He has been relying on his own fame and his songs to draw more people to his small website.

He hopes everyone has a fair platform to voice their opinions.

He's foolish; he's a stupid idealist.

He knew he was stupid without anyone telling him!

But he still chose to do it.

Look, it seems like there's a little bit of traffic.

They could all see the first rays of dawn; was he going to hide back in the darkness?

No!

Gao Lichang said decisively, "I want to continue operating this website. Send out your quotation."

The operations manager, who had always known about the website's status, remained silent for a moment.

After finally confirming a certain data point, the operations manager said, "I have something else to tell you. The paid channels have also received a lot of money, and it seems that your website is about to break even."

It's been a long and arduous journey; this little website has been under construction for almost eight years, and it's finally about to come to fruition.

Gao Lichang was taken aback. This website's revenue came not only from user clicks but also from user donations.

He shares the profits with the creators after deducting basic operating costs.

However, there were too many users before, and the money allocated to them was not enough to cover the website's operating costs.

When he heard the news that the company had turned a loss into a profit, he thought he was hallucinating.

The operations manager continued, "Of course, I think you could also consider developing a software app. Software will make it easier for users to use. You need to retain your users..."

The rest of the conversation was all good news for Gao Lichang.

After hanging up the phone, he said to Atao, "Yan Yu's two songs have generated more buzz than dozens of my songs."

"Yan Yu's song was even praised by the official channels. And before that, many netizens were asking for the song online, accumulating a lot of traffic," Ah Zhong said, taking a sip of his drink.

"You'll have to thank Yan Yu later," Atao said with a smile.

...

Besides Gao Lichang and his group drinking, at the same time, two other men were drinking in another city.

However, the atmosphere wasn't so cheerful as the two men were drinking.

Director Zhou of "Masked Singer" raised a glass of baijiu (Chinese liquor) and downed it in one gulp.

After finishing his drink, he said sullenly, "Old Wu from TV station H really hit the jackpot."

After he finished speaking, he poured himself another glass of wine and downed it in one gulp.

He continued to complain: "I was the one who discovered Xu Yanyu's singing talent. It's all the fault of Hongsen Entertainment. If it weren't for their meddling, Xu Yanyu would have stayed on the stage of 'Masked Singer'."

His words made even the assistant director, who was drinking with him in his depression, feel bad.

The assistant director snatched the bottle from his hand, filled a glass to the brim, and downed it in one gulp.

Then he grumbled, "Originally, 'The Most Dazzling Ethnic Style' should have been shown on our show."

"Yes! Originally, the program should have been the one praised by the authorities."

Although "Masked Singer" is much better now than before, it could have been even better. Director Zhou's heart bled more and more as he thought about it.

The assistant director chimed in, "Old Zeng told me that Old Wu has been dancing the cha-cha with his wife twice a day before going to sleep."

Because Old Wu was so excited, dancing was the only way he could express his inner passion.

Director Zhou's hands, which were gripping the cup, turned white.

He's going to be jealous!

The assistant director glanced at him; good news to share.

He continued, "It seems that 'Singer 2024' is also becoming popular on foreign websites now, and Douyin International Edition has been promoting the show."