Seeing the comments online, Liang Yin frowned with concern.
"What do we do, Da Fei? Zhang Yiran's concert is clashing with ours. It's even being held nearby."
There were only a few major stadiums in Chengdu, and they weren't far apart. Their timing really was unfortunate.
Lin Chudong sneered.
"This isn't bad luck. She did it on purpose. We announced our concert first. If she wanted to avoid conflict, she could've just delayed hers by a day."
"Since she insists on competing with me, then let's compete."
Lin Chudong actually wanted to go head-to-head with Zhang Yiran.So what if she invited a Heavenly King-level singer to boost popularity?
Maybe Shen Jianbin's popularity would surpass the Heavenly King's.
There were still a few days before the concert. Once everything was prepared, announcing it then would be perfect.
He planned to give Zhang Yiran a huge surprise.
That night, the second episode of A Bite of China aired.
"After two hours of hard work, Chef Chen began preparing the swallow skin…"
The quality was as high as ever. Many viewers had already learned their lesson and prepared food before watching.
But even then, the delicious dishes on TV were completely different from the food in their hands.
The contrast made everyone miserable.
Watching Chef Chen work for two hours without even finishing the meat swallow dumplings finally made the audience feel slightly better.
The netizens immediately started making memes:
"After two hours of hard work, Chef Chen was beaten severely by customers." "After two hours of hard work, Chef Chen decided to eat instant noodles." "After two hours of hard work, Chef Chen quietly opened Meituan delivery." "High-end ingredients often require the simplest cooking methods. Meanwhile, Kun Ye spent two hours pouring 96-degree water into a cup of braised beef noodles…"
That evening, Sun Xuan sent Lin Chudong a message.
Sun Xuan:"The ratings broke 1%! This show is insane. Da Fei, you already exceeded the target with just one episode."
Lin Chudong:"That's good. Brother Sun, your deputy director position is secured now, right?"
Sun Xuan:"Pretty much. Shouldn't be a problem."
Lin Chudong:"Then congratulations in advance."
Sun Xuan:"The profit share will be settled after the broadcast finishes. Also, a chicken egg sponsor wants to contact you. I gave them your number."
Lin Chudong:"Alright, thanks Brother Sun."
The next morning, shortly after arriving at the company, Lin Chudong received a call from an unfamiliar number.
It was the egg sponsor Sun Xuan mentioned.
Lotus Brand Eggs — a fairly famous egg brand.
After asking for Da Fei's address, less than half an hour later, a loud group arrived outside the office.
More than ten people walked in carrying large boxes.
"Is this Liangyin Media?"
The middle-aged woman leading them spoke with a Henan accent.
Wang Zhi hurried out to greet them.
"Yes, this is Liangyin Media. And you are…?"
"My name's Chen Guifang. After watching A Bite of China, I thought it was excellent. We'd like to sponsor the second season."
"We specially brought eggs for everyone to try. These are genuine free-range eggs — nutritious and delicious!"
The group stacked mountains of egg boxes in the office.
Lin Chudong came out and chatted with Chen Guifang for a while. This was the first time they had seen such a down-to-earth sponsor.
After hearing that Lin Chudong was holding a concert, Chen Guifang immediately slapped a bank card onto the table.
"I'll sponsor two million yuan for the concert, plus fifty thousand eggs. Every audience member entering the venue gets a box of eggs!"
Liang Yin almost laughed.
Giving away eggs at a concert was probably unprecedented.
Lin Chudong also laughed helplessly.
"Sister Chen, if my singing's bad, won't the audience throw eggs at the stage?"
Chen Guifang grinned honestly.
"That won't happen. You're a big star!"
A while later, after the sponsors left, Lin Chudong waved his hand.
"Wang Zhi, distribute the eggs to everyone."
The entire company immediately received six boxes each.
The newcomers like Xiao Rui and Xiao Zhang were overjoyed.
What incredible company benefits!
Two days before the concert.
All of Zhang Yiran's tickets had sold out.
Zhang Yina looked satisfied.
"This time we're using a ten-thousand-seat stadium. The two thousand tickets on Maizi.com sold out in ten minutes."
"The rest were sold through scalpers."
