The singing stopped.
The music stopped.
By the time everyone at the venue reacted, Zhang Ye had already quietly left the stage, leaving behind only his back.
In the audience.
A child asked, "Mommy, why are you crying?"
His mother wiped away her tears. "Mommy doesn't know either."
The child asked, "Who was that uncle?"
His mother looked in the direction that Zhang Ye had left. "He was Mommy and Daddy's favorite celebrity back then."
A wife wiped her tears. "Teacher Zhang is getting wrinkles."
Her husband nodded.
"Hubby, have the times changed, or have we changed?"
"Maybe everything has changed."
"B-But I realize that I still like him. Hubby, what about you? Do you still like him? "
Her husband did not say anything.
His wife turned her head to look and was stunned.
She realized that her husband was crying too.
Many years later, the old man had returned and sung "The Ordinary Road" to make countless people cry.
A lot of memories came flooding back!
The Zhang Ye who risked his life to fight a Korean celebrity for the sake of the common people.
The Zhang Ye who went bankrupt to borrow money to treat her illness for the sake of a fan.
The Zhang Ye who sang "Those who offend China must be punished no matter how far away" for the sake of his country.
He had returned. The man who they loved so dearly had returned. The man who made them gnash their teeth in anger had returned. The man who made them laugh out loud had returned. He had changed. His hair had gotten shorter and he had gotten wrinkles. But he could still sing.
It was an indescribable feeling of nostalgia.
Many of the people at the venue and watching TV were lost in thought.
…
At Old Yao's house.
Yao Mi was crying her heart out.
Yao Jiancai sighed. "Zhang 'er really hasn't had it easy all these years."
Yao Mi cried, "Sob sob sob, Uncle Zhang!"
…
At Dong Shanshan's house.
"Why isn't anyone applauding?"
"What's wrong with everyone?"
"Has everyone really forgotten about Zhang 'er? There are so many things and so many memories. How could he just forget about him like that! "
…
At Zhang Xia's house.
"Mom, Teacher Zhang can still sing!"
"Yeah."
"But does everyone still recognize him?"
"Little Zhang is back. He's still the same Little Zhang, but I wonder if those people from back then are still the same people."
…
Zhang Yuanqi's house.
"The Ordinary Road?"
"This fellow has made me cry again."
"He's changed a lot."
…
In the waiting area.
The moment Zhang Ye came out, he met Xiao Lu.
Xiao Lu cried, "Teacher Zhang!"
Zhang Ye smiled and went up to hug her. "Why are you crying? Was my singing bad? I'm quite satisfied. I've sung everything I wanted to say. It's pretty good. "
Xiao Lu said, "Spectators —"
Zhang Ye said, "It's fine."
…
Backstage.
The singers who had finished their performances had all returned.
Zhang Ye was the last to enter.
Guan Xue stood up. "Teacher Zhang."
Qi Liang also stood up. "You sang really well."
Qu Dong also complimented.
How many years had Zhang Ye been in the industry? He could tell what was true and what was false. He smiled and said, "Thank you."
Actually, Qu Dong, Yifei, Qi Liang, and the others were very surprised that Zhang Ye could make so many people cry. To them, the melody of "The Ordinary Road" was very flat. There were no high notes or techniques. Although it was a song they had never heard before and could be a new composition of Zhang Ye's, the song still had a very "old" feel to it. It had a completely different rhythm from the hottest pop songs they were hearing these days. Moreover, whether it was Zhang Ye's singing style or technique, there was nothing special about it, so why would the audience give such a response? However, the audience's applause at the beginning and the end was very normal. There were no cheers or applause at all. From this, they could tell that Zhang Ye's performance in the first round of the competition did not bode well for him. If there were no surprises, he would definitely be the first to be eliminated.
They had never seen such a calm performance before.
How many people would vote for a performance that did not even get applause?
It looked like it was no different from what everyone had expected. Zhang Ye would be the first person to lose the title of Grand King. They would have one less opponent now.
…
In Zhang Ye's fan group 7.
"Teacher Zhang!"
"Damn, I'm crying!"
"I'm crying too. I feel so bad!"
