How did this star become more popular after his scandal?

Chapter 163 Greater Bay Area Gala

That night, the "Walk and Sing" production team added extra episodes, airing two episodes in total, showcasing the entire second leg of the show in Hong Kong. The results were undeniable, with the show's popularity and performance skyrocketing. Even the extra episode, which CEO Chen initially feared would be too sudden and lead to a drop in viewership, was a surprise.

When Mr. Chen saw the data sheet sent by the company, he realized that he had worried too much.

The fourth and final episode of the Hong Kong stop saw no decline in playback data. In fact, because the popularity of the third episode of Hong Kong content that was first broadcast was still there, the data for this episode was even better than that of the third episode.

As of the end of the fourth episode, the views of this extra episode alone on Penguin Video have exceeded 150 million. This isn't just the data for one day, or even 24 hours. It's the data from the end of the extra episode, which is the data from the moment it aired, within two hours.

One hundred and fifty million views means that this number of viewers watched this program tonight.

If we calculate it based on 24 hours, there is basically no problem for this episode to have over 300 million views.

In terms of the current success and popularity of "Walk and Sing," only Mango TV's "Singer," which ran concurrently, can even slightly surpass it. However, Mr. Chen feels that this achievement is already quite good. After all, "Singer" has been airing for several seasons, and its high performance is the result of years of accumulated reputation and popularity.

However, their "Walk and Sing" program is a brand new program, and this year is only the first season. This brand new program has achieved such results, and can even compete with the national-level variety show "Singer" of the same period, which is already a great success.

And tonight, it wasn't just "Walking and Singing" that stole the show. Jiang Yu's new songs, "Simple Love" and "Open Sky," and even the song he wrote for Su Muwan, "Like You," were all viral hits.

The song "Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies" in particular has received a huge response online. A song full of positive energy that resonates with countless people is the most touching. There are countless people like Chen Wei. Many people were deeply moved after listening to Jiang Yu's song "Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies."

This song became popular, not only on music platforms, but also in many people's WeChat Moments and short video platforms.

Jiang Yu also saw the impact of his song "Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies," and he felt a sense of emotion. Perhaps this is the power of music. Whether in this world or on Earth, this song always touches and inspires countless people. This is why, after all these years, "Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies" remains enduring and is regarded as a classic song. Even when the music plays, it can inspire countless people to sing along.

He didn't look at it for long because he had just landed at Mango TV and was very sleepy late at night. He still had to participate in the recording of the fifth episode of "Singer" tomorrow, so he went to bed as soon as he arrived at the hotel arranged by the program team.

And the next day, at the temporary office venue of the Greater Bay Area Gala.

The anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China is approaching, and this year marks another important date. Due to policy reasons, we've been holding Greater Bay Area galas for the past two years. Besides celebrating Hong Kong's return to China, we've also been promoting the Greater Bay Area Special Economic Zone.

During this period, CCTV has arrived in the Greater Bay Area and the recording venue has been set up, and even the guests have been invited and confirmed.

At this moment, Director Zhang, the person in charge of this Greater Bay Area Gala, was scrolling through videos. As he was scrolling, he saw a clip of Jiang Yu singing the Cantonese song "Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies" on the "Walking and Singing" program broadcast last night.

"Hmm? Jiang Yu..."

Director Zhang was a director at CCTV, and he knew Jiang Yu. The song "As Wish" he wrote for Su Muwan during the National Day Gala was so good that it garnered praise from some of the higher-ups, who even posted a special Weibo post praising him. His subsequent song "Blue and White Porcelain" sparked a national style craze, and the station paid close attention to him.

Although there were some bad things about this little guy before, since the National Day Gala, he has released one high-quality song after another. Not to mention the song "As Wish", many leaders at the station thought the previous song "Blue and White Porcelain" was good, which promoted our traditional Chinese culture.

The higher-ups' attitude towards Jiang Yu had improved somewhat, and they were even paying close attention to him. As for the bad things he'd done before, they hadn't violated any rules, and at most, he'd been a playboy, so the higher-ups had turned a blind eye.

When Director Zhang was chatting with Director Huang, who was in charge of the National Day Gala, he still remembered that when Director Huang mentioned Jiang Yu, he couldn't help but praise the guy for his good songwriting.

Director Zhang watched Jiang Yu's video on his phone with patience. The more he watched and listened, the more his expression gradually became silent and excited. After listening to Jiang Yu's song "Boundless Oceans and Vast Skies," Director Zhang's eyes flashed with reminiscence, and some emotions seemed to surge in his heart.

He breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the video on his phone with Director Zhang's eyes flashing.

