Chapter 67
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Chapter 67: The Unprofessional Yun-Xiao
Although this was just a piano classroom and not a recording studio, which would have offered better sound quality, Ye Xiao didn’t want to miss the chance to record the song. Before playing, she turned on her phone’s recording function.
After several practice sessions, Jiang Mengwei had fully mastered the song “Sunshine”.
“Wow, wow, wow! Sister Mengwei, you really nailed it! How about we upload this song on DiliDili right away?”
Ye Xiao suggested with enthusiasm.
Jiang Mengwei, holding her chest with excitement, looked at Ye Xiao. What girl doesn’t have a childhood dream of becoming a star? For a music student like her, this ambition was all the stronger.
But, by herself, she struggled—no songs she could truly call her own, no matter how well she played the piano or how many awards she’d won. Without reaching the level of a master pianist, she could only settle for the quiet life her parents planned, working as a music teacher and leading a steady life.
But now, meeting Ye Xiao had set the gears of fate into motion.
“Xiao Xiao, if you think this works, then let’s do it!”
Jiang Mengwei said without hesitation. After all, it was Ye Xiao’s song, she could give it to anyone she wanted.
“Yeah~ but since it’s your voice, Sister Mengwei, I wouldn’t post it without your permission!”
Ye Xiao teased, and as she spoke, she began editing the recording on her phone. Although it was just a song, she wanted to ensure the best version of the performance was uploaded, even if it didn’t have a music video.
In just a few minutes, Ye Xiao finished editing the music. Her phone even had a built-in recording motion-capture feature. This world was impressive in terms of technology but woefully behind in cultural development.
Ye Xiao purchased an online avatar that matched her own look well.
“Hello! This is Xiao Xiao from Yun-Xiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. Welcome to my channel! Let me introduce Yun-Xiao,” she ad-libbed into the camera without a script.
Her voice was naturally cute, she didn’t need to act like those older performers who strained their voices to sound sweet.
The finely crafted virtual character, which Ye Xiao had spent 50,000 yuan on, moved with her. When she blinked, the character blinked, when she smiled, the character smiled.
“By the way, Yun-Xiao may have some big news coming soon! Can you guess what it is? Can’t figure it out? You big dummies! Tsk~ tsk~,” she teased on the spot, then added the freshly edited song to the start of the video.
Jiang Mengwei watched Ye Xiao with growing amusement, thinking she seemed like a little kid—maybe even cuter than her uncle’s fifth-grade niece.
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Today, Jiang Qingyue set up a dedicated server on My World for her fan community. As a gaming creator on D Station, she’d occasionally posted recordings of her own singing, purely as a hobby.
Just simple audio with a static background image, she never expected to become famous from it. Music was hard to come by on this world’s internet, and background songs for her gaming videos were in short supply.
Using her own covers provided an extra hook.
Looking for inspiration, she stumbled across a new video titled “Sunshine”.
“An original song… That’s a new account. This is their first track, and it’s an original? Impressive! Wait, official verification—Yun-Xiao?”
On closer inspection, she realized this was the same Yun-Xiao official account that had contacted her days before. She’d assumed it was a scam initially because Ye Xiao’s account looked like any regular user’s.
To convince her otherwise, Ye Xiao had applied for official verification. After clearing things up, Ye Xiao had prioritized improving the My World game environment, much to Jiang Qingyue’s appreciation.
Thanks to My World, Jiang Qingyue had skyrocketed from a creator with under 100,000 followers to one of D Station’s top gaming creators, gaining 500,000 followers in a single week—far surpassing any gains from ad campaigns or paid sponsorships.
“What’s Yun-Xiao doing, putting out music instead of focusing on My World?”
Curious, Jiang Qingyue shared the “Sunshine” link in her VIP fan chat and commented,
“Look at Yun-Xiao, slacking off and posting songs instead of working on the game! Let’s see what this is about.”
She went live, using a virtual persona to stream the pixelated My World game. She’d reached 1,000 patrons in no time. Whether or not the song was good, she felt obligated to critique it since it came from Yun-Xiao’s official account.
The intro’s graceful melody hooked her instantly.
“Moonlight illuminates the sky, casting beams across the sea…”
Lost in the music, she only snapped out of it when a “hello” broke the trance.
“Wait? It’s over?”
She watched the animated avatar introduce itself, realizing,
“Yun-Xiao’s official look… it’s a bratty little gremlin? A bratty gremlin! Argh! Stick to making games!”
She kept watching and finally learned about Yun-Xiao’s avatar and company. By now, the video’s views were rising rapidly, and she spotted comments like, “This is auditory heaven!” and “Ooh, what a cute gremlin! Insult me more, I love it!”
Playing it over and over, Jiang Qingyue finally subscribed, liked, saved, and tipped the video, and messaged Yun-Xiao’s official account with both praise for the game’s improvements and a critique of their “distractions”.
In closing, she requested permission to cover the song.
Meanwhile, Ye Xiao, finished with the quick recording, was happily touring Binhai University with Jiang Mengwei.
She didn’t check her D Station inbox until her phone buzzed with a call from Li Mengyue, interrupting her post-tour hunger pangs. She and Jiang Mengwei were just on their way to the campus cafeteria for a bite.
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Poor Li Mengyue