I started to become more self-disciplined at the age of 30

Chapter 245 244. Professor Jiang? Sichuan Rhapsody!
Pan Yao had not yet recovered from the live performance of Jiang Chen and others.

However, Wang He, one of the top hosts of Xiangnan TV, quickly came to his senses, walked onto the stage to take control of the situation, and Pan Yao also quickly came to his senses and followed Wang He onto the stage.

As soon as Wang He walked onto the stage, he stretched out his hands to applaud, and said excitedly: "Wonderful, very wonderful. It is really an auditory and visual feast. Jiang Chen and his band members have brought us an incomparable and wonderful performance."

Wang He's applause and excited voice quickly awakened everyone at the scene!

Then, the next second, hundreds of people in the audience applauded excitedly.

clap clap clap...

Warm applause broke out at this time.

The audience members stood up one by one, and then all of them quickly stood up together, giving Jiang Chen the warmest applause while whispering excitedly.

“It sounds so good, and it looks so good.”

"It's really beautiful! This is the most wonderful performance I have ever seen and heard on this stage, bar none."

"Is this Jiang Chen? He is really amazing. I didn't expect his live performances to be so awesome too."

“I hope his subsequent challenge performances will be as exciting.”

"I was a little worried about his live performance, but now it seems there is no need to worry, he is a genius."

"It sounds nice. What's the name of this piano piece?"

“I don’t know if I can download it after the show is over!”

……

Everyone still felt a little unsatisfied and hoped to continue listening to the performance of Jiang Chen and others.

but!

The show is over.

Jiang Chen, Pu Yuexi, Li Wen, Wang Jing, and Chen Xiaojia had already left their instruments and were standing in the middle facing everyone, accepting their applause.

Li Haifeng and the leaders of Xiangnan TV in the audience seats nearby were relieved and at the same time a little surprised that Jiang Chen's opening performance was not messed up, and their 50 million seemed to be not wasted.

Many staff members of the program team backstage were also very surprised.

Guo Haitao was smiling as he looked at the excited audience outside. This program has been going on for so long, but Jiang Chen was the first one to get such an intense reaction from the audience.

All the previous performances of big-name singers, even if they could attract people to stand up and applaud, most people’s expressions would not be so excited. It was not entirely because of the performance, but more of a kind of spiritual support for the singer himself.

At this time, all the audience reacted extremely intensely, and they were obviously shocked by Jiang Chen's performance.

Guo Haitao immediately took out his intercom and asked, "Are the real-time ratings out?"

An excited voice immediately came from the intercom: "It's out! It started at 2.65 and has now risen to 3.78. The ratings tonight have exploded."

Guo Haitao and several other senior executives of the program team who could hear it were all excited.

The ratings of their show in the last episode have begun to show signs of fatigue. During its previous peak period, the ratings were around 3.8, which was already the highest variety show ratings in recent years. However, last week it had fallen to around 2.

Of course, a viewership rating of over 2 o'clock is already at the king level in the current variety show market. The ratings of other TV stations' mainstay variety shows are generally maintained at over 1 o'clock. Occasionally, if they can reach 2 o'clock when they are done well, it is already a great success.

The fact that the singing competition can last until after 2 a.m. is enough to make it the hottest variety show this year.

but……

It was more than three o'clock before, and then it fell to more than two o'clock. Everyone in the program crew was unwilling to accept this.

That's why Guo Haitao spent a huge amount of money to invite Jiang Chen.

Based on the popularity of Jiang Chen’s live broadcast, it will definitely increase the ratings and make the program’s popularity explode again.

but……

Guo Haitao and other program team and TV station executives had not expected that Jiang Chen's participation in the show would have such an obvious and astonishing effect on the ratings.

It had a viewership of 2.6 as soon as it was aired, which has already exceeded the highest ratings of the previous episode.

Jiang Chen's performance lasted only a few minutes, but the ratings soared to 3.8, which also exceeded the highest ratings of the King of Singers Contest this year.

Guo Haitao waved his fist excitedly and said excitedly: "Keep watching the data and report to me every five minutes!"

An equally excited voice from a staff member came over the intercom: "Okay, Director Guo!"

Of course, every staff member of a program team hopes that the ratings of the program they are involved in will be as high as possible.

And at this time.

The applause from the audience outside gradually died down.

Jiang Chen was just about to take Pu Yuexi and a few others off the stage to rest and wait for the next performance.

However, the host Wang He obviously would not let Jiang Chen leave the stage like this, and hurriedly said: "Professor Jiang, wait a moment!"

