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Chapter 307 Bird's Nest! Dominating the Screen with a Concert! A Head of Red Hair Overwhelms the Domestic Entertainment Industry (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"Buzzing..."

Backstage at the upcoming concert, the VJ carried a camera and filmed the brightly lit corridor... Gong Cheng's tall figure walked unhurriedly towards the end of the straight passage, where the rising platform at the bottom of the stage was located.

The lighting was dim, and the shadowy figures of several staff members could be vaguely seen moving about busily. The deafening, surging "buzzing" sound recorded by the cameras and fermenting in the audience from all directions was coming from the surrounding seats.

"...huh~"

The muffled rumble grew clearer and clearer as Gong Cheng walked towards the elevator platform, gradually becoming layered, like the murmurs of countless people talking, somewhat noisy and chaotic. He took a deep breath and stood beside the dimly lit elevator platform, whereupon the waiting staff immediately swarmed forward.

Checking his equipment, Gong Cheng pressed his in-ear monitor, glanced back at the VJ's camera, and smiled, his words full of laughter, "...To be honest, I'm a little nervous..."

These words seem to be addressed to fans who will see the documentary in the future.

VJ was naturally delighted with this, and she took a close-up photo of Gong Cheng's handsome face under the brim of his hat, saying, "This is nothing like you, Tarot."

“Because all of this was hard-won.” Gong Cheng’s bright eyes curved into a smile, then he turned away from the camera, glanced at his wristwatch—6:29…

With one minute to go before the concert started, the staff nearby kept a close eye on the time, picked up their walkie-talkies, and greeted the various work groups responsible for lighting, sound, and broadcasting, "Ready—Go!"

……

“It’s about to start!”

"Finally, I can see Oppa!"

As dusk settled over the Bird's Nest stadium, the main lights had already been turned off, leaving only a few emergency lights shining high up. Under the dim yellow light, the stands on all sides were packed with people, a dense, dark mass of people.

In the center of the Bird's Nest, the four-sided stage with its cross-shaped extension passageway separates the seating area inside. Even the steps of the aisle are full of people. Amidst the sweltering heat of the crowd, there are faint whispers. The whispers and chatter of nearly 100,000 people make the "humming" sound in the stadium sound like a tsunami.

“TTTTTTTarot!”

"..."

Aerial drones traversed the airspace above the Bird's Nest, and the crowds, not yet in full swing, looked down from above like a silent, flowing black sea, yet shimmered with tiny lights in the darkness. These were the lights of a few Akana who had already lit up their light sticks and signs, like starlight scattered in the deep sea, twinkling and shimmering.

...At 6:29, the entire venue suddenly fell silent for a moment. Immediately afterward, the 360-degree LED screen suspended above the four sides of the stage lit up with a "hum," its cool white light piercing through the dimness and illuminating the eyes of many fans in the front row of the venue.

A bomb timer resembling C4 popped up in the center of the screen, its bright red Arabic numerals jumping, starting from "60," each second accompanied by a mechanical "tick-tock" sound that echoed throughout the Bird's Nest.

"55~"

"30!!!" At this moment, TWICE members, led by staff, arrived at the outer stands. They looked around and didn't know who started it. The countdown number was chanted by 100,000 people in a relay, like a thunderclap under the dome. The echo hit the steel structure and made people's eardrums vibrate.

"..."

"10!"

Nayeon and Tzuyu stood in front of the railing of the highest stand, excitedly looking up at the timer on the screen, joining the fans in the excitement. Jeongyeon, observing the crowd and the thunderous atmosphere, couldn't help but marvel at her good friend Hagi-sung's immense popularity.

The thunderous explosion startled her, causing her to instinctively cover her ears.

"Aigoo..."

Kim Da-hyun picked up her phone and took a picture of the C4 bomb on the screen. Well, how should I put it? The big boss is quite self-aware, using a "time bomb" as the countdown screen. And the names she added to the general's contacts and Kakao are both "time bombs".

"6!"

"..."

"1..."

As the countdown ended in the eyes of countless people, the breathing and shouts of nearly 100,000 fans briefly stopped, and the emergency lights on the Bird's Nest dome went out at this moment, plunging the venue into a brief darkness.

Meanwhile, in the 36-degree LED screen with naked-eye 3D display, the increasingly rapid beeping of the scarlet countdown number "1" began to jump rapidly. The trembling red light illuminated the dark background surrounding the bomb screen, and the green US dollar bills appeared to be stacked in a sealed vault.

"Holy crap, cash flow? Are they going to show cash images on the screen at the beginning?" A fan and his friend in the inner seats were talking in shock.

"The 3D naked-eye effect is so intuitive and impactful..."

