Chapter 303 (Bonus Chapter)

303:

Mu Shaowu: !!!

Mu Shaowu instantly woke up, threw off the covers, got out of bed, and went into the study.

"What happened?"

"This morning at six o'clock, a music blogger posted a video saying that Xiaoxi was lip-syncing. He has a lot of fans, and he had previously successfully exposed someone else for lip-syncing, so many people forwarded his video. Then some marketing accounts stirred up trouble, and then it became a trending topic."

"However, this topic went viral too quickly; I suspect someone bought it."

Mu Shaowu had already opened Weibo and seen the relevant information.

At this time, the hashtag #YeQingxiLipSinging# was filled with a battle between fans and haters.

Ye Qingxi's fans were outraged, saying that it was impossible for Ye Qingxi to lip-sync!

[Why do you accuse him of lip-syncing?! Just one video is enough to prove he's lip-syncing?!]

[How could someone lip-sync on such a big stage as the World Championship?! How could anyone be so heartless as to criticize a child like that!]

[I also layered the audio, and there are clearly differences between Xiaoxi's version and the recorded version, so why are people saying he's lip-syncing?!]

The music blogger responded to this.

He felt that Ye Qingxi was most likely singing live, meaning that the parts that were different were real singing, but the rest were lip-synced, so there were many audio tracks that could have been layered on top of each other.

Ye Qingxi's fans are absolutely furious: [Your video this morning was lip-synced and had audio editing, and now it's half-live!]

[What?! Were you there?! You heard him lip-syncing?!]

If Ye Qingxi wasn't lip-syncing, will you apologize?!

The other group consists of the blogger's supporters.

[Who says you can't lip-sync at the World Championship? Didn't someone lip-sync at the opening ceremony of the World Championship in Country Y?!]

[Actually, lip-syncing is understandable. After all, Ye Qingxi is so young, and the stage this time is so big. It's normal for the director to be worried and want to play it safe.]

I listened carefully to Ye Qingxi's live performance this time and her performance at the "The Voice of China" finale, both of which were live broadcasts, but the difference was quite obvious. She has really improved a lot since last year, and it really didn't feel like she was singing live.

[Yes, I think so too! His singing skills back then were nowhere near as good as they are now. And he wasn't even in a music academy that year, was he? Even if he were, he might not have achieved this effect. I feel like there was definitely auto-tuning involved.]

Mu Shaowu: ...

"I've compiled a list of that music blogger and those marketing accounts that are stirring up trouble for you," Zeng Chong said, sending him the relevant documents.

"Okay, I understand."

"Should we remove this trending topic..." Zeng Chong hesitated, "?

"If we remove it, it seems like we're being cowardly. But if we don't remove it, should we just leave it hanging like this?"

"Let's not withdraw it yet," Mu Shaowu said. "Xiao Xi didn't lip-sync. If we withdraw it, it would be because we're afraid to face the consequences. Besides, the trending topics aren't one-sided. There are still more people who believe that Xiao Xi didn't lip-sync, so let's keep it for now."

"That's what I meant too. I just sent relevant text and videos to a few marketing accounts, and they'll post them soon. Let them set the tone."

"Okay." Mu Shaowu said and hung up the phone.

He called the company's legal department directly, saying, "I'll give you a list. Collect evidence against everyone on this list, sue them, and demand a handwritten apology, a video apology, and compensation! Claim the highest possible amount! Let's see if they dare to spread rumors again!"

“Okay,” the legal representative said.

Mu Shaowu forwarded the document to him, "Hurry up and send out the lawyer's letter first."

"yes."

Shortly after, the legal department sent over the lawyer's letter.

Mu Shaowu logged onto Weibo and tagged all these people one by one.

Mu Shaowu V: [On such a wonderful day, someone has to come and ruin it. What, is it because you sang badly that you can't stand seeing others sing well? Fine, then see you in court.]

The accompanying image shows eight lawyer's letters.

Upon seeing this, Ye Qingxi's fans immediately found their support and commented: 【Support!】

That's how it should be!

[Make them pay! Make them pay a fortune! They even cheat children, they have no heart!]

[That's right, Shaowu, you absolutely mustn't try to prove you weren't after the money by only making them pay one yuan! Make them pay the maximum possible compensation! They won't learn their lesson unless they bleed a little!]

Mu Shaowu shared the same thought.

Are you and others of noble character, but are they of the same noble character as you?

To deal with these kinds of people, you have to make them feel pain!

