With just a few casual words, I've swept the music scene.

At Zhuo Tao's command, a large group of music critics immediately sprang into action.

Does criticizing someone require ample evidence and solid reasons?

No need at all!

A mere fabricated charge can be your most deserving crime!

artistry?

Who can explain this clearly? Who can make a definitive judgment?

Public opinion can be devastating; accumulated slander can destroy even the strongest. If enough people say you lack artistry, then you have no artistry!

Suddenly, an online discussion erupted regarding the artistry of cover songs. Countless music critics joined the fray, launching verbal attacks:

"Of course, pandering to the audience can lead to remarkable results. To put it bluntly, following the crowd is the best shortcut! If you don't believe me, look at the two recent songs by Fanfu Culture, and then look at Barbecue Bro, whose singing skills are not much better than the average person. Aren't these the best examples? But if everyone takes this shortcut, the Chinese music scene is doomed!"

"The rise of a company like Fanfu Culture, which is severely lacking in artistic cultivation, is a tragedy for the Chinese music scene. Bad money drives out good, and in the end, everyone will suffer losses."

"To be fair, the songs by the Flip Culture group are indeed quite good, surpassing many popular songs on the market. But the problem is: their level can only stay at this level, and there is no progress. Although they are popular, they are far inferior in terms of artistry. These songs are destined to be short-lived, and they will not last long, nor can they become benchmarks and role models for future generations."

"Artists should always keep in mind their mission—we should not be slaves to money, but should also shoulder more responsibilities! The responsibility to educate society, to inherit culture, and to develop art! And these are things that the cultural upheaval has clearly not taken on."

"Let me also say something fair. It's really wrong for everyone to be so demanding of Fanfu Culture. It's a profit-driven company, and CEO Fanfu is not an artist, but just a businessman. I think we shouldn't use the standards of an artist to judge a businessman. Similarly, those who exaggerate Fanfu Culture's abilities should stop now, because it's just a commercial company, and CEO Fanfu's works can't be called artistic creations; they're just products produced on an assembly line."

These music critics spoke eloquently, some directly attacking, some indirectly, and some even pretending to speak for subversion culture. But no matter what means they used, they all had only one goal—to do everything in their power to belittle subversion culture!

Seeing these comments, Luo Jun's eyes turned red with anger, and he ran straight to Wang Ke: "Let's call the police again!"

Wang Ke had seen these comments long ago and laughed at the time: "What utter nonsense!"

When dealing with Liu Yanfei, one could certainly report him to the police and file a lawsuit, because he fabricated facts to smear someone's name, which constituted defamation. Therefore, since Fanfu Culture did not pursue the matter to the fullest extent, the court sentenced Liu Yanfei to six months in prison.

But calling the police is useless when dealing with these music critics, because what they say can all be considered art criticism.

As a music critic, he has the freedom to comment on art. What are you suing him for?

After these reasons were explained, Luo Jun became even angrier: "So, we can only let them do as they please, and there's absolutely nothing we can do about these bastards?"

"Of course there are solutions," Wang Ke said.

Just as he was about to continue, the phone rang. He answered and heard it was Deng Jinsheng calling: "Boss Fan, our documentary 'East China Sea' is going to air tonight! We'll be promoting it on Weibo, could you please post a promotional message on Fanfu Culture's Weibo account?"

Wang Ke nodded: "That's a good thing, of course it's fine!"

After hanging up the phone, Wang Ke said to Luo Jun, "There are some things in this world that cannot be explained. For example, the saying 'Heaven is watching what people do' is often taken as a psychological comfort, but in fact it is not like that."

"What do you mean?" Luo Jun asked, looking completely bewildered.

He simply couldn't understand why Wang Ke would suddenly say something like that.

Wang Ke said with a smile, "I don't believe in God, but I do believe in this saying, because the 'heaven' in this saying actually refers to the laws of nature and the cycle of cause and effect."

“I understand every single word you say,” Luo Jun said, “but when they’re put together, I just can’t understand them. What are you trying to say?”

“A person’s actions form their own life trajectory. Any event that happens at some point in the future will be influenced by this old trajectory,” Wang Ke said. “For example, when I wrote a theme song for ‘Donghai’, it seemed like I was at a disadvantage and Linhai TV benefited. But now it seems like it was a pillow handed to us when we were sleepy, or a gun we picked up when we were in danger.”

"Huh?" Luo Jun was still completely bewildered.

"You'll find out when the time comes." Wang Ke waved his hand, logged into the Weibo account of Fanfu Culture, and posted a promotional article.

At this time, the hot topics online are all about smearing the subversion culture, so the subversion culture has naturally received a lot of attention. Many people are keeping a close eye on the subversion culture's Weibo, hoping to be the first to see their response to this matter.

When people saw that the "Flip Culture" movement was making a splash, they were very excited. But when they clicked in, they found that it was actually a promotion for a documentary.

"What does this mean?"

"They've been criticized so harshly by music critics, and they haven't even responded?"

"That's so cowardly!"

"No way! How could CEO Fan be a coward? Remember when he and Liu Yanfei were arguing?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Boss Fan's silence is not silence; it's just the calm before the storm!"

Do you think this documentary might be hiding something?

"Take a look and then talk!"

Suddenly, everyone became interested in the documentary, and with Linhai TV also promoting it heavily, many people waited in front of their TVs that night to watch it.

That night, the first episode of "East China Sea" officially aired on Linhai TV.

A vast expanse of sea appeared, suddenly surging with waves. Then, melodious music began to play, and a beautiful mezzo-soprano sang:

"When I was little, my mother told me that the sea was my hometown, that I was born by the sea and grew up in the sea..."

The singer is Guo Yafen, a first-class singing artist in China and vice chairman of the Chinese Musicians Association!

Her beautiful voice and superb singing skills perfectly complemented the song, instantly immersing all the listeners in its atmosphere.

"Wow, how can a documentary theme song be this good?"

"This song is amazing! It really resonates with me!"

“I grew up by the sea. I used to spend a lot of time in the sea when I was a child. I was born by the sea and grew up in the sea!”

"Wait! Did everyone notice the subtitles? The lyrics and music of this song... are about subversion culture!"

"Wow! No wonder Boss Fan didn't respond; apparently, he didn't need to respond at all!"

"This song was written for Vice Chairman Guo! To say that the song lacks artistry is to say that Vice Chairman Guo is not an artist!"

"Come on, all you music critics, step forward and let's get this straight!"