How did this star become more popular after his scandal?

Chapter 191 New Life
At this moment, everyone present was stunned.

What's the situation?
Li Jun, who has always been targeting Jiang Yu, actually cast his vote for Jiang Yu this time?

The audience was shocked. This time, Li Jun was acting a bit strangely. He had always been against Jiang Yu, but now he felt that Jiang Yu's song "Qilixiang" was so good that he couldn't find a reason not to give him tickets. Was he under pressure, afraid that he would be criticized when the show aired?

But no matter what the reason was, the audience was excited at this moment. This time, Jiang Yu not only did not get the vote from the foreign teacher, but he also had four votes from the expert group.

"This Li Jun is quite sensible. He has always been targeting Jiang Yu and finding faults. Now that Jiang Yu's song "Seven Miles of Fragrance" is so perfect, with such great lyrics and music, he can't just say the lyrics and music are simple, right?"

"Haha, this guy feels just as hypocritical as Hu Tian, ​​a man who changes his tune with the wind. Jiang Yu's previous songs like "Sunny Day" had a simple style, but he insisted on clinging to them. This time, Qilixiang's lyrics and music are flawless, and with the current online public opinion, haha, I'm going to vote for Jiang Yu."

"I seem to have heard before that this guy seems to have a good relationship with Hu Tian privately. I don't know if it's true or not, but this guy has always been targeting Jiang Yu, but gave all the votes to Hu Tian, ​​so I feel it's true."

"Tsk, anyway, Jiang Yu got four expert votes this time, while Hu Tian only got three. Hu Tian couldn't win even though he was ahead of Jiang Yu by one expert vote before, so he probably has no chance this time."

"True, but such a hypocrite deserves to lose."

"Are you annoying? Our teacher Hu has already apologized. Besides, this is a music show. We should just enjoy the guests' performances and the songs. Why do you have to bring in personal feelings and target someone?"

"Exactly, why are you targeting Teacher Hu so much? You people are really disgusting."

"Haha, targeting us? You're calling us disgusting? What about Hu Tian pretending to be pitiful and stirring up trouble earlier? Are you targeting Jiang Yu? Why don't you mention that?"

……

In the lounge, Hu Tian was stunned when he saw the number of votes Jiang Yu had received from the expert panel. His eyes changed from calm and indifferent at first to surprise and disbelief.

He actually got four votes?

Li Jun actually voted for him?
Hu Tian clenched his fists. At this moment, he felt as if an emotion was spreading in his heart, causing his heart to beat faster unconsciously. The panic and bad premonition swept through his body again.

The four expert panel votes have one more vote than mine!
Even Hu Tian's manager, Xie Qiang, was a bit bewildered at this moment. Jiang Yu only had one more vote than Hu Tian from the expert panel. He knew Li Jun had been pressured into voting for Jiang Yu, a natural outcome. Putting aside the pressure, he couldn't fault Jiang Yu's new song, "Qilixiang," for the song. Was Li Jun going to accuse him of being too simple with his lyrics and music again?

But now this result is indeed a bit difficult for them to accept.

In the previous round, Jiang Yu's expert panel had fewer votes than Hu Tian's, but Hu Tian still won. This time, his expert panel had one vote more than Hu Tian's, meaning they were already trailing by a hundred votes. Previously, Jiang Yu was behind them, but this time, they were behind Jiang Yu.

Can we win this time?
Xie Qiang was unsure and glanced at Hu Tian with a gloomy face. He knew that Hu Tian was probably panicking at the moment.

But now, the result is like this, and he can only pray that Hu Tian's performance this time can get more votes from the audience.

Sun Leyan and the challenger singer also secretly glanced at Hu Tian. In this situation, it would be a bit difficult for Hu Tian to win.

After that, it was Park Jun-yeol and Duo-ma's turn to perform. The two of them continued to perform steadily, especially Duo-ma, who was really strong. As for Park Jun-yeol, this guy also has some strength, although he is a little arrogant, but he has the ability.

Everyone waited in the lounge for a while, and then Director Hong Tao walked in with a tablet and a smile on his face.

He glanced at Hu Tian's face calmly, and seeing that he had a gloomy face and seemed to be in a bad mood, he also glanced at him and said with a smile at everyone.

"Sorry for the long wait! I have the results for this round. Do you want to guess your ranking first?"

Director Hong Tao smiled and wanted to create some good effects for the show.

But now, the guests are not in the mood to cooperate, and they are all eager to know the ranking results of this episode.

