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

In the innermost rest area backstage, Zhuo Tao rushed towards Secretary Ding, who was chatting and laughing with Wang Ke.

Secretary Ding had a big smile on her face and would laugh every few words she spoke, showing that she was in a very good mood.

But as soon as he saw Zhuo Tao approaching, his face immediately darkened and his gaze turned icy.

In order to deal with the "Flip Culture" movement, he went so far as to put the Linhai Municipal Government and Linhai TV in a difficult position. How could he possibly have a good face in the face of such a person?

"Secretary Ding!" Zhuo Tao asked as soon as he arrived, "What's going on? According to the music festival's rules, each company should send two singers, and each singer should perform one song..."

“The bylaws?” Secretary Ding interrupted him coldly. “President Zhuo also knows to follow the bylaws? If so, President Zhuo, please tell me in detail what responsibilities your seven companies should bear for boycotting the performance!”

"That...that's all because of singers who subvert culture..." Zhuo Tao stubbornly argued.

"Public opinion will judge right and wrong!" Secretary Ding said. "If the singers from Overturned Culture really did assault someone, you can call the police and let them handle it. There are quite a few police officers outside right now. Do you want me to find some for you?"

"This would negatively impact our music festival. If it really escalates to the police station, where would the Linhai Municipal Government put its face?" Zhuo Tao said.

Wang Ke laughed: "I didn't expect President Zhuo to be so considerate of the music festival and the city government! I'm so touched!"

"Isn't Mr. Fan too easily moved?" Secretary Ding shook his head. "He almost ruined the music festival one minute, and the next he's all high and mighty, spouting nice words. I can't be moved by someone like that!"

Wang Ke laughed and said, "Secretary Ding, you misunderstood. I was moved by President Zhuo's heroic act of daring to throw his face aside for the sake of profit. I just think, if a person can be shameless to this extent, what can't he do? Really, I really admire President Zhuo."

"It's best not to learn shamelessness," Secretary Ding said. "A person lives for their reputation, just as a tree lives for its bark. There are people in history who have succeeded by being shameless, but the key is the outcome, isn't it? Anyway, I haven't seen any history book that mentions someone who died a good death because they succeeded by being shameless. On the contrary, there are many examples of people who succeeded by being shameless but ended up in a tragic way."

Wang Ke exclaimed, "Secretary Ding is truly knowledgeable! I agree with you!"

The two of them kept calling Zhuo Tao "shameless," mocking him like a stand-up comedian, which made Zhuo Tao's blood pressure soar.

He could openly criticize Wang Ke, but he didn't dare to openly criticize Secretary Ding. He could only pretend not to understand and patiently say, "Secretary Ding, this whole thing started because of the Cultural Revolution. They squeezed us out and immediately sent their own singers up. This was clearly premeditated and planned! This is a conspiracy! I think..."

"Shh!" Secretary Ding suddenly put her hand to her lips, signaling Zhuo Tao to be quiet.

"Listen, Fang Qiqi is about to start singing! Boss Fan, I remember you told me that this song, like the previous ones, would become a nationwide hit, right?"

"Of course!"

"We can't miss that! Mr. Zhuo, please don't say anything yet..."

On stage, Fang Qiqi softly began to speak:

"There's a cloud made of rain in the wind, a cloud made of rain, the heart of the cloud is full of rain, every drop is you..."

Because of the sound system, the people backstage could hear it clearly, and Secretary Ding couldn't help but exclaim, "What a wonderful song!"

Zhuo Tao was so angry that his face turned ashen. He wanted to speak, but Secretary Ding stopped him with a gesture. Helpless, he could only wait until the whole song was finished.

While waiting, even Zhuo Tao himself had to admit: This song is really good!

As the acting head of Yuting Culture, Zhuo Tao was certainly not someone to be trifled with. He had a basic understanding of what songs would become popular and to what extent. Although he occasionally made mistakes, he was generally quite accurate.

Therefore, he knew perfectly well that this song would become a nationwide hit overnight, just like all of Wang Ke's previous songs!

This really upset him.

After finally managing to put together this meeting, one of the main objectives was to severely crack down on the subversive culture and make it impossible for them to raise their heads again. But unexpectedly, all my hard work turned out to be a favor to them.

At this moment, thunderous applause erupted in the stadium, and the calls for Fang Qiqi's name surged in like a tidal wave, making Zhuo Tao's face even more unpleasant.

Not just him?

The singers from the seven entertainment companies in front of them looked extremely grim when they heard the shouts.

They felt that applause should have been given to them, but now, because of cooperating with Zhuo Tao to cause trouble, they have given away all the audience to Fanfu Culture for nothing!

After the song ended, Zhuo Tao finally found a chance to interject, and hurriedly said, "Secretary Ding, no matter what, subverting culture goes against the original intention of the music festival. I think..."

Secretary Ding turned to look at him and sneered, "You think? Sorry, I don't care what you think, I care what I think! I think the singers of Flip Culture are very good, and their songs are even better! Only songs like these are worthy of the stage of the first Linhai City Music Festival, and only they deserve the city government's full support!"

After saying that, he turned to Wang Ke and said with a smile, "President Fan, there's nothing else going on here, why don't you come with me to the command post?"

Wang Ke nodded: "I'd be honored to accept your invitation. Please!"

"Please!" Secretary Ding smiled brightly, a stark contrast to her demeanor when facing Zhuo Tao.

Looking at the two people's backs, Zhuo Tao almost went crazy.

"You're going to protect him, right?"

"So you're deliberately targeting our Yuting Culture, aren't you?"

"You really think we have no backup plan? You really think our plan is just to squeeze out some upside-down culture?"

"We want it dead! Utterly dead!"

"Alright, you guys win this round. Let's see who comes out on top next round!"

Zhuo Tao left with a gloomy face. When he returned to the Seven Entertainment Companies, he was immediately surrounded by people who bombarded him with questions.

He simply waved his hand and said, "Let them be smug! It's just the stage for the first music festival, what's wrong with us giving it to them? Don't worry, they won't be able to keep up this for long. I'll make sure that Flip Culture is completely finished!"

On stage, Fang Qiqi excitedly looked around, bowed to all directions to thank the audience for their applause and cheers, and then, as usual, announced the program: "Next, please welcome Gan Feiyu to perform 'The Fake Monk'!"

A burst of applause and cheers erupted from the audience as usual—everyone had gradually come to the unreasonable conclusion that no matter whether they had heard the next song before, as long as it was announced by a singer from Fanfu Culture, it was definitely a top-notch song!

The singers from the seven major entertainment companies were taken aback:

"The Fake Monk? What's that song title?"

"I've never seen a song with a title like this before, it's too abstract!"

"No...no, it's not going to be another hit song, is it? Are they going to play all of Flip Culture's cards tonight?"