Chapter 52: This World Is a Vast Madman
Hearing Jiang Yun’s words, the viewers in the livestream began to roast him.
“Come on, listen to yourself—does that even sound like something a normal person would say?”
“Who would actually take your crazy suggestions seriously?”
“That’s it, Yunzi, you just lost a female fan.”
“You’re doomed! Soon you won’t have any female fans left!”
“Is it really that hard to get rid of Yunzi’s female fans? There are still some left?”
“……”
Seeing everyone’s complaints, Jiang Yun could only respond, “Alright, since you all dislike my advice so much, let me sing a song to lighten the mood.”
As soon as he said that, the chat was flooded with requests for “Tears of a Dancing Girl”—after all, that was the song that had made Jiang Yun famous overnight.
But he turned down their requests.
“Forget it. I’ve already sung that one. I don’t like repeating myself.”
With that, Jiang Yun opened his music app and selected a background track.
“I’ll give you all a rendition of ‘Lu Zhou’s Moon.’ I hope you like it!”
As his words fell, the accompaniment to “Lu Zhou’s Moon” filled the stream. The gentle and elegant prelude calmed the hearts of many viewers.
Then Jiang Yun’s slightly husky voice began:
“As a child, I chiseled through the wall to steal light from another’s home.
For years I didn’t comb my hair, ten bitter years behind iron bars.
Now, by the lamp, the sewing machine hums through the night.
No rest all year, not even on New Year’s Eve.”
At first, the audience didn’t notice anything amiss. The lyrics sounded a bit odd, but they just assumed it was his accent. After all, there was no real-time chat overlay.
But when he sang, “No rest all year, not even on New Year’s Eve,” the viewers couldn’t hold it in anymore.
“Wait, is this supposed to be Xu Song’s ‘Lu Zhou’s Moon’?”
“Why does it sound so different from the version I know?”
“Hey, did you change the lyrics?!”
“Something’s off—really, really off!”
“……”
Jiang Yun glanced at the chat, then smiled and displayed the lyrics on the screen for everyone.
The moment the lyrics became clear, a wave of question marks filled the chat.
“????????”
“Wait, isn’t this wrong?”
“These lyrics…”
“Impressive! Are you bullying Xu Song because you think he doesn’t go online?”
“Yunzi, you’re done for! You’ve messed with us Squirrels—don’t think you’ll get away with it!”
“We Squirrels get angry… and that’s about it!”
“……”
Amused by the antics in the chat, Jiang Yun continued singing.
“In March, misty clouds and orioles take flight, the grass grows long.
April dawns, light seeps in, and Qingming rain falls.
I wonder, are you still in Luyang come May?
Where will you be in June?
The lovers on the bridge, standing together.
But the peonies by the bridge are no longer there.
The moon is swaying, hearts are wandering.
From my OPPO comes a message of heartbreak~”
As Jiang Yun’s creatively reimagined “Lu Zhou’s Moon” echoed through the stream, the number of question marks only increased.
“Damn, Yunzi’s a real genius!”
“OPPO, pay up! There are over a hundred thousand people watching!”
“Yunzi, stop singing—tell OPPO to send the money already!”
“Seriously, did you just take an OPPO ad deal?”
“……”
Amid the barrage of question marks, Jiang Yun finally finished the song. He turned off the accompaniment and asked, “So, how was it? Did you like it?”
He had barely finished speaking when a flurry of gift animations filled the stream.
[Xue Zhijian has sent the streamer a Douyin Carnival *1]
Seeing who sent the gift, Jiang Yun was momentarily stunned. He clicked on the notification and entered the sender’s profile…
“Holy crap! It’s really Xue Zhijian!”
Jiang Yun brought up Xue Zhijian’s profile for everyone to see.
The moment the viewers realized it was the real deal and not an impersonator, they could no longer hold it together.
“No way, Old Xue’s still up at this hour?”
“Why is he even in this livestream?”
“I have a bad feeling about this.”
“If I’m not mistaken, Old Xue and Xu Song are under the same label, right?”
“Did Yunzi just embarrass himself on New Year’s Eve?”
“No, Old Xue, please don’t lead our Xu Song astray!”
“……”
Once Xue Zhijian’s identity was confirmed, Xu Song’s fans in the stream were beside themselves.
This was Xue Zhijian, after all—a man who once dared to drop his pants in front of millions on New Year’s Eve! A man who performed a wild rendition of “The Performer” during the same event! And everyone knew he and Xu Song were on good terms.
Now that he’d heard this version… no one dared to imagine what might happen. They were genuinely worried Xue Zhijian might corrupt Xu Song!
Perhaps noticing the chat’s comments, Xue Zhijian quietly left the stream after sending his gift, disappearing from the leaderboard.
With Xue Zhijian gone, the audience had no choice but to turn their attention back to Jiang Yun.
“Seriously, why did you have to sing Xu Song’s song like that?!”
“Oh no, what if Brother Song actually performs this at the next music festival?”
“Honestly… I wouldn’t put it past him.”
“One turns red by being near cinnabar, black by being near ink. If you’re close to Old Xue, a bit of madness is only to be expected.”
“Now that you mention it, with Old Xue’s level of insanity, showing up in Yunzi’s stream seems perfectly normal.”
“This world is truly a madhouse.”
“……”
Faced with the audience’s “accusations,” Jiang Yun could only shrug helplessly. “How was I supposed to know he was here? Besides, I don’t believe Xu Song would go crazy with Old Xue.”
At that moment, another wave of gift effects appeared in the stream.
[Yunzi, pick me for co-host has sent the streamer Douyin Carnival *3]
Three Carnivals in a row—Jiang Yun couldn’t ignore that even if he wanted to. Seeing the user ID, his eyes narrowed as unpleasant memories surfaced.
Noticing Jiang Yun’s expression, the viewers burst out laughing.
“Here we go—classic paid co-host request!”
“So far, only a few have paid for this: one was a minor who got a refund, one was Yang Qianqian, all absolute legends!”
“Yunzi, hurry up and co-host! Let us see what’s going on!”
“Come on, let us see!”
“……”
Amid their urging, Jiang Yun clicked on “Yunzi, pick me for co-host” and approved the request.
“Hey, hey, hey—Yunzi, can you hear me?” a male voice came through his headphones.
Jiang Yun replied with his usual swagger, “Yeah, I hear you. Who the hell are you, wasting money to co-host? Don’t you know you’re not supposed to spend money if you’ve got no life?”
“Yunzi, I may not have a life, but I have a problem I want your help with.”
“No money!”
Before the fan could even finish, Jiang Yun cut him off. He’d heard this setup too many times from other big streamers: spend money, tell a sad story, then try to guilt-trip the host into helping…
“No, Yunzi, I’m not asking to borrow money. It’s something else—I’m not short on cash.”
“Oh?” Jiang Yun raised his eyebrows, a bit surprised.
“Go on then, what is it?”
“Well, it’s like this…”
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