Chapter 288: Chapter 270 Xian Yu’s Identity First Revealed_1

In the following days, “Red Sun” continued to hold the number one spot on the December new song chart. There was no sign of it being overtaken, it was actually the songs of the second and third place maestros that were stuck in a rotation for a period of time–

Both maestros were giving it their all.

However, by the middle of December, the situation on the new song chart had become completely clear.

The final second place was secured by Fei Yang.

This led people both inside and outside the industry to exclaim the same phrase, “That man truly carries on the will of the number two spot.”

Of course, this was all in jest.

Despite the jokes, the significance of Xian Yu’s championship song ruling over this year’s God of Music competition is impossible to overlook.

Some believe that this first place finish indicates that Xian Yu is ready to challenge the maestro’s position…

Others feel this number one title signifies that Xian Yu is capable of taking on the title of “Junior Maestro”.

The so-called “Junior Maestro” was initially just an internal nickname within Starlight.

After all, Xian Yu’s position and treatment within the company was the same as that of other leading composers.

Not many industry figures would agree with this label, only referring to it occasionally in jest.

But now, with Xian Yu’s double victory over the two maestros, the title “Junior Maestro” is truly fitting!

There’s a unanimous agreement within the industry!

Of course, no one truly regards Xian Yu as the new maestro yet, even though he defeated Yin Dong and Ye Zhi Qiu in this season.

After all, the Maestro represents the pinnacle of the pyramid.

Though these leading composers rarely fail, they are not invincible, they can occasionally be beaten by top-tier composers. Such instances have happened before, but they are infrequent…

It’s just like the top talents in various fields.

These top talents in various fields are not undefeated, but their overall win rate is unmatched, and even a rare defeat does not diminish their caliber and strength.

Take the prime Faker as an example.

Faker in his prime was unquestionably the world’s number one midfielder, a god in the hearts of many. But he also occasionally lost to opponents, such instances occurring a few times did not affect his status at the time, nobody dared claim that by defeating Faker once they were superior…

The same goes for composing.

This is a unique field that tests a composer’s relevant abilities and inspiration.

A capable top-tier composer, when graced with a wonderful inspiration, does have a chance to defeat the maestro.

Just like a rookie composer, under the influence of inspiration, can occasionally cause a top-tier composer to stumble.

It is just a matter of difficulty level and probability.

So Xian Yu is still a “Junior Maestro”.

As for the significance of the “junior” title, it’s actually related to some rumours within the industry.

“I heard that Xian Yu is very young, and he’s still a college student.”

“That’s ridiculous, it’s impossible for a college student.”

“I once saw Xian Yu from a distance, he didn’t look older than twenty.”

“I’ve heard from my friend too, that he is really young. My friend used to work on the ‘Flirting Scholar’ crew, Xian Yu was the screenplay writer for that film.”

“Really? Does he have a baby face? I thought Xian Yu would be at least thirty years old.”

“My friend dined with Xian Yu, and Xian Yu once said at the dinner table: He will become a maestro within five years!”

“My uncle’s aunt’s neighbor’s nephew said that Xian Yu always ponders about music composition when walking, so he frequently bumps into telegraph poles. That’s why he, despite his young age, became the Junior Maestro.”

“…”

Various rumours, some true, some not, were difficult to distinguish, but under the aggregation of various rumours, one consistent thread emerged:

Xian Yu is a young man.

As to how young, the public doesn’t have a direct concept.

Although Lin Yuan used Xian Yu as a public identity, he never made it official. It was just that he inevitably interacted with various people on set or within the company, and thus rumors started flying.

In the absence of strict prohibitions, these rumors were uncontrollable.

Nevertheless, many people still harbored doubts.

At this moment,

A curious person collated all the different clues and dug deeper into Xian Yu’s profile, eventually landing on the account of Sun Yaohuo’s Tribe.

Before December,

When Xian Yu’s “Red Sun” was about to be released, many singers who had collaborated with Xian Yu showed their support for him on the Tribe.

One of them was Sun Yaohuo.

Sun Yaohuo himself was nothing special, not many people paid attention to him, of real interest was Sun Yaohuo’s address for Xian Yu:

“Junior!”

It is known that Sun Yaohuo, an ordinary singer, is a graduate of the Qin Continent Art Academy. His personal data are very transparent due to low fire of his songs, although Sun’s songs were quite popular.

Xian Yu is his junior…

Does that mean Xian Yu is a Qin Art’s student?

Considering which year Sun Yaohuo graduated, Xian Yu’s identity was suddenly narrowed down to a smaller range, then an astonishing fact was about to come out:

Xian Yu might have just graduated!

He may even have not officially graduated from Qin Art as a student!

After all, Sun Yaohuo is not someone who graduated many years ago.

This is somewhat horrifying!

Could it be that the gold-tier composer who has gained prominence in recent years, debuted spectacularly, and at the same time defeated two maestros, achieving a double victory, is this young?

