"Outside the plantain leaves are stirred by sudden rain, and the door knocker is greened with copper.
And I passed through that small town in Jiangnan and met you…"
As the song was sung.
The dancers on stage, dressed in blue and white, performed a dance full of ancient charm.
Su Yu played his paper fan very well.
Not only that, but there were also many introductions to porcelain on the big screen.
Not just blue and white porcelain, but also other exquisite porcelain, and the paintings on them were full of cultural atmosphere.
Paired with the song "Blue and White Porcelain," a sense of cultural pride instantly surged!
"Porcelain culture has a long history and is the pride of our entire nation!"
"So beautiful, worthy of being a national treasure, this is the wisdom of the ancients!"
"Both the song and the culture are worth savoring."
Unknowingly.
The audience was captivated by the beautiful porcelain.
So much so that they didn't realize the song "Blue and White Porcelain" had already finished.
Su Yu returned backstage via the lifting platform.
The stage was still introducing the culture of porcelain. This was the arrangement of the program team. The protagonist of this performance was not Su Yu, but those cultural treasures. Therefore, he was used to open the show, allowing the audience to immerse themselves and understand porcelain culture.
Because his program had already been performed.
There were no more programs to follow.
He had originally wanted to spend the Lunar New Year with his parents in his hometown this year, but due to the Spring Festival Gala, he couldn't.
He planned to return to his hometown on the first day of the Lunar New Year to accompany his parents.
He had been traveling around for a while and had little time to accompany them. Although his parents understood that his career was important, Su Yu felt a little guilty.
As he thought, he went to the audience seats and sat next to Lin Yanyu.
"Susu, you sang so well just now. I never knew this song could be interpreted like this!" Lin Yanyu said with admiration.
Since she sang "Blue and White Porcelain," this song had often become a mandatory song for her performances.
Therefore, she had a deep understanding of this song, but Su Yu's interpretation this time gave her a refreshing feeling.
The entire song was more towards gentleness, and the performance felt as soft as a landscape painting. Lin Yanyu found that Su Yu's ability to use emotions to express the imagery of the lyrics had reached a masterful level.
"You sang well, almost as good as when I was young," Lin Zhaoyang praised quietly from the side.
Su Yu was stunned, then nodded to Lin Zhaoyang, "I'm still a bit worse than you."
Lin Zhaoyang immediately beamed, "Haha, don't be too modest. This year is not bad. At least I can still hear you sing before waiting for Xiao Rong's program. You don't know how bored I was in the past few years. If it weren't for watching Xiao Rong's program, I wouldn't want to be an audience member."
Chen Rong always performed on the Spring Festival Gala, so Lin Zhaoyang attended as an audience member every year to accompany his wife for the New Year.
Given his status, he didn't need audience tickets; the officials would invite him themselves.
However, the Spring Festival Gala programs were too long, and Lin Zhaoyang didn't like watching other programs, so sitting there every year was an ordeal.
"Although my dad is usually unreliable, he has never found an opponent when it comes to doting on his wife," Lin Yanyu said with a smile, hooking Su Yu's arm and teasing Lin Zhaoyang.
"Hehe, I, Lin Zhaoyang, only have this one wife. If I don't dote on her, who else will?" Lin Zhaoyang said somewhat impatiently.
"I really should learn more from Dad in this regard..." Su Yu twitched the corner of his mouth.
He felt that his father-in-law, although he liked to brag and show off in daily life, was truly unmatched when it came to doting on his wife. Given his current status, it was already very difficult for him to find time to watch his wife's performance. However, unless there were very important arrangements, Lin Zhaoyang would not miss Chen Rong's programs.
"Haha, you're not bad either. Anyway, I'm quite satisfied with you as my son-in-law," Lin Zhaoyang said, becoming even happier upon hearing Su Yu's praise.
Seeing this, Su Yu winked at Lin Yanyu.
He had already figured out this father-in-law's temperament.
The latter covered her mouth and chuckled.
…
After the traditional culture segment.
It was time for the song and dance performances.
This was also the segment that young people liked the most.
The singers performing on stage were all national team performers, starting with folk songs.
To Su Yu's surprise, he heard Shen Qingfeng siblings' song "Most Dazzling Folk Style" on stage.
However, the singers were definitely not the Shen Qingfeng siblings but a duo from the national team.
As for their singing skills, they were undoubtedly better than the Shen Qingfeng siblings, but they still lacked a certain soul.
"Holy crap, where are the people who called this song cheesy? Now it's being sung by the national team on the Spring Festival Gala!"
"Hahaha, this song is now my nightmare; you can hear it everywhere."
"Although the national team sings this song with great skill, why do I feel it lacks the flavor of Fengling Legend?"
"It's mainly because we're all used to the Fengling Legend version, and Shen Qingling's voice is simply perfect for this type of song. It can also be said that Tingyu understood the singers he chose very well."
A song not only requires singing skills but also vocal suitability. Rather than saying Su Yu was good at choosing singers, it was more that Shen Qingling and the others were naturally suited for this type of song.
After "Most Dazzling Folk Style" finished, there were several other familiar classic folk songs.
Then it was time for pop music.
To everyone's surprise, the first song was "Young Hua Guo Shuo" sung by Gong Juren!
From the beginning until now, there had been three Tingyu songs, which was enough to show Tingyu's influence in the Chinese music scene.
This national team performer was an elder over fifty years old.
His voice carried a sense of vicissitude. When singing "Young Hua Guo Shuo," it was a completely different style from Gong Juren's youthful voice.
"Youngsters have youthful ambition,
Their bodies are like mountains and rivers, their backs are straight,
Dare to measure the sun and moon again,
Today, only we are the young men…"
Gong Juren sang about the vigorous striving of youth, while he sang of his expectations for the youth of Hua Guo.
In comparison, it was more grand and magnificent.
After that, after singing only a few other songs.
Another Tingyu song appeared!
"Jing Zhong Bao Guo"!
Qian Hongliang's comeback work!
Qian Hongliang, known as the "Emperor's Voice," had a poor reputation among young idol fans because he offended them. However, with Tingyu's song "Jing Zhong Bao Guo," he successfully became popular.
"Tingyu fans rejoice!"
"I was so busy looking for Tingyu's performance in the program list that I forgot to look for Tingyu's songs. I didn't expect the 'rain content' on the Spring Festival Gala to be so terrifying!"
"I always request 'Jing Zhong Bao Guo' at KTV!"
"Teacher Qian Hongliang's singing skills are undeniable; he can sing with the feeling of thousands of troops and horses!"
The reason this song was loved by many netizens was mainly due to its good theme and its passionate and inspiring nature.
There was a popular meme circulating online.
"I got 'Jing Zhong Bao Guo' tattooed, and you took all afternoon?"
"Almost done, just two more characters."
"Bao Guo (Protect the Country)?"
"Come and see!"
"Damn it, did you start tattooing from 'Lang Yan Qi'?"
This meme had been circulating on various short video platforms, bringing a lot of popularity to the song "Jing Zhong Bao Guo."