Chapter 314: That Was My Only Tenderness, and Also the Reason I Loved You

One word: Arrogance!

Two words: He's really good at showing off!

With so many stars and singers present at the scene, he still dared to respond this way; Luo Jianjun could no longer imagine what words to use to describe Zhou Yi's unreserved remarks.

In fact, due to some excitement, he had unconsciously grasped the tender, smooth little hand of the junior sister beside him, falling into the cheers that spread throughout the venue along with her.

Zhang Huimei, who had sold 2,000-yuan front-row tickets at the Workers' Stadium as early as 1998 and expanded the capacity to over 60,000 people, frowned slightly, but quickly returned to normal, after all, Zhou Yi's actual achievements were truly unstoppable.

Moreover, as far as she knew, the company had indeed not arranged this segment for Zhou Yi in the concert, not even a rehearsal or contingency plan, which was enough to prove it was indeed a sudden event.

"It's people from the Bar Street."

As a diva known for having the most formidable and famous fan base, Wang Fei, who had come to watch this concert to cheer up while accompanying her good friend Na Ying, almost instantly recognized the identities of several ringleaders—all were people from the Bar Street side.

She too had mixed in the Bar Street; she knew some of the people there inside out.

Zhou Xun, who had recognized the people just like Wang Fei, had a few hints of amusement appear on her face: "Not bad, this Zhou Yi."

Before she debuted in her early years, she had also mixed around there as a resident singer, yet she had never received this kind of treatment until now.

Logically, people from that side shouldn't have made such exaggerated moves, after all, every single one of them was a shrewd operator. According to common experience, pulling off this kind of Tifo was undoubtedly "praising Zhou Yi to death."

Even if his achievements alone justified saying so, he ultimately suffered from being too young. And—setting aside whether he was arrogant or not, how could he be the King of the Era?

It had only been a couple of years since the 21st century began, and the music scene still seemed to be developing vigorously; what if new talents emerged in every generation?

Leaving the distant aside, just looking at the recent ones—Hu Yanbin from the mainland, who had just released his first album "Wen Wu Shuang Quan" on July 4th, carrying the title of "Talented Composer," with a promising future;

Corresponding to him was music producer Yang Kun, who released his first personal album "Wu Suo Wei" in early May this year. The single "Wu Suo Wei," which he had written back in '97, was included in this album as the lead track, and it too had become popular throughout Dajiangnanbei.

Not to mention the new and upcoming singers from Taiwan and Hong Kong, as well as new sharp talents like Zhou Jielun.

What if they also had an outburst of creative energy and broke into Europe and America?

What if?

When it comes to creation, who can say for sure?

Media reporters who had spent a lot of money to buy tickets and sneak in were furiously writing, transforming into righteous historians, "swish swish" recording this "shameless" scene in their notebooks.

Since "Baby" became a huge hit internationally, Fan Bingbin, who seemed to have instantly upgraded her status as the MV's female lead, subtly glanced at the female stars around her, both those she knew and those she didn't, seeing varying degrees of interest on their faces.

Among them, Cai Zhuoyan from Hong Kong was the most intense.

Fan Bingbin decisively marked her in her heart as a "slut."

"Zhou Yi! Be even more arrogant! Haven't you eaten dinner yet?!"

After recognizing that it was Big Sister Zhuo Sister Xiao Yan leading the charge, Zhou Yi was interacting with the audience during this break when a man who looked like a die-hard fan, speaking a half-learned Cantonese-accented Mandarin, shouted for more "Yi Yan Yi Yu," enjoying the spectacle without caring about the trouble.

After all, in the Sina Zhou Yi special, Zhou Yi's most memorable remark in the United States was definitely "I never do sound checks."

This led to the internet starting to feature arrogant quotes or memes spoken in Zhou Yi's tone, typical examples being: First came Zhou Yi, then came Heaven; Warner sells discs like immortals.

"You're arrogant enough, how do you want me to be more arrogant? If I'm more arrogant, I'll start floating."

After twisting off the cap of the mineral water bottle in his hand and taking a sip, Zhou Yi replied with a smile: "Let me introduce everyone, the owner of the Ye Hai Bar, Miss Zhuo, who was willing to take me in back then..."

To be honest, he knew that Zhuo Sister Xiao Yan and her group might come to his concert, but he never expected they would pull something this big for him; this was truly... understanding his personality.

