442: Netizen: I'm sorry, Director Xu, I misunderstood you. It turns out you had no need to suppress newcomers.

[Damn, what is wrong with these people? Are they really that brainless? They actually say Director Xu has issues?]

[Brothers, I've finally figured it out. There's someone pushing this behind the scenes; otherwise, it wouldn't have exploded so suddenly.]

[Exactly. Look at those trending topics smearing Director Xu; they appeared and hit the charts almost at the same time.]

[It's too shameless. It's Director Xu's own work; he can choose whether to authorize it or not. Besides, they just used Green Lotus Layman's work without permission. What does that count as?]

...

[Why hasn't Director Xu responded? Is he too focused on filming to even know what's happening?]

[Probably not. After all, the term "nine-year compulsory education dropout" was coined by Director Xu; he should know something about it. As for why he hasn't responded yet, everyone should just wait a bit longer. We can trust Director Xu on this.]

[Yeah, there have been a few times before where the villains thought they had won, only to be hit by a finishing move from Director Xu and pinned to the ground, unable to move.]

[Uh, are you talking about Master Zhuang, or who?]

...

[Brothers, no need to wait, hahahaha! Just a moment ago, Director Xu made his move. I told you Director Xu isn't the type to just take it; nobody who provokes him ever gets away unscathed.]

[I saw it too. Amazing! Giving them a taste of their own medicine. Director Xu is awesome!]

[What are you guys talking about? What move did Director Xu make? Stop being mysterious!]

[Hahahaha, these riddle-makers. Let me reveal it! Just a moment ago, Director Xu released a new song on all major music platforms, titled when will the bright moon appear?]

...

As the fans said, some netizens at this moment also discovered this. Although Director Xu's focus is on the film and television industry, as Reba thought, he had released hit songs before. So, once this new song was released, it immediately caught the attention of many people. Especially with the title when will the bright moon appear?, it became even more of a hot topic. After all, there were several posts on today's trending list about him and these lyrics. Netizens had just finished gossiping over there when Xu Lu's new song was released. And when everyone listened to the song, then... The expressions of these netizens all changed:

"My god! This is Director Xu Lu's new song, and it uses the lyrics from prelude to water melody entirely. And the melody of his song is so powerful, it's ten times better than that person's, don't you think?"

"I realized I was wrong about something. I thought Lu Yuchen's song was good before. But now, compared to Director Xu's song, I can't listen to the other one at all..."

"It's fortunate that Director Xu didn't authorize his own part, otherwise, this when will the bright moon appear? would be the perfect one."

"I've already switched to single-track loop mode. This song will be my musical feast for the next few weeks."

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"Sorry, Director Xu, I misunderstood you. I originally thought you were suppressing a newcomer. Now it seems there was no need for you to suppress a newcomer at all, because the newcomer is far inferior to you!"

"I think this song is the best work by Green Lotus Layman in years, and it's the most commemorative. Everyone knows that this moon-chanting poem, prelude to water melody, is a piece written in collaboration between Green Lotus Layman and Director Xu. Now that Director Xu has turned it into music, it is exactly the complement to this collaboration, and only he has the qualifications to do so."

"Exactly. Any Tom, Dick, or Harry dares to claim their song is in memory of Green Lotus Layman without looking at their own level."

...

After Director Xu released the new song, the trend on the internet changed instantly. At the same time, Lu Yuchen's fans suddenly found that something was wrong. Originally, during the day, whenever they bashed the guy surnamed Xu online, many people would quickly join in. But when they came back to bash him in the evening, they found very few people echoing them. This made Lu Yuchen's fans feel puzzled. What was going on? Those trending topics were still up, so why did things suddenly change? Fortunately, the internet is interconnected. After these guys were puzzled for a while, they learned the news that Xu Lu had released a new song. This made many people laugh on the spot:

"The guy surnamed Xu also released a new song? Heh, I don't believe a director can write any good songs."

"Yeah, these old guys have long been eliminated by the times. If you want a good song, you have to look at our Chen Chen's."

"Isn't that right? Isn't that old guy surnamed Xu just suppressing our Star Prince because he's jealous?"

"Let's go, let's see what kind of trash the other side released. Let's go criticize it and vent for Chen Chen!"

...

Lu Yuchen's fans clamored, calling friends to criticize. However, when they heard the melody of when will the bright moon appear? and saw the lyrics identical to prelude to water melody, they were all stunned in place. Even if they weren't professional musicians, ordinary people still have a judgment on whether a song sounds good or not. Although Lu Yuchen's fans were brainless, their ears weren't deaf. When they heard when will the bright moon appear?, they had to admit that this song sounded good, even better than their Star Prince's song. Moreover, the "beautiful scenery and good times" adapted by their Star Prince did not completely use Green Lotus Layman's lyrics, but only used a part of them. Compared to the when will the bright moon appear? in front of them, it was a grade lower. when will the bright moon appear? fully used the original lyrics and just composed music for them, especially the ancient style and charm, which made people unconsciously intoxicated. At this moment, Lu Yuchen's fans were also shaken:

"What's going on? This is Director Xu Lu's new song, how can it be this good?"

"Yeah, he used the lyrics of prelude to water melody completely, but the composed melody is very flavorful."

"Let me say this softly, why do I feel this song is better than Star Prince's "beautiful scenery and good times"?"

"Actually... actually I feel the same way."

...

After some discussion, someone asked: "What should we do now? Should we still bash this Director Xu?"

Someone immediately replied unhappily: "Still bash? How can we bash him now? We can't find any flaws in his work. Any more noise will just be humiliating ourselves. We've lost!"

"Yeah, we've lost! I really didn't expect this Director Xu Lu to release a better song! In this case, it seems reasonable that he didn't authorize it to Chen Chen, because his own song is better."

"Indeed, and this poem was originally created by him and Green Lotus Layman. He is the real deal."

"So... let's all disperse. We can't get involved in this matter."

"Yes, yes, yes, disperse, disperse. Let's wait and see."

...

Lu Yuchen's fans had chosen to "disperse," but he himself did not yet know that a change had occurred. It wasn't until the next morning that his Manager dragged him out of bed in a rush and told him about it.