158: Chapter 158 What is the surname of the Chinese music scene?

Aside from Brother Mosquito, Wawa was also waiting for Lin Chuyan's new album.

These two were a study in contrasts: one was a well-known hater of Lin the Dog, and the other was the number one Lin-stan in the Chinese Entertainment Industry. Yet, despite their different mindsets, they were acting exactly the same at this moment.

Surprisingly, after finding out that Lin Mo and Lin Chuyan were the same person, Wawa wasn't shocked at all; instead, he felt a sudden sense of realization.

That was it. Everything clicked.

He hadn't dared to think in that direction before, but now, looking back, there were indeed too many things that didn't make sense.

In fact, he had suspected it before, but because that suspicion involved someone like Lin Chuyan, who had so much dark history, it seemed too absurd, so he immediately dismissed the thought every time.

His biggest suspicions had been during the releases of "ambush from ten sides" and "General".

In his eyes, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say those two songs were born for those two verbal wars.

But that was the problem: they were songs written by Lin Mo, so why did they feel like they were tailor-made for Lin Chuyan?

Being tailor-made was fine, but why was the style just as sharp and cutting as Lin Chuyan when he was scolding people?

There was such a strong personal style; Lin Chuyan couldn't have been a better fit when singing these two songs. Also, "ambush from ten sides" was registered only after the spat with the paparazzi. How do you explain that? Was Lin Mo really that empathetic?

At the time, he felt like the two of them were as close as thieves.

Now he knew—they really were the same person.

He couldn't believe he had been kept in the dark for so long. Feeling a bit resentful, Wawa couldn't help but log into Weibo. His hands kept moving, and as if possessed, he went to check "Lin Mo's" Weibo account.

He discovered that the bio had been changed at some point: "The alt account of famous Songwriting master Lin Chuyan, hehehe."

Good kid, playing Easter eggs here, are we?

But resentment aside, as the number one Lin-stan in the Chinese Entertainment Industry, he felt truly vindicated now. Especially after listening to the whole album twice from start to finish, he felt even more relieved.

Regarding Lin Chuyan's album, he had countless things he wanted to say and share. He felt like if he didn't say something, he would truly drive himself crazy.

Looking at the Weibo comments again, there were so many people begging him to livestream and talk about the album. They were all waiting for their opinion leader to step up and lead the charge.

Well, what more was there to say? Brothers, let's livestream!

Two hours after the new album release, at 8:00 PM on June 6th, more and more people flooded into Wawa's livestream.

"Brothers and sisters, you're all here? Then let's get started! No more waiting."

Wawa was still drinking coffee late at night, feeling more and more energized. Everyone was waiting for him to talk about the songs on the new album, but his next sentence was shocking.

"I'll start with a controversial opinion, brothers: Lin Chuyan's self-titled album... um, let's call it the 'blue album'! If the blue album can't win awards this year, then I can only say that the Chinese Music Industry is truly finished."

"There are still two major awards left to be given out in the Chinese Music Industry this year. Don't these three major awards always think they're the best? Very good. To see which one has more prestige, just look at who gives the award to Lin Chuyan. It's that simple."

"What awards? You have to give him the Best Newcomer award, right? Best Album, you have to give him that, right? Best Songwriting, you have to give him that, right? He could even compete for Most Popular and Best Male Singer of the Year."

"Haters who haven't listened to the blue album, don't come here and troll me. Nothing you say matters. Go listen to it first before coming to talk to me, okay? Goodbye, don't let the door hit you. I'm kicking you out first—it's not that I don't welcome you, I just want you to go listen to the songs first..."

"Wawa, which song do you like the most... Honestly, a long time ago, when Lin Chuyan just released the 'rebirth' EP, Tianxing held a listening party for him. I was lucky enough to hear a song from the blue album called 'people and people'. It was the lyrics that touched me, and I cried right there. But today, listening to the blue album, I found that every single song is better than 'people and people'. Is there any justice in this world? Lin Chuyan is truly badass!"

"Wawa, didn't you say last time that you didn't cry... Okay, I was wrong! Don't get hung up on that, it's not important!"

