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After dawn! News was flying everywhere! "Xian Yu Season Chart could win nine consecutive crowns!" "Dunk's Spirit: Until The End Of The World!" "Xian Yu's new song 'Until The End Of The World' is a huge hit!" "A song that has moved countless people to tears!" "Xian Yu creates textbook-level anime background music!" "Xian Yu has won nine consecutive crowns, can the tenth be far behind?" "..." Xian Yu was blatantly riding the wave of popularity, yet no one had anything to say against it. Not to mention his relationship with Shadow, just the quality of the songs he produced was enough to win everyone over! Regarding this. The industry was abuzz! "He's got 'Slam Dunk' fans on board the charting battle wagon too!" "I must say, Xian Yu's ability to write songs for film and anime themes is really strong. 'Slam Dunk' fans' admiration for this song easily secured its top spot on the September season chart!" "He's always very good at creating custom music!" "Wasn't 'The Seventh Chapter of Night' also a song that completely capitalized on the Sherlock Holmes trend? That time, it was the power of the Holmes fans that propelled the song, with the Three Bros fans seemingly in full agreement." "Riding on the popularity of dominant anime for charting is quite a clever strategy." "What are you joking about? Xian Yu didn't take any shortcuts. In fact, it's not as simple as you think; if his music didn't fit the theme of the work, it would have been pointless." "That's true." "If others tried to copy this tactic, they'd likely sink into a quagmire instead." "The most typical example is 'The Black Emperor'. So many people have wanted to create theme music for that work, but over the years, hardly anyone has succeeded. Both the anime and TV drama versions keep using the original theme music created by two big names from Zhong Continent back in the day; fans simply don't accept anything else." "Few dare to touch the theme music of that work these days." "..." Xian Yu's song was considered one of the custom music types. Everyone in the industry knew that custom music wasn't so simple; this kind of popularity wasn't something just anyone could ride on. Especially with top-tier works. One careless move and you might end up losing more than you bargained for. This was also why many people in the industry didn't think Xian Yu was taking shortcuts. What was more impressive to the industry was: Xian Yu had unwittingly won nine consecutive crowns! Although September hadn't ended yet, 'Until The End Of The World' had easily topped the charts on its first day, making it very unlikely for any other song to surpass its momentum afterward. And when Xian Yu declared his goal for twelve consecutive crowns, who could have imagined he would reach this point? Keep in mind. Xian Yu was formidable, but so were the maestros of the Qin, Qi, Chu, Yan, and Han states on Zhong Continent. Yet the reality was, in the nine months that started this year, many maestros had made their moves, but not one had been able to successfully end Xian Yu's streak for twelve consecutive crowns! "Even if Xian Yu's streak was broken in October, he would still have much to be proud of." Privately. A certain King of Singing spoke softly, with a hint of respect: "In the era of Blue Star's big merger, when top musicians from five continents competed on the same stage, topping any season chart is quite an accomplishment, let alone his continuous dominance over the season chart for nine months..." "I feel like no one can stop him in October either." A prominent music producer next to him spoke with certainty, "The real challenge for Xian Yu will probably be in November or even at the end-of-year Battle of the Gods." The King of Singing was curious, "I can understand the Battle of the Gods, but who in November?" The music producer lowered his voice, "I've heard some rumors that a top maestro from Blue Star will make a move in November." "Someone from Zhong Continent is aiming to take down Xian Yu before the Battle of the Gods?" "Not from Zhong Continent, but a man who has contended with Zhong Continent without falling short." The King of Singing's expression sharpened upon hearing this. ... As 'Until The End Of The World' successfully topped the charts, Lin Yuan let out a sigh of relief. He didn't need to release his backup song. Nine consecutive crowns were indeed a very impressive achievement, even Lin Yuan himself felt that the chart battles over the past half-year had not been easy. Thinking of taking a break, Lin Yuan skipped work and went straight home. However, on the way, Lin Yuan suddenly received a call from Sun Yaohuo. "Senior Yao Huo, is there something you need?" "I have good news for my junior!" "What's the good news?" "Our 'Plants vs. Zombies' game is officially going live on the Lang Yue gaming platform at seven o'clock tomorrow!" "Ah?" Lin Yuan had almost forgotten about this, but thinking about it, 'Plants vs. Zombies' should have been launched already, so this timing was actually quite late. "It was supposed to be launched earlier." Sun Yaohuo laughed, "But when it was about to go live, we encountered some issues during testing, which took some time to resolve. After that, there was the whole process of getting approvals, which also took a while." "Okay." Lin Yuan responded. This game was just a whim; he hadn't paid much attention to it, and hearing this news didn't stir any particular emotions in him. But on the other hand. It was, after all, the first game he had designed. If the game were to be successful, he could gain some fame, which did stirred a slight sense of anticipation in Lin Yuan. The next day. After Lin Yuan got up, he logged onto the Lang Yue gaming platform and searched for 'Plants vs. Zombies'. As expected, the game had gone live, and it cost ten yuan to download. However, since it had not been long since the game's launch, there weren't many downloads yet, and the comment section was sparse. People are usually cautious about paying for games. He figured that over time, people would discover the charm of this game. Lin Yuan wasn't too concerned and downloaded the game to play for a while before setting it aside. Just then. Someone knocked on the door. Lin Yuan opened the door and saw his sister, Lin Yao, at the doorway. "Brother." "Sis." "I got my diploma today." "Diploma?" Lin Yuan smiled, "Congratulations on your graduation." Lin Yuan knew his sister had been busy with her thesis work recently, as they had discussed it a few times at family dinners, and it seemed she had successfully passed. "Yeah." "So, what do you want to do after graduation?" Lin Yuan was enthusiastic, showing interest in offering advice, "You majored in painting, are you interested in drawing comics, or do you prefer traditional painting?" Lin Yao shook her head, "I don't want to." "You don't like it?" "I don't have the talent." She rolled her eyes, "You have a friend! He's really good at drawing. I've compared his work with mine, and it's a level I'll never reach in this lifetime." Lin Yuan: "..." The influence of family on children is indeed immense. "Then what do you want to do?" "I'll tell you when I've figured it out," said his sister. "Right now, all I want to do is chase stars." "Who are you chasing?" "Jiang Kui. I'm going to her fan meet-up." "Wait a moment." Lin Yuan closed the door and made a phone call. Twenty minutes later. In the Lin family's villa. Jiang Kui and Lin Yao sat staring at each other. It was a fan meeting like no other. —————— PS: Today, I successfully got an appointment with the GOAT, offering a book to celebrate, "Rebirth: I Want to be a Rich Second Generation," a story about longing for a father (like) Jackie Chan.