Chapter 154: Breaking Out! God-tier Live, Leaving The Top Streamer Speechless
“Okay, okay… so stunning.”
On stage, as everything concluded, the host walked onto the stage and “called back” Chi Ye and Shi Jinwei, who were about to leave.
He said with a smile: “The singing of the two singers seemed to transport us to that world of clashing swords and iron, filled with both heroic passion and tender affection.”
“Then I’d like to ask, as the lyricist and composer of this song, Chi Ye, can you share with us how you balanced the grand historical sense and the delicate emotions of reunion when preparing for this performance?”
Chi Ye paused, then spoke fluently: “The song begins by quoting Wang Changling’s *Outpost*, I feel Wang Changling’s poetry laid the foundation for the song’s powerful and majestic tone. Hmm… when preparing, I constantly imagined the scenes of ancient border fortresses, soldiers fighting fiercely, while also longing for their homeland and loved ones.”
“At the same time, this work integrates many elements like pop and Qinqiang Opera, making many new attempts. I also hope to use this stage to contribute to the spread of traditional Chinese culture.”
*Clap clap clap.*
Thunderous applause erupted from the audience. It wasn’t that Chi Ye spoke so well, but rather that given the topic, people “dared not” *not* applaud.
Positive energy!
Of course, it also helped that Chi Ye and Shi Jinwei had sung exceptionally well just now, and there was a stark contrast with the many artists who had empty minds previously.
Clearly, the current Chi Ye showed everyone a different side of him.
Yu Yan listened to these words from his seat, finding them a bit jarring.
This was because he had been prompted by the host with a few questions earlier, and his answers were very mediocre.
“It’s alright.”
The agent comforted him: “I’ve already instructed the team to be vigilant. As soon as they try to drag him down, we’ll have countermeasures ready.”
“Mm.”
Yu Yan nodded, remaining silent.
At this moment, the host then called Sister Qianzi, and after Sister Qianzi finished speaking, he asked the two of them to offer their Mid-Autumn Festival wishes together.
Sister Qianzi: “Hmm… I wish everyone a happy family reunion and a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.”
Chi Ye: “On this Mid-Autumn Festival, I wish our country prosperity and magnificent landscapes. I also hope that every friend can receive abundant happiness and joy during this beautiful festival, that the moon is round and people are even more so, and that the entire family is healthy and well.”
Sister Qianzi: “?!”
She shot Chi Ye a sidelong glance: *Damn, did he memorize lines behind my back?*
Chi Ye noticed her gaze. At first, he didn’t react, then felt a wave of speechlessness: *I just said that on the spot, why are you so sensitive!*
Sister Qianzi: *Scheming!*
Chi Ye: *Did I catch Zha Yu’s ‘idiocy’ from cooperating with Chu Han Zhou?*
As the two of them exited the stage, at home, the old man also nodded: “This young man is quite articulate.”
Jin Xia: “…”
Jin Sui: “…”
Jin Ming let out a cold laugh: “Such unique insights, I’m afraid only you can express them so calmly.”
“Hmm?”
The old man looked a bit confused, then burst into anger: “You little bastard, speak like a human! Do you want to get beaten again?”
Jin Ming flinched, not daring to be presumptuous, and quickly spoke humanly: “It’s just that only you would say it like that.”
“Oh?”
The old man glanced at Jin Ming, then at the others. He intended to turn back and look closely at Chi Ye on the television when he discovered Chi Ye and Shi Jinwei had already left.
“…”
Interesting.
…
Very interesting!
On-site, in the audience seating area.
Quanqiu Binguang had been trembling since Chi Ye’s first powerful note. She forced herself to wait until Chi Ye finished singing before eagerly pulling out her phone.
Such a great opportunity to show her true colors, how could she miss it?
As it turned out, she didn’t even need to show her true colors, as her main idol had already done so himself.
On the Weibo Hot Search list.
