How did this star become more popular after his scandal?

Chapter 209 Fireworks get cold easily
eight pm.

On Mango TV, the live broadcast of the "Singer" finals has officially begun.

The popularity of this season's "Singer" is unprecedentedly high. From the time it was broadcast to the finals, the results have been rising all the way. Now that the live broadcast has just begun, director Hong Tao saw that the number of people has reached hundreds of millions.

This situation made him sigh.

In previous years, the live broadcast of the "Singer" show would usually not exceed 100 million viewers until the guests started performing during the finals. However, today, the live broadcast of this season's finals had just begun, and the number of viewers had already exceeded 100 million.

But it’s not that surprising. Since this season of the show started airing, the results have been incomparable to those of previous seasons.

At this moment in the live broadcast room, many viewers are scrolling through the screen. This season of "Singer" is about to end, and everyone is a little reluctant. There will be one less variety show to enjoy while eating.

"Today is the finals. To be honest, I'm a little sad to see it go. Haha. From now on, there won't be any new songs to listen to every week."

"There's one less variety show to enjoy while eating, but I'm really curious, who will be the champion this year? Who will take home the title of King of Singers?"

"Tsk, even that's a question? Of course it's Jiang Yu. Ever since he surpassed Teacher Duo Ya, he's been consistently ranked first. This year's singing king is definitely his."

"You can't say for sure until the end. Look at Duo Ya and Park Jun Yeol, they're very close behind. Last time, the vote gap between the three of them was within ten points. There might be some surprises in the finals."

"Indeed, the difference in votes between Jiang Yu, Duo Ya, and Park Jun Yeol in the last round was very small. It was very close. The final result of this final is really a bit suspenseful."

……

At this moment, the host has taken the stage to explain the rules of the finals. Both live and online voting will take place simultaneously. Each guest's voting channel will be open from the moment they begin their performance until they have voted. The final ranking will be based on a combination of votes from the live audience, the expert panel, and online voting.

Because of the popularity of this year's show, and the fact that the previous day was a New Year's Eve party, there were not only many spectators but also many celebrities at the scene. After all, everyone came here to attend the Mango TV New Year's Eve party, and the next day was the live broadcast of the "Singer" finals. If the artists didn't have any urgent matters or work, many of them came to watch the live broadcast.

The program team has specially set up seats for celebrity artists, otherwise it would be a mess if they sat together with the audience.

The audience also discovered the celebrity artists over there and became even more excited.

"Look, there are so many celebrities over there. So many celebrities are coming to watch the finals."

"Of course. Yesterday was Mango TV's New Year's Eve Gala, and today is the live broadcast of the finals. The timing is perfect, and everyone wants to come and watch the excitement."

"Hmm? Look at the person sitting in the middle of the first row, isn't that Su Muwan?"

"Really?! Oh my god! Su Muwan also came to watch the finals. Is she here specifically to see Jiang Yu?"

"You're talking nonsense! We even attended the New Year's Eve party together last night. The first song on Su Muwan's new album was written by Jiang Yu. How can I not come to watch Jiang Yu's finals?"

……

Su Muwan was sitting there at the moment. She saw that there were many celebrity artists around who also came to watch the finals. Since she was not alone, she did not feel so embarrassed.

If she came alone, she would feel quite embarrassed, as if she came here just to see Jiang Yu.

Humph! I'm just like any other artist, here to watch the fun. Who would want to watch that bastard who tortured himself for over two hours?

At this moment, in the lounge, Jiang Yu and other guests were a little nervous. It was the finals, and it was a live broadcast, so there was no room for any mistakes.

Park Jun-yeol sat there with a bit of ambition and coldness in his eyes.

Last time, I was just a little short of Duo Ya and Jiang Yu. Although I looked down on the champion of this Chinese program, I still had to have the title. I could look down on it, but I couldn't do without it.

So he still has to fight for the championship position.

On the stage, as the host finished the process and explained the rules of this episode to everyone, the first person to appear was the successful guest from the previous episode.

I have to say, considering it was the finals and it was live, everyone was in great shape. Even the opening singers performed very well.

Lin Qianqian was watching the live broadcast at the moment, sitting on the bed with a tablet on the table. She was watching the show and eating snacks in her hand, feeling very comfortable.