The words had barely left his lips when, in the next second, the timer on the C4 bomb in the vault abruptly jumped from "1" to "0." "Boom!!!" A deafening explosion erupted from speakers all around, the sound waves bouncing off the steel frame of the Bird's Nest dome, mingling with the tremors of the stadium floor, giving the tens of thousands of people present the illusion that a real explosion had occurred…

"Damn it! What's going on?"

"Terrorist attack?!"

"Holy crap! This effect is so realistic!"

The images on the LED screen surged out wildly, with explosive flames, complete with a 3D naked-eye effect, swirling and overflowing from the edges of the screen. Orange-red flames licked the air, and along with the surging flames came US dollars, violently "exploded," falling and tumbling throughout the venue like petals scattered by a celestial maiden. The towering flames realistically surged in the center of the main stage, illuminating the stunned fans in the darkness in shifting light...

The rolling flames resembled a fiery light show. The instant the explosion rang out, accompanied by a shower of dark green banknotes, hundreds of spotlights on the Bird's Nest dome lit up simultaneously, sweeping across the scene. Even those in the farthest corners of the third-tier stands could feel the scorching visual impact...

The virtual sea of ​​fire merged with the real sea of ​​light and crowds, and after a brief silence, the entire venue erupted in screams that seemed to lift the roof off.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

Amidst screams, the flying banknotes continued to scatter throughout the venue via LED lights, but as the roaring red flames gradually subsided, a very soft piano melody suddenly emerged…

No longer a deafening roar, but a single note, like a feather brushing against the heart, reverberating in the empty bird's nest, carrying a touch of damp tenderness...

"Damn~"

The intro to "Love." began amidst the firelight, as if slowly drawing back the curtain on the concert, "Love or lust~"

"Damn! All of us~"

Two synthesized notes, mixed with low-frequency bass, gently propelled the piano melody forward. The prelude lacked virtuosic complexity, yet it was like an invisible hand, softly grasping the ears of nearly 100,000 people...

“Love.” Sitting in the inner section, Dilraba, like a little fangirl, turned to her boss Yang Mi and said it. Clearly, she was extremely familiar with all of Tarot's singles. Then, as if remembering something, she excitedly began to explain it to Yang Mi.
"Love or desire, it makes us unable to resist!" This is the translation of the two mechanical lines in the intro, which she said aloud. "I feel that Tarot's choice of this opening song is related to his new album 'The Lovers.' Who knows, he might sing some unreleased singles live today!!!"

Dilraba excitedly grabbed Yang Mi's arm...

"Ah ...

A tall figure, dressed casually in a hoodie and ripped jeans, his face beneath a camouflage baseball cap, his smiling features, were instantly projected onto the big screen…

"Ahhhhh!!!"

"Oppa!!"

"husband!!"

"Brother...ah!"

When they saw that warm face on the big screen, all sorts of names and shouts suddenly surged out like zombies. Everyone lit up their light sticks and light boards, and the silver light turned the surrounding stands and seats, the dim figures, into shining silver stars, swaying wildly at a high frequency...

Gong Cheng smiled brightly, waved at the fixed camera of the director in front of him, and his every move was displayed on the big screen. Then, listening to the accompaniment in his ear, he picked up the silver microphone that was flashing.

“Give me a run for my money~”

"Always imitated, never surpassed..."

The gentle voice, like a tidal wave, swept over the ears of nearly 100,000 people, while the lyrics that followed were mechanical synthesized sounds from the arrangement, a hoarse roar with electrical noise, like an old radio suddenly turned up to maximum volume, a kind of shouting venting inside the Bird's Nest, "Another world premiere~ (continuous world tour)"

With the heavy beat of the drums, the sound flows with the wilderness and untamed spirit of the streets and alleys.

Just as the shout of "Another world premiere~ (continuous world tour)" faded, the scene on the 360-degree LED screen, with flying US dollars, exploded completely.

“So Give me a run for my money~”

"Sip some fine wine and enjoy yourself to the fullest!"

The ink-colored US dollars, combined with 3D naked-eye visual effects, appear to pour out from all directions on the screen, making it seem as if banknotes are falling from the sky.

The next second, these fluttering US dollars suddenly transformed into countless ink-colored particles, drawn together by an invisible force towards the center of the stage. At first, they were just scattered specks of light…

"Juse love——meeeeeee~~~~" The soothing ending trembled slightly...

But above Gong Cheng's figure, who was singing a song, the particles hovered and collided, gradually outlining the contours of a portrait—virtual particles began to recombine, from a blurry outline to clear facial features, the particles filling in details little by little, and dark green US dollars pieced together a sharply defined face in mid-air...

"Holy crap! Real-time particle rendering again?"

"It even looks like it has fully CNC mechanical effects... This is what a real concert opening should be like!"

In the mid-air, where tens of thousands of people are crowded together, the portrait rendered by the example brings together Gong Chengying's handsome features, with his nonchalant brow bone and slightly upturned eyes, which happens to spark with the theme of "cash flow" on the big screen.

