During this period, Ting Yu had monopolized almost all the attention in the Chinese music scene.
However, matters overseas had still not gained traction.
Moreover, overseas, Ting Yu had caused many foreigners to lose money due to the theme song of "Hero" last time, and his supporters remained only those Chinese fans.
Su Yu didn't pay much attention to these matters.
After the finals of "The Masked Singer," during the judges' discussion segment, Mo Yan announced his retirement from writing.
This caused his fans to be very reluctant to see him go.
He had written many classic songs, and whenever those songs played, they evoked the youthful memories of many people.
Of course, Mo Yan was not retiring immediately; he considered "Love Song King" to be his last program.
The producers participating in "Love Song King" this time, besides Mo Yan and Jiang Qian, two song gods, also included a producer, Zhou Qingshan, who had been out of the industry for a long time. Zhou Qingshan was quite influential, similar in age to Mo Yan, and was considered a top producer of the older generation, with a particular talent for love songs.
This program was very simple, with a total of six episodes. The production team would solicit love stories from the public, which would be voted on by netizens. Each episode would invite the protagonists of these stories to the show to share their experiences with the producers. The producers would then have six hours to create a love song.
The program had no judges, and therefore no awards, with the rankings determined by the songs' performance on the love song charts.
In other words, the decision-making power for the rankings was entirely handed over to the market.
Ting Yu's reputation in the domestic entertainment industry now completely surpassed Mo Yan's. Although "Love Song King" had no judges, the standard for determining rankings was the love song charts. Given Ting Yu's current popularity, as long as he performed consistently, he would have absolutely no rivals.
Under such circumstances, Mo Yan still participating in "Love Song King" made the answer obvious.
He wanted Su Yu to win, and after winning, Su Yu would completely become the number one producer in the Chinese music scene!
In this matter, many people seemed to witness a kind of succession.
A ritual of generational succession.
New generations replace old ones.
There would always be someone leading the era.
Mo Yan's era had passed.
This era should now be called Ting Yu's!
"Tears are welling up. Such a respected elder artist was previously attacked by trolls!"
"Teacher Mo Yan truly dotes on Ting Yu, but Ting Yu deserves his affection. Now, after his unmasking, looking at the actions of Dark Rabbit, who previously cooperated with White Rabbit to eliminate Liu Yi and even shaved Liu Yi's head, they were already avenging Teacher Mo Yan."
"That's right, I was wondering why these two rabbits were deliberately targeting Wolf Fang. Turns out they were helping Teacher Mo Yan."
"Since Mo Yan favors Ting Yu so much, Shen Jinghong must feel like an abandoned child..."
"Hahaha, Shen Jinghong is truly unfortunate. He was previously Mo Yan's only disciple, but after Ting Yu made his debut in the city competition, Mo Yan's eyes were only on Ting Yu."
While many were reluctant to see Mo Yan retire, they were also looking forward to the broadcast of "Love Song King."
Although it wasn't as thrilling as traditional competitions, watching the daily lives of the producers was quite interesting.
Moreover, everyone knew that Ting Yu would be going to "Era Music King" soon, and in this context, this would likely be his last program in the domestic entertainment industry.
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Besides the matters concerning Ting Yu and Mo Yan, another trending topic suddenly became popular online.
#《Chinese Paladin 3》 to conclude tonight, its popularity during broadcast crushed South Korea's "Sword Soul," receiving unanimous praise overseas!#
The origin of this trending topic was data collected by Jiangnan fans overseas.
"Chinese Paladin 3" not only dominated the domestic entertainment circle but also garnered immense popularity overseas within days of its release, directly topping the Asian regional trending charts!
Its popularity even surpassed that of South Korea's "Sword Soul"!
In the initial days, the crew of "Sword Soul" was actively promoting, with the production company arrogantly stating that Chinese dramas could not compare to those from South Korea in terms of special effects or acting.
At that time, many fans supported them, making sarcastic remarks online, claiming that Xianxia was a traditional Korean culture and only Koreans could film Xianxia well.
However, a few days later, the popularity of "Chinese Paladin 3" erupted like a volcano, unstoppable!
It directly topped the trending charts as number one.
The name Jiangnan also became known to the Asian region for the first time.
While waiting for the updates of "Chinese Paladin 3," many people went to Tencent Video's overseas version, requesting them to release "Chinese Paladin 1."
Because they discovered that Xianxia stories could be so epic and that sword-riding could be so cool, coupled with the fact that domestic audiences were constantly explaining online that "Sword Soul" had plagiarized "Chinese Paladin," foreigners finally became interested in learning more.
After Tencent Video communicated with the official channels, "Chinese Paladin 1" was also released overseas.
With the popular "Sword Soul" as a comparison, it was easy to see if there was plagiarism.
"So this is the original! I even defended 'Sword Soul' before!"
"I stayed up all night watching 'Chinese Paladin 1,' and I have to say, this is the only drama that has made me cry!"
"'Sword Soul' didn't capture the essence. It only copied the plot, but the most brilliant part of this drama is every single character!"
"I used to think Chinese dramas were just about romance, but now I realize I had a deep misunderstanding of Chinese dramas!"
"Although 'Chinese Paladin' also has romance, it perfectly combines love with saving the world. Jiangnan's mastery of storytelling is at a very high level!"
As the reputation of "Chinese Paladin" continued to improve.
The editor, Jiangnan, also successfully made a name for himself in Asia.
Of course, not only the editor but also the lead actors like Shen Qingfeng, at least gained recognition in the Asian region.
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South Korea.
Li Chengxu had been very depressed lately.
Originally, with this "Sword Soul," he could have ascended to the top tier in South Korea and even had considerable influence in Asia.
However, due to "Chinese Paladin 3," the drama he starred in was embroiled in plagiarism accusations. Now, the company was urgently handling public relations, trying to distance him from the drama and advising him not to go out during this period.
Staying home and bored, Li Chengxu decided to watch "Chinese Paladin 3" to see what was so great about it.
But to his surprise, after watching "Chinese Paladin 3," he was completely hooked.
He watched straight through to the latest episode and was now also among those waiting for the finale.
What's more, he coincidentally discovered that the female lead of "Sword Soul," Zheng Sumin, was also watching "Chinese Paladin 3," and she had even finished watching "Chinese Paladin 1."
"So Park Cheol wrote it based on this drama..."
After watching "Chinese Paladin 1," she was not in a good state. However, her agent had secured roles for her, and even knowing that the drama was plagiarized, she had no choice but to accept it. Korean agents were like ancestors to their artists.
"Jing Tian Oppa is so handsome!"
"Li Xiaoyao Oppa!!"
These past few days, Zheng Sumin, like Li Chengxu, was staying home to avoid the storm. The two of them were not too bored and often watched dramas together via voice chat.
Shen Qingfeng's charisma truly attracted women. Even though the other party was Korean, after watching "Chinese Paladin," she became his fan.
"Almost there! The finale is tonight, and we finally don't have to wait for updates anymore!" Li Chengxu took a deep breath. He had waited too long!
"Tonight, we fight the Evil Sword Immortal, I'm so excited!!" Zheng Sumin also said excitedly from the other side.
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