Chapter 135: A Unique Bullet-Comment Atmosphere

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Tang Zhichu found himself dazed as he watched; the barrage of comments didn’t feel like they were watching a music variety show but more like a detective program. Every move Tang Zhichu made was dissected and magnified by a group of knowledgeable fans, as if they were solving a case.

The same happened when he was writing songs. When they saw Tang Zhichu be the first to enter the recording studio and start the broadcast, a flood of comments erupted: “It’s starting! The Sugar God is casting his net.”

But what net exactly? No one really knew.

All they knew was that a net was being cast!

What Tang Zhichu didn’t realize was that if he were to watch a dating show now, the atmosphere would be just the same. The comments would be full of explanations about what this gesture meant, what that behavior implied, with a swarm of people analyzing and debating in the chat.

Tang Zhichu fast-forwarded to the stage segment. He checked the streaming platform’s ranking list—this episode’s works by Pu Jingshi and Xi Ge were doing quite well.

Of course, “Drunken Red Cliff” was leading by a cliffhanger margin.

Tang Zhichu jumped to the very end of the program, right before his turn.

When Tang Zhichu nearly slipped on stage, the barrage of comments flared up again.

“Q: What does Sugar God’s move mean?”

“A: Showing weakness to the enemy!”

“A: It’s simple—first, he pulls everyone’s emotions out of the atmosphere of the previous song, then makes himself look inexperienced and weak on stage. It’s a clever setup, lowering everyone’s expectations, and a warning that if the singing drags, it’s not his fault—after all, he’s a rookie!”

“As expected, as soon as he’s on stage, he starts scheming. Sugar God is Sugar God, but you just showed your true colors, little black fan!”

“Hahaha, I’m dying laughing! Tang Zhichu’s fanbase is full of haters; not a single decent one!”

“Feeling sorry here—I’ve figured it out. This whole episode is just Tang Zhichu’s fans orchestrating everything for him. Better than the show itself. Why don’t you guys make your own program? Let Tang Zhichu just sit somewhere for a day, and you guess what he’ll do. I’ll buy a membership to watch!”

“Q: What does Sugar God raising the microphone mean?”

“A: If I’m right, he’s about to start singing.”

Tang Zhichu’s face darkened; he silently blamed Lan Jie for this. These fans obsessed with memes had clearly gone off the deep end.

“Play it a billion more times! Absolutely amazing!”

“High energy alert ahead!”

“The video edited by the big shot of Sugar God and Yang Yang to this song—unbelievable. I’m hooked again!”

When Tang Zhichu began singing, the comments finally calmed down.

Seeing many recommending watching the song with the video, Tang Zhichu opened Douyin without searching deliberately. By the third video, he found exactly what he wanted—a video with over two million likes.

It wasn’t anything extraordinary; just a blogger had edited footage of Tang Zhichu and Chen Siyang from the dating show, set to “Drunken Red Cliff.”

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Leaves piled up in layers

And I have stepped through youth

Hearing who wept in the rain of past lives

Each fate ties a knot

In this life, I am still waiting

For the one earnest moment in a lifetime

Recognized in a glance, meeting the right person

Though the lyrics and images didn’t perfectly align, the atmosphere was completely immersive—especially the line “recognized in a glance,” paired exactly with a gaze exchanged between Tang Zhichu and Chen Siyang.

Even Tang Zhichu himself felt goosebumps.

The first comment on that video had hundreds of thousands of likes.

“What if we don’t have Sugar to ship? We’ll make our own!”

“Officially announcing the Three Kingdoms game project team’s loss—this is clearly a song Sugar God wrote for Yang Yang!”

“Ah, now I get it. Sugar God took the project team’s money and secretly wrote a song for Yang Yang—killing two birds with one stone!”

Tang Zhichu scrolled through a few more videos. Perhaps the algorithm was accurate—all were singing covers, either of “Ruo Ba Ni” or “Drunken Red Cliff,” all with high likes!

Tang Zhichu glanced at his own account and was a bit startled.

Last time he checked, he had just over two million fans; now it had crossed four million.

And he hadn’t even released a single work.

Why hadn’t Tang Zhichu started a Weibo account? Because he was a Douyin person. Though not contractually bound, it was a matter of principle.

Tang Zhichu put down his phone and returned to the program.

Recognized in a glance

I met the right person

I charge forward on horseback

Hooves pounding like tears flowing

Moonlight on the blue stones shines into this mountain town

My love for you is profound

As the song ended, the barrage of comments resumed.

“Got it, got it. Knowing your deep love, I’ll forgive you for deceiving us!”

“Recognized in a glance, meeting the right person—I really didn’t expect Sugar God to be such a brilliant songwriter!”

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“Q: What schemes did Sugar God use this episode?”

“A: ‘Mantis stalks the cicada’ (standing up as challenger) is one; ‘strike the mountain to warn the tiger’ (being the first to record the song) is two; ‘Kong Rong yielding pears’ (not using the creative studio) is three; ‘going with the flow’ (pretending to be there to gather information) is four; ‘showing weakness to the enemy’ (slipping on stage) is twelve; ‘playing the pig to eat the tiger’ (Drunken Red Cliff) is thirteen.”

“Hahaha!”

“You guys really understand Sugar God!”

After watching the show, Tang Zhichu felt relieved overall.

The barrage was even more intense than on the dating show. Although many were playing memes, it didn’t alienate casual viewers; instead, it made the program more entertaining.

Having a reputation for scheming wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.

The next day, Tang Zhichu woke up not too late. While having breakfast, he made a call and then headed straight to the creative building.

It was a day off, but Tang Zhichu was bored and arranged to work on songs with the band’s instructor.

Some projects were unavoidable. Tang Zhichu had already prepared demos out of boredom.

Since no one was around, he decided to record them first.

Meanwhile, in Yanjing at Tianhe Entertainment.

Sun Zhe arrived early at the company and went straight to Liu Yu’s office.

Liu Yu hadn’t come in yet, so Sun Zhe waited in her office.

Tianhe had two major divisions: music and film. Sun Zhe was in music, Liu Yu in film.

Both held shares in Tianhe and were senior executives.

Tang Zhichu’s talent even surprised Sun Zhe, as well as his tactics.

After interacting with Tang Zhichu, Sun Zhe viewed many things more objectively and realized that Tang Zhichu had proactively made many things happen.

For example, Chen Siyang’s current popularity.

When everyone assumed Chen Siyang and Tang Zhichu hadn’t parted ways, the female idol’s heat remained high precisely because she had a recognized CP partner.

If one patiently watched other recent shows, many mentioned Chen Siyang and Tang Zhichu.

Even “Ruo Ba Ni” had been performed on the shows.

Some people’s remarks were right—each time the song was sung, Chen Siyang’s popularity rose, fully branding it as her exclusive theme.

In Sun Zhe’s eyes, music carried infinite possibilities, such as becoming a collective sentiment or forging a perfect story.

“Ruo Ba Ni” emerged from such a perfect story—it instantly called to mind Tang Zhichu and Chen Siyang, transcending the work itself.

So why did Sun Zhe approach Liu Yu? He wanted to bring Chen Siyang under his management.

If Chen Siyang joined his company, Sun Zhe predicted Tang Zhichu would not stand idly by. That could very well mark the birth of a top-tier idol.