Wu Bo nodded, "I understand, Brother Bin."
Wu Bo was actually a little excited at the thought of being on the Spring Festival Gala.
It was just that Da Fei's cursing was really annoying.
"Da Fei has been so arrogant lately? Always showing off."
Shen Jianbin sneered, "So what? No matter how well he does, he's not a team player. The music scene is also a circle, and with his bad temper, he simply can't get in."
"You'll know tomorrow when you see the Golden Melody Awards nominations."
In the evening, Tian Yingxiong came over as a guest and had dinner with Lin Chudong and Liang Yin.
Besides Tian Yingxiong, Yan Hua was also there.
This was the first time Lin Chudong and Liang Yin had seen Yan Hua in person. She seemed much more shy than she appeared on television.
She seemed very bold when singing, but in person, she was a bit socially awkward.
Tian Yingxiong said, "Old Lin, I probably won't get any awards this year."
Lin Chudong was taken aback, "Why? Weren't you invited?"
"Yeah, you'll know when the nominations are announced tomorrow. I don't even have a nomination."
Lin Chudong was somewhat surprised, "No way, didn't you win the Best Singer Award last year? Aren't you pretty close with them?"
Tian Yingxiong shrugged. "You didn't offend Sister Zhang last year either. She's been a judge for the Golden Melody Awards since the year before last."
Lin Chudong was taken aback, then smiled wryly, picking up a glass of wine.
"Then I've implicated you."
Tian Yingxiong waved his hand. "I wouldn't have gotten anywhere without you. They only chose me last year because there was no one else. I have nothing to do with Sister Zhang. Her agent hinted to me several times to send gifts, but I ignored them. I didn't have any hope this year either."
Liang Yin had no experience with this, and asked,
"Does Sister Zhang have the final say in the Golden Melody Awards?"
"You can't say she has the final say, but she's the chairwoman of the judging committee. If she strongly dislikes someone, the other judges will give her face."
Liang Yin snorted. "Then it seems we won't win an award. Da Fei, when will you become a Golden Melody Awards judge?"
Lin Chudong smiled faintly, "When I can control the release of songs for several major companies, I'll be able to decide the Golden Melody Awards."
It would still take some time to become that kind of top-tier big shot.
The four of them had a little drink, and Tian Yingxiong said.
"Have you decided what you want to film for your next project? My uncle wants to invest in you, he asked me to ask."
Lin Chudong shook his head, "I don't need any investment for now. I'll do the next film myself, take full responsibility for the profits and losses."
Tian Yingxiong nodded, "Okay, I'll tell him. You made a lot of money on this film, so you should be able to do it yourself. What kind of subject are you planning to film next?"
Lin Chudong said, "I haven't decided yet. I'll see what Li Zhilin is filming."
Tian Yingxiong was taken aback, "Are you trying to go head-to-head with him? Li Zhilin is pretty dumb, but the boss behind him is quite powerful and is willing to invest in TV dramas. If he's doing a big production, you should avoid him."
Lin Chudong smiled faintly, "Sometimes a good show doesn't necessarily need a big production."
The next morning, the Golden Melody Awards nominations were announced.
As expected, no Tian Yingxiong.
And definitely no Lin Chudong.
Yang Han had a few nominations; it seemed the company had done some work for her.
Otherwise, since Yang Han had also collaborated with Lin Chudong, Sister Zhang would definitely have targeted her.
Besides Yang Han, the Da Fei band was also nominated.
"Faith in Humanity" was nominated for Best Mandarin Song and Best Band, among five nominations.
The most infuriating thing was the nomination for the Top Ten Cantonese Songs, which was missing a spot.
There weren't many Cantonese songs this year to begin with, and only nine songs were nominated for the Top Ten.
Lin Chudong's songs, "No More Hesitation" and "Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies", which were both legendary, weren't nominated at all.
If there was tough competition, that would be one thing.
But now there was a vacancy, meaning there weren't enough Cantonese songs, and Da Fei wasn't even there. This was clearly targeted.
Seeing the nominations, Liang Yin and the others sneered.
"Sister Zhang is really annoying!"
Lin Chudong sneered.
"Don't worry, we'll be doing better than her in the future."
Da Fei's absence from the Golden Melody Awards nominations immediately became a hot topic among netizens.
The top ten comments under the Golden Melody Awards official account were all asking why Da Fei wasn't nominated. Even Sister Zhang and her team's attempts to buy water armies couldn't suppress the outcry.
The power of the internet was immense. Popular comments were filled with Da Fei milk-drinking memes, or Da Fei refrigerator memes. The Golden Melody Awards' official Weibo account was completely overrun.
