Abstract Art Award Winner

However, we still need to see which variety shows to take them on. After all, what we can confirm now is what they will be on in the first half of the year, but we won't know for the second half until next year.

And so it went until the day of the recording. They arrived early and started waiting. They weren't in a hurry to put on makeup, since it was still a long time before the start time. But Zhou Le saw a lot of familiar faces there.

The first person to greet me was GAI, who has been doing very well these past few years.

In 2017, GAI won the championship of The Rap of China and then went on to become a singer, but was later removed from the show due to Wang's incident.

Even now, although the show has been renamed and two more champions have been crowned, people still say that the first year was more prestigious.

"GAI Bro".

"Brother Le, sit down, sit down. I saw you from afar just now. They didn't tell me you were coming. I only found out a few days ago. They sent me a new program list, and I saw your name on it. I was thinking of coming over so we could catch up."

"Haha, that's what I think too. After all, I don't go to Chongqing very often, otherwise I could often come and have a drink with you guys."

“It’s okay. No matter where it is, as long as Brother Le says the word, I’ll fly there immediately. I’m here to sing two songs, one of which is ‘Nezha.’ I have to thank Brother Le for giving me this opportunity.”

"No, no, there's no one more suitable than you in this regard. The theme song for 'Nezha' is all about momentum, and the problem is that when it comes to live performance, I doubt anyone in the entire industry can compare to you."

Although GAI has become very popular in the industry in recent years, and has gradually moved into mainstream entertainment, he was still very happy to be praised by Zhou Le.

So far, he has three people he is most grateful to in his career. The first is Sheng Yu, who invited him to Changsha when he was down on his luck and helped him get out of the industry.

The second one is Che Che. Without that show back then, he wouldn't have the status he has now.

The third one is Zhou Le.

He might not know much about other places, but in the rap circle, Zhou Le is known for being willing to mentor people. He has introduced people to the mainstream singer or actor circles as long as they have a good relationship with him.

The most typical examples at present are Air and Wang Yitai.

But at most, the two of them wrote a few songs for Zhou Le, and then Zhou Le took them to make cameo appearances in some movies.

Even if one of the movies is "The Wandering Earth", GAI sang the theme song for a movie that broke box office records.

The nature is completely different.

It is precisely because of this song that he has now taken on many jobs singing OSTs for movies and TV series.

He even had more work than he could finish, so he would share it with his men.

"But I still want to thank you, Brother Le. I'll definitely treat you to a good meal when I have the chance."

Then Zhou Le brought up the topic of singers again.

"It was a real pity back then. To be honest, if you had stayed that year, you definitely could have made it to the end. Your performance in the first game was just too strong."

GAI smiled and said, "It's mainly because I wasn't very mature back then, and I had just entered the mainstream singer circle, so I had to bring something real to the first show. But if I were to go now, I would probably just bring a slightly ordinary song for the first performance, and then reveal my trump card later."

Of course, if I were to participate this year, I probably wouldn't get a very high ranking. The first round would feature veterans like Liu Huan, Wu Qingfeng, Escape Plan, and Yang Kun.

So let's see. If I can go, I will; if not, I won't.

"You are open-minded."

"Haha, that's for sure. But the one next to me must be Saito Asuka, right? She's really cute."

However, GAI didn't actually ask for a separate photo with the other person. Instead, he had Zhou Le stand in the middle, while he and Saito Asuka stood on either side, and they took a photo together.

"Alright, Brother Le, you go ahead and do your work. I'll go over there and check on the others."

GAI left after speaking, but not long after, some other people came to say hello, including Feng Timo, who started as an internet celebrity and is now trying to break out of her niche.

There's also Zhou Shen, who debuted from The Voice of China.

What impressed me most about Zhou Shen and Zhou Le was that line, "I'm sorry, Zhou Shen, I still prefer Li Wei."

Another factor is the other person's unique singing style and voice.

