How did this star become more popular after his scandal?

Chapter 331 After the Rain

With the popularity of the variety show "Go Fighting!", Jiang Yu, who had been out of the public eye for a long time, has once again become a trending topic. Especially since he hasn't appeared in public for a long time, this time he participated in the recording of "Go Fighting!", and not only as a guest, but also as an investor and writer for the show. It can be said that he produced the show.

This news alone has sparked heated discussions online and both within and outside the entertainment industry. Jiang Yu has not only worked in music and film, but has now also crossed over into the variety show industry. Everyone feels that Jiang Yu seems to be proficient in more and more things. And he seems to be proficient in everything. For example, in his previous film and television works, he served as a screenwriter and even acted. Some of his film and television works were very successful. Most importantly, it was recently revealed that he is the original author of "The Lost Tomb," and he can also write novels, creating such a wildly popular work online. Now, the variety show "Go Fighting!" he produced is also doing very well on the radio. This has led more and more people to exclaim that Jiang Yu is a genius.

More and more people, after watching Jiang Yu's variety show, feel that Jiang Yu has so many talents and are starting to look forward to his directorial debut film.

There was a leaked photo of Jiang Yu and Yang Zihan filming a movie. It was Jiang Yu's directorial debut, and he directed and starred in it. Rumors even circulated online that it was a fantasy film with little market appeal. Many netizens previously thought that Jiang Yu making a fantasy film with no market was likely to flop, since if there's no market for it, almost no one will watch it; it's no wonder it's a flop.

At the time, many people, not only netizens but also people in the industry, thought that Jiang Yu's fantasy film would likely flop. But now, seeing how skilled Jiang Yu is in various fields, everyone remains skeptical.

Especially now, with the popularity of the variety show "Go Fighting!", everyone has seen that Jiang Yu has countless possibilities. It seems that anything he does can create miracles and bring great surprises to everyone.

Now he's not only transitioned from music to acting, but also screenwriting, directing, and even novel writing, and is now venturing into variety shows—all with remarkable success. Suddenly, everyone is quite curious about Jiang Yu's upcoming fantasy film, which he will direct and star in.

Maybe this guy really can create a miracle?

Even though fantasy films haven't had a market in recent years, this film was directed by Jiang Yu. It might be unlikely for others, but with Jiang Yu, it seems like creating a miracle isn't impossible.

Furthermore, everyone is now estimating the release date; it's already December, and the New Year is just around the corner. Jiang Yu's film has already wrapped up filming, and post-production for such a fantasy romance film isn't particularly complicated. If things go smoothly, it might be released during the Spring Festival this year. If not, it might have to wait until after the start of next year.

Furthermore, many people believe that Jiang Yu might not choose to release the film during the Spring Festival season, since fantasy romance films generally don't have a large market. Releasing it during the highly competitive Spring Festival period would be tantamount to becoming cannon fodder.

It's possible that the film could have achieved some box office success thanks to Jiang Yu's popularity. However, with so many excellent films competing during the Spring Festival season, Jiang Yu's film, which has little market appeal, will be completely overshadowed and won't earn any money at the box office.

During this time, besides participating in the recording of the variety show "Go Fighting!", Jiang Yu also attended some commercial activities and filmed some endorsement advertisements, living a rather comfortable life. This feeling made him even more determined to cultivate more new talents, support the company, and then he could retire early and live a life of making money while lying down.

It's already December, and all the major TV stations are preparing for their New Year's Eve galas. Jiang Yu has also received an invitation from Hunan TV for their New Year's Eve gala. Generally, Hunan TV doesn't participate in New Year's Eve gala performances. Therefore, every year, several major local TV stations host their own New Year's Eve galas.

