Entertainment: My wife is a superstar

Synopsis of the plot following Chapter 60

In mid-September, the EP featuring "The Ordinary Road," "Chinese," and "Cooling Down" was released. Liao Yuzhu was an exclusive artist on Tencent Music, which pressured her to either release the song exclusively on Tencent Music or not at all. Lin Yi insisted on releasing it on all platforms (except Tencent Music), and "The Ordinary Road" topped the charts on various music platforms. Tencent Music's move was merely a feint, revealing its subsequent plan to use capital to build a music copyright barrier.

Around National Day, the infamous scene of "Battle Through the Heavens" transforming into a horse with internal energy appeared, causing the show's reputation to plummet and its ratings to drop rapidly. Tencent Video was hit hard, leaving a void in its lineup of top-tier dramas. Without improvement, there was a risk of a large-scale user exodus. Lead actor Xiao Han was also caught in the crossfire.

The first season of "Detective X" was scheduled to air on CCTV-6 during the National Day holiday, and the popularity on CCTV boosted online platforms, leading to a resurgence in the show's popularity. "Three Lives Stone" premiered ahead of schedule, taking over from "Battle Through the Heavens," and performed well. Director Zhuo began attacking Director Li.

The film *Moscow Mission* was released during the National Day holiday, achieving good box office and critical reception on its opening day. However, shortly afterward, the theme song singer (male) was exposed for having an affair with the lyricist (female), and the composer (male) exercised his rights, demanding the song be removed from the platform in violation of the contract. *Moscow Mission* urgently sought a replacement theme song. At this point, the previously mentioned staff member recommended "The Lone Warrior." The production team contacted Lin Yi to purchase the rights to "The Lone Warrior," but Lin Yi refused. The director and producer of *Moscow Mission* personally approached Lin Yi, offering numerous conditions before he finally agreed. "The Lone Warrior" had a positive impact on the film's box office and critical reception. "The Ordinary Road" and "The Lone Warrior" then competed, taking turns topping the new song and hot song charts on various music platforms.

In October, the number of members on Tencent Video (international version) in various regions, especially in the Sakura region, dropped sharply, and there was a trend of it being halved.

Director Zhuo contacted Lin Yi, hoping to expedite the production of the second season of *Detective X*, or to film and broadcast it simultaneously like the first season. Lin Yi refused, stating that a steady and methodical approach was in Earth Entertainment's best interest. This was also a protest against Tencent Video's inaction regarding Sun Haoxuan's (the male lead of *Detective X*) contract renewal. Director Zhuo explained the situation and offered several conditions, which Lin Yi reluctantly agreed to, but not for the second season of *Detective X*, but for *Ace vs Ace*.

The filming and broadcast of "Ace Combat" were launched, and it received a very good response in the Sakura region, stopping the loss of members. At the same time, in response to the domestic version of Tencent Video, they created "I Am a Singer".

Director Zhuo liquidated Director Li's account.

The second season of "Detective X" was completed and premiered smoothly, interspersed with matters related to IP development.

The following year, the script for "The Squid Game" was polished and finalized, ready for filming. Lin Yi chose to publicly tender the project to various video platforms. The main competitors were Yin Fu (Music System) and Tencent Video. Both sides offered very high terms, but Tencent Video ultimately won. Internally, Tencent Video was dissatisfied with Lin Yi, believing he had engaged in bundled sales tactics. The head of Yin Fu was very disappointed; they dominated the short video and short drama market, but their foray into long-form dramas had repeatedly failed. This foreshadowed Lin Yi's later departure from Tencent Video.

The male lead of "Squid Game" is Akagi, and the second male lead is Xiao Han. The first season was a huge success, becoming a global phenomenon and having a significant social impact in Japan and South Korea, even affecting the ruling party's approval rating. Interspersed are scenes of Akagi's roommate regretting the failure of his new drama, and scenes of Xiao Han shaking off the gloom of declining popularity after the failure of "Battle Through the Heavens".

A transitional plot point: Fu Mingyang (Lin Yi's assistant) investigates Ye Wanfeng (who twice hired online trolls to smear Yu Nuannuan), and ultimately sends Ye Wanfeng to jail.

A plot point yet to be finalized: Lin Yi and his crew are on tour in Japan and South Korea when they are assassinated. Li Shen takes the bullet for Lin Yi. There will likely be some prior storylines involving Li Shen, such as his repeated public support on social media (more foreshadowing is still being planned)... Lin Yi entrusts the song "Young and Promising" to Li Shen, who becomes an overnight sensation and proposes to his girlfriend. After Li Shen dies protecting Lin Yi, his girlfriend, unable to cope with the grief, commits suicide. Lin Yi then seeks revenge on the assassins. (Specific details are still being planned.)

This foreshadows the conflicts and interests that arise when Tencent and Lin Yi collaborate on developing three IPs: "Detective Conan," "Card Game," and "Squid Game."

The popularity of the first season of "The Squid Game" declined, leading to a loss of members on Tencent Video. Tencent Video wanted to release a second season as soon as possible, but Lin Yi refused, citing the need for time to polish the script. Meanwhile, the "Squid Game" IP was still under development. The conflict between the two parties deepened, and what ultimately caused the breakdown of the cooperation? (Haven't decided yet)

Lin Yi has decided to temporarily cancel the second season of "Squid Game" to continue polishing the script. He also plans to launch a new project, "Death Note" (a 4-hour live-action film).

Akagi will play the male lead, Light Yagami, and Sun Haoxuan will play L. It was another open bidding process, and this time, Fuyin won the bid.

Interspersed throughout the program are shows that significantly enhance its influence, such as the collaboration with CCTV to produce "A Bite of China."

And this coincided with a shift in the music industry, with Tencent Music attempting to monopolize a segment of top-tier artists' songs through exorbitant licensing fees, thereby gaining an advantage in the competitive music market. (See the example of Tencent using Jay Chou's music copyrights to attack NetEase Cloud Music.)

Lin Yi saw the damage this behavior was causing to the music industry in China and allied with a group of idealistic musicians to resist it. Even so, Tencent Music's actions still caused huge damage to the Chinese music market.

This triggered a series of music-related reforms, bringing the music industry back to its former glory. Lin Yi played a significant role in this, ultimately becoming another legendary musician in over 70 years.

That's about it for the outline I've prepared.

In the end, Lin Yi would probably establish a detective/intellectual universe. (Similar to the Marvel/DC superhero universes)