The Counterattack Plan of A Villain With Ten Thousand Fans - Chapter 277 (Patreon)

Chapter 277

Ge Lingsheng's joining temporarily pushed Chen Ziyao's new album launch into an unprecedented climax. In the following days, both the news headlines and forum hotspots were dominated by this event. Naturally, the popularity of Chen Ziyao's debut album was also unprecedented. With classic songs from another world carefully selected by the male lead through the Superstar Development System, the quality of Chen Ziyao's album was impeccable. Even if her talent and singing skills had minor flaws, the quality of the songs and the support of King Ge were enough to compensate.

Suddenly, Chen Ziyao became the new darling of the entertainment industry, even slightly overshadowing Ling Chunann.

"Excuse me, madam, are you here to buy the new album?" a reporter suddenly asked.

A young woman wearing glasses was a bit shy in her response, "Yes, Su Su's album is amazing! All the songs are so nice to listen to."

Then, a younger female student retorted, "Clearly, it's my Yao Yao's songs that are better. King Ge even personally attended her launch event to promote her."

"Tch, just riding on coattails. Who knows what unsightly methods she used?"

"Pfft, Su Su is also a newcomer. What makes her deserve such a grand promotion from Xinghuang Entertainment? You think she's clean?"

...

Watching the women argue over his question, the rookie reporter felt somewhat at a loss.

This situation was not rare. Whether in their respective fan forums or in reality, fans of Chen Ziyao and Ling Chunann always clashed at the slightest provocation, without any particular reason, as if their auras simply conflicted.

Ling Chunann had no intention of mediating. He even knew who was behind this but currently, it didn't affect him. Instead, it increased his popularity, so he couldn't be bothered to care.

As for Chen Ziyao, she did try to make peace with Ling Chunann. However, such attempts were always quashed by Chen Xingyu before they could even start.

The album's performance during its one-month hype period directly determined its fate. The sales figures reported for Ling Chunann's album in the first three days didn't prove much. More than its quality, these figures demonstrated the success of the initial promotion by Xinghuang Entertainment and Ling Chunann.

With Chen Ziyao's involvement, it was impossible for there to be no impact on sales. Nevertheless, the album maintained a good momentum and won the monthly sales championship a month later—an almost impossible feat for a newcomer.

Three days later, the sales figures for Chen Ziyao were out. She lost to Ling Chunann by just a few hundred thousand, but both were rightfully platinum albums!

Ling Chunann was relatively satisfied with this outcome. Life with competitors is complete, isn't it?

After wrapping up all activities and earning a good break, Ling Chunann reopened his livestream, which he hadn't done in a while. Almost within a minute of going live, the viewer count in his previously few-thousand-strong room soared to over a million.

Greeted warmly by his fans, Ling Chunann briefly said hello and then started singing.

"Host 6666"

"Sing another!"

"Su Su, I love you!"

"Su Su is amazing! I thought Su Su wouldn't livestream after debuting, but he's still so approachable."

"Su Su's singing is still so beautiful. When will Su Su hold a concert?"

"I bought ten copies of Su Su's album, super super super nice to listen to! I'm so touched to see Su Su livestreaming again."

...

After singing another song, Ling Chunann paused to interact with his fans, who were the core of his fanbase. He had a knack for charming people, though he wasn't particularly fond of socializing. Yet, he found this world interesting enough to garner more support.

During the interaction, he happily noted his fans' adorable nature, with many familiar faces expressing willingness to form a "harem group" for him.

This term made Ling Chunann laugh, and he playfully blinked, "Let's forget about the harem group; I can't afford so many concubines. To thank everyone for your support, I'm going to sing a new song for you."

"My God, Su Su's blinking action is simply killing me!"

"Su Su is so beautiful. I volunteer to join Su Su's harem group. Don't worry, Su Su, I won't need you to provide for me; I'll provide for you!"

"I'll also provide for you, Su Su!"

...

Numerous fans then proved their determination to support Ling Chunann with their actions.