Zhang Yiran nodded.
"Will the scalper tickets cause trouble? The authorities have been strict lately."
"No worries. The tickets are sold through legal channels, all under personal seller accounts on secondhand platforms. They can refund anytime before the performance. The authorities won't find evidence against us."
She nodded.
"How are Da Fei's ticket sales?"
"We don't know exactly. But Da Fei's got guts. I thought he'd choose a three-to-five-thousand-seat venue, but he actually picked a ten-thousand-seat stadium too."
"He's not afraid of embarrassment? Can he even fill half the seats?"
Zhang Yiran sneered.
"If he reaches fifty percent attendance, I'll admit he's impressive."
One day before the concert.
Lin Chudong asked:
"Old Yao, how are ticket sales?"
Yao Qiang replied:
"Besides the thousand tickets reserved for sponsors and internal staff, we sold around five thousand."
Da Fei's popularity was actually higher than expected.
Even with the temptation of the Heavenly King and Heavenly Queen performing nearby, many people still bought Da Fei's tickets.
Still, the attendance rate was only a bit over fifty percent.
Lin Chudong had expected this.
Then he said:
"Time's about right. Release the news about Da Fei Band."
Liang Yin immediately posted the prepared announcement on Weibo:
"Liangyin Band officially acquires Da Fei Band. Former members including drummer Su Yulin and guitarist Sun Jie officially join Liangyin Media."
"At the Chengdu concert, Da Fei and Shen Jianbin will share the stage one final time — a century-level reconciliation!"
The announcement exploded online instantly.
The internet erupted.
"Holy crap, I can actually witness this in my lifetime?" "Da Fei Band and Liangyin Band merged?!" "Look carefully — it says acquisition, not merger! Da Fei's incredible!" "This really is a historic reconciliation!" "Shen Jianbin's retiring? It says 'final performance together'!" "Forget the Heavenly King and Queen — I'm going to Da Fei's concert!" "My youth is back!!" "Watching Da Fei live one last time is way more meaningful!" "Concert attendees also get a free box of eggs!" "WHAT? There's that kind of benefit too?" "Da Fei's so confident he's literally handing out ammo to the audience." "I bet those eggs are meant for Shen Jianbin!"
Meanwhile, panic broke out in Zhang Yiran's company.
Nearly two thousand people had suddenly refunded their tickets.
All because they wanted to watch Da Fei Band reunite.
Zhang Yiran clenched her teeth furiously.
"That bastard actually pulled this off?"
Her sister quickly ordered:
"Tell the ticketing company to shut down the refund system!"
Soon, everyone trying to refund tickets only saw:
System Error.
Elsewhere in Chengdu, a woman cursed loudly in a hotpot restaurant:
"Damn it! Why can't I refund my ticket? I wanna see Da Fei!"
Her husband sighed helplessly.
"If you can't refund it, then just watch Zhang Yiran."
The woman glared at him.
"I'm watching Da Fei. Buy me another ticket."
Meanwhile, in a girls' dormitory, Xiaoting finally downloaded Audition Online.
As Da Fei's hardcore fan, she felt guilty for never playing one of his games.
After opening the game and putting on headphones, she selected the song 不得不爱 (Can't Help But Love).
Soon, the dorm room echoed with rapid keyboard tapping.
Before departure, Qian Duoduo suddenly rushed into Lin Chudong's office.
"Brother Fei! We suddenly received another five million in the company account!"
Lin Chudong nodded calmly.
"That's from Gu Family Education. They're sponsoring the concert."
Liang Yin sighed in relief.
"At this point, sponsorships alone already covered the concert costs."
The next morning, everyone headed for Chengdu together.
On the plane, Lin Chudong noticed Shen Jianbin's hair had turned noticeably whiter.
"About to reach the peak of life, yet your hair turned white?"
Shen Jianbin smiled bitterly.
"White hair's fine. I don't care anymore. This concert's causing quite a stir. Back when we were together, we never even qualified to hold concerts. This finally fulfills my dream."
Lin Chudong handed him a new music sheet.
"I wrote a new song. Haven't gotten rusty, have you?"
Shen Jianbin looked at the score, his expression becoming complicated.
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