nucmednet Chapter 021 *sobs*
Chapter 021 *sobs*
After leaving Jinshi Music, Yang Du booked a suite at a nearby hotel.
I swiped my card, went inside, and collapsed onto the soft, large bed.
"I'm not embarrassed at all."
He took a few deep breaths, mentally prepared himself, and opened Weibo.
Almost the instant the application launches, tens of thousands of push notifications flood the background in the same second.
Private messages, mentions, comments, and likes—the numbers that originally represented interaction and sharing—have all turned into a vibrant 999+.
Yang Du quickly figured out the whole story.
Rewind to last night. After the internal celebration banquet, Sister Hong, as his agent, not only arranged a company car to take Yang Du back to school, but Tao Cheng also personally escorted him to the underground parking lot.
A passerby who had just finished dining at the hotel and was about to retrieve his car from the underground parking garage snapped a photo and excitedly posted it on his Weibo account.
[@Did you eat hotpot today?]: I actually caught a wild Tao Cheng (a popular Taiwanese actress) while eating in the parking garage! She's so slim and beautiful in person, a million times prettier than on TV! The guy talking to her next to her is super handsome too (happy.jpg)
On Weibo, content with celebrity tags is immediately and accurately distributed to the celebrity's super topic and fan square.
The first people to see this Weibo post were undoubtedly Tao Cheng's fans, Chengzi.
Initially, this small-scale sharing was limited to oranges.
The comments section was filled with envy for the blogger's lucky streak and admiration for Tao Cheng's unedited photos.
Of course, some silly fans kept asking the blogger whether or not she had hot pot today.
After experiencing the shock of accidentally liking a post and the surprise of the song release in the past two days, fans are now in a state of extreme relaxation and euphoria, but their desire to share remains undiminished.
As more and more oranges flood in, some eyes will inevitably wander elsewhere, landing on the boy standing side by side with Tao Cheng in the photo.
In the photo, Tao Cheng is standing next to the door of a minivan, smiling and talking to a boy.
Although the photo was taken from a slightly off angle and the lighting in the underground parking lot wasn't very bright, Yang Du's face, which could withstand the test of the camera, still exuded a refreshing quality.
Curiosity began to grow.
It's worth noting that Tao Cheng's team composition is practically transparent to her fans.
Whether it's the agent, the assistant, or the resident security personnel, everyone knows them like the back of their hand.
However, the boy in the photo, who is outstanding in both appearance and temperament, clearly does not belong to any of them.
Who is this young man? I need all his information in three minutes.
To be fair, his looks are quite striking; he could easily debut as a leading man in a modern romance drama. Is he a newcomer that Jinshi is planning to promote, and is Chengzi (the actor) just generating buzz for him?
This speculation immediately raised a degree of alarm among fans.
In the entertainment industry, the practice of senior artists exploiting newcomers is a major taboo in fan circles.
Just as public opinion was about to sway towards a conspiracy theory that the newcomer was exploiting others, a user named "[It's a navel orange]" dropped a bombshell in the comments section.
[Wait a minute... folks, don't you guys think this guy's profile looks incredibly, extremely, incredibly familiar? Go look at the profile picture of him playing guitar that relationship blogger @羊都督 posted before, the jawline is practically identical, and that little mole on his ear, it's definitely the same person!]
Countless fans immediately followed this clue and flooded into [Yang Dudu]'s Weibo homepage, conducting a 360-degree comparison.
Soon, the conclusion was irrefutable.
The handsome man chatting and laughing with Tao Cheng in the photo is indeed Yang Dudu, the emotional blogger who wrote the melodramatic masterpiece "I Love..."
At this point, the event's popularity began to rise sharply.
Through the lens of fandom, they quickly found a logically consistent explanation for the photo.
[Case solved! It must be that Orange found the article about the cheating gigolo emotionally resonating with her during the recording process, which was incredibly helpful. That's why she specially invited the original author to the wrap party to express her gratitude!]
[Waaaa, our Orange is so beautiful inside and out, she takes such good care of even an ordinary blogger.]
[But honestly, this blogger is so handsome, why is he so good at writing sentimental stories? I don't understand. I always thought that authors of this kind of writing were all around my mom's age.]