"Hey, Director Hong, stop with all that nonsense and just announce it directly."

Sun Leyan spoke, and Director Hong Tao also smiled when he saw this.

"Okay then, let's be more direct this time."

He pretended to be thinking, took a look at the ranking results synchronized on the tablet, glanced at the starting singer, then looked at the singer who came to challenge the host in this episode, and asked with a smile.

"Does Xiao Zhang think he can successfully challenge the opponent this time?"

After hearing what Director Hong Tao said, Sun Leyan and the others smiled bitterly. Didn’t they agree to be more direct?

The challenge singer Xiao Zhang was also a little nervous, but when he heard director Hong Tao ask him this, he also answered.

"I'm not sure about this either. All the teachers are very good. I'm a little unsure, haha."

Director Hong Tao smiled, then sighed and said, "Alas, what a pity, Xiao Zhang. I'm sorry, you failed to challenge the opponent this time."

"The seventh place is you, Xiao Zhang."

After hearing Director Hong Tao's words, Xiao Zhang had already prepared himself for failure in his challenge, but when he learned the result, he still felt a little disappointed.

But he quickly put on a smile: "Hey, it's okay. It's great to be able to compete with so many excellent teachers this time."

The other guests were relieved. The challenge singer failed, which meant that their starting guests would not be eliminated in this episode.

"Well, I hope Xiao Zhang will keep working hard. You are always welcome on our singers' stage."

After saying a few polite words, Director Hong Tao looked at the starting singers again, and without continuing to work on the show effects, he said directly.

"Then I'll just say it directly."

"Sixth place, Sun Leyan..."

"Fifth place, Hashimoto Kana..."

"fourth place……"

When Director Hong Tao read out the ranking results to fourth place, he paused deliberately, glancing at Hu Tian and Jiang Yu. It was this pause that made Hu Tian nervous.

Who will be the fourth? Myself?

Or Jiang Yu or someone else?
"Fourth place, Hu Tian, ​​1147 votes!"

"Third place, Jiang Yu, 1254 votes!"

"Second place, Park Jun-yeol, 1255 votes!"

"First place, Duo Ya, 1284 votes!"

When Director Hong Tao announced the results of the top four, Sun Leyan and the others were shocked and immediately looked at Hu Tian.

At this moment, Hu Tian frowned and seemed to be in a trance.

He lost to Jiang Yu again!

Hu Tian was also confused, and his mind felt blank at this moment.

I... actually lost again?

How could this be?
I actually lost again? !

Hu Tian found this result difficult to accept. He couldn't understand why his song and performance were so carefully planned. Last time, the song was so well-written that the audience struggled to grasp it. This time, he and his partner, Li Shuming, had deliberately simplified the song, leaning towards a style favored by young people today.

But the result?
I still lost, and I lost to Jiang Yu. Why?
Hu Tian was a little confused. At this moment, he felt a gas piling up in his chest, making him feel suffocated.

Even Xie Qiang was confused. Lost again?

At this moment, when Park Jun-yeol heard the ranking results and the number of votes he had received, his expression, which had remained unchanged until now, became a little more surprised, and he frowned slightly.

This Chinese singer named Jiang Yu only had one vote difference from me?!

Park Jun-yeol was somewhat surprised by the result and the difference in votes between himself and the Chinese singer Jiang Yu. It could even be said that it was a bit difficult to accept.

I was almost surpassed by this Chinese singer?

Although his ranking had dropped before, he felt that his condition was not very good at that time. The guy named Hu Tian was able to surpass him once or twice before, but it was completely because he was letting himself go and his condition was not very good.

After he got better, Hu Tian never surpassed him again. This time, he thought he was in good shape, but he was almost surpassed by the Chinese singer Jiang Yu.

It was only then that Park Jun-yeol took a look at Jiang Yu, this young Chinese singer who was two or three years younger than him. It seemed that he needed to be more serious in the next episode.

Others also noticed this problem. Sun Leyan and the others glanced at Jiang Yu and Park Junlie. Jiang Yu not only beat Hu Tian, ​​but also almost beat Park Junlie!

The difference in votes between the two was only one vote. Such a slight gap shocked Sun Leyan and director Hong Tao.

Just one vote! Just one vote!

Director Hong Tao looked at Jiang Yu with some anticipation in his eyes.

It's been said before that being outshined by foreign guests on their own turf, on their own show, is a disgrace to the Chinese music scene. Although Hu Tian managed to beat Park Jun-yeol once or twice in the previous episodes, it seems like it was just a fluke. He was quickly surpassed by Park Jun-yeol, who had adjusted his form, and has been in second place for several episodes in a row.