Jiang Chen stopped and looked at Wang He.

Professor Jiang?
Many people at the scene were confused.

Wang He smiled and looked at Jiang Chen's puzzled eyes. He stepped forward and said, "You are a professor at Sichuan University now. It's absolutely fine for me to call you Professor Jiang!"

Ok!

Many people at the scene who were paying attention to Jiang Chen suddenly remembered that Jiang Chen had indeed accepted the invitation to be an honorary professor of Sichuan University, so there was nothing wrong with calling him Professor Jiang.

but……

In the entertainment industry, the title of Professor Jiang immediately sets Jiang Chen apart from other people in the entertainment industry.

Moreover, they are not professors from fake universities or unknown art colleges, but professors from top universities. Although Sichuan University is not as good as Peking University, Shuimu University, and the two stars of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Chang'an University of Jiaotong, etc., it is also a famous university in the second tier after these first-tier universities. Every year, top students from many schools dream of being admitted to Sichuan University.

Therefore, when Wang He called Jiang Chen "Professor Jiang", many people's eyes looked at Jiang Chen differently, with more respect in their eyes.

Pan Yao stepped forward and extended her hand to Jiang Chen with a very respectful gesture. She looked at Jiang Chen with admiration in her eyes: "Hello, Professor Jiang, I can finally talk to you. I am your loyal fan. I went to Beijing, Chang'an, and Rongcheng to watch your performances, but I didn't get to talk to you."

"I am so happy to finally shake hands and talk with you today!"

Jiang Chen reached out and shook hands with Pan Yao, smiling, "Thank you!"

Guo Haitao's voice came from the headset in Wang He's ear: "Teacher Wang, try to interact with Jiang Chen as much as possible. The audience loves to watch it."

The ratings data has clearly shown Jiang Chen's appeal, so Guo Haitao will naturally try his best to let Jiang Chen stay on the stage for more time.

Wang He immediately said to Jiang Chen: "I am also a fan of Professor Jiang. I can recite every piece of Professor Jiang's work. I have completed the achievement of reciting the entire text ahead of time. Your calligraphy is my favorite. My father is also a fan of yours. He can't sleep if he doesn't copy your calligraphy every day."

Wang He also comes from a scholarly family. His parents are professors at Xiangnan University. He graduated from Beijing Communication University and taught there for three years before becoming a TV host. That’s why everyone calls him Teacher Wang. Therefore, Wang He also deliberately calls Jiang Chen Professor Jiang, pointing out Jiang Chen’s status in the academic circle!

Jiang Chen shook hands with Wang He again: "Thank you!"

It’s still just a simple thank you.

Wang He continued, "Professor Jiang, the piece you just played was written by you, right?"

Jiang Chen nodded: "Yes, I wrote it myself."

Wang He: "That's amazing. I can't believe you didn't graduate from a music school. What's the name of this piece? What's its meaning?"

Jiang Chen: "Let's call this piece Sichuan Rhapsody. This is what I wrote when I returned to Chengdu this time. I felt the changes in Chengdu and my hometown over the past decade. It has developed too fast."

Wang He's eyes lit up: "Oh? Written for your hometown?"

Jiang Chen nodded: "I guess so."

Wang He: “That’s amazing!”

And at this time.

In the official live broadcast room, dense barrages of comments flashed across the screen.

"My eyes are filled with tears. Lao Jiang actually wrote this song for his hometown. It's so beautiful. Chengdu is so lucky."

"Woo woo woo, the people of Demon City are expressing their envy."

“People in Beijing sent envious expressions.”

"It's so beautiful. It's no exaggeration to say it's the best piano music I've ever heard."

"The people of Chengdu cheered enthusiastically."

……

Only then did Guo Haitao open the official live broadcast room to see how many people were watching on the live broadcast platform.

Seeing the number of people online in the live broadcast background reaching more than 13 million, Guo Haitao showed a surprised smile.

This far exceeds the data from their previous live broadcast!

As a popular variety show on the entire Internet, the live broadcast data of "The King of Singers" has always been quite good, with the highest number of online users reaching more than two million, and usually around five to six hundred thousand people.

And now...

Jiang Chen is here!

The number of people online in the live broadcast room directly increased to tens of millions.

Guo Haitao was completely relieved.

Jiang Chen did not have any problems with acclimatization!
Unlike those big anchors who have tens of millions of followers and hundreds of thousands of people online during their live broadcasts, but once they appear on variety shows, they have no influence and the increase in ratings is minimal. Some internet celebrity anchors even bring negative impacts, causing ratings and reputation to drop.