At this point, public opinion is still focused on the interesting entertainment gossip. Whether it's casual observers or fans, they are all happy to see this kind of interaction between celebrities and ordinary people.
Moreover, the interaction itself was quite interesting and could be a source of amusement during casual conversation.
Until a user with the ID 【京音干饭魂】 casually left a very brief comment in the already crowded comment section:
[Isn't that Yang Du, our senior from the composition department?]
Eagle-eyed fans noticed this comment, especially the name Yang Du, and immediately replied cautiously to confirm: "Sister, are you sure his name is Yang Du? Is it 'Yang Du' (一昂杨)?"
【京音干饭魂】 replied very simply: 【Yeah, Yang Du, nicknamed Governor, so his Weibo is called Governor Sheep. PS: I'm a guy, not a girl.】
The name Yang Du would not make a ripple in the vast sea of people.
However, for the oranges gathered here to discuss this matter, this name is all too familiar.
They were constantly monitoring the chart data for "Flammable and Explosive," and the lyricist, composer, arranger, and producer listed on the charts was none other than Yang Du!
When three seemingly independent identities, even from different dimensions—the handsome ordinary guy in the photo, the relationship blogger who writes melodramatic love stories, and the producer who wrote the lyrics and music for "Flammable and Explosive"—are seamlessly superimposed onto the same person at this moment, the comment section falls into a brief silence.
Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!
【？？？！！！】
Who am I? Where am I? What happened?
Immediately afterwards, the event's popularity began to grow exponentially and quickly escalated.
Soon, marketing accounts sensed the buzz and published a long article detailing the whole story, revealing the ins and outs of the incident.
Family members, does anyone understand?
I thought I was just gossiping about Tao Cheng's slip-up on the first level, but it turns out she's playing a very novel kind of character mishmash.
Let's revisit this magical and hilarious timeline—
Tao Cheng accidentally liked a melodramatic article on Zhiyin late at night → Her rivals hired online trolls to smear her → Tao Cheng's team launched an emergency PR campaign → Marketing accounts mocked Tao Cheng's taste as an older woman → The movie "Flammable and Explosive" was released, slapping them in the face → Netizens were amazed at who the behind-the-scenes producer Yang Du was → Netizens spotted Tao Cheng taking photos → Her identity was revealed!
The producer who wrote this dark gothic song and the relationship blogger who wrote that vulgar and melodramatic article are not only the same person, but also a 21-year-old male student from the Beijing Conservatory of Music!
What does this mean?
This means that this guy might be making music in the recording studio one second, and the next second he might be hiding an identity and frantically typing out scumbag mother-in-law/daughter-in-law scenarios into Word.
What kind of ridiculous Frankenstein's monster is this? Hahaha, I can't take it anymore.
Jingshi Music, I admit you win. This kind of juicy gossip is so outrageous, even ten pens couldn't write about it!
The blog post titled "The Badger in the Melon Field," which already boasts millions of followers, instantly ignited a wave of popularity.
The incident quickly spread from Tao Cheng's super topic and public square to the entire entertainment industry audience.
Whether you understand music or not, whether you like gossip or don't usually care about it, everyone was forced to eat this whole piece of gossip by this bizarre, absurd, and somewhat funny plot.
Netizens shared and joked about it, and the comment section was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
[What a treasure of a boy! Hahahaha, I'm laughing so hard I'm crowing, my stomach hurts so much! Hahahaha]
[Music in his left hand, literature in his right, which window did God close for him? Oh, it was his integrity.]
I don't believe it unless @SheepGovernor writes another article about infidelity for me right now (doge)
[About the fact that the amazing producer I'm curious about actually likes to write emotional and sentimental stories]
With the help of countless netizens and the hype from marketing accounts, the absurd hashtag #Shocking! The authors of "Flammable and Explosive" and "I Love..." are actually the same person# quietly climbed to the top of the trending topics list.
Although it's only hanging at the very bottom of the trending topics list, ranking around 99th or 100th, it could be pushed down by the next social news story at any time.
But at least it's trending on social media.
"Don't let me find out who you are, you Jingyin Ganfan Hun!" Yang Du gripped his phone, gritting his teeth.
"Ta-da!"
A WeChat voice call came in, and it was Sister Hong.