The city competition's buzz continued to rise, and another hot topic was October's patriotic month.
Not only was it Jiangnan screenwriter's first film, but the Martial Arts Association's "Huo Yuan Jia" was also scheduled to be released in mid-October.
The authorities were also holding a large-scale evening gala with a patriotic theme at the end of the month.
"The gala will feature four music gods producing patriotic songs, and will also invite the city competition champion, who is also the fifth music god of the Chinese music scene. Please stay tuned!"
The official announcement was very concise, but it highlighted the key points.
In other words, this gala would feature songs written by four music god-level producers, and the city competition champion would also be invited.
This official announcement directly acknowledged that the city competition champion was the fifth music god of the Chinese music scene.
In fact, this was quite normal, as the Ace City Competition was officially organized.
The program's aim was to create the fifth music god of the Chinese music scene.
Winning the championship meant becoming a music god, which was universally acknowledged.
Even the Entertainment Gala had to defer to the authorities.
As everyone knew, the Entertainment Gala and Ting Yu were at odds.
Because last year, Ting Yu only had one song, "Blue and White Porcelain," nominated for an award, Lin Yanyu didn't even accept the award and left angrily with Gong Ju Ren and others.
There was quite a commotion at the time.
Although the Entertainment Gala managed to suppress this controversy, Ting Yu had been dominating the charts since January, so he was bound to have many songs nominated.
It remained to be seen how the Entertainment Gala would handle it.
Would they put aside their prejudices and speak the truth, nominating Ting Yu for awards, or would they stubbornly refuse to give him any?
If they stubbornly held onto their resentment towards Ting Yu and refused to nominate his songs, then there would be a good show to watch.
However, as long as the Entertainment Gala wasn't foolish, they shouldn't do such a thing.
After all, in the face of absolute strength, everything else was just a fleeting cloud.
This year, Ting Yu was the most brilliant person in the Chinese music scene.
He should win a multitude of awards this year!
...
The venue for the city competition finals was held at the largest stadium in Kyoto.
It could accommodate over 100,000 people at once.
This was an unprecedented grand competition.
Not only was there the battle for godhood between Su Yu and Shen Jinghong,
but there were also return performances by producers who had been eliminated earlier.
Not only were there producers from the official competition, but also popular producers from the regional competitions.
For example, Hu Yang from Ting Yu's previous fifth district.
He was currently the most popular contestant in the regional competitions.
As for why?
It was naturally because he had almost been shaved bald by Ting Yu, an event that had become a historic moment in the city competition.
It was talked about endlessly by countless people.
Because he was almost shaved bald, the production team was forced to change the competition rules.
The score from the music god's review was added to the official competition.
This was to prevent such a scenario of being shaved bald from happening again.
The city competition was still two hours away from starting.
The blacked-out live stream was already filled with dense bullet comments discussing the event.
"Actually, Hu Yang's song was really strong, but Ting Yu's 'Exaggerated' combined with Zhang Wei's incredible live performance completely stunned the judging panel. If it had been any other song, the outcome wouldn't have been like this."
"Haha, you can only say his luck was bad. For the regional competition finals, Ting Yu naturally had to unleash his ultimate move."
"But this isn't necessarily a bad thing, after all, his popularity is the highest among all of Ting Yu's opponents. The historic moment of almost being shaved bald will be remembered by everyone!"
"Hu Yang expresses, 'Damn it, I don't want this kind of popularity!'"
"Anyone defeated by Ting Yu will have good popularity, after all, 'Shen Yin Zhe' (Hidden Master) summarizes the 'Bible' for them."
"Who do you think 'Shen Yin Zhe' is? Is it one person or a group of people?"
"Who knows, but 'Shen Yin Zhe' is truly outrageous, they can get all sorts of inside information!"
"Haha, my favorite line in the 'Bible' is Liu Qiliang's: 'No one understands square dancing better than me.'"
"I still prefer the first generation's Li Shaojun's line: 'I want to go swimming on a tropical island.'"
"Does the second generation's Liu Quanlin not deserve it? That line, 'You guys just keep spamming 666, leave the rest to me,' fully displays his dominance!"
