The night before the college entrance exam results were released, I redeemed my Peking University ad

The passersby were also relieved.

It's finally quiet down.

"Finally, I can listen to music in peace! I've been so busy gossiping and arguing all day that I haven't even had a chance to properly enjoy the music!"

"My favorite song is 'If Back Then,' the line 'Red rain pours down, stirring up memories, how can they be hidden' is just too perfect. I've been listening to it on repeat all day, and that melody is all I can hear in my head."

"I love 'What's Wrong', it's so sweet, it feels like drinking iced soda on a summer day, it always makes me feel better. Ji Bai is also a master at writing sweet songs."

"I still love the line 'Forgive me for my unruly and free-spirited life' the most! Just hearing the intro gives me goosebumps."

"I was originally indifferent to patriotic songs, but 'Me and My Motherland' is really good. The melody is so catchy, and Ji Bai's voice is particularly clean when he sings this kind of song."

"Speaking of which, now that the haters are gone, will Ji Bai still release new songs?"

"I'm spoiled now; I feel restless if I don't listen to the Emperor's new song every day."

"Same question! Haters, come back! Wait a few more songs before you leave! I haven't had enough!"

"Whether you ask me or not, Yan Dahai has made contributions to the music industry. Without him, the Emperor might not have released four hit songs in one night."

"Thank you, Teacher Yan, for sacrificing your integrity in your later years to create four timeless classics. The people will remember your sacrifice!"

Yan Dahai: Listen to me, thank you!

"Hahaha, that's hilarious! Teacher Yan single-handedly pushed forward half of the Chinese music scene's annual KPIs!"

……

The dust has settled, and the smoke has cleared.

The buzz surrounding the trending topic finally started to cool down, and the netizens, satisfied, put away their keyboards and prepared to leave.

The royalists also began celebrating their victory in the super topic and launched a poll asking "Which of the Emperor's songs do you like the most?"

Everyone felt that this drama, which was neither long nor short-lived, should come to an end.

Just when everyone thought the matter was over, Ji Bai updated his Weibo again.

It maintains the same simple style: a single sentence and a link to a newly uploaded video.

【"A Heart Full of Dreams," dedicated to all those who have never given up on their journey to pursue their dreams】

Everyone was stunned.

Another one?

Isn’t it over?

The haters are all gone, Yan Dahai has stopped writing, Shen Yizhen is finished, so why are you still writing?

People clicked on it without even realizing it.

The moment the screen lit up, everyone had the same thought at the same time.

This song is unlike any of the previous ones.

There was no guitar, no piano, no instrumental intro.

The entire recording studio was so quiet you could hear the background noise of the electrical circuits. Ji Bai stood in front of the microphone, his head slightly lowered, and the lights shone from behind him, enveloping him in a warm yellow halo.

Then he looked up and stared directly at the camera.

That gaze seemed to pierce through the screen, through thousands of kilometers of fiber optic cable, and strike the pupils of everyone watching the video.

Without any preamble or buildup, Ji Bai began to speak directly.

Where exactly is this world filled with flowers...?

"If it really exists, then I will definitely go..."

Singing a cappella.

The first line is sung a cappella.

There was no musical accompaniment, only a boy's voice, clean as if washed by mountain spring water, yet carrying a stubbornness that charged forward, refusing to turn back until hitting a wall.

"I want to stand on the highest peak there..."

"I don't care if it's a cliff or a steep slope..."

Ji Bai's voice began to build up, like a bomb with its fuse lit, each sentence pushing upwards, each sentence accumulating more and more power.

"Live life to the fullest, love with all your might, even if it means sacrificing your life..."

"I don't seek anyone's approval, I just want to be true to myself..."

"I have never chosen to give up on my ideals..."

Even on the darkest days…

Then, all the instruments exploded at the very moment his voice reached its peak!

The drum kit's cymbals roared, the bass's low notes howled, and the electric guitar's distorted sound walls piled up layer upon layer, like a thousand horses trampling across a wasteland.

Ji Bai's voice was like a ray of light bursting out from the center of an explosion.

"Run forward...facing the cold stares and ridicule!"

"How can one truly appreciate the vastness of life without experiencing hardship!"

"Fate cannot force us to kneel and beg for mercy!"

Even if blood is spilled all over my arms...

Keep running... with the pride of a child!

How can you see the brilliance of life if you don't persevere to the end!

"Rather than lingering on in misery... let's burn brightly!"

"It will sprout again someday!"

High notes.

Extremely high notes.

It wasn't the kind of meticulously crafted, perfectly controlled falsetto, but rather a raw, strained, almost screaming, true voice.

It's like opening up your chest cavity, taking out your heart, and pressing every bit of strength from your bones into your vocal cords.

The veins on Ji Bai's neck bulged slightly, and his knuckles, gripping the microphone, turned white from the force, but his eyes never wavered.

That wasn't just a song; it was a young man standing before the whole world, igniting his soul for you to see.

As the last high note faded, Ji Bai, slightly out of breath, whispered his final words to the camera.

"Never compromise until you're old!"

The video freezes.

The screen went black.

……

"Holy shit!!!"

"This one! This one is the killer!!"

"Opening with an a cappella performance! A raw, unfiltered vocal roar! Every word sung with soul!! This isn't just a song! This is a declaration!!"

"Running forward, facing cold stares and ridicule... isn't that just describing Ji Bai himself?"

"He didn't explain when accused of plagiarism, he didn't back down when attacked by the entire internet, and he didn't bow his head when besieged by half of the music industry!"

"He kept running forward, singing one song after another, facing all the cold stares and ridicule!!"

"I cried! I swear, this is the first time I've ever cried while listening to a song!"

"Rather than lingering on in vain, let's burn brightly... That's Ji Bai! That's why he's an emperor and others aren't! He never compromises, he's always burning!"

"This song perfectly summarizes everything that has happened these past few days! All the doubts, insults, slander, and suppression have been blasted to dust by the last high note of this song!"

"I'm a high school student. I didn't do well on my exams this year and was originally planning to give up, but after hearing this song, I'm going to retake the exams for another year. Thank you, Ji Bai. I will keep moving forward."

"I'm just a working-class person, worn down by life to the point where I've lost all my dreams, but this song reignited something that had been extinguished within me. Thank you, Emperor!"

"Dedicated to all those who have never given up on their journey to pursue their dreams! Thank you, Ji Bai, for not forgetting those who are still on the road."

……

The song "Chasing Dreams with a Pure Heart" ignited everyone's passion!

As I always say, sincerity is always the ultimate weapon!

In fact, from the very beginning, from the moment the top scorer was verified at No. 99 Middle School, it was clear to anyone with eyes to see that this was a suppression of an 18-year-old boy by certain vested interests.

But Ji Bai never compromised!

"The more I think about it, the more upset I get. He's only eighteen. Other kids his age are still begging their parents for pocket money, but he's already shouldered all the malice on his own."

"He's a child who lost his parents and has no one to support him. I don't know how he got through the time when he was being criticized by the entire internet."

"He did nothing wrong from beginning to end, yet he has to endure so much criticism for no reason. It's heartbreaking to think about."

"It's a good thing he won. If he didn't have real skills, wouldn't he have been trampled into the mud by these people, without even a chance to turn things around?"

"I feel so sorry for Ji Bai!"

"Feeling sorry for him +1"

……

The entire internet is feeling sorry for Ji Bai.

At this moment, Ji Bai's smile was harder to suppress than a gun that had been held back for three days!

"It's completely full!"

The shock level is about to reach its maximum!