Enjoyment.
Pure, unadulterated enjoyment.

Before this, no rock song had ever made them feel like their ears had gone through such a complete renewal like Chasing Dreams with a Pure Heart did.

He sang out every person’s obsession with dreams, and their yearning for success.

The show, too, was now reaching its conclusion. On screen, those faces that had appeared earlier looked ahead—toward the future—smiling brightly as they faced that dazzling light in the distance.

    “Never compromise until I grow old~”

As the song drew to an end, everyone’s hearts began to settle.

After the outcry comes the return to daily life, the return to everyday struggle. At the end of the show, a line of bold text slowly appeared, tugging at everyone’s heartstrings:

    “This short film is dedicated to all of you out there chasing your dreams.”

It exploded.
In just the span of a single song, the short film had gone completely viral online.

Countless bold and red-tinted titles flooded in. Countless posts with fire emojis in the title appeared. Everyone was praising this song.

If yesterday’s Counterattack was Gu Xingyi’s declaration of war against certain companies in the entertainment industry—

Then today, Chasing Dreams with a Pure Heart, aired on Huayang, was Gu Xingyi’s official announcement:
He has the qualifications.
He has the ability.
He will go to war with them!

Today—
You can’t suppress this!

And this was only the beginning. The buzz online had already reached a frenzy. As time passed, and more and more people heard this song, just imagining the level of hype was terrifying!

At Tianmei Entertainment headquarters, the lights were blazing. The once confident Liu Gao now looked uneasy.

This level of attention was something he had never expected. He had thought Gu Xingyi’s song would, at best, create the same kind of heat as his previous ones.
But the result had completely blindsided him.

Huayang and Gu Xingyi—an unexpectedly perfect match!
Together, they’d dealt a hand that flipped the whole game!

Liu Gao stared at the screen with clenched fists, nails digging into his palm without even realizing it.

The female secretary standing by the side, waiting for instructions, was trembling. It was her first time seeing the chairman lose his composure like this.

Only after a long while did Liu Gao snap out of it.

His face dark, he kept twirling the pen in his hand, clearly thinking hard about what to do next.

He didn’t dare go head-to-head with Huayang.
But Gu Xingyi?
That kid still didn’t scare him.
He was now planning how to overshadow Gu Xingyi once this program ended.

While thinking, he suddenly looked up at the nervous secretary and asked coldly:

“If I’m not mistaken, tomorrow is the day Xia Xiyao’s album goes live on Huayin, right?”

The secretary, already terrified, shivered the moment she was spoken to. She replied quickly, her voice trembling:

“Y-Yes! A lot of people online are talking about it. They… they’re calling these three days the Three-Day Music Carnival.”

After she finished speaking, she shut her mouth tightly, afraid saying another word might draw Liu Gao’s anger.

“Three-Day Carnival? Heh.”

Liu Gao sneered, then continued:

“Well, since they’re calling it a festival, we should at least show up to the party, don’t you think? Contact a few of the top lyricists and composers in the industry.
And call Ah Ying over. She’s an old-school diva—releasing a song that makes the charts shouldn’t be a problem, right?”

“This is a company priority. I want to see her song go live on Huayin by tomorrow night!”

The secretary froze for a second. She hadn’t expected the boss to bring in Sister Ying as a trump card. After all, Sister Ying was a diva of the previous generation—whatever people said about her character, her strength was undeniable.

“Understood! I’ll reach out right away!”

She only paused for a moment before immediately agreeing. In just the blink of an eye, she figured it out—Chairman Liu was clearly trying to mess with Gu Xingyi, cutting into the music charts to dampen his momentum and keep his arrogance in check.

Unlike Liu Gao, Tian Xingchi didn’t make any moves at all. He still maintained his usual detached attitude, sitting back high and mighty, ready to reap the benefits like a fisherman waiting for his moment.

Meanwhile, over at YinHai Entertainment, a rare emergency meeting was underway. The meeting room was dead silent, as the old fox Yang Xian chuckled.

“What’s the matter, no one’s talking now? Weren’t you all so full of opinions earlier? I called this meeting for you to decide which singer we’re going to send to invite Gu Xingyi for a song! It’s not like I’m asking you to kill someone, so why the long faces?”

Everyone glanced at each other awkwardly. After all, they had just agreed to kick Xia Xiyao out of the company—none of them had the face to speak up now.

Still, many of them were tempted. Gu Xingyi was at the peak of his fame right now, and Yang Xian obviously wanted to ride the wave and grab a hit song from him for the charts. That would be a great boost for any of their artists.

“Chairman Yang! I think Lina would be perfect! She’s already a top-tier singer, but ever since Xia Xiyao came on board, she hasn’t released anything new. This would be a great chance for her!”

From the left side of the room, a middle-aged woman in gold-rimmed glasses was the first to speak. She had only just been promoted to Head of Operations after Yin Ping was dismissed.

She had always been close to Lina, so when such a golden opportunity came up, she obviously couldn’t sit still.

“I disagree!”

Before Yang Xian could say anything, Zhang Chao, sitting on the other side, cut in. Yang Xian glanced at him with a frown. This guy just never seemed to get along with whoever took over as Head of Operations.

“If you’ve got an opinion, then spit it out already!”

Yang Xian shot Zhang Chao a look that basically said, “If you’re gonna fart, hurry up and do it.”

“I don’t think Lina is the best choice. Director Xin might not know since she’s new, but back when Xia Xiyao was still in the company, she was fairly close to Cheng Di. I think Cheng Di would be a better pick. If Gu Xingyi writes a song for her, he might put more heart into it, and that would bring more benefit to the company.”

“Besides! As far as I know, Cheng Di is a fan of Gu Xingyi. She could definitely use this opportunity to rise up to second-tier status.”

After saying his piece, Zhang Chao sat back with a relaxed expression. He wasn’t objecting just to go against the new director—this time, he was genuinely thinking about the company’s best interests.

Yang Xian fell into thought after listening. A moment later, he looked up and said:

“That’s easy to resolve. Just ask Gu Xingyi who he wants to write for. So, it’ll be between these two. Whichever one he agrees to write for, that’s who gets the song.”

After that, both Xin Tongtong and Zhang Chao stayed quiet. The other managers who’d been hoping to recommend their own singers sighed inwardly, regretting not speaking up sooner.

Sure enough, for rare resources like this, even a second’s delay meant you missed out—left with nothing but cold leftovers.

Jiangcheng.

Just as Gu Xingyi was about to go to bed, he received a song invitation message from YinHai Entertainment. He paused, surprised they’d reach out to him at a time like this, and in such a rush too.

But after a second thought, he instantly understood what they were after—they just wanted to ride his current popularity wave.

Looking at the two suggested candidates in the message, Gu Xingyi didn’t hesitate for long before choosing Cheng Di. Not only had he met her before and had a good impression of her, but her sweet voice also made him suddenly think of a certain song.

And that song just happened to be a perfect fit for Cheng Di’s sweet vocals. It felt practically tailor-made.

That song was—

“《I Love You》”!

The classic hit by the Sweetheart Diva Cyndi Wang. Now, having Cheng Di—who was just as sweet—sing it, even Gu Xingyi couldn’t help but start looking forward to it!