The official homepage of "King of Love Songs."
The livestream had already begun.
When the scene from the program site appeared, many viewers exclaimed how beautiful it was. The warm lighting, the producers sitting there, drinking tea and chatting – it wasn't a competition at all, but a veritable tea party.
And beside them, over twenty singers sat, their expressions somewhat tense. These were the singers assigned to the producers for this program.
"It's so cozy. After watching 'The Masked Singer,' I was too nervous and excited. Thank you, production team, for using this program to heal me!"
"No wonder they didn't choose the 'Song Gods' Fang Lingyu and Chen Shuhao. Both of them have had issues with Ting Yu, so it wouldn't have been so harmonious if they were here."
"Actually, Chen Shuhao is doing quite well overseas, but recently, Ting Yu and Teacher Mo Yan have been so popular that no one is paying attention to him."
"Watching Teacher Mo Yan make tea calms my entire heart."
This program was not broadcast on satellite television, but streamed live on the official website. Because there was a five-hour period for songwriting, the livestream would cut to the producers' resting rooms to film their songwriting progress. This was something many viewers were curious about. They really wanted to know how fast Ting Yu could write songs. After all, four or five songs a month was already considered the ceiling among producers, and each one was of such high quality. Now, with a program that allowed everyone to get a close-up look at Ting Yu's songwriting routine, they were naturally very eager and curious.
"In a moment, four stories will appear on the screens in front of the teachers. Please select the material for this episode's songs."
As the prompt sounded, four videos appeared on the screens.
"Do we select blindly, or after watching?" There was no host for the program. Zhou Qingshan, being the oldest among the producers, was the best choice to lead.
"Either way is fine for me," Su Yu said with a smile, taking a sip of tea handed to him by Mo Yan.
"Let's watch them first. I'm not as monstrous as you guys, able to write anything," Jiang Qian said, then added, "Let's be clear, don't fight with me, I'm choosing first." Jiang Qian's abilities were indeed a bit weaker than the other song gods. For her to write a song with a given theme in five hours, and with quality, was already her limit. They were all friends, and she didn't try to pretend otherwise, stating it directly.
Mo Yan said with a smile, "Then we'll let you choose first." As the eldest brother, he naturally wouldn't make things difficult for Jiang Qian.
Su Yu reiterated, "Either way is fine for me…" It wasn't intentional showing off; he was simply stating a fact. However, as soon as he finished speaking, the bullet comments became lively.
"This familiar feeling, Ting Yu is switching to his King of Show-off mode, 'Dark Night Rabbit'!"
"Quick, look! Ting Yu is showing off! He's showing off even without his mask!"
"Hahaha, I prefer it when he says 'just a little bit' or 'I know a little.'"
"I still prefer Dark Night Rabbit's directness. If you have the ability, you should show it off!"
"Is it possible that Ting Yu is just stating facts and doesn't intend to show off?" It was very possible! After all, Ting Yu's rapid-fire song releases had already left a deep impression on everyone. Especially during the "The Masked Singer" period, in addition to his regular four songs a month, he would also write songs for the singer group and sometimes participate in other programs. However, most of Ting Yu's songs were inspirational or related to traditional culture. The most popular genre in the Chinese music scene, love songs, was the type he released the least.
"The first story: I've been with my girlfriend for two and a half years…" The first few stories were quite good. The first story was about him and his girlfriend not ending up together because of a long-distance relationship, but they still had each other in their hearts. The theme of unrequited love was a major subject for melancholic love songs. This story was simple.
"I want it! I choose this one!" Jiang Qian had her own ideas the moment she saw the story.
The second story: from school uniforms to wedding, the couple finally achieved a happy ending after experiencing many difficulties. This was more of a sweet style. Mo Yan and Zhou Qingshan both turned their gazes to Su Yu.
"Let me see more," Su Yu said with a slight smile.
The third story was about the torment of being unable to move on after a breakup. This story was quite good, a standard template for a melancholic love song, and also relatively simple. Given the current situation, the program hadn't chosen overly difficult stories for the first episode. However, when it came to the fourth one, the expressions of all four producers couldn't help but change.
"My name is Chen Feng, and my wife, Xie Wen, and I are both fans of Ting Yu…" Chen Feng and Xie Wen's story was known to many in Ting Yu's fan base. Especially when Xie Wen passed away from leukemia, "Qing Ming Yu Shang" coupled with Chen Feng's kiss was called the most heartbreaking kiss by many. The couple met in Ting Yu's fan group, then fell in love. In Xie Wen's final moments, Chen Feng gave her a wedding in the hospital. Their love story moved countless people, and it also brought attention to leukemia patients. There are still many good people in this world; many people spontaneously donated to charity funds to help leukemia patients. In short, their love story was even promoted by the official media. Such a parting of the living from the dead truly touched many people.
"I choose the second story," Zhou Qingshan spoke first. Mo Yan nodded and pointed to the third story, "Then I'll choose the third story." Their choices were easily understood; they were giving way to Su Yu. Although everyone knew that the last story would definitely receive the most attention, these were Ting Yu's fans, and it wouldn't be right for them to compete for it. After all, it was a relatively lighthearted program. Having Ting Yu write a love song for this special couple would be something the groom could do for the bride that she could never have imagined.
"Okay, I choose the fourth one!" Su Yu took a deep breath. He hadn't expected his song to be so meaningful to his fans. He suddenly remembered the little girl who had given him the Chinese knot before. Unknowingly, he had already influenced many people.
"Wow! Ting Yu really chose it! This will be another beautiful legend!"
"Teacher Mo Yan and the others have such high emotional intelligence. Watching this kind of program is so comfortable!"
"Five hours, looking forward to Ting Yu's new song!"
"I suddenly feel so touched. Ting Yu is truly too good. I'm crying!"
"I'm a new fan of the God of Songs, Ting Yu. I suddenly realized that the traffic stars I used to follow are nothing compared to Ting Yu!"
"Ahhh! Why didn't I become a fan of this treasure boy earlier!"
Next, it was time to select the singers. The program had invited twenty singers, most of whom were familiar faces. Among these singers were Zhang Wei, Gong Ju Ren, and Jiang Xiao E from Ting Yu's singer group, and even Shen Jinghong was present. It was no surprise that these individuals were the ones Mo Yan and Ting Yu would choose. As for the others, they were all at least super-first-tier singers. Everyone watched the four producers with great anticipation. Everyone knew that being chosen to sing one of these songs would bring immense popularity.