It seems like I haven't heard such a beautiful Cantonese song for a long time, and...

After listening to this song, I always feel inexplicably moved, as if in the lyrics, he also saw his younger self and his struggling self.

Suddenly, Director Zhang thought of something.

"This song is suitable for the Greater Bay Area Gala."

Director Zhang suddenly felt that it seemed appropriate to invite Jiang Yu to participate in the Greater Bay Area Gala and sing this Cantonese song.

He also went to look at the comments about the song online, and found that they were all good. Even many people in Hong Kong and eastern Guangdong Province liked the song very much.

It seems to be really possible.

This song is originally a Cantonese song, and it is quite suitable for the Greater Bay Area Gala.

Thinking of this, Director Zhang immediately sent a message to his subordinates: "Xiao Liu, contact Yixi Jiangyu and see if he can come to the Greater Bay Area Gala."

"Ah? Jiang Yu? Director, are you planning to invite him?"

"Yeah, I think his song 'Boundless Oceans and Vast Skies' is very suitable. What's wrong? Is there any problem?"

"No, no, I'm just a little surprised. Haha, I really like his songs. I listened to "Boundless Oceans and Skies" several times last night. I'll contact him right away."

Director Zhang looked at the message Xiao Liu replied to him and smiled. It seemed that this little guy had quite a few fans in the station.

He found Director Huang's WeChat and sent him a message: "Old Huang, what do you think of this little guy Jiang Yu?"

Soon, Director Huang in Beijing replied to Director Zhang in the Greater Bay Area.

"I haven't met him, but my daughter often watches his shows and videos. I watch them too, and I listen to his songs. He's really good. He's talented, and he seems to be a nice person, but he's a bit of a playboy."

"But that's understandable. Young people are all men, haha."

Director Zhang also nodded. As a man, he understands men best.

"What's wrong? Why are you asking him all of a sudden? Are you planning to invite him to the Greater Bay Area Gala?"

Director Huang knew that Lao Zhang had been busy with the Greater Bay Area Gala recently. He probably guessed something when he suddenly asked him about Jiang Yu's situation.

"Well, have you heard his new song 'Boundless Oceans and Vast Skies'? It's really good. I think it's perfect for the Greater Bay Area Gala, so I'm planning to invite him."

"I see, this song is really good, haha."

Meanwhile, Jiang Yu had breakfast and was resting in the hotel. He had originally planned to record the fifth episode of "Singer" this morning, but because some guests hadn't arrived yet, it was postponed to the afternoon.

After he hung up the call from Xiao Liu, he was also a little surprised.

"Greater Bay Area Gala?"

He had heard of this gala before. It was one of the more important official gala events in recent years. Although it was not as big as the National Day Gala, it was also a very grand official gala event.

Jiang Yu was a bit surprised to be invited to participate. The news came so suddenly, without any warning. He had just finished breakfast this morning when he received a call from the production team. No, not the production team, but the staff of CCTV's Greater Bay Area team.

Official galas like these are usually managed by CCTV, and the director will be a well-known director in the industry or CCTV's own director. The person who just called me was the assistant director of CCTV's Greater Bay Area gala.

Looking at the friend requests sent on WeChat, there are two, one is from Xiao Liu just now, and the other with the note is Director Huang.

After Jiang Yu passed, Director Huang sent a message to Jiang Yu first.

"Xiao Jiang, I'd like to invite you to be a guest at the Greater Bay Area Gala. Your new song, 'Boundless Oceans and Vast Skies,' is perfect for singing at the Gala..."

Director Zhang said a lot of polite words, but Jiang Yu could tell that Director Zhang seemed to really like his song "Boundless Oceans and Vast Skies." He also probably knew why Director Zhang suddenly contacted him and invited him to participate in this year's Greater Bay Area Gala: it was because of his Cantonese song.

"Director Zhang, thank you for your compliment. It's my honor to be able to participate in the Greater Bay Area Gala..."

When Jiang Yu saw that the director wanted him to sing "Boundless Oceans and Vast Skies" at the gala, he said, "Director, I have a suitable Cantonese song that we can sing at the Greater Bay Area gala."

Director Zhang was delighted. There was actually a new song?

It’s good to have new songs, and they’re Cantonese songs.

"You have a new song? Okay, sure. How about this? I'll schedule two songs for you. You can sing 'Open Sky' and then the new song. How about that?"

He really wanted to let the song "Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies" be played on the stage of the Greater Bay Area Gala. It is of great significance for a mainlander to create such a high-quality Cantonese song.

