"Oh? A judge wants to connect with me? Which judge?"
Gao Fei, who was about to leave the stage, stopped and asked.
"Mr. Richie Parick wants to connect with you!"
As the host spoke, the director's camera had already switched to Richie Parick's location.
Beside him, Robin Treck's face immediately showed a strange expression when he saw Richie connecting with Gao Fei.
However, as it was the night of the gala, he couldn't hinder it much.
"Hello, Mr. Gao Fei!"
"Hello, Mr. Richie!"
After a polite greeting, Richie Parick got straight to the point, saying, "Mr. Gao, your timbre, foreign language proficiency, singing skills, and control of rhythm are the most outstanding among the Dragon Country singers I have encountered.
Therefore, I would like to invite you to collaborate on a world-class song that combines the Dragon Country language and foreign languages.
Mr. Gao, are you willing to accept my invitation?"
Hearing Richie's invitation to Gao Fei, the现场 immediately erupted in an uproar.
"My heavens, a world-class producer inviting Gao Fei to collaborate, this might be the most shocking news of the night besides the Double Golden Tree Award."
"Richie has always wanted to break into the Dragon Country music market, so inviting Gao Fei to collaborate on a song is not surprising. But the Double Golden Tree Award incident has already displeased Gao Fei, so how could he possibly agree to Richie's invitation!"
"Don't forget, this is the award ceremony gala, with audiences from all over the world. If Gao Fei refuses the invitation in person, it will be extremely difficult for his future songs to enter foreign markets!"
The guests below the stage, while surprised, were also discussing incessantly.
In the global live stream's bullet comments.
[Top producer Richie's live invitation to Gao Fei for collaboration, my god, Gao Fei is the first among Dragon Country stars! White Elephant Country netizens are genuinely envious!]
[But on the other hand, Gao Fei just sarcastically taunted the United States, the judges, and these people. Will he accept the invitation? If he accepts, won't it completely slap his own face with his earlier mockery! My Sakura Country netizens are taking a wait-and-see attitude!]
[Stop doubting and envying, who is Richie? A world-class producer. Now that Master Richie has extended a collaboration invitation, Gao Fei will definitely agree to collaborate. If he refuses, I'll eat my excrement live on stream in Little Stick Country!]
The three most active national netizens began posting bullet comments frequently.
Netizens from the United States and other countries, as well as overseas Dragon Country netizens, were all observing.
If Gao Fei agreed, then his previous mockery would become meaningless and he would be slapping his own face.
If he refused, it would be extremely difficult for Gao Fei to break into foreign markets in the future!
Whether he accepted or refused, it was a double-edged sword hanging over his head.
After thoroughly analyzing the pros and cons of the collaboration invitation, Robin Treck and his group showed playful smiles, awaiting a response.
Gao Fei, put on the spot, knew the advantages and disadvantages of collaboration.
"This old fox, it seems he genuinely wants to collaborate with me, but he also wants to see me stuck in a dilemma. Damn it, such a schemer!"
He grumbled in his heart as he looked at Richie's meaningful smile on the screen.
"Mr. Gao Fei, have you considered it?"
Richie Parick asked from the screen.
Now that he had Gao Fei cornered, he didn't believe this person could refuse the collaboration!
However, comrade Gao Fei was a master of social etiquette, and facing this sharp question, he quickly thought of a solution.
He turned off his microphone and asked Weng Pinggui in the studio, "Director Weng, if we play music in the studio, can the other side hear it?"
"It's a two-way connection, they can hear it!"
After confirming, Gao Fei quickly said, "Play the song with the entirely foreign name from my music files!"
"Alright!"
The operator quickly found the song as requested and pressed play.
At this moment, at the gala.
While everyone was waiting to see how Gao Fei would respond to Richie Parick's invitation.
Gao Fei, standing in the studio, also turned on his microphone and said, "Mr. Richie, let's not discuss the collaboration invitation for now.
Could you first listen to the song I arranged, wrote lyrics for, and sang myself, titled 'See You Again'?"
