In Li Yunchuan's apartment.
"Brother, come, drink!"
Zhang Wei held half a bottle of beer in his hand, tilted his head back, and gulped it down.
"Zhang Wei, you can't drink anymore." Li Yunchuan quickly reached out to stop him.
Bottles of beer were already scattered all over the floor.
The peanuts and barbecue on the coffee table had long since been finished.
"Brother, am I really a good-for-nothing?" Zhang Wei leaned on the coffee table, gasping for breath because he had drunk so much.
When "Big Fish" won, he and Gong Juren were there cheering madly.
He was genuinely happy for Brother Yu.
When he excitedly wanted to high-five Gong Juren, the latter didn't notice, so he retracted his hand.
This seemingly normal moment was screenshotted by marketing accounts, posted online, and hyped up, eventually escalating into rumors of discord within the Ting Yu singer group.
Everyone was very emotional at the time, especially since Gong Juren only had Su Yu in his eyes and didn't notice such a normal occurrence.
Moreover, Zhang Wei and Gong Juren had a very good relationship.
Who knew that in just a fleeting moment, marketing accounts would take it out of context.
#Confirmed, discord within the Ting Yu singer group!#
#His out-of-place action makes him look like a clown#
#In the Ting Yu singer group, only Zhang Wei sang one song. Even the informal duo, the Slipper Brothers, are about to sing their second song.#
These topics, fueled by marketing accounts,
also climbed to the trending list.
However, they didn't make it into the top ten hot searches.
After all, during the competition, the top ten, except for a couple of popular TV stars releasing new dramas, were all hot searches related to the King of the City competition.
Even if it was only in the top twenty-something,
it was enough to attract a lot of attention.
There were even many self-proclaimed industry insiders who began their "professional" analyses.
"In the Ting Yu singer group, Li Yunchuan and Zhao Zhicheng were temporary additions, so they can be excluded for now. Among the rest, even bar singers like the Slipper Brothers are about to sing their second Ting Yu song. Zhang Wei has the best vocals in the group, yet he only sang 'The Lone Warrior.' This clearly shows his status in Ting Yu's heart is not very high."
"Back then, 'Good Man' was so popular. Out of the top ten contestants, apart from the Li Shi and Jian brothers who have gone cold, the others are doing well. Zhang Wei, the champion, has been lukewarm. He's just not destined to be in the entertainment industry."
"That's right. Even 'The Lone Warrior' didn't make him famous. Writing more songs for him would be a waste."
"Zhang Wei's pretentious scene made me so awkward. He was cheering, and no one even looked at him."
"Indeed, his desperate attempt to get attention is really awkward. Wouldn't it be better to keep a low profile and be an unnoticed nobody?"
"Ting Yu has made so many newcomers famous, yet they can't make Zhang Wei famous. If I were Zhang Wei, I'd just quit."
"Wasting a good song from Ting Yu."
"He's just a clown. The others in the singer group don't take him seriously at all."
"..."
Looking at the malicious speculation online,
even Zhang Wei, who had been in the entertainment industry for so many years, felt his mental state was breaking down.
I just genuinely happy for Brother Yu!
Everyone was cheering, why only single me out?
"Brother, my breakfast shop business has been good recently. I've already opened over a dozen branches," Zhang Wei suddenly said.
Li Yunchuan was first startled by this, then his expression changed.
He placed his hands on Zhang Wei's shoulders and shook him hard twice, "Zhang Wei, you can't give up! You have talent, you will definitely become famous!"
Zhang Wei was ordinary.
Ordinary looks, ordinary personality.
But his talent was not ordinary.
Li Yunchuan knew that Zhang Wei had vocal abilities that were no less than a "Song King." Even a "Song King" couldn't perform "The Lone Warrior" as perfectly as he did. His lifelong dream was to not be an unnoticed nobody, but to be noticed by everyone. Now, he suddenly wanted to give up and go back to running his shop.
"Heh, what's the use of talent! They're right, it's a waste for Brother Yu to write songs for me. I don't deserve it."
Zhang Wei said with a tragic smile, shaking his head repeatedly.
This world is so realistic for ordinary people. If you don't achieve anything, even a cheer is wrong.
He had read too many comments online. He thought he had become numb. Although Su Yu had promised him he would write more songs, and he had been looking forward to it, seeing the overwhelming malicious remarks now, his mental state had somewhat collapsed.
The singer group members had a very good relationship. Because of a small incident of his, rumors of discord spread.
Moreover, if he sang another song by Su Yu and still didn't become popular, he would definitely drag Su Yu down with him to be criticized. These people would do anything. He could already imagine that the online comments would say Su Yu misjudged and chose the wrong singer, wasting a good song.
He was very grateful to Su Yu and didn't want his actions to cause any negative impact on Su Yu.
He didn't care if others insulted him, but he didn't want to implicate his singer group partners and Su Yu because of himself.
"Have you really thought it through?" Li Yunchuan asked Zhang Wei, looking at him with a complex expression.
"I've thought it through," Zhang Wei nodded.
Just then,
his phone pinged.
Zhang Wei wasn't in the mood to look.
As he picked up another bottle of wine, preparing to open it, his phone notifications rang continuously.
It was a small group chat created by a few members of Su Yu's singer group.
Brother Yu's Little Princess: "@Zhang Wei, don't listen to those marketing accounts' nonsense. We are brothers. I didn't even notice you trying to high-five me at that time. You know how excited I was next to you."
Xiao E is Not a Tomboy: "@Zhang Wei, Brother Wei, ignore those haters. Because of the vocal techniques you taught me, I've improved so much. We'll post on Weibo to help you right away!"
Slipper Brother's Wolong: "Brother Wei, don't worry. Zhou Tao and I will also post on Weibo to clarify for you."
Slipper Brother's Fengchu: "Brother Wei, don't let your mindset explode. They're just marketing accounts. But these marketing accounts calling us Slipper Brothers 'informal bar singers,' I really don't accept that. We're Qingda University students, orthodox academy style!"
Are You Yang Ge Like a Dog Licker?: "Brother Wei, learn from Yang Ge, and be more open-minded. We are brothers."
Zhao Zhicheng: "Be more open-minded. At least you sang one Ting Yu song. I'm still sitting on the cold bench."
Looking at the caring messages from these people,
Zhang Wei was stunned.
His heart tightened, and his nose inexplicably felt a pang of emotion. He didn't know if it was because he drank too much or for some other reason, but his face was flushed red, and even his eyes were reddened.
This is friendship.
Everyone came to comfort him.
After a long while,
he took a deep breath and typed a few words with both hands: "Thank you, everyone!"
As soon as he sent it,
another message suddenly appeared in the group.
Ting Yu: "Don't respond. @Zhang Wei, this is your opportunity to become famous."
Zhang Wei saw this message and didn't know how to reply.
"When everyone knows that your song is famous but you are not, you are already famous. Adjust your state. The song prepared for you in the finals is quite difficult."
A moment later, Su Yu sent another message.
After a brief silence in the group chat,
it erupted!
"Holy crap, so Brother Yu was saving Zhang Wei for the finale!"
"Congratulations, congratulations!"
"Brother Yu's song is difficult, doesn't that mean it's impossibly difficult?"
"Brother Wei, keep it up!"
Zhang Wei stared blankly at his phone screen.
Li Yunchuan hugged him and shouted "Holy crap" excitedly.
He seemed to feel nothing. The tears welling up in his eyes could no longer be held back and flowed out.
The song is famous, but the singer is not. Is this the persona Brother Yu mentioned before?