The response from Ting Yu infuriated several producers.
However, with Ting Yu's track record, they had no grounds for rebuttal.
Among the producers,
Sean directly stated, "I will do my best to help Lauren in the next episode!"
The others echoed his sentiment.
Seeing this, Lauren declared with full confidence, "I will teach him to be humble!"
Ting Yu was too arrogant.
While he had been somewhat restrained before, his arrogance not being overtly displayed, this time he had targeted all of them. These were top producers from their respective countries; how could they possibly swallow such an insult?
It wasn't just them; their fans were also riled up by Ting Yu's audacious remarks.
"He's too boastful, too confident!"
"I think Ting Yu's songs are just so-so. Chinese people talk about paying attention to lyrics, but in the West, the melody is the soul of a song."
"Chinese people are all like this, focusing on substance. Stripping away the lyrics, Ting Yu's arrangements are just average, incomparable to Sean's."
"Classic 'disregarding facts to argue,' I'll ask you, what's wrong with the arrangement of 'The Sorrow of Ceasing War'?"
"Heh, you're only allowed to isolate Ting Yu, but he's not allowed to refute? Besides, Sean is American, and his actions are very American."
The internet exploded in arguments.
Ting Yu's two replies had ignited widespread anger, but his fans were unfazed by the overseas comments. The two sides argued back and forth.
Simultaneously, the popularity of "Time Music King" surged.
Controversy and topics of discussion were precisely what the show's production team loved to see.
Even in a competition of this global caliber, the rules of the entertainment industry could not be avoided.
However, after his replies, Su Yu paid no further attention. In his opinion, no amount of words could be as direct as victory.
"Journey to the West" was set to premiere that night.
His mother had asked him to go back and watch television with everyone if he had the time.
"Journey to the West" was Jiang Nan's iconic masterpiece. After Huashi acquired the IP, many people were keenly following it.
But no one expected it to be announced only two days before its release. Furthermore, it would not only be broadcast domestically; Huashi Channel One had also produced an overseas version, to be aired on the largest international video platform.
Given Jiang Nan's current popularity in the film and television industry, news of its release naturally dominated major website trending searches.
The summer season already had two highly anticipated film and television works.
One was "Please Let Time Love Me" from Mango TV, targeting the female demographic.
The other was the Xianxia epic "One Thought Towards Immortality," targeting the male demographic.
Now, "Journey to the West" was added to the mix.
This year's summer season was shaping up to be incredibly exciting.
However, the first two dramas had their target audiences. So, what was the audience for "Journey to the West"?
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At eight o'clock in the evening, the prime time slot.
This was the best time of day.
Office workers returned home, finished their meals, and rested, just in time to watch some television.
With countless lights illuminating the cities, people watched different programs.
However, tonight, many families' television screens were tuned to Huashi Channel One.
"Dad, Mom, hurry up! 'Journey to the West' is about to start!" a boy around ten years old shouted to his parents from the sofa.
Wang Yan was a veteran film critic, and his wife, Su Wenxue, was also a film critic.
However, their fields differed; Wang Yan focused on the male audience, while Su Wenxue mostly covered romance genres.
The couple had been arguing over control of the living room television, as Wang Yan wanted to watch "One Thought Towards Immortality," and Su Wenxue wanted to watch "Please Let Time Love Me."
But after the news of "Journey to the West" being released,
the television rights were claimed by their ten-year-old child.
"Journey to the West," having proven its literary value, had become recommended extracurricular reading by many school teachers.
They even suggested that parents read the story to younger children who couldn't understand it themselves.
Children loved heroes.
Sun Wukong absolutely fit the image of a hero in a child's heart.
Therefore, children were the most excited about the premiere of "Journey to the West" during the summer season.
"Let's watch 'Journey to the West' with the child. We can watch the other two dramas later on replay," Wang Yan said to his wife, spreading his hands.
"Alright, we'll watch with the child first," his wife Su Wenxue agreed.
For film critics, watching television was work.
But watching with their child first didn't conflict with that.
Of course, besides children, there was another very large demographic for "Journey to the West."
Ting Yu's fans!
From the official promotional slogans, everyone knew that the drama's soundtrack was produced by Ting Yu.
To hear Ting Yu's songs as soon as possible, they naturally waited to watch it during the prime time slot.
Mo Yan, as the foremost admirer of Ting Yu in the Chinese music scene,
was currently waiting with Zhou Qingshan and a few friends in his studio.
At some point, many professionals developed a strong anticipation for Ting Yu's new songs, feeling that each of his songs offered a fresh perspective and even taught them new things.
Even Mo Yan felt this way.
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Many young people didn't watch on television but instead watched the live broadcast online.
This was because young people had become accustomed to lying in bed with their phones watching videos.
This provided a stronger sense of satisfaction than watching TV on the sofa, and they could also discuss the plot with netizens through comments.
"By the way, 'Journey to the West' is a fantasy mythological story, so will the theme song be a traditional Chinese style song?"
"I think it should be a really epic song!"
"Those people overseas are now criticizing Ting Yu for only relying on lyrics. Is it possible it will be an instrumental piece?"
"That's just baseless criticism. They haven't heard Ting Yu's 'Water Dragon Chant.' In terms of arrangement, Ting Yu is definitely stronger than his lyric writing!"
Amidst everyone's discussions, the television commercials finally finished playing.
The screen cut to the prime time drama slot.
After the theater's opening animation played, the title sequence of "Journey to the West" finally appeared on the screen.
Electronic music began to play, followed by the image of a stone cracking open.
A monkey leaped up, somersaulting through the sky!
"It's here!"
Many viewers thought to themselves.
Ting Yu's theme song for "Journey to the West"!
After a unique electronic sound,
the main melody of the music began.
"Dong dong..."
"Deng deng deng deng deng deng..."
The audience's eyebrows instantly rose.
This melody.
It's quite interesting!
Unlike the general audience, Mo Yan and Zhou Qingshan's expressions turned serious!
"Is this Western brass instruments combined with ethnic and electronic instruments?" Mo Yan exclaimed in disbelief.
"This can be combined?" Zhou Qingshan was equally astonished.
"They can play it like this???"
A combination no one had ever envisioned.
This opening theme song actually combined musical instruments of completely different styles.
And there was not the slightest sense of dissonance; in fact, as the music progressed, it gave a feeling of ethereal beauty.
It was as if one was immersed in the Heavenly Court, where this background music should naturally be playing.
Perfectly harmonious!
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