96. "Suspended Drowning" Doesn't Play Low-Tier Games

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When Ji Fanxing woke up, still bleary-eyed, she received a message from Ning Ze.

"Fanxing, you need to check Weibo right now. Someone's spreading rumors online again, tying you to Lu Tianyu. His fans are going crazy. If there's any misunderstanding, clear it up immediately."

She could feel his panic through the screen.

"Lu Tianyu?" Ji Fanxing was taken aback too. How did she suddenly get connected to him?

She opened Weibo. The trending topic #Lu Tianyu Ji Fanxing Collaboration# had already shot to number one, the blazing red number beside it showing just how explosive it was.

"Collaboration?" Ji Fanxing remembered that right after the third round of the competition ended, Shen Zhiyao from Jiangshan Entertainment had offered to buy a song from her for five hundred thousand.

Why did this suddenly trend?

Had Shen Zhiyao's side leaked the news? After all, she was at the peak of her popularity—it wasn't impossible that they'd want to stir up some hype around a collaboration.

But Ji Fanxing quickly ruled out that possibility. Not only did a top-tier star like Lu Tianyu need no such publicity, but judging from the netizens' comments, this kind of hype would clearly be a failure. As a top-notch agent, Shen Zhiyao couldn't possibly have failed to see that.

New comments kept refreshing in the related Weibo topic. Lu Tianyu had over a hundred million followers on Weibo, and thanks to her own string of recent trending appearances, she had considerable attention too.

After scrolling through the earlier comments, Ji Fanxing understood why Ning Ze was so anxious.

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As a top-tier star, Lu Tianyu's fans were notoriously fierce in the industry. Usually they kept a low profile, following their idol's lead without making waves, but once something happened, they could quickly unite into a single force, maxing out their combat power. Someone had once said that crossing Lu Tianyu was like provoking a pack of madmen—you'd be lucky to escape with just a scrape.

【This woman Ji Fanxing has no shame! Get lost! Stay away from my brother!】

【High-end machinery doesn't need this person to write songs.】

The most extreme were Lu Tianyu's delusional fan-girls. But later, the more sensible fans reacted and quickly stepped in to control the comments.

【Waiting for brother's response, please don't spread rumors.】

【The main party hasn't clarified anything yet.】

【Everyone, stay calm. Don't let yourselves be led by the nose and bring hate to brother.】

"Quite disciplined, aren't they?" Ji Fanxing offered a rare compliment. What she didn't know was that Lu Tianyu's fan groups had already erupted in chaos.

"What's going on? Still no word from Tianyu's team?"

"In the past, Sister Shen always reacted quickly to things like this. Could it be... real?"

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Tianyu's career watchdog: "No way! This Ji Fanxing is disgusting. She's actually trying to ride my brother's coattails—she's already stolen his chart rankings!"

"Anyway, I don't believe brother would ask her to write a song, and the title track at that. This has to be a rumor!"

Ji Fanxing glanced through the major music charts and finally understood why Lu Tianyu's fans harbored such hostility toward her.

Lu Tianyu had been in the industry for seven years and released six albums, each one topping the quarterly sales charts. Two years ago, he'd put out three albums in a row, practically sweeping the year's most-downloaded song list. Two of those songs climbed onto the Wind and Cloud Chart at year's end. Later, with their fans' relentless effort, those two songs successfully claimed first and fourth place.

Ji Fanxing was now the newcomer overtaking the veteran—even more spectacular than Lu Tianyu's golden era. His fans could hardly watch him get surpassed; no wonder they were anxious.

Still, aside from the extreme fans and the large numbers of career-minded fans, a small minority of rational fans actually thought it wasn't so bad.

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