Half an hour later, Sister Zhang held a press conference in Magic City.
Of course, it wasn't specifically to address this issue; a single Da Fei wasn't enough to warrant such a grand gesture.
However, since Sister Zhang was present, the topic was unavoidable. All the reporters swarmed forward, and all the questions were about Da Fei.
"Sister Zhang, please answer, why wasn't Da Fei nominated for the Golden Melody Awards? There were no nominations for both Mandarin and Cantonese categories. What's the reason?"
"Da Fei won the overall championship on I Am a Singer, even ranking higher than you. Why wasn't he even nominated? Is there something fishy going on?"
"Is Sister Zhang retaliating, deliberately not nominating him?"
These reporters were quite bold, not holding back even when facing Sister Zhang.
Sister Zhang removed her sunglasses and said coldly.
"Since so many of you are asking, I'll respond once here, and I won't respond again afterward."
"Da Fei's songs sound quite popular, and the popularity is indeed quite high, but he doesn't have aesthetic taste, not a shred of depth."
"We're judging awards, we can't give awards just because of high popularity."
"If we go by popularity, those parodies and covers on Douyin are also quite popular, should I give them awards too?"
"Da Fei's songs sound catchy, but they're actually quite low-quality. He's gotten a bit famous and doesn't know who he is anymore."
"His songs are really lacking in quality, setting the Chinese music scene back at least fifteen years."
"Alright, I'll stop talking about him here. Are there any other questions?"
"..."
This interview immediately caused a huge uproar when it aired.
Sister Zhang publicly criticized Da Fei, and this was incredibly buzzworthy.
After Lin Chudong won against Sister Zhang in Song King, everyone could see that Sister Zhang wasn't happy. Now, the diva wasn't pretending anymore and went straight for the attack!
Some netizens were confused.
"Are Da Fei's songs really that bad? I think they're pretty good."
"Exactly, Sister Zhang is just talking nonsense, spouting rubbish."
"No way, Sister Zhang is a queen, and she's the chairwoman of the Golden Melody Awards judging panel, she's an authority! What she says must be right."
"I support the queen, it's a matter of public taste. We've been dragged down by Da Fei, our aesthetic sense is regressing."
"Da Fei can only be considered an internet singer. He's still far from being a vocalist."
"Learn from Sister Zhang, focus on music, and stop doing those silly things." "..."
Sister Zhang still has a lot of fans. Many people thought Da Fei's lawsuit against Li Zhilin was excessive. Even though he's quite popular now, he has quite a few haters.
As soon as they saw Sister Zhang start to criticize Da Fei, the others didn't hold back either.
Wang Xiaoyan posted on Weibo.
"I already reviewed Da Fei's music, it's utter garbage. He has no aesthetic sense whatsoever, just generic pop songs. I really don't understand why he's popular."
Wang Xiaoyan's issues had been over for a long time, and everyone had forgotten about them.
Unexpectedly, she popped up again at this time. Ever since the head of Grassland Entertainment had his accident, Wang Xiaoyan had been on a downward spiral. She finally found an opportunity to take a swipe at Da Fei.
Many people dug up the interview video of Wang Xiaoyan from back then.
She said Da Fei's songs were garbage, a throwback to the nineties, which coincided with Sister Zhang's evaluation.
Suddenly, the online commentary about Da Fei was all over the place.
Tian Yingxiong and Yang Han both sent him WeChat messages, "Do you need us to speak up?"
Lin Chudong replied that there was no need to pay attention.
He relied on his实力, and arguing with them was pointless.
The most irrational thing to do was to engage in a war of words with the other side's fans; regardless of whether he won or lost, it wouldn't end well.
Liang Yin saw the barrage of insults and felt a little aggrieved.
"Da Fei, you're just going to let it go? It's bad enough they didn't give us an award, but they're also insulting people. That's too much, isn't it?"
Lin Chudong smiled faintly, "It's okay, let's ignore it for now."
Liang Yin didn't say anything more. She knew that Da Fei wasn't the type to just take insults without responding; he was just waiting for an opportunity.
Da Fei rarely argued with people on the spot. Doing so would make him look like he was just angry.
He liked to stand at the forefront and argue, so that the spittle could be sprayed all over someone's face.
Just like responding to what happened with Wu Bo, there always needs to be an opportunity. Even scolding someone requires an audience.
Lin Chudong didn't take it to heart at all and asked,
"How long until our custom-made original artwork is ready?"
Wang Zhi said, "Da Fei, sent over some trial drafts. They're in your email. Take a look first."
