Chudong grinned. "You look so happy. Name two of your boyfriends for me."

Guan Lu hurriedly shook her head. "I don't have any! Not even one!"

Lin Chudong froze.

"You can't even come up with one to talk about? What kind of life are you living..."

"Can we talk about something else?"

Unwilling to give up, Guan Lu said,

"I'll ask one last question. It's the same one I asked at the beginning."

"People online are very enthusiastic about you, and their reviews are great, too. But do you think you're qualified?"

Guan Lu had scoffed at the idea of Lin Chudong appearing at the Spring Festival Gala. He hadn't made it when he was in the Da Fei Band, so what made him qualified now?

Lin Chudong paused.

"What were you talking about again? Was it something to do with spring?"

Guan Lu said, "That's right, something to do with spring!"

Lin Chudong held out the microphone.

"Then shout loudly for me to hear."

The whole venue erupted in laughter once again.

Guan Lu's face turned bright red, and she was thoroughly defeated.

Sun Xuan's eyes widened. "What a mess!"

"Cut to an ad!"

The director immediately played an advertisement.

The Bullet Comments exploded.

"Hahahaha! Da Fei is savage! He tore into the female host so badly. Wasn't that a little too harsh?"

"This is the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala, for crying out loud! I just witnessed a Famous scene. Da Fei's amazing! He's gone into roast mode, and even a famous host like Guan Lu was no match for him!"

"She brought it on herself. She just had to provoke Da Fei and make all those snide remarks. She deserved to get roasted!"

"'You've got garlic mashed up in your mouth, and you're dressed like a call girl'—Da Fei can insult someone without using a single swear word. Hahahaha..."

"The best part was the last line: 'Shout loudly for me to hear.' Hahaha!"

"Making a dirty joke at the gala—Da Fei might be the first person in all of history to do that, right?"

"You can't blame Da Fei. Guan Lu was the one who said he was wild. She was the one who made the dirty joke first."

"Wait, is the gala really going to end like this?"

"..."

Guan Lu left the stage. Sun Xuan's face was dark as he shouted at her,

"What's wrong with you? Have you lost your mind? Did a donkey kick you in the head? Pack your things and get out!"

After Sun Xuan berated her, Guan Lu's face looked awful. She'd tried to get at Lin Chudong, only to lose more than she'd bargained for.

Sun Xuan said to the director, "Add a performance at the last minute. Tell Cheng Huanhuan to go onstage and introduce it."

The broadcast returned to the stage.

Online, people were still discussing what had happened. Lin Chudong and Guan Lu's exchange had been so explosive that everyone was still savoring those few brief exchanges.

Backstage, Liang Yin and the others were dumbfounded.

"How can Da Fei say whatever he wants?"

Wang Zhi said, "Brother Fei really is my idol. Insulting people at the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala—no one's ever done it before, and no one ever will again. They haven't seen Brother Da Fei insult Li Zhilin. If they had, they'd know this was nothing."

Chen Jianguo smiled. "Da Fei's got a pretty bad temper, but I like him."

"The boss lady will have to worry a lot more, though. If this blows up, Da Fei might have a hard time getting on programs in the future."

Liang Yin frowned, feeling rather troubled, too.

That female host had gone after Da Fei and even tried to frame him with the mineral water. She really was vile.

But was it worth cutting off his own opportunities just to get even?

Sun Jie sneered. "Since when was Da Fei so sharp-tongued? He hardly used to talk at all."

Shen Jianbin said, "There's a lot we don't know about him. Let's go. There's nothing left to watch."

Wu Bo clenched his fist. Even though he'd performed quite well, he still felt deeply frustrated.

Ever since he'd replaced Lin Chudong as the lead singer of the Da Fei Band, things had never gone smoothly. Every time, Da Fei stole the spotlight.

They were just some lousy little band, and none of them were particularly professional. So how did they manage to outshine them at every turn?

Did the lead singer really decide everything?

But Wu Bo didn't think he was much worse than Da Fei!

While everyone was still caught up in Lin Chudong and Guan Lu's verbal sparring, Cheng Huanhuan had already taken the stage.

Cheng Huanhuan was delighted. That idiot Guan Lu had picked a fight with Da Fei at a time like this and made a mess of things. The station would definitely punish her.

That would make Cheng Huanhuan's position as the top sister at Magic City TV Station even more secure!

"Dear viewers, do you still remember that golden couple from the music scene? Not long ago, they got married."

"Li Dan once said that they were born for love, and that when they got married, they would leave the Entertainment industry."

"This wasn't a publicity stunt. It was true."

"This performance is Li Dan and Zhang Yao's final song before bidding farewell to the Music Scene. Please welcome the newlyweds with a round of applause as they bring us their farewell song, 'Soulmate Lover'!"