Only when you feel pain will you learn your lesson and not dare to spread rumors about Ye Qingxi so easily next time!

Soon after, the law firm where the legal counsel worked also posted a related Weibo post, stating that the rumors about Ye Qingxi not only distorted the facts but also showed disrespect for the opening ceremony of the World Championship and the World Championship itself. Mu Shaowu, as Ye Qingxi's father, would pursue this matter to the end.

He Yao found the statement laughable.

You're quite good at elevating things, aren't you?

What, Ye Qingxi went to the competition too?

To be honest, He Yao was initially just annoyed because he couldn't stand Ye Qingxi standing at the opening ceremony, so he started playing on his phone. Who would have thought that someone would post a video saying that Ye Qingxi was lip-syncing.

Upon seeing this, He Yao instantly perked up.

He said, "How could Ye Qingxi possibly stand on such a high stage? How could she sing so well? It turns out she was lip-syncing!"

He Yao hurriedly helped submit the article to a marketing account he knew and bought a trending topic, desperately wanting everyone to criticize Ye Qingxi.

If Ye Qingxi is criticized and disliked by everyone, then his father, Mu Shaowu, will inevitably suffer as well. At that time, he might be able to turn the tables after being suppressed by them!

Therefore, He Yao hired online trolls and even registered his own alternate accounts to spread rumors and misinformation.

He commented on the lawyer's Weibo post: 【Who are you trying to scare?】

He also commented on Mu Shaowu's Weibo post: "Wow, that's impressive! Go ahead and sue me if you dare!"

Mu Shaowu was still angry, but when he saw this comment, he immediately granted his wish.

He took screenshots of the other party's Weibo homepage and had his legal team collect evidence and issue a lawyer's letter.

And replied: 【Okay, I've filed a lawsuit.】

After commenting, Mu Shaowu asked, "[Is there anyone else interested? My new film doesn't start shooting for a while, I have plenty of time and can definitely accommodate everyone. Even if I go to film, I'll have someone keep an eye on this matter. If you want to be sued, you can do it anytime.]"

Everyone: !!!

Wow! This is the first celebrity to sue someone so readily!

[Mu Shaowu seems really angry; this is the first time I've ever seen him this angry.]

[I thought Mu Shaowu wouldn't sue those who have harassed him. He's been in the industry for so long, and I've never seen him send a lawyer's letter.]

[He definitely didn't post any! I didn't expect him to post nine at once today, but it wasn't for him, it was for Xiaoxi.]

[It has to be said, Mu Shaowu is truly an excellent father!]

"Isn't that right? He's so handsome! I almost want to call him 'Dad'!"

He Yao was surprised that he actually sent him a lawyer's letter.

He thought to himself: Pshaw, what good is it?

Everyone here works in the entertainment industry, so how could we not know that this is just a tool to scare people?

How many people actually ended up in court?

Even if they go to court, if he wins, he'll be happy; if he loses, at most he'll just have to apologize.

What can you do?!

He Yao didn't pay any attention and continued to jump around.

Meanwhile, the lawyers began to gather evidence related to him little by little.

Zhu Qiu didn't fall asleep until around 5 a.m. last night because she watched the opening ceremony and then surfed the internet to see how others praised her seniors and juniors.

I finally woke up and was brushing my teeth while continuing to surf the internet when I saw the number one trending topic: #YeQingxiLipSinging#.

Zhu Qiu: ? ? ?

Zhu Qiu: !!!

Zhu Qiu quickly clicked in and saw that his junior brother's father had already started suing others.

She quickly spat out the mouthwash, wiped her mouth, and opened her sect's group chat.

Zhu Qiu: [Aaaaaah, I woke up to find someone spreading rumors that Xiao Xi lip-synced!]

Fu Zhan and Meng Man, who had already woken up but hadn't yet gone online: [???]

Lu Mian: [I'm watching!]

Lu Mian: [[Video] This is the root of all evil.]

Everyone immediately opened it.

Zhu Qiu: [What nonsense is he spouting? Audio editing?! Who's editing the audio?!]

Lu Mian: [These half-baked people are all like this. They keep spouting a few technical terms, pretending they know everything, but they only know the basics and don't understand anything deeper.]

Shali: [That's right, that's why I scolded him.]

Everyone: ? ? ?

Zhu Qiu: [You insulted him?]

Sha Li: [Yes, and Mu Shaoting too. She had already finished scolding me when I arrived.]