"Aaaaaaaah! Holy crap!"

"Brilliant!!"

When the last spot of light fell on the jawline of the portrait, the gasps from the entire audience almost lifted the roof off... That face, forged from countless particles of US dollars, exuded the cold, hard texture of money, and hung vertically from the dome of the Bird's Nest, looking down at this starry "Milky Way"...

"If I weren't so talented, would you still love me?"

Trust me completely~ Without you, I have nothing~

Gong Cheng stood in the center of the stage, rapping as he strolled along the cross-shaped stage aisle. He glanced back at the real-time particle portrait hanging high in the air; the dark particles resembled a breathing painting…

He smiled faintly and turned back, just in time to meet the densely packed outstretched hands of fans at the edge of the extended platform.

Gong Cheng subconsciously slowed his pace, bent down slightly, and raised his free arm to gently pat the hands gathered at the edge of the stage. The fans who were patted instantly became excited and burst into tears, shouting excitedly.

"LOVE~me~"

As the interlude played, Gong Cheng suddenly took off his baseball cap, revealing a head of bright red, tousled hair. He casually placed the cap on the head of a girl standing in the row in front of him, and softly sang with warm eyes, "If I weren't so talented, would you still love me?"

As he sang the lyrics, he held the microphone to the girl's lips.

"meeting!!!!!!"

The girl covered her baseball cap with both hands, as if afraid it would be snatched away, and answered with red eyes and a heart-wrenching voice!

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

The screams from the audience surged like a tidal wave. Besides the interaction of giving away hats to fans, what caught everyone's attention the most was Gong Cheng's new hair color on the big screen. His bright red hair, illuminated by the spotlight, was slightly messy and flamboyant, which, combined with his striking features, made him stand out...

With his fair red hair and warm smile, even his sharp features soften.

Our emotions flow freely~ My love for you will never run dry~

"This celebration will never stop..."

The three members of TFBOYS sat below the stage. Yi Yangqianxi sat ramrod straight in his seat, wearing a mask, as did Wang Junkai. Wang Yuan, on the other hand, stared longingly at Gong Cheng's rapping voice on stage, still savoring Gong Cheng's hook. He suddenly turned to look at his eldest and youngest brothers.
"Do you think if I go to Berkeley for further studies next year, my singing ability will be at the Tarot level when I come back?"

The voice wasn't too loud or too soft, but the inner section was very close to the stage, and most fans were either taking pictures with their phones or waving light sticks. The cheers weren't as loud as those from the stands. Akana, sitting next to the three boys, couldn't help but snap at Wang Yuantian's shameless words.

"If you come back from Berkeley and are even a tenth as good as my brother, you'll be good enough to make it in the Chinese entertainment industry..."

Don't rub against it!

Besides, she wasn't short of money for the first row tickets. She had never been a big fan of TFBOYS and thought that the second member, Yuanzi, was a terrible singer and that the concert was a complete scam. So, hearing him trying to piggyback on her idol's fame naturally made her very unhappy.

"..." Wang Yuan turned his head and glanced at the stylishly dressed passersby beside him, his face turning ashen as he shut his mouth. In reality, he was so angry his pimples were about to burst!

As a public figure, he naturally wouldn't get into a big argument with strangers. The other day, his cheerful act of smoking was actually discovered, and his company gave him a good warning, telling him to be more careful…

"Aaaaaah! Rockstar!!"

"..."

"My mama called, seen you on TV, son~"

After Gong Cheng's phenomenal hits "Rockstar" and "Shape of You" were performed as the second and third songs respectively, the atmosphere and heatwave in the venue were so intense that it felt like the dome of the Bird's Nest stadium was about to be lifted off. Then, the final song of the opening, "Congratulations," slowly began...

Nearly 100,000 fans waved their light sticks, sitting quietly in their seats, watching the tiered stage light curtain. A straight passage, meticulously outlined by silver-white lights, stretched out, with beams of silver light spreading out like sharp blades to both sides. Hundreds of spotlights resembled a time-space corridor leading to a dream, with beams of light on both sides sloping like the Milky Way, spreading out in rows, making the extended passage of the stage appear grand and mysterious...

Gong Cheng stood at the end of the extended passageway, singing the lyrics to "Congratulations." The dreamlike, breathtaking, and unconventional atmosphere prompted many fans to shout out, "TTTarot! I love you! (′｀)"

"She said she saw me on TV and felt I'd changed a lot~"

"Now I've become an overnight sensation~ Everyone's here to congratulate me~" This song, originally included in his first full-length album, was performed at the largest stadium in the country after a long time. Gong Cheng looked gently at the sea of ​​cheering fans in his eyes, and a special emotion welled up inside him...

Meanwhile, the music video for this song was slowly playing on the 360-degree LED screen at the top.

