166: Chapter 166 Holy crap, is this still a fan group? Where did I get here?

Lu Li nodded, his finger sliding across the screen to open the comment section.

The comment section refreshed so fast that it was impossible to read everything, with dozens of new messages appearing every time it refreshed.

[Here they come! Front row! Front row!]

[Auditioning... Grabbing a seat first, will come back to review after listening!]

[The intro! I knelt as soon as I heard this intro! What kind of divine combination is the piano and the guzheng? How did Lu Li think of combining classical instruments with modern instruments?]

[Indeed, this pairing is quite avant-garde, at least ten years ahead of today's entertainment industry!]

[NONONO~ Ten years is too little.]

[That being said, Lu Li's voice has so much flavor; it carries a sense of vicissitudes amidst youthful vigor, absolutely amazing!]

As Lu Li read on, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

Were there any applause and cheers?! He could take all of them!

Shen Qingxue watched his smug look from the side and gave him an unamused roll of the eyes.

"Don't just look at the ones praising you, check if there are any constructive opinions."

"There are, look at this one."

Lu Li grinningly tilted his phone toward her.

[To be honest, Lu Li's vocal skills indeed have a gap compared to Shen Qingxue, but the temperament of this song matches him so well that it instead became a unique feature.]

After reading it, Shen Qingxue nodded slightly.

"This review is quite fair. Vocal skills are indeed your shortcoming, but the style of this song really suits you. Anyone else wouldn't be able to sing this flavor out."

Lu Li ruminated on these words; why did it feel like she wasn't praising him?

"Are you praising me or roasting me?"

"Praising you."

Shen Qingxue's expression didn't change.

Lu Li gave her a suspicious look, but before he could press further, his phone vibrated again, and he received a large number of comments.

Lowering his head to look, a batch of comments with a completely different style suddenly flooded into the comment section.

[To be honest, this song is just so-so, not as good-sounding as hair like snow.]

[Lu Li's singing skills are really not good; it would be much better if a professional singer came to sing it.]

[Feeling a bit disappointed, looked forward to it for so long and this is it?]

[Heh, I've long said Lu Li can only write but not sing, yet you guys still didn't believe it.]

[Actually, I feel what he writes is also just average, boring.]

Lu Li's expression didn't change much, but Shen Qingxue's brows furrowed slightly.

"It's starting."

"What's starting?"

"Paid trolls."

Shen Qingxue's tone was resolute.

"You can tell by comparing them with other comments. No matter what they say, the end result always guides disappointment."

Lu Li lowered his head to take a look.

Holy shit, indeed.

Moreover, the avatars of those comments were all default gray icons, and their nicknames were randomly generated letters and numbers.

From time to time, one could still see a few [AAA Brother Wang Wholesale].

"This wave of trolls is of poor quality, fake at a glance."

"They don't need to be real."

Shen Qingxue shook her head with a serious expression.

"Their purpose isn't to make everyone believe it, but to create an atmosphere of controversy. As long as there is controversy, people will follow the trend and discuss it. With more discussions, the impressions of passersby will be affected."

Lu Li leaned back on the sofa, putting his hands behind his head, and thought about it.

"What should we do then? Should I go delete the comments?"

"Can you delete them all in time?"

Shen Qingxue gave him an unamused roll of the eyes.

"Actually, the best method is to suppress the negative reviews with more positive reviews."

Lu Li rubbed his nose and thought carefully; it really seemed to be the case.

His mindset was still stuck back when he was a nobody.

She paused and turned her head to look at Lu Li.

"Where are your fans? It's time to call for backup."

Lu Li was slightly stunned, then grinned.

Not to mention anything else! Right now, he actually had quite a few fans! There were over a dozen large fan groups with a thousand people each.

Then he picked up his phone and opened the fan group.

He surfaced in the group, sent a link, and attached a line of text.

[New song is out, those who understand know, rush the comment section.]

Less than ten seconds after the message was sent, the group exploded.

[Holy shit! Lu Li himself!]

[Family members, quickly throw the rotten eggs and leaves!]

[Received, received, will rush and ruin Lu Li immediately!]

[Pfft hahaha, I'm dying of laughter, everyone in the group is an anti-fan.]

When Lu Li saw this scene, he was completely dumbfounded.

Aren't you guys brothers, is this still a fan group? Where the hell did this bring him? Are you sure this isn't an anti-fan group???

Fortunately, what gave him some psychological comfort was...

He could still occasionally see a few fans talking about serious business, and seeing this scene almost made him cry with emotion.

[Brothers, charge! Protect our Lu Li!]

Below were a uniform string of +1s, only occasionally interrupted by other people's messages, making it impossible to continue.

On the other side, Shen Qingxue also picked up her phone, opened her own fan group, and sent a similar message.

She didn't have Lu Li's casual tone, and simply sent four words.

[red dust inn, listen to the song]

In less than a minute, the style in the comment section began to change.

Positive reviews surged in like a tide, smashing those negative reviews to pieces.

What stunned Lu Li was that he saw the IDs of a few anti-fan ringleaders, but their comments were uniformly complimentary.

This was a bit baffling.

But when he saw the comments posted by those anti-fan ringleaders again, he almost overheated with anger.

[Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!]

[Is my dear eldest son someone mere trolls dare to touch?]

[Although Lu Li is just one person, he has tens of millions of adoptive fathers behind him, brothers! Teach this group of trolls how to behave!]

[Strongly demand an MV! It would be a crime against heaven if this song doesn't get an MV!]

Lu Li looked at those comments, occasionally mixed with a few good reviews, and didn't know how to describe it anymore.

Indeed, veteran fans are even scarier than trolls.

Because they could turn dark and become anti-fans at any moment, and then in the next second become your number one fan, leaving you speechless.

Amazing!

Seeing that the situation in the comment section was looking great, Shen Qingxue also breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"All right, it's basically stabilized."

"Then what's next?"

Lu Li turned his head to look at her.

Shen Qingxue thought for a moment, then spoke.

"Next, let's see how Starlight Entertainment plays its hand. Their new song is releasing tomorrow, and they will definitely ride our popularity wave."

"After all, the struggle between traditional style songs is much more interesting than simply releasing songs."

Lu Li nodded, he understood this logic.

When two songs collide, the media has topics to write about, netizens have gossip to eat, and platforms have traffic to earn.

Except for them and Starlight Entertainment, everyone else won to the max.

Especially the audience.

One new high-quality song a day—placed before Lu Li's time travel, such a good era would have to be pushed back at least twenty years.

Or even an understatement.

"Then we just wait?" Lu Li asked.

"Mhm, let's wait and see first."

Shen Qingxue put down her phone, picked up her water cup and took a sip, then slowly spoke.

"But we can't just wait blindly either. Tomorrow when your red dust inn has the highest popularity, I'll release the official version of east wind breaks to give it another push."

Lu Li was slightly stunned, then gave a thumbs-up.

"High, truly high. As one rises, the other falls, right?"

Shen Qingxue glanced at him with a slight smile.

"Sort of. But the more important reason is that the popularity really needs to be sustained, and the teaser is about ready to be released as well."

Lu Li leaned back on the sofa, crossing his legs, and couldn't help sighing.

"With a brain like yours, it's a shame you don't become a manager."

Shen Qingxue gave him an unamused roll of the eyes.

"If I were a manager, you'd be the first person I'd freeze out."

"Why?"

"Because you're too disobedient."

Lu Li: "..."