Just this one Tifo was enough to show how much effort Zhuo Sister Xiao Yan and others had put into delivering this gift to him in time; not to mention hitting the 12 minutes 13 seconds mark precisely; without long-term training, it would be impossible for so many people to synchronize to the exact same moment.

Having received this sentiment, Zhou Yi's performance state during the next six songs—"Da Cheng Xiao Ai," "Ai Wo Hai Shi Ta," "Jiang Nan," "Dong Feng Po," "Yin Lang," and "Jing Wu Men"—was nothing short of perfect; carried away by the moment, he even changed the key and melody on the spot, causing waves of cheers.

Until, when Zhou Yi said one sentence during the transition, he completely exploded the emotions of the entire venue.

"Many people know that when I was a resident singer, I sang some folk, rock, and other types of songs..."

Zhou Yi adjusted his breathing, shifted his topic, and directly gave a huge surprise to all the fans present who had heard his pre-debut resident songs—

Could it be?!

When the intro to "Qi Mei Di," rearranged by Zhou Yi, began to play, the expressions of Zhuo Sister Xiao Yan and others, who had been sitting elegantly in their seats below the stage, changed instantly—

"The next few songs are the initial traces I left in this city of the Imperial Capital."

Zhou Yi, with a guitar strapped on his back, stood before the microphone, breathing slightly heavily, and smiled as he raised his hand to brush back the sweat-soaked hair from his forehead: "I hope you will like it."

After his words fell, the rhythmically clear drum kit suddenly sounded, and Zhou Yi, who began standing his ground and outputting just like in his pre-debut days, started singing melodiously—

"Once I was a restless river, passing through the forest and mistakenly entering your heart~"

"Qi Mei Di" was the song that had attracted the attention of many "Big Sisters" in the Imperial Capital in Zhou Yi's past.

At that time, the song types that killed it with artistic young women in the mainland were either rock or folk, and Zhou Yi dabbled in both.

Lost, confused people, yet always moving forward with unyielding determination.

The impressionistic lyrics of "Qi Mei Di," combined with the melodious tune to express emotions in a hazy manner, were a gold-dropping, devastating weapon for the artistic young men and women of this era.

Zhou Yi's voice also discarded unnecessary techniques while singing this song, focusing entirely on treating people with sincerity—

"I have never seen, flat hills

"How to touch, the blooming marsh~~"

When Zhou Yi suddenly paused while singing here, he pressed down on the guitar strings in his hand; as if it were a signal, the drums, bass, keyboards, and other instruments all fell silent at that moment—

The lights dimmed, and the entire stage instantly fell into a death-like silence.

The sudden silence made everyone present feel puzzled; after the whole venue was silent for three seconds, a chant shining like a diamond suddenly appeared like a thunderbolt from the sky, effortlessly splitting this death-like silence!

Bringing brilliant light to the restless, turbulent, and confused inner world!

"Hey~~~"

The lights suddenly flared up, and a beam of light shone on the woman. Sun Yanzi, wearing a white carved gown and black long boots, slowly appeared on stage, her back to the audience, facing Zhou Yi not far away—

"Wait for me to find you~"

There was no accompaniment, no instruments; there was only Sun Yanzi's invincible timbre singing a cappella.

The sound of the long boots stepping on the stage clicked and clacked, amplified by the speakers; as she walked step by step toward Zhou Yi, it seemed to be stepping on everyone's heart—the voices of over 60,000 people shouting "Sun Yanzi" in unison never ceased.

"Testing your eyes~"

Sun Yanzi's slowly raised left hand, under the gaze of over 60,000 pairs of eyes in the entire venue, gently touched the corner of Zhou Yi's eye, who seemed frozen like a statue; her deep and gentle eyes met the man's, while her hand gradually slid down from the corner of his eye along one side of his cheek.

Amid the rising and falling monkey-like shrieks from below the stage like Flower-Fruit Mountain, Sun Yanzi broke into a brilliant smile—

That smile was like a warm sun thawing winter frost, and along with it the drum kit, bass, keyboard and other instruments thawed at this moment, all returning to life.

As if a soul had found its home, as if a lost person had found a dwelling place for the heart, the world once again had sound, had birdsong and the fragrance of flowers.

"Hey~

"Wait till I find you, gaze into your eyes~"

After repeating a verse, Zhou Yi played the guitar, gazing with equal tenderness at the woman before him whose smile brimmed with vitality—the two exchanged a smile as their eyes met:

"Embracing with no distractions

"That is me~

"My only tenderness is also the reason I love you~"

PS: Catch-up progress +1

(End of this chapter)