"First... firstly, thank you all for listening to me sing!"
His voice was a little choked.
"It's been many years since so many people have listened to me sing. This feeling is truly wonderful."
The audience was moved by his words, their hearts suddenly aching.
Although the audience was from the esports circle, the two circles were not entirely separate. Many esports fans also followed the entertainment industry.
Therefore, there were a minority of Zhang Wei's fans in the audience.
They could empathize the most.
Zhang Wei's singing skills were no less than those of top singers on the market, yet he remained unpopular.
His fans were even more anxious than he was.
And today, with such an explosive performance, it was foreseeable that Zhang Wei would quickly become popular with this song.
"I want to specifically thank one person. He gave me the opportunity to stand on stage again, and he chose to give such a great song to me to sing."
"This person is the producer of 'The Lone Warrior', Teacher Ting Yu!"
Wow!
No one expected that Zhang Wei would thank the producer first after his performance.
However, upon reflection, what he said made sense.
After all, the person who wrote the song truly determined who would sing it.
And with Zhang Wei's reminder, some audience members who hadn't paid attention to the song's producer suddenly realized.
So this explosive song was also written by Ting Yu!
...
Inside the company group chat for Dual Celebration City Entertainment.
It had already exploded.
"Unimaginable..."
"I didn't expect that unlucky fellow Zhang Wei would actually succeed!"
"If you can't beat them, join them?"
"There's no shame in joining if you can't beat them. Didn't you see Zhang Wei crush Zhu Yiqun with 'The Lone Warrior'?"
"Haha, Zhu Yiqun isn't in the Dual Celebration City group, otherwise I'd really want to @ him."
"I didn't expect the next victim wouldn't be us, but those artists from the capital!"
"I want to resign! I'm going to Xinghui too!"
"Excuse me, I'm already downstairs at Xinghui."
"After my research, Ting Yu has a preference for newcomers, so I'm already signing a newcomer contract with Xinghui."
"Holy cow, have you no shame, a second-tier singer going to Xinghui to sign a newcomer contract?"
"If Zhang Wei can do it, why can't I?"
"Wait for me!"
And Li Yunchuan of Zhan Fang.
As Zhang Wei's good buddy, he was watching TV alone in his room.
A case of beer was placed in front of him.
He looked at Zhang Wei on the TV, thanking Ting Yu, nodded with satisfaction, and then picked up a bottle of beer and downed it.
Zhang Wei had chosen the right path, and he was naturally happy for his good buddy.
...
Finally.
Amidst all the applause and cheers.
Zhang Wei left the stage and returned backstage.
Around the corner, he saw Zhu Yiqun.
However, the latter no longer had the spirited demeanor from before.
He was leaning against the windowsill, holding a half-smoked cigarette.
Sensing someone behind him, he turned his head. Upon seeing Zhang Wei, his expression quickly changed.
Three parts bewildered, three parts disbelieving, and four parts helpless.
Zhang Wei didn't take the opportunity to mock him.
There was no need.
A silent refutation was the loudest.
He walked over and patted Zhu Yiqun on the shoulder.
He smiled lightly and said, "I know how you feel now."
After speaking, he turned and left.
In his mind, he recalled the helplessness he and his senior brother Li Yunchuan felt when they were dominated by Ting Yu, and combined it with Zhu Yiqun's current expression.
He felt an inexplicable sense of relief.
Was this the joy of singing Ting Yu's songs?
It was indeed very joyful...
...
Overnight.
With the efforts of the esports circle.
"The Lone Warrior" instantly became popular all over the internet.
It reached the first position on the Film, Television, Games, and New Songs chart in just five hours.
It also climbed to third place on the most authoritative Hot Songs chart.
It would take a little more time to surpass "Blue and White Porcelain" and "The Farewell Song" which were already extremely popular.
This night was destined to be a carnival for the esports circle.
The popularity of "The Lone Warrior" completely surpassed that of the All-Star theme song "Blooming Future".
The esports circle was more decisive than the entertainment circle; they only recognized the first place, only the one they loved most in their hearts. Therefore, the popularity of "Blooming Future," which was of decent quality, couldn't even compare to one-tenth of "The Lone Warrior."
However.
While everyone was praising "The Lone Warrior," a trending topic inexplicably rose to first place.
Weibo.
It was suddenly revealed that the well-known rapper Qin Shou Sheng had posted a long article a few days ago using a secondary account to comment on producer Ting Yu.
He first stated that Ting Yu's "Blue and White Porcelain" and "The Farewell Song" topping the charts was only because they benefited from official strong support for traditional culture, and thus were not true achievements.
As for the other two love songs, they were all mediocre, and they only stayed on the charts for so long because the ace producer hadn't released any new songs.
This Weibo post was revealed a few days ago.
Therefore, after "The Lone Warrior" dominated the charts, it was dug up by people who liked to stir up trouble, and he was publicly criticized.
Just when everyone thought Qin Shou Sheng would cower,
He suddenly responded using his official account.
"Many people are scolding me today. It turns out Ting Yu has released another new song with good results. I listened to it, and it's indeed quite good, but it doesn't make me retract what I said before."
Early in the morning, this Weibo post of his was pushed to the trending list.
However, when people wanted to curse him, they found out that they needed to follow him on Weibo to comment.
This further infuriated netizens.
What kind of person would be so shameless as to use this method to gain attention?
Just as netizens were hesitating whether to follow,
Qin Shou Sheng posted another Weibo.
"I know you're unconvinced, but I still believe what I said before was correct. Before 'The Lone Warrior' came out, Ting Yu's fame indeed rose by riding the wave of traditional Chinese culture's popularity. Moreover, the so-called Chinese culture is merely self-indulgent circle-jerking; internationally, very few people recognize it."
This Weibo post immediately attracted countless onlookers.
People could no longer hold back. Even if following this scoundrel would make them incredibly disgusted, they had to follow him to curse him.
However, after they followed, they suddenly found out that they needed to reach fan level five to comment.
At this point, netizens were completely stunned.
Truly the height of shamelessness!
Not long after.
It was also revealed that Qin Shou Sheng was not a Chinese national. He had studied abroad since childhood and had long changed his nationality.
Only then did everyone understand that this jumping clown was actually a foreigner!
At this time, Qin Shou Sheng posted another Weibo.
"The gap between the Chinese music scene and foreign countries is still too great. This is a reality you need to recognize. The so-called Chinese culture is hardly worthy of the hall of elegance, and pop music is completely outmatched by others. As for rap, I have the most say. Chinese rap songs are a joke abroad."
As soon as this Weibo post was released.
The entire internet exploded.
This was no longer a discussion about music but a denigration of the entire Chinese music scene.
One often heard people online who blindly worshipped foreign things, believing that the moon was roundest abroad.
Today, they finally witnessed it.
However, Qin Shou Sheng had already changed his nationality. Although he was a well-known rapper in China, his main activities were also abroad.
Netizens in China could only curse him a few words, but there was nothing they could do.
Everyone was waiting.
Waiting for Ting Yu, who was named by Qin Shou Sheng, to respond.