Lin Chudong nodded.
Back in the office, he opened his email and saw a few pictures and a simple character animation that the other party had sent.
Lin Chudong nodded in satisfaction. The quality was good, even more beautiful than the Audition he remembered.
But judging by the quality of the artwork, it should be quite valuable.
"Boss Lady, how much did the original artwork company quote?"
Liang Yin said, "I was just about to tell you."
"For the design plan you provided, there are a total of six hundred original artworks, over a hundred actions, and more than a dozen CG animations. Their total quote is six million."
Lin Chudong frowned, "That expensive?"
Liang Yin shrugged, "That's what you asked for. There are cheaper options."
Lin Chudong thought for a moment, "Expensive it is then."
He originally planned to keep the investment for this game under ten million, but it seems that ten million wouldn't be enough now. It might end up costing nearly twenty million.
Developing such a large game is indeed very expensive. If one didn't have absolute confidence, the average person wouldn't dare to do it.
"Does the company still have money?"
"Yeah, if we spend six million on this original artwork, we'll still have a little over twenty million left."
Lin Chudong nodded, that's about right. He couldn't invest any more.
He still needed to set aside some money for promotion and advertising. The investment couldn't be too large, or it would take too long to recoup the costs, which would be painful.
As Lin Chudong had thought before, what he could offer was definitely good stuff, but the market was always changing, and it still needed to be verified.
Lin Chudong looked at the test draft, and there were no problems. He directly used a memory search card and searched for all the images of the game Audition in his mind. Then he started typing on the computer, putting forward the specific detailed requirements for each scene.
If this game was put into operation, the income should also be quite considerable.
The main thing was that he had a reliable childhood friend working for him, so he could do this.
If there were more people like Yao Qiang, Lin Chudong would dare to take on a few more projects.
Two days later, Professor Zhang came to the company.
"Da Fei, did Li Zhilin pay you the compensation?"
Lin Chudong shook his head, "With their attitude, they'll definitely wait until the last day of the contract to transfer the money."
Fifty million, they could delay it a day at a time.
Professor Zhang snorted, "Shady businessmen."
"Da Fei, the law exam is in a few days. Could you give the students another lesson? This is the last lesson this year; I won't bother you before the New Year."
Lin Chudong said, "Alright, no problem."
Liang Yin asked, "Da Fei, aren't you going to watch the Golden Melody Awards live broadcast today?"
Lin Chudong said, "It's not about us, what's there to watch."
"That's true."
The multi-function classroom was full of classes all day today. At six o'clock in the evening, Lin Chudong sat in the classroom.
It was the same as last time, packed, like a subway during Beijing's morning rush hour, people were squeezed together.
A student raised their hand to ask a question.
"Teacher Da Fei, I've been pondering a question for a while, and I'd like to ask!"
"If I were caught drunk driving by the traffic police, and in a moment of panic, I drank a bottle of liquor right in front of them, would I still be considered drunk driving?"
The crowd erupted in laughter. These students really had wild imaginations, and guts too, trying to provoke the traffic police, right? Trying to exploit loopholes in the law?
Lin Chudong smiled faintly, "The questions you can think of, the teachers who write the legal provisions can naturally think of as well."
"Everyone, take a look at the footnote at the bottom of page 225."
"When inspected in accordance with the law, if one drinks alcohol to evade legal prosecution before a breath alcohol content test or blood sample collection, and the blood alcohol content test meets the standard, they should also be deemed as drunk."
"You want to run, but you can't escape."
"In front of the police officer, you drink a bottle of Erguotou. You were originally drunk, but now you've become severely intoxicated, and the nature of the situation is completely different."
"So I suggest you run directly. Abandon the car and flee. Of course, the premise is that you have to be confident you can outrun the police, unless you have my speed."
Lin Chudong finished speaking, and everyone immediately burst into laughter. What Da Fei said was of course a joke, but Brother Fei did run fast. Everyone had watched the show that day on "Happy Rush Forward." Brother Fei broke the record for the fastest time to clear the obstacle course at 16 seconds; that speed was indeed awesome.
During Lin Chudong's subsequent lecture, many students were looking down at their phones, a little absent-minded.
Lin Chudong frowned and said, "Does anyone have something going on today?"
A student raised their hand, "Teacher Da Fei, the Golden Melody Awards live broadcast has started. You've released so many excellent songs in the past six months, but you weren't nominated for the Golden Melody Awards. Can you sue them for insult?"
The students laughed again. This question was, of course, a joke; they just wanted to know how Teacher Da Fei was feeling at the moment.
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