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

Xu Yuanjiang's songs have been gaining popularity ever since they were released.

He is, after all, a veteran singer with a certain mass base. More importantly, he mobilized his personal connections from the very beginning, and even used the power of the National Music Committee of the Music Association to create momentum, promote, and even garner votes.

On the other hand, Yuting Culture naturally couldn't just stand by and watch. Zhuo Tao mobilized all available resources, hiring online trolls and inviting influential figures to mobilize fan groups... In short, he gave it his all.

As a result, the song's votes continued to grow, stunning netizens.

"My goodness! Can folk singing be this powerful?"

"The votes are rising at a rate that's like a rocket!"

"If this continues, I'm afraid CEO Fan is in big trouble!"

"After all, he's a veteran singer, while Fan Zong is a newcomer to the music scene. This is a bit uncertain!"

In the midst of the discussion, some people naturally took advantage of the situation, praising one while criticizing the other:

"Upon closer listening, this song is actually quite good. I never expected there to be such a good song in the folk singing style. As expected of Teacher Xu! This time, Mr. Fan has really met his match!"

"It's really good! What's national is also international. What are just a few pop songs? You'd be truly amazing if you could write songs like Teacher Xu's!"

"Flipping Culture can only play around with pop culture. Although they've managed to create two mainstream songs, I think it's just a lucky break. This time, they're definitely going to lose to Teacher Xu!"

The internet was in an uproar, and Zhuo Tao was overjoyed.

He immediately called his assistant over and instructed him, "Don't be stingy with money, buy plenty of online trolls! This time, we must take down Fanfu Culture no matter what!"

"But isn't the expense... a bit too much? Spending so much money just to make Fanfu Culture apologize to music critics, it's completely not worth it!" the assistant said hesitantly.

Aside from giving Xu Yuanjiang a kickback, the biggest expense this time was on Xu Yuanjiang's son.

Renting a house, renting a car, hiring people, and paying living expenses... these costs add up to a considerable sum, and the key issue is that they are not paid off in one lump sum; they will be paid out continuously over the next few years.

Although everyone calls Zhuo Tao "General Manager Zhuo", he is not the CEO of Yuting Culture. The CEO is Chen Yuting!

Is it appropriate for you to spend your boss's money like this?

Zhuo Tao snorted: "Short-sighted! An apology is just the beginning. Next, we can use this incident to our advantage, continue to suppress Fanfu Culture by leveraging Xu Yuanjiang's official position, forcing Linhai TV to cancel its cooperation with them, and then join forces with several major entertainment companies to blacklist the artists under Fanfu Culture. At that point, only death awaits Fanfu Culture! This money didn't buy an apology, but the demise of Fanfu Culture! Do you understand?"

The assistant nodded obsequiously, but inwardly he was somewhat unconvinced.

Is it really that easy?

I feel like you're making some assumptions.

On the other hand, Wang Ke was in no hurry, recording the new episode of "The Voice of China" in an orderly manner.

During the recording, mentor Ren Mingwei came over during a break and asked Wang Ke with some concern, "Boss Fan, Teacher Xu's song seems to be doing quite well."

Wang Ke smiled and said, "Thank you for reminding me, I've already noticed."

"What are your plans?" Ren Mingwei asked.

As a singer-songwriter, he understands the difficulties of songwriting better than others, which is why he is more able to recognize Wang Ke's talent.

Xu Yuanjiang's challenge to Wang Ke excited him, but he couldn't help but worry about Wang Ke in secret—after all, the scope of this song creation was too big, and he was really worried that Wang Ke wouldn't be able to handle it.

"It's nothing, don't worry about it!" Wang Ke said with a smile.

Ren Mingwei hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

He felt that Wang Ke was being a bit too arrogant.

But in terms of ability, he was far inferior to Wang Ke, and he couldn't help Wang Ke in this matter, much less offer any advice. He could only nod and say, "It's good that you're confident!"

Although he said that, he was still very uneasy inside.

After recording the show for so long, he and Wang Ke became quite familiar with each other, and he unconsciously began to regard Wang Ke as a friend. Every song by Wang Ke deeply moved him and opened the door to a wider world for him, constantly expanding his creative ideas. So, in his heart, he already regarded Wang Ke as half a mentor.

He really didn't want to see Wang Ke lose to someone else!

The recording was quickly coming to an end, and it was time to vote for the best performance of the night.

This was Ren Mingwei's team battle, and the one who was ultimately chosen as the best was a rock musician – Gan Feiyu.

Taking into account his vocal characteristics, Wang Ke selected Lao Cui's famous song "Nothing to My Name" for him.

Under his guidance, Gan Feiyu quickly grasped the essence of the song and ultimately performed it perfectly, bringing many audience members to tears.

It's important to know that "Nothing to My Name" is not only Cui Yongyuan's representative work, but also a landmark work of Chinese pop music at that time!

When it first appeared, it immediately attracted countless young people, providing an outlet for the frustrations of people living in that special era. Although it resembled a love song, it was devoid of any sentimentality or affectation typical of romantic love stories, and it lacked any bourgeois affectation that was merely a poor imitation. Instead, it moved countless people with its powerful and sincere emotion.

This time is just like that time—the culture and art of Blue Star are in a state of extreme decline, just like the era when this song was created.

So the audience was instantly ignited by this song!

Ren Mingwei was so excited that he couldn't help but stand up and applaud his team members, and then gave a thumbs up to Wang Ke in the distance.

Lu Zhiming, the mentor who was good at rock music, looked at Wang Ke and couldn't help but feel an impulse—to immediately ask Wang Ke to write a few songs!

In fact, it's not just him. All four mentors of "The Voice of China" are secretly hoping that Wang Ke will write a few songs for them as well.

However, they cannot do this before the show ends, otherwise it may attract criticism from the outside world.

Moreover, "The Voice of China" has already propelled their fame to its peak, and they are now top-tier stars in China, so there's no rush for them to achieve this.

When Gan Feiyu finished his performance, the atmosphere reached a climax, and the host, as previously arranged, invited An Xiaomei to the stage.

"Everyone is happy today, right?"

"Correct!"

"All happy days deserve to be celebrated, but we should also remember who brought us such a wonderful life. This episode airs just one week before National Day, and the next episode will air the day before National Day. At that time, 'The Voice of China' will hold a special National Day performance to celebrate our motherland! Today, please welcome contestant An Xiaomei to perform a song 'Good Day' provided by Fanfu Culture, as a celebration of today and also as 'The Voice of China's' blessing to our motherland!"