This is a sign of not being able to adapt to the local environment. There is still a big difference between internet celebrity anchors and real star artists.

There are very few people who can transform from internet celebrities into celebrity artists, and there are probably only one or two people who are truly successful!
The first time Jiang Chen appeared on TV, the ratings and the number of live viewers soared.

Guo Haitao regretted in his heart and whispered: "If I had known earlier, I should have invited Jiang Chen earlier."

However, he thought about how he had invited Jiang Chen when he was in Beijing, but Jiang Chen had refused at that time. He smiled bitterly, knowing that he was a little greedy.

On the stage, Wang He, Pan Yao and Jiang Chen interacted for a few words, and chatted with Pu Yuexi, Chen Xiaojia, Wang Jing and Li Wen. After all, these four are the absolute most beautiful people today, and each of them is as good as Pan Yao. The four of them stood on the stage, with different looks and temperaments, unlike those internet celebrity anchors who all look the same under the beauty filters.

Wang He: "Yuexi, you have only been working with Professor Jiang for more than a month, right? What do you think of him?"

Pu Yuexi: "I don't dare to comment on Professor Jiang. I'm not qualified! Whether it's calligraphy, poetry, or music, Professor Jiang is not someone I can comment on!"

Wang He glanced at Chen Xiaojia, Wang Jing and Li Wen. The three of them obviously had the same expression and did not feel that they were qualified to evaluate Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen has only written three piano pieces, but these three pieces are absolutely excellent works. They can be said to be unique in China and are top-notch internationally. His piano playing level is also top-notch internationally.

Pu Yuexi, Chen Xiaojia, Wang Jing and Li Wen would naturally not comment on such existence, as they are just graduates of some famous domestic music schools.

Chen Xiaojia said: "We are studying with Professor Jiang and are his students. We have learned a lot about music from him and we have all made great progress recently. Therefore, we are definitely not qualified to evaluate Professor Jiang. I can only say that his talent and strength in music far exceeds everyone's imagination."

"This time, he is taking us to participate in the singing competition. We are looking forward to it. We hope that Professor Jiang can let everyone feel what real music is!"

Chen Xiaojia's words caused everyone at the scene to fall silent for a moment.

Ye Lan, Zhou Ming, Yuan Caiyi, and Chen Xun in the backstage were all silent for a moment, all looking unhappy.

Chen Xiaojia's words clearly meant that, apart from Jiang Chen, other musicians in the country don't understand music!
Even though Jiang Chen, Pu Yuexi and others' performances were very exciting, and Ye Lan, Zhou Ming and others also acknowledged and liked them very much, they still felt a little uncomfortable when they heard what Chen Xiaojia said.

Ye Lan said softly: "Then I am really looking forward to seeing what real music is!"

Chen Xun nodded: "I am also looking forward to his performance."

Zhou Ming and Yuan Caiyi didn't say anything, but their eyes showed some unwillingness and eagerness to try. They were thinking about performing well and not letting Jiang Chen and Pu Yuexi and the others look down on them.

Yuan Caiyi said: "Pu Yuexi is right. There are really few people who are qualified to evaluate Jiang Chen now!"

After hearing what Yuan Caiyi said, everyone fell silent.

They really didn't dare to comment on Jiang Chen publicly because they knew they were not qualified.

In another room, Kailin and Axe listened to the translator's retelling of the conversation on the stage, and both had amused expressions on their faces.

Axe said softly, "I admit that their performance just now was very wonderful, beyond my imagination. However, I have been in China for so long, and I have never seen any good music! In terms of pop music, China has fallen far behind."

Kailin nodded in agreement: "Not bad, I hope they are not exaggerating."

Axel smiled again, obviously not thinking that Jiang Chen could bring any real music.

The interview interaction on the stage has ended.

Jiang Chen bowed slightly to the audience, then said goodbye and left.

Pu Yuexi, Chen Xiaojia, Wang Jing, and Li Wen all did the same as Jiang Chen. They bowed slightly to everyone and then followed Jiang Chen's steps and left.

Everyone watched Jiang Chen and his companions leave the stage, with a look of reluctance and anticipation in their eyes, hoping to see Jiang Chen's performance again as soon as possible.

Wang He said loudly: "Okay, thank you Professor Jiang for the wonderful performance. I think this Sichuan Rhapsody will be popular all over the country!"

"Now, tonight's competition performance will officially begin!"

(End of this chapter)