Chapter Sixty-Four: Don't Come Any Closer!

“Congratulations to Fu Zhuang. ‘Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth’ is truly a rare and excellent song. Highly recommended.”
“Everyone, please support Teacher Fu Zhuang’s new song, ‘Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth.’”
“This is the third song written by Teacher Wuyan. Impressive! Truly impressive!”
“Teacher Fu Zhuang’s performance of ‘Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth’ is simply amazing. Big thumbs up!”

On Weibo.

In the Douyin section.

On these two major social platforms where singers gather, one singer after another suddenly emerged, all posting comments in support of Fu Zhuang’s song, ‘Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth.’

These singers didn’t seem particularly famous.

But there were so many of them.

As the saying goes, “Many ants can topple an elephant.”

Especially since, though their fame wasn’t great, those who paid attention noticed that all of them were actually singers from the New Song Chart. Their recognition might be low, but each had their own dedicated fan base.

One singer might have a hundred thousand fans.

Ten singers together could easily amass a million.

Moreover, the overlap between their fan bases was minimal; so when they all voiced support for ‘Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth,’ their fans naturally followed suit, rallying behind the song.

In just over three hours.

On the New Song Chart, ‘Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth’ soared from twenty-sixth place to twentieth.

Breaking into the top twenty!

This scene stunned the industry.

“What’s going on?”

“Again?”

“???”

At the same time.

Zhao Long, a web celebrity singer with three million fans, created a large group chat, calling out in the group: “Brothers and sisters, how does it feel?”

Instantly, the chat buzzed with activity.

“It’s true—when I saw ‘Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth’ surpass me, I felt a bit upset. But seeing the singers ahead of me also get overtaken, I felt balanced instantly.”

“Much better now.”

“No more pain.”

“Long Bro, your idea is brilliant.”

“Wow, why didn’t we think of this before?”

“...”

Zhao Long chuckled inwardly. Of course this idea was good—it was born from experience paid for in blood.

As the saying goes: “Better them than me.”

If you can sacrifice others to lessen your own pain, why not?

Especially when ‘Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth’ broke into the top twenty, every singer it surpassed was a notable figure in the music world.

These singers had worked hard for their rankings, only to be overtaken in a single moment.

Who would accept it willingly?

Who wouldn’t be upset?

But just as they were stewing in frustration,

Zhao Long’s message arrived:

“Bro, does it hurt?”

“Sis, does it hurt?”

The scene from September began to replay at that moment.

Every singer thought the same: Why should I bear this pain alone?

No! I need someone to share the suffering!

And so, one pulled another, setting off a chain reaction.

If you’ve dragged me down, why can’t I drag someone else?

No! I’ll pull someone with me.

Thus, like dominoes, they lined up, one after another.

Once more, the gears of history began to turn.

Especially since most of the singers on the chart weren’t from the same company.

You belong to Qiming.

I belong to Brilliant Star.

Though our companies are currently cooperating to target Yunhai, my song has been surpassed by ‘Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth’ and you’re still sitting pretty at the top. Am I supposed to accept that?

No! I’ll drag you down too!

After all, this cooperation is only temporary.

And the premise of our alliance was to suppress ‘Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth.’ Now that it’s already surpassed me, what’s the point of suppressing it?

Since I can’t suppress ‘Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth,’ sorry, now I’ll team up with Fu Zhuang to suppress you.

Isn’t that perfectly reasonable?

So,

On the New Song Chart, the singers surpassed by ‘Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth,’ under Zhao Long’s instigation, united one by one.

Bold and spirited,

They launched a joint assault on the rankings.

“Oh, come on.”

“Seriously?”

The industry watched, dumbfounded.

How could this even work?

Especially Qiming Entertainment and Brilliant Star Culture, the two giants were furious.

A Qiming Entertainment executive called up a counterpart at Brilliant Star Culture, angrily demanding, “What’s with your singers? Why are they joining others to attack us?”

The Brilliant Star executive exploded as well: “You dare to say that? Aren’t your singers attacking us too? If it weren’t for your people switching sides, would ‘Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth’ have climbed so fast?”

The two immediately broke into a heated argument.

But neither could convince the other.

In that moment, the already fragile alliance collapsed completely.

Once the siege coalition of the two giants crumbled and they began to blame each other, ‘Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth’ became a wild horse, galloping freely across the charts.

And the end of the month was still days away.

By October twenty-sixth, ‘Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth’ had already toppled several top ten singers, surging straight into second place.

“I’m this fierce?”

Fu Zhuang stared at his song dominating the charts, utterly stunned.

Though he had confidence in Wang Mo and ‘Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth,’ he had previously agreed with Wang Mo’s prediction that breaking into the top ten by month’s end would already be a minor miracle.

He had never dared hope for the top ten.

But unexpectedly,

With five days left in October, ‘Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth’ entered second place.

Even the new song of quasi-superstar Ye Yuanhang was taken down.

Fu Zhuang didn’t believe this was his own achievement.

Though his singing had improved a bit, he was nowhere near the level of crushing the big-name singers on the chart. Especially with top-tier singers like Ye Yuanhang and Cheng Yun participating this time.

“Mo Bro is a legend.”

Fu Zhuang had only this thought in his heart.

It was thanks to Wang Mo’s song that he was soaring.

For months now, there had been a subtle rumor within the company that Hao Mingxing and Su Xueyao had both become Wang Mo’s sycophants.

Fu Zhuang used to look down on their behavior, thinking it was beneath a singer’s dignity.

But now, he had only one thought: Could he be the third?

He looked at the New Song Chart.

At that moment, only one song remained ahead of ‘Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth’:

Number one: Cheng Yun’s ‘Window Screen.’

In a certain room,

Cheng Yun was no longer calm or jubilant. Watching as a flock of singers united and marched aggressively toward his first place, he was dumbstruck.

“Don’t come any closer!”

Despair filled Cheng Yun’s heart.

Damn it.

Is this even allowed?

You’re cheating!

You have no honor!

You can’t bully me like this!

For heaven’s sake!

We agreed to besiege Wuyan together!

How did it end up with all of you besieging me?

At that moment, Cheng Yun finally understood why Ye Yuanhang had handed him the number one spot.

It was so he, as “number one,” could bear all the pain!

“Ye Yuanhang, you’re too cunning!”

Cheng Yun’s heart shattered.

At the same time,

In a certain café,

Ye Yuanhang was laughing like a fool, “Hahaha, I knew it, hahaha… here it comes… it’s happening again.”

His agent asked, “This time, you’re not suffering?”

Ye Yuanhang glared, “What’s to suffer? Not only am I not suffering, I’m actually delighted!”

Just wait.

He was about to blow up Cheng Yun’s world.

That would be double the joy.