Chapter 161: About to Solidify the Position of Godfather of Love Songs

On the second day, "Dusk" and "Faith" continued to explode in popularity. Without any promotional campaigns whatsoever, they firmly secured the first and second spots, shocking the entire Chinese music industry.

"Although 'Dusk' and 'Faith' are two completely different songs, both are phenomenal masterpieces. With the release of these two tracks, Postman's position as the Godfather of Love Ballads is practically cemented!"
"The Grand Era of Postman is about to begin!"
"I originally thought Postman only knew how to write internet-heavy bubblegum pop. Now it seems I was just being superficial!"

By the morning of the second day, many prominent music critics began publishing their reviews.
No one expected that on the very first day of the Golden Bell Awards battle, Postman would directly play his trump card.

The four major entertainment giants could no longer sit still, once again experiencing the terror of being dominated by Postman!
"Wait a Minute" had already been stunning enough, but who would have thought that "Dusk" and "Faith" would follow.
A genius like this had to be kept in their own hands!

In five months at most, the Kyoto Mandarin Defense War would begin. With Western and Korean pop music opening battlegrounds in the domestic market, it now seemed that only Postman could guard the nation's borders!
They had to sign Postman at all costs!

Consequently, Xiao Yang's KTV exploded in popularity once again, with luxury cars pulling up outside its doors every single day.
However, Xiao Yang had vanished; he had been taken to Malaysia by the Scholar Elder.
The Malaysian woman had warned the Scholar Elder that if he didn't come to see her, she would fly over to the country and castrate him. Fearing that the Amazonian Barbie would beat him up, the Scholar Elder brought Xiao Yang along under the pretext of discussing business, and only then did the Amazonian Barbie let him go.

On the airplane, the Scholar Elder was very excited. "After three years, I am finally stepping onto a plane to Malaysia again."

Xiao Yang looked at him with contempt, rubbing the bridge of his nose. "Dad, just how many women do you have?"

The Scholar Elder frowned. "What kind of talk is that? Those are all your good aunties!"

As they were speaking, a graceful air hostess in her forties walked over. Upon seeing the Scholar Elder, she looked pleasantly surprised. "Elder Xiao?"

The Scholar Elder was startled. "Hey, long time no see!"

"Wait a moment!" the graceful air hostess said, then quickened her pace toward the front cabin. Just a few minutes later, she hurried back and handed the Scholar Elder a business card. "Call me after we land."
As her body tilted slightly forward, the leopard-print lining of her uniform was exposed.

Noticing Xiao Yang staring at her, the air hostess asked, "And this is?"

The Scholar Elder shifted closer to the window, his face full of disgust. "Irrelevant."
Xiao Yang: ......

After the air hostess left, Xiao Yang looked at the Scholar Elder. "Xiao Zhengchun, who on earth is this auntie?"

Xiao Zhengchun replied with a very serious expression. "Just a plain, ordinary leopard-print auntie."

"I'll call the muscular auntie right now and tell her," Xiao Yang said, giving the Scholar Elder a look of disdain.

"No, no, no..." The Scholar Elder panicked. "Tell me, what are your conditions?"

"Extend Shen Xian's repayment deadline to you by another two years," Xiao Yang said.

Shen Xian had almost prepared the money back then, but after rescinding her contract with Ning Cai, she directly transferred eighty million to Ning Cai.
That had delayed the Scholar Elder's side of things.
Later, Shen Xian called to explain the situation, and though the Scholar Elder wasn't in urgent need of the money, he had agreed with Shen Xian not to drag it out too long, as he still wanted to build a pig farm and fulfill his dream of becoming a pork tycoon.

"But I want to build a pig farm! How can two years possibly work?" the Scholar Elder protested. "One year at most."

Without a word, Xiao Yang took out his phone and turned off airplane mode.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? Playing with your phone on a plane is illegal... Alright, alright, let's talk this over, I promise you," the Scholar Elder said, pressing down on Xiao Yang's phone. "At worst, I'll just work a little harder tonight and get that ordinary lace auntie from Malaysia to chip in a bit more money."

Ah...
I give up.
Leopard-print auntie, muscular auntie, lace auntie—just how many aunties do I actually have...
Xiao Yang felt like he was having a mental breakdown.

Completely oblivious to the fact that he had thoroughly inherited his old man's traits.
In Xiao Yang's eyes, if an unfamiliar man had many women, his thought process would be: *Damn, what a scumbag.*
When his own father had many women, his thought process would be: *Damn, what a philanderer.*
When it was his turn to have many women, his thought process would be: *Every single one of them is my true love, I can't help it.*
If Shen Xian had many women, his thought process would be: *Holy crap, what a legend.*

Peach Baby also activated her music reviewer account and began posting reviews: "The song 'Dusk' is melancholic and desolate throughout, deeply moving and capable of easily resonating with those who have suffered setbacks in romance. This song reaches heights that those internet bubblegum pop tracks can never achieve in a lifetime. Teacher Postman is as stunning as ever!"

Bolstered by Peach Baby's ninety-plus million followers, the song's popularity rose to yet another level.
Within just twenty-fours hours of its release, the must-listen votes exceeded five million. At this rate, surpassing Zhou Wan's 76 million must-listen votes was only a matter of time!

After releasing the songs, Shen Xian began fittings for his stage makeup. His role was a young scholar, portraying Li Zhaoting. The makeup was quite heavy, and the eyeliner exceptionally exaggerated. It differed vastly from his original appearance, yet it exuded an even stronger heroic aura.

Especially his formal pacing—his stride was impeccably orthodox.
During rehearsals, Shen Xian had very few vocal parts, with the majority sung by Peach Baby.

"Leaving my homeland to save young Li, who would have thought I'd top the imperial examination."
"Softer, don't pitch it too high. Opera singing isn't about pinching your voice, otherwise it sounds too shrill," Shen Xian instructed Peach Baby while rehearsing.

Peach Baby's admiration and respect for Shen Xian deepened even further, and she felt that choosing to approach Shen Xian back then was truly the right decision.
Shen Xian was not only well-versed in pop music, but his mastery of Yueju opera left even her—a professionally trained minor female role—gasping in awe.

By evening, Peach Baby said, "Brother Shen Xian, to thank you for writing this song for me, let me treat you to dinner."

Shen Xian smiled and said, "No need. You promoted it in the early stages as well, so we're even."

Peach Baby pleaded slightly, "But if I don't treat you to a meal, my conscience won't be clear. I know that with your talent, a single song of yours starts in the millions."

"Alright then," Shen Xian said.

Peach Baby thought for a moment. "How about we eat at my place? I'll cook for you."

Just as Shen Xian was about to refuse, he suddenly remembered that Peach Baby was very poor.
Eating casually outside would easily cost two to three hundred for the two of them.
At the theater troupe, her monthly salary was only around seven or eight thousand. After deducting rent and utility bills, and still having to take care of her vampire-like parents, she lived a rather tight life.

Having known her for so long, Shen Xian had never seen her use decent cosmetics, her clothes were not major brands, and luxury items were entirely nonexistent.
Actually, it would be very simple for Peach Baby to become wealthy.
Huang Qinian had said he could give her one hundred thousand a month, and numerous media companies had contacted her asking her to accept commercial endorsements worth hundreds of thousands per post.
Yet she had refused all of them.

Shen Xian had once asked Peach Baby why she was willing to live such a tight-fisted life and refused to monetize her fame.
Peach Baby had replied back then: "I like being myself."

"Alright then, I'll try your cooking," Shen Xian said.

Peach Baby instantly beamed with joy. "Great! Then let's go grocery shopping together!"