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Chapter 86 Zhou Yumeng, why aren't you coming?

He didn't care about that Chinese producer at all.

Nonsense, there's no need to take it to heart. Everyone knows what the living conditions are like for Chinese music producers; it's no secret internationally.

China's music industry has always been weak and has never made a splash in the international market. In contrast, the film and television industry is much better. At least those kung fu superstars were truly household names all over the world.

In terms of music?

Since that electronic music queen with an afro who graced the cover of Time magazine decades ago, no Chinese musician has truly caught their attention.

Internationally, music producers hold a very high status. The profession of DJ has always been inextricably linked with that of producer, and DJing, as the primary battleground for music producers, enjoys an extremely large market.
Their names are written alongside the singers' names on the title page, not in the lyrics. Unlike producers in China who have been completely relegated to behind-the-scenes roles and have no way to step into the spotlight, they are forced to willingly serve the singers and record companies.

This was incredible to Alex, a top producer worldwide.

Don't Chinese producers have any dreams? Don't they know how to fight for their own interests? They should put their names next to the song title, not in the lyrics!

(For your information: The appearance fees for the bottom 100 of the top 100 are all around one million RMB per game.)

Therefore, the global electronic music community generally holds a disdainful attitude towards Chinese electronic music practitioners, to varying degrees.

They might think, "What good works can Chinese producers possibly produce?"
Go and honestly make pop music for record companies! Be their dog! Instead of flying around the world in private jets to attend performances, and then opening your own record company to become a real big-name producer, that will never happen among Chinese producers.

Of course, having someone else to kick things off is pretty good. They can take over a heated event directly without having to go through that awkward transition between day and night themselves.

When the audience had had enough of the mediocre songs produced by that Chinese producer—songs that weren't quite upbeat enough and felt like something was missing—that's when it was his turn to come on stage. He immediately started with a high-energy track, and the contrast was immediately apparent.

He felt very comfortable.

but
As he strolled towards the backstage preparation area in slippers, surrounded by bodyguards, he began to feel uneasy.

Wait a minute, where are his fans?

Shouldn't there be many of his fans waiting for him on the street at this time, taking photos with him, or asking for autographs?

Why can't I see anyone here?

The road was very empty, with only a few people passing by from time to time.

Moreover, the people passing by seemed to be Chinese as well, and then they acted as if they didn't know him, hurriedly running forward with their flags and various performance props, as if they were afraid of missing something if they were a little slow.

Alex stopped someone and asked, "Hey buddy, don't you recognize me?"

However, the person only glanced at him before impatiently saying in broken English, "Go away! I don't know you! I'm in a hurry!"

Then I just skipped over him.

Alex could still faintly hear a string of Chinese words that he couldn't understand from his departing figure.

At this moment, anyone who can understand Mandarin can faintly hear some of the words.

"Oh my god, it's almost the fourth song, stop this already!! I'm going to the side stage!"

And the last sentence: "I deserve to die."

"What's going on?" Alex asked, puzzled.

Finally, he shook his head and said, "Never mind, let's go to the main stage first."

The dressing room is conveniently located behind the main stage, so he should have already gone to prepare by now.

However, considering that the opening act was by a Chinese producer, there was no pressure to take over the show, so he was only a little bit late.

Now is the perfect time to go; it also allows us to assess the current level of Chinese producers.

Perhaps when the time comes, if you point out the other person's shortcomings, you can receive a lot of gratitude and the other person will think of you as a qualified senior.

They walked along the road, but there were still not many people. Soon, they arrived at the main stage.

Then Alex froze, because he heard a series of musical sounds, including the booming sound of a bass drum.

This felt completely different from anything he had ever experienced in Chinese electronic music before.

There was also a series of shouts to liven up the atmosphere. "What the f*ck?" Alex looked at the screaming and jumping crowd in the distance with a question mark on his face, while at the same time, he felt a vague sense of unease.

At this point, Cai Zhiyin and Song Anqi's duet was also coming to an end.

"God is a girl, whatever you say"

(God is a girl, no matter what you say.)
"Do you believe it, can you receive it"

(Are you willing to believe it? Are you able to accept it?)

Xia Shen was on stage with a microphone in hand, looking at the densely packed audience below, faces from all over the world. He knew it was time for him to arrive.

He shouted out, trying to liven things up in Mandarin.

Although he is now on the international stage, he still knows in his heart that he is first and foremost a Chinese.

So what if there are many foreigners? So what if we're on the international stage?
Listen to me in Mandarin first!
Remember, he's from China! He's a music producer from China!
最后他才是用英文喊道：“1！2！1！2！3！jump！”

Push the button all the way up, your fingers fly across the pads, and the intense, booming music, the roar of the bass drum and electric bass, fills the room.

A deafening roar erupted from below.

The official live stream room now looks completely different.

"Holy crap!! I've got goosebumps, this is so awesome!"

"I was shaking my leg while watching the live stream!"

"If anyone ever tells me that Xia Shen is a tacky, lowbrow guy, I'll fight them!"

"I'm sorry! Xia Shen, I was wrong! You were bringing glory to China and to the Chinese music scene!"

"Holy crap, does China really have such powerful and internationally-minded producers?"

"Ten million views! This level of popularity is absolutely outrageous! Even LPL matches don't get ten million views these days, right?"

"That's a bit of an overreaction, but it's terrifying for a stage that's exclusively for music producers. Few people in China really know how important music producers are in modern music, yet they've never received the recognition they deserve for their contributions."

"Xia Shen has set an example for everyone! If it were someone else, and MT-King had taken over, he definitely wouldn't have been able to capture everyone's attention and vision to this extent."

"Hilarious! I was there, and the secondary stage was completely empty! It's completely packed!"

"This live performance is on par with top international producers, isn't it? Oh no, can Alex keep up the pace?"

"It's hard to say!"

"Now my opinion of Xia Shen has completely changed!"

And that's not all, because the trending topics exploded again.

Xia Shen's song has once again become a trending topic!
The current situation is that every time Xia Shen releases a song, it immediately trends on social media.

That's absolutely outrageous.

This is the result of riding the wave of negative traffic! If it had gone up uneventfully, it would never have generated this kind of buzz!
But there was one other person who was frowning.

That was Xiao Zhongge.

Although he was also having a great time and was in high spirits, he still had some doubts.

It's almost night, why isn't Zhou Yumeng going yet?

Once night falls, it will be the main stage's turn to be fully exposed. If the main stage is exposed, it will be difficult for you, the singer, to perform. No one in the audience or aisles will be able to see you clearly, and if the song is not good, it is easy to cause problems.

Is Zhou Yumeng really not in this one?

Shouldn't it?

(End of this chapter)