Jiang Yu has confirmed his participation in Hunan TV's New Year's Eve Gala, along with Yang Xue and Su Muwan. They received invitations from various platforms, but due to their work commitments and other reasons, the stages they'll be performing at are different. Although Hunan TV wants to bring Jiang Yu, Yang Xue, and Su Muwan together, it's quite difficult; even CCTV probably couldn't manage it. While Yang Xue and Su Muwan also wanted to participate in Hunan TV's New Year's Eve Gala with Jiang Yu, due to social obligations, they had to accept invitations from other platforms. For example, Yang Xue participated in Hunan TV's New Year's Eve Gala with Su Muwan. As for Song Yuqing, she went to another platform separately. However, Huang Chen and Lin Feifei, artists under Jiang Yu's company, participated in Hunan TV's New Year's Eve Gala with him, while Yang Zihan went to another platform with Song Yuqing.

During this period, the pre-event promotions for the New Year's Eve galas on various platforms have already begun, and even three days before the New Year, the major platforms have announced the guest lineups for their New Year's Eve galas.

It has to be said that with Jiang Yu, the attention and buzz surrounding the show were practically off the charts. The moment Hunan TV announced its guest lineup, everyone got excited to see that Jiang Yu would be participating in their New Year's Eve gala this year.

Jiang Yu isn't very active in the public eye these days, and his appearances are becoming increasingly rare. Everyone can sense that he's gradually moving behind the scenes. This means that every glimpse of him now is a precious opportunity to see him again. With the variety show "Go Fighting!" still airing, Jiang Yu is now scheduled to participate in Hunan TV's New Year's Eve Gala, which has his fans very excited.

"Wow, Jiang Yu is participating in Hunan TV's New Year's Eve Gala this year. I saw on the program list that the song he will be performing is listed as a new song. This is the usual routine."

"Haha, definitely. These days, no matter which channel invites Jiang Yu, the content of his performance is kept secret. They just want to attract us, but I fall for that."

"Me too. Every time I see this, I really want to see what kind of performance Jiang Yu will bring. I'll be watching Hunan TV's New Year's Eve gala this year."

"Oh, what a pity, Jiang Yu and Su Muwan didn't participate in the same New Year's Eve gala on the same channel, so we won't see them on screen together."

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Many netizens started to look forward to Hunan TV's New Year's Eve gala after seeing the program lineup announced. After other channels announced their respective New Year's Eve gala program lineups, Hunan TV basically stole the spotlight. After all, Hunan TV's lineup of invited guests is always very strong, and this year is no exception. Moreover, they have secured Jiang Yu as a trump card; he alone is enough to attract a large audience.

Other local TV stations also wanted to recruit Jiang Yu to participate in this year's New Year's Eve gala. However, because Jiang Yu had a good relationship with Hunan TV and their offer was very attractive, they snatched him up first.

Meanwhile, Lin Qianqian had also seen the program lists announced by various platforms for this year's New Year's Eve galas. Seeing that Jiang Yu was participating in Hunan TV's New Year's Eve gala, Lin Qianqian felt that she should watch more of Hunan TV's New Year's Eve gala this year, since besides Jiang Yu, Hunan TV had invited many of her favorite celebrities.

Of course, it's not that I won't watch other channels. I watch Hunan TV more often. As for Yang Xue and Su Muwan, they're on other channels, but Lin Qianqian feels she'll definitely switch over to watch them when their performances start.

"Since National Day, Jiang Yu has rarely appeared on such stages. After his new song for National Day, Jiang Yu hasn't released any other songs. This New Year's Eve gala, well, given Jiang Yu's style, he will probably bring a new song. As for what kind of new song it is, we'll have to watch the New Year's Eve gala to find out."

As Lin Qianqian thought this, Hunan TV hadn't yet released the list of programs Jiang Yu would perform at the New Year's Eve gala. However, Lin Qianqian and the audience were well aware of this. Judging from Jiang Yu's personality, he would almost always bring a new song whenever he was going to perform, unless there was a special request for him to cover someone else's song.

"The New Year's Eve concert is in a few days. It looks like we'll have to wait a few more days to hear Jiang Yu's new song."

