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Chapter 1654: Chapter 1323: Like a Fish in Your Lotus Pond

In April, all the earthly blooms fade away.

Yet in the mountain temple, peach blossoms begin to flourish.

In Qin Continent, April still holds its charm; the air is filled with a refreshing fragrance, and the essence of spring remains strong.

Meanwhile, on the internet,

A piece of news suddenly swept through the continents: "Qin Zhen and Xian Yu will have a symphony duel in Zhong Continent in May!"

Nobody knows who spread the news.

Global netizens were thrilled!

"Ah!"

"So soon!"

"It’s happening!"

"The battle for the top of the music charts!"

"I always knew there would be a showdown between them!"

"Can’t wait!"

"I wish I could attend in person."

"Don’t even think about it; tickets for the event will probably be gone in a flash."

"Can Fish Papa win?"

"I support Fish Papa for the top spot!"

"Me too!"

"Fish Papa for the win!"

"But honestly, Qin Zhen is really strong."

"I don’t care, in my heart, Fish Papa is unbeatable!"

"If you’re talking about versatility, Fish Papa is indeed more well-rounded than Qin Zhen. At least someone like Qin Zhen can’t master all instruments and play each one as proficiently as Fish Papa can."

Alright then.

Although the strength gap between Lin Yuan and Qin Zhen is unknown, it’s undeniable that:

Lin Yuan’s popularity is unbeatable!

Someone even conducted a survey: [Whom do you prefer, Qin Zhen or Xian Yu?]

The results were astonishing.

Seventy percent of netizens said they prefer Xian Yu.

Did you think the remaining thirty percent preferred Qin Zhen more?

Wrong.

Twenty percent preferred Qin Zhen.

The remaining ten percent chose neutral, which is the "like both" option.

More interestingly,

Yang Zhongming actually participated in the survey, openly choosing "prefer Xian Yu" and publicly announced it.

This immediately caused uproarious laughter from countless people.

"What does pampering mean?"

"What does it mean to be biased?"

"You can always trust Father Yang!"

"That’s why I only ship Father Yang and Fish Papa, ’Fish and Sheep Soup’ in one go!"

"Mr. Yang: This Qin Zhen is just flashy."

"Well, Hua Li, I can only say those who get it, get it."

"This battle of popularity, Qin Zhen isn’t undeserving to lose. Lin Yuan is like two against one; his popularity is counted as both Chu Kuang and Xian Yu combined, unbeatable worldwide. Is this the joy of having two phones?"

"Father Yang is really daring, not afraid to offend Qin Zhen."

"What’s there to fear? Father Yang is also in the top three of the music charts, okay? Who can guarantee Qin Zhen will always overpower Fish Papa and Father Yang?"

Amidst the laughter of countless people,

Qin Zhen suddenly posted an update: "520."

At first, everyone thought Qin Zhen was confessing to someone until Zhong Continent Concert Hall forwarded the news:

"Looking forward to the ultimate music battle on May 20th!"

Only then did everyone realize that this was actually the date for the duel between Qin Zhen and Xian Yu.

It seems Qin Zhen is looking forward to this day.

Probably because the support rate from netizens made Qin Zhen unhappy, though this is inevitable. After all, his opponent is a prodigy spanning multiple fields.

Lin Yuan, of course, also received the notice.

After customizing Master Level conducting skills with the System, he was ready. He just needed to rehearse a few more times before the duel.

However, the outside world is not aware that Lin Yuan will personally take on the role of conductor for his symphony.

...

In the days that followed, everything proceeded according to Lin Yuan’s plans.

At the end of April, "Frozen" went off-screen.

In just one month, this movie raked in tens of billions at the box office, becoming the third animated film on Blue Star to join the billion box office club, making people exclaim that the wolf is coming!

"Shadow is killing it!"

"This is the charm of the god of drawing!"

"The third worldwide animated film to gross over ten billion at the box office has emerged!"

"Chase Shadow’s breakout work was ’Robot Wally.’ Although its reputation is no worse than the new film, its box office is indeed not in the same league."

"Accumulated breakthroughs!"

"After all, Shadow hasn’t released a new animated film for a long time since then, although many children’s channel cartoons have come out."

"Is this really going to surpass Lin Yuan’s pace?"

"I remember Lin Yuan only has ’Kung Fu Hustle’ breaking the ten billion box office mark."

"According to promotions, the second installment is also coming."

"They made two parts in one go, confidence is the peak!"

"If the first part fails, then the production cost of the second might go down the drain."

"So, Shadow didn’t even consider the possibility of the first part failing."

"Awesome!"

It is indeed awesome.

Even the five largest entertainment companies on Blue Star had to step back.

And with the backing of a billion-dollar box office achievement,

Shadow’s director ranking indeed began to rise.

Top sixty...

Top fifty...

Top forty...

This animated film, a success in both reputation and box office, ultimately propelled Shadow to the thirty-eighth rank in animation films.

This is a very special number.

Because Lin Yuan once occupied the thirty-eighth spot on the film rankings.

Just like Lin Yuan also has a movie that broke the billion-dollar box office mark.

Netizens jokingly said:

Shadow is retracing the path Lin Yuan once walked.

But Lin Yuan didn’t care about this because "Frozen 2" would premiere next month.

Lin Yuan admitted:

The quality of the second installment isn’t as good as the first.

Because the first "Frozen" broke the conventional Disney animated princess dream, subverting the classic fairytale narrative of "prince and princess," shifting the focus to sisterhood—

Somewhat like the story of the green snake and the white snake.

However, we often say that quality and box office sometimes don’t have a necessary connection.

For instance, we all know the first "Frozen" is better, but in terms of box office on Earth, the second is noticeably higher.