On the old television set, Gong Cheng's handsome features and smiling face appeared in various news reports. Unlike his vibrant appearance on stage, his face was processed to look like a news image. His face in the black and white filter looked sharper and more aggressive, but the smile at the corner of his mouth revealed a touch of nonchalant gentleness through the pixelated grain.

The questions from journalists from various countries were processed into muffled background noise, with English, Korean, and Japanese faintly discernible. A mix of Mandarin and other languages ​​could also be heard…

"On the road to fame, I have always worked tirelessly..."

"..."

The TWICE members stood by the railing in the stands. Lim Nayeon, her eyes red, stared at the scenes flashing by on the big screen. The remade music video almost covered her boyfriend's entire career in the three years since his debut.

The captivating singing and melody, along with her boyfriend standing on the stage, his radiant figure filled her with both pride and heartache as she wiped away tears. Especially the sea of ​​silver cheering support below her eyes made her even happier for her boyfriend.

Wow, so many people like you! Your dream has come true, right?

Nayeon silently questioned her boyfriend, her eyes brimming with tears. She glanced at the members who were intently watching the concert, and when no one noticed, she quickly wiped away the tears welling up in her eyes with her delicate fingers...

Little did anyone know, under the dim night sky above the concert stage, it wasn't just the big star who was crying. Sana Minatozaki, on the other hand, seemed much calmer, though her bright eyes were fixed intently on the young girl on stage, which was quite captivating...

Kim Da-hyun was also very impressed, saying that not only is Da-da handsome, but his professional skills are also truly impeccable!

"Now I'm an overnight sensation~ Everyone's here to congratulate me~~~~"

"Those who didn't believe in me before have all come to say..."

"ayy~~"

"We have succeeded..."

At the end of the song, Gong Cheng's upright figure was bathed in the spotlight. He gently opened his arms. The Bird's Nest stadium, without a roof, let in the night wind blowing into the capital. The autumn wind was cool, but the restless heat and sea of ​​people in the venue only made people feel hot...

Her bright red, tousled hair, damp with sweat, danced lightly and wildly in the night breeze. Her tall figure, arms outstretched, walked across the extended platform, listening to the gentle, soon-to-end arrangement of the music…

Suddenly, images from the music video for Makoto Miyamoto's first full-length album, "Wheel of Fortune & X," released in 17, flashed across the 360-degree LED screen.

Nearly 100,000 people at the scene silently watched the content of the music video. The familiar scene was that boundless black sea... The rain was pouring down, and the unreserved moonlight poured down on the tall figure of Gong Cheng in the video. He spread his arms like airplane wings, and with his rolled-up trousers, he stepped on the narrow railing of the ship...

With arms outstretched, maintaining body balance, he walked on the 'single-plank bridge' facing the howling sea breeze and heavy rain.

“What does it feel like to be famous?”

The VJ filming the scene in the heavy rain questioned Gong Cheng, who was standing on the railing. As the waves pounded against the boat, Gong Cheng's figure swayed slightly with the swaying of the boat...

The live performance of "Congratulations" at the Bird's Nest came to a complete end, leaving only the VJ's questions on the big screen.

Many Akana fans recall the music video that proclaimed "Tarot's" global success, remembering the boy's response on stage...

"Becoming famous is great..."

Suddenly, Gong Cheng, standing on the extended passage, opened his mouth and smiled brightly, as if he had changed his answer from a year ago. Under the spotlight, his bright eyebrows and flamboyant red hair curved into a beautiful crescent shape, with his stray hairs messy in the wind.

A dialogue that transcends time and space, like a poem written for growing up...

Meanwhile, on the 360-degree LED screen, the music video continued to play. Gong Cheng, his hair completely wet, looked down at his feet and carefully walked along the railing: "Like this..."

"I'm afraid that if I'm not careful, I'll fall in." The voice was broken by the sea breeze...

Immediately afterward, the music video faded, and Gong Cheng's warm and gentle face appeared on the big screen. Performing four songs in a row amidst the sweltering atmosphere, beads of sweat clung to his long, thick eyelashes. He chuckled softly, gazing at the "sea of ​​stars" in his eyes, and his answer changed, "I'm not afraid anymore..."

"Because I saw you..."

“Aa ...

"Brother, I love you!!"

"TTTTTTarot!"

Upon hearing Gong Cheng's seemingly contradictory answer, the fans at the scene couldn't help but scream wildly, shouting, "I love you—Tarot!!!"

One after another, enthusiastic and excited faces gradually appeared on the big screen under the director's lens.

"..."

After performing four opening songs, Gong Cheng planned to pause to chat and interact with the fans in the audience for a while before going offstage to change his clothes and have guest Jay Chou come up and sing a couple of songs, so as to give himself time to change clothes and rest.