"The first one started so well, it seems everyone wants to give it a try in the finals."

Even if the guests at the end feel that they have no hope of winning the championship, they still want to give it a try. Even if they cannot win the championship, they still want to get a good ranking.

As the guests came on stage one after another, everyone felt that the later the guests came on stage, the better their performances were. No, it should be said that they all performed very well. It was really hard to tell the difference in this episode.

Especially after Park Jun-yeol came on stage, the atmosphere on the scene exploded, and even the barrage in the live broadcast room was frantically flooded with comments from his fans.

"Ahhh! Junyeol oppa is so handsome, I've already voted for him, he must win the championship!"

"Come on, Oppa! I've asked my parents and my brother to vote for you. This year's singing king will definitely be Oppa!"

"Don't let Jiang Yu win. Our Oppa is more handsome and capable than him. He should be the King of Singers!"

"I also think that those domestic singers are so lame, including Jiang Yu. Anyway, I don't think his songs are as good as Oppa's."

……

Su Muwan sat there, chatting with the celebrities around her. They were all in the same circle and knew each other. When Park Junyeol came on stage, many of his fans at the scene cheered like crazy, which made them laugh and cry.

However, celebrities all dislike artists from Country H. There's nothing they can do about it. Competition in China is already fierce. When these artists from Country H come here, they're just competing with them for jobs, and the treatment they enjoy is much better than that of these domestic artists.

"Alas! These H-country artists have been so popular in China these past two years. If things keep going like this, I feel like we're all going to be out of a job."

Some artists sighed helplessly, seemingly joking, but what they said was the truth.

In the past two years, the H trend has been rampant, and more and more H country artists have come to China to develop, further squeezing their living space and making them feel a little uncomfortable.

Su Muwan was a little worried when she saw that Park Jun-yeol finally got four votes from the expert panel. In the last episode, Jiang Yu was not much different from him and Duo Ya, so it was considered a narrow victory.

In this final, she could clearly feel that the other guests were in good condition, such as Park Jun-yeol and Duo Ya who had just come on stage and spoke. These two people were the biggest threats to Jiang Yu on his way to winning the championship.

Lin Qianqian was watching the live broadcast coming to an end. After watching the performances of Park Junyeol and Duo Ya, especially Duo Ya, Lin Qianqian suddenly felt that the winner was really a bit of a mystery.

Everyone performed very well in this episode, especially Duo Ya and Park Jun Yeol. These two are strong and popular, and are the biggest obstacles for Jiang Yu to win the championship.

"If the singing champion title really goes to a foreign guest this season, I'm afraid it'll go viral." Shortly after this season of "Singer" premiered, the news that a domestic guest was outshined by a foreign guest caused a huge uproar online. If the championship, the singing champion, went to a foreign guest, wouldn't that cause a huge uproar?
Lin Qianqian actually liked that Jiang Yu, a domestic singer, would win the championship, but judging by the situation, it would be quite difficult. After all, the opponent was very strong.

At this moment, when the last guest, Jiang Yu, slowly stepped onto the stage, both the scene and the online live broadcast room were boiling with excitement.

"Jiang Yu! Jiang Yu!"

"Come on, Jiang Yu!"

"Come on! Win the championship and bring honor to our Chinese singers!"

"Go! Damn Jiang Yu! I've been fed up with Park Junyeol and other H-country artists for a long time. Go!"

……

His popularity is not inferior to Duo Ya and Park Jun Yeol, and is even higher than both of them.

Jiang Yu held the microphone and subconsciously looked towards the star seats over there. The first person he saw was Su Muwan sitting in the middle of the first row with a smile on her lips.

She came anyway.

Su Muwan also noticed Jiang Yu's eyes. The two looked at each other. At this moment, Su Muwan no longer had the coldness she had in the morning. There was a bit of tenderness and encouragement in her eyes, as if she was encouraging Jiang Yu to cheer up.

Jiang Yu smiled, looked away, and bowed slightly to the music teacher, the audience, and the expert panel behind him. Then, a staff member brought up a guzheng. Jiang Yu slowly sat down and set up the microphone.

When they saw the guzheng, everyone's eyes lit up.

Guzheng?

Is it an ancient style song?
At this moment, the audience, both on-site and online, were excited.