"A little rice ball donated a pine forest to Su Su."

"The Silent Pig donated a pine forest to Su Su."

"Waiting Through Life and Death donated a pine forest to Su Su."

"Su Su's Brain-dead Fan donated a pine forest to Su Su."

...

"Mr. Qin donated ten pine forests to Su Su."

...

As Ling Chunann moved to the piano, he couldn't help but roll his eyes at the system notifications, especially from this extremely jealous man. Didn't he have an emergency that required him to go to the company today? How did he find the time to watch the livestream?

"The big shot is here again!"

"I suggest the big shot be our harem master."

"Just accept the devoted Mr. Qin, Su Su!"

"I ship Su Su and Mr. Brain-dead Fan!"

"Mr. Qin is more manly!"

"I ship Su Su and me!"

...

The lively discussion ceased as Ling Chunann began playing the piano. As his loyal fans, they preferred to remain quiet while he sang. His songs inherently had a calming quality.

This was a quietly melodious song, spontaneously composed by Ling Chunann. The coherent notes flowed with his fingertips, creating a beautiful symphony that, combined with simple yet heart-touching lyrics, nearly mesmerized the listeners. They were so captivated by the girl on the screen that they hadn't come back to reality even when Ling Chunann stopped. His previous album's songs were cheerful and optimistic, full of positive energy and happiness. Not that this song was inferior or negative; on the contrary, it was equally uplifting but struck a deeper chord.

Not every singer writes songs for their fans, but this song was specially dedicated to Ling Chunann's fans.

"I actually cried."

"555 Su Su, you're too mean. We should be thanking you for bringing us so many good songs."

"Su Su, we will always love you!"

...

After this song, Ling Chunann gained a huge following of loyal fans. Mentioning his new Weibo account led to a quick increase of over five million followers, encompassing all his fans from the pinecone livestream.

Winning over so many fans with a single song, 098 worshipped its host even more. As a system from the future, it understood the importance of loyal fans to a star.

"Host, the male lead has terminated Chen Ziyao's contract with the pinecone livestream." 098 reported the latest move, "He seems not planning to let Chen Ziyao continue livestreaming. However, the male lead has signed a few new artists, and the fan count has already surpassed two million." Livestreaming income, for the time being, remained a major source of income for the male lead.

Having ended the livestream, Ling Chunann played a few notes on the piano, enjoying the melodious sound that brightened his mood, "I have a feeling something fun is going to happen soon."

"Host, is this what you call 'fun'?" 098 emphasized the word "fun."

"What's wrong? Does 098 not find it fun?" Ling Chunann sat on the clean hotel bed, innocently blinking.

The story began two days ago, with the album's blockbuster sales and astonishing volume. As the company's most promising singer, Ling Chunann received an invitation to a celebratory banquet from the company, naturally to help him expand his network within the circle, especially within Xinghuang.

The banquet was proposed by Qin Chu, who had discussed it with Ling Chunann. Ling Chunann agreed, and of course, Qin Muhe would not disappoint his treasure. With Ling Chunann's agreement, he personally organized the banquet.

However, Qin Muhe was extremely busy recently. After driving Ling Chunann to the hotel, he received an urgent message. Assured by Ling Chunann that everything would be fine, Qin Muhe reluctantly left after entrusting him to Qin Chu.

As the main character of the banquet, Ling Chunann was warmly welcomed by everyone and naturally thrived, winning the favor of many super-first-line, first-line, and second-line stars, including the world-class superstar, King Ge's friendly gesture.

Eventually, due to accepting too many toasts, Ling Chunann was "overwhelmed by alcohol" and escorted to a hotel rest room by his female assistant. However, it was clearly not the room booked by Qin Chu. Ending the conversation with 098, Ling Chunann began to inspect the room's decor and then pretended to be drunk again upon hearing footsteps outside the door.

"Host, it's Ge Lingsheng." 098 became alert, "Why is he coming to your room?"

Before 098 could ascertain the reason, the doorknob made a slight clicking sound and then silently opened.

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