老攻身患绝症[穿书]

Chapter 43

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The so-called perfect public relations not only quelled the crisis but also made the targets of the public relations profitable.

The solo version of Angry Waves and the adapted version of One Sword is Equal to Spring and Autumn caused Ji Zehui’s new album, Broken Cocoon to once again soar when it came to physical sales. The outside world’s affirmation of Ji Zehui’s singing skills meant the expectations for his album were higher.

On the other side, Xie Yang successfully entered the eyes of most music fans with his stunning appearance on Who is the King of Songs. His popularity was raised to a new level, his strength was recognized and he officially became the representative of the new generation of powerful singers. His excellent composing ability was also greatly confirmed. 

At the same time, the popularity of the program and the joint PR with Ji Zehui meant there was a surge in the sales of IUD’s mini-album and it once again suppressed the digital sales of Broken Cocoon.

However, sometimes the PR was too perfect and could easily cause problems.

Xie Yang looked at the topic #Did the grey sheep produce  wool today# and asked Hu Biao, “What is this?”

Hu Biao’s expression was odd. “It is a topic about the CP of you and JI Zehui. You are ‘sheep (yang)’ and Ji Zehui is ‘grey (hui)’.  Wool production means the production of dog food.” 

Xie Yang, “……”

“Don’t say it. The video they cut is quite emotional.” Hu Biao opened his mobile phone, brought up a video and showed it to Xie Yang while explaining, “They are really good at picking out sugar. There was the scene where you criticized Ji Zehui while recording the song. They actually felt it was sweet. They said that you are a little wolf dog. Ji Zehui looks fierce but this is deceiving. He is actually a soft-hearted…”

Xie Yang pushed away Hu Biao’s phone directly. “What?”

“Big boar.” 

“……”

The office was quiet.

“Okay.” Xie Yang waved his hand to rush Hu Biao away. “You hurry and end the pre-orders of IUD. Start the shipment of the digital albums. Then contact the online music platforms and discuss with them about the rights to play IUD.

At 8 p.m., IUD and Tong Jian’s new album Child’s Language ended the pre-order at the same time. IUD started to be sent while Child’s Language announced the album’s expected delivery time. 

Three days later, IUD was released on multiple music platforms. In only one day, several songs from the IUD album climbed to the top 10 of the popular songs chart, suppressing Ji Zehui’s limelight.

All the fans who had been waiting for a long time finally heard all the songs on the album. Countless passersby who only knew Xie Yang from the blurry screen recording of the live performance finally heard the songs that Xie Yang recorded in the studio. The people who didn’t see Xie Yang in Who is the King of Songs were immediately pulled into the deep pit called ‘Xie Yang’ by the IUD album.

Xie Yang’s fan group further expanded and the entire network once again discussed IUD. The name Xie Yang became almost synonymous with heat.

Major music critics gave IUD a super high evaluation and countless invitations to cooperate flew in like pieces of paper. Yang Xing’s resources could no longer be blocked by Huangtian. 

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That weekend, Xie Yang followed Qiu Xing to the sanatorium to visit Mother Qiu. On the way to the small building, Xie Yang was stopped by a fan who suddenly appeared.

The fan was a young, male carer with a handsome appearance. His face and ears were red as he asked for an autograph and his voice even trembled.

“X-Xie Yang, I didn’t expect to meet you at work. Please excuse me for disturbing you. I-I like you very much. I listen to the Angry Waves that you sang every night. I also bought IUD and listen to it every day. The Reincarnation that you sang is particularly great!” 

Xie Yang was surprised for a moment before taking the book to sign it with a smile. “Thank you for your support. Do you need a signature?”

The fan’s eyes brightened. “Is it possible? I-I want one. This is my name.” He pointed to his name badge in an embarrassed manner.

Xie Yang glanced at the badge, gave him an autograph, returned the book to him and once again thanked him for his support.

The fan couldn’t be more excited. After taking the book, he suddenly shook Xie Yang’s hand before taking a step back, saying incoherently, “Xie Yang, I-I will always support you. You look particularly good when singing. I, every night, I will dream… the Grey Sheep CP isn’t possible. Don’t be with Ji Zehui! I-I really like you.” After that, he turned and ran away. 

Xie Yang hadn’t expected to be suddenly grabbed by the fan. The temperature and touch of others left on his hand made him frown uncomfortably.

Then a wide palm with slightly dull nails grabbed his hand. Xie Yang instinctively pulled back his hand but it was just gripped tighter. He looked up at the owner of the hand.

Qiu Xing’s face was stormy. “Together with Ji Zehui? Xie Yang, what are you attracting in the entertainment circle? Are the so-called fans those who will molest you in dreams and take advantage of you in reality?”

Xie Yang paused before wondering, “Aren’t you taking advantage of me now?” 

Qiu Xing’s face was sullen and he frowned.

Xie Yang pulled back his hand from Qiu Xing and patted it in a comforting manner. “Don’t be mad. You can’t see your mother with such a face.”