"Back to the original topic... You ask me which one I like best? I don't want to answer that, because actually, talking about the songs individually doesn't make sense anymore."

"Haven't you all realized it yet? The positioning of this blue album from the very beginning wasn't about love and romance. Its content is very unified; it's expressing Lin Chuyan's life experiences and feelings over these past few years. That is the meaning behind the album being titled 'Lin Chuyan'."

"Actually, Lin Chuyan's experience since his debut has been quite dramatic. But in the eyes of others, it's nothing more than falling from the peak and now returning to the peak. Am I right? I believe that even most of Lin Chuyan's fans think so."

"But what if I tell you that you're wrong?"

"What if I tell you that you all missed one thing?"

"Yes, there is a difference between peaks and peaks."

"What was Lin Chuyan's so-called peak back then like? To put it bluntly, it was nothing more than relying on a face and a 'dummy' persona in variety shows to win fans' affection. Would passersby like him? Let alone passersby, were the fans gained through such means really solid?"

"It looked like a peak, but it was actually like walking on thin ice. Not a single mistake could be tolerated. One wrong step, and it was an abyss. So, you've all seen the result: it only took one 'hunting blue star' to knock him back to his original form."

"Many people have misunderstood one thing. In my eyes, the so-called top traffic stars in the industry today are actually fake top traffic. Don't believe me? You can go home and ask your parents: 'Do you know who Feng Liqian is?'"

"Ahem, I'm just giving an example, I don't mean to target anyone. In short, this kind of top traffic has no national recognition. What is national recognition? It's too simple: it's when your parents and grandparents know who he is."

"Lin Chuyan was that kind of fake top traffic back then, even worse than Feng Liqian today. Hmm, that's also the reason why Feng Liqian is anxious to transform now. Uh, reiterating, no offense to anyone."

"Okay, look at Lin Chuyan now. He's still on the trending list every day, but have you noticed that there's a difference between trending topics? What were the trending topics before? 'Lin Chuyan is sick', 'Lin Chuyan went to catch dolls', 'Lin Chuyan said this and that'..."

"What about now? Take a few days ago, the trending topic was his song! It was him singing Zhang Yuan to tears! Before that, it was his acting in 'drama'!"

"Did you notice? Lin Chuyan is indeed returning to the peak, but every step he takes now is very solid! Now, as long as he doesn't make any major principled mistakes, do you still dare to say he'll fall down easily?"

"Okay, so the question is, from one peak to another, how did Lin Chuyan achieve all this?"

"It's very simple! He has written his whole story in this blue album!"

"From 'ambush from ten sides' to 'lonely patient', this is his state of mind after falling from the peak."

"From 'Andy' to 'people and people', this is when he finally realized where the problem lay."

"From 'No Fear In My Heart' to 'the flower that blooms only for itself', this is the beginning of his determination to transform."

"From 'At This Moment, Who Are You Thinking Of', 'the ordinary road' to 'a little red flower', 'Slow Soul', he has completely completed the transformation of his state of mind by now."

"From 'finding myself' to 'changing myself', yes, the answer to all questions finally falls on the word 'myself'. Rely on yourself, live. Don't rely on yourself, die. It's that simple!"

"Finally, add a 'General'. Brothers, absolute kill! This is an absolute kill! Lin Chuyan is clearly telling everyone: 'Entertainment industry, your emperor has returned!'"

"This is life, brothers! What is life? Maybe everyone has their own answer. It doesn't matter, it's all fine. But Lin Chuyan's ambition is huge; he wants to tell you that life can be like his! Strive, fight! Eventually, become that better version of yourself!"

"Even if you have failed! Fallen! Please never give up on yourself! And there is no one in this world who can help you; only one person can save you, and that is yourself!"

"Brothers and sisters, what do you say about this?"

"This is the blue album, this is Lin Chuyan, great! No more words needed!"

"Now, I, Wawa, hereby announce one thing: the Chinese Music Industry is going to change its surname. It will no longer be surnamed Hua, from now on it will be surnamed Lin! It will be surnamed Lin, dammit!"