AFVSIBS Chapter 191 What the heck, blaming the song's difficulty?

After returning to the backstage lounge, Wu Heng was filled with despair as he saw the decreasing number of his Weibo followers and the trending topics online.

At first, he felt some regret, regretting not listening to Zhou Chen's advice and refusing to sing bubblegum songs, insisting on performing "The Dream of the Sword."

But Wang Yifan's text message made him shift the blame onto Zhou Chen.

In the message, Wang Yifan wrote, "Wu Heng, tonight's performance isn't your fault. I've realized that 'The Dream of the Sword' is too difficult for an average singer to handle. So, writing this song for you was deliberately setting you up for failure. Now, you're the one embarrassing yourself, getting criticized, while he's being praised everywhere."

"That bastard Zhou Chen must have done it on purpose, and he even walked out during my performance. That's so disrespectful to me," Wu Heng muttered to himself after reading Wang Yifan's message.

So, in order to retain the followers who hadn't unfollowed him yet, he immediately logged into his Weibo account and posted a tweet: "I've seen all your comments, and I admit that my performance tonight was a bit disappointing. I'll work harder in the future to improve myself. But there's a problem with the song 'The Dream of the Sword' written by Zhou Chen. The lyrics are excellent, but the melody has major issues. That's why I made frequent mistakes during the performance."

Wu Heng's related topics were already trending on the hot search list, and his tweet immediately attracted a lot of attention.

"Suddenly, what Wu Heng said makes sense. 'The Dream of the Sword' has excellent lyrics, but the melody is problematic. Maybe that's why Wu Heng couldn't perform well."

"What the heck? Blaming the song instead of admitting his own lack of singing skills?"

"Is Wu Heng publicly criticizing Zhou Chen's songwriting? Why didn't he refuse at the beginning? Why sing it?"

"I agree with the above comment. If Wu Heng really thought the melody of 'The Dream of the Sword' was too difficult for him to handle, why didn't he mention it earlier? It seems like he's just looking for an excuse for his poor performance."

"Somehow, I feel like you guys are using the wrong term. Is there a possibility that Wu Heng's performance of 'The Dream of the Sword' reflects his true level?"

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At first, many netizens supported his viewpoint. But gradually, some netizens noticed inconsistencies.

That is, if Wu Heng had objections to the melody of "The Dream of the Sword" and felt it was too difficult for him to handle, why didn't he bring it up earlier?

So, this group of netizens felt that Wu Heng was just making excuses for his poor performance.

And some netizens went even further, directly believing that it wasn't Wu Heng's poor performance but his true level.

Upon seeing Wu Heng's post, Wan Fangfang was extremely annoyed.

As Zhou Chen's agent, she naturally stood on Zhou Chen's side.

She immediately called Zhou Chen and asked him to respond to Wu Heng's Weibo post.

But Zhou Chen chose to refuse. He didn't care much about this matter and wouldn't let it affect his sleep quality.

So what if Wu Heng thought "The Dream of the Sword" was too difficult? He overlooked the fact that the song he sang tonight wasn't the original version but one he had modified himself.

If Wu Heng thought "The Dream of the Sword" was such a difficult song, then tomorrow I'll record it myself and release it on music platforms to show what real singing is.

Now, Zhou Chen couldn't be bothered to explain these things. It was simply a waste of breath.

However, Wan Fangfang couldn't afford to ignore it. Since Zhou Chen wasn't posting, she, as his agent, decided to explain the situation on his behalf.

She initially considered calling Wu Heng directly and asking him to delete that Weibo post.

But considering that Wu Heng's post had already become a hot topic and sparked such a huge discussion online, asking him to delete the post would be meaningless now.

It would be better for her to log into her own Weibo account and post a tweet to defend Zhou Chen.

So, she set aside the cucumber she had prepared, then logged into her Weibo account and wrote:

"I am Wan Fangfang, Zhou Chen's agent. I am extremely disappointed with Wu Heng's post tonight. From the beginning, Zhou Chen suggested that he continue to sing bubblegum songs, but he strongly demanded that Zhou Chen write a high-difficulty, culturally rich song for him. Then Zhou Chen wrote this song 'The Dream of the Sword' for him. As for the issues with the song mentioned in his Weibo post, I don't know if he's confused. The version of the song he sang tonight wasn't even the one Zhou Chen wrote for him. He made unauthorized changes to the version and didn't tell us. And now he's using this as an excuse for his poor performance? As for other matters, I won't say much. Here's a little news: tomorrow night, Zhou Chen will also sing 'The Dream of the Sword' himself and release it on the Penguin Music platform."

Wan Fangfang's post immediately attracted a huge amount of attention.

"So it's awkward now? Turns out Wu Heng didn't even sing the version of the song Zhou Chen wrote for him, he changed it himself."

"Wu Heng probably still can't recognize his own abilities and insists on finding excuses. Now he's made the whole internet awkward, hasn't he?"

"The most awkward part might be tomorrow night, right? Tomorrow night, Zhou Chen will sing 'The Dream of the Sword' himself. By comparison, who's good and who's bad, that's the most awkward part."

"Speaking of which, I'm quite looking forward to Zhou Chen singing 'The Dream of the Sword.' With his talent, I think he'll definitely present us with a very good martial arts-style song."

"Right, I'm also looking forward to Zhou Chen singing 'The Dream of the Sword.' I've realized that the lyrics of this song are very good. Although I don't know what Zhou Chen's original version of the song is like, I think it must be very excellent."

After reading Wan Fangfang's post, netizens finally understood what was going on, and at the same time, they were very much looking forward to how Zhou Chen would sing "The Dream of the Sword" tomorrow.

On Wu Heng's side, after seeing Wan Fangfang's post, he already felt regret.

Because he just listened to Wang Yifan's words and made such an explanation in a moment of confusion.

Now that he thought about it carefully, if Zhou Chen really wanted to sing "The Dream of the Sword," then in comparison, he would really have no place to hide.


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