The topic of Zhou Xiang's retirement also sparked heated discussions online, coinciding with his live stream.
It was truly disheartening for many to see a veteran athlete, who had brought glory to the nation, end up being criticized into retirement.
However, a significant number of Zhou Xiang's fans were eager to do something for him.
They flooded the internet with stories about Zhou Xiang, hoping that Ting Yu would write a song for him.
Even official accounts of sports associations were sharing Zhou Xiang's story.
They also cut together a highlight reel of Zhou Xiang's career.
Watching him dominate the competition was incredibly exciting, while seeing him endure rigorous training while under public pressure made people's hearts ache for him.
In addition to Zhou Xiang, the video also featured a montage of many athletes' training sessions, showcasing their struggles and triumphs on their paths to chasing dreams.
The moments of reaching the podium were dazzlingly brilliant!
Su Yu did not refuse this request.
This was because there was a song that was perfect for Zhou Xiang.
Moreover, it was also suitable for everyone who persevered in their dreams.
Regardless of industry, gender, or age, as long as one held a dream in their heart and a pure spirit, they could feel strength from this song.
"Chasing the Dream with a Pure Heart."
Su Yu planned to use this song to compete for the King of Singers in the next episode.
With that thought, he directly tagged the official Weibo account of the sports association.
"The video is very good. Blessings to everyone who persists for their dreams. See you next week on Masked Singer King."
Su Yu's reply instantly set the entire internet ablaze.
This man had such boldness!
He was fearless!
He actually stood up and spoke for Zhou Xiang!
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There was still one day left until Lin Yan Zhi's song "Big Bowl, Long Noodles" was released.
Because this song was in competition with Ting Yu, and with the promotion from Lin Yan Zhi's backing, Kas Entertainment, the hype was quite substantial.
It had been a long time since Su Yu had released a solo single; his songs were usually debuted on shows.
Now, because of this Lin Yan Zhi, he had started recording the song "Transcending Eras."
It wasn't about truly targeting Lin Yan Zhi; Su Yu didn't really pay attention to such a clown. He was doing this to show the foreign capital that they could enter the domestic entertainment industry however they pleased, but they shouldn't provoke him. Provoking Su Yu would come with consequences.
While Su Yu was recording, he happened to encounter the young girl who had asked to be his disciple last time, Li Zhi Zhi.
She was recording a song with a rock style.
"Teacher Ting Yu, would you like me to have her come out?" The sound engineer was surprised that Su Yu had encountered this young girl on both his visits.
He knew that Li Zhi Zhi had always wanted to become Su Yu's disciple. She was quite diligent, often coming to the company to record songs and chatting with the sound engineer.
However, Su Yu had given Li Zhi Zhi a condition: if she could get into the top ten of the new song charts, he would accept her.
In the sound engineer's opinion, before Su Yu's emergence, Li Zhi Zhi's skill level might have had a chance to reach the top ten of the new song charts. But now, the Chinese music scene was an absolute carnival of gods, with various ace producers unleashing their creative passions.
Sometimes, even the top five on a chart could be occupied by ace producers.
In this era of divine battles, it was truly difficult for Li Zhi Zhi to reach the top ten.
"No need. Her song is quite good," Su Yu said, pulling over a stool and sitting down.
Indeed, the song had a feel of a viral hit. The term "viral hit" here was not meant as a derogatory term.
In fact, many popular Douyin songs were quite good, but they had been dragged down in public perception by those brainwashing hits.
As a result, people developed a resistance after hearing too many of them.
Li Zhi Zhi's song, however, had a good melodic progression and storytelling, truly a good piece of work, especially the chorus which was quite catchy.
"This is her fifth version. She wasn't satisfied with the previous versions and came to re-record," the sound engineer, who had a good relationship with Li Zhi Zhi, spoke a few good words for her within his capacity.
"She's that dedicated?" Su Yu's eyebrows rose upon hearing this.
He suddenly had an idea.
If he took first place on the electronic music new song chart this time, it would only serve as a warning.
But if his disciple took second place...
That would be quite good.
At this moment.
Li Zhi Zhi had almost finished recording. She saw Su Yu outside, was taken aback for a moment, and then quickly came out.
"Master, are you recording a song?" she asked Su Yu with a cheerful smile.
"Mm," Su Yu nodded.
"Is it that electronic music song?" Li Zhi Zhi probed.
"That's right," Su Yu replied.
He could guess Li Zhi Zhi's intention, which was likely not wanting to compete on the same track as him.
This way, her chances of entering the top ten would be much higher.
"Then please go ahead. I'll record again later," Li Zhi Zhi said, sitting down nearby.
However, Su Yu looked at her with a smile, not entering the recording booth.
"Wh... what's wrong?" Li Zhi Zhi thought there was something on her face, checked her phone screen, and saw nothing.
"Do you want to take second place on the new song chart?" Su Yu asked with a smile.
"Ah? Second place on the new song chart?" Li Zhi Zhi incredulously picked at her ear.
This was a result she had never imagined, but she still nodded, "Of course I do, but can I do it?"
Su Yu said, "If this rock-style song of yours is combined with electronic music, with some modifications, and with my name attached, it should be fine."
"Add... add what?" Li Zhi Zhi's face was filled with surprise. She could hear from Su Yu's words that he was willing to teach her something.
If that were the case, did it mean Su Yu had acknowledged her as his disciple?
"Come, let's go look at your arrangement."
Su Yu felt this method was feasible.
Therefore, he planned to use his divine teaching skills, and then a custom master-level arrangement should be enough.
His own energy was naturally limited. With so many singers in the singer group, if he taught Li Zhi Zhi, and then had her write songs for the singer group, it would help maintain the singer group's activity level.
It could also improve Xing Hui's overall strength, which would be a good thing for Su Yu himself.
However, he definitely wouldn't teach everything at once, as one could never be too sure of others' true intentions.
He would first teach Li Zhi Zhi the electronic music arrangement techniques, and then help improve the quality, which would basically solve the problem.
Of course, although that Joseph was very powerful, he chose the wrong battlefield. If it were on overseas charts, perhaps he would have had a chance to win, but in the domestic entertainment industry, no matter how powerful his electronic music was, it was useless because the brand name "Ting Yu" was no longer what it used to be.
It could be said that now, even if he casually wrote a song, even if it was only at the level of an ace producer, there would be no surprises in competing for the charts.
This was the traffic that countless entertainment companies desired.
However, it was different from those traffic stars.
This was the precipitation of reputation.
And it was also a kind of trust from the public.
That's right, with all of this.
Ting Yu was now the undisputed king of traffic in the Chinese music scene!
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