Zhu Qiu quickly reopened Weibo and saw that Mu Shaoting had first retweeted Mu Shaowu's post, saying: "[Good for you! It's okay, brother, if you're busy, leave it to me. I have time, and I won't let any of them slip by.]"

The next second, Mu Shaoting went to the music blogger's page and commented: "Wow, that's amazing! Anyone who didn't know better would think you were the modern-day Beethoven. Don't donate your ears if you don't want them anymore, it's just harming people!"

Then Sha Li reposted: "[Maybe it's because my musical skills are low, but I can't tell I'm lip-syncing no matter how I listen. Could you give me your feedback and tell me if I'm faking it?]"

[Wow!] Netizens exclaimed in surprise: [This is exciting!]

The last time it was this exciting was when Mu Shaowu tore into He Yao.

[As expected of you, Mu Shaowu, a top star is a top star indeed!]

[But why did Mu Shaoting and Sha Li talk like that?! She's just an amateur music blogger. Even if Ye Qingxi didn't lip-sync, there was no need for them to be so aggressive!]

【What?! Are you kidding me?! They've already spread rumors that Ye Qingxi lip-synced at the World Championship opening ceremony, and you won't even let Ye Qingxi's aunt and second aunt stand up for him!】

Second Aunt?

[Yes, Sha Li even went to record "Look the Daddy" before. At that time, she called herself his second aunt, but she's not really his second aunt. After the recording, Sha Li posted on Weibo that she was a fan of aunties, so she could be considered his second aunt.]

[Ye Qingxi's connections are truly extensive; I still don't know how he got to know Sha Li?]

[Perhaps it's because of Mu Shaoting? After all, they're both singers!]

[Speaking of that recording, Lu Mian and Zhu Qiu were also there, but why didn't they come offstage?]

[You might not know yet?]

[And we can't expect everyone to participate!]

Lu Mian and Zhu Qiu knew this, and after seeing Sha Li's speech, they were ready to leave the group chat. However, before they could leave, they saw their teacher speak in the group.

When Mr. Kang opened his phone, he saw more than twenty new messages in the group chat. He wondered what had happened, but then he saw the infuriating words "lip-syncing"!

Previously, Director Xu wanted his young apprentice to lip-sync, and now someone is slandering his young apprentice for lip-syncing, just because he is young, just because he sings well!

Old Kang was so angry that his beard almost stood on end.

He's been teaching Ye Qingxi for a year now, isn't it normal for her singing skills to improve?

If he's still the same as he was a year ago, then what's the point of him being a teacher?!

As for why he could make such great progress by only coming once a week for a year, it's because he's amazing and his apprentice is smart too!

Just because others can't do it doesn't mean they, master and apprentice, are allowed to do it!

Old Kang said angrily, "How am I supposed to reply to him?!"

Everyone: ? ? ? !!!

Zhu Qiu asked incredulously, "Teacher, are you going to reply to him?"

Kang Lao: 【What else?】

Lu Mian: [Then you'll need to register a Weibo account.]

Kang Lao: [Go register for me!]

Everyone: !!!

Lu Mian was shocked: [You really want to register for Weibo?]

Kang Lao: [Can't I?]

Lu Mian: [This isn't just giving Weibo too much face, it's also giving this guy face.]

Old Kang thought he talked too much: "Go quickly! If you don't know how, let Xiao Qiu go!"

Lu Mian: ? ? ?

How could he not know how to do that?

Lu Mian: [I'll go right now.]

Lu Mian registered in no time and quickly completed the authentication process.

Kang Lao didn't really want to use Weibo; he just wanted to speak up for Ye Qingxi and tell everyone that Ye Qingxi could certainly improve so quickly and sing so well.

So he edited what he wanted to say and sent it to Lu Mian, asking Lu Mian to post it on Weibo for him.

Three minutes later, netizens who were watching the drama online were surprised to find that Fu Zhan, Meng Man, Sha Li, Wen Chong, Lu Mian, and Zhu Qiu had all forwarded the same person's Weibo post.

That person is Kang Fangnian. He is certified as the chief music director of the opening ceremony of the World Championships, a contemporary composer, lyricist, honorary chairman of the music association, and a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. His representative works are all very well-known, from children's songs to charity songs to pop music. Every song seems to be one that they can sing without learning.

He clearly just opened his Weibo account today and has only posted one message.

Kang Fangnian V: [Ye Qingxi did not lip-sync, nor could he. As for what you've said, of course he could do it, because I'm his teacher!]