novelbin Chapter 616 - 219: Turmoil at the Concert, Jay Chou’s Invitation - Part 3
Chapter 616 - 219: Turmoil at the Concert, Jay Chou’s Invitation - Part 3
No, that wasn’t quite right. He did have one album, for a single person. He had already hidden the photo album from his high school days with Bai Weixi.
"The photos look great. Send them to me when you get back. I’ll keep them as a memento."
"Senior, you don’t actually have any photos of us together, do you?"
"Uh, how could that be? Of course I do."
"Hehe, I don’t believe you. I can’t see any in your QQ Space albums."
"Uh, I hid them. I’ll grant you access when I get back."
"Okay, Senior! My albums are only open to you, too."
Li Yuan cringed internally. I’ll have to get a QQ VIP subscription so I can create a separate album for each of them to commemorate our time together...
...
Soon, the concert was about to begin. The venue’s lights and cheers intensified, and the deafening noise made Li Yuan feel his eardrums tremble. Memories that had faded for many years surfaced in his mind once again.
When Jay Chou’s figure suddenly appeared, rising onto the stage on an automated lift, the decibels in the venue instantly hit their peak.
"Jay Chou! Jay Chou!"
"I love you! I love you!"
Li Yuan held Zhong Tingyue’s hand the entire time, listening to the cheers and soaking in the frenzied atmosphere.
Before 2010, the Chinese music scene was like a battleground for titans, with a ceaseless stream of what would later be considered classic hits. As a superstar of the music scene, Jay Chou was in a particularly prolific phase. In 2008 alone, he released songs like "Fragrance of Rice," "Blue and White Porcelain," "Lanting Xu," and "Where Is The Promised Happiness," all of which remained incredibly popular even after more than a decade.
On stage, Jay Chou began the concert’s opening introduction. "Dear fans and friends, welcome to the Modu stop of my world tour... Now, I’ll bring you the first song, ’Blue and White Porcelain.’ I hope you all enjoy it!"
...
Listening to Jay Chou sing one classic song after another, Li Yuan was swept up in the atmosphere. The roar of tens of thousands of people shouting in unison in the stadium was truly impressive.
Even Zhong Tingyue couldn’t help but follow the rhythm, waving her glow stick and singing along with the entire crowd.
*The blue sky waits for the mist and rain, and I am waiting for you, as the cooking smoke spirals up...*
*I’ll send you away, thousands of miles away...*
*With the fragrance of rice, the river continues to run, smile faintly, I know the dreams of childhood...*
*Where is the promised happiness... I understand, I won’t say it... love has faded, the dream is far away...*
Zhong Tingyue held tightly onto Li Yuan’s hand while chatting merrily with him. Seeing her so excited, Li Yuan asked with a smile, "Little Moon, do you like this kind of concert atmosphere?"
"Senior, I love it! The atmosphere is amazing! Singing along with tens of thousands of people feels incredible."
"Haha, if you like it, we can come more often in the future."
"Hehe, okay!"
The concert soon reached the interactive segment between the artist and the audience. As the lights flashed continuously, the faces of various audience members appeared one by one on the giant screen.
Suddenly, Li Yuan felt the camera focus on him and Zhong Tingyue. He thought the camera would quickly move on, but to his surprise, it stopped right on them.
On the massive screen at the venue, Li Yuan’s face instantly appeared.
Zhong Tingyue stared at their faces on the big screen, her lips pursed in shock as she exclaimed, "Senior, we’re on the big screen!"
Li Yuan was also startled to see himself on the big screen. It can’t be this much of a coincidence, can it? Out of tens of thousands of people, they just happened to film me? I seriously suspect this is an inside job...
As Li Yuan and Zhong Tingyue’s figures appeared on the screen, many music lovers among the tens of thousands of fans instantly cried out in recognition, just like the bespectacled girl they had met outside the stadium.
"Wow, Liuliu, isn’t that Xia Hua? What a coincidence! How did he get chosen for the interactive segment with Jay Chou?"
"Xiao Yan, do you even have to think about it? This is definitely an inside job, arranged in advance. Your Xia Hua is incredibly famous now. He’s a genius music composer, a well-known author, and even the boss of the Zhihu website. It’s perfectly normal for him to be a special guest at Jay Chou’s concert..."
"You’re right! Wow, wow, wow! Xia Hua and Jay Chou are both my idols! I really want to hear them sing together on stage..."
"Liuliu, hurry and shout with me! ’Xia Hua, sing a song! Xia Hua, sing a song!’"
Near the two girls, some fans who didn’t recognize Li Yuan watched them screaming frantically and asked with curiosity, "Excuse me, who is this Xia Hua you’re talking about? Is he famous?"
As a member of the "Xia Hua Fan Club," the bespectacled girl named Xiao Yan excitedly started to "educate" them while still shouting. "You don’t even know Xia Hua? You’re really out of touch!"
"Xia Hua sang ’Natural Beauty,’ ’Love Confession Balloon,’ ’Just Met You,’ and other online hits! His songs are all top-ranked on Thousand Music Listening, QQ Music, and Cool Dog Music..."
"Oh, and Xia Hua also wrote the number one web novel masterpiece, *Battle Starry Sky*! He’s the most famous online writer in the country right now."
"And, and! You’ve probably heard of the super popular ’Zhihu’ website, right? Xia Hua developed that site too..."
Listening to the bespectacled girl’s explanation, the person who had asked looked as if they’d had a revelation.