Shuangqing City.
The Gong Family Villa.
"It's starting, Young Master's performance is starting!"
The nanny stared at the television and shouted to Gong Youcai and the others playing mahjong in the hall.
Upon hearing this, Gong Youcai immediately got up from his seat.
"This round doesn't count, I'm going to listen to my son sing!"
Saying that, he overturned the hand of poorly dealt cards in front of him.
"Holy crap, go after you finish playing, I was about to self-draw a full flush!"
"My Dragon Seven Pairs!!"
"Gong Youcai, you're losing tens of thousands at least in this round, you can't just cheat like this!!"
The other three players, having lost all night, held big hands in this round and were waiting to make a comeback!
But Gong Youcai just stopped playing. Wasn't this cheating?
"Is playing cards more important than my son singing?" Gong Youcai walked towards the viewing room without looking back.
He was secretly pleased.
His son was indeed a lucky star, his timing for going on stage to sing was so precise.
This father-son connection saved him a lot of money!
"Gong Youcai has poor sportsmanship!"
"Is this your first day knowing him?"
"What should we do?"
"What else can we do? We'll watch the show too. Our Gong family's big star, naturally, we must support him!"
The relatives had no choice but to push away the mahjong in front of them and follow Gong Youcai upstairs.
Gong Ju Ren was quite well-liked at home. He had a good personality, was sweet-talked, and was now a beloved big star. It was also very prestigious for the relatives to mention him when chatting with others.
...
At the show's venue.
Jiang Xiao E looked at the audience clapping.
A confident smile gradually appeared on her lips.
Then, she bowed slightly towards Su Yu again, and bowed to the audience and the camera to express her gratitude.
"Red Bean symbolizes similarity. Miss Jiang Xiao E has perfectly showcased the longing in this song. She is definitely a powerful vocalist. Let us once again, with our applause, thank her for such a wonderful performance!"
After the host finished speaking, warm applause erupted from the audience again.
The emotion in this song, "Red Bean," was more reserved than in "Next Year Today," but the sadness contained within it was no less.
Coupled with Jiang Xiao E's ethereal yet melancholic voice, it gave people a lingering feeling.
Many of the people present were singers, so they naturally approved of Jiang Xiao E's song. Although they envied her for being able to sing Ting Yu's songs, they mostly acknowledged her strength and felt it was right to give her applause and encouragement.
"So, next up, we welcome the final singer of this Era Music Awards. I'm sure you've all guessed who it is, right?"
The host teased, and passed the microphone to the audience.
"Gong Ju Ren!!"
"Gong Ju Ren!!"
The audience shouted in unison.
If Ting Yu was the most legendary figure in the domestic entertainment industry, then Gong Ju Ren was the second most legendary after him!
This person was the object of envy for all male singers in the domestic entertainment industry, and also the object of admiration for all singers!
Because everyone knew how he had reached this position step by step.
Licking until the end yields everything!
If it were someone else, they might be ridiculed by everyone, but for Gong Ju Ren, no one would mock him; instead, they admired him immensely.
A rich second generation worth tens of billions, if he didn't sing, he would go back to inherit a fortune worth billions.
Such a person could achieve many things that ordinary people couldn't for the sake of his dreams, and his ability to seize opportunities was unmatched in the domestic entertainment industry!
"Haha, that's right, let us welcome Gong Ju Ren to the stage with applause!!"
The host laughed heartily and then looked towards the backstage entrance.
Gong Ju Ren, who was waiting backstage, took a deep breath upon hearing the host call him, and then quickly walked towards the stage.
At this moment, Jiang Xiao E was returning backstage from the stage. As they brushed past each other, they also high-fived.
"I won't cheer for you. Your current ability might even surprise Teacher Ting Yu."
Jiang Xiao E knew Gong Ju Ren the best.
Although Gong Ju Ren never said how hard he worked, Jiang Xiao E knew that he was insanely dedicated behind the scenes.
Teacher Ting Yu had set his songs as ancient style, so he invited historical scholars to increase his knowledge of ancient times, so that his singing would have a bit more ancient charm.
Coupled with his financial resources, he hired many vocal coaches of various types and styles, and studied whenever he had time.
With money, such hard work, and knowing how to behave,
Who wouldn't become popular?
"Xiao E's performance today also made my eyes light up," Gong Ju Ren chuckled.
"In the words of Teacher Ting Yu, it's just basic operation." Jiang Xiao E was in a good mood, and then she winked playfully.
"Haha, that's the spirit." Gong Ju Ren laughed heartily, and then without further delay, walked towards the stage.
"Good luck!" Jiang Xiao E's voice came from behind.
"Didn't you say you wouldn't cheer for me?" Gong Ju Ren paused.
Jiang Xiao E rolled her eyes repeatedly.
She turned and walked towards the backstage.
Gong Ju Ren smiled wryly, then took the microphone from a staff member.
He walked to the center of the stage.
"The dream is about to come true..."
He looked at the audience and murmured.
The title of Singer King had seemed so unattainable to him, but in just three years, he was about to achieve his dream.
Thinking about the unpleasant incident with Su Yu back then, and even wanting to make Su Yu his subordinate, made him want to laugh.
Now he was incredibly fortunate for the choice he made back then. Even if some people said that everything he had today was obtained by pleasing Ting Yu.
But he knew that if he didn't work hard himself, Yu Ge wouldn't keep giving him songs to sing.
Gong Ju Ren shook his head.
He cleared the杂念 in his mind, and then he also bowed towards Su Yu to express his gratitude.
After doing so, he nodded to the staff.
The stage lights gradually dimmed.
A sea of flowers appeared on the big screen, and these flowers were of various colors but almost identical in shape.
"Is that... Datura flowers?"
"That's right! A very rare kind of flower!"
In the audience, someone recognized the variety of the flower and muttered in discussion.
Just then, the song information appeared on the big screen.
"Rivals"
Performed by: Gong Ju Ren
Lyrics by: Ting Yu
Music by: Ting Yu
Unlike Jiang Xiao E and the others, there was an additional annotation below Gong Ju Ren's song.
[Impression Song for the Jiangnan Wuxia Drama "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils"]
Upon seeing this annotation, many audience members were instantly dumbfounded.
"What! There's a wuxia drama in Jiangnan??"
"Holy crap, this news came out of nowhere!"
"This... Ting Yu is advertising Jiangnan at the Music Awards?"
"Unbelievable, dropping such news so suddenly..."
The bullet comments scrolled wildly!
The scene was in an uproar!
Some audience members even stood up from their seats in disbelief, wanting to see clearly if they had misunderstood the annotation.
After they read it several times and found that Jiangnan was indeed going to release a new wuxia drama, they were stunned into silence!