"Next, please welcome Mr. Wright, the Chief Executive of 'Era Music King' and the President of the World Music Association, to present the Era Music King trophy, the highest honor in the music industry of Blue Star, to the champion!!"
The host, after the audience's enthusiasm had slightly subsided, said into the microphone with an incredibly passionate tone.
As soon as his voice fell, the audience erupted in even more fervent cheers.
Losov, Roman, Adolf, Lauren, Kim Seong-hyun, Miyamoto Ze, and Sean all looked at Su Yu with envious eyes.
The camera slowly zoomed in from the overall stage.
Finally, it focused on Su Yu.
Wright, accompanied by two scantily clad, sexy women, took the golden trophy from the stage's award pedestal and walked towards Su Yu.
"Mr. Listening Rain, congratulations on winning the championship of this 'Era Music King'. This trophy, symbolizing the highest honor in the Blue Star music industry, now belongs to you!" Wright said with a professional smile, holding out the trophy with both hands towards Su Yu.
"Thank you, but wouldn't it be giving me too much credit for Mr. Wright to personally present the award to me?" Su Yu did not immediately reach out to take it, instead looking at Wright and saying with a half-smile.
Wright's expression stiffened for a moment, then he quickly resumed his composure, "Mr. Listening Rain's strength has been witnessed by everyone. It is my honor to present an award to the top producer of Blue Star."
"It is also my honor to receive an award from Mr. Wright!" Su Yu's lips curled up as he took the trophy.
During the previous episode, his in-ear monitor had malfunctioned. He was certain the show's production team was involved.
And as the chief executive of 'Era Music King', Su Yu didn't believe Wright was unaware of this.
However, Su Yu had no intention of settling scores with him. It was just capital's tactics, and in the end, he had won the championship.
He just needed to subtly annoy Wright during the award ceremony.
"Let us once again, with the most enthusiastic applause and cheers, congratulate Listening Rain on winning the overall championship of this 'Era Music King'!!"
The host quickly stepped forward to redirect the audience's attention.
Boom!!
In front of the stage, fireworks shot up into the sky!
Blooming into exquisite and vibrant silhouettes!
Paris in January was still a bit cold, but countless audience members were already sweating from excitement.
Especially the fans of Listening Rain, holding their sky-blue light boards.
Their throats were hoarse from shouting.
Even so.
The moment Su Yu, holding the trophy with both hands, slowly raised it above his head on stage.
Boom!!!
"Listening Rain!!"
"Listening Rain!!"
"Listening Rain!!"
A mountainous roar of cheers swept through the venue once more!
Like rolling thunder, the sound waves surged!
The name "Listening Rain."
Tonight, it echoed throughout Paris!
Echoed throughout Blue Star!!
"Thank you all for your support of Listening Rain, thank you all for your support of the producers, and thank you all for your support of 'Era Music King'. After eight months of competition, the top producers from various countries have brought us dozens of excellent works, allowing us to understand the cultures of different nations. Art originates from life and exists in life. Life continues after the show ends. We look forward to the producers continuing to create more excellent works for us in the future!"
"I declare, 'Era Music King' has successfully concluded!!"
Amidst the audience's cheers.
'Era Music King', which had lasted for eight months, had completely ended!
Listening Rain, a young man in his early twenties from the Chinese music scene, had won all his matches throughout the competition, achieving the final championship.
Standing at the pinnacle of the Blue Star music industry!
...
Su Yu returned to his dressing room with the trophy.
"Su Su, we're waiting for you at the hotel." Lin Yan Yu sent him a message.
The singer group and his parents had all come to the venue this time.
Naturally, a celebration banquet had to be prepared for Su Yu's victory.
Su Yu hadn't thought of this, but Lin Yan Yu, being his capable assistant, had already made arrangements.
She had booked a private celebration banquet for him at the grandest hotel in Paris.
After glancing at the location sent by Lin Yan Yu, Su Yu replied with a message and prepared to pack up and leave.
As soon as he walked out of the dressing room, he saw Sean and the others waiting outside.
"You guys haven't left yet?" Su Yu raised an eyebrow.
"We were just waiting for you," Kim Seong-hyun said with a smile.
"Waiting for me?" Su Yu was a little surprised.
"Listening Rain, we were rivals before, so we may have targeted you. Please don't take it to heart," Losov said, being forthright. Some things were difficult for others to say, but he felt it didn't matter.
They had indeed targeted Su Yu before, even isolating him and the producers who had lost to him. However, as the competition progressed and more people lost to Su Yu, the remaining contestants felt themselves being isolated.
Their stances were different before; they were competitors. But after the competition ended, those competitive relationships were gone.
The producers were all top figures in their respective countries, and naturally, they hoped to ease their relationships with Su Yu. There might even be opportunities for collaboration.
"I didn't take it to heart at all," Su Yu waved his hand.
He hadn't felt isolated at all, primarily because he had no intention of interacting with these people at the time.
Rather than being isolated, it was more like these people were overestimating their own importance.
"Haha, that's good. Congratulations on winning the 'Era Music King' championship. Can we add each other as friends?" Losov asked.
The producers had added each other as friends, and Su Yu was the only one who hadn't.
"Sure."
Su Yu took out his phone and added Losov. The latter waved goodbye to Su Yu with a satisfied look and then left with his singer.
Lauren, followed by Mina, walked up, "Listening Rain, let's add each other as friends."
Su Yu did not refuse.
After adding each other, he looked at Mina and said, "You performed very well today."
"What's the point? The championship was still taken by you," Mina, who had known Su Yu for a long time, spoke to him more casually.
"Uh..." The conversation hit a dead end, and Su Yu didn't know how to respond.
"Hehe... We're leaving. If you come to England, remember to contact me." Mina covered her mouth and chuckled, giving Su Yu a deep look before waving goodbye.
"Goodbye." Su Yu nodded with a smile.
Then.
One by one, the producers stepped forward to ask for Su Yu's contact information.
Su Yu naturally wouldn't refuse these world-class producers.
This could be considered a form of connections.
Although these connections were of little use to him now, perhaps they would be of great use if his children decided to enter the entertainment industry in the future.
"Mr. Listening Rain, we're leaving now." Momoka Kana from Japan waved goodbye to Su Yu reluctantly.
Ever since she sang a song by Su Yu, she had been completely captivated by him.
This led to her losing her usual passion during the subsequent episodes when Miyamoto Ze performed.
"Goodbye." Su Yu nodded.
Su Yu had a deep impression of this Japanese girl's contrasting charm.
Beneath her petite, lolita-like appearance was a rock-and-roll heart. Moreover, she was very talented. Given some opportunities, she would surely secure a place for herself in the music industry.
Everyone had left.
Finally.
Only Sean remained standing there.
The pride on his face had vanished. He looked at Su Yu with a very complex expression, opened his mouth, but didn't know how to speak.
"Add friends?" Seeing his expression, Su Yu couldn't help but smile and gesture with his phone.
Sean was stunned for a moment.
Then, the corners of his mouth slightly turned up, forming a faint curve.
"Yes!"