Jiang Yu thought about it and also sent an "OK" gesture. "Okay, no problem."

"Then I look forward to your arrival, Xiao Jiang."

……

Jiang Yu had already confirmed the invitation with the Greater Bay Area Gala. Having him invited to such an official event was incredibly significant. This was also the first time he'd been invited to an official event since his accident. Although his own song had been performed on CCTV during the National Day Gala, that was different from actually being on CCTV.

If I could make it to CCTV and perform on the stage of this Greater Bay Area Gala, it would be very helpful for my future career. At least it would mean that I am recognized by CCTV and the official side.

This is also why so many celebrities, even without appearance fees, are willing to work hard to appear on CCTV. The intangible benefits brought by this are better than those of some programs with high appearance fees.

Meanwhile, Yang Xue, having already finished filming her first scene, sat in the rest tent, watching some videos from last night's episode of "Walking and Singing." Seeing Jiang Yu's interactions with Su Muwan, his guitar-clad rendition of "Simple Love," and his new song for her, "Like You," made Yang Xue feel a bit irritated.

Assistant Yuanyuan watched from the sidelines, not daring to say a word. When she saw the show last night, she had guessed that her boss would be upset if he saw it today. The young woman stood silently by, trying not to be seen by her now angry boss.

At this moment, Yang Xue couldn't help but recall the scene in the video where that bastard Jiang Yu was with Su Muwan.

Bah! What a scumbag! If I had known, I wouldn't have let him sleep with me last night.

Although she was angry, Yang Xue also thought that at least she had Jiang Yu now. From her observation of Su Muwan and Jiang Yu's behavior, it seemed that the two had not yet fully reconciled, and she was one step ahead.

Looking at the new song "Like You" written by Jiang Yu for Su Muwan, Yang Xue couldn't help but look at her assistant Yuanyuan who was playing with her phone case with her head down and asked.

"Yuanyuan, is the release date of Three Lives, Three Worlds going to be officially announced?"

"Huh?" Yuanyuan, who was playing with her phone case and didn't want her boss to see her, was a little confused when she heard her boss's question. Although she didn't know why her boss asked this, she still answered honestly, "Well, I heard from Sister Hong that it seems that the program team and Mango TV will officially announce the release date next Wednesday. The specific broadcast time should be on the 22nd of this month."

It's already mid-November, the weather is getting colder, and her new drama, "Three Lives, Three Worlds," is set to premiere this month. It's only a little over a week away, and time is flying by.

"Sister Xue, is there something wrong?"

Yang Xue said, "It's nothing. Just talk to Sister Hong and Director Yu. Let's release the theme song on the day the official release date is announced. Use it as a promotional song to warm up the new drama in advance."

Yuanyuan was slightly taken aback when she heard this. Although it was nothing special to officially announce the release date of the theme song, she didn't remember that they had previously said that the theme song would be released the day before the TV series was released.

However, seeing her boss like this, Yuanyuan suddenly thought of something and spoke immediately.

"I'll go find Sister Hong right away."

Yuanyuan was very perceptive. After knowing what her boss meant, she immediately went to the RV to find Sister Hong.

Basically, some of Yang Xue's work and some of the company's affairs are handled by Sister Hong. The two have been together for so many years, Yang Xue trusts Sister Hong very much, and Yuanyuan also knows who to go to.

Watching Yuanyuan leave, Yang Xue glanced at Su Muwan's new song "Like You" on her phone and hummed in her heart.

Isn’t it the song Jiang Yu wrote for you? I also have it, and we sang it together.

……

Mango station.

After lunch, Jiang Yu rested for a while and was then called up by the staff of Mango TV to record the fifth episode of "Singer".

In the lounge, the guests gradually arrived. Including Jiang Yu's replacement, there were eight guests in total. Three were foreign singers, and the rest were domestic. As soon as Duo Ya and Hashimoto Kana saw Jiang Yu, they smiled and greeted him in broken Chinese.

"Hello Mr. Jiang."

"Hello, Jiang Yujun."

Jiang Yu smiled and nodded at them. These two foreign guests were incredibly talented, yet they didn't seem arrogant. They came across as very approachable. On the other hand, the singer from Country H, Park Jun-yeol, had a distinctly arrogant demeanor. His eyes clearly showed his disdain for the other guests, especially the Chinese singers. The video that had gone viral online of him disparaging Chinese singers in an interview back home was of him.

Occasionally, guests would talk to Park Jun-yeol, and he would respond in a fake manner when facing the camera. But when the camera turned away, he would return to his arrogant and domineering appearance.