Within two minutes of Chi Ye and Sister Qianzi finishing their performance, the hot search terms #ChiYeShiJinweiChorus#, #ChiYeNewAlbumBridgeOfFate#, and #ChiYeGodTierLive# had already ascended the hot search list.
Initially, it was bought by Chi Ye’s team, but the Mid-Autumn Festival is a holiday celebrated by Chinese people globally, so before long, more related hot words and the popularity of the purchased hot search entries began to skyrocket.
Gradually approaching Yu Yan’s few hot search explosion entries, then from approaching to face-to-face, and then from face-to-face to surpassing.
—No matter how many fans you have, or how popular you are, the passersby audience watching tonight’s gala is no less than you!
Underneath all sorts of search terms, the comments were almost uniformly filled with exclamations.
【 Hu Ye! I’m impressed today! 」
【 My brother is so handsome! He sang so well! 」
【 Buddy is too strong, this song is live with full open mic, how is that possible. 」
【 Already looking forward to Ye Zi’s new album, this song is absolutely amazing! 」
【 I was just watching the gala bored while eating dinner, I didn’t expect this year’s gala to truly give me a surprise. 」
【 Where are Yu Yan’s fans? Yu Yan’s fans, speak up! 」
Among the real-time comments were passersby, Chi Ye’s fans, and Yu Yan’s fans.
Originally, Yu Yan’s fans would adopt a firm, high-and-mighty attitude of not responding or ignoring such “trolling.”
But this time was different. Chi Ye and Yu Yan were on and off stage within ten minutes of each other, the contrast was too obvious. Therefore, seeing this ‘dragging down’ public opinion, they had no choice but to come out and defend their brother.
【 Haters, don’t make baseless accusations. How come I didn’t hear anything good about it? 」
【 *Pukes*, only knows how to howl with rage, and you call that good? 」
【 Is it full open mic? It sounds pre-recorded. 」
【 Brother Yu Yan has a cold today, and singing this well is already amazing, okay. 」
As a result of these comments, Chi Ye, who had just returned backstage, immediately slapped his thigh, thinking that Yu Yan’s fans were definitely his own people!
He glanced at Sister Qianzi.
As expected, not long after, Sister Qianzi’s team stepped in and bought the hot search term #ShiJinweiHasACold#.
Yes, Sister Qianzi did have a cold today, and it was precisely because of her cold that her Pliers Voice was even more pronounced than usual, which “created” such a wonderful stage effect today.
Sister Qianzi performed miraculously while sick, while Yu Yan’s performance was lackluster because of his cold?!
Chi Ye looked at Shi Jinwei sideways: “You’re not a good person either.”
Shi Jinwei’s expression was blank: “Also?”
Chi Ye: “…”
Thus, Sister Qianzi’s fans joined the fray. Chi Ye’s side, which was initially no match for Yu Yan’s fans, instantly received “powerful ally” assistance. Coupled with more attracted passersby entering the discussion, Yu Yan’s fans actually dared not make any more noise.
—They were afraid that further stubbornness would negatively impact their brother’s public favor!
Therefore, they quickly switched their tactic and began questioning whether Chi Ye was using a full open mic.
Furthermore, seeing the public opinion develop this way, Yu Yan’s side also went all out, purchasing hot search terms claiming Chi Ye was not using a full open mic.
【 Chi Ye was not using full open mic! 」
【 Chi Ye lip-synced! 」
【 Lip-syncing fraud, get out! 」
Similar comments gradually fermented. Because Yu Yan’s team was indeed very skilled in fan management and had a massive number of fans, several related search terms quickly made it onto the hot search list.
But at this critical juncture, the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala program team couldn’t sit still.
This was because their selling point this time was that all guests would be performing with full open mic, and many of Yu Yan’s younger fans had been constantly tagging them, urging them to investigate thoroughly.
Investigate thoroughly what?