Amidst the plethora of rumors,

The industry insiders, who had always been skeptical of the news that Xian Yu was very young, were taken aback by this revelation causing a wave of astonishment to ripple out:

“Is this for real?”

“Are you sure there’s no mistake?”

“So-called ‘junior’, could it just be some sort of nickname?”

“So Xian Yu is someone who’s just graduated, or perhaps hasn’t even graduated from university?”

“Xian Yu is too much of a monster then!?”

“Even though Qin Province is universally recognised by Blue Star as the ‘Land of Music’, I’ve never heard of a genius reaching such a level of composition during university!”

“…”

It’s not just the industry insiders.

Even netizens who know a bit about Xian Yu are kicking up a fuss.

Even if they don’t have as clear a concept as industry insiders, they also know if Xian Yu is a university student, that’s a big deal!

It’s simple.

Just compare Xian Yu’s current achievements with what they remember doing in university…

Chaotic!

The scale of the discussion is getting lively, with countless netizens asking those who have interacted with Xian Yu for verification.

Of course, the comments section of Xian Yu and the likes of Chu Kuang couldn’t escape either.

The related singers and some of those affected quickly contacted Lin Yuan personally, asking how to handle the situation.

Sun Yaohuo was of course one of the first to contact Lin Yuan, apologising for his oversight in addressing him.

He was one of the sources of the clues, so he was somewhat panicked, fearing that this would upset Lin Yuan. After all, his junior did mention before that his identity had to be kept secret.

“Don’t worry.”

Instead, Lin Yuan reassured Senior Yao Huo: “Anyway, many people already know. This identity will be revealed sooner or later.”

Lin Yuan wasn’t really angry.

Chu Kuang and Shadow could remain anonymous because they didn’t need to interact with others.

As for the identity of Xian Yu, as a composer, he would interact with singers and some related staff.

As a screenwriter, he would need to be present on set with a crew of hundreds.

How could this be kept secret?

It was just a matter of time before he was found out.

It wasn’t the whole truth anyway.

Outsiders had only roughly confirmed Xian Yu’s age.

If there was anything unexpected, it was probably that the professor from the composition department contacted Lin Yuan to inquire if he could provide a response.

Only then did Lin Yuan know that the university already knew of his identity.

He wasn’t too surprised.

Lin Yuan agreed to the university’s decision.

The decision wouldn’t fully expose Lin Yuan.

Because the university’s response was simple:

“The rumors on the internet are true, Xian Yu is indeed from our institution. However, as an institution, we have the responsibility to protect the privacy of our students. We can’t reveal more details, and we hope that outside parties can give the people behind the scenes some space and distance. Please respect Xian Yu’s wishes and refrain from prying.”

The response was rather official.

While acknowledging the fact that Xian Yu is a student of Qin Arts on the one hand, the school did not publicly disclose Xian Yu’s information.

But this was enough to satisfy the curiosity of the public and give answers to many industry insiders, even though the answer was quite shocking:

“So… Xian Yu is really a university student?”

“Before the official statement from Qin Arts, even though the evidence was solid, I still had some doubts… Isn’t he too young?”

“I thought of someone…”

“I know, you’re talking about Wonder Lu, right? He also demonstrated amazing composition talent at a young age. He became Maestro in his thirties! But even Lu Sheng’s performance during university couldn’t compare to Xian Yu’s…”

Lu Sheng, the Maestro of Blue Star.

But inside the circle, people prefer to call him “Wonder Lu.”

Just like Ye Zhi Qiu is also called “Old Master”.

Before Xian Yu, Lu Sheng was considered the number one genius in composition!

But after Xian Yu came along, it seems like the title of number one genius may need to be passed on.

“Could Xian Yu become a Maestro earlier than Wonder Lu?”

“You know what, it could actually happen!”

“Wonder Lu was considered a Maestro only after he published the song ‘Deep Blue’ at the age of thirty. I wonder when Xian Yu will release a truly universally recognised masterpiece…”

“I always thought that Xian Yu was at least in his thirties!”

“He really is a junior Maestro! I can’t believe Xian Yu is so young!”

“…”

This is yet another shock Xian Yu has given to the industry after winning the championship title in December with “Red Sun”.

However, the university’s statement did achieve a certain effect of drawing back in order to advance.

Appeals for protecting Xian Yu’s personal information truly emerged on the internet. With the first exposure of his university student status, there were fewer who continued to dig deeper into Xian Yu’s information.

After all…

The mere news that Xian Yu is a university student was enough for both the industry and the public to digest.

In addition.

Lin Yuan also responded using Xian Yu’s account, providing a summary to this semi-exposure of identity incident. He quoted a line from Mr. Qian Zhongshu:

“If you’ve tasted an egg and found it good, you don’t necessarily need to meet the hen that laid it, do you?”