Now Jiang Yu is only one vote away from Park Jun-yeol, which gives director Hong Tao hope.

Maybe this guy can surpass these two extremely powerful foreign guests and win back the reputation for the Chinese music scene.

The recording of this episode ended like this, and the guests left.

……

Hu Tian finished the recording and flew back home that night.

Xie Qiang originally wanted to comfort him, but seeing Hu Tian's silence, he took back the words he wanted to say. Then he sighed helplessly and went back to rest.

Hu Tian sat on the sofa, eyes slightly closed, his mind unconsciously flashing back to the scene of losing to Jiang Yu again. The more he thought about it, the more irritated he became. He couldn't understand why he lost to Jiang Yu. His performance was not bad, and he even deliberately catered to the audience with his new song.
At this time, his old partner Li Shuming also arrived. When he opened the door, he saw Hu Tian sitting on the sofa in a daze. He also knew the results of last night's program recording. To be honest, he was not in a good mood. He himself couldn't understand why he lost to Jiang Yu again.

Hu Tian also heard the noise. Seeing his old partner Li Shuming coming, he was no longer in the mood to greet him. He just glanced at him, and Li Shuming sat down.

Neither of them spoke. After a long silence, Li Shuming finally spoke.

"Old Hu, do you think we are going in the wrong direction?"

When Hu Tian heard what his good friend and old partner said, he was also a little confused and didn't know why he said that.

"Shouldn't we deliberately cater to the audience and lower the level and quality of our songs? A more ornate and profound composition would sound more touching and lingering. This kind of song requires time to savor. This time, in order to cater to the audience and win over Jiang Yu, we wrote a much simpler song, and the quality is not as high as before."

"I think we shouldn't cater to the audience's tastes. We should keep our original intentions and make music with our hearts. If we lose on stage, we can always make it back on our new album."

Li Shuming always felt that they seemed to have gone in the wrong direction this time. He thought that they lost for the first time because they underestimated their opponents. It was also because the song was too profound and the live performance time was too short, so the audience did not have time to savor it carefully.

This time, they forced the song to be simpler in order to cater to the audience. However, this resulted in a lower quality song. Instead, the audience might find it less pleasant to listen to. After all, audience tastes and market trends are fickle.

He felt they didn't need to deliberately cater to others, change, or compromise the quality of their music. They should just stay true to their original aspirations, make the music they want to make, and maintain quality. Losing on stage didn't matter; the new album was coming soon, and as long as they won, it wouldn't matter.

The songs on this new album were meticulously prepared and composed, so the quality is undeniable. Furthermore, unlike on the "Singer" stage, where listeners only get a few minutes to experience the songs, the new album's releases offer opportunities for repeated listening and appreciation. Li Shuming believes this new album is the key to their comeback.

It’s a pity that we lost on stage, but as long as the new album wins, it won’t matter.

When Hu Tian heard his old partner's words, his eyes flickered slightly. After thinking about it carefully, he seemed to think that there was some truth in it. After a moment of silence, he also spoke.

"Okay, then let's regain our lost dignity and face in the new album competition!"

……

Jiang Yu, after participating in the recording of "Singer", went to participate in the recording of the final show of "Walking and Singing". The recording time of this final show was not long, just three days. He went to Shaanxi City. After the recording was over, he returned to Zhonghai and was busy with company affairs.

Now the new album is about to be released. It is already the end of November, and there is less than a week left until December. Whether it is him or Hu Tian, ​​the promotion and preheating of the new album are already underway.

The discussion about their new album is also very heated online. Although Hu Tian has been caught in a public opinion storm recently, which has had a great impact on him, as a king who has been popular for more than ten years, his fans are still very supportive of releasing a new album after almost three years.

However, both of them are in the promotional stage, and they have been competing with each other before. Their new albums were released on the same day and time, and coupled with their feud, there is a lot of tension online recently about the two people's new album release competition.

On Friday, the seventh episode of "Singer" aired, and Jiang Yu was still in his hotel writing a novel. "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" had already surpassed 150,000 average subscriptions, placing it in the website's top five works by average subscriptions and generating significant online interest. At over 800,000 words, it could bring him over a million in revenue a month. Crucially, these royalties were just a small part of his income; they were the beginnings of his company's copyright and IP operations.

Jiang Yu had just finished writing his novel and was about to play a game when he received a message from Director Jiang.