"The third generation's Jin Lei is a bit lacking, his line, 'You guys just need to be shocked, that's all,' is too ordinary."
"Haha, the fourth generation's Zhou Peng is still good, 'I will make him pay for his arrogance,' shows his confidence in his strength!"
"..."
Many of the viewers in the live stream were old fans of the city competition and were well aware of the inside jokes from the fifth district.
These weren't exactly old jokes, as these "face-slapping" famous quotes, dubbed "The Bible," were still active in the world of memes.
A new club named "Yin Ge" (Hidden Pavilion) had opened in Kyoto.
It was a wellness club co-founded by the members of "Shen Yin Zhe."
At this moment, in a very elegantly decorated private room,
the members of "Shen Yin Zhe" were comfortably lying on chairs.
In front of them was a large projection screen.
It was currently displaying the live stream of the city competition.
Since the show hadn't started yet, the screen was black, but the bullet comments were still visible.
Jin Lei smiled and suddenly said, "Unconsciously, the competition is almost over."
Liu Quanlin also sighed, "Yes, it was because of the city competition that I got to know you friends. Perhaps this is my greatest gain."
Li Shaojun chuckled, "Our friendship has just begun, why is everyone getting sentimental?"
"That's right, we're all Ace Producers now. Let's not think about becoming music gods, contentment is happiness."
"Exactly, normally we come to the club to discuss songwriting and then have some tea. Life is pretty good now."
There was still an empty bed in the private room.
It was Hu Yang's spot.
He had been voted a popular contestant in the city competition and was scheduled to perform at the city competition venue.
When the members of "Shen Yin Zhe" congratulated him,
he had a pained expression and grumbled.
"I became famous for being humiliated, what's there to congratulate!"
...
Before the competition began.
Shen Jinghong's various aliases had all been exposed.
He decided not to hold back anymore.
He directly used the account "Gu Yun" to post a Weibo message.
"I originally planned to participate in the competition as an ordinary person, but I didn't expect you to find out. Since that's the case, I won't pretend anymore. Yes, I, Shen Jinghong, am Gu Yun. I've revealed myself."
The previous Weibo post from the "Gu Yun" account was from three years ago.
Despite not updating for so long, the number of followers was still over fifty million.
Looking at so many fans who hadn't unfollowed him,
Shen Jinghong felt a warmth in his heart.
Indeed, loyalty and not abandoning were never just empty words.
Gu Yun's sudden Weibo update caught his fans off guard.
"Holy crap, you've revealed yourself?"
"Although I believed what Teacher Mo Yan said, hearing your own confession makes me completely believe it now. Go Gu Yun, defeat Ting Yu with your ancient style!"
"Go Gu Yun, I'm your loyal fan. I didn't unfollow you even after so long without news. Although Ting Yu is powerful, you are not weak either!"
"Glad you still remember our promise, loyalty and no abandoning. Go Gu Yun!"
"Damn it, you finally updated. Do you know how long we've been waiting?"
"Gu Yun, defeat Ting Yu and let Ting Yu help you become a god!"
Looking at these loyal fans' comments,
Shen Jinghong's eyes suddenly welled up with tears.
So, there were still so many people waiting for Gu Yun to reappear in the arena!
So, he hadn't been forgotten, and so many people were still supporting him!
So, everyone still remembered the promise of loyalty and not abandoning!
Since that was the case, let me, Gu Yun, defeat the great demon king Ting Yu with my strongest song and achieve godhood!
Shen Jinghong wiped his tears while scrolling through the comments.
However, the more he read, the more he felt something was off.
The earlier comments were from old fans.
The comments were all supportive and encouraging, but towards the end, things took a turn.
"Gu Yun, we can't go back, we've already become accustomed to Ting Yu's style..."
"I'm sorry, but you were gone for so long, we became fans of Ting Yu. You'll understand, right?"
"Gu Yun, we love you, but Ting Yu is just too outstanding, we can't help ourselves..."
"Gu Yun, you'll find better fans to love you. Wishing you happiness!"
"Sorry, you're a good person..."
"..."
Shen Jinghong: "???"
What the hell!
Where did the promised loyalty and not abandoning go?!
...