"You'll know when you reach a certain age
That a person's life is truly hard to endure
Gradually start to taste loneliness
Time beats down on your pride
......"
On stage, Zhang Liangying confidently performed this song, "Finally Waiting for You," with her own interpretation.
Offstage, the audience now held their faces in their hands, listening attentively.
Many middle-aged audience members couldn't help but frown slightly.
It wasn't that they thought the song was bad, but rather that the opening lyrics had already struck a chord with them.
As one gets older, they begin to feel their loneliness.
"These lyrics are quite different from Liangying's previous ones!"
He Yue couldn't help but sigh.
She knew Zhang Liangying, not very well, but she had high hopes for Zhang Liangying's talent in music.
Therefore, she had paid attention to some of Zhang Liangying's works, but compared to today's song, those works were clearly on a different level.
Today's song, with just a few lines, had already set the melancholic tone for the entire piece.
"When you pass a certain intersection, you'll find
Fewer and fewer people to chat with all night
Tired of being chased by loneliness
Wanting to find someone to love and commit to forever
How many people can accompany me on this journey?"
As the following lyrics were sung, the atmosphere in the venue grew increasingly melancholic.
Many middle-aged audience members who had been frowning now had tears welling up in their eyes.
Perhaps young people wouldn't feel much from this song, but for them, the middle-aged ones.
This song had completely touched their hearts, especially those who were still single. The content sung by the song at this moment was what they had buried deep in their hearts.
"Boo hoo, these lyrics are so well-written, Liangying has finally made it!"
He Yue was now wiping away tears from her eyes with a tissue, saying emotionally.
She was already past forty, but still alone, solitary.
She often felt lonely, felt a sense of solitude.
Even though she now had fame and fortune, she had not found love, and her life was not complete.
So the moment these lyrics came out, she was involuntarily swayed by this melancholic emotion, and tears unashamedly streamed from her eyes.
"Teacher He, who do you think wrote this song?"
Qin Feng asked He Yue curiously.
Because judging solely from the lyrics and composition, the person who could write this song must be someone with rich life experience.
But he searched his mind several times and couldn't find a composer whose style matched this song.
"I can't be sure. Ever since I witnessed that monster Wang Shu, I now feel that anything could be that guy's work!"
He Yue replied directly after a brief moment of thought.
This was because Wang Shu had shocked her too many times. A young man who had just graduated from university.
He could write so many excellent songs of different styles. Most importantly, every song Wang Shu wrote had a unique sparkle.
"Finally waiting for you
Glad I didn't give up
Happiness is hard-earned
Which makes people cherish it even more"
As the song reached its climax, Zhang Liangying's voice changed from melancholic to hopeful.
The overall style of the song shifted from sadness to joy at meeting the right person.
"This song, it's going to kill me!"
"I'm crying, when will I finally meet 'him'?"
"I will definitely sing this song to my future lover, provided I can find one!"
When the audience heard the turning point in the song, they couldn't help but tear up.
Although the song spoke of finding "him," they were still alone at this moment.
The contrast only made them feel more melancholic. The lyrics at this moment felt like a scene from their dreams.
"It's so good, this song is simply impeccable!"
Qin Feng couldn't help but exclaim. His experience was just like what was in the song.
He had remained single until middle age, thinking he would be alone forever, but at the right time, he met "her."
......
After Zhang Liangying's performance, the audience and judges needed to cast their votes on the spot.
Both Qin Feng and He Yue cast all their votes for Zhang Liangying.
On one hand, Zhang Liangying's singing skills and talent were outstanding. On the other hand, this song had deeply moved them.
Therefore, they did not hesitate to give all their votes to Zhang Liangying.
Below the stage, many middle-aged audience members were already in tears, and they all took out their voting devices and cast their precious votes for Zhang Liangying.
During the one-minute voting period, the three thousand public judges and sixteen mentors directly cast a high score of two thousand eight hundred votes.
Considering this was a singer at the beginning of the show, achieving such a score was already considered a miracle.
This was a large venue with three thousand people. Getting two thousand eight hundred votes basically indicated that Zhang Liangying's performance today was extremely outstanding.