Lin Qianqian was really looking forward to Jiang Yu's new song. Jiang Yu has been releasing fewer and fewer new songs lately, or rather, he's started to transition and is busy with other things. He's not releasing music as frequently as before. This has led to more and more fans like Lin Qianqian eagerly anticipating hearing Jiang Yu's new songs.

Most importantly, if Jiang Yu doesn't release new songs, there are so many songs on the market. There are some good ones, but they all feel a little lacking compared to Jiang Yu's songs. This is why many people are eagerly awaiting the release of Jiang Yu's new songs.

Time flies, and it's New Year's Eve already. At 7:30 PM, the New Year's Eve concerts on various TV stations began. This is considered one of the most exciting days of the year. And New Year's Eve concerts have been a long-standing tradition for local TV stations.

Many netizens were already glued to their TVs watching their favorite channels' New Year's Eve concerts, but even more were tuned in to Hunan TV, thanks to its lineup of stars like Jiang Yu and many other popular celebrities, making it exceptionally popular. However, other channels also had a significant audience, given their equally impressive guest lists.

Lin Qianqian glanced at Jiang Yu's appearance order. He was quite late in the show, practically the grand finale. So she didn't stay glued to the screen the whole time. She just watched a few of her favorite stars, switching between channels one by one.

If his favorite star is on Hunan TV, he'll switch to another channel if his favorite star is on another channel. It's quite flexible.

It was New Year's Eve tonight, and the outside was bustling with activity. Lin Qianqian, however, didn't go out. It was so cold outside, and besides, she wasn't in the mood to celebrate the New Year alone. Staying at home, eating some takeout and other good food, and watching the New Year's Eve concert was quite comfortable for her.

Finally, it was Jiang Yu's turn to take the stage, and as he did, the viewers in the live stream started spamming the chat with messages.

"Here he comes! Jiang Yu is finally going to take the stage. I really want to see what kind of song he will be performing today."

"It's definitely a new song, but I don't know what kind of new song it is."

"I'm not sure, but Jiang Yu usually brings a new song whenever he performs. Just listen quietly."

……

When Jiang Yu appeared, he greeted everyone with a microphone, and then sat down in front of a guzheng (a traditional Chinese zither). Everyone was immediately surprised by this scene.

“Ancient style songs!”

Seeing Jiang Yu sitting in front of the guzheng, everyone knew that the new song he would be performing tonight was a traditional Chinese style song. As Jiang Yu gently plucked the strings, a melodious tune filled the air, and the song information for the song Jiang Yu was about to sing appeared on the big screen.

Song title: After This Rain

Singer: Jiang Yu

Lyricist: Jiang Yu

Composer: Jiang Yu..."

As a melodious tune began, its ancient charm immediately drew everyone into Jiang Yu's song.

"A nostalgic suitcase containing..."
Love is like fireworks that never finished.

I carried my loneliness, holding an umbrella, through the night.
Sadness soaked through my collar
Don't say it out loud, just pretend the plum rains have been here...

As everyone listened to Jiang Yu's new song "After This Rain," a sense of the misty rain of Jiangnan immediately filled their minds, as if the hazy scenery of Jiangnan had already appeared in their imaginations.

Raindrops fall, drumsticks fall

Under the umbrella, one cannot retreat.

The handwritten note "Take care" still lingered on the lapel.
That year, your silhouette at the pavilion shone brightly.
In the rain, I lit a dirge…

As everyone listened to Jiang Yu's new song, a faint sense of sadness permeated their hearts. It was as if they could see two figures meeting in the misty rain of Jiangnan.

Jiang Yu's lyrics and music are both imbued with a strong classical Chinese style, even possessing a profound artistic conception. This allows listeners to unconsciously become immersed in his songs.

I'm waiting for you until this rain stops.

The city's gentle streams wash away the sorrows of this life.

My heart was too engrossed in the play; the fleeting seasons are but memories.

To whom does the firework in my hand weep?

If possible, please don't let this rain finish.
Slow down and cherish every moment with you
I fear there won't be enough time to look back and relive this moment as it was before.

The mist outside the umbrella, is it you...?

(End of this chapter)