CCTV’s official Weibo directly posted a refutation:
【 We have always upheld a professional and rigorous attitude towards every performance. All guests at this gala performed with full open mic and sang live. Every note on stage is a display of the singers’ strength, whether passionate and surging, or melodious and lingering. Subtle changes in breath, impromptu emotional treatment, lip-syncing can hardly achieve such realism and moving effect. 】
【 In the future, we will continue to adhere to quality and bring you more wonderful and authentic audio-visual feasts. We hope everyone will continue to support the CCTV Mid-Autumn Festival Gala #CCTVMidAutumnGalaLiveSingingRefutation# #FullOpenMicPowerPerformance# 】
As soon as this “refutation” Weibo was posted, Yu Yan’s side fell silent.
All of his fans immediately pretended to be dead.
But while they were playing dead, Chi Ye was waiting for this very opportunity!
Chi Ye immediately fiddled with his phone backstage, controlling things remotely.
Meanwhile, Ke Ke directly summoned the pre-arranged team to work overtime. Soon, frame-by-frame comparison videos of Yu Yan’s Mid-Autumn Festival Gala live performance versus Chi Ye’s Mid-Autumn Festival Gala live performance were posted by major marketing accounts.
In fact, frame-by-frame comparison wasn’t even necessary, because the gap in their performance levels tonight was so vast, it was almost visible to the naked eye.
Audiences and fans might not understand music, but don’t they understand whether you’re singing off-key or if your breath is weak?
The most popular videos instantly “ascended,” and all viewers who saw the comparison videos gave uniformly positive evaluations:
【 Good heavens, what is the person on the left singing? 」
【 It’s like Balala the Fairies, Balala energy, Shara Shara, Fairy, magically transform! 」
【 Did Yu Yan leave his vocal cords at home today? 」
【 Without comparison, there’s no harm. I thought Hu Ye had fallen back into his old habits, trying to gain attention again when I saw the hot search, but after watching the comparison video… I can only say, Hu Ye’s singing skills are leagues ahead. 」
【 What is this? A mosquito’s buzz? 」
【 Yu Yan should focus on filming; singing isn’t suited for him. 」
【 Peng Chen sings better than Yu Yan. As expected of someone from Rise, the captain performed well, and the members are not bad either! 」
Amongst the pure passersby were paid commenters, amongst the paid commenters were Peng Chen’s paid commenters, and amongst Peng Chen’s paid commenters were Sister Qianzi’s “self-promotion”…
What a chaotic scene.
But no matter how chaotic it became, after all this commotion, the previously “aloof and unapproachable” Yu Yan’s side and his fans were completely bewildered and enraged!
And yet, they really couldn’t just “go against” the public…
The facts were laid bare. No matter how high your star power or popularity, this time you were successfully bumped by Chi Ye.
“Damn, how can this person play so disgustingly!”
Backstage.
Yu Yan’s agent rarely got this angry. Because although people had tried to gain attention from Yu Yan before, none had managed to drag him down to this extent, with even phrases like “Yu Yan, don’t open your mouth, you’re one of us” being uttered. This was practically unheard of!
It was highly offensive!
She was furious, but as one of the renowned marketing masters in the industry, her strategy was to ignore it and let it cool down.
She couldn’t afford to engage with that unpopular star anymore. The other side had already gained massive attention and resorted to such harsh criticism. Who knew what else they would do if she continued to respond.
—This shouldn’t have been a “showdown” in the first place; it was Chi Ye who forcibly climbed to the moon and bumped into him!
“It’s fine, don’t I have enough haters already? A few more won’t make a difference.”
Yu Yan himself appeared relatively calm. As for what he was truly thinking, or if he harbored resentment towards Chi Ye, only he knew.
“Get ready for the second song… I’ll sing it properly this time.”
He stood up, preparing to discuss the final performance of the night with the choreography team.
No matter how much Chi Ye jumped around, he couldn’t perform twice on the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala, let alone have a finale slot.
So, let him have his fun.
A little unpopular star, it’s quite difficult.
