In the following days, the data for “Flammable and Explosive” on this season’s new song chart became increasingly stable, creating a significant gap from the second place.

At this time, the comment sections for “Flammable and Explosive” on major music platforms were particularly lively. The song was a hot topic of discussion.

“I think this song should be called ‘What Do You Want from Me?’”

“I think it could also be named ‘Die, Male Chauvinist,’ ‘Contradictory Male Chauvinist,’ ‘Who Do You Think I Am?’…”

“Is it folk? Rock? The singing style is quite unique!”

“This song is addictive! Download and save it first!”

“Everyone passing by, take a look. This is what society expects from women. Under the blazing sun, I’m shaking with anger. When will our fellow women stand up?”

“Seriously, are we fighting over songs these days?”

“This song gives me the feeling that men love women while constantly hurting them mentally. They look down on women but need them by their side. They want the horse to run but not eat grass. In two words, scumbag!”

“I think this song expresses the voice of us men. Every man’s highest ideal is to have a pure and alluring woman, who can be elegant in the living room and skilled in the kitchen, cute and coquettish, and brave enough to fight off mistresses.”

“Captured a male chauvinist above, daydreaming about everything.”

“Today at KTV, I heard this song in several rooms.”

“……”

While industry insiders praised the Master Composer, most listeners were discussing the lyrics, with many feeling that the song’s lyrics depicted a certain phenomenon in real life.

However, these two aspects do not conflict.

Xian Yu handled both the lyrics and composition, leaving no room for the public to debate over them.

Additionally, some people edited together clips from various films and TV shows using “Flammable and Explosive” as the background music, achieving surprisingly good results. Many content creators followed suit.

One video, in particular, mixed classic goddess images from many films and TV shows, with their iconic scenes appearing alongside this background music, causing quite a stir.

“Explosive editing!”

“I saw a world of flowers!”

“This song as background music is seamless.”

“Ahhhh, what’s the song’s name?”

“Get up, it’s ‘Flammable and Explosive.’”

“I wasn’t into ‘Flammable and Explosive’ initially, but after watching the video edit, I suddenly got it and quietly downloaded and saved it.”

“The song fits so well!”

“This must be the correct way to enjoy the song.”

“As everyone knows, when ‘Flammable and Explosive’ plays, the goddesses make their grand entrance.”

“……”

The spread of these videos further promoted the song “Flammable and Explosive.” Often, when a song is used as background music, it can give an ordinary video edit a new life, similar to how certain movie or TV show background music signals an upcoming climax to the audience.

The spread of a song is related to its quality but does not entirely depend on it. Lin Yuan’s previous two songs were not necessarily of lesser quality than “Flammable and Explosive.” However, in terms of download numbers, “Flammable and Explosive” was undoubtedly the strongest.

……

While “Flammable and Explosive” was spreading rapidly, the editors at Qinzhou Publishing Company’s Silver Blue Library had no time to enjoy listening to music or watching videos. They were busy reviewing submissions for this year’s Supernova Awards.

Perhaps because the profession of novelist was becoming increasingly popular, the Supernova Awards received more submissions this year than in previous years. As a result, the editors had been continuously reviewing manuscripts for several days.

To finish the reviews before the deadline, each editor’s desk was filled with various energy drinks and constantly refilled coffee.

Yang Feng was one of the manuscript editors at Silver Blue Library. After reviewing countless novels over the past few days, he was feeling dizzy and exhausted. Coffee and energy drinks were becoming less effective.

To stay focused, he had to go to the restroom for a cigarette. Several other editors in similar situations joined him, and they discussed the content they had been reviewing while smoking.

“Have you found any recommendations?”

“Not yet, but I’ve found a few decent ones. I’ll go through all the manuscripts first and then take a closer look to avoid having my preferred works filtered out during cross-review.”

“Every year’s Supernova is a gamble.”

After reviewing their manuscripts, editors had a few recommendation slots. If a work recommended by an editor was ultimately adopted by the Chief Editor, it would count towards their performance. Therefore, editors were cautious with their recommendation slots.

At this point, one editor said, “This year’s submissions are still mainly focused on the otherworldly adventure genre. Because so many people are writing it, finding the best one is not easy.”

This statement resonated with everyone. With so many people writing otherworldly adventures, selecting the best one was not easy when most were writing the same genre.

“After all, it’s a mainstream genre.”

“Unfortunately, most people are following market trends, and few can write with their own unique style.”

“But this genre easily produces hits.”

“Yes, it’s normal for many to write popular genres. Take me, for example. After reading so many otherworldly adventures, I’m still not tired of these stories.”

“……”

Yang Feng did not participate in the discussion. After finishing his cigarette, he returned to his desk to work. Most editors in the department favored the popular otherworldly adventure genre, and their selection criteria aligned with this genre. However, Yang Feng had a different perspective.

He also liked the otherworldly adventure genre. But because there were so many novels in this genre, the homogeneity was too severe, and Yang Feng was getting tired of these stories after days of reviewing them.

Now he wanted to find a different kind of work. Unfortunately, this was not easy. Some genres became popular because readers loved them. It was the market’s choice!

Even as an editor, considering personal performance and the publisher’s sales, one would undoubtedly promote these popular genres. Moreover, the new authors submitting their work were not foolish. They wrote in genres that were easy to get published, a simple logic. Those who insisted on their style and did not follow market trends were the minority.

So, after reviewing countless manuscripts for several days, Yang Feng had not found a satisfactory story. It wasn’t that no one wrote new and unique genres. Among the massive number of submissions, there were always some relatively novel genres. However, the problem was that these genres, while novel, lacked the storytelling and entertainment value that novels should have—

Yang Feng would rather not have them. He would not lower his review standards to pursue new genres, nor would he deliberately exclude popular genres from his selection criteria. Ultimately, the excitement of the story was the most important.

After fifteen minutes, he finished another manuscript. Yang Feng rubbed his tired temples and then gritted his teeth, applying some essential balm. This was one of the tricks office workers used to combat fatigue. There was an ultimate trick also involving essential balm, but most people dared not try it because those who did often faced social embarrassment.

In any case, after applying the balm to his head, Yang Feng felt much more alert. Taking advantage of this stimulation, Yang Feng opened a new manuscript. However, the title of this one made him raise an eyebrow slightly. The novel was titled “Prince of Tennis.” To make it easier to understand, the author had added an alternate title: “The Tennis Prince.”