novellhall Chapter 41: Another comment section closed! I haven't even had a chance to speak yet!
Chapter 41: Another comment section closed! I haven't even had a chance to speak yet!
When Chen Fan woke up, his phone was already burning hot from being bombarded with messages.
The missed calls section is already showing a alarming "99+".
Surprisingly, the first call came from an unknown number: "Chen Fan, have you seen the trending topics?"
"Uh..." Chen Fan turned on speakerphone and opened Weibo.
The top trending topic, #MaskedSingerLipSingingSuspicion#, has already garnered over 100 million views.
He quickly scrolled through several messages without even frowning.
"Excuse me, may I ask who you are...?" Chen Fan asked somewhat awkwardly.
They cared about him so much, yet he didn't save their phone number.
Ge Mingyue on the other end of the phone was both amused and exasperated. "Ge Mingyue from Lemon Live."
"Hello, Mr. Ge!" Chen Fan's initial excitement instantly vanished.
I thought some female fans were following his life, but it turns out it was his boss who came to question him.
"They're stirring up trouble," Ge Mingyue said, her voice tinged with anxiety. "Should we have the production team issue a statement?"
"No need," Chen Fan said calmly. "Let me think about how to respond."
"But--"
"Believe me."
Upon hearing those three words, Ge Mingyue was visibly taken aback.
He then quickly hung up the phone, saying, "Contact me anytime if you need my help."
Chen Fan scrolled through the page for a while longer.
The opinions in the comments section have begun to diverge.
Some people firmly believe that he was lip-syncing.
Some people think that marketing accounts are just trying to ride the wave of popularity.
Some people, in a "rational, neutral, and objective" manner, said to "wait for an official response."
Wang Junhai played this move very cleverly.
He didn't directly say "lip-syncing".
Instead, they used "technical analysis" to raise "doubts".
Let netizens "deduce" for themselves.
In this way, even if the rumors are eventually debunked,
He could also say, "I was just raising a question, I didn't say he was lip-syncing."
Moreover, once the label of "lip-syncing" is attached,
Even if you clear your name, a question mark will remain in your mind.
It's like ink spilled on a blank sheet of paper; no matter how much you wipe it away, the mark will still be there.
Chen Fan put down his phone and closed his eyes to think for a few minutes.
Then he opened his eyes and opened Weibo.
At 2 PM, Chen Fan updated his Weibo.
There was no lengthy article, no technical analysis, and no explanation.
It consists of only two short sentences.
@凡心所向V:
Thank you for your attention.
I never edit audio.
Welcome to my lecture. [Image]
The accompanying picture is a photo of him in the recording studio.
She was completely without makeup, wearing a simple white T-shirt, holding headphones, and looking calmly at the camera.
The photos have no filters, and even the lighting is the kind of cold white fluorescent light found in recording studios.
But it was precisely this "unrefined" authenticity that instantly drew a large influx of fans to the comments section.
"He's so handsome even without makeup!!!"
"Brother Chen is awesome! See you at the finals!"
"Aren't those who say it's lip-syncing ashamed?"
"No audio editing? This is a live broadcast, are you sure?"
"I've become a fan of this amazing singer, she's so cool!"
In just one hour, this Weibo post received over a million likes and over 500,000 reposts.
The hashtag #ChenFanRespondsToLipSinging# quickly rose to the top of the trending searches, completely overshadowing the "lip-syncing suspicions".
But the dissenting voices have not completely disappeared.
Some haters started attacking from a different angle: "He says he won't edit the audio, so he won't? He has evidence!"
"The finals are broadcast live, but can the audience at the venue tell the difference between what's real and what's fake?"
"Heh, it's just hype."
However, what truly turned the tide was a statement from the official Weibo account of The Masked Voice.
At 8 p.m. that evening, public opinion was still focused on whether Chen Fan lip-synced or not.
The official Weibo account of The Masked New Voice suddenly updated with a video.
