Love Variety Show: The despised me exploded in popularity

"Without a doubt, 'Blue and White Porcelain' aligns perfectly with the concept of blending ancient with modern..."

After revising it several times, she posted the article. Almost within half a minute, fans received the notification, and liked it before even reading.

A little while later, after refreshing, several comments popped up.

"The intro is really amazing; it gave me goosebumps all over when I listened to it in the car."

"I've heard quite a few traditional-style songs and am a fan myself. After listening to 'Blue and White Porcelain' and reading Sister Ling's text analysis, I just want to say this song is really the ceiling."

"That line 'as delicately nuanced as a needle falling on the ground' really got me; it's just too perfect."

"In the ink wash landscape painting, you are hidden away in the depths of the dark ink—the imagery is just painfully beautiful. I already knew Xu Qingyan was good at writing songs, but I didn't expect him to write one like this."

"I've been watching the fun in that thread for a long time, the slap in the face was loud. 'Unfamiliar with traditional style, Xu Qingyan', haha, this guy is also wicked."

"Quick, go take a look, the jealous dogs are freaking out, starting a new thread again."

"Bro, which original post?"

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South Chen City.

Qi Ting took Lin Wanzhou shopping, while Wen Yun rested in the front seat of the nanny van. She had just finished listening to Xu Qingyan's new song 'Blue and White Porcelain' and was secretly glad about her previous decision.

It's good that she hadn't become enemies with Xu Qingyan; 'The One I Miss' wasn't a fluke either.

As for the mutual mocking incidents, she didn't care. As long as it helped Lin Wanzhou's career, maybe...geniuses were freaks.

Wen Yun flipped through the trending topics on Weibo and followed the link. She saw Quentin's new post, criticizing 'Blue and White Porcelain' for being pretentious.

She read it for a while; the comments below had both good and bad opinions. Too lazy to keep reading, she swiped away.

"Blue and White Porcelain..."

Wen Yun closed her eyes and pondered for a while; this song wasn't without flaws. If she were to examine it with a magnifying glass, she could pick out a few issues.

But considering Xu Qingyan's age and the outstanding quality of the composition,

She was an agent, sure, but not ignorant about songwriting. She silently sang 'Blue and White Porcelain' to herself in her mind and slowly opened her eyes.

The song is catchy, with the highest note being F. The lyrics revolve around the traditional Chinese blue and white porcelain, expressing a hazy love; what's rare is that it manages to appeal to both the refined and the vulgar.

Given that Xu Qingyan's last song 'Fragrance of Rice' was licensed for university choirs, Wen Yun inevitably made some associations. This song was catchy as well, with a positive theme.

With the country supporting traditional cultural themes in recent years, 'Blue and White Porcelain' was just perfect.

However, Wen Yun was somewhat puzzled. If Xu Qingyan could write 'Blue and White Porcelain', why did he suddenly run off to be the chief creator of the Spring Festival Gala? What exactly was he trying to do?

As she thought, she seemed to realize something and inadvertently drew a sharp breath.

The script felt eerily familiar—make a splash, then pull in investments to start a company.

But this was the typical route for some explosively popular entertainers, going from a small artist to a top influencer. Ultimately using fame to break away from the company to make a big play.

Simply put, it's about leveraging one's fame to go from being the party B to becoming the party A.

Wen Yun, a native of Capital City, was well-versed in the history of the entertainment circle's development. It all started with what was called the literature and art circle, played by children from the big courtyards.

In the early 1990s, Zheng Nianqiao, the deputy director of the Beijing Television Center, produced four national hit dramas and wove the relationship blueprint for future entertainment tycoons.

The team members were almost all children from influential families.

As markets opened and public tastes diversified, popular literature and works that appealed to both refined and vulgar tastes gained audience favor.

Those 'big shots' who pursued personal tastes and dug into themes of human nature fell one after another in the big market taste test.

Later on, with the implementation of 'separation of production and broadcasting' by the state administration of radio and television—that is, production and broadcasting were no longer the sole responsibilities of TV stations—private TV companies could also shoot dramas, and if they passed the examination, they could be broadcast.

The circle of literature and art changed hands once more, still dominated by the children of the big courtyards or their friends.

From New Year's films to cinema advertising investments, these people made a fortune. Many film and television investment companies rose and evolved into what we see today.

For example, Huanian Brothers, after capital entered the picture, accelerated the handover of discourse power in the literature and art circle.

At this point, the literature and art circle transformed into the entertainment circle.

The expansion of big companies tied up many heavyweight directors in the circle. Being close to the Capital circle meant being close to the core of the entertainment industry.

Not to mention the distant past, just what Wen Yun knew.

Ji Chen, who had just joined, even took part in a movie directed by Zhao Hualei. Zhao Hualei's father was one of the big names in the Capital circle; he might have aged, but his resources were still there.

It was just that Ji Chen had joined too quickly, otherwise, he could have gotten the next movie—all thanks to the Capital connections.

Over twenty years, this circle has continuously supported each other. Either you come from a similar background, or you are relatives, friends, couples, or business partners.

That's how we got the saying, "There are no secrets in the entertainment industry."

The circle remains; people come and go, but the rules stay the same.

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Xu Qingyan seemed like a dark horse that had burst out from outside the circle. Initially prancing outside the racetrack. But this song 'Blue and White Porcelain', along with his series of actions as the chief creator for the Spring Festival Gala,

Gave Wen Yun a strange feeling; he seemed to really be able to break into the racetrack. Competing with the favored children, sharing the same meal.