Jiang Yu sat next to Teacher Hashimoto Kana. He had an angelic face, a devilish figure, and spoke in a soft voice. His Chinese was not good to begin with, so he always spoke a little clumsily, which made him look a little cute.

I have to say that the girls from this island country, especially the celebrities, are all very beautiful, whether they are serious or not.

Hu Tian sat across from Jiang Yu. When Jiang Yu looked over, Hu Tian also looked back. Their eyes met in mid-air, neither willing to give in. Hu Tian even looked at Jiang Yu and spoke with the air of a senior showing concern for the younger.

"The song "Xiao Jiang Shan" performed in the first episode was not good. I hope Xiao Jiang can learn from his mistakes and bring a good song this time. This stage is very cruel. It depends on the performance and the quality of the song. Some unfounded popularity and traffic will not be enough."

When the crowd heard Hu Tian's words, the foreign guests didn't react much. Firstly, their Chinese wasn't very good and they needed some time to digest Hu Tian's words. Secondly, they didn't know the grudge between Hu Tian and Jiang Yu and even thought that Hu Tian, ​​the senior, was just being concerned about Jiang Yu.

But domestic guests such as Sun Leyan and Zhang Yue immediately perked up.

Here it comes, the smell of gunpowder is coming.

Everyone has a gossipy heart, and they are very clear about the grudge between Jiang Yu and Hu Tian. Since Jiang Yu came to fill the position in the last episode, everyone has been thinking that if Jiang Yu succeeds in filling the position, then we will be able to see him and Hu Tian competing on the same stage.

The final result was exactly as they expected. Jiang Yu actually advanced and successfully filled the position.

Tsk tsk, starting from this episode, the real competition between the two of them begins. The show has just begun, and the guests haven't even come on stage to perform, and the official recording hasn't even started, but these two are already starting again.

Jiang Yu responded calmly to Hu Tian's words, "Really? It seems Teacher Hu is very confident this time around. Is he planning on taking first place?"

Jiang Yu's words left Hu Tian speechless, and everyone looked at Jiang Yu silently. The cameraman was also filming this scene, as this was all material.

Hearing Jiang Yu's words, he smiled secretly in his heart, but he also looked up to Jiang Yu.

Jiang Yu, though young, was very composed. He knew Hu Tian was targeting him, but he didn't get angry. He always responded calmly, giving people the feeling of punching cotton. Moreover, every time Jiang Yu responded, he didn't say any curse words, and his tone was very calm, but he was able to accurately poke his opponent's heart, leaving him speechless.

For example, Hu Tian used the previous song to criticize Jiang Yu's music, pretending to care about him but actually belittling Jiang Yu. However, Jiang Yu responded accurately, and hit Hu Tian's sore spot.

Everyone knows that Hu Tian wants to take first place, and even netizens want to see him take first place to vent their anger on behalf of the Chinese singer. However, the guests all know that it is very difficult for Hu Tian to defeat Duo Ya and take first place, and the probability is too small.

For so many episodes, Hu Tian has never succeeded.

After Jiang Yu said this, Hu Tian couldn't reply, and he couldn't not reply. Reply? What to reply? Reply that he was confident of taking first place? What if he didn't get it? Wouldn't that be shooting himself in the foot?

Not replying seemed like he was afraid of Jiang Yu.

In the end, Hu Tian finally managed to utter a word.

"Then you don't have to worry about it, Xiao Jiang. The singing stage is very cruel. Xiao Jiang, you have to be careful when you first arrive. Don't get eliminated in the first round after successfully advancing to fill a position."

Hu Tian smiled with a dagger hidden in his heart, and spoke with hidden meanings.

The Chinese guests looked like they were enjoying themselves, while the foreign singers looked innocent. After hearing the translation, they thought that this was the concern of the seniors for the juniors. Suddenly, Duo Ya and Hashimoto Kana both felt that Chinese singers seemed to be more caring.

Jiang Yu naturally understood what Hu Tian said and smiled. At this time, Director Hong Tao came in and reminded everyone to get ready, as the audience had arrived and the performance was about to begin.

"Everyone, get ready. We'll begin the performance in the order of the rankings from the previous episode, from lowest to highest."

Jiang Yu glanced behind the lounge door and seemed to see Xu Ya's figure flash by. It seemed that since the two of them had sex, they had not met yet and he had something to do at the time, so he hurried away.

I haven't even contacted you on WeChat much recently because I've been busy.

At this time, Director Hong Tao looked at Jiang Yu and said with a smile.

"Xiao Jiang, since you are a replacement and didn't rank in the last round, you have to be the first to perform this round."

(End of this chapter)