Chapter 140: Will the Next Song Be Bai Ling’s New Release? The Whole Internet Is Waiting in Anticipation!
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Everyone burst out laughing.
Leng Yan appeared aloof and unfriendly, wearing the same poker face every day.
But in truth, everyone knew that he was a decent fellow who could take a joke.
Still, the true star of the moment was Dingdang Cat.
So they returned to the matter at hand.
“To be fair, when I heard this was the song you’d chosen, I was still a little doubtful. But now it seems we were overthinking things.”
“Dingdang Cat, give us a little information. When did you enter the industry? Are you a newcomer?”
“A newcomer? How bold of you to guess that. What newcomer could possibly be this incredible?”
“Actually, it might really be possible. After all, among the people we know, who else could reach this level?”
“That’s true. Someone who can sing The Youth of China and Moonlight—and surpass the original singers in both cases—would have to be one of the veterans from the national team.”
“Even among the national team, there aren’t many who fit the bill. Teacher Han, don’t you agree?”
Han Guangming nodded. “The styles of these two songs are completely different. They require an exceptionally strong personal style. So you’re right. Among those old friends of ours, there are very few whose voices could perfectly handle both songs.”
“To be honest, I’m starting to believe what this fellow said last time. Could these two songs really have been written specially for him by Bai Ling?”
“Young Master Leng, what do you think? Don’t glare at me—I was only asking in passing.”
“All right, stop fooling around. Let’s hurry up and guess Dingdang Cat’s identity.”
“What else can we do? Guess blindly, of course. Let’s name everyone we know. I remember we each have three chances, right? We might stumble onto the answer eventually.”
“It may not be very interesting this way, but let’s give it a try!”
Backstage, the director of the program smiled.
As long as you’re having fun.
After that, they went through names one after another, while Bai Ling could only keep shaking her head.
In the end, everyone had used up all their chances to guess.
At that moment, the host walked onto the stage.
“None of our judges have managed to discover Dingdang Cat’s true identity. Therefore, the only contestant advancing from this episode is once again our very own Dingdang Cat!”
Thunderous applause erupted throughout the venue.
Although the judges had not identified Bai Ling’s true identity, they had recognized her talent, and they all rose to their feet and applauded.
“Dingdang Cat, we look forward to seeing what you do next time.”
“However, our Young Master Leng hasn’t released any new songs lately. You may not have the chance to fleece him again.”
“Hahaha, what a vicious thing to say. What if she digs out one of Young Master Leng’s old songs—or even his signature hit—and performs it next time? How would he survive?”
Leng Yan flew into a rage. “That’s enough! Fine, she’s taking advantage of me, but why are all of you still going on about it?”
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With that, Leng Yan turned toward Dingdang Cat onstage and said, “Stop digging through my songs. Go torment someone else.”
Before stepping off the stage, Bai Ling chuckled and said, “Judges, rest assured. I’ve already asked Bai Ling to write me a new song, so you can look forward to it.”
Bai Ling had been the closing act, which meant that filming for the program had already ended.
Everyone had been preparing to leave.
But because of her remark, they all froze on the spot.
“What?”
“A new song?”
“You asked Bai Ling to write you another song?”
“Does that girl have an endless supply of creative inspiration? How has she already come up with another new song?”
“But why is she always writing songs for other people? What about her own new songs?”
“Regardless, every song she writes is excellent. Now that you mention it, I’m truly looking forward to this.”
“Heh, me too!”
“I had some matters coming up next episode and was considering not attending in person. But now that I’ve heard this, that’s no longer an option. Even if I have to postpone everything, I’m coming to the recording.”
“Dingdang Cat, we’re looking forward to your performance!”
Director Wu Youliang was delighted as well.
Bai Ling certainly understood how to create buzz for a program.
With this, they had gained even more promotional material for the episode.
There was no longer any need to worry about poor viewership.
They could even reserve the buzz for the next episode in advance.
“Excellent! Absolutely excellent!”
“Hiring Bai Ling may be expensive, but she’s worth every penny!”
What happened afterward hardly needed to be explained.
After leaving the recording venue, Bai Ling continued devoting herself to her major undertaking.
The following day, after meeting Ouyang Ruofeng and Zhuge Ming, she successfully signed contracts with them, turning them into her employees.
From then on, besides being close friends, Bai Ling could also rightfully refer to herself as their boss.
Things were already progressing quite well by that point.
But unexpectedly, Ouyang Ruofeng’s impulsive nature had not changed in the slightest.
The very next day, he began clamoring to assemble a full production team and start preparing for the new drama.
The workload suddenly multiplied.
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Fortunately, Sister Ge had already completed most of the handover on her side and could now turn her attention to Bai Ling’s personal studio.
So she took on this heavy responsibility and helped Bai Ling handle its affairs.
This included signing several young actors with formal training whom they had met in Hengdian before the contracts had been finalized.
It also included establishing a salary system and helping Ouyang Ruofeng build his production team.
After all, they had now established a studio.
If possible, it would be best to bring the lighting crew, cinematographers, script supervisors, prop department, costume department, and makeup department completely under their control.
That would not only improve efficiency and eliminate the trouble caused by unfamiliarity between different teams, along with the tendency to shift blame back and forth, but would also ensure smooth filming.
Even if Bai Ling stopped acting in the future, they could continue training and developing the team.
Thus, although the personal studio appeared to be just getting started, it was actually in a crucial foundational stage.
Sister Ge’s involvement was extremely meaningful.
Only after handing this heavy burden over to Sister Ge did Bai Ling begin to learn about the attention generated by this episode of Guess Who I Am.
Sure enough, just as she had expected, once the program team released promotional material, the market response was astonishing.
When the episode officially aired, it immediately set a new record.
The name Dingdang Cat began appearing repeatedly on the trending searches and stayed there for a long time.
Naturally, Bai Ling was mentioned as well.
The news that Dingdang Cat would sing a newly composed song by Bai Ling next time had also been released.
Many people had already begun looking forward to it.
They did not merely leave comments on social media posts; they even flooded Bai Ling’s fan groups and launched heated discussions.
It was under these circumstances that Bai Ling and Sister Ge realized something else.
The personal studio’s marketing, publicity, and public-relations departments also had to be established as soon as possible.
Otherwise, dealing with situations like this would likely prove extremely difficult.
Many entertainers seemed to be enjoying great success, but in reality, they could not withstand even the slightest blow from public opinion.
This aspect was tremendously important to every entertainer.
Bai Ling had even seen public-relations teams at certain agencies behave like complete idiots, dragging their own artists into the mud.
But that was a matter for later. With the energy Bai Ling and Sister Ge currently had, they could not possibly handle and respond to problems of this scale completely.
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