Chapter 550: Chapter 369: The Entire Network’s Green Garlic - Moonlight and Cat’s Ascension to Godhood!_2
One passionate comment after another, from words alone you could feel the excitement of the netizens.
These comments really delighted Lin Tian.
So this is what it feels like to have everything going your way?!
One year, exactly one year of making music!
Every time they went viral, Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu almost always faced controversy online.
No matter how he and Gan Yanyu performed.
As long as they became widely known.
There would be controversy!
Arguments would arise!
No choice, Lin Tian was long used to it.
"Moonlight and Cat" was controversial from the very start.
However,
like what’s happening now.
The entire internet is lavishly praising them, speaking in one voice, with everyone flattering.
It’s the first time!
Lin Tian is also experiencing the full momentum of things going his way!
Right below those comments.
Around the topic of Gan Yanyu and Elder Gan,
Netizens started bringing up topics like "legacy," "fate," "the old and new transitioning," and so on.
It was as if Gan Yanyu’s progression was a preordained path!
This way, Gan Yanyu’s performance in the competition was suddenly given a "divine" quality.
The two people’s journey in the competition was further romanticized by netizens.
Suddenly,
everyone started launching slogans:
[Back then Elder Gan could win the championship and represent Tian Chao in the Dragon Violin Cup, Gan Yanyu can surely do the same!]
[Something that Elder Gan couldn’t capture back then, let Gan Yanyu capture now!]
[Classical music ah ah ah, let’s make classical music great again! Gan Yanyu, you are the deity!]
[.....]
——Even though Gan Yanyu is only third place,
now most netizens have been educated about the rules, and have some understanding of music history.
They all know, with Gan Yanyu advancing in classical music, the value of this "third" place is truly immense!
Among them,
Bilibili’s well-known musician creator, professional violinist Zhang Dong,
wrote a "call to arms" from the perspective of "Gan Yanyu" in his Bilibili update, drawing many netizens’ attention.
[During the Keller Cup of that year, it was a complete defeat for senior Gan Hua. At that time, my two-year-old self saw Elder Gan sitting dejectedly on the chair sobbing on TV, a scene I will never forget.
At that moment, I thought, if I could become a professional player, I must win it all. Now the Keller Cup is right in front of me, I have to consider if this might be my only chance in life.
I believe the past glory of Tian Chao’s cello cannot be separated from Elder Gan’s contributions. Rebuilding the glory of Tian Chao’s cello is a responsibility we cannot shirk!]
"..."
This little essay left Lin Tian stunned.
Somewhat familiar, unsure, need to take another look.
"..."
As jubilant Weibo users were elevating Gan Yanyu to the pedestal of cello gods.
Lin Tian himself was not much better off than Gan Yanyu.
If Gan Yanyu was raised to the pedestal of the cello god.
Then Lin Tian was close to being hailed as the god of classical music!
Under Dragon Violin Cup related topics,
fans who had been suppressing themselves for a long time were completely unrestrained.
All boldly started Weibo posts to provoke:
[I hereby declare, Lin Tian is Tian Chao’s number one classical musician, who agrees? Who objects?]
[How many times has Lin Tian broken the classical music album records himself? Previously you could argue album sales don’t equate to status, but after this competition, one piece "Moonlight" reversing destiny! Who else disagrees?]
[I dare say, in the past few months alone, our Mr. Moonlight’s classical music creations match the quantity of divine pieces made since the founding!]
[With just this "Moonlight" alone, switch to anyone else as the composer, it would be enough for a lifetime!]
[It’s a pity our Mr. Moonlight has so many divine pieces that it raised everyone’s threshold, making it seem like writing this piece isn’t a big surprise at all!]
[.....]
All these comments were easily getting thousands of likes on Dragon Violin Cup related topics.
The comment sections resounded unanimously with cheers.
Lin Tian lay on his bed, reading these comments, feeling utterly embarrassed!
He was just someone who performed pieces, at most knew when to play the right piece at the right time.
How could it be as exaggerated as they say?
Plus, the title of "number one in Tian Chao" came up!
Such a title is terrifyingly inflating, Lin Tian was only 19, how could he dare accept? Truly these fanbase exaggerations were unrestrained!
Lin Tian mentally denounced this behavior and then liked all the comments.
Made his fingers numb.
Of course, Lin Tian knew.
No matter how much they puff him up online now, if he loses in the finals, they’ll all turn against him.
This is the modern internet.
The speed of deification is quick, the speed of destruction even quicker.
But Lin Tian didn’t care.
Since debut, "Moonlight and Cat" was constantly bashed, already used to all kinds of online criticism and insults.
Now finally having the wind in his favor.
Lin Tian just wanted to speed up hard.
Bring it on!
Lin Tian was least afraid of being overpraised to death.
....
And while the whole internet was bursting with energy, popping champagne for Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu without a bottom line, slapping tags like "the hope of classical music" and "recreating the glory of Tian Chao’s cello" on them,
another topic’s heat resurged in the hot searches.
This was the "battle between classical music and pop music" that attracted the whole internet before the competition.
Before the competition,
the music world was extremely divided into two camps, both thinking their music was more suitable for people’s listening.
And now,
as soon as the semi-final results were out, "Moonlight" went viral worldwide, and under immense pressure, Gan Yanyu even surpassed Mao Weiang with the scores.
This topic was naturally brought back by netizens again.
Entering the garlic-frying session!
Even before the result of "Moonlight" performance and the advancement was out.
Netizens had already done a settlement once.
At that time, people thought, even if Gan Yanyu were eliminated in the end, this "Moonlight" certainly outshone "Gun Out Like a Dragon".
Before the advancement was announced,
people were already settling it.
Now not only did he advance, but even totally crushed you in scoring.
It would be strange if netizens could hold back!
So,
in today’s reports on Dragon Violin Cup semi-final situation, cheering for Gan Yanyu,
a massive amount of fans went straight to Mao Weiang’s Weibo.
Along with Mao Weiang himself getting impacted,
almost everyone who spoke up for Mao Weiang back then met the same fate!
[Speak up! Isn’t "Gun Out Like a Dragon" unworthy to even polish "Moonlight"’s shoes?]
[Honestly, comparing Mao Weiang to our Mr. Moonlight now seems to lower our Mr. Moonlight’s class!]
[Damn, it’s fine if you do pop music, but don’t lack self-awareness and think you can overshadow our classical music!]
[Singing some earworm songs to coax your young fans is fine, but must you provoke our Mr. Moonlight?]
[I am telling you, in composing, our Mr. Moonlight alone can crush half of the Chinese music industry!]
Netizens’ comments became progressively aggressive, soon completely taking over several mega-celebrity Weibo comment sections.
It was truly a brutal massacre, horrible to behold.
Many slightly smaller-scale stars simply deleted their Weibos, unable to withstand such attacks.
And these Chinese music industry fans were silent, resigned.
Occasionally, those who fought back were quickly drowned in the flood of comments...
....
Looking at such Weibo, Lin Tian himself felt somewhat uneasy.
Actually, thinking carefully.
They’re all people who love music, making a fuss like this is really not a good look.
However, Lin Tian couldn’t control these fans anyway.
He put down his phone, got up from bed.
Today... what was he supposed to do.....
Lin Tian tried to clear his mind.
Right, meet Mao Weiang!
Thinking of this, Lin Tian suddenly stiffened.
Recalling the mess on Mao Weiang’s Weibo just now.
Hiss....
When they meet, will he get beaten up?