"Is there no one supporting Teacher Zhang? There's not even a single applause? "
"Motherfucker, let's vote!"
"Yeah, hurry up and vote!"
"Where is everyone? Where did everyone go! "
"Teacher Zhang is back! Where are all of you? Where is everyone? "
"Are we the only ones left?"
"After listening to this song, can you all still sit still?"
"Stop shouting. They won't hear you even if you shout."
"Hai, the people from back then have all dispersed now."
"Eh, wait a minute."
"Admin, what's the matter?"
"Damn!"
All of a sudden, several of the admins were stunned.
Beep beep beep!
Beep beep beep!
Beep beep beep! The requests to join the group suddenly exploded!
Group 7.
Group 8.
Group 15.
Group 37.
All of the places in Zhang Ye's dead groups that had long since become defunct suddenly exploded!
"Xiaocao55 reporting for duty!"
"Former admin of Zhang Ye's fan group 9, I'm back!"
"Hehe, I'm back!"
"Old Chu520 is back!"
"Open up, I'm back!"
"ZhangYeFanNumber55 is back!"
"Sorry, I left the group due to family matters. I'm back now!"
"Motherfucker, how can I miss out on Teacher Zhang's comeback!"
"I'm busy with work and my wife is very strict. I wasn't planning on appearing, but after listening to Teacher Zhang's song today, motherfucker, I have to come back even if I have to die!"
"Drifting Snow is back!"
"He Jiale is back!"
They were all familiar faces from back then!
All of them were familiar nicknames!
Ten people!
A hundred people!
A thousand people!
A few of the group admins were tearing up!
Big Saber Bro came up and scolded, "You bunch of idiots, why are you only here now? Hurry up and vote for me! "
"Spare me, Big Saber Bro!"
"I'll vote immediately!"
"My cellphone has been taken away by my wife, so I can't vote!"
"Old Saber, are you still that afraid of your wife?"
"Damn, I can't stand this. I'm going to snatch my cellphone back!"
"Come on, Old Saber! This is voting with your life!"
"Hahahahaha!"
… …
At the venue.
Watching TV.
Everyone was extremely nervous as they waited for the final results.
The host, Cui Na, came out. "The first round of voting has ended. I believe that everyone has used their actions to show their support for the Masked King. But unfortunately, among the five contestants in the first round, one of them will have to leave the stage. I've already obtained the tallies of the votes, so I won't be announcing the ranking of the first round of voting. I will only be announcing the eliminated contestant. Then, in the first round of I Am a Singer's Grand King of Five Seasons, the contestant we will be losing is — "
The venue fell silent.
Everyone watching TV went silent.
The singers backstage fell silent.
Cui Na looked into the camera and read out the name. "… Guan Xue."
At this moment, a lot of people were dumbfounded!
… …
At his maternal grandma's house.
"Ahhh!"
"My brother has made it into the top four!"
"Hahahaha!"
… …
At Old Chen's house.
"This kid is really good!"
"He really advanced?"
… …
At Dong Shanshan's house.
"Aiyo, I was scared to death!"
"I was scared to death too. I thought that Zhang 'er would be the first to leave the stage!"
"Yeah, there wasn't even a single applause just now!"
… …
Backstage.
Qi Liang was startled. What?
Qu Dong was taken aback. Wasn't it Zhang Ye?
Hai Yifei was also very surprised. Zhang Ye had stayed behind? How was that possible? There wasn't even a single applause. He actually stayed behind? How did he manage to stay behind? Were there still people supporting him? Just where did he rank in the rankings?
Zhang Ye was also stunned.
But Guan Xue was not surprised, nor did she look disappointed. Instead, she smiled and stood up to hug each of the contestants to bid them farewell.
Hai Yifei said, "Sister Guan, I can't bear to see you go."
Guan Xue smiled and said, "I'm leaving. You guys can do it."
With the camera pointed at them, everyone was just saying pleasantries.
Only when Guan Xue and Zhang Ye were hugging did she say in a low voice, "You can do it. Be careful in the second round. Make it to the end and do us proud."
Zhang Ye only said one word: "OK."
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