On the morning of April 2nd, "hidden war" officially premiered in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Compared to the audience in mainland China, Hong Kong audiences were clearly more enthusiastic about this film!
So on the 2nd, Hong Kong alone achieved a record-breaking box office of 15 million Hong Kong dollars!
Taiwan was also not to be outdone, with a first-day box office of over 80 million New Taiwan dollars.
Coupled with the 178 million box office from mainland China, this allowed "hidden war"'s total box office to directly break the 200 million mark on its second day!
For a time, it gave people the illusion that Hong Kong-style police and gangster films were about to become popular.
But was that really the case? Insiders were clearly calmer than the audience and the media.
On the third day, the mainland box office declined, with only 131 million.
However, the Hong Kong box office rose again, reaching 20 million Hong Kong dollars! It once again set a new record for Hong Kong's single-day box office!
Taiwan also had a box office of over 70 million New Taiwan dollars.
By April 4th, "hidden war" had already begun to be released in Japan, South Korea, and some Southeast Asian countries influenced by Chinese culture.
Although there was no participation from the European and American markets this time, the Asian market alone was enough to make many industry insiders envious.
Because this represents a lot of money!
Also on the 4th, the fifth installment of the "Blue Star Concert" began in Seoul, South Korea.
Perhaps because it was his last performance, Lin Feng's work in the fifth installment felt somewhat stunning.
At least after Su Yu listened to it, he felt that his work this time had the potential to be in the top three!
And just as the fifth installment ended and the early morning of the 5th arrived, Jacky Cheung's new album, produced by Su Yu, went online!
At this moment, when the music circles at home and abroad were attracted by the Blue Star Concert, many people couldn't understand why Jacky Cheung's new album had to be released at this time!
The new songs of ten countries' lyricists and composers are fiercely competing, what do you two mean by suddenly appearing? Are you trying to cause trouble?!
However, this seems to be Su Yu's first time releasing an album for a singer as an album producer, right?
And given Su Yu's recent behavior, at least half of the songs in Jacky Cheung's new album will be from him!
So, as soon as Jacky Cheung's new album "kiss goodbye" went online, countless netizens and fans immediately rushed to the music platform to pay their respects.
And this time, their guess was not wrong; the entire album actually contained 7 songs with lyrics and music by Su Yu!
It seems that Jacky Cheung's participation in Su Yu's movie this time was the right choice.
Otherwise, he would probably only get five songs at most...
Those who thought of this felt an inexplicable pang of sourness in their hearts.
If possible, they could do it too, right?
Whether it's participating in a movie directed by Su Yu or something else.
However, Su Yu's circle is really hard to get into!
Lin Feng, who had finished the fifth live broadcast, did not leave Seoul immediately; the sixth installment no longer needed him, and he planned to play here for a few days before returning home.
At this moment, Lin Feng, feeling that all the heavy burdens on him had been swept away, was listening to the title song "kiss goodbye" from Jacky Cheung's new album.
He really wanted to know if the collaboration between Su Yu and Jacky Cheung was 1+1 greater than 2, or...
And Lin Feng was clearly not the only lyricist and composer who came to listen to the song immediately.
Kailina, Quanshui, these old rivals from the previous season, as well as several new favorites from this season, all paid attention and curiosity.
Lin Feng's performance in the first four installments was really not good, and they felt that the Chinese side would definitely send Su Yu, this great weapon, to the stage in the later stages to turn the tide!
So, it was very necessary to understand the opponent's current level in advance.
As soon as the prelude to "kiss goodbye" began, it gave people an extremely retro feeling.
Those who know Su Yu know that this is a style he is good at.
As the prelude ended, Jacky Cheung's clear and magnetic singing followed.
"【Past events are like smoke, dissipating before each other's eyes. Even after saying goodbye, I can't see your slight resentment.】"
In the eyes of these professional lyricists and composers, there was nothing surprising about the melody and arrangement; it could only be said to be Su Yu's normal performance.
But for some lyricists and composers who understand Chinese, like Kailina, Quanshui, and Ivan, the lyrics were written a bit too well.
And as a Chinese lyricist and composer, Lin Feng sighed deeply at this moment.
Because he knew that Su Yu had won again with this song; this was the kind of song Chinese listeners liked.
"【Everything you gave me, you were just perfunctory. The more innocent you smile, the more wildly I will love you!】"
Jacky Cheung's singing continued, and the emotion in his voice intensified.
To say he was at ease and still in his prime is not an exaggeration at all!
Jacky Cheung's singing skills and his control over songs are truly incomparable to ordinary Heavenly King or Heavenly Queen level singers.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be recognized as the God of Songs in Hong Kong.
"【Always in an instant, there's some understanding, words spoken can never come true. In a blink of an eye, I find your face, already unfamiliar, no longer like before.】"
Jacky Cheung's singing continued, his emotions seemed not yet to have reached their peak, and his voice was still rising!
"【My world begins to snow, so cold that I cannot love for another day. So cold that even the hidden regrets are so obvious.】"
And those who listened here found that the verse part of this song was indeed gradually building up emotion.
It was only at this moment, when the surging emotions accumulated to their peak, that they finally erupted in the chorus!
"【You and I kiss goodbye on a deserted street, letting the wind mock me for being unable to refuse. You and I kiss goodbye on a chaotic night, my heart waiting to embrace sorrow.】"
With the emergence of the chorus, the reluctance and entanglement of a heartbroken lover whose fate has ended but love remains, were truly expressed vividly by Jacky Cheung!
At this moment, even lyricists and composers who didn't understand the lyrics could vaguely feel the emotions Jacky Cheung was trying to express in his singing.
Perhaps this is the magic of music?
And what elevated this feeling to its peak was the erhu solo in the interlude!
Countless people who heard this song for the first time were directly covered in goosebumps by this erhu solo.
That kind of poignant feeling, perhaps only the erhu can perfectly interpret and express it.
And this erhu also made the song instantly more complete.
Until the end of the entire song, many listeners, both domestic and international, had not yet recovered.
And some listeners who were still craving more had already clicked replay...
There was also the rapidly skewed style of the comment section for this song, which directly stunned everyone, including Jacky Cheung himself.
"When I heard 'You and I kiss goodbye,' I suddenly remembered the final scene of 'hidden war'! Zhang Hua asked He Shangsheng to kiss him before leaving..."
"Holy crap! Upstairs, don't say it! The beautiful style instantly went completely awry!"
"No exaggeration! Andy Lau looks pretty good in women's clothes too!"
"So, did you guys think He Shangsheng was tempted at the time? He didn't seem too unwilling when he 'kiss goodbye'?
"......"