“The entire city of the capital, the streets, the hotels, even every place… just like you all… I mean, I can see how much you love me, how much you miss me… I will never forget this special moment…”

Earlier, during the performance of "Rockstar," Gong Cheng, who had taken off his hoodie and was wearing a white T-shirt, looked earnestly and sincerely at each fan in the audience, expressing his heartfelt emotion, "Standing here is not easy..."

"Don't cry, Gege..."

"Waaaaah~ Oppa, saranghae~"

"Gong Cheng, I love you!!!"

On the big screen, Gong Cheng's face was projected as he held up the microphone, his sincere eyes glistening with tears. Many fans were heartbroken by the sight, feeling a strong sense of devastation. They were so moved that they shouted out loud as they listened to the boy's heartfelt confession on stage.

"I'm not saying how difficult it was for me to stand here, but before going on stage to perform, I saw so many fans who had traveled thousands of miles just to attend my concert. I know many of you are students..." "They had to save up money, and they were afraid of not being able to get tickets. Like right now, there are tens of thousands of fans waiting outside the Bird's Nest because they couldn't get tickets..."

The director then switched to footage of the drones. On the big screen, outside the Bird's Nest, the night, which should have been pitch black, was exceptionally bright, with glow sticks and support signs waving left and right in the darkness.

A dense crowd of people and young faces gathered in the outer square, reluctant to leave but unable to go in, so they could only squat outside and listen to the sounds.

Gong Cheng walked to the edge of the extended platform and looked earnestly at the fans, "So, what I'm saying is, it wasn't easy for everyone to get here..."

"It's okay, brother~"

We will always support you!

"..."

The fans responded enthusiastically. Those in the front rows of the east wing, having witnessed the earlier interaction between Miyako and the fans in front, couldn't help but raise their hands and stand on tiptoe to get closer. A fan of about seventeen or eighteen years old waved her support sign, the colorful light strips outlining "Tarot—World's First Love."

There are countless similar support signs and messages, such as "Brother, I saved up money for a long time to come see you," "Tarot, after listening to your heartwarming words and songs, I got through my days of depression. Thank you for your songs that accompanied me through every difficult night," and "Tarot, after meeting you, I can't love any other boy."

<Tarot, congratulations on turning the 1086171st lesbian gay>, <Keep singing, Tarot>

"..."

Amidst hoarse shouts, Yoo Jeongyeon stared intently at the tears welling in her good friend Hagi Sung's eyes on the big screen, and couldn't help but remark to Chou Tzuyu beside her, "Aigoo, this guy truly deserves to be the youngest Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor..."

"That acting was superb; those little pearls kept swirling in her eyes, but just wouldn't fall out..."

"Now I truly believe that this guy hasn't shed a single tear since he was 7 years old."

She pursed her lips, the cheers from all directions in the stadium were hysterical, and while they shocked her, she couldn't help but be moved as well. Even as she spoke, teasing her good friend, her eyes were red...

Upon hearing this, Chou Tzu-yu, Minatozaki Sana, and the others immediately turned their heads and glared angrily at Yoo Jeong-yeon, saying, "My brother is just very reserved; he's not very good at expressing himself..."

"You noticed how humorous he usually is in front of us, but this time, when he was telling his fans his true feelings, he was stammering... He was embarrassed..."

Chou Tzu-yu pursed her lips earnestly, for her good brother Peanut.

"Huh? You're still stuttering?"

Yu Dingyan sighed and rubbed her forehead, raising her chin to survey the nearly frenzied fans around her. "This is practically brainwashing! Do you know how devastating those few words are to the fans... Aigoo!"

"Honey, your tickets are so hard to get..."

Inside the Bird's Nest, a clear female voice rang out, causing Yoo Jeongyeon to stop arguing with the maknae and look up at the big screen. A fan in the front row, speaking aggrievedly into the microphone Gong Cheng handed her.

"Haha... I know tickets are hard to get, thank you for your hard work..."

Gong Cheng chuckled as he put down the microphone, stood up, and answered the fans' complaints. As he spoke, he estimated the time and slowly retreated towards the center of the stage, "But I feel that we are destined to meet again..."

He put down the microphone and listened to the response, "Okay!!!!"

"Until then, all we can do is cherish the present moment and feel the emotions that music brings to everyone..." Gong Cheng smiled freely. After all, his fan base is so huge that even scalpers have difficulty getting his concert tickets. As he spoke, he stepped back onto the rising platform, his eyebrows curving into a smile, "Wait a moment, now let our guest, Jay Chou, the King of Asia, bring the stage to everyone..."

"it is good!!"

"Ahhh!"

"Jaylen!"

The fans responded loudly and respectfully. Most of the Chinese fans in the audience were very familiar with Jay Chou's name. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was a household name and represented an era in China...

"My goodness~ Is this what my brother's connections are like? Jay!"

"Wow, I'm so happy to be a double fan!"

"Awesome! An Asian superstar! A global pop superstar! This concert was packed with guests and the audience, all live, plus the stage design and equipment, awesome!"