Before he went to guest star in Yang Xue's "New Drama", he and Director Jiang added each other on WeChat. When Jiang Yu saw the message sent by Director Jiang, he was a little surprised.

"Xiao Jiang, I heard that you recently finished recording this season of Walking and Singing. Are you free recently? I have a friend, Director Chen Cheng, who has a new movie and needs a leading man. I think you'd be great, so I recommended you to him. Would you like to give it a try?"

Jiang Yu was indeed a little surprised when he saw Director Jiang's message. He didn't expect that this famous director would actually recommend him to star in his friend's film. Jiang Yu also knew Director Chen Cheng. He was a rising star director in the Chinese film industry in recent years. He liked to shoot suspense comedies. Several of his films were hits in a row, and many actors wanted to star in his films.

He didn't expect that Director Jiang would actually recommend him.

Making a movie?

Jiang Yu thought about it and realized that he would have a schedule in the future. He would eventually be involved in the entertainment industry anyway, and he would learn a lot from working with such a talented and capable director. Not to mention the connections, just learning from him would be helpful for his future in the film and television industry, especially in filmmaking.

But Jiang Yu thought about it and decided to read the script first.

"I can do that, but Director Jiang, I want to see the script first."

"That's no problem. I'll recommend Director Chen to you. You can talk to him."

Jiang Yu saw the friend recommended by Director Jiang and was about to add him, but the friend verification on his side came up. It turned out to be Director Chen Cheng. After agreeing, Director Chen Cheng went straight to the point and sent him the script, and then said.

"Xiao Jiang, right? I sent you the script. Lao Jiang said you have a lot of acting talent. If you're free this weekend, come and audition with me."

Be straightforward.

This was Director Chen’s first impression of Jiang Yu, and he also replied.

"Okay, I'll come over and try it this weekend."

He hadn't thought that just because Director Jiang recommended him, he would be able to play the male lead straight away. After all, Director Chen was a big name, and there were many talented actors who wanted to work with him. He had no previous work, and had only made a cameo appearance in a yet-to-be-aired drama for Director Jiang. How could he be cast directly as the male lead?

At this moment, Director Chen Cheng was drinking with Director Jiang. He looked at Director Jiang and asked curiously.

"Is Jiang Yu really as awesome as you say?"

I came here today for something, so I happened to meet up with my good friend Director Jiang for a drink and chat about his upcoming film. As he was still struggling to find a lead actor, Jiang recommended Jiang Yu, constantly praising his talent and acting prowess. He said Jiang Yu had a cameo role, a few simple scenes totaling just a few minutes, but it was still fresh in his memory.

This made Director Chen a little curious. Is Jiang Yu really that amazing?
He knew Jiang Yu, after all, Jiang Yu was so popular now, but it was not uncommon for this singer to cross over to film. However, his acting skills were really terrible, so he could only play those idol dramas with expressionless faces, and few of them were truly successful.

But today, his friend praised Jiang Yu so highly, which made Director Chen curious, so he agreed. However, he still had to audition, as he was the male lead, so he couldn't be careless.

Director Jiang was a little tipsy, but he was still quite conscious. His face was a little red from drinking.

"Hey, Old Chen, let me tell you, Xiao Jiang's acting skills are definitely among the best among these young actors. I even think he can rival some veteran actors."

After hearing this, Director Chen looked at the friend Jiang Yu had just added on his phone and became even more curious.

"What you said, I have to take a good look at it when the time comes to see if he is really as amazing as you said."

"Just wait and see, he's definitely a good fit for the lead role in your new movie."

……

Jiang Yu took a quick look at the script Director Chen had sent him, and the more he read, the more familiar it felt. Director Chen's new film was called "Double Dragon Detective," a suspenseful comedy.

But the more Jiang Yu read the script, the more familiar it seemed to him. Isn't this "Detective Chinatown"?

There are just some differences, but the general plot is very similar to "Detective Chinatown", and the background is similar. In other words, Director Chen's new film "Double Dragon Detective" can be regarded as the initial version of "Detective Chinatown".

If Jiang Yu hadn't seen some differences in the script, he would have even suspected that Director Chen might have traveled through time.
"The script is pretty good, you can give it a try."

After replying to Director Chen and confirming the audition time, Jiang Yu put his phone away and prepared to take a shower. He put on some music, grabbed a change of clothes, and walked into the bathroom.

Now that his home is still uninhabitable, he is still living in the hotel.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the seventh episode of "Singer" was officially broadcast.

……

(End of this chapter)