Chapter Thirty-Three: "Wild Child" Goes Live (Please Support with Reads)

【Yuedian Editor Daxian】: Master Jiang He, it’s the end of the month. Time for the final sprint!
【Jiang He】: Already sprinting.
【Yuedian Editor Daxian】: ???

Yuedian Literature.
In the office, seeing Chen Jiang’s reply, Daxian clicked on the Yuedian app in confusion.
Then, he saw the single-chapter announcement posted by Chen Jiang.
"Holy cow! Another mass release." Daxian was instantly moved to tears.
To encounter such an author—there are no more regrets in his editorial career!
Not only does he write well, but he’s also insanely hardworking!
With this pace of bonus updates, there are probably few people on the entire platform as dedicated as Jiang He!
If only there were more authors like Jiang He, that would be great!
Of course, that was just a wishful thought. Jiang He is a top-tier author unique to this platform; even Hongshu can’t compare to him.
Although Hongshu’s books are no worse than *Mysteries*, he simply isn't as much of a grinder as Jiang He!

Daxian clicked on his group of authors: 【Everyone, learn from Jiang He! Not only does he write well, but he also puts in the effort! If any of you had even half his work ethic, you definitely wouldn’t be failing this badly!】
Authors in the group: ...
Are you sure hard work is all it takes?
...

Seeing the widening gap in the monthly ticket rankings, Hongshu felt powerless.
The difference was already tens of thousands of votes, and the trend was still climbing.
There was no chance of winning.
He silently deleted the "begging for monthly tickets" chapter he had prepared.
"The reader loyalty for *Mysteries* on the main site is terrifying!"
He had a premonition that from this month on, his book *Sky Breaker* might be completely out of contention for the number one spot.
"I used to mock that kid Pea for being the eternal runner-up; am I going to be mocked now?" He began to doubt his life.
There was no helping it; the Yuedian main site had too many veteran readers. Although his *Sky Breaker* was very satisfying, it was ultimately too "newbie-friendly" (shallow).
With this, Jiang He’s title as the number one Platinum author on the Yuedian main site would likely be solidified.
Just last week, the average subscription count for *Mysteries* had caught up to his, reaching 150,000.
He no longer had any advantage in subscriptions either.
However, Hongshu was broad-minded about it. Even if he couldn’t beat Jiang He on the main site, *Sky Breaker* had always been a top-tier performer across all distribution channels.
"I can't beat him on the main site, but my total traffic is higher!" Hongshu comforted himself.
...

【Yuedian Editor Daxian】: Master Jiang He, you are my god!
【Jiang He】: (Just a basic operation, no need for the 666s)
Chen Jiang checked the monthly ticket count; it had pulled away from the second-place *Sky Breaker* by tens of thousands of votes.
He estimated that by the last day of the month, it could reach 100,000 votes.
"Looks like I have to update another hundred chapters," Chen Jiang thought.
But compared to before the New Year, he had a more abundant stockpile of drafts this time.
With grain in the barn, there is no panic in the heart.
...

Fan Group.
At this moment, the administrator, Looking at the Night Sky, was still pulling for votes.
Looking at the Night Sky: 【Brothers and sisters! The final battle against *Sky Breaker* is today! We must make the readers of the book next door realize the reality and let them know who the true number one god of Yuedian is!】
Looking at the Night Sky: 【@Everyone — Go check the author's latest post. Everyone with tickets, vote now! For more updates!】
【Holy crap, just saw it, more updates? I happen to have a few tickets left, voting now!】
【The author is a beast. He updated a hundred chapters when it launched, and now he’s adding more!】
【I just dumped all twenty of my stockpiled monthly tickets. I want to drain the author’s entire reserve!】
...

The next day, by 11:30 PM.
The data on the monthly ticket ranking finally settled at just over 310,000.
That meant Chen Jiang had to release 110 chapters.
After posting the chapters in one go, Chen Jiang felt his hands were sore.
Checking the fan group, everyone was cheering for the bonus updates.
【Another hundred-plus chapters in one go, the author is a legend!】
【I seriously suspect the author still has drafts, but I have no proof!】
"Tomorrow is March," Chen Jiang checked the time.
In ten minutes, Maya’s first single, *Wild Child*, would be uploaded to all major music platforms.
Just then, Chen Jiang received a message from Yi Yunxue:
【Are you asleep?】
【Not yet.】
The next second.
"Ding-dong."
The doorbell rang.
"Who is it?"
Who would be coming to see him this late at night?
Chen Jiang opened the door in confusion, only to see Yi Yunxue, wearing a pink bathrobe, standing at the door, eyes bright and full of energy:
"Chen Jiang, Maya’s first song is about to drop, and I can’t sleep!"
Seeing her looking so wide awake, Chen Jiang couldn't help but laugh: "It’s not even your song, why are you so nervous?"
"This is the first artist from our studio to release a song, aren't you nervous?" Yi Yunxue blinked her sparkling eyes and asked back.
Chen Jiang shook his head: "You have to trust Maya. Given her vocal ability and style, listeners will definitely fall in love with it the moment they hear it."
The two sat on Chen Jiang's sofa, waiting for Maya's new song to go live on the major music platforms.

