67: The conversation and "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" became popular

The Director rubbed his forehead, turned to wave at He Xing, and instructed He Xing, who was walking over, “After he finishes singing, go over, pretend to take the microphone, and ask him if he wants to preview the talk segment half an hour later.”

“Okay,” He Xing replied.

“Remember to turn off the microphone first, and ask quietly.”

“Alright.” He Xing walked towards the edge of the frame where the camera could capture him.

The Director turned around and quickly instructed the Assistant Director, “Quickly buy trending searches! This song of his… what song is this? We’ll have someone ask later. Anyway, you first buy trending searches to boost the song’s popularity. If he agrees later, release it along with the preview for the talk segment.”

There’s still half an hour for the chat segment, and the talk is 15 minutes. Release it quickly to boost viewership data and program popularity.

The bigger Chen Fang’s clarification, the more people will know about “the adventures.”

The edited recorded version will be released next Monday, so the bigger the buzz now, the more viewers will come to Kiwi Video to watch the edited recorded version, either out of curiosity for the show or out of guilt towards Chen Fang.

Member subscription revenue, advertising revenue—won’t that increase the income!

Performance, it’s all about performance!

Promote it quickly!

The Director lowered his head and added, “Oh, and relax the filter words a bit, let the audience talk about this song and Chen Fang.”

The Assistant Director immediately opened the group chat, “Okay, I’ll notify the interactive operations team right away.”

…

Half a minute later, the guitar sound gradually ceased.

The scene fell into a brief silence, even the sound of wind rustling leaves and the crackling of the bonfire could be heard clearly.

Two seconds later, enthusiastic applause erupted throughout the venue.

Zhenzhen leaned forward, her face tilted upwards, staring at Chen Fang with a look of adoration, “Wow, Brother Chen Fang, what’s the name of this song?”

“It’s called…” Chen Fang looked up at the starry sky, “'the brightest star in the night sky.'”

“It’s good,” Zhenzhen and the little boy Tian Haoyu applauded again.

The other three guests, whether genuinely or feigned, also praised him.

Chen Fang put down his guitar.

He Xing quickly stepped forward, took the microphone, and turned off the power.

Under his gaze, Chen Fang also turned off his lavalier microphone.

He Xing asked in a low voice, “Teacher Chen, the Director asked me to ask you, can we preview that the next segment will be a talk with you?”

Chen Fang thought quickly.

There’s only half an hour left until the next segment, and his opponent doesn’t know what evidence he has, and the existence of rumors and evidence are set in stone.

A preview wouldn’t hurt, and it could attract more viewers by leveraging the popularity of “the brightest star in the night sky.”

“Go ahead and preview it, but don’t say it’s a clarification.”

“Okay.”

He Xing stood up straight, and the staff also happened to take away the microphone stand and guitar.

He smiled at the camera, “Dear audience friends, Teacher Chen’s song ‘the brightest star in the night sky’ just now warmed my heart. I’m going to let you in on a little secret: our last segment is an in-depth talk with Teacher Chen. Do you want to hear his story? Don’t go anywhere! But for now, let’s return to the bonfire party and enjoy this peaceful night with the villagers.”

After speaking, He Xing nodded at the camera and exited the frame.

But his preview stirred up a thousand waves in the live stream.

[Talk? A one-on-one talk with Chen Fang?]

[Gossip?]

[Is he going to respond to the negative rumors? He previously posted ‘I didn’t,’ and after that, it was all the company’s replies.]

[No way, it must be about the creative process of ‘the brightest star in the night sky.’]

[I want to hear the gossip!]

At the same time, the program team quickly bought trending searches, pushing Chen Fang’s talk and “the brightest star in the night sky” to the top.

…

Just as the live stream audience was excitedly anticipating gossip.

In a high-end residential area in the Capital.

Tang Chen sat in his study, taking documents from the printer, scanning through the singer resources he had in hand, and quickly categorizing them.

He had told Chen Fang before that the company needed to get to know him again through an interview.

This was actually because the director and vice director were not keen on the loyal dog persona, and coupled with the collapse of his image, they were reluctant to accept Chen Fang. But he persisted, and finally, they decided to comprehensively assess his abilities through an interview.

However, he had heard the demo of Chen Fang singing “flammable and explosive” from Yue Qingzhu and knew very well that Chen Fang’s voice was absolutely fine!

The company would definitely sign him.

And he, Tang Chen, liked to get things done ahead of time.

Taking advantage of his free time tonight, he would organize the resources he had and see which ones could be used for this new member. If they couldn’t collaborate, he would just consider it organizing his own resources, not wasted effort.

Tang Chen picked up an introduction to a composer, his eyes scanning the text.

This composer was good, having created many decadent and melancholic songs, and even won a Golden Melody Awards, making him a top-tier composer.

Although Chen Fang could compose, in his opinion, “one meat and one vegetable” and “flammable and explosive” were works Chen Fang wrote in the past month under stimulation, an extraordinary burst of inspiration under special circumstances. This showed his potential, which was also why Tang Chen wanted to sign him.

With potential, and with two more years of good training, he could very likely become a top-tier, consistently productive singer-songwriter.

And during this period, his slow pace of writing and releasing songs truly didn’t do justice to that face. He needed external help to advance him further on the path of a singer.

Tang Chen picked up a sticky note, put a label on the composer’s personal information, and placed it to his left.

He yawned, got up to open the door, and walked to the living room, wanting to brew a pot of tea.

As soon as he stepped out, he saw his wife sitting on the sofa, excitedly waving at him.

Tang Chen walked over with his cup and sat beside her, “What’s wrong?”

“Listen, listen, I’ll play you a snippet of a song.” His wife quickly tapped her phone, the corners of her mouth slightly upturned. Clearly, she had found something good.

Tang Chen chuckled, “Alright, whose song is it?”

“Chen Fang’s.” His wife raised an eyebrow, looking at him proudly. In early May, she was the one who pushed Chen Fang’s variety show singing video to her husband. She was practically Chen Fang’s scout! Today, she discovered it herself again, so she couldn’t help but feel a little proud.

Tang Chen smiled, but his heart felt uneasy.

Judging by his wife’s attitude, it must be a new song.

Could Chen Fang have sung “flammable and explosive”? No way?