"Guzheng! It's actually a Guzheng! Jiang Yu is going to play the Guzheng. Could it be that the song he's going to perform in the finals is a classical Chinese song?"

"That's nonsense! Even the guzheng is on, this is definitely a traditional Chinese style song!"

"Awesome! The finals are all about singing songs about our Chinese culture. Come on, Jiang Yu!"

……

Lin Qianqian sat up a little straighter at this moment, her eyes fixed on Jiang Yu on the screen.

Guzheng?

Jiang Yu is going to perform an ancient style song on the stage of the finals?
Lin Qianqian began to look forward to it.

On stage, Jiang Yu adjusted his instrument, set up his microphone, nodded to the music teachers, and slowly reached out to pluck the strings. Suddenly, a melodious sound filled everyone's ears, and the big screen began to display information about Jiang Yu's song.

"Song title: Fireworks get cold easily
Singer: Jiang Yu

Lyricist: Jiang Yu

Composer: Jiang Yu..."

As everyone listened to Jiang Yu's piano and the prelude to the song, a faint sense of sadness and melancholy filled their hearts. The music, with its strong classical elements, immediately excited the audience.

“It’s really an ancient style song!”

At this moment, Su Muwan's eyes lit up, and the celebrity artists beside her also looked expectant.

As for Jiang Yu's ancient style songs, he can be regarded as the number one in the music scene today. From the pioneering work "Blue and White Porcelain" to the present, Jiang Yu has always been imitated and learned, but has never been surpassed.

Xu Ya was standing backstage at this moment, with a look of anticipation in her eyes, but when her gaze fell on Su Muwan sitting over there, it flickered slightly.

Do you want to go say hello later?
This guy, she didn't reply to the messages she sent her last night. He also attended the New Year's Eve party with Su Muwan, and Su Muwan came to watch the finals today. Xu Ya had guessed something in her heart.

Looking at Jiang Yu on the stage again, Xu Ya's eyes showed a bit of resentment.

At this moment, with the end of the prelude, Jiang Yu played the guzheng and began to sing.

"The sound of prosperity escaped into the empty door and shocked the world

The dream is cold and a lifetime of love debts and several books
If you default to life, death, etc.
Waiting for the growth rings one after another..."

Listening to Jiang Yu's singing, accompanied by the sad and melodious piano music, it seems to be telling a sad and beautiful love story.

Especially when Jiang Yu opened his mouth, along with his music and lyrics, the feeling of ancient style and charm came to me. Listening to the song, it felt as if I was in a poignant love story from ancient times.

"Whose soul was destroyed when several floors of the pagoda were broken?

Painfully running straight to a mountain gate with a broken lamp and collapsed

Let me wait for history to turn around
When the wine is fragrant, I’m waiting for you to play a piece of guzheng..."

Jiang Yu's song "Fireworks Cool Easily" is a classic Chinese song sung and composed by Jay Chou and written by Fang Wenshan.

This song is inspired by a fictional story set in the ancient capital of Luoyang, described in Yang Xuanzhi's "Record of Luoyang Monasteries" during the Northern Wei Dynasty. The story follows a royal general who encounters a woman in Luoyang. The two fall in love at first sight and secretly pledge their love. However, the general is summoned to battle on the border. Years of war and chaos have reduced the imperial capital to ruins. The woman, after waiting for the general to meet her, becomes a nun. Upon his return, the general, having weathered many hardships, finds the ancient temple where the woman had been ordained, but she has already passed away. People tell the general that a woman has been waiting for him there. Jay Chou used this story as inspiration for the song "Fireworks Cool Easily."

The lyrics by Vincent Fang and the music by Jay Chou make this song particularly poignant. While not as well-known as "Lanting Preface" and "Blue and White Porcelain" among Jay Chou's many Chinese-style songs, this song is equally representative and appealing, and a careful appreciation of its unique flavor is even more remarkable.

"The rain falls, the grass and trees in my old hometown are thick
I heard you are always alone
The mottled city gate is surrounded by old tree roots

What echoes on the stone slab is wait a little longer

The rain falls and the grass and trees grow thick in my old hometown

I heard you are still guarding the lonely city
In which wild village does the sound of the shepherd's flute fall on the outskirts of the city?

It is fate that takes root with us..."

(End of this chapter)