12:00 AM.
Sister Li immediately posted a message in the work group:
【The new song *Wild Child* by Maya, the first artist signed to our studio, is now available on all major music platforms!】
Seeing the news, Yi Yunxue immediately opened Weibo.
She drafted a post: 【The new song *Wild Child* by Maya, the first artist signed to Mengqi Studio, is now available on all major music platforms. Interested fans and friends, please go support her! @MengqiStudio @Maya】
She attached a link to the song.
Less than a minute after the post went live, comments poured in:
【Mengqi Studio? What’s that?】
【Didn't Xuexue mention it in a post a while ago? It even trended. It’s the studio she created after terminating her contract with Tianxing.】
【I didn't expect Xuexue's studio to have an artist releasing a song so quickly! Her employees are basically family, must support!】
【Isn't Shen Xingyuan from Tianxing Entertainment also releasing a song today? Is Tianxing doing this on purpose!?】
【No way, Tianxing’s artist is an A-lister, while Mengqi’s is just a newcomer. Even if they have bad blood, bullying a newcomer is a bit much, right?】
【Hilarious. Last time that Han Mei was so lackluster; this time, surely Shen Xingyuan can’t lose to a newcomer?】
【Probably not. After all, he’s an A-lister. Crushing a newcomer should be easy, right?】
【Maybe this newcomer won't even make it into the top ten of the new song charts. Can we really say Shen Xingyuan is targeting her?】
【Everyone, don't get sidetracked. This is just a newcomer artist, not Yi Yunxue herself. Suggesting that an A-lister from Tianxing is intentionally targeting a newcomer from Mengqi Studio is a joke, isn't it?】

Seeing this comment, Chen Jiang was surprised: "Did you know this Shen Xingyuan was releasing a song today?"
"Never heard of it." Yi Yunxue shook her head.
She was puzzled; wouldn't an A-list singer promote their release for a while in advance?
She picked up her phone and asked an insider at Tianxing Entertainment.
The explanation she received was: It was a last-minute decision by their new manager; it was originally scheduled for April.
Yi Yunxue thought it over—she didn't seem to have any conflict with this new manager at Tianxing!
When she opened her studio, he even had his artists show goodwill toward her.
Besides, she hadn't told anyone about her artist's debut.
Even if it had leaked, the other side wouldn't need to have an A-list singer rush a release by a month just to snipe a newcomer from her studio, right?
Isn't that like sending an elephant to step on an ant?
Moreover, Maya’s goal was just to enter the top three of the new song chart, ideally hitting number one. A singer of Shen Xingyuan's caliber wasn't really her direct competitor.
After thinking it through, Yi Yunxue breathed a sigh of relief.
It was probably just a coincidence.
...

In fact, the General Manager Zhou at Tianxing Entertainment wasn't targeting Yi Yunxue at all.
He hadn't even received news that an artist from Mengqi Studio was releasing a song tonight.
Upon learning of the situation, he immediately asked the artist who had informed him to go and explain to Yi Yunxue that this was all just a coincidence and there was no intention to target anyone.
As the General Manager of Tianxing, appointed during a crisis, he had no intention of making an enemy of Yi Yunxue; instead, he had specifically instructed his artists to show goodwill on the day her studio opened.
Because he had heard that Yi Yunxue had significant backing in the entertainment industry. Someone in the operations department had mentioned that on the day *Encounter* was released, the now-imprisoned Manager Lin had ordered them to delete all the negative rumors about Yi Yunxue.
That kind of situation had never happened before; it was the first time Manager Lin had ever compromised for an artist.
After taking office, he had cursed Manager Lin more than once for leaving him such a mess.
If an A-list artist with the potential to reach "Heavenly Queen" status wanted to terminate their contract, just let her go!
There was no need for that rigid rule about only allowing "Heavenly Queen" level artists to have an S-tier contract.
Zero flexibility.
They forced Yi Yunxue out.
Stubborn, arrogant, and using the company for personal gain.
He deserved to be thrown in jail!
The decision to have that A-list artist release a song in March was purely because time was tight.
He had to show results quickly so the old fossils on the board of directors would see his competence.
To achieve this, he had used all his favors to secure this song from a gold-medal songwriter.
The song was definitely at the level of a classic hit!
He gave the song to the A-list artist he favored most—Shen Xingyuan.