"Not only Jay Chou, but also JJ Lin, Lay, Jackson Wang, and Gigi Lai are all guests..."

"..."

Amid cheers, Gong Cheng exited the stage amidst dry ice, and Jay Chou stepped on to take his place. Dressed in a black leather jacket and pants adorned with silver studs, he emerged from the dry ice mist, his smiling face projected onto the large screen.
"Hey~ Hello, this is Jaylen~"

Immediately afterwards, the intro to "All the Way North" began playing from the speakers inside the Bird's Nest...

"Here's 'All the Way North' for everyone. Those who know it, raise your hands!" Jay Chou adjusted his in-ear monitors, smiled, and then, before the drumbeats started, surprised the fans in the audience with, "Next song..."

"I will be singing my good brother Tarot's 'I Believe So' for everyone..."

"Ahhhhh!!! That's awesome! Jay!" Hearing excited screams coming from all directions, Jay Chou patted the microphone with satisfaction, then began his signature singing style, smiling as he started humming.

"..."

"The street scene keeps receding~ Your breakdown is fragmented outside the window~"

"I'm heading north... leaving behind where you are..."

As the audience sang along, the three members of TFBOYS who had returned from overseas, Lu Han, Tao (Kung Fu Panda), and Wu Saike, who were sitting in the inner section, glanced at the three members of TFBOYS in the seats not far away.

Kungfu Panda Tao was the first to scoff, "I don't know how those three managed to fight us XO so fiercely back then..."

“…Hehe…” Wu Saike sneered.

"..."

Many celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry were listening to Jay Chou's performance from their respective seats.

……

In the backstage dressing room, Deng Ziqi looked intently at Gong Cheng, who had just walked in, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Your stage presence is just too solid..."

She had been listening outside for a while. After listening to four songs, all sung live, there wasn't a single off-key note. The transitions to high notes were so impressive that they made her scalp tingle. "Aren't you a composition major?" she asked.

"...I feel pretty good today."

Gong Cheng smiled modestly, greeted Jackson Wang, JJ Lin, and Lay, then turned and went to the dressing room to change into a new performance outfit. So far, it seems the concert is going smoothly…

"..."

Fifteen minutes later, Jay Chou finished his cover of "I Believe So" and returned to the dressing room via a lift.

Gong Cheng took to the stage again, and the songs he was going to perform next were still mainly his number one hits and blockbuster songs, such as "Peaches", "God Plan" and "Seorita". However, the order of the performances would be interspersed among other Chinese songs.

Since it was a concert held in the country, most of the attendees were Chinese.

"..."

"come together!"

On the 360-degree giant screen, Gong Cheng shuttled back and forth along the four-sided cross-shaped extension channels to ensure that fans on every side could interact and receive the best performance. He couldn't let the fans only see his back during the entire concert.

In a sense, this is also a disadvantage of four-sided stages, requiring even more on-site coordination capabilities.

The lyrics to "Exchange of Lives" flashed on the screen, and Gong Cheng's delicate and gentle voice slowly rang out, "If there is no future~ If there are parallel universes~~~ Those versions of me~ The versions of me in different lives~"

"How would you have cried~~~~"

Smiling as he sang, he pointed the microphone at the fans below the stage, shouting, "Come on, everyone!!!"

"Exchange the rest of my life~ It's me~ Not me~ Suffering and joy~~~" As Gong Cheng's voice fell to the last note, a chorus of nearly 100,000 people surged up like a rising tide. It wasn't a scattered sing-along, but rather a powerful chorus from the inner field to the third-tier stands, from the east corner to the west aisle. The voices of tens of thousands of people were united as one, some with sobs, some off-key, some choked up, and some clear...

All the sounds collided and blended under the Bird's Nest dome, ultimately merging into a beautiful harmony, "After the cloudy day, there's always a life-saving clear sky."

The powerful chorus resounded, and the sea of ​​cheers in the audience swayed like waves, surging yet flowing gently with the music and the movements of the crowd…

Gong Cheng swayed the microphone back and forth on the stage with satisfaction, while his other large hand clapped the rhythm for them in mid-air.

"..."

"Clouds wait for the wind, people wait for dreams, love crushes time—what are we waiting for?"

"Can't remember~ Can't recognize~ Who blushes like this through teary eyes~ Oh~~ Oh~"

Chou Tzu-yu waved the light stick she had prepared in advance. As the only Chinese member, she naturally sang along with the song with great fluency. Suddenly, the director on the big screen switched the camera to the stands where TWICE was located...

Tzuyu, with her bright red hair tied in a low ponytail, smiled sweetly with her eyes crinkled and mouth wide open, while loudly singing along to the lyrics.

"Waiting for you to speak~ Waiting for me to speak~ Waiting is like waiting for an entire universe~"

"Sunrise turns to moonset, true love turns to loneliness."

