Mike was completely dumbfounded.
The sound of water rushing in the bathroom didn't even wake him.
The million-dollar sound system was usually used by Mike to appreciate his own songs and enjoy the joy that the details brought to the producer.
But now, he heard countless details, a resonance in the details that could only be heard after reaching a certain level of skill.
As this song "Legends Never Die" was played on repeat several times.
At one moment, he was jolted awake!
"Oh my god, is this a song that can be written by the Chinese music scene?"
Mike's face was full of disbelief.
After all, in his eyes, the domestic entertainment scene was always about crude Douyin viral songs. Even the overseas version of Douyin had many viral songs originating from the domestic scene. Everyone treated them as mere entertainment and didn't consider them as songs at all.
It was precisely because of the promotion of Douyin's overseas version that the international community had never held much respect for the Chinese music scene. In the past, when people mentioned the Chinese music scene, they thought of a few singers from the older generation. Now, it was those attention-grabbing, mass-produced songs on Douyin.
In the international landscape, the United States dominated, followed by Japan, which also held a certain position in music. After all, that country, which lived quite comfortably, indeed had its unique style in music.
Then there was South Korea, which relied on its "little fresh meat" idols and girl group culture. Although this country liked to steal from others, their girl group culture was indeed marketed very well.
Of course, entertainment wasn't just about songs, but also instrumental music.
The piano was the most popular instrument in the world, and piano pieces had always been a symbol of elegance.
Many countries had very talented pianists.
However, those who were world-renowned were from the last century. Although there were many famous pianists now, they couldn't reach that level.
China had its own national instruments, which gave rise to many talented individuals. In terms of the number of top-tier pianists, it naturally lagged behind other countries. Furthermore, the discourse power in piano competitions had always been held by Western countries, and they naturally didn't want China to achieve too much in this area.
This also led to China being able to compete with any country in the mid-to-upper tier of pianists, but the number of top-tier pianists was still much smaller.
The same applied to piano pieces. Even though many Chinese talents wrote excellent pieces, because they were not famous themselves, those piano pieces couldn't be heard by the world.
In short, in Mike's eyes, China's entertainment sector did not hold a high position in the world.
However, this time he found that Ting Yu's song was surprisingly powerful.
Not only was the quality of the lyrics and composition world-class.
"Who exactly is this Ting Yu!!"
He held his phone, searching for Ting Yu's previous songs on the app.
As if possessed, he listened to each one carefully.
Suddenly, a fragrant breeze wafted over, and Anna hugged Mike from behind. She was wrapped in a bath towel, her skin like refined jade, emitting the scent of shower gel from her recent bath.
If it were any other time, Mike would have probably engaged in some intimate activity with Anna.
But now, he was completely uninterested.
He flipped through Ting Yu's songs one by one. Since he didn't understand Chinese well, he could only click to play them one after another.
But to his surprise, each song gave him a novel feeling.
"Shit! What kind of monster is this!"
Only now did he finally understand why Ting Yu had such high prestige in China.
He had only heard of this person before but hadn't researched their work.
"Never mind, I still have to go to the show later." Anna's pretty face flushed. The atmosphere had been built up, but she found that Mike, who was usually so eager, suddenly became indifferent to her, and she started to panic.
However, just as her hand slowly reached down, Mike suddenly slapped her hand away: "Fuck! Don't disturb me!"
Mike's eyes were bloodshot, like a raging beast.
His interest in Ting Yu now far surpassed his interest in Anna.
He wanted to know how many refreshing works Ting Yu had released.
These works not only gave him novelty but also many epiphanies.
That's right, he discovered that by listening to this person's songs, his understanding of music was actually improving!
Anna's hand stung from the slap. She looked at Mike in bewilderment, her eyes full of disbelief. However, she didn't dare to get angry at Mike. Instead, with tears in her eyes, she began to get dressed.
Seriously, she had finished bathing, and now he was telling her they weren't going to do anything?
She cursed Mike silently in her heart, then picked up her bag and walked towards the door.
With a "bang!", she slammed the door shut.
However, Mike remained completely unfazed.
His attention was entirely focused on Ting Yu's songs.
...
An hour had passed since the song's release.
The originally envisioned scenario of Ting Yu being crushed by Mike did not happen.
Ting Yu was indeed surpassed by Mike at the very beginning, but only for about ten minutes. The song "Legends Never Die" quickly caught up.
Now, their vote counts were neck and neck.
This was enough to cause surprise.
After all, Ting Yu's international recognition was not high, which led many people who had only listened to Mike's song to curiously click on Ting Yu's song.
As a result, the comment section of the song was instantly flooded with various languages.
"Oh my god! I never thought a Chinese person could write such a good English song."
"Unbelievable! This Ting Yu took a completely opposite approach to Mike. Mike's writing is too superficial, while Ting Yu is profound; he writes about the spirit of legends!"
"It's hard to explain, I've been listening to a song on repeat for over an hour and I'm still not tired of it!"
"This song shouldn't just belong to a game theme song; it can be used for any legendary figure or story!"
"All I want to say is that Ting Yu is actually a trainee from our South Korea, and he has one-quarter Korean blood, seumida."
For these overseas comments about Ting Yu.
Domestic fans watched with immense excitement.
Then, fans who knew other languages took this opportunity to recommend Ting Yu to them.
Many people were also amused by the foreigners' comments.
"Sometimes I really sympathize with these foreigners because they don't even know how to say 'holy shit'..."
"Hahaha, this is so true. In the domestic entertainment scene, when Ting Yu releases a song, 'holy shit' is the most common comment."
"To the country in question, please stop showing your low IQ, thank you seumida."
As for the countries that started discussing Ting Yu's ancestry, they were all immediately scorned.
You are really good at riding on someone's coattails!
As more and more people heard this song.
Ting Yu was also recognized by everyone for the first time.
Especially in the esports circle.
They heard a resonance with legendary players in Ting Yu's song, and without hesitation, they chose to vote for Ting Yu.
Even celebrity professional players forwarded this song to solicit votes for Ting Yu. Standing on the "peak" was indeed exhilarating, but "eternal legends" were even more moving!