…
Chi Ye wasn’t finding it difficult.
After seeing the effect of this ‘dragging down’ strategy, he knew he would be able to capitalize heavily this time.
Capitalize on what?
Capitalize on the traffic left behind by Lao Ji.
Singing *Bridge of Fate* at the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala wasn’t just about dragging down Yu Yan.
Besides dragging him down, he also wanted to “tie” Shi Jinwei into promoting the new album and deeply market this “god-tier live” performance.
In another world, *Bridge of Fate*’s live performance was extremely popular on major streaming platforms, always securing a spot in rankings of legendary duets.
This needed to be marketed well to attract more traffic.
Also, wasn’t Yu Yan going to sing another song?
Before he even sang, Chi Ye’s team had already prepared the ‘dragging down’ copy!
You thought the ‘dragging down’ was over after just one instance?
NO, it was far from enough!
As expected, after Yu Yan finished his second song as the finale, Chi Ye’s team immediately produced comparison videos and copy at the fastest speed.
Simultaneously, the comparative hot search terms #ChiYeMidAutumnSpeech# and #YuYanMidAutumnSpeech# reappeared on the hot search list.
Igniting heated discussions.
【 My god, for the first time I feel like Hu Ye actually has cultural depth, it’s so strange. 」
【 Stop comparing, if you keep comparing, Yu Yan will call the police! 」
【 Hahaha, I’m dying of laughter. Did Peng Chen memorize his lines too? Are the brothers teaming up to mess with Yu Yan like he’s Japanese? 」
【 This second song is slightly better than the first, but still not as good as *Bridge of Fate*. 」
【 5 million likes in one hour on short videos, what level is that? The most explosive song of this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival Gala! 」
*Bridge of Fate* had been edited by the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala program team and released on platforms like Douyin.
It should be said that many of the performed songs were released.
But only *Bridge of Fate*’s data was explosive, even breaking out of its niche.
5 million likes in one hour, expected to break tens of millions, and it remains to be seen if it’ll be tens of millions, far exceeding the 3 million likes frenziedly boosted by Yu Yan’s fans.
—This is the power of the people!
And Yu Yan’s overall performance today was indeed not ideal.
So, being targeted by Chi Ye’s team like this, they felt very disgusted.
Chi Ye’s personal popularity and traffic were further spreading through various comparison videos and the live versions of *Bridge of Fate* released on Douyin and Kuaishou, and he was consequently gaining fans rapidly.
The vast market gap left by Lao Ji, he had managed to get his first taste of success through “indirect means.”
Of course, during this period, there were no accidents.
For instance, Sister Qianzi.
Sister Qianzi, as a person, truly cared about her B billing order.
While Chi Ye was aggressively badmouthing Yu Yan and profiting from Shi Jin’s misfortune, Sister Qianzi also started subtly marketing terms like #Shi Jinwei’s Representative Work##《Bridge of Fate》’s Representative Work#.
《Bridge of Fate》 is Shi Jinwei’s representative work!
Sister Qianzi is too much of a pain!
However, Chi Ye didn’t criticize Sister Qianzi after seeing her actions.
Because Sister Qianzi was already sour about Chi Ye’s performance name being listed before hers today.
But considering Chi Ye was solely responsible for the lyric writing and composition of 《Bridge of Fate》, she uncharacteristically didn’t cause trouble.
But now that the singing is over and Chi Ye is about to fully capitalize on the benefits, how could Sister Qianzi sit still?
《Bridge of Fate》, the female vocals are equally excellent!
This is also my Shi Jinwei’s representative work!
Hmm…
Chi Ye thought that for the new album, he still needed to find Sister Qianzi to record this song + leverage her first-tier Top Streamer traffic, and she had indeed “helped” him with Yu Yan this time.
Therefore, let her be.
Sister Qianzi is really something, acting like she’s never heard a good song, is it that serious?
Sigh, the child used to eat poorly, is she starving now!
