Chapter 64 What Kind of Weird Part-Time Band is This?

A single stone stirred up a thousand ripples.

Sun Dong held an exceptionally lofty position in the rock circle. Even though he had kept a very low profile in recent years and rarely made public appearances, he remained a monument in the hearts of rock enthusiasts.

Despite rarely showing his face, he was still a verified macro-influencer on Weibo with tens of millions of followers.

Even though his Weibo account had not been updated for a very long time, if one glanced at an old discussion thread posted the year before last, countless netizens were still continuously interacting in the comment section.

Suddenly, a new update appeared, and it started with pure praise.

Many veteran fans of over a decade thought they were seeing things.

[Holy crap, it's Sun Dong!]

[What kind of rock music could possibly flush Old Sun out?]

[Quick, look, a deity has descended, holy shit!]

The video on Weibo was precisely an excerpt of the rock performance from the joint gala between the National Conservatory of Music and the University of Science and Technology.

The power of an old-timer was infinite.

Especially a senior like Sun Dong, who had a high status in the industry and usually never spoke a word.

When he opened his mouth, it was truly worth an investment of millions in promotional campaigns.

[Holy shit, this is an all-professional-conservatory rock band, and they're actually all top students!]

[Times have really changed...]

[Conservatory-trained? I don't think so.]

[Lin Feng?! Are you telling me that a pop singer is the lead vocalist of a rock band? Is he trying to clout-chase?]

[Stop talking bullshit and look! Damn it, the performances of Lin Feng and Han Jiayin in the band are completely different from their styles in the entertainment industry!]

[Holy crap! I was just about to curse them out, thinking they were just entertainment celebs trying to ride the coattails of popularity, but after watching for a few seconds, I dropped to my knees straight away.]

As singers who recently performed the theme song for *Xianxia*,
Lin Feng and Han Jiayin had already attracted a considerable number of fans.

They were absolute stand-out rookies. Over the past year, the only person with more buzz than the two of them was probably Chen Meijing.

When entertainment-focused fans discovered the duo playing rock, and when rock enthusiasts discovered that the pop singer was actually the lead vocalist of a rock band,
the topic exploded instantly.

If the band's performance had been mediocre, and Lin Feng's singing had been subpar,
there undoubtedly would have been an overwhelming wave of confrontation and abuse.

However, whether in the entertainment circle or the rock circle,
when it came to the role of a "singer,"
works were always the best damper for controversy!

The DP Band obviously achieved this, even though they currently only had this single rock piece.

Entertainment fans were even more excited to see this side of their idols, while casual rock fans who originally wanted to curse the celebrities for riding on their coattails ended up getting hooked by the music instead.

They even started paying attention to the two lead vocalists' pop works in the entertainment industry.

[Forget it, onto the next one. This is genuinely un-flameable.]

[So damn strong, the drummer and the guitarist are simply god-tier!]

Good grief! The drummer was hammering so fast he was practically striking sparks!]

[Who is the guitarist? So pretty! Which country is she from? Is she an international student?!]

[Damn it, some big shot posted an analysis video. It's said that this performance ended with a tragic and fierce accident, but it resulted in a god-tier finish. Hurry the fuck over and take a look, this coordination is genuinely mind-blowing!]

amidst the rapidly soaring popularity,
this newly registered band, "Supernatural Power," quickly caught everyone's attention.

Even before Li Can and his crew had fully finished setting up their backup band social media accounts—with member information still rough and incomplete, and only a single track, "Crossing the Flames," released—their follower count began to skyrocket at lightning speed.

Everyone in the band was currently very busy, and no one noticed this.

The social media account seemed dead, without even a welcome message.

Yet, it also seemed alive.

Countless netizens flooded in to comment, and the follower count climbed rapidly, breaking the 100,000 mark in no time, and surpassing 500,000 within a few days.

It wasn't until it reached one million followers that the growth rate of new followers finally began to slow down.

The rock youths of yesteryear were now all busy making a living and rarely paid attention, so they wouldn't have received the news in such a short time.

However, with Sun Dong's strong endorsement, "Supernatural Power" had already made a name for themselves within the rock circle.

The potential for subsequent follower growth was self-evident.

[Are there any other works?! Why is this band so brand new?]

[Good news: the band is super strong. Bad news: they're ridiculously inexperienced seedlings.]

[Hurry, hurry, hurry! Is nobody managing this social media account? Not even a word?]

In the studio,
after finishing handing over his work tasks to Chen Gang, Zhao Ze finally started browsing the internet to fill in the information on the social media account.

The moment he opened the webpage, he was dumbfounded.

"Holy shit! Is this still our band's account?!"

Zhao Ze pushed up his glasses to keep his eyeballs from popping out.

"Gangzi, come take a look! There are so damn many people here!!"

"What people?"

Chen Gang glanced over curiously and was so startled he nearly jumped.

"Holy shit! There really are so many people. What's going on?"

By the time the two of them checked, the follower count had already reached 1.42 million.

This figure completely exceeded their understanding.

The two of them slowly scrolled through the messages.

Finally, after scrolling for a long time, they discovered the reason for the sudden surge in followers.

Amidst the joy, they felt somewhat flustered and caught off guard.

"Quickly start operating the account, dammit!"

"Ah, right, we need to fill in the profile information..."

Sweating profusely, the two hastily published a new post.

[Supernatural Power, setting sail!]

After all, it was too rushed; there was no time to think of content, so it was merely a declaration of existence.

Yet the moment the post went live, countless rock fans swarmed into the comments.

[This declaration is too upright, it doesn't sound like a supernatural power at all.]

[Rock out a bit more! Be more rebellious! Where is your power?]

[These academic-style guys stand so straight. Shouldn't you guys just lead with an attitude right away?]

Seeing the comments, the two began to sweat from their foreheads.

None of them had expected to gain fame so quickly.

They were completely unprepared for this sudden development.

However, it wasn't a big problem.

Li Can had given instructions regarding some subsequent handling procedures.

The two quickly swung into action.

First was completing the information.

They uploaded the previously discussed personal resumes as well as their respective functional divisions.

Next was updating Weibo to introduce their recent respective situations.

[The male and female lead vocalists and the drummer are preparing for their graduation concert; the guitarist, bassist, and keyboardist are preparing for the graduate entrance exams.]

[Aside from academic matters, the male and female lead vocalists need to run promotional gigs, the bassist manages the studio, the guitarist has a project, the keyboardist live-streams, and the drummer is the big boss, recently rehearsing at the music troupe.]

When the content was published,
these curious rock fans were instantly dumbfounded.

Live-streaming?

They were even live-streaming, what the hell?! What kind of nonsense was this? Could these things possibly be linked together?

Out of curiosity, they clicked on the personal profiles.

The sensory impact was even more explosive.

They knew they were conservatory students, and they knew it was a part-time band.

But this lineup... were they trying to out-grind the entire rock circle?

Among the member profiles, the most dazzling one was naturally the nuclear-powered drummer and the band's shot-caller,
Li Can!

Many curious onlookers quickly dug up some information regarding Li Can.

[Holy shit! *I Am a Rebellious Butterfly*?!]

[Good grief, you were the one who propelled Chen Meijing to stardom?! Can *Little Chicken Little Chicken* and *Realm of Brilliance* really be put in the same sentence?!]

[Huh? The contractor of the *Xianxia* theme song, that guy Lin Feng and Han Jiayin spoke of?!]

[I yield. Why do piano pieces keep popping up when I search your information?!]