The next day!

The first thing Ye Lin did after waking up was not to brush her teeth or take a shower, but to check the rankings.

He was somewhat dissatisfied when he discovered that his song had climbed from 19th to 8th place.

"This speed is still a bit slow!"

Compared to three years ago, he's actually slower?

However, Ye Lin quickly came to a conclusion!

The entertainment industry today is too superficial; newcomers rise to fame quickly, but also fall from grace just as fast.

In three years, too many celebrities have risen and fallen. It's perfectly normal for someone to be forgotten by many people after leaving for three years.

"The director was right!"

Ye Lin always thought that Li Dongsheng was stopping him to give him a buffer period before his return.

That's right! Then let's announce Ye Lin's return with this song!

It's not too late to release an album later!

"Sister Hong, could you please keep an eye on the new song charts for me today?"

"It's nothing!" Hu Xiaohong is not only Ye Lin's agent, but she also basically arranges Ye Lin's daily meals.

Even during the three years he went abroad, Hu Xiaohong accompanied him.

She was five or six years older than Ye Lin, but their relationship had long surpassed that of an ordinary agent and artist.

This kind of situation is already very common in the entertainment industry.

That's why Hu Xiaohong knew nothing about the recently popular Beehive Bar.

Otherwise, he might have done the same as Li Dongsheng, preventing Ye Lin from releasing a song.

Twelve hours after its release, "Qingshan You" climbed to number 6.

Eighteen hours later, I climbed to fourth place.

But 24 hours have passed, and it's still in 4th place, unchanged.

This left Hu Xiaohong somewhat bewildered. How could this be? It doesn't make sense!

When Hu Xiaohong clicked on the number one song, "Dear John," her eyes widened. This voice was amazing; it was comparable to the metallic, smoky voices of foreign female singers.

But who is Miss Rabbit? Why have I never heard of her before?

The second place song, "Suddenly Missing You," is actually a song by Xiao Jiu, so it's understandable that it took second place.

The third place goes to "The World Won't Collapse Easily," another song by Miss Rabbit.

Who is this masked man?

Why are all the names they choose so strange?

etc!

This name looks familiar; it seems that the first two songs were written by this masked man!

This discovery greatly surprised Hu Xiaohong!

What's going on?! How can one person occupy the top three spots on the new song chart?!

Even Ye Lin at his peak couldn't do that.

Sensing something was wrong, Hu Xiaohong quickly searched for information about Mr. Mask.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that Mr. Mask was actually a recently emerging... bar singer.

They don't even know his name.

The stark contrast left Hu Xiaohong momentarily stunned.

How could a bar singer have this kind of energy?

Hu Xiaohong racked her brains but couldn't figure it out.

In these three years, how much did she and Ye Lin miss out on?

Okay, I'll keep an eye on it for now, so I can observe it further.

Hu Xiaohong had only been paying attention for a short time when she saw a notification from Tencent Music:

Three songs by the artist you're following have been released. Come and listen!

It turns out that Bei Chen and Lu Jiuning have been working on the follow-up work of these three songs for the past two days, and they have finally been released.

Three songs?

That's ruthless! Didn't they just release a song two weeks ago?

Hu Xiaohong clicked to listen, and the first song was actually a Peking Opera tune.

The second song is also in the style of Peking Opera.

The third song was even sung in the style of Peking Opera!

No, that's a traditional opera song that took many years to perfect.

This masked man is just being packaged and shipped out directly, that's going too far!

The more Hu Xiaohong listened, the more she was drawn to its charm.

Comparing it to the dialect parts of "Qingshan You", it seems... none of them can beat it.

This is awkward!

What's even more terrifying is the incredible speed at which these three songs climbed the charts; it was practically suicidal.

All three songs entered the top ten of the new song charts in a very short time.

Is this just a bar singer?

Nonsense, absolutely nonsense!

It's probably some big shot who came down to blow up the place!

Even the pop star's song release is nothing special!

At this moment, Hu Xiaohong was very silent, so silent that she didn't know whether she should tell Ye Lin about it.

However, Ye Lin had already come up behind Hu Xiaohong, put his right hand on her shoulder, and laughed heartily: "So, have you made it to the top of the list yet?"

According to Ye Lin's estimate, 24 hours have passed, and it has not only reached the top of the list, but has even entered the trending list.

However, Ye Lin was unaware of the sudden rise of the Masked Man.

They were even unaware of the announcement from the Chinese Opera Association.

All of this pushed the attention to these three new songs, overshadowing Ye Lin for a time.

After Hu Xiaohong refreshed the rankings, "Qingshan You" not only failed to rise in the rankings, but instead dropped to 7th place.

The fourth, fifth, and sixth places were all taken by the new song.

"See for yourself!" As she said this, Hu Xiaohong slumped into her chair, feeling as if all her strength had been drained away.

Seeing Hu Xiaohong's expression, Ye Lin knew that something must have happened.

Upon closer inspection, wow!

The first six songs were all taken up by a singer-songwriter who wore a mask, and his own songs couldn't even get a chance to climb the rankings.

Unconvinced, Ye Lin clicked on one song after another.

But after each song, his brows furrowed even more, until finally, like Hu Xiaohong, he slumped into his chair.

That feeling of helplessness, as if entering a state of sagehood, was exactly the same.

After a long while, Ye Lin finally uttered a sentence:

"So this is what the director really meant!"

I thought he was afraid that if I didn't appear for too long, people would forget me.

It turns out that's not the case at all!

"But I'm afraid I can't beat this masked man!"

The fact that "Qingshan You" is currently stuck in seventh place already proves that Li Dongsheng's concerns were justified.

It turns out I was the clown all along!

The outside world naturally saw this list and couldn't help but marvel at it:

[That's incredible! Mr. Mask has even overpowered Ye Lin now, tsk tsk...]

[It seems the prediction by Fengyueke is correct; if things continue like this, without good songs, it will be difficult to occupy a top position on the charts.]

I'm currently wondering, besides superstars, who else could surpass Mr. Mask?

When this question was raised, surprisingly no one stood up to debate it.

It's hard to say about the female singers, but it seems like the younger generation of male singers are going to be completely crushed!

There are very few young people in Yanping who are more capable than Ye Lin.

On the contrary, there are still quite a few strong individuals among the older generation...

...

With the rise of Mr. Mask, expanding the bar has become a very real and urgent issue.

Lu Jiuning returned after dark, looking travel-worn.

Bei Chen handed him a glass of water: "How is it? Did you find a better address?"