Hearing the screams of the fans at the scene, Gong Cheng, tall and slender, glanced back at the big screen and saw his good friend Tzuyu waving her hands and enthusiastically singing along. He picked up the microphone, his eyes beaming with a smile, "You all know the song..."

This question was directed at the fans, and tens of thousands of people inside the Bird's Nest immediately erupted in a unified shout, "Yes!!"

"I can sing every song of Oppa's! For Oppa, I've even learned some Korean and English!"

"..." Gong Cheng listened to the heartfelt confession from the fan closest to him, his eyes crinkling with a smile, "Amazing!" Then, he turned and looked up at Zhou Ziyu's somewhat shy smile on the big screen, perhaps because he noticed the director was hesitant to cut the camera away...

This pure queen in K-pop has a stunningly beautiful face and features, with a faint blush on her cheeks, which doesn't quite match her fiery red long hair. And the director mischievously split the big screen to one side, casting Gong Cheng's gentle, smiling gaze onto the screen.

He smiled brightly, raised the microphone, and shouted, "Tzuyu~~~"

"Want to come up and sing along?"

The interaction was simple, with no intention of avoiding any appearance of impropriety, and the fans at the scene screamed "Oh oh oh~" one after another!

"My God! Who is she? She's so beautiful!"

"Could she be my brother's girlfriend?"

"Tzuyu! A member of TWICE, and also Chinese, her red hair is so eye-catching, it feels like she's going to become a sensation! Did the third division take some kind of brain-boosting supplement? Did she become so wise?"

"Wow! I didn't expect to see a collaboration between [Honey Fish Ice Makoto]! This is so sweet! It seems like all the members of TWICE are here!"

"What an amazing friendship!"

"Is it possible that it's just a casual fling?"

"..." A murmur of discussion lingered in the arena. Even those who were unfamiliar with K-pop and Twice made a mental note of the face with red hair on the big screen. Some even went so far as to search for Twice and Tzuyu's Baidu Baike entries on the spot.

Yoo Jeongyeon sat next to Chou Tzuyu. She first waved to the director's camera with a smile, then whispered encouragingly, "Go up there, Tzuyu, hurry up~ It's a Chinese song anyway, you can sing it~"

Chou Tzu-yu, her short face flushed with embarrassment, pursed her lips and shook her head on the big screen.

Her singing was just so-so...

"Ah~ that's such a pity..."

Gong Cheng didn't insist. Instead, he smiled and looked away. Then, after the song "Exchange of the Rest of Our Lives" ended, he casually took off the haute couture suit that Armani had given him. The matte black material was adorned with countless sparkling diamonds. He tossed the jacket aside and went to the water dispenser at the edge of the stage.

He picked up the water bottle without any label, bit the straw, and took two big gulps of water to moisten his throat.

"Next, there will be several live performances of old songs and new songs..."

Immediately afterwards, Gong Cheng stood up and looked at the excited fans below the stage, announcing the songs that would be performed next, "There are two old songs, which were originally planned to be released in 2016, but due to some work adjustments, the release has been delayed. And there are two songs, which are from the new album..."

"After midnight tonight, the audio and music videos of these four songs will be available globally."

As he spoke, the fans at the scene screamed and roared even more wildly, "It's the first show of the new song concert again, Oppa!"

"expect!"

"Brother, sing for a little less time and drink some water!"

Gong Cheng unbuttoned the collar of his shirt, wiped the sweat rolling down his forehead, and his bright eyes reflected tens of thousands of starlight. Meanwhile, in the 360-degree LED display at the top, a list of four song titles slowly appeared.

Lost Lamb, Fish, The Only One, ...

"What? Three Chinese songs?"

"Concerts in China will definitely feature more Chinese singles!"

"..." Amid the excited discussion, the atmosphere at the scene became even more heated.

Just then, a low hum suddenly came from the southern cross-shaped extension platform... The metal platform seemed to be gently lifted by an invisible hand. Similar lifting platform devices progressed layer by layer from the central main stage to the end of the passage, yet each section maintained a subtle height difference. The undulating metal platform was like a series of staircases.

Beams of dim yellow spotlights shone on the long, seemingly ascending staircase. The once flat passage now resembled a golden dragon awakening, its back arching section by section, outlining a jagged silhouette in the darkness. The slope of the trapezoids was neither gentle nor steep. Instead, a huge metal platform rose in the middle and at the very top.

Looking from the stands in all directions, it's as if two small, mobile stages have appeared in mid-air...

"That song 'The Only One' seems to be a single from my brother's new album."

Tzuyu has listened to "The Only One" countless times at live events these past few days, and she always feels that the song is very sad.

Son Chae-young sat to her right, staring intently at her husband's stage. Seeing the metal platforms rising out of thin air, she muttered anxiously, "It looks dangerous, this kind of stage..."

