He immediately took out his phone, registered an account on Douyin... I mean, Douyin Music App, and then directly filmed himself singing a section of "My Deskmate" a cappella.
The title below reads: I am Chen Feng, live streaming tonight at 8 PM, ten new songs, smashing through the Douyin music charts, challenging the internet hit song charts.
After Chen Feng posted this short video, the entire internet exploded like a storm.
Inside a rented room, a young man with ambition lay on a worn-out, dirty bed. While others were striving and working hard, he had chosen to give up.
He was scrolling through short videos on his phone with the lights off when he suddenly came across one that featured someone singing "My Deskmate" a cappella.
Having spent so much time online, he was naturally very familiar with the song, and he learned to sing it in just one night.
He's become accustomed to short videos of people singing "My Deskmate" a cappella, as many take advantage of these opportunities to gain traffic.
However, the guy in this video sings pretty well; he has that Chen Feng vibe.
Hmm? This guy looks familiar...
Chen Feng?
Holy crap!
The ambitious young man finally realized what was happening. He almost dropped his phone. He was very excited and saw the title of the video while his hands were trembling.
The ambitious young man almost cried. What did he do to deserve this? He was so lucky to see Chen Feng himself! Then he saw that Chen Feng had zero followers. He was the first person to see him.
"Thank you, Daddy Douyin, and thank you to my 1m's WF!"
The ambitious young man liked and followed Chen Feng in one go, becoming Chen Feng's first fan and leaving an excited comment.
"Chen Feng, the great god, I am your first fan! I am so excited that I am incoherent."
Then, he started showing off in his Weibo Moments.
"I never imagined that I would become the first fan of the great Chen Feng."
"Chen Feng? That Chen Feng?"
"What? That Chen Feng? Haven't you heard 'My Deskmate'?"
"No way? How are you so lucky? Give me an ID, I want to follow him."
"Want an ID? First, transfer ten yuan to buy a pack of cigarettes."
......
And so, the ambitious young man put on a great show.
When he returned to Douyin, the young man was stunned because in just three minutes, Chen Feng's number of fans had increased from one to one million, which shows just how explosive Chen Feng's popularity was.
"Oh my god, everyone quickly check Douyin, something terrible has happened."
"My God, is this Chen Feng? His title... his title is actually 'Ten New Songs'!"
"Chen Feng, why haven't you released pure versions of 'My Deskmate' and 'To Youth' yet? Hasn't any record company approached you?"
"Who is this guy? So arrogant, and he even released ten new songs that topped the online charts. Do people these days not care about their reputation when it comes to getting attention?"
"Holy crap, everyone come quick! There's some idiot here, he only just got internet access."
Major media outlets have also stepped up their efforts, after all, Chen Feng's concert last night was already number one in popularity and is still going strong. Now he has appeared on Douyin (TikTok) and even claimed to challenge the online hit song chart, which will generate even more buzz.
"Chen Feng, an amateur singer, is going crazy. He even has ten new songs that are just as good as his classmate's."
"A song about classmates bringing tears to the nation, newcomer Chen Feng is about to make his debut, are you ready to face a new storm?"
"It's insane! Newcomer Chen Feng has plunged the Chinese-language music scene into a chaotic era."
"This generation of netizens is hard to manage; they prefer ordinary people to singers."
Countless exaggerated and eye-catching headlines attracted people's attention, spreading Chen Feng's name throughout the country. Some TV stations were even considering whether to invite Chen Feng to participate in one of their programs.
Teacher He, who has hosted "Happy Camp" for ten years at Hudong TV Station, is excitedly discussing with the station director.
"Director, trust my judgment. If we invite Chen Feng to appear on my 'Happy Camp,' the ratings will at least break 4.5."
The station director, wearing glasses, scrolled through information about Chen Feng on his phone. After a while, he shook his head.
"We are a TV station, not a place for internet celebrities to gain popularity. We need to resolutely stop this kind of behavior of trying to ride on the coattails of trending topics."
"But...."
"Stop talking. We've received news from Huayu Entertainment that this person's songs weren't written by him, but rather that he had expert guidance behind the scenes. They've also said that this person has some moral issues. You know what I mean?"
......
When Teacher He walked out of the station director's office with a gloomy face, a group of people surrounded him. They were all hosts of "Happy Camp".
"How's it going? Has the station director approved it yet?"
"Has a date been set for when the invitations will be sent out?"
"Chen Feng is going to do a live stream tonight. Should we spread the word beforehand?"
Looking at the expectant eyes of his colleagues, Teacher He shook his head with a wry smile.
"The station director disagrees, everyone disperse."
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned. Was this guy out of his mind? He disagreed?
This is a huge pool of viewership! If they don't capitalize on this wave of popularity, when will their ratings ever improve? It's practically free money. An amateur singer like this doesn't cost the TV station much, and it can boost their fame. Why not?
"What considerations led the station director to disagree?"
"I've prepared everything, and you're telling me this?"
......
Huayu Entertainment, Music Director's Office.
Wang Haisheng stumbled open the door and cried out in disbelief.
"Something terrible has happened, Director! It's a big problem!"
"Uncle, something terrible has happened!"
At the same time, Lin Yun also jumped up.
This left Yang Zhi, who had been resting with his eyes closed, somewhat bewildered. He looked left and right for a long time before finally saying, "Why don't you all speak one by one?"
"Lin Feng... Lin Feng registered a Douyin Music App account and posted an explosive video."
Um?
Yang Zhi stood up, and Lin Yun shoved the phone directly into his face.
After he finished reading it, his expression changed at first, and then he showed disdain.
"I thought it was something big, but it's just an attempt to take an unconventional approach and go down the path of online music, isn't it?"
"But he's still too young. Even if he becomes a sensation online, he's still just a nobody. Besides, the internet isn't a lawless place. How could a nobody like him easily get involved?"
After finishing his sentence, Yang Zhi confidently made a phone call.
"Hello, is this Chairman Zhang of the Internet Song Association? This is Yang Zhi. Yes, yes, how are you feeling?"
"That's right, there's a young man on the internet who doesn't know his own limitations and claims he's going to challenge the online hit song charts."
"Yeah, yeah, even we traditional music can't stand it anymore... Okay, okay, goodbye!"
Lin Yun looked at his uncle with admiration and vowed in his heart that one day he would also reach such a height.
Wang Haisheng, standing to the side, hesitated and asked, "Director Yang, isn't what we're doing a bit inappropriate?"
"He's just an ordinary person, what are you worried about? By the way, I also have some connections on the text-based platform. Just ban Chen Feng's account on Douyin. He still wants to do live streaming? Dream on."
Yang Zhi looked indifferent and then made a phone call.
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