Without having lunch in Xihu City, Mo Sang drove the four of them back to Shanghai urgently. Fang Yang wanted to finish producing "Blue and White Porcelain" that afternoon, and they had to get back to Hengdian the next day. Otherwise, he would feel uneasy if no one in charge of the crew was there.

Zhu Laosan hadn't seen Fang Yang for a while, and as soon as he saw him, he clicked his tongue in admiration, "President Fang, it's been a while since you've been here. If you don't sing a couple more songs, your fans will probably have forgotten about you!"

Fang Yang smiled sheepishly. It had indeed been a long time, probably almost ten months. He had been a bit lax this year.

"I'm sorry, this is my fault. I was indeed a bit careless. I need to work harder in the future."

Fang Yang bowed to Zhu Laosan and apologized. Even though time was tight, he could still squeeze out time to sing a song. This year, he wrote some songs for several newcomers, as well as Zheng Xiuli's album, and then filmed two movies and a TV series. He hadn't considered releasing his own songs, and he felt guilty for letting down his fans.

"Your song 'Blue and White Porcelain' is a rare example of a traditional Chinese style song. Although there have been some traditional Chinese style songs in recent years, they have been superficial and mostly consist of flowery language, empty content, and decadent music that is not worthy of being considered high art. Your song is different. It tells a story in a gentle and detailed way, capturing the essence of a scene of wind and rain in Jiangnan. It is truly a masterpiece of traditional Chinese style songs!"

Fang Yang chuckled. Jay Chou's songs swept an era, especially his Chinese-style songs, which won countless awards and were absolutely wildly popular back then!

After recording the song, Fang Yang treated Zhu Laosan and his entire team to drinks. The next day, he and the Mo brothers rushed back to Hengdian to continue filming "Princess Pearl".

Time flies, and a week has passed in the blink of an eye. The West Lake Municipal Government has started its National Day tourism promotion. Compared with the scenic spot introductions of previous years, which were like a blockbuster film, this year it is a song. As the song unfolds, the misty Jiangnan scenery, the paper umbrella beauties in the ancient town, the beautiful West Lake scenery, and the profound historical sense of blue and white porcelain interspersed in it all instantly elevate the whole thing to the extreme.

Although it's not the best time of year for the misty, rainy Jiangnan region, people who love to travel need somewhere to go during the seven-day National Day holiday. They've been planning where to go for the holiday for the past six months.

The promotional song from the West Lake Municipal Government and Tourism Bureau immediately struck a chord with many people. A young girl's heart is always filled with poetry, and the misty Jiangnan region is a place every girl dreams of. The paper umbrella beauties, like those in paintings of court ladies, also evoke youthful memories for many men.

As expected, the promotional song for Xihu City became a hit, and the publicity department that planned this event also stole the spotlight.

When Fang Yang gave this song to Zhou Hongguang, he suggested that the Xihu Municipal Government should incorporate the scenery of various parts of Xihu City into the song according to its artistic conception, but at the same time weaken the promotion of the scenery. This contradictory suggestion confused the Xihu City publicity department. How could they take a good background picture?

With time running out and the task urgent, according to the government's plan, there was at most one week to plan. After the propaganda department was completely baffled for two days, they finally found a top director from Blueberry TV and got some inspiration. They then gathered the necessary pictures from the propaganda department's image library.

While receiving praise from their superiors, the propaganda department members had mixed feelings about Fang Yang. They thought it was better to just be direct and straightforward, instead of speaking in such a cryptic and Zen-like way. They felt like they were monks studying Buddhist principles.

After the promotional song was released on the official website of the Xihu Municipal Government, it quickly became the top trending topic within two hours. The beautiful pictures and Fang Yang's first performance of a traditional Chinese style song created a powerful synergy that was discovered and shared by the first person, causing a sensation on Bole, Douyin, and WeChat Moments.

Fang Yang, who has been away from the music scene for ten months, joined hands with the West Lake Municipal Government to release a promotional song.

Chinese-style songs, masterpieces

The misty, rainy Jiangnan region offers you a unique and beautiful experience.

The soul of a thousand years, the beauty of antiques

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Major entertainment newspapers and websites, as well as influential commentators, have all written articles expressing their opinions, analyzing the song to find what interests them, and then writing lengthy discussions. This is a common practice among these influential commentators; they only talk about what they are familiar with, as this gives them more authority and prevents them from being criticized.

Suddenly, many people turned their attention to the ancient city of Xihu. According to statistics from the Xihu City Tourism Department, the number of visitors to the Xihu Municipal Government website surged within two hours, increasing by at least hundreds of thousands of times compared to usual, causing network congestion and eventually crashing!

Upon hearing the news, Zhou Hongguang summoned the leaders of the publicity and tourism departments and gave them a dressing down. "Comrades, the financial situation of Xihu City this year is not ideal. Don't you all know that? I finally swallowed my pride and begged the secretary to let me use the groundbreaking ceremony of the Yuewen Entertainment Group headquarters to get a song from Fang Yang. This was only because of the secretary's face. Fang Yang didn't charge a penny. Look at what you've done, huh?"

"We just praised the publicity department, and you've already become arrogant. You just post it on the website and then ignore it. Is this your bureaucratic way of doing things? I think you've been resting on your laurels for too long and have lost your sense of crisis, haven't you? Or are you trying to step down and make room for someone with ideas?"

"And your tourism department, this National Day holiday is like a war for you, isn't that right? In a war, supplies must be prepared before the troops move. The propaganda department has already sent its supplies, but what about you? You don't even have the slightest intention of going to the battlefield. What's wrong? Are you afraid of dying? Or do you want to desert?"

Zhou Hongguang gave the two department leaders a good scolding, which was really outrageous. Just when the topic was going viral online and he was about to reap the rewards, the team messed up. This made Zhou Hongguang furious. Could there be anything more disheartening?

"This was my oversight. The website is being urgently repaired, and we are also working to add more servers. Please rest assured, Mayor, I will be in the technical department during this time to allocate all resources to ensure the security of the backend."

Propaganda Minister Liao Jing first assured that she never expected a song to have such a huge impact. The website, which usually only gets a few visitors, suddenly had such a large amount of traffic. It had only been two hours since the song was released, and tens of millions of visitors had flooded in. This is a government website, after all. How could it have such a large amount of traffic?

"Our tourism department also made a mistake. We failed to follow up and formulate a backup plan in a timely manner and were complacent. After returning, we will immediately formulate a supporting plan for National Day tourism and cooperate with departments such as transportation, public security, price, and health supervision to ensure the safety of tourists and food during the National Day holiday and improve the city's image."

Tourism Bureau Director Xie Dong also issued a guarantee that the number of tourists visiting during this National Day holiday will likely surge, and the resulting safety issues will need to be raised to a higher level.

Zhou Hongguang waved his hand, dismissing the people. "Remember your promises. If any more problems arise, leave those positions open for those who want to get things done. Xihu City doesn't need incompetent officials."

Zhou Hongguang's words were quite serious, startling the two men so much that they broke out in a cold sweat and hurried back to assign tasks.