Zhang Liangying was also very surprised by this vote count.
Although she knew her performance today was excellent, she hadn't expected such a pleasant surprise.
It seemed Wang Shu did have some talent after all. It was definitely not wrong for her to associate with Wang Shu.
However, when she returned backstage, ready to brag to that smelly monkey, she found that the smelly monkey had disappeared.
Afterward, the other two contestants also took the stage to perform.
Although they also performed excellently, their vote counts were only slightly over two thousand votes.
They were a considerable distance from Zhang Liangying.
As the third singer's performance was about to end, Wang Shu returned from the director's office.
Gong Tao had called him to the office to discuss the establishment of an entertainment company. He didn't let him go until it was his turn to perform.
"Smelly monkey, you're definitely going to lose today!"
Seeing the smelly monkey walk in from outside, Zhang Liangying walked up directly and said.
"Is that so?"
Wang Shu replied with feigned confusion.
"Absolutely. No one has surpassed my score yet. I'd like to see what kind of work you can come up with today!"
Zhang Liangying said, crossing her arms with a confident expression.
She had full confidence in her performance today and in Wang Shu's work.
"Just wait, I'll go show you!"
Wang Shu smiled slightly and then strode towards the stage.
"Next, please welcome the Great Sage Equal to Heaven!"
On stage, the host announced.
"Sage! The Great Sage is finally here! Today I'll finally know who the Great Sage is!"
"Yeah, damn it, this is killing me waiting. I can finally know this guy's true identity!"
"Looking forward to it, can we skip the singing part? I want to see the Great Sage take off his mask directly!"
"Yeah, the face behind the Great Sage must be handsome, after all, his voice is so good!"
At this moment, when the audience heard the host's announcement, they reacted intensely, screaming loudly.
For a moment, the atmosphere was like a solo concert. Many audience members even wore their pre-purchased matching monkey masks, cheering for Wang Shu.
"Good heavens, why does this look like a concert today!"
Qin Feng, a judge invited on short notice, was also shocked by the intense reaction from the audience.
It was his first time seeing a competition turn into a solo concert, which was hard to believe.
Moreover, out of the more than three thousand audience members present, almost all of them were cheering and screaming for this singer, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.
"Who is this Great Sage? I have no idea?"
He Yue was also startled by the commotion and asked Qin Feng with a puzzled look.
"I'm not too sure either. If Director Gong hadn't invited me, I wouldn't even know this program existed!"
Qin Feng shook his head, indicating he wasn't aware. He hadn't paid much attention to this program.
Amidst the audience's cheers, the atmosphere reached its peak as Wang Shu walked onto the stage.
Then, a grand piano magically appeared in the center of the stage.
Under everyone's gaze, Wang Shu calmly and composedly sat down at the piano.
As his fingers danced rapidly across the keys, a classical yet popular-tinged prelude instantly filled the entire venue.
"This song, just listening to the prelude, I already have a premonition that it's going to be a great song!"
"Don't say anything else, as soon as the prelude started, I knew this song was extraordinary. As expected of the Great Sage, he always brings surprises!"
"I have to say, although it's just a simple prelude, I don't think many songs have such an excellent introduction."
Many audience members with a deeper understanding of music exclaimed.
On stage, Wang Shu hadn't sung any lyrics yet, but he had already secured victory in the competition.
Because the song he was about to perform was Jay Chou's "Nocturne."
This was the first song by Jay Chou that Wang Shu had heard in his previous life, and it was this "Nocturne" that made him fall in love with Jay Chou's music.
The line, "Chinese culture is the coolest," made Wang Shu deeply admire this singer!
Furthermore, the song "Nocturne" had won numerous awards. Wang Shu knew of more than five such awards.
And these five awards were already highly prestigious at the time.
Therefore, there was a popular internet meme on Earth: "As soon as Nocturne plays, go up and accept the award!"
This was why Wang Shu chose to perform this song today.
He hoped that in this world.
This song would also achieve the honors it deserved.
The prelude ended.
Wang Shu then directly faced the microphone and began to sing the lyrics.