"I wrote the preface, waiting for your return-"
The Creative Arts Ancient-Style Competition required contestants to register under their real names, and viewers could vote for their favorite contestants.
Li Qingxi had thought she would easily take first place in this competition, which she was using to pave the way for her appearance on "Singer." Instead, Lone Cloud's "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion" had reached third place on Weibo's trending searches.
The four-minute, three-second recording of "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion" was ranked forty-third, with its votes steadily rising. Singers drawn by its reputation, viewers who had no idea what the fuss was about, and devoted fans all came to listen and vote. Each person received one vote a day and could earn two more by completing tasks.
"Another Chinese-style masterpiece from Lone Cloud, following 'Blue and White Porcelain'!"
"Is this what an unknown singer from VA Site can do? He jumped straight into forty-third place!"
"Who the hell is Lone Cloud? Stop trying to ride our Qingxi's coattails."
"Lone Cloud should just delete his account and quit."
On Weibo, the two fandoms were locked in a storm of insults. Although Yun Xiaoran had never joined the platform, the influence of his four hundred thousand followers had prompted people to create a Lone Cloud Super Topic for him there.
Some had even noticed that someone with the username Audrey Cat and the initials AD had been interacting with Lone Cloud in his comments since his very first song. That had spawned fans who shipped the two of them.
Yun Xiaoran stared at the Super Topic and its comments on Weibo, utterly exasperated. Fine, Weibo's comment sections were a little too enthusiastic, but he could live with the growing buzz.
He had intended to use this song to make a name