"Certainly!"
Richie agreed to the request and signaled the host to enable the sound output for the connected call.
He was very confident and believed in his own abilities; no song could stop his desire to collaborate.
The guests at the scene were also curious. Gao Fei actually asked Richie to listen to his song first before discussing collaboration.
What kind of song could make him so confident?
As everyone was wondering, an elegant piano melody began to play in the venue.
Ten seconds of piano music ended, followed by Gao Fei's foreign language solo.
Halfway through the song, Richie Parick's expression gradually turned to shock.
All the guests at the scene couldn't help but show stunned expressions in their eyes.
"The arrangement, lyrics, and singing of the entire song, coupled with Gao Fei's fluent and skillful performance, are already comparable to Richie's, and in many places, they even surpass Richie's. No wonder Gao Fei wanted Richie to listen to his song before collaborating."
"If this song had appeared earlier and entered the overseas market, it would have definitely won this year's overseas Golden Melody Award in April! This Mr. Gao Fei's talent is truly astonishing!"
"No, I have to have someone contact Gao Fei immediately. I must get the copyright for this song in advance!"
The guests at the scene immediately placed the entire song on the same level as Richie's.
Some guests were already sending people to approach Wang He and others from Dragon Country, and to find Gao Fei's contact information.
As for the global live stream.
Netizens from various countries were once again shocked by the talent Gao Fei displayed. Listening to the entire song, it already surpassed most of Richie's songs.
In the Dragon Country broadcast room, Dragon Country netizens were equally astonished and awestruck.
Who would have thought that Comrade Xiao Gao had already mastered foreign language songs, and the entire song sounded incredibly pleasant.
Gao Fei, standing in the studio, looked at Richie's stunned and dazed expression, a triumphant smile appearing on his lips.
This song, in his previous life, had broken various records and won many music awards.
Its avant-garde style was enough to completely outclass the supremely confident Richie Parick.
As the song finished playing, the venue erupted in enthusiastic applause.
After the applause subsided, Gao Fei slowly turned to the still recovering Richie and said, "Mr. Richie, could you give me your evaluation?"
"I... I..."
Richie Parick opened his mouth, then finally gave a wry smile, "You are very talented, Mr. Gao Fei! My invitation just now was presumptuous!"
With that, he sheepishly sat back down on the sofa and remained silent.
Gao Fei, who was about to end the connection, suddenly called out Robin Treck's name.
Instantly, the camera switched to Robin.
Gao Fei looked at Robin Treck, whose face was unpleasant but he was forcing a smile, and said, "Mr. Robin, didn't you previously challenge me to participate in the Oca Night if I had the ability?
I accept your challenge!
I'll see you next year!"
As his voice fell, the connection was directly cut off.
Robin Treck, who was called out, suddenly felt an inexplicable pressure, and remained silent throughout the rest of the gala until it ended.
Gao Fei, after hanging up the call, did not immediately leave the studio.
Because it was too late today, he had pre-recorded his solo performance that was to be aired after the gala, as required by the General Bureau.
...
At ten o'clock in the evening in the Great Jia Country, the award ceremony gala finally concluded.
The guests leaving the venue had mixed emotions of joy and sorrow.
But all the guests knew one thing.
After Gao Fei's subtle jab at the Double Golden Tree Award and his airborne challenge to Robin Treck,
Dragon Country films had not only stepped onto the international stage but were also about to engage in fierce competition with films from various countries on that stage.
As for who would emerge as the ultimate winner, it could only be known when next year's Oca Night began.
However, on the second day after the film festival concluded, in addition to the Double Golden Tree Award and Gao Fei's airborne challenge becoming overseas hot topics,
another piece of news suddenly topped the overseas trending searches.
This news was:
"Dragon Country's Golden Tree Award was maliciously stolen after the gala. If the thief can be apprehended, Dragon Country will reward one hundred yuan."
(I won't describe the song in too much detail, if you want to hear it, go search for it, I think it's very good! Also, this World Cup is really exciting!)