The continued surge in popularity for "Gentleman" had also attracted the attention of several industry bigwigs.
Jiang Qian, the sole female among the four "Music Gods" of the C-Pop scene, was now approaching fifty.
She had personally propelled several Heavenly Kings and Queens to stardom within the C-Pop music industry.
Referred to as the "Heavenly King Maker" in the industry, she was a true titan.
After a two-year hiatus, Jiang Qian's Weibo suddenly updated.
"Ting Yu's 'Gentleman' has excellent lyrical details and a pleasing melody. It truly interprets the desire to love and the longing to express love. Not a single 'I love you' is uttered in the lyrics, yet every line conveys it. This is a rare and exceptional love song."
Music God Jiang Qian's Weibo post.
Instantly propelled the song's popularity to another level.
Especially for Ting Yu's fans.
They rejoiced, widely sharing Jiang Qian's Weibo post.
This divine figure was far more formidable than Chen Shuhao.
Chen Shuhao had only recently become a Music God, and although he had produced many classic works, he had only elevated one Heavenly Queen. In terms of seniority, there was no comparison.
Furthermore, Jiang Qian's endorsement indirectly silenced those who had been mocking.
Those who had previously clamored that Ting Yu's songwriting was formulaic, that he sacrificed quality for quantity, were now all silenced.
If a "formulaic" approach could produce such a high-quality song, then the retort was deafening.
Besides Music God Jiang Qian.
Many influential bloggers also shared this new song.
"Highly recommended, a song that makes you burn paper and smoke!"
"It's over, if Ting Yu releases a few more sad love songs, I won't have enough tears!"
"How did he write this? Is it all from personal experience?"
"Could it be that Ting Yu and Lin Yanyu's relationship is exactly as described in this song 'Gentleman'?"
"Holy cow! Unsuspecting observer, you've found the key point…"
"Ting Yu likes Lin Yanyu, but Lin Yanyu has Su Yu, so he can only be a gentleman, silently dedicating himself to Lin Yanyu!"
"Humble!"
"Tear-jerking!"
"No, the melodramatic scenes are automatically playing in my mind!"
...
Under the shares from these influential figures, "Gentleman" rapidly climbed into the top fifty on the new song charts.
Subsequently, the preview and download numbers saw a visible, rapid increase.
On Douyin, major emotional video bloggers.
Overnight, they crafted scripts based on the song's lyrics.
And then began filming.
In just one night.
Videos featuring "Gentleman" as background music started going viral across the internet!
"Damn, these heat-seekers are really fast!"
"I have to admit, listening to the song with these videos makes the immersion even greater!"
"Let's compete, everyone compete! This kind of love song is what should be popular, pushing aside those generic songs!"
"Haha, honestly, now when I listen to music, I only listen to old songs and Ting Yu's songs. Those generic songs, I can listen to them at most twice before they become boring."
"..."
On the charts, those songs that relied on low quality and eye-catching gimmicks were rapidly decreasing.
This was a tremendous positive development for the C-Pop music scene.
Many talented producers also emerged from their hiatus.
After such a long period of incubation, there were no shortage of excellent songs.
Besides the epic battle in the love song genre.
Folk, movie soundtracks, rap, ancient styles, and various other genres also saw the release of many new songs.
Because Ting Yu and Chen Shuhao were competing this month, focusing on the love song segment.
Other genres exclaimed their good fortune.
Looking at the platform's overall charts and hot song lists.
There were hardly any poorly produced, stale songs left.
The entire music scene showed a trend of gradual improvement.
...
On Weibo.
A trending topic suddenly surged into the top ten.
#“Healing” Producer Ting Yu#
Because the song "Gentleman" was too heartbreaking.
Fans added the title of "Healing Producer" to his previous moniker of "Ancient Style Talent."
"No matter if you're in a good or bad mood, after listening to Ting Yu's new song, you'll only have one feeling: utterly dejected!"
"This is too harsh! When I first listened to 'Gentleman,' I was so moved that tears streamed down my face!"
"The one above, you're not the only one. I'm a grown man of thirty, crying like a child!"
"Didn't they say Zhang Yang's singing skills were bad? Who said that? Come out and face me!"
"Damn, with this emotional delivery, I'd believe you if you told me a top-tier singer performed it!"
"Where are all those haters now? Why aren't they talking?"
Zhang Yang's practice singing videos had previously circulated online.
This led to many trolls criticizing him.
Saying his singing was subpar.
Saying he didn't deserve to sing Ting Yu's new song.
However, with the release of this song, his deep vocals, coupled with his masterful portrayal of sad emotions.
Directly silenced these critics.
They had never expected.
That this singing voice, comparable to that of a top-tier singer, would come from Zhang Yang, who had previously broken notes so badly it was unbelievable…
...
With the traffic from numerous internet celebrity videos.
Combined with Ting Yu's existing attention.
"Gentleman" once again showcased Ting Yu's chart-topping ability.
Although several days had passed since the beginning of the month.
Riding on its immense popularity.
It rose like a tidal wave, catching up from behind.
Climbing to second place on the new song charts!
Dynasty Entertainment.
Qi Shenghua, after a two-day rest, finally arrived at the company.
The atmosphere in the conference room among the senior executives was somewhat somber.
"Is this Ting Yu even human? Why is every song so high in quality?"
"This is insane, second place is gone just like that?"
"Mr. Qi, should we have our Ace Producer release another song to regain face?"
"When has our Dynasty Entertainment ever been this humiliated!"
Everyone complained in a torrent of words.
Qi Shenghua, however, sighed and waved his hand helplessly.
"Forget it, third place is third place. With the top two spots taken by Ting Yu's songs, we've essentially only lost to the same person."
His words were somewhat self-deceiving.
But the people in the conference room felt inexplicably relieved.
The indignation on their faces lessened considerably.
"But... Ting Yu still has another song..."
Someone weakly mentioned.
A sudden silence fell over the conference room.
The atmosphere became somewhat awkward.
"Ahem... let's not consider these for now. The most important thing right now is the Ace City competition. Find more people, and focus all our efforts on eliminating him!"
Qi Shenghua slammed the table, gritting his teeth. "Before you destroy someone, you must first let them become overconfident!"
"Letting someone become overconfident before their destruction, Mr. Qi has a way with words!"
"Don't worry, Mr. Qi!"
"We guarantee it won't be a problem!"
"We've found top producers from various genres this time, and they've spent two to three years crafting their songs. As long as they encounter Ting Yu in the competition, he's bound to lose!"
Resolute voices echoed in the conference room!
This time, they had contacted many Ace Producers.
And many of these Ace Producers, due to the prevalence of generic songs in the era of internet traffic, had not released music for a long time.
Their not releasing music didn't mean they hadn't written any.
The songs written during that time.
Surely their quality would be better than Ting Yu's hastily written songs?
Therefore, regarding the early elimination of Ting Yu.
The senior management of Dynasty Entertainment was very confident.
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