"Mr. Zhou Shen, I've heard so much about you, I've always loved your songs."

"Haha, that's my honor. But since you're also a singer, Mr. Zhou, we can collaborate sometime in the future."

"Collaboration is possible, but my singing skills are just average. I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up with you and will hold you back."

"No, no, I've listened to all of your songs, especially 'Heaven and Earth Dragon Scales,' which is my favorite."

"We'll definitely cooperate in the future if there's an opportunity."

"It's easy to talk about."

Saito Asuka, sitting to the side, watched as people kept coming up to greet Zhou Le.

Taking advantage of a moment when no one was around, she whispered, "Wow, you're very popular here. It seems like everyone likes you."

"Of course, I enjoy making friends and have good relationships with most people."

Are there any people you don't get along with?

"Of course."

"Who is it? May I ask?"

"Why not? Look over there, there's a guy who's quite tall and handsome. I'm not close to him, even though we've met before and had dinner together. But I still don't think he's very decent. If he approaches you, I wouldn't recommend you get to know him better."

Saito Asuka saw the other person from afar and silently memorized their appearance, but the more she looked at them, the more familiar they seemed.

"I feel like I've seen him somewhere before. I think he's from a South Korean idol group, but maybe I'm mistaken."

"If I remember correctly, it's him. He came back from South Korea. His name is Wu Yifan, but you might know his foreign name as Kris better."

"Oh, I know him. He's quite famous around here, but people prefer someone else named Tao."

“Oh, he’s back too, but I remember his family was very rich.”

"Are you very rich? Compared to you, Onii-chan?"

"They're much richer than me; their assets are at least dozens of times greater than mine."

"That's certainly very wealthy."

The two sat and chatted for a while, after which Zhou Le took the other person out to meet other people.

The organizing committee has a very comprehensive team, including Zhou Bichang, who rose to fame through fan votes with real money, sent text messages one by one, from the earliest talent shows, and Nan Zheng Bei Zhan, who became incredibly popular, straddling the line between rap and pop.

There's also Dai Quan, who has become popular in recent years through traditional Chinese style songs, and Hu Yanbin, a well-known dog-loving singer.

When they arrived at Deng Ziqi's place, Zhou Le sat for a while. During their conversation, there was something he didn't dare to say: he felt that Deng Ziqi looked like a goldfish, with a round, chubby face that looked quite cute.

But such a face can sing those powerful songs.

"We can work together on a song sometime in the future. I also have quite a few concerts, so could I invite you to be a guest performer?"

"Of course, sister, just say the word and I'll be there whenever you call."

"Okay, you said it yourself, so it's a deal. And this young lady next to me can come too."

"Sis, you have such good taste! She's a singer too."

After leaving Deng Ziqi, Saito Asuka could no longer suppress her curiosity.

"Onii-chan, is she really that good?"

"Her? She can no longer be called amazing. She's been in the industry for a little over ten years, but she's won at least two hundred music awards, and most of them are very prestigious."

Two hundred

Saito Asuka was shocked.

Although she has also won awards, they are only a fraction of what the other party received.

What does it mean to win more than 200 awards in ten years?
In other words, almost every song and album they released won awards, and some even won more than one.

Finally, Zhou Le took the other party to Mayday.

Although these five people spend most of their time in Taiwan, they held more than 100 concerts in mainland China for about a year and a half from 2017 to 2018.

The five people were very warm and polite.

Although it was their first time meeting in real life, they knew Zhou Le very well, especially after what he did at the Golden Horse Awards last year, which made him a household name in Taiwan.

It's been in the newspapers more than once.

"I really loved listening to your songs when I was in school, and I wanted to go to your concert more than once back then."

"If you put it that way, then you definitely didn't go."

"Yes, after all, we were still students and didn't have extra money to go see it. Later, when we had the means, we didn't have the time."

"Haha, it's okay. Work is important, but you should also remember to rest."

