Chapter 1561 - That old song!
Chapter 1561: That old song!
Translator: Legge Editor: Legge
The champion was crowned!
The winner of the five seasons’ culmination battle was crowned!
A new king of the Chinese music industry had emerged!
Or to better phrase it, the former king had returned!
Zhang Ye’s sorrow.
Zhang Ye’s determination.
Zhang Ye’s smile.
Zhang Ye’s pride.
Zhang Ye’s obsession.
All of that had exploded with his last performance!
He had taken a detour.
He had stayed quiet.
He had suffered.
He had cried.
He had laughed.
He had felt lost.
He had waited for four years.
This was a song that he was singing for himself, a song that he was singing for the world, and also a song that he was singing to the Heavens. Today, Zhang Ye had shone brilliantly. Even after the song had ended, even after the music had come to a stop, even after the competition was over, everyone could still hear the final cry of Zhang Ye’s ringing in their ears. The last line sent a lot of people into a craze, made them shed tears, and even made them shout out in excitement!
Oh, fleeting time!
What can you do!
“Zhang Ye!”
“Zhang Ye!”
“Zhang Ye!”
“Zhang Ye!”
The audience was crazily shouting his name!
Chen Guang, Xue Kaiqi, and the others rushed over.
He Huan put his arms around Zhang Ye. “You were awesome!”
Chen Guang gave him a bear hug the moment he went up to him. “Hahahaha! I knew you still had it in you!”
Zhang Xia said, “Well done, boy! Well done!”
Xue Kaiqi said excitedly, “You’ve really done us proud!”
The class of Season One all huddled together.
Xiao Lu, the executive director, also came running over. “Director Zhang!”
Zhang Ye gave her a hug. “I did it, it’s done.”
Xiao Lu cried. “I knew you could do it!”
The program team staff approached from every direction!
The live broadcast was still happening. If it were anyone else, the people would’ve had a feeling that something wasn’t right. After all, if the program team’s director and staff members were also celebrating the win, it would reveal a certain bias on the show’s part and how they were anticipating Zhang Ye to be the greatest champion. However, since that person was Zhang Ye, no one said anything when they saw this scene. None of the people felt that anything was wrong with their behavior. Because, as everyone knew, it was Zhang Ye who created this entire show by himself years ago. These people had all worked under Zhang Ye. That was why Zhang Ye had chosen this place for his first stage appearance after coming back. It was because this place held extraordinary significance to him.
They cheered!
They celebrated!
They had not expected Zhang Ye to actually win!
No one could break them up, because everyone knew that this moment of glory belonged to them!
When the singers of Season Four and Five saw them behaving like this, they could only give each other wry smiles before standing up to clap as well. They were helpless in these circumstances. There was nothing they were dissatisfied about. After listening to this song, they were also extremely shocked. They couldn’t help but admit that they wouldn’t be able to compose a song like that ever in their lifetimes. Zhang Ye was amazing. He had never needed any gimmicks in his songs, nor make his performances very showy. His songs had always been about his feelings and his story, which he then told with his performances.
His story was very touching!
They felt their blood surging just listening to it!
They looked over to Qu Dong, who seemed like he still couldn’t accept the result and sympathized with him. This former Heavenly King was truly a freak of nature. This was clearly no longer his era, yet he still managed to fight his way through the combined siege of the male idols, Qu Dong, Qi Liang, and Hai Yifei, and even ended up winning as the greatest champion. Before tonight, this was something no one had expected him to be capable of achieving!
The media couldn’t have expected it!
The people couldn’t have expected it!
The industry couldn’t have expected it!
Was this really the entertainment industry’s legend from years ago?
Qu Dong had suffered a huge setback. He still looked stunned and couldn’t understand why or how he had lost!
This was impossible!
How could he still have fans?
How many fans did he still have?
Fleeting time couldn’t do anything about him?
Fate couldn’t do anything about him?
This shouldn’t have been the case!
This was supposed to be our time!
There shouldn’t be any place left for him in the present time!
Then, right at this moment, a scene that would shock the entire country’s viewers took place.
“Zhang Ye!”
“Zhang Ye!”
“Zhang Ye!”
The shouting gradually came to a stop.
All of a sudden, someone stood up.
It was a woman who strained her throat and sang in a high register 1 , “I gently look back on the nights we belonged to each other!”
A young also stood up and followed with, “You are still the rosy, bright sun that warmed my heart!”
Then countless people stood up together. “I hope you can understand and forgive me if I shed silly tears!”
Chen Guang was stunned!
Qu Dong was stunned!
Zhang Xia was stunned!
Xiao Lu was stunned!
Zhang Ye was also stunned!
One person!
A 100 people!
200 people!
More and more voices were heard!
Everyone had gotten up from their seats!
Some of them were crying!
Some of them were shouting!
Some of them were howling with emotion!
“As our separation nears, I realize the allure of grief.
“All because of you, I made many lasting memories.
“When and where can we meet again, just like tonight?
“Let’s gaze into each other’s eyes, and see where our mutual feelings stand.”
Xiao Lu sang along!
The staff of Beijing Television sang along!
Countless people watching TV started singing along as well!
“When the raindrops tap on your windows,
“When the wind blows your thoughts into chaos,
“Can you take the time to remember my familiar face?
“Even if someday thousands of romances
“get blown into my path and land!
“Even if someday thousands of stars
“shine brighter than the moon tonight!
“They still won’t compare to this evening’s beauty!
“Nor could they wash away my memories of tonight!
“‘Cause I don’t know when I’ll be able to sing with you again!”
Zhang Ye smiled.
His eyes reddened.
He couldn’t be more familiar with this song.
This was the last song that Zhang Ye had left behind for this world three to four years ago.
They hadn’t forgotten.
All of them still remembered.
Today, they were singing loudly together.
This sight shocked countless people!
…
On Weibo.
“I’m in tears!”
“Damn, I’m crying too!”
“That old concert is unforgettable!”
“The moon that night, the songs that night, I’ll definitely remember them my entire life!”
“So there were that many people who were still waiting for Teacher Zhang!”
…
At a celebrity dinner party.
“This sight is so stunning.”
“It’s gonna get messy in the entertainment industry again.”
“Hai, he’s really returned.”
“If he has the same popularity, these peaceful times won’t last for a lot of people.”
…
At the studio of a Heavenly King.
“How could this happen!”
“He’s—”
“Zhang Ye has really returned. Everyone better be careful from now on.”
“A change might be coming to showbiz soon.”
“Hai, this is too big a change.”
…
At a media outlet.
“Face-smacking Zhang hasn’t changed one bit!”
“Yeah, he either doesn’t make a single move, or he does it with an earth-shattering effect!”
“Those young guns, newly crowned Heavenly Kings and Queens, and A-list superstars all have something to worry about now.”
“They might just get a taste of how Zhang Ye operated when he was competing to get to the top!”
…
Online.
Back at home.
On the news.
In the industry.
Zhang Ye’s name was getting mentioned everywhere at this moment!
On this night of Zhang Ye’s return to the stage, a lot of people were destined to lose sleep!