Su Yu's first Weibo post was a picture.
Or rather, it was more of a GIF meme.
The image showed a foreigner walking a sheepdog, baring its teeth and barking ferociously at the camera.
He had spent a long time searching online to find this perfect GIF.
The moment this Weibo was posted,
It exploded.
"Haha, is this a jab at Qin Shousheng, calling him a barking sheepdog?"
"What jab? This is practically an open declaration!"
"Holy crap! That's bold! This is the Ting Yu we support!"
"Animal lovers express their strong… support!"
"Haha, educated people are different. This GIF is worth ten thousand words!"
"@Qin Shousheng, come take a look at your selfie."
"Should be @Qin Shou Sheng!"
"Holy crap, I just realized his name is so fitting for his character!"
"..."
This GIF post
Within just two hours, it had climbed to the top of the trending list.
What surprised netizens even more was
That Ting Yu had liked and followed several Weibo accounts of traditional Chinese culture associations that supported him.
This was quite thought-provoking.
After all, these associations not only supported him but also expressed interest in commissioning songs from him.
Was Ting Yu's like a gesture of gratitude for their support, or an agreement to the song commissions? Netizens began to speculate.
...
In a high-end villa in Kyoto.
Lin Chaoyang slammed the table.
"Good kid, he's got guts!"
"Now that's befitting of my son-in-law, Lin Chaoyang!"
His sudden outburst startled Chen Rong, who was sitting on the sofa.
"Lao Lin, what's the matter? Why the sudden commotion."
She got up and walked over.
"It's about that kid Su Yu. Everyone was walking all over him, and he stayed silent. Now he's finally made a stand, it feels great!"
Lin Chaoyang handed his phone to Chen Rong.
The screen displayed Su Yu's GIF.
Upon seeing it, Chen Rong couldn't help but chuckle.
"This picture Su Yu found is really quite fitting."
"But this alone isn't enough. He also liked those Weibo posts from the associations asking for songs. It seems he's planning something big."
Lin Chaoyang chuckled, pulling his wife into his arms.
He then had her sit on his lap.
Chen Rong shot him a glare and playfully swatted his hand, saying softly, "Does he intend to write songs for these traditional Chinese arts?"
"If that's the case, then I can welcome him into this family with open arms."
Lin Chaoyang declared directly.
He had been contemplating how to make things difficult for Su Yu.
However, Su Yu's recent actions were exactly to his liking, so Lin Chaoyang, in his good mood, completely cast aside all his previous plans for making things difficult.
...
Not long after.
Netizens hadn't even recovered from Ting Yu's public confrontation with Qin Shousheng.
Gong Ju Ren, the singer of "What's the Harm," changed his Weibo avatar to Ting Yu's meme.
Then, Jiang Xiao E, the singer of "Later," followed suit.
And then Zhang Wei, who had just become popular with his new song "The Unyielding," also changed his avatar to that same sheepdog meme!
At this point, netizens realized something was amiss and flocked to the Weibo account of the popular singer Lin Yanyu.
As expected, Lin Yanyu's Weibo avatar was also that meme!
While netizens were getting all riled up by their actions,
New news emerged.
Chen Rong, a national first-class opera actor, also changed her avatar to that meme!!!
It was madness!
Now, netizens were completely blown away!
Everyone who had collaborated with Ting Yu was so firmly standing by his side.
What is charisma?
This is charisma!
Suddenly, netizens began to imitate them.
Weibo was filled with people sporting the meme as their avatar.
...
Ultimately,
The situation was starting to spiral out of control.
Qin Shousheng finally posted on Weibo again.
"Regardless of whether you call me a fawning, slavish sycophant, the fact remains that the Chinese music scene cannot compare to the West. What I said is not wrong. You're welcome to debate me, but as a producer, does Ting Yu only resort to such petty tricks for personal attacks?"
"If you truly have talent, then let your work speak for itself."
He posted two Weibo messages in a row.
His target was clear.
Everything should be judged by talent and results.
His implication was that only by writing a song that refuted him could Ting Yu be considered persuasive.
It must be said, the internet is full of all sorts of people.
Originally, Qin Shousheng was being universally condemned, but unexpectedly, after his two Weibo posts,
Due to his account's restricted permissions, ordinary netizens couldn't comment.
However, among his fans, a portion agreed with his viewpoint.
"The current Chinese music scene is dominated by shallow, nonsensical songs, and it truly cannot compare to Western music."
"To be fair, Qin Shousheng's wording was poor, but what he said is not wrong. Labeling him a sheepdog for this is perhaps inappropriate?"
"I'm just a passerby, and I think what Qin Shousheng said is indeed correct."
"No exaggeration, just a meme can't prove anything. If you truly have ability, then let your work speak."
"No way, no way, the Qing Dynasty fell long ago. Are there still people who think freedom of speech is wrong?"
"..."
At this moment,
Netizens fell into a moment of silence. Although the current Chinese music scene was indeed flooded with shallow songs, that was due to top producers being unwilling to emerge. If the Chinese music scene were truly flourishing, it wouldn't be inferior to foreign music.
Furthermore, the biggest problem with the Chinese music scene was the lack of a soul figure, a benchmark.
Those kings and queens of music were getting old, and the younger generation lacked anyone capable of carrying the banner of the Chinese music scene.
At this time, everyone was waiting for a young person with both exceptional singing and songwriting skills to lead the Chinese music scene forward.
But that person had yet to appear.
...
A day had passed since Qin Shousheng's reply.
The Traditional Chinese Medicine Association suddenly posted on Weibo.
"A preliminary agreement has been reached with the company of Teacher Ting Yu. Once the specific details are finalized, the theme song for the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association can begin production. We ask everyone to anticipate the brand-new work that Teacher Ting Yu will bring us!"
Boom!
This Weibo post sent netizens into another frenzy.
"Brother Yu, you're tough and you don't talk much!"
"Awesome! Truly bold!"
"He's getting started already? Love it, love it!"
"Wait, it's too fast, I can't handle it..."
"What are we waiting for? Let's charge! Let's crush Qin Shousheng!"
"..."
However,
Qin Shousheng still scoffed at this.
"Heh, Traditional Chinese Medicine, those quacks, are also joining the fray? I've seen it all. What use is TCM nowadays? Which hospital doesn't use Western medical equipment for examinations? In my opinion, it's a backward culture, and only you people still treasure it. This new song won't be another ancient-style one, will it? That would be too boring."
After posting this, he pinned the Weibo and closed the comment section.
When netizens, angered, wanted to go argue with him, they found they couldn't comment at all.
Suddenly, it felt like being slapped and about to retaliate, only for the attacker to deploy absolute defense. That frustrating feeling almost made netizens spit blood.
Unable to vent their anger, they could only go to Ting Yu's Weibo to show their support, which brought them some relief.