The curtain opened.
Su Yu appeared before everyone in military attire.
The audience was instantly stunned.
It was the first time they had seen Su Yu dressed like this. Actually, Su Yu's temperament leaned more towards that of a scholar, but when he wore this military uniform and armor, not only was there no awkwardness, but he truly looked like an ancient general, incredibly striking.
The lights gradually turned dim and yellow.
He stood at the city gate, gazing inside, a sense of desolation impossible to describe.
"Fireworks Fade Easily"
Vocal: Ting Yu
Lyrics: Ting Yu
Music: Ting Yu
The moment the song information appeared.
The prelude began.
A simple melody, yet it carried a hint of sadness.
The audience didn't notice anything unusual, but Jiang Qian, sitting at the critique panel, was suddenly dumbfounded.
"Guitar?"
She murmured in disbelief.
Not only her, but Shen Jinghong beside her also frowned and slowly closed his eyes, listening carefully to the prelude.
"The sounds of prosperity, retreated into the monastery, blinding the mortal world.
Dreams are cold, tossing and turning through a lifetime, how many love debts remain.
As if you tacitly agreed, waiting for life and death.
Waiting in circles, year after year, the rings of time…"
Su Yu's voice was deep, with his unique singing style.
As if whispering into everyone's ears.
Giving a feeling of a story being told slowly.
Just then, from inside the city gate, a woman in ancient costume emerged.
It was Lin Yanyu, also dressed in ancient attire.
Her attire had the air of a refined young lady from a prominent family.
Looking at Su Yu in his military uniform, her eyes were filled with deep affection.
After meeting, they embraced each other.
Only for a moment, then they separated.
Then, she stood there quietly, watching the "general" depart.
"Pagodas, how many layers are broken, whose soul is lost,
Pain rushes, a single flickering lamp, the collapsed mountain gate."
Allow me to wait again, for history to turn,
To wait for the mellow fragrance of wine, for you to play, a zither tune…"
After this part was sung.
The audience felt a tightness in their chests.
The melody was too sorrowful.
The lyrics were also very heartbreaking.
By now, the audience was gradually beginning to understand.
The background story of this song should revolve around a woman waiting for a general.
The scene on stage changed.
It was an ancient temple.
Inside the temple.
Lin Yanyu played the zither under a large old tree.
She occasionally gazed into the distance, her longing evident in her eyes.
This venue was very advanced, with holographic projections used for the scenes.
This allowed for a more perfect creation of stage effects.
Lin Yanyu didn't have many actions.
She was able to move countless people with just her eyes.
Fully embodying the "wait" in the lyrics.
"The rain is falling, overgrown with grass and trees in the old hometown.
I heard you've always been alone.
The mottled city gate, entwined with ancient tree roots.
Echoing on the flagstones is, waiting again…"
Waiting again!
The woman would go to the city gate to gaze once every day.
Sitting on that flagstone, quietly waiting for her beloved to return.
Many say that in the past, travel was slow, and a lifetime was enough to love one person.
But this overlooks the steadfastness of love in that era.
In an age of limited information, to have such love was even more precious.
As if time were flowing by.
Day after day, year after year.
Trees withered, then bloomed with new life.
That endless "waiting" caused the audience to feel a stinging in their eyes after immersing themselves.
More emotional individuals began to shed tears.
"The rain is falling, overgrown with grass and trees in the old hometown.
I heard you are still guarding the lonely city.
The sound of a shepherd's flute from the outskirts, falling on that wild village.
Fate taking root is, us…"
From raven hair to white.
Sometime later.
There was no longer that figure outside the city gate.
The general finally returned.
It was during the drizzling season.
His heart was filled with joy, but he only heard the legend of the woman who guarded the city gate, who had been waiting for her beloved.
He took two stumbling steps, his singing filled with intense emotion. At this moment, everyone could feel the resentment in his heart!
The lyrics painted vivid pictures, yet everywhere conveyed deeply etched affection.
At this moment.
Fate took root.
The general knew the truth.
But the audience's eyes reddened!
"Listen to youth, welcoming laughter, envied by many.
That history book, too gentle to be written, with strokes too harsh…"
The accompaniment of this song.
Seemed to possess a kind of magic.
Forcing people into the somber and desolate mood of the song.
Coupled with the recurring word "wait," each time it was heard, it felt like a personal experience, the tragic love repeatedly washing over the heart.
"Damn it, Ting Yu is making people depressed again!"
"No, I want a perfect ending!"
"This song, overall, is quite plain, but its emotions are more profound than those heart-wrenching songs. I was drawn in from the prelude."
"Subtle and silent influence, without being humble, I must say, Ting Yu's mastery of melody can truly be called divine!"
"I have a feeling that I am immersed in the story, feeling that quiet yet heartbreaking sensation. It's like watching a silent film, completely without sound, yet incredibly sad."
The audience could no longer remain silent.
If they didn't release the emotions in their hearts, they might suffocate.
From the prelude to the chorus, there was a heavy sense of suppression, so much so that the audience couldn't breathe.
This kind of immersion, where lyrics and melody synchronized, was simply tuyệt vời!
"A thousand years later, worldly affections accumulated, who is still waiting.
And the historical records, how can they not be true, the Wei Shu Luo Yang City.
…"
The scene shifted again.
The general arrived at that ancient temple.
He stood there like an observer, quietly watching.
Inside the temple, she sat quietly, striking the wooden fish.
She was doing things to forget the mortal world, but the sound of the wooden fish was filled with the mortal world.
The scene appeared real, yet had a sense of unreality.
The scene was so beautiful that it was difficult to describe in words.
Just when the audience thought the general had finally found the woman waiting for him.
They discovered it was merely his fantasy.
That sense of loss made one want to curse.
"The rain is falling, overgrown with grass and trees in the old hometown.
I heard you've always been alone.
…
The mottled city gate, entwined with ancient tree roots.
Echoing on the flagstones is, waiting again…"
The second chorus began.
The emotions in the song became even richer, and Su Yu's singing style was more heartbreaking.
As the key changed, there was a hint of a faint cry.
Instantly, the audience, whose emotions had somewhat calmed, felt a lump in their throats.
The same melody, the same gentle tune, just a slight change in vocal inflection.
Yet it added a touch of despair to the deep affection.
He amazed everyone again with his emotional expression in his singing.
…
ps: "Fireworks Fade Easily" Original Singer: Jay Chou, Lyrics: Vincent Fang, Music: Jay Chou