At this moment, the stage lights were very dim, until a beam of light fell, illuminating a drummer with his back to the audience.
The rhythmic drum beats were like heartbeats, pounding into everyone’s hearts one by one.
And from the back, one could vaguely make out that the drummer’s silhouette was Su Yu’s!
Could it be that Su Yu was going to perform himself this time?
Before he could even feel surprised, another beam of light fell on the stage, and a band that was all too familiar to Chinese audiences appeared.
Qin Damo and his band once again made a dazzling appearance.
And among the original five-member band, this time there was even a brand new electric guitarist.
The camera zoomed in, and this person was none other than Yang Yi from the Cool Fire Combination!
Such a strange combination made the Chinese audience and netizens feel bewildered.
This guy had singing skills and strength, so why did he go to play guitar as an accompaniment?
And since Yang Yi had appeared, then was it possible that…?
Sure enough, when a beam of light shone down on the center of the stage, Zeng Lingling appeared in a purple evening gown.
Along with the drum beats that sounded like heartbeats, her singing also came through.
“There’s a fire starting in my heart. Reaching a fever pitch and it’s bringing me out the dark...”
Well, what Su Yu brought out tonight was Adele’s globally popular song “Rolling In The Deep” (falling into the abyss) from 2010.
When planning to use this song, Su Yu had held an internal selection within the Tianxing Entertainment Music Department.
Female singers including Han Jiangxue, Li Xiaohan, Xue Qing, Liu Ruyan, and Zeng Lingling had all auditioned for this song.
Although they all sang it in a style different from the original, the version that Su Yu was most satisfied with was actually Zeng Lingling’s.
Hence, the stage performance at this moment.
Zeng Lingling’s special voice, coupled with the somewhat mesmerizing melody and rhythm, meant that this song almost immediately captured the ears of netizens from various countries.
Backstage, whether they had finished their performance or were waiting to go on stage, the lyricists and composers all showed helpless expressions on their faces at this moment!
Damn it, Su Yu didn’t hold back in this last regular season match either.
Not only did he not hold back, but he also increased his effort!
And “falling into the abyss”? Are you hinting at us? Or are you alluding to “demon slayer” which is competing against you?
They consider you a demon, and you push them into the abyss?!
They did take the time to watch Su Yu’s movie today, after all, the buzz was so high, and it was also a work by Su Yu, who was suppressing them in the music industry.
They would feel itchy if they didn’t go see it.
These people’s hearts were actually quite strange; they both hoped Su Yu would win and didn’t want Su Yu to win.
After all, Su Yu’s achievements in the music industry had already made it difficult for them to catch up, and if he were to create a new world in film, wouldn’t that make them seem even more useless?
But the result was surprisingly consistent: they felt that Su Yu was also on an invincible path in film!
“We could have had it all, Rolling in the deep...”
Just as the lyricists and composers’ thoughts were wandering, Zeng Lingling’s super powerful and explosive chorus had already arrived.
This made them, hearing the chorus for the first time, break out in goosebumps.
Even if the lyrics and music were strong, the strength of this female lead singer from the Cool Fire Combination was also extremely terrifying!
This forced them to accept the outcome that Su Yu had gone wild again tonight.
After a blazing performance of “Rolling In The Deep” that ignited the entire venue, the audience’s applause and cheers lingered for a long time.
This made Jin Damin, who was the seventh to perform, curse his bad luck!
He didn't know what was wrong with him, why was his luck so bad?
It was clearly a one-ninth chance, so why did it fall on him?
Although he knew that even if he got first place in this round, South Korea’s total score would still be at the bottom, he still wanted to fight for himself.
The South Korea organizers’ reputation was already ruined; he didn’t want to die with them!
Having regained his popularity, at worst, he could go back to being a comedian.
But performing his work in the death slot right after Su Yu? At this moment, he just wanted to scoff.
The eighth to perform was Chris, who was fighting on home turf; he actually had the least pressure in this round.
Winning or losing would not prevent their US team from appearing as the second-place team.
And this was his last battle; the spot for the finals would be given to Kailina.
During the time he was competing, Kailina was also diligently refining her work for the finals.
Whether they could make a comeback in the finals and defeat Su Yu depended on Kailina’s work.
Fischer was the ninth to take the stage, and Ida Shoichiro closed the show.
Just like Chris, Ida Shoichiro would also yield the stage to Quanshui in the finals.
Chris was doing it for the US team’s performance, while Ida Shoichiro was simply afraid of failure.
He already had extremely high prestige in Neon, and he didn’t want any mishaps to occur in the final finals that would make all his efforts go to waste.
Moreover, his arsenal was depleted; continuing would truly be embarrassing.
Just like this last regular season match, Ida Shoichiro’s work was a bit strong on the outside but weak on the inside.
The 20th episode of the Blue Star Concert successfully concluded its live broadcast, and the overall ranking of the regular season would be announced on the 22nd.
The first match of the finals would be held on August 1st in the country with the third-highest total score.
Currently, Neon is in third place, but Russia, in fourth, also has a chance to tie or even overtake, so it cannot be confirmed yet.
The second match on August 8th will be held in the country with the second-highest total score, which is likely the US, and the third match of the finals on August 15th will be held directly at the Bird's Nest in Yanjing, which is beyond doubt.
The one-week break between the regular season and the finals is to facilitate the organizers’ work and also to allow the lyricists and composers who have entered the finals to adjust their mood and state.
After participating in the live broadcast, Su Yu did not leave Los Angeles directly, but instead attended a reception hosted for him by Disney and MGM.
Since these two companies were giving him such face, Su Yu couldn't be too aloof, could he?
Moreover, Su Yu also needed to discuss the specific filming schedule for “murder on the orient express” with Robert.
Both parties were not short of money, and funds could be in place at any time; the only thing to finalize was the filming schedule.
Furthermore, the choice of Detective Poirot was actually a big problem.
Although Kerry had already acted in two films written by Su Yu, he was clearly not suitable for this role.
It wasn’t that Su Yu was ungrateful; it was just that Kerry’s face was really not serious enough and could easily take people out of the moment.
And Detective Poirot was very likely to be made into a film series, so the actor for this Poirot was a very big piece of cake!
“System Miss, can you recommend a candidate for Poirot?”
Looking at the clinking glasses at the reception, Su Yu asked the System in his mind.
“2 million, US dollars!” The System’s emotionless voice replied.