One song made me a legend, and the whole internet is begging me to focus on singing.

Chapter 54: A Mess

Wang Junhai was smug in his office.

Thomson's "commentary" was like a well-aimed arrow, hitting the bullseye.

He didn't care whether what Thomson said was true or not.

The important thing is that the Weibo post firmly nailed Chen Fan to the pillar of shame, and that's enough.

Chen Fan is not afraid of domestic critics or music critics who accuse him of "showing off" or "lacking emotion."

But Thomson represented "international," a place that Chen Fan couldn't reach for the time being.

The phone rang; it was Anderson.

"Mr. Wang, have you seen the results?"

"I saw it."

"This is just the first step."

Anderson spoke calmly and deliberately, "Next, we'll get him to compete overseas. We have plenty of ways to make him lose 'justifiably'."

A sense of unease crept into Wang Junhai's mind, and he asked, "What competition?"

"The Global Original Music Competition is broadcast live worldwide, and half of the judges are from Europe and America."

"Doesn't Chen Fan like original works? Then let him compete in original works."

"Can he sign up?" Wang Junhai pressed.

"I've already made arrangements. He will receive the direct entry pass for the Chinese-language region, and I'll also tag him on your public platforms."

Whether he goes or not is not up to him.

Wang Junhai laughed when he heard this.

Anderson's move was truly brilliant.

If Chen Fan doesn't go, it's considered admitting defeat, and they can say he's a coward, "afraid to go international."

If Chen Fan goes, that will be exactly what he wants; he can decide how Chen Fan dies!

"Chen Fan," Wang Junhai murmured, "you're finished!"

Thomson's comments were like a fuse that ignited a fire, and all the negative comments that had been suppressed by Chen Fan's huge fan base rushed to the surface.

They were afraid of missing this opportunity to smear him.

The first thing to be affected was Chen Fan's Weibo.

Haters flooded the comments section, refreshing the comments with uniform hashtags: "Internationally certified trash," "Only fit to entertain themselves domestically," "A soulless singing machine"...

Fans felt powerless once again, as it seemed that no matter how they refuted it, they couldn't get around the label of "the Grammy judges don't think you're good enough."

Even though Thomson's original text clearly stated that "the technique is superb."

Veteran artists such as Huang and Cheng publicly voiced their support.

The live version of "Left Finger Points to the Moon" has garnered over ten million views.

But all the evidence was useless against these haters.

Chen Fan once jokingly said something to Huo Cheng, and he felt that it couldn't be more fitting for this moment.

You can never wake someone who is pretending to be asleep.

"You guys can only brag about it domestically."

"Have you ever seen the world? Do you even know what the Grammys are?"

"Come brag about it when your brother wins an international award."

Some people insist on pretending to be ignorant by waving the banner of "international standards," but if they were to take it seriously, they would be lowering themselves.

Even his fans were called "frogs in a well," "uncultured," and "patriotic traitors."

Several big fans were even forced to temporarily log out of the game due to the backlash; the trolls' fighting power is truly astonishing.

Chen Fan was currently having a headache.

I thought the song given for this mission would be something absolutely amazing.

Unexpectedly, they released a nationally popular dance track.

This song is certainly very popular, but can foreigners appreciate it?

Chen Fan was a little worried. This time, he had to break through the encirclement. Those old fogies abroad wouldn't let him get through so easily.

Unable to figure it out, Chen Fan locked himself in the recording studio, recording again and again from morning till night, trying to find the right feeling.

There's nothing I'm satisfied with.

The mixing console was piled high with empty water bottles and crumpled Red Bull cans, and the sheet music was covered with crossed-out and rewritten notes.

Ge Mingyue came once, stood at the door for a while, and left without saying a word.

Dushe asked his agent if their vocal lessons could be moved to Chen Fan's place for a while.

Of course, studying is secondary; the main purpose is to assist Chen Fan.

This kid gets so engrossed in writing songs that he forgets to eat and sleep.

Du She was staring at the recording studio when Ji Bai came up with some late-night snacks. He pushed open the door and went inside without a second thought. "Brother Fan, have something to eat."

After more than ten minutes, Chen Fan replied with a single word: "Okay."

But it just wouldn't move.

The three of them shook their heads in unison.

Oh dear, making music is such a waste of time!

At 2 a.m., passersby saw Chen Fan come out of the recording studio and buy a can of coffee at a convenience store on the street.

The photo is blurry, but you can still recognize him.

He was wearing his usual dark gray hoodie, but the hood wasn't on, his hair was a bit messy, and he had noticeable dark circles under his eyes.

The photo was posted online, causing quite a stir in the comments section.

Haters are still criticizing: What's with the pretense of hard work? Isn't it just a way to whitewash your image?

Fans defended him, saying: "You guys were already here when it came to black people, why don't you look at how many original songs Fan Ge has!"

Bystanders only look at the facts: they just don't know what kind of hit song it will be this time.

Ge Mingyue did not forward that photo.

But she sent a private message to the netizen who took the photo: "Thank you."

The other party replied: Sister Ge, I'm not a fan, but I happened to see him coming out of the recording studio tonight. He was humming a song as he walked, and I was very touched. I'm looking forward to Chen Fan's new song.

Ge Mingyue stared at the message for a long time before taking a screenshot and sending it to the work group.

At 3:17 a.m., Andy posted a Weibo post.

His verified identity is "new actor," but he has a huge fan base of nearly ten million.

This Weibo post was quickly reposted by Ge Mingyue, Yun Duo, and Du She, the official Weibo account of the Masked New Voice program, and more than a dozen musicians in the industry, and quickly spread to tens of millions of views.

@AndyV:

No one is born good at anything. While you're busy criticizing others, I want to ask you all, how much time have you spent on singing?

But my friend Chen Fan was still in the recording studio at three in the morning.

I've seen him record a song one or two hundred times, just to find the most comfortable breath.

I've seen him with a cold and fever, his voice so hoarse he couldn't speak, and before going on stage, he'd suck on a throat lozenge and tell the staff he was "okay."

However, all of this was refuted by a single sentence from someone you've never even met.

If someone says he has "no soul," you immediately agree and deny it.

If God truly favors certain people, it must be those like him who are focused on doing things well.

Time will tell.

Truth is always in the hands of a minority.

Many fans cried in the comments section.

It's really too difficult. Chen Fan has been criticized ever since his debut. How can someone be so unlucky?

They comforted each other, eventually suppressing their heartache, and went to Chen Fan's Weibo to leave messages to comfort him.

Of course, there are also trolls mixed in among them.

This brings us to Chen Fan's personality once again.

He's been criticized so harshly, yet he still refuses to turn off the comments.

This has become one of the main points of attack for his haters, who relentlessly attack him with accusations of "playing the victim," "using tricks," and "shamelessness."

But this time, they were clearly wrong.

Although Chen Fan himself did not make a move

However, once the discussion gained traction, past incidents that had been targeted were also brought up again.

That's one good thing about the internet; its memories are all in high definition.

So, with Chen Fan deliberately not responding, the scene became completely chaotic.