@MaskedVoiceOfficialV:
In response to recent false rumors circulating online, the program team is now releasing the full video of the unedited rehearsal of "The Moon Shines Over the Mountains and Rivers" in one continuous shot.
The video was recorded live during contestant Chen Fan's pre-competition rehearsal, taken in one continuous shot without any post-production processing.
Reposting or modifying this content is strictly prohibited; violators will be held legally responsible.
[Video Link]
In the video, Chen Fan is dressed casually and standing in an empty rehearsal hall.
There was no audience, no stage design, just a standing microphone and a chair.
Staff members stood to the side, some flipping through sheet music, some adjusting equipment, and occasionally there were coughs and footsteps.
Chen Fan sang into the microphone from beginning to end.
There was no reverb, no pitch correction, and even the piano accompaniment was played live.
There was a moment when the accompaniment was played incorrectly. Chen Fan stopped, smiled, and said, "Let's start over," before continuing to sing.
The chanting, which was criticized for being "too perfect," remained perfect even in the rehearsal version.
However, you could clearly hear his breathing, the slight tremor in his throat, and as he finished speaking, he tilted his head slightly and gave the staff an "OK" sign.
The video caused a sensation online.
"Hilarious! These marketing accounts say you can't hear them breathing? This breathing is deafening!"
"I watched it all in one take! Is this what you call lip-syncing?"
"That 'start over' button is so cute!"
"I told you Chen Ge couldn't possibly be lip-syncing! Haters, come out and take your punishment!"
"The production team's support was really strong!"
"Hey? Where are those 'technical analysis' guys? Come out and show yourselves!"
Those previous "technical analysis" posts were dissected and ridiculed one by one.
Some netizens even put the "comparison pictures of the discrepancies between the on-site lip movements and the audio" from those marketing accounts into professional software for analysis.
The so-called "discrepancy" was actually something they did themselves by turning off the original audio in the video!
It's not 'incompatible'!
It would be strange if they were the same!
An unexpected surge in "science popularization" arrived right after the farce ended.
Several music academy professors and professional mixing engineers spoke out to clarify things for Chen Fan from a professional perspective.
Suddenly, another theory emerged online: conspiracy theory.
"Could it be that my brother Fan has offended someone and is being attacked?"
"+1! Otherwise, why are so many marketing accounts relentlessly targeting him?"
"Is this some kind of conspiracy theory? Is the reason they're following Fan Ge (Kris Wu) just because he's popular?"
"Waiting for a result!"
"I think so too! Kris Wu has really had a string of bad luck since his debut!"
"They pick on the weak, they really know exactly what they're doing."
The blog post with the "comparison pictures" about the "music pickpocket" still had more than 4 comments four hours ago.
The comment section has now become a haven for mockery:
"Does the blogger feel ashamed? Is the money they received enough to fix their face?"
"Aren't you a technical analyst? How about analyzing your own technical skills?"
"Deleted your Weibo post? You're just acting like you have a guilty conscience!"
"Don't worry! I've already taken screenshots and sent them to the cyber police! You really think you can spread rumors and nobody can touch you!"
"Hey hey hey? I'm late, they don't allow comments!"
"Pah! Coward!"
"Another one with the comments section disabled. I haven't even had a chance to speak yet!"
late at night.
Wang Junhai sat in his study, the ashtray in front of him was full again.
His phone kept vibrating—it was those paid marketing accounts calling.
"Teacher Wang, this job is impossible to do. The production team has already come out to refute the rumors. If we keep spreading rumors, we'll just be asking for trouble."
"Teacher Wang, that 500,000..."
"Teacher Wang, please say something."
Wang Junhai put his phone on silent and placed it face down on the table.
He lit a cigarette and took a deep drag.
Smoke swirled in the dim light, blurring his expression.
He stared at Chen Fan's Weibo profile picture on the computer screen.
That photo, without makeup, showed a clean and clear face with bright, clear eyes.
But seeing this filled him with rage: The scene, right?
The bright moon hung high outside the window, casting a gloomy light on Wang Junhai's face.