As Ashin spoke, Masa brushed her shoulder-length hair aside and said, "I have an idea. When we go on another tour in a few years, you can be a guest. That way, you can work and relax at the same time, which is the best of both worlds."

"Okay, then it's settled."

After chatting for a while, they suddenly started talking about Huang Bo. Huang Bo and Zhou Le also had a very good relationship, and they suddenly had a lot in common to talk about.

Zhou Le just felt a little curious.

“From 17 to 18, in about a year and a half, you held more than a hundred concerts.”

"It's 122 games."

"If that's the case, you'll have to perform one show every four days or so, and each show lasts about three hours. Plus, many of your songs are very difficult to sing. Can your voices handle that?"

"Well, how should I put it? That year, the main goal was to break the record. Plus, we had been waiting five years for this concert, so we wanted to sing as much as possible."

At first, there were no problems. Apart from BJ and Ueto, the rest of them would sing in a city for one to three consecutive days, and then rest for a week to half a month before the next show. But later they really couldn't take it anymore, and left behind many memorable moments, such as Ashin cracking his voice and going off-key.

But eventually, there was no other way, because many matches had already been booked, so sometimes we had to resort to technical means.

Although Zhou Le wasn't in the music industry, he understood what the other person meant by the technical methods they mentioned.

To put it nicely, it's about adding a little more volume. If you're in good form, you can add 30 to 50 points, and if you're not in good form, you can still add 80 or 90 points.

Although many people in the industry do this, it's just basic practice for them.

But Zhou Le felt from the bottom of his heart that the other party should not have done that.

They've been popular for so many years; if they really can't handle it, they can take a break.

They've already made a fortune just from music copyrights.

He didn't say much about it, but in his heart, his positive impression of the other person was shattered a little.

After all, Mayday was also part of Zhou Le's youth.

Of course, besides Mayday, his youth also included Jay Chou, JJ Lin, Xu Song, Eason Chan, and others.

After chatting for a while, Zhou Le received a message saying that they could start preparing to put on makeup and change clothes, so Zhou Le and Saito Asuka returned to their own area.

Meanwhile, the audience members in front gradually took their seats, and the evening performance was about to begin.

They could also see the live broadcast from the front desk from the dressing room.

Zhou Le has seen a lot of things, and he has even participated in Bilibili's New Year's Eve gala before. But in recent years, in addition to Bilibili, TV stations in various places have also been holding their own New Year's Eve events.

Compared to all the New Year's Eve events, Zhou Le still felt that Bilibili put the most effort into it; they knew what the audience liked to watch.

Whether in terms of creativity or the effort put into it, they have put in far more effort than other channels.

Many audience members were also looking forward to today's performance.

They probably knew who would be coming, because some of the invited audience members had bought tickets, while others were invited by invitation.

Those invited were all fans of various celebrities.

As one program after another ended, it was soon Zhou Le and his partner's turn to take the stage.

Bilibili's New Year's Eve gala consisted of three parts: Sunset, Moonrise, and Stars.

The first chapter opens with a World of Warcraft dance show, followed by GAI singing two songs, while Zhou Le is scheduled to appear at the very beginning of the second chapter.

This also represents prestige to some extent.

Hu Yanbin followed behind him.

Of course, back then, the staff at Bilibili told him that if it weren't for Zhou Le, Hu Yanbin would be the beginning of the second chapter. But when Zhou Le came, they could only talk to Hu Yanbin, because Bilibili's style is anime and manga, so it would be better to start with anime and manga.

They could only use this reason to explain to Hu Yanbin, otherwise, if they said that Hu Yanbin's current popularity and influence were not as great as Zhou Le's, wouldn't Hu Yanbin be furious?
As the prelude to Anohana began, Asuka Saito appeared on stage, and the audience below erupted in a thunderous roar.

But as Zhou Le slowly appeared before everyone in the elevator, and began singing a duet with Saito Asuka, until they held hands, the screams and cheers instantly reached an unparalleled height. (End of Chapter)