“Your card ending with *8879 received a transfer of 10,000,000.00 yuan at 18:31 on September 27th. The balance after the transaction is 10,001,073.58 yuan. [Dashang Bank]”

Chapter 8 Fame and Fortune

Upon seeing this message, Ethan Clark felt a wave of relief.

“The money from Longquan Sect has arrived.”

With this ten million, many things can now move forward.

Buying some things, martial arts resources...

Ethan Clark paused for a moment.

He understood very well why Jason Carter had brought up the Five Elements Breathing Technique with him that afternoon.

Testing the waters.

If he really started buying martial arts resources in large quantities...

Ethan Clark suppressed the thought.

This ten million should be used for planning his future as a singer.

If he could become a top star, earning tens of millions a year wouldn’t be a dream, and his status would leap out of the small circle of Qimingxing City.

Ethan Clark pondered for a moment, then took out his phone and logged into several of his frequently used apps.

Shazhan.

Xianyin.

Huoyan.

These are the three biggest short video and video platforms in Dashang today.

Ethan Clark has accounts on all three platforms.

Relying on his promotion of Tiandao Sword Sect for Chris Clark, he spent quite a bit of money, posting no less than a hundred videos on each platform, and each account has two to three hundred thousand followers.

The total number of video views varies.

With four years of effort and a huge number of videos, the total views across the three platforms have surpassed 200 million.

This popularity...

If he wanted to monetize, he could easily make hundreds of thousands a year, if not more.

But what he wants isn’t monetization, but even more popularity.

Considering that only popularity gained through music can be converted into energy, and the songs he can sing must be entirely self-created, yet for the past month he’s been busy with Tiandao Sword Sect matters and hasn’t had time to write songs, so...

Covers.

Covering his own songs.

After some picking and choosing, Ethan Clark soon set his sights on a song he released three years ago.

“Tsunami”

This song, to put it politely, is very average.

To be blunt...

Ethan Clark glanced at the top-liked comment.

“What the hell is this singing!?”

However...

The song was released three years ago, and at that time, his “vocal range” hadn’t yet been marked with the “+2” attribute. Now...

With his enhanced vocal range and years of conscious training, he can now span five octaves. Singing this song again...

At least he won’t be criticized so harshly.

“I need to revise it. Since my biggest advantage is my vocal range, I’ll just turn it into a pure vocal showcase.”

Whether in work or singing, mediocrity is the biggest taboo.

Only by taking an unconventional path can one attract attention and harvest energy.

All night, Ethan Clark worked on rearranging “Tsunami.”

The next day was Sunday, and Ethan Clark rarely had a free afternoon.

But when he returned from No. 1 High School, Tiandao Sword Sect was unusually lively.

There were already quite a few more people in the front yard.

Seeing Ethan Clark return, a man stepped forward and greeted him with a smile, “Junior Brother Clark.”

Ethan Clark recognized him.

Jason Carter’s third disciple, also one of Jason Carter’s nephews, Olivia Carter.

“Senior Brother Carter, you are...”

“Little Clark is being discharged from the hospital. Master knew you were in class and didn’t have a car, so he asked me to pick up Little Clark and Mrs. Clark.”

Olivia Carter smiled and said, “Also, over the years Brian Foster made some friends in the martial arts world. To prevent anyone from using the excuse of avenging Brian Foster to actually try to take over Tiandao Sword Sect and harm your family, I’ll be staying in the outer courtyard with a dozen apprentices for a while to ensure your safety.”

He quickly added, “Don’t worry, we’ll just stay in the outer courtyard and won’t disturb your family’s life.”

“Senior Brother Carter, what are you saying? You’re here to protect our family, there’s no such thing as disturbing us.”

Ethan Clark immediately replied.

At this moment, Emily Bolton heard the voices and came out, saying, “Ethan, you really must thank Master Carter and remember their kindness. He’s taken care of our The Clark Family with all his heart.”

“I know. Next month is Uncle Carter’s birthday. I’ll visit and thank him then.”

Ethan Clark said.

“Yes, yes.”

Emily Bolton nodded immediately.

Looking at the now lively front yard, a trace of comfort appeared on her face.

After chatting for a while, Ethan Clark and his mother returned to the inner courtyard.

But the smile on his face gradually faded.

Jason Carter had figured it out.

In fact, that night, if Jason Carter had been ruthless and killed him on the spot, blaming it on Longquan Sect, there would have been nothing he could do.

If he had followed his own story, claiming Longquan Sect tried to kill Ethan Clark, and as Chris Clark’s close friend he couldn’t stand by and acted out of righteousness...

Both Tiandao Sword Sect and Longquan Sect would be in his pocket.

But he came in full of murderous intent, including the head of martial artist Brian Foster, and immediately suppressed him with his aura.

Then he played the card of his twelve-year friendship with Chris Clark, offering great benefits and fame, prompting him to make the choice most beneficial to Tiandao Sword Sect.

Which was also the choice Ethan Clark most wanted.

But after two days to cool off...

He had clearly figured it out.