CXnovel Chapter 617 - 219: Turmoil at the Concert, Jay Chou’s Invitation - Part 4
Chapter 617 - 219: Turmoil at the Concert, Jay Chou’s Invitation - Part 4
"Oh, so you’re talking about him! I’ve heard his song ’Natural Beauty,’ and it’s really good."
"No wonder there were so many people shouting ’Xia Hua.’ Is he a special guest Jay Chou invited?"
The bespectacled girl giggled. "He must be! Hey handsome, hurry up and shout ’Xia Hua, give us a song!’ with us! Let’s get him on stage for a duet with Jay Chou!"
"Yeah, let’s all shout together! Xia Hua, give us a song!"
...
This scene, centered around the bespectacled girl named Xiao Yan, was repeating itself throughout the audience of tens of thousands.
The resulting chants of "Xia Hua" thundered through the venue, astonishing even Jay Chou on stage and the production crew backstage.
Li Yuan was not an unknown figure. The recent explosion in popularity of the Zhihu website had highlighted his considerable talents in music, literature, and technology.
In the control room backstage, the crew heard the roars from the audience and immediately searched for information on Li Yuan. They quickly relayed what they found to Jay Chou on stage through his earpiece.
"Jay, the ’Xia Hua’ they’re shouting for is named Li Yuan. He’s a freshman at Daxia University and the author of the bestselling web novel, *Battle Starry Sky*, under the pen name ’Life Like Summer Flowers.’ He also wrote the songs ’Natural Beauty,’ ’Love Confession Balloon,’ and ’Just Met You,’ which are all very popular on online music platforms. On top of all that, he’s the owner of the Zhihu website."
"Basically, this Xia Hua is exceptionally talented and has a powerful background. He might be the son of some Modu business tycoon. He has incredible future potential."
"Jay, you should invite him on stage for an interaction."
Hearing the backstage briefing about Li Yuan, Jay Chou was momentarily surprised but quickly regained his composure. Although he was a superstar among male singers in the music scene, he personally enjoyed listening to music as well. He happened to have heard several of the songs Li Yuan had written.
’Natural Beauty’ was alright. It had a good rhythm and was consistently number one on the new song charts, but it wasn’t his type. ’Love Confession Balloon,’ however, felt very special to him. Its rhythm was a bit like his own style and really suited his taste. And the lyrics for ’Just Met You’ were quite good. The singing was average, but it was still a decent song...
These thoughts flashed through Jay Chou’s mind as he listened to the crowd’s cheers.
Jay Chou walked over to Li Yuan, raised his microphone, and shouted to the entire audience, "Everyone, let’s give a huge round of applause and welcome Xia Hua to the stage!"
At Jay Chou’s call, the applause and shouts from the audience grew even more deafening.
Smiling, Jay Chou looked at Li Yuan and extended an invitation. "Xia Hua, the fans are going crazy for you. Come on up and say hello."
Staring at Jay Chou, who was now just an arm’s length away, Li Yuan’s heart began to race. He suddenly felt a surge of nervousness. This was the first time in his two lifetimes combined that he had ever been this close to a famous ’big shot.’ And this ’big shot’ was one of his idols from his previous life—a superstar of the music scene.
Li Yuan glanced at the stylishly dressed Jay Chou, who had already extended a hand to invite him. He couldn’t just snub the man. Li Yuan smiled and nodded, mustering all his courage as he walked up the steps to the stage, bathed in the cheers of tens of thousands of people.
When the audience saw Li Yuan actually take the stage, their roars grew even louder, pushing the decibel level in the venue to its absolute peak.
[Xia Hua, give us a song!]
[Xia Hua, I love you!]
[Senior, go for it!]
Amidst the roaring cheers, Li Yuan stepped onto the stage, looked at Jay Chou, and greeted him.
"Jay, hello!"