CEO's Sweetheart is a Super Idol

Chapter 273 - 266: Stirring Up Conflict

To all "Yuwei fans":

This time, we must secure "Neighbour’s Child" for Yezi.

The reason we want this song is because its lively rhythm not only showcases Yezi’s dancing skills perfectly but also highlights her adorable and approachable side.

To create the "hated by all" persona, the production team maliciously edited her footage, portraying Yezi as aloof, antisocial, and arrogant.

We need to use this song to prove she’s not that kind of person.

"Yuwei fans," let us stick to it every day, cheer once every day, encourage each other daily, and take one step closer to fulfilling our dreams with Yezi.

We "Yuwei fans" must be like our idol, using our own capabilities and efforts to achieve what we desire.

I won’t brag about how long we’ve worked hard—not because we don’t know how to talk about it, but because we understand how to calm down and focus on improving ourselves, then continue moving forward fearlessly.

Over the next five days, we can go sleepless, survive on just one piece of bread and a cup of coffee. Life is like fireworks—it can’t hang in the sky forever; as long as it has shined brightly, it’s worth it.

Let’s work together for our idol, for our shared dreams.

The Ye Yuwei fan club has released news of the effort to secure this song.

The fan clubs of Meng Meixuan, Wu Zixuan, and Lv Fangxin have also made declarations about song choices for their idols.

"Damn it, why are all these songs so terrible!"

Li Ke forced himself to endure discomfort and listen to all six songs available on Penguin Music.

If it weren’t for having to pick a song for the "village flower," he wouldn’t have listened to any of them.

In fact, these songs continued Penguin’s usual "high-standard" taste. Normally, the chord progression most favored by the average listener is a "Pachelbel’s Canon"-style sequence.

Many classic hit pop songs use this kind of chord progression, but due to varying arrangement styles and melodies, the overall feel differs.

However, the chords used in these arrangements are seen as trash by music insiders.

How could a company like Penguin, which prides itself on quality, choose something so low-grade?

Thus, all six songs are wholly composed with "high-level chords."

Most ordinary people don’t understand this stuff. They listen to songs simply because they sound good, not to "appreciate" music.

Although Li Ke scoffed at the six songs, a choice still had to be made.

As a highly active fan, after hearing the analysis from professionals in their group chat, he decided to pick "Treasure Youth" for Lv Fangxin.

For these young idols, the difficulty level of this song was almost too high.

Singing this song well requires mastery of an octave’s range and smooth transitions between high and low notes, as well as between low and high, with fine detail handling.

In other words, one needs not only an outstanding voice but also an excellent range and highly refined technique.

Lv Fangxin’s fans chose this song primarily for a strategic reason: "Since the village flower sings terribly, it doesn’t matter which one she chooses."

Opting for this song also avoids direct competition with other fan groups, allowing funds to be saved for voting battles.

Wu Zixuan’s fans believed "Tears of the Wheel of Destiny" could highlight their idol’s elegance, so they decided on this song for their promotional efforts.

Meng Meixuan’s fans initially wanted "Neighbour’s Child," but considering the fierce competition with Ye Yuwei, who’s currently in the spotlight, they decided it wasn’t worth it.

They also hoped to save funds for ranking battles, ultimately choosing "Shining," believing their idol would deliver a spectacular performance with it.

The fan group with strong voting power, Yang Ni’s camp, opted for "I’m such a girl."

Yang Ni’s situation is currently grim. Her parent company has angered Penguin and effectively been blacklisted, and she herself is being ridiculed and criticized for a scandal involving harassment of Meng and Wu, earning the nickname "Iron T."

This "title" is fatal to her career in entertainment.

Eager to shed Yang Ni’s androgynous image, her fans chose to campaign for this song.

However, while no one dared contest Meng, Wu, Ye, and Lv’s picks, the remaining songs, "I’m such a girl" and "I’m Arrogant," continued to draw interest.

In other words, among the six songs, only two were truly open to competition.

By this stage of the competition, everything had become clear.

The production team

Yang Xiaoyue glanced at the report handed to her by staff and couldn’t help but frown.

Although the voting data for the six songs looked decent, it was far from achieving the effect desired by the team.

"Sun Miao, take a look." She passed the report over.

Sun Miao took the report and frowned as well.

The document not only contained voting data for the six songs but also information Penguin had gathered from various fan groups of the contestants.

"I didn’t expect it to turn out like this. I thought we’d see a fierce showdown!" Sun Miao expressed concern: "If this continues, the highlights we carefully designed will fail."

"Exactly! That could greatly impact the ratings for our third performance."

Yang Xiaoyue couldn’t help but pace back and forth in the room as she spoke.

In truth, the team—and Penguin overall—didn’t care about the money fans spent voting; what they wanted was the buzz, the traffic.

As long as the program was trending and ratings were high, sponsors would be satisfied and the team could hold the reins for the next season.

For a popular variety show, sponsorship fees can reach over a billion.

Moreover, the brand effect can boost the stock value of the production company.

Plus, the stars cultivated through the program are assets in the production team’s hands.

"We absolutely cannot let the upcoming episodes become a lifeless pool." Yang Xiaoyue suddenly stopped.

"Xiaoyue, do you have an idea?"

"If they won’t fight among themselves, we’ll add fuel to the fire."

"Are you suggesting we stir up their rivalry?"

Sun Miao found this challenging: unless the girls themselves openly declared which songs they wanted, their fans wouldn’t start competing.

But it had been clearly stated during the announcement that the fans would decide on song choices for the girls.

If the contestants were to step in now, the show’s credibility would crumble, and fans wouldn’t accept it.

Yang Xiaoyue smiled, her eyes brimming with confidence.

"Miaomiao, I know what you’re worried about. I wouldn’t do something as foolish as having the contestants directly intervene to incite their fans."

"Xiaoyue, then..."

"We can approach their companies and have them ignite the flames of conflict among fans."

For a moment, Sun Miao didn’t grasp her friend’s plan.

"Haha, in reality, many so-called fan clubs are controlled by people within those companies."

Hearing this, Sun Miao immediately understood her friend’s intention.

"Xiaoyue, it’d be better for Mr. Wan to handle this. We likely aren’t the right fit."

"I think the same. Naturally, we shouldn’t get involved in such ’dirty work.’"

After the two discussed things, Yang Xiaoyue promptly sought out Wan Kai to explain the matter.

Penguin Headquarters

Wan Kai listened attentively to Yang Xiaoyue’s account, then pondered for a while before speaking: "Your idea is excellent, but we can’t just approach Yuehua now."

"Mr. Wan..."

"Based on inside information, Yuehua has reservations about our all-encompassing ’split’ operation contracts. Approaching them now could harm our upcoming negotiations."

Yang Xiaoyue remained silent, fixing her gaze on Wan Kai. She knew he would come up with the most prudent solution.

"We need to find a way to make Yuehua come to us, not for us to go to them." A confident expression spread across Wan Kai’s mature, charismatic face.