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Chapter 295: 277 - Inflating Ol' Chu_1

Chapter 295: Chapter 277 – Inflating Ol’ Chu_1

It’s worth mentioning that…

Although the song “Rooftop” did not rank very high this season, relative to Xian Yu’s past songwriting standards, the charts have become increasingly competitive after the merger of Qin, Qi, and Chu provinces. Therefore, this rank does not diminish Xian Yu’s reputation.

And it’s not just Xian Yu.

On the same chart, other songwriters from Qin and Qi provinces also experienced various levels of decline in their rankings. Some award-winning songwriters even shockingly fell out of the top ten for the season and were flung beyond the fifteenth place, showing how difficult it is to claim the top spot on the chart now.

Three of the top five songs are from Chu Province.

The two songs that took the top spots on the chart were both composed by the Maestro from Chu Province. While it’s true that the Maestro isn’t a special product of Qin Province, and Qin Province’s music does indeed lead the charge in Blue Star, there’s top talent everywhere. It’s just a matter of the quantity and average quality of the talent differing from place to place.

The third place song is also from Chu Province.

Although it wasn’t composed by the Maestro, it was sung by Chu Province’s popular King of Singing. Perhaps this is Chu Province’s long-prepared statement, aiming to prove that Chu Province’s music is not lacking and did indeed catch Qin and Qi provinces off guard.

Judging purely from the reviews…

The song “Rooftop” is quite good.

Especially, the listeners from Qin and Qi provinces really enjoy this song. One comment on a music player app sparked numerous likes, stating, “This song unerringly paints a portrait of life after “Red Sun” topped the charts in December.”

Some didn’t understand and asked for clarification.

Many users responded, “Listen for yourself.”

As a result, a lot of people pondered upon the song “Rooftop” and burst out laughing, “Are you making fun of the gamblers again, suggesting that they’re all on the rooftop watching the moon because they lost their bets?”

“The rooftop is less crowded.”

“And more spacious.”

“Ah, is that it?”

“Setting jokes aside, the song is really great. Songs composed by Teacher Admirable Fish are generally above standard, and the melody of “Rooftop” is particularly catchy. Also, I think this is the first time Xian Yu has composed a duet for a male and female. The lyrics and melody are unexpectedly sweet!”

“My girlfriend and I sang it together at the karaoke.”

“The song didn’t rank particularly high because the Maestro from Chu Province participated. I feel like the competition in the chart in future seasons is going to get tough. However, I trust that the musicians from Qin Province will soon dominate the chart again.”

“…”

The comment section also saw some listeners from Chu Province downloading and leaving comments on the song. These people even went as far as to confess under Xian Yu’s Tribe page, “Following the merger, the first celebrity from Qin and Qi provinces that we knew of is Xian Yu. We hurriedly downloaded the Tribe app to admire the celebrities.”

And it’s not just Xian Yu.

Including Chu Kuang and Shadow’s comment sections, many people from Chu Province have confessed there as well. In the past year, the Tribe platform and Qi Province’s blogs have been at each other’s throats!

The victor is already beginning to emerge.

Tribe has steadily seized the upper hand, successfully capturing seventy percent of the Qin and Qi market. Therefore, when Chu Province joined, many people from Chu Province also downloaded this most popular social media app in Qin and Qi provinces.

Chu Province also has a similar application.

However, Chu Province’s social media platform only has about half the audience that Tribe has, so they have some natural disadvantages. At least for now, they don’t pose a threat to Tribe. Lin Yuan is somewhat curious about what would happen if all countries on Earth merged and unified. Would the social media giants in the Celestial Dynasty like Weibo and Facebook stand a chance?

…

During the Chinese New Year holidays.

All the major companies have not yet returned to work, but people in the industry are still paying attention to the new season. When they saw the situation on the new song chart, some inevitable discussions arose in the industry, most of which were related to Chu Continent’s joining Qin and Qi provinces:

“Ol’ Chu has charged in quite aggressively.”

“They deployed two Maestros.”

“I didn’t expect them to scoop up the top three spots!”

“Can I look forward to a Maestro conflict in December at the end of this year? This is surely because of Chu Province’s market-grabbing entrance. Qin and Qi provinces will undoubtedly retaliate next month, especially with Qin Province being the Land of Music. How could they be willing to be suppressed?”

“…”

Even though it’s a merger, regional differences run deep and people from each province still have a stronger sense of belonging to their home province. As Chu Province immediately took the first three spots on the new January song chart, it sparked a lot of Chu Province pride.

Perhaps spurred by this pride.

Chu Province immediately launched a media campaign following their dominance of January’s new song chart. Though the wording was subtle, the main thrust of the content was clear: Chu Province is leading the first season after the merger, suppressing local musicians from Qin and Qi provinces. Many musicians from Qin and Qi provinces found these claims a bit nosy:

“Ol’ Chu is acting rather smug.”

“Ignore that they’re claiming to oppress Qi Province musicians in the news, they even dare to include us in Qin Province. Are they unaware of the fear of being dominated by Qin Province’s musicians? They merely took advantage of us not paying much attention to January to steal a temporary victory.”

“They even gave Xian Yu as an example in the news.”

Indeed, there is news in Chu Province comparing themselves to Xian Yu, stating as a renowned songwriter, Xian Yu was suppressed by Chu Province in this season, which shows that Chu Province’s music is indeed among the world’s finest. This is the first time anyone has dared to use Xian Yu as a backdrop.

This news made a big impression.

Even though the media that reported this news does not have a significant influence in Chu Province, and the commentary was somewhat attention-seeking, their aim was achieved. Many fans of Xian Yu were very indignant and started criticizing this on Xian Yu’s Tribe page:

“Xian Yu, quickly rebuke these Chu Province media outlets!”

“We must harshly educate this wave!”

“They actually used our musicians from Qin and Qi to highlight their own talent. It’s merely because we didn’t pay much attention to January, mind you. They put forth two Maestros, but our Maestro didn’t even intend to make a move.”

“Why don’t they compare it with ‘Red Sun’?”

“Using one of Teacher Admirable Fish’s works, which is not ranked amongst his most outstanding compositions for the comparison, is downright rogue. If ‘Red Sun’ had been released this month, their Maestros couldn’t necessarily have written this month’s chart-winning song.”

“…”

Even though the media fuelled the comments, the musicians from Chu Province also somewhat intended the same. Just like Qi Province had tried to compare itself musically with Qin Province when they first merged – this is an inevitable side effect of the merger.

Lin Yuan didn’t feel offended.

It was not directed at him. The Chu Province media was raising its profile, targeting Qin and Qi Province’s music circles in general. Predictably, Qin and Qi Province’s music circles will fight back fiercely next month. So, Lin Yuan not only refrained from responding to the issue, but he also leisurely began promoting his new film “The Tuner” on Tribe.

The post-production was fast.

Unforeseen circumstances aside, “The Tuner” will premiere during February or March of this year. Upon second thought, Lin Yuan realized that promoting the film might also be a kind of retort in itself because the songs in this film…

Are quite impressive.