"Pah! Don't talk nonsense!" Upon hearing this, the leader, Lim Nayeon, quickly lowered her head and spat twice in the air. Such words were unlucky and shouldn't be said carelessly! "Besides, didn't he say that the stage's safety load-bearing capacity test has been conducted more than twenty times? There's absolutely no problem!"

These words seemed to soothe her own heart, which was filled with worry for her boyfriend.
Sana Minatozaki looked on with concern at the little cabbage walking up the stairs, as if it were slowly "ascending the throne"...

“Okay…” Son Chaeyoung realized that what she said was a bit unlucky, so she turned to Tzuyu and asked, “By the way, Tzuyu, what’s wrong with the song ‘The Only One’ that you mentioned earlier?”

Upon hearing this, Mina and the others looked over curiously.

"It's a very sad song, and..."

Chou Tzu-yu turned her head, her face showing a look of reminiscence, "And, the music video that's going to be projected onto the LED screen later is... really melodramatic... even a little funny, but the meaning of the lyrics and the emotions he sang made it very difficult for listeners to feel..."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but recall the music video she saw on set during rehearsals, and added, "I also told my brother that I thought the music video was melodramatic, but he said that reality is even more melodramatic than the music video..."

"By the way, the female lead in the music video is one of three SM trainees."

"So melodramatic?" Kim Da-hyun raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Oppa, you're not thinking of taking on a melodramatic romance film, are you? But with his current status, Chungmuro ​​(the Chinese film industry) can't even accommodate him anymore. How could he possibly film something like that? So, is he just going to act in a music video to satisfy his acting itch?"

“…Hehehe.”

Mina seemed to remember something, her cool gaze fixed on Makoto Miyamoto, who was bathed in spotlights on the stage.

The reality, however, is quite melodramatic, Makoto...

"What did you just say, Tzuyu? What's the song called?" Son Chaeyoung thought she had misheard, her eyes widening suddenly. A fragment of memory flashed through her mind, and she emphasized the Korean word "only," "The Only One?"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes! It's the only one! I've listened to the rehearsal several times, how could I possibly get it wrong? Besides, I've been in the peninsula for many years, my Korean is really not bad, right?" Chou Tzu-yu pouted and answered.

After hearing the confirmation, Son Chaeyoung pursed her lips, revealing her little tiger teeth as she smiled. She stared intently at her husband adjusting his in-ear monitor. His tall figure, bathed in the spotlight and standing on the stage that resembled a steel dragon suspended in mid-air, appeared both grand and insignificant...

A complex thought arose in her mind, yet she was somewhat uncertain: Could "The Only One" be written for her? She nervously and expectantly swallowed, wanting to say something, but her throat was dry and hoarse, and she couldn't utter a word…

Writing songs to woo girls is one of the best things a man can do.

Son Chae-young has experienced this many times...

As Gong Cheng climbed higher and higher, his figure, bathed in the warm yellow light, seemed to stand in front of the TWICE members, though separated by hundreds of meters... but at a parallel angle...

TWICE's stands happen to be on the south side, facing the trapezoidal stage directly.

"..."

Gong Cheng stepped onto the highest point of the stage, slightly raised his head, and his wind-blown hair swept across his eyebrows and eyes, revealing his dark pupils. His eyes reflected the sea of ​​lights from the 100,000 people below the stage, as well as the faint light leaking through the dome.

On the big screen, his handsome features already carried a cold, sharp edge, but the night wind and tousled hair softened them with a touch of casual languor... His red hair, bright and striking, and his slightly sorrowful eyes seemed to speak volumes...

Holy crap! This is an amazing image!

"Holy crap, quick, film this!"

"I declare that the most awesome image ever created in Tarot has been born!"

"..."

Fans raised their phones and various filming equipment, first letting out excited screams, then holding their breath to capture the moment.

"Aish..." Yu Dingyan glanced at Gong Cheng standing on the opposite stage and couldn't help but sincerely praise him, "This guy is so handsome it's unreasonable..."

"..."

Many female celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry, including Zhang Ruonan, Zhou Ye, Dilraba Dilmurat, Gulnazar, Liu Sisi, Liu Yifei, Tang Yan, Yang Mi, Jing Tian, ​​Li Yitong, Ni Ni, Anjiula Baby, Song Zuer, Jin Chen, Zhang Yuxi, Chen Duling, etc. (in no particular order), all looked up from the stands on all sides, gazing at the faces on the big screen, gently caressed by the wind and moonlight.

"This is what you call divine beauty!!!"

"Do you even know what the list of the world's most handsome faces means? Being number 1 for three consecutive years is so prestigious!"

"One face, and you've landed a global brand ambassadorship with major luxury brands worldwide..."

"We're all the same age, Tarot didn't intend